Could Kids Born in the '70s Have Watched the Original Ultraman Premiere in '66?

Archer closed his eyes, a look of satisfaction on his face, and said, "Ah... at the same time, this is also my defeat."

"Ah~~ How romantic~~"

The purple-haired, one-eyed girl sitting in the front row of the classroom sighed, "I'm a little infatuated with this boy... If it weren't for Mr. Velvet, I would definitely choose him. Too bad, I've already decided to become Mr. Velvet's mistress."

"There's nothing to be proud of in saying that, is there?"

The bespectacled boy sitting next to the purple-haired girl remarked.

"However, this young man named [Hiero] is truly remarkable. It's unexpected that a commoner could possess such integrity. Regardless of his ideals, his courage and perseverance alone deserve recognition."

Luviya commented, stroking her chin, her words full of admiration for Shirou Emiya.

"Indeed, I simply can't do it."

A gentle-looking young man with short hair said with a light smile.

Meanwhile, another short-haired boy sitting next to him excitedly turned around and asked Tohsaka Rin, who was sitting at the back of the classroom, "Hey! Hey! Hey! Tohsaka! Are all Japan this ruthless?! That's amazing!"

"I don't think there's anything exciting about this," Rin replied, "But Shirou Emiya is indeed a very single-minded person."

Luviya retorted sarcastically, "Completely different from that nasty Japan woman."

Although she didn't name names, everyone knew who she was talking about.

After all, Tohsaka Rin was the only Japan woman in the classroom.

"You...!"

Tohsaka Rin's forehead veins throbbed. If they weren't in the classroom, she would have kicked Luviya in the head first, then used a Jewel Magecraft spell to strike her in the stomach, and then followed up with a Thousand Years of Death Shinji.

It's not that Rin wouldn't attack Luviya in the classroom, but rather that she knew that Luviya made the first move would be restrained by the other students using various forms of Magecraft.

Rin and Luviya have been bickering for so long, it's impossible that the other classmates haven't grown at all.

After dozens of unwarranted misfortunes, an unwritten rule emerged in El-Melloi Classroom.

Regardless of who is right or wrong, if either Rin or Luviya shows any sign of making a move, restrain her.

This is a limitation for Rin and Luviya. As top-tier Magecraft, the constraints imposed by their classmates certainly cannot hold them back forever, but it will take a considerable amount of time to break free.

The other person could then take this opportunity to launch a continuous barrage of verbal attacks, which was incredibly satisfying.

However, the actions of others only managed to make these two bosses restrain themselves slightly; it was impossible, absolutely impossible, for them not to fight.

"Sigh, I kind of miss Fuyuki City."

Looking at the TV series someone had filmed on the Projection screen, Rin sighed slightly.

After studying abroad for a few months, she started to miss that jerk Director from Fuyuki City.

Compared to the Clock Tower, which imposes many restrictions, Rin can act with impunity in Fuyuki City.

"That guy, he's probably started a new project, right? I wonder what movie he's planning to make this time? It's not another Fate movie, is it?"

Rin was unaware that Shinji had acquired Tsuburaya Productions, and she was still very curious about Shinji's new work.

However, before Rin could finish reminiscing about the wonderful times she had in her hometown, she heard a piercing laugh.

"To actually attack Heroic Spirit like that, someone's body really is faster than their brain. Hahaha~~"

Luviya pointed at Rin on the curtain, who had attacked Gilgamesh because of her attack on Archer, and let out an elegant yet sarcastic laugh.

"What did you say, you utterly inelegant golden bread roll?!"

Rin immediately slammed her hand on the table and jumped up.

"I'll return those words to you verbatim, you Southeast Asian monkey!"

"Japan is not Southeast Asia, you geographical idiot from Northern Europe!"

"The south of my home is enough!"

"In that case, you're a hairy, smelly Viking pirate, right?"

"What did you say!!"

Luviya also stood up.

Seeing this, another student in the classroom quickly shouted, "Quick! Control Tohsaka and Edelfelt, they're about to fight again!"

However, he was too late. Before he and the others could even begin their Magecraft, Luviya had already elbowed him.

What followed was a series of explosions.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Hearing the explosion coming from his classroom, Waver, standing at the door, felt waves of stomach pain.

"Here we go again!"

Waver pinched his brow, his face contorted in a grimace, as if he'd been constipated for 30 days.

"Shinji Matou, you really are my nemesis!!"

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Japan, Fuyuki City.

Achoo!

As soon as Hiroshi Nagano entered the <Super 8> studio, he heard Shinji sneeze loudly.

"Director Matou, are you alright?"

Shinji rubbed his nose and replied, "It's nothing, Waver is probably talking about me again."

"Boss, you can even tell that?" Ophelia asked curiously.

"Because I sneeze and stop talking faster when he's talking about me than when Kenseth is yelling at me," Shinji said smugly.

"..."

This answer left Ophelia speechless.

Haha~

Hiroshi Nagano chuckled awkwardly twice, then pointed into the distance and changed the subject.

"Director, what are they doing?"

Upon entering the set, Hiroshi Nagano noticed that several Heroic Spirit, including Cú Chulainn, Red A, and Gilgamesh, were gathered in a corner of the studio, their heads down, using paintbrushes to paint something on the huge posters showing the Original Ultraman transformation scenes.

Hiroshi Nagano noticed them because of an enormous camera placed there. Hiroshi Nagano had never seen such a large camera before; it was completely beyond his comprehension.

"Ignore those idiots," Shinji said casually after glancing at them. "These guys deserved their punishment."

"Why?"

Hiroshi Nagano slowly typed out a question mark.

Shinji didn't offer much explanation; he simply called an intern to take Hiroshi Nagano to try on makeup.

What Red A and his team are actually doing is using special pigments to imbue their paintings with their own magic.

The reason they did this was that Shinji discovered after filming began that, due to the requirements of Naked-eye 3D technology, Tsuburaya's old footage could not be directly converted into 3D effects.

Other flashback scenes were fine, but Shinji insisted that the opening scene of the movie, where Ultraman transforms on a television screen, absolutely had to be in 3D.

This is similar to how Film Company before he traveled through time liked to make their opening animations have exceptionally high-quality 3D effects—it's all about showcasing technology at the start, telling the audience how amazing the ultimate 3D effects are.

If it were 3D technology from a previous life, Shinji could easily use a computer to convert the format to achieve a 3D effect.

The core of Naked-eye 3D technology is to record the fluctuations of magic, but how could the video data stored by Tsuburaya Productions possibly have magic?

In the end, to ensure the quality of the 3D projection, Shinji resorted to a laborious method.

He printed out every frame of the Original Ultraman's transformation scene using a high-definition printer, and then had someone apply a special transparent paint that could be imbued with magic.

Finally, these processed drawings were photographed one by one using IMAX camera modified by Medea.

From a technical standpoint, this task is not difficult at all; any Magecraft apprentice who knows Magecraft could do it. The problem is that the work is extremely mechanical and tedious.

Normal camera shooting is 24 frames per second. Although the original transformation scene was shot using stop-motion animation technology with a much lower frame rate, dozens of frames still had to be drawn to ensure the continuity of the scene.

Shinji was initially hesitant about whether to ask Waver to have the Clock Tower students help with the image processing.

As a result, Red A started a "Holy Grail War" within Type-Moon Company, making a mess of the company's break room and meeting room.

It's like someone just delivered a pillow when you're sleepy. Since these Heroic Spirit are so mischievous, then Second Master won't be polite either.

And that's how the scene Hiroshi Nagano just witnessed came about.

Of course, given the proud nature of these Heroic Spirit, they would never obediently do such monotonous and tedious work.

Therefore, the Second Master specially arranged a supervisor for them.

"Ouch~ My hands are so sore. Shinji, that guy, he actually did it."

Red A shook his hand, which had been holding the pen for a long time, and grinned.

Even a Heroic Spirit couldn't bear having to hold his head up like that for hours on end.

Before Red A could even rest properly, a punch from a sandbag landed squarely on his lower back.

Snap!

"Ah!"

Red A let out a scream and lay on the ground in an extremely bizarre posture, his extended finger perfectly recreating a certain "world-famous painting".

"Don't stop!"

"Supervisor—Assassin Li Shuwen pushed up his black sunglasses with his finger and shouted in a strong voice."

"Are you planning to make me stop right now, old man?"

Red A cried out in agony, feeling as if his spine was about to break.

Chapter 123: Will children born in the 1970s be able to watch the premiere of the Original Ultraman?

Half an hour later, under Shinji's orders, Old Master Li finally released the poor Heroic Spirit, allowing them to rest for a while.

"Damn, that old man is really ruthless."

Cú Chulainn glanced at Li Shuwen, who stood as straight as a pine tree not far away, and muttered under his breath, "He's a devil. Only my teacher could compare to this guy."

"Agreed..."

Red A shakily raised one hand, indicating his support for Cú Chulainn's statement.

As for why it was only one hand? He had his other hand supporting his lower back.

Gilgamesh, unusually, agreed with Cú Chulainn's statement, "That wretched bastard... he's not even human."

Gilgamesh, who was used to doing things his own way Enkidu, did have thoughts of rebelling against the old man.

But as soon as he shows any sign of opening the Gate of Babylon, the enemy will charge right at his face.

The first second it shattered the Noble Phantasm Gilgamesh produced, the second second it struck Gilgamesh's stomach.

By the third second, Gilgamesh was already lying dead on the ground.

Despite the embarrassment, after damaging over a dozen Noble Phantasm, Gilgamesh had to admit that this gray-haired, sunglasses-wearing old man was virtually invincible within five steps.

"What kind of Assassin is this? It's outrageous!"

In Gilgamesh's mind, aside from a certain invincible war god clad in iron armor, the Assassin class is only suitable for sneak attacks.

But this one...

Steal my ass, let's fight head-on!

Gilgamesh would never provoke this old man unless he was at least 500 meters away from him.

"Where did Master find this guy? I can't even beat him in close combat." Enkidu was also incredulous about the old man's existence.

Despite Enkidu's fondness for teasing Gilgamesh, he himself has absolutely no interest in such punishments.

Unfortunately, under Old Master Li's tyranny, even Enkidu had no choice but to obey.

"Master."

Li Shuwen walked to Shinji's side and called out softly.

"Old Master Li," Shinji stopped what he was doing, looked up, and asked, "How are the others?"