Chapter 67: First Impressions
Third day of the Lunar New Year, in a gaming hobby group chat.
“Anyone got good game recommendations?”
“Overcooked! It just dropped today! I’ve had my eye on it for a while. Buy one get one free on the Nebula Games platform. I’m looking for someone to play with—any takers? I’ll buy the game, you show up!”
“Isn’t that a couples’ game though?”
“Who says couples’ games have to be played by couples? Two grown ...
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Chapter 73: Kurama, Pay Your Rent! That’s So Cool!
When Naruto called out his name directly, Kurama was shocked.
“How do you know my name?!”
Naruto didn’t answer. Instead, he looked around at the lights, then waved his hand.
Suddenly, the entire prison lit up with a golden glow!
“No matter where I go, I’m still the god of light!”
Naruto smiled in satisfaction, then looked toward Kurama behind the gate.
Right now, Kurama was blinded by th...
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Chapter 171: The Group Levels Up Again
Curly-haired Guy: Black Zetsu turning into the Hogyoku…
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: That image is so out of place, I can’t take it seriously.
Doujin Artist: Totally. But I’ve already imagined the scene of Black Zetsu ripping Aizen’s heart out.
Machete Girl: I doubt that would happen. Aizen’s way more cautious than Uchiha Madara. I don’t think he’d trust Black Zetsu so easily.
【Note: “This is an Actor” has ende...
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Chapter 165
Gaara’s teal eyes stared coldly at Shikamaru and Naruto. Then, the sand around him suddenly started to move.
What’s going on? I had him pinned!
Shikamaru froze for a second, his eyes locked onto the moving sand.
But even though Gaara was facing him and Naruto, the sand suddenly shot toward Kimimaro, who was holding his bone blade to the side.
Shikamaru quickly ended his Shadow Possession Jutsu, but the moment he did, Gaara leapt backward.
Th...
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Chapter 66: Overcooked Goes Live
Lucas, who won first place in last year’s “Sci-Fi Adventure Game Jam” and stirred up a horror wave with his game Outlast,
was no longer just an indie name.
And this time, Overcooked meant more than just another game for Nebula Games—it was also a test of the platform’s direction.
So when it came to promotion, Overcooked got even more resources than Outlast did.
To market this game, Lucas even filmed several 90-second vid...
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Chapter 65: Player Discussions
The next day, GameSpace published an exclusive interview with Lucas.
“Spreading the Love: Every Game Filled with My Passion for Players”
That was the title of the entire article.
If you clicked into the article, most of the content was from Lucas's earlier chat with William.
Of course, some parts and topics were trimmed.
Other parts were slightly polished.
They leaned into the more positive side—like how the develo...
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Chapter 72: Gold for Coins? Stop pretending, Kurama!
After Naruto found out that the Coin Toad could spit out coins, he wanted it to spit out more.
But the toad turned him down.
According to the Coin Toad, it can only spit out coins under certain conditions—it has to eat gold first,
and only then can it produce coins!
In other words—trade gold for coins!
But where was Naruto supposed to get gold?
If he had gold, he wouldn’t need the toad to give...
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Chapter 170: A Big Win for Aizen
The frost-covered Wandenreich slowly faded away, and the shadows it had cast over the Seireitei returned to normal.
Yhwach, the Emperor, and Haschwalth, his right-hand man, were both taken down by Aizen and Tosen, who had charged in alone. The Wandenreich's holy altar was completely destroyed. Sternritter D, M, and X were killed, leaving only “C,” the Soul King's right arm, missing without a trace.
The rest of the Sternritter didn’t far...
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Chapter 164
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The loud banging on the door made Temari and Kankuro, who were inside the room, jump in shock.
“Hey! Open up!”
Baki’s rushed voice came from outside. From how he sounded, it was clear he wasn’t in a good mood.
The two of them exchanged a confused look, not sure what had gotten into him to be so worked up in the middle of the day.
Temari grumbled under her breath as she opened the door.
“What the heck…...
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Chapter 64: Promo Interview
“Hector, you burned the rice again, and you’re still chopping vegetables!”
“What do you want me to do? You said you’d do the dishes, but there’s not a single clean plate! What else am I supposed to do besides chop veggies?!”
“I swear you’re driving me crazy!”
"I was so mad!"
In the Nebula Games office, Zachary, who’s in charge of level design, was talking to Hector, who handles the game’s stats.
This was t...
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Chapter 63: Easygoing Game Development
The art style, the character design…
The core gameplay and how the numbers play with player psychology…
The layout of the different levels, plus the idea of expanding it with a creative workshop mode…
It also included the experimental angle of how this game would be used to promote the platform.
Lucas didn’t go into every detail—he just gave an overview.
After all, it was just a concept draft. The finer point...
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Chapter 62: Some Changes
The overall planning for Overcooked was actually pretty simple.
Story wasn’t a big deal—just some short cutscenes. Unlike To the Moon or Undertale, this wasn’t a story-driven game.
What really mattered was the maps and levels—those were the core of Overcooked.
Since the gameplay revolves around chopping ingredients, washing dishes, and cooking, the quality of level design had a direct impact on how fun the game was.
There were als...
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Chapter 61: Overcooked
Unlike movies, which have things like Lunar New Year releases or summer blockbusters, games don’t follow the same seasonal patterns.
That’s mostly because for movies, people have to physically go to a theater.
But for games, whether it’s a PC title or VR, as long as the player has the device, they’re good to go.
The only thing to really pay attention to is VR, since the cost is still high.
And for good VR experiences—like game pod...
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Chapter 60: Players Always Misunderstand Me!
The online buzz around Outlast was still going strong.
How long the game’s popularity would last mostly depended on how long it could stay hot on streaming platforms.
Because if you just relied on the game’s scary content alone, expecting Outlast to stay popular for the long haul—that just wasn’t realistic.
At the same time, some game studios and designers online started talking about developing their own horror game...
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Chapter 59: Outlast’s Sales
On streaming platforms, video sites, and in major gaming communities, Outlast has remained on fire.
Even some media websites have started publishing reviews for it.
From media outlets, the scores are mostly around 8.5, while player ratings average around 9.1.
This is the lowest-rated game out of the three currently developed by Nebula Games.
Of course, “Mirror” isn’t counted among them.
But in terms of popularity, “Outl...
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Chapter 58: This Game Is Full of “Love”!
Noon, inside Nebula Games.
Anna and Rachel were leaning back on massage chairs, scrolling on their phones.
“Looks like the players online are aiming their ‘attacks’ at you now, Lucas,” Rachel said as she glanced over at Lucas, who had his eyes closed beside her.
"Yeah, yeah, the official social media account for Outlast used to get around a thousand comments, but now it's over twenty thousand and still going up," Ann...
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Chapter 57: Weren’t You Supposed to Be a "Warrior of Love"?
At first, only a few streamers who were familiar with Nebula Games started streaming Outlast in Shark TV’s gaming section.
But after a few streams, people realized the game actually worked really well for content—it boosted both viewer numbers and popularity. When they streamed Outlast, the chat was filled with non-stop messages.
So it naturally attracted more streamers to join in. After all, this is their job...
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Chapter 56: The Importance of Going Viral for Sales
In the office of Nebula Games, the team was keeping a close eye on how Outlast was doing.
After all, Outlast was their first big project as a team.
And it wasn’t cheap either. The total cost—development plus marketing—reached 1.3 million dollar.
But among top-tier and mid-tier game companies, this isn’t considered a major investment.
Still, it’s already beyond what most indie games can pull off.
...
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Chapter 55: Viral Spread
“Is it really that over the top? I gotta see what kind of magic this Outlast has!”
In a certain apartment in the capital, a shirtless, buzzcut guy,
standing 6’3” and built like a tank, sat in front of his computer.
The guy’s name was Ben. Right now, he was looking at the forum posts with a skeptical look on his face.
All anyone talked about was how terrifying Outlast was.
He was never really into horror games.
But he...
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Chapter 54: Players’ Reactions
A lot of people were still watching Nebula Games—or rather, Lucas’s—new game.
These weren’t just regular players. Some were professional game designers, and some were from the media.
Lucas still carried a big label: first prize winner of the Sci-fi Game Contest.
And To the Moon really did move tons of players.
So it’s no surprise that many people were curious about Lucas’s new game, Outlast.
In horror game commun...
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Chapter 53: My Heart Can’t Take This Anymore
After closing the wooden door, Sean—using the night vision on his camera—pulled the lever down.
With a mechanical grinding sound, the engine kicked on.
Sean carefully backed into a corner.
He waited for about six or seven seconds, but nothing happened.
“Bro, why are you still hiding? Come on, I told you this would work. Hurry and get out of there before the lunatic actually shows up,” Mike said from beside hi...
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Chapter 169: You want to dance too?
The one swinging his sword at Uchiha Madara was Gerard Valkyrie, the same guy who attacked the big dog earlier. His holy letter is “M”, which stands for “Miracle.”
He’s actually the Spirit King’s heart, and his power lets him turn bad situations into good ones. That’s why he’s called “Miracle.”
To put it simply, the more damage his body takes, the more power he gains. The heavier the hit, the faster he grows stronger.
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Chapter 71: Gamaken, the Coin Toad
After understanding what Jiraiya meant, Naruto used the random summoning version of the jutsu right away.
Boar – Dog – Bird – Monkey – Ram!
Poof!
Smoke burst out, and a toad with a brown back, green limbs and head, a tail, and a chair strapped to its back appeared from nowhere.
“Ribbit?”
“...”
“A riding toad?”
Jiraiya looked at the toad Naruto had summoned and couldn’t help but sm...
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Chapter 163
Over the past month, Konohagakure’s students had been training hard, doing everything they could to get stronger for the real exam.
The students from Sunagakure were also working hard — just with the goal of destroying Konohagakure.
Everyone was stressed, tired, and overthinking everything.
Except for the group from Kirigakure.
From the Mizukage to the students, they all seemed totally chill — happily treating the trip like a one-month vacation ...
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Chapter 52: The Basement of Despair
As the game continued, Sean and Mike kept bickering with each other.
Though it sounded like they were arguing, this was just their usual way of talking.
Most of the long-time viewers in the livestream were already used to it.
That kind of vibe actually helped ease Sean’s nerves a bit.
But as soon as he entered the dark and narrow basement, the relaxed mood vanished.
In earlier parts of the game, there weren’t many dar...
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Chapter 51: Damn It, Shut Up Already!
Looking at the bright hallway, Sean let out a long breath.
Surely, there wouldn’t be any danger in a well-lit place like this, right?
Compared to the dark scenes, bright areas like this were way more comforting.
With that thought in mind, Sean guided the main character forward. Just as the character was about to squeeze through a narrow gap, a deep voice suddenly came through his headphones: “Little pig!”
The game camer...
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Chapter 70: The Best Duo — The Real Secret of the Summoning Jutsu
“Big Bomb!”
“A single 3!”
“Ahahahaha! I win again! Pay up, pay up!”
Naruto, face dark, pulled 100 ryo from his wallet and handed it to Jiraiya.
“100 ryo?”
“Bombs double the payout! Come on, you played one bomb, I played two — that means it’s 800 ryo! Pay up!”
“......”
He’d made this mess himself — now Naruto could only grit his teeth and swallow t...
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Chapter 168: Spiritual Tide
The gunshot echoed, and a hole was blasted into the ground. Smoke rose slowly, carrying the faint smell of gunpowder.
What just happened? She’s gone?
Lille Barro frowned. His dark face showed a hint of surprise. He hadn’t seen at all how she vanished.
He looked up, scanning the area.
Eventually, he spotted her on a rooftop nearly a kilometer away—the pink-haired little girl who should have been shot through. Sitting next to her w...
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Chapter 162
“Whoa! I didn’t expect to find something this good here! Cheese jelly is the best ever!”
“It’s a shame Kimimaro’s still stuck in the hospital. He won’t get to try this stuff.”
“Ah! Give me four more servings!”
Hozuki Suigetsu, holding his empty cup, slumped over the couch and shouted toward the server.
Some customers sitting behind him glanced up at him with annoyed looks.
But Hozuki Suigetsu didn’t care at all. After yelli...
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Chapter 50 The Creepy Mount Massive Asylum
‘looks like Sean is having trouble breathing.’
‘Haha, stop it, guys. Sean’s struggling.’
‘“Horror games are as easy as breathing to me”—yeah right!’
‘Hahaha, someone bring a breathing machine for our guy, he’s gasping for air!’
‘Don’t panic, bro. If it’s too much, just stop the stream—we get it.’
‘You guys don’t get it, he’s doing this for the stream!’
Even though i...
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