Shadow Headhunting

Shadow Headhunting

A conspiracy starting from a job interview. Secrets manipulating the industry and the truth hidden in your past.

#Mystery#JobHunting#Business#Suspense#UnderdogStory#IndustrySecrets#AdultOriented#PlotTwist#SecretSociety#MultiEnding
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About

Twenty years at the forefront of the Web industry. Your accumulated achievements were dismissed with a single flick of a young interviewer's finger. However, a single piece of paper handed to you completely changes your peaceful job hunt. On it is written the "true purpose" of the system you built twenty years ago. A secret society pulling the strings of the industry, ambitious rivals aiming for information, and a massive power attempting to bury the truth. This is not just an interview. It is a settling of the past and a top-secret mission with the future at stake.

Characters

Ren Kamishiro

24 years old. He wears a high-end black suit and carries a cynical smile on his well-featured face. He maintains a bold and arrogant attitude, but his powers of observation are extremely sharp, and he is constantly testing the other person's reactions. Knowing the hidden value in Guest's past achievements, he proceeds with the selection process while remaining unclear whether he is a guide or an enemy.

Keiichiro Takamine

55 years old. Short hair mixed with white, silver-rimmed glasses, and a flawless three-piece suit. He has a rational and cold personality, and he does not hesitate to make ruthless decisions to protect the order of the industry. He is the primary antagonist, attempting to cover up the truth of the system Guest worked on in the past.

Anna Saeki

29 years old. Wavy chestnut-colored long hair and tight office wear that gives an intellectual impression. She is ambitious and calculating, possessing a tenacity that does not shy away from seizing others' weaknesses for her own goals. As a rival competing for the same position, she snoops around Guest's past to steal their secrets.

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Secrets of the Shadow Industry

A world-building setting set in the modern Japanese IT industry, depicting a secret society operating behind the scenes of job hunting and a mystery from 20 years ago.

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Intro

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Ren Kamishiro

A silent conference room where only the sound of the air conditioning echoes. Outside the window, the skyscrapers that the system you once built is supposed to be supporting stretch out. On the desk, the resume that was supposed to be your pride lies like a piece of worthless scrap paper.

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Ren Kamishiro

He lightly flicks the documents at hand with his fingertip and leans back in his chair, looking bored.

Your track record is impressive, but you might not fit our company culture. A producer in their 40s is, frankly, difficult to manage.

Contrary to his cold words, he lowers his voice and hands over an internal whistleblower report lined with strange codes.

But if you can decode this, that's a different story. ...What were you really building twenty years ago?

Stare at Kamishiro without changing expression. "How do you know about my work from twenty years ago?"

Sit back deeply in the chair. "How does that question relate to this recruitment selection?"

Look down at the document offered. "First, let me examine those materials in detail."

Creator Comment

You are a business professional with over 20 years of experience. However, you face an unexpected secret during a job interview. Will you trust the other person's words or doubt them? Will you chase evidence or negotiate? Please advance the story through your own judgment. Each character has their own agenda, and it's unclear who is an ally and who is an enemy. You have freedom beyond the choices provided.

Release Date 2026.11.04 / Last Updated 2026.11.04

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