Ch 118 – 07 June, After School

Edited by The Darkest Knight#4796

Kouta thought about approaching the GCC before going to the audiovisual room to meet with Nanami. After he heard the bell that signaled the end of class, he immediately cleaned up his desk and left the classroom. When he arrived at the GCC room, there were only two people, Takao and Inada, who seemed to be working on the mobile game we were developing.

A mobile game that combines famous ship girls, such as Kancolle and Azurlane, that she knows from her memories from her past life.

"Where are the others?" Kouta asked as he looked around the room and saw no trace of the other members.

Inami looked at Kouta and replied to his question, "Actually, they were here, but only briefly. It seems like they were thinking of making a video for Outube, before Chitose-senpai found it boring to film in this club room, and they left to find another place."

"They really are a bunch of free spirits…" Kouta replied as he walked over to Takao and whispered to her.

"Are you alright?" Kouta asked as he worried about Takao.

"Hm? Well, it still feels a bit sore but much better. Also, I already took the pill you gave too."

"Good, these are the pills recommended by a girl I know. It's expensive, but she said she's 100% sure the girl won't get pregnant after taking this pill."

"Really?"

"Yeah, it's made in China and rumored to be made by an immortal Taoist."

"Ahaha, what's that!? You may read too many books." Takao laughed at Kouta's reply, and she may not find what Kouta said to be true.

Kouta himself does not believe 100 percent, but since he has memories from his previous life. So maybe there was a chance something supernatural happened in this world. After that, the three of them talked about the development of their game for a while before Kouta left the clubroom.

Kouta arrived at the audiovisual room where Utaha had already arrived. As for Nanami, she seemed to be here already and was sitting on the seat nicely.

"Ah, sorry. I came a little late." Kouta said while he sat in the seat nearby Utaha, who looked like she was working on the script too, as in front of her, there was a laptop.

"Ah, it's fine. I heard you're also making a game with GCC." Nanami replied.  "Yes, it was a mobile game. Your club made the flappy bird, too, right?"

“Yeah, it was a simple and fun game, after all. This time we will try to make another type of game."

"Is that so? I can't wait to try it."

Kouta and Nanami exchanged pleasantries before Kouta started talking about the main subject, which was that he gave Nanami the contract and NDA, which were also ready. Kouta's uncle and the family lawyer had already inspected the contract, which he had printed out. They were just waiting for Nanami to read it carefully before she signed and stamped the contract.

Nanami once again looked at the contract, and after seeing no difference, she finally signed and stamped the contract, which made her a part of the Fate/Stay Night project.

"Hm, you are now part of this project. This may be very sudden, but I want you to try out the various lines of the three heroines in the game, and I want to see how you perform and also which character suits you."

"Ah, yes. Of course, you can."

"Okay, this is the line I want you to try."

Kouta gave Nanami a script that highlighted the lines Nanami needed to perform. She took the manuscript from Kouta's hand and quickly got up from her seat before taking a deep breath.

"Okay, I'll do it." She said before she started to perform, Kouta and Utaha paid attention to Nanami's performance. Especially Kouta, who not only listened and saw her performance, but also tried hard to compare Nanami's voice to the visual novel Fate/Stay Night in his mind.

There was a time when Kouta pointed out something that was different from his liking. Especially if Kouta felt like it was too much different from what Kouta saw in his memories, he also asked Utaha's opinion. The two of them had a small discussion while letting Nanami rest before continuing to work like that for hours.

"Good job, Nanami. I am satisfied with your sample performance, and you can rest or go home. I'll let you know what role you'll be playing." Kouta told her that, even though he may already know what role she will be playing. From all the lines spoken by Nanami, Kouta found the fact that she was more suitable between playing Saber or Sakura. It's just that Nanami seems to have an easier time with a strict voice like Saber than with Sakura's mellow voice.

"Ah, yes," Nanami replied and unknowingly bowed her head. It happened because of how professionally Kouta and Utaha acted when they saw her voice acting. It made her remember her teacher in voice actor school. It was something that made Nanami unconsciously treat the two people in front of her like her teachers at school.

"Oh, I also thought that having a welcoming party for you would be nice. So can you make time on Saturday, tomorrow?" Kouta invited Nanami, who was immediately surprised and replied.

"No! You don't have to do that!"

"Why? It will be fun. Also, I need to introduce you to everyone in this project. Well, you just haven't met our illustrator yet."

"That's true. If that's the case, I leave everything to you."

"Good. Ah, for the last thing, I wonder if you know someone who would be interested in doing the voice for this project?"

"Eh, well… I have one. She was probably the closest person to me in voice acting school. Her name is Azuki Miho.”

When Kouta heard that name, he was a bit surprised since that name was another familiar name for him. That's the heroine's name from a manga about a young man who became a mangaka.

It was surprising but a welcome one for Kouta.

***

In a dim and cluttered room with various trash and the like, we see Tomoya looking at a computer screen and just chuckling as he finds something funny from what he saw on the internet. It had been a while since Tomoya had gone to school or even left his room. He spent his time in his room and became a true hikikomori after being traumatized by his childhood friend.

But when Tomoya was enjoying his time alone without having to face people he couldn't trust. Then someone entered his room without his permission, a girl of the same age as Tomoya. Not only the same age, the girl can be categorized as a beautiful and cheerful girl with a taller height than a girl her age. She had short and wavy purple hair and beautiful, dark blue eyes.

"Geez, Tomo! I hear from Auntie that you haven’t gone to school for a long time." The girl was Tomoya's cousin named Hyodo Michiru, said to Tomoya cheerfully. Even though Michiru might have been worried when she learned that her cousin had been out of school for a long time, she still tried to behave as usual.

However, because of Michiru's cheerful attitude, Tomoya was very annoyed, especially when Michiru always mentioned his otaku-ish hobby. When this happened, this time annoyed him, resulting in a dispute between the two of them.

Michiru was also surprised because they had always been at odds, but this time it was different. Tomoya was so emotional, and his words were harsher and harsher than his usual kind and friendly self. Naturally, Michiru was confused and increasingly worried about her cousin's state. Until now, Tomoya had never said anything about what caused him to become like this.

But during the argument, Michiru heard one name that could answer that question, the name Tomoya had mentioned, Eriri.