Hearing what Eliza said, Edward was momentarily taken ababsp;

  He hadn’t expected her to make such a request at this time.

  If it were something beyond his capabilities, that would be ohing, but Edward knew he could fulfill her request.

  He already had an idea for a new film that would fit her requirements.

  However, no matter what, his current film, KonoSuba, was still being sed, and the TV version was about to begin produ.

  To suddenly switch gears and start on a new movie at this point…

  Seeing Edward's hesitation, Eliza quickly said, "I know my request may be difficult, but please, Director Durin, this is a matter of life ah for many new adventurers. If it weren't for this, I wouldn’t have made the trip to the Southerory. If you make the film I'm asking for, I promise you anything within my power as the Northern Adventurers Guild Master."

  Eliza’s words revealed her determination on this issue.

  After thinking it over, Edward nodded, "Well, the filming for the TV version of KonoSuba will be deyed until winter. So, I suppose I take some time to make another movie during the few months iween."

  "Really?!" Eliza’s excitement alpable, and Edward calmly replied, "Yes, I already have an idea for the script. The only issue is the actors. I don't have enough actors at the moment. I find suitable didates in your Northern Adventurers Guild?"

  "That won't be a problem at all. I'll gather the adventurers uhe guild’s banner wheime es."

  With the situation crified, Edward nodded, "Then I'll go bad work on the script. you stay here for a few days? I pn to finish the script first and theo the Northerory with you to scout filming locations and begin auditions as soon as possible."

  "Of course, the Adventurers Guild will fun normally even without the Guild Master present."

  While Eliza said this with an air of fidehe Southeruild Master o her showed a rather plicated expression.

  <->

  I days, the reputation of KonoSuba had spread like wildfire throughout the Southerory.

  Nearly every mert who passed through Nosrid had the ce to watch the film boasted by dispying Nosrick ema’s promotional flyers on their wagons, showg their unique experience.

  As a result, not only did everyone in Nosriow about the movie, but news of it also spread rapidly outside the town, like a virus. Many who only heard about it from traveling merts were eager to see this new form of eai, even willing to pay a hefty price to open a portal to Nosrick just to watch a movie.

  In just a few days, KonoSuba had created a sensation in Nosribsp;

  The film’s plot became a hot topic among the youth and adventurers during their daily versations.

  Even some nobles who were willing to lower themselves to watch the movie began practig fireball spells at home.

  Merts quickly took advantage of this trend, selling replica ons and outfits like those seen in the movie.

  These so-called "merdise" items began appearing in various shops, and the people of this world, without any guidaarted to i what we now call movie merdise.

  Among those who beed the most was, without a doubt, Lawrence Monster shop.

  The monsters he had inally kept more for dispy than sale were all bought out in just a few days.

  ers snatched them up faster than a meal in a cafeteria, leaving the shopkeeper with a mix of joy and pain.

  The joy, of course, came from the profits he made, while the pain was from parting with the monster he had carefully nurtured.

  But this was far better than the near-colpse he had been fag before.

  In short, with the release of KonoSuba, movies as a new form of eai began to spread like a highly iious virus, attrag everyoerested and even those who weren’t.

  <->

  A carriage slowly rolled into the streets of Nosrick.

  Ihe carriage, a blonde girl in a nun’s habit looked around curiously.

  Her rge, bright eyes reflected the sery of the city, and it wasn’t long before she overheard familiar versations oreet.

  "Did you go see KonoSuba yesterday? Let’s go together today!"

  "What’s the point? You’ve already seen it three times. Aren’t you tired of fighting for tickets?"

  "The Nosrick Grand Theater—I mean, the ema has expanded. It’s not as hard to get tickets now. Plus, don’t you think the story is iing and the heroines are adorable?! I could watch it ten times and never get bored!!!"

  Discussions like this had been spreading through the towns ever sihe movie came out.

  No matter which town she visited, the first thing the girl heard was talk about the movie and KonoSuba.

  Holy, this was an experience she had never had before.

  As the only daughter of the Grand Duke of the Southerory, Daphne had always lived a life both simple and plex.

  Simple in that there was little in the way of extras in a noble’s life, and plex in that there was so mu a noble’s life she couldn’t uand.

  Whether it was basic etiquette, social iions, or cultivation as a transdent, everything was so dull and g in color.

  That’s why Daphne had done everything she could to escape the duke’s castle on her sixteenth birthday.

  With the help of her guards, she had seen for the first time the world she had only heard about in stories.

  The outside world did not disappoint her, with hings catg her attention every day.

  Naturally, the cept of a movie also reached her ears.

  However, upon hearing about movies, Daphne wasn’t particurly ied.

  To her, a movie was nothing more than a different kind of stage py, and those opera-style performances didn’t appeal to her at all.

  She could enjoy private performances in the duke’s castle, but they only made her want to sleep.

  To her, the on folk were only so ied in this because they hadn’t seen much. They found even such abstract art amusing.

  Even so, Daphne had e to this town, known for its movies.

  After all, when something keeps ing up in versations around you, you might eventually decide to try it out of sheer annoyance.

  But Daphne wasn’t expeg much. She was more curious to see just how b this thing called a movie could be.

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