A super great writer in the second dimension

　Originally, Nico Nico Douga was basically based on these two novels, and the characters were all promoted by Arashi Sanzenin at great expense. Now, with the game sequel and other things going viral at the same time, it's like an instant explosion.

　……

　That very evening, on Sanzenin Arashi's personal Twitter account, a majestic image of "Our King" was uploaded.

　Saber held her holy sword high, her beautiful face radiating a unique aura of heroic spirit.

　Then, following this photo, the name FATE/STAY/NIGHT was added.

　Twitter exploded instantly.

　After a few months of silence, is Aoyama-sensei finally going to release his next game?

　……

　P.S. - Someone was criticizing me, so I tried to refine my writing style.

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295. The little bird is unique.

　Sanzenin Arashi plans to play a word game joke on his group of adorable, mischievous readers, something like, "You can't drink tap water directly," or "You can't eat an apple directly." "But you can eat an apple washed with tap water." Something like that.

　He opened Twitter, edited the text, and uploaded an illustration.

　The illustration shows a person covered in black mud, standing arrogantly and proclaiming a statement that exudes a high-class vibe.

　Enveloped in the evil of this world, several figures holding sacred artifacts stood before him.

　The being shrouded in black mud, whose entire body was imbued with the evil of this world, spoke thus: "Very well. In this way, I forgive you. As one of the gods, I forgive you. To punish evil is to promote good. If this person is evil, and all that remains after the death battle is evil, then there is no redemption whatsoever. Therefore, I acknowledge you, I acknowledge you in the name of the evil god. The path walked by heroes contains absolute justice, the trajectory of the blade is the way to slay evil, and the blade that pierces my 'absolute evil' contains boundless brilliance. I will guarantee where this justice lies!"

　【I am absolute evil! Therefore! You march forth in righteousness! Long-lost heroes! With all your might! With all your wisdom! With all your brute force! — Become the shining sword that pierces my throat!】

　This wasn't originally a line from Fate, but it's very fitting here. Facing the avenger who is the absolute evil of this world, the avenger shouts these words to the heroic spirits, giving off a sense of heroic ambition.

　After sending the picture, Sanzenin Arashi walked towards the living room to get a drink to quench his thirst. When he opened the bedroom door, he found Minami Kotori slumped on the table, looking completely exhausted, her face showing no sign of fatigue.

　As I walked up to the girl, intending to remind her that sleeping here would cause her to catch a cold, the little bird raised its head.

　"Teacher Aoyama...do I simply have no talent for drawing...?"

　Sanzenin Arashi was taken aback.

　"Little bird, why do you say that?"

　He sat down opposite the girl.

　Is it because of Mashiro?

　After being asked this question, Minami Kotori nodded weakly.

　"Shiina-sensei is so amazing! How can she draw such a beautiful picture?"

　She propped herself up on the table and sat up straight.

　"Has Aoyama-sensei ever seen Shiina-sensei's paintings? Not the finished works."

　Upon hearing this, Sanzenin Arashi nodded. "Of course I've seen it. I'm practically her teacher when it comes to Japanese-style drawings, since Mashiro has always been working on artistic creations, but she knows nothing about manga."

　"Waaah..." Minami Kotori suddenly let out a strange cry, as if she had been greatly frightened.

　Sanzenin Arashi was taken aback. "What's wrong with you?"

　"Aoyama-sensei can even teach someone like Shiina-sensei?!" Minami Kotori's eyes widened, looking somewhat unable to accept it.

　This is absolutely a nerve-wracking experience...

　“Skill-based jobs don’t have much to do with skill,” Sanzenin Arashi asked. “You’re talking about the details of painting, right?”

　"Yes, Mr. Aoyama, are there any training methods in this area?" Kotori asked.

　Sanzenin Arashi smiled. "Come on, put your hand out."

　"Huh?" Minami Kotori was puzzled, but her body language betrayed her, and her small, delicate hand reached out into the air.

　Sanzenin Arashi grasped the hand directly from the front, their fingers interlocking.

　"Eh—?!" Minami Kotori's eyes widened, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she didn't know what this meant for a moment.

　Sanzenin Arashi held Kotori's hand in a "couple's grip" style, and said calmly, "The control over details lies in the hand muscles, and Mashiro has no problem at all."

　Little bird, do you know how much effort Mashiro put into drawing?

　She has been holding a paintbrush since she was three years old, and she has never let up for a moment. Even when she goes out to play, she will be holding a picture book in her hand. Shiina Mashiro is such a serious girl.

　I once rode the high-speed train with her. At that moment, Mashiro was painting, and her paintbrush was like her own heart, never stopping for a moment.

　I wouldn't be surprised if someone who works so hard achieved great success in painting; it would be only natural, a testament to her hard work.

　Sanzenin Arashi paused at this point.

　"Little Bird, you've balanced your academic studies with your studies. I can say with certainty that no matter how hard you try, the time you spend on drawing will be far less than that of Shiina Mashiro."

　In this respect, I admire Mashiro very much, because I myself cannot do the same thing.

　I was asked to draw a CG image. Although I could finish it quickly, I realized that no matter how hard I tried, it was never as good as Mashiro's.

　There's no point in getting discouraged at this point. When you're facing a high mountain, you might think about how to climb it and conquer it.

　However, Mashiro is like Mount Everest; to actually climb it alive is something to be grateful for for a lifetime.

　Minami Kotori seemed stunned by these words and remained silent for a long time.

　Sanzenin Arashi grasped her hand, pressing her fingers firmly back and forth, and continued, "Feel the muscles in your fingers. Drawing is like coordinating with the pen in your hand. Now, feel my hand, imagine our hands becoming one, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and follow my rhythm..."

　The little bird gradually calmed down, its breath overlapping with that of Sanzenin Arashi, stretching and contracting repeatedly.

　This action lasted for ten minutes.

　A feeling popped into Minami Kotori's mind.

　It felt as if the other person's hand was her own, and every muscle's strength could be transmitted to each other. She felt as if Sanzenin Arashi was gently embracing her while she was sleeping, and then gently patting her body.

　With each breath, this synchronized sensory connection deepened, and gradually, the bird opened its eyes.

　"This feeling..." the little bird uttered involuntarily.

　Sanzenin Arashi smiled.

　"Trust me, remember this feeling."

　Don't think about how to surpass the other bird, don't focus on others; the bird is unique.

　Paint your own paintings, make the paintbrush in your hand more obedient than anyone else, master it, completely control it; it is your most loyal servant. Focus your attention on it, and never neglect it.

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296. Touhou Project, Type-Moon Fantasy, Kantai Collection: ACG's Blitzkrieg Offensive

　Sanzenin Arashi held the picture book about birds and turned to the latest picture.

　This is a quick CG sketch of Saber. Judging from the signature, it was probably drawn during the day.

　"I've taught you a few things, so I'll give you a sketch in return." Sanzenin Arashi said to the little bird, "Stand there and don't move. Give me five minutes."

　"Yes, Professor Aoyama."

　The paintbrush danced across the paper, and in less than five minutes, a simple colored pencil sketch of a bird's head had appeared on the paper.

　Just as she was about to write her name as a signature, Sanzenin Arashi changed her mind after thinking for a moment.

　Here's a famous quote from anime, comics, and games (ACG) for you.

　Thinking this through, Sanzenin Arashi wrote a passage on a piece of paper in her native language.

　Even trembling with fear, one still takes a step forward—that is courage.

　Minami Kotori stood to the side watching.

　"Courage...?"

　“That’s right.” Sanzenin Arashi said as she wrote, “If you encounter anything unpleasant, just turn those things into little bird snacks in your mind.”

　"Yes, just treat them like white radishes and eat them directly."

　Hearing Sanzenin Arashi's teasing words, Minami Kotori couldn't help but repeat them.

　"I'll turn you all into bird snacks..."

　“Hmm.” Sanzenin Arashi responded while adding the emoticon (8) to the picture book.

　The little bird put away its picture book and bowed politely to Sanzenin Arashi.

　"As a token of our gratitude, let the little bird give Mr. Aoyama a shoulder massage."

　"Hmm? Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Sanzenin Arashi wasn't ready to flirt with her daughter as well.

　"I don't care. I often massage my mom's shoulders at home."

　"Oh……"

　This sounds a bit strange; comparing myself to the mother bird makes it seem like I'm her father.

　……

　The next morning, Sanzenin Arashi felt a tingling sensation in his shoulder. He checked the time; it was already nine in the morning. He took out his USB drive from the drawer and headed to the studio.

　In NIOCNICO's server room.

　Arashi Sanzenin plugged the USB drive into the server and immediately began her series of projects.

　There are dozens of pictures on the USB drive, and the content of these pictures is different.

　The first image is of Princess Arcueid with her long hair flowing freely under the moonlight. Behind her is a garden of lilies, their buds about to bloom, making this number one princess in the Type-Moon world look absolutely stunning.

　The second image features a beautiful older woman with an elegant blonde haircut and purple eyes. Her features are delicate and possess a unique charm. On one side of the illustration are the three large characters "Yakumo Family". Behind this beautiful woman, a spatial rift unfolds, revealing a series of curious eyes.

　Then, dozens more pictures with rather bizarre styles were uploaded to the same post.

　The art style is considered bizarre because these patterns are simply children's crayon doodles. When Sanzenin Arashi drew these pictures, she tried very hard to recall ZUN's character design from those danmaku games in the Touhou Project series from her previous life, and tried her best to recreate that strange art style.

　Even this slightly better version of Yakumo Yukari has slightly distorted facial features. It's just that Sanzenin Arashi deliberately made this illustration as 'beautiful' as possible in order to achieve the effect of 'adding the finishing touch', but it's basically still ZUN's framework without any changes.

　The illustration of Yukari Yakumo, the eternally seventeen-year-old girl of Gensokyo, along with an illustration of Arcueid, was uploaded to the fan-made CG section by Arashi Sanzenin. He even used his site administrator privileges to pin it to the top and added a title to the post.

　【Secret】

　This means it's confidential. After the two pictures were uploaded, Sanzenin Arashi immediately put them on Play. What he wanted was for netizens to speculate and to generate buzz.

　Then, under those rather bizarre paintings, Sanzenin Arashi labeled their names.

　After listing the major categories such as "Human Village" and "Hōrai-zan," and then detailing names like "Fujiwara no Mokou" and "Hōrai-zan Kaguya," Sanzenin Arashi unplugged the USB drive.

　Then he hired a group of online trolls.

　The Touhou Project was supported by fan art. In the early stages, Touhou was not very popular and did not have the huge popularity it later became. It relied on some well-known artists on Pixiv to draw fan art, which made other illustrators mistakenly believe that the series was very famous and follow suit.

　Then, as the drawing continued, an 'echo effect' was created, constantly reverberating within the relatively narrow circle of the anime and manga community. As ZUN opened up full copyright of Gensokyo, more doujinshi players joined the army of this Touhou Project, gradually building a magnificent monument.

　……

　That's right, this is what's known as blitzkrieg.

　Use the weapons at your disposal to achieve maximum results and whet the appetite of the users.

　This is something that Sanzenin Arashi realized during her conversation with Izumo Yoru yesterday.

　Back in his office, he turned on his computer and started working on his character design.

　This time it's character design for Kantai Collection, and the character drawn is naturally the former doujinshi king, [Shimakaze].

　Sanzenin Arashi didn't remember the ship's equipment details very clearly, so he dug up the specific parameters of the Shimakaze destroyer from the internet. Relying on his somewhat vague memory, he managed to recreate the [Twin-mounted Gun Girl] in a very detailed way. Perhaps he was 'stimulated' by Minami Kotori yesterday, because he drew this picture with great detail, and he drew the Shimakaze with a very sexy vibe.

　It's so good it could be used as a notebook cover.

　The entire process of creating the character design for Shimakaze was completed. Sanzenin Arashi went directly to the server room to upload it, and then set the permissions to the top.

　In this way, the three models—Type-Moon, Touhou, and Kantai Collection—were placed on NIOCNICO.

　Next came the operation of online trolls and the creation of illustrations on Pixiv.

　There's no need to release the main game so quickly. Instead, we can first hype up the fan works, and then release the main game and anime amidst the anticipation.

　This is where the role of online trolls becomes apparent.