Chapter 96: Bewitched

"Why would I agree to something like this? If you want to annoy him, why don't you just go by yourself?"

Rin looked speechlessly at Luvia who was trying to drag him into the water. It would have been fine if she had asked Nanaya to play the role of an ordinary adventurer, but she actually asked him to play the role of a goblin who was slaughtered.

Luvia, do you feel that being a heroine is too happy and want to become a female fighter instead?

"It's just a sideshow." Luvia said casually, "I'm almost rusty after staying in a place like this with nothing all day. There's nothing wrong with having some fun."

"Then you really have too much free time." Rin had nothing to say to this guy.

"Who told the senior to make us so exhausted some time ago? What's wrong with us just taking revenge on him this time?"

During the time in Wellington, Nanaya asked Andy Serkis to give all the main actors special training on acting in front of green screens.

During those days, almost everyone was studying and filming at the same time, and everyone was exhausted.

Now it seems that the blonde lady seems to be holding a grudge and plans to take a small revenge on the director.

"Whatever you want."

Rin didn't feel too tired. After all, she had gone through the hellish special training before the filming. In comparison, the training in the past few days was just right for her.

"Let's give it a try. It won't be a big loss if the senior disagrees." Luvia didn't necessarily have to do anything. Her goal was to kill time.

If this thing can be successful, it should be the icing on the cake for her.

Several supporting actresses have stopped talking. It would be fine if they were just making a cameo appearance as an adventurer, but it would be better for them, small characters like goblins, not to get involved.

"Well, it's really interesting." Even Uncle Xilin showed some interest in this proposal.

"But a simple passerby goblin is not interesting, and it's not worth the director's time." Uncle Xilin began to give some bad advice to the girls, "How about letting the director play the giant goblin that throws the female fighter against the wall in the opening?"

"Forget about that..."

Rin felt that if he made this suggestion, Nanaya would most likely throw them all against the wall.

"This character is too ordinary, and he only shows his face for a moment." Luvia pinched her chin and thought, "What do you think of the Goblin King character?"

"Forget it. The director will never let an amateur actor play such an important villain." Uncle Xilin saw further, "And I heard that the role will be played by Mr. Gollum from the Lord of the Rings crew, in order to verify the latest motion capture technology."

"I see..." Luvia counted on her fingers, "If this is the case, the only characters that have a few scenes in the script are the goblin warlock and the troll in the first scene."

"The goblin warlock is not very suitable. He doesn't get along well with the director." Xilin rubbed his chin and said, "How about a troll? That character basically has a stern face anyway, so there's no need for any expression on his face."

"That's a good idea!"

Luvia echoed, she looked at Rin beside her with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

"It's none of my business."

Rin felt that the first thing he had to do was to clear himself, otherwise it would be bad if Nanaya took his anger out on him.

Luvia looked at Nanaya who was explaining the play to Gawain and smiled like a queen. "How boring! It's just a few suggestions. Wouldn't it be fun if it worked?"

"..."

Rin would never show that she was shaken for a moment. In order not to be led astray by Luvia, she resolutely read her textbook.

Xilin asked curiously, "Has anyone seen the concept art of the troll? Although I know there is this character, I don't know what it looks like."

"If you mean the draft of the trolls, I do know it."

ZUN smiled and hooked Uncle Xilin's shoulder. Since they became drinking buddies, the relationship between the two has been very good recently.

In fact, ZUN, the composer, didn't need to travel through mountains and rivers with the crew to this desolate wilderness.

However, there are not many opportunities to come to New Zealand to enjoy the natural scenery, so Shun Ota followed the "Goblin Slayer" crew up the mountain in the name of collecting materials at the filming location.

Xilin stroked his beard and asked, "ZUN, please tell me quickly."

Rin knew that she would not be able to understand the content of the textbook. She finally gave up the idea of reading the book and warned ZUN in a low voice: "Hey, pay attention to the confidentiality agreement."

Knowing that ZUN was a logistics worker, she signaled him not to reveal some secrets belonging to the crew.

ZUN waved his hand to signal Rin not to be too nervous: "Don't worry, I won't take out the design drawings. Besides, Nanaya hasn't finalized the draft yet. He just selected a few preliminary design drawings."

"Tell me, let me satisfy your craving first." Xilin took a sip of wine, wiped his beard and asked in a heroic manner.

"A fierce face with a big beard, and an extremely burly figure." ZUN said, recalling the setting drawings he had seen.

Xilin nodded: "It's not beyond my imagination..."

"After all, it's a commercial film, it can't possibly deviate from everyone's general impression. So, are you guys serious about this?"

Rin advised with some distress. Although she felt that this matter was a bit bad, she was slightly looking forward to her senior playing the role of a troll.

Xilin looked at Nanaya, who was a little thin, and thought that this contrast would be very interesting on the screen.

So Xilin bewitched the others present and said, "How about it? Do you also think it's fun to let the director play the role of the troll?"

Rin and Luvia thought about it for a while.

In the dark cave, a giant with Nanaya's face and a beard walked out, and then stretched out his evil hands towards the protagonist and his group.

"It seems... a bit exciting..."

Rin muttered to herself in a voice that only she could hear.

"It's fun, but who should propose this?"

ZUN glanced at the swordsman lady, but she immediately shook her head.

What a joke! In this kind of situation, a little actress like her who doesn't even have a name can just join in the fun. Is she the initiator because she thinks she has too many scenes and asks the director to cut them out?

So ZUN had no choice but to look at the Luvia trio in front of him.

"Don't look at me. Go if you want to."

Although Rin was looking forward to this matter, it was better not to let her say it herself.

"I think the senior might think I'm joking and not take it seriously."

Luvia suddenly realized that being too familiar with someone was also a problem.

Xilin thought for a long time and shook his head. It was not that he didn't dare to say it, but that he was not sure he could convince Nanaya.

"Mr. Ota, how about you go and tell him? The senior still values your opinion very much..."

Hearing this, ZUN couldn't help but roll his eyes. He wasn't Ryougi Ori, and his importance in Nanaya's heart was far less important.

If there is anyone who can make Nanaya obey his orders, it is probably only the young master far away in Japan.

However, it seems really unwilling to give up on this matter.

So, when Nanaya was taking a break during the filming, he saw ZUN, Luvia, Rin and Xilin coming towards him shyly, and not far away there were a few supporting actors cheering them on.

"You want me to play the troll?"

Nanaya looked at these guys in silence. He felt that it was most appropriate to describe them as those who were eager to create chaos in the world.

"Stop messing around. If you really have so much free time, hurry up and memorize your lines for me. This way, at least you can avoid a few NGs."

"No, we are serious."

Xilin quickly stopped Nanaya who was about to turn around and leave.

"My answer is also serious." Nanaya sighed, a slightly impatient look on his face.

It is very common for directors to make cameo appearances in movies. Many directors have the habit of appearing in their own works, such as the fat guy named Peter Jackson from the crew next door.

But most directors will only appear briefly, playing a very small role.

After all, we are not actors. What if we mess up the movie because of our own reasons?

Nanaya himself actually has a hobby of guest appearances, but usually it is just a short shot. In his previous works, he played a bystander in "Kara no Kyoukai" and "Magical Girl Illya".

But this time, Nanaya had no intention of making a cameo appearance. After all, the production of "Goblin Slayer" was much more difficult than the previous two works, and he was too busy with his own work as a director to have time to play around.

"Senior, you really like to guest star, how about coming and playing this time?"

Luvia suggested to Nanaya, the innocent smile on her face almost fooled Nanaya.

"So why are they trolls?" Nanaya tilted his head and looked at these guys, his face full of suspicion. "If we really want to play, can't I just play the role of an adventurer?"

"That's because..."

Rin was about to answer, but ZUN interrupted her, "Of course it's because this character is very representative. After all, our movie uses motion capture technology as a selling point. So as a director, wouldn't it be great for you to use motion capture technology to play a role? That can be used as a good promotion point, right?"

"I understand the reason, but why is it a troll?"

"Because we are worried about your acting skills, the character of the troll has almost no expression, which is very suitable for you."

The way ZUN spoke with such certainty fully demonstrated what it meant to lie with eyes wide open. Anyway, Nanaya had no idea whether Ota Shun believed him or not, but he was trying hard to hold back his laughter.

"I always feel like you guys have some conspiracy..."

"No, nothing."

The four of them quickly waved their hands to deny it, but this made Nanaya even more suspicious.

"Let me think about it."

Until the very end, Nanaya did not give any reply to the few people. It was not that he had not thought about it, but that Nanaya had no chance to think about it at all.

Because Nanaya now had to leave the crew at Mount Ruapehu and return to Wellington alone.

The reason is very simple. The negotiation team from Washimine and Weta Workshop has also arrived.