More than half an hour later, Morishita Aoi had straightened her clothes and appearance inside the car.
Other than the gray-black garter stockings she had been wearing with her business suit, now gone, she looked almost unchanged.
However, anyone looking closely would notice that her temperament had become even more alluring than before. The stern look she normally carried in her eyes had softened into a pair of shimmering, gentle autumn pools.
As for the black garter stockings, they had been torn and stained beyond use, so Kamiyā Yuu took care of disposing of them.
Inside the cramped car, with the seats reclined, the interior felt more like a small bed.
Pressing down the wandering hand that still lingered against her skin, she shook her head.
"Not now. I don't want my younger sister to notice anything unusual when I get home."
After saying that, she let go, turned to face Kamiyā Yuu, and said gently,
"Yuu, in a few days, I'll tell you where I've decided to rent an apartment. You can just help me pay the rent."
"Alright."
Kamiyā Yuu sighed regretfully.
After finishing up, Morishita Aoi opened the car door.
Before getting out, she gave him a gentle smile.
"Good night, Yuu."
"Good night."
...
The next day, Kamiyā Yuu arrived at Yosuganosora Animation Studio.
Everything appeared exactly as it always had.
Had it not been for the warmth he sensed in Morishita Aoi's eyes whenever they met each other's gaze, he might have believed the change in their relationship the previous night had been nothing more than a pleasant dream.
It felt as though something had changed.
Yet at the same time, nothing had changed at all.
In any case, Kamiyā Yuu quickly adjusted himself and returned to work as usual.
One thing worth mentioning was that after smelling another woman's perfume on his clothes the previous night, Kamiyā Sora still hadn't given him a pleasant expression even now.
Besides writing novels and drawing storyboards, Kamiyā Yuu had recently added another task to his workload:
Drafting a project proposal.
He had already worked out the project's outline inside his consciousness space. While 'Fate/Zero' was still airing, he wanted to establish its foundation.
Simply put, the project aimed to turn the Type-Moon universe into a world-class animation IP whose commercial value extended far beyond anime and novels alone.
The SCP Foundation.
It had been an extremely unique IP in Kamiyā Yuu's previous world.
Perhaps not many people knew about it, yet it had readers all over the world.
Was it a novel?
Perhaps not.
Kamiyā Yuu found it difficult to classify exactly what it was.
The SCP Foundation was essentially the collective imagination of countless people across the globe, each creating bizarre creatures born from their own creativity.
There was no overly rigid storyline or background.
Instead, people simply wrote about whatever strange monsters they imagined, leaving readers constantly amazed by the sheer creativity behind them.
The project Kamiyā Yuu envisioned shared similarities with the SCP Foundation.
Where SCP encouraged people to create monsters under a common framework, Kamiyā Yuu wanted readers around the world to create their own Heroic Spirits, ultimately forming a global animation IP centered on that concept.
The "Throne of Heroic Spirits" Project.
It would publicly reveal the detailed settings of the Type-Moon universe, including the rules governing Heroic Spirits and the refined lore surrounding the 'Throne of Heroic Spirits' itself.
Readers would be able to upload Heroic Spirits of their own creation through the official Yosuganosora Animation Studio website.
Once approved by the company, those Heroic Spirits would officially become part of the 'Throne of Heroic Spirits', and their creators would receive original character artwork personally illustrated by Kamiyā Yuu.
Furthermore, if those Heroic Spirits were later used in commercial projects—for example, appearing in an official setting book—the studio would return a portion of the profits to their creators based on the publication's sales.
Naturally, gaining Kamiyā Yuu's approval would involve a lengthy review process.
The most fundamental requirement would be the Heroic Spirit's background story.
If a reader could create a story comparable to 'Twilight of the Knights,' skillfully weaving together history and legend, then their Heroic Spirit would receive the highest level of treatment.
Whether in official setting books or future games based on the project, such Heroic Spirits would almost certainly appear, and their creators would receive correspondingly generous profit-sharing.
The inspiration for the project came from discussions Kamiyā Yuu had often seen online.
Topics such as:
"If this historical figure became a Heroic Spirit, what rank would they be?"
or
"What class would this fictional character qualify for?"
were extremely common throughout ACG communities.
So Kamiyā Yuu decided to further refine and systematize the Heroic Spirit settings within the Type-Moon universe.
By allowing readers around the world to create Heroic Spirits under a unified set of rules, he hoped to build an animation IP similar in spirit to the SCP Foundation—the 'Throne of Heroic Spirits'—using Heroic Spirits as its core concept and making the Fate series an even greater fan-creation phenomenon than it had been in his previous world.
Of course, realizing such a project would not be easy.
Language barriers alone posed a significant challenge.
English and Chinese were manageable.
Less common languages, however, introduced major translation difficulties.
Therefore, the project would initially accept submissions only in English and Chinese, with additional languages being added gradually once the IP had grown large enough.
Kamiyā Yuu believed the project would be extremely interesting.
Just as he had once regretted never seeing Chinese Heroic Spirits appear in his previous world, fans of the Type-Moon universe would undoubtedly feel the same creative desire.
Once the IP became sufficiently popular, it could be expanded into games to fuel its growth even further.
Kamiyā Yuu had long wanted to turn the 'Holy Grail War' into a game.
Allowing player-created Heroic Spirits to appear would surely inspire even more creativity.
The format best suited for a Holy Grail War game, in his opinion, was a card game.
Not the traditional Japanese collectible card style.
Rather, something closer to the competitive gameplay of 'Hearthstone'.
The 'Throne of Heroic Spirits' would serve as the game's setting.
Command Seals would function as a special trigger mechanic.
For example, players might be limited to three Command Seals, each allowing them to remove restrictions and unleash a Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm.
Noble Phantasms could be divided into Heroic Spirit-exclusive Noble Phantasms and shared Noble Phantasms, much like the Spell Cards and Trap Cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! or the Secrets and Spells in Hearthstone.
Mana would function similarly to Hearthstone's mana crystals.
Summoning Heroic Spirits and activating Noble Phantasms would consume mana, which would replenish each turn.
Different Heroic Spirit Classes could function like Hearthstone's various character classes.
The unique abilities possessed by each class naturally resembled the hero powers found in Hearthstone.
'Holy Grail War'
Young man, do you wish to see your dreams fulfilled?
Do you want to obtain powerful Heroic Spirits?
Then come.
Win seven matches in the Holy Grail War (the equivalent of an arena mode).
The Heroic Spirit you summon for battle will be completely random.
Special rewards such as Holy Relics could also be introduced to motivate players.
For example, winning a Holy Grail War might reward players with a Holy Relic that could summon a specific high-ranking Heroic Spirit.
It would be even more interesting than Hearthstone.
A large part of Hearthstone's popularity came not only from its gameplay but also from the rich world behind it.
Likewise, the Throne of Heroic Spirits would have the entire Fate universe serving as its foundation.
Creating such a game would not be difficult for Kamiyā Yuu.
His previous world had already reached the year 2070.
With the rapid advancement of computers, the number of outstanding card games has become countless, and their mechanics have been refined repeatedly by the gaming industry.
He only needed to choose one of the most successful systems, modify it appropriately, and apply the Throne of Heroic Spirits setting on top of it.
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Writer's Note: If you don't like the romance chapters, then you don't like them. I mainly wrote them because I was stuck and needed a change of pace.
T/N: This novel is starting to annoy me... 🤦♂️ But since I've already invested so much time into it, I'll finish translating it anyway. 🚀📖