Across the street from the former Nosrick Grand Theater, now the Nosrick ema, a avern has opened.

  However, calling it a tavern isirely accurate—it's actually the headquarters of Edward Film Studio.

  Of course, the true headquarters is on the sed floor, while the first floor appears to be just an ordinary tavern.

  This property inally beloo the Baniel family, but when they heard that Edward was looking for a pce to set up the studio's headquarters, they eagerly offered this prime location to him.

  After all, with tless people visiting the Nosrick ema daily, property prices on this street were skyrocketing.

  Purchasing a property directly across from the ema would have been nearly impossible under normal circumstances.

  This gesture shows how much the Baniel family valued their retionship with Edward, and their choice proved to be wise.

  Because of this, Edward eventually decided to establish a long-term partnership with Nosrick ema, with future ventures likely expanding from this very ema.

  Once he acquired the storefront, Edward quickly transformed the first floor intur tavern to aodate guests leaving the ema.

  This allowed him to receive feedback from the audience almost instantly, like a live review wall.

  All the thoughts from viewers who had just seen KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! would reach Edward's ears immediately.

  Additionally, the occasional appearance of actors like Zat and Aya helped the tavern quickly bee the most popur spot in Nosrick, far exceeding Edward's expectations.

  Another reason for the tavern's success was its staff: Belldia and Wiz!

  That's right, after growing tired of their violent and tumultuous lives, this undead duo longed for a simple and peaceful existenbsp;

  Although they were initially unsure about running a tavern, they discovered that they were surprisingly good at it.

  Wiz, who had been a high-ranking mage in life, had a natural knaa, especially in handling finances accurately.

  Her charming appearance as the tavern's hostess also made her uedly popur.

  Belldia, despite his inhuman appearand aura of death, didn't seem as intimidating to the fans of KonoSuba who frequehe ema.

  Instead, they were thrilled to i with the movie's big boss.

  Thanks to their fan goggles, these viewers didn't see Belldia as a frightening monster but rather as a beloved character whose knightly behavior in the film had won them over.

  Entering him in person became a highlight, though it took Belldia some time to get used to this new reality.

  Now, the tavern run by these two undead has bee a signature attra of Nosrick ema.

  It's an experience everyone wants to try—imagig a movie and then having the big boss from the film serve you a drink.

  That's truly a royal-level experience.

  Especially sihis big boss is actually a super powerful entity, knowing that would be something t about for months, though most people remain unaware.

  In this atmosphere, it was iable that wot out about Edward Film Studio' presen the tavern's sed floor.

  After all, it wasn't just the actors whurly visited the sed floor—Baniel himself would occasionally drop by.

  Anyone paying attention could see something with the tavern.

  However, with two top-tier undead guarding the pd Edward being a Grand Mage, no one dared to cause trouble.

  Even if some mages tried to iigate, a retired big boss with the instincts of a sixth-tier swordsman would swiftly shut down any spell-casting attempts, throwing them into the nearby Pleasure District if they persisted.

  After a few is like this, even the most stubborn individuals refrained from any further mischief.

  For true fans, just seeing the actors in person was already a delight.

  ...

  On the sed floor of Edward Film Studio' tavern, Edward finished writing the st word on his script, breathed a long sigh of relief, and stood up.

  Despite the stant noise from the tavern below, as a Grand Mage, Edward could easily block out unnecessary distras.

  For a true Grand Mage, even a bustling marketpce could be a pce for deep meditation.

  This fual differen talent is why there are so few Grand Mages pared to High Mage.

  After stretg a bit, Edward carefully ahe script for his new movie, then walked to the window to admire the bustling se outside the ema.

  It had been about a week sihe premiere of KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!

  In this short time, the new film industry had taken off at a rapid pace, and the financial gains were visibly increasing.

  Especially since Edward had inally targeted the general public as his audiehe movie's buzz reading far and wide.

  People from surrounding vilges and nearby towraveling great distances just to see what this magical thing called a "movie" was all about.

  Those who had already seen it were so captivated that they couldn't help but go again.

  As for the newers... they quickly found themselves just as enthralled.

  With such overwhelming support, KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! quickly surpassed the 1,000 gold mark in box office revenue.

  This growth wasn't expected to slow down in the ing months; it was only projected to rise.

  Many locals in Nosrick still hadn't seen the film, and these potential viewers would gradually be drawn in by the mounting buzz, eventually being the wave of moviegoers.

  Moreover, the Adventurers' Guild and Nosrick ema had decided to start promoting the film, aiming to expand the industry from Nosrick to the entire Southerory, making the millions of people there potential moviegoers!

  When that happens, the wealth geed by the movie will far exceed the current thousands.

  As for the Southerory Adventurers' Guild, the agency holding the distributihts, their strategy was clear: They would begin by tag all the theaters in the region, asking if they were ied in sing the film.

  If they agreed, that would be ideal, and everyone would profit together.

  If they refused, the backup pn was already in pce—Edward's suggestion of outdoor sings.

  This tactic would almost certainly cause flict with local powers.

  After all, this new form of eai would directly draw audiences away from traditional theater and opera.

  If these old industries couldn't adapt to the ging times, they would face a devastating blow.

  The potential for flid fri is iable.

  While the Adventurers' Guild hopes to avoid this, if push es to shove, they won't hesitate to absp;

  After all, it's all about profits.

  If you stand in the way of our progress, sorry, but you o go.

  It's as simple as that.

  Though it sounds harsh, that's the reality.

  In this war without smoke, showing mercy to the enemy is cruelty to yourself.

  No one will yield an inch.

  Zaztra_Vandesh