The center of discussion at the comic convention these past few days was, of course, the breakout galgame, ""White Album"."
During this period, there weren't any major famous works released, which cleared the way for ""White Album"." With its sufficient quality and Izumi Masamune's fame as a driving force, ""White Album"" quickly became popular.
Not only were the plot, music, artwork, and voice acting all excellent, but the doujin game circle "egoistic-lily" also became famous.
If they could continue with this momentum, this circle might grow into a top-tier game development team.
However, this was only a possibility.
Because this success had a certain degree of serendipity: first, the circumstances, and second, the script and two songs provided by Izumi Masamune.
Although Eriri was overjoyed, as the eldest daughter of the Sawamura, she could still remain calm about such a small success.
Because she knew in her heart that what she pursued was not to make the circle reach the top. Besides her, there were no other unique talents in the circle. Pursuing too high a goal would only lead to failure.
So, instead of thinking about expansion, she planned to maintain the current scale and tentatively try making original galgames.
In addition, during this sales process, beneath the seemingly happy scene, she felt an increasing sense of loneliness.
"My fame is getting further and further away from Chihiro's..."
Eriri's eyes flickered, constantly changing.
This was truly something that made her feel unwilling, especially for someone with her inherent pride; it was difficult to accept.
If her childhood friend had remained stagnant after his debut, then the disparity between them wouldn't have mattered much.
But now...
Her childhood friend was clearly moving further and further away from her.
"One year..."
Eriri lowered her gaze, secretly setting a deadline for herself, and finally made up her mind.
After one year, which was roughly after starting high school, she would make a change. The remaining short time was the buffer she left for herself to prepare.
Therefore, the egoistic-lily circle would eventually become a memory.
"Sigh..."
Just as the girl was feeling unwilling, the famous lines from ""White Album"" were already heating up in the small circle of romance gal games.
Because a portion of game players were mainly light novel enthusiasts, they were usually very sensitive to literary works, so they also liked to think and preferred to immerse themselves.
However, they didn't immerse themselves, but rather integrated the story plots into other works.
Of course, the spread was not as widespread as the previous discussion about the definition of a magical girl, which caused a craze. It was only a matter for a small circle, and only those in the know would smile knowingly and follow suit when they saw comments left by them elsewhere.
After the comic convention ended, the intensity of work discussions also decreased with the passage of time. Of course, for those who bought the game, many people still expressed their feelings after playing the game, either stating that Old Thief's style was as consistent as ever, or praising various excellent aspects of the work.
For example, Kousaka Kirino had complained in the otaku girl group she joined, instantly resonating with many people.
Kiririn Rino @ speechless: This damned Old Thief! Even this type of game story, he managed to write with such a healing feeling!
Kiririn Rino @ the more I think about it, the angrier I get: So annoying! Why is there no sister appearing! Two female leads are too few!
Kiririn Rino @ damn it, so annoying: And what does the bachelor route mean? Old Thief wants to be a bachelor, right? Hmph!
Her series of complaints livened up the group chat, and everyone expressed their opinions.
However, besides agreeing with her, there were naturally people who expressed other views.
Chiba no Daten Seikokuneko: Noisy, noisy, you're also very annoying, buzzing like a fly. Such a good work, yet you belittle it to nothing!
"Huh? What is this person saying! I don't mean that at all! I'm just complaining about that Old Thief... Besides, who is Old Thief to you, why are you defending him so much!"
Kousaka Kirino saw a This paragraph text in the chat group and immediately became furious. She memorized the other party's name and then furiously typed to engage in a battle with them.
"Why do you, you idiot, say such nasty things? Where did I say that '"White Album"' is no good?"
Gokou Ruri was certainly not one to have a good temper, so she immediately started arguing with the other party.
"You're the idiot..."
Suddenly, the chat group became quite lively.
Saori Bajeena: Oh, Kiririn Rino and Chiba no Daten Seikokuneko, please stop arguing. Everyone actually likes this game, right? It's just a small misunderstanding...
Ultimately, it was only when the group owner intervened and muted each of them for one minute that this great battle was interrupted.
But from then on, the two of them had a grudge, noting down each other's IDs. If the other party spoke in the group in the future, they would likely go head-to-head.
The nickname Chiba no Daten Seikokuneko was, of course, Gokou Ruri's name in this group.
Her defense of 'Old Thief' was certainly not influenced by Kani Nayuta, but rather because after reading "puella magi madoka magica," she deeply identified with 'Old Thief.'
Especially for her, who was almost in her second year of middle school, her love for the character Homura Akemi was second only to her first love character, 'Nightmare Queen.'
Love me, love my dog.
So the change in her attitude before was not only because Kani Nayuta agreed to help, but this was actually one of the important reasons as well.
The girl liked Cosplay, anime, games, and fan fiction. Due to her family circumstances, she also dreamed of becoming a free light novel author like 'Old Thief,' debuting at a young age and no longer being troubled by money.
However, her experience of submitting multiple times but never getting accepted made her feel deeply frustrated.
"This time it won't be! With Nayuta's help, I will definitely be able to debut successfully... becoming a light novel author like Izumi-sensei and Nayuta, and maybe even stand on the same stage..."
Gokou Ruri's sealed heart experienced intense fluctuations, and she once again had beautiful aspirations for the future.
But before her debut, she still needed guidance from Kani Nayuta.
Nayuta: Before this, have you had any writing experience?
Gokou Ruri didn't intend to prevaricate but told her about her experiences, and also told her that she had tried writing fan fiction about Homura Akemi and Madoka.
Kani Nayuta immediately became interested.