After returning home, Jiang Yu did not choose to go to school.

Because there is still a mess in my head, it has been echoing the words of Akasaka Zhuyin not long ago.

If you could just treat it as the intermittent crazy talk in the world and laugh at it, maybe Jiang Yu wouldn't be so entangled.

But what made Jiang Yu feel flustered was that after listening to the other party's words, he was actually heartbroken.

If you can get involved......

If you can make what players and critics call a masterpiece yourself......

If I can once again cooperate with Kasumi Shiko and Kashiwagi Eiri, who have evolved, and create more brilliance......

After accepting Akasaka Zhuyin's proposal, the glorious future that may be visible makes Jiang Yu unable to maintain his inner peace.

Then, with it, a deep sense of guilt and guilt.

He has obviously taken on a responsibility, and now if he rushes to carry another one, it will only create a situation where he has to make a trade-off.

Humans are creatures who are always making trade-offs.

Compare, weigh the benefits, think deeply, and then make trade-offs.

Life is probably repeating such a process.

Even in a certain situation, children who are restricted in the direction of their lives will inevitably have to make trade-offs in the future.

Jiang Yu, who fell into deep self-entanglement and self-loathing, labeled the label of Akasaka Zhuyin in his mind as a "devil" in addition to "monster".

Unable to make a decision, as if lost in the vast reeds of thought, the time passed slowly, and soon it was evening.

When he came back to his senses, Jiang Yu was stunned to find that he didn't know when he had prepared and finished a dinner that tasted like chewing wax. Xiao Bury seemed to have cared about him before, but he coped with it with silence.

Did you shake it like this......

Jiang Yu mocked himself softly in his heart.

Spit out the air inhaled into the abdominal cavity, Jiang Yu picked up his mobile phone, dialed the number, and prepared to fulfill the previous agreement.

The phone was connected without ringing a few times, and after hearing the familiar greeting on the other end of the phone, Jiang Yu truthfully relayed his actions today, as well as Hongsaka Zhuyin's words.

After being silent for a long time, I could only hear the girl on the other end of the phone and whispered, "Jiang Jun, you...... What do you want to do? Want to go over there? Want to do Miss Akasaka a favor? I want to help Ying Lili and ...... Kasumigaoka's Senior's Busyness? ”

Jiang Yu bit his lip and sighed with deep self-disgust: "There's no way to deny it." ”

The next moment, silence once again hung between the two of them.

Jiang Yu carefully considered his words and said, "Kato, I ......"

"Wait...... Please give me a little more time to think. Megumi Kato interrupted Jiang Yu in a solemn and serious voice that she would never normally have, and only after about a minute did she speak again, "How much time will it take?" ”

Hearing this, Jiang Yu hesitated and asked, "You mean...... What is the deadline over there? ”

"Hmm."

The girl hummed a nasal voice that was neither salty nor light, and could not hear specific emotions.

Jiang Yu recalled for a moment and replied, "The third week of October. ”

"Yes, ...... a month?" The voice of "One Month" was so light that people almost couldn't hear it clearly, "In this case, Dong COMI won't be able to catch up, right?" We. ”

"I've thought about that." Jiang Yu licked his lips, and his tone rose slightly, as if he was expressing that he had really thought about it seriously and began to elaborate his thoughts, "Originally, I was only responsible for the program and the script this time. In terms of programming, to be honest, if it's just this game engine, Kato, you're already out of the school, and you can work independently. As for the script, I'll finish it by the end of this month. ”

"FSN" is also responsible for the "UBW" line, and he is responsible for the other three lines. At this point in time, Lunye's script took a semester and was completed. And except for the Illya line, which is only about halfway through the writing, the other two lines have already been completed.

Therefore, if you consider it in terms of time, this arrangement is completely feasible.

On the other side, the Kato family.

Megumi Kato leaned against the bed, sat on the floor, listened to the narration on the other end of the phone, nodded silently, and tried to eliminate the interference of the rest of the emotions, and thought rationally.

The current "SimplePlanSoftware" is quite healthy in terms of community structure. There is no such thing as being completely paralyzed after leaving someone. Even if it's Jiang Yu, who is faintly the core of the club, or herself as an overseer, and Iori who coordinates the overall situation as a producer.

For the sake of reason, she should probably agree.

But the information learned is not perfect, and a piece of the puzzle is missing.

After Jiang Yu's elaboration, Megumi Kato slightly relaxed her tense body, hugged her knees, leaned her forehead on her knees, and asked calmly, "If Jiang Jun doesn't go over there, what will it become?" ”

— that's the consequence of not doing it, or rather, the reason why you have to do it.

"What...... What does it mean? ”

Listening to the question on the other end of the phone, Megumi Kato was a little angry, and asked non-stop: "Will the game over there not be completed?" Will all the efforts of Ying Lili and Kasumigaoka Senpai be in vain? ”

After a long silence, ......the boy who had gradually calmed down in the past year replied, "This won't happen, whether it's Sawamura's painting or Shiyu's script, it will be well included in the game." Marz will definitely do everything in his power to make use of the materials he already has at hand to meet the release date. ”

Megumi Kato's eyes flashed with puzzlement, if that's the case, why do you want to go over there?

So, she asked, "Should it be a good work?" ”

Then, the other side replied, "Even from an objective and neutral point of view, it is an excellent work." ”

If you don't know what this work once looked like, even if you are a loyal fan of the series, you will definitely be very satisfied, and enjoy the latest work of this "Chronicle of the World" from the bottom of your heart.

After all, in any case, although it is only a half-finished product in the eyes of those main creators, this is also a world created by the reduction of the life span of Akasaka Zhuyin, and in the organization of the veteran Marz Company in the industry, the script of the emerging writer Kasumi Shikiko is filled with the works of illustrator Eiri Kashiwagi, who is about to become popular.

Thinking of the plan book that he had the privilege of reading, Jiang Yu seemed to still feel a burst of excitement that could give people goosebumps, from body to heart.

Megumi Kato unconsciously moved her arm and put her forehead on the other knee, as if she felt cold even though there was no air conditioning in the room.

She gently closed her eyes, strung together all the information she had learned so far with clues, and then came to a conclusion: "In other words, even if Jiang Jun doesn't go over to help, there will be no problem?" ”

After the voice fell, it was as if even the air was frozen on the other end of the phone, and it was a long time before a heavy breath came.

Later, I heard him say, "If the game is completed and released on schedule, there will be no problem." ”

However, assumptions are often followed by a twist.

"However, if you don't help, the 10% completion that the game lacks will make it fall off the altar......"

Historically, even ultra-luxurious production staff, ultra-famous companies, incomparably rich funds and production cycles...... Even if all these conditions are met, the number of works that are not popular cannot be counted.

The so-called "divine work" is not something that can be produced by shouting for the goal of "divine work".

But that's something you can't do without taking it as a goal; It's something that even if there is a part of the person in charge, if you are a little lazy, you can't do it.

There is no example of someone who doesn't have amazing abilities, who gives up, and when all the conditions can't be integrated and coordinated, a masterpiece or even a legendary work can be born.

Megumi Kato listened silently, thinking calmly.

His voice seemed to be full of regret and sadness.

Why pity?

Why grieve?

That's just the work of the enemy.

It was just a work in which a former member of the society happened to be involved.

It's just the latest installment in a series with a deep history, but it doesn't matter to the layman.

That's not ...... Our work, right?

It's not a game that we have spent half a year building from scratch.

Megumi Kato's heart was churning, and there were many words that she wanted to say, but she was stuck in her throat.

Should I ask?

Is it time to make a rational statement?

Should you be opinionated?

Or should she be like an ordinary girl, crying unrelentingly?

Is he someone who can be kept by being coquettish or crying?

Is he the one he wants to keep at all costs, even if he curbs the other party's longing and dreams?

Myself...... Is it really possible to do this?

I don't understand......

"I don't understand......"

The girl thought like this in her head, and said the same thing in her mouth, and then, when the voice sounded a little choked.

"But, but...... You want...... Do we want to give up the possibility that our game will become God's work? ”

"Kato ......"

Jiang Yu wanted to say something comforting, but in the end, he only called the other party's name lightly.

The girl on the other end of the phone, with a faint cry in her voice, was still whispering, and asked softly: "If you go over there to help, won't you be able to go all out in your own club?" ”

"No, I'll finish it by the end of this month. Don't worry, it won't. Jiang Yu reiterated repeatedly, as if it was a promise, and as if it was a shirk of responsibility, "I will not give up the possibility of this work becoming a 'masterpiece', and I will not give up the possibility of letting us, the community where we belong to a glorious stage, finally come to the present." ”

What does that mean?

Is it the meaning of "I'll do my best in the script, so if the game can't become a masterpiece, it's all the fault of the people who stayed"?

Megumi Kato couldn't think calmly anymore.

Jiang Yu continued to explain his claims, his reasons: "Moreover, Kato. It was Sawamura and Shiyu-senpai's chance to reach the top in one fell swoop, and it was the stage on which they shined, and I didn't want them to miss this opportunity. Otherwise, doesn't it seem that we, who let them go in the first place, are really ignorant and incompetent? ”

"I don't understand...... the girl began to shake her head, her eyes faintly glittering, "Is it more important than your own works, your own games, other people's titles, and other people's glory?" I really...... I really don't understand......"

"What am I going to do now? I don't understand......"

"Is it okay to be unreasonably angry, to blame, and then to cry, and to do this, so that it embarrass you?"

"Or should I show that I understand, say things like 'go, come on, come back, come back early,' and send you away with a smile, okay?"

"Shhh...... Woo...... I don't understand......"

The world is safe and perfect, and it lives up to its promise.

How can there be so many best of both worlds in this world?

As an adult who is now an adult both psychologically and physically, Jiang Yu naturally knows this kind of thing.

And what was the reason for him to give birth to the idea of getting involved even if he put the club aside for the time being?

Shiyu and Yingli are certainly part of the reason, but almost, it's time to face up to their ugly and crystal clear hearts, right?

"Listen to me, Kato." Jiang Yu's tone became soft and calm, "I may be the kind of person who can't watch a work give up a higher degree of completion and be compromised." ”

"Of course, Shiyu-senpai and Sawamura are part of the reasons why I got involved, but more than that, maybe I want to do it."

"So, I'm not going to let go on either side."

Megumi Kato's eyes widened, and Sakura's lips opened slightly, wanting to retort, "How can that be done?" ”。

"I'm going to make both sides 'God's." Jiang Yu made perhaps the most solemn oath since coming to this world, "However, before I come back from there, the community will have to bother you more." ”

"You ......"

"I've fulfilled our previous promise, haven't I? If something unexpected happens, I'll talk to you and make a decision. Jiang Yu's tone seemed to carry a little smug and smile, "To be honest, I did make up my mind completely on the way to talk to Kato?" ”

What are you talking about......

It's like, I'm the accomplice who makes you make up your mind?

What the hell are you talking about......

The whispers in the girl's heart naturally can't convey the past.

"I've done what we agreed to make." Jiang Yu's tone gradually became firm, "So, please believe me, I will also fulfill this agreement." ”

Want me to ...... Believe you?

What do you want me to believe in you?

How can I trust you?

Obviously, I never expected such a development, such a "turn......

"Ah...... And ......" On the other end of the phone, Jiang Yu's voice became faintly embarrassed, "I'm sorry for making you cry...... No, I'm very sorry! ”

Megumi Kato hung up the phone.

So, Jiang Yu could only look at the interface on the phone where the call ended, with a bitter expression.

Isn't it...... Did it hurt her?

But...... I had to do it.

Who made me the same kind of person as that monster? Who made us all inhabitants of the fantasy world, and all of us delusional to reach the top and leave our names?

What must man give up in order to move forward?

What's that? Weak? Evade?

If you don't want to give up anything, wouldn't it be nice to make yourself strong enough to carry everything forward?

Jiang Yu pushed open the window and watched the neon flickering, looking at the sparse stars and the moon.

Even though there are thousands of styles, who can you talk to?