Seeing that Shirakawa Kaede was still stunned, Asuka Kobayashi approached him with a smile.

"It's a rare opportunity, if you don't promise now, maybe you won't have a chance in the future.

Why don't you think about it? ”

Shirakawa Kaede looked at Asuka Kobayashi, who was still smiling, with a strange face, and he felt that the demon horns on the other party's head were about to be revealed.

"With such a talent as Kobayashi, it's really condescending to be an assistant.

Therefore, the president decided to continue to entrust Kobayashi with important responsibilities.

The position of the head of the personnel department is troublesome for Kobayashi, so I have to worry about it more. ”

Assistant? No, you don't!

Shirakawa Kaede felt that Kobayashi-san wanted to be lazy again, how leisurely it was to be an assistant, only the Minister of Personnel could tie her.

Asuka Kobayashi glanced at him, and then laughed to herself.

"Okay, then follow the president's orders and be the head of personnel for a while.

Anyway, being idle is idle, and it's like an internship. ”

Shirakawa Feng raised his eyebrows, he always felt that Kobayashi-chan was weird today.

Too much pressure? Hmm~ Maybe a little, after all, there are a lot of employees in Shirakawa Electric.

But why haven't I heard her complain before, maybe it's been going on for too long?

Forget it, I'll talk to her in detail at the end of the year.

But perhaps, it's time to find her a few more assistants, and the current manpower is still a little stretched.

"Will Shirakawa-kun go back to Akita for the New Year this year?" Asuka Kobayashi crossed her arms and walked to the window of the office.

"Of course" Shirakawa Kaede looked at her strangely, uh, the two deformed balls were eye-catching.

Ahem, civilized viewing, civilized viewing.

But why do you suddenly care about your New Year's arrangement, Akita Shirakawa Electric has invested so much money, I have to go back and see the results.

"Isn't Kobayashi-san going back to Fukuoka for the New Year?" Ignoring the two deformed balls, Shirakawa Kaede refocused his gaze on hers.

"Return" Asuka Kobayashi smiled, "Then presumably Shirakawa-kun is still in Tokyo for Christmas, right?" ”

Shirakawa Feng thought for a moment, then nodded, "If nothing else, it should still be there." ”

"That's right," Asuka Kobayashi turned her head and smiled, "When the time comes, Shirakawa-kun will spend Christmas with me." ”

"Eh" Shirakawa Kaede was stunned, and then nodded solemnly, "Okay."

"Then it's decided," she turned around, and as usual, she straightened the neckline for Shirakawa Kaede.

Bai Nen's fingers moved slightly at the collar, and after seeing that there was nothing wrong, he quietly withdrew.

However, the withdrawn palm was still halfway through when it was held by another big hand.

Kobayashi Asuka looked at Shirakawa Kaede in a daze, without saying a word.

"Is there anything you can tell me about?"

This should be the first time he took the initiative to grab her hand, Shirakawa Kaede felt the softness in his hand.

Asuka Kobayashi seemed to have just come back to her senses, with a faint smile on her face.

"It's nothing, just lamenting that I'm about to graduate and want to have a real Christmas when I'm a student."

After listening to her explanation, Shirakawa Kaede felt guilty and felt a trace of inexplicable distress.

"I'm sorry for the fact that I'm sorry for a lot of Asuka-chan, and I spent most of my years in college at work and busy.

The trip I promised has not been fulfilled yet, and it is still my interest in Asuka-chan..."

"Hey" Asuka Kobayashi interrupted his chatter with a smile, "Why did you suddenly become sentimental, this is not like Shirakawa-kun~"

"Yes" Shirakawa Kaede also smiled a little dumbly, today not only Kobayashi Asuka, but even himself has become weird.

"In short, after the New Year, be sure to go on a trip."

It seems that he has made up his mind, and what Shirakawa Kaede said is categorical.

"Hmm~~" Kobayashi Asuka pursed her lips cutely when she saw his sworn appearance, "For the sake of Shirakawa-kun's sincerity, I reluctantly agreed." ”

"It's a deal!" Kaede Shirakawa hooked her little finger and tugged at it gently.

"Hay ~ Hay ~ " Asuka Kobayashi also hooked her fingers.

"Then I'll go first" seemed to be relieved because of the promise, and the sorrow between Kobayashi Asuka's eyebrows quietly passed.

Seeing that she was about to return to her office, Shirakawa Kaede also smiled and said goodbye to her.

Asuka Kobayashi made a cheering gesture to him, and then left the office with a light step.

Looking at her back, Shirakawa Kaede didn't know why, but sighed softly.

For Asuka Kobayashi, he is actually very conflicted in his heart.

Such a young and lovely girl, not to mention the ability to work, it will be a pleasure to get along with each other alone.

But according to past observations, as well as the other party's inadvertent outpouring.

Shirakawa Kaede can be sure that Asuka Kobayashi's family background will not be so simple.

Unfortunately, I am far away in Fukuoka, and I know very little about it.

Occasionally, after a few temptations, only ambiguous answers were obtained.

Since she didn't want to say more, Shirakawa Kaede naturally wouldn't delve into it.

And often the more this is the case, the more complicated her family situation is.

So in the face of her, or in the face of that faint emotion, Shirakawa Kaede always subconsciously restrained himself.

their own career, the other party's family background. When these two involve feelings, you can no longer do what you want and don't care.

And I don't know if it's my own delusion, Asuka Kobayashi seems to be restraining herself.

Especially as she approaches graduation, she has been behaving strangely lately.

Although the two people have a tacit understanding, they have never gone further.

Finally after listening to her strange words today, Shirakawa Kaede took the initiative to take a step forward.

He was afraid not to do so, and when he looked back on his life decades later, he regretted the day.

And as he expected, Asuka Kobayashi did not refuse him, and even cherished his palm.

So the two also left an agreement to travel, but for some reason, there was always a little uneasiness lingering in his heart.

Graduation, is that the season to say goodbye to your youth?

I'm always so busy with work that I seem to forget that I'm only in my early twenties.

At this age, perhaps it is the most memorable moment of youth.

Next year, it's time for a group trip.

…

"Accelerate! Hasten! ”

"Watch out for the curves ahead!"

"Don't worry, I'm the best at cornering~"

Woo~! Boom!

After a violent crash, the car on the screen exploded into pixel fragments.

"Alas~" Several onlookers couldn't help but sigh neatly.

"Ahem, it's just a slippery hand, it's just a slippery hand."

Hui Yamazaki, who still had an afterglow of excitement on his face in the cockpit, crawled out of the cabin in a daze.

"It's my turn, it's my turn"

"You guy, it's obviously me."

Several staff members in charge of the test scrambled to climb into the cockpit to prepare for the next round of experiences.

"Well, looking at Yamazaki-kun's expression, it seems to work well."

Shirakawa Kaede, who was standing outside, never thought that this student would also be addicted to games one day.

"Haha" Yamazaki Hui smiled embarrassedly, "Very good, unexpectedly shocking." ”

"That's good, you can also put a few in the leisure area of SIC in the future, so that everyone can relax while resting."

"Ah, this..."Hui Yamazaki scratched his head in surprise.

He was afraid that after SIC put these game consoles there, he would become addicted to driving and couldn't extricate himself.

"Nakamura-san, your new arcade game "Pole Position" seems to be pretty good."

Not to mention Hui Yamazaki, even the staff who are in charge of game testing are lining up to experience this game.

Hearing Shirakawa Kaede's praise, Masaya Nakamura also smiled.

"With the support of your company's powerful chips, Namco's team will be able to develop ideas that have always existed in their minds into concrete games."

That's right, the weird-looking game console in front of you is the first application platform for SIC8089 chips.

Today's Kaede Shirakawa and Masaya Nakamura are specially here to accept the results.

This game, called "Lever", will definitely be the most important game in the history of racing games in the eyes of Masaya Nakamura.

Its graphics are not only in color, but also in pseudo-3D.

The pseudo-3D graphics of 1981 were definitely the first in the history of video games.

Even Masaya Nakamura, who has seen a lot of games, was deeply shocked.

He never imagined that the graphics of an arcade game would improve so quickly.

Yes, just last year, 80 years, arcade machines have just implemented the use of color screens on a large scale.

However, only a year later, the graphics were reinvented again, and pseudo-3D was born.

It's all due to those few small chips, and Masaya Nakamura can't help but sigh secretly, it's really amazing.

SIC provides not only CPU processor chips for arcade machines, but also graphics processor chips for graphics optimization.

In order to ensure that the first expedition of the SIC was foolproof, except for Yamazaki Hui who was stationed at Namco.

There is also a whole team doing auxiliary work at SIC, and the supporting design of the chip has also been applied to Namco for the first time.

If the effect is presented, it will be like what everyone sees in front of their eyes.

The arcade cockpit style design brings an immersive experience to the players.

Thanks to the powerful computing power of the chip, it realizes a racing experience with deep picture performance.

Players can race on the famous simulated racing track, Fuji Speedway.

The game starts with a time limit, with extra time for each lap completed, and the car automatically accelerates.

In addition to the steering wheel controls to move left and right, there is also a shift button to switch between high and low gears.

High speed is used for straight driving, and low speed is used for driving in corners.

Although there is only one track, the bright color pseudo-3D graphics, the excitement of high-speed racing cars, and the large-scale cabin design that is rarely seen now, still brought a huge shock to everyone at the scene.

These complex gameplay methods are inseparable, supported by a chip with powerful computing power.

The previous Z80 could not do it in any way, and such a complex and diverse command was carried out at the same time.

What's more, there is also a matching auxiliary chip matching, and the picture has also been improved more than a notch.

"Shirakawa-san, your chip's chip is indeed as mentioned before, and the performance has improved greatly compared to the 8-bit processor.

The performance in the arcade is also proof of this, so Namco is willing to place an order of 50,000 pieces first and bring them to market before the New Year. “

The facts in front of him can't deceive people, and Masaya Nakamura also ambitiously plans to use "Lever" to give his peers a little game shock.

"As you wish, SIC will provide all the chips within two weeks."

Tsk, 50,000 pieces, that's already pretty good.

And the process is almost perfect, and Fujitsu can start work immediately.

It was easy to complete this batch of orders within two weeks, so Shirakawa Feng dared to boast about Haikou and promised this time.

"In addition to SIC8089, the other supporting processors..."Masaya Nakamura looked at Shirakawa Kaede.

"$60, sold in a package. And SIC can continue to provide technical support. Shirakawa Kaede immediately quoted a relatively affordable price.

$60, Masaya Nakamura silently calculated for a while, then nodded in agreement.

Even if these supporting chips are not purchased from SIC, Namco has to buy them from other manufacturers.

In that case, why not use the matching one. Moreover, the cost is not much different from before, so there is no hesitation.

"So let's look forward to the performance of Pole Position."

"Of course".

(End of chapter)