Thanks to Kaguya's dietary supplements, Nangong Yu's somewhat empty ammunition depot was refilled, and his originally somewhat listless spirit regained vitality in the afternoon.
Studio.
After putting down the squeezed juice, Seele quietly closed the door, leaving the space to the three people working diligently.
"Opinion collection has temporarily come to an end. Next, we will create a survey questionnaire based on the opinions and distribute it on relevant forums."
Looking at the organized document, Bronya said to Kaguya.
Kaguya's expression flickered for a moment, but she quickly responded, "How long will the questionnaire last, and how many rounds will it need?"
"Two rounds, as for the time…"
Her voice gradually stopped. Bronya tugged at Nangong Yu, who was diligently typing, pausing his fingers that were almost a blur.
"When do you plan to release this game?"
"Huh?"
His consciousness was still immersed in the plot of White 2, so Nangong Yu took a few seconds to react, then he said with some hesitation, "The specific date, I actually plan to release it on Christmas Eve."
"That rushed? Then there's only a little over a month left?!!!"
Bronya frowned, not understanding her lover's words, and retorted, "Is a little over a month enough for you to finish the text and CGs?"
"The text is fine, I can finish it before December, but the CGs…"
Nangong Yu spread his hands: "Out of necessity, I discussed it with Eromanga Sensei and decided to hire some people to complete the less important CGs and differentiations. The specific costs will be deducted from the sales, and the remaining profits will be split 30-70. As long as there are enough people, it shouldn't be a problem to finish it in a month."
"I see…"
Bronya and Kaguya didn't understand much about these things, but since their lover (husband) said it was fine, they naturally wouldn't doubt it.
"In that case, Bronya, how about we set the questionnaire survey for a week?"
Considering the time, Kaguya slowly continued, "After half a month of research, excluding the packaging before release, the remaining half a month will be enough for us to optimize."
"Hmm… that shouldn't be a problem."
Excluding weekdays, if the remaining time is only for optimizing one system, it's still ample for the two of them, especially since they have Anti-Entropy artificial intelligence, which can simplify many operations.
"Then it's settled. Let's organize the questions we need to put in the questionnaire today."
"Mm."
Seeing the two girls quickly re-enter their work, Nangong Yu was not in a hurry. He first twisted his somewhat stiff body, drank a glass of juice, and then re-entered his typing.
As the sun set and dusk fell, bright lights illuminated the glowing studio. Seele stood at the doorway with her hands on her hips, shouting discontentedly at the three inside, "It's so dark in the room, why aren't the lights on? It's bad for your eyes!"
The three, engrossed in their work, clearly hadn't noticed. After coming to their senses, they immediately dared not meet Seele's 'stern' gaze.
Kaguya and Bronya retreated behind Nangong Yu, pushing him to the front. Nangong Yu, having been 'betrayed', could only display the 'bowing craftsman spirit' unique to the Far East.
"I'm sorry, it won't happen again!"
"What about Bronya-san and Kaguya-san?!"
"I'm sorry!" * 2
Seeing this, Seele nodded in satisfaction.
Because of the rich lunch, Seele made the dinner lighter.
Simple stir-fried vegetables and millet porridge, good for the stomach and healthy.
After working all afternoon, they naturally couldn't continue working in the evening. It wouldn't be good to leave Seele alone all day.
After drinking tea and resting for a while in the living room, Nangong Yu planned to take everyone out for a walk.
"I won't go."
Seele and Bronya readily agreed, but unexpectedly, the usually obedient Kaguya refused the invitation.
"Don't you want to go out?"
Meeting their three puzzled gazes, Kaguya smiled and stated her reason: "No, I look forward to being with my husband, but there is still some work left unfinished."
"Work is endless."
Bronya frowned slightly. She knew how diligently Kaguya had worked all afternoon, constantly reviewing materials without any slack.
"Of course I know that, it's just that I'm a bit tired from waking up early, and I thought I'd finish those simple tasks and then go back to my room to rest."
"I see."
Thinking carefully, Kaguya had indeed woken up very early today to prepare such a large table of dishes.
"If you're tired, then rest early. There's no rush with work."
"Thank you for your concern, husband. Don't worry, those are just some very simple tasks, I'll be done very soon."
"Alright then."
Since Kaguya didn't want to go out, no one forced her. The trio, hand in hand, quickly blended into the night as Kaguya smiled and bid them farewell.
It wasn't until the three figures were out of sight that Kaguya retracted her gaze.
She stretched, resuming the casual demeanor she only displayed when alone, and floated back to the studio in a leisurely, ungraceful manner.
She hadn't lied; the simple tasks were dealt with in a few minutes, and her head was indeed feeling a bit tired today.
I should rest early today.
Thinking this, Kaguya propped herself up on the table and stood up.
Clatter.
A sudden dizzy spell made her body sway, and the chair behind her was knocked over. Fortunately, her arm instinctively propped her up on the table, preventing her from falling to the ground.
With one hand still supporting herself on the table, the other rubbed her dizzy head. Kaguya shook her head and slowly straightened up.
What was wrong? Was she this tired today, unable to even stand steadily?
She had gone to bed very early yesterday and hadn't self-pleasured, had she?
It couldn't be that she was tired because she dreamed of joining those three people's party, could it?
But, would partying in a dream consume physical energy in reality?
Her mind was full of doubts, and the jumbled thoughts gave her another headache.
Forget it, it's better to go to bed early.
She patted her cheeks to regain some clarity, then Kaguya left the studio, quickly washed up, and then returned to Bronya's room, burrowing under the covers and quickly falling into a deep sleep.
A little over an hour later, the room door was opened again, very lightly. A cute little head peeked out from the small gap.
She looked at the scene inside the room, then quickly closed the door again.
"Kaguya-san must be asleep."
"I see, then let's not disturb her."
"Mm, it's getting late, let's go to bed too… all three of us together."
Seeing the overturned chair in the studio, Nangong Yu felt that something was amiss. Kaguya couldn't be such a careless person; how could she not notice her chair had fallen over?
However, hearing Seele say that Kaguya was already asleep, Nangong Yu could only put aside his doubts and return to the room with Seele and Bronya.
It wasn't until the next day, when Kaguya didn't come down for breakfast, that everyone finally realized something was wrong.