Pokémon, but cultural invasion

Quanshu thought the idea was feasible, but it had too many limitations, and he couldn't do it with his current skills.

He jots down any sudden inspirations in his notebook.

Once the conditions are right and the technology is mature, perhaps we can give it a try.

Izumi opened the production team's backend and found that the sales volume of Digging Up was 1520 copies on the fourth day of release.

To be honest, it completely exceeded his expectations.

Given the overall sluggishness of the gaming industry, coupled with the fact that not everyone enjoys masochism, this sales figure is truly remarkable.

As soon as the funds arrived, Quanshu paid off all his debts, totaling 800,000 yen after deducting taxes.

Eight hundred thousand is neither a lot nor a little.

It's not certain that we can buy the Navigator's login port.

However, Izumi had made two preparations; he wasn't foolish enough to gamble his next game on a gym leader he had never met.

If the farm's plan to sew a traveling frog doesn't pass.

The game he's halfway through could easily be turned into Stardew Valley.

The idea of ​​stuffing all sorts of interactive Pokémon into Stardew Valley sounds pretty exciting.

He opened Qishu's live stream.

Compared to yesterday, the popularity of the live streamer, DianDian, has declined.

There isn't much content in Getting Over It, and after two days of intense gameplay, viewers will get tired of it.

Even so, the popularity generated by the viral slicing trend continues to have an effect.

Qishu's live stream is among the most popular.

How can I contact her?

Quanshu fell into deep thought.

?

"If you feel numb all over, then subscribe to my channel!"

"Bye now--"

"Snapped!"

Turn off the camera and return the screen to the home screen.

"tired..."

Qishu stretched and slumped in his gaming chair, the little magnets on either side of his head turning into sweat symbols.

The backrest automatically tilts back, revealing a ceiling covered in lightning stripes.

After her days and nights were reversed, it took her two days to adjust her sleep schedule back to normal.

Qi Shu was so tired that he didn't want to do anything except enjoy desserts and ice cream.

But won't eating dessert late at night make you fat?

As a live streamer, maintaining a good physique is a basic requirement.

"Buzz-"

Mobile phone vibration.

There's new information.

Qi Shu glanced at the screen that had lit up on the table.

Strange, all her social media accounts are set to Do Not Disturb.

Besides, who would be looking for her at this hour?

It couldn't possibly be Chairman Ye Ci!

Work messages in the middle of the night... Qi Shu picked up his phone, covering the screen with half of his hand.

Like moving it away little by little, as if drawing a lottery ticket.

"Nintendo's gaming platform..."

"awesome!"

Upon seeing the beginning, Qishu couldn't help but exclaim.

If you were assigned tasks outside of work hours, you'd probably cry!

She opened the message.

"Teisho Development Team: Dear Ms. Qishu, your excellent gaming skills have earned our respect. We cordially invite you to participate in the alpha test of our new game in the near future. Development Team Navigator Account—157..."

Testing a new game?

Kiki remembered that the production team behind Teisho was the distributor of Digging for Success.

Will their next new game be ridiculously difficult?

The little magnet above her head lit up with tiny stars.

That means I'll be the first person to play the new game!

Qi Shu couldn't wait and added the production team's navigator.

"Electric Frog: Hello, are you a member of the Tingxiang production team? (Electric Frog staring blankly.jpg)"

"Thoughts flowing like a spring: Hello, we are..."

"Burn-in-the-Light Frog: This is Qishu. I just received your message. Is it really possible to play your studio's new game? (Magnemite spinning in place.jpg)"

"Thoughts flow like a spring: Please watch the video—"

A video was sent to the chat box.

A promotional PV for the new work?

Qi Shu had her suspicions, and despite being mentally prepared, Tingxiang Studio's new work still completely amazed her.

"It all began with temptation and betrayal—and that's how gold was born."

The scene begins with the camera focusing on a pair of blood-stained female arms. She pulls a gold thread from a corpse, steps across the blood-soaked ground, and raises it high between two mountains of corpses.

The soothing piano solo abruptly shifts to magnificent and tragic epic music, and the scene changes to an eternally burning sky and city.

A colossal golden tree, its branches resembling a ferocious python, was burning in flames, revealing the golden sap flowing from its core.

In the following scenes, various monsters take turns appearing.

A demon draped in a tattered cloak, a madman with grafted limbs, a tall, staff-wielding queen, a gigantic creature that is half-human and half-snake...

The player's character dodges and weaves left and right, weaving through fast and slow sword strikes and dazzling special effects.

The PV ended after four minutes.

The peach-pink eyes of the strange tree opened wider and wider.

This is exactly what I want to play.jpg!

This PV fulfills all of Qishu's fantasies about high-difficulty games, especially the monsters' attack patterns.

The length of the attack animation actually changes!

She had a feeling that Tingxiang's new work would be very difficult, extremely difficult!

"Thoughts are flowing freely: How does it feel? We might need your support before our new work is released."

Without hesitation, Qi Shu pressed the video call request.

"Om-"

The sudden vibration of his phone startled Izumi.

He almost lost his grip.

[Video call from Qishu]

Quanshu sat in front of the computer, glancing at the Dean with a guilty conscience.

She was organizing the accumulated documents on the wooden shelf.

Strange...why do I feel guilty?

Quanshu walked into the bedroom from the bottom of her heart.

Chapter Thirteen: The Pleasant Cooperation with the Strange Tree

"Hello hello, can you hear me?"

Qishu knelt on the lightning-themed soft bed, holding a small Magnemite plush toy in his arms, and greeted everyone warmly.

A young man was sitting on the phone screen on the stand.

She didn't expect that the members of the Tingxiang production team were so young, and that the background seemed to be a wooden house.

It was completely different from the high-end studio in the metropolis of Miare City that Kiju had envisioned.

"Hello, Ms. Qishu."

"I am Izumi, a member of the Tingxiang Studio."

After listening to his introduction, Qi Shu asked impatiently, "When will you release the game in the video?"

"terribly sorry."

Quanshu's expression was natural, and his tone was sincere: "Our next game isn't this, but I can assure you that this Soulslike game is in our future development plans."

"Due to limitations in funding and personnel, development will take time."

"Soulslike games?"

A new word she had never heard before lingered in Qishu's ears, causing her small, lovely ears to twitch slightly.

What are Soulslike games?

"This refers to a category of games characterized by high-difficulty combat, complex map design, high-risk, high-reward combat modes, and fragmented narratives."

Qi Shu became more and more excited as she listened; this was the game she wanted to play!

Unfortunately, Tingxiang Studios indicated that the game will not be released in the near future.

"Woo——"

The strange tree was devastated and cried out in sorrow as it lay sideways on the soft bed with the little Magnemite.

Silver-gray pantyhose clinging to slender legs are visible beneath the punk-style trench coat.

"What's the next game from Tingxiang?"

Could it be another Soulslike game?

Qi Shu immediately sat up and put his feet on the floor.

"It is a casual idle game."

Idle games... Qi Shu doesn't quite understand them, but she knows that casual games are basically out of the question with soul-type games.

"That's it..."

Disappointed, Qi Shu stared at the floor, his ankles and soles, now bare of his boots, were tinged with a faint red.

Her pearly white toes poked at the intersecting lines on the floor.

"However, I would like to invite Ms. Qishu to become a game tester for Tingxiang Studio, so that you can be the first to experience every game we release from now on."

Izumi crossed his arms. Kiju's emphasis on the new work exceeded his expectations, which was a good thing.

"Game tester, early access?"

At this moment, the top livestreamers' instincts kicked in, and Qi Shu keenly sensed the opportunity it contained.

"First, can the test footage be streamed live?"