Chapter 8. Let's Call the Police, Pucci
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"Director Pucci, the scene you mentioned is coming up soon."
In the "Phantom Blood" crew, a staff member anxiously asked Pucci, "Shouldn't we stop filming and call the actors back?"
"There's no need."
Pucci confidently replied, "If we've been watching their performances this whole time, don't we know how well they're doing?"
"..."
Do they know?
They know all too well!
Even though many of them were freshly graduated newcomers handpicked by Jolyne Cujoh, there were also many veterans who had been working in various crews for years, shuffled around departments by their superiors. It was the long hours of overtime and bleak future prospects that led them to join the better-benefited Green Dolphin Studio.
But whether they were newcomers or veterans, they had to admit that the performances of Dio and the other genuine new actors were far from amateur.
Although Dio and the others initially made some common rookie mistakes, causing some bumps in the filming process, that was all.
The staff, who watched Dio and the others initially make minor errors but quickly transform and fully immerse themselves into their roles and the script world, were acutely aware of how extraordinary Dio and the others' subconscious abilities were.
They also knew how difficult it was to integrate these actors' subconscious abilities into a single script.
If not for the solid skills of the veteran staff and the enthusiastic new staff absorbing the veterans' expertise like sponges, thanks to Jolyne Cujoh's financial incentives, and coordinating the script world's operation well, it would have been a different story.
As Pucci initially worried, "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" could easily have turned into "Artoria's Bizarre Adventure."
Even with Artoria's subconscious weakened, her portrayal of Elina was still overpowering, almost suppressing even the enhanced subconscious of Kirito, who played Extra A.
Yes, like the transformation of the Volunteer Army's 50th Corps before and after the Korean War, you couldn't tell they were the same army.
Full-dive filming allows actors to use hypnosis and other methods to better immerse their subconscious into their roles and externally enhances specific aspects of their subconscious through character template data crafted by the crew. However, this method is less effective for actors with overpowering subconscious abilities, like Artoria.
This is why the staff, knowing the upcoming scene, were concerned.
Given Artoria's strong subconscious, would Dio even dare to force a kiss on Elina, let alone overpower her?
"I know what everyone is worried about, but Dio is different from Kirito."
"Even though Kirito's subconscious is strong, he's essentially a gentle harem king who is inherently at a disadvantage against strong-willed girls like Artoria."
"But Dio?"
As the sun set, casting a blood-red hue over the scene, staff members hesitated to shoot the scene, fearing Dio might lack the courage to force a kiss on Elina, getting beaten by her instead.
But under Pucci's insistence, the scene proceeded.
"If Artoria is a righteous female knight, then Dio is the demon king in the demon castle."
"Have you ever seen a demon king get overpowered by a female knight, or a female knight not get overpowered by the demon king?"
"It's a natural attribute suppression."
Yes, just like King Arthur in "FATE" lives like a saint, Dio in "JOJO" is the epitome of evil.
Unlike other villains who have diluted motives like love or saving the world, Dio is a born evil entity whose crimes can never be washed clean!
Facing such a villain, with Dio's enhanced subconscious and Artoria's weakened subconscious, even in a fair competition, Artoria couldn't suppress Dio.
So not only did the staff's worries not materialize, but Dio's subconscious also completely dominated the scene.
"Hey, your name is Elina, right?"
"I see you and JOJO are quite close."
Though he smiled, it was far from friendly.
His chillingly magnetic words made even the staff outside the script world feel a shiver down their spines.
Blocking Elina on her way home with two lackeys, Dio said, "I just felt very strange. That guy should be very depressed, but he looked very happy recently. So that's the case."
"..."
"He...he did it!"
Watching even Artoria choose to turn and flee in the script world, Dio, with a smirk, skillfully pulled her back and forcefully kissed her.
Almost in sync with the shocked expressions of Kirito and the other Extras A and B, the staff outside the script world exclaimed!
"Gogugugu~~"
Even though Artoria reacted and started to resist, with her lowered strength, she couldn't match the Arthurian king with the red dragon heart in "FATE." Her current strength only allowed her to tear off the wires on DIO's shirt.
Then, like a rebound.
Kirito, who was initially worried about being suppressed by Artoria's overpowering subconscious, suddenly awakened.
With a fierce expression and exaggerated, yet fitting tone, he loudly praised, "As expected of Dio! He easily did what we couldn't do! Truly admirable, truly enviable!"
Because, as he said.
Artoria's previous dominance now transferred to Dio!
"Have you kissed JOJO?"
"Not yet."
Filming continued.
Especially with Dio's shamelessly proud expression, even Pucci and the staff, already knowing the plot, couldn't help but focus the camera on the devilishly smiling Dio.
"Your first kiss wasn't with JOJO! It was with me, Dio!!"
This is the influence of the Savior of Evil!
So...
"Director Pucci, should we...call the police?"
"...???"
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