A newbie's anime life diary

Well, the main character should get awesome too, otherwise it'll be so boring.

Chapter 68: The Project Proposal is Out (Bonus Chapter for 100 Blades)

In the afternoon, having rested enough, Yukiteru finally stopped sleeping. After finishing his classes properly, he went to the Service Club's classroom with Hikigaya and Yuihama.

Yukinoshita always sat down a step earlier than the other three and was already boiling water to prepare tea.

After taking a break, Xuehui was about to tutor Yuihama in English when a phone call came in.

"An Yilun too?"

Ignoring the three people present, Xuehui answered the phone directly.

"Aki-kun, is something the matter?"

"Sora-sensei, my proposal is finished! Please come and take a look when you have time!" Aki Tomoya's voice came through the microphone, revealing a hint of excitement.

"So fast? I thought it would take a few more days." Xuehui seemed very surprised, not expecting him to act so quickly.

"I stayed up all night to finish it, and I even had to cancel my morning job because of it."

Yukiteru was taken aback by Aki Tomoya's answer. This workaholic had actually gone to such lengths; it seemed he was quite determined.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Where are you now? I'll come and see you."

"The multimedia classroom at the bottom of the stairs on the second floor."

Downstairs? That would be convenient.

"Okay, I'll be right there." Xuehui nodded in agreement.

Aki Tomoya was also very happy: "Great! I've also notified Eriri and the others. They should be here soon. I'll wait for Sora-sensei here!"

After hanging up the phone, Yukiteru looked at Yukino Yukinoshita: "Can I switch with you? Aki Tomoya's proposal is out, and I promised to take a look at it. I'll continue to tutor him when I get back."

Yukinoshita wasn't angry about this. She nodded and said, "Since you've promised, then go ahead. Don't forget the time."

"I know. If I'm not back by then, come down to find me or call me. I'll be in the multimedia classroom on the second floor near the stairwell."

After saying that, Xuehui took his phone and went outside.

As I walked down the stairs, I happened to see Kasumigaoka Utaha coming up from downstairs.

The girl also saw Yukiteru and revealed a bright smile: "Yukiteru-kun, you seem to have caused quite a bit of trouble these past few days?"

"Hmm? You mean the kendo club?"

Seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha's "you little rascal" look, Yukiteru knew he hadn't guessed wrong. However, it seemed that Isayama Yomi had given an order not to spread the news, but it didn't seem to have worked very well. At least some people in the third year already knew about it.

"Well, it was just a commission; I only did a little bit of work."

"Tiny? To be able to fight the captain of the kendo club to that extent, Yukiteru-kun, it seems you're hiding quite a bit of things." Kasumigaoka Utaha walked up to Yukiteru and said, looking at the boy who was more than half a head taller than her.

"So girls are allowed to have secrets, but we boys can't?" Xuehui shrugged and didn't say anything more.

Kasumigaoka Utaha wasn't too bothered by Yukiteru's reaction. Just as he said, everyone has their little secrets, and the two of them were only relatively familiar with each other; it was impossible for them to tell each other everything.

"Hey, you two, stop chatting here. Can't you come inside and talk?"

Just then, a disgruntled voice came from outside. The two turned around and saw a blonde girl with pigtails standing at the classroom door, frowning at them.

Kasumigaoka Utaha was somewhat annoyed that her rare conversation with Yukiteru had been interrupted. She looked at Sawamura Eriri and said, "Eriri-san, interrupting other people's conversation is not a polite thing to do. You should know this if you have good manners, right? Has drawing too many doujinshi messed up your brain circuits?"

"You think everyone's like you, you perverted female writer with all sorts of filthy imaginations!"

Listening to the blonde girl's flushed rebuttal, Yukiteru's eyes twitched as he looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha. What kind of deep-seated hatred had these two gone through?

This can't go on. Xuehui had no choice but to say, "Alright, let's put these things aside for now and go inside."

As he spoke, he touched Kasumigaoka Utaha's hand, signaling her to behave.

Sensing the hint of helplessness in Yukiteru's expression, Kasumigaoka Utaha blushed, a rare occurrence for her. She stopped talking and walked straight past Sawamura Eriri into the room.

After they went inside, they found that Aki Tomoya was already there. Upon seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha and Yukiteru arrive, he excitedly said, "Since everyone is here, let's take a good look at the proposal I've put all my effort into writing!"

As he spoke, he handed the printed document to the group of people.

Xuehui didn't hesitate and immediately picked it up and started looking through it.

It's a very ordinary visual novel game. The theme of the game is that the male protagonist meets a female protagonist who makes him fall in love at first sight. When they meet again, he finds out that she is actually an inconspicuous girl in school, and then a series of campus romance stories unfold.

Besides the female protagonist who is just a background character, other main characters include a female class monitor and the male protagonist's childhood sweetheart.

Since it's a fan-made game, three routes are already the limit.

Aside from the somewhat unusual female protagonist design, this project proposal doesn't have many highlights; it's quite ordinary and conventional. However, if you include the illustrator and scriptwriter, it'll probably cause a stir in the fanfiction community.

"It's a decent proposal, but I noticed you didn't write anything about programming and music in it," Yuki asked Aki Tomoya.

"As for music, I have a cousin who's recently started playing in a band, and I'm considering whether to get her involved. As for programming, I'm currently learning it myself. Most visual novels use open-source engines, so the requirements for users aren't high."

After Aki Tomoya finished speaking, he waited for Yukiteru's decision.

Putting down the project proposal, Xuehui said, "You plan to make this game before the winter expo, and the print run is not high, only 500 copies. The cost can be controlled. What are your thoughts on the money?"

“As for the money, Tomoya and I will invest together,” Eriri Sawamura said. “As an illustrator, I also have some savings. If we can really make it, I can persuade my mother to take out some of my savings.”

“I will also work part-time to earn money, which should be enough before the exhibition,” Aki Tomoya said.

"It seems you've really thought this through carefully," Yukiteru nodded, looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had already put down her proposal.

Upon receiving Yukiteru's gaze, Kasumigaoka Utaha tossed her hair and said, "To be honest, the proposal is just so-so, but I'm almost done with the novel now and have some free time. Yukiteru-kun, you should come and help me too."

"Me? My club has activities, so it's okay if I don't spend too much time here, right?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded, as long as the other party was willing.

Left with no other choice, Xuehui agreed, saying, "Then try writing the script first. I'll also take a look at how to write a script; this is different from a novel. Besides, the heroine of this game is a background character, so we need to think carefully about the plot. I remember you, Aki-kun, were... um?"

At this point, Yukiteru finally realized what was happening, turned around, and found the girl looking at the project proposal in the back row: "Kato-san, so you've been here all along..."

"Oh, um, I've been here all along. Is this game really going to use me as the female lead? I feel a little shy."

You say you're shy, but there's no expression on your face at all!

"Your presence is practically invisible..."

After making a helpless complaint, Yukiteru discussed the matter with Kato Megumi and the others for a while before leaving.

A few minutes later, Yukiteru returned to the Service Club, accompanied by Kasumigaoka Utaha...

Extra chapter finished, a bit tired...

Going to lie down and watch anime _(:з」∠)_

Chapter 69: The Female Lead Development Plan, or simply Development?

Kasumigaoka Utaha originally intended to go straight home. She was a member of the Homecoming Club, and several clubs at school had invited her to join, but she didn't join any of them.

Although she has been pulled into a game development club to write scripts, she has only learned a little bit about it and needs to spend some time getting familiar with how to write them.

Since she has agreed, she will definitely do it.

What's more, Xuehui joined with her, which was a great opportunity to spend time together. Being a year ahead of her, they didn't have much time to spend together at school, so she naturally wanted to make the most of it.

Before leaving, Xuehui mentioned that she was going to tutor a member of the club, which reminded her of a few people she had met over the weekend.

It's definitely not Yukino Yukinoshita, and the boy doesn't seem like the type to be stupid either, so it can only be that cute girl named Yui Yuigahama.

So she changed her mind about leaving school and decided to go with Yukihiro to the Service Club to join in the fun.

"What are you going there for? I'm not going there to play around."

Despite Yukiteru's disdainful look, Kasumigaoka Utaha remained oblivious and continued to stay by his side. Yukiteru was helpless; he couldn't simply kick her out, so he had no choice but to let her be.

Then came the scene we see now, where Kasumigaoka Utaha, as an extra guest, and Yukiteru each sat on one side of Yuigahama Yui, tutoring her in English.

With Kasumigaoka Utaha's grades, she is more than capable of tutoring Yuihama, who is in the second year.

At this moment, Yuihama was truly flattered. After all, she was in front of a third-year senior, and her emotions were much more excited, and her efficiency also improved.

Is this... a pleasant surprise?

After a round of learning, Kasumigaoka Utaha and Yuihama became quite familiar with each other, and Kasumigaoka Utaha's attitude towards Yuihama was surprisingly good, which surprised Yukiteru.

The tutoring session ended, and it gradually got dark, with evening approaching.

At the station, watching Yukiteru and Yukino Yukinoshita walk onto the platform together, Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her eyes slightly, lost in thought.

For the next two days, the Service Club continued with tutoring as usual. Aki Tomoya's pace also slowed down due to the midterm exams. He only spent some time each day having Sawamura Eriri work on Kato Megumi's character design for the female lead.

pity.

Kato Megumi can be described as an overly indifferent girl, with so few expressions on her face that she's almost like a emotionless girl, which made Sawamura Eriri, who hoped to see different expressions from the girl, throw down her pen several times.

"I can't do this job anymore!"

Of course, as a well-mannered young lady, she couldn't say the above words out loud, but she must have cried them out countless times in her heart.

"So, your plan is to first develop the qualities of a female protagonist in Kato Megumi? That's not bad, after all, the main theme of your game is that the female protagonist is modeled after Kato Megumi."

On Saturday, Aki Tomoya, Eriri, Kato Megumi, Kasumigaoka Utaha, and Yukiteru sat in a coffee shop, listening to Aki Tomoya's plan.

"So, what's your specific plan, Aki-kun?" Kasumigaoka Utaha stirred her coffee, feeling a little bored.

"Of course, the first thing is to let Kato understand what kind of personality and behavior pattern a female lead needs! I've been preparing for this for a long time!"

As he spoke, Aki Tomoya took a box out of his bag.

"Tokimeki Memorial HD Remastered? Your plan is to let her play visual novels?" Yukiteru was at a loss for words.

“Since we’re making a visual novel, the fastest way to learn about it is through games!” Aki Tomoya said.

"But I feel like you're trying to recruit people into your cult. To be honest, I really didn't expect you to agree to this guy's request, Kato. Don't you find it strange? Suddenly someone comes along and wants you to be the female lead or something."

Hearing Yukiteru's question, Kato Megumi maintained her calm expression, tilted her head and said, "When Aki-kun first told me, it really startled me, but after getting to know him, I found that he didn't have any bad intentions. Besides, I don't have anything to do anyway, so it's okay."

"They really are going with the flow. I really can't understand how this could be the same heroine that Tomoya met back then. They have absolutely nothing in common." Eriri, sitting between the two, glanced at Kato Megumi and emphasized the word "heroine."

These past few days, she's been driven almost crazy by Kato Megumi. She's seen plenty of emotionless girls in games, but this is the first time she's encountered a girl like this in real life. This has almost made her, the popular doujinshi artist "Kashiwagi Eri," question her life.

"Is this thing really useful?" Taking the game box and looking at the several anime female characters on the cover, Xuehui smirked and looked at Aki Tomoya. "You wouldn't be using this game as a cover to get close to Kato and then seduce her, would you?"