A super great writer in the second dimension

　"Could you please explain?" Kasumigaoka Utaha stared into Sanzenin Arashi's eyes, her pupils focused, their gazes locked, without the slightest hint of evasion. "Even if there's nothing wrong with what you're saying, I still want to hear your explanation, because you are indeed very important to me. You're not just my first friend, nor just my first reader. In short, I want to hear your explanation."

　Even if it's just a perfunctory response.

　Kasumigaoka Utaha felt dizzy and rubbed her forehead. Only now did she realize that she hadn't breathed at all since the beginning of the night, holding her breath and waiting for an answer—an answer that would make her happy, not a satisfactory one.

　I don't need the truth, I just want to be convinced.

　The girl's legs were twitching under the table, almost touching Sanzenin Arashi's knees.

　Sanzenin Arashi covered her mouth, her eyes darting left and right, as if she hesitated slightly but was certain. She chopped everything together, mixed it with some sesame wine, and became slightly drunk, feeling her vision wavering.

　What exactly does she want to hear?

　Well, there has to be a limit to how much you can choose, especially since I never do anything wrong.

　“Alright, then I’ll explain a little.” Sanzenin Arashi rubbed his forehead. “I still maintain that I don’t think I did anything wrong, but none of that matters, not at all. Thoughts are the most important thing, not what was done. Can you accept this explanation?”

　Looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha, her eyes were very earnest.

　"You really like to break the rules... But." Kasumigaoka Utaha finally breathed a sigh of relief, her gaze softening and completely relaxing: "The popular author I know is just like this, no change at all. I was so nervous. When you said these things to me, I thought you were leaving, planning to abandon me and go somewhere unknown."

　Arashi Sanzenin felt relieved upon hearing this. It wasn't a request for forgiveness, but rather a desire to avoid being misunderstood. Purely in terms of will, his feelings for Kasumigaoka Utaha were 99% goodwill and 1% fame and fortune.

　The next second, Sanzenin Arashi's expression changed: "What are you going to do..."

　Kasumigaoka Utaha kicked her foot forward, placing her stockinged foot on Sanzenin Arashi's foot, a sly smile on her face. "You said you'd take care of my novel and asked if I wanted to be your fake lover. After you agreed, you didn't even ask me out. You're supposed to be the heir to a big conglomerate, and you can't even do this much? How disappointing! How much more do you want me to worry before you'll stop?"

　Taking a sharp breath, Sanzenin Arashi felt her heart racing and a jolt went through her.

　"What... do you want to do?" Sanzenin Arashi frowned, trying to dodge, but Kasumigaoka Utaha's feet were very agile, and her stockings were a bit slippery, rubbing against her suit pants.

　"Of course it's revenge. Everything was calm from beginning to end, and I was the only one being suspicious. Now I'm very unhappy." His wine-red eyes narrowed, and his footwork quickened. He smiled wickedly, and his actions became even more outrageous.

　The two sat facing each other at the table, smiling warmly, like best friends. But beneath the table, a battlefield had already broken out, filled with the scent of Kasumigaoka Utaha.

　Sanzenin Arashi let out a long breath, feeling hot all over. This was practically playing with fire! Did they really think he was a gentleman and wouldn't do anything to him?

　He reached down and touched a Microsoft object. It was warm to the touch and had the unique texture of stockings. The girl opposite him trembled and her cheeks flushed.

　“That’s what makes it interesting!” Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled, her smile alluring. “If you don’t come over, I’ll continue. Let me see what Lan-kun, the heir to a major conglomerate, is capable of!”

　Sanzenin Arashi took a breath, not caring about anything else, and grabbed forward, managing to grab an ankle. However, the stockings were a bit slippery, and the girl glared at Sanzenin Arashi fiercely. With a bit of effort, Kasumigaoka Utaha broke free.

　Even if the girl wanted to play a prank, the current situation was too embarrassing. She coughed, bent down, and put her high heels back on—her wine-red eyes were still fixed on Sanzenin Arashi, afraid that he might do something strange along the way.

　Humans are strange like that; once they do something, they assume the other person will do it too.

　Sanzenin Arashi could only smile at this.

　The two remained silent for a while, unsure of what to say. It was certainly a complicated matter, but they wouldn't open their mouths here; it wasn't appropriate.

　Think about it, some staff members nearby were giving him strange looks. There was quite a commotion at Aoyama-sensei's place just now. They were all waiting outside, but it was almost eight o'clock and the teacher still hadn't come out, so they were going to come in and urge him. As a result, they saw some very gossipy things.

　All I can do is smile!

　Ah, let's offer our blessings with smiles!

　Keep going, teacher, you have a long way to go!

　"..." Kasumigaoka Utaha coughed twice, her face turning red: "Let's go, Arashi-kun. We promised to treat Aki Tomoya to dinner, what time is it now!"

　Is this how you cover up your shyness? —Sanzenin Arashi thought to herself, “Let’s go back and talk about it properly. I’m not going to give up on the company. Please allow me to pursue my dreams for the next few years.”

　"Would you like to stay with me?" Sanzenin Arashi extended her hand to the girl.

　"Hmph!" But all that responded to him was a retreating figure.

　Oh dear... is it really necessary to be so shy?

　..

65. New concept, studio, angelbeast!!

　Even after a heartfelt confession, Kasumigaoka Utaha is troubled by her studies. Maintaining the top spot in her grade is not easy. Her parents allow her to play outside as much as she wants, on the condition that Kasumigaoka Utaha must regain the top spot in her grade.

　Sanzenin Arashi didn't intend to interfere with other people's studies, so he could only stay alone during the day and become a writer.

　At this moment, Sanzenin Arashi is in the basement of the Sawamura family's house. A diffused light is placed to one side, and she strikes a special pose with Sawamura Eriri pressing down on her body. Her hands are clasped together with her fingers pointing in opposite directions, but the girl is dressed in men's clothing.

　"Up...up a little, I touched it, umm...don't put your hands around, Mom, come quick!" Eriri avoided Sanzenin Arashi's gaze, while Sawamura Sayuri slowly walked over, smiling as she looked at her daughter's embarrassing moment.

　"That's exactly how doujinshi events are supposed to be—that's what makes them fun!" Sawamura Sayuri clapped her hands, dressed in men's clothing with a mischievous air: "Forget about anything other than the characters, we're all boys now!"

　Eriri Sawamura was speechless. It was clearly just men's clothing, okay? It was still in the right places, and nothing had grown out. My mom and I are both girls, okay?

　"Don't worry about this stuff. You've already done it, so calm down and don't dawdle over the last photo."

　"Stop nagging, I'll do it!" Eriri turned her gaze away, waiting for the snapping sound, quickly got up, and sighed, "Finally over!"

　"Let's go up then." After taking photos all day, even the adult wife was exhausted. "Did Lan-jun bring the goods? Your schedule has been really tight lately."

　Sanzenin Arashi nodded: "Of course, I'm not that inefficient."

　This time, they came to the Sawamura family to shoot a doujinshi photobook. They used their super high-level looks to shoot a BL doujinshi photobook. However, apart from Sanzenin Arashi herself, the other two characters are definitely girls.

　Of course, she also brought all the illustrated notebooks with her. Sayuri Sawamura has connections in printing, so it's much cheaper than if she went to get them herself.

　The three of them changed their clothes and sat in the Sawamura family's living room. Sanzenin Arashi poured a cup of tea and asked, "How much potential do you think these doujinshi have?"

　Sawamura Sayuri picked up the first SchoolDays book, flipped through it, and then frowned: "There isn't much H content, and the orientation is a bit ambiguous, but if it has the name Aoyama Arashi printed on it, there won't be any problem."

　"What do you mean?" Sanzenin Arashi frowned. The name Aoyama Arashi was only used on his own website Nico Nico Douga and Sword Art Online. He shouldn't be very famous. At most, he's just a light novelist who has become relatively well-known recently.

　It is well known that light novel authors have never had a very high social standing.

　Sawamura Sayuri sighed: "Lan-kun really doesn't understand the industry. Not to mention that you do all the illustrations for your novels by yourself, your art style is highly regarded among doujinshi artists. Look at this."

　Sayuri handed the phone to Arashi Sanzenin, who took it, glanced at it, and her eyes widened slightly: "This is truly an unexpected surprise."

　That's a blog by a well-known illustrator who strongly recommended the website NICO and praised the illustrations by Arashi Sanzenin.

　On the mobile screen, you can see a young female vampire with long blonde hair squatting in a corner. Her expressionless face looks cute and silly, and her lonely eyes are staring ahead, making you want to protect her. Her rough clothes and the flight cap on her head make her look like a pitiful little thing.

　Shinobu Oshino, the protagonist's slave and master in the Monogatari series, is a strange assassin and vampire queen. Her name is Kiss-Shota Serola Lyon's Heart of the Blade, which is her remnant and her childhood appearance.

　Below the picture, there are hundreds of comments. Shinobu is very cute, so it's not surprising that she has gained so much popularity.

　Sanzenin Arashi glanced at the blogger's profile: "Interesting."

　The illustrator's blog has 120,000 followers. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that the blogger is just a part-time illustrator. He is actually a game developer and has even founded a visual novel studio. Furthermore, from the few words he utters, one can glean that he intends to recruit Aoyama-sensei to create character designs for him.

　Sayuri Sawamura took back her phone and said, "As far as I know, there are at least several other people recommending Arashi-kun's illustrations. In my opinion, it's amazing that NICO has grown to this scale in such a short time. The two novels on the site are both masterpieces worth talking about, and the illustrations are on par with the top artists. But even so, it wouldn't have been possible without the recommendations of these fans."

　Sanzenin Arashi nodded. True fans are indeed amazing. Some bloggers like this illustration and are willing to promote it, placing it in the most prominent positions. Originally, these positions would have cost a lot of money to promote, but now it's like they're doing it for free.

　One can only marvel at the power of true love!

　“Oh, right, there’s something else I came here for.” Sanzenin Arashi looked up. “I’m renting a place to set up a studio. At C89, I’m not only going to present my manga, but I also want to take this opportunity to launch a visual novel game. You can take a look at this.”

　Arashi Sanzenin took out a proposal.

　The text above contains several phrases: AngelBeats!! /FateStayNight/CLANNAD/AIR

　"This is..." Sayuri Sawamura glanced at it, then flipped it open, revealing several illustrations: "Do you want to start a studio?"

　Sanzenin Arashi nodded: "To be precise, you're half right."

　Lily's interest was immediately piqued: "Tell me!"

　"Have you heard of the concept of IP?" Sanzenin Arashi said, "It can be considered a virtual fixed asset. The internet seems more complex than reality, but it is not. It is more general. The sale of various products, after tracing back to the source, is like all things returning to one, and everything can be traced back to the individual human being."

　This world is not yet fully developed in this regard, and online side hustles are underdeveloped. Real-world practical industries still dominate. Although everyone knew about IP proposed by Sanzenin Arashi in the previous life, it is still a relatively new concept in Europe and America.

　“This project…” Sayuri flipped to AngelBeats!!’s page and was immediately captivated.

　..

66. Sylvie, we don't charge money, we build our reputation.

　Visual novels, anime, manga, light novels, merchandise, doujinshi.

　These are all things within the scope of AGC. As long as they are related to these, they are in line with Sanzenin Arashi's personal principles, so of course I should get involved.

　"AngelBeats!!'s theme is life and survival. It uses the unconventional to fight against the common sense. It is a story that questions the current society and pursues change."

　Arashi Sanzenin briefly explained, in great detail: "The story reflects the essence of humanity, which is closely related to us. What do you think of this project?"

　Sawamura Sayuri fell into deep thought. Turning what Sanzenin Arashi had brought out into a game was no joke; it would cost a fortune, at least tens of millions of yen.

　High quality has always been the main theme of Sanzenin Arashi. He prepared 20 million yen for AngelBeats!!, even though he was doing the drawing himself and the artist's fees were waived.

　"How is it going?" Sanzenin Arashi asked repeatedly. His Sword Art Online series was generating a steady stream of revenue. The second book had been on the market for a week, and including the first book, 1.5 million copies had already been printed. He estimated that there wouldn't be any additional orders in the near future, and he now had 120 million yen in his hands.

　So this project proposal doesn't just include AngelBeats!!, a single visual novel game, but also FATE and AIR/CL.

　“Seriously speaking, for a project that relies heavily on its story, you can’t get anywhere just by looking at the setting,” Sawamura Sayuri said thoughtfully, resting her chin on her hand. “Either the story is incredibly interesting, or the character design is superior. Now I’d like to ask, is the female lead of AngelBeats!! [Nakamura Yuri] or [Tachibana Kanade]?”

　Sayuri paused for a moment and continued, "I want to know the answer to this question from the setting. This Afterlife Battlefront is very interesting. The characters are all dead people. This is the world after death, so the players' minds will be highly focused. The more beautiful and cute these characters become, the more they will feel regret. Why is such a person a dead person? How did they die? They will have deep doubts."

　Sanzenin Arashi said, "Regarding this, [Nakamura Yuri]'s dream before she died was to be a good older sister. Why did she come to the Afterlife Front? She must have had extreme resentment before she died, or something she had to accomplish, because—before she died, this girl who dreamed of being a good older sister witnessed her younger siblings being murdered by bandits and their bodies being mutilated. That's why the Afterlife Front appeared."

　"Yuri Nakamura, in her human form, rebelled against the so-called gods, so a battle line appeared after her death. This setting will be arranged as a hidden plot within the [Yuri Nakamura] route."

　Sawamura Sayuri nodded: "That's an unimaginable concept. So, what category do you plan to make this visual novel? All ages? R18?"

　She paused for a moment: "For R18, oral sex, anal sex, and all kinds of gameplay must fit the theme. The character [Nakamura Yuri] is not suitable for this kind of plot. No matter how much you want to create a good character, when the player has sex with that character, she will subconsciously become a wet, lustful, and horny bitch."

　Sawamura Sayuri handed the proposal to Sanzenin Arashi, pointing to a corner and saying, "This part has been erased, hasn't it? What was originally written here? Setsuna... Touma and Bitch? Arashi-kun, how many visual novel scripts have you prepared? What's your brain made of? With this kind of drive, why don't you go into real business instead of developing in the lukewarm virtual entertainment industry?"

　Arashi Sanzenin shrugged. "I've talked about the concept of IP before. The virtual industry is no less important than the real industry. No matter what economic system you're in, it's all about people, because interests are the sparks that fly when people interact and collide."

　"Okay, so how do you plan to promote it?" Sawamura Sayuri thought that Sanzenin Arashi was just a website administrator, someone from the novel world. How could she possibly succeed in the game world?

　“Of course, through games.” Sanzenin Arashi put away the proposal. He would discuss these things with Mashiro and Utaha when he got back. Then he took out a booklet: “Take a look at this. I’m going to launch a pocket-sized visual novel. It’s a simple game played online. I’ll use this as a platform to release promotional information and promote it together with my website.”

　Arashi Sanzenin slammed his hand on the table: "Let me put it this way, my goal is to sell one million copies of a visual novel."

　When Sayuri Sawamura saw the words "Sylvie" on the cover of the booklet, with the subtitle "Slave Girl," she immediately became curious. After opening the proposal and looking at it, she nodded in satisfaction: "What's the planned price?"

　Sanzenin Arashi knew Sayuri would ask that question. Sylvie was quite amusing, a pitiful girl on the verge of breaking down. She really evoked strong feelings. Didn't you want to protect her? Didn't you want to pat Sylvie's little head?

　Don't you want to have sex with little Sylvie?

　Mouth X Chrysanthemum O in - beep

　"I really don't plan to make money from this game, Sylvie." Sanzenin Arashi, in the guise of a superior, said with a hint of enlightenment, "As a work with a good reputation, the first thing is to make it free, so that players can feel my most sincere sincerity, and let them feel that I... am a person who lives for love, a warrior of love, Miss Sayuri."

　"Warrior of Love?" Sayuri's expression was strange. "What an interesting name."

　“Of course.” Sanzenin Arashi put away the proposal: “Since Sayuri thinks there are no problems, I’ll go back and start working on it. We’ll see in the CM two months from now. Success or failure hinges on this one move. For me, failure is absolutely not an option.”

　After returning home, Sanzenin Arashi registered a Weibo account, intending to use it to start his company and as his personal blog.

　The editor had been urging him to quickly register a blog or Twitter account, or even Facebook if necessary. Sanzenin Arashi prepared some food for Mashiro, sat down in front of the computer, and typed in the name he had already decided on.

　Warrior of Love (Aoyama Arashi)

　After registering, I edited my profile and added the search note: "Sword Art Online author myself," then refreshed the webpage and wrote a blog post.

　Looking at her blog with zero followers, Sanzenin Arashi suddenly became interested. "Sayuri said I'm pretty famous now. I wonder how many people are following me?"

　..

67. Inuyasha

　"Warrior of Love" was originally a nickname for a guy who frequently "killed" girls, much to the dismay of viewers, but the endings were surprisingly heartwarming. He also liked to wear a black T-shirt with a large "love" written on it, so many people called him the Warrior of Love.

　Sanzenin Arashi is now going to do the same thing, relentlessly torturing his fellow anime fans and whipping their innocent hearts. It's like—you're enjoying a doujinshi, but when you turn the page you find it's turned into a story about Lucifer, or even the seven Calabash Brothers ganging up on you. That's pretty much the feeling.

　Of course, Sylvie, who was preparing to start production, wouldn't do that. This part was defined by Sanzenin Arashi as "true love," and the goal was to create a completely free game. Sylvie was undoubtedly a joker, turning herself into a joker for a popular creator who was a true love fan.

　"I've finished drawing Arashi. Do you want to see it?" Mashiro walked over to Arashi with her drawing board. "I drew 127 CG illustrations as Arashi asked. Remember to keep your promise, Arashi."

　“Of course.” Sanzenin Arashi nodded with a smile, took Sylvie’s illustration, put it into the scanner, and said with a gentle gaze, “I guarantee I can make you the best manga artist! Without further ado, here you go.”

　Arashi Sanzenin opened the drawer and took out a stack of bound A4 paper. All of Sylvie's paintings were done by Mashiro. With the girl's painting skills surpassing those of Arashi Sanzenin himself, it was no doubt that she could create attractive slave girls.

　Arashi Sanzenin couldn't let Mashiro work for free, so he proposed exchanging manga instruction for drawing. The girl readily accepted and spent several days completing Sylvie's game scenes, a total of 127 CG images, each one exquisitely beautiful and comparable to a work of art.

　The absolute dominance of a world-class painter is on full display here.

　It's time for Mashiro to make her debut in the world of anime.