Starting as a Master Inventor in Hunter x Hunter, Part 39

Now, she had set her sights on Mog.

Shira felt that Mog might also know a great deal about the outside world.

And so, the overall tone of the production was decided.

The costumes, props, characters, plot, and everything else were settled amid Feitan and Phinks's chase.

With one chasing and the other fleeing, the warehouse became much livelier.

Once everything was decided, they tidied up the rundown warehouse and used the [Stereoscopic Scenery Projector] to project a background.

With that, everything was ready. Filming officially began~!

"[Hyakuju Sentai], Scene One, Take One... Begin!!"

At Chrollo's loud declaration, this milestone production, deeply meaningful to all of them, officially began filming.

Once they got busy, time slipped away before they knew it.

When they first threw themselves into filming, they were quite flustered.

There were issues with facing the camera, memorizing lines, stiff expressions, and more.

Well, making a group from Meteor City act like righteous heroes was indeed rather difficult.

Chrollo and Pakunoda were fine. One was naturally a gifted, scheming young man, while the other was a girl who still held kindness in her heart.

After trying many times, Franklin ultimately chose a shortcut and created the image of a deep, stoic character.

The kind who looked expressionless on the surface but was warm-hearted beneath it, and served as the reliable big brother of the team...

Once it was put that way, Franklin knew exactly how to act.

A complete true-to-life performance—there was no difficulty at all. He nailed it immediately.

Everyone, even Chrollo, praised Franklin's acting.

As for Shalnark, after watching Franklin's performance, he learned from it and tried to portray his own true nature as well.

Thus, a character who looked like a sunny, cheerful young man on the surface came vividly to life.

Combined with Nobunaga's portrayal of the aloof Gray Eagle Yellow, he himself already possessed a somewhat melancholy air.

It could be said that he was basically playing himself, with no pressure whatsoever.

Not to mention Sarasa, who played the Saintess. His lively nature fit the role perfectly.

Then there was the villainous duo played by Phinks and Feitan.

That came even more naturally to them; they barely needed to act at all.

In fact, all they needed to do was restrain themselves a little, and it worked.

As for the [Monster Human] character Uvogin played in each episode to battle [Hyakuju Sentai]...

Those who knew, knew. The role suited him almost too perfectly.

Thus, after the initial fluster and amateurish mistakes, they quickly found their rhythm.

And they performed exceptionally well.

Within just a few days, they easily completed the first episode perfectly.

The first episode mainly introduced the setting of the story, as well as the appearances and introductions of the five super sentai members.

After the footage was filmed, Chrollo did some simple editing.

And just like that, the first episode was freshly released.

A Dazzling Debut!!

The group immediately took the completed episode to the Church for Father Zhol to watch.

Father Zhol was clearly astonished by what they had accomplished.

"You actually made something like this all by yourselves?!"

As Father Zhol watched, he could not stop expressing his amazement.

The more he watched, the more incredible it seemed.

Even though he had now secluded himself in Meteor City, he still understood the costs involved in filming a movie or television production in the outside world.

Not to mention the enormous manpower, material resources, and various expenses involved.

There were also the problems that arose during filming, as well as the filming itself, editing, sound effects, and so on.

Mog, Chrollo, and the others had all done exceptionally well!!

Clearly, this was already quite a polished production.

"Even I can't find any major faults with it."

Though it certainly had flaws, in Father Zhol's eyes, it was already a very complete work.

At the very least, it was much better than some of the works he had seen in the outside world!!

"It's truly hard to imagine how you managed to do this."

As he watched the members of [Hyakuju Sentai] battle the Monster Human played by Uvogin on screen—

Father Zhol let out another amazed exclamation at the sparks and explosions.

Mog, Chrollo, and the others exchanged smiles.

Effects like these could be easily presented by the [Simple Tokusatsu Camera].

If they wanted to pursue greater realism, they could also use the [Stereoscopic Scenery Projector] to create those visual effects.

In short, during filming, Chrollo's clever little mind had produced plenty of ideas, and they had brought each one to life.

"You did very well..."

Under everyone's expectant gazes, Father Zhol nodded gently and offered his approval:

"There's absolutely no problem with showing a work like this to the children of Meteor City."

"I can also continue lending you the rooms here at the Church so you can screen it for the children..."

"Yay!!!"

The moment Father Zhol finished speaking, Sarasa leaped up excitedly.

The others grinned as well, filled with excitement and anticipation.

Nothing made them happier than seeing the work they had poured so much effort into together receive recognition and the chance to be shown to children their own age—and bring them joy.

Uvogin burst into loud laughter and raised his arms in a cheer.

The others all wore beaming smiles too.

Even Machi and Feitan, who usually showed little expression, had clear smiles on their faces.

"Not only is the work well made, but the message behind it..."

After watching the entire film, Father Zhol raised his head and gave Mog and Chrollo a deep look.

The central theme of resisting foreign invaders and defending one's homeland—didn't that perfectly align with Meteor City's current situation?

Father Zhol believed this had definitely not been designed by coincidence.

When he looked at Mog, Mog returned his gaze with a smile.

Yes, with just a meeting of their eyes, they more or less understood each other's meaning. Everything went without saying.

The fact that Mog had been willing to set foot in the Church again and let Father Zhol be the first to watch the finished film already explained everything.

He was willing to accept Father Zhol's investment and contribute his own strength to defending Meteor City.

Father Zhol quietly nodded in satisfaction.

From this day onward, he would do everything he could to secure Mog's rights in Meteor City.

At the very least, this Church would provide Mog with every convenience possible.

Very soon, with Father Zhol's help and promotion, as well as Chrollo and the other children's calls—

News that the Church would be screening another film swiftly reached the ears of the other children in Meteor City.

And thanks to Chrollo's previous, highly successful example—

Many children from Meteor City held great expectations and came rushing over.

Once the screening hall was packed to the brim again—

Shira, serving as the projectionist, skillfully pressed the playback button on the camera.

Immediately, four specially designed title characters appeared on the huge white screen ahead: [Hyakuju Sentai].

"Wasn't it supposed to be [Cleaning Squad]?!"

The children, whose eyes had been full of anticipation, all froze.

This did not match what they had expected.

But they quickly recovered and continued watching.

For children living in Meteor City, having something to watch at all was already good enough.

Who cared what kind of film it was?

And judging from this film alone...

"It feels even more advanced than [Cleaning Warriors]!!"

Yes, the [Cleaning Warriors] that Chrollo had screened previously had merely added character dialogue to the footage.

There were no booming sound effects, ambient audio, transition music, BGM, or anything else.

But Mog and the others had made thorough preparations for this [Hyakuju Sentai]~!!

At the very beginning of the film, it briefly introduced the Divine Mountain Secret Realm, Evil Organization Shuka, the cause of the conflict, and the other background details.