Chapter 311: Collector's Edition
"Go slowly, be careful on the road!"
When Takumi arrived at Osaka's N.º 1 High School, only Director Koyama came out to greet him. However, after a mock exam, the school principals excitedly came out to see him off.
Students with excellent grades are appreciated; this is true in any school. Takumi was a little tired as he got into the car. This time, he completed the mock exam with all his heart, and his seriousness was even greater than that of the high school entrance exam. It was mainly because he felt guilty about Osaka's N.º 1 High School, and an excellent performance could be the finishing touch to his studies.
After this mock exam, the school will no longer ask him to come. Several principals fully trust him, so Takumi only needs to attend during the physical exam next semester, and then he can directly take the university entrance exam and receive his graduation certificate.
"Master, are you going to the company or home?" the driver in charge asked. The middle-aged man had a smile on his face. From the moment the school leaders sent Takumi off, he knew that his academic problems had been solved.
This driver was still the one assigned to Takumi by Hinotori Publishing. He still called him Master. In fact, it is a more appropriate name now. During his absence, his target was Aika. It could be said that he had become the exclusive driver of Takumi's family.
"Go home, Uncle Hayashi," Takumi replied. "My mother should be waiting for me for lunch."
"Alright." The driver sent Takumi back to the Sakura Garden Community. Takumi decided to rest at home for half a day and then return to Jidong, so he asked him to go home first.
After opening the door with the key, Takumi was met with laughter coming from the house. The living room was full of his assistants, who were chatting animatedly, but upon seeing Takumi enter, they stood up one after another. They greeted him cordially.
"Why are you here?" After the greetings, Takumi asked with some surprise, "I remember you don't have work today?"
"Sister Aika said you were going home today, so we all rushed over!" Hiroshi Kawakami replied with a smile, a certain excitement on his face, "I just bought a house in the Sakura Garden Community, Mirai-sensei! We'll be neighbors in the future!"
Detective Conan has been in the series for two years, and Hiroshi Kawakami has secured enough funds. Now he has moved to the Sakura Garden Community and lives with Takumi and Tomato.
"Great!" Takumi was very happy. He looked around and saw that not only were Tomato and Hiroshi Kawakami in the living room. Matsumoto and Haruna were also there. In the kitchen, several women's voices could be heard. They must have been the wives of the three assistants who were in the living room helping to prepare lunch.
"Mirai-sensei, here..."
Haruna, 19, enthusiastically served tea to Takumi, who sat down. Takumi thanked her and asked, "Haruna, I know you dropped out of college?"
"Yes. I have a formal serialized manga." Although Haruna was older than Takumi, she still felt a little shy in front of him. She replied, "Anyway, I didn't get into a good university, and now I have to serialize manga and be your assistant. I feel like studying is pointless."
"Really?"
Takumi frowned slightly. He thought Haruna's decision was a bit impulsive, but as a mangaka who acted with more exaggeration, he had no right to blame this assistant. "Leave it if you want." Haruna's talent is superior to that of common mangakas. She can make a living from manga. Not to mention the position of assistant in One Piece; as long as she doesn't spend money recklessly, she will have a stable life.
"Matsumoto-sensei, you got married a while ago, I'm sorry I didn't have time to go."
After finishing the conversation with Haruna, Takumi spoke with Matsumoto again. During his absence, many people had changed. Matsumoto and his girlfriend got married, and it is said that they also want to move to the Sakura Garden Community. If they succeed, this place will become the base of a mangaka.
"It doesn't matter, Sister Aika was here at that time." Matsumoto smiled and said, "Master, you're so busy now that we're embarrassed to always bother you."
Although he was laughing, Takumi didn't know why; he felt that Matsumoto's face was a little cloudy. He thought he was still dwelling on the matter. Just as he was about to speak, Tomato, sitting next to him, suddenly took off his clothes and laughed softly, "Master, don't pay attention to that guy's face, he's been like that since he got married."
Takumi felt a little strange, but the atmosphere was a little strange, so he didn't ask in person. And there was no need to ask about this matter. When the food was ready and everyone ate together, Takumi understood everything.
"Honey, there's still a dish to be served in the kitchen!"
"Honey, a cup is missing, can you help me bring it?"
"Honey..."
During the half-hour dinner, Takumi saw Matsumoto running back and forth at his wife's words and was stunned. Matsumoto, a womanizer, is now a dominated husband! No wonder his face is cloudy? I guess Matsumoto should have thoroughly understood the truth that "marriage is the tomb of love."
"Poor man..."
As a countryman, Takumi understood Matsumoto's experience, but he also gloated a little, thinking about who had told him before to be so fickle.
"Listen to me, Mirai-sensei, you don't know how miserable Matsumoto is now. His wife secretly put on a chastity belt..."
Tomato whispered, sitting next to Takumi, and Takumi almost choked, and even drank a few sips of water to calm down.
"Why..."
Takumi was about to speak with Tomato, but saw that Sakura had pinched his ears.
"What did you just say? Don't think I didn't hear you. Do you know what decorum is? You really said those words in front of Mirai-sensei. Are you trying to teach the child bad things?"
"Be careful, Mirai-sensei is already 18!"
Seeing the two flirting, Takumi fell silent. He wanted to say something: it turns out you are also a dominated husband, so why do you gloat over the misfortunes of others?
"I'll stay away from these two in the future..."
Takumi thought. He couldn't let himself be influenced by these two men who had lost their manly dignity.
The lively and warm lunch soon ended. After playing all afternoon and seeing off several assistants, Takumi was about to leave.
"When will you be back this time?"
Aika asked as she saw him off.
"I don't know, but it will definitely be before the New Year." Takumi smiled slightly and said, "There's still a month until the New Year, and it will be here soon."
"That's great." Aika nodded, looking sadly at her son, who was taller than her, and said, "Takumi, if you really don't want your mother to go, I'd love to help you cook."
"No, I'm used to it now." Takumi shook his head and replied, "Mom, you're happier here."
He knew Aika. She was a family person and not suitable to be taken from one place to another. Aika had worked hard for more than ten years to raise him. Now that she can settle down, it is the greatest happiness for her. There are many people in the Sakura Garden Community, and the assistants' families are also very enthusiastic. They always visit each other, and Aika will not feel lonely there.
On the contrary, if Takumi took her with him, she wouldn't be able to find anything else to do in the new place than cook for Takumi, and she would feel very empty.
"Mom, I'll be back often, don't worry."
Takumi comforted her with a few words, then turned and left.
Aika stood at the door, watching the shadow of the departing car, a little lost. As a young woman, she had no husband, so she placed all her hopes on Takumi. She also thought that Takumi would leave her one day. But when the day came, she discovered that her mood was completely different from what she had imagined.
"Children are still children..."
She sighed slightly and then showed a proud look.
Her son has grown up and can fly freely; Aika is happy to have such a son.
On Friday, December 9th, the Ministry of Culture approved the game's announcement, a few days ahead of schedule.
Hinotori Publishing and Tatsuryū Company immediately met to decide that the launch would be on Friday, December 16th, taking advantage of the week's difference for promotion.
Tatsuryū's promotion focuses mainly on in-store ads. This company has video game store chains all over Japan. Its position in the video game industry is similar to Kanto's in the bookstore sector. However, Tatsuryū is much less powerful than Kanto. Its coverage in the small cities of mainland Japan is not high, but to cover this need, Tatsuryū has also opened a telephone reservation channel, which allows players in remote areas to place orders by phone.
At the start of the promotion, Clannad billboards appeared in Tatsuryū video game stores all over Japan, with the official launch date and price. In a short time, the news of the launch of Clannad spread, and everyone who was eagerly awaiting the game knew it was about to come out.
"The 18+ version costs 3000 yen, and the all-ages version costs 2800 yen. Isn't that too expensive?"
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. It's the work of Mirai-sensei. It's not expensive at all!"
"The 18+ version isn't expensive, but shouldn't the all-ages version be sold at a low price? 2800 yen, that's really expensive!"
When the promotion started, the ad's price drew a lot of attention. As Rikiya Matsuda said, the 2800 yen all-ages version made many people uncomfortable and caused a lot of controversy. And the controversy outside wasn't that serious. There were also many people complaining within Tatsuryū Company.
"Damn! Does the collector's edition really include the all-ages version? What is Mirai-sensei planning?"
"Yeah, this is really weird! And the company accepted. What do the president and the others think? Will there be players who buy the 4000 yen all-ages collector's edition?"
The game's collector's edition is different from the normal version. It includes some gifts and is a limited collector's edition, especially designed for loyal players. Generally, the collector's edition has the highest price. To sell it, game manufacturers include the most popular 18+ version.
However, the Clannad collector's edition unexpectedly includes the all-ages version. For many Tatsuryū employees, this is nonsense. Is Mirai-sensei crazy?
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