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December 31, the end of the year.

The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

In Japan, it is also called "Chinese New Year's Eve" today. After cleaning, eating New Year's Eve soba noodles, watching the red and white song party, and then taking advantage of the change of year, while listening to the Chinese New Year's Eve bells of a nearby temple, I went to the special day of worship.

From December 29th to January 3rd of the following year, it is a Japanese New Year's holiday. Roughly speaking, it feels similar to the Spring Festival holiday in the Celestial Empire.

By the way, on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the reason why each temple will ring the bell 108 times is to drive away evil. In Japanese, on the other hand, they sit and listen to the bells, which stop to signal the arrival of the New Year.

Of course, the number of people who can "sit and listen" is becoming more and more rare. There is no doubt that after entering the information age, some traditional cultures that have been handed down from ancient times to the present and galloping in the blood of various ethnic groups are indeed gradually disappearing.

In other words, they are gradually adapting to this increasingly impetuous society.

However, for the many otaku gathered here at the moment, at the Bigsight International Exhibition Center at 11-1 Ariake, 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo, they are too busy to clean their homes today, and most of them will at most find a noodle restaurant in front of the station to eat a bowl of soba noodles, and they will only be interested in a few well-known singers or voice actors at the red and white song party, and they will basically be too tired to visit at 12 o'clock in the morning......

That's right, today is the third day of winter comi after half a year, and the specific time is 9:30 until half an hour before the opening of the museum.

At such a special time, in the center of the venue, on a booth set up on the wall of the East Wing, there were all the members of "SimplePlanSoftware".

"Lunye, that's all there is to it, right?"

Jiang Yu overlapped the last carton to the top of a pile of cardboard boxes, wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, and asked with a slight gasp.

Lun also checked the A4 paper in his hand, muttered a few numbers in his mouth, and finally nodded in response: "The number should be right, hard work Ah Yu." ”

"Huh...... No, Kato and Bingtang-san also helped a lot. Moreover, although Lun also did a lot of things not long ago, this kind of thing of checking and negotiation is indeed only done by you. ”

Jiang Yu smiled, and then said as if he had a finger.

Hearing this, Megumi Kato said in a tone without ups and downs: "I didn't do anything to be thankful for. ”

Michiru shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, "It's just a return salute, a salute in return!" After all, I was helped a lot by you guys in the band. ”

Lun also immediately sighed, raised his hands in surrender, and said, "I have really reflected on it, and the day I just came back, I sincerely apologized, right?" Tsuchiyama sits, right? So, please spare me in this matter......"

"Haha......" Hearing this, Jiang Yu couldn't help laughing and patted his friend on the shoulder, "Obviously, I stabbed the big basket that almost made everyone's efforts for a year go to waste, and even made the club fall apart, do you think you can pay it off with just a few seats?" And if it weren't for Sawamura, let's not talk about me and Kato, Shiyu-senpai would forgive you? ”

Yes, if it weren't for the fact that these two returned to Tokyo after Christmas, and Ying Ri immediately put aside her self-esteem, and at the same time gave up the arrogance in her personality and carried out one-on-one "kneeling diplomacy", I am afraid that there would not be such a harmonious atmosphere today.

Ah, right. In order to prevent misunderstanding, let's explain this "kneeling diplomacy" a little - in essence, Ying Lili is alone, talking to the rest of the community alone and apologizing.

Although Jiang Yu and Kato Megumi, who chased all the way to the Nasu Plateau at that time, they had been angry about this for a long time, so they didn't make it difficult for each other. But I heard that Kasumigaoka Shiyu is there, it doesn't seem to be so harmonious......

"Ahaha......" Lun also had a slightly embarrassed expression on his face, and laughed dryly, "I know!" So since I returned to Tokyo, haven't I been busy with club work? The stall, the negotiation with the organizer, and the manufacturer's side! ”

In this regard, Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows and said jokingly: "These are your responsibilities, right?" Mr. Producer, representative of the association. Speaking of which...... What about Sawamura and Shiyu-senpai? ”

After looking around, Jiang Yu didn't notice that the two were obviously senior otaku, but they were almost girls who had never been to the COMIKET venue.

"Ahh~ Are you looking for me? Junior. ”

At this moment, Jiang Yu suddenly heard such a familiar voice behind him. Well, with a familiar tone and a familiar title, the identity is clear at a glance.

Megumi Kato, who had started playing with her mobile phone at some point, heard the sound and said softly, "Where have you been, Kasumigaoka-senpai?" The booth is ready. ”

Implicit in that sentence was, "What have you done with the people who have worked so hard to prepare?" You guy! Jiang Yu's expression did not change at all, as if he didn't hear it at all.

From the first acquaintance is a black long straight hairstyle, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a black and straight authentic black girl in the club, and it is natural to hear the meaning of her words, but she just raised the business card in her hand, pursed her lips and said indifferently: "It's just that when I meet someone I know, I just go over to say hello." ”

And everyone present, except for Michiru, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when they heard this, probably thinking about ......

"Oops~ It's obviously a rare lonely girl in society, so what are you talking about here?"

Someone actually said it?!

The blonde girl with two ponytails who appeared on the stage from the other side, with **naked mockery in her eyes, looked at the script writer who was indifferent to her surroundings.

"Hehe......"

For such an opening remark that is not too much to quarrel on weekdays, Kasumigaoka Shiyu just laughed twice, and then in the booth where everyone was standing, set up a portable stool and chair, and sat down to read.

…… Hawkers,What she threw at Ying Lili just now,Implied "gentleness" and "concern",Just as no one saw it, right?

"You ——!"

Ying Lili had a deflated expression, clenched her teeth, and pointed her right index finger straight at Kasumigaoka Shiyu, who was completely insensitive, and had even begun to turn the page.

Seeing this, Lun also hurriedly interjected: "Okay, okay! Yingli pear: You have already handed over the registration certificate and samples to the organizer by the way, right? ”

"Oh, that......" Ying Lili raised her left hand, which had been behind her back, "It seems that you have to take all the bonuses that come with it?" If it's not complete, they don't seem to accept it. ”

“…… How many events have you attended? ”

Lun also looked powerless to complain, held his forehead with one hand, and sighed.

In this regard, Ying Lili retorted righteously: "Who told me to deal with this by myself for the first time!" ”

"Yes~Yes~ It's been a hard time for you for half an hour, so I'll leave it to us next."

Lun also took the untouched sample box from Ying Lili's hand, looked at the character picture printed on it, and couldn't help but smile happily on his lips.

“…… It's disgusting, Lunya. ”

"Yes, you have to take care of it!"

In the face of Ying Lili's sharp complaints, Lun also looked like he was in the tsundere template, and responded like this.

"It's really disgusting now, can you trouble Lun Ye not to react like this again, okay?"

"Even Ah Yu said that?!"

Jiang Yu didn't say anything more, shook his head, took the things from Lun Ye's hand, and then took another paper bag, which contained the bonus for buying the game, and walked in the direction where Ying Lili came from, and said, "Let me do this." Let's take a break before the museum opens. ”

"I'm with you, too...... No, forget it. Lun also opened his mouth to speak, but somehow, at last swallowed the words back, as if thinking of something important about himself.

Jiang Yu, who was facing away from everyone, showed a knowing smile on his face when he heard this, and replied: "Then the diplomatic work will be handed over to you!" Lun also. ”

……

“…… Lun also? ”

"Hello, Iori."

Now that the "SimplePlanSoftware" booth has been set up, Lun also thought that the booth of "Rougeenrouge" should be almost ready, but when he came to take a look, he found that there were more than three times the number of people on their side, about ten times the number of cardboard boxes, and the people who came and went looked dozens of times busier than the ones they had just prepared.

Iori put down what she was doing, pulled Lunya behind a nearby pillar, and asked lightly, "I didn't expect you to come to my stall, what kind of wind is blowing?" ”

Lun also looked around and asked puzzledly, "Why did you pull me here?" ”

“…… Excuse me, but if you have something to say, can you do it quickly? After all, even here, there are other people's eyes. ”

Facing the vague Iori, Lun also glared at the other party dissatisfiedly, and said half-unpleasantly and half-teasingly: "Huh? What's going on? Could it be that the gossip among your friends about our good gossip makes you shy? ”

Iori sighed, glanced at Lunya with an inexplicable gaze, and responded in a flat tone, which could even be said to be blunt: "In our long-established community, it is a pity that there are also many senior rotten female creators. ”

Hearing this, Lun Ye's pupils shrank, and he had a slightly frightened expression, and after squeaking for a while, he said with some fear: "...... It was me who was wrong. Is she at sea? ”

Iori nodded without the slightest surprise, and said calmly, "Inside, do you want to call her over?" ”

"Well, that's bothering you. There was a guy who was eager to say hello to her. ”

……

Fifteen minutes before opening.

"Ah~ Jiang Jun, are you back? Want to sit? ”

"Oh! Little Jiang Yu is back? First of all, my stool won't let you, huh? ”

Facing Megumi Kato's bland and implicit concern eyes, as well as Michiru's familiar performance of not treating herself as an outsider at all, Jiang Yu tugged at the corners of his mouth and refused: "No need, it won't be long before the museum opens anyway." And these things...... I think it will be sold out soon after it opens. ”

Michiru looked at the pile of cardboard boxes behind him and said noncommittally: "Aha~ so confident? ”

Megumi Kato took the A4 paper that Lun also used to check before, and said with some surprise: "There are almost 2,000 copies, right?" How much does it cost 4,000 yen per serving? Can I sell out before closing......"

After experiencing the last time on Xia Comi, the 100 copies of the book that went to sea were sold so hard, and Megumi Kato seemed a little skeptical of what Jiang Yu said.

In this regard, Jiang Yu smiled mysteriously: "You will know after the opening of the museum, right?" And...... Even if you don't believe me Kato and Bingtang, you should believe in the appeal of the names Kasumi Shiko and Kashiwagi Eiri. ”

Hearing this, the corners of Kato's lips were lightly raised, and she looked forward to it, with a little girlish coquettishness, and said as if she had a point: "You still have to believe in the "Imperial Master", right? ”

"Huh?" Jiang Yu was slightly stunned, and then smiled, "Yes." ”

……

Ten minutes before the opening of the museum.

At the booth of "SimplePlanSoftware", Jiang Yu and others sent away another group of colleagues who came to see the situation.

Michiru looked a little stunned, and said in surprise, "This is the first batch...... Are you really popular? ”

"Well......" Jiang Yu smiled a little weakly, "After all, with Lunya's hard work, probably anyone who pays attention to Winter Comi will know that there will be a game released by Kasumi Shiko and Kashiwagi Eiri at this event, right?" ”

"Really? Xiao Shiyu and Xiao Ying Li are so famous? ”

Michiru still had an expression of disbelief, although under the influence of Ryonya and the members of the band, she may be somewhat close to the otaku circle, but she is still quite ignorant of what kind of waves can be made by those top creators.

"Please don't call me that, Bingtang-san."

Kasumigaoka Shiyu did not raise his head to protest, and the other person involved in the words was much more straightforward.

"Don't call me that! Just change it to an English pear! ”

"Ah, Lun, you're back? How? Did Sawamura reconcile with going to sea? ”

Jiang Yu glanced up at the two people who came from not far away, and asked with a smile.

"Hmm......" Lun also scratched his head with a somewhat complicated expression, "Should you say that it is reconciled?" But it's not like a bad relationship......"

"Who, who, who's on good terms with her——?!"

Ponytail offensive, reappear!

"No, no, nobody's not saying that, right? Pear pear! And——! You know you're so super attention-grabbing?! ”

"Who cares!"

Ponytail offensive, strengthen!

"Ah Yu! Sister Shiyu! Kato! Mei! What are you doing?! ”

The few people who were named lowered their eyes at the same time as they had a tacit understanding, and chatted casually as if they had nothing to do with themselves.

"Speaking of which, why is the price 4,000 yuan?"

"I don't need to make change in order to round up?"

"That's one aspect...... In fact, the general selling price of the same game is around 3000.,But since it's a collaboration between a well-known artist and a well-known writer.,It's okay to sell a little more expensive.。 It's better to say that the commercial work of "Gate of Destiny Stone" has a degree of completion, and it can sell for about 8,000 without a bonus. ”

"I see~"

"Hmm...... Is it so profitable? Game ......"

"Speaking of which, the next work will be handed over to Bingtang's classmates to compose, so be prepared."

"Already thinking about the next one?"

"It's just a prospect! Unfold! Hope! ”

"Hey——! How many help me?! ”

……

Five minutes before the museum opens.

Iori leaned against the stone pillar next to the club's booth and said to the mobile phone that was talking, "I worked hard before~ Enaka." ”

"What were you talking to those two guys before?"

"Huh? Did you come to the site? Where is it? ”

"Headquarters of the Preparatory Committee. Just by staying here, you can gather a lot of information. ”

"Hah...... Thank you so much for caring so much about the club after retirement. ”

"That's why I'm qualified to say - you lost, Iori."

Listening to the determined tone of the person on the other end of the phone, Iori was a little stunned, his palms were instantly wet with sweat, and he responded in a slightly dry tone: "The game hasn't started yet, has it?" ”

But he knew in his heart what kind of character that person was, and what a unique and sharp vision he had.

"Really? I don't think you can resist the next trend, right? Have you played their games properly? ”

"Hah...... Please, how did you get it...... No, you don't have to say it. ”

As one of the top creators in the industry, with connections almost all over the industry, it takes as many ways to get a few games made by newcomers.

Iori could probably guess the methods used by the other party, which should not be too open.

"You're too tender, Iori...... So tender that he was listed on the special thank you list in the work by the other party. ”

“…… Do what you can. But that's my choice, I want to take them down on the same terms. ”

"But the truth is, you can't win that work with the current 'rougeenrouge', and those kids are really amazing."

"The current "rougeenrouge"...... Is it? But going to sea has already given it a go, and the rest of the members have also behaved greatly. ”

If the current "rougeenrouge" can't win the other side...... That's what it means, right?

"Your sister...... the voice on the other end of the phone paused slightly, "I think about it, it's at least a year ahead of the debut period." ”

An irrepressible bitter smile already appeared on Iori's handsome face: "...... I'm amazing, I'm exactly what you estimated. ”

"Anyway, I'm going to get busy here, and the club will be taken care of by you, but don't overdo it like this time!"

"Thank you for helping with the car before. But leave the rest to me. ”

“…… It depends on your ability. ”

“…… Well, it's almost time to begin. Forgive me for missing me first, Miss Akanea. ”

Iori's right hand holding the phone unconsciously strained.

Meaning...... Only "rougeenrouge" under the leadership of Akasaka Zhuyin can defeat the doujin game club that was established less than a year ago?

What's on...... Joke!

There was a loud reminder on the radio.

"The 93rd ComicMarket is about to take place."

……

"Please give me a copy!"

Taking the 10,000 yuan bill handed over by the heavily armed otaku in front of the stall, Megumi Kato skillfully looked for change, and then handed it to the other party.

"Thank you for your patronage~"

"Thank you!"

After leaving such a word of excitement and gratitude, the otaku immediately went to another place in the reservation.

Michiru looked at the queue that had already circled around and lined up outside the venue, and said, "Wow...... That's an exaggeration, isn't it? ”

"Will it? Although I haven't been here myself.,But listen to my parents.,Every time my book goes on sale,,It's even more exaggerated with this, right? ”

Ying Ri Li said such words unconsciously, and when she landed, Kato Megumi showed a helpless smile.

"Can you help? English pear. It seems like it's a bit too busy. ”

"Hmm...... I know. Anyway, you guys are doing something, huh? ”

The long, straight-haired black girl who was called "you guy" still didn't raise her eyes from the library book, and said calmly: "Call me when you leave the museum and prepare to hold a celebration." ”

"You ——!"

“…… Can this situation also be quarreled? ”

Michiru watched the interaction between the two men with some dumbfounded.

Ten minutes...... Half an hour...... An hour...... Two hours......

Time passed bit by bit, and the original team did not change at all. The only thing that has changed is probably the dwindling unopened cardboard boxes behind a few people.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Yu and Lun Ye, who had been busy organizing buyers to line up, finally held up the "sold out" sign as they wished, so that the still long queue gradually dispersed in some complaints.

In other words, the first comicmarket of the newcomer club "SimplePlanSoftware" came to a successful conclusion four hours after the opening of the museum.

…… This should be the plot**, right? 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~