1. We'll create the course of events that leads
to the 2023 you know, here in this 2023.Copy !req
2. We'll bring both histories into
existence simultaneously!Copy !req
3. You're facing off against your past self.Copy !req
4. Can you beat her?Copy !req
5. Okay, Mamoru-kun.Copy !req
6. I'll give it all I've got!Copy !req
7. Hey, Mamoru-kun.Copy !req
8. I know you said it'll just be
the two of us making this game,Copy !req
9. but we need writing
and music to make a game,Copy !req
10. not to mention the hundreds
of illustrations we'll need!Copy !req
11. Trying to do all that
with just two people...Copy !req
12. Other than system-related support,
I can't help you with any of that, either.Copy !req
13. I'm just a programmer.Copy !req
14. You need to do it all by yourself.Copy !req
15. That's asking for way too much!Copy !req
16. Game development has evolved.Copy !req
17. Now, if you really want to, you
can make a game all by yourself,Copy !req
18. with the help of AI.Copy !req
19. AI?Copy !req
20. 16bit Sensation:
Another LayerCopy !req
21. 16bit Sensation:
Another LayerCopy !req
22. AI is responsible for creating the bulk
of illustrations in video games today.Copy !req
23. Wait, these are...Copy !req
24. That's right.Copy !req
25. These are your drawings from the past.Copy !req
26. As a test, I'm going to train
the AI on this data.Copy !req
27. Mamoru-kun!Copy !req
28. Don't worry.Copy !req
29. This is a private AI that I created.Copy !req
30. It hasn't been released to the public.Copy !req
31. If we load in these images...Copy !req
32. The AI will analyze them and
create similar-looking pictures.Copy !req
33. Whoa, that's amazing!Copy !req
34. You can easily change the
coloring style as well.Copy !req
35. From standard illustration coloring,Copy !req
36. to anime-style coloring...Copy !req
37. You can even make it look
like watercolor art.Copy !req
38. It can automatically correct
issues with proportions as well.Copy !req
39. What?Copy !req
40. That's super handy!Copy !req
41. And it's not just art.Copy !req
42. AI can assist you with the story and
music, both indispensable for a game.Copy !req
43. This method of utilizing AI is now
mainstream for game development.Copy !req
44. With this, you can make a
game by yourself, right?Copy !req
45. If AI is so advanced, can't it just make
games without humans doing anything?Copy !req
46. It's true that, as a whole, that's where
game development is headed right now.Copy !req
47. But even as AI evolves, there's
one thing that it can't create.Copy !req
48. Do you know what that is?Copy !req
49. Huh?Copy !req
50. What could it be?Copy !req
51. Passion.Copy !req
52. AI can create games quickly, cheaply,
and at a high level of quality.Copy !req
53. But there's no passion in them.Copy !req
54. An AI doesn't have a reason to create games,Copy !req
55. and it can't feel conflicted or
afraid about what it's made.Copy !req
56. It simply carries out the instructions
that it's been given.Copy !req
57. As a result, the games it spits out end
up lacking the passion of a creator.Copy !req
58. That said...Copy !req
59. Games without passion sell just fine.Copy !req
60. Since they still appear to be well-made.Copy !req
61. That's why we're flooded
with games made by AI.Copy !req
62. Well, Meiko and the others still do
the majority of their work manually.Copy !req
63. But what we need now is no ordinary game.Copy !req
64. It's a game that can change history.Copy !req
65. You can't make a game
like that with just AI.Copy !req
66. Yopu need human hands for that.pCopy !req
67. Which means it's up to you to create it.Copy !req
68. So much pressure...Copy !req
69. No need to look so grim.Copy !req
70. We also have plenty of items
to combat fatigue now.Copy !req
71. For example...Copy !req
72. Office chairs with massaging built in!Copy !req
73. Is it supposed to be that intense?Copy !req
74. Mammoth Energy, to jolt you fully awake!Copy !req
75. Look at those messed-up colors!Copy !req
76. Happy Supplements, to magically
reduce your stress to zero!Copy !req
77. Now available in packs with a
needle-free injector as an add-on!Copy !req
78. This seems fishy in so many ways!Copy !req
79. S-So many items that all
scream "crunch time"...Copy !req
80. It's this late already?Copy !req
81. This lock will open with
fingerprint authentication.Copy !req
82. You can go out any time you'd like,Copy !req
83. but make sure you don't
let anyone else in here.Copy !req
84. Also, don't go near the shelves of PC-98s.Copy !req
85. The PC-98s are very delicate!Copy !req
86. I'm not gonna touch them!Copy !req
87. Well then, I'm leaving.Copy !req
88. Huh?Copy !req
89. You're leaving?Copy !req
90. Where to?Copy !req
91. Work, where else?Copy !req
92. Didn't I tell you that my
job is content supervision?Copy !req
93. I'm the one who manages everything.Copy !req
94. I don't intend on racking up debt like Dad.Copy !req
95. You've grown up into a fine adult!Copy !req
96. Don't you talk down to me.Copy !req
97. Why not?Copy !req
98. Why, I remember when you
used to be this small!Copy !req
99. You used to be such an obnoxious child!Copy !req
100. I wasn't that small!Copy !req
101. I was fifteen when we first met!Copy !req
102. Oh yeah, Mamoru-kun.Copy !req
103. Do you live here all by yourself?Copy !req
104. Yeah.Copy !req
105. There's nothing interestping
back at my apartment,Copy !req
106. so I spend most of my time here.Copy !req
107. All alone, huh?Copy !req
108. Is that weird?Copy !req
109. Ah, no!Copy !req
110. It's not weird at all!Copy !req
111. You're exactly as I expected!Copy !req
112. Okay, I'm going now.Copy !req
113. Ah, sure!Copy !req
114. Have fun at work!Copy !req
115. Y-Yeah.Copy !req
116. How are you all doing?Copy !req
117. Oh yes, my daughter's about to take
her university entrance exams!Copy !req
118. Time sure does fly!Copy !req
119. This really is impossible!Copy !req
120. It's only been a few days.Copy !req
121. Well, c'mon!Copy !req
122. I've never made a game to
change history before!Copy !req
123. This is way harder than creating a
game to earn one billion yen!Copy !req
124. At first, I thought I could do it,Copy !req
125. but even after thinking real
hard, I've got nothing!Copy !req
126. I used up all my talent on the last game!Copy !req
127. I'm a one-hit wonder!Copy !req
128. You traveled all the way across time
just to make video games, right?Copy !req
129. Are you saying you're done
after one measly game?Copy !req
130. I was sure that you'd be dying to make more.Copy !req
131. Yeah, yeah!Copy !req
132. You're just a consumer who's never made
anything, and does nothing but criticize!Copy !req
133. Just keep your mouth shut!Copy !req
134. Who are you calling a consumer?Copy !req
135. I did all the programming, didn't I?Copy !req
136. Don't give me that!Copy !req
137. Reading with the radio on, and
listening to music on top of that!Copy !req
138. Must be nice!Copy !req
139. Ah!Copy !req
140. Wh-What the heck?Copy !req
141. Give it back!Copy !req
142. It's the sound of a PC-98 running.Copy !req
143. Listening to it helps me relax.Copy !req
144. What?Copy !req
145. Let's get this straight.Copy !req
146. I never told you to make a
game that will sell well,Copy !req
147. and I didn't say you had to
make an interesting game.Copy !req
148. What is it that you want to make
most in a video game right now?Copy !req
149. That's all you need to think about.Copy !req
150. I'm going out for a change of pace!Copy !req
151. That reminds me...Copy !req
152. Is it me or do you sound
more grown-up lately?Copy !req
153. What?Copy !req
154. Before, you used to talk
a lot more like a child.Copy !req
155. Huh?Copy !req
156. Haven't I always been like this?Copy !req
157. You...Copy !req
158. should hurry up and make that game.Copy !req
159. You're changing as well.Copy !req
160. You're being influenced by this world.Copy !req
161. If this keeps up, you might end up losing
your memories of your original world.Copy !req
162. No, I still remember it!Copy !req
163. It may look completely different
now, but I still remember!Copy !req
164. Like the first time I came to Akiba!Copy !req
165. I'd never seen such a
weird place in my life.Copy !req
166. With mountains of games and
anime, and tons of cute girls!Copy !req
167. It was a place that felt
like a year-round festival!Copy !req
168. So this is Akihabara!Copy !req
169. That's right.Copy !req
170. I should get back soon
and work on that game!Copy !req
171. Toya-chan?Copy !req
172. Toya-chan...Copy !req
173. Hello? Toya-chan?Copy !req
174. Onee-sama?Copy !req
175. Onee-sama!Copy !req
176. Toya-chan!Copy !req
177. Toya-chan!Copy !req
178. I-It's been so long!Copy !req
179. Huh?Copy !req
180. How do you know my phone number?Copy !req
181. We exchanged numbers back
in the day at Comiket.Copy !req
182. Ah, is that so?Copy !req
183. But no matter how many times
I called, it wouldn't go through...Copy !req
184. I thought I'd never get
to talk to you again.Copy !req
185. S-Sorry about that, Toya-chan.Copy !req
186. O-Oh yeah, I saw the news!Copy !req
187. That's amazing!Copy !req
188. Looks like things are going
well with your company!Copy !req
189. Thank you very much.Copy !req
190. Um...Copy !req
191. Onee-sama, where are you right now?Copy !req
192. Would you like to meet up and
chat for old times' sake?Copy !req
193. What?Copy !req
194. Ah, um...Copy !req
195. Well, I don't mind meeting up at all,
but you might be a little surprised.Copy !req
196. That's fine by me!Copy !req
197. Onee-sama, where are you right now?Copy !req
198. Just name the place, and
I'll go and find you!Copy !req
199. Huh? Right now?Copy !req
200. Is that a no?Copy !req
201. That's not it at all!Copy !req
202. I'd love to see you, Toya-chan!Copy !req
203. That should just about do it, Rokuta-san.Copy !req
204. Good work.Copy !req
205. Gosh, I can't believe Radio Kaikan is gone.Copy !req
206. I used to come here all the time.Copy !req
207. Back in the day, I used to really
be into places like this.Copy !req
208. I'm a little sad to see it go.Copy !req
209. Anyway...Copy !req
210. I wonder when they're going to
finish building that stadium.Copy !req
211. I hear that the company
funding it got absorbed,Copy !req
212. and the parent company is
now different or whatnot.Copy !req
213. Wonder if they ran into
some sort of trouble.Copy !req
214. Well, at the breakneck speed that
this redevelopment is going at,Copy !req
215. nothing would surprise me at this point.Copy !req
216. I suppose you're right...Copy !req
217. Well then, Rokuta-san.Copy !req
218. I'll be leaving now.Copy !req
219. Thanks for your hard work.Copy !req
220. That goes for you, too.Copy !req
221. Even if Konoha manages to finish her
game, what should we do after that?Copy !req
222. Just taking the game and going back to 1999
doesn't mean she can get it released.Copy !req
223. She needs to get copies made in the past,Copy !req
224. so that the data can become
a part of history.Copy !req
225. So who can she entrust with that task?Copy !req
226. Someone who will believe
Konoha's bizarre tale,Copy !req
227. and turn her game into a success...Copy !req
228. Thank you for waiting!Copy !req
229. Another coffee, please.Copy !req
230. Right away!Copy !req
231. When's Toya-chan gonna get here?Copy !req
232. What do you think of your new office?Copy !req
233. We think it's perfect for someone
as beautiful and talented as you,Copy !req
234. Ms. Toya.Copy !req
235. Yes.Copy !req
236. It's quite a splendid office.Copy !req
237. There's one thing, though.Copy !req
238. Why won't you let me meet
your founder, Mr. Glenn?Copy !req
239. My deepest apologies.Copy !req
240. Our founder is currently dealing
with a very important matter.Copy !req
241. I have word that you'll be the first
priority as soon as it's settled, Ms. Toya.Copy !req
242. Is there something that takes
priority over our meeting?Copy !req
243. I thought we were supposed to
be equal business partners.Copy !req
244. Why, of course it's an equal partnership.Copy !req
245. That's exactly the reason you're
sitting at that desk, Ms. Toya.Copy !req
246. You saw our cuu game development know-how,Copy !req
247. struck a deal, and agreed to the terms.Copy !req
248. I was...Copy !req
249. Ah, yes, I know.Copy !req
250. I understand how you must feel.Copy !req
251. That said, you're speaking with
the CEO of Planet Games Japan.Copy !req
252. My authority is nothing to make light of...Copy !req
253. Oh?Copy !req
254. My word.Copy !req
255. Yes, excellent!Copy !req
256. Rejoice, Ms. Toya!Copy !req
257. Konoha Akisato-sama is headed your way.Copy !req
258. Onee-sama?Copy !req
259. You've been dying to meet her, haven't you?Copy !req
260. Headed my way?Copy !req
261. Mr. Glenn!Copy !req
262. Why is Onee— Konoha Akisato coming here?Copy !req
263. Why, it's simple.Copy !req
264. All I did was call her up.Copy !req
265. A single phone call.Copy !req
266. Ring, ring!Copy !req
267. Ah, and I just happened to
enlist your help in the matter.Copy !req
268. What?Copy !req
269. Onee-sama, where are you right now?Copy !req
270. You used my voice...Copy !req
271. In order to get Onee-sama's phone
number, I hacked into your cell phone!Copy !req
272. I'd do anything to meet Onee-sama again.Copy !req
273. But I couldn't reach her, no
matter how many times I tried...Copy !req
274. So how?Copy !req
275. Now we've achieved what we set
out to do with this merger.Copy !req
276. It was truly a long process getting here.Copy !req
277. But now it's finally in our hands:Copy !req
278. Original Cuu.Copy !req
279. The genius creator
behind The Last Waltz.Copy !req
280. The mysterious figure sought out by all,Copy !req
281. so that they might learn
the source of her ideas.Copy !req
282. Konoha Akisato.Copy !req
283. Even as her name became known around the
world, no one knew of her whereabouts.Copy !req
284. There was nobody who had met
her, or spoken with her.Copy !req
285. With a limited number
of exceptions, that is.Copy !req
286. And you were one of those
lucky few, Ms. Toya.Copy !req
287. What are you planning on
doing with Onee-sama?Copy !req
288. Don't tell me...Copy !req
289. You're going to subject her to that?Copy !req
290. Is that...Copy !req
291. Is that why you acquired my company?Copy !req
292. Ms. Toya, have you heard the saying,
"A flower cannot bloom without secrecy"?Copy !req
293. Now, we can become the masters
of global entertainment.Copy !req
294. The fame, fortune, and admiration you
so desired is practically guaranteed.Copy !req
295. Why are you telling me all of this?Copy !req
296. If I report this to the police...Copy !req
297. You'll do no such thing.Copy !req
298. We did our research on you going
into this merger, Ms. Toya.Copy !req
299. You're cut from the same cloth as us.Copy !req
300. Therefore, you won't go to the police.Copy !req
301. Or rather, you can't!Copy !req
302. Am I wrong, Ms. Toya?Copy !req
303. Let's settle this peacefully, Ms. Toya.Copy !req
304. I promise we'll make it worth it for you.Copy !req
305. So long.Copy !req
306. Wait!Copy !req
307. Onee-sama...Copy !req
308. The hospital?Copy !req
309. Why am I...Copy !req
310. That's right.Copy !req
311. I was waiting to meet up with Toya-chan,
when I was dragged into that van...Copy !req
312. After that...Copy !req
313. What is this?Copy !req
314. They put me into a plugsuit-looking thing!Copy !req
315. My clothes? They're gone!Copy !req
316. My phone? Gone!Copy !req
317. My backpack? Gone!Copy !req
318. But seriously, what is this place?Copy !req
319. Am I going to be sold off
to some super rich guy?Copy !req
320. Like in one of those games...Copy !req
321. Huh?Copy !req
322. The door's not locked!Copy !req
323. In situations like these,
when the door is unlocked,Copy !req
324. in most games, that means there's
something waiting outside.Copy !req
325. E-Excuse me...Copy !req
326. Anyway, let's look for a way out.Copy !req
327. Wait.Copy !req
328. Is this a life-size figure?Copy !req
329. Is that the exit?Copy !req
330. What?Copy !req
331. Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh...Copy !req
332. What is this place?Copy !req
333. Wait, more figures?Copy !req
334. It's really creeping me out...Copy !req
335. N-No...Copy !req
336. This isn't a figure!Copy !req
337. These are people...Copy !req
338. There are humans trapped inside!Copy !req
339. In all of these tanks?Copy !req
340. When I saw her...Copy !req
341. It looked like she was waiting for someone.Copy !req
342. But in the brief moment that I took my eyes
off her, she vanished into thin air.Copy !req
343. Her words immediately
before she disappeared,Copy !req
344. as well as the vehicle
that I saw drive off...Copy !req
345. Yes, Matsubara speaking.Copy !req
346. This is Rokuta.Copy !req
347. Hello there, President.Copy !req
348. Is something the matter?Copy !req
349. I need a car.Copy !req
350. Send over the fastest one
we have to the warehouse.Copy !req
351. Understood.Copy !req
352. Thank you. Good-bye.Copy !req
353. Sorry for waking all of you up so suddenly.Copy !req
354. But right now, I need your help.Copy !req
355. Find out where Konoha went.Copy !req
356. I'm counting on all of you.Copy !req