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"please say."

Although he was suddenly interrupted by the other party, Muto Yu did not show any impatience on his face.

"What I want to ask is, why are you looking for Shiyu? There are many seniors in the light novel industry, right? As long as Mr. Kayaba Akihiko spreads the word, with your current fame, there should be many people who agree to join, right?"

After being reminded by Machida Sonoko, Kasumigaoka Utaha also came to her senses and realized that there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world.

Although she is indeed a very strong-willed person, she is not so conceited as to think that she is invincible in literary creation.

In fact, the reason is similar to what Machida Sonoko thought. What Yu Muto has his eyes on is Kasumigaoka Utaha, but he can't say it directly.

"There are a lot of reasons. First, I'm a high school student. The programmer I'm training is my classmate. The art director is Sawamura-san, who's in the same grade as me and is known as the 'ace of the art club.' If I add my senior, a game studio staffed entirely by high school students would be quite a splash, right?"

"Secondly, as an adult, Miss Editor, you should be well aware that those senior people with some reputation always put on airs and often interfere in various matters."

"This should be very common in my situation. After all, no matter how famous I am, I'm just a high school student. Over time, those prestigious industry veterans will start to muddle along, or even do things I don't want to see."

"Thirdly, I'm very optimistic about your talent and potential. I believe her future will not stop here. This can be considered an advance investment."

Muto Yu simply listed three reasons, the second of which would not actually happen because, under the influence of the halo, the members of the club would not do anything that goes against their will after their loyalty has increased.

But this did not prevent him from using this reason to persuade Kasumigaoka Utaha and Machida Sonoko.

"So, what kind of treatment does Kayaba Akihiko-sensei plan to give Shiha?"

"I don't really care about money, so I gave you two options. The first option is a fixed salary, which is twice the average salary for copywriters in the industry."

"The second option is to split the profits proportionally. I can give you one percent of the net profits from the game you participated in producing."

"Of course, the 1% share here is only limited to small-scale games. In the future, for large-scale games that may be produced, the share ratio will be reduced."

Listening to the conversation between Machida Sonoko and Muto Yuuna, which seemed like they were ready to sell themselves for a good price, Kasumigaoka Utaha originally wanted to say something, but after hearing the latter's offer, she decided not to interrupt them.

The main reason is that Yu Muto gave too much. Even though Kasumigaoka Utaha is not a materialistic woman, she couldn't help but be moved when she heard such conditions.

Chapter 59: Fight While You're Young

The most important thing is that the profit sharing is sustainable. As long as people continue to buy the game in the future, Kasumigaoka Utaha can get the corresponding profit sharing according to the proportion.

"Then the next step is up to you, Shiyu. A fixed salary is more stable, and as for profit sharing, if the game becomes a hit, you'll naturally become very rich. If the game flopped, then you might just work for nothing."

Originally, when Machida Sonoko asked about the salary on behalf of Kasumigaoka Utaha, she wanted to get her a higher salary as much as possible.

But after hearing the two choices given by Muto Yu, Machida Sonoko also knew that such treatment was already quite good. After all, no matter how good Kasumigaoka Utaha is, she is just a newcomer with a promising future.

So she could only briefly analyze the two options for the other party, and then return the final choice to the person involved.

"Why would I hesitate? I chose to split the profits. How can I not give it a try when I'm young? If I fail, it's just a waste of time.

Besides, I have great confidence in Mr. Kayaba Akihiko's work!"

"Then I look forward to our happy cooperation in the future."

"Yes, please take good care of me."

The two shook hands. Although they had not yet signed the contract, the other party had already determined in his mind that the two of them were in a superior-subordinate relationship.

The name of Utaha Kasumigaoka was also added to the list of people whose halo was effective, so now the opponent couldn't escape.

Think about it, the passive effect of the halo is really terrifying. The more talented a person is in fields related to game production, the faster their favorability/friendliness/loyalty towards Yu Muto will increase under the effect of this "potential enhancement" halo.

It's like a quicksand trap; the more you struggle, the faster you sink.

Afterwards, Yuu Muto talked with Utaha Kasumigaoka about topics related to "Love Metronome", and the other party also shared with him the preliminary idea of ​​the third volume.

Of course, you can also buy the second volume of "Love Metronome" and have it signed by Kasumigaoka Utaha herself.

It's a book signing after all.

I originally thought that attending Kasumigaoka Utaha's autograph session would be a waste of a lot of time, but I didn't expect that this time I would not only invite her to join my team, but when I got home it was only a little after nine in the morning.

After all, everything that needed to be talked about had been talked about. After the signing event started, even if no one came, Kasumigaoka Utaha, as the author, had to sit in the corresponding seat.

So Muto Yu simply said goodbye and went home. After all, such good time should not be wasted. The sooner the small-scale game engine was completed, the more time he would have to spend writing game programs.

Although the game engine wasn't expected to be finished until Thursday evening, the art assets for The Binding of Isaac were all completed by Tuesday.

After all, it was just a small one among small ones. After taking a look at the games that had been purchased but not yet produced, it didn't take long for Yuu Muto to decide that the next one he would make was "Slay the Spire".

Both are rpg games, but one is action and the other is card. These two extremely classic rpg games are enough to shatter the stereotype that rpg is a difficult hardcore game in the world, allowing this type of game to truly reach the masses.

Everything is progressing in an orderly manner. Eriri will send him some character portraits drawn according to his sketches and requirements through Line. This positive attitude makes Muto Yu very satisfied.

Kato Megumi is also working hard to learn C++ on her own. Recently, she told Muto Yu that she seems to have some talent in this area, and she always feels like she has finally gotten the hang of it.

As for Utaha Kasumigaoka, the topics she was discussing with Yuu Muto were mostly related to "Love Metronome", and he didn't plan to send the plot synopsis of "To the Moon" to the other party before he finished it.

After all, there is a saying that goes, "You can't do two things at once." Now all you have to do is focus on doing one thing.

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The more fulfilling your life is, the faster time goes by. In a blink of an eye, it’s Friday again, and before you know it, the whole month of May is almost over.

Yu Muto sat in front of the computer, using the latest game engine to program the game "The Binding of Isaac".

He has top-notch game programming skills, and the game engine was written by him himself. The two combined have achieved an effect of one plus one being greater than two.

For Yuu Muto, writing the game program was an extremely pleasant experience, and the progress was increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then, the progress was interrupted.

Liang Feng: "Junior, how long will the new game last?"

Muto: "Why are you asking about the new game, Suzukaze-nee? Do you have time to play games now?"

Liang Feng: "Ah, now I have time. This past month has been exhausting me. The workload is really too intense, considering the company accommodation and weekend overtime options."

Muto: "But Suzukaze-nee should be happy too, right?"

Liangfeng: "That's quite exciting. During this time, I've created models for over thirty NPCs!"

Liang Feng: "It's really great that I can make such a big contribution to a game I love for the first time I've participated in game production."

Muto: "Although this is indeed something worth celebrating, Liangfeng-nee, please don't neglect your health and make sure to rest."

Muto: "The new game will probably take two or three days to complete. I'll post it in the game research group when I get there. If Sister Liangfeng is interested, you can try it out then."

Liang Feng: "Come to think of it, Junior, you haven't promoted your new game yet, right?"

Liangfeng: "Even basic information like the game genre and title hasn't been announced yet."

Muto: "Didn't I send it?"

Liangfeng: "No!"

After a moment of hesitation, Yuu Muto opened his accounts on various social media platforms and indeed found that there were no promotional posts related to "The Binding of Isaac".

Muto: "I was busy recently and forgot about it, but it's okay, I'll post it later."

Liangfeng: "So what is the type of game?"

Muto: "It's an action-style pigeon game."

Liang Feng: "Meat pigeon?!"

Liangfeng: "Another difficult game?"

Seeing that Liangfeng Qingye immediately thought of the adjective "difficult" when he mentioned pigeon, Muto You didn't know what expression to show.

This is because Liangfeng Qingye is an insider in the industry. In this world where roguelike games are only spread in a small range, most ordinary players probably don’t know that there is such an unpopular game category.

Muto: "It's not labeled as difficult. This RPG is moderately difficult and easy to get started. You'll understand once you experience it yourself."

Liangfeng Qingye was a little skeptical about what Muto Yu said, but since he was the other party who said it, he might as well look forward to this new game.

Chapter 60: Selfie of Hatsuki Uta

The new game "The Binding of Isaac" was quickly promoted by Yuu Muto on social media, and then various media followed suit.

While the popularity of Yu Muto has not yet subsided, in the gaming sector, bringing him along is a guarantee of traffic and a code to wealth.

As a result, the small size of this game, which is less than 50MB, made it well-known among many game players.

After learning that this was a RPG, the most-liked comment under the promotional post was "What type of game is RPG? Is it a new genre created by Mr. Kayaba Akihiko?"

Then, some unscrupulous editors who didn't understand games and came to try to take advantage of the popularity wrote a post overnight titled "New independent game producer Kayaba Akihiko has developed a new type of game and named it pigeon game."

Then he was scolded by many players who knew about RPG games, but these things had nothing to do with Yuu Muto.

As time went by, Yu Muto completed the production of the main body of "The Binding of Isaac" and uploaded it to the "Game Research Association" Line group, and also pulled Eriri and Kasumigaoka in.

Liangfeng: "The new game is finally finished?"

Ying Ningning: "I don't have any classes tomorrow, so let me give it a try!"

Shinoda: "I'm coming too, I'm coming too!"

Iijima: "You have to go to work tomorrow, so don't play too late. If you're late tomorrow, you'll get scolded!"

Shinoda: "How is that possible? I have great self-control, so don't worry!"

The more Shinoda Hatsukoshi said this, the more Iijima Yuune felt that the other party was unreliable. However, as a friend, she had already given the necessary reminders. If the other party really couldn't control himself, there was nothing she could do.

"Muto invites 'Sawamura' and 'Kasumigaoka' to join the group chat!"

Liangfeng: "Eh? There's a new person?!"

Shinoda: "Hello everyone, I'm Hatsu Shinoda, welcome to join this big family."

The most enthusiastic Shinoda Hatsu immediately welcomed the two new members, and then the others followed suit with brief self-introductions and welcomes.

Muto: "@Sawamura@Kasumigaoka, you two, please introduce yourselves. Don't be too nervous. Besides me, everyone else in the group is a cute girl."

Although it felt a bit strange to hear these words coming from him, after learning that the other people were girls, Eriri and Shiyu, who were suddenly pulled into this group, subconsciously relaxed their vigilance a little.

Muto: "Oh, by the way, @凉风@樱花宁宁, these two are seniors who just graduated from the private Fengzhiqi Academy, and they are both top students."

Ying Ningning: "Hehehe, whether it's study or school-related matters, you can ask me!"

After hearing what Muto Yu said and learning that the two new members of the group were her junior schoolmates, the already enthusiastic Sakura Ningning became even more enthusiastic and active.

Sawamura: "Hello everyone, I'm Eriri Sawamura, a freshman in high school at Toyonosaki, and I'm good at drawing."

Kasumigaoka: "Hello, seniors. I'm Kasumigaoka Utaha, a sophomore in high school."

Sawamura: "Eh? It's you?!"

Unlike Shiyu, who already knew that Eriri had joined the club when she was invited, Eriri just found out that the other party was also related to Muto Yu.

Liangfeng: "Kasumigaoka Utaha... I have some impression of her. Before we graduated, I think she was called the flower of the first year of high school."

Normally speaking, "high-class flower" is a compliment, but when it came from the mouth of her senior, Kasumigaoka Utaha felt a little awkward.

Muto: "I didn't expect Kasumigaoka-san used to have such a nickname. But now @Sawamura @Kasumigaoka, the two of them are known as the two beauties of Toyonosaki."

Muto: "Also, Kasumigaoka-senpai's pen name is Kasumi Shiko, and her work 'Love Metronome' is currently being serialized."

Shinoda: "Love Metronome? I've seen it. I even went to Kasumi Shiko's book signing event last weekend. Do you remember me?"

Kasumigaoka: "Eh? Even if you ask me that, I still don't know which one was you at that time."

Shinoda: "That's right, this is my photo, do you still remember it? (Attached selfie)"

After seeing this, Muto Yu was stunned for a moment. When he reacted, he had already subconsciously completed the download and save operations.

Kasumigaoka: "Senior, please retreat quickly."

Liang Feng: "Sister Chu, please withdraw quickly!"

After being reminded by everyone, the careless and rash Shinoda Hatsu realized that there were some inappropriate things in the selfie he had just posted.

If the group was full of girls, it wouldn't matter, but there is a boy named Muto Yu in the group.

In fact, there was nothing too outrageous in the photo. It was just that when Shinoda Hatsu was sitting and taking a selfie, he included the floor-length mirror in the bedroom.

In the floor-length mirror, all you can see is Shinoda Hatsu's rolled-up nightgown and a corner of the blue and white bowl, which is far inferior to the benefits given by the various cyber female Bodhisattvas in previous lives.

But we are all serious people (except Eriri), so we would be shy in this situation.

Not long after, Shinoda Hatsu withdrew the original photo and posted another photo that was found to be fine after careful inspection.