Great Mangaka

Takumi woke up on Sunday, looked at the bed and the room; nothing strange. He was happy; 'it seemed that the night raid Shiori had mentioned last night had been just a joke; he didn't have to be nervous.'

Washing his face and brushing his teeth was normal, but at breakfast...

"Won't you feel suffocated if you close the door and windows so tightly?" Shiori suddenly asked while Aika went to pour milk.

Takumi trembled, looking at her as if he had seen a ghost. 'He had only closed the door and windows tightly the night before, and this guy knew...'

"Can you be more economical?"

Shiori replied softly.

"I was economical; otherwise, your door would be broken..." Shiori replied softly, with a slight smile: "Takumi, don't worry too much, okay? I still have a limit."

Takumi was speechless. 'Shiori was so optimistic, but he believed she wouldn't do too much.'

However, if he wasn't alert, Shiori would break into the room in the middle of the night, perhaps once or twice... After a long while, Takumi wasn't sure if he could control himself. After all, he was a normal man.

After Aika's return,

she asked both of them: "Are you going to the company today?" but her gaze was only fixed on Shiori. Takumi would certainly go to Hinotori Publishing to work overtime, and Aika hoped that Shiori would stay with her.

"I'm sorry, Aika-san, I missed work yesterday." Shiori touched her head and apologized: "I have to do dubbing today."

She had a lot of work and had to attend classes on weekdays, so her holidays were very precious.

After breakfast, the two left Sakura Garden Community. Shiori got into the car and sat next to Takumi. Takumi moved. She also moved. Always sticking to him. Whenever Takumi was about to complain, Shiori would move a little more.

Takumi felt very helpless against her cunning. In the end, he gave in. Shiori leaned on him and arrived at Hinotori Publishing under the somewhat surprised gaze of the driver.

As soon as he arrived at the company, Shiori showed much more restraint. Takumi separated from her and got to work. After Fate/Stay Night got on track, a problem arose:

"The game's content is a love strategy. I think sex scenes must be included. Without this, how can the strategy's sense of achievement be improved? Players strive to pursue the female protagonist, but in the end, they can only kiss and hug, which will undoubtedly leave them dissatisfied!"

"No, we can't promote such bad ideas. We want to make high-quality games and we cannot add content inappropriate for children."

In the conference room, the game production team split into two factions and had a heated discussion. They discussed whether to add pornographic scenes, that is, sex scenes, to Fate/Stay Night. In fact, according to Takumi, most galgames are for ages 18 and up.

However, the setting and plot of Fate/Stay Night he presented did not include this content, which was different from the original. However, Takumi did not expect anyone to find out.

'How important are those sex scenes to galgames?' Takumi couldn't help but wonder. 'He thought they weren't important, but if they weren't, why would others notice them during game production?'

"What do you think?"

The others' discussions intensified, and Takumi focused his attention on Alice, who was next to him.

"We cannot add sex scenes." Alice denied it without hesitation: "How many girls would play it if we added them? And most importantly... we cannot allow this game to generate more controversy."

She explained: "You set Saber's identity as King Arthur, which already violates the rules, but the galgame theme has just been released, and neither the government nor others will blame it. But once you add 18+ content, the meaning changes."

"Let's not talk about what others think about King Arthur's sex scenes." Alice reminded him: "But pornography is the biggest taboo; there's no way around the rules, and a galgame with sex scenes becomes an 18+ game. This type of game must be classified and must be reviewed by regulatory authorities."

In any country, pornographic content is usually reviewed and classified, and not simply marketed.

Takumi nodded. He had long thought that no matter how open Japan's cultural policy was, pornographic content would not be opened lightly. Some novels and manga mock readers by selling flesh instead of bodies, and they dare not make mistakes.

But after listening to what Alice said, Takumi was always worried about one point: apart from pornography and bloody harmonious objects, Japan is very tolerant of other cultural content. 'Why does it prohibit the participation of historical monarchs and celebrities from various countries?'

After Alice's reminder last time, Takumi studied Japan's current political system.

The result is very interesting. Japan seems democratic, but power is controlled by three main groups, one after another. These three political groups have different core ideas, and many of their members are descendants of past emperors.

Takumi had a saying in his previous life called "Emperor Qin and Han Wu," and if "Wu Zetian" is added, that is the origin of Japan's current main political group.

'Why did this strange phenomenon form?' Takumi did not find the answer in the complex historical records.

However, under the leadership of these three political groups, Japan became extremely powerful. At its peak decades ago, it almost unified the world. The reason it did not succeed was that it voluntarily gave up.

It is said that at the end of that war, the combined power of all countries' weapons was not as powerful as Japan's, but it was enough to destroy the world. To avoid the worst outcome, Japan withdrew its troops and returned the occupied territory to the countries.

After the war, one clan handed over power to another, and then the economic war broke out.

It is said that Japan's ambition is to achieve the great unification of humanity, and both armed war and economic war pursue this goal. Unfortunately, the economic war did not yield the expected results, and one clan handed over power to another.

The current ruling group's motto is culture.

"Alice, you said the government doesn't allow us to insult historical monarchs from other countries. Does it have other purposes?"

Takumi asked, unable to help himself.

Alice smiled and looked at him.

"How would I know about government affairs? You don't have to worry. It's a taboo, but don't worry." She said: "The current government is very tolerant, and it's a loophole that it hasn't prohibited all cultural products. Your galgame is a new theme. Even if an accident happens, the government won't attack you."

"They will only fix the loopholes. Just be careful not to write it again in the future."

Takumi did not get the result he was looking for. He was a little disappointed, but he quickly put the matter behind him and turned to interrupt the discussion in the conference room.

"Okay, everyone, stop arguing. Fate/Stay Night will not include sex scenes. I have a lot of confidence in its story." Takumi observed everyone's expressions in the conference room and continued: "My future games will not include 18+ content. If you're interested, write the script and the game yourselves!"

Takumi did not plan to release many galgames. He only wanted quality works, and the plots of the few that impressed him were very good, so there was no need to use H-content to gain popularity.

His speech made it impossible for others to refuse. Some female employees were very happy. They liked Fate/Stay Night's plot. If there were sex scenes with boys, female readers would be annoyed anyway.

Therefore, Takumi's decision was correct. At least he could maximize the game's audience.

At noon, to avoid Shiori's harassment, Takumi ate in the employee cafeteria with others, claiming he was busy with work.

He and Bakuman's three assistants chatted about the plot. However, just as they were happily chatting, news was broadcast on the restaurant's television.

It was just past noon, and NHK was broadcasting Japan's Noon News, with viewers all over the country.

"15 years old? What were you doing at 15? Or, what do you think a 15-year-old can do?" The beautiful anchor began an unusual opening speech after broadcasting a news report.

"Today I want to introduce you to a child. At fifteen, when other children were still playing and studying, he dedicated himself to being a mangaka to share the family pressure with his mother...".

In the employee cafeteria, Takumi, who was talking, stopped.

The diners' gazes fell on him, and several employees shouted:

"Mirai-sensei, you're on NHK News!"

Undoubtedly, the person appearing on Japan's Noon News is Takumi.

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