Rashou, the CEO of Itachoco Systems, was kneading clay alone in his office, as usual.
If someone were to ask him, "Why are you kneading clay in your office?", he would surely proudly answer, "To calm my mind." But in reality, Rashou's "clay-kneading meditation time" was often a time when he felt awkward after failing to pay his employee, Otsuki. Clay enveloped everything, making it the perfect way to escape reality.
Meanwhile, Otsuki would go to work every payday, telling himself, "Today's the day... today's the day..." But his hopes were repeatedly dashed, until finally, his mental switch flipped to "something."
"Give me... my pay..."
The next moment after whispering this, Otsuki inexplicably split into countless pieces, transforming into mysterious working aliens called "Garabackleyan," raining down from the sky. "Give us our pay!!"
Suddenly invaded, Rashou looked out the window. Against the backdrop of the blue sky, the Garabackleyans were flying in, swiftly. Demanding their wages. Rashou felt a little remorse, but something else was on his mind.
"This is bad, the safe is in danger!"
Rashou immediately took action. He kneaded the clay. He shaped it. He put it in the kiln.
He fired more than usual, and by chance—or perhaps it was inevitable—it became a perfect mug.
"This is it!!"
With a shout directed no one in particular, Rashou gripped the mug. It was hard enough. Or rather, there was absolutely no need for it to be a mug if he was going to throw it, but it seemed that whenever Rashou molded it by hand, it always ended up in this shape.
"Here goes! Here goes!"
Opening the window of the president's office, Rashou threw the mugs one after another. The flying Galabakleyans would vanish with a shriek if they hit the wrong spot. Being a swarm of clones created by the overworked Otsuki, there was a certain melancholy about them, but there was no choice since they would steal cash if left alone.
Just then, the sky changed dramatically.
A gigantic shadow. An eerie pressure.
What appeared were beings spoken of only in legend during the days of the Itachoco System Akihabara store—enhanced boss characters "Oyaji" and "Copy Machine Epsilon"!
"W-what? I didn't hear anything about this!"
Rashou's face contorted in disbelief, but he raised his mug.
Oyaji fired a barrage of preachy beams, and Copy Machine Epsilon spun at high speed while spitting out receipts—a truly absurd sight. But Rashou had experience battling printers every morning in the past.
"Hmph, this is nothing compared to the terror of a paper jam...!"
Rashou dodged the barrage of bullets and threw the mug with precision.
The moment it made a clean hit, the two bosses vanished, each muttering their famous lines (check the game for the lines).
After the battle, a shooting gallery appeared out of nowhere.
Rashou aimed for the prizes as usual: a pen with the Itachoco logo, a mysterious object, and, for some reason, another mug.
"Okay, now I can give something to Otsuki too."
Meanwhile, Otsuki had returned to her original form and was awake in the corner of the office.
"...Huh? I feel like I was flying...?"
Rashou pondered for a moment, then quietly handed her the mug. "Well, have something to drink with this today. As for your salary... uh, well... next month!"
At that moment, the shadow of Galabakleyyan flickered behind Otsuki once again, but Rasho pretended not to see it.
And so, the Itachoco system continued to spin, enveloped in utterly pointless, yet somehow warm chaos.