Back to the time before Nobody reached the banquet.

Morning air drifted softly through the park.

Mr. Nobody stood near the path, hands in his pockets, looking down at the white, chubby little bunny beside him.

Blossom Bunny blinked up at him, pink eyes bright.

"System, you did store my office attire at item storage that day, right?"

[System Window] "Affirmative"

"Change my clothes back to my office attire."

[System Window] Initiating Task...

The dress of Nobody started to change from his casual t-shirt to his usual office attire.

"...So," Nobody said, stretching his shoulders a little, "should we go? I’ve got work."

The bunny tilted its head. "...Atta ta."

It hopped onto the shoulder of Nobody as if it has already taken decision to sit there.

Nobody froze for half a second.

Then he sighed," Yeah, I figured you’d do that."

The bunny settled in comfortably, tiny paws gripping his coat.

"...You’re one cute dude, you know that?" Nobody muttered.

"...Atta?"

They left the park together, stepping into the flow of the city.

The streets were busy as always.

Cars passed. People moved. Conversations blended into background noise.

Nobody walked past shop windows, catching glimpses of himself. Still that faceless outline. But now there was the Blossom Bunny sitting on his shoulder.

"...Weird life...huh? Who would have thought I’m gonna go with a bunny on my shoulder," he murmured.

Blossom Bunny flicked its ears slightly. "...Atta ta."

"Yeah, yeah. Don’t judge, little dude."

After a while, they reached the bank. It was a plain building. Just another place filled with people who moved like they were following invisible scripts of the higher being.

Nobody stepped inside.

"Damn it feels good...back to being an NPC and doing some office work," he whispered.

Blossom Bunny looked around curiously. "...Attaaa?"

"Don’t worry. You’ll get used to it."

He walked toward his department. It was 11:00 am on the wall clock.

Right on time.

His boss appeared in front of him with his lifeless presence and half-existent face. He handed over a file to Nobody. He said,"

"...Mmmm... mmm... mmm... mmmm."

Nobody took the papers. "...Yeah. Got it."

The boss nodded once then walked away like a lifeless bot.

Nobody stared at the file in his hand. Then he looked up. "...Understood...? My ass." He shook his head. "I didn’t get a single thing he just said."

Blossom Bunny made a soft sound with a confused look on its eyes. "...Atta?"

"Exactly. See, this is what I’m talking about. The higher being gave important characters real dialogue... and left these guys with ’mmm mmm’ settings."

The bunny blinked.

"...Atta ta."

"Yeah, it’s unfair. Completely a bunch of crap. Probably the being reads webcomics that have 2-star ratings."

"But at least for that perspective brain filter thing, Toma did not find my odd made up name that weird."

Nobody walked to his desk. Pulled out the chair and sat down.

Blossom Bunny hopped off his shoulder and landed neatly on the table.

It looked around like it had just discovered a new world.

"...Atta!"

"Welcome to corporate hell and my home sweet home," Nobody said dryly.

He opened the file.

At first....

Nothing unusual in the numbers, transactions and client records.

Just the usual boring financial data.

He flipped through a few pages lazily.

"...Same old stuff."

Another page.

Then another.

He leaned back slightly, resting his chin on his hand.

"...Man, I might actually fall asleep doing this."

Blossom Bunny shuffled a little closer to the papers, as if curious.

"...Atta?"

"Don’t worry, it’s not interesting," Nobody said.

But then....

His eyes stopped.

He leaned forward. Flipped back a page.

"...Wait...What the hell?"

His expression slowly shifted.

Blossom Bunny tilted its head. "...Atta?"

Nobody stared at the document more carefully this time.

The header, the account names, the transaction flow.

"...This is..." His voice lowered. "...Nathen Bank?"

He flipped another page. More detailed records appeared. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Corporate transfers, large-scale funds, multiple linked accounts.

His fingers tightened slightly on the paper. "...No way."

He scanned faster now.

The name appeared again. It was stated clearly this time.

Nathen Industries.

Nobody leaned back in his chair, eyes fixed on the file,"...Isn’t that Aiden’s company?"

Blossom Bunny hopped closer to the edge of the file. "...Atta ta?"

"Yeah, that’s definitely his." Nobody murmured.

He flipped another page.

This time

"Something feels off. The numbers are looking too clean like they were trying too hard to look normal."

"...Suspicious..huh..."

He narrowed his eyes. "These transactions..."

Multiple transfers.

Split amounts.

Redirected accounts.

"...This isn’t standard banking flow."

Blossom Bunny tapped the paper lightly with its paw.

"...Atta?"

"You see it too, right?" Nobody asked.

The bunny blinked.

"...Atta ta."

"...Yeah, me neither. But it feels wrong."

He leaned forward again.

Looking closer and tracing the lines.

Connecting the movements in his head.

"...Wait a second..."

One particular entry caught his attention.

"A large amount moved through three different channels! Then it disappeared into a shell account....?"

No clear destination.

"...No way in hell that’s normal."

Nobody’s expression darkened slightly. "This isn’t just company transactions..."

He tapped the paper slowly. "...This looks like money being cleaned."

Blossom Bunny froze for a second.

"...Atta?"

"...Yeah," Nobody whispered. "Money laundering."

He sat back thinking. "...Aiden’s company is involved in something like this?"

Then shook his head slightly," No... doesn’t feel right. He is the male lead of the story. No way he can be involved in this stuff."

Another thought crossed his mind,"...Or there is a chance that someone might be using his company or added their inside men to do this crap in Aiden’s company."

Blossom Bunny hopped once.

"...Atta ta!"

"Yeah, that’s more likely."

"...So now what?"

The bunny looked up at him.

"...Atta?"

Nobody leaned back again, staring at the ceiling.

"...This is way above my pay grade....But it’s definitely my problem."

He sighed,"...Of course it is."

Blossom Bunny jumped lightly onto his shoulder again.

"...Atta ta!"

"...Yeah, yeah. I get it. I must do something to stop this, whatever it is."

Nobody looked at the file one last time.

Then slowly closed it. "...Looks like the banquet that will happen tonight is not just a fancy party after all."

[System Notification: User has discovered the future Webcomic Event ’Nathen Corruption’ ]

His fingers tapped the table lightly. "...Something bigger is gonna happen there."

Nobody exhaled and a faint smile formed slowly,"...Great, now I’m even involved in corporate crime too."

Blossom Bunny responded softly....

"...Atta."

And for once Nobody didn’t joke. He just looked ahead thinking and planning how he can solve this issue.

But Nobody was unaware he was about go somewhere in a second.