Vol. 2 Ch. 1 Ep. 2: Seminar Treasurer Yuuka

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It's you! One of the Student Council's Four Divine Beasts! The Cold and Calculating Treasurer, Yuuka!

Could you please not refer to me like I'm some kind of monster? I'm simply trying to do my job.

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Sensei.

*sigh* What a mess.

Momoi.

You all are as stubborn as ever, aren't you? Now you've resorted to involving Schale to stop us from shutting you down.

But it doesn't matter.

Whether it's Schale, the General Student Council, or even if the General Student Council president herself suddenly returned. It still wouldn't make a difference!

The academy's Student Council has full discretion over the operation of its clubs.

The Game Development Department will be closed. No one can stop it.

N-Not so fast!

You said that if we don't have the minimum required members or meet our club's objectives...

...that you would lose your budget and club room, yes. It's been explained countless times to you.

It's been over a year, and you still don't have enough members nor has your club been completing its objectives.

With that in mind, on what grounds could you possibly object to our decision?

I do have grounds! We're standing on tons of 'em! O-Our club is working its butt off at our activities!

So, w-we deserve a summit hearing!

I think you mean a mitigation hearing...

And don't be ridiculous!

You've tried opening a pachinko parlor inside the school, attacked the Ancient History Research Society looking for a rare classic game console...

Your club's activities are anything but typical! How dare you ask for more funds?! You're just creating havoc under the guise of "fostering a healthy development environment."

What do you have to say for yourselves?!

S-Sometimes you've gotta look at the intentions behind something instead of the results...

That's what a failure would say. I don't want to hear it.

You're the one who asked for an excuse!

I merely wanted a reason, not a meaningless excuse. Results are all that matter at Millennium.

It's not like we don't have any results! We DID complete an objective! We finished a game!

Th-That's right! Tales Saga Chronicle won top prize at a competition!

"Tales Saga Chronicle?"

Yes, I'm aware of the award you won.

I suppose Sensei is in the dark, however.

Tales Saga Chronicle is the only game their club has successfully produced thus far.

And its reviews were just as impressive as the game itself. I remember them quite well.

"If they wanted to create the most pathetic RPG of all time, then job well done."

"It's lacking in a lot of areas, especially common sense."

"Oh, my god. This game makes Dead Crimson look like a masterpiece."

Y-You can't judge our game based on some trolls tearing us down...

These are hardly outliers. It was the consensus.

That's why you won the award for Worst Game of the Year.

H-Hey, all publicity is good publicity, right?!

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...Anyway.

It is unacceptable for your club to be wasting funds while damaging Millennium's reputation.

You're a drain on resources and impeding the progress of other clubs on campus.

So, the burden of proof lies with you to show that your club is conducting valid activities.

You want us to prove it?

As I've said, if your club can produce meaningful results, we'll rescind our decision to shut you down.

Do you mean like winning accolades?

Yes. Take the baseball club advancing to the Interhigh Championship or the Engineering Department submitting new inventions for example. Something along those lines.

Surely there must be some sort of contest the Game Development Department can enter.

Try not to win yet another Worst Game of the Year award.

Ugh.

If you'd rather save time, I could shut it down now instead. Feel free to vacate the club room and throw away all this junk.

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D-Don't call it junk.

What is it if not junk?

They're my...

I got it!

You want results? You'll get them!

Will I...?

In fact, development is practically done!

Is it?

Wh-What are you talking about?

Why so surprised, Midori?

We have a secret weapon up our sleeves.

And we'll be making a submission to the Millennium Prize...

Tales Saga Chronicle 2! Otherwise known as TSC2!

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It's a contest where hundreds of Millennium clubs submit the fruits of their labor. No one could shut us down if we won that! Not even you!

That may be true.

If, and only if, you were to win.

I'm sure you realize how absurd what you're proposing is, Momoi.

It would be like our baseball club moving up to the majors rather than simply advancing to the Interhigh Championship.

Regardless, I'm excited to see what you have in store, even if it is destined to end in failure.

So here it is: your final chance.

You have two weeks until the Millennium Prize. I hope you're looking forward to it as much as I am.

It was good seeing you again, Sensei. I'm sorry it wasn't under better circumstances.

But business is business when it comes to Student Council matters.

I hope that things will be more pleasant the next time we meet. So long.

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Momoi...

It's a long shot, but don't you think it'd be easier to recruit another member than it would be to develop a new game?

We've been trying that for a month, and no one's joined.

I'm tired of people saying retro games are trash when things like VR have already been around for years.

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That sneaky Yuuka! She's just discriminating against us because she knows we're nerds that don't have friends! I hate her!

You can't blame Yuuka... We're the ones who are breaking the rules that apply to all the other clubs.

Whatever. My point is we have no hope going down the recruitment route.

But that doesn't mean there isn't a way.

Oh, right. What's this "secret weapon" you mentioned to Yuuka?

It's Sensei, obviously.

Don't you remember those ruins I mentioned, Sensei?

There's a mysterious place near Millennium the General Student Council won't allow anyone to enter.

Supposedly, the reason access is restricted is because it's dangerous, but they've never told anyone what the danger is. That's pretty suspicious if you ask me.

It's impossible to know if anyone has ever gone in or if anyone has ever made it back.

It's a completely unknown world...

Because we wanna make a great game!

I want to prove something.

I know the only thing we have to our name thus far is a crummy Worst Game of the Year award.

But the game consoles that I love, that have always made me happy...

...are anything but junk! They're my treasures!

Momoi...

All we have to do is go to the ruins and finally find it.

Oh, I probably should have explained that first.

Sensei, by any chance...

...have you ever heard of the G.BIBLE?