Ishigami Yu: "Is this just an idea of yours?"
Uchiha Ryo shook his head. "An unreleased test version has already appeared. But because it was made by ordinary university students out of interest, development was halted due to lack of funds. I want to buy the game's copyright and the build itself!"
Ishigami Yu: "Mhm. Putting aside the software and funding for this kind of game, the hardware requirements, meaning the plot, artist, design, and music... your circle..."
Uchiha Ryo showed a confident smile.
"I know what you're worried about. Although it's just a game circle of high school students, I will naturally prepare all the things you mentioned."
Taking out his phone, Uchiha Ryo pulled up two pictures: Love Metronome and the new work by the famous doujinshi artist Kashiwagi Eri.
Ishigami Yu's eyes widened. "You mean!"
Uchiha Ryo: "Mhm, both of them are in my circle. And as for the band, I've recently found a newly debuted band with a lot of potential. In other words, I just need to go and buy that incomplete game that's still in the testing phase...."
Ishigami Yu nodded.
"Build a brand new galge on top of that foundation? Uchiha-senpai! Please, you must let me join. If you're lacking funds and hardware, just leave it to me!"
Ishigami Yu was very interested in this yet-to-be-released galge!
And with the addition of Ishigami Yu, a veteran otaku who had a foundation in electronics, could act as an investor, and could also offer opinions, Uchiha Ryo's game circle finally had its initial form.
Uchiha Ryo stood up. "It's a pleasure to work with you. I'll call you for the next meeting. See you then. I'm going to the high school division to take a look."
"Oh, then I'll just continue lying here."
Uchiha Ryo: "....You're not even thinking about going back to class? Your middle school division also has frequent exams, right...."
Ishigami Yu: "Whatever. I'll just slack off. For me, as long as my grades are good enough, that's all that matters."
Uchiha Ryo left. Ishigami Yu once again lay down leisurely.
Five minutes later.... a teacher from Shuchiin's middle school division walked over and looked seriously at Ishigami Yu, who was lying on the ground.
"Iino-san was right after all. You really are hiding here."
Ishigami Yu: "Se... Sensei!!!"
....
Shuchiin High School. The results of this month's monthly exam were very close. Although Shirogane Miyuki had taken his place as number one after Uchiha Ryo went to Toyogasaki, he was only two points ahead of the second-place Shinomiya Kaguya.
Shirogane Miyuki believed that the only thing he had to offer was his studies. If he couldn't even achieve in his academics, how could he become the new student council president?
"You look quite haggard, Shirogane."
Shirogane Miyuki's head shot up.
"Uchiha! What are you doing here?"
Shirogane Miyuki rubbed his eyes and saw that it was indeed Uchiha Ryo standing in front of him.
"What's the big deal? I just took a day off. I was bored, so I came back to school to take a look."
Since it was the lunch break, students from other classes would also come and go from Class 1-B. But Chitanda seemed to have gone to the clubroom, so she wasn't in the classroom.
"How are the preparations for the student council election going?"
Shirogane Miyuki gave a thumbs-up. "Don't worry about that. I'm very confident of winning the election. After all, the competition is pretty average."
"Who else is running for president?"
Shirogane Miyuki smiled. "Anyway, the VIPs at Shuchiin aren't interested in being president. Most of the participants are second-year senpais with good grades."
"And..."
Uchiha Ryo: "And what?"
Shirogane Miyuki: "No, it's nothing."
"Oh...."
Five minutes later, Shirogane Miyuki yawned and lifted his head from the desk. "Strange, how did I fall asleep? Eh! Where's Uchiha? He left so quickly?"
Shirogane Miyuki looked around, then sighed and muttered to himself.
"And, it would be much easier if someone helped me."
Three days ago, Shinomiya Kaguya had personally come to find him. The student council election required a support speech.
Shirogane Miyuki had actually wanted his good brother Uchiha Ryo to do it, but Shinomiya Kaguya had dispelled that notion.
Shinomiya Kaguya: "You're both mixed-bloods! So you can only find a pure-blood student with both leadership and popularity to give the support speech."
Shirogane Miyuki thought for a moment. "Although that's true, the pure-blood students I know.... Ah, right! I can ask the others in the club!"
Shirogane Miyuki finally remembered that he was also a member of the Classic Literature Club!
Shinomiya Kaguya narrowed her eyes. "What? Did you think I, Shinomiya Kaguya, came here just to give you a reminder?"
Shirogane Miyuki was startled by Shinomiya's aura. "Then what do you mean, Shinomiya-san?"
Shinomiya Kaguya: "You have a good relationship with Uchiha Ryo, right? From now on, share everything you know about his important matters with me!"
To shoot a man, first shoot his horse. To capture a man, one must start by winning over the people around him.
She'd heard Uchiha Ryo had a younger brother, but unfortunately, he was at Toyogasaki. So Shinomiya Kaguya had set her sights on Shirogane Miyuki. As long as Shirogane Miyuki stood firmly on her side and could put in a good word for her,....
Shirogane Miyuki didn't want to sell out his friend for such a reason!
Shinomiya Kaguya: "Actually, Uchiha-kun has helped the Shinomiya family a lot. I just want to get to know him better and repay him."
Shirogane Miyuki: "Then it's no problem!"
Outside the Shuchiin gate, Uchiha Ryo shook his head helplessly.
"Yare yare...."
Just as Uchiha Ryo was walking out, a white figure suddenly dashed through the Shuchiin gate.
"Oh, Enyun-chan is finally going to farm affinity for me. Then I'll go to the elementary school and wait for Hana-chan."
In the Classic Literature Club, Amakusa Shino was complaining about why she couldn't go out and play with them over the weekend, while Chitanda Eru was chatting with Hayasaka Ai. Yukinoshita was listening to the president's complaints on one side, and reading a book Chitanda had recommended to her on the other.
"Meow~"
A clear meow quieted the Classic Literature Club. The door was slowly pushed open, and Enyun-chan walked in, holding a can of food in her mouth.
"Meow— (My scumbag master told me to find you. Sigh.)"
Meanwhile, Uchiha Ryo, watching the rising G-Points, showed a gratified smile.
As a boss, he was naturally very pleased when his employee was so outstanding. But this employee had to run to Shuchiin, then to Toyogasaki, and finally to STARRY to see Bocchi-chan.
This was the true way to use a ninja cat!
.....
"School's finally out~ Hey, hey, Hinata, can I go to your house again?"
Hoshino Hinata: "Sure, Noa-chan. Hana-chan, you can come too!"
Shirosaki Hana shook her head. Standing at the elementary school gate, she was looking left and right.
"My mom asked Ryo-oniichan to pick me up, so I'm not going to Hinata's house today."
"Eh? Is that so!"
A cute girl with blonde hair looked in the direction Shirosaki Hana was looking.
"Hana-chan, sorry I just went to the supermarket, so I'm a little late."
Shirosaki Hana ran to Uchiha Ryo's side in a few steps.
"It's okay. We just got out of school too."
Although Shirosaki Hana had run to his side, her gaze was locked on the bag in Uchiha Ryo's hand.
Uchiha Ryo: "I bought pudding and chocolate. We can eat them when we get back."
Shirosaki Hana: "Mhm!!"
Uchiha Ryo looked up. Hmm? Why were there more people....
Two people had suddenly appeared beside Shirosaki Hana, sizing him up curiously.
"Are you Hana-chan's older brother? Hello! My name is Hoshino Hinata. You can just call me Hinata."
The little blonde-haired girl also held her head high. "I'm Himesaka Noa. Noa is very cute, right!"
Uchiha Ryo bent down. "Hello, I'm Uchiha Ryo. You can just think of me as Hana-chan's older brother."