Tokyo: Oreimo

Ryoko Takashiro was nowhere to be seen.

After exchanging greetings, he went straight upstairs. As he passed his sister's room, he heard what sounded like stomping feet coming from inside.

What is she doing?

Ryosuke was a little curious, but he still chose to go back to his room to change his clothes first. Then he took his study materials and went back to knock on his sister's door.

There was a noise coming from inside the house, and the door was quickly opened.

Ryosuke was surprised to find that the girl's eyes were red, as if she had just been crying.

"what happened?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

Ling spat out a curse.

He turned around, walked to his chair, and plopped down.

"Well, if you're in a bad mood, today's tutoring session can be paused."

"No need, just give me the questions."

Takashiro Ryouno glanced at the notes tucked under her pillow and suppressed her displeasure.

If you cause him trouble now, he'll definitely know that you sneaked into his room.

What a nasty guy, to write a story like this.

She had just seen the scene of Rider dying under Gilgamesh's Ea, and her chest felt like it was blocked by something, with surging emotions having nowhere to go.

In Volume 4, she witnessed a young Kiritsugu Emiya using a rocket launcher to kill his teacher Natalia, Irisviel and Maiya dying one after another, and Artoria ending Lancelot's life with her own hands.

Aoi Tohsaka witnessed her husband die in front of Kariya, and the crazed Kariya almost strangled the person he loved most with his own hands. In the end, he was thrown into the insect pool by Sakura Matou like a lump of mud and killed.

As each familiar character left the stage, all the goodwill she had built up turned into the sharpest sword piercing her heart. Even in the face of excruciating pain, she did not shed a tear.

But in that one scene, all the pent-up emotions erupted uncontrollably the moment they were seen.

...

"My Servant, I, Waver Velvet, command you with a Command Spell!"

"Rider, you must achieve final victory!"

"I issue the command spell once more! Rider, you must obtain the Holy Grail!"

"Finally, I issue this command with a Command Spell. Rider, you must conquer the whole world; failure is not an option."

......

"Weber Velvet, would you be willing to serve me as my subject?"

"...You are my king, I swear to serve you and to die for you. Please guide me forward, let me see the same dream!"

"...To reveal the location of dreams is the king's task...Live on, Waver. Witness all this, and pass on the glory of kingship!"

"Come! Let us march forth, Iskandar!"

......

Damn it, who can hold back their tears when they see a scene like this?

If there's one scene in the entire novel that left the deepest impression on Ling Nai, it's probably this one.

Ling Nai was deeply captivated by the character's innate domineering charm; Alexander Iskandar truly deserved the title of Conqueror.

"hateful."

But the more this happens, the stronger the uncontrollable regret and resentment become when the other person leaves.

Why wasn't he the one who won the war?

Images involuntarily formed in my mind.

As Takashiro Ryono worked on the questions Ryosuke had assigned her, tears welled up in her eyes and she couldn't hold them back. Her large eyes fell directly onto the test paper.

What? It's just a story that guy wrote, why should I cry?

Hold it in! Ling Nai!

If he finds out, he'll definitely look down on me.

Takashiro Ryou reached out to wipe away the tears in her eyes, but like a spring that never dries up, they overflowed again after being wiped away. The sorrow that rushed straight to her heart could no longer be suppressed because of her stubbornness, and it gushed out.

"Huh?"

Why did you suddenly start crying? And why are you crying so hard?

Ryosuke Takagi opened his mouth as if to ask a question, but was glared at by the girl.

He knew that look in his eyes all too well.

That time when I was pinned down on the sofa, it seems like I was looking at him the same way.

Chapter 102 President

A week has passed since Ling Nai's sudden outburst of crying.

For a whole week, Takashiro Ryono had almost no interaction with Ryosuke except for occasions when she had to speak.

The aftereffects of watching "Fate/Zero" are quite strong.

Whenever Ling Nai sees Ryosuke, she can't help but think of the contents of the book.

This guy is awful.

She even regretted sneaking into the other person's room in the middle of the night to steal those four notebooks; otherwise, she would never have continued reading them.

But thinking about it carefully, this kind of thing seems unavoidable. I heard that the official version of the novel will be published by Kadokawa Shoten in the middle and late part of the month.

For players who have played FSN, they would definitely buy it to check it out no matter what, right?

This behavior is practically like luring a pig in to slaughter it.

This guy specifically changed his pen name, which shows he's quite self-aware.

Sitting at the dining table, Ling Nai forcefully bit off the sausage on her fork and glared fiercely at Ryosuke.

"?"

Ryosuke still doesn't know when he angered the other party, and he hasn't yet figured out a solution to this unprovoked attack.

"I'm going to Tokyo Polytechnic University later to recruit illustrators. Do you want to come with me?"

"Of course I'll go."

"Then hurry up and eat, or we'll be late if we don't go out now."

The agreed time with the school was 10 o'clock, because the need for talent was urgent and there was no time to wait for the autumn joint recruitment fair at the end of October.

After discussion, the teacher in charge of business at the school submitted an application for a special corporate research association, which was eventually approved. This was a campus recruitment specifically for Aniplex, with dedicated positions and exclusive hiring.

"Okay, I know. You're so long-winded."

Takashiro Ryou snorted unhappily, quickly ate a few bites, and then went back to her room to change her clothes.

......

This is the first time in many years that Ritsu Saito has returned to his alma mater.

Ryosuke had made the notification a week in advance, because recruiting core team members who would serve as 'supervisors' in charge of overall coordination in the future would be required to be present.

Attending on weekends won't affect the original company's work, and it doesn't matter even if someone notices.

"Long time no see, Saito. I heard you were working as an editor at Kadokawa before. I never thought you'd have the opportunity to return to the position of director."

"You haven't been back since graduation, have you?"

Tokyo University of Technology, Rescue and Support Office.

The teacher in charge is talking to Ritsu Saito.

The other person was almost a generation older than him, but there was no barrier between them when they chatted. He himself was able to enter Kadokawa, a large company, through the introduction of this teacher.

When this topic came up, Ritsu Saito felt somewhat ashamed.

He had originally planned to return to visit his teacher after being promoted to deputy editor-in-chief.

"Seeing you, I thought Kadokawa's editorial department was short-staffed this time. Turns out you've found another job."

"If Aniplex Co., Ltd. can attract you to join, then it must be pretty good, right?"

Ritsu Saito could only give an awkward laugh.

He could tell that the teacher didn't have high expectations for his company, because to be honest, given the current size of Ryosuke Takashiro's company, it was practically invisible in the industry.

If that weren't the case, Mr. Kojima wouldn't have bothered to subtly inquire about the company.

Despite not being well-known in the industry at present, Ritsu Saito is still very optimistic about Aniplex's future.

Or rather, he had a high opinion of Ryosuke Takashiro.

Since Kino's Journey, he has produced four completely different works in his own style.

He's only sixteen; his creative talent is truly terrifying.

"Mr. Kojima, I will take responsibility for the career paths of my juniors."

Saito Ritsuchu and Kojima-sensei smiled and said what the other party wanted to hear.

"I'm relieved to hear that."

Kenichi Kojima breathed a sigh of relief.

As a career guidance counselor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, he is responsible for students' employment.

In recent years, due to the impact of the bursting of the real estate bubble, a large number of small businesses have gone bankrupt. Even among the surviving businesses, a significant portion have chosen to reduce or stop hiring recent graduates.

A few years ago, students were highly sought after by companies at job fairs, with some even pre-selecting all candidates.

Currently, there are very few companies participating in the fall recruitment season, and the number of available positions is extremely limited.

"Last week, a teacher from the Department of Art suddenly told me that a company had come to recruit recent graduates, and they couldn't even wait for the fall recruitment season. That really startled me."

"I didn't expect to be offered such good benefits."