Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

It felt like my shoulders were being pressed down by two hands at the same time.

Turning her head, she saw that Kurokawa Kazuya and Houraisan Kaguya had placed their hands on her shoulders.

Yakumo Yukari: “???”

Kazuya Kurokawa: "You've been accepted."

He had a very serious expression on his face.

After seeing Meryl's abilities, all the extraneous thoughts in my mind were cleared away.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Let's get started now. Do you know how long I waited for the game code to be completed? Meryl, show those bumpkins what super-speed really means!!!"

Kaguya-sama has already started urging everyone to go to work.

In Kurokawa Kazuya's case, there is a severe overabundance of art resources, while the number of programmers recruited from the modern era is extremely limited, resulting in a significant drop in efficiency and slowing down the game's progress.

But things are different now. Miss Meryl is able to observe computer programs from a unique perspective and from a holistic viewpoint. Miss Meryl is able to optimize program operation with supernatural abilities.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "He's practically born with the divine body of a programmer."

At this moment, both Kurokawa Kazuya and Houraisan Kaguya looked at Yakumo Yukari with eyes that seemed to be shining.

Yukari Yakumo didn't know what they were feeling. Although she had anticipated that her abilities would be popular, she hadn't expected the two of them to be so supportive.

However, the current situation suggests that some of her ideas may have been realized with the help of the other party?

Yukari Yakumo: "Since you two seem quite satisfied, may we now discuss the issue of compensation?"

The wise blonde girl knew exactly what it meant to strike while the iron was hot.

Without any hesitation, she swiftly and decisively entered her own rhythm.

In fact, as the game progressed into its later stages, Yukari Yakumo's mind began to wander with more and more ideas.

She really wanted to put her initial idea into practice.

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Chapter Sixty-One: Soy Sauce and Takoyaki

When Kurokawa Kazuya, Yakumo Yukari who calls herself Merry, and Houraisan Kaguya walked out of the hut.

It was already dusk.

The warm orange-yellow sun rippled across the newly formed town, casting orange-yellow patches of light on the rumbling steam and the strange, unfinished buildings.

A cheer rang out in the distance.

Kazuya Kurokawa, Yukari Yakumo, and Kaguya Houraisan all looked in the direction of the cheers.

Then I saw the blue-haired beauty, Yanami Masayuki, and Saigyouji Yuyuko jumping and hopping together.

They seemed to have noticed the footsteps of Kurokawa Kazuya and the others.

The two pretty girls, bouncing around, turned towards them at the same time.

Their faces simultaneously showed a desire to share their joy.

Hanami ran to Kurokawa Kazuya immediately, while Yuyuko ran to Yakumo Yukari immediately.

Anna Hanami: "Kurokawa, we succeeded."

Overly excited, the blue-haired man put his hands on Kurokawa Kazuya's shoulders, his whole body overflowing with excitement.

And Saigyouji Yuyuko...

She paused for a moment when she came to stand in front of Yukari Yakumo, then pretended to be calm and composed, reverting to her demeanor as a well-bred young lady:

"Merry, Banami and I have successfully developed a new food. Would you like to try it?"

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

Even if you try to hide it, your appearance will still give you away, okay?

Seeing the apologetic look on her best friend's face, Yukari Yakumo sighed helplessly.

She remembered telling him not to reveal their relationship.

Saigyouji Yuyuko: "Actually, it's not a problem whether I expose myself or not, I don't mind it at all."

Lowering her voice, Yuyuko spoke softly beside Yukari Yakumo.

Her short pink hair swayed in the wind, and her red eyes held a sincerity that was completely different from Yakumo Yukari's, who was always deep in thought.

In reality, there's really no need to hide the relationship between Yukari Yakumo and Yuyuko Saigyouji.

Yukari Yakumo chose to remain hidden because she feared that if her identity were exposed, it might tarnish Yuyuko's image with Kurokawa Kazuya.

But this little scheme was immediately exposed by the other party.

At this moment, Yukari Yakumo really suspected that Yuyuko in front of her had deliberately done this under the guise of the opportunity just now.

Or perhaps, what the other party did was actually a way of restricting her in another way?

If you don't want Yuyuko to be implicated by her, you can't do anything too outrageous here.

A variety of thoughts swirled in Yakumo Yukari's mind in a short period of time.

Looking into the sincere eyes of the young lady from the Saigyouji family, she suddenly felt that perhaps she was just overthinking things.

To view Yuyuko, whose lifespan was less than three or four years, through a conspiracy theory lens is simply too much.

Yukari Yakumo: "Don't worry, nothing much happened. I profited from this, and the two of them actually profited too."

The blonde girl simply recounted her deal with Kurokawa Kazuya to her friend.

The blonde girl, hiding her secrets, is unable to reveal any further. Kurokawa Kazuya, desperately wanting to become a programmer, and Houraisan Kaguya give her the green light.

Kurokawa and Miya didn't really trust her, and she didn't really trust the other side either.

The two sides were less engaged in negotiations and more in a clandestine conspiracy with ulterior motives.

In short, Kurokawa Kazuya promised to provide Yakumo Yukari with all the technical support needed for game development, helping her complete the game.

Neither party makes any demands or interferes with the other's specific actions.

Saigyouji Yuyuko: "So it was a very friendly deal. Now, Meryl, you are Mr. Kurokawa's subordinate, right? You should apologize for hiding our relationship."

The gentle young lady pretended to be stupid with a straight face.

Hearing what the other person said, Yukari Yakumo sighed helplessly.

Yukari Yakumo: "I've known Yuyuko for a long time, and I'm sorry for hiding this relationship from you."

She turned to Kurokawa Kazuya and the others beside her and spoke, but...

At this point, it seemed that no one really cared about her.

In the distance, the blue-haired girl, Banami, had already begun to talk at length about her experience of success.

Kaguya Houraisan and Kazuya Kurokawa listened with great anticipation.

Hanami Anza: "You know soy sauce? I've made soy sauce. With soy sauce, everything else will be easier. For example, I can make takoyaki with wheat flour, eggs, and a special baking powder that I conjured from imagination."

At this point, the blue-haired girl nudged Kurokawa Kazuya with her shoulder, looking quite pleased with herself.

Anna Hanami: "Kurokawa, aren't you going to ask me why I can use this special baking powder that materializes fantasy to make food?"

The seasonings manifested by Anja Hachimi are merely polymers of energy. When heated, they are destroyed and directly turn into light points that scatter. They cannot be truly used as seasonings for food.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I remember baking powder is a mixture of baking soda and cornstarch. Its main function is to release carbon dioxide during the bread-making process, making the bread fluffy."

Anna Hanami: "Bingo~"

The blue-haired girl snapped her fingers triumphantly, quite pleased with Kurokawa Kazuya's witty banter.

Anna Hanami: "Because it's not possible to make baking soda at this stage, I used my ability to create small particles of compressed air, mixed them into the batter, and then when heated, the surface of those small particles was gradually destroyed, releasing the carbon dioxide inside, thus achieving a similar effect."

The blue-haired girl seemed quite pleased with her brilliant idea, talking non-stop, and appeared very energetic.

After explaining his brilliant idea...

"Hmph~"

As Anna Hanami raised her hands high, a bright light seemed to emanate from her, and she showed her work to Kaguya Houraisan and Kazuya Kurokawa.

"Ta-da! This is our masterpiece!!!"

As Hanami moved, Kurokawa Kazuya and Kaguya saw the machine on the table that was making takoyaki.

An enticing aroma wafted through the air, accompanied by the sizzling sound of starch being baked.

It's not just takoyaki, but also okonomiyaki and many other oddly shaped breads.

It seems that Banami has been conducting quite a few experiments recently.

Anna Hanami: "The new member over there, we're having a party soon, Merry, would you like to come?"

Seemingly sensing that someone was looking at her, the blue-haired girl energetically extended an invitation.

Yukari Yakumo: "Won't this disturb you?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "It's alright, just consider this a job benefit to attract talent."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Anna Hanami with a serious expression.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "It's time for Hanami to make her move. Let's show her what modern cuisine is all about."

Anna Hanami: "Not a bad idea."

The blue-haired girl nodded, clearly pleased.

As the saying goes, "It is like wearing fine clothes at night if you do not return home in wealth and honor." What is the point of going through all the trouble to make delicious food if you only let Kurokawa and Mi try it?

We'll have to try it on both Kaguya and this newcomer, Merry.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "She really wants to see your expression when you eat something delicious."

She suddenly shook her head as she said this.

Kurokawa Kazuya: "Speaking of which, now that we've already made soy sauce, we can practically hold a food festival. How are your preparations going, Hachimi?"

The food festival itself was something that Kurokawa Kazuya and Hanami had been discussing and planning for a long time.

Whether it's Kazuya Kurokawa's video games or the band he's now recruiting, both games and songs, even if they attract a lot of faith and possess magical power, can bring about some kind of extraordinary growth.

It can only attract those who are high and mighty cultivators.

The most basic units that make up a small town or a society are always countless ordinary people, not high-ranking cultivators.

The town needs a large number of ordinary people willing to work here and provide various services.

What's most attractive to ordinary people is always having enough to eat and eating well.

Eating is the most basic element of human life.

Anzu Hachimi: "Well, the venue is almost ready, but we're still figuring out the food. Right now..."

The blue-haired girl was speaking when she saw Kaguya Houraisan walking towards her and Kazuya Kurokawa.

She then twitched her nose slightly before turning her head sharply: "Let's eat and chat, let's eat and chat, the takoyaki over there is almost burnt."

As they were talking, Banami ran to the side, pulled Saigyouji Yuyuko up, and rushed towards the area where there were large takoyaki.

However, before leaving, she turned her head to look at Kurokawa Kazuya and then at Houraisan Kaguya, who had been silent all along.

The blue-haired girl pouted slightly.

The look in his eyes as he glanced at Kurokawa Kazuya was probably a slightly disdainful urging.

Kaguya Houraisan: "It's a strange psychology, isn't it? She knows perfectly well that the chances of us actually being together are very low, yet she chooses me to be the one she tries to bring us together the most."

The full moon in the sky looks close at hand, but it is actually far away in the sky.

In theory, Kaguya Houraisan is someone that Kurokawa and Kazuya simply cannot win over.

This was something not only the two of them knew, but also Anna Hachimi knew it.