Nagazora City at the end of May had long days and short nights.
The moon's outline was gradually emerging in the sky, but the setting sun in the west still refused to completely fall, creating a beautiful twilight scene with both sun and moon visible.
Haru glanced at the sky outside the window, then lowered his head without nostalgia, setting up the digital tablet he had brought from his workstation, sketching Bronya sleeping on the sofa.
Compared to nature's beauty, he preferred appreciating beautiful girls bathed in twilight light.
Bronya's looks were already quite high, like a winter plum blooming in the cold - pure and noble.
Under the sunset's illumination...
Bronya, enveloped in warm golden afterglow, seemed to have a soft filter over her. Her already exquisite pretty face glowed faintly with a brilliant and sacred romantic atmosphere.
"The golden hour is indeed dazzling and beautiful. No wonder so many romantic confession scenes in Galgames are set at twilight."
Haru felt his inspiration flowing.
Using the atmosphere currently surrounding Bronya as reference, he was confident he could conceive an absolutely beautiful CG image that would bring visual emotion to players.
However, CG images required a large amount of work. Even Haru couldn't finish it all at once.
"What I need to do now is make a rough draft first, preserve the inspiration, and slowly fill in the details later."
Haru connected the digital tablet to his tablet computer. His pen tip fell silently and quickly, drawing lines that seemed chaotic and disorganized.
But as more lines appeared, the messy draft actually became neater, with the outlines of characters and scenes taking initial shape.
"Mm, drawing to this point should be about right..."
Haru examined the quickly sketched draft and satisfactorily clicked save.
After finishing this, Haru put down his pen, stood up and moved his somewhat sore body.
"Maintaining one position for a long time while drawing is quite tiring, especially the wrist. After work I still drew quite a lot - really hard work!"
Haru rubbed his wrist and squeezed his shoulders, then raised an eyebrow, seemingly sensing something as he looked toward Bronya.
Perhaps he had made some noise while moving, or maybe the girl had slept enough...
Under Haru's gaze, Bronya let out a soft moan. Her fine, brush-like long eyelashes trembled lightly, then she slowly opened her light gray eyes.
"Mmm..."
The girl rubbed her sleepy eyes with her slender fingers, her expression still looking somewhat dazed.
"You're awake? The surgery was very successful - you're already a cute girl!"
Haru appeared in Bronya's field of vision, speaking cheerfully.
The girl was stunned by these words. Her not-quite-awake brain unconsciously looked down at herself, then reacted and hummed with slight dissatisfaction.
"What do you mean by that? Bronya was already a cute girl!"
"Ah yes yes yes, so cute boss, how was this sleep? Do you need to wash your face first?"
Haru had a spring breeze-like smile on his face, pointing at Bronya's hair and cheeks.
The girl's hair was messy, her drill-like hairstyle had come undone, there were several red marks pressed onto her face, and inevitably some eye discharge remained in the corners of her eyes.
No matter how beautiful real-life beautiful girls are, they're still disheveled when they wake up. Even Bronya was no exception to this.
"This... you, you wait a moment, I'll go to the restroom first."
Bronya also reacted, her crystalline skin instantly taking on a hint of red as she hurriedly left the rest area.
Watching the girl's seemingly fleeing figure, Haru couldn't help but smile.
Bronya, who had become big duck, was still as cute when shy as when she was little. It really made you want to photograph this appearance!
However...
If he really dared to photograph the boss's embarrassing state, big duck would probably severely exploit his labor, making him work overtime every day!
But Bronya's appearance just now was indeed very cute. If he could depict some of the girl's expressions and apply them to the game heroine's character sprites, the effect would surely be good.
Haru pondered briefly and picked up the digital tablet again.
...
In the restroom.
Bronya, who had been somewhat flustered, instantly became calm after entering.
The girl cupped water in her hands, simply washed her face, then used tissues to wipe away the water droplets on her skin, nodding at her elegantly capable self in the mirror.
"Very good, everything is within Bronya's calculations."
The girl recalled the conquest plan that had started with working all night yesterday, her light gray eyes flickering with the light called wisdom.
Originally she had planned to use overtime as an opportunity to be alone with the captain.
Who knew that little girl Qingque would also be willing to stay and work overtime, greatly hindering Bronya.
But the girl who had once been the Herrscher of Reason quickly used her world-shaking wisdom to reformulate a conquest plan.
Working all night then deliberately sleeping in the studio was to let the captain see her vulnerable side.
Based on the girl's understanding of the captain, he never begrudged extending a helping hand to familiar people and would most likely take care of her.
And while she slept during the day without making people stay to work overtime, Qingque would naturally leave the studio on time, leaving only the captain and her alone.
As for the captain seeing her somewhat disheveled appearance when she woke up - this was also within Bronya's expectations, and she even looked forward to this scene happening.
When dating, most men and women always strive to show their most perfect side.
This thinking couldn't be said to be wrong...
But it didn't apply to Bronya's conquest situation.
"Sometimes, appearing too perfect actually makes people feel distant, not to mention the captain and I currently have a superior-subordinate relationship with an inherent barrier."
"So, appropriately revealing some harmless small flaws to make the other person feel 'you and I are about the same' can better close the relationship and make the captain... lower his guard!"
Bronya gently twisted a strand of hair at her temple, showing a smile that was both charming and aggressive.
Like hunting animals, the most important thing is to avoid making the animals alert.
To quickly conquer the captain, she first had to blur the superior-subordinate relationship, become trusted friends with the captain, then guide him step by step into the trap she had set.
"Although doing this somewhat wrongs the pure love the captain believes in, as long as she can take the captain back, Bronya doesn't mind becoming a homewrecker."
The girl looked at herself in the mirror, saying word by word: "And this is also the pure love that Bronya has chosen!"
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