Chapter 227. The 20 Meter Radius Emerald Spsh
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"So that's why President Cujoh ihe BOSS and us to be actors in this new project."
"Even if BOSS and President Cujoh are reted, it shouldn't be through this kind of backdoht?"
Abbacchio, after hearing Bucciarati's expnation, nodded as he finally pieced things together, saying, "But now, I think I uand the reason behind all this."
Why did Green Dolphin Studio choose them as actors? And not just that — they didn't even have to audition, as if it were pre-decided that they would fill these roles.
If Green Dolphin Studio were a small aively unknown pany, looking for a stunt to attract attention by using "former SKE48 members," it would make sense. But freen Dolphin Studio, which was steadily maturing and already had a well-known series us belt, that logic didn't apply.
So, why did they get accepted as actors? It wasn't just because of Cujoh Jolyne, who had the final say. Even other members of Green Dolphin Studio, especially industry veteran Akiyuki Shinbo, seemed eager to ihem and have them star in his work. Why was that?
This question had been a mystery to Abbacchio and the other members of Passione, leading them to visit Green Dolphin Studio occasionally, not only as a "pilgrimage" but also because of an underlying sense of uhat drove them to seek answers.
But now…
Abbacchio had found his answer!
"The cept of full-dive filming is likely simir to when we expaory, iably g with rival gangs and fighting it out. Only those prepared succeed, just like only the prepared act well!"
Seeing Kakyoin in the script world, everict Abbacchio had to admit that if Kakyoin were a mobster like himself and ended up as his enemy, Kakyoin would be the toughest oppo he'd ever face. In a gang flict, Kakyoin might evehe oo defeat him.
With this evaluation in mind and drawing a parallel between "full-dive filming" and gang warfare, Abbacchio finally unraveled the mystery that had puzzled him for so long (though it wasn't quite correct…).
If being an actor required this level of readiness, then Passione was ihe best pool for supplying actors!
However, upon uanding this, Abbacchio didn't feel excitement or pride. If that's what it took to be an actor, they still had a long way to go. For Passione's sake, he had to bee stronger and more worthy of the title of an "actor."
It seemed he had misuood, viewing full-dive filming as equivalent to gang battles. But Abbacchio silently made up his mind.
…
Oher side, insiders look for substance while outsiders look for spectacle.
Unlike Abbacchio, who had been through harsh and dangerous circumstances and had developed a kind of PTSD from intense ses, Pucd others simply found Kakyoin's performance impressive. The reality-virtuality blend, leveraging the uraits of the chosen actors to keep them stantly immersed, allowed them to release accumuted emotions at the moment of filming — this pn seemed to work!
Except...
"It might be…a bit over the top..."
Watg the s, which projected the events of the script world through the equipment, Pucci scratched his head as he saw the bursting [Emerald Spsh] and DIO appearing on the brink of defeat. "This method may need some improvement."
As an outsider, Pucci's rea certainly wasn't as deep as Abbacchio's "professional" take. But Pucci had a point of parison — with the powerful memory aid of two souls, he could clearly recall the frames from "Stardust Crusaders" manga and anime.
The current se, showing Kakyoin's shoith DIO, was far more intehan in the inal story, perhaps excessively so. DIO, who had been nearly unstoppable before, was now being overpowered by Kakyoin as though trapped in a spider's web, ensnared in [Hierophant Green]'s Hierophant's Barrier.
Too bad…
"Yes! This is the Hierophant's Barrier, whiow surrounds you within a 20-meter radius!"
In "Stardust Crusaders", when Kakyoin saw DIO, he finally uood the true nature of DIO's power. After realizing why the [Emerald Spsh] could always hit its mark regardless of DIO's evasions, Kakyoin revealed the Hierophant's Barrier to exert psychological pressure: "I see every move of yours and [The World]!"
[Hierophant Green]'s ability was that it had a malleable form, part d part liquid. Due to its cy-like nature, [Hierophant Green] could extend itself into thin threads that were nearly uable and around a 20-meter radius. Because of its liquid properties, [Hierophant Green] could release destructive energy like a high-pressure water gun by squeezing and releasing its body.
Unlike a high-pressure water gun with a single nozzle, [Hierophant Green] had no fixed outlet — the entire body could act as one! bihese abilities formed the Hierophant's Barrier — a trap that allowed Kakyoin to detey movement within and unleash [Emerald Spsh] to eliminate his enemies.
It was Kakyoin's ultimate termeasure, devised to front even [Star Ptinum]'s incredible speed, but as, it wasn't [Star Ptinum (Unawakened)] he faced — it was [The World]…
All of Kakyoin's efforts were futile from the start.
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