Giant Doujin of 108 Altrias 2

(Huff, huff, huff...) L-let's table...this one, too...

Um...you know you've come up with over a hundred character designs at this point, right?

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Yeah, you're right.

I thought narrowing our choices down might make it easier, but even doing that is turning out to be a helluva tough job.

Yeah. There's so many possibilities now that I can't even tell what a good heroine looks like anymore.

I guess just coming up with ideas isn't enough. Man, there's so much more to editing than I realized...

Like they say, too many cooks spoil the broth!

That's very wise, Elisa.

(Preening)

That still leaves the question of what we're actually going to do, though.

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I'm not sure that'd help, since we're already pretty divided.

Oh, wait. What if we took a survey?

Maybe we could ask people to vote on which type of Altria they'd like to see in a rom-com.

We wouldn't have to limit it to just Servants or Master, either. We could ask the humans and faeries in this Singularity, too.

Analyzing the market to learn what people are looking for is a perfectly legitimate tool for an artist.

A survey, huh...

I like it. If we can't decide for ourselves, maybe crowdsourcing is the way to go.

It'd be one thing if we knew what we wanted to make, but we don't.

Yes, I suppose so.

I can't really think of anything I want to draw right now, so...

What does everyone else think?

I think it's up to you, Huyan Zhuo. We're just here to help out however we can!

Elly...

All right. Let's try taking a survey!

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That would be great! Thank you!

Understood. Then let's figure out what we want to ask!

All right, it's time for the rebel club Yoroshiku Mount Liang to mobilize! Let's do this, Master!

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Survey! Survey! Come take a survey!

You'd be doing us a biiig favor if you answered our questions!

Okay, let's see...

Which of these Altrias do I think is cutest, hm?

Hmm. Okay...

Maybe this one?

This one, I guess?

This one. No question.

Okay, we've got the survey results...

It looks like the vote is pretty divided. Now what do we do?

Oh man, you're right.

Yeah, it looks like opinions are split right down the middle.

First and second place have almost the same amount of votes!

Still, if we're going to choose one heroine from this list...

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Oh come on, Master. You really can't think of anyone?

Your indecisiveness IS one of my favorite things about you.

Exactly.

For example, you'd never be able to choose just one of us, right?

Hehehe... Huh?

You'd have no problem making that choice? Oh come on, that can't be right! Aaah! Stop! Don't be like that!

You're supposed to AGONIZE over this decision!

Yeah! Everyone knows that in these kinds of situations, the protagonist is supposed to end up choosing everyone because they can't pick just one!

So don't you dare choose!

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Huh? Wh-what do you mean?

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All of them!?

Hi, it's me! Elisa the Nine-Tattooed Dragon!

I know this is kinda sudden, but I'm gonna narrate the next part.

Thanks to Leader's super innovative idea to "just choose all of them"...

...our doujin is finally beginning to take shape!

All right, we're gonna take some pictures to use for reference.

We brought plenty of different outfits for you to wear, too. Thanks for helping us out.

I still don't like it, but I guess this is all part of the job...

Oh, and Huyan Zhuo also wants you to pose appropriately in each outfit, since those are a big part of the characters.

Let's see... For this first one, we want you to pretend to be a tsundere childhood friend...

...who really means it when she says things like, "I don't like you. At all."

Is that...a good idea?

Will people actually like a character like that?

Master said, "Don't worry. As long as we take enough shots, we're sure to hit our target!"

Yikes! I've never seen someone so confident about leaving things up to fate before!

Well, we do have plenty of shots to take, so let's keep going!

Phew. Okay, I'm done with my guest inks.

Man, it's really subaramazing seeing the same character drawn differently by a different artist.

This has been really educational for me, too. Arigathanks!

Anyway, here's my take on a princessy otaku Altria, complete with glasses! I think it came out pretty good, no?

I found this very educational too, just like Batty.

Although, can I say something?

Don't you think it's creepy the way this Altria sneaks into the protagonist's bed to gaze at their face while they're asleep just because of how much she loves them?

Is that really heroic behavior?

...Really?

Lord Yan Qing? Why are you holding a mirror up to me?

Oh, you know. You just kind of seemed like you needed it...

I tried drawing an Altria who gives everyone blessings of invincibility, whether they're friend or foe!

...That would make a heroine's life a lot harder, wouldn't it?

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Thank goodness she doesn't really exist.

I definitely wouldn't want an "ally" like that on my team, heroine or not.

Ouch! Did you have to be so blunt!? Although, if I was the protagonist, I'd have to agree!

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Blackbeard! But, weren't you exclusively a reader, not a creator?

Of course I am. That's why I turned down your request at first. But then

I can reproduce what I see accurately, but I can do no more than that.

So I decided to accept this quest and make Blackbeard's dream come true.

If the heroine of my dreams can be drawn with incredible talent like this...

...I'll gladly sell my soul to the devil!

Nah, I'm good.

Seems the devil doesn't want it.

Oh come on. Can't we work out a deal? How about 3900 QP?

That's surprisingly restrained...

Here is my finished draft.

Oh wow. What an incredibly, mechanically accurate illustration...

Although, I do wish her face was a little sexier...

But, I guess that's a lost cause.

Don't hold me back, Master!