Harem: Shooting Anime In Another World

Chapter 4

Watching the servant take the letter to the designated post station, Durin stretched a bit, as if trying to release all the fatigue from the past five days, and lazily lay back in the chair.

On the other side, Windy, who was flipping through the script of "Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!" again, couldn't help but ask, "Lord Edward, are you planning to spread this story in some way to make money?"

"Well, that's about the gist of it."

"But why shoot a story like this? Although I haven't read many novels, I do know that some of the popular knight and adventure novels in this era feature protagonists who go through countless hardships, gather various companions, and ultimately defeat the demon king after making significant sacrifices, earning the favor of the princess. Your story, Lord Edward, while interesting, feels quite strange..."

Hearing Windy's words, Durin, who had been contemplating how to localize the script, couldn't help but smile and replied, "Yes, it is strange. A normal person would probably react like you upon encountering such an odd story, but that's precisely our opportunity and our selling point! Because, while the stories you mentioned about heroes fighting demon kings are indeed genuine mainstream novels with a stable audience, in reality, these viewers have long grown tired of such tales."

"And what we are about to launch, 'Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!', is a genuine unconventional story. It lacks the thrill of heroes battling dragons and the romantic escapades of heroes saving beauties. The protagonist in the story even leads a very miserable life for various reasons, but don't you find this story extremely interesting?"

After carefully considering Durin's words, Windy nodded and said, "That is indeed true; the story is quite interesting."

"Exactly! As long as it's interesting, that's enough. In this entertainment-starved era, anything interesting will catch people's attention and be loved by them. Whether it's mainstream or unconventional, only interesting stories can attract the audience and spread more quickly!"

While Windy could only nod in partial understanding, Durin became increasingly excited.

He even forgot his earlier fatigue and stood up, looking around and exclaiming, "This world is just too boring! Even though the paper industry is developed, the novel industry is still in its most primitive stage. Even though magic technology is advanced, the magic that only a few possess cannot benefit the common people at all! While I don't have the ambition to change the era, I still want to change this situation, or rather, I must find a way to change it!"

Faced with Durin's passionate speech, Windy was left speechless and stood there in a daze, while Durin, fully stirred by his emotions, could no longer remain lazy and immediately stood up.

The more he worked on the script these days, the more Durin felt the lack of prosperity in the cultural industry of this world. Clearly, the Kingdom of Humans had no external enemies, and the internal economy was continuously expanding due to the effects of magical advancements, yet everyone seemed to be living a very dull life.

Nobles spent their days holding banquets, singing, dancing, and rapping, while common folk truly had nothing to do but work and gather in taverns to chat, with no entertainment-oriented activities at all. Although it had been mentioned before that this world had a certain level of papermaking technology and a novel industry, those boring knight novels were basically all about the same hero battling the dragon, and it felt like the occasional appearance of a BL novel was considered innovative.

As a modern person, Durin could endure the poor diet of this world, and he could tolerate its concerning hygiene, but he absolutely could not stand the boredom of this world!

Clearly, he had so many ideas from another world in his mind, and he had the ability to change all of this. So, who would choose to do nothing and watch time pass by day after day?!

With this thought, Durin, having gathered his emotions, asked, "Windy, I remember there is a young knight among our castle's retinue named Zat, right? What is he doing now?"

Hearing Durin's words, Windy thought for a moment before silently replying, "Are you talking about that young knight who followed his father and joined the Edward family when he was a child? I can't believe you still remember him. If I'm not mistaken, he should be managing a village near the castle now, and I've heard he's doing quite well. Not only is he able to collect taxes steadily, but the people also support him greatly."

"Is that so? Then call him over; I need to talk to him."

Durin knew this young man named Zat. When Durin was a child, Zat often played with him and his brother as the son of a knight, so he could be considered one of Durin's childhood companions.

However, when Durin went to the Mage Tower and his brother El joined the army, Zat stayed behind with the Edward family. He later became a formal knight, but at that time, Durin had no energy to pay attention to it.

Now, as Durin began to consider the lineup for the main characters of "Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo," the image of Zat involuntarily appeared in his mind.

From Durin's memories, Zat had always been exceptionally clever since childhood and was particularly good at acting. A large part of the reason Durin and El could sneak out of the castle to play was due to Zat's acting skills fooling the guarding soldiers.

Although Durin was unsure about Zat's current situation, after receiving some general information from Windy, he believed that this decent young knight could meet his requirements.

After a while, as Durin made some localized modifications to the beginning of "Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo," the door to the living room slowly opened.

"Lord Edward, Zat has arrived."

Hearing Windy's words, Durin, who had been contemplating the plot, immediately stood up and looked at the gray-haired young man in the distance, who seemed a bit nervous and nowhere near as carefree as he was in childhood, and smiled, "Long time no see, Zat. It looks like you're doing well now."

"Yes, my lord, all of this is thanks to the old lord's promotion."

Clearly, Zat was now unusually tense, and Durin, who understood that Zat was at a loss due to the difference in their statuses, smiled slightly and shook his head, saying, "Forget it. It seems you're not in the mood for reminiscing. In that case, I'll be straightforward. Zat, how's your acting?"

Not expecting that a long-lost friend, now a lord, would say such a thing, Zat quickly nodded while recalling their childhood, "Lord Durin, you know, although I think it's a useless skill, my acting is indeed quite good."

"Hehe, I don't think it's a useless skill."

Confirming Zat's situation and understanding that he had indeed become an outstanding knight, Durin smiled and said, "Although I have a lot more to talk to you about, this isn't really the time for reminiscing. To be honest, Zat, I have a place where I need you to use your acting skills. If you're willing to accept, I'll promote you to my personal guard, and your treatment will improve as well. How about it?"

Surprised that Durin, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, would say such things, Zat quickly half-squatted and replied, "Of course, it would be my honor, Lord Durin."