Starting as a Manga Editor-Chapter 99: Happy Like a 200-Pound Kid

Honestly, the surprise this mobile game gave Su Deqiang… was way beyond what he expected!
He never imagined that a mobile game could actually reach this level!
It’s not like he hadn’t played any of the current mobile games on the market. With mobile gradually rising, he’d dabbled here and there.
But most mobile games out there? Whether it was the art style or gameplay—they were just too basic.
But this game… let’s put it this way! In terms of visuals? It completely blows away every other mobile game on the market! Every single one! And the art style? Perfectly tailored to old-school anime fans like Su Deqiang! The stunning illustrations… and they’re animated!
As for the gameplay—it wasn’t exactly deep, but probably because he’d just finished Fate/Zero, just seeing the Heroic Spirits appear on his phone screen…
Su Deqiang felt pure joy.
Oh, and don’t forget—the Noble Phantasm animation!
God knows how excited he got when Excalibur’s animation popped up on his phone!!
“I’m sorry, Teacher Third-Rate! I misunderstood you!!”
Su Deqiang stared at his phone, absolutely thrilled, muttering nonsense while continuing the story progression in-game.
Maybe it was his habit of following weekly manga updates, or maybe it was because over the past few days, readers had been discussing the game nonstop—beta players had also explained a lot—so most fans had reached a consensus: Fate/Zero’s sequel existed mainly to funnel traffic to the game.
So when the game shifted to its own storyline, unlike Rumi who got mad, Su Deqiang was just hyped.
If it’s a traffic funnel, so what?
The FSN sequel was so damn good! Who cares!?
Even if the rest of the game was garbage, he wouldn’t care!
He’d just stop playing.
But this game? Wasn’t garbage at all.
So Su Deqiang calmly munched on his now-cold takeout while continuing the story.
He wanted to get through the game plot quickly during dinner, so he could return to Fate/Stay Night.
“Singularity F? Burning Fuyuki City? Isn’t that the Holy Grail War location? Wait… Mash became a Servant? A demi-Servant?”
Chewing as he stared at his phone screen, Su Deqiang found himself… gradually getting drawn into the game’s plot too.
After all, the art style was consistent, and the cutscenes were top-notch.
As the story deepened, he even stopped mid-bite with his chopsticks a few times.
Once he finished eating, he didn’t even bother cleaning up. He just leaned back and kept playing.
Then, the true temptation arrived—
As the story progressed, the gacha tutorial appeared.
“Summon Heroic Spirits?”
Su Deqiang watched this, tapping along with the tutorial and muttering,
“So this is the addictive gacha stuff the beta players talked about…?”
As soon as he said that—
The game switched to the Spirit Origin Summon screen. During the open beta, the first summon was tutorial-based and completely free.
Following the instructions, he tapped the summon button.
Effects flared up, the summoning circle spun, light filled the screen…
Then a card popped out, the back showing a class symbol, before flipping to reveal the Heroic Spirit’s illustration… it was Cú Chulainn.
The big bold text “Heroic Spirit Summoned” appeared.
Second card. Third card. Fourth…
Ten pulls total—some were Servants, some were Craft Essences.
Su Deqiang watched all this. It wasn’t that addicting, but damn—those illustrations looked great… Hm?
Just as he thought that, golden light sparkled at the edge of the summoning circle.
Gold?
Su Deqiang’s eyes widened slightly.
Sure enough, this time a golden card appeared… When it flipped, a white-haired, twin-tailed girl showed up on screen, one more star than the others—a 4-star Heroic Spirit.
“Four stars…!?”
Even though he said he wasn’t that into it…
Seeing a card that looked different, Su Deqiang’s eyes still lit up.
Once all ten pulls were done, the screen didn’t return to the summon menu.
Instead, the newly drawn Heroic Spirits’ illustrations began appearing one by one on screen, accompanied by voice lines—as if greeting the player…
“Yo! Lancer, ing for duty. Alright, just relax, Master!”
“…!”
“You like me too, huh? Cool. Then let’s go────Vive la France!”
The first two were just some dudes.
And the second one was a Berserker—ugly as hell.
But the third one… the moment that energetic voice came on, paired with a super cute illustration—
Su Deqiang was DONE.
“So that’s how it is… I’m the Master, huh? I can summon Heroic Spirits? Marie Antoinette? She’s adorable…”
Su Deqiang looked at the gorgeous illustration, listening to that bubbly girl’s voice—and couldn’t help but grin like an idiot.
As Mihayou co-founder David once said,
Otaku guys have a deep desire for emotional connection with the opposite sex… and anime-style games are built to satisfy that.
But many so-called anime-style games didn’t deliver on that emotional connection… Especially in the early days when the anime game user base was still small and filled with core fans.
Don’t even get started on traditional MMOs—pure stats, competition, and flexing.
Actually, many hardcore anime fans would absolutely spend on things with terrible value, just because they love a character or show. As long as it brings joy, that’s what they call paying for love.
But in gaming? At least in this world, there wasn’t a single online game that truly catered to these core fans… so the whole "paying for love" thing never even got a chance to happen.
But now—
That’s changed.
FGO, more than gameplay, delivers emotion to players.
And the best way to spark emotion? Lively characters.
The game’s plot is also centered entirely around the player. Every character’s story revolves around the Master—you. Relationships are built with the player.
Even though Tang Yao added the FSN observer route, that too was part of selling emotional connection. Whether it’s Fate/Zero or FSN, the characters are just ridiculously appealing. In fact, characters have always been the Fate series’ greatest strength.
So, very quickly… as FGO’s story progressed and all the characters started gathering around the player-controlled “Gudao”—
Su Deqiang started falling for the story, falling for the characters—especially Mash. He thought she was adorable. “Senpai…” Heh.
And as he cleared more story chapters, he got more Saint Quartz, which let him summon more Heroic Spirits…
Eventually,
Su Deqiang noticed his stash had built up. He paused the story and opened the menu.
Seeing he had over ten Quartz,
he remembered Marie… and all the Heroic Spirits he loved from Fate/Zero…
His hand moved on its own and tapped the summon screen.
The moment it loaded—
that flashy summon interface appeared before him.
At launch, there were two gacha pools: one was the base launch pool, and the other was the special manga crossover pool.
The former had original game characters. The latter featured characters from Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night.
“…Iskandar and Saber are both 5-stars? There are 5-stars!?”
Su Deqiang obviously focused on the latter. When he saw Saber and Iskandar’s illustrations front and center—with a big “rate up” label—
He immediately looked at his Saint Quartz balance.
If it had been a straight-up price, he wouldn’t have paid.
Because it would’ve felt like slapping a price tag on the character he loved.
But this wasn’t a fixed price.
What if… he was the chosen Master?
As he thought that, he instinctively hit the summon button… Just once, of course.
“C’mon c’mon c’mon…”
He muttered under his breath as he tapped.
But—nope. Nothing good.
He got a generic Craft Essence.
He glanced at the summon page and pulled again… and again.
But no luck. The odds for getting a hit were still too low.
Eventually, he landed one Heroic Spirit.
“I am the first spear of the Knights of Fianna! Diarmuid Ua Duibhne! ing in! From now on, I will serve as your loyal Servant!”
“Tch, what are you doing here? Should’ve stayed home—I’m worried you’ll steal my girl…”
Su Deqiang laughed as he roasted him.
But seeing a familiar Fate/Zero character? That still made him happy!
It brought back all those manga memories instantly.
But after the initial joy—
he felt a bit salty.
Because when he read the manga, he didn’t even like this unlucky guy.
He looked at the summon screen again—at Saber’s illustration.
But he’d already used up all his story-earned Quartz.
So, inevitably… Su Deqiang’s eyes shifted toward the purchase button.
Then he glanced again at the summon banner with boosted odds for his favorite characters. Then at the purchase button.
And finally—he tapped it.
Paying for love.
Half an hour later.
A burst of golden light lit up the screen.
With dazzling effects and thrilling sound design—
Su Deqiang’s breathing quickened.
A golden flash!
He gripped his phone tightly. As the light condensed,
a blinding golden card slid onto the screen—it was the Saber class! His eyes went wide. He sprang up from his chair.
“I ask you… Are you my Master?”
“YES!!!”
The second he heard that line—
Su Deqiang grinned from ear to ear, practically glowing!
Sure, he’d just spent over a hundred yuan… but he was still over the moon!
Because ever since Fate/Zero, he’d been in love with that noble, valiant female King Arthur!
He took another look—this wasn’t even a guaranteed pull! There was a pity system, and he pulled her in just 20 tries—nowhere near the pity limit!
He immediately opened the character index… and lovingly admired his newly acquired Saber.
“My waifu is so beautiful. And I got her in just two ten-pulls…”
He murmured happily. Then suddenly, something hit him. Forget the story—he had to post this.
He sat down at his computer, opened the biggest anime forum in the country.
No way!
With luck this good—how could he not share!?
But—
The moment he opened the forum, his expression froze. His excitement vanished.
Because right at the top, there was a thread:
“First-Pull Miracle! First Pull and I got Attila! My waifu is so beautiful!”
Su Deqiang didn’t even know who Attila was,
but suddenly… he didn’t feel that lucky anymore.
He scrolled down…
And realized he was late to the party.
The entire forum had already been overtaken by FGO—discussion everywhere!
It was like the whole next month of conversation had already happened.
He was in the wrong place.
Anyone who didn’t know better would’ve thought this was a dedicated game forum.
At the same time.
Wenxin Press.
Zhao Fangsheng was still playing the game… No, not addicted—he was researching it. Maybe a little invested. Maybe spent over ten thousand yuan.
But overall? Still research.
And while he was studying the game—
Knock knock—
Suddenly—
a rapid knock sounded on the door.
This late? Who could it be?
Zhao Fangsheng looked up, puzzled, but still said, “Come in.”
The door opened.
Shang Tao walked in with his phone, bursting with excitement:
“Vice President! I finally get what you meant about selling characters!! This game is incredible!!! I just pulled three 5-star characters!!!”
He held up his phone, beaming—happy like a 200-pound child!
Compared to how he was just earlier?
He was a whole new person.
Zhao Fangsheng: “……?”