Edward and Daphne had been ihe cave for over half an hour, and the guard, growing increasingly impatient, finally decided to go in and che her.

  However, the Headless Horseman, following Edward's ave them a casual gnbsp;

  The overwhelming aura of a warrior of Belldia level almost brought the otherwise capable guard to their knees.

  Just then, two figures slowly emerged from the cave.

  "My Lady?!"

  The guard, excited to see her, prepared to rush forward.

  However, the guard noticed something was off about Daphne.

  The shy expression and tear-streaked face raised arms, prompting the guard to draw their sheathed sword and shout, "Baron Durin, what have you doo my dy?! If you don't give a reasonable expnation, even if you're favored by the Duke, I'll fight you to the death!"

  "Wait, you've misuood—" Edward hadn't even spoken before Dapherjected, "Edward didn’t do anything to me. No—he did do something–wait, um, why don't you expin, Director Edward..."

  Edward, looking at the girl who had just been scared out of her wits, calmly expined, "As Daphne said, you misuood. I only frightened her a little. I brought her into the cave, erased my presence, and silently left her alone for a while. It seems this child has never experienced such a situation before and got so scared that she nearly wet hers—"

  "Stop!! Don’t say any more!!!"

  Clearly mortified by her embarrassing behavior, Daphne quickly cut off Edward's revetion.

  Seeing her rea, the others began to uand what had happehough they still didn’t grasp why Edward had dohis.

  Edward, notig their fusion, expined casually, "It’s simple. For the sake of the film, the opening se involves the female lead in a state of panic. I wao see if Daphne could portray the emotions I o my surprise, she exceeded my expectations. She’s perfect for the role. After filming that se, I say that no one else could py the female lead better than her."

  “Wait, what?! Director Edward, you filmed it?!!!”

  As Daphne finally realized what had happened, Edward casually waved the magic rec devi his hand, saying, "Ah, yes. I made sure to enhahe lighting, so the effect is absolutely perfect, even down to the clear liquid on the ground—"

  "!!!"

  Although Daphne immediately luo snatch the rec device, it was futile.

  As a Grand Mage, Edward easily evaded her attempt, hopping behind her aly pg a hand on her shoulder, smiling as he said, "Well then, I look forward t with you, Miss Lead Actress."

  "No, I’m not ied in pying this kind of role—!!"

  Seeing the duke’s daughter in such a panic, Edward merely chuckled, "Haha, that’s not up to you. If you don’t want this footage leaked, you’ll o cooperate fully with the filming, Miss Daphne~"

  "You're a demon—Director Edward, you must be a demon reborn!!"

  “Such praise! But I’m hardly a demon. At least I wouldn’t sell this footage on the bck market.”

  "........."

  With Daphne finally g defeat, the group soouro the Northern Adventurers’ Guild main city, Winter City.

  On the way, there was a brief i where Daphne's maid secretly approached Edward, a rge sum for the right to view the rec.

  Edward, however, deed, g ercial fidentiality.

  ......

  After settling down in the Northern Adventurers’ Guild, Eliza, in her capacity as Guild Master, assisted Edward in recruiting actors.

  After all, once a script is finalized, casting naturally follows, and auditions must be held for the roles.

  Though the profession of "actor" did in this world, most adventurers ily possessed the necessary skills because Edward hem to py themselves.

  This type of natural performaen yielded surprisis, just as it had when filming KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World.

  At worst, Edward could enhahe less fident actors with a suggestion spell.

  However, sihe North cked the kind of publiterest found in Nosrick City City in the South, many people were baffled when they heard about the movie projebsp;

  They had no idea what the beautiful Guild Master was asking them to do.

  In the end, only a few of Eliza's devoted followers were willing to help, and they were far from a suitable cast.

  Giveuation, Edward had no choice but to return to Nosrick City City to gather actors. Firstly, because the film had already been released there, most people uood what being an actor entailed.

  Sedly, the supp roles required impulsive, reckless characters, and Northern adventurers appeared too seasoned, clearly not fitting the "newbie" mold.

  Thus, Edward made the decision to return.

  Ba Nosrick City City, Edosted an annou at the Adventurers’ Guild, stating that Edward Studios was casting for its film.

  This quickly drew a crowd of adventurers and non-adventurers alike, all eager to learn more.

  Even the Guild's own members, including the Guild Master aionists, were curious enough to try seg a role in the uping movie.

  Uhese circumstances, Edward soon found a suitable cast.

  This included three new adventurers destio die in their first se, a female receptionist from the Adventurers’ Guild, and Northern adventurers reended by Eliza...

  All in all, after the auditions ended, Edward made a subtle realization: while the supp roles had been filled, he still hadn’t found an actor for the lead role—Goblin Syer.

  Though Goblin Syer’s appearance was cealed under filthy armor, meaning there were no strict requirements for the actor's looks or demeanor, as a director, Edward didn’t want to assign the role carelessly.

  For the lead, Edward wanted someoh real experien dealing with monsters.

  The actor didn't o be exceptionally powerful, but they o be an adventurer with extensive experience.

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