Chapter 92: Bunny Girl Controversy

Genius!

A few judges crowded around the girl’s design, occasionally erupting in exclamations of amazement. After a while, these seasoned veterans from the Art Department turned around with looks of reverence, their eyes fixed on the black-haired, straight-locked little loli in the crowd. Their voices trembling, they asked:

“T-this… is your design? You… you did it all by yourself?”

“Mm-hmm, I did it all by myself!”

Zhou Ruoyu nodded, a faint smile playing on her lips. She turned her head to glance at Ling Bo and the mysterious woman beside her. Ling Bo’s expression froze in shock. Seeing the judges’ reactions, she couldn’t help but feel a rush of anxiety. She immediately turned away, swallowed hard, and then urged:

“Can’t you judges stop being so cryptic? Haven’t you already decided on the gold prize? Why waste time because of her one work? Just announce the gold prize winner, can’t you?”

“N-no, no, no! This is a hidden gem that shouldn’t be overlooked! It absolutely cannot be ignored!”

The delighted judge couldn’t help but take a deep breath, then turned the sketch around to show it to all the contestants present. Instantly, a wave of gasps erupted from the crowd!

“Holy shit… this, this was drawn by one person?”

“You call this a sketch? The lines, the lighting, and… and she’s not even from the Art Department?”

“Not only that, the costume design is absolutely stunning. Oh my god, this has to be first place, right?”

“The drawing is so good… wuwu… I, I want to take her as my master! Little loli master, take me!”

“I support this for first place. Compared to this, what the hell did I draw?”

“Trash, woof~”

“First place! First place!”

As the chatter continued, the audience was already leaning toward a landslide decision for first place. The judges silently nodded and settled on the winner—

“I declare, the first prize winner of this online game fashion design competition is—Zhou Ruoyu!”

“Whoo—!”

“Correct, objective, impartial, and to the point!”

“Reasonable—!”

“Support!”

“Zhou Ruoyu-mama, please come quickly to our Art Department to teach us, wuuu!”

Amidst the judge’s announcement, sighs and cheers erupted from below. The black-haired little loli scratched her head sheepishly. Ah, well… she didn’t deserve the praise for her drawing skills—that was mostly the effect of the magical brush.

But…

Zhou Ruoyu quietly turned her gaze toward Ling Bo. Then, right in front of her, she lightly covered her mouth and chuckled. ‘Hehe, sorry about that, I got first prize~ Pfft, too bad for you~ After all… when you mess with me, you’re basically asking for trouble~’

Ling Bo and Gu Xue’s inner temperatures were nearing the red zone, but they couldn’t show it openly, lest they lose their composure even more. Gu Xue simply clenched her fists tightly, but then she suddenly saw the ‘little green tea’ smiling at her. In that instant, the ex-girlfriend’s blood surged. She quickly took a deep breath, then tugged Ling Bo’s shoulder and pulled her to a corner, whispering a few things.

After a moment, Ling Bo nodded quickly. Having been slapped down so hard, she felt a billion frustrations. That Zhou Ruoyu… how could she draw such a good design? Her… what right did she have to win!

So, soon, just as the black-haired little loli was about to claim her prize money, Ling Bo suddenly jumped out from the crowd and raised her hand, yelling:

“I object! This first prize should not be awarded to Zhou Ruoyu!”

Huh?

Seeing this unexpected spoiler, the onlookers blinked in confusion, thinking: Who are you? Why are you opposing the award? Isn’t this competition just for fun?

Only Zhou Ruoyu on stage wasn’t confused. Instead, she looked at the fuming Ling Bo with a disdainful snort, then pouted and turned her head away, not even looking at her.

The judge beside her frowned and then asked Ling Bo:

“Why do you say that? In terms of design quality, surely no one can compare to Zhou Ruoyu’s work here? Do you think there’s a problem?”

Ling Bo gritted her teeth, then pointed at the sexy pure white bunny girl uniform in the sketch and clamored:

“I’m not saying the design quality is bad! It’s because… the theme of this design is problematic!”

“The gold prize work from this fashion design competition is supposed to be a design reference for new outfits! And what has Zhou Ruoyu designed? A bunny girl! Seriously! Bunny girl—a clothing style with special connotations in Western culture. Isn’t it inappropriate to include it?”

Ling Bo’s words made everyone blink in confusion; none had expected her to attack from this angle. But… her argument did manage to intimidate the crowd. Soon, whispers broke out around them.

“Yeah… if we use a bunny girl outfit, what if the Weibo comments blow up again, saying we’re catering to otaku?”

“It is risky… if this design becomes the gold prize of the company’s design competition, it’ll probably get criticized even more.”

“Can’t handle it, absolutely can’t… maybe we should be more conservative? It is a bit too sexy?”

“Damn, what happened to the rabbit hole we talked about?”

Hearing the gradually prevailing public opinion, Gu Xue not far away breathed a sigh of relief and resumed her calm, strategic demeanor. After a moment, she couldn’t help but sneer, marveling that the idea she had just come up with on the spot was actually somewhat useful. Then, she turned her gaze back to the ‘little green tea’ on stage… Now, what will you do?

Gu Xue happily assessed the situation, but she didn’t expect that shortly after, Zhou Ruoyu simply tilted her head and began to rebut with clear logic:

“But… Sister Ling Bo, according to the research you asked me to do, almost every online game has released bunny girl outfits, and looking at sales figures, they’re very popular among players! Our game has been running for a long time, and its current audience is mostly otaku. It shouldn’t cause a firestorm, right?”

“Moreover, this is an MMO game. Buying a costume for your character doesn’t really rise to the level of a values issue, right? After all, MMO users primarily buy fashion for their own enjoyment—even if it’s sexy, it’s for their own eyes, isn’t it?”

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