Starting as a Manga Chapter 61: Holy Sht

The Tech Trade Center wasn’t far from Wenxin Press.After walking for just over ten minutes, Tang Yao and Kang Ming arrived.

She led him straight to the door of Mingyu Tech, then walked in without hesitation.

On the way, Tang Yao had filled Kang Ming in on the situation here, and now he was curiously observing the surroundings.

Mingyu Tech was just like before—only the Operations Team had people present. But unlike last ti, they seed a lot more energized today.No longer half-dead and listless, they looked fresh and alert… mostly because they’d cleaned up, changed clothes, shaved their beards, and were all sitting up straight.

What happened here?Did their company co back to life or sothing?

As she passed by the Operations Team, Tang Yao glanced at them with curiosity but didn’t go out of her way to ask.

anwhile, as she was checking them out… the Operations Team was also checking her out.

Probably because she’d resigned today, Tang Yao hadn’t worn that perfunctory outfit of a white blouse and black straight-cut pants.Instead, she’d changed into a clean white T-shirt—simple, well-fitted, and easy on the eyes. On the bottom, she wore light blue cropped skinny jeans that showed off her delicate, beautiful ankles.

The snug jeans hugged her thighs perfectly, highlighting the smooth, round lines of her long legs in an eye-catching way.

Paired with the loose backpack she borrowed from her sister...

Total campus girl vibes.

Absolutely dazzling.

Holy sh*t!Where did this high schooler co from?!

She looked way too girly, way too cute.

Tang Yao noticed their intense stares and quickly looked away, hurrying into the office she’d rented.

Then she shut the door.

“These people… why are they acting so weird?”

Inside, Tang Yao put down her bag, furrowed her brows, and complained.

“I didn’t think they were weird at all...”Kang Ming shook his head, then looked at her—he totally understood.I an, who wouldn’t stare...?

“So this is where we’ll be working from now on. I know there’s nothing here yet—it’s just the beginning,” Tang Yao said while opening her backpack. “You can get familiar with the space today, think about what basic office supplies you’ll need, and give

a list. I’ll shop for them along with my own. As for the rest, we’ll add things gradually as needed.”

“Oh, and we’ll use Mingyu’s fiber connection. I’m splitting the cost since I’m renting here.”

“No need to get used to the place… as long as I have sowhere to sit, I’m good.”Kang Ming snapped out of his daze. “As for basic supplies, I just need a computer. The rest depends on the project…”

“Got it.”

Tang Yao opened her bag, and in Kang Ming’s stunned gaze, pulled out a thick stack of docunts.

His jaw dropped. Staring at the stack—half a palm thick—he blurted out, “Don’t tell

you went to the print room earlier to…”

Tang Yao looked a little embarrassed. She scratched her cheek and explained, “Well, I had so ti, so I printed out so prep materials. Most of it I paid for myself… had nothing to do with Wenxin Press!”

“What are these...?”

“I’ll explain in a bit.”

She flipped through the stack, pulled out one, and handed it to Kang Ming: “This is the proposal I told you about. It’s what I submitted when trying to get funding, so it’s a little all over the place—covers product direction, monetization model, and so on. It’s sort of a half-baked design doc.”

“Take a look. It should give you a clear idea of what I’m trying to do.”

“……”

Kang Ming composed himself, took the proposal seriously, and sat down with it. He began reading carefully.

But just two pages in, he suddenly looked up, stunned. “The base IP is Fate/Zero?! This—”

“Finish reading first.”

Tang Yao didn’t explain. She simply motioned for him to keep going.

So Kang Ming held back his shock and continued.

As he read, his breathing grew faster. He looked more and more excited.

About twenty minutes later, he finally finished and looked up, thrilled.“An ani-style mobile ga! This is so cool! I always thought the unique, vivid characters in manga were full of potential, and now—this gaplay! The idea of summoning Heroic Spirits fits perfectly! It's genius!”

Clearly, he wasn’t like that Lin Shuang woman who only cared about monetization and KPIs.

Kang Ming loved gas, and he also loved manga and ani. He even dabbled in writing quirky ga design docs for fun.So he was instantly drawn to Tang Yao’s concept: a mobile ga that borrowed the aesthetic of ani and manga, focused on playable character arcs, and followed a 2D-style visual direction.

Most importantly—

Tang Yao’s docuntation was incredibly detailed.

She’d practically outlined the entire ga frawork.Kang Ming could already imagine the final product—summoning Heroic Spirits on your phone, collecting your favorite characters... Just thinking about it was exciting!

“Don’t get too hyped yet.”

Tang Yao pulled over a chair and sat down. “Now that you’ve read it, let

tell you—there’s no competition for this kind of ga on the market. Which also ans... we have nothing to benchmark against. No comparable user data. We’re starting from scratch.”

Kang Ming finally cald down a bit. He thought for a while, then said softly, “That’s true. I’ve never seen a ga like this. According to your proposal, it’s low-social, low-competition, and heavily focused on story and characters. Personally, I think that kind of imrsive character collection works great if the narrative’s good… but yeah, there’s definitely risk.”

All the gas Kang Ming had been exposed to were from this world.And the ga Tang Yao was suggesting didn’t exist here—so he assud she was worried about player reception and future monetization.

But Tang Yao shook her head. “That’s not what I ant. Let’s set the ga aside for now. I’m talking about the developnt side.

For example, we don’t know how a ga like this will perform on mobile, right?To be honest, this is my first ti making a mobile ga.”

It really was—at least in this world.

Kang Ming looked up, a bit confused. “Uh… so you’re saying?”

“I’m saying…” Tang Yao paused to phrase it right. “We have no reference products, no clue how this ga will run on phones. We barely even know each other. Isn’t there one thing that could help us tackle all those problems?

Let’s make a DEMO.

We can temporarily set aside the full plan, just create a start screen and run a short storyline on mobile.It’ll help us get in sync, figure out our workflow. After all, we’re both first-tirs at this, and it’s also our first ti working together. It’ll let us see how the ga feels on mobile too.”

Kang Ming’s eyes lit up. “Yes—DEMO! That makes sense. Let’s talk it through?”

“Mm.”

Pleased, Tang Yao nodded. Then she flipped through her materials and handed him another docunt.“This one’s the overall project design. It builds on the earlier proposal, outlining the ga’s genre, chanics, monetization, and visual characteristics.

I also listed all the systems, levels, and content outlines we’ll need for long-term developnt.

Basically, it’s the full design spec.I’ve marked the parts required for the DEMO specifically—systems, stages, content outlines. Take a look.”

Kang Ming stared at her, stunned.

“This one.”

Tang Yao flipped again and handed over another docunt.“This is the art style guide. All the original art here was drawn by . It sets the tone for the entire ga’s visual style.

Later, we’ll need to confirm technical standards for art components—dinsions, size, format, capacity, etc. I’ll need you to help define those so I can finalize the specs.”

“And also—”

She flipped again, giving him no ti to recover. “Here’s so material I found on ga engines. I skimd it—I don’t really understand most of it, just wanted to give you sothing to reference.

Anyway, tech architecture, engine selection, frawork versioning, module structure, file structure, testing, CI pipeline, technical challenge planning—that’s all on you.”

“But—”

Tang Yao thought for a mont. “Actually, that’s not even the most urgent part.Setting up the internal developnt server and SVN repository cos first. I’ll leave that to you too.”

“……”

Kang Ming was completely overwheld.

He stared blankly at the stack of docunts she’d handed over, then looked at her, his scalp tingling.

Holy sh*t!!!

This woman had just done the jobs of producer, project manager, lead planner, and lead artist all at once!!!

So strong!Ridiculously strong!

But WHY?!Tang Yao was supposed to be an editor!!

What the hell?How was she this good at ga developnt after switching careers!?

…Actually.

Kang Ming had it all wrong.

Yes, Tang Yao was an editor—but only in this life.

In her past life, she wasn't.

In fact, being an editor was the real career change. Ga developnt wasn’t.Before she suddenly died, she was the lead artist of a low-budget mobile ga.

She was already familiar with the whole developnt process.Add in her enhanced mory from being reincarnated—rembering all the details was easy.

But Kang Ming didn’t know any of that.

To him, she was terrifying.

Wait a sec—

Kang Ming sat there stunned, then suddenly jolted and grabbed the art style guide, flipping through it quickly.

And when he saw the lineup of character illustrations—so seductive, so cool, so unhinged—he froze again.

Just now, Tang Yao had said it—but he hadn’t processed it.After all, editors worked closely with artists, right?

Even earlier, when she said she’d handle the art, he hadn’t taken it seriously—he figured she’d just tap into her connections and recruit a few illustrators.

But then he rembered—

Hadn’t she said… she drew them herself?

Kang Ming slowly looked up at her, wide-eyed. “Tang Yao… you said… you drew these?”

Tang Yao nodded. “Mm-hmm. I’m the lead artist for this ga.”

“……”

Kang Ming stared again. After a long silence, he finally asked, “You know how to draw?”

“Yup.”

“…?”

“My original dream was to beco a mangaka. Didn’t work out, so I beca an editor instead.”

“?????”

Kang Ming looked down at the stunning, professional-quality character illustrations and muttered, “With art like this… you beca an editor???? And why does this art style look exactly like Fate/Zero...?”

“Oh, I don’t think I ntioned it.”

Tang Yao looked a bit embarrassed as she casually brushed her soft hair behind her ear. “Fate/Zero... I drew that. That’s why I chose it as the base for the ga.”

“…Huh!?”

That did it.

Kang Ming completely lost it—he jumped to his feet and yelled in disbelief!

YOU drew Fate/Zero!?

What does that even AN?!

Could it really an what he thought it ant!?

No way, right???

Editors these days could also draw and make gas!?

If that’s how it was...

He might as well go back to the Editorial Departnt!Because next to this girl—he was basically trash!