Master Inventor from Hunter x Hunter

For example, in Doraemon, the blue fat cat first used this camera to zoom in and film a shot of a dorayaki.

Then he had Nobita film himself holding a knife and fork, happily jumping in place.

After that, he spliced these two shots together to create a video of Doraemon holding a knife and fork, jumping on a giant dorayaki mountain.

In that episode, Nobita thought this was really fun and wanted to make a movie.

But it ended up with him and Doraemon arguing over who would be the lead.

In the end, Doraemon insisted that if he couldn't be the lead, he wouldn't lend them the gadgets, so he became the story's protagonist.

Forced into a supporting role but still a good guy, Nobita went to Shizuka's house to find her.

As it happened, Dekisugi was there too, thought it sounded interesting, and wanted to join in.

Doraemon also thought he was well-suited for it, so he made him the screenwriter and director.

Dekisugi happened to have a script he'd written before called "Great Demon God of the Universe," which they could use.

So Doraemon pulled out various gadgets and had everyone split up to prepare.

Nobita went to find Suneo, Anio, and Haruo to help, and the four of them said it was best not to invite Gian, or else they'd have to follow his lead in acting.

But after all the pre-production was done and the movie officially started filming, Gian showed up from who knows where.

He asked what everyone was doing, and Suneo quickly buttered him up, saying they were making a movie and were just about to ask him to be the lead.

But the only role left was the big villain, the Great Demon King of the Universe, so they decided to coax him into joining with half-truths.

Then, after filming started, Gian kept watching from the sidelines, feeling strange that he never got a chance to appear, and started getting annoyed.

Plus, Gian's mom had told him to come home early, so Dekisugi said they'd start filming from the scene where the big star appears.

After Gian put on the Great Demon King costume, he felt it suited him well and was satisfied.

First, they filmed a laughing shot, then a shot of him eating (Gian: "That's right, even a justice hero has to eat").

Next came the "beating up the bad guys" scene, and the scene of him getting knocked down (Dekisugi: "A justice hero needs danger to be interesting, right?").

And finally, the scene of him napping after defeating the bad guys (the group snickering).

Yeah, the whole group was treating Gian like a fool~~~

Though he was indeed Japanese.

Later, at the test screening, no one dared to invite Gian to watch, but he found out anyway.

When Gian arrived, it was just when his part appeared, and he saw the earlier footage had been edited into:

Him laughing because his underlings caught Shizuka, picking up a knife and fork to eat her, then fighting the boys, getting beaten by the hero, and lying on the ground after being defeated (while the group cheered)...

Needless to say, he was furious, even crying in anger as he swung his fists to hit someone.

But luckily, by then everyone had already escaped.

Chapter 049: Tiger Warrior, Lion Warrior, Elephant Warrior...

Even a group of elementary school kids like Doraemon's gang could put together a pretty decent movie.

"Pretty decent" here means the plot logic was sound, and the prep work like costumes and props was thorough.

Plus, everyone acted with full commitment, aided by Doraemon's gadgets.

Such a film counted as a passable piece of work.

And in the Hunter World of the 1980s, let alone in a place as isolated as Meteor City, being able to produce a film of this quality would definitely make it a huge hit with the kids of Meteor City.

"If the filming equipment and such are no problem~~~"

Chrollo thought for a moment, "Then the costumes and some of the suits..."

"I'll handle those too."

Mog agreed again.

"Then I have no issues either."

With that guarantee, Chrollo immediately started scribbling rapidly on the paper.

His thoughts were clear, his ideas flowed, and his pen moved as if guided by a divine hand.

And as he wrote, he explained to the group:

"Earlier, we showed the kids in Meteor City the [Cleaning Squad] video. Based on their reactions, they're very receptive to this type of film."

"Even if they could accept other works, with [Cleaning Squad] as their first impression, they'll definitely lean more toward this kind of content."

"So I think the film we make can also be in the 'squad' genre..."

Uvogin, Phinks, and the others nodded along vigorously.

They didn't understand much about equipment or genres.

But they knew that if it was something like [Cleaning Squad], they'd absolutely support it with both hands and feet.

Because~~~

The characters in [Cleaning Squad] are plentiful!!

Not to mention anything else, just the configuration of a single squadron alone had seven people—four men and three women.

It perfectly corresponded to the seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.

Add in what Mog requested, like an [Inventor], plus some villain characters.

That was more than enough for their current number of people!!

"Then if everyone has no objections, we'll take the [Squadron] type as the main subject of our filming..."

After everyone unanimously agreed, plus Mog nodded his head, Chrollo circled the two Hunter characters for [Squadron] on the paper.

Once the story type was decided, next came the general setting and framework.

"We have to follow the special environment of Meteor City, so we can't set the story's background in some big city."

"We can set it in a forest or secret realm cut off from the world..."

At the very beginning of the work [Hunter x Hunter], there was a line like this:

"Rare birds, strange beasts, treasures, secret treasures, demonic realms, secret realms—all because of the allure of the word [Unknown], countless people willingly become its captives... and such people are called [Hunters]."

In this world, there were also many secret realms and demonic realms.

Setting it up this way wouldn't break immersion, and the children of Meteor City could all understand it.

After Chrollo made such a good start and established the general direction, everyone was scrambling to be the first to offer their own opinions and suggestions.

For a time, the whole house was noisy and bustling.

So many people crowded together, yet it didn't feel cramped or narrow at all—instead, it felt lively and bustling, very boisterous.

In the end, after a morning of discussion, plus some impartial opinions from Mog, the general framework of the story was also finalized:

[In this world, there exists a Divine Mountain Secret Realm, inhabited by all kinds of fierce beasts and humans.]

[In this Divine Mountain Secret Realm, the relationship between fierce beasts and humans is very good, they live together harmoniously and happily, everyone living joyfully.]

[Until one day, a band of ambitious thieves breaks this peace and tranquility.]

[This evil band of thieves hears that within this Divine Mountain Secret Realm, a legendary great treasure is hidden.]

[For the sake of the great treasure, the thieves continuously send out evil Monster Humans developed through their biotechnology to launch attacks.]

[To protect this mountain and everyone's lives, the inventor doctor living in seclusion here uses his inventions to successfully bestow the power of the fierce beasts in this mountain upon some warriors willing to step forward and protect everyone.]

[These warriors successively gain the power of different fierce beasts, unite to form a team, and jointly resist the evil thieves' organization, engaging in a series of confrontations with them. And the team's name is...]

"Let's call it the Beast Squadron!!"

Hearing the key point, Uvogin stood up excitedly, spittle flying everywhere.

"I want to be the Tiger Warrior, Lion Warrior, Elephant Warrior..."

The others completely ignored this idiot.

"Protecting one's own home and life—that's a really good starting point."

Pakunoda praised from the side.

"And borrowing the power of various animals—it sounds really appealing just hearing it!!"

Shira said with a gentle smile.

"Yeah, yeah! There are so many kinds of animals, we can borrow the power of lots of different animals!!"

Sarasa nodded her little head repeatedly.

"That's right, with so many animals, we can even pick the strongest combinations."

Franklin chimed in with support.

"Those that fly in the sky, those that run on the ground, those that swim in the sea..."

Shalnark counted on his fingers.

Chapter 050: [Hyakuju Sentai]!!

"Many powerful, majestic animals—the children of Meteor City mostly know them too, and each has their own preferences."

Nobunaga was a bit eager to try.

"They definitely have animals they like and support... so they'll absolutely love our work!!"

Phinks grinned, waving his fist excitedly.

"They will definitely love it."

Feitan added quietly.

"Mm."

That was Machi. She just gave a slight nod in agreement.