Tokyo: Oreimo

But the feedback received was that it was not needed.

What an arrogant attitude! Have they considered the real needs of otaku gamers?

Knowing this in advance, Ling Nai had no intention of asking for the script beforehand, which deprived her of even the last bit of anticipation when playing the game.

"Anyway, I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Ruri likes watching CG, right? That work was drawn by a very well-known ecchi artist in the industry. You'll definitely like it."

"..."

Ruri Aragaki nodded slightly awkwardly, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

And indeed, it turned out to be just as she thought.

The next morning, Ling Nai went out with Ryosuke as usual, and met Aragaki Ruri at the same corner.

Then, with an excited expression, she took out a game box from her bag in front of Ryosuke Takagi—a box so violent it was almost impossible to open one's eyes.

【Dragon Knight】

Despite the name having a fantastical element, just looking at the CG image on the cover almost made Ruri Aragaki lose her composure.

Does the "dragon" refer to a girl with strange wings who doesn't wear clothes?!

asshole!

"Liuli, you have to play!"

But seeing her friend's expectant face, the girl had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

Ryosuke Takagi looked somewhat bewildered at Ruri Aragaki, who had put the obviously 'eroge' (adult game) galgame into her bag.

Despite having sworn angrily at the CM exhibition that she hated otaku, she chose to break off their friendship on the spot when she found out that Ling Nai played this kind of game.

This girl, who held such a stereotypical view of otaku, actually started playing visual novels.

When he heard the news from Ling Nai last night, he wasn't too surprised.

After all, FSN has been given to her for so long, it's not surprising that she would have come into contact with it, and besides, that game doesn't have much content related to 18+.

But Ryosuke never expected that the second installment would be such an exciting work.

How could someone go to such lengths for someone they like?

Or perhaps, after that first experience, some strange fetish awakened...

Ryosuke couldn't help but cast a strange look at him.

Ruri Aragaki's keen professional instincts made her immediately notice that Ryosuke was watching her.

Their eyes met, and the girl's face turned as red as blood; she wished she could run away on the spot.

"It's not what my brother thinks!"

"Yes, I understand. Everything exists for a reason."

"No....."

"The world is not beautiful, but that is what makes it beautiful. I still hold this view, and don't worry about me saying it out loud."

The other party attacked me with quotes from my favorite author.

Ruri Aragaki almost cried, if it weren't for Ayano standing next to her.

Chapter 118 I Will Miss You

Ruri Aragaki took the game home for a full month.

She stuffed 【Dragon Knight】 into the deepest part of the closet, but even then she didn't feel safe enough, so she specially put a lockable protective shell on this dangerous item.

If my parents find out, something absolutely terrible will happen.

It's unbelievable that my good daughter has such a strange hobby.

Recalling the look Ryosuke gave her back then, she didn't want her parents to look at her that way.

As for taking it out to play with?

How could that be? Just being able to open her eyes and look at the cover is already her limit.

Ling Nai has been asking her some rather sensitive questions about the game lately, but thankfully she's gotten smarter now.

Ruri Aragaki searched for information about the game online, ignoring the offensive content, and roughly summarized the plot.

This way, you can barely get away with chatting with your friends.

To be honest, after learning about the plot of this work, Ruri Aragaki scoffed at it.

The first piece she worked with was the most exquisite in the industry; to ask her to go back and experience a piece of that level of detail would be torture.

Because of Aragaki Ruri's initial statement, Takashiro Ayano now believes that she values ​​the artist's skill more than the plot, resulting in the games she recommends now being almost all known for their beautiful art style, but the content is almost entirely a mess.

Most clubs have limited budgets. If they can afford expensive illustrators, their scripts will naturally be inferior, which is to be expected. For someone like Ryosuke who tries to do both, if the sales are a disaster, he will lose everything.

"It would be better to just honestly admit that you like your older brother's story..."

Ruri Aragaki muttered to herself, "At least this way, I won't be forced to play this kind of game."

What devastated her most was that Takashiro Ryouno extended an invitation to her.

"Liuli, come to my house this weekend."

Ruri Aragaki couldn't refuse such requests, so she would play visual novels in order to become closer to her friends.

The girl was overjoyed when she heard the other person say those words; it had been a long time since she had been able to visit her friend's house.

So much so that she agreed without even thinking about it.

But Ling Nai's next words plunged her into an icy abyss.

"I recently discovered a game that's even more exciting than Dragon Knight. Ruri said she likes this type of game, right?"

"Since I haven't finished the game yet, I can't lend it to you for the time being, so we can just play together."

Is it even more exciting than that 'Red Dragon Girl'?

Is that something she can see with her eyes? She'll go blind!

.......

On Saturday, Ruri Aragaki went to the appointment, feeling rather apprehensive.

Upon entering the foyer, one finds the Gao family parents sitting in the living room, and one must greet them.

"Hello, Uncle and Aunt, I'm sorry to bother you today."

"Oh, Ruri-chan is so polite. Don't be shy, make yourself at home. I'll bring some fruit to your room later."

Mieko was pleased that Ryouno was now bringing her friends home to play.

This is the first time since the family was remarried.

After exchanging greetings, Takashiro Ryouno led her friend upstairs.

“That’s that guy’s mother…” she introduced.

"Is she your elder brother? How does Ling Nai address her?"

Ruri Aragaki was a little curious.

"Of course I call her Auntie. How could I possibly call her Mom? But she's a very gentle person and has never cared about such things."

Takashiro Ryou said this as if it were the most natural thing in the world, and walked to her door and turned the handle.

Is my elder brother not home today?

Ruri Aragaki noticed that there was another room across from the girl and asked about it.

"That guy went to the company early this morning, probably to check on the progress of the new work. The CG is almost finished, and a significant portion of the voice acting is also done. It's time to start promoting it."

"Really? My brother must be very busy."

"Huh? Would Liuli care about that guy?"

Takashiro Ryou sat on the bed and said something seemingly casually, but her ears were actually perked up.

"No, I was just curious. After all, he's Ling Nai's older brother, so I should at least greet him when he comes to visit."

Ruri Aragaki quickly denied it.

How could she not understand the meaning behind Ling Nai's words?

What a joke! How could she possibly have feelings for Ryosuke? He's the kind of guy who would lay a hand on his sister.

Since she's not here, today will be just the two of them, Ling Nai and herself.

That's great! I have to hold back. If I can play games with Ling Nai, there will definitely be a breakthrough.

"What? Liuli should stay away from him. That guy has a really bad personality."

Takashiro Ryouno breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's chat for a while first. We can play games together after Aunt Mieko delivers the fruit. It would be troublesome if we were interrupted in the middle."

"Uh-huh."

Ruri Aragaki has to play games.

.....

At Aniplex company.

Ryosuke moved a chair and sat down next to Hououin Saori.

The CD burning equipment next to it was running at full speed.

Is this all for the demo?

In the scene, Nagisa Furukawa is holding a basketball and standing alone in the heavy rain.

Pausing here should have a good effect.

"Yes, that's enough."

Ryosuke nodded.

The game content for Clannad has been largely completed. The next step is a testing period, which will be overseen by Saori Hououin.