Ichin's cooking skills went without saying. Especially today, every dish he made was one of his specialties. Haruno, who had already been starving, imdiately entered full-on eating mode and quickly wiped out all the food on the table.
After taking a sip of the oolong tea Ichin poured for her, Haruno let out a completely unrestrained burp.
"Satisfied, satisfied~~~"
Sitting nearby, Ichin said with a smile, "Haruno-nee, you ca back and worked overti until this late on the very first day. That must've been tough."
"It can't be helped, there's just too much to do. And Mom also closed a business deal these past few days, so I had to handle so of that today too. That just made things even busier. Being able to co back at this ti is already pretty good, you know?"
Rubbing her stomach, Haruno estimated aloud, "After eating this much… Ichin, rember to wake up for exercise tomorrow morning. I don't want to gain weight."
Ichin shrugged.
"I can do that, but I don't think you'll actually get up in the morning."
"Whether I get up or not is another matter. At least we should try first."
Good grief. So she didn't even have confidence in herself. Earlier she had sounded so certain.
And the facts proved that Haruno really couldn't get up. She didn't slowly crawl out of bed until breakfast was already prepared the next morning, and she ended up being the last one to leave the house.
Fortunately, she was the boss, so being a few minutes late wasn't really a problem.
Ti passed little by little. July, August, and finally September arrived.
Ichin and Utaha stepped into their second sester of university. Graduation was only half a year away. anwhile, the Tokyo Ga Show would also begin in the middle of this month. The release date of Tales of Berseria was scheduled right after the Tokyo Ga Show, making it the perfect opportunity for one final round of promotion during the event.
This ti, Ichin would also be attending the venue in person to participate in the live broadcast segnt.
Although the company still hadn't reached the scale of what could be called a top-tier major studio, every ga released over the past two years had been impossible for competitors to ignore.
In particular, Slay the Spire and Dark Souls had each directly sparked the popularity of entirely new ga genres.
After Slay the Spire launched, several roguelike deck-building gas inspired by its chanics gradually appeared over the following years. Not every one of them was successful, but since the developnt costs for this type of ga were relatively low, as long as the developers didn't slack off during developnt, the profits were usually still decent.
As for Dark Souls, that went without saying.
Although it didn't adopt the open-world style that had beco popular in recent years, its intricate interconnected map design, dark atmosphere, unique fragnted storytelling, and its signature difficulty combined with harsh death penalties made players who liked it completely obsessed.
Later on, so indie gas began imitating this style, and both players and developers eventually gave this category a unified na.
Soulslike gas.
Of course, while many imitators had appeared, no ga had yet managed to achieve the sa effect as Dark Souls. That wasn't sothing easy to replicate.
Unfortunately, ti didn't allow it. Otherwise, Ichin would have loved to announce Salt and Sanctuary at the Tokyo Ga Show to show both players and developers what a proper ga of that genre should look like.
For now, besides Tales of Berseria, the other titles that needed promotion were Monster Train, along with newly prepared promotional PVs, plus upcoming content announcents for Fall Guys, GARO, and Apex.
One upcoming release.
Three already released gas.
And one ga currently in developnt.
The lineup was quite solid.
As for the announcent of Salt and Sanctuary, that would have to wait until The Ga Awards.
If they pushed hard enough, they might even be able to put together a simple PV for Bloodborne as well.
Counting it all up like this, the plans for the next few months were basically settled.
Inside the office, Ichin looked at the several senior mbers of the developnt teams sitting on the sofa and chairs and said with a smile,
"So, for this year's Tokyo Ga Show, which of you would like to go on stage with ? The organizers said they'd like to bring one or two developers from our company. We'll give a fairly detailed introduction and explanation of Tales of Berseria, and there will also be a live gaplay stream with the voice actors on site."
As he spoke, Ichin's gaze mainly landed on Hazuki, Kō Yagami, and Rin Toyama.
These three had been the main leaders during the developnt of the Tales of Berseria project.
Kō Yagami raised her hand imdiately.
"I'll pass. I don't want to participate in this kind of event!"
Hazuki smiled and said, "That won't do. This is the Tokyo Ga Show, which is extrely important for promoting our ga, and the release is only five days away. We absolutely can't miss such a good opportunity. How about we vote? Everyone writes down the nas of two people on their phone. How about that?"
Hazuki herself didn't mind. Even if she was chosen, she would happily go. It wasn't difficult for her.
What she really wanted was to see Kō go on stage.
Kō was about to say sothing else, but Ichin directly made the decision.
"OK, we'll follow Hazuki's suggestion. Let's vote. The two people with the most votes will go with . I won't vote myself. I'll count the votes."
"Yay! Let's start!"
Haji Shinoda shouted happily as she took out her phone and quickly typed in two nas.
The others didn't take long either. A little over a minute later, everyone had finished voting.
Seeing everyone stop typing, Ichin clapped his hands.
"Alright, everyone turn your phone screens on."
Everyone unlocked their phones together. Looking at the nas displayed on each screen, Ichin smiled.
"Hmm. Judging by how often certain nas appear, I don't think we even need to count the votes. Congratulations, Kō and Rin."
Among all the nas, Kō Yagami and Rin Toyama appeared the most frequently, followed closely by Hazuki.
Seeing that she hadn't been selected, Hazuki showed a disappointed expression and said with a smile,
"Oh my, what a pity. Then you'd better do your best at the event, Kō~~"
"Seriously?"
Kō couldn't believe it. She checked everyone's phones one by one, and only then had to accept the outco.
"Why did all of you vote for ?!"
Iijima Yun picked up her phone and smiled.
"Because Kō-senpai is really the most suitable choice. After all, you're the main art director of the ga, and Rin-senpai handles overall coordination and understands every aspect of the project. Compared to us, it's much more appropriate for the two of you to go with Ichin. We'll be cheering you on from in front of the screens!"
As Yun finished explaining, everyone else nodded in agreent.
Ichin snapped his fingers with a smile.
"Then it's settled. Rin, rember to pick a nice outfit for Kō when the ti cos. I'll also give you half a day off beforehand so you can get your hair done, and we'll give Kō a proper makeover. Her current look definitely can't go on stage."
Rin accepted the task happily and gave Ichin a serious salute.
"Leave it to !"
As for Kō, she was already completely lifeless at this point.
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