I live my life in Tokyo

Yuki Koichiro quickly stepped forward, picked up a model and handed it to Sakakibara Kaede, raising his eyebrows, "Does it look like it?"

An elf warrior holding a long sword. The model is monochrome and looks a bit rough. Sakakibara Feng played with it twice and nodded. This is a 3D model that was directly printed out.

"Luckily you're here." Yuki Koichiro pulled a chair for Sakakibara's outsourced worker, sat in front of the computer, minimized the window of the data page, and chuckled, "Did you bring that thing?"

"Of course, they are all top-quality goods."

Sakakibara Kaede rubbed his fingers and sneered, then took out a USB flash drive from his pocket.

After opening the file named New Folder, Koichiro Yuki debugged the software. After running it from different perspectives, he couldn't help but sigh.

"I'm relieved to leave the house design to you."

"It's a fantasy world after all, so the houses should be as western-style as possible." Sakakibara crossed his legs and made a suggestion, "Of course, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand audiences, just like the way the game is played."

"Some players are heavy PVP players. Killing other players in the wild is their greatest pleasure. Some players challenge high-difficulty dungeons in Western fantasy games. They like to see their damage output getting higher and higher and compete with others. Some players like to play casually, enjoy the plot, take photos, go fishing, and play cards."

"Online games are so difficult to make." Yuki Koichiro added, nodding in agreement, "The planners are already crazy busy. To be honest, I'd rather let them rest more at this time. Only with enough rest can they have more ideas and thoughts."

Sakakibara Kaede was moved.

"But they all refused and said they would work overtime."

Sakakibara Kaede was puzzled.

"I just paid a lot of overtime pay, the employees' enthusiasm is really high."

Sakakibara Kaede understood.

"I plan to start closed beta testing at the end of this year, and it will be launched in January or February next year. I'll have to trouble you again then." Yuki Koichiro opened a program and gave the boy a seat. "Come on, try our new demo."

"Ok."

He did it right away. Sakakibara Kaede sat in front of the computer and clicked into the interface with the mouse - this would be the login interface in the future. He opened the character selection interface and directly clicked into creating a character.

Seeing that the model he made was made into the actual demonstration so quickly, Sakakibara Kaede was impressed by the work attitude of RECT employees. As long as the money is paid, nothing is a problem.

His eyes moved over the humans, cats, wolves, and elves one by one. He counted with the mouse and chose the Minotaur.

Each race has its own characteristics and advantages. The Tauren's health and understanding of witchcraft make them naturally suitable to be tanks or mages who provide output in the back.

When Koichiro Yuki saw Kaede Sakakibara with a ferocious smile on her face and she started to choose the horns of the Minotaur, he nodded secretly. It seems that Sakakibara likes the model he built and the style of this interface very much. You see, he is even smiling.

The original main city was a small mountain village, where Kaede Sakakibara, a minotaur, chose his profession as a warrior.

The gameplay of Sword Art Online is based on a level system, in addition to a skill point system. Skill points increase with proficiency over time, and the skill points of the currently selected profession will increase at an accelerated rate.

For example, if the weapon used by a warrior is a greatsword or a greataxe, then when playing the warrior, the proficiency of the greatsword and the greataxe will increase rapidly.

When other skills reach a certain level, you can switch to other professions.

It is a bit of a grind, but as long as the design is clever, such as getting double proficiency by participating in daily challenges or dungeons, the player stickiness will continue to grow.

"how do you feel?"

"The tutorial for beginners is good. It introduces part of the world view and the identity of the protagonist." Sakakibara Kaede nodded and commented. He controlled the character to walk in the mountain village. After leaving the village, it only took more than a minute to walk and cross a bridge to reach the main city.

On the road, monsters are rampant.

They are called monsters, but in fact they are just cute little animals with health bars.

"We were planning to create a mission system... Well, now it seems unnecessary."

Yuuki Koichiro scratched his head. "After all, we want the players to immerse themselves in the characters they play, so we have to put some effort into the plot."

Sakakibara manipulated the two-handed sword in his hand and killed the rabbits and squirrels on the grass one by one. "Why don't you design it as a character similar to a hero? Because of the protagonist's participation, the country was saved. Because of the protagonist's enthusiastic help, the friend was saved. Because the protagonist was unwilling to give up, the bond always exists."

"I see, so the protagonist is set to be this type..." Yuki Koichiro nodded and wrote it down in his small notebook.

After writing down the boy's instructions, when he looked up again, he found that Kaede Sakakibara had not yet left the novice village, and the sword in his hand was already stained with the blood of many cute little animals, and he would soon be able to kill thousands of people.

"Ahem, Sakakibara-san, you're almost level 5, why don't you leave the Novice Village?"

"You don't understand what the Ten-mile Slope Sword God is?" Sakakibara Feng snorted. "Be steady in everything. Once I reach level 10 here, the road ahead will be smooth. I'll be the highest level when I enter the game. Isn't that wonderful?"

Koichiro Yuki narrowed his eyes. Okay, okay, you actually want to play this trick on me, but you can't underestimate me?

He glanced at the weirdly laughing junior Sakakibara and wrote down the mandatory level lock for entering the dungeon in a small notebook.

Chapter 27: Yuki's Family Meal

"I say, you've already mastered Dynasty Warriors, why don't you play the second copy and challenge the boss I designed personally?"

"Hehehe, you're overthinking it. After completing the story, I'm exactly level 16, and the boss of the first dungeon is level 16. The level required for the second mission is level 18, so the boss's level is also 18."

Sakakibara sneered and tapped on the keyboard, "I'm already level 20 now. When I reach the next level and learn a battle cry to increase my damage, I can beat the boss like a piece of cake."

Koichiro Yuki had a gloomy face and gritted his teeth. At the beginning, he only needed a few testers. Now seeing the crazy face of Kaede Sakakibara, he thought that ten thousand testers were not enough and he had to add more.

All he wanted now was to bring the Tauren warrior who did not play by the rules to justice.

"Haha, look at the power of a Minotaur warrior." Sakakibara Feng grinned, controlling the Minotaur to wield the blue-quality fine steel sword given by the quest. "Even if they are NPC teammates, I can speed through them."

"How can it be repaired?"

Koichiro Yuki watched helplessly as his beloved, perfect game fell apart under the ravages of the Minotaur warrior, and he could not help but cover his face with his hands, unable to bear to watch any longer.

The health bar of the dryad elf lady boss that he personally designed dropped rapidly under the fierce attack of the greatsword. With a whine, two streams of strong air spurted out of the nostrils of the tauren warrior comfortably, and he leaned down mercilessly to touch the dryad elf randomly - picking up equipment.

"Ahhhhhhhhh——" Koichiro Yuki screamed miserably. He hadn't even used the boss skills or transformations he designed before he was beaten to death by the Minotaur.

He held back his tears, gritted his teeth, and wrote the words "Boss's specific health lock" in the small notebook.

You don't know until you see it. You'll be shocked when you test it. With a very specific and independent player like Sakakibara Kaede, Koichiro Yuki didn't know that the game he designed had such big problems.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Asuna Yuuki, who was doing homework next door, heard the screams coming from next door. Fortunately, the room was soundproofed, so the parents on the other side of the corridor did not hear it, otherwise Yuuki Koichiro would be in big trouble.

She knocked on the door, waited for a moment when there was no response, then opened the door and a head popped in, with long chestnut hair falling down her shoulders.

"Brother, I can hear your screams..."

Hearing his sister's slightly complaining tone, Yuuki Koichiro explained with shame, "Asuina, this is all for a reason."

"It's because Sakakibara-san made me angry that I couldn't help but explode."

He pointed at another boy who was brushing flower fairies in the wild and said through gritted teeth.

Yuuki Asuna's eyes lit up and she stepped forward quickly, "Sakakibara-senpai, it's been a long time."

The boy took his hands off the keyboard. To be honest, at his current level, he would not die even if he fought a group of little flower fairies alone. He stood up and raised his hand to greet Yuuki Asuna. He smiled politely and gently at her, "Hello, Yuuki-san. I was invited to dinner by my senior today. Sorry to bother you."

"The noise just now was too loud. Did it affect your studies?"

Yuuki Asuna shook her head and smiled. Her smile seemed to always be so bright. "I have finished my homework and was taking a break just now."

She turned to look at Yuuki Koichiro, who had a gloomy face, "Brother, you are such a fool. You didn't even tell me that Sakakibara-senpai was coming."

"I saw you studying Asuna just now, and Sakakibara-kun didn't want to disturb you, so..." Yuki Koichiro said in a stiff tone, directly putting the blame on Sakakibara, although he was not wrong.

Yuuki Asuna covered her mouth and chuckled, "Sakakibara-senpai is just too polite sometimes."

Yuuki Koichiro: "..."

My sister came and I couldn't play the game anymore. After Sakakibara Kaede went offline, Yuuki Asuna temporarily left the room. When she came back, she brought a pot of tea, three cups and some snacks.

"Sakakibara-senpai came to visit, but you didn't even entertain him. Instead, you treated him like a hard labor test game."

Koichiro Yuki almost vomited blood. Looking at his ready-to-eat look, Kaede Sakakibara coughed lightly and moved away calmly.

"I think the reality show that Sakakibara-senpai recently filmed is very interesting." Yuuki Asuna smiled and talked about what the classmates were passionate about recently. "In addition to Sakakibara-senpai, the other five seniors also have their own advantages."

"Dream apartment? Junior Sakakibara's dream does sound sparkling." Yuki Koichiro commented. He also took the time to watch that reality show. He was a little curious about Junior Sakakibara's private life.

"Speaking of dreams, I know Yuuki-senpai's dream, Yuuki-san, what is your dream?"

While eating the local specialties he brought, Sakakibara Kaede took a sip of the tea, secretly praising the delicious taste of the tea, and asked while feeling the warmth of the tea.

Yuuki Asuna was stunned by the question. She seemed to have never thought about this question before. She put her chin in her hand and thought about it seriously.

"Haven't you ever thought about it before?"

"Well, at most, I want to complete the homework for this course in school, get a high score in the final exam, and do enough preparation." Yuuki Asuna said with a smile.

Having a dream is a great thing, and it is also something that requires hard work. Usually, people who have nothing will have clearer goals and dreams, and work hard and rush forward desperately. People who are born with everything already have the things that ordinary people fight for all their lives, so they rarely dream.

Sakakibara Kaede didn't want to use this point to evaluate Yuuki Asuna. In the boy's eyes, Yuuki Asuna was already good enough. If she really had a dream, it might be to become a better self.

"Well, is getting into the University of Tokyo considered a dream?"

Yuuki Asuna seemed to be stumped. She thought for a long time and then said.

"Naturally." Sakakibara finished her tea, raised her hand to stop Yuuki Asuna from pouring her tea, and filled her own cup. "Dreams are part of the spirit of struggle, and also a challenge to the unknown."

"Yuuki Asuna has set her goal to study at the University of Tokyo. Isn't that a dream?" the boy said. "It's just that this dream is very close to you. It's only a few steps away."

"Thank you!"

A healthy blush appeared on Yuuki Asuna's face. She naturally understood that Sakakibara-senpai was praising and comforting her. The comfortable communication was very useful to her and gave her a feeling that she would never get tired of chatting with Sakakibara-senpai.

"Gurgle gurgle." Koichiro Yuki spit bubbles with the tea in the cup.

"Brother, water."

The girl raised the kettle with a smile on her face. Seeing this, Koichiro Yuki sighed deeply, drank the tea in the cup and handed it to his sister.

The three of them continued chatting about trivial matters in school for a while, but most of the time it was the younger sister who was talking about interesting things that happened in Shuchiin Academy. She could even make people enjoy listening to some gossip.

Koichiro Yuki is about to graduate next year. According to him, his life will be extremely busy in the future. Not only does he have to travel all the time to expand the company's business, but he also has to be remotely responsible for the game Sword Art Online. He can be called a busy man.

Other seniors in the programming department will also graduate one after another. Many of them have submitted their resumes early and started internships in different programming companies.

Although we haven't graduated yet, the atmosphere of impending departure still adds a touch of gray to the originally noisy programming department.

"Well, it's time, let's go downstairs."

Koichiro Yuki received a text message on his mobile phone. He stood up and nodded to Kaede Sakakibara and his sister Sang who were chatting happily.

The boy stood up. This was the first time he met the heads of families at the top of society. He looked down at his outfit today and thought, well, there was nothing wrong with it.

After passing by the humble maid, the three men pushed open the door of the reception room.

"Father, Mother." The brothers and sisters of the Yuki family greeted each other softly.

The head of the Yuki family, Yuki Shozo, nodded slightly as a response to his children. When he saw Sakakibara Kaede, he stood up and extended his hand to the boy.

"You must be Sakakibara-kun, right? Koichiro has mentioned to us many times that you are a genius. Not only are you smart, but you also have a very broad range of knowledge." The middle-aged man had experienced the ups and downs of officialdom, and his words were full of the demeanor of a leader meeting his subordinates. "I am Koichiro and Asuna's father, Yuuki Shozo."

"Hello Mr. Yuuki."

The boy extended his hand and shook hands with the leader, nodding politely and saying, "I am able to achieve what I have today because of the help and guidance of Senior Yuki. I am just a nerd who knows how to study."

Yuuki Shozo chuckled and shook his head, "You've only been enrolled at the University of Tokyo for a few months, and you're already an important employee of RECT. I think you're being too self-deprecating."

The hostess of the Yuki family also stood up. Looking at her face reminded Sakakibara Kaede of the stern and strict professor in college, and she couldn't help but stand up straight.

"Yuuki Kyoko," she nodded, "The two children of the Yuuki family have received a lot of help from you, and in the future, please take care of them, Sakakibara-kun."

The tone of her voice was rather cold, but her eyes did not suggest that. It was her personality that made people think of the term "strong woman" the first time.

"No, no, you are too polite, Auntie."

Kyoko Yuki looked at the young man with a humble smile. This was the first time she saw him outside of the TV. To be honest, her first impression was a good one.

Sometimes the first impression can determine many things. At least Kyoko Yuki now believes that with the help of Kaede Sakakibara, Koichiro Yuki may be able to gain a foothold in the company in the not too distant future, and Shozo Yuki can also let go.

Like the hostess, Yuki Shozo also had a good impression of Sakakibara Kaede. He was a genius but humble, and always smiled before speaking to people. This mature attitude towards things was much better than that of his several subordinates who had high hopes for him.

He had also learned a lot of personal information about Sakakibara Kaede from Koichiro before. After becoming a famous actor, he did not ride on the popularity to rise to the top, but chose to move forward step by step in a down-to-earth manner. Otherwise, why would he choose a reality show that is not as popular as the TV series?

Most importantly, after daily observation and a brief meeting, he came to the conclusion that the smiling young man in front of him had no ambition for this job, and no desire to climb up to the top of the company.

It's purely for the sake of like-minded passion.

Such an original intention made Yuki Shozo sigh and envy.

As the appetizers were brought over by the servant, Kyoko Yuki's turn began.

"How do you spend your days, Sakakibara-kun? I heard that actors are very busy at work."

"I'm not busy during this period. As you know, aunt, I'm currently filming a reality show with the theme of dreams, and my daily routine is part of the filming." Before Sakakibara Kaede picked up his chopsticks, the question was already thrown at him. He felt the gloating gaze of Yuki Koichiro beside him, and quickly put down his chopsticks and spoke politely.

"I will be accepting new auditions in October this year. While working, I have also formed a band and am preparing and recording songs recently. I plan to release an album next spring."