();

Jiang Yu felt as if he had a dream.

In his dream, he was in a void space with no up or down, left and right, dark, deep, and distant, which was his first impression of that place.

But soon, the whole scene became fragmented, and after a dazzling light that made people unable to open their eyes, he was stunned to find himself in a prairie with no end in sight.

In the distance, a familiar looking tower stood, as if it was the center of the whole world.

“…… No way? ”

Jiang Yu tugged at his cheek, the pain was very real, so real that the whole picture was shattered again.

"No, it won't!"

It's another sentence, but the meaning contained in it is completely different from before.

After a period of dizziness, Jiang Yu found himself at the foot of a high mountain. The mountain peaks are hidden between the clouds and mist, and the specific shape is unknown, but there seem to be carved beams and paintings, looming.

Looking up, the front is the stone archway as the mountain gate, and the word "Shu Mountain" on the plaque is particularly eye-catching.

Jiang Yu's eyes widened and he subconsciously stepped forward. But as soon as you take a step, the whole picture is scattered. In the midst of the distorted chaos, he began to look somewhat numb at the gradually new scene.

This time it was from a bird's-eye view, as if he was looking down from the sky. The main character of the picture is still the mountain, but it has become two. And although the two mountains are not far apart, they are definitely not neighbors, but Jiang Yu is strange to find that he can see clearly at the same time.

The two mountains are also like fairylands, Qionglou Yuyu does not mention it, and it seems that there is still a little streamer, in and out of the green underworld.

Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows—God knows if he could raise his eyebrows in his dreams—and looked at the gates of the two mountains with interest, but the result was not in the slightest surprise to him.

"Qionghua", "Tian Yong".

“…… Is it based on my imagination? ”

Such a thought flashed in his heart, and Jiang Yu quickly began to experiment.

Florence reveals the breath of life in the exquisite, the fire sacrifice ground that is a little solemn in the midst of the ashes, the snow-capped Alps with a wide field of vision, and the solemn and majestic thousand-year-old temple......

Just as Jiang Yu was wantonly swimming through the scenes he had been longing for for a long time, he suddenly felt as if someone was gently shaking him, and there was a seemingly absent voice in his ears.

Returning to the darkness at the beginning in front of him, Jiang Yu slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Xiao Fu, who was sitting opposite, also falling into a deep sleep.

Sleeping?

Jiang Yu blinked his eyes and began to think about what the shaking was just now. Not that...... Don't you have to think about that strange dream before?

At this moment, Jiang Yu, who gradually regained control of his body, felt that the right side of his body seemed to be much heavier, as if he was pressing something. The tip of the nose also lingers with a peculiar smell similar to milky aroma, but it seems to be much fresher. And although the smell is peculiar, it is not unpleasant, but it makes people want to smell it a few more times?

So, that's it, right?

Jiang Yu, who had fully understood the current situation, slowly tilted his head to the right, and what caught his eye was a pale yellow long hair.

He looked at Mahaku, who was leaning on him, squeezed in the same place as him, to be precise, sleeping in the same place as him, patted the girl's head with his left hand, and called softly, "Mahaku? True white? ”

"Hmmm......"

It seemed that Jiang Yu's movements had disturbed the girl who was already not sleeping deeply, and Zhenbai let out a heart-pounding sound from his mouth, and slowly opened his eyes.

“…… Jiang Yu? ”

"You're awake......"

Jiang Yu moved slightly to the left, but to his surprise, Zhenbai, who was still in a state of confusion, also moved. So, he had to remind out loud: "That, true white, if you have a kota, there are still places on both sides." ”

Mahahiro blinked her pure and flawless eyes and replied softly, "It's warm here." ”

"But it's crowded, huh?"

For such an answer, Jiang Yu is really ridiculous.

"Oh."

It seems that he finally understands the current situation, and Mahaku gets up from the kotatsu and goes back to his room directly. Jiang Yu quietly breathed a sigh of relief, felt the heartbeat that gradually calmed down, sighed lightly, and sighed: "This little girl." ”

I took out my phone and glanced at the time, it was already past twelve o'clock in the morning. I received New Year's wishes from a group of friends on LINE, and after Jiang Yu replied one by one, he clicked on 2ch, ready to see if there was any related topic of "Gate of Destiny Stone".

In the meantime, Mahaku, who had returned to the room before, took a picture book and a few pencils and returned to the kotatsu.

Of course, I didn't huddle with Jiang Yu this time.

Glancing at Zhenbai who started to draw by himself, Jiang Yu didn't say anything more, his fingers moved lightly on the screen, and after keyword search, a lot of topics jumped out on the 2ch forum, and the time of sending them was basically from night to early morning.

"Highly recommend the new work! Super luxury creation lineup! Eiri Kashiwagi + Kasumi Shiko + Master!"

"10,000 yen to transfer the 'Gate of Destiny Stone' with a full set of bonuses!"

"I'm going to die without dubbing! I suggest that "SPS" start a crowdfunding campaign, and I will definitely sponsor it!"

"Ask the assistant how to get in! She's so cute~~~."

"Who sang the theme song? It's the first time I've heard it, but I think it's good."

"It turns out that Mr. Kashiwagi Eiri can still draw a full age picture well, 2333~"

"Amazing script and setting! Who is the master, who is the master of planning and music?"

"It's the first time I've played a fangame, I want to c, but I'm reluctant to look at the screen and dialogue......

"Summary of the conditions for entering the "Gate of Destiny Stone" (continuous update: 2018.1.1—0:03)"

"This hot ......" Jiang Yu touched his chin and groaned for a moment, and said a little dumbfounded, "Is it normal or abnormal?" ”

Whether it is the last world or this world, Jiang Yu, who has never cared about publicity, really does not have a specific concept of whether a work is popular or not. But fortunately, in the age of online information, it is natural that someone collates and recommends popular information every day.

With this in mind, Jiang Yu returned to the homepage of the 2ch forum, and soon found the "Gate of Destiny Stone" section at the end of the hot topic.

By the way, the number one that has been high since a few days ago is "There is really something wrong with my youth love story", and even the winter comi has not weakened its topicality in the slightest.

The sixth volume of "Spring Things" has been on sale for several days, and as Jiang Yu expected, there has been a wave of "I feel sorry for me than Qigu" on the Internet. Of course, there is also a trend of accusations and even insults to Sagami Minami.

Twitter is also a bunch of tweets from @百里TuSu, a small number of them are ACG industry insiders, authors, illustrators, cartoonists, and most of them are fans who are angry at his "abusive" behavior, and want to ask him for an explanation, or seek an address to send the blade.

Jiang Yu ignored it all, purely as if he didn't exist, but he didn't turn off Twitter's comment function. The latest tweet informing when the sixth volume will be released is already full of condemnation.

He doesn't mean to correct this kind of atmosphere, after all, bloggers of all sizes will soon send out their analysis articles. If Lun hadn't just happened to be on the winter comi, and he had recently bought a book but didn't have time to read it, Jiang Yu estimated that he would have sent out his own article a long time ago.

Well, maybe I'll chase him and ask about the follow-up developments.

After reading those analyses that have a certain advertorial nature, presumably these fans will calm down. Even if you can't calm down, the heat comes and goes quickly.

"Hmm...... It's almost the meaning of a good form, right? Whether it's light or gaming. ”

After muttering a sentence in his mouth, Jiang Yu began to search for "eternal and instantaneous gospel" again, and the related topics were also popular, but obviously not to the extent that they could enter the hot topic.

Speaking of this game......

Jiang Yu knocked on his head as if he remembered something, got up and moved the computer out of his bedroom, connected the external optical drive, and then inserted the disc that Chu Lun also received from the sea.

In fact, he and Lun Ye also wanted to buy the game this morning, but after their booth was sold out, everyone looked exhausted, and the flow of people near the "rougeenrouge" booth did not decrease in the slightest, so the two of them dispelled their thoughts.

During the short installation process, Jiang Yu sent a game guide that had been sorted out during the previous production process to Lunye's mailbox, asking him to publish it on the Internet depending on the situation. At the same time, he also sent an email of thanks and current status to Misaki Uei Kusa and Hitoshi Mitaka, with a faint meaning of "This cooperation is very pleasant, so let's play together next time".

Next time......

Jiang Yu lost his mind for a moment. The completion of the "Gate of the Destiny Stone" made him see the potential and moldability of Kasumigaoka Shiyu and Eiri Riri. Therefore, at this moment, he is still a little hesitant to choose the next work.

Still, there are some ideas.

The first is to continue to consolidate the concept of hypothetical science ADV, and launch works with similar styles, such as the "Island" that Jiang Yu is most familiar with in addition to the "Gate of the Stone of Destiny".

The second is to broaden the audience and try works that are easier to commercialize. The easiest choice is the super IP "Fate" series that polarized the last world.

While these thoughts flashed through his mind, Jiang Yu clicked on the game icon of "Eternal and Instant Gospel", ready to see this work from the hands of the Hashima brothers and sisters, who used it to fight the "Gate of Destiny Stone".

Yes, Jiang Yu at this moment has never thought of a situation at all.

It's a matter of vision and experience, as well as a matter of emotional avoidance.

That is, will "SimplePlanSoftware", which already has a popular community atmosphere, fall apart overnight due to some special reasons.

No one knows the answer.

……

The week is fleeting, and the winter holidays are coming to an end.

Because Jiang Yu doesn't have any relatives in Japan, he didn't go out to visit during the New Year. Xiao Bury only made a phone call to his family, and then stayed at home for the whole holiday. Mahaku is still the same, and spends most of her time in her room and paints.

However, what made Jiang Yu feel a little strange was that Xiao Bury moved a whole set of game equipment at home to her own room. Occasionally, when he passed by, he could hear voices coming from inside.

Rebellious period? Adolescence?

He didn't have any intention of exploring the girl's secrets, so he only kept an eye on it and didn't take it seriously.

This week, the contest between the "Gate of the Destiny Stone" and the "Gospel of Eternity and Moments" has also come to an end. In short, although there is still a gap in sales, the word-of-mouth is almost one-sided.

If the former is a classic that will not be outdated for ten or twenty years, the latter is a work that emerges every year, subtly between excellent and good, and there is still some feeling when you play, not to mention the plot after a few months, even the names of the main characters will become blurred.

The plot is the development of the classic and slightly old-fashioned boymeetsgirl, and the protagonist is a high school student as a matter of course, and at the beginning he is involved in a futuristic technology crime and meets a heroine from the future. After experiencing the collapse and reshaping of the worldview, by chance, he helped the heroine who came to this time and space as a correspondent to solve the incident.

But the storm didn't stop there. The eyes of the villain were quickly locked on a student at the protagonist's school. This student will become the world's leading scientist in the future, delving into the field of quantum physics, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the founder of the time-travel mechanism used by the villain and the heroine.

Of course,What's nice to see is that this student is none other than the senior sister who belongs to the supernatural department with the hero.。

In addition, there is also a childhood sweetheart who is a student of the same level and silently pays attention to the protagonist. I've been helped by the hero.,Librarian schoolgirl......

You see, the Heavenly Descending Department, the Qingmei Department, the Senior Sister Department, the Senior Sister Department...... The four main templates of galgame were put into it in an instant.

Of course, putting aside the usual character design, the plot is still a little interesting, especially the common line part, the protagonist and the villain, around the senior sister to unfold the open guns and hidden arrows. It also involves the unknown past of the senior sister, and why the heroine came here to solve the problem.

And the degree of problem solving is different on different lines. The most thorough is of course the line of the first heroine, after solving the incident, the protagonist also smoothly dated him, but after a sweet time, he was stunned to find that the part of his memory about the heroine was gradually blurring.

A more fantastical version is adopted here, and the will of the world begins to reject the heroine as an "outsider".

Yes, outsiders.

In the worldview of the "eternal and transient gospel", there are many, many conditions and problems that need to be intervened in the past, such as the most basic "grandfather paradox" and "Hitler's paradox" in the field of science fiction.

Therefore, the approach adopted by the future people in the game is to connect with another world in parallel time and space, and the two sides negotiate with each other to solve the problems of possible time travelers.

Specifically, if a problem arises in one space-time, someone from another space-time will send someone to solve it. And this candidate also has a series of special requirements, the most priority is that there can be no existence of this person in the era of the incident, and it is best that there are no related relatives.

Take the "Akasha Record" as an example, that is, all traces of this person's past and future in this world are "nothing".

As a result, after the incident is resolved, the traces and records left by this person in that era will gradually disappear. Of course, this disappearance is irreversible. And this person must also return to his own world before all traces are completely gone, otherwise he will become a lonely soul that does not exist in anyone's cognition and wanders in the whole world.

The line of the first heroine, which focuses on the heaviest ink, revolves around "memory" and "parting" - but if these additional elements are extracted, it is actually essentially a terminal illness that was fried many years ago.

…… Anyway, creators can't say that, right?

Ahem, let's get down to business. Leaving aside some of the psychological entanglements in the middle of the story, the ending is that the protagonist bids farewell to the heroine with tears and smiles, and life returns to peace. The memory of the heroine in my mind gradually disappeared, and the diary I had specially written before, the part involving the heroine, also became a blank. But while he couldn't figure out why he wrote a diary, he was reluctant to throw away this diary, which was clearly written to the last page, but most of it was blank.

After ed,,Still single.,But it's already the hero of an ordinary club.,Occasionally, I think of the time I experienced in high school.。 Although his memory was rather vague, he was inexplicably sure that it must be a fantastical and magnificent adventure, and that he must have gained something from it.

The final shot is of the protagonist's apartment where he lives alone, and the doorbell is pressed. His heart was inexplicably throbbing, and after he hurriedly opened the door, what caught his eye was the shallow curvature of the other party's lips, and a sentence-

"Long time no see? Or should we say the first meeting? Ah, I have to say this first—'I'm back.'"

This kind of plot,In the past year's galgame,It's actually excellent.。 But with the "Gate of Destiny Stone" on the side, it looks a little bleak.

And the quality of the CG of the two works is also equal in the early stage, and it is crushed in the end. In particular, the last few event CGs in the "Gate of Destiny Stone" TE have been regarded as classics by countless fans.

Speaking of te, the strategy that Jiang Yu entrusted to Lun Ye before did not come in handy at all. On the day of the game's release, there was a relatively simple strategy. On the third day, there was a detailed guide to the whole route. Now, even what kind of follow-up development each option will produce has been dug up.

Of course, it's not that some players rely on enthusiasm to try to clear the level over and over again, but a big guy unpacked and monitored the data variables and got all the conditions for entering the line. After soliciting the clubs that have been called "SPS" by players now, to be precise, the official external representative of the club, Taki-kun, it was posted on the 2ch forum.

The occurrence of this incident also reminded Jiang Yu that future commercial works cannot be unpacked and cracked so easily. Not to mention how advanced the encryption is, at least it must be cumbersome enough to make some half-baked crackers lose interest at a glance.

So, on the first day of school, that is, at the beginning of the third semester, Lun once again became the busiest one in the club, without any reduction in the relevant popularity. Various doujin stores began to increase the number of orders for the game, and an unprecedented trend of popularity broke out in the otaku circle.

Then, on the second weekend of January, Jiang Yu, who was staying at home, received an unexpected phone call. I want to talk about "Programmer in the Second Yuan" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~