After finishing the discussion with Kaya about the Knight King… no, the one we should now call the King of Heroes.

When I returned to the recording site again, an unexpected scene that I had never anticipated was unfolding there.

It was none other than Serika and Kaisel having a very pleasant conversation after finishing the recording.

Of course, the fact that those two were having a conversation was quite unexpected, but it wasn’t a bad thing.

However, there was one minor problem.

That was.

“Hooh. So to summarize your words, it means Ragna-nim completed the script for “Ellie and Hamel’s Disappearance” in just one day.”

“Yes. I saw it directly from beside him, and it was unbelievable. Who in the world would believe this fact? The story of “Ellie and Hamel’s Disappearance” that moved the entire Empire to tears was just a one-day cut for Ragna.”

“Hmm. Indeed, Ragna-nim was truly the greatest genius in the Empire. Excellent. As expected of the creator of “Machine God Chronicles”, this much should be basic. Are there any other episodes related to Ragna-nim?”

“Ah, come to think of it, when producing episode 15 of “Machine God Chronicles”, what happened was-“

“…..”

Those two were currently engrossed in a conversation about the behind-the-scenes stories of “Ellie and Hamel’s Disappearance” and “Machine God Chronicles”.

If another man had asked Serika such questions, I would have thought nine times out of ten, ‘This bastard is hiding his dirty intentions towards Serika’, but.

If that man is Kaisel, the story is somewhat different.

Why?

Because unlike others, Kaisel was ‘real’.

Having lived as an otaku for over ten years, combining my previous life and now, I know something.

If Kaisel had been born on Earth, it’s clear that this person would have become a genuine otaku.

“Ah, you know about episode 15 of “Machine God Chronicles”. Episode 15 was the one where Luke died due to the berserk Unit 0, right? If I remember correctly, a nursery rhyme suddenly started playing around 14:37, and exactly 2 minutes and 30 seconds later, that nursery rhyme ended, and this means-“

“…..”

See.

Even Serika, who recently became an otaku after starting voice acting work, is making an expression as if she’s slightly put off by Kaisel’s madness.

Probably even if we brought that bastard Hikardo here, he would show a similar reaction to mine.

Of course, while both Hikardo and Kaisel are steeped in madness, there’s a difference.

While that bastard Hikardo’s madness is fake, Kaisel’s is real.

It’s similar to how even Marik, who usually goes around armed with fake madness, was shocked by the real madness of the boss who ‘sacrificed God’.

Anyway, there’s no one more harmless in this world than an otaku who has staked their life on anime.

Thus, Serika, Kaisel, and I were able to have a pleasant conversation about animation.

And at the end.

“I’ve felt this since before, but… Ragna, you really understand me well. In the kingdom, there are only idiots who can’t even properly memorize the size, structure, and detailed specs of Unit 0.”

“…..”

Kaisel muttered so, looking up at the sky with a voice as if letting out a sigh.

“Although we weren’t born on the same day and time, we’ve become like brothers due to the connection of “Ellie and Hamel’s Disappearance” and “Machine God Chronicles”. From now on, I’ll speak informally to you. So you can speak informally to me too. We’re already in a relationship no different from sworn brothers.”

“…Uh, honestly, that’s a bit burdensome…”

“…..”

“…No. Alright, let’s do it. Friend.”

Thus, half voluntarily and half involuntarily, Kaisel and I ended up becoming otaku friends.

Well, I was already in a childhood friend relationship with Serika, the young lady of the Duke’s family, so it wasn’t particularly new.

Anyway, after becoming friends like that, Kaisel speaks to me with a somewhat embarrassed face.

“Ahem, Ragna. To commemorate becoming such close friends with you, there’s something I want to show you. Until now, I haven’t shown this to anyone, but you’re definitely qualified to see this.”

“…Something you want to show?”

To be honest, I wasn’t very interested and didn’t want to see it, but.

Strictly speaking, I had no right of refusal, so I eventually had to forcibly view something Kaisel had been hiding.

But.

“Oh, this is…”

I received something Kaisel handed to me and made a quite surprised expression.

“It’s a comic book. And it’s drawn with content related to “Machine God Chronicles”…”

That’s right.

What Kaisel showed me was none other than a doujinshi of “Machine God Chronicles”.

“As you well know, our kingdom has had a highly developed comic culture since ancient times, and I’m also one of the avid readers who really love comics.”

Kaisel said so, scratching his head.

“But this time, when your “Machine God Chronicles” became a hit across the entire kingdom, people drew tons of comics based on “Machine God Chronicles”. So I also drew one, fully incorporating my taste.”

“…Hmm.”

I looked over the doujinshi Kaisel drew back and forth.

‘Doujinshi coming out already. I thought it would come out someday, but this is a bit faster than expected.’

This was probably possible because the comic market had been highly developed in the Kingdom of Rihardt for a long time.

‘The drawing quality is quite good too. It might not be bad to officially sell this at the festival I’m planning to hold later…’

As I was lost in various thoughts while looking at the doujinshi, Kaisel looks at me with a somewhat anxious expression.

“Um… Are you angry?”

“Hm?”

“You look like you’re upset because we drew comics without getting permission from you, the original creator of “Machine God Chronicles”. If that’s really the case, I’ll sincerely apologize to you.”

Bow.

Saying so, Kaisel bows his head to me.

“Just in case, the profits earned from comics based on “Machine God Chronicles” have been kept by the kingdom. If you want, I’ll give all those profits to you-“

“No, there’s no need for that.”

But I flatly refused Kaisel’s words.

“It’s fine to draw comics based on “Machine God Chronicles”, and it’s okay to make profits from those comics. I promise I won’t interfere at all as long as you don’t do business above a certain scale using “Machine God Chronicles”.”

“I-Is that really true?”

Kaisel widened his eyes as if he couldn’t believe my words, but.

Allowing comic artists to make profits through doujinshi was not a big loss for me.

Why?

‘Because there’s a virtuous cycle where new people view the animation through those doujinshi, and some of those new people draw doujinshi again to attract more viewers.’

In fact, in Japan, many works that have enjoyed popularity for a long time, with fans continuing to come in for 10, 20 years, are cases where the original creator generously allowed secondary creation activities.

So here too, rather than blocking doujin activities, it would be better to encourage them like this.

That will ultimately become the foundation for making more profits using “Machine God Chronicles”.

As I generously allowed the “Machine God Chronicles” doujinshi business happening in the Kingdom of Rihardt, Kaisel made a very moved expression and put the doujinshi in my hand.

“Thank you very much. It’s not much, but this is my gift. As I said earlier, it’s a comic book of “Machine God Chronicles” that I drew, fully incorporating my taste. If you come to the Kingdom of Rihardt, I’ll show you all the comics I’ve drawn without exception.”

“…..”

Leaving those words, Kaisel left with a relieved expression, and.

Serika, who was beside me, stared at the doujinshi in my hand with a very curious expression.

“Hey, Ragna.”

“Yeah?”

“Can I take a look at that? A self-made comic of “Machine God Chronicles” drawn by His Highness the Prince. I’m suddenly getting curious.”

At Serika’s words, I handed over the doujinshi I was holding to her.

And.

“…Huh?”

Serika, who was seriously appreciating the doujinshi drawn by Kaisel, tilts her head as if she can’t understand at all.

“What on earth is this?”

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

“No, it’s not that there’s a problem…”

Serika looks at the doujinshi in her hand with an expression as if she can’t understand at all.

“This is definitely supposed to be a self-made comic book drawing content related to “Machine God Chronicles”, right?”

“Yeah. That’s right.”

“Then why doesn’t Kai, the protagonist of “Machine God Chronicles”, appear in this comic book? Only Saya and Eileen appear from beginning to end.”

“…..”

“To begin with, Saya and Eileen weren’t characters that got along so well in “Machine God Chronicles”. But in this comic book, they seem like very close friends? Isn’t this a setting collapse?”

Serika muttered so in a very serious tone, but.

Unfortunately, listening to Serika’s words, I could quickly guess what kind of doujinshi Kaisel had drawn.

‘That bastard Kaisel…’

I never thought that when he said he fully incorporated his taste into the doujinshi, this is what he meant.

Originally, doujinshi are things to be viewed with that kind of taste, but isn’t this bastard Kaisel going too far ahead of his time?

No matter how I look at it, this seems like something about a hundred years too early for people in a fantasy world.

Have I perhaps unleashed a beast from the abyss into the kingdom’s doujin world?

Should I just ban doujin activities while it’s not too late?

I fell into such serious contemplation.