Anime rating game

"They're not important documents, just some letters from viewers."

"...Is this considered an unimportant document?"

"Because I've basically read through everything, and I've also written down any useful suggestions in my notebook. Of course, most of them are just useless nonsense."

It seems that there is such a thing.

Masamune unconsciously recalled what had happened before. One morning, Okitsu Yuka asked him how to handle the letters from the audience. At the time, he casually said that she didn't need to ask him about such a small matter and that she should handle it herself.

Because she spoke very casually, I responded very casually as well.

Have you read all these letters?

"I've looked at a portion. Because the quantity is so large, it's basically divided among everyone."

How did Musashino handle this before?

“I heard from Ms. Okitsu that there were no letters from viewers before, and it was only after the anime ‘Masamune-kun’ started airing on television that we gradually started receiving letters from viewers.”

At this point, Aoi Miyamori hesitated:

"Shouldn't it have been thrown away?"

"That was the right thing to do. I was just wondering what kind of content was in the readers' letters?"

"have a look?"

"Ah."

Masamune took a letter out of the box, opened it, glanced at it, and then put it back down.

It was all nonsense, just as the letter said, which was not much different from the comments online, only longer.

Seeing his disgusted expression, Miyamori Aoi couldn't help but laugh.

"The president's attitude is exactly the same as what we talked about this morning. At that time, we said that if the president saw these letters, he would definitely impatiently turn them aside."

Mashiro also took a letter and read it as she walked.

Stepping out of the elevator, she noticed Mashiro was still reading the letter. Aoi Miyamori asked curiously:

"Are you interested in the contents of the letter, Shiina-sensei?"

"Call me Mashiro," Mashiro said without looking up.

"Okay, Mashiro, I'm going to take out the trash. If you're interested in the contents of the letter, I can tell you the gist of it during dinner later, okay?"

I want to keep this letter.

"Huh...?" Miyamori Aoi subconsciously leaned over and glanced at the contents of the letter.

The letter was thick, containing only two lines of text, followed by a bunch of scribbles.

"Leaving trash at home only takes up space."

"It's not trash, this comic is quite interesting."

"Is this supposed to be a comic book?"

Miyamori Aoi looked surprised, and after observing carefully for a while, she finally noticed some clues.

Judging from the artwork, this is indeed a comic story with a rather poor art style.

The following pages should be about seven or eight pages thick, mostly things I previously mistook for scribbles.

"This is a short manga created from the perspective of Yoshino Koiwai."

Mashiro carefully put it away, then added:

"I really like this story."

"President." Miyamori Aoi couldn't help but look at Masamune.

“It’s alright, just give it to Mashiro.” Masamune naturally understood what she meant and shook his head with a smile. “What’s trash for us to deal with might be an interesting manga story for Mashiro.”

......

Inside room 207 on the second floor of Musashino Restaurant.

While the group was having a meal and chatting, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Before Masamune could respond, the door suddenly opened, and Adagaki Aki and Koiwai Yoshino strode into the private room and sat down without any ceremony.

"I could hear you chatting from a long way off. Is this a staff dinner?"

"Why are you here?" Masamune asked, looking surprised.

"Come have lunch. There aren't many restaurants on this street, but this one is a good choice because it's high-quality and plentiful."

As she spoke, Adagaki Aki looked Mashiro up and down, her gaze lingering on the bento box in front of her that resembled Masamune's.

"She lives in your house?"

"Yes. This is Shiina Mashiro, the animation director whom Musashino hired from England at a high salary. Since her family is all abroad, she is currently living in my house."

"There should be hotels or something like that, right?"

“Mashiro is still a student, it’s not appropriate for her to stay in a hotel alone without anyone to take care of her.”

"is it?"

Adagaki Aki gave a noncommittal reply, her gaze fixed on Mashiro.

In principle, one has no right to interfere in other people's family affairs.

But for some reason, she always felt very unhappy.

"your name."

"Shiina Mashiro."

"Don't you feel embarrassed staying in a stranger's house?"

"We're not strangers, we're already like family."

"How dare you say something so shameless? You look like a high school student, right? I'm your senior."

"I am a first-year student at Tokyo University of the Arts."

Since the speaker remained expressionless, Adagaki Aki was unable to continue her attack, and her tone involuntarily softened.

"Huh...? It doesn't look like it."

“Mashiro was in her first year of high school in England,” Masamune added. “After returning to Japan, I felt that she wouldn’t learn much in high school and would only waste her time, so I made some arrangements. She’ll go to register tomorrow morning and take the entrance exam at the same time.”

"You really are incredibly resourceful. This isn't something money can just buy. Was it really necessary to go to such lengths?"

After speaking in a slightly low voice, Adagaki Aki looked at the dining table.

"Of course!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Masamune said very seriously:

"Mashiro's drawing skills are indispensable in order to create the world's best animation."

While the seven elements for anime ratings are not yet 100% certain, Masamune is at least 70-80% confident.

The initial plan was to proceed gradually, but since we have obtained an accelerator like Mashiro based on Ogasawara Rinko's advice, we should naturally hold on to it tightly.

Furthermore, we will try to improve her drawing skills gradually so that she can achieve a higher score.

"If it were a week ago, after more than ten or even decades of honing my skills, I might have been able to create a five-star animation in my lifetime."

"But with Mashiro's help, I am confident that I can produce a five-star anime within ten years."

Adagaki looked bewildered, staring blankly at the two of them, suddenly feeling like she had become a bystander.

"You have a really high opinion of her."

"Of course. Mashiro is a world-class painter at such a young age, with a bright future ahead of her. If anyone can break through that barrier, that person must be Mashiro."

"limit?"

"A divine move in Hikaru no Go, a ZONE in Kuroko's Basketball, a promotion beyond expectations in the workplace. In the realm of painting, it can be described as using painting to attain enlightenment."

"I don't understand what you're saying at all... I remember, back in high school, there was a disease called 'chuunibyou' (middle school syndrome). Being disliked by those around you, like a slug that can only stay in a damp corner, and the tone of your voice is exactly the same as theirs."

"Being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) is not a disease! Within a year, I will definitely show you how interesting chuunibyou can be."

"Hmph...! Is that so?"

Seeing her dismissive attitude, Masamune sighed.

That's why I can't fall in love with Adagaki Aki.

First, they are incompatible; he is indifferent to strong-willed women.

On the other hand, it's a matter of different preferences.

If it were someone who had never awakened to their past life memories, they might gradually come together with her due to their childhood experiences.

But now, due to the influence of memory overwriting, my mindset is more inclined towards the time before my sudden death in my previous life.

Between us, now and in the future, we will probably only be childhood friends.

"There's nothing more to say here, as we don't see eye to eye. You must have booked other private rooms, right? We need to discuss some confidential company matters now, please leave."

"You want to kick me out?"

"Can't you?"

"..."

Adagaki Aki stood up and left with a livid face, with Koiwai Yoshino quickly following behind.

After the two left, Miyamori Aoi hurriedly closed the door and asked in a low voice:

"President, isn't this going too far?"

"Really? Isn't it only natural to get angry when someone insults something you like?"

"So the president was angry just now? But I didn't quite understand what you said either. It must be even harder for people who don't like anime to understand, right?"

"Which part didn't you understand?"

"I really enjoyed watching Hikaru no Go when I was a kid. I know about the Divine Move, but what are Kuroko's Basketball and ZONG?"

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