Love, Choices, and Tokyo’s Purest Heart

[The man I’ve admired most all my life is Cao Cao. There’s only one lady here, and the nearest police station is several blocks away. You could easily gag her with that dangerous hairstyle of hers… What do you say?]

[1. Find something else to gag her with… (Success reward: …)

[2. …]

A rich bachelor is reborn in Tokyo. Faced with an indecent System, Toyama Saku decides to stand by the justice in his heart!

“I’m destined to be the most pure-hearted man in Tokyo. You think you can tempt me with this?”

Years later

“I hear you started writing just to earn money to buy cosplay outfits for pretty girls?”

“Absolutely not. Everyone who knows me knows I’m the most pure-hearted man in Tokyo.”

“Um, then what about all the times you took money from women while you were writing?”

“I’ll say it again: I have never taken money from any woman under the name of being Tokyo’s most pure-hearted man.”

The man adjusted his tie, his face stern.

“I took their bank cards.”

[Based on the interview above, identify the person who guided the development of Neon literature in the twenty-first century, inspired TV dramas and movie adaptations as well as anime and game adaptations, and caused the number of pure-hearted men in this century to plummet. Explain why that person is Toyama Saku. (30 points)]

[Bonus question: Explain the relationship between Toyama Saku’s creative talent and the thickness of his skin. (10 points)]

Excerpt from, “Classic Interview Questions for the Neon TV Network’s Writing and Directing Team”