A super great writer in the second dimension

　Players' Sylvie will encounter various situations.

　These situations, like love, come unexpectedly. This is what I've always wanted to emphasize: the so-called "love." It seems that the adorable player, Hachiman Hikigaya, has already felt this deep affection.

　Sanzenin Arashi took a sip of water, then suddenly remembered something. She tagged Hiratsuka Shizuka, who seemed to be Soubu High's homeroom teacher, and then posted a message saying: "Your student stayed up all night playing visual novels," and forwarded the email to her.

　Remembering that she still owed Hiratsuka Shizuka repair fees, and now that she had the money, Sanzenin Arashi got up and drove to Soubu High School to pay it back.

　I was in the wrong back then; Hiratsuka Shizuka is indeed a good person.

　..

81. Hachiman, weren't you going to give me a buff?

　Chiba Municipal First General High School.

　Abbreviated as Sobu High School.

　The first diagnostic test was held on Thursday, and the results were announced on Friday. Those who failed stayed for remedial classes. People like Hachiman Hikigaya, who were terrible at science, were simply not up to the task. He only scored five points in science, setting a new record for Soubu High School.

　Five stars!!!

　Even Shizuka Hiratsuka was speechless at Endymion's miraculous score.

　What exactly is the structure of a person's brain that allows them to do something like this?

　Even if you just randomly write something on a multiple-choice question, you'd get more than five points!

　Hiratsuka sat quietly in his office, his gaze stern, tapping his fingers on the table as he looked at the student in front of him with an expression of disappointment and frustration.

　"You brat... is this how you treat studying?" Her voice was cold.

　"Teacher, I almost got full marks on the humanities test, I'm just a little unbalanced in some subjects." Hachiman Hikigaya was unconvinced: "Besides, you've seen the humanities papers, haven't you, Hiratsuka-sensei?"

　“Oh, I see, so that means…” Hiratsuka Shizuka’s forehead creased with anger, and she said with a pained expression, “You call a score of five points… a little unbalanced?”

　Hiratsuka Shizuka covered her face, wondering why she had to encounter such an extreme student.

　"I heard you stayed up all night playing GAL games? Bishoujo games?" Hiratsuka Shizuka slammed her hand on the table, her eyes sharp. "You knew you had tutoring today, but you were playing these kinds of games at home. Mr. Tanaka, the science teacher, told me that you were dozing off during his class. Do you even know that? You were the only one in the class who attended science tutoring, and you were dozing off?"

　Hiratsuka Shizuka recalled the scene, so beautiful she couldn't bear to look at it, and felt heartbroken. "Do you know what Tanaka-sensei was feeling when he said those words to me?! The look in his eyes..."

　Hachiman Hikigaya also imagined it: In an empty classroom, science teacher Tanaka was teaching with all his might, pouring his heart and soul into his lessons. He was selflessly dedicating himself to giving his students a bright future, but alas, the world is cold and indifferent. One student fell asleep in his class. Even so, Mr. Tanaka continued to teach diligently. Even though there was only one student in the entire classroom, and that student was still sleeping, Mr. Tanaka never stopped, vowing to give all his students a glorious future...

　Thinking about it, Hachiman Hikigaya felt like he wasn't even human!

　Hiratsuka Shizuka said, "Hachigaya, you're fucking inhuman!"

　Hachiman Hikigaya affirmed, "Yes, I'm really not human!"

　The office door was open, and Sanzenin Arashi stood in the doorway looking out. He had been there for five minutes, and seeing that things were getting weirder and weirder, he came up and interrupted their conversation: "Hiratsuka-sensei, I've come to return the money."

　Just then, Hiratsuka Shizuka pulled out an A4 sheet of paper and slammed it on the table. It was covered in dense writing, the resentment in it palpable even without reading. The bold, black title read: "[Aoyama, you old scoundrel, stick your head out here, I'm going to give you a buff]".

　Sanzenin Arashi chuckled upon seeing this, "You're Hikigaya Hachiman?"

　Hachiman Hikigaya turned his head and saw a person of similar age to him, but whose entire body exuded an overwhelming aura of popularity that made him unable to look directly at him, and he felt as if his heart was bleeding.

　"Yes, I am. May I ask? Excuse me?"

　"It's nothing. I saw you sent me the letter to shut down the site and kept refreshing my Twitter, so I thought you were a very interesting person. Now that I see you are, you really are very interesting." Sanzenin Arashi picked up an A4 sheet of paper: "You even write your insults so neatly. If you embellish it, it could be read as a short story online, 'My Slave Girl's Diary.' I heard you were the top student in the humanities, but I find that a bit strange."

　Arashi Sanzenin paused for a moment, then said, "Why are so many people so clueless? It's as if getting satisfaction from playing games is a divinely granted right. Hachiman, do you know your integrity has already fallen into the Mariana Trench?"

　"Is that so?" Hachiman Hikigaya asked, sparing with his words.

　There are indeed people like that. They talk a good game online, but when you meet them in person, they fall silent, as if asking them to speak would be their death. These kinds of people are usually called "closet perverts." Sanzenin Arashi thought that since she had already accepted the challenge and was already here, she might as well debate with this closet pervert.

　Sanzenin Arashi said, "You can't say that. Your main argument is that I added too many bad endings to this game, isn't it?"

　However, the fun of visual novels lies in the choices players make, leading to the ending through those choices, which most players find endlessly enjoyable.

　In this process, the player is like a god, able to manipulate the favorability of various characters through choices. I tried hiding this system, making the choices routine, and replacing them with background parameter calculations. Don't you think that would be more realistic?

　"But there are people who can't accept this kind of thing, right?" Hachiman Hikigaya felt like something was off.

　Sanzenin Arashi laughed: "What's wrong?"

　Sanzenin Arashi then changed the subject: "That's absolutely right. Just like with traditional romance novels, many single men find they can't read them at all. In fact, the 'common sense' of people who have been in relationships is completely 'uncommon sense' for virgins. Look at all these data-driven people who talk the talk but don't walk the walk these days. But all I can say is this: they can produce data and be proud of it, feeling a great sense of superiority. But what these people don't know is..."

　Sanzenin Arashi paused for a moment: "Successful people take it for granted to present data. They won't bring up things that are taken for granted, and they'll emphasize them. Many people bring up things that others take for granted and think they're very smart. This kind of mental victory is no different from what you're doing, which is why you feel something is wrong."

　"Hachiman, you went on my Twitter feed and challenged me again. I was hoping you could come up with some novel arguments, but now I'm really disappointed."

　After saying that, Sanzenin Arashi smiled and said, "So you're a data enthusiast. No wonder you're so good at humanities."

　Hiratsuka Shizuka covered her face: "Aoyama Arashi, don't bully my student! Did you bring the money?"

　Sanzenin Arashi nodded: "Of course, but can I ask you for a favor?"

　Hiratsuka Shizuka said, "Okay."

　Sanzenin Arashi said, "Could you please distribute some questionnaires in your class? It's about the game this student is playing, the questionnaire about the slave girl Sylvie."

　"I'm a teacher, how could I possibly send out something like this!?" Hiratsuka Shizuka covered her face, one after another, but then she suddenly thought of something: "Regarding the school's affairs, you can go to the club that I'm an advisor for. I'll talk to them this time. Come back after school on Monday."

　“It just so happens that the person who commissioned this time is Yukinoshita Haruno’s younger sister.” Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled.

　Sanzenin Arashi felt a chill rise up behind him.

　..

82. Players are still unaware of what kind of game they are facing.

　With only a month and a half until Winter CM, C89 is undoubtedly the time to launch the final offensive.

　At that time, the name of the warrior of love, Aoyama Arashi, will resound throughout the entire anime and manga community.

　At that moment, Sanzenin Arashi had just mailed Mashiro's manuscript to JUMP headquarters. After returning home, he opened Twitter and tagged the JUMP representatives to say hello.

　Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Inuyasha will definitely be serialized.

　Even though JUMP is the best-selling manga magazine in Japan, it only has a dozen or so serial slots, which is still not difficult.

　After dealing with Mashiro's matter, Sanzenin Arashi began to check the comments and book review section.

　The images of the slave girl, posted via Twitter and Nico Nico Douga, have already generated a significant response.

　[Post #4560: What's going on...? Why did a complete stranger suddenly appear and steal my Sylvie while I was playing?! ...

　[Post #4951: I was playing and just sprayed some medicine, and Sylvie suddenly slashed me with a knife! @青山岚, please explain why the heroine of a visual novel would slash me with a knife during a casual interaction?!]

　[Post #5123: You old scoundrel Qingshan, give me back my innocence!!!]

　[Post #5124: That's because you shameless men always want to do something to people. Like me, I just pat their heads every day, treating it like a casual game. I'll never run into anything, right? You're all disgusting guys! If you don't like it, then don't play!]

　Sanzenin Arashi felt that this person on floor 5124 would definitely eat up what she had said in a few days.

　Some players have already encountered a bad ending and are still exploring, but just as Sanzenin Arashi predicted, these players will definitely not be able to accept this kind of unexpected bad ending.

　Love is always sudden, but because people like this kind of thing, so... a plot twist can't be accepted if it doesn't lead to a positive outcome. As for Sylvie's plot twist, I can guarantee that it would never lead to a positive outcome.

　because……

　He wasn't even in the happy ending!

　Therefore, no matter how these players play, they will never get what they want!

　Even so, they keep moving forward. Isn't that what love is all about?

　Like moths drawn to a flame, they relentlessly pursue their goals, learning new things through repeated failures, thus growing into adults. Look how earnestly my beloved warrior, Aoyama Arashi, hopes you all grow up!

　These people have no idea that their real enemy is Sylvie herself!

　Sanzenin Arashi, with ill intentions, then carelessly typed a few replies, obtained several CGs from Mashiro, added several new gameplay elements to the slave girl Sylvie, and plans to release a new version the day after tomorrow.

　At that time, players of Slave Girls can try more interactions and obtain very bizarre BAD ENDs. These people may experience some adverse symptoms, such as "Author, I'm going to fight you to the death," "See you at the square at midnight," "I'm going to fight you to the death," and so on. But this is not something that Sanzenin Arashi cares about.

　However, we'll have to wait until tomorrow, after most players have reached the bad ending, to make a judgment on these matters.

　I'm sure... the comments section and Twitter will become quite lively then.

　"It's time to put GAL games on the real agenda."

　Sanzenin Arashi pondered the production issues of AngelBeats!! The script was almost finished in the last few days.

　The problems are registration and promotion.

　Regarding this approach, Sanzenin Arashi felt he could be a little 'reckless' and ask the people at the paperback station to help secure promotional channels.

　Rubbing her temples, Sanzenin Arashi took a hamburger from the refrigerator, put it in the microwave for a couple of seconds, and sat on the sofa to eat it.

　I'm still a bit inexperienced. The distribution channels will definitely try to evade the issue, which means it would be quite inconvenient for me to do this myself.

　Writing novels is like working for a paperback publisher. No matter how much money you make, you're still just an employee. But if you're your own boss, the situation is completely different.

　Besides creating works, one must also deal with various businessmen.

　To be honest, the true fans of anime and manga are mostly otaku. They don't have high expectations. They don't need to earn a lot of money; they just need to live a glamorous life. How could these people possibly outmaneuver those businessmen?

　When dealing with sponsors using business tactics, the original creators often end up selling their work in the end.

　Even ZUN, the author of Gensokyo, encountered this situation. It was only with the passage of time that ZUN became the way he is today.

　Sanzenin Arashi learned from these lessons, which is why she is unwilling to accept any appearance. Even if she has to work hard now, be a programmer every day, and sell doujinshi on CM, she must do this independently. Only when the company goes public will the sponsors swarm in like sharks smelling blood.

　It is a pity.

　At that time, what awaits them will not be a company about to go public.

　Instead, it was a girl named Sanzenin Nagi.

　In the end, you'll definitely have to accept financing anyway; it's unavoidable in a capitalist society. If you don't accept it, everyone will gang up on you.

　Therefore, Sanzenin Arashi was willing to accept her sister's financing.

　The studio space has already been rented. The release of Sylvie is precisely to gather a wave of popularity. The reason why we haven't started doing it in a big way is because of the competition in the GAL game industry. Who knows what those rival studios will do, such as plagiarism or poaching. Sanzenin Arashi respectfully declines the dark and dirty industry.

　That very evening, Xichuan arranged a meeting with the distributors.

　As a pillar of Shinazugawa, Arashi Sanzenin is someone the Bunko is happy to do to deepen their friendship. Nishikawa himself is the son of the chairman of Shinazugawa Bunko, so Arashi Sanzenin is now practically the Bunko's own son, and his treatment is naturally different.

　A middle-aged woman named Yukinoshita Suzune met Sanzenin Arashi at the restaurant.

　The other party is a real estate tycoon and a local celebrity in Chiba, who owns the advertising rights to several large buildings.

　When Sanzenin Arashi arrived at the restaurant, she was surprised to find Yukinoshita Haruno waving at her: "Long time no see, ah hello~"

　..

83. Go and sleep with her!

　Yukino Yukinoshita is now clearly hiding a knife behind her smile.

　Sanzenin Arashi hadn't seen her for just over a week, which shouldn't be that long, so why would she say something like that?

　But that's what the cunning fox told himself.

　Long time no see, I miss you so much!

　I think we should just pretend we've never met since we're discussing business tonight.

　But even Sanzenin Arashi had to admit that Yukinoshita Haruno's visit to discuss matters was quite official—she and Yukinoshita were only nodding acquaintances, nothing more.

　Sanzenin Arashi looked at Yukinoshita and laughed, "I rarely eat in places like Ginza. Their steaks aren't as good as what I make at home."

　Yang Nai smiled and said, "Is Professor Aoyama a good cook?"

　Sanzenin Arashi laughed and said, "I cook instant noodles at home and eat a different kind every day."

　Yang Nai still smiled: "Teacher, don't you want to try something different? The food in Ginza is pretty good."

　Sanzenin Arashi said, "Nothing tastes as good as instant noodles when you're tired of eating other foods."

　Yang Nai then said, "Would you like to try my cooking, teacher? It's made with love, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

　Sanzenin Arashi continued to laugh: "I only like to eat the food my girlfriend cooks, and coincidentally, all she can do is make instant noodles."

　Nishikawa sighed, thinking to himself, "Teacher, do you really know that you're badmouthing your girlfriend like this?"

　Sanzenin Arashi smiled again, indicating that she appreciated his gesture.

　Yukino chuckled mischievously twice, then darted to Sanzenin Arashi's side, took his arm, and pressed her breasts against him without a care. She then gestured for Sanzenin Arashi to proceed while giving him a couple of winks.