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  Chapter 121. Deception and Indulgence

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  Of course, she had such thoughts, but actually voig them would be futile. No one would agree, and no one would believe her. After all, who would establish a pany or produce a work with the iion of making a loss?

  Even now, although it seemed pointless, Jolyne Cujoh couldn't just casually reveal that these were tasks assigned by the system, nor could she even hint at it. However, havi with the system's restris for some time, Jolyne had bee adept at handling such skepticism, almost effortlessly.

  Jolyne cocted a pusible reason and expio Ryoko Kakyoin, "Ryoko, do you think Pucd Shinbo are formidable together?"

  "Of course they are!" Ryoko replied without hesitation.

  Having been influenced by her initial incorrect assumption, Ryoko indeed believed that the bination of Pucd Akiyuki Shinbo owerful. Otherwise, they wouldn't have produced a hit like "Phantom Blood".

  This was exactly the response Jolyne wao hear.

  "Yes, they're very formidable. But have you ever sidered that if we separate Pucd Shinbo, and they still prove to be just as formidable, then we would effectively have two powerful binations of 'Pucci' and 'Shinbo'!" Jolyne tinued.

  "Don't say that it's impossible," Jolyerrupted, sensing Ryoko's impending objes. "When they first teamed up, could you have imagihat a newbie director and a director so down on his luck he had to work in adult films would create something so remarkable?"

  "..."

  Ryoko thought long and hard, realizing that her her current self nor her past self could have predicted that Jolyne would recruit Pucd Shinbo, and that they would work together so well. It was clear that she had initially thought, "Jolyne, are you out of your mind?"

  "No, I couldn't have imagihat," Ryoko replied weakly.

  "Exactly, who could have?" Jolyne said with satisfa.

  At the same time, she was inwardly frustrated. "Damn it! If I had known that bining these two 'failures' would result in something so powerful, I would never have recruited them together or pced them in the same produ team!"

  But fortunately, she had discovered this issue before it was too te.

  "So, Ryoko, you o think long-term. If we know about Pucd Shinbo's weaknesses, wouldn't they also be aware of them?"

  "...?"

  Ryoko uzzled.

  "Even if they're unaware now, after having just split up and seeing the mess they've made of their respective projects, they'll certainly start to realize their shortings," Jolyne hinted.

  "...?!"

  Ryoko felt as though she was on the verge of uanding something.

  Jolyne tinued, "Ohey realize their weaknesses and start correg them based on their past colboration, won't we at Green Dolphin Studio essentially end up with two powerful binations of 'Pucci' and 'Shinbo'?"

  "...!!?"

  That actually made sense! But...

  Although Ryoko uood the reasoning, she still hesitantly asked, "Jolyne, is this really worth the expense?"

  The funds they had ied in "Battle Tendency" were already substantial, and Pucci's "Stardust Crusaders" was a financial bck hole. While training their directors was a noble goal, wasn't this method a bit too costly?

  Ryoko wasn't opposed to the idea of training directors; she just thought there might be more cost-effective ways to do it. Moreover, even though they were trying to nurture Pucd Shinbo, there was no telling how long it would take for them to e to their senses and how long the training process would take. It ossible that the iments in "Battle Tendency" and "Stardust Crusaders" might go down the drain before they were even halfway there.

  In fact, the best possible oute would be just that, in Jolyne's mind. She was overjoyed at the prospect.

  'Yes, this is definitely worth it!' Jolyhought, struggling to suppress her ughter.

  "And I'm fident that Pucd Shinbo will develop at a pace that will blow your mind, Ryoko!" Jolyne said, trying to maintain a straight face.

  "After all, they're not learning from scratch; they're just regaining their previous form. So, Ryoko, sit bad enjoy the episode of "Battle Tendency". Shinbo is sure to surprise us!"

  Surprise? More like shock!

  Even as she uttered these words, Jolyne herself didn't believe them. In her heart, she was already celebrating.

  "Battle Tendency" had progressed to this point. Was Shinbo really capable of pulling off a reversal? If he somehow did, Jolyne would—no, she didn't eveo say anything like "deceive and indulge," because it was simply impossible!

  Thus, the episode of "Battle Tendency"—

  "The Birth of the Ultimate Life Form!" arrived.