Multi-Anime: I Stand at the Forefront of Popularity Supremacy

Chapter 34: Effectively Reducing OOC

Ultimately, the audience didn't glean much information from Sparkle and Neji's conversation from their videos. It only showed the two meeting, having a chat, and then Neji leaving.

With that, this episode's "slice of life" segment concluded.

Sparkle had gained a considerable amount of popularity. Combined with her accumulated popularity, her current Popularity Points had returned to around 15,000.

[Negotiations with the production team are complete.]

[Please select one of the following as your remuneration:]

[1. Actor Training (Random Action Scene): Three Stars, 3 sessions. Enter the training base for random action scene training. You will temporarily leave this world during the lesson, and world time will pause.]

[2. Actor Training (Random Romance Scene): Three Stars, 3 sessions. Enter the training base for random romance scene training. You will temporarily leave this world during the lesson, and world time will pause.]

Since the promotion test hadn't started yet, the remuneration was settled after this episode's daily storyline, rather than at the end of a season.

The downside of this was not being able to get better rewards, but the upside was that daily settlements allowed for quick compensation to strengthen herself, which was very suitable for someone like her, an "Extra."

"They're both actor training programs. Did the Stage specifically choose these?"

Was it because she was about to participate in the test that the remuneration offered was all related to acting?

Sparkle had noticed before that this Dimensional Popularity Stage wasn't entirely mechanical. It felt quite tailored, as if preparing her for her future career, which was perfectly normal.

"But compared to the etiquette course from the Popularity Points store, this is much worse."

The Japanese etiquette course that refreshed in the Popularity Points store didn't have a star rating; it was marked as "Special."

This current one, however, was a "Three-Star" blue course. Not only were the sessions fewer, but the content was also "random."

Simply put—it depended on luck.

"I'll choose the first one."

Action scenes were fine.

As for romance scenes…

Romance scenes were impossible. Even if she became a superstar, she wouldn't act in them.

So, she could only learn some action scenes to make a living.

Of course, if the romantic counterpart was a cute and soft girl like her sister Hinata, it wouldn't be entirely impossible.

After receiving her remuneration reward, Sparkle began preparing to use her Popularity Points.

This time, Sparkle chose to upgrade the Honkai: Star Rail Sparkle character card to LV3. 15,000 Popularity Points were used up exactly.

[Character Inheritance Card]

[Thousand Faces of the Trickster - Sparkle LV3]

[Rarity: Five Stars]

[Talents/Skills: Fire Affinity, Quantum Affinity, Genjutsu Affinity]

[Bonus: When wearing a Red Japanese-style Outfit, gain 10% Attention]

[Token: Mask of a Thousand Faces]

[Token Function: When worn, can transform into any appearance, body shape, and state you need, undetectable.]

[LV3 Additional Talents: Riddle Doll, Temporary Lead]

[Riddle Doll (0/3): Can create exploding doll toys. A maximum of 3 doll toys can exist simultaneously. The number increases with the character card level. Doll toys can explode according to the user's will. Depending on the user's intention, the explosion may produce different effects, with options for harmless fireworks, Fire attribute damage, or Quantum attribute damage (unavailable in the current world).]

[Temporary Lead: Can stylize your items, skills, and abilities (without affecting original effects and bonuses). In some highlight scenes, you can obtain popularity treatment equivalent to the Child of the Plane.]

The bonus from Honkai: Star Rail Sparkle wasn't as good as Jingliu's effect, but upgrading to LV3 surprisingly provided two effects, which was an unexpected delight.

Riddle Doll was easy to understand. Sparkle immediately received the character card's inheritance in her consciousness, and she understood how to create Riddle Dolls almost instantly.

"Like this...?"

Riddle Dolls seemed to be creatable using various mediums and powers.

After using Chakra and some fabric as a medium, Sparkle created a doll.

However, it wasn't the doll of the "original" Honkai: Star Rail Sparkle, but a chibi version of Hyuga Sparkle.

This seemed to be the default form.

Sparkle could change the shape, but she felt it would consume extra Chakra and possibly reduce the effect, so she decided this was fine.

"It's amazing. As long as I don't detonate it myself, it seems like it won't have problems no matter how I abuse it."

"Explosion effect... Hmm, I think I can control it."

The explosion effect changed with the Chakra she infused into it.

"...Right."

Sparkle took out a stack of paper bombs.

"If I carve the Mutual Destruction Paper Bomb seal onto this Riddle Doll..."

Would there be some interesting chemical reaction?

"Let's not try it for now. We can set off some fireworks another day."

If it really exploded in the sky, it wouldn't be funny.

However, setting off some fireworks during New Year's would be quite interesting.

"And then there's this Temporary Lead. What does 'stylization' mean?"

Even though she had received the inheritance, Sparkle still didn't quite understand.

"Well, it seems to mean making props and skills more compatible with the style of this world?"

For example, if this world is the Naruto World, the skills she learns can look more like a Ninja's Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and so on, trying to avoid absurd scenes like Guan Yu fighting Arthur.

It can effectively reduce OOC.

Simply put, it can save money.

"It's a shame I can't verify it easily right now."

Jingliu's character card was already "localized." Honkai: Star Rail Sparkle's character card was localized from the beginning. Mai Shiranui was a Ninja herself, and her Performance Outfit was also a kimono. Even the courses she was learning were Japanese etiquette, which fit the art style.

It seemed there was nowhere to use it.

"But this action scene course seems to be random, I wonder what it will be about."

Maybe it will be useful?

[Actor Training (Random Action Scene): 3 Stars, 3 Class Hours. Enter the training base for random action scene training. You will temporarily leave this world during the lesson, and time in this world will be paused.]

[You have used class hours.]

[Training institution preparing.]

[Negotiating discounts with the second party.]

[Treating them to drinks.]

[ODM Gear lesson has been arranged.]

[Please concentrate and push open the door in an environment without anyone present.]

This time, she wasn't required to be fully dressed?

Everyone else had pretty much gone to sleep. Natsu Hyuga was making her bed, and she wasn't around either.

Taking advantage of the emptiness, Sparkle pushed open the door next to her.

"Huh?"

What appeared before Sparkle was a room resembling something from the Middle Ages, with a set of clothes folded beside it.

[Please store all equipment and change into the training uniform.]

"This uniform…"

Sparkle looked at the clothing.

It looked familiar.

No, it looked very familiar.

"Isn't this the 'Training Corps' uniform from Attack on Titan?"

Combined with the prompt from the stage earlier, Sparkle roughly understood.

"–So this action scene is training with the ODM Gear from Attack on Titan."

Using ODM Gear is indeed cool, but only in the world of Attack on Titan. In the Naruto World, this thing is somewhat useless.

What a waste.

"You can never have too many skills."

Although it seemed like a waste, the courses she learned were her own. Even if their use in the Naruto World seemed limited, they might be effective in a different setting.

Who would dislike having more skills? Even if they aren't useful now, they can be useful later.

"And it's a good opportunity to test what the 'stylization' of the Temporary Lead actually does."

She changed out of her kimono, put away her mask and eyepatch, tied her hair into a ponytail, and then put on the Training Corps uniform, leaving the changing room…

Author's Notes:

Light's script is scheduled after the Land of Waves arc.

I've looked at the props everyone left behind. I'll sort out some usable ones and modify them. Then, when there are random rewards, I'll roll them for Sparkle using Anko.

In a slice-of-life world, I personally feel it would be interesting to play the anime series Sparkle filmed here. It's not just a simple film set, it can also be a consumer market, lol.

Chapter 35: Sparkle's Attack on Titan

Having removed her eyepatch, tied her single ponytail, and changed into her training uniform, Sparkle now gave off an aura of capable professionalism.

However, her pair of white pupils were somewhat conspicuous.

But nothing happened the last time she attended Teacher Ryougi Shiki's training class, so perhaps the people here wouldn't mind either.

If they cared, it would be even more interesting.

Sparkle also wanted to see what interesting things would happen.

"But I can't waste class time either."

After all, she had paid for it.

Leaving the cabin, Sparkle arrived at a training ground.

There were already quite a few trainees here.

Sparkle realized she seemed to have "skipped" the enrollment phase and directly entered the ODM Gear learning phase.

Mechanical devices made of three pillars were everywhere, with steel cables hanging below. They resembled swings, and many people were being pulled by the cables, precariously maintaining their balance.

These were the ODM Gear training devices and methods.

Sparkle poked her head out to look.

She didn't see Mikasa or Eren.

Unlike the treatment she received when she last met a "protagonist" like Ryougi Shiki, this time she didn't see the protagonists of the Attack on Titan world.

It was a bit of a shame.

Sparkle wasn't too fond of the Attack on Titan world.

Especially the distorted concepts and ambiguous ending of the Attack on Titan world. If handled poorly, it could easily damage her reputation and affect her popularity.

"You there, it's your turn," a drill instructor called out to Sparkle, who was watching.

"Yes."

She was immediately pulled up by the device.

Maintaining balance was a piece of cake for a ninja. Even on a steel needle, Sparkle could stand for a day and a night.