Animation Producer in a Fantasy World

“At this moment, a true god that did not exist in this world is born.”

“The price of creation by a true god is the destruction of the false creatures that have occupied this world until now.”

“False creatures… so, you mean humans will be destroyed?”

“No, it’s not that humans will be destroyed. It’s this world that will be destroyed.”

“…It begins. The third apocalypse following the second. The ritual of creation and destruction!”

“…..”

At the Grinewald Ducal residence.

Right there, Duke Grinewald was staring at the screen displayed on the television with blank eyes.

And now, as episode 25 of “Machine God Chronicles” was heading towards its climax, he was concentrating without even breathing properly.

Well, that was quite natural in a way.

How could one think of anything else at such a crucial moment that would determine whether Earth would be destroyed or not?

Just as Unit 0 awakened like that, and Kai created a huge pillar of light to save Saya, enveloping the Earth in a massive explosion, at that very moment.

[To be continued in the next episode.]

“…Huh?”

The Duke stared at the merciless words that appeared on the television with trembling eyes, but reality was unforgivingly cold.

“…Ragna, you son of a bitch.”

Looking at the merciless words displayed on the television, the Duke ended up laughing bitterly without even realizing it.

“How on earth can he cut off the anime at this part? What exactly did that guy do during his home education lessons?”

If Ragna was right in front of him, he felt like kidnapping and torturing him to demand that he spit out episode 26 right away.

But regardless of the Duke’s feelings, it was undeniable that this was one of the factors that made viewers deeply immersed in the anime.

Because even the Duke himself was so curious about what on earth would happen next.

“…According to Dr. Rachel, Unit 0 finally awakened as a true god. And as soon as it awakened as a god, it performs the ritual of creation to fulfill its duty, she said.”

Then, looking at the description that just came out, it means that the Earth was engulfed in a massive explosion due to the aftermath of the creation ritual, and humanity is already as good as dead, but…

“No, but “Machine God Chronicles” consists of 50 episodes in total. If you blow up the Earth here, how on earth are you going to handle the remaining 25 episodes?”

Thinking rationally, a normal anime producer would never have blown up the Earth in episode 25.

But the Ragna that the Duke knows is the kind of person who could pull off such a crazy stunt without batting an eye.

After all, the Duke has been watching him since the days he made “Nymph and Goblin” and “The Disappearance of Elli and Hamel”.

This guy called Ragna Tersion is always an extraordinary person who easily surpasses others’ expectations.

Not only did he successfully make the theatrical anime “The Disappearance of Elli and Hamel” a hit, which even the Duke thought had no chance of success, but he also followed it up with “Machine God Chronicles” which instantly captured the hearts of the imperial citizens.

If he had been a person who only walked the path that others took like ordinary people, it would have been impossible to successfully create an unprecedented genre called animation.

That was an undeniable fact even if Ragna was a worm who played with Serika’s feelings.

So even if the development seems like a mess at first glance, there must be some hidden trick that Ragna is concealing within it.

As he continued thinking that far, the Duke realized that he was doing exactly the same thing as the members of that gathering formed by that mentally ill fellow called Hikardo or whatever, and he smiled bitterly.

“Tch, these questions will be automatically resolved when next week comes anyway, what am I doing?”

Muttering like that, the Duke turned off the television and went to bed to go to work early tomorrow morning.

No, to be precise, he tried to go to bed but just couldn’t fall asleep.

Because he was so concerned about how the rest of “Machine God Chronicles” that he had just seen would turn out.

“Ragna, you bastard…”

In the end, the Duke didn’t sleep a wink, busy piecing together all sorts of foreshadowing related to “Machine God Chronicles” in his head and predicting the future story.

He was already completely addicted to “Machine God Chronicles”.

The Duke thought that not only himself, but other people must have also been quite impressed by episode 25 of “Machine God Chronicles” that aired last night.

But to conclude, that was completely wrong.

Because episode 25 of “Machine God Chronicles” was having a huge impact on the empire, beyond the level of people just being deeply impressed by it.

So, roughly how much was it?

“Then from now on, I will open the political affairs meeting.”

The Duke opened his mouth with a slightly exasperated expression.

“The first agenda of today’s meeting is… the issue related to episode 25 of “Machine God Chronicles”.”

That’s right.

Even the Duke himself found it somewhat ridiculous, but currently the Emperor and the nobles under him were holding a meeting due to various issues related to episode 25 of “Machine God Chronicles”.

“Well, to be honest, it’s absurd.”

“No matter how you look at it, I never imagined that a mere animation would have such a huge impact on the entire empire.”

Of course, the people gathered here were also just smiling helplessly at how absurd this situation was.

“First of all, you all know well that in episode 25 of “Machine God Chronicles” yesterday, the Earth exploded as a whole.”

At those words, the nobles in this place nodded silently.

It was pretty much the same as saying that there was no one among the nobles in the empire who didn’t watch “Machine God Chronicles”.

“To give my personal opinion, looking at that scene alone, it was truly an absurd content. And as a result, various problems have now occurred within the empire.”

“What kind of problems are you referring to?”

“First, public opinion related to “Machine God Chronicles” is greatly stirred up. In particular, there have been over hundreds of protest letters delivered to the Imperial Palace alone demanding that episode 26 be aired immediately.”

“I heard that newspapers carrying articles related to “Machine God Chronicles” have increased their sales by three times compared to usual. As a result, the newspapers themselves are experiencing a shortage.”

“Come to think of it, I heard that all daily necessities were sold out in general stores throughout the empire yesterday. They say mentally ill people who thought the Earth might really be destroyed after watching the animation bought a lot of emergency food.”

From small, truly insignificant happenings to large issues that even the great nobles gathered here couldn’t help but pay attention to, endless agendas were pouring out.

And the fact that all this situation was triggered by the absurd development of episode 25 of “Machine God Chronicles” was making all the nobles dumbfounded.

“Damn. The director of “Machine God Chronicles”, Ragna was it? The empire has become a complete mess because of that one guy.”

“To be honest, I feel like summoning that guy here right now. I want to ask what the hell he was thinking with the development of episode 25.”

“No, to be honest, does it make any sense to suddenly blow up the Earth? If he suddenly does that kind of development, what happens to our Eileen?”

“Eileen… isn’t she a loser of the times who’s two steps behind Saya? It’s a bit surprising that there are still fans supporting such a woman even after watching episode 25.”

“What…? Take back what you just said!”

The meeting that started to discuss various problems caused by episode 25 of “Machine God Chronicles” had now turned into a place to debate about “Machine God Chronicles”.

And meanwhile.

“…..”

The Emperor was just silently staring at the nobles without saying a word.

Maintaining an extremely relaxed attitude with his hands clasped together covering his mouth.

It was clearly the very appearance of someone who knows how the future will unfold.

Seeing such an appearance of the Emperor, the nobles realized one fact.

That is, the Emperor knows how the next episode 26 will unfold.

Because the Emperor was currently watching 5 episodes ahead of “Machine God Chronicles” using his power.

Gulp.

At that moment, the sound of swallowing saliva echoes throughout the conference room, though it’s unclear who made it.

Normally, the nobles in this place might have casually ignored the Emperor’s smug appearance as always.

But now, the situation was somewhat different.

Episode 25 of “Machine God Chronicles” ended with a completely unexpected ending where the Earth explodes.

Because of that, everyone gathered here felt like they could sell their souls to the devil out of curiosity about how episode 26 of “Machine God Chronicles” would unfold.

And now, there was someone in this place who knew the content of episode 26 of “Machine God Chronicles”.

Then, the best choice the nobles could make in this place was none other than-

“…Your Majesty.”

Finally, unable to resist the temptation welling up in his chest, one noble carefully opened his mouth, swallowing his pride.

“I heard that Your Majesty knows how the development of episode 26 of “Machine God Chronicles” will unfold.”

“…..”

“If that is true, could you please tell us, even if just a little, how the content of episode 26 will progress?”

To the noble’s desperate words, the Emperor did not respond at all.

He only took out some artifact from within his bosom as if he had been waiting for this and placed it on the table.

“…What is that, Your Majesty?”

“It’s nothing. This is just the recording of episode 26 of “Machine God Chronicles” that you all desire so much. Moreover, it’s the original copy I received directly from Ragna himself.”

“…!”

At the Emperor’s words, all the nobles in this place felt their ears perk up.

So does that mean that the content of episode 26 of “Machine God Chronicles” that they so desperately wanted is contained right in that artifact?

The conclusion of what happened to the Earth that exploded due to Unit 0 awakening as a true god, is it all in there?

At that moment, a flame of desire begins to flicker in the nobles’ eyes.

Their tongues dry up in their mouths, and their hearts start pounding.

If only they had that artifact…!

But unable to dare touch the Emperor’s possession carelessly, everyone here was just watching carefully, when at that very moment.

Tok tok.

The Emperor stared at the glass placed in front of him, then tapped it gently.

And he muttered in a very small voice like this.

“Water.”

“…!”

At the Emperor’s words, someone quick-witted quickly rose from their seat and swiftly filled the Emperor’s glass with water.

Splash.

The Emperor drank the water from the glass and said in a low voice.

“The water tastes… very sweet.”

“…..”

Today, the water tasted particularly sweet and refreshing.
The Emperor felt very satisfied with that fact.