NOVEL WEB Chapter 83: Chapter 85: Life and Death Are Unpredictable
In the Type-Moon Film Company's conference room, Shinji gathered several important members of his team.
"Master, why did you call us all here?" Cu Chulainn yawned lazily.
Compared to Diarmuid, who was busy recording promotional videos, he had a lot of free time, so much so that he could spend a whole day fishing at the beach.
"I have something to discuss."
Shinji, holding his portable notebook, addressed everyone. "It's about the new slots for summoning heroic spirits."
"Summoning new heroic spirits again?"
Cu Chulainn immediately lost interest, slumping down and looking very unenthusiastic.
Summoning new heroic spirits meant that his Master wanted to make a new movie, and it was a new movie where he wouldn't even make an appearance.
Since it didn't concern him, Cu Chulainn had no motivation to listen further.
Little did he know, Shinji's first words were, "Cu Chulainn, how about I summon your teacher?"
"Absolutely! Not! That! Woman!"
Cu Chulainn, who was originally lying on the table like a hound, suddenly became as irritable as a terrier. He slammed the table with all his might and shouted. "Absolutely do not summon that old hag! Master, you have no idea what kind of monster you'll summon!"
"...Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"
Seeing Cu Chulainn's strong reaction, Shinji didn't know what to say.
"So, Master," Cu Chulainn lowered his body and questioned, "How desperate are you to want to provoke that demon?"
"Would you dare say that in front of your teacher?"
"Of course not. Otherwise, why would I call her a demon?"
Shinji felt Cu Chulainn's argument made sense, leaving him speechless.
"Well, I wanted to find a magus proficient in Rune magic. Because the Caster Class is occupied by a Magus from the Age of Gods." Shinji explained his reasoning, "So I thought your teacher might be suitable since Lancer wouldn't have any issues with her."
"Regardless of whether it's suitable or not, don't summon that old hag!" Cu Chulainn vehemently objected. "I can use Rune magic too, why not ask me?"
Shinji sneered, "Just you?"
"Although the Lancer class doesn't allow me to fully utilize Rune magic, I still have knowledge of it!"
To prevent Shinji from summoning a certain terrifying old hag (Cu Chulainn's words), the big dog tried everything he could to stop it.
But what truly made Shinji change his mind was Gilgamesh.
"Hey, Shinji."
Gilgamesh reached out and tied the first white thread in history around Shinji's neck.
"Have you forgotten something?"
"I got it, I'll give the Lancer Class to Enkidu."
Facing the threat to his life, Shinji readily conceded.
"Next is the Saber Class."
Shinji glanced at Arturia, who was nibbling on bread at the other end of the meeting table.
"I wonder if it's feasible to change the spiritual foundation..."
Upon hearing her name mentioned, Arturia put down her bread and asked curiously, "Changing the spiritual foundation? What exactly are you planning to film for your new project, Master?"
"FSN."
Shinji answered directly.
"Huh? Hasn't that already been filmed?"
All the heroic spirits looked at Shinji in unison.
"Well, the story of FSN was only partially filmed."
Shinji rested his chin on his hands, adopting a standard pose of Gendo Ikari.
"To be honest, the movie version only covered about a third of what I envisioned. So next, I'll be visualizing the remaining two-thirds."
All the heroic spirits were taken aback by Shinji's words, pondering the truth behind their Master's statement.
"Oh, Master, are you planning to make me the protagonist of the movie?!"
Among all the heroic spirits, Cu Chulainn was particularly excited.
In his eyes, since it was an expansion of the FSN story, his originally insignificant role would inevitably have its moment to shine.
Shinji calmly replied to Cu Chulainn, who was acting like an excited puppy in heat, "It's not a movie this time. In order to make the story more complete, I'm planning to shoot a TV series. However, your role has indeed been extended."
This statement wasn't untrue. Whether in the UBW route or the HF route, Cu Chulainn's role had a bit more screen time compared to the Fate movie Shinji directed.
"Alright!!"
Cu Chulainn, unaware of the situation, clenched his fists and let out a cheer.
Seeing his dog so excited, Shinji felt a twinge of guilt.
"Shinji, why are you planning to shoot a TV series this time?" Medusa pushed up her glasses and asked, "What are you scheming?"
"After Fate/Zero aired, fans have been wanting me to complete related stories, especially since Shirou and Sakura's story wasn't well-represented in FSN." Shinji explained with a smile.
"And I chose a TV series because these two parts of the story have a bit of a fanbase appeal. Showing them in theaters might be seen as rehashing old content, so I think turning them into a TV series is the best option. This way, we can also control the costs."
Of course, this was only part of the reason.
The real reason Shinji decided to revisit old material wasn't just because of fan requests, but also because of the promotion of new technology.
Unlike filming technology, screening technology would involve equipment promotion issues.
Even if the newly summoned heroic spirit could help Orange improve new technology in a short time, it would still take a long time to apply the technology to screening equipment.
Despite the seemingly sudden prevalence of 3D projection equipment due to "Avatar," it actually took nearly ten years for 3D movie projection technology to spread across North America before "Avatar."
Shinji didn't plan to have all the equipment use his new technology, but he still needed a certain quantity to achieve the desired promotional effect.
Of course, pausing movie production wasn't a bad thing either. The TV series of FSN could maintain the popularity of the Fate franchise and solidify its core fanbase.
Additionally, shooting a TV series required much less effort than making a movie, so Shinji could also find time to mentor the crews coming to Fuyuki City for filming, teaching them how to shoot commercial movies.
No matter how you looked at it, Shinji felt that his plan was perfect.
"I truly am a genius! Hahaha."
Seeing Shinji laughing heartily, the heroic spirits exchanged worried glances among themselves.
"I hope Master doesn't use up all my twelve lives."
Heracles, squatting in the corner (because there was no chair to support his weight), made his comment.
"Then I'll leave the organization of the materials to you, especially the summoning data for the new heroic spirits. It's crucial for whether we can properly summon them or not."
At the office door, Shinji instructed Ophelia.
"Don't worry, Boss."
Ophelia nodded vigorously to assure him.
However, after Shinji left, Ophelia didn't immediately start organizing the materials. Instead, she opened her computer and started reading her own blog.
Ever since she wrote her first blog post, Ophelia enjoyed browsing through the comments left by visitors.
She liked seeing people visit her blog, which gave her a strange sense of satisfaction.
But today, as soon as Ophelia logged in, she found a message in her inbox.
"This is... a group chat invitation?"
With a curious heart, Ophelia joined the group chat.
Night Grass: We have a newcomer.
Titi: It's Yani-san (Ophelia's screen name).
Lilia: It really is her! lol (?Д?)lol
Yani (Ophelia): What's wrong with me?
Night Grass: When did Yani-san start being together with your master (Husband)?
"Master... is she referring to my boss?" Ophelia immediately replied.
Yani (Ophelia): It was about a year ago.
Titi: Oh my, having an affair after just a year of being together! Haven't even gotten past the seven-year mark.
Lilia: That's too much, you should leave that kind of man immediately!
Yani (Ophelia): I'm sorry, but I can't do that.
Apart from being by my boss's side, there's nowhere else for me to go. Besides, is it such a grave sin for my boss to date Miss Flora?
Ophelia couldn't understand why these three were so worked up.
In her view, Cloris was well-suited to her boss in terms of both family status and magus identity.
But it seemed that the others misunderstood Ophelia's intentions.
Titi: Ah, it looks like Yani-san really loves him.
Lilia: This won't do, you can't just swallow your pride like that! o(≧口≦)o
Titi: Honestly, I understand how you feel, because my husband is always flirting outside.
Lilia: Yeah, mine is the same. (ノへ￣,)
Night Grass: It seems like no matter whose husband it is, they're all like this.
It appeared that these three in the group were also housewives with the same complaint — their husbands were very fickle.
Lilia: People with common grievances naturally gather together, this is what's called the internet, right? (>▽<)
It seemed that these three also regarded Ophelia as a housewife with the same situation as themselves.
"Huh? Common grievances? Do I have any grievances?"
Ophelia felt that something was off, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was.
Night Grass: How's the relationship between your husband and you?
Yani (Ophelia): I'm his slave (Subordinate).
Lilia: A slave? Σ(っ °Д °;)っ
Yani (Ophelia): Yes, I have to obey everything my master says, and I absolutely can't disobey him.
Titi: Oh my, is your husband abusing you??????
Night Grass: My god, how can there still be such people in this world!!!!!!!!
Instantly, the chat group exploded.
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