Soon, Kuhaku replied.
[I'd like to ask for your help drawing some erotic illustrations.]
[No problem. Just send the character designs, body proportions, and desired poses to my email later.] Eriri agreed without a second thought. However, the following message left her stunned.
[Um... I might also need to trouble you to do some voice acting. Well, it's that kind... of voice. Actually, I'm making an R-18++ game.]
'Eh?! V-Voice acting?!'
Eriri let out a small yelp, causing the surrounding students to turn their heads towards her in unison.
She immediately shrank her neck in, grateful the teacher wasn't present, or she would have been scolded.
Quickly, she typed a reply.
[How did you know I'm a girl!!!]
Eriri sent three exclamation marks in a row. She had suddenly realized that the voice acting would be for the erotic characters she drew.
[Can't boys do voice acting too?]
Seeing the other party's message, Eriri's expression froze, 'Can boys... really do that?'
At home, Yusei, seeing the other party hadn't replied for a long time, secretly chuckled. He was deliberately teasing Eriri a bit.
But this wasn't the main issue. The important thing was that he was genuinely short-handed.
Moreover, for voice acting, the person really needed to understand the character deeply.
Voice actors don't just read lines, they truly immerse themselves in the character. Otherwise, anyone with a pleasant voice could become a voice actor.
As the eroge master, [Kashiwagi Eri], Yusei felt she probably understood erotic matters better than anyone, surely having watched her fair share of AVs.
So, having her do the voice acting would be much better than having a complete novice like Hina do it.
He had played through the [Tsukihime 1.0] that Asuna and the others made.
He had to admit, the artists they hired did a pretty good job. But in modern society, what attracts people is nothing more than eroticism and violence.
The erotic elements in that Tsukihime were minimal, almost non-existent, completely failing to carry forward the concept Yusei originally envisioned.
Violence was even less present.
So, this time, Yusei planned to launch Tsukihime 2.0. Besides the erotic parts, he also intended to add a powerful battle system.
During triggered story battles, players would control the characters from a third-person perspective, with selectable characters. Different outcomes in the battles would lead to different story branches.
This would not only enhance playability but also increase variability.
It would be a complete upgrade.
After all, the current era wasn't over a decade ago anymore. Players' standards were higher, and they needed to create something that met contemporary players' demands.
Meanwhile, Eriri had plunged into deep thought.
Honestly, doing erotic voice acting... this left Eriri utterly embarrassed. She had never even been in a relationship! How could she voice such things?
But hearing the other party was making a game made her somewhat tempted.
She was a famous eroge artist in the industry, but that wasn't her original intention.
She wanted to break through, to not be confined to just eroge.
After several failed attempts at submitting normal manga, Eriri was very discouraged. Yet, she couldn't immediately break out of the 'eroge artist' label, leaving her feeling very lost.
Now, this Kuhaku said he was making a game and needed her for voice acting and drawing those erotic elements. This made her see an opportunity to break through.
Perhaps getting into game development wouldn't be bad? Not drawing doujinshi, but drawing game illustrations, or becoming a dedicated artist for a game company.
This idea seemed good and feasible to Eriri!
Immediately, she sent a message to Kuhaku.
[Is it convenient to ask about the scale of your company?]
[Scale? Probably under ten people. But don't worry, we're currently in the startup phase. Also, we do have a released product, though the results weren't ideal, haha.]
'A small company of under ten people? Shouldn't that be called a studio?' Eriri complained inwardly, but she became more interested. If it were a large company, she might not have wanted to go.
Because large companies have fierce competition. A rookie doujinshi artist like her, just stepping into the game industry, would definitely be exploited.
'It would be better to join a small studio and be their lead artist.'
'There's a saying, isn't there? 'Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.' Yeah, that's roughly the idea.'
Once decided, Eriri quickly replied.
[I accept. But let's meet sometime to discuss the details and contract. Although helping you draw doujinshi falls under 'help', voice acting requires separate compensation. But I'll say upfront, I have absolutely no voice acting experience.]
[That's no problem. You drew the characters, so you should understand their souls best. I believe in your voice acting.]
Finally, after agreeing to meet at a café in a busy district over the weekend, they ended the conversation.
Eriri waited for the weekend with great anticipation, and Yusei had also resolved one matter.
However, since he had already conceived the new direction for Tsukihime 2.0, he couldn't rest yet. He needed to design the third-person battle system.
With Yui's help and his left eye's ability to copy Yui's advanced computer skills, he believed it could be completed quickly.
There was one noteworthy point here. For beings like Yui, who are akin to 'souls', their abilities could also be recorded by Yusei.
For example, Yui's 'Spiritualization' ability could be recorded.
This was quite important. However, Yusei wasn't in a hurry to record it. He simply replaced the [Ram] ability with [Artificial Intelligence].
The [Artificial Intelligence] ability granted Yusei computer skills no less than Yui's, making it a god-tier skill in the modern world.
He rested for the afternoon, spending the entire time exploring the Rinnegan's suggestive abilities.
The Rinnegan wasn't like the Sharingan, which could be activated and deactivated at will. Once the Rinnegan was awakened, it couldn't revert to ordinary eyes.
Having discovered the Rinnegan's powerful aptitude for Genjutsu, Yusei spent the afternoon developing a specific suggestion.
Simply put, this suggestion meant that anyone who saw the Rinnegan, regardless of the method like direct sight, video, photo, would be placed under a suggestion, to 'ignore' it.
One could say this natural, passive suggestion would allow Yusei to become an Assassin.
If Yusei didn't actively speak to someone, it would be difficult for others to even notice his presence right in front of them.