Early the next morning, Edward, who had gathered everyone together, noticed several unfamiliar faces among the crowd. He turned to Winry, who seemed to know something, and asked, "Who are they?"
Winry quickly replied to Edward's question, "Lord Edward, didn't you ask me to go to the Adventurers Guild to post a commission to find actors? These are the ones who came to audition. However, with the scarcity of adventurers in the southern region, especially female adventurers, these few are the only candidates available."
"Did you tell them the specific details of the job?"
"Well, although I couldn't explain it clearly, they came for the interview knowing roughly what they were supposed to do."
Nodding, realizing that Winry had indeed followed his instructions, Edward looked at the distant figures and roughly judged in his mind before saying, "Give them these scripts and let them rehearse now. I will come to review later."
Upon hearing Edward's instructions, Winry nodded and quickly went to execute the task he had assigned. Meanwhile, Edward, who remained in place, looked at the script in his hand, which had been revised countless times, murmuring to himself, "It seems that it will be completed soon."
Indeed, under normal circumstances, film and television production would require a considerable amount of time to complete. After all, under normal circumstances, film and television production involves a lot of time-consuming tasks such as retakes, camera arrangements, and special effects production. However, these issues did not exist for Edward.
Since there were no actors in this world temporarily, Edward couldn't be picky about acting skills. For him, it was sufficient if the actors could portray a rough approximation of the characters. Furthermore, due to the existence of magic, there was no need to consider camera angles and special effects. Once the selection of actors was completed, he was confident that he could finish shooting the remaining scenes in a few days.
The only thing that troubled him slightly was the script that still needed editing and the issue of background music. After all, this world lacked flying cabbages, and this particular scene was crucial and couldn't be omitted. Therefore, to modify this part of the script to a seamless state was quite taxing for Edward.
As for the music, there shouldn't be a problem, to be honest. After all, what this fantasy world lacked the least was wandering minstrels. These folks could play all kinds of musical instruments, and with a little money spent in a tavern, they could easily play suitable background music.
However, what surprised Edward was that the person who ultimately solved the music problem was not a wandering minstrel but Viz, who overheard him murmuring to himself.
"Music? If you need music, I can help. After all, I was born into a noble family in the Imperial Capital and was forced to learn various musical instruments since childhood. Although I've become a bit rusty now, I should be able to help."
"Really?"
Surprised that things turned out so effortlessly, Edward expressed his amazement and promptly asked Viz to perform. As expected, Viz's musical proficiency was genuine. Perhaps due to becoming a lich, her spiritual focus and emotional expression in her music were even more profound and perfect!
Realizing that the situation was even smoother than he had imagined, Edward calculated and almost confirmed that he could complete the filming of the theatrical version within a week.
In the end, this theatrical version was just a trial work for Edward. Compared to what he planned to shoot later, the difficulty of filming "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World" was quite low. Only if this theatrical version succeeded could Edward have the confidence to continue filming. Otherwise, he would have to admit that he could not change the era with his own strength.
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Adventurers Guild, filming in progress.
While Zat was lounging in his seat, exhausted, petting a cat, Aya, carrying a large bucket of leftover food, walked over with a smile. She said, "Look, look! There are leftovers from the restaurant today, and they said I could bring them over. It's a profit!"
Feeling increasingly irritable as he looked at her foolish face, Zat calmly said, "Hey, Aqua, although I don't want to say this, honestly, I think capturing the fugitive Devil King is impossible. Think about it, unlike the protagonists in stories, I don't have powerful abilities. Fighting against the Devil King's army should be left to those who were sent here before me, who have gained powerful abilities and weapons..."
"..."
Amidst a moment of silence, Aqua, who suddenly turned her head, tears welling up in her eyes, exclaimed loudly, "How can you say that?! Then, I won't be able to return home, right?"
"Hehe, save those lines for when you guide the hero like a true goddess, seal the Devil King before the hero grows up, and buy time for the hero. You, who excel only at banquet performances, rice barrel!"
"Uwah~ Uwahh!"
Faced with Aqua's crying, Zat, showing no mercy, continued mercilessly, "So, think of some easy ways to make money again, and also, teach me your only advantage, the restoration magic!"
"No~! Only restoration magic won't do! Don't take away my only reason for existence!!! With me here, you don't need to learn it, right?! Waaahhh~!"
The girl's loud crying caught the attention of the adventurers around, and Megumin, who had been eating, couldn't help but look over and say, "Kazuma, your attack power is too terrifying. Saying whatever is on your mind without consideration will make most girls cry!"
Meanwhile, Daknis, a new addition to the team who played the role as Darkness, crossed her arms and muttered, "Hmm, if you accumulate too much pressure, it's fine for me to be scolded by you instead of Aqua!"
As she said this, there was a subtle blush on her face...
Daknis was an actress chosen by Edward from the adventurers who applied. Although it was practically the only option available, at least her performance was acceptable, and she didn't get stage fright. As long as this criterion was met, Edward could fill in the rest with suggestive magic.
Though using suggestive magic to make someone think they're a masochist was quite delicate, it was for the noble cause of filmmaking, and Edward had no hesitation whatsoever!
"Urgent notice, urgent notice! All adventurers, arm yourselves immediately and gather at the main gate of the town in combat readiness!"
The sudden announcement from the receptionist caught the adventurers off guard, and Edward, who was filming nearby, promptly put down his recording device, as he had anticipated.
"The timing couldn't be better."
He hadn't informed the receptionist at the Adventurers Guild or the other adventurers about what he was filming. Naturally, they had no idea what was happening.
The reason for this was, of course, to achieve a more perfect effect in the filming. After all, the quality of the extras to some extent determined the success of a film. Rather than spending money to make them act poorly, it was better to let them act naturally. Moreover, Edward had already arranged with the guards at the city gate and the adventurers' managers, bribing them to keep quiet, so there shouldn't be any problems no matter what.
So, as all the adventurers gathered at the city gate with various thoughts in their minds, the knight riding on horseback with nothing on his neck appeared before them.
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