Chapter 9. The Big Shots Hiding in The Crowd
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"It doesn't matter if I forced it. It's the fact that I kissed her first!"
"This way, her relationship with JOJO will be ruined!"
"I will never let JOJO have any friends or lovers!!"
Loneliness is a terrifying emotion.
Just like the most feared punishment in prison is not the warden's baton or the electric chair, but a simple, empty solitary cell.
This isolation can not only hollow out a person but also drive them mad.
And this is Dio's goal.
To turn Jonathan into a depressed, useless idiot and then slowly take everything Jonathan has.
This way, the Joestar family's inheritance would belong to him alone!
This is why Minamizawa Jyuhachi suggested to Pucci after watching Dio's performance from start to finish.
--We should call the police!
After all, a person's subconscious can't lie.
Even though Dio's subconscious about "evil" had been amplified using the full-dive device, there were still flaws in this method.
At present, technology cannot turn someone inherently weak into a cold-blooded killer by merely amplifying their latent feelings of ruthlessness.
From Minamizawa Jyuhachi's understanding of the full-dive device, Dio's portrayal as a villain wasn't just due to the device's influence. The device merely enhanced his innate evil nature from a nine to a ten.
Simply put, he suggested calling the police to thoroughly investigate Dio's past!
This insight came from his experiences, having been forced by financial issues to work on some love-action films at a pure XX academy, meeting all sorts of people.
And seeing how skilled Dio was, it wouldn't be surprising if he'd done similar things before.
Even if he hadn't, given Dio's dangerous subconscious, it wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on him.
"I see, that's what you're worried about."
"But rest assured, Minamizawa. I know the procedures and processes better than you."
Pucci replied confidently.
After all, anyone who discovered their roommate was Dio on their first day after crossing over would immediately call the police unless they had no idea who he was.
Fortunately, Pucci had watched "JOJO" before crossing over.
So, he anonymously reported Dio and even the other roommates to the police.
He suggested the police conduct a thorough investigation and even hired famous detectives from this world to investigate them.
However, since Dio and the others were still sharing the same dormitory and hadn't been arrested, it either meant the police and detectives found no evidence or, in this parallel world, Dio and the others hadn't committed any crimes.
"Moreover, instead of worrying about something that might never be discussed in the future, as directors, we should focus on the current filming."
Steering the conversation back to filming, Pucci said, "Although Dio's performance is already strong, I think we can elevate it further by using special camera techniques to highlight his villainous aura."
"By the way, Minamizawa, do you have any ideas on this?"
Indeed, Pucci was genuinely seeking advice.
Because if the name Minamizawa Jyuhachi might not ring a bell, then Akiyuki Shinbo certainly would, even to those who don't watch much anime!
He is a big shot!
"Monogatari Series," "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha," "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," "Nisekoi"...
One after another, these representative works instantly made Pucci recognize the person behind the pseudonym.
Of course, with Akiyuki Shinbo still using the pseudonym Minamizawa Jyuhachi, he wasn't yet the future director who would boldly use freeze frames, filled with large, bold text "KO NO DIO DA," replayed in a loop.
But rather...
"I think..."
"What are you guys discussing?"
Interrupting Shinbo's thoughts was Jolyne Cujoh.
"Did something happen that warrants calling the police?"
While saying this, she kept asking her system.
If she reported herself and got the entire crew arrested, could she bypass the system's restriction that required her to release the work and wait until the settlement date to get the system rebate?
"Nothing much, it's just that our actor's intense performance scared Director Minamizawa."
"Oh."
Hearing the system's negative answer, Jolyne replied with a face full of regret.
As for Pucci's explanation about the actor's intense performance...
Jolyne, who had seen Minamizawa Jyuhachi's resume and personally recruited him, knew well that this bearded middle-aged man, who seemed perverted, actually was a director of such films.
Initially, she wondered how to persuade Pucci to give Minamizawa Jyuhachi an important position.
But she hadn't even finished her sentence when Pucci, recognizing the name, enthusiastically insisted Minamizawa join his team, offering the position of assistant director!
Hmph, men~~
Therefore, Pucci's explanation naturally made Jolyne think he was implying something vulgar and violent.
--If even a professional director like Minamizawa Jyuhachi thinks this film is vulgar and violent, then the final product must be extremely inappropriate for children and will definitely be banned?!
--And am I destined to lose money?!
--As expected, my decision to choose Pucci and Minamizawa Jyuhachi was correct!
Extremely satisfied, Jolyne no longer focused on this minor issue and turned to her real purpose for coming today: "By the way, is the crew's budget still sufficient?"
"Why do I find, when checking the accounts, that it seems you haven't spent much money?"
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