Director Edward

Chapter 1: Plan to Film in Another World

Imperial Calendar Year XXX, Spring.

Baron Durin Edward walked along the corridors of the castle, the magical stone in his hand illuminating the stairs under the night sky, while the expression on his young face flickered with the changing light.

Durin was a transmigrator, and not just any, but a legitimate one from the Earth. Once a simple anime enthusiast leading an ordinary life, he never imagined he would one day find himself in another world.

Yet, the day indeed arrived, without any warning whatsoever.

"Sigh, no phone, no computer, no anime to watch, not even novels to read. When will this kind of days ever end..."

Yes, unlike the excitement of a typical protagonist transmigrating to another world, Durin was a complete transmigration hater. He preferred staying at home, catching up on the latest anime, watching his waifus change every three months, and playing games he could never win. Compared to being a noble in this dilapidated castle where he couldn't even watch TV, that life would've been thousands of times happier.

However, after numerous failed attempts, Durin had to admit that he couldn't find a way back. Thus, he reluctantly accepted the fact and spent his days idly tinkering around the castle to pass the time.

Meanwhile, after a period of such days, memories of his past gradually resurfaced in his mind.

Durin Edward, scion of the declining Edward family on the southern border of the empire, inheritor of the Edward family in this generation, naturally had an affinity for elemental magic since birth. As a result, his parents spared no expense to send him to the Mage Tower in the imperial capital to study magic.

Upon entering the Mage Tower, Durin's talents were unleashed. Not only did he graduate from the apprentice mage domain at the fastest speed, but he also ascended the ladder of mages at a terrifying pace, becoming the youngest Grand Mage before the age of 20.

However, despite his astonishing talent in magic, Durin's true interest lay in another field—alchemy of the arcane.

Whether it was the magic cycle within the indestructible magic stones or the magical engineering that made ordinary mages dizzy at first glance, he had an unwavering determination to delve into them.

For this reason, while skipping classes every day and immersing himself completely in his interests, he even published a paper on the reform of modern magic at the Mage Tower.

Of course, that paper was naturally vetoed by the old mages and even led to Durin's arbitration by the Mage Tower.

Due to that incident, Edward, who could have continued his studies at the Mage Tower, was forcibly expelled by the monarch of elemental magic, not only banned from re-entering the Mage Tower but also stripped of the title of Imperial Mage.

In the end, the disheveled Edward collapsed upon returning to the southern border, spending every day holed up in the most remote room of the castle, surrounded by various alchemical apparatus, until the old Baron Edward passed away, at which point he emerged from his room and inherited the Edward family name.

Of course, although Durin was supposed to have inherited the title, he mostly secluded himself in his room, avoiding contact with others and focusing on tinkering with the magical devices he created.

Given this situation, everyone in the castle believed Durin would lead the Edward family to decline. However, by a stroke of luck, another version of Durin from a different world transmigrated into his body.

.....

As Durin opened Baron Durin Edward's room, his eyes landed on a device in the corner.

"A magical recorder and imaging crystal. I never noticed these two things before, but they're actually amazing. Aren't they just the cameras and film of another world..."

Flipping through his memories, Durin couldn't believe that these seemingly trivial inventions by Baron Edward would turn out to be such remarkable things. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement.

It had been too long since Durin felt this kind of excitement. Since he transmigrated to this world, the long and dull daily routine and the trivial matters of being a lord had completely worn him out. Even though he was aware that this body could use powerful magic, as a former shut-in, he couldn't muster much enthusiasm for it. Instead, he was more concerned about the ending of One Piece.

Therefore, seeing these two items that could potentially change the era, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Although it may sound a bit foolish, but if, just if, I could film those anime I used to watch on Earth..."

Yes, the reason Durin came all the way to this remote room in the castle was for this. After hearing about the advanced papermaking and printing technology in this world, Durin once had the urge to write novels here. However, due to personal writing issues, he eventually had to give up.

But now, seeing this groundbreaking magical camera, Durin couldn't help but reignite his passion to bring the culture of anime from Earth to this one.

"KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!", "Spice and Wolf", "Goblin Slayer", "Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World", "The Familiar of Zero", "Overlord", "Akame ga Kill!", "Fullmetal Alchemist", "The Rising of the Shield Hero", "Restaurant to Another World", "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?"...

As these many classic anime that Durin had repeatedly watched flashed through his mind, he silently made up his mind once again!

I am determined to film those familiar anime from my past in this true otherworld and promote them, so that the usually boring folks in this other world understand the joy of watching anime and the pain of waiting for new episodes!