[TSSIM] Chapter 471: Making Games in Other Genres?

Regarding Kanon, Homura had already set up the plan in advance and decided to have a quick chat with the girls.

"Eli, you and others should focus on practicing for the concert for now. Don't worry about the voice acting for Kanon just yet since the script isn't out."

While Eli nodded in understanding, Honoka seemed to have the intention of helping out, making it clear that Homura's words were mainly directed at Honoka. However, since Eli was the one who handled most of the arrangements for Muse's concert, he addressed it to Eli.

"Next up, same as usual, let's split the work, but this time, since it's all about emotional drama, Utaha and Nayu are the main scriptwriters."

Elf and Muramasa nodded without saying anything, agreeing that the most suitable people had to be chosen for each role to achieve the best quality.

"As for Makoto's route—"

As Homura speaking, he suddenly felt two pokes in his back, causing him to pause.

Homura: "..."

"Makoto's route…"

Wanting to continue his words, Homura felt two pokes again.

'Fine, I won't mention Makoto then...'

Homura sighed inwardly before changing the topic.

"Well, since the routes in Kanon are closely intertwined, unlike Your Name. where the lines are clear-cut, even if you're each in charge of different routes, we still need to discuss everything together."

"As for the artworks... what do you think? Should we have another selection process?" Homura asked with a chuckle.

At this question, Eriri and Mashiro thought about it for a moment.

"No need, I'll handle Kawasumi Mai." Eriri stated, shaking her head. "Since Mai has action scenes, I'm pretty familiar with that sort of thing."

She wasn't wrong.

Of the four artists in Another Dimension, she was the most experienced with action scenes, whether involving weapons or hand-to-hand combat.

"In that case, can I take on Minase Nayuki?" Izumi asked shyly.

"Of course! Go for it!" Homura said with a smile, patting Izumi's little head. "Have more confidence, Izumi."

"Mm..." Izumi lowered her head, her ears slightly reddening.

"Well, I'll leave Makoto to Mashiro then." Eriri suggested, glancing at Mashiro. "Looking at Homura's setting preferences, Tsukimura Ayu would be the obvious choice, but I think Makoto is actually the most important, right?"

"Right. Makoto's story is the most emotional, and conveying the atmosphere through the art is essential, so Mashiro, you're up." Homura nodded in agreement.

"No problem." Mashiro nodded and gave a thumbs-up.

"Okay, it's settled!" Homura made the final decision, then chuckled. "As for Tsukimura Ayu, we'll leave her to Sagiri. Who else is better suited for this than Sagiri, right?"

Seeing him chuckling, Sagiri shot him an annoyed look, though she didn't object.

"As for Misaka Kaori and the other supporting characters, let's all chip in." Homura continued.

"Sounds good…" Utaha smiled and nodded. "Let's all work together and make sure the great reputation of the Great Demon King Minamiya spreads throughout all of Japan, making the whole country burst into tears."

Homura: "…"

'What the hell? Great Demon King Minamiya?'

Homura's lips twitched.

"I'm merely dropping a tear-jerking story, why does this demon king title suddenly get slapped on me?"

"Homura-kun, don't forget about Chtholly..." Megumi said in a soft voice.

Homura: "..."

"Fine, fine, I'll accept this demon king thingy. Guess it's a compliment to me."

Hearing Homura's words, the girls were speechless.

"Hmm, our tasks are assigned pretty quickly, huh…" Elf remarked, a bit surprised as the topic wrapped up already.

"Well, aside from the fact that Kanon doesn't have much content to begin with, it's probably because everyone's gotten used to working together?" Homura shrugged his shoulders. "As long as we're still working with the same people, we're just gonna get more and more familiar with each other."

"Speaking of which, besides Mya-nee—I mean, Hoshino-senpai, it seems like you haven't been planning on bringing anyone else into Another Dimension recently?"

Eriri looked at Homura and suddenly asked this question with a curious tone.

"Unfortunately, I haven't met anyone suitable..." Homura replied while scratching his head. "I can't just pull anyone in randomly, y'know."

"Yeah, or they'd end up in Homura's harem..." Elf mumbled.

Homura: "..."

"Wait... that's not right... They'd end up in your harem even if you didn't pull them in, right?" Elf mumbled again. "So, whether you pull them in or not, it's all the same..."

Girls: "..."

Homura vigorously rubbed Elf's head with a deadpan expression until her hairstyle turned wild.

Elf didn't stop him, just silently rolled her eyes.

Once Homura finished messing with Elf's hair, he spoke again.

"Regardless, even if we don't have the right artists or writers, we probably should start looking into other kinds of talent."

"Do tell?" Elf asked, raising her eyebrows as she fixed her hair.

"Another Dimension involves otaku culture, right? Looking at our current circle, we're solid with novels, manga, and anime, but not so much with games." Homura explained with a sigh.

"What's wrong with games? Haven't we already made a few?" Hanayo asked, looking confused.

"Genres!"

Elf chimed in seriously, now that her hair was fixed.

"Right now, all the games we have are visual novels. It's fine to call them games, but they're basically a mix of a novel, manga, and radio drama. If we don't have any other genres to show for it, how can we say we're really into games?"

She explained so passionately, making her love for games clear.

Meanwhile, the other girls, after listening to her enthusiastic explanation, finally understood what Homura had meant earlier.

"Homura-kun, are you planning to officially start making games in other genres?" Megumi asked, voicing what everyone was thinking.

"I've always had that intention from the start; it's just that now feels like the right time." Homura nodded. "Now that the fanbase of Another Dimension is big enough, it's about time we get it on the schedule, but we need to wait until we're done having our fun first, right? After that, we'll talk about it, yeah? Finding the right talent is a lot of work, after all."

"Homura, I've got a question." Elf raised her hand.

"Go ahead."

"If we're talking about other genres, just a few people aren't gonna cut it, right?" Elf got straight to the point. "For the game to meet your standards, which means almost no bad reviews, even a simple game would need dozens of people, wouldn't it?"

Homura paused, thinking.

'Yeah, she has a point... if that's the case, then we can't just stick to only highly skilled talents—wait a sec... now that she mentioned it, I should've thought of this earlier and searched for this already! Since this world is a mix of various anime worlds, then...'

Homura decided to act on his speculation immediately.

With everyone watching curiously, Homura pulled out his phone.