How to raise a random guy's wife

Mayu Sagara recalled her previous discussion with Eriri, "Wouldn't that make the characters too dangerous? Insects and small animals would eat them."

This deviates from the lighthearted story that the trip to Po Island aimed to portray.

“I want to design the insects and small animals to be more benign,” Poshima Izumi paused, “How so? Not really, um... more like a feeling of mutual help, everyone living together happily, you do what you’re good at, I do what I’m good at, and we work together to make life better.”

Kobayashi Megumi understood what the "going to sea from Hashima" meant. "You mean... harmonious coexistence?"

"Yes, that's right!" Bo Island himself realized the problem, "Isn't it a bit too idealistic?"

Eriri tilted her head. "It seems so..."

"Is there any possibility at all?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked Kobayashi Sora, "Let's analyze it."

“There really is one.” Kobayashi Sora deduced in his mind, “Because the size of humans has shrunk, but other plants and animals have not shrunk. Compared to reality, natural resources are much more abundant. If human technology has not developed to a certain level, and the intelligence of animals and insects has improved, this state of harmonious coexistence is not entirely impossible.”

Sagara Mayu thought of a new problem, "But this makes things a little awkward, in terms of food. Animals and insects are intelligent enough to communicate with each other, so what should humans and elves eat? If they just eat vegetarian food, it feels like something is missing."

"How about we eat fish?" Kobayashi Sora suggested. "Fish can't talk, after all."

Kasumigaoka Utaha felt that Kobayashi Sora's suggestion was a bit of a hellish joke. "As expected of you."

Kobayashi Sora: "Thank you for the compliment."

Eriri glared at Kobayashi Sora, "As expected of you."

"Haven't I heard that phrase before?" Kobayashi Sora raised an eyebrow. "A wife following her husband's lead?"

Eriri blushed, "These two times were targeting different people!"

"With that, the basic framework is pretty much set." Kobayashi Megumi patted Kobayashi Sora's leg. "The only things we can help with are some minor details in the setting."

Bo Island looked delighted as they went out to sea, asking, "Is my idea feasible?"

“Of course it’s feasible, it’s a great idea.” Kobayashi Megumi chuckled. “But how well it works depends on your storytelling ability, and I have a lot of confidence in you in that regard.”

Kobayashi Sora grasped Kobayashi Megumi's hand in return, "Just tell me what information you need, and I'll help you collect it. This theme is quite good; if it were adapted into an anime, we could make life-size figures of it."

After all, the figure is only nine centimeters tall.

"You're thinking too far ahead." Kasumigaoka Utaha reached out to touch Eriri's hand, but Eriri slapped it away. Clearly, Eriri wasn't used to being so intimate in front of others. "Going to sea, although it's a manga depicting daily life, simply depicting everyday trifles isn't enough, and it would be a huge waste of the setting."

“There still needs to be a story…” Bo Island turned over the sketches. “I’ve only just thought of the setting.”

“Then let’s refine the settings first,” Kasumigaoka Utaha guided. “In the process, think about how to bring out these elements.”

"The first thing to address is the problems of our time," Kobayashi Sora pointed out, "such as tools for daily life, transportation devices, and the financial system."

“This part can be blurred.” Eriri shook her head. “As long as it’s not emphasized, basically no one will pay much attention to it.”

"Like an alternate world?" Bo Island went out and quickly came up with a simple idea, adding his favorite elements. "Huge towns... but they don't seem that big. Dense towns, caravans, all kinds of guilds, and those really powerful steam trains. Some common tools from daily life should also be included, but they can't be too advanced. Try to capture that rural, old-fashioned atmosphere."

“This requires more thought to be put into the design of the clothing.” Mayu Sagara was quite confident in this regard. “I’ll design it for you!”

"That's great, thank you, Mayu." Hashima felt much more at ease about going out to sea, and then thought of Kasumigaoka Utaha's suggestion, "How about making it a travelogue? The two protagonists wander through the forest, taking the readers to experience the unique fairy city, witnessing interesting things that happen in different places, such as festivals and local customs."

“Travelogues… are indeed a classic type.” Kobayashi Sora frowned slightly. “But travel, in other words, is wandering, which doesn’t match the kind of peaceful and cozy life you’re trying to describe.”

"Ah...indeed." Hashima Izumi bit her lower lip, pondered for a while, then suddenly her eyes lit up. "How about this?"

She drew a circle on the paper, "This is the home of the two main characters."

Then a line extends from the circle: "They went out to buy things, arrived in a bustling town, and after buying their things, they went home, and the story ends."

Another line of thought emerges: "Then he went fishing and encountered a reclusive fairy. He learned what the fairy was researching, whether it was food or magic, and then went home to rest."

She drew a line from the outside towards the circle, "and friends came to visit, which brought up stories from the past."

She added lines one by one, "so that I could depict both a stable life and an interesting living environment."

He picked up his pen and connected the ends of the lines together, "and then there's interaction between the characters in different places, enriching the background setting and character images—how about that?"

Kobayashi Sora looked at the dandelion-like diagram drawn by Hashima Island and realized that it was indeed a pretty good method.

It not only provides a good introduction to everything around it, but also makes the lives of the two main characters seem more stable and realistic.

Chapter 962 A Boring Interlude

“That’s a really good method,” Kobayashi Megumi praised. “Just like many of our lives, few people can travel far for a great goal, but most people gradually become familiar with everything around them like this.”

Going out to buy groceries, taking out the trash, going to work or school, shopping or traveling—no matter where you go, you eventually have to come home.

It begins at home and ends at home. Days pass by like this, most of the time is uneventful, but every moment that comes to mind is filled with warmth.

With its interesting premise, Kobayashi Megumi felt that the story she wanted to draw about going to sea on the island of Hashima was also the story she wanted to see.

“It fits the theme perfectly…” Kasumigaoka Utaha paused, then turned to Eriri, “You can use this structure too.”

"Huh?" Eriri was still praising the ingenuity of the idea of ​​going to sea from Hashima Island when she didn't expect the topic to suddenly turn to her.

“It’s a game script,” Kasumigaoka Utaha reminded her.

Compared to Hashima's seafaring experience, Kasumigaoka Utaha has more creative experience.

However, she has always written romance novels, and the worldview is based on the real world. Even with some special settings, the general worldview has not changed much.

She had never worked on stories like the one about sailing off to Po Island, which uses a world-building concept as a selling point, and naturally she couldn't have imagined such a story structure.

After Hashima Izumi proposed this structure, Kasumigaoka Utaha immediately thought of Eriri.

“The world-building of Virtual Heaven can also refer to this form,” Kasumigaoka Utaha further explained. “Establish an initial point, and then expand outwards for various reasons. In the process, introduce everything around you. This will allow players to maintain a sense of familiarity with the world, so as to better accept the novelty of new maps. It will also adjust the pace of the story, giving players the fun of exploration and a stable comfort zone.”

"I see!" Eriri understood. "The initial point is like a fixed object, and the other elements are like changing clothes and poses... Hmm!"

Eriri was only halfway through her sentence when Kasumigaoka Utaha stopped her with a kiss. Kasumigaoka Utaha glanced at Kobayashi Ran, who was playing with mochi, and only felt slightly relieved after confirming that she hadn't heard her.

Eriri always manages to think of strange and unusual directions.

However... her understanding is actually correct.

Kobayashi Sora raised an eyebrow. "As expected of you."

Eriri broke free from Kasumigaoka Utaha's grasp, "She deliberately led me in a strange direction!"

Kobayashi Megumi chuckled, "As expected of you."

She always manages to shift the blame onto Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "Megumi, you really are..."

Kobayashi Megumi: "No."

The relaxing hot spring trip has officially come to an end. The physical and mental rest is satisfying, and the unexpected gains are even more surprising.

The creation of a new story has officially begun with the departure from Hashima Island, and Eriri's game script is also progressing smoothly.

However, problems arose during the game's development.

Kobayashi Sora tapped her forehead lightly. "Let me briefly explain the current situation."

"Many key personnel have resigned one after another, level design has been suspended, and there are problems with the music. Agreements were made before, but suddenly things changed. There are also outsourcing companies and publicity companies that we had good working relationships with..." Iori Hashima didn't seem relaxed as usual; stubble had sprouted on his face, clearly indicating that these past few days hadn't been easy. "Basically... only the Ghost Castle and Eriri's situation are temporarily stable. Besides..."

"Wait a minute." Kobayashi Sora made a gesture and answered the phone. "Um... okay, we'll talk later."

Kobayashi Sora put down her phone. "Now, only Eriri's side is currently without any problems."

Iori Hashima was startled. Ghost Castle was the company with the longest cooperation and the best relationship with RER. "Has Ghost Castle also run into trouble?"

Kobayashi Sora nodded. "They said there were some problems with the equipment."

Iori Hashima frowned. "I have a feeling someone is deliberately causing trouble. Have you received any information?"

“RER’s various businesses have been developing smoothly all along, the company is getting bigger and bigger, and the number of people is also increasing.” Kobayashi Sora admitted, “Even I can’t grasp all the situations, and now I can’t devote all my energy to information gathering as I used to.”

Iori Hashima sighed, "You've reached that age where you can't keep up anymore..."

"It's still early!" Kobayashi Sora waved his hand impatiently. "Games are RER's top priority for the next phase of development. I entrusted this business to you, and now so many big problems have arisen... Go take a vacation."

Iori Hashima immediately relaxed a lot. "Do you have any recommendations?"

"The Blue Bath is nice."

"Isn't that yours? What kind of discounts are available?"

“It’s an investment,” Kobayashi Sora corrected. “I’ll get you some vouchers later.”

"Alright!" Iori Hashima readily stood up. "The old rules apply: you do the good work, I get the good reputation—unyielding in times of turmoil, strategizing and winning from afar!"

Iori Hashima struck a pose, "How about I appear like this then?"

"Whatever you want." Kobayashi Sora packed up her documents. "I'm going to report to the president."

"Hmm..." After listening to Kobayashi Sora's report, Kobayashi Megumi's expression remained calm. "Who was the one who did it?"

“The second son of Chairman Malz back then—Hirai,” Kobayashi Sora replied, “has now returned from further studies.”

Kobayashi Sora and Hirai first met when Akane Akasaka fell ill.

Akane Akasaka fell ill from overwork while working on "Chronicles of the Universe XIII". With the game about to be released as a half-finished product, Sora Kobayashi, who had just gotten married, had to step in to handle the situation.

The biggest obstacle was Hirai, the second son of the then chairman of Malz.

The other party's calmness and rationality, clear thinking and persistence in pursuing interests left a deep impression on Kobayashi Sora.

If she hadn't met Akane Akasaka, Kobayashi Sora would probably have become someone like her.

Thankfully, there are no "what ifs".

“His methods are quite covert, clearly he’s deliberately guarding against me, and he’s using a lot of false information to confuse me.” Kobayashi Sora’s eyes narrowed slightly. “This time, he’s obviously here for revenge.”

"It's not just 'Virtual Heaven,' the company's internal production teams are also facing some problems. Both the mobile game business and animation production are in different predicaments." Kobayashi Megumi was very familiar with the company's situation. "When... will this matter be resolved?"

"Before Valentine's Day," Kobayashi Sora replied, "it's better to end this boring little episode as soon as possible."

Chapter 963 Indecisiveness

“The spirit world… subspace… consciousness world… imaginary space… are basically similar settings,” Eriri pondered seriously. “By setting up a space that exists synchronously with the real space, but is different from it, we can introduce variables that are independent of the theory of reality.”

“The key point is the known and the unknown,” Kasumigaoka Utaha recalled. “According to what Sora told me before, it’s like the double-slit experiment. You draw a conclusion based on the known information, but the actual result does not match the conclusion. This involves the observer effect, which means that the observed phenomenon will be affected by the observation.”

"Hmm... Ah?" Eriri asked in confusion.

Kasumigaoka Utaha recalled when Kobayashi Sora explained these things to her. At that time, she also thought Eriri was just as confused as she was now, but she didn't show it as obviously. "Do you know about the double-slit experiment?"

Eriri nodded. "I know."