As a System, 009 is clearly a single-digit model, yet the other Systems bully and mock it relentlessly. The reason is simple: it belongs to the temporary-worker program. It has never had a permanent owner, and after all this time, it still hasn't been promoted to a full-fledged System.
Then one day, a temporary worker named Lin Shizhou appears out of nowhere. His completion rate is a perfect 100 percent, his reviews are enviably glowing, and his points are climbing like a rocket.
While the other Systems look on in shock and envy, 009 is about to be promoted to a full-fledged System. But then this incredible temporary worker kicks open the manager's door, the manager who decides whether the two of them can become permanent employees, and pins him to the floor.
"Shixuan? Oh, no, I should call you Cheng Zhinan, right?" Lin Shizhou grits his teeth.
Cheng Zhinan turns his head in a panic. "Wait a second."
Lin Shizhou lets out a cold laugh. 009 screams frantically, "Stop! Stop! Stop right now!!!"
Suddenly, Cheng Zhinan gives up resisting, lets go, and closes his eyes. Fine. Sooner or later, you have to pay for what you've done.
009: "???"
Lin Shizhou: "..."
This guy must be sick in the head.
Theme: There are many roads that lead to Rome.
