Coloring, coloring...
They look at each other. [Kirika] You're covered in blood. [Protag] Hehe... we match.
I can't make any progress...
Why? We're supposed to feel refreshed after that.
No, if I write really fast I can make it with time to spare!
Alright, I'll play some solitaire to get my mood up and--
Like hell you will!
You were gonna play a game, weren't you?
No, no! I was gonna use the calculator!
You're waiting for a miracle.
You blindly believe that you'll be able to finish work in a flash as your motivation spikes at the last minute.
You've completely lost your common sense.
You're what they call "deranged."
I am not! You're what they call "deranged."
Bunta, we've gotten all piled up here.
Huh?
I've done all I can to extend the deadlines so you can focus,
but if we don't get the next bit of script from you...
Sorry.
It looks like I'm in a real slump.
You're going to leave things like that, without having the experience of finishing it?
Huh?
I'm disappointed in you, Hojo-kun.
Part of a writer's job is to determine a steady pace.
She's mad at you now!
Behold Rokuhara's war criminal, the writer, Buntarou!
Ando!
How about I UNDO you?
Don't UNDO me yet, I haven't lived out my life.
So, what are you stuck on?
The climax, or rather,
t-the dating part.
You mean after the MC is dating a heroine?
No, the confession scene right before.
That's a crucial scene.
I just can't empathize with the main character.
Why?
Um, well...
Hojo, you can't write the scene 'cause you've never done it before, right?
As Always, It's a Different You
So, because you've never confessed to someone before, you can't write a confession scene?
Well, I didn't know that about you, Hojo-kun!
Oh, shut it! Have you done it then, huh?
Nope.
NOPE?!
What about 2D?
2D hotties would never be your boyfriend.
Of course not!
Those 2D hotties have boyfriends, after all.
Huh?
I don't think it's something that's impossible to write without real-life experience.
That's what I thought, but...
Please tell me, Kuroda-san!
How do you confess to someone?
Huh?
I don't know.
Yuka!
You know I don't have any dating experience.
Last resort, Yuki!
I'm the last resort?
I don't have any experience, either.
Wanna ask me?
No, I can't write anything off how bitter you'll be.
This is a problem.
Is there anyone you'd be willing to date?
Fine, I see!
Hey, Nakajima?
Hey, so when you confessed to your girlfriend...
Wait, she dumped you?
Sensei! Kikuchi-sensei!
No. Leave me alone.
It won't take more than a sec, promise!
What should you do when you're confessing to someone you like?
What a stupid question.
Before bothering to tell them you like or love them,
you should press your lips to theirs.
Sorry, we're going now!
Kikuchi-sensei's totally into guys!
Into...?
Shoryuken
Confessing?
Tell him, chief!
Oh, that story? Tell him, chief!
Oh, that story?
Huh? What story?
Shut up and put your orders in!
No luck at all.
Kinda weird, don't you think?
No, it's just we don't know anyone with lots of experience--
No, Yuka. No, it's just we don't know anyone with lots of experience--
No, Yuka.
Huh?
She hasn't been coming around much lately, right?
You think so?
Do you think it's 'cause we're always together?
Who are you, Ando?
Who knows, maybe there's this love triangle all of a sudden!
If there was, it would've been a problem already, right?
Yeah.
And the problem we're having now is the 44 kilobytes of text we're backed up on!
Yuka Wait for me! Yuka I'll be ready in 40 seconds Buntarou Everyone's already here
Oh, that's right.
Script Writer Blooter
Hosokawa-san.
Hey hey, it's Blooter, the Chai boss, the soy sau--
Hosokawa-san, it's Hojo. Hey hey, it's Blooter, the Chai boss, the soy sau--
Hosokawa-san, it's Hojo.
Awww, don't call me by my real name!
Call me by my pen name, m'kay?
So who are you again, Hojo, again?
It's good to keep a few realistic bits in your script.
The important thing is a wild imagination!
A wild...
Yup!
Bring out the worst, most vile desire of all your desires.
That's it!
How are my own desires supposed to make the users happy?
No matter how obscure the niche,
as long as it's straight from the heart you'll find users who'll sympathize with you!
Mr. Sherman started with "Super Sadistic 200-year-old Loli"
then put out his masterpiece "Reverse-Trained! By a Perfectly Sadistic Idol Group!"
and lately he put out a one-shot "I couldn't resist that sadistic lol--
Desires, huh...
I love you! Please marry me!
I wanna provide for you the rest of our lives.
Imagine what our children would be like...
They'd be invincible, you know?
Don't look at me like that!
What on Earth did you come up with?
[MC] I love you! Please marry me! [MC] I wanna provide for you the rest of our lives. [MC] Imagine what our children would be like... They'd be invincible, you know?
I was told to write out my desires...
But I couldn't really imagine it well.
Can't get it up?
No! Probably.
Alright.
Let's think together.
Kuroda-san!
First, tell us what helps you every night, Hojo-kun.
What?!
I-if it's too hard for you to say, then you can show us instead!
Hey, wha, uhh--
Mornin'.
Morning. Good morning!
Hey, I texted you.
Huh? I didn't see it.
Hey, Yuka?
How about you stop shirking off and write?
You're always making me wait.
I'm a busy girl, you know.
I know, jeez.
You see, he's totally outta ideas right now!
So everyone's gonna punish him.
Oh?
confesses!
Kirika Route (Sister Showdown) The MC jumps in to save the big sister and confesses!
The plot is during the Kirika vs. Sabaki battle,
the main character jumps in to save the big sister, who's on the verge of death,
and confesses their love... is the plan.
The MC's just in the way.
Can't we have an ending where the sisters are a feisty couple?
A feisty couple?
If you give Bunta other ideas, you'll just confuse him.
So the main character confesses here?
That was the plan.
I think that's good, but the users might be happy if the heroine confesses to the main character instead.
B-but then all the stuff up until now...
How about if the main character gets halfway through,
but she says "Stop. Let me finish."
Is Kirika that kind of girl?
Hmmm, Kirika would be...
MC-kun...
Why'd you save me?
Hojo-kun, continue!
Huh?!
Umm, b-because I love you!
Let's all think of a good situation people will get excited about.
Don't ignore me!
I thought of a love letter asking them to meet up.
You like that, huh.
This template is king.
I'm waiting on the roof. I'll kill you! From Kirika!
It's an assassination warning!
Kirika is tsundere.
S-so you mean she loves me so much she wants to kill me?
Is that--
Kuroda-san!
I've been waiting for you, MC!
P-prepare yourself!
T-they're enemies who pretended to be the heroines to kill the MC!
It really WAS an assassination warning!
The rest is up to you.
I will now rest in peace here...
Huh?
I'll shoot you just for you.
Who's there?!
So cold... Who's there?!
Sometimes, I'm the beautiful academy student, Kirika Asamori!
Sometimes I'm the killer Ruination Mask!
Get outta here!
I'll bring ruination to my single target!
It feels so good!
Jeez.
I wouldn't forgive you if you up and died on me.
You're gonna be with me forever,
as my assistant.
R-right.
Which one's the heroine?
Kuroda-san, like that?
That was a pretty good reenactment.
Next up's my idea!
We're starting at the point where we've run away from the enemies and hid in a pantry or something.
Umm...
Are you okay, Kirika?
Yeah. We're in a life-or-death situation,
but some part of me is enjoying itself.
Wow, Ando-san's unexpectedly good at acting.
It's Kirika, remember?
What's pressing up against me?
It's me.
Your gun or something?
No, it's my di--
Whoa, she's a futanari!
What? S-she could be a trap, too!
Oh, it's just your glasses case
Ando, don't go growing things all of a sudden.
S-s-s-so how are you feeling?
Um, uh...
Can't you tell?
Change my... bandages!
The weakened heroine idea is awesome!
You can do it, Tori-chan!
Whoa there! Kirika's on the verge of death!
She can't move!
Oh...
Then what should we do?
You've gotta undress her then, right?
Huh?!
Does it hurt?
R-right...
O, o-of course it hurts!
Be more... gentle!
That's hot.
MC, spit out a good line.
Huh?!
Y-you're strong, but...
don't push yourself, okay?
Okay.
Her character's completely gone.
One more try, Tori-chan!
Struggle more!
Wha?!
Did any ideas inspire you?
Sorry, I'll think it over one more time.
Got it.
Yuka, if you're gonna go by his place, make sure he doesn't slack off, okay?
Huh?
Later!
I'm not slacking off!
Don't bother me.
You jerk.
What, jeez?
Yuka?
I came to thank you.
Still can't write?
I can't write so suddenly after that.
Hey, Yuka.
Hmm?
You've been kinda mad lately, right?
Huh?
See? You are.
Stop worrying about me and think about yourself.
Huh?
It's 'cause I've been stuck on the script.
Sorry.
Let's go somewhere.
If you and I just suddenly go somewhere and have fun, you'll probably feel better.
Yeah, you're right.
Make it sudden.
A date!
Huh?
Hosokawa-san said some reality was necessary,
so I can use that for material, and we can go have fun!
And then if I write three times as fast as I'm going now, then--
D-d...
By date, you mean...
a date?
No, it's for the game.
R-right! For the game!
Yup, for the game.
Oh, right, yeah, don't freak me out like that, idiot!
What?! Why am I an idiot?!
Idiot.
It's hot!
Hey!
Bunta!
You're late.
Boo! Minus one point!
Huh?
W-we're on a date, right?
Watch what you say!
What I say?
Which means if I say "I just got here" I get one point,
and if I compliment your outfit I get two?
You can't earn points. Only lose them.
So that's how we're counting them.
B-Bunta.
Huh?
Um, uhh, do I look... weird?
What? You look normal.
Minus 100 points!
Ow! They're goin' down pretty quick.
Well, let's have fun today.
Y-yeah.
Anyways, wanna go somewhere?
Yeah!
Um, so--
Yup, scripts are like a parfait!
Pile it up like BAM and BANG to make it easy to understand! That's important!
U-uh huh...
Then the jokes, right!
The way the jokes are put together decides everything!
Yes, I see, I see... And unpredictability!
OH! A pineapple came out from within!
That's what I mean when I say unpredictable! What is a pineapple doing in a strawberry parfait?!
Swing and a miss!
Bunta's not touching anything!
It's been a while, okay?!
If you're bored we can go somewhere else!
Here it comes, Bunta!
Huh?!
You hit it, you hit it!
A grounder to the mound!
Why?
I wanna go!
Huh?
Bring it on!
So close!
That's not how you play.
Alright, first person to hit a home run wins!
Alright, then.
Bunta, you're treating me to ice cream!
What? You already got a present.
Ice cream, ice cream!
Jeez. Ice cream, ice cream!
No climbing
Bunta! The water feels really good!
Well, that's nice.
Ain't gonna reach me.
Ha, ha!
Okay, okay, I lose! I surrender!
Then I win!
We just kind had fun as usual.
Feel better now?
Yeah.
Think you can write?
Hmm...
How do I put it,
I don't think I have any real desires.
Huh?
Like, there's nothing I want to do with the heroine, or something I'd like...
I just can't come up with anything.
I don't have the kind of imagination everyone else has.
Ugh, I'm so boring!
I...
like you.
Huh?
I mean, like as a human, it's totally different!
R-right, yeah!
Yeah, that's right!
You might be a boring guy,
but you're a good guy, Bunta.
You think so?
I mean, thanks to you, I've...
Huh?
Never mind!
What?
I'll tell you once you finish writing!
Cold!
Why, you little!
How do you like my sudden attack?!
C'mon, fight back! Take that, you!
Stop! C'mon, fight back! Take that, you!
So about that "desire" you mentioned before, Hosokawa-san.
Oh, what's this, what's this?!
Spill your guts, yo!
Tell me, yo!
My body is ready, yo!
I want you to vouch for me.
Maybe I'd be glad if the heroine fell in love with the MC.
Huh? Hosokawa-san?
What?!
I was anticipating a sordid admission, so I was holding my breath, man!
Well, isn't that a big deal?
It's fine.
Every human's basic desires are to be loved and praised.
Wouldn't you be happy if the heroine fell in love with the MC?
The writer'd be happy, and so would the users.
Thank you very much!
You're very welcome!
I'm gonna tweet this out!
Huh?
Sorries if your personal info gets out!
Hey! Don't use my real name!
Real men fight with their real names!
Adieu!
No, you're always using Blooter--
Huh?!
Once again, the text has regrettably not progressed at all today.
And there's no sign that we can really pick up the pace.
How unfortunate.
Kuroda-san
Hello?
Hojo-kun.
Oh, Kuroda-san, what's up?
Crunch time has begun.
Huh? What?
You don't understand me?
I'm putting you on lockdown.
Huh?
L-lockdown?!
Isn't that where they lockdown a writer in a hotel or editing room and force them to write?!
Yes.
And though the director doesn't watch them,
sometimes they bring the writer high-end provisions, but that only puts more pressure on them?!
Where did you get that information from?