Character Development

Busy with his life, Homura finally glanced at the System he hadn't checked for days.

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[Character Name]: Minamiya Homura

[Level]: 76 (7625800/43,000,000)

[Life Skills]: Programming LV9, Cooking LV8, Plucked String Instrument Mastery LV9, Teaching LV5, etc

[Other Skills]: Tai Chi LV9, Reconnaissance LV1, Floor Language LV6, Cat Language LV4

[Skill Points]: 71

[Pet Name]: Haru

[Level]: 32

[Main Mission]: Save Otonokizaka High School from closing

[Mission Status]: Incomplete

[Main Mission]: Increase Fame (Part 1)

[Mission Objective]: Achieve a fame rate of ten percent among the population of Japan

[Mission Status]: Incomplete (60% completion of the mission objective)

...

With a sigh, Homura thought that leveling up was becoming more challenging. It seemed like he needed a stack of new works. After all, everyone's recognition of different works could be repeatedly calculated.

Homura then started to ponder.

'This fame mission, 10% of the population with 60% completion of the mission objective... So, six out of every hundred people in Japan know me? And this should be because of my family's influence, right? Hmm... there's also the bonus from 'Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss', but the main audience is young people, so it should go up again.'

The mission of Otonokizaka would probably take another two months. Even though the school visits didn't last long, Homura was confident that there would be plenty of students who wanted to enroll based on the enrollment survey this time. However, the results would probably be announced around the end of this semester, so the mission could only be completed at that time.

In other words, all in all, the fame mission should be completed first.

Finally, Homura looked at his own skills again. With a thought, he raised the 'Teaching' skill from Level 5 to Level 9!

With this skill, being a teacher would be quite easy.

There were many people he could teach. Sharing his skills and experiences with others from Another Dimension would help them grow faster. Plus, it would make it easier to tutor Rizu and the others in their studies. This was definitely an essential skill!

If the System's mission rewards really matched what he hoped for, he hoped the next reward would be related to this skill.

===

"Utaha-senpai, have you thought about how to lay out the character developments?" Homura asked.

Utaha took a moment before replying.

"There's a bit of a problem here... If we consider Tohsaka Rin and Matou Sakura as girls at heart, even though they are Magi, it's relatively easier to handle."

"The problem is..."

"The problem is King Arthur, right, Utaha-san?" Nayuta chimed in.

"Yeah, you're right..." Utaha nodded. "Putting aside the strange love between Artoria and the protagonist... Homura-kun, you said that Artoria doesn't understand human hearts... If she doesn't understand human hearts, shouldn't she learn that first before getting into romance? Or does she somehow learn as she goes?"

Her expression became somewhat conflicted.

"Senpai, why do you say she doesn't understand human hearts?"

After saying that, Homura shook his head.

"Actually, it's not that she doesn't understand human hearts. I'm just preparing to make that statement as the trigger for the downfall of the Knights of the Round Table."

"Hiding all her emotions and feelings like a typical girl, focusing solely on becoming the king of the country. But that's just it, merely a king, not a human—or rather, not an ordinary human. Knights who couldn't bear having such a king left the Knights of the Round Table, leaving behind that statement, and that marked the beginning of the Knights of the Round Table's downfall."

Muramasa and Elf listened quietly, ready to incorporate these details into their own stories, especially Elf, who was responsible for the memories of the Heroic Spirits and needed a detailed understanding of the characters!

"That's good... understanding human hearts is important since she needs to understand them to be in a romantic relationship, right? Otherwise, it's really hard to write her character." Utaha nodded.

Homura was left speechless for a moment. It seemed like Utaha's focus was solely on romance. It was actually reasonable since Utaha and Nayuta were responsible for the romance parts after all.

"Alright, let's call it a day. We'll continue tomorrow."

It was getting late, so Homura told the girls to rest since he also needed to get back to his room to start drawing manga. He hadn't drawn for a week, so it was time to pick up the pen!

After saying goodnight, he returned to his room with Haru.

===

Homura finished today's manga drawing and checked the time before continuing to draw some important elements of Fate.

First, he had to draw the swords 'Caliburn' and 'Excalibur'. With these two sword designs, Eriri could work on the character design for Artoria, making her look more majestic with the addition of these two swords!

Next was the Noble Phantasm of Cu Chulainn.

As for the last part of the day, Homura even managed to draw what was called 'Magic Circuits' that looked like an electrical circuit diagram. It was essential for the story, after all.

With these tasks completed, his work for the day was officially finished.

===

The next day passed without much excitement.

In the evening, while Homura was washing dishes, he suddenly received a call from Fumino.

"Homura-kun, I'll finish washing the rest. You can take the call." Megumi took a plate from Homura's hands.

"Thanks, Megumi."

After thanking Megumi, Homura walked away to answer the call.

"Hey, Furuhashi-san, what's up?"

"Minamiya-kun... Today, Ri-chan and I had a conversation with Kirisu-sensei."

Homura nodded. They probably hadn't figured out how to approach the conversation yesterday.

"So, what was the outcome?"

"We learned why Kirisu-sensei is like that, and we wanted to try to convince her, but we failed..."

There was still a hint of unrest in Fumino's voice.

Homura chuckled.

"I guessed as much. After all, it's not just that you've been adamant about not changing yourselves; she's also been just as determined to change you. You're both stubborn, so it's strange to expect an easy persuasion."

Fumino, on the other end of the phone, had a somewhat exasperated expression.

"You knew and still let us try to persuade Kirisu-sensei?"

"Well, it's a way for you to understand each other better. That's always a good thing." Homura smiled.

Fumino fell silent for a moment but eventually had to admit his reason. That conversation had helped them see that Kirisu Mafuyu was, in fact, a good teacher, and their impressions of her had improved thanks to the resolution of misunderstandings, even though they still couldn't agree on everything.

"Is there anything else?"

Homura asked like that because he didn't think that topic was serious enough for Fumino to call him.

After a pause, Fumino's voice came again, somewhat hesitantly.

"Um, Minamiya-kun, Kirisu-sensei wants to meet with you, so... do you have time next Saturday afternoon?"