1. We'll create the course of events that leads
to the 2023 you know, here in this 2023.Copy !req
2. We'll bring both histories into
existence simultaneously!Copy !req
3. You're facing off against your past self.Copy !req
4. Can you beat her?Copy !req
5. Okay, Mamoru-kun.Copy !req
6. I'll give it all I've got!Copy !req
7. Hey, Mamoru-kun.Copy !req
8. I know you said it'll just be
the two of us making this game,Copy !req
9. but we need writing
and music to make a game,Copy !req
10. not to mention the hundreds
of illustrations we'll need!Copy !req
11. Trying to do all that
with just two people...Copy !req
12. Other than system-related support,
I can't help you with any of that, either.Copy !req
13. I'm just a programmer.Copy !req
14. You need to do it all by yourself.Copy !req
15. You need to do it all by
yourselfCopy !req
16. You need to do it all by
yourselfCopy !req
17. You need to do it all by
yourselfCopy !req
18. You need to do it all by
yourselfCopy !req
19. You need to do it all by
yourselfCopy !req
20. You need to do it all by
yourselfCopy !req
21. You need to do it all by
yourselfCopy !req
22. You need to do it all by
yourselfCopy !req
23. You need to do it all by
yourselfCopy !req
24. That's asking for way too much!Copy !req
25. Game development has evolved.Copy !req
26. Now, if you really want to, you
can make a game all by yourself,Copy !req
27. with the help of AI.Copy !req
28. AI?Copy !req
29. 16bit Sensation:
Another LayerCopy !req
30. 16bit Sensation:
Another LayerCopy !req
31. "Original Cuu"Copy !req
32. AI is responsible for creating the bulk
of illustrations in video games today.Copy !req
33. Wait, these are...Copy !req
34. That's right.Copy !req
35. These are your drawings from the past.Copy !req
36. As a test, I'm going to train
the AI on this data.Copy !req
37. Mamoru-kun!Copy !req
38. Don't worry.Copy !req
39. This is a private AI that I created.Copy !req
40. It hasn't been released to the public.Copy !req
41. If we load in these images...Copy !req
42. The AI will analyze them and
create similar-looking pictures.Copy !req
43. Whoa, that's amazing!Copy !req
44. You can easily change the
coloring style as well.Copy !req
45. From standard illustration coloring,Copy !req
46. to anime-style coloring...Copy !req
47. You can even make it look
like watercolor art.Copy !req
48. It can automatically correct
issues with proportions as well.Copy !req
49. What?Copy !req
50. That's super handy!Copy !req
51. And it's not just art.Copy !req
52. AI can assist you with the story and
music, both indispensable for a game.Copy !req
53. This method of utilizing AI is now
mainstream for game development.Copy !req
54. With this, you can make a
game by yourself, right?Copy !req
55. If AI is so advanced, can't it just make
games without humans doing anything?Copy !req
56. It's true that, as a whole, that's where
game development is headed right now.Copy !req
57. But even as AI evolves, there's
one thing that it can't create.Copy !req
58. Do you know what that is?Copy !req
59. Huh?Copy !req
60. What could it be?Copy !req
61. Passion.Copy !req
62. AI can create games quickly, cheaply,
and at a high level of quality.Copy !req
63. But there's no passion in them.Copy !req
64. An AI doesn't have a reason to create games,Copy !req
65. and it can't feel conflicted or
afraid about what it's made.Copy !req
66. It simply carries out the instructions
that it's been given.Copy !req
67. As a result, the games it spits out end
up lacking the passion of a creator.Copy !req
68. That said...Copy !req
69. Games without passion sell just fine.Copy !req
70. Since they still appear to be well-made.Copy !req
71. That's why we're flooded
with games made by AI.Copy !req
72. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
73. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
74. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
75. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
76. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
77. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
78. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
79. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
80. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
81. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
82. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
83. The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!Copy !req
84. Well, Meiko and the others still do
the majority of their work manually.Copy !req
85. But what we need now is no ordinary game.Copy !req
86. It's a game that can change history.Copy !req
87. You can't make a game
like that with just AI.Copy !req
88. Yopu need human hands for that.pCopy !req
89. Which means it's up to you to create it.Copy !req
90. So much pressure...Copy !req
91. No need to look so grim.Copy !req
92. We also have plenty of items
to combat fatigue now.Copy !req
93. For example...Copy !req
94. Office chairs with massaging built in!Copy !req
95. Is it supposed to be that intense?Copy !req
96. Mammoth Energy, to jolt you fully awake!Copy !req
97. Look at those messed-up colors!Copy !req
98. Happy Supplements, to magically
reduce your stress to zero!Copy !req
99. Now available in packs with a
needle-free injector as an add-on!Copy !req
100. This seems fishy in so many ways!Copy !req
101. S-So many items that all
scream "crunch time"...Copy !req
102. It's this late already?Copy !req
103. This lock will open with
fingerprint authentication.Copy !req
104. You can go out any time you'd like,Copy !req
105. but make sure you don't
let anyone else in here.Copy !req
106. Also, don't go near the shelves of PC-98s.Copy !req
107. The PC-98s are very delicate!Copy !req
108. I'm not gonna touch them!Copy !req
109. Well then, I'm leaving.Copy !req
110. Huh?Copy !req
111. You're leaving?Copy !req
112. Where to?Copy !req
113. Work, where else?Copy !req
114. Didn't I tell you that my
job is content supervision?Copy !req
115. I'm the one who manages everything.Copy !req
116. I don't intend on racking up debt like Dad.Copy !req
117. You've grown up into a fine adult!Copy !req
118. Don't you talk down to me.Copy !req
119. Why not?Copy !req
120. Why, I remember when you
used to be this small!Copy !req
121. You used to be such an obnoxious child!Copy !req
122. I wasn't that small!Copy !req
123. I was fifteen when we first met!Copy !req
124. Oh yeah, Mamoru-kun.Copy !req
125. Do you live here all by yourself?Copy !req
126. Yeah.Copy !req
127. There's nothing interestping
back at my apartment,Copy !req
128. so I spend most of my time here.Copy !req
129. All alone, huh?Copy !req
130. Is that weird?Copy !req
131. Ah, no!Copy !req
132. It's not weird at all!Copy !req
133. You're exactly as I expected!Copy !req
134. Okay, I'm going now.Copy !req
135. Ah, sure!Copy !req
136. Have fun at work!Copy !req
137. Y-Yeah.Copy !req
138. How are you all doing?Copy !req
139. Oh yes, my daughter's about to take
her university entrance exams!Copy !req
140. Time sure does fly!Copy !req
141. This really is impossible!Copy !req
142. It's only been a few days.Copy !req
143. Well, c'mon!Copy !req
144. I've never made a game to
change history before!Copy !req
145. This is way harder than creating a
game to earn one billion yen!Copy !req
146. At first, I thought I could do it,Copy !req
147. but even after thinking real
hard, I've got nothing!Copy !req
148. I used up all my talent on the last game!Copy !req
149. I'm a one-hit wonder!Copy !req
150. You traveled all the way across time
just to make video games, right?Copy !req
151. Are you saying you're done
after one measly game?Copy !req
152. I was sure that you'd be dying to make more.Copy !req
153. Yeah, yeah!Copy !req
154. You're just a consumer who's never made
anything, and does nothing but criticize!Copy !req
155. Just keep your mouth shut!Copy !req
156. Who are you calling a consumer?Copy !req
157. I did all the programming, didn't I?Copy !req
158. Don't give me that!Copy !req
159. Reading with the radio on, and
listening to music on top of that!Copy !req
160. Must be nice!Copy !req
161. Ah!Copy !req
162. Wh-What the heck?Copy !req
163. Give it back!Copy !req
164. It's the sound of a PC-98 running.Copy !req
165. Listening to it helps me relax.Copy !req
166. Boot Up SoundsCopy !req
167. Boot Up SoundsCopy !req
168. Boot Up SoundsCopy !req
169. Boot Up SoundsCopy !req
170. What?Copy !req
171. Let's get this straight.Copy !req
172. I never told you to make a
game that will sell well,Copy !req
173. and I didn't say you had to
make an interesting game.Copy !req
174. What is it that you want to make
most in a video game right now?Copy !req
175. That's all you need to think about.Copy !req
176. I'm going out for a change of pace!Copy !req
177. That reminds me...Copy !req
178. Is it me or do you sound
more grown-up lately?Copy !req
179. What?Copy !req
180. Before, you used to talk
a lot more like a child.Copy !req
181. Huh?Copy !req
182. Haven't I always been like this?Copy !req
183. You...Copy !req
184. should hurry up and make that game.Copy !req
185. You're changing as well.Copy !req
186. You're being influenced by this world.Copy !req
187. If this keeps up, you might end up losing
your memories of your original world.Copy !req
188. No, I still remember it!Copy !req
189. It may look completely different
now, but I still remember!Copy !req
190. Like the first time I came to Akiba!Copy !req
191. I'd never seen such a
weird place in my life.Copy !req
192. With mountains of games and
anime, and tons of cute girls!Copy !req
193. It was a place that felt
like a year-round festival!Copy !req
194. So this is Akihabara!Copy !req
195. That's right.Copy !req
196. I should get back soon
and work on that game!Copy !req
197. Toya YamadaCopy !req
198. Toya-chan?Copy !req
199. Toya YamadaCopy !req
200. Toya-chan...Copy !req
201. Hello? Toya-chan?Copy !req
202. Onee-sama?Copy !req
203. Onee-sama!Copy !req
204. Toya-chan!Copy !req
205. Toya-chan!Copy !req
206. I-It's been so long!Copy !req
207. Huh?Copy !req
208. How do you know my phone number?Copy !req
209. We exchanged numbers back
in the day at Comiket.Copy !req
210. Ah, is that so?Copy !req
211. But no matter how many times
I called, it wouldn't go through...Copy !req
212. I thought I'd never get
to talk to you again.Copy !req
213. S-Sorry about that, Toya-chan.Copy !req
214. O-Oh yeah, I saw the news!Copy !req
215. That's amazing!Copy !req
216. Looks like things are going
well with your company!Copy !req
217. Thank you very much.Copy !req
218. Um...Copy !req
219. Onee-sama, where are you right now?Copy !req
220. Would you like to meet up and
chat for old times' sake?Copy !req
221. What?Copy !req
222. Ah, um...Copy !req
223. Well, I don't mind meeting up at all,
but you might be a little surprised.Copy !req
224. That's fine by me!Copy !req
225. Onee-sama, where are you right now?Copy !req
226. Just name the place, and
I'll go and find you!Copy !req
227. Huh? Right now?Copy !req
228. Is that a no?Copy !req
229. That's not it at all!Copy !req
230. I'd love to see you, Toya-chan!Copy !req
231. That should just about do it, Rokuta-san.Copy !req
232. Good work.Copy !req
233. Gosh, I can't believe Radio Kaikan is gone.Copy !req
234. I used to come here all the time.Copy !req
235. Back in the day, I used to really
be into places like this.Copy !req
236. I'm a little sad to see it go.Copy !req
237. Anyway...Copy !req
238. I wonder when they're going to
finish building that stadium.Copy !req
239. I hear that the company
funding it got absorbed,Copy !req
240. and the parent company is
now different or whatnot.Copy !req
241. Wonder if they ran into
some sort of trouble.Copy !req
242. Well, at the breakneck speed that
this redevelopment is going at,Copy !req
243. nothing would surprise me at this point.Copy !req
244. I suppose you're right...Copy !req
245. Well then, Rokuta-san.Copy !req
246. I'll be leaving now.Copy !req
247. Thanks for your hard work.Copy !req
248. That goes for you, too.Copy !req
249. Even if Konoha manages to finish her
game, what should we do after that?Copy !req
250. Just taking the game and going back to 1999
doesn't mean she can get it released.Copy !req
251. She needs to get copies made in the past,Copy !req
252. so that the data can become
a part of history.Copy !req
253. So who can she entrust with that task?Copy !req
254. Someone who will believe
Konoha's bizarre tale,Copy !req
255. and turn her game into a success...Copy !req
256. Thank you for waiting!Copy !req
257. Another coffee, please.Copy !req
258. Right away!Copy !req
259. When's Toya-chan gonna get here?Copy !req
260. What do you think of your new office?Copy !req
261. We think it's perfect for someone
as beautiful and talented as you,Copy !req
262. Ms. Toya.Copy !req
263. Yes.Copy !req
264. It's quite a splendid office.Copy !req
265. There's one thing, though.Copy !req
266. Why won't you let me meet
your founder, Mr. Glenn?Copy !req
267. My deepest apologies.Copy !req
268. Our founder is currently dealing
with a very important matter.Copy !req
269. I have word that you'll be the first
priority as soon as it's settled, Ms. Toya.Copy !req
270. Is there something that takes
priority over our meeting?Copy !req
271. I thought we were supposed to
be equal business partners.Copy !req
272. Why, of course it's an equal partnership.Copy !req
273. That's exactly the reason you're
sitting at that desk, Ms. Toya.Copy !req
274. You saw our cuu game development know-how,Copy !req
275. struck a deal, and agreed to the terms.Copy !req
276. I was...Copy !req
277. Ah, yes, I know.Copy !req
278. I understand how you must feel.Copy !req
279. That said, you're speaking with
the CEO of Planet Games Japan.Copy !req
280. My authority is nothing to make light of...Copy !req
281. Oh?Copy !req
282. My word.Copy !req
283. Yes, excellent!Copy !req
284. Rejoice, Ms. Toya!Copy !req
285. Konoha Akisato-sama is headed your way.Copy !req
286. Onee-sama?Copy !req
287. You've been dying to meet her, haven't you?Copy !req
288. Headed my way?Copy !req
289. Mr. Glenn!Copy !req
290. Why is Onee— Konoha Akisato coming here?Copy !req
291. Why, it's simple.Copy !req
292. All I did was call her up.Copy !req
293. A single phone call.Copy !req
294. Ring, ring!Copy !req
295. Ah, and I just happened to
enlist your help in the matter.Copy !req
296. What?Copy !req
297. Onee-sama, where are you right now?Copy !req
298. You used my voice...Copy !req
299. In order to get Onee-sama's phone
number, I hacked into your cell phone!Copy !req
300. I'd do anything to meet Onee-sama again.Copy !req
301. But I couldn't reach her, no
matter how many times I tried...Copy !req
302. So how?Copy !req
303. Now we've achieved what we set
out to do with this merger.Copy !req
304. It was truly a long process getting here.Copy !req
305. But now it's finally in our hands:Copy !req
306. Original Cuu.Copy !req
307. The genius creator
behind The Last Waltz.Copy !req
308. The mysterious figure sought out by all,Copy !req
309. so that they might learn
the source of her ideas.Copy !req
310. Konoha Akisato.Copy !req
311. Even as her name became known around the
world, no one knew of her whereabouts.Copy !req
312. There was nobody who had met
her, or spoken with her.Copy !req
313. With a limited number
of exceptions, that is.Copy !req
314. And you were one of those
lucky few, Ms. Toya.Copy !req
315. What are you planning on
doing with Onee-sama?Copy !req
316. Don't tell me...Copy !req
317. You're going to subject her to that?Copy !req
318. Is that...Copy !req
319. Is that why you acquired my company?Copy !req
320. Ms. Toya, have you heard the saying,
"A flower cannot bloom without secrecy"?Copy !req
321. Now, we can become the masters
of global entertainment.Copy !req
322. The fame, fortune, and admiration you
so desired is practically guaranteed.Copy !req
323. Why are you telling me all of this?Copy !req
324. If I report this to the police...Copy !req
325. You'll do no such thing.Copy !req
326. We did our research on you going
into this merger, Ms. Toya.Copy !req
327. You're cut from the same cloth as us.Copy !req
328. Therefore, you won't go to the police.Copy !req
329. Or rather, you can't!Copy !req
330. Am I wrong, Ms. Toya?Copy !req
331. Let's settle this peacefully, Ms. Toya.Copy !req
332. I promise we'll make it worth it for you.Copy !req
333. So long.Copy !req
334. Wait!Copy !req
335. Onee-sama...Copy !req
336. The hospital?Copy !req
337. Why am I...Copy !req
338. That's right.Copy !req
339. I was waiting to meet up with Toya-chan,
when I was dragged into that van...Copy !req
340. After that...Copy !req
341. What is this?Copy !req
342. They put me into a plugsuit-looking thing!Copy !req
343. My clothes? They're gone!Copy !req
344. My phone? Gone!Copy !req
345. My backpack? Gone!Copy !req
346. But seriously, what is this place?Copy !req
347. Am I going to be sold off
to some super rich guy?Copy !req
348. Like in one of those games...Copy !req
349. Huh?Copy !req
350. The door's not locked!Copy !req
351. In situations like these,
when the door is unlocked,Copy !req
352. in most games, that means there's
something waiting outside.Copy !req
353. E-Excuse me...Copy !req
354. Anyway, let's look for a way out.Copy !req
355. Wait.Copy !req
356. Is this a life-size figure?Copy !req
357. Is that the exit?Copy !req
358. What?Copy !req
359. Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh...Copy !req
360. What is this place?Copy !req
361. Wait, more figures?Copy !req
362. It's really creeping me out...Copy !req
363. N-No...Copy !req
364. This isn't a figure!Copy !req
365. These are people...Copy !req
366. There are humans trapped inside!Copy !req
367. In all of these tanks?Copy !req
368. When I saw her...Copy !req
369. It looked like she was waiting for someone.Copy !req
370. But in the brief moment that I took my eyes
off her, she vanished into thin air.Copy !req
371. Her words immediately
before she disappeared,Copy !req
372. as well as the vehicle
that I saw drive off...Copy !req
373. Yes, Matsubara speaking.Copy !req
374. This is Rokuta.Copy !req
375. Hello there, President.Copy !req
376. Is something the matter?Copy !req
377. I need a car.Copy !req
378. Send over the fastest one
we have to the warehouse.Copy !req
379. Understood.Copy !req
380. Thank you. Good-bye.Copy !req
381. Sorry for waking all of you up so suddenly.Copy !req
382. But right now, I need your help.Copy !req
383. Find out where Konoha went.Copy !req
384. I'm counting on all of you.Copy !req
385. "U... U-U-U-U-U..."↵Copy !req
386. HELP for helpCopy !req
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