A newbie's anime life diary

Looking at the song he had already written, Xuehui simply listened to it while also completing the full arrangement.

A dozen minutes later, Yukino finished playing another piece. After she stopped, Yukiteru walked down unhurriedly, handed the complete arrangement in his hand to Yukino, and then switched places with her, placing the other piece in his hand on the shelf.

Back on the sofa, Yukino looked at the perfectly complete piece of music in her hand with great surprise.

"This is already at a level where it can be made directly, right?" Yukino looked up in shock after seeing it. "What else can you do? Can you tell me all of that at once?"

"I don't think so. That's all I've learned."

After replying with a smile, Xuehui's hands began to play skillfully. The piece he played was the same one he had played at the music store before, but this time, he was very proficient at it.

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Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The Kantai Collection autumn event has started! Everyone else is getting Shoukaku at 4:30, but what about me? It's all hell at 1:30. We can't be friends anymore.

Chapter 217 The Beginning

When the piece reached its second half, Xuehui closed his eyes, completely emptying his mind. Notes flashed through his mind, allowing him to play the piece as if it were an instinct.

The other four were completely absorbed in the beautiful music. Although it was a piece prepared for an anime and was in a completely different style from the piano pieces that Yukino had previously learned, it was much easier for people to understand.

Looking at the complete arrangement and lyrics in her hand, Yukino was also thinking.

'This piece is a ballad. I've read all the volumes of the novel so far, but I always felt it wasn't quite right for an anime...'

As Yukino pondered, the piano music gradually faded, and Yukiteru let out a small sigh of relief, turning around to look at everyone: "How was it? Was it alright?"

After a few seconds of silence, everyone started clapping. Even Eriri, who had already heard it once that morning, was still engrossed and kept clapping.

After leaving the piano and returning to the sofa, Yukiteru received a question from Yukino: "This song probably isn't very suitable for the anime. Although it's very nice, it doesn't quite fit the overall style."

After hearing this, Yukino looked at him with some surprise. Thinking about it, it made sense. Like him, she had also studied piano and had some musical knowledge. She had even read the original novel, so it was normal for her to have such thoughts.

Xuehui said without any concern, "Don't worry, I wrote this piece first because it's quite suitable for the piano. As for actually using it, I estimate we'll have to wait until the second half of the second season of the anime. Besides, I haven't written the novel yet; it's the content of the eighth volume."

In the original world, the Sword Art Online novels placed the Holy Sword Arc in Volume 8 and the Mother's Hymn Arc in Volume 7. However, now that he's here, Yukiteru thinks it would be better to adjust the order and publish it according to the normal timeline.

Now, the novel has reached its sixth volume, and the next volume is expected to be published next year. He has also slowed down the pace, from one volume per month to almost one volume every two months.

Machida Sonoko and the editor-in-chief of the paperback even inquired about the series' potential end. However, Yukiteru reassured him that the series was only less than halfway through and was expected to reach around volume 17 or 8, with the content already largely conceived. This response finally put the editor-in-chief's mind at ease.

Since we're on the topic of novels, Yukiteru simply shared some details about the later developments in the story. Yukino, Utaha, and Eriri are all either colleagues, collaborators, or literary girls who have all read his novels. Even Shizuka, who enjoys playing games, has read a novel of the same genre and even tried to persuade him to gather more resources to create this fully immersive game.

Although Xuehui was somewhat tempted, he still rejected the idea. After all, this wasn't something that could be made simply by acquiring some resources. Didn't he see that even VR devices had only just entered the market? Although Sony's VR devices were not bad, they were still quite different from the VR that people imagined.

He definitely wants to do it. This thing can not only make money, but he also really wants to play it, but he needs some time. Although he can exchange it from the system, it's not cheap, and he needs to keep these points as a trump card.

After spending more than ten minutes explaining the main plot of the Aria of Mary, although the story was as good and touching as ever, Yukino and the others looked at her with indifference after listening.

"How terrible, Yukiteru-kun, you killed off such a cute girl." - by Shiyu.

"Yeah, yeah, and this isn't the first time, is it? It was the same with Sachi in the SAO arc before. Ugh, just thinking about having to draw that part of the story makes me a little annoyed." - Eriri

"While there's nothing wrong with this approach from a creative standpoint, given the character's established personality, I still want to beat you up, Yukiteru-kun." — Yukino.

"..."

Well, Yuki probably forgot about the public outrage caused when he sent the girl a lunchbox when the novel was first published. I guess when the eighth volume comes out early next year, the same thing will happen again, since Yuki's character is more pitiful.

With a tearful face, Xuehui noticed that Xiaojing hadn't said a word from beginning to end, which made him a little curious: "Um, after listening to that, you didn't have anything to say?"

"..." After hearing this, Sister Xiaojing tilted her head and blurted out, "When will this game be made?"

"...Don't worry, you'll get to play it in your lifetime."

In the end, the discussion about the novel ended after a brief exchange, since none of the people were the kind of hardcore otaku who would hold onto the issue of someone's death.

After lingering for a while, Eriri got into the car arranged by Yukiteru and went home. Although she had planned to go back on her own without troubling others, she immediately accepted Yukiteru's kindness when she thought of the photo from before.

Yukiteru, on the other hand, spent the entire afternoon in his study writing music; he needed to finish at least the two opening themes and two ending themes for the first season.

Although she said to wait a few days, Qu Zixue sent it to Machida Sonoko the next day. After replying with a few "!!!", she stopped responding, probably to have an expert verify it.

But there's something else causing a stir at school today: the student council election.

After last week's registration, the election officially began today. Yukino prepared her candidacy statement over the weekend, which was posted on the school's bulletin board at noon. There were four other students like her, one of whom was a boy.

Yukino's candidacy was closely watched by all the teachers and students at the school. Although Yukino's declaration was somewhat ordinary, the earnest thoughts in her words were still conveyed.

"Um, Yukino, why didn't you write your goals more impressively? They're all too ordinary."

In the afternoon, in the Service Club, Eriri held her paintbrush and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's just an election right now. I don't know much about the current state of the student council or how much authority it has. Making too many promises isn't a good choice. What if I can't deliver? Wouldn't that be embarrassing? It's better to make specific plans after I actually become the student council president." Yukino held a novel in her hands, reading slowly, and gave a detailed answer to Eriri's question.

"I don't really understand it, but it seems really amazing." Eriri nodded seriously after hearing this, and then continued to draw.

The situation in the Service Department remained as calm as ever, and no one was worried about the outcome of the election.

But how can life be good without any surprises?

"Oh!"

Suddenly, the door to the Service Club opened, and Aki Tomoya walked in with a serious expression, standing in front of Eriri.

Eriri was also startled by the sudden sound of the door opening, and almost drew the lines crookedly.

"What are you doing? Why are you shouting so loudly? Can't you see we're working?!"

Upon seeing that it was Aki Tomoya who had entered, Eriri became even angrier, raising her head and shouting angrily.

Then she saw Aki Tomoya's serious expression and instantly felt a little uneasy.

"What...what exactly do you want?"

Aki Tomoya pushed up his glasses and said to Eriri with a straight face, "Eriri, I heard you joined the rogue en rogue game project?"

"Hmm? How did you know? Oh~ You must have told me about that trip to the island of Hashima, right? Yes, I joined. Is there a problem?" Upon hearing Aki Tomoya's question, Eriri realized what he meant and looked at him with a normal expression.

The others, on the other hand, quietly became bystanders.

Seeing this, Shiyu nudged Xuehui's arm and typed a line in her notebook: "Aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Xuehui simply shook his head at this.

Seeing Eriri's reaction, Aki Tomoya said with great dissatisfaction, "Of course there's a problem! Have you forgotten what Hashima Iori told us before? That guy always thought our game club was just playing around, and he said it was a waste of your talent to send you to his club. Didn't you refuse then? Why are you going back on your word now? What's so good about that kind of commercialized, formulaic club? Eriri, what happened to your passion for games? Why did you agree to this request?"

After listening to Aki Tomoya's long and rambling questions, Eriri remained calm. She had expected to make a scene as usual, but surprisingly, she no longer felt that urge. Composing herself, she looked at Aki Tomoya and said, "Originally, this was my own business, and I didn't want to say much, but since you're so dissatisfied, I'll explain it properly."

First of all, my collaborator for this project was indeed rouge en rouge, but to be precise, it was their founder, Akane Akasaka. I accepted her invitation, not I was collaborating with Iori Hashima.

Furthermore, I'm no longer a member of your game development group, so shouldn't I have the right to choose my own collaborators? And even if I were still in your group, would I be unable to accept any work from others? We didn't have such an agreement, did we? If you feel their game doesn't meet your standards as a professional critic, then I'm sorry, but I really like that script, so I will continue with my own work.”

At this point, Eriri picked up her paintbrush again, lowered her head, and began to paint: "If you don't have anything else, please leave. You're disturbing us."

Aki Tomoya stood there stiffly, looking at Eriri who was no longer paying attention to him, unsure of what to say.

Finally, Yukiteru couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up, walked over, and pulled Aki Tomoya, who was still in a daze, out of the room.

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It could have been uploaded an hour ago, but I made some changes and increased it to 3000 words.

Chapter 218 Live Streaming Promotion Work

Pulling Aki Tomoya along, Yukiteru left the Service Club directly.

Along the way, Aki Tomoya tried to break free, but his slender, homebody physique, despite his frequent part-time jobs, made him look like a primary school student when facing Yukiteru.

Xuehui carried the other person to the end of the corridor downstairs before letting go of him.

Looking quietly at the otaku in front of him, Xuehui was speechless. Although this guy was extremely qualified as an otaku and as a fan, his emotional intelligence was excessively low as a boy. He couldn't understand how he got so many female admirers.

The so-called protagonist's halo? Perhaps.

Although Eriri's attitude was a bit strange before, let's talk to him properly for now.

Aki Tomoya, who was being stared at by Yukiteru, swallowed nervously and asked, "Um, Hiratsuka-kun, what's wrong?"

"Are you unhappy about Eriri participating in the rouge en rouge game project?"

Upon hearing Yukiteru's question, Aki Tomoya replied without hesitation, "That's right! I'm very dissatisfied! Especially when I think about that guy, Hashima Iori! I really can't understand why Eriri would participate in such a project."

"..." Looking at Aki Tomoya who was expressing his dissatisfaction on his own, Yukiteru said quite calmly, "Yesterday, when Eriri went to see Akane Akasaka, the founder of rouge en rouge, I went with her."

"Huh?" Aki Tomoya was taken aback for a moment, then widened his eyes and said, "Since you went, why didn't you stop them?"

"Stop? Why should I stop?"

Yukiteru's rhetorical question left Aki Tomoya speechless. "Yeah, why would the other party try to stop us?"

Yukiteru continued, "Eri herself just said it, but I'll ask you again, do you know the script for that game?"

Aki Tomoya shook his head, his face also looking rather unpleasant, but Yukiteru ignored him and continued, "You don't even understand the content of their game project, so why are you trying to stop Eriri from participating? Or do you simply dislike Iori Hashima as a person, or rather, you dislike their commercial doujin circle? Let me put it this way, if your current game is completed and sold at CM Expo, wouldn't you also be a commercial circle?"

Furthermore, how much do you know about this group? Take the founder, Akane Akasaka, for example. She and my novel editor were college classmates. She's a bestselling author and a workaholic. She founded this group single-handedly. Do you really think a group founded by someone like that is purely commercial and that the works produced are of low quality?

"Well... I just felt that those kinds of clubs would limit Eriri's talents, so I didn't want her to join."

Yukiteru was even more speechless at the other party's explanation: "Eri only participated in this one project. Essentially, she is still an independent manga artist. Also, since you are so unhappy with this 'rouge en rouge,' why didn't you refuse when the representative's sister came to help you? But now that Eriri is involved in their project, you want to interfere? By what right do you speak?"

"..."

Faced with Xuehui's barrage of questions, Aki Tomoya fell completely silent.

Xuehui didn't think he had done anything wrong. Seeing that the conversation was going nowhere, he stopped lingering, turned around, and prepared to return to the Service Department.

"Before interfering in other people's affairs, think about your own position first."

After saying that, he ignored Aki Tomoya who was standing there and prepared to go back.

When he arrived at the stairs, he was surprised to find someone standing there: Kato Megumi.

"It's Kato. You heard what he just said?"

Looking at the girl who was blocking the view and whose presence was already low, Xuehui felt that there was nothing shameful about not being able to find her.