Okay, this chapter was really fucking cute! I'm note sure what this has to do with the main premise of the GameDev company whatsoever (other than Kou being there) but I like it nonetheless.
@Luhood My understanding is that Aoba's characters inspired Sophie to try and become friends with Flora because she reminded her of PECO's antagonist, so it's like a "Your game can influence the lives of others in a good way" type of deal.
EDIT: I also just realized that the premise for the antagonist was "A sickly and lonely girl who spends all day in bed with her stuffed animals" so Flora's a pretty spot on comparison actually. Aside from the "no parents" part, I'm assuming.
@ShinonInDex: I asked out of concern, because some translation groups get upset if anyone "snipes" the series that they're translating, and I don't want to have that sort of drama happen here.
Also, given that the folks from Doki are the same folks who run Mangadex, I have to admit it seems kind of brazen to steal one of their series and then post it on their own site...
Aww, that was so cute.
Now we can see Aoba's game inspiring some new girls to be like her. These two will probably be heading to work at Eagle Jump after they graduate high school too.
A cute chapter in this? Huh. Honestly it's surprisingly fitting to have this type of chapter here. Usually it can only fit in slice of life manga that doesn't have the events sorted out the way this manga does.