Asking 'who is better' is a loaded question, implicitly asking 'which character do you prefer,' and this will involve everyone's respective stances.
After three seconds of silence, cold sweat dripped from Izumi Chihiro's forehead.
To prevent his childhood friend from using this to cause trouble, he needed to carefully consider his answer.
Given Eriri's personality, which character would she like?
Would it be the tsundere loyal dog like Touma, or the more proactive Ogiso?
If measured by the length of their acquaintance, Eriri would clearly prefer Touma more, but from an appearance perspective, the long black hair attribute has always been something the girl wasn't too fond of, while the similarly colored Ogiso actually held some advantage.
I think both are good?
This answer, while seemingly high in emotional intelligence, would actually make the girl even more angry, directly causing her to lash out at him for being too fickle.
So, he could only take a gamble here.
"I think…"
His gaze sharpened as he said, "Touma is better!"
"Hmm…"
Eriri hummed, showing no obvious emotion.
But this was enough to indicate something.
If their opinions had differed, there would likely already be a hint of gunpowder in her eyes.
"Then I'll start."
Saying this, Eriri held the mouse in her right hand, clicked, and officially loaded the game.
He got it right!
Izumi Chihiro breathed a sigh of relief.
"Eriri, do you know how many routes there are?"
He chatted casually while playing.
"There should be three, I think, but I don't know the specifics. I only looked at some character designs and then did the drawing."
Eriri answered casually.
This white album, jointly developed by her club and Izumi Chihiro, was, of course, different from the game in his previous life.
After all, it was their club's first time making such a game, and after weighing the development time and quality, it turned out this way.
All the characters that could be romanced in the later stages were gone, all becoming mere background characters.
The game routes were also shortened to one each for Touma and Ogiso, with the third being the true bad end—ending up alone due to being too fickle.
No need to think too much; since they had made their choice, they were definitely going with Touma's route. But even with a lot of plot reduction, the game length would still be around ten hours.
That's why he came over so early in the morning.
Otherwise, by the time the game was completed, it would probably be late at night.
Although the plot had some differences, under his arrangement, those two familiar songs, as well as the classic lines and famous scenes, were still retained, allowing one to still feel the charm of 'white album.'
Through the expansion of the plot, completely from the perspective of a game player, he had developed a high degree of recognition for this white album.
The internal transformations and entanglements of each character were written quite vividly, and importantly, the voice actors' performances were also excellent. They had invited some second-tier voice actors whose skills were not bad, adding a lot to the work.
Why did it turn out this way…? For the first time, I had someone I liked. I had someone I could be friends with for life. Two happy things overlapped. And these two joys brought me even more joy. What I got should have been a time of happiness like a dream… But why, why did it turn out this way…
I, it was me first, it was always me first… whether it was kissing, hugging, or falling in love with that guy…
Why are you so skilled?! How many times have you kissed Setsuna?! How far do you have to push me away before you're satisfied?!
"Ah, this…"
When Eriri saw these scenes, the expression on her face was incredibly vivid, and she felt quite a stomachache.
She had actually played relatively few galgames; her main focus was on manga, but she had only briefly learned a thing or two to complete her club's work.
But at least in the few galgames she had played, she hadn't felt such a complicated and difficult feeling, which made her mouth twitch.
What is all this?
Is this what falling in love is? Is this a love triangle?
"Chihiro, you know a lot of things! To have written such a wonderful plot, I really underestimated you before!"
Eriri turned her head and said abruptly.
When she first read the script, there wasn't such detailed content, nor was there music and voice acting, so when experiencing these now, she felt a particular tightness in her chest.
For her to feel this way, no matter what, from a script perspective, Izumi Chihiro's creation was truly quite successful.
This is growth, right?
The girl couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
A work she had criticized over a year ago, now, over a year later, though in a different genre, gave her a completely different feeling.
"It's alright, it's alright. Recently, I've been referencing some romance light novels and galgames, and I've finally completely refined the story script… This time, I didn't disappoint you, Eriri, did I?"
A smile played on his lips.
"Whether I'm disappointed or not isn't important. What's important is whether the future players will buy it. But for now, given this quality, it completely surpasses our previous work, and it's an original theme, so perhaps…"
Eriri couldn't help but envision the scene of the game's sales exploding.
For her, making money wasn't something to be surprised about; the main reason for her joy was when a work she participated in was strongly recognized by others.
As dusk approached, the two finally completed the game.
"Ha… If the other two routes maintain this quality, it might even sell very well."
Eriri left the wooden chair and then stretched.
"Then congratulations. It won't be long until, once the work is out, 'Kashiwagi Eri,' the ace artist, will become famous again!"
Izumi Chihiro also stood up.