How to raise a random guy's wife

When I tried to create a fan website like before, I found that there was already an official website.

The website is well-designed, with background illustrations drawn by Eriri, character illustrations on the homepage, and detailed introductions when clicked.

In addition, there are plenty of resources such as geographical locations, glossary of terms, and travel guides.

There's also a dedicated discussion area for fans, meticulously categorized using tags.

Such as plot analysis, predictions of what will happen next, fan art, fan short stories, self-created adolescent syndrome, character personality analysis, etc.

With official staff maintaining the site, the website's discussion forums have maintained a positive communication environment while ensuring high engagement.

Aki Tomoya also felt excited and spent a long time immersing himself in the website, exchanging ideas with various book lovers.

After some time, he remembered something important.

You can communicate directly with the author!

Just like before.

With this in mind, Aki Tomoya contacted Kasumigaoka Utaha, wanting to discuss the upcoming plot with her.

Are you teaching me how to write a book?

Kasumigaoka Utaha replied in this way.

He was probably too busy writing the game's storyline... Aki Tomoya thought so, and after a while, he contacted Kasumigaoka Utaha again.

However, Kasumigaoka Utaha's replies became increasingly indifferent, and eventually she stopped replying altogether.

By this point, even Aki Tomoya realized the seriousness of the problem.

Kasumigaoka Utaha... is busier than she imagined.

Making games is indeed not as simple as I imagined.

Eriri and her senior must be having a tough time at Kobayashi Sora's house every day.

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"Thank you for the treat~" Eriri said contentedly, collapsing onto the sofa. "Megumi, your cooking is getting better and better."

"Hmm, I learned a bit from Sora Aoi," Kato Megumi replied casually, tidying up the table.

Kobayashi Sora took the bowl and chopsticks, "They're just some little tricks, you're already a good cook."

Kasumigaoka Utaha hugged the mochi, enjoying its fluffy texture, and asked, "Have you gained weight recently?"

"Huh?" Eriri hurriedly sat up straight, pinching the soft flesh on her arm. It seemed like she had gained some weight, after all, Kato Megumi's cooking was so delicious... "No...no way! You're the one who's gained weight!"

"Hmm?" Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head. "I was talking about mochi."

"Ah... um..." Eriri slumped back onto the sofa. "Mochi... I thought you meant... mochi."

"Speaking of which," Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Kobayashi Sora, "what do you plan to do?"

"What do we do?" Kobayashi Sora was cleaning up the kitchen with Kato Megumi.

“That Michiru Hyodo,” Kasumigaoka Utaha added.

"Ah... um, just a moment." After tidying up, Kobayashi Sora and Kato Megumi returned to the living room together.

“My idea is quite simple.” Kobayashi Sora took the laptop and opened the piece that Aki Tomoya had sent. “This piece is indeed quite good.”

"So..." Kasumigaoka Utaha narrowed her eyes slightly, her languid demeanor quite similar to that of Mochi, "The next step is to gather information about her, dig out all relevant information about her, and select the useful parts to threaten her into joining the club?"

Why would you think that...?

“I don’t know either,” Kasumigaoka Utaha sneered. “Perhaps it’s because I had a similar experience?”

"Do you see me as that kind of person?"

“No,” Eriri corrected, “it’s in everyone’s eyes.”

Kobayashi Sora looked at Kato Megumi.

"Well..." Kato Megumi looked away, "People change, you know."

Look how tactful Kato Megumi's expression is.

Although they mean the same thing.

"I did have that idea," Kobayashi Sora honestly admitted. "But right now, our primary goal is to figure out the problem with the piece."

Kato Megumi asked curiously, "What's wrong with the song?"

“You’ve seen Coco and the others perform many times,” Kobayashi Sora asked rhetorically. “Do you think their music is appropriate for our game?”

"Now that you mention it..." Kato Megumi recalled, "it seems like I was almost there."

"They aim to become school idols, so their musical style is naturally different from that of the game," Kobayashi Sora explained. "My initial idea... how should I put it, to give them a little flair?"

Kato Megumi tilted her head, her ponytail swaying, "Kaoru?"

"It's about intense exposure to otaku culture," Eriri understands this, "watching anime, playing games, just like you used to."

"I see." Kato Megumi understood. "But this takes a lot of time."

“That’s exactly what I mean.” Kobayashi Sora nodded. “So the best way is to find someone to compose the music and have them sing it. That’s the most time-efficient way.”

"So you want Bingtang to compose the music, so that you can take into account the band's schedule and save Coco and the others' time."

“That’s right.” Kobayashi Sora put the song on repeat. “Hyoudou’s song fits the game quite well, so I want to figure out why it fits so well. The imagery is almost too strong.”

“Speaking of which…” Eriri frowned slightly, “I have the same feeling, how should I put it…”

"Feeling nostalgic?"

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“Yes, that’s the feeling.” Eriri nodded. “It’s a feeling of déjà vu… a feeling that’s both familiar and unsettling—wait, right?” Eriri looked at Kato Megumi, who had spoken. “Why do you think I’ll feel nostalgic?”

"Haven't you heard of it?" Kato Megumi asked with a puzzled look. "You should have heard of it, right?"

"Huh?" Eriri was even more confused. "No... why do you feel like I've heard this before?"

Kato Megumi blinked her big eyes, "Because I've heard of it recently, I think it's from some game... so I figured you'd have heard of it."

"Huh?" Eriri looked bewildered.

“So that’s how it is,” Kobayashi Sora seemed to understand something. “Megumi plays some old games that you and I played a long time ago, so we feel a strong sense of the games. Megumi feels like she’s heard of them recently.”

"Oh, I see..." Kasumigaoka Utaha rolled her eyes. "I thought it was my problem."

She wasn't a hardcore gamer and hadn't played many games; she just thought the music was nice, but didn't find the visuals particularly striking.

That's why I haven't commented on the piece yet.

Eriri looked at Kobayashi Sora speechlessly, "How did you interpret that?" How come you could understand what Kato Megumi meant?

"Use your brain." Kobayashi Sora searched through the games she had previously let Kato Megumi play. "Can you remember which game it was from?"

"Well......"

"I have a music collection here." Kobayashi Sora played the corresponding songs one by one.

"Ah, this one, this one." About half an hour later, Kato Megumi finally found the familiar feeling.

Kobayashi Sora replayed the two songs, looking thoughtful.

"The Clever Magician?" Eriri frowned. "These two pieces of music are different, aren't they?"

“So,” Kato Megumi also realized, “it is indeed different.”

“The pieces are different,” Kobayashi Sora shook her head, “but… the atmosphere and the compositional concept are the same.”

It's like the difference between "Qi Gong Boy vs. Vampire" and "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure".

Although the forms are different, the core is the same.

It is precisely because of this ambiguity that Kobayashi Sora and Eriri have a sense of familiarity, yet they can't recall the corresponding melody.

Because they've played so many games and listened to so many songs, and there are countless similar ones among them.

However, Megumi Kato didn't play many games, and they were mostly older ones. The music in those games wasn't very similar, which is why she was able to accurately capture that sense of familiarity.

“It seems that Hyodo’s compositions are influenced by someone very close to him,” Kobayashi Sora said, her eyes narrowing slightly. “There’s a very senior otaku in the band—the kind that Hyodo dislikes.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha stared at Kobayashi Sora, "Do you know how wicked your expression looks right now?"

Eriri added, "It's like Gargamel trying to catch the Smurfs."

“That’s a kind smile,” Kobayashi Sora corrected. “Think about it, it must be tough to keep your otaku identity a secret from your loved ones, right? Hyodo might have unknowingly said a lot of things that dislike otaku—that’s actually a hidden bomb in the band. Hyodo loves music so much, it would be such a shame if the band broke up because of this.”

“Oh, right, right,” Kasumigaoka Utaha’s face was full of perfunctory words, “So?”

"Therefore, we need to find out what happened, help Bingtang and the band members understand each other, promote the band's healthy development, and bring more good music to our enthusiastic listeners..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha bluntly stated, "Speak like a human."

Kobayashi Sora succinctly stated, "Find this otaku member, then get the band involved, and drag Hyodo down with you."

Eriri pouted; she had thought Kobayashi Sora was going to drag Hyodo Michi away to sea.

Tsk.

We finally found something to hold against him, but look at how pathetic he is.

“It’s not ‘we’,” Kasumigaoka Utaha pointed out the key point, “it’s ‘you’.”

“This is exactly my job scope.” Kobayashi Sora gave an OK sign. “Get this done by the end of September…”

Kato Megumi opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.

Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri continued working, Kato Megumi played games, and Kobayashi Sora began gathering information.

Everyone divided the work and completed their tasks. Kobayashi Sora also chatted with Aki Tomoya a few times and obtained some information.

After several days, I finally made some progress.

"Volleyball, drama, basketball... he's involved in all sorts of clubs." Kobayashi Sora flipped through the files. "He's a real all-rounder."

"Don't bite off more than you can chew." Kasumigaoka Utaha typed on the keyboard, writing the game's plot. "This is what they call a half-minute burst of enthusiasm."

"That's true, but she's always very dedicated and achieves great results." Kobayashi Sora browsed the pictures. "She led her team, which always lost in the first game, to win the runner-up title in the regional competition. She also won awards in the county competition for acting. She went all the way to the national competition in basketball... In short, as long as she's not studying, she can do anything with extraordinary talent."

"Wow~" Kato Megumi exclaimed as she watched the school anniversary video playing on her computer. "That's amazing."