How to raise a random guy's wife

"The production team's work is logistical support, delivering materials to different places, arranging different meetings according to instructions from superiors, managing the production progress, finding and contacting workers, etc. - It covers almost the entire process of animation production. It is the lowest-ranking, most arduous, highest-turnover, and highest-mortality position in the animation production system."

“I can understand the earlier part,” Kasumigaoka Utaha raised an eyebrow, “but the mortality rate?”

“Driving while fatigued leads to a car accident, working too hard leads to sudden death, and stress leads to suicide…” Kobayashi Sora explained further, “If you’re even slightly stressed, let alone continue working, it’s hard to even survive.”

“That’s why his personality is suited for this line of work…” Kasumigaoka Utaha realized, “But not recognizing his own mistakes is also a serious problem, and he needs to be taught a lesson.”

“Lack of ability and low emotional intelligence are still minor problems,” Kobayashi Sora pointed out. “The most fatal problem is actually procrastination.”

"procrastination?"

"Even though there was a problem, we ignored it, always thinking it would resolve itself, but things just got worse." Kobayashi Sora spread her hands. "In the end, it was..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha murmured, "...All plans have been exhausted."

-

"Hey!" Eriri didn't want to talk to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

But Kasumigaoka Utaha was rummaging through her collection of games in the living room, which she couldn't stand.

"Hey... Eriri." Kasumigaoka Utaha rummaged through the game box. "I remember playing a racing game at Sora's house a long time ago. Don't you have one?"

"Racing games?" Eriri thought for a moment. She did have racing games, but the only one Kasumigaoka Utaha had played at Kobayashi Sora was probably that one. "Mario Kart?"

"The one in the red hat?"

"That's it." Eriri found the cassette tape. "It's here."

"Oh! This is it." Kasumigaoka Utaha turned on the TV and connected it to the console. "Want to watch together?"

"..." Eriri pursed her lips. "Well, since you've invited me, and I don't have anything else to do, I'll play a couple of rounds with you."

it is good.

Kasumigaoka Utaha picked up the controller; the first step was to reach a consensus.

The game officially began. After selecting their characters, cars, tires, and gliders, the two officially entered the track.

Kasumigaoka Utaha had a slow start and fell behind at the beginning.

Because of their lower ranking, they have a higher chance of getting powerful items.

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised her hand and used a spiked turtle shell to knock out Eriri, who was in first place.

Eriri clenched her little white teeth, quickly adjusted her state, and ultimately surpassed Kasumigaoka Utaha with her rich experience.

After several more matches, Eriri became more and more focused and her skills improved, finally winning first place.

"Yay!" Eriri cheered happily, raising the controller and sticking her tongue out at Kasumigaoka Utaha.

I feel refreshed all over.

well.

Kasumigaoka Utaha gripped the handle tightly.

The second step is to vent one's anger, and then the task is successfully completed.

The rest is...

Chapter 684 Intelligent Driving

Eriri's touch is getting better and better, and she is gradually able to spare some attention to Kasumigaoka Utaha's situation.

After glancing at it, Eriri immediately noticed the problem, "You didn't turn on autonomous driving?"

Most of Nintendo's games are designed so that players of all skill levels can enjoy the game; they are easy to learn but difficult to master.

Whether it's a young child or an adult who has never played games before, everyone can quickly master the basic controls of the game after getting the controller.

As for the more complex and detailed operations, that's another matter entirely.

To achieve this, some special design is naturally required.

For example, gyroscope controls allow players who are not used to joystick controls to turn the controller, and there is also an automatic acceleration function that allows the race car to accelerate automatically.

Intelligent driving serves as a steering assist. Once this function is activated, the vehicle will almost never go off the track during a race, thus avoiding deceleration outside the track and the possibility of falling off a cliff.

For simple maps, the difference may not be significant, but on some challenging maps, such as the Rainbow Track where even experienced players can easily go off the track and fall, intelligent driving is extremely helpful to players.

With the help of intelligent driving, beginners can focus more on using and dodging items. As their skills improve, they will be able to move away from intelligent driving and try more advanced maneuvers such as taking shortcuts and leaping over tracks.

“Because I want to practice my skills,” Kasumigaoka Utaha replied, “of course I have to turn off autonomous driving.”

"..." Eriri glanced at Kasumigaoka Utaha's race car crashing into a tree, "There's no need to practice any advanced techniques, is there?"

“Of course it’s necessary.” Kasumigaoka Utaha stared at the game screen, maneuvering her character to drive a race car over high platforms. “We can’t keep relying on luck to move forward with you.”

"Hmm?" Eriri vaguely sensed something unspoken, but wasn't entirely sure. "What did you say?"

"Although driving without autonomous driving is a bit bumpy, I can still accomplish things that only I can do by relying on my own skills." Kasumigaoka Utaha obtained the key item, transformed into a cannonball, and sped forward. "The process of encountering difficulties is the process of growth. I also like the ease that autonomous driving brings, but only by leaving autonomous driving can I better improve myself—I guess this is the growing pains?"

"You can even draw profound conclusions from a game," Eriri muttered. "So, autonomous driving is completely useless to you?"

"Of course not. I'm practicing hard now to reach the level of autonomous driving." Kasumigaoka Utaha chuckled. "Even without the help of autonomous driving, it's still the direction I'm striving for. Its very existence is already the greatest help to me."

"Hmph..." Eriri stopped looking at her. "Whatever."

"By the way, do you know about that animation production team from before?"

Eriri pressed, "Which one?"

"It's that..." Kasumigaoka Utaha briefly recounted what had happened before.

“2D and 3D,” Eriri said, putting herself in Endo’s shoes, “If I were Endo, I would be furious too.”

"You also hate 3D animation?"

“Who would hate technology? Would an artist hate computers and graphics tablets? What they hate is that feeling of being replaced.” Eriri pressed the controller hard. “That feeling of being dispensable.”

“So there was another layer of emotion involved…” Kasumigaoka Utaha murmured. “I thought I had already discovered a lot.”

"Oh? What did you find?"

"Isn't Endo in charge of episode 8? His junior was in charge of episode 9. To get revenge for his senior and to put pressure on the production team, that junior finished the explosion cut of episode 9 ahead of schedule."

“Ah…” Eriri understood, “In order to maintain a consistent style, episode 8 can only be hand-drawn. That way, even if Endo throws a tantrum and refuses to work, the production team will have to bring him back in order to finish the animation. Otherwise, not only will the production schedule fall behind, but we will also offend two animators at once.”

"That's exactly what I mean. On the surface, it seems like you're completing your work on time, but in the realities of the workplace, the effect is completely different. I could never figure this out even if I were alone in a dark room for a long time," Kasumigaoka Utaha recalled. "And then there's Taro."

"There are always those guys who are self-centered and blame others for all the problems and mistakes."

“These kinds of people are annoying at first glance, but after getting to know them… they’re even more annoying.” Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that Kobayashi Sora hadn’t hit her hard enough. “But it’s precisely these mentally strong people who can survive in the tough workplace.”

Eriri opened her mouth, but in the end, she could only say, "Indeed."

"Kōshō's attitude towards that Taro was the same. If it were another production company, Kōshō would probably have taken a different approach." Kasumigaoka Utaha's voice was distant. "These are all rare materials. A warm-hearted and shrewd junior, the way they handle different people... If you put them into a story and process them a little, they would all be good characters."

Eriri thought of a famous line, "Could it be used again next time?"

"That's the feeling." Kasumigaoka Utaha pressed the item button, and the light of the Invincible Star enveloped the race car with the music. She rushed off the track and drove through the chocolate sauce as if it were flat ground. She took a shortcut, overtook Eriri, and won first place. "I won."

"Ah! While I was talking!" Eriri exploded, "Despicable!"

“This is a game for adults.” Kasumigaoka Utaha proudly waved her finger.

"Again!" Eriri refused to give up and immediately started another game.

Unlike before.

Upon restarting the game, Eriri clearly realized that Kasumigaoka Utaha was improving herself through her own efforts.

Kasumigaoka Utaha doesn't believe that intelligent driving is optional; she just thinks that to move forward better, one must get rid of the assistance of intelligent driving.

Moreover, Kasumigaoka Utaha is growing very rapidly, and I could easily be surpassed by her if I'm not careful.

It won't be that easy!

Eriri's deep blue eyes lit up slightly.

Eri Kashiwagi is not so easily surpassed!

What just happened was just an accident. No matter what Kasumigaoka Utaha says next, Eriri won't be distracted.

"Oh, right." Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly remembered something.

"Hmm?" Eriri answered casually, her attention still on the game. "What?"

Are you free tomorrow, Valentine's Day?

"Yes," Eriri answered instinctively, "What's wrong?"

"Let's do it together..."

Eriri: "Hmm?"

Chapter 685 Heart-Shaped Chocolate

"The meanings of chocolate revealed!" A street interview program was playing on TV, where the host randomly selected passersby for interviews. "Do you know the various meanings of Valentine's Day chocolate?"

"I don't know," the passerby replied indifferently. "I haven't received it."

Someone who knows a bit, "I remember there are two kinds: personal chocolate and obligation chocolate, right?"

"So what are the specific differences?"

"The chocolate given to a lover or crush is called 'personal chocolate,' and you can only give one. It seems like you'd buy a more expensive, higher-quality chocolate or make it yourself." The passerby thought for a moment, "Giri chocolate is given to ordinary men you don't have romantic feelings for, to express your gratitude. You can be more casual about that."

"Correct answer! Please accept the gift prepared by the production team."

The host offered chocolates and then went on to interview other people.

“And there are friendship chocolates too,” the girls in the group smiled at each other. “Good friends can give them to each other.”

"And reverse chocolates!" the boy exclaimed excitedly. "We can't just let the girls deliver them! The boys should deliver them too!"

"But there's also White Day on March 14th. Don't guys reciprocate with gifts on White Day?"

"It's a different story! If guys can't give chocolates on Valentine's Day, how can men like us who eat chocolate all the time feel comfortable buying them?"

The host was puzzled, "Why not just collect it from the girls?"

"..."