How to Stage a Greek Tragedy in Traditional Theater

"... That's a bit of an exaggeration."

Seeing Cú Chulainn's strong reaction, Shinji didn't know what to say.

"So, Master," Cú Chulainn asked, bowing deeply, "What were you thinking, that you would dare to provoke that demon?"

"Would you dare say that to your teacher's face?"

"Of course I wouldn't dare, otherwise why would I call her a demon?"

Shinji found Cú Chulainn's words very reasonable, and he was speechless.

"Alright, I'm looking for a Magecraft who is proficient in rune Magecraft. Because Caster's position has been taken by another Divine Era Magus." Shinji explained his reasoning, "So I was thinking, would your teacher be suitable? After all, if it's her, Lacner is fine too."

"Whether it works or not, don't go after that old woman!" Cú Chulainn retorted loudly. "I also know runes, why don't you just ask me?"

Shinji sneered, "Ha, you think you can take me?"

"Although the Lancer class doesn't allow me to utilize my runes very well, I still have the knowledge!"

In order to prevent Shinji from summoning a certain terrifying old hag (Cú Chulainn's words), the Big Doggy did everything in its power to stop him.

However, it was Gilgamesh truly made Shinji change his mind.

"Hey, Shinji."

Gilgamesh stretched out his hands and pulled the first white silk ribbon in history around Shinji's neck.

"Have you forgotten something?"

"I understand. Enkidu will have Lacner's place."

Faced with a threat to his life, Second Master readily chickened out.

"Next up is Saber's seat."

Shinji glanced at Artoria was munching on bread at the other end of the conference table.

"I wonder if changing the Spirit Origin will even work..."

Upon hearing herself mentioned, Artoria put down her bread and asked curiously, "Changing your Spirit Origin? Master, what exactly are you going to film for your new project?"

"FSN."

Shinji answered directly.

"Huh? Didn't that already get filmed?"

All the Heroic Spirit turned to look at Shinji.

Well, only a portion of the FSN story was filmed.

Shinji rested his chin on his hands, striking a classic Commander Ikari pose.

"To be honest, the movie version only covered about a third of what I envisioned. So, I'll be adapting the remaining two-thirds into a film."

All the Heroic Spirit were taken aback by Shinji's words, and they pondered whether their Master was telling the truth.

Red A and Artoria, in particular, had their brows furrowed and their expressions were grave.

Red A felt that Shinji was likely to make a fuss about his identity, which was what his [Mind's Eye (True)] skill told him.

Artoria, however, questioned Shinji's earlier statement about changing his Spirit Origin; she felt that Shinji was up to no good.

"Oh, Master, are you planning to make me the lead in a movie?!"

Of all the Heroic Spirit, only Cú Chulainn was extremely excited.

In his view, since this is an expansion of the FSN story, he, who originally had little role, will inevitably have his moment in the spotlight.

Shinji calmly replied to Cú Chulainn, who was acting like a puppy in heat, "It's not a movie. This time, to make the story more complete, I'm planning to make a TV series. However... your role has indeed been extended."

That's true. Whether it's the Unlimited Blade Works route or the Heaven's Feel route, Cú Chulainn has more screen time than Shinji's Fate movie.

Of course, it's only a little more.

"Yay!!"

Cú Chulainn, unaware of what was happening, clenched his fists and let out a shout.

Seeing his Doggy so excited, Shinji felt a pang of guilt.

"Shinji, why did you decide to film a TV series this time?" Medusa asked, adjusting her glasses. "What are you planning?"

"After Fate/Zero aired, many fans wanted me to fill in the gaps in the related story, since Shirou and Sakura's story wasn't explored much in FSN."

Shinji explained with a smile.

"The reason we chose a TV series is because both of these shows have a certain fan base, and releasing them in theaters would inevitably raise suspicions of rehashing old material. So I thought it was best to turn them into TV series. This way, we can also control the costs."

Of course, this is only part of the reason.

The real reason Shinji decided to rehash old material wasn't due to fan requests, but rather the promotion of new technologies.

Unlike filming techniques, projection techniques involve the issue of equipment promotion.

Even if the summoned new Heroic Spirit can help Touko improve the new technology in a short time, it will still take a long time to apply the technology to the projection equipment.

Don't be fooled by the fact that 3D projection equipment seems to have suddenly filled theaters because of Avatar. Before Avatar, it took almost 10 years for 3D movie projection technology to be promoted in North America.

Shinji didn't plan to use his new technology on all the equipment, but there had to be a certain quantity, otherwise the promotional effect wouldn't be achieved.

Of course, pausing Filming isn't necessarily a bad thing; the FSN series can maintain the popularity of the Fate series and solidify its core fanbase.

Moreover, the workload of filming a TV series is much less than that of a movie, Shinji can also find time to mentor the film crews that come to Fuyuki City to shoot, teaching them how to make commercial films.

No matter how you look at it, the Second Master felt that his plan was perfect.

"I really am a genius! Hahahaha!"

Seeing the Second Master laughing heartily with his head thrown back, the heroic Heroic Spirit present exchanged worried glances.

"It's over," Master chuckled, "Life or death is uncertain."

"■■■■. (I hope Master won't use up all 12 of my lives.)"

Uncle Hai, who was squatting in the corner (because there was no chair to support his weight), made his comment.

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"Then I'll leave the data organization to you, especially the summoning data for the new Heroic Spirit, as this is crucial to whether or not you can summon Heroic Spirit correctly."

At the office door, Shinji gave instructions to Ophelia.

"Don't worry, boss."

Ophelia nodded vigorously in assurance.

However, after Shinji left, Ophelia did not immediately organize the data, but instead turned on her computer to look at her blog.

Ever since she wrote her first blog post, Ophelia has enjoyed reading the comments from her blog visitors.

Ophelia didn't want to see "Shinji's scumbag certification"; she simply wanted to see others browsing her blog, which gave her a strange sense of satisfaction.

However, as soon as Ophelia logged in today, she found that someone had sent her a private message.

"This is... a group chat invitation?"

Driven by a kitten's curiosity, Ophelia joined the group chat.

Night Grass: The newcomer has arrived.

Didi: Yani (Ophelia's online name)... is that lady?

Lijia: It really is that person! w(?Д?)w

Yani: What's wrong with me?

Night Grass: Miss Yani, when did you start dating your master (husband)?

"Master... are you talking about the boss?"

Ophelia replied immediately.

Yani: About a year ago.

Didi: Oh dear, she's having an affair after only a year of marriage! They haven't even passed the three-year itch yet.

Lijia: That's too much! Get away from that kind of man right away!

Yani: I'm sorry, I can't do that.

I have nowhere to go except near my boss. Besides, is it really such a big deal that my boss is dating Miss Flora?

Ophelia couldn't understand why these people were so agitated.

In her opinion, Chloe was worthy of being her boss, both in terms of her family background and her status Magecraft.

But the other side clearly misunderstood Ophelia's meaning.

Didi: Wow, it seems Yani really loves him.

Lijia: This won't do! We can't just swallow our anger! o(≧口≦)o

Didi: Honestly, I understand how you feel, because my husband is always having affairs.

Lijia: Oh, my family is the same. (ノへ￣,)

Night Grass: It seems that all husbands are like this, no matter whose husband it is.

It seems the other three members of this group also encouraged housewives.

Moreover, they share a common problem—their husbands are very unfaithful.

Lijia: People with shared troubles naturally gather together; that's what internet cafes are all about. (>▽<)

It seems that these three also regard Ophelia as a housewife in a similar situation to themselves.

"Hmm? Shared troubles? Do I have troubles?"

Ophelia felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Night Grass: How is your relationship with your husband?

Yani: I am his servant.

Lijia: Slave?Σ(っ°Д °;)っ

Yani: Yes, that means you have to obey your master's words and never disobey him. Otherwise, he will issue a forceful command (Command Spell).

Didi: Oh dear, does your husband abuse you?

Night Grass: My God, how can there be such people in this world?!

The chat group instantly erupted in chaos.

Chapter 86 How Traditional Drama Performs Greek Tragedy (Bonus Chapter 2/4)

"Hmm... did I say something I shouldn't have? Japanese is so hard to understand."

Ophelia scratched her head in frustration.

Although I don't quite understand what the other three are getting so excited about, this reaction is definitely not normal.

"That's strange, isn't that what a Servant is like? I didn't say anything wrong."

Ophelia hadn't forgotten her online identity as the boss's Servant.

While lying is wrong, using a fake identity online is perfectly normal.

"You're not a public figure, so you'd better create a persona for yourself to protect your privacy."

This is advice given to Ophelia by Artoria, a veteran online user.

Yani: Master won't hit me.

Ophelia has no intention of changing her character, but she still wants to protect her boss's reputation.

Didi: You can't say that. Emotional abuse is also a serious form of domestic violence.

Yani:??? Mental abuse??

Lijia: Just divorce this kind of husband! Then sue him and make him pay you a huge sum of money! _(?Д?)?

Yani: I don't need money, I just want to stay by his side.

Ophelia never even considered leaving Shinji.