Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

Kazuya Kurokawa: "?"

Seeing the blonde girl suddenly soften and earnestly ask for advice, Kurokawa Kazuya was a little confused.

The other person's attitude made him feel a little embarrassed.

It's like when you're being a bit childish and the other person suddenly becomes serious, and the atmosphere becomes strange.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Cough cough~ cough cough cough~"

He pretended to cough twice.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Actually, it's because you, Meryl, have been too rigid in defining the positive feedback that the game provides. Humans are very easy to fool. As long as they can see that their efforts are valuable, they will gradually become addicted to it."

"Believe me, even something as simple as hopscotch, with added points and appropriately challenging rules, can keep people hooked for days on end."

He emphasized this with a serious expression.

However, such simple words seemed hollow to Yukari Yakumo.

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

The blonde girl looked at Kurokawa Kazuya with a puzzled expression.

Logically speaking, if what the other party said were more reliable, then Yukari Yakumo should have agreed, given her desire to experience the feeling of cooperation.

But what the other person said sounded ridiculous to her.

Yukari Yakumo: "Youkai aren't human, so they probably won't adapt to the rules you're talking about."

She first gave a polite denial, then shook her head: "If we follow your theory, can the farmers working in the fields also feel joy for farming under the scorching sun?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "If farming itself does not cause them excessive physical fatigue, and can provide feedback and rewards in a fairly immediate manner, I believe it is possible."

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

The blonde girl looked up and stared at the man in front of her with her purple eyes.

If she weren't actually able to clearly see through the other person's emotions, she would have suspected that the man in front of her was deliberately testing her psychology.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Heh~ I can tell from your eyes, Mary, that you don't believe me."

Faced with the girl's gaze, Kurokawa Kazuya remained unhurried.

He wasn't lying; he was telling the truth.

Kurokawa Kazuya: "How about this, I'll give you a simple demonstration of a hopscotch game. You can then share it with anyone around you, whether human or yokai, and see how it goes?"

He looked at the blonde girl in front of him and offered his opinion.

Faced with Kurokawa Kazuya's calm gaze, Yakumo Yukari's expression gradually became awkward.

The way the other person looked at her was really strange, probably the same way she usually looked at the little monsters she was satisfied with.

It carries a certain sense of appreciation.

She, Yukari Yakumo, was admired by a human?

It's so strange, really so strange, it's indescribably strange.

However, Yukari Yakumo's current mood could not stop everything from happening.

Kurokawa Kazuya had already brought the computer and started urging her to hurry up.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Making a hopscotch game will be a good opportunity for me to get familiar with your programming skills. Oh, and by the way, if you have any ideas or insights, feel free to write them down; they might become material for your future game development."

He said it so seriously.

It's obvious that Kurokawa Kazuya now has the idea of ​​kidnapping the blonde girl in front of him to play games with.

The more people make games, the better.

Any well-made game can be released in the modern era under the name "Refresh Co., Ltd." and attract a massive number of fans.

Kazuya Kurokawa originally wanted to bring Kaguya Houraisan into the game as well.

However, the latter rejected him, citing that he was too busy playing games to make them.

Making games is definitely not as fun as playing games.

The willful princess had no desire to immerse herself in tedious, repetitive work.

The only thing that can move Kaguya is fun.

Yukari Yakumo: "So, can a simple game like hopscotch really be appealing?"

The blonde girl spoke up when she saw Kurokawa Kazuya actually taking action.

The other party's behavior at this moment clearly indicates that they are not joking but are serious.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Of course."

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

She silently glanced at the boy beside her.

The demon in the realm was contemplating its next move.

If such absurd things are true, does that mean that her sudden judgment about the so-called game is completely wrong?

In this respect, we really need to rely entirely on Kurokawa and Miyako.

Thinking about this possibility, the unease in the mind of the demon in the realm grew stronger.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "We need to set the values ​​here, set the physical rules here, and here..."

The voices kept coming from the side, and Yukari Yakumo eventually stopped thinking about it and completely cleared her mind to listen to what the other person was saying.

She hasn't lost yet, has she? Who knows if Kurokawa Kazuya's interesting remarks will be out of place in the current environment?

After all, he and that Banami actually lived in such an affluent environment.

Chapter Seventy-Five: Master and Disciple

A simple hopscotch game, it couldn't be easier to make.

In just one day, Yukari Yakumo completed all the programming herself.

This was arguably the first game she had ever made, and she was pretty sure Kurokawa and Miya hadn't put any magic potions in it.

She didn't find it interesting when she finished.

Then, clinging to a sliver of hope, the demon began spreading his game within a few days.

In the later stages of its spread, Yakumo Yukari did not wait for Hanami Anna to materialize a computer; the youkai capable of breaking boundaries easily pierced the boundary between illusion and reality.

It's like giving fish the ability to breathe on land.

The code fish, which was personally compiled by Yukari Yakumo and could only swim in a computer, leaped out of the water and transformed into a special state in which it could swim and operate in illusions.

Of course, the code in this special state has become something else entirely, and there is no further editing to be done.

When Kurokawa Kazuya received this news...

They immediately approached the blonde girl to conduct experiments to verify whether this change could lead to further advancements.

However, the other party brushed it off.

Specifically, it's because of limited capabilities. Currently, the only games that can be changed are small-scale ones like "hopscotch," and larger-scale ones are beyond our control.

In reality, when Kurokawa Kazuya asked her about it, Yakumo Yukari actually felt a certain amount of regret.

She started with the game of "hopscotch".

They questioned Yuyuko, Anana, a few other residents, and finally Youmu Konpaku, who was very serious and could never lie.

Not everyone said it was very fun, but everyone who played it thought it was great.

Subsequently, it was probably the hormone secretion from this human body that brought Yakumo Yukari the impulses of a young girl.

Some people are unwilling to accept reality, or perhaps they want to see from a wider range of people that many people also dislike the game "hopscotch" in order to maintain their own independence.

Despite the risk of revealing her true identity, she used her power to transform the "hopscotch" technique into an illusion that could be used as long as one understood a specific rhythm, and spread it throughout Heian-kyo.

Then--

The blonde girl suffered her own crushing defeat.

The overwhelming advantage revealed the undeniable truth to her.

"So, is Meryl going to play games with Kurokawa next?"

The morning sunlight streamed in through the window.

In the small room, Youmu Konpaku, dressed in a black and white maid outfit, stood beside Kazuya Kurokawa.

"Yes, it's a pleasure to work with you, Yuyuko's samurai."

The blonde girl sat opposite Kurokawa Kazuya in the morning light, looking rather listless.

Youmu Konpaku: "Just call me Youmu. I'm happy to be working with you from now on."

Compared to Yukari Yakumo, Youmu looked much more energetic.

The girl's spirited face beneath her short white hair exudes a lively energy, as if she's eager to take action immediately.

Because Tales of Kaguya is about to be released in the city.

The white-haired samurai was actually quite excited all the time.

With the consent of her young mistress, Youmu readily agreed to join the creation of the new game that Kurokawa Kazuya was about to make.

As for Kurokawa and Miya, they naturally had no reason to refuse. Youmu, with her experience in cooperation, was much more useful than a complete newcomer.

"Merry, you look tired. Did you play games for too long last night?"

Kurokawa Kazuya spoke to the blonde girl in front of him in a joking tone.

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

Yukari Yakumo: "I did play for a long time, but I didn't gain anything at all."

She was silent for a moment before giving this reply.

She spent the entire night reflecting on her mistakes.

However, limited by her own experience of killing as a monster, she really couldn't analyze why simply playing hopscotch would attract people.

In particular, she actually felt a vague sense of amusement, which made Yakumo Yukari's brain tremble.

Of course, besides the blow to her own confidence, this trembling was mostly because, having no clue what to do, she would probably really have to listen to Kurokawa and Mikoto in the upcoming game production.

Yukari Yakumo, who has always been independent, completely entrusted the key aspects of her plans to another person.

Even if you've repeatedly verified that this is the most correct answer.

But she still couldn't muster any energy.

She felt like she was about to hand over everything to someone else to play with, yet this was a scenario she had actively requested.

At this moment, Kurokawa Kazuya obviously had no chance of noticing Yakumo Yukari's overly strange thought process.

The more he looked at the other person, the more satisfied he became.

Although Meryl says she currently has no way to disseminate a large game with a lot of code to the outside world like "hopscotch".

But the future is still promising, isn't it?

Limited by the number of computers available for the game to be played by Yanami Anna, they found a direct breakthrough with her.

Kurokawa Kazuya even had a whole bunch of plans for raising Merry popping into his head.

Given the other party's abilities, as long as she doesn't oppose him, she's willing to provide him with resources for free to help him cultivate.

However, this matter will have to wait.

At least let Meryl earn some merit before rewarding her. The rules of reward and punishment should be established at the beginning, otherwise it will not be conducive to future development.

Yukari Yakumo: "So, is there a way to improve my knowledge in this area?"

Looking at Kurokawa and Mikyou, who were deep in thought, he raised a question.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Understanding games can't be achieved overnight. Melie, you can learn and practice with me as you go. Also, play games with Kaguya regularly, and you should gradually get a feel for it."

Listening to the dejected girl in front of him, Kurokawa Kazuya began his earnest teaching mode.

At this moment, I found that feeling of being a teacher.