Tokyo: Oreimo

If I remember correctly, a few days ago Ryosuke asked her to do illustrations for the FSN adaptation novel.

"Wait, are these four notebooks the drafts of the Fourth Holy Grail War?"

"So, could this woman we're talking about be Ilya's mother?"

Takashiro Ryouno immediately became interested, and lay down on the bed with four notebooks in her arms.

Under the dim light of the desk lamp, she began to read with great interest.

That's great, to see a prequel during the boring part of finishing the game.

"That guy is so stingy. The original draft was right there in front of him. It wouldn't be a big deal to let me see it!"

.....

The next morning, after washing up, Ryosuke went to the living room for breakfast.

To his surprise, he couldn't see Takashiro Ryono.

I made plans with Saori Phoenix Institute yesterday to go to Tokyo Polytechnic University for a job interview today.

Ling Nai insisted on going along, saying that she was also a shareholder of the company and that she had to participate in such an important event.

But the clock has already struck eight o'clock, and if I don't come down for breakfast by then, I'll be late.

Because of his male identity, Ryosuke asked his mother, Mieko, to check on her in her room, and was told that she was sleeping soundly.

"It seems like I went to bed too late last night, and I can't wake her up at all."

Is that so?

There's nothing we can do then; we'll just have to leave her be for now.

This girl has such poor self-control. Even though it was Saturday night, she still stayed up so late knowing she had things to do the next day.

Ryosuke quickly finished his breakfast, said goodbye to Mieko, and went straight out.

.....

Meanwhile, Rina Inoue had just gotten out of bed, and after a sleepy wash, she headed to school.

Although it's a day off, I have something important to do.

"We should be able to make it in time. We should have gone to bed earlier last night."

Ever since she returned from the CM exhibition a while ago, she has been waiting for a phone call.

She needs to complete her research project before graduation, which requires interviewing a cartoonist to corroborate her article.

I thought I wouldn't be taken seriously by 'Rumiko Takashiro', and I even planned to change my research topic, but I unexpectedly received a call from Aniplex Co., Ltd. a few days ago.

When she first received the call, she was a little confused about who the caller was, until he told her the name of his work.

Fate/stay night.

She was naturally familiar with the game, having played the demo version before going to the event.

After a brief chat, I learned that the TYPEMOON group was under the company's umbrella, a fact that was later confirmed by logging into the game's official website.

The other party is said to be interested in participating in the fall campus recruitment fair at the University of Technology and hopes to ask her to contact the professors in the department.

It is said that Rumiko Takashiro will also be coming today.

She would never refuse such an opportunity, and excitedly agreed on the spot.

"Speaking of which, the prequel to FSN was also adapted into a light novel."

On her way to school, Rina Inoue recalled the Kadokawa Monthly magazine she had just bought yesterday, which featured a gold-prize-winning work titled "Fate/Zero".

Although it only contains the content of the first volume, her impression of it so far is quite good.

With the main storyline of FSN as a foundation, she was quite interested in the novel and even had the idea of ​​turning the story into a comic.

But she could only dream about it. After all, the original illustrator was Rumiko Takashiro herself. Even if the manga were to be adapted, it wouldn't be her turn, would it?

"A genius girl manga artist. I wish I had half her talent."

Rina Inoue felt a little melancholy.

However, for her, being able to meet a bestselling comic book artist was already a rare opportunity, something that any student in the Faculty of Arts would want to do.

So she took the initiative to take on the task of receiving guests.

"If I can use this opportunity to build a good relationship, I might become Rumiko Takashiro's intern assistant later on."

Students graduating from the Faculty of Arts are different from students from other faculties.

The corresponding industry sectors are highly competitive.

Whether it's animation, comics, music, or voice acting, it's difficult for fresh graduates to get decent job opportunities.

Most of them have to start from the bottom and become cogs in the machine of the industry, with meager incomes that are barely enough to make ends meet.

Many predecessors gave up their dreams for this reason, either switching careers or choosing to enter the field of adult painting for slightly higher pay.

Rina Inoue doesn't want to be like her seniors, so she won't give this opportunity to anyone.

But when she arrived at the school gate, she only saw two figures.

One of them looked to be about the same age as the Rumiko Takashiro I remembered, but her gender didn't match at all.

As for the other one, it was the stall owner she met at the CM exhibition.

"Where is Ms. Rumiko Takashiro?"

After a brief greeting, Inoue Rina couldn't help but ask a question.

"She's sleeping at home; she's sleeping too late to wake up."

Chapter 101: The Expedition Begins!

When Takashiro Ryouno groggily woke up, the clock had already struck 2 p.m.

Realizing she had missed something important, she jumped out of bed.

She slipped on her Buffet slippers and hurriedly ran downstairs.

"Looking for Ryosuke? He left early this morning."

Mieko's reply made her somewhat angry.

This guy ran away again!

"I thought about waking you up, Ling Nai, but you were sleeping too soundly and I couldn't bear to wake you."

What? I was sleeping that soundly?

Since that's the case, we can't hold Ryosuke accountable anymore, since she did go to bed too late last night.

The girl gave a soft hum, quickly washed up and ate a meal, and then returned to her room.

He picked up his phone and sent a text message to Ryosuke.

She received a reply very quickly.

"If you're awake, go do your own thing. We've already discussed it with the professors at Tokyo Polytechnic University, and we'll be holding a company-specific research meeting next weekend."

"What is that?"

"It's actually just an interview for college students. They also need time to prepare their portfolios. If you can't make it today, that's okay. You can come next week."

"I'm going with Phoenix Courtyard to buy some office supplies later. We'll have a good meal and come back. Please tell my mother for me."

What? He went to have dinner alone with the Giantess again.

Have these two been getting a little too close lately?

Takashiro Ryouna felt a little annoyed and threw her phone onto the bed.

"Hmph, what an annoying guy."

.....

Since we don't need to go out, let's finish reading the rest of the content.

Because the content of "Fate/Zero" is so exciting, she read two volumes in one go last night, and has also read about half of the third volume.

It only stopped when Caster was blasted to smithereens by Artoria's Unleashed Noble Phantasm.

"Speaking of which, that guy really knows how to write about perverts. That demon was finally killed. What a terrifying guy."

"I should be able to get Command Seals next, right? I'm curious about the ending. Judging from the start of FSN, Kiritsugu should have survived?"

Takashiro Ryou had many questions.

Based on her understanding of "Fate/stay night", the winner of the Fourth Holy Grail War should undoubtedly be Kiritsugu Emiya.

But based on the first three volumes so far, this magician assassin is exceptionally ruthless, showing no mercy to his enemies, so his victory is only to be expected.

Besides that, what angered her was the character Tokiomi Tohsaka.

Even just seeing the words of that name makes Ling Nai angry.

"To give one's daughter up for adoption to that kind of family and then never care about it again..."

"It makes me so angry just thinking about it!"

Having played through all the main storylines of FSN, Ayano still feels that the most memorable heroine is Matou Sakura, the girl who is in hell and seeking redemption.

The person who personally pushed her into the abyss was her biological father, Tokiomi Tohsaka.

This man couldn't possibly be unaware of the Matou family's situation. Even if he wasn't initially clear about it, he should have noticed something after seeing Kariya's appearance, right?

"This man only cares about getting to the root of things. What is the ultimate pursuit of this so-called magician? For the sake of family honor or something? It's disgusting."

If, among these seven Masters, aside from Ryunosuke Amusei, Ryouno had to choose the one she disliked the most, Tokiomi would definitely be number one.

"Anyway, this guy will die eventually, betrayed by someone he trusts. This was mentioned in the game. Is it that priest who will switch sides in the face of battle?"

Ling Nai opened her notebook and decided to continue reading.

.....

By the time Ryosuke got home, it was already around 7 p.m.

The father was watching TV in the living room, while the mother, Mieko, seemed to be washing dishes.