Chapter 178. A Suggestion

CHARLOTTE

When we stepped into the next department, it felt like we had crossed into an entirely different world.

The space was quieter, sleeker. Soft lights lined the walls, and glass panels displayed floating data and animated diagrams. At the center stood the director, a calm man with an easy smile that suggested confidence earned through long nights of work.

“Welcome to our AI department,” he said, stepping forward. Carefully, he lifted a pair of sleek eyeglasses from a velvet-lined case. “We’ve developed a pair of smart glasses.”

He paused, letting the moment settle.

“They transform reality into animation.”

I blinked, unsure I’d heard him correctly.

“Animation… like cartoons?”

He chuckled lightly. “More like Japanese anime.”

Leo gave a single nod.

“Proceed.”

The director handed the glasses to me.

The moment I put them on—

“Oh my gosh.”

The world changed.

Everything around me softened into