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Chapter 53. My Heart is Apollo 11
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That's right, she hasn't lost yet!
Not only has she not lost, but she's also closer to victory than ever!
As the saying goes, "third time's the charm."
As long as she keeps w hard, the accumuted anger, regret, and sadness over time will all be meaningful!
As long as she doesn't stop, the path will tio extend!
After all, the reason she chose Pucci.
The reason she chose the script of "Phantom Blood."
Is because, in this parallel world, uhe situation where Pucci's past life has gradually matured and eveured into absurd plots, there has never been a work that so resolutely kills off the protagonist.
Even in works that are cruel to the protagonist.
At most, they kill the protagonist's entire family, sparing not even a dog.
But they never kill the protagonist themselves.
It seems that in this regard, the industry's inhumane swriters have surprisingly reserved their remaining kindness for the protagonists in their works.
Although it's true that living might be worse thah, don't you still have a life?
(PS: Although I personally likes Gundam, or rather giant robots, and doesn't hold any grudge against Yoshiyuki Tomino, who created the Gundam series, Tomino is indeed quite extreme when it es to cruelty.)
It's easy to imagine.
The protagonist's existence carries so much emotional iment from the audience.
So much so that even those who enjoy t protagonists and killiire families wouldn't dare to easily kill off the protagonist.
Now, with "Phantom Blood" about to touch this taboo and bottom line.
It is bound to...
"Dead with no pce to be buried... you think so, don't you?"
In the "Phantom Blood" produ team.
Fag the same s from Akiyuki Shinbo and others, Pucci admitted, "Seriously, I think so too."
"...Eh eh eh eh eh!!?"
Although they were happy to film the ses of Zeppelin's death.
Thanks to the permission from Jolyne Cujoh, the filming location was cheerful.
There was o worry about the results or other issues.
They only o unleash their creativity and paint freely on this almost bnk vas.
This preferential treatment was so rare that, after hearing Pucci's words.
Akiyuki Shinbo didn't eveate to join in with a "Jolyne, we adore you" attitude.
After all, for any creator, especially one like him with a unique personal style, this is a dream opportunity.
Naturally, whether or not he was genuinely inspired by Jolyne's passion or wao create his desired story freely.
Would only make Akiyuki Shinbo make that initial choice.
Unless he wasn't a creator.
But now the situation was a bit different...
This wasn't just the death se of an important character.
It was the death se of the protagonist, who would be killed off iory!
Not to mention Akiyuki Shinbo's hesitation.
Even Pucci.
After reading the script and uanding the current situation in the industry, felt somewhat intimidated.
Just like Akira Toriyama, who wao repce the protagonist and had to resurrect Goku in some way to save the world.
In an industry where no work has ever audaciously killed off the protagonist.
Their choice was akin to voluntarily plunging into the o during the Age of Exploration, opening a new route with every step requiring immense ce.
Because every step they took could potentially lead to a bottomless abyss.
Unlike previous situations with prets to refer to, this was a real gamble capable of sg off any challenger!
So...
"In July 1969, Neil Armstrong of Apollo 11 became the first human to set foot on the moon; it was a historic event."
"...?"
Akiyuki Shinbo looked at Puc fusion.
He had yet to recover from the shock of Pucci, who proposed the script, admitting a ck of fidence.
Not only did he not receive Pucci's reassurance.
But he suddenly heard a response pletely uo their discussion.
Although Akiyuki Shinbo was familiar with Apollo 11 and moon nding.
After all, the story itself is quite topical.
There are tless works created around this story.
Whether it's disc aliens on the moon or astronauts gaining superpowers from ic radiation... it's all very intriguing.
But what does this have to do with them?
Such a story set ih tury, after World War II.
Has no relevao the 19th-tury setting of "Phantom Blood."
Even if Pucci wao set the in of the Stone Mask as an alien artifad have Ripple Energy correspond to something aliens specifically left behind to make vampires and Ripple warriors fight, it would be too early.
Although this setting might seem quite iing...
As Akiyuki Shinbo was overwhelmed by this massive amount of information.
And his mind began to wander.
Pucci's voice tinued.
"I have never uood where the greatness of this event lies."
"Because rockets fly to spad the moon thanks to the stists and engineers who desighem. Even if they carried a monkey, it would still reach space!"
No matter how you look at it, this seems a bit too much.
Listening to Pucci's words, Akiyuki Shinbo, who was slightly more awake, retorted.
But seeing Pucci's incredibly serious expression, he realized that Pucci didn't seem to be joking.
So Akiyuki Shinbo kept this retort to himself and didn't voice it.
Although it was unbelievable.
This was definitely not a joking look.
Looking at Pucci's serious demeanor, his words seemed to have a kind of magical allure, pelling Akiyuki Shinbo to listen further.
"But when I had this thought, I finally uood the true meaning of humans nding on the moon!"
Pucci's voice grew louder, and his tone became more passionate.
"The moon nding represented humanity's [spirit]!"
"Humanity's growth transded Earth at that moment, achieving sublimation!"
"By marking the fact that anyone, even any creature, could nd on the moon into the [soul] of all humanity!!"
"And this is what we must do."
Putting the final character into the script and transmitting it into the full-dive device, causing the script world to evolve, Pucci said with vi:
"We o create our own historic event!"
