How to raise a random guy's wife

He then fell into thought.

The script is very important in the planning process.

If we consider the Superstar project as a large tree, the script is undoubtedly the root of that tree.

Both the subsequent games and the series of events that followed required this script as a background story to enrich the character settings of the star cluster members.

In other words, without a completed script, virtually no activities can proceed smoothly.

“Time…” Kobayashi Sora tapped her forehead lightly, “As expected, the older you get, the more you feel that there isn’t enough time.”

Kato Megumi brushed Kobayashi Sora's hand away and helped him massage his head, saying, "Your tone already sounds like an old man's."

"Fortunately, the body doesn't look like that."

"You're being silly." Kato Megumi lightly patted Kobayashi Sora's head, then ruffled it. "Isn't Sumire's method working?"

"Sumire's method works; it's ours that won't." Kobayashi Sora searched her memory. "There should be a method that doesn't affect character development while ensuring a good player experience..."

"Meow~" Kato Megumi's movements caught Mochi's attention, and the big cat came over, wanting to be petted too.

“I’m in trouble now,” Kobayashi Sora said, scratching the rice cake’s chin. “You eat and drink my food every day, so why don’t you help me out?”

"Huh?" Kato Megumi vaguely realized something.

Is Chapter 374 just once?

The rice cake made two slurping sounds.

Rice cakes won't help.

Rice cake is just a big cat.

"Forget it," Kobayashi Sora stopped, "I'd be delusional to expect anything from you."

“Right, we can’t expect cats to do things.” Kato Megumi’s thoughts gradually became clear. “So as long as the main character is a cat, that’s fine.”

"Huh?" Kobayashi Sora was taken aback.

Noticing Kobayashi Sora's reaction, Kato Megumi asked, "Is it not okay?"

"It seems... it might work."

The problem is simple: the main character and Tang Keke have too much overlap.

To ensure Tang Keke's character development and the protagonist's involvement, more plot elements are needed.

This will take a lot of time.

But on the other hand, the protagonist's level of involvement doesn't need to be particularly high.

Setting it as a pet or mascot is also fine.

This way, there's no need to write any more plot details.

Who would expect a cat to do anything big?

Moreover, choosing this method can ensure the authenticity of the script as much as possible.

Making things up out of thin air will easily be exposed in subsequent activities.

The authentic transformation also facilitates the development of subsequent activities.

“However…” Kato Megumi raised a new question, “If the cat is the main character, there are still many things that need to be changed in terms of perspective.”

Sakurako-sensei's words echoed in my mind: "The current design depicts the various problems and obstacles encountered during school idol activities. The player, as the protagonist, participates as a manager, helping female characters solve their problems. However, since it's a girls' high school, the protagonist needs a reason to interact with them. But considering the real-life school idol activities, overly deliberate settings would severely impact immersion, so..."

After a long search of his memory, the answer was finally found: because he was sick at the time, his memory was somewhat inaccurate.

Kobayashi Sora had thought about this problem before, but her mind was confused at the time, which made her memory unclear.

The solution is quite simple.

"How about we go a step further?" Kobayashi Sora hugged Kato Megumi. "How about we remove the main character?"

"Remove the main character... a visual novel?"

Visual novels are a derivative of audiobooks; they can be understood as ebooks, but contain far more audio and visual elements than ebooks.

Although it is a type of video game and belongs to the subgenre of adventure games, visual novels focus more on the plot and have almost no gameplay.

In general, visual novels are an intermediate product between adventure games and e-books. They are a combination of animation, slideshows, novels, and games, and can be considered as motion comics, games, or novels.

“It’s somewhat similar, but I don’t want to reduce the gameplay.” Various ideas in Kobayashi Sora’s mind gradually integrated into a complete plan. “If we remove the main characters, the current problems will no longer be problems. As for the gameplay, we can make up for it with the interactions between them.”

"Does 'interaction' refer to things like Violet and Cocoa?"

"Different options present different interactions between characters." A smile gradually appeared on Kobayashi Sora's face. "It's wonderful to fall in love with a character, and it's also wonderful to see girls getting along happily. These two things don't conflict."

"Hmm..." Kato Megumi pondered, following Kobayashi Sora's train of thought, "What about the affection points? Should we delete them too?"

In visual novels, characters have a level of affection for the protagonist. Different levels of affection trigger different storylines and are an important part of the gameplay of visual novels.

"This game mechanic is very important and cannot be deleted, but it can be modified."

"How to change?"

"Change the favorability rating to a stickiness value."

"TieTieValue?" Kato Megumi sensed a strange aura from the name.

"Affection level is the character's relationship with the protagonist, while intimacy level is the character's relationship with another character," Kobayashi Sora explained further. "Players can control only one character's actions each day, choosing to interact with different characters. As the two interact and make subsequent choices, the intimacy level will change accordingly. The higher the level, the better the relationship between the two. When it reaches a certain level, a special option of telepathy will appear, unlocking new interactive storylines."

"If the 'sticky value' decreases, it means the relationship between the two people is not good. If it decreases to a certain level, there will be options that disappear?" Kato Megumi's thinking also opened up.

"At this point, with the help of other characters, we can reconcile these two characters." Kobayashi Sora thought more and more. "This way, we can ensure the screen time for other characters and control the direction of the plot."

“A Bad Ending is when the relationship hits rock bottom, making it impossible for the school idol activities to continue,” Kato Megumi said, her eyes sparkling. “A Happy Ending is when everyone overcomes the difficulties and gets on the big stage together.”

“The higher the stickiness value, the better the stage performance. If it’s set up as a competition, the result will be displayed as a ranking.” Spurred on by Kato Megumi, Kobayashi Sora’s inspiration also increased. “The perfect ending is when the stickiness value between the five people reaches the highest point, the stage performance is perfect, and they win the championship.”

“This better reflects their experiences, from two people on stage, to three on stage together, and finally five on stage together. The result of each performance is judged based on the ‘stickiness value,’ and the score leads to different storylines.” Kato Megumi pondered earnestly in Kobayashi Sora's arms. “However…”

A girl in loungewear nestled in his arms, her body curves clearly visible despite being partially obscured by the loose clothing.

Her long, flowing hair cascaded down like a waterfall, giving the thoughtful young woman an even more elegant air.

Her eyelids were slightly lowered, her eyelashes trembled gently, and her lovely face was full of seriousness.

Even though she was right in his arms, she acted as if she were sitting in an office.

This stark contrast creates a captivating charm.

Kato Megumi thought for a while before giving her conclusion, "The best ending would be if the five of them reached the highest level of mutual affection, and their stage performance was perfect, but they didn't win the championship."

"why?"

"Because that's how it is in reality, the game's storyline needs to be close to reality," Kato Megumi explained. "Moreover, with this design, players can also feel the regret and resentment of not winning the championship after their hard work, which will make them more supportive of the subsequent events."

"Genius," Kobayashi Sora said, expressing his true feelings. "This idea is brilliant."

Kato Megumi's lips curled up. "You thought of the first part first, and then I thought of the second part."

Muah~

Kobayashi Sora kissed Kato Megumi's cheek, "Here's a reward for you."

Just for a moment?

Chapter 375 A Flash of Inspiration

"Delete all the main characters' scenes, change the affection level to a sticky value, and make the interactions between the girls the main selling point?" Sakura-sensei adjusted her glasses, looking seriously at Kobayashi Sora and Kato Megumi. "Are you serious?"

“Although it’s just a preliminary idea,” Kato Megumi nodded, “it’s definitely not a joke.”

“After all, in the Star Cluster’s previous operations, there weren’t any parts where the main character was involved. If we were to keep the main character, it would mean we’d have to keep creating more and more scenes for the main character as the project unfolds,” Kobayashi Sora explained further. “At the same time, in subsequent activities, the Star Cluster members would have to constantly maintain the existence of this non-existent person, which could easily lead to problems. So, although it’s somewhat risky, removing the main character is the result of comprehensive consideration. I know this decision is risky, and you might not be able to accept it right now…”

"I can accept it! I can totally do it!" Sakura-sensei's eyes lit up, her face flushed with excitement, and she muttered breathlessly, "The wonderful interactions between the girls, hiss hiss... Three days, no! Tomorrow! I can finish revising the script by tomorrow!"

"You still need to take care of your health," Kobayashi Sora reminded her.

I feel I also need to pay attention to my mental state.

Sakura-sensei seems to be getting a little too excited.

"Um..." Sakura-sensei said expectantly, "Can I improvise a bit?"

“Of course,” Kato Megumi nodded. “After all, the outcome in reality, which is the perfect ending of the game, is certain, while other endings require your creation, Sakurako-sensei.”

"So it's just handing out knives and daggers?" Sakura-sensei seemed even more excited. "We can just hand out knives and daggers as we please?!"

“We’re targeting all ages,” Kobayashi Sora reminded him with some concern, “Don’t go too far.”

"There's still the review stage. Even if I wanted to write something outrageous, you wouldn't agree, right?" Sakura-sensei shrugged. "And the girls in the star cluster wouldn't agree either."

To be honest, that's true.

Making such a major change to the script requires a lot of time and effort.

With the protagonist's disappearance, the entire story's flow and core will change.

I originally thought that Sakura-sensei, who was in charge of the script, would strongly object.

Unexpectedly, the sentiment was quite strong, but it wasn't opposition; rather, it was support.

However, this way, I can relax about the script here and focus on the senior's script.

During the summer vacation, the four members of Kasumi Eri's group reunited after a long time.

The script is nearing completion, and we need to race against time to catch up. Every little bit faster is better, so it would be best if we could work together.

“This plot feels a bit off,” Kato Megumi pointed to the screen, “and doesn’t fit the overall atmosphere.”

Kobayashi Sora read it carefully and found that it was a sweet scene, but it was indeed a bit inappropriate to put it here.

"What should we do?" Kobayashi Sora looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha. "This part is actually quite well written. Should we delete it?"

"Let me take a look..." Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly scanned the page, "Delete it here and then put it in the later memories."

"A flashback?" Kobayashi Sora nodded. "That's a good idea."

"Should we add a sentence?" Kato Megumi suddenly thought of something.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked interested. "Add what?"