A Nighttime Stroll

The release ceremony starts at 8:00 AM; attendees need to arrive early to discuss the procedures.

Therefore, they ate earlier as a result.

After finishing their meal, Shuya took her back to the company.

As for the things Hyakka bought, he had his men deliver them to her house.

Back at the company, Shuya found Takahashi and the others at the location where the live broadcast had been held the day before.

"We're back. How were the preparations?"

Shuya greeted the scholars and officials.

"The setup is complete. Now it's up to you."

One of the scholars replied.

"Good."

Shuya responded and looked around the room.

In the middle of the room was a long table, with posters of female characters pasted all around the front edge. On the table were two bottles of water with straws and name tags with the names of the two women.

There's a green screen behind the table, nothing much to say.

That's all the setup; it looks very shabby.

But that's how anime radio shows are; perhaps they want viewers to focus their attention on what the host is promoting.

Shuya has always found these kinds of anime broadcasts unappealing; the promotional content takes up most of the content, making them quite boring.

He usually doesn't listen unless the host is someone he knows or is funny and can entertain.

From this perspective, it's perfectly normal for Inoue Hikoo to have Shuya the host; he's just after his popularity.

Shuya said to Hyakka, "Let's go find the director."

Takahashi's job as a director is not easy.

He manages a little bit of everything; he does the work of a writer and he also does the work of a director.

This is, after all, an animation company; they don't have many staff members in charge of broadcasting.

In reality, most of the officials present were recruited from other departments, and they would return to their regular jobs after this task was completed.

When Shuya found the director, he was inspecting the equipment and props with other staff members.

"Shu-chan, Hyakka -chan, you're back?"

"Hmm. Has the script come out yet?"

"Let's assume it's there."

Takahashi pointed to the script placed to the side. Since Hyakka was closer, she went to get it and gave it to Shuya.

The two glanced at it and, sure enough, the promotional content was the most detailed, while the other parts were lacking.

In summary, it's all about free rein, following the flow, and improvisation.

Shuya was speechless.

Takahashi gave a thumbs up. "Go for it! I believe in you!"

"You're being a bit too much..."

I don't know how to describe the Hyakka.

Takahashi laughed heartily, "Yesterday's script was almost identical, and it turned out great, didn't it? You can do it!"

Shuya made a mental estimate. "Hmm... there seems to be a lot of promotional content, so it won't be too tiring for us to fill the time."

"That works too."

There was nothing Hyakka could do but leave it at that.

She felt that Shuya's words made sense, and she planned to talk more about her thoughts on the recording during the promotional segment so that she could get more time.

Besides, she and Shuya are quite familiar with each other and have a lot to talk about, so it might end up lasting more than an hour.

While they still had some time, they discussed it for a while.

Then Shuya and Hyakka sat down and waited in front of the camera.

Several scholars were making final preparations, while Shuya and Hyakka chatted casually. They were both experienced and not nervous at all.

Ten minutes before the start, a scholar brought a tablet and placed it between Shuya and Hyakka. Many Danmaku, indicating that hundreds of thousands of people were already waiting for the show to begin.

This popularity is incomparable to yesterday's, perfectly reflecting the audience size of animation and pop songs.

It was eight o'clock in a short while.

After the director counted down three, two, one, the live broadcast officially began.

Shuya and Hyakka have already adjusted their business model.

"The Nico Live for the anime IS <Infinite Stratos> has officially begun! Hello everyone, this is Inoue Shuya!"

"I am Sonoo Hyakka. Please give me your guidance for the next hour!"

After exchanging greetings, the two men joined the scholars in clapping.

At the very beginning, Shuya openly started chatting, laughing and saying, "A lot of people are sending Danmaku, like... let me see."

Hyakka chimed in with curiosity, "Really?! Is everyone watching? Good evening~"

She waved cutely at the camera and flashed a perfect smile, using her adorable charm to fill the time.

Takahashi gave a knowing smile, implying that an experienced person knows what they're doing.

The hosts come and go, but the time slots remain constant!

Section 575, 535 Night Tour

Shuya and Hyakka started reading the Danmaku as soon as the show began, and picked out a few to comment on, which went on for five or six minutes.

Then, after a few more minutes of rambling self-introductions and opening remarks, ten minutes passed without anything actually being done.

The audience was completely unaware that the Danmaku with excitement.

For fans, today is all about seeing Shuya and the others; anime information is secondary.

IS hasn't even aired yet, so where are the die-hard fans who just want to see the spoilers? They're all here to see people.

This makes Shuya and getting the Hyakka Water much simpler.

After one round of water treatment, the live release process begins.

Shuya presided over the meeting, saying, "Now for the first segment: we'll name this live broadcast!"

Hyakka clapped her hands in a loud "Oh---!"

The scholar-officials presented a whiteboard, a ballpoint pen, and an eraser.

Danmaku floated by:

"It's absolutely Oogiri, lol."

"Oogiri?"

"Shu-chan ---!"

Shuya and Hyakka started writing something, while chatting to keep the conversation going:

What name do you want for Hyakka Jam?

"Something cuter, what about you?"

"A cooler one... um, I've finished writing it."

"I've finished writing it too."

Hyakka answered, and then the two of them put down the board.

Who wants to go first?

Shuya asked a question, and seeing Takahashi gesturing for him to go first, he nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go first. Ta-da!"

He added his own sound effects and showed the whiteboard, "How about that!"

The whiteboard read, "New album is now on sale! Please support it!"

Hyakka retorted, "Hey! Is this what you call 'cool'? This is just advertising!!"

The scholars and officials burst into laughter, but didn't take it seriously.

Shuya protested, "It doesn't matter! It would be a loss if we didn't promote our own live broadcast!"

"Your advertising is way too exaggerated; there's no way it's like that."

Hyakka raised an eyebrow. "As expected, you can't be relied on. You still have to look to me!"

"So what name did you choose? Show it to us."

Shuya wore a defiant expression.

"Then I'll reveal it... Ta-da!"

She also added her own sound effects, and then turned on the whiteboard.

"How!"

The sign above clearly read, "New song is amazing and available for pre-order! Please support it, thank you everyone! (/≧▽≦)/"

The Danmaku exploded instantly:

"Grass."

"Everyone's promoting it, lol."

"This is truly Oogiri!"

"Today's Nico Live was to promote the new song. (I'm sure)"

"Hyakka Jiang is so cute!"

"I've already reserved one hundred tickets."

"Wife!"

Shuya and Hyakka were silent for a moment, then burst into laughter and slapped the table together.

At the same time, the scholar-officials laughed unrestrainedly.

Haha, so you were promoting it too!

"Isn't this just a promotional live stream? What's wrong with me promoting it?"

Hyakka spoke with absolute certainty.

"That's shameless enough."

"How dare you say that to me?"

Hyakka's Rant.

"Alright, since we've already advertised it, let's answer the questions seriously."

Shuya erased the words and continued writing.

The same goes for Hyakka.

The two then wrote down various names as usual, and finally the audience voted to determine the name that Shuya had chosen.

Its full name is IS's Infinite Intelligence Broadcasting Bureau, or simply Infinite Broadcasting Bureau.

The word "infinite" comes from "Infinite" in Infinite Stratos.

It's a very normal name, nothing weird.

After deciding on the name, we move on to the next step.