Chapter 12. A Marvelous Start Like Never Before

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  On Pucci's puter s, a se ying.

  A girl with long bck hair (probably) was talking to herself, g she never gets angry. Then, anirl with e twin-tails (probably) started testing this cim.

  The e-haired girl began by gently tapping the bck-haired girl, gradually increasing the fortil she was delivering a barrage of punches, shouting "Are you angry?" and receiving the response, "No, I'm not."

  ...

  That was the entire se.

  Leaving aside the inprehensible aic plot, what was it trying to vey? The visuals themselves were striking...

  If it weren't for the sailor uniforms on those bizarrely shaped creatures, and Pucci's firmation that they were indeed human girls, Jolyne Cujoh would never have believed it.

  But...

  Isn't this...great?!

  firming that the se was not a halluation caused by her desire to lose money, Jolyne Cujoh, vihat her aesthetid presumably the general public's—had not evolved to appreciate such visuals, felt ecstatiside.

  She had chosen the right person!

  Even if Pucci hoped the OP would create a sensation, it was clear that any normal person seeing this would immediately quit. The deterrent effect was 1000%, not 100%.

  Ohe reputation of the work plummets, even those who haven't watched it would be disced by the reviews, avoiding increasing its view t.

  Seeing such a marvelous beginning unfold before her eyes, Jolyne mediately decided, "o look further; we'll choose this studio!"

  Without waiting for Pucci, Jolyne Cujoh took out her phone and searched for Kamikaze Studio's website. There, she found the studio's outs service prices.

  — "Hello, may I ask if your OP produ price is really 500,000 per minute?"

  Indeed, 500,000 per minute was Kamikaze Studio's listed price.

  To e wasn't a typo, Jolyne Cujoh specifically inquired through the website's bad.

  — "Hello, that's correct. 500,000 per minute is just one of our service options. Depending on your requirements, we also offer services priced at 100,000 yen or 1,000,000 yen."

  Soon, Kamikaze Studio respoo her inquiry.

  But... it really is 500,000 per minute!?

  Seeing this, Jolyne Cujoh didn't o look further to know she had e to the right pce!

  Why hadn't she noticed this before? Spending money like this ossible!

  — "We're filming a fully immersive projed would like to outsource our theme song OP produ to your studio."

  — "But after seeing your teical prowess, I also want to inquire if you provide teical assistance?"

  — "Not just for the OP, but you also help us with some battle ses?"

  — "Of course, we'll pay the highest price, as listed on your website—500,000 per minute!"

  firming Kamikaze Studio's price was indeed 500,000, Jolyne Cujoh quickly calcuted based oypical episode length of 20 to 30 minutes. With "Phantom Blood" potentially having ten episodes, she calcuted at 500,000 per minute.

  Then she realized... she didn't have enough money...

  Despite pining about not spending much before, now, sidering Kamikaze Studio's prices, her funds seemed insuffit.

  It py problem to have. Even with an opportunity to lose more money right in front of her, she couldn't because she didn't have enough funds.

  But would this stop her from exploiting the system? No! Absolutely not!

  Earlier, Pucci mentiohat even if they had more budget, they wouldn't know where to spend it. Now, someone could help them spend!

  — "If you're making a lot of visuals, we offer a dist."

  Kamikaze Studio's staff sidered that the assets stored in the fully immersive device could be reused, particurly for OPs often crafted from high points in the main story.

  But...

  — "No, I think you misuood us."

  Eh, a dist? Seeing this test reply, Jolyne Cujoh was displeased. If Kamikaze Studio reduced their price further, what if she spent less money?

  Unsure how much Kamikaze Studio would lower their price, Jolyne Cujoh replied:

  — "Our requirements are someecial..."

  — "I'll send our budget, and you discuss with our director how many ses this cover."

  Indeed, Jolyne Cujoh wao be the sucker! Directly revealing the budget duriiations is rare, and those who do often go bankrupt in the industry.

  But this recisely the effect Jolyne Cujoh wanted! Especially sihe system didn't stop her, she felt even more pleased.

  The system couldn't outsmart a human!

  "Great, tonight we'll have barbecue!" Jolyne Cujoh decided with a smile after pleting the order with Kamikaze Studio.

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