Anime rating game

"No, I'm not here to give you a lesson, I just want to discuss the script with you."

Masamune instantly realized that he was definitely overthinking things, and shook his head slightly:

"Everyone has their own lifestyle, and I won't interfere with your daily routines. In the end, you are one of my favorite protagonists among all the animations I've worked on."

"When I first started writing the second season of Oregairu anime, I envisioned it as a normal 12-episode production."

"But because there was too much psychological description, some content simply couldn't be replaced by visuals, and in the end, it became a 16-episode long novel."

"Therefore, I had to extend the length of each episode by five minutes to make it a total of 13 episodes."

"Because there are too many changes, I'm not confident in controlling the pace, so I thought of coming to you to discuss it."

Hachiman Hikigaya sighed deeply and said with a complicated expression:

"I'm sorry, this is the first time in my life that someone has seen through me so clearly."

"When I was writing it, I felt that the tone of this light novel was a bit strange. It turns out that there was such a big surprise hidden in the future."

"But considering the personality analysis of the three of us, it's a perfectly reasonable plot."

"Hoo (deep breath)...I often observe my surroundings quietly by myself, and I consider myself to have a good eye for observation."

"Or rather, it is precisely because of this habit that I can never completely believe what others say."

"In the anime, the internal relations of the Service Club became very bad because of Iroha Isshiki's incident."

"Yukinoshita felt that my actions were wrong, but she was unwilling to honestly express her thoughts. Of course, even if she said that she wanted to run for student council president, I would doubt the truth of her words and try to test her in various ways."

"In that situation, everything spoken is a thought, theory, calculation, tactic, and scheme, unrelated to any deep inner thoughts."

"The atmosphere became very bad. None of the three of us wanted to express our thoughts, but we all tacitly maintained a facade of harmony."

"I felt that the Service Department was on the verge of destruction and could disappear at any moment. In order to avoid that outcome, I chose to tell the truth at the last moment and broke the heavy atmosphere."

"But in the end, those were just animation scripts written by Hayase, just a story that was deduced."

“In reality, that kind of thing will not happen again. So you don’t need to have too much psychological burden.”

Since he had already said this much, Yukino Yukinoshita no longer hesitated and slowly spoke:

“As long as you don’t change your approach, we will inevitably encounter similar situations again sooner or later, and this is the biggest conflict between us.”

"..."

silence.

Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't refute it; if he encountered a similar situation again, he might still resort to this approach.

Compared to the sudden disappearance of the Service Club, which they had gradually become accustomed to, the trickery that led to Iroha Isshiki becoming the student council president is nothing.

If you were to place the two on opposite ends of a scale, the former would undoubtedly weigh far more than a thousand pieces of gold.

However, it was impossible to tell anyone about this little secret.

"If you find this unacceptable, then do it your way, and then defeat me."

"Humph..."

Yukino Yukinoshita remained silent and continued flipping through the script.

No matter what, she wouldn't get angry over something that hasn't even happened yet.

Moreover, they felt their relationship hadn't reached that point yet.

Seeing this, Hachiman Hikigaya secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to the social death or something, the worsening atmosphere around us was even worse.

However, it's foreseeable that her popularity will continue to increase after the second season of Oregairu airs.

Of course, novel sales will increase accordingly.

Swish swish......

For a moment, the sound of pages turning filled the activity room once again.

After getting past the "real thing" part, the subsequent plot made Hachiman Hikigaya feel a little more at ease.

At the same time, one has to admit that this truly deserves to be called a romantic comedy.

Although the protagonist's romantic progress in the story is somewhat subtle, their goals are very clear.

But how to make that choice in reality is indeed a problem.

But we haven't reached that point yet, so we don't need to think about relationships for now.

Improving novel sales and saving more money to prepare for not having to work after graduation is the most important thing right now.

“Huh…?”

After watching the next five episodes in one go, Hachiman Hikigaya looked surprised and asked curiously:

"President Hayase, I originally thought Isshiki was just a supporting character, but it seems like she's one of the main characters too?"

"That's right. Not only Isshiki, but when it's adapted into a Galgame later, Yukinoshita Haruno and your Japanese literature teacher will also be involved."

"This is no small matter. Are you sure the person involved will agree?"

"If the person involved doesn't agree, just remove that line. The game won't be evaluated; the purpose is simply to make money, so there's no need to take it too seriously."

"You're really realistic."

Hachiman Hikigaya was speechless, and at the same time, he unconsciously thought about the others.

I don't know Isshiki, so let's leave that aside for now, but the other two... no, I can't even imagine what would happen.

"What are your thoughts after watching it?" Masamune asked with a smile.

"Hmm... Since I don't know Isshiki, I really can't comment on the plot related to her. But the story itself is quite interesting, and I can't wait to write a light novel about it."

As he spoke, Hachiman Hikigaya subconsciously calculated the time and pondered:

"The anime airs around the same time the new student council president election is held."

"Isshiki seems quite suitable to be the student council president."

"Given her personality as portrayed in the anime, she'll probably be very popular, right?"

After reading the script, Yukino Yukinoshita smiled slightly.

"You have a pretty high opinion of her, don't you? Degraded Haruno, fake Megurine, super-enhanced Sagami, the strongest junior?"

Hachiman Hikigaya paused for a moment, then laughed:

"It's hard to say in real life, but judging from Isshiki in the story, my assessment is quite accurate, isn't it?"

"I guess Yukino doesn't have any intention of running for student council president this time?" Yui Yuigahama couldn't help but say. "I don't want the Service Club to disappear. I want to stay in this club room with you guys forever. I'm willing to do anything for that. That's what I really think."

Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking:

"This time...it won't happen again."

Seeing that the group had finished reading the entire script, Masamune smiled and said:

"Now, please share your thoughts. If there are any plot points you'd like to add or remove, please feel free to speak up. I will seriously consider any reasonable suggestions."

“I have it.” Hachiman Hikigaya said as he thought, “The part about the real thing is too embarrassing, could you please revise it?”

"Rejected. This is one of the highlights of the second season of Oregairu, and it's also the way Hachiman won Isshiki's heart."

"Don't make it sound so serious. Whether or not it even exists is still debatable."

"Me too," Yui Yuigahama said to herself, "Could I show off my improved cooking skills in the second season of the anime?"

Has your cooking improved?

"We're working on it."

"In that case, let's talk about it after you've worked hard and achieved results."

Chapter 165 Iroha Isshiki wants to join the Service Club

dong dong...

During our conversation, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Please come in," Yui Yuigahama said instinctively.

The next moment, a girl with long hair past her shoulders walked in from outside, glanced curiously at Masamune and Mashiro, and hesitated:

Are you busy? Or should I come over tomorrow?

"No, we're not very busy. Just tell us what you need."

Masamune pulled out the chair next to him and took out his notebook, preparing to record any material that might come up.

"Thank you."

After the girl sat down next to him, she secretly glanced at Hachiman Hikigaya and then said:

"Greetings, seniors. My name is Isshiki Iroha, and I am a freshman this year."

A single-colored plumage?

The group looked at each other in surprise. Speak of the devil, and he appears; he really did arrive quickly.

"What brings you here, Isshiki-kun?" Hachiman Hikigaya looked Isshiki up and down seriously.

Although he couldn't tell anything from their appearance yet, he inexplicably felt that the other person was exactly the same as described in the animation script.

"Actually, a few days ago, someone from an animation company came to my door and said they wanted to use me as material in their animation."

"Because it was just an insignificant supporting role, I didn't care too much, and the money they offered was quite a lot."

"But this morning, I suddenly heard from a classmate that one of her friends was also made into an animation."

"Because the story is so bad, it has become socially dead and has started to languish."

“I’m suddenly a little worried, but I’ve bought a lot of things with the money I received these past few days, and besides, I can’t break the contract that I’ve already signed.”

"So, I wanted to come here to discuss it. I heard from my classmates that your place seems to be able to help solve problems."

Hachiman Hikigaya was stunned for several seconds before he reacted and subconsciously looked at Masamune:

"What do you think?"