Anime rating game

If I told my brother, he would definitely take the money and only keep a little for himself.

"Sorry, but every animation has a male lead in addition to the female lead. So, we also need to sign a corresponding contract with your brother."

“Okay, my brother will be back next Thursday. You can come over after 7 p.m. that day. My brother and I will both be home.”

Waaah... Umaru's allowance is gone! Goodbye to the days when she could buy whatever she wanted.

But is the older brother the male protagonist? I don't know what kind of animation it is.

Of course, to avoid spoilers and to maintain some anticipation, she didn't plan to ask any more questions.

As for the quality of the animation, she is quite confident.

After all, judging from the anime produced by Musashino in the past year, anime featuring himself as the protagonist is unlikely to be of low quality.

Chapter 155 The Hesitant Taihei Doma

Compared to the easygoing Umaru, Masamune inexplicably felt that her brother wasn't so easy to talk to.

Because Taihei Doma cares a lot about Umaru, he would definitely worry that the anime's broadcast would have a negative impact on her.

Therefore, after returning home that night, Masamune immediately commissioned a private investigator to investigate the Doma family's situation in order to gather more persuasive material.

In the evening, after helping Mashiro finish her manga manuscript for the day, Masamune weighed himself on the scale and created a simple calorie-burning plan.

"Mashiro, let's go."

"where to?"

"Go for a run outside. I ate too much high-calorie food today, so I need to run for at least half an hour to burn it all off."

"it is good."

"Wait a minute, put on a coat first. It's quite cold outside at night, be careful not to catch a cold."

"Ah."

Mashiro responded with a sound of agreement, and then said again:

"I've already decided what to paint, so I'm canceling my trip tomorrow."

"No problem, what do you want to draw?"

"Game room."

"As a landscape painting, using an arcade as the theme is a bit too difficult, isn't it? If you're not careful, the 'characters' will overshadow the main subject. Moreover, the timing is also crucial."

"It's been decided."

"Since that's the case, let's draw an arcade. But it's already very late today. I just finished drawing comics, and I still need to go for a run and take a shower, so I'm not in the best condition. I'll continue tomorrow morning."

"I think so."

In the living room, Hayase Kinue, who had already finished showering, noticed that the two seemed to be getting ready to leave and couldn't help but ask:

Why are you going out now?

"I ate too much barbecue today, so I need to burn off the extra calories."

"Even though Zong-kun is chubby, he's still very cute."

"No way. I finally managed to lose weight, and I don't want to gain it back."

"Hey...how long are you going to be gone?"

"Half an hour."

"It's already past 10 o'clock. When you get back later, do you want to take a shower together?"

"Ah."

Seeing that Masamune responded and then hurriedly left the house with Mashiro, Hayase Kinue was somewhat taken aback.

'Why didn't she refute me like before? Is she too tired from work to react, or has her relationship with Mashiro taken a step closer?'

......

Several days later, on Thursday evening, at the Doma residence.

"This is...?"

After the introductions, Masamune handed over ten 10,000 yen bills, and Doma looked surprised.

"This is really free for you."

Seeing that the Doma siblings were about to refuse, Masamune quickly explained:

"This 100,000 yen has nothing to do with what I'm going to talk about today. Last Saturday, we spent the afternoon playing games with Umaru at the arcade in Hachioji City."

"After returning home, Mashiro used the scene from the arcade as inspiration to draw a picture. On Monday morning, she submitted it as her assignment for the week."

"That afternoon, I gave it to a friend to participate in the competition. The judging date is today, and I've already won first place."

"Although I haven't received the bonus yet, it's only a matter of a few days."

"The prize money is 500,000, and this 100,000 is for Umaru as material."

? ?

“We can’t accept this money,” Doma Taihei said quickly. “This is the result of Shiina’s hard work, and it has nothing to do with Umaru.”

"You can't say that. Without Umaru's cooperation, Mashiro wouldn't have been able to find such good material."

"Do not......"

Seeing the two politely decline each other for a while, the older brother finally accepted the money. Doma Umaru breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously:

"What does Mashiro's painting look like? Can I see it?"

"of course can."

Masamune took out his phone, found the painting in the photos, enlarged it, and showed it to the two of them.

"What a beautiful drawing! Is this Umaru-chan?"

Although it is a landscape painting rather than a portrait, and Umaru's proportion in the painting is not very large, her smiling face instantly caught Taihei Doma's attention.

It even unconsciously gave him the idea of ​​taking Umaru to the arcade.

Because the figures in the painting are so captivating, it's easy to overlook the arcade itself. As a landscape painting, it's somewhat inadequate, but it's undoubtedly a good one.

"Could you send me a copy of the photo? I'd like to set it as my phone's wallpaper."

"no problem."

Masamune smiled, passed the photo to Doma Taihei, and then said:

"So, what's next is today's business. I don't know if you've heard Umaru mention it before?"

"Xiaoma has told me this many times these past few days, but... I need to see your script and make sure it won't have any adverse effects on Xiaoma before I can make a final decision."

"The script hasn't been written yet. I need your permission before I can start writing it. Also, there might be some things I need your help with when producing the animation next season."

Seeing that Doma Taihei seemed to want to refuse, Masamune said again:

"Please rest assured, Musashino has a lot of experience in this area, and the animations we produce will absolutely not have any adverse effects on the parties involved."

"Moreover, as the female lead of an animation, if the animation is good enough, she might receive divine approval and be rewarded with superpowers after it airs."

"This..." Doma Daihei hesitated.

Although the conditions were good, he couldn't make a decision rashly without seeing the script.

“Mr. Ohira, before I came here, I investigated the Doma family.”

While observing his expression, Masamune continued his encouragement:

"After your parents passed away, you lived with Umaru."

“After you graduated from university and started working, before Xiaomai came, you didn’t have many expenses each month. Even though your salary was only 21, you were able to save a lot of money.”

"But after Umaru came, the expenses gradually increased."

"Although your salary has increased a lot, and you now earn 28 yuan a month, you can't save much money because you have to support two people."

"Fortunately, Umaru's grades are very good, and the tuition can be covered by scholarships, but this is not a long-term solution."

“Currently, her expenses during high school are not high, but it will be a different story after she enters college.”

"Given your job situation, although it is very stable, there is clearly not much room for promotion or salary increase."

"If things continue like this, sooner or later we will face the dilemma called 'reality'."

"So, what did you plan to do then? Borrow money from friends?"

Doma Taihei remained silent. Although these words were unpleasant to hear, they were a pressing issue.

Even so, I will not...

"Please let me finish."

Masamune interrupted him and said again:

"I can guarantee that the animations produced by Musashino will absolutely not have any adverse effects on your lives or image."

"Just like in K-On!, Akiyama Mio was initially very shy, but later she accepted the famous blue and white bowl meme with ease."

"Pfft..." Thinking of the blue and white bowl and Akiyama Mio, Doma Umaru quickly covered his mouth and turned his head to the side to avoid doing anything impolite.

"We can include this clause in the contract. In addition, we will guarantee that we will not produce any related merchandise."

"Huh...? It doesn't matter. In fact, I really want my own figurine."

"No way!" Doma Taihei couldn't help but interject, "Figures won't do. The figures these days are all too exquisite. This definitely has to be added."

Upon realizing that he was beginning to waver, Masamune secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"As payment, we offer you two options."

"First, we'll give you a sum of money, which will be transferred immediately after you sign. It's about this amount."

"Secondly, I will acquire a restaurant and give it to you."

? ?

"Why a restaurant?" Doma Taihei asked instinctively.