Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"Ok!"

Happily receiving the praise, Murasaki patted Kuroba Akira's left hand and then took his hand in return.

Because I was pushed away when I tried to hold hands before, but now I can hold hands with you face to face.

With fingers intertwined and palms touching, there was a feeling that their bodies were connected... Murasaki no Miyako discovered that she actually really liked holding hands.

They happily shook their clasped hands up and down, like little girls playfully teasing each other – this is the kind of intimacy that only friends can have.

Friends... are also a very unfamiliar existence to Murasaki no Miyako.

From childhood to now, Murasaki has moved several times and changed schools several times, so she has never had the opportunity to make close friends.

Therefore, Akira Kuroba can be considered her first friend in life.

However, Murasaki thought again that Kuroba Akira and she only had a working relationship, like an artist and his manager... Could such a relationship be considered a friendship?

She asked hesitantly, her voice filled with worry.

"My lord, are we... friends now?"

"what?"

Kuroba Akira's somewhat dumbfounded question made Murasaki's heart skip a beat. She quickly lowered her head and waved her right hand as she spoke.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I was too presumptuous..."

"You've misunderstood. I'm just wondering, if you don't consider me a friend, why did you dare to come home with me?"

"Hey?"

"Look, I've already brought you home, and now we're roommates living in the same room. What else can we be but friends if we live together?"

If living together doesn't make you friends, then it can only mean you're either husband and wife, or just casual sex partners.

"Friendship isn't about how long you've known each other. If you trust me and I trust you, then that's what friendship is."

Kuroba Akira said with a smile.

"Outside of work, I still want to treat you as a friend, or do you feel it's beneath you to treat me as a friend?"

Murasaki hurriedly offered an explanation.

"No, no! I just... um... I thought you only saw me as... uh..."

Murasaki Palace didn't know how to express herself, and she stammered halfway through her sentence, unable to continue, and lowered her head so that her bangs covered her eyes.

"You think I'm just trying to use you?"

Kuroba Akira was still smiling, but his words had indeed hit the nail on the head, causing Murasaki no Miyako's body to tremble.

"Well, that's true, but even if it's about using each other, it can be a mutually beneficial and amicable way of getting along, rather than scheming against each other or even breaking up into enemies."

Kuroba Akira released his left hand, patted her shoulder, and said.

"So how you view our relationship is up to you. I, for one, consider you a friend and a business partner."

Although starting a business with friends often ends in a falling out.

Drinking buddies are friends based on mutual benefit; if there's no profit to be gained, who can you rely on?

Therefore, interests and people's hearts... are the most fickle things.

"...Yes! I will also consider Mingjun a friend! We will be best friends for life!"

Shion Murasaki considers Akira Kuroba her first friend and a friend she will spend her life with.

Having given up half his life for a true friend, Murasaki felt that this was a worthwhile trade.

"what."

Kuroba Akira couldn't help but laugh out loud.

I heard this sentence from the class monitor during the day, and then from Murasaki no Miyako tonight.

You guys really value friendship a lot... But that's good too.

The deeper the affection, the higher the price; you'll get your 'friendship fee' back with interest in the end.

I hope you won't regret it later.

Chapter 72 My sister is actually a master of H-game creation?!

"Then you can continue practicing. I'm going to continue writing my novel."

"Ok!"

Working hard and striving together with friends, the feeling of mutual encouragement and progress filled Murasaki no Miyako's heart with determination once again.

Having composed himself, Akira Kuroba threw himself back into his creative work.

No problem... I can write it based on my own experience.

Having seen many excellent works, I can draw inspiration from their elements.

Recalling the works he had seen in his previous life, Akira Kuroba felt his mind suddenly opened up.

Firstly, the reason why the younger sister started making H-games... was definitely for her older brother, there's no doubt about that.

So the problem actually lies with the older brother. What exactly happened to him?

That's right. In order to make this novel complete, besides the younger sister who is the main attraction and cute point, the older brother who is the protagonist cannot just be a tool.

Rather, the older brother is the most important character, as he is the one readers can identify with.

The older brother's character and arc are very important; you could even say they form the main and underlying storylines of the work.

The younger sister started making H-games for her brother, but as she continued, she also grew to like them. So, her original intention in making the games was actually to rekindle her brother's fighting spirit to pursue his dreams.

Logically, this makes sense. So the problem with the older brother is that... he was originally a hardcore gamer who wanted to make games, but after being defeated by setbacks and barriers, he gave up and became degenerate.

I entered the game company full of hope, only to find that the game industry is full of darkness. I was overworked to the point of exhaustion by unscrupulous companies, and the products they made were just to make money off players... I understand that feeling better than anyone!

There's definitely a bit of personal bias involved, but it's precisely because Akira Kuroba himself had a tough experience working at a game company that he was able to write about his genuine feelings.

That's right, the most touching storylines are those with a sense of realism! And the most moving storylines are those that shatter that sense of realism!

Light novels are meant to fill the voids in people's real lives, aren't they?

The brother, who gave up his dreams and was willing to become an ordinary person, used butter to escape reality and comfort himself, but because of his sister, he returned to the world he had fled from.

Although I failed, I believe that with my sister's talent, she will definitely become a genius producer, which is actually a way of fulfilling my own dream.

This will further strengthen the bond between siblings, because both the brother and sister are acting for each other's sake.

As for subsequent characters... right, games require a lot of people to work together to complete, so why not just gather the partners who make the game?

Just like in the movie "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend," the protagonist's harem consists of companions who play games together.

You could also take inspiration from the character Megumi Kaname and add a character who is completely indifferent to games, but starts to become interested in them because of the protagonist's enthusiasm. At the same time, she is also the sister's number one nemesis.

The chaotic battleground is one of the highlights; you definitely have to join in.

Because it's an eroge (adult game), it can also include suggestive content, such as sibling interactions with a touch of eroticism to reference game plots... Although it can't be too explicit, this kind of sensual content is very eye-catching.

And then there's the world of the profession I witnessed after I truly decided to pursue game development... A good example is Dae Tokyo Toy Box, which can be considered a microcosm of the Japanese game industry.

There's not even a need for reference here; Kuroba Akira was sick of seeing conflicts in some aspects of game development back in his previous life working at a game company.

Issues included communication problems between upstream and downstream partners, blame-shifting, conflicts between the IP team and the illustration team, mistakes by brain-dead operations, incompetent planners' money-grabbing schemes, pressure from above, and so on...

You could also use the pacing issues of the game itself as the main conflict in the plot. The pacing of those games should be quite exciting for people in the present world.

However, these plots are too heavy. Light novels can't be written too 'heavy'; they have to be lighter.

So we need to add some funny and nonsensical elements, um... like an attribute enthusiast club, that would be pretty much it, I feel like it would be a lot of fun.

The major setback in the middle made the protagonist recall once again the gap in talent, the insurmountable chasm between genius and mortal.

Yes, just like the male protagonist in Sakura-sou no Sou. I remember that male protagonist also wanted to make games, but he felt the gap in talent because of the female protagonist and the genius boy Ryunosuke who lived with him...

Feeling inferior, depressed, and then overcoming it...

There's also the scene where the younger sister goes crazy... I can still remember the scene of Natsukawa Masuzu going crazy in My Shura. It was so cute and adorable, and it really suited the yandere personality.

The scene where the older brother discovers his younger sister acting erratically has a strong doujinshi vibe... and it also foreshadows the beginnings of a sour relationship between the siblings...

The younger sister and older brother's social circles will expand and their bonds will deepen, bringing together partners who pursue their dreams together.

The story encounters a crisis of disbandment midway through, which is cliché but still effective.

Finally, pressure came from major game companies...

Betrayal by a comrade, sacrifice by a younger sister, and the older brother's realization...

They pulled off a stunning comeback! That was satisfying!

Kuroba Akira's thoughts became clearer and clearer, and he came up with more and more ideas. His hands danced on the keyboard, and the clattering sound echoed in the living room for a long time.

Zizhigong did not disturb him, and even lowered his voice.

……

Become!

Kuroba Akira spent the whole night creating a rough outline for his light novel.

The basic character settings, relationships, plot conflicts, and subsequent developments have all been set up.

But this is just the beginning.

The key to victory lies in how well one can improve the quality of the work with their limited writing skills.

But let's stop here for today. The foundation is laid, and it will take one to two weeks to add more bricks and tiles.

After saving the file, Kuroba Akira stretched and glanced at the clock. It was already 3 a.m. In two more hours, it would be dawn.

Akira Kuroba, so engrossed in his work, was unaware of the passage of time.

The creative process is so cruel... yet so captivating.

Though it is hell, it is also filled with a captivating allure...

Make people want to stop.

Kuroba Akira returned to the desktop, clicked on the new document, and right-clicked to rename it.

Now it's time to name this new work.