How to raise a random guy's wife

"I don't want any!" Eriri retorted, mimicking Ran Kobayashi's earlier actions, "Oh! So that's how milk is made!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Eriri, who was clearly more excited than Kobayashi Ran, and said, "What else did you think?"

Although this was the first time Kasumigaoka Utaha had ever seen such a scene.

Chapter 657 A Wonderful Season

Eriri's stamina was similar to Ran Kobayashi's, but her energy was nowhere near as abundant. Considering that she would be sketching later, she decided to conserve her energy and stopped after a few attempts.

“You’ll have to squeeze in a little longer.” Eriri stared at Kasumigaoka Utaha. “Let me do some research.”

"Aren't there also Megumi and Sora?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked, puzzled. "Besides, I feel like Sora is definitely better at this kind of thing."

"Stop." Kobayashi Megumi made a stop gesture.

Eriri's face instantly turned red. "It...it feels different!"

"Tsk..." Although she was annoyed, Kasumigaoka Utaha squeezed in for a little longer.

Ran Kobayashi glances at Eriri, who is painting, and then at Utaha Kasumigaoka, who is milking cows.

When I came back to see Eriri drawing, before I could even see Ran Kobayashi, her father had already taken her away.

"Alright, alright?" Kasumigaoka Utaha stood up. At first, it was somewhat fun, but later it turned into pure labor. "Are you finished drawing?"

“This is a rare sight,” Eriri showed, “The cows are being milked.”

The simple lines on the screen clearly depict the scene of Kasumigaoka Utaha in a cow costume milking a cow.

"It's alright." Kasumigaoka Utaha scrutinized her critically. "The texture of the legs and chest is just average. Well, it's normal that you can't draw them well since you don't have any."

"Kasumigaoka Utaha!!!"

Amidst the noise and commotion, the milking experience came to an end.

The group had a picnic on the ranch, watching the cattle and sheep grazing leisurely on the grass, eating their bento boxes and snacks, as well as the ice cream they had received as a gift from the milking experience.

"It's so delicious~" Ran Kobayashi's eyes sparkled as she looked at the ice cream in her hand, as if she were looking at some sacred being.

Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head. "Does Ranran know how ice cream is made?"

"I know, I know!" Xiaolin Lan recalled, "Creamy milk and eggs, first... um..." The little girl blinked, "Daddy, I forgot how to make it, shall we try it again at home?"

He sang it all the way here.

“It’s not impossible,” Kobayashi Sora replied, “but it can only be eaten after meals, and not too much.”

"Hmm... okay." Ran Kobayashi dejectedly licked her ice cream, her eyes instantly brightening. "It's so delicious~"

-

"Next... is the last song."

"This song... I think most people probably don't know it."

"...There's nothing that's impossible."

"After all, this is our original song, which was just completed yesterday."

"Since we only practiced for one day, I don't know if I can perform well..."

"But I will sing with genuine joy from the bottom of my heart."

"Until the very end."

"Please enjoy the show."

The song title is... "Love That Cannot Be Conveyed".

Accompanied by melodious music, the production team credits and iconic scenes from the game were broadcast.

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Megumi opened her mouth, "You've achieved your goal."

indeed.

Kobayashi Sora looked around the conference room. In this group meeting to experience the storyline for the last time before the release, even Eriri, who was involved in the production, had red eyes.

Not to mention Mayu Sagara and the first time she experienced a sea voyage to Hashima Island, which she had never participated in before.

I couldn't control my tears at all; I had already cried several times in the middle of the night, and now that the music was playing, I was crying out loud.

Mayu Sagara's tears fell on the table, while Izumi Hashima's tears fell on his shirt.

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms over her chest, her lips pressed together, her expression revealing nothing of her mood.

Kobayashi Sora tapped the table lightly. "How does everyone feel? If there are no problems, we'll release it closer to Christmas."

Iori Hashima bluntly stated, "Although it's the prologue... there are absolutely no choices. It's more like a visual novel than a game."

“This was intentional,” Kobayashi Sora explained. “This game is mainly for promoting RERgalgame online websites.”

The website was originally created to bring the increasingly declining visual novel genre online, changing the previous one-off sales model and referencing the revenue model of online comics to lower the barriers to playing and creating games.

The main goal of "White Album" is not to sell a certain number of copies, but to use Eri Kasumi's name to promote the website.

The multiple options and routes in game genres are too difficult for beginners to create. In order to encourage more people to participate in creation, this form without options was chosen.

“And this is the only way,” Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned slightly. “If there had been even the slightest mistake, the ending wouldn’t have turned out this way. If we gave the players a choice, the final result wouldn’t have been the same.”

Iori Hashima shrugged. "If the goal is to promote the website and encourage more newcomers to create content, this format is suitable. However, using the methods of writing light novels to write game scripts..."

Halfway through her speech, Iori Hashima remembered that Utaha Kasumigaoka had already stopped writing, so she stopped talking.

Hashima, dissatisfied with her departure, protested with a voice trembling with tears, "This is good too! That's Kasumi Utako's style. As long as you follow the story, you can experience all sorts of complex emotional changes..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha lowered her eyelids slightly, her expression becoming even more unpredictable.

“That’s why it’s niche and doesn’t sell for much,” Iori Hashima interrupted her sister. “But like I said, this kind of work is just right for the purpose of encouraging creators. If it does well, many people will realize that such niche works can also be liked by many people, and then they will be brave enough to express themselves.”

“If that’s the case,” Fumio Sagara said, “we should also be careful about the tags. We need to avoid some very niche content, otherwise…”

“Add tags to long reviews.” Kobayashi Sora had already considered this. “There are also like and dislike functions for tags, making it easier for players to find games they like and avoid types they dislike.”

"It's truly a heart-wrenching yet melancholic story." Eriri wiped away her tears, glancing at her tear-soaked shirt from the boat trip on Hashima Island. "Should we release some cheerful stories at the same time to avoid the website's style becoming too concentrated?"

"Regarding this," Kobayashi Megumi replied, "there are other game development teams as well. Quite a few teams are also interested in this format, with different styles."

"However, regarding quality..." Kobayashi Sora gestured with his hand, "it can only be achieved through quantitative change to achieve qualitative change."

"What about publicity?" Iori Hashima looked at Sora Kobayashi. "The same old methods?"

“You and Fumio will be in charge this time, so I won’t be involved,” Kobayashi Sora replied. “There are other things I need to take charge of.”

Chapter 658 The Situation Is Not Optimistic

The other things Kobayashi Sora mentioned were the preparations before the website went live. Based on the three key concepts of website construction—product, data, and growth—three principles guiding technical development can be extracted: 100% fidelity, comfortable user experience, and practicality and convenience.

100% fidelity means reproducing the requirements as accurately as possible. RERgalgame.net, abbreviated as RGW, has the foundation of a comic website, so there are no major problems in terms of reproducing the requirements.

As for the age-old issue of user experience, there's no need to elaborate further; just consider the needs of both users and operations staff.

The more troublesome issue is security and stability. Many websites lack security protection, allowing their pages to be tampered with and viruses to be installed, leading to illegal hijacking of the websites.

To avoid this situation, the website needs to be encrypted during the technology development process, security software needs to be installed, and security testing needs to be carried out before going live to fix any existing website vulnerabilities.

Although there are dedicated employees responsible for the preparations before the website goes live and the subsequent operation and optimization, Kobayashi Sora, who is always cautious, still keeps a close eye on things.

After working overtime, RGW was finally officially launched before Christmas.

"The data is so-so." Kobayashi Sora frowned slightly.

Fumio Sagara fiddled with the brim of his hat. "We've already been promoting it using the methods we've always used. Now..."

“Ultimately, that’s just how galgames are,” Iori Hashima pointed to the projection. “Most visitors come for Eri Kasumi’s White Album. As for the production, no matter how low the barrier to entry is, it’s still a barrier—people who like to eat don’t necessarily like to cook.”

“I understand.” Kobayashi Sora’s eyes narrowed slightly. “But I didn’t expect it to be so little.”

Because she was surrounded by highly enthusiastic creators, Kobayashi Sorako made a significant misjudgment of the creative enthusiasm of ordinary people.

"It's only been online for a short time now," Kobayashi Megumi said. "Let's wait for Akane-nee's live stream and see how it goes."

"It feels like her last live stream was ages ago," Eriri said, resting her chin on her hand. "Does Sonoko-nee ever do live streams?"

“She’s been busy with another project by Akane Kousaka lately,” Kasumigaoka Utaha said, having met up with Sonoko Machida a few days ago. “She probably won’t be doing a live stream with Akane Kousaka today.”

"If it's just Akane-ne..." Sagara Mayu was a little worried. As a frequent viewer of live streams and an artist herself, she had naturally watched Akane Akasaka's live streams as well. Most of the time, it was Machida Sonoko who was easing the tension.

If it were just Akane Akasaka alone...

"I should be..." Bo Island was a little uneasy about going out to sea, "Is everything alright?"

When the scheduled live stream time arrived, Akane Akasaka started broadcasting the live stream without any preparation or transition.

The Live2D avatar is in the bottom right corner, and most of the screen is filled with webpage content, with real-time comments below.

"Test, test," Akane's voice rang out. "Can you hear me?"

Some comments say they can hear it, while others lie and say they can't.

“Don’t try to fool me,” Akane Kousaka muttered. “I’m watching it with other equipment.”

After briefly confirming that the video and audio were both working properly, Akane Akasaka officially began, "Is everyone here by now? Today, I'll be doing a commercial on the live stream."

Is it really that straightforward?

Watching a live stream brought back the feeling of attending class.

[So sudden]

[It's been so long since I did a live stream, and it turns out to be an ad!]

[I'm leaving, I'm leaving]

[It's delicious, I've already bought three servings]

[Suitable for sensitive skin]

[It should be that one.]

Akane Akasaka completely ignored the real-time comments and directly jumped to RGW via the RER Manga website link, saying, "This is it, a new online galgame website launched by RER."

[As expected, this is it!]

[After all, it's my own company]