"When the manga series launches, we’ll need to push the merchandise side of things simultaneously."

"I get the sense this will definitely work. If we’re going to be prepared, we’d better start quickly," Esteban replied, immediately grasping Rupert’s vision for The King of Cards.

Esteban found it impressive that Rupert had integrated the “one-source multi-use” approach from the planning stage—a modern strategy, even by Earth’s standards, that wasn’t widely adopted yet.

"We should put ten cards in each pack, with at least one guaranteed higher-grade card," Rupert suggested.

"That’s exactly what I had in mind as well," Esteban agreed, seeming …