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"I think this is fine too."

Mog gave his final affirmation.

"Then it's settled."

A joyful smile also appeared on Chrollo's face; he was quite confident that this work would surely succeed.

Moreover, even Father Zhol would be very supportive.

After all, the theme and message of this work revolved around [Protect Home].

And currently, Meteor City was also suffering harassment from some criminal elements outside.

This could be said to be a very timely and fitting work for the circumstances; if Father Zhol found out, he would certainly be very gratified.

"Then the general plot outline is tentatively set like this..."

Chrollo scribbled a few more lines on his record paper, but eventually, his pen stopped over the name column.

"Beast Squadron? It sounds quite imposing, but..."

He muttered the name Uvogin had just suggested. It was indeed fierce and mighty, but it felt far too muscle-bound~

The others also began to pool their ideas:

"How about calling it Animal Squadron? They're all animals anyway~!"

"The script has Sacred Mountain, so why not call it Divine Beast Squadron?"

"Divine Beast works, Divine Beast is good too. I want to become King Kong, the mightiest Divine Beast King Kong..."

"Uvogin, shut the hell up!!!"

The group was once again troubled by Uvogin's rambling, and Nobunaga couldn't help but roar at him.

"Just 'Beast' alone can't encompass other ordinary little animals; it makes the scope feel too narrow..."

At this point, Mog spoke slowly, "And naming it simply after 'animals' feels rather plain and unremarkable."

"So..."

Mog raised his head, and everyone else looked at him.

Whenever he spoke, the others automatically fell silent.

Even someone as noisy as Uvogin immediately shut his mouth once Mog started talking.

"How about we take the name [Hyakuju] instead."

Mog swept his gaze around the circle, then smiled as he offered this name.

"Hyakuju?!"

Chrollo's eyes lit up. "It carries the meaning of including all kinds of animals and beasts, and also the 'king of a hundred beasts' connotation..."

"This is excellent!"

Chrollo praised, "[Hyakuju Sentai]~!"

Mog's suggestion earned Chrollo's admiring agreement.

Since the two leaders of the team both thought this name was good, naturally the others had no objections.

They all immediately agreed to name it thus.

Well, except for one big guy who wanted to be called [Divine Beast King Kong] and tried to argue, but in the end, the minority yielded to the majority.

"Great, then we'll name it [Hyakuju Sentai]!!"

Chrollo's pen flew as he recorded it. "But besides the work's name, we also need to decide the collective title for the squadron members."

Right, just like [Cleaning Squad] was the team name, and besides individual names like Little Red, Little Blue, and Little Green, their collective title was [Cleaners].

[Cleaning Squad—Cleaners] was their proper name.

And if they were called [Hyakuju Sentai]...

"Let's call them [Beast King]."

Mog didn't use the original name [GaoRanger]; instead, he adopted the name from [Animal Squadron—Beast King].

[GaoRanger]—the "Ranger" part had no other meaning; in Japan, it simply referred to the team.

As for "Gao," the sound of a dog's bark being called "howl" felt a bit beneath the scale of [Hyakuju].

Instead, the name [Beast King] from [Animal Squadron] sounded much more imposing~!

"Hyakuju Sentai... Beast King?!"

The others also murmured the name, and the more they pondered it, the more they felt it was a good name that suited their tastes.

And so~~~

"[Hyakuju Sentai—Beast King]... is officially finalized!!"

Chrollo swept his pen grandly, and as their entire team's first work, it was now formally established!!

All things are difficult before they are easy, and having taken this first step well...

With everyone working together, the remaining tasks would surely yield a perfect result!!

All of them watched Chrollo's pen move, their eyes sparkling, filled with unwavering faith in that bright future.

And just as they were swept up in emotion, taking their first step toward rewriting their lives...

On the other side, outside in the ruins.

Among the endless piles of garbage in Meteor City.

A black van was parked on a trash-strewn road.

Its gleaming, polished black body and license plate made it obvious at a glance—this wasn't a vehicle from inside Meteor City.

Not even the elders of Meteor City would drive something like this here.

Clearly, it had come from outside.

Especially when a man with a tattoo on his arm stepped out of the van and exchanged vehicles with another who had been waiting there.

Their clothes made it even clearer—they were from the outside world.

And their purpose for sneaking into Meteor City was...

The man handing over the vehicle caught sight of the three children lying inside the van, their hands and feet bound with rope, hoods over their heads. He couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

He stepped on the gas and drove off without a trace.

No one knew where he was taking those three children.

Chapter 051: Invention: [Costume Change Camera]

Children born in Meteor City have no household registration—they're effectively black-market people.

If they die, no one notices, so incidents of child trafficking and murder are common here.

Especially lately, some lawless individuals think that people without registration aren't even human.

That no matter what they do to them, they'll never face any consequences.

Because of this, Meteor City has been quite unstable recently.

This was the very worry that had always plagued Father Zhol.

But for now, the ones Father Zhol had placed his hopes in to change all this—Mog and Chrollo—were leading the kids full steam ahead into the filming process.

[Hyakuju Sentai] was set in a secret realm on a certain Sacred Mountain, so there were quite a few outdoor scenes.

That actually worked in their favor—they could shoot those in the forests on the outskirts of Meteor City.

For images resembling mountain peaks or the villains' base, they could use the built-in background images from the [Simple Tokusatsu Camera].

For special environments, Mog brought out the [Stereoscopic Scenery Projector].

It was a projection device with two sphere-linked units, paired with a fisheye lens, capable of 360-degree environmental projection.

Invention: [Stereoscopic Scenery Projector]

Source: Doraemon World—Future Technology Company.

Effect: Can project a three-dimensional image with sound around the user, giving the feeling of traveling indoors. However, since the room doesn't actually expand, walking around while the projection is active may cause you to bump into invisible walls or furniture.

Simply put, it replaces the room's background with a stereoscopic image, while the room itself remains unchanged.

Worth noting: this item had already been successfully produced as part of the [Fourth-Dimensional Pocket Project].

The Fourth-Dimensional Pocket Project was initiated by Fuji Xerox in Japan, in collaboration with many small and medium-sized Japanese companies, aiming to realize in the real world the various gadgets Doraemon pulls from his fourth-dimensional pocket.

And this particular item had already been successfully created in the real world.

Nobunaga's house was livable, but as a filming backdrop, it was far too cramped.

So everyone moved to Chrollo and the others' secret base.

An abandoned, dilapidated warehouse.

Following the original plot, after Uvogin and the others joined Chrollo's voice-acting team...

This was where they all brainstormed, chose their roles, and recorded their lines.

It was here that the prototype concept of the Troupe was born.

With the filming location chosen, the most crucial element—costumes—couldn't be overlooked.

"It has to be even cooler than the [Cleaning Warriors]' team suits!!"

During lunch break, Sarasa hugged a black coconut fruit to his chest, eating and daydreaming at the same time.

Of course, Mog, handling logistics, made sure lunch was provided.

This time, it wasn't a free-for-all like before. His standard issue was two steamed buns per person, plus a bowl of He Nan-style braised vegetables.

Big pot dishes and buns—if you weren't full, you could have more. The goal was simply to fill everyone up.

Each of them held a bun in one hand and a bowl in the other, slurping away.

Especially Shalnark and Franklin, who rarely ate such finely milled white-flour buns or such oil-rich braised vegetables.

They buried their heads in their food, offering no further complaints.