The Gentle, Loving Dad, Artoria... Yeah, Right!

In particular, the Acting Skills of the main Lead Actor in HF have improved compared to before, and they no longer find it as difficult to act in dramatic scenes.

Another reason fans love episode 5 is the character development of Shirou Emiya.

[From the male protagonist who held everyone back in the movie, to the boy who persisted in his ideals in UBW, and then to the man who gave up everything for the one he loved in HF.]

Even though Shirou Emiya has different Character song in the three versions, after Shinji Matou's narration, I actually felt that the three arcs combined form Shirou Emiya's complete growth arc.

[Plot-wise, this episode is probably the least suspenseful in the entire HF series so far, but that doesn't mean episode five is bad. On the contrary, the atmosphere in this episode is quite well-crafted.]

Milo Johnson wrote a very long review of the HF episode, in which he lavished praise on Shinji.

[Generally speaking, if a story's development is too conventional and predictable, viewers will anticipate what will happen next, which often makes the story less interesting.]

The problem is, even though I guessed how the story would unfold, I was still moved by this episode!

[In the final episode, Shirou Emiya, sacrificing everything to fight for what he believes in, is more imposing than ever before. He may not be the hero from UBW who wants to save everyone, but his all-out fight for someone makes him all the more real.]

The storytelling was so captivating that I wanted to watch it a second and third time. I'd only ever experienced this kind of repeatedly watchable series before, with great works like the film The Godfather or the television series Yes, Minister.

[I don't think Shinji Matou's Feel can compare to these great works, but his character creation is truly exceptional. At least Shirou Emiya, a character he spent three works developing, will definitely become a classic in film and television history.]

[I heard that Shinji Matou has already started preparing for a new movie. Director as hardworking and prolific as him are truly rare in today's film industry. I wish him continued creative joy amidst his busy work, and that he can maintain that joy forever.]

Milo Johnson's remarks received strong support from Fate fans, and for a time, this film critic, who was originally just a horror movie enthusiast, seemed to be gaining wider recognition.

However, just as film and television enthusiasts around the world were embarking on a new wave of interest in Heaven's Feel, Shinji himself had already begun filming Brotherhood, leaving him no time to pay attention to outside opinions.

However, it wasn't the busy work that Milo Johnson had guessed.

In fact, after he started filming FA, he lived a rather leisurely life.

Although I have the task of directing the filming of FA, I certainly can't relax as much as I do on vacation.

However, Shinji's workload was not high; in fact, it was significantly less than that of the previous crew for "Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya".

Basically, Shinji is currently only filming during the daytime for half a day.

In the afternoons, Shinji either spent his time relaxing in his office with tea or used the excuse of scouting locations to wander around several forests in the Fuyuki City mountains.

I only occasionally go to supervise the post-production progress of "Super Eight" or to the "Magic 1" set to fulfill my responsibilities as executive producer.

Despite some complaints about Shinji's slacking off, Miss Chloe, who was sent by the Jidai Group to assist with production, was powerless to do anything about it.

First of all, as the chief producer and Director, Shinji is the boss of the crew, and he has the final say on how the filming is done.

Secondly, there are reasons why Shinji's filming progress has been so slow.

The story of Alicization takes place in a small town in Western Europe. The Location Shoot in Fuyuki City are not yet fully completed. Although it's not to the point of building an entire city, there are still quite a few sets to be built.

Another reason is quite simple: the new batch of Heroic Spirit Actor have only just arrived and haven't even finished their acting lessons.

Therefore, the FA crew can only shoot some fragmented interior scenes at the moment—mainly action scenes—to give the actors some practice and help them get used to the feeling of filming.

However, Shinji is not worried about the filming schedule at all; on the contrary, he is thoroughly enjoying everything on set.

Because--

"Sister, please don't do this..."

"Medusa, look at me! Oh my, little Medusa has grown so much! How much has she grown up?"

"Sister! Where are you touching?!"

As well as--

"Mordred, what are you doing?"

There's nothing there.

"Why are you so nervous when there's nothing there?"

"I'm not nervous at all!"

"Someone touched my new Hengoron (the motorcycle from Fate/Zero), do you know what happened?"

"What? What? Secretly taking Dad's motorcycle for a ride? I would never do that!"

"Well, Mordred, do you think it's better to punish a thief who steals without permission with Excalibur, or Excalibur?"

"No, Father!"

Looking at the two sisters and the father and son on set, Shinji proudly raised his head. "I love family sitcoms the most."

Chapter 201 Gentle and Good Dad Artoria... my foot!

Transforming the film set in the mountains of Fuyuki City into a Western Europe town wasn't particularly difficult, or rather, it was much easier than expected.

When the Einzbern built their castle here for the Holy Grail War, they specifically planted trees from their hometown all over the mountain to create a defensive barrier.

What defines a nouveau riche? This is the real deal.

Building villas on mountains is so lame; this guy built everything from castles to forests all by himself.

Therefore, Shinji only needs to build the corresponding town scene in the deep mountains.

Although the trees in the mountains grow in a slightly different way than those in Western Europe due to the climate.

But not every viewer is a botanist, so how could they possibly tell?

Even if people notice, it's not a big problem, as long as there aren't any strange plants like tropical coconut trees, the audience will generally turn a blind eye.

Of course, Shinji's ability to set up the scenery relatively easily is not solely due to the external vegetation environment.

In fact, if it weren't for Shinji's Magecraft abilities, the distant shots could have been Projection using Magecraft, the props in the foreground could have been copied using Magecraft, and some arrangements could have been completed by powerful and agile Heroic Spirit.

No matter how amazing Shinji himself is, it's impossible for him to set up a film set in a small Western Europe town in Japan in a short period of time.

"However, it's truly unimaginable that something as mysterious as Magecraft could produce such an effect."

Standing on the town street near the film set, Artoria admired the "scenery" of Romania while marveling at the wonder of Magecraft.

Artoria felt it was no exaggeration to say that Shinji built a city in just a few days.

After all, she had just personally visited those houses to see the set design.

By modern standards, such a house would be considered extremely rudimentary, but for ordinary people in Artoria's time, it was practically paradise.

It's not very good at withstanding extreme weather, but don't forget that this set was originally designed for emergencies.

"If we take the time to handle it properly... we could achieve this level of success in just a few days, especially in this era of mysterious decline."

Artoria sighed, "If this were my time, I could have accomplished so much more with the proper use of Magecraft, right? I was so foolish, why didn't I think of using Magecraft for these things?"

Shinji chuckled and replied, "This is a combination of modern productivity and Ancient magecraft. You definitely couldn't have handled it back then, Artoria."

"And if you really do that, some online scammer will be so exhausted that he'll just quit his job, right?"

Artoria gave Shinji reproachful look. "Master, don't say that. Merlin isn't as irresponsible as you say."

(At that moment, one of the online scammers, who was lurking in a tower, suddenly sneezed.)

"Father..."

At that moment, a girl with a single ponytail, wearing the same t-shirt as Artoria —except hers was red—walked over hesitantly.

"Um?"

Artoria raised an eyebrow.

"Your Majesty King Arthur!"

The girl shivered and quickly changed her words.

"Mordred, what is it you need?"

Artoria's gentleness vanished, replaced by sternness and coldness.

Mordred replied nervously, "I've already cleaned the motorcycle (New Hengoron) for His Majesty."

At this point, Mordred cast a pleading look at Shinji, but the Second Master could only shrug helplessly.

Artoria commanded, "Very well, then go to the city and buy me a sushi set meal from Asakusa-ya. Remember to run."

"Yes, Father... Your Majesty."

Watching Mordred's departing figure, Shinji stroked his chin sympathetically. "Artoria, you're being far too harsh on your child."

"I would like to be gentler with her, but you know what she did."

Shinji waved his fingers and said, "Secretly riding your motorcycle to race, buying all your merchandise and filling my room with it, skipping class to secretly follow you during your vacation, choosing the same clothes as you, and trying every means to swap clothes with you... It's nothing, really~"

"You call this nothing? This is outright a crime, Master!"

Enraged, Artoria jabbed Shinji's cheek with the hilt of Excalibur.

She's just expressing her feelings for you.

Shinji explained,

"The fact that the child expresses his love for you in such a distorted way is purely a problem with your parenting, isn't it?"

"No, I didn't! I just wanted to correct her."

"Otherwise, how could she tolerate your tyrannical and cold-blooded attitude?"

Shinji shrugged.

"Your attitude was actually very hurtful to that child. Fortunately, she's used to it, so she didn't show too much resistance. After all, you two are like father and son, constantly stabbing each other in the back."

Okay, I know I did some things wrong.

Artoria nodded, then asked curiously, "But Master, why do you always speak up for that child? What benefits has she given you?"

There are indeed benefits, but how could Shinji possibly tell Artoria?

So Shinji immediately changed the subject. "Artoria, aren't you afraid that if this continues, Mordred will completely side with Alter?"

Shinji has only summoned two Knights of the Round Table so far.

Lancelot is a complete opportunist; aside from choosing sides, he'll do anything the two King Arthur ask him to do.

Mordred is different. As a complete 24K father-obsessed individual, she only obeys the orders of her original father.

"There can't be two suns in the sky. Father (Artoria) is the only sun in my heart. To hell with the black counterfeit!"

These are Mordred's original words.

"That being said, Artoria, if you continue to be indifferent to Mordred, be careful Alter doesn't take advantage of the situation~"

Shinji a wicked grin.

Artoria immediately reacted strongly, retorting, "How could that be? That tyrant..."

"But aren't you a tyrant in that child's eyes too? What if the other party treats Mordred even slightly better, making her think that her dark father loves her more..."

Shinji's statement completely upset Artoria.

However, the resilient knight girl was not defeated by this. She even comforted herself, saying, "It's impossible. No matter what, I'll be better than that black one."

"Really? Do you really think so?"

Shinji smiled wickedly, his voice like the whisper of a devil.

"I... I..."

Artoria's resolve was clearly shaken.

"I will be gentle with that child from now on, from now on."

Shinji, however, persisted. "And then again and again, how many more times will there be?"

"Master, I also need to adjust mentally. It would be strange if I suddenly did something I'm not used to."

Artoria looked wary, remembering how Sakura had tricked her with the May Sickness last time.

Unfortunately, it was too late for Artoria to escape; she had already fallen into Shinji's trap.

"You'll never improve if you don't practice. Let's start today."

Shinji smirked smugly.

Artoria took a step back, waving her hands repeatedly. "I definitely can't do it today, I'm not mentally prepared..."

"You don't need to think, just feel it with your body."

Shinji rolled up his sleeves, revealing a red tattoo on his arm. "I just acquired a large batch of Command Spell, and I don't mind using two to strengthen the bond between you and your son."