Director Matou Has Such Expressive Facial Expressions

What truly deters Magecraft is that the method of the Grandpa Bug can gradually distort a person's soul, making it impossible to maintain one's true self for long.

This made the Magecraft very uncomfortable, because for them, immortality was not the goal; reaching the source was the most important thing.

Magecraft simply cannot accept forgetting their original intentions over a long period of time.

The same problem exists with another method, like Shirou Emiya, where a doll is used as a body; no one can guarantee that their soul will remain unchanged forever.

Of course, how to extract the soul from the body is also a problem; currently, Magecraft's soul strength is simply not enough to be fully maintained on its own.

It's not that you can't change your body, but if you do, your soul will definitely be missing something.

However, those like Heroic Spirit, who have a record of great deeds in Human Order, possess sufficient soul strength.

The problem is, what do Heroic Spirit need a doll for?! What kind of physical body do they need?! To have children?!

Therefore, regarding the Clock Tower Magecraft's busy but futile efforts, Shinji has only one word for it—a waste of time!

Hmm... it seems there's more than one word.

"Pah! Spending too much time with those idiots makes your own brain dull."

Shinji pursed his lips and then tossed the pen onto the table.

While the Clock Tower was in an uproar, Second Master wasn't idle either.

However, Shinji wasn't busy researching Magecraft; instead, he was focused on revising the details of the Ace Combat script.

This was already the umpteenth time Shinji had revised the details of the script.

After giving Joan of Arc and the others a lesson and having in-depth conversations with them, Shinji gleaned many good ideas from the actors' complaints.

Based on the suggestions of Joan of Arc and others, Shinji revised the script once again.

After Shinji showed the revised plan to the actors and other members of the crew, everyone felt that the main characters' personalities were more distinct after Shinji's revisions.

While the script was well-revised, achieving such a high level of quality required Shinji himself.

The Director gestured with his lip, adding that the screenwriter's saying about breaking the pen wasn't just for show.

As the lead writer for Fate/stay night, Shinji not only had to pout, but also write broken lines.

Even though Shinji delegated many of the details to his subordinates' hired screenwriters and only did the review work himself, he still couldn't avoid writing them himself in the end.

Because the script requires various revisions, the production team will need some time to obtain a completely new, finalized version.

Fortunately, filming for FA has only just begun. Even excluding the script revisions, the crew has enough scenes to shoot, so there won't be a situation where the production has to stop while waiting for the script.

Therefore, apart from the few days immediately following the airing of the final episode of HF, the film's production schedule was not significantly affected.

However, Shinji's previous relaxed work environment is over, and he has been working overtime for several days in a row.

And so, Irisviel, who came to congratulate Shinji on the great sales of HF, saw Shinji with his hair all messy as soon as she entered.

"But Shinji, your hair has always been messy, so there's no difference at all~"

Shinji's lips twitched slightly. "Madam, please don't point out other people's flaws with such a gleeful expression! Besides, my hair isn't messy at all, it's naturally curly!"

"So Shinji Sakura-chan and Flora -chan called you a completely natural wakame seaweed, right, Shinji?"

Irisviel's innocent, large eyes Gilgamesh, her gaze practically screaming, "I want to gossip!"

"Irisviel, the way you address Lizzie is so strange. Why do you use her surname and then add 'chan' after that?"

"Hehe, don't worry about the details~" Irisviel patted Shinji on the shoulder and said, "So, what does Flora- chan call you in private?"

Shinji rolled his eyes at the lady; he would never tell Irisviel about that embarrassing nickname, "Little Er'er."

Irisviel is currently working as a producer on the spy film crew that Diarmuid is on.

Due to copyright issues related to the TV series, this spy film, which imitates Tom Cruise, did not use the original title "Impossible Mission," but instead adopted the Chinese title "Mission Impossible: Impossible," which Shinji was familiar with, and then translated it into English.

Of course, Irisviel was basically a mascot on set; aside from the particularly wild car chases, you couldn't really expect this lady to do anything.

In fact, the person working on the set of Mission Impossible: Impossible was her husband, Kiritsugu Emiya.

In addition to being a producer, Kiritsugu Emiya also served as a military advisor in the film.

As a Magecraft mercenary, Kiritsugu is extremely familiar with weapons; modern gun action movies like Mission Impossible: Impossible are practically tailor-made for him.

Don't underestimate the military advisors on a film set. They may not play a significant role in advancing the plot, but they can elevate the realism of a film by a whole new level.

Many details are easily missed by non-professionals, such as the correct way to hold a gun, the direction the muzzle should face in various situations during action, and the sound effects of different weapons, etc.

In Shinji life, almost every major action movie he made involved hiring professional soldiers to help with filming.

Let alone Hollywood production crews, even Tsuburaya Productions' Tokusatsu often invite Self-Defense Forces Force officers to the set to serve as military advisors.

The armory in Zeta is so realistic, and that advisor deserves a lot of credit for it.

"Thank you so much for your help, Shinji. Kiritsugu is having a lot of fun on set."

When talking about filming, Irisviel smiled and sighed.

"Is that so? I thought Kiritsugu would be very impatient," Shinji said noncommittally.

"Well, she's over 40 after all. She can't spend her whole life on the battlefield, can she?" Irisviel sighed, resting her face on her hand. "What if something unexpected happens one day, leaving us, a widow and her daughter, behind?"

Shinji shrugged. "Whatever, Shirou will take care of you and Illya."

"Shinji, you're really direct."

Irisviel played with her hair and replied with a grin, "Shirou is a good boy, but he's too dull. Every time I invite him for a drive, he always shyly refuses."

That's because Shirou simply didn't want to die young!

Upon hearing Irisviel's words, Shinji inwardly roared.

With Irisviel's "I'll just step on the gas and leave the rest to miracles" driving style, nobody would want to ride in her car!

[Kiritsugu is really thick-skinned; he never flinches when Irisviel drives... Wait, I remember Irisviel learned to drive from Kiritsugu, right?]

Shinji immediately lost all sympathy for Kiritsugu; that guy got what he deserved!

"I hope that child can get closer to me; he's still too distant right now."

"I think that would become a curse for your family..."

Shinji always felt that if Irisviel continued to act so erratically, something terrible would happen to the Emiya family one day.

For example, if Irisviel gets carried away driving one day and the Magecraft defense spells on the car malfunction, then she might have to go from flying to eating a feast all at once.

Therefore, he was somewhat worried.

After all, the Emiya family is in trouble. Where is he going to find a family with so many talents who also ask for cheap prices?!

Shirou's Projection skills, Kiritsugu's military knowledge, and Illya's cuteness—these are all rare resources!

Besides, the entire Emiya family is Alaya's darling. If something really happens to them, and it happens to be related to him, the Transmigrator, then he might be driven to death by the Counter Force's wrath.

Irisviel didn't care at all; she was very carefree. "Don't worry, nothing will happen with me here."

"You're the most clueless person in your family...!"

Shinji rubbed his temples and sighed.

Chapter 226 Director Matou's expressions are truly rich.

Irisviel is a carefree optimist; she is unaware of Shinji's troubles and instead focuses her attention on the FA production team.

Watching the Magecraft walk past Shinji's temporary office window, Irisviel steered the conversation back to filming.

"Shinji, didn't you have any problems letting these Magecraft move around freely on set? My Mission: Mission Impossible crew only used a small group of Magecraft, and we've already run into a lot of trouble just trying to keep Magecraft a secret!"

Even if Irisviel is naive and innocent, she still knows the fundamental rule of the Magecraft's world: not to expose Magecraft.

"How can they be the same?"

Shinji shrugged, putting on an air of "I am the strongest King".

Do you have any brilliant ideas?

"Irisviel asked, sounding slightly anxious."

"Ordinary people are actually in the minority in my film crew; as long as I find a way to keep it from them, I can manage."

"... That's true."

Irisviel nodded dejectedly.

Since Shinji's group consists mostly of Magecraft, when filming scenes involving Magecraft, it's fine as long as the ordinary people are avoided.

On the other hand, most of the people on Irisviel's side are ordinary people, which makes it very inconvenient when Magecraft are needed during filming.

For example, the action scenes involving two Heroic Spirit.

Shinji's job is simply to separate the ordinary people and then turn on the camera to watch the two Heroic Spirit have fun.

Of course, the actual filming situation is much more complicated than that, especially when it involves some special camera angles, Shinji needs to make arrangements in advance.

But generally speaking, Shinji mainly needs to pay attention to filming-related matters; covering up Magecraft tricks is not something he cares about at all.

Sometimes, Shinji and the crew members would even have a really bad sense of humor and deliberately leave ordinary staff members on set.

Then they would brazenly film Magecraft tricks in front of ordinary people, calling it "new technology."

Shinji used this trick when he was toying with the little girl Akiha.

Before realizing that Rider had actually been stabbed by her, the little loli Akiha was always amazed by those so-called new technologies, the "fake blood."

Whenever this happens, the Magecraft in the crew would step out of the sight of the ordinary people and then burst into silent, maniacal laughter.

This even became a regular feature of the Shinji production team.

"My place isn't as convenient as yours!"

Irisviel sighed.

"Although we have far fewer Magecraft than you, we've had several paranormal incidents. Plus, since we're filming a spy movie, many people on the crew think our filming is being haunted by dead agents."

"... Your crew's imaginations are just too wild! Seriously, aren't Diarmuid and Kiritsugu supposed to be in charge?" Shinji said helplessly, "Those two are the heads of your crew's mystical side."

"You know Diarmuid's easygoing nature. The Magecraft didn't actually leak any secrets, so of course he can't be strict."

Irisviel replied helplessly, "As for Kiritsugu... are you planning to have him point a gun at those Magecraft's heads?"

"Too."

Shinji sighed along with Irisviel.

Neither Kiritsugu nor Diarmuid were qualified leaders; it would be difficult for them to manage people.

Diarmuid's personal charm is undeniable. Unless it's a situation like Kirei Kotomine being raided in the original Fate/Zero manga, most people would find it hard to dislike this righteous knight.

However, Diarmuid was just too gentle. Unless someone crossed his line as a knight, or even joked about his life, he would just laugh it off.

This kind of personality is indeed not suitable for managing people.

Should we find a tough guy to go and help out Shuazige?

However, Irisviel did not ask Shinji for help; she simply went to him to complain a bit.

It seems that although things on the Mission Impossible: Impossible set have been a bit troublesome, the problems aren't too serious.

"Oh right, I almost forgot."

Irisviel handed a large tote bag to Shinji: "These are the original sample footage for you. The overall filming isn't finished yet, but many key scenes have been shot. You can take a look."

"OK!"

Shinji nodded, then called over a production assistant and told him to get ready.

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"Not bad!"

In the editing room, after watching all the film reels, Shinji made this comment.

The movie's plot is not significantly different from the Mission: Mission Impossible 1 movie that Shinji remembers, except for some modifications to the plot that may involve copyright issues.

However, since they are the work of two different Director, Shinji's version of Mission Impossible: Impossible still presents a significant difference in sensory experience compared to the original.

Shinji made a quick comparison in his mind and found that the two versions each had their own advantages and disadvantages, and there was still a considerable gap between them and Shinji's favorite <Mission Impossible 6>.

[However, judging from the current state of the film market, this should be sufficient.]

Shinji believes that as the series continues to be made, there will definitely be improvements.