Tokyo: Oreimo

There was also a doujinshi of "Moon Witch Transformation" that I had glimpsed earlier, displayed somewhere.

Could this guy be trying to say something like that?

What does it feel like to be NTR'd?

"So you want to be the concept artist for my game?"

"There's nothing I can do about it, so I'll reluctantly agree to cooperate with you one more time!"

Takashiro Ryouno turned her head away.

Ryosuke hesitated for a moment, then spoke up.

"But I don't think you have any experience with that kind of thing, right?"

"Huh?"

Ryosuke Takagi looked up at Ryosuke beside her, wondering what he meant by the thing he was talking about.

She quickly realized what was happening, her ears immediately flushed with immense shame, and she threw the draft in her hand at Ryosuke's face.

"You really are a pervert, aren't you? What on earth are you thinking?!"

"Ouch!"

Ryosuke was startled by her sudden outburst, and at the same time realized that his words had indeed been a bit too sharp.

What am I saying to my sister?

He couldn't help but rub his forehead.

"Sorry, but that's roughly the idea. It seems you understood."

Takashiro Ryou glared at him angrily.

"That's none of your business!"

"Don't underestimate my reading volume! Even if I have no experience in that kind of thing, it won't stop me from drawing it!"

Chapter 37 Real Name (Thanks to "春秋蝉我们走丶" for the monthly vote)

"Well, in that case, I'll consider you an investor and give you 20% of the profits."

Ryosuke shrugged. He had been thinking about finding a reliable illustrator from Saito, but since Ryo was willing to do this, that was perfect.

"Tsk."

The blonde girl pursed her lips, seemingly unconcerned about the money.

Ryosuke didn't say much, but just watched the girl make changes to the draft. The lines outlined the figure, and the originally cute figure began to move closer to the character in his memory.

"Being able to switch art styles so freely, you might be more suited to be an illustrator than a comic artist."

"What kind of statement is this? Is it mocking my story for being poorly drawn?"

Takashiro Ryou said with dissatisfaction.

"I didn't mean that; I was just marveling at your talent in this area."

Ryosuke shook his head in defense, saying that he was only praising the other person for being able to recreate the original work using the character drawings he had made in his notebook, which looked like scribbles. He truly admired this ability.

"Humph."

Ling Naijiao snorted, seemingly enjoying it.

As she drew, she kept thinking about the background story that Ryosuke had provided.

'It really is true that all you need is a smart brain; you just finished the NAME of "Cardcaptor Sakura"...'

Although Ling Nai was somewhat unconvinced, she had to admit that she was once again drawn to the other person's story.

'Heroic spirits, transformed from legendary heroes or objects of worship, obey the commands of magicians to participate in the Holy War in order to obtain the Holy Grail, which can grant any wish....'

This novel concept was something Ling Nai had never encountered before, no matter how much she read.

"By the way, it seems your character's real name wasn't mentioned in your design document. Haven't you decided on it yet?"

The figure the girl is drawing is a petite woman wearing a blue dress with white trim and blue-patterned silver armor, holding a magnificent sword in her hand.

"Of course, I had already thought of it, but I just didn't write it down."

Ryosuke replied.

In the initial draft of the script and character design collection he has presented so far, it only shows the part where Shirou Emiya is chased and killed after witnessing the confrontation between Archer and Lancer.

In his plan, the Demo would end abruptly when Saber Artoria appeared.

It's not something meant to be sold, so this level of quality should be sufficient.

"So, which historical hero was she?"

Ling Nai couldn't help but ask a question; she was quite curious about this.

"Aren't you going to guess first?"

Ryosuke smirked and threw out a bait.

"I don't know much about world history, but judging from this style, it must be something that only exists in Europe, right?"

Ling Nai held the pen cap in her mouth, her eyebrows furrowing slightly.

"Warrior...armor...could it be Joan of Arc, the French national heroine?"

This is the most likely guess she has.

But Ryosuke shook his head.

"It's close in some ways, but unfortunately, it's not."

"Hey, stop keeping me in suspense!"

Ling Nai was getting a little frantic; the more ambiguous Ryosuke's words were, the more interested she became.

"Well," Ryosuke chuckled, "if you're so eager to know, I'll tell you Saber's real name."

"She is the legendary queen of Britain, and is also known as the Knight-Queen in human history biographies."

"..."

Takashiro Ryouno was taken aback. Although her grades in world history were quite poor, she had heard some rumors about it.

Many cartoonists have also created artwork with similar backgrounds.

"Speaking of the Knight King..."

The girl's eyes widened.

"You're not talking about King Arthur, are you?"

Ryosuke nodded.

“No, the historical King Arthur was a man…” Ling Nai looked down at the draft in her hand.

Even if they are clad in armor and look heroic, they've got the gender wrong from the start, haven't they?

"Isn't it interesting?"

Ryosuke laughed. "Just like you, players will speculate about the heroine's identity, and when her real name is revealed, they should be quite shocked."

"You're really unconventional..."

Takashiro Ryou couldn't help but comment, her grip on the pen tightening.

"But it is indeed very interesting."

She had an urge to open Ryosuke's brain and see what kind of brain could come up with such a thing.

"Let's continue revising. After the final draft is completed, I have other important things to do. Just having the text and the draft is not enough; perhaps we should add some music as well."

In the following time, Ryosuke Takashiro began to refine the settings of the other characters, as requested by Ryosuke.

Time passed unconsciously.

......

The next morning, when Ryosuke woke up, it was already 10 a.m.

The two of them were busy until 2 a.m. last night and didn't get to rest until 2 a.m. Ling Nai had prepared sleeping bags in the studio, so they didn't have to sleep on the floor.

Ryosuke crawled out of his sleeping bag and looked up to see Takagi Ryouno already sitting at her workbench, her dip pen making a scratching sound on the paper.

The girl looked over and frowned at the noise she made as she got up.

"You can really sleep! You only woke up at this hour."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

Ryosuke quickly washed up and glanced at the workbench.

The character draft was basically finalized yesterday, and the next step is to complete the final draft. He no longer needs to keep an eye on this process.

Feeling hungry, Ryosuke recalled that he hadn't eaten anything since having a fast food meal the night before.

She must be hungry too, right?

Ryosuke thought to himself as his gaze fell on Ling Nai, who was diligently drawing.

"I'm going to the convenience store to buy some food."

"I want to eat pork cutlet donburi..."

"Eating such greasy food for breakfast?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

"Okay, I'll bring it for you."

......

Ryosuke left the studio and exited the apartment building.

There's a convenience store downstairs, but if you want a dish like pork cutlet donburi, you have to go to a fast food restaurant to buy it.

"The closest one is Matsuya, right?"

In Japan today, fast food restaurants are everywhere, with Matsuya in Chiba Prefecture having the most, just like Yoshinoya in Tokyo, mainly selling common set meals and rice bowls.