"But, who is the best between the two of us?"
"Good question. Tell us, little thing."

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So I've been making good progress on the upcoming next episode of Don't Flex On Me Yumi-Chan!!! As a matter of fact, I've been so inspired that I wrote an entire opening scene that could have become a CG scene. Unfortunately, I don't have the budget and bandwidth for it, so you'll just have to make do with the usual character sprites. Which is not a bad thing, since the art is pretty great.

I'm only about halfway through writing episode 04 and it's already quite long, which is continuing the trend set in last episode 03. I'm trying to add more choices and some small alternate scenes depending on some of those choices, as you all suggested in an earlier poll. Episode 04 is growing quite ambitious in that regard, and should keep you busy for a while once it's out.

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I've been lying to you guys, and lying to myself as well, as I got some very important information confused. I've been telling you that the delivery date for the next CG for Yumi-Chan (the double-team attack of Rin and Yumi on the protagonist) is due for the end of this month, July. But I misremembered the actual date, which is the end of August.

Shouldn't change much to you guys, as I am alternating releases of the two games I am currently working on every month, and August should coincide with a release of The Bodyguard Girl 2 instead.

Speaking of which, I should definitely start planning my next CG for it sooner rather than later. Hmm. Time to put my thinking cap on.

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And that's it for now. This week, I've started having ideas for another secret October game, and I've been tempted to start shopping around for a new artist to work on that secret game. Looking for artists is one of my favorite part of doing this whole Peach Punch thing. It's just , every artist is so full of possibilities and promise, it gets intoxicating to look at portfolios and all that. If you've ever commissioned a custom art piece, you probably know what I am talking about. It's a thrill that AI image generators can't provide, I can tell you that.

Apart from that, my doctor told me I almost have high blood pressure issues, so I need to make drastic changes to my habits and lifestyle (what can I say, I'm not an old man with grey hair and a cane, but I'm probably a bit older than you imagine I am, haha). For my sake, and yours, I want to stay as healthy as possible so I can keep working on these games and get better at doing them.

The coming weeks will be difficult as I adjust to better, healthier habits. Until then, stay safe out there!

"Eeeeh? Look at that shark! It looks so strong and dangerous. It's like, my spirit animal, don't you think?"

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A quiet week has gone by, and the only thing I have to show for it is the new build for The Bodyguard Girl 2 that you received a few days ago.

However, I have started work on the new episode for Don't Flex On Me Yumi-Chan!!! that contains an outing with Yumi that may or may not be a date. I don't know for sure, she won't give me a straight answer.

That said, I am still undecided on where the date will take place, and I might get you guys to vote on it soon and quickly.

Other than that, no news on the commission for that tag-team up CG of Yumi and Rin on the poor protagonist. That is to be expected, as the delivery date is still at least a week and a half away.

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And that's it. Slow news week, as it sometimes happens. It's been raining non-stop for almost a week here, and I'm scared of finding out I have leaks in my house. I'm becoming more and more paranoid as time goes by. I should learn to meditate, or something. Next week, I should have more significant progress to show y'all.

Until then, stay safe out there!

Just a quick update because I'm kind of excited and wanted to share with you guys.

Basically, I've finished implementing the throat lift / choke minigame already. The art by Manob0028 was so great that it pushed me to work extra hard today and I managed to reach the objective I've set for myself.

So I figured I would tease you guys about it a little. Heh, heh.

You'll never notice it, but I'm getting better at organizing the code for these minigames. Although I'm planning to give up on Visual Novel Maker after this project (in order to switch to Ren'Py fulltime), I truly feel I am pulling the maximum capacity of this old busted game engine, and that my way of making the minigames is at its peak. If the minigame turns out to be too difficult or needs any sort of tweaking, I've made it so it's super easy to do on my end.

So yeah, you'll never notice it, but I'm proud of my work on this one.

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That said, there is still some stuff missing. I still need to write the dialog leading to that minigame, and perhaps a short scene afterwards of the consequences of losing the minigame, just like I did with the others.

I am quite confident I'll have these ready by the end of the week. I am on vacation right now, but as I stated earlier, I am a homebody, and would rather stay home than plan a huge trip far away from my own bed. I will try to play tourist around my hometown, so I'll take some well-deserved time off, but I keep my eyes on the prize and make sure I leave enough time to complete this part of the game so you'll have something to play soon.

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And that's that. I've heard the weather reports call the rain 'diluvial', which totally sounds like a biblical term to describe the storms we are currently facing. I hope you can stay dry where you are. I'll do my best to not get soaked by the warm summer rain.

Until then, stay safe out there!