A super great writer in the second dimension

　It's obviously about that favor from before.

　Sanzenin Arashi had said before that he could grant the other party one request.

　Suppressing the urge to hit her, she calmed down and realized she wasn't at a disadvantage. Yukinoshita Haruno was a very beautiful woman even in aristocratic circles, and since nothing more than holding hands wouldn't happen, she simply swaggered over to her.

　As they walked up to the top floor of Ginza, Yukinoshita Haruno teased them in various ways, making Nishikawa raise his eyebrows. This Yukinoshita Haruno was quite famous in social circles, an elite among the younger generation, with exceptional personal abilities. She would be the future heir of the Yukinoshita family, and in a few years, they would be recruiting a son-in-law.

　But why would he wink at a novelist now?

　Sanzenin Arashi thought to himself: This guy probably knows something.

　With each of the three having their own ideas, the elevator doors opened.

　The rooftop restaurant in Ginza is magnificent and truly a jewel of Tokyo. Crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling, and the floor is covered with a crimson carpet, the quality of which was quite good even in Sanzenin Arashi's eyes.

　Everyone around him was a celebrity.

　The prices in Ginza are comparable to those at a Michelin three-star restaurant, with a meal costing at least several hundred thousand yen, unless you don't plan to eat your fill.

　Yukinoshita Haruno smiled at Sanzenin Arashi, and as the elevator doors opened, she suddenly reached out and pinched his cheek before stepping out first.

　After leaving, she pretended that nothing had happened, then took Sanzenin Arashi's hand and walked with a smile toward the reserved seats.

　He deliberately acted as if he was very close to Sanzenin Arashi.

　Sanzenin Arashi felt several eyes sweeping over her, and she smiled. It had been many years since she had been looked at like a monkey, and she found it rather novel.

　Now he was even more certain: Yukinoshita definitely knew something.

　Upon first meeting, without saying a word, he offered to help for free.

　How much effort did it take to completely shut down a major blogger?

　Yukino under the sky is definitely up to something.

　But... if it's not too outrageous, what's wrong with agreeing to her request?

　After taking her seat, Yukinoshita Haruno kept observing Sanzenin Arashi's expression.

　She completely ignored Nishikawa!

　Nishikawa was puzzled. Ms. Yukinoshita was staring at a novelist and ignoring him, the young master of a conglomerate. Yes, he was indeed studying abroad, but it shouldn't be like this, right?

　Although he's not the first in line to inherit the throne, when did a chaebol background become less important than... a novelist?

　Nishikawa tried several times to signal Yukinoshita with different colors and three or four coded messages, but she ignored him.

　This made Nishikawa very depressed.

　After they sat down, Yukinoshita Haruno became much more enthusiastic. She picked up the menu and quickly ordered a bunch of expensive things that made people want to cover their faces. She ordered three large portions of black sturgeon caviar, which is priced by the gram, as well as various kinds of seafood and several servings of sashimi. After putting down the menu, she didn't hesitate to strike up a conversation with Sanzenin Arashi.

　"Teacher Aoyama, let's have dinner first. We can talk about anything else tonight."

　Sanzenin Arashi smiled and said, "Just say what's on your mind. This time, the paperback company facilitated the deal, and Editor Nishikawa was a witness. It wouldn't be right to keep it from them. Is our business really that shameful?"

　Yukinoshita raised an eyebrow.

　Trying to play this game with me? You little rascal!

　"To be honest, my sister is very interested in Aoyama-sensei. She's a die-hard fan of Sword Art Online and really wants to talk to him about the novel. Don't we even have that chance? We can talk about promotion."

　Arashi Sanzenin smiled and said, "Editor Nishikawa was also involved in a lot of this Sword Art Online series. Let me just say it here: if Ms. Yukinoshita is really interested, I believe Editor Nishikawa can give you a very good answer. After all, an editor's eye is the industry benchmark."

　A die-hard fan?

　I just laughed it off and didn't take it seriously.

　Yukinoshita Haruno remained expressionless and smiled slightly, "That's not quite right. As a reader, isn't it normal to have admiration for the teacher?"

　Sanzenin Arashi said, "I'm very happy to have readers like Yukinoshita, but recently the paperback is urging me to finish my work again. Being a writer, well, it's a long story, there's really very little time."

　Yukinoshita Haruno said, "Then I'll help you. Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm a student council officer at university. My document processing and data collection skills are top-notch. Don't you agree, Nishikawa-kun?"

　Nishikawa was feeling down when Yukino Yukinoshita struck up a conversation with him, which made him quite happy. "Of course, it's rare that Ms. Yukino is also a fan of the author's books, which makes things much more convenient."

　After saying that, he kept winking at Sanzenin Arashi, basically telling him to seize the opportunity. Didn't you want to promote it? Make the most of it!

　Good heavens, countless rich kids dream of having a late-night rendezvous with this Miss Yang Nai, and you, scoundrel, are so unreasonable. You are a disgrace to men!

　Tonight might just bring us both good fortune and profit!

　With this stunning beauty by your side, you'll have no trouble getting people to help promote you.

　Nishikawa looked at Sanzenin Arashi with an expression that every man would understand.

　Sanzenin Arashi just wants to say: You don't understand at all!

　..

84. Economic Trends

　Sanzenin Arashi suspects that Nishikawa has taken the wrong medicine today?

　I've been subtly rejecting Yukinoshita Haruno all along, so why is this guy playing the wingman?

　Is there something wrong with his head, or is there something wrong with my head?

　With Nishikawa's help, Yukinoshita burst into laughter: "See, even the editor agrees with this, Mr. Aoyama. We should have a serious talk about it."

　Nishikawa said, "Of course we should have a good talk about this. This matter will also be of great benefit to the teacher. Miss Haruno has been very smart since she was a child, and she can definitely offer a lot of opinions."

　Sanzenin Arashi looked at Nishikawa with surprise: "Miss Yukinoshita, just say it directly, do you really have to see me tonight?"

　Nishikawa, caught in Sanzenin Arashi's gaze, snapped out of his daze and his expression changed. Realizing he couldn't take back what he'd said, he could only cough awkwardly.

　Sanzenin Arashi had already given Nishikawa an X. He had originally said that, considering the help he had received, he would help this unloved guy out in the future.

　However, this guy is completely hopeless. No wonder he's a chaebol heir, yet he was assigned to an editor position to gain prestige.

　Sanzenin Arashi assessed the situation: Nishikawa is only this level of skill. Yukinoshita Haruno made him unable to move after just a few glances. He's really a low-level character.

　Yes, Haruno is really beautiful. Even Arashi Sanzenin admits it. Beauty doesn't diminish because of one's opinion. As a woman, she is really beautiful, on par with Ulrika—it's just that this girl is too cunning.

　That's why Sanzenin Arashi was wary of her; it was because Haruno had ulterior motives.

　Never mind, never mind.

　Sanzenin Arashi thought for a moment and then nodded, "If you have something to talk about, come to my house, but not tonight. You can choose tomorrow."

　Yang narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought, "How about tomorrow at noon? I'll come to your house."

　Sanzenin Arashi said, "Okay."

　Yang knew Sanzenin Arashi's personality; if he didn't want to talk, you couldn't get the answer no matter how hard you tried. So he went straight to the point: "Then I can offer a 50% discount on your promotion, with a maximum promotional fee of five million yen. This is my sincerity."

　After finishing his meal, Sanzenin Arashi went straight home. After all, it was his working hours in the evening. That's how it is in the entertainment industry. People need entertainment to play, but you have to work. It looks glamorous, but it's actually very tiring behind the scenes.

　Mashiro tells Sanzenin Arashi, "Inuyasha's application has been approved. I need to go to the Weekly Shonen magazine headquarters tomorrow afternoon. Can Arashi come with me?"

　After thinking for a moment, Sanzenin Arashi, who seemed to have nothing else to do that afternoon, agreed.

　Tonight will be the harvest time.

　The game, titled "Slave Girls," was promoted using the name "Aoyama Arashi" and a PC version was released, allowing players to enjoy the game on various devices such as laptops, desktops, and iPads.

　Sanzenin Arashi plans to use player feedback to summarize the game, since it's far from complete. He prepared the patch this morning and now plans to make final modifications before making his true move.

　Mobile devices are where the slave girls truly unleash their power.

　In an era dominated by PC visual novels, Sylvie was indeed a novel game, but it also had many fatal flaws. Its weakest point was the emptiness of its content, and the theme did not allow for any expansion.

　You play a doctor, and the slave girl Sylvie is the main character. That's it.

　This amount of content is indeed good during the hype period, but it will completely cool down after a month.

　but!

　This game is quite good for mobile devices. The Japanese mobile game industry is not developed at all. There are no big IP products like Million Arthur or Fate. Sylvie will be the first to try this out, even though it is not profitable.

　Little did they know that intellectual property (IP) is the greatest asset.

　Sanzenin Arashi sneered at the group of short-sighted fools. "Business is business," he said. "The mobile game market is such a big pie, and nobody wants to eat it. Sanzenin Arashi isn't going to be polite."

　When I called Aki Tomoya, Sanzenin Arashi said after I answered, "Make sure you have time tomorrow night. The studio is about to be set up. I'll send you the address. Go there at 7 p.m. tonight."

　Aki Tomoya asked, "How many employees do you have?"

　Sanzenin Arashi stated bluntly: "Of course, it's just you. I'll handle all the illustrations and scripts. You can recruit others as needed. I'll give you the reserve funds tomorrow. Go open a bank account yourself. Do you know how to do that?"

　Aki Tomoya thought he had misheard and asked again, "Teacher, are you serious?"

　Sanzenin Arashi laughed: "Do you know how much money I'm going to give you?"

　Aki Tomoya paused for a moment, then asked, "How much?"

　Sanzenin Arashi quoted a number: "Fifty million yen."

　Aki Tomoya fell silent. The number had startled him so much that his heart skipped a beat. But when he thought about how he was making a GAL game that he truly loved and was pursuing high quality, he became so excited that his hands started to tremble.

　His voice trembled slightly: "With so much money, aren't you afraid I'll just take the money and run?"

　Sanzenin Arashi smiled: "If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, trust them; if you trust them, don't doubt them. Stay true to your principles."

　Aki Tomoya sighed, "Well, a teacher is a teacher after all."

　Sanzenin Arashi said, "You should also work hard and at least live up to that position."

　Sanzenin Arashi casually gave a few instructions and then hung up the phone to begin gathering feedback from Twitter and Nico Nico Douga.

　What Aki Tomoya thinks about tonight's events is his business, and has nothing to do with me.

　On October 16th, something very important happened.

　The economic recession in New York, the world's trade and economic center, has begun, and this wave of decadence blowing across the world has already started.

　No matter what industry it is, it will be affected. A war without gunpowder has already begun somewhere.

　It's unknown how many people will lose their jobs, and the number of suicides in Japan is set to reach a new high. In the days to come, dead bodies will be found in the Aokigahara every day.

　Sanzenin Arashi was reading the book review section when his phone suddenly received a text message. After glancing at it, he smiled and didn't pay any attention to it.

　He knew that the era of the internet dominating the economy had officially begun.

　Falling is rebirth.

　..

85. She really didn't know...

　After finishing the patch for Sylvie, Sanzenin Arashi started compressing the mobile client. He then left it running and went to sleep. The next morning, the mobile client was completely compressed and sent to Android for review.

　Japan has a strong sense of copyright, and people rarely install software downloaded from the internet onto their phones. As a global platform, Google Pay has been used by Sanzenin Arashi to launch three versions of its client.

　Japanese, Chinese, and English.

　The iOS review process is quite complicated. Countless games that can pass the Google Pay review fail on iOS. This is partly because the iOS review process is stricter, and partly because the process is extremely cumbersome. Before a game can be officially released, it must undergo a series of tests.

　Sanzenin Arashi took a bento box from the refrigerator, put it in the microwave for three minutes, and then sat in front of the computer to eat while operating the iOS backend for review.

　He opened Twitter and entered Sebastian's account instead of his own.

　This dashing butler has zero followers on Twitter because he has set a restriction on others from following him. He himself follows about a few hundred people, all of whom are elite individuals at the CEO level or above in companies under conglomerates.

　'I'll only do this once, I swear to God.'

　Sanzenin Arashi apologized to God and then started typing on Twitter.

　[Sebastian001@Steve Jobs, go and approve the "Slave Girl" app. Don't ask me why, just tell your subordinates to do it.]

　This guy is different from his previous life; he's still alive and kicking, full of energy. The game "Slave Girl Sylvie" is probably going to have a hard time getting approved by iOS, so it's better to just go for it directly.

　The reply came quickly, and it was a very serious English sentence.

　[Completed within one hour @Sebastian001]

　Sanzenin Arashi's current schedule is basically: writing scripts in the morning, handling real-life matters in the afternoon, writing and saving drafts in the evening, checking readers' comments and interacting on Twitter after finishing, drawing from midnight until about 2 a.m. before going to sleep.

　He didn't pay much attention to Sebastian's affairs, so he logged off his Twitter account, made himself a cup of black coffee, and started working on the script for Angelbeats!!

　At noon, Yukino arrived as scheduled. Mashiro had been busy with her manuscript all night and hadn't slept. She was now fast asleep on the blanket.

　Arashi Sanzenin's expression towards Yukinoshita wasn't too bad, but it wasn't exactly pleasant either.

　This attitude made Yukinoshita Haruno feel somewhat irritated, troubled, and yet somewhat taken for granted.