I Heard I'm the Boss

My new novel, The Grievances of Us Workers Are Heavier Than Those of Ghosts [Infinite], is now underway. Please add it to your favorites! The blurb is below~

[Blurb]

Rumi is an ancient god who fell into a deep sleep after exhausting her divine power.

When she woke again, the world had changed beyond recognition:

Humans believed in knowledge and science, and no longer needed gods.

The gods had become mere legends. Only the entertainment industry still held glimpses of the old days.

Myriad Gods was a full-dive online game set in the age of the ancient gods.

Rumi logged in, hoping to reminisce about the past,

only to find stories about herself in the game,

and even a little village that still worshipped her.

Though she knew the villagers were nothing but game data, Rumi couldn't help taking care of them.

She even spent her divine power to descend into her own statue and help them repel their enemies, repel their enemies, repel their enemies...

--Wait, is there something wrong with this game's design?

Why does a remote, shabby little village like theirs keep getting attacked by NPCs?!

*

As the central AI of Myriad Gods, Sirius had always been proud of his record of zero bugs.

Until he suddenly discovered that a little village that should have been wiped out long ago was still standing.

No matter how many NPCs he sent to attack it, they all came back empty-handed. The village was even audaciously growing bigger and bigger!

In a fit of rage, Sirius decided to hand the mission to attack the village over to the players--

Rumi was busy helping the villagers with infrastructure and improving the village's defenses when she unexpectedly saw her own statue's face appear as the "final boss" in the latest expansion.

Rumi: Her smile froze.

[Reading Guide]

1. This story follows an outline.

2. Names are all generated at random. Any similarities are entirely the random name generator's fault.

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Please add my new novel, The Grievances of Us Workers Are Heavier Than Those of Ghosts [Infinite], to your favorites:

[Blurb]

After working for 48 hours straight, Su Qingya accidentally enters an Infinite game while on a business trip.

While everyone else is terrified, Su Qingya is delighted:

Does this mean she doesn't have to go to work anymore?!

"Ding!"

The System's cheerful prompt rings out: "Welcome to the Echoes of Fate game!"

"Current instance: Go, Workers!"

"You are a new employee at the 'Gentle Debt Collection Agency.' Work hard and pass your probation!"

Su Qingya looks at the employee badge that has suddenly appeared on her, with her name written on it,

and resentment slowly wells up.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations! You've awakened the skill 'A Worker's Grievance Is Heavier Than a Ghost's!' Note: This skill can be activated once your resentment reaches the required level."

Su Qingya, overflowing with resentment: ...?

*

Shi Er is the owner of a small company.

Apart from him, the company has only one employee, a woman surnamed Su.

But one day, even that one employee suddenly skipped work and disappeared.

Furious, Shi Er goes looking for her, only to discover:

His little employee has been working somewhere else behind his back!

Shi Er is about to fly into a rage when the little employee, who used to cower like a mouse whenever she saw him, runs over to him enthusiastically.

"Boss, I'm so happy to see you!"

Shi Er: ...?

Hearing the System prompt in her ear, "Skill activated," Su Qingya excitedly grabs her boss's hand.

Great, with her boss around, she doesn't have to worry about activating her skill anymore--

#After all, it's really hard not to feel resentful when you see your boss#

[Six Reading Rules]

1. This story contains no horror elements at all, so please read without worry~

2. There are no spoilers in the comments. If you see a comment that looks like a spoiler, close your eyes and scroll past quickly, or report it to a moderator~

4. Remember, ghosts never leave the Infinite game. If you feel someone blowing in your ear, or strands of hair brushing the back of your neck while reading... don't be scared~ It's just your imagination~

5. This story blurb was archived on 2025.01.10. Please be careful to distinguish the date~

7. This story contains no rule-based horror.

Theme: Good deeds are rewarded