How to raise a random guy's wife

Eriri inexplicably felt that a pitifully thick wall had already separated her from them.

So what exactly happened while she was working hard to accumulate drafts during the Golden Week holiday?

Well... whatever.

The most annoying thing is...

"Sorry I'm late!" Aki Tomoya pushed open the door and walked in. "I was just running errands for the teacher..."

"Whatever you want..." Eriri rolled her eyes. "Just tell me what your plan is, and then end this farce as soon as possible."

"Don't assume failure..." Aki Tomoya handed out printed paper to everyone. "This is a proposal I wrote overnight. I won't read it aloud this time, you can take a look."

"Tsk, this is getting more and more perfunctory." Eriri complained irritably, taking the printed paper with her hand.

One copy each for Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri, and Kobayashi Sora.

"Hmm?" Kobayashi Sora looked at Aki Tomoya, whose hands were empty. "Did you forget to make one serving?"

"Ah!" Aki Tomoya realized, "Indeed, it's okay, I wrote it all myself, I don't need to read it."

Kobayashi Sora: "I mean..."

“I’ll watch it with you.” Kato Megumi tugged at Kobayashi Sora’s sleeve.

Kobayashi Sora: "...How about trying to get angry once in a while?"

“Even if you say that,” Kato Megumi tilted her head, “there’s nothing to be angry about.”

"All right......"

Aki Tomoya looked at everyone expectantly. Yes, this time was different from the previous two times.

He finally understood why he wanted to create a game with Kato Megumi as the protagonist.

The reason is simple, just as he said before, from the perspective of the character, Kato Megumi is already dead!

No three-dimensional being could inspire him to create games, because they are three-dimensional beings!

Even the most meticulously made-up and well-dressed cosplayers can never truly capture the beauty of the two-dimensional world!

However, Kato Megumi is different. She has no presence in the three-dimensional world, but she is a real person. Aki Tomoya can remember her outfit, but he can't remember her face, as if she doesn't exist at all.

Therefore, she won't leave any impression. In other words... Aki Tomo can freely project her own expectations of the world of anime onto Kato Megumi.

She can move and talk; she's a doll that's even more suitable than a human doll!

Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha were unable to complete this task because their characteristics were too obvious.

Only someone as unremarkable as Megumi Kato, and only by using her as a model, can one create a character that perfectly matches Tomoya Aki's preferences without restraint!

The proposal was several pages long, densely covered with writing.

In Kobayashi Sora's opinion, this was still a substandard project. The title was undetermined, the category was only the somewhat outdated description of "romance visual adventure game," and the character settings were only given a perfunctory description such as "based on Kato Megumi from Class 2-B."

However, after the overly concise explanation of the game's concept, the rest of the game consists of dialogue between the male and female protagonists.

Casual chats on the way home, after-school club activities, playing games together, watching anime together, going to school together, shopping together, cooking together, taking care of pets together, meeting new friends together, misunderstandings, reconciliations, awkwardness when meeting each other's families, the sadness of occasional solitude, the sweetness of traveling together...

After everyone finished reading the plan, they looked up at Aki Tomoya.

In their eyes, Aki Tomoya saw surprise and recognition.

"That's right! That's what games are all about. This kind of beauty that can't happen in reality, this kind of everyday life that we can't even touch, is exactly what players want!" Aki Tomoya's eyes lit up. "It's these kinds of plot events that are so close and within reach, that seem like they could happen at any time if there's a suitable person, but which will never actually happen. It's about presenting these seemingly impossible things to players in the form of a game. That's the project I want to create!"

Ah, this...

Kato Megumi and Kobayashi Sora exchanged a glance.

Well... that's what he said.

The two remained silent in tacit agreement.

"Hmph, it's only slightly better than last time," Eriri muttered. "Anyway, the script isn't my responsibility."

“Okay.” Kasumigaoka Utaha put down the printer paper. “It’s usable.”

Aki Tomoya's face lit up with surprise, "Really?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha tossed her long hair and gave a confident smile. "Well, as for the script outline, I already have some ideas."

Aki Tomoya pressed further, "So, you're saying my plan is approved?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha opened her mouth, then turned to look at Kobayashi Sora, "What did the producer say?"

Kobayashi Sora lightly tapped the printer paper with her fingertip, her brows slightly furrowed.

Tomoya Aki was truly surprised that he could write such a proposal.

In terms of format, this proposal is far from complete.

However, in terms of content, it is excessively complete.

As for whether the content of the project is interesting, as someone who experienced it firsthand, that's the least questionable part.

Kobayashi Sora closed his eyes slightly. "Although there are still some shortcomings, the content is very good." He smiled at Aki Tomoya. "I knew you could do it. You certainly didn't disappoint me."

Kato Megumi pursed her lips and looked at him helplessly.

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't even bother to look at him.

Kobayashi Sora cleared her throat twice. "Let's begin making the game."

"Finally!" Aki Tomoya cheered. "That's great!"

Eriri crossed her arms and looked suspiciously at Kasumigaoka Utaha, then at Kobayashi Sora and Kato Megumi.

I have a feeling that something has happened that she doesn't know about.

Like the victim in the story... no, wait.

Kato Megumi looked at Kobayashi Sora and asked, "In that case, the game club can continue, right?"

“Well,” Kobayashi Sora paused, “the real difficulties have only just begun.”

Wishing you a safe journey... that's hard to say.

Kobayashi Sora tilted her head toward Kato Megumi, saying, "Many enthusiastic clubs, after their initial excitement, gradually cool down and disband. It's even common for members to never speak to each other again and to blame and curse each other."

Chapter 108: Numerous Difficulties

Kato Megumi asked, puzzled, "Why is this happening? We all share the same goal, and we've finally managed to get together, so we should be able to work together smoothly, right?"

“First of all, their goals are not necessarily the same;” Kobayashi Sora’s gaze shifted to the side. Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri probably had the same goal, but their goal was different from Aki Tomoya’s. “Secondly, everyone’s standards are different; finally, there are many factors that could lead to the disbandment.”

Kato Megumi blinked. "Like what?"

As they were talking, Aki Tomoya had already begun assigning tasks.

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Eriri's blonde hair swayed elegantly, reflecting a dazzling luster, a stark contrast to her furious outburst, "The character design is due by the end of the month?! Do you think I'm as free as you are?"

“A rough sketch is fine too…” Aki Tomoya, who had just been full of confidence, shrank back.

"Forget sketches, I can't even hand in a stick figure drawing! I haven't even started the illustrations for this week's new series, and the comic I've been preparing for a month is still just a sketch..."

"What about June?"

"I have a new magazine to draw in June!"

Mid-July!

"You want me to submit my work when the new comic book is in full swing at the summer comic convention? Do you think your brain is a stomach?"

What happens after the summer comic convention?

"There's also the ComicTreasure doujinshi convention after that. Although they only release fold-out volumes, I still plan to draw a new one." Eriri looked away.

"Huh?" Aki Tomoya also had a bad feeling. "Why are you looking away?"

"There's also a doujinshi (fan-made comics) convention called SunshineCreation in October."

"Then?"

Winter Comic Con.

Aki Tomoya clutched his head. "So that means you have absolutely no time? Why did you suddenly start a new series of illustrations and manga?"

Eriri glanced at Kobayashi Sora, then looked away.

"By the way," Aki Tomoya suddenly realized, "the intention behind the panty series is too obvious, isn't it? It's just for clicks, right?"

"Mind your own business!" Eriri's face turned bright red.

“The illustrations can wait, um…” Aki Tomoya looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha, “Senpai, what about the plot outline?”

"What's wrong?" Kasumigaoka Utaha asked with a kind smile.

"By the end of this month..."

"Rinri-kun is so considerate." Kasumigaoka Utaha chuckled. "You, who didn't have any tasks and spent a week just writing a proposal, are now asking me, someone with a new serialization, to write a plot outline in a week. Why don't you try it yourself first? Ah, sorry, writing this proposal has almost killed off your limited brain cells, hasn't it?"

"Congratulations on your new work... Although it's a pity for our project, I'll look forward to your new work!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes sparkled. "Thank you... Please tell me your thoughts after you've read it."

"Of course!" Aki Tomoya nodded vigorously. "And how about July...?"

“I’m writing a short story for the magazine in July, and basically, the front-page column is also in my hands.” Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at Kobayashi Sora, who had fought for this opportunity.

"Congratulations!" Aki Tomoya exclaimed expectantly. "And August..."

"Since it's a new series, we naturally need to publish books one after another at the beginning—so we have to start drafting the outline for the second volume in August..."

"So fast? That's amazing! Then September..."

"Once the outline is finished, the main text will naturally follow. The second volume will be written in September, and a short story will be written for the magazine in October... Moreover, adapting it into a comic is a natural progression. It will be serialized starting after the Lunar New Year, so we need to discuss it intensively at the end of the year."

"There's no time at all!" Aki Tomoya exclaimed in despair. "How am I supposed to play this game?"

"One of the reasons for the disbandment," Kobayashi Sora explained to Kato Megumi using the example before her, "was that the club members' schedules conflicted."

Kato Megumi nodded. "Everyone has a lot to do, with Sora's help."

These tasks are all inextricably linked to him.

Kobayashi Sora coughed lightly, "One should become famous as early as possible; the earlier, the better the sales."