Animation Producer in a Fantasy World

[The miracle that happened in the Great Forest… An exclusive interview with a survivor…]

[A giant steel giant defeats monsters threatening humanity.]

[The identity of the steel giant is none other than ‘Machine God’?]

[What is ‘Machine God’? A focused dissection of the identity of Machine God.]

Recently, there was a rumor that was stirring up the entire Kingdom of Rihart.

It was the rumor that a steel giant boarded by the Imperial Princess had completely subdued the monsters pouring out of the Great Forest.

No, not just subduing the monsters, but creating a crater with one punch or even showing violent movements reminiscent of a beast.

To be honest, even rumors should have some level of plausibility, but because only incredibly unbelievable and absurd rumors were heard, most of the kingdom’s citizens didn’t believe them.

Where on earth is there a steel giant reaching several dozen meters in height in this world, and there’s even less reason for a noble woman like a member of the royal family to board such a thing.

So the people of the kingdom tried to dismiss the rumors related to the steel giant as nonsense and let it go in one ear and out the other.

But.

[That’s not true. All the rumors related to the steel giant, Machine God, are true.]

Surprisingly, an event occurred that completely reversed the situation so far.

It was none other than the King of the Kingdom of Rihart guaranteeing that those rumors were actually true.

Not only that, but the royal family even publicly released a video artifact sent by the Empire showing the Machine God’s active performance.

And after seeing that video, people naturally went into an uproar.

[Muoooo-!]

It was already astonishing enough that a giant reaching several dozen meters in height moved naturally like a human.

Not only that, but to have destructive power enough to create a crater with just one punch?

Also, what on earth is that appearance of rampaging like a beast that has lost its reason simultaneously with its eyes glowing red?

“Good heavens… The Empire has really created a terrible weapon.”

“If a war breaks out with the Empire, we’ll have no choice but to lose unconditionally. How on earth can we defeat such a terrible slaughter weapon?”

Some people looked warily at the Machine God’s appearance, concerned about its danger.

But.

“No, this Machine God saved the lives of our soldiers, so what’s wrong with that?”

“That’s right. If the Machine God hadn’t appeared at that timing, our soldiers might have died there!”

Most people were feeling great favorability towards the fact that the Machine God wasn’t used to attack the kingdom’s soldiers, but rather to protect them.

Moreover, decisively.

“This… Watching it quietly, don’t you feel your heart pounding for some reason?”

“Yeah. I know I shouldn’t say this, but honestly, isn’t this Machine God thing kind of cool?”

“I have to admit, the way it went berserk like a berserker when its eyes glowed red was pretty cool.”

The designs of mechas that Ragna… no, the mecha creators of Earth had created with all their might.

The appearance of the Machine God, designed by extracting only the essence of those, was directly hitting the tastes of the kingdom’s men.

Originally, regardless of time, space, and dimension, men’s DNA inherently contained genes that were enthusiastic about giant robots.

Anyway, even though the fact that the Machine God was a weapon made by the Empire spread widely, public opinion about it wasn’t bad, so the royal family decided to take the next step.

That was.

[‘Machine God’ is actually a weapon appearing in the Empire’s animation, “Machine God Chronicles”?]

[What exactly is this animation that’s currently exciting the entire Empire?]

[The animation “Machine God Chronicles” that every imperial citizen can enjoy for free…. Why can’t the kingdom’s citizens enjoy such benefits…]

It was to inform through the media that Machine God was actually a weapon appearing in an animation called “Machine God Chronicles”.

Naturally, people who learned this fact literally went into an uproar.

“I hear that in the Empire, a work called “Machine God Chronicles” with Machine God as its theme is hugely popular.”

“There are a few soldiers who have seen “Machine God Chronicles”, and they say it’s really incredibly interesting?”

“But those Empire bastards can watch such interesting things for free without paying money? Damn, isn’t this too unfair?”

As soon as the kingdom’s citizens heard this news, they started complaining that they wanted to watch “Machine God Chronicles” too.

In the current situation where interest in Machine God was abnormally amplified, they were flipped out by the word that they could watch an animation themed on it for ‘free’.

“Why doesn’t our country import “Machine God Chronicles” from the Empire?”

“”Machine God Chronicles” is taking too long…. At this rate, I’ll become a grandfather!”

So voices asking to import “Machine God Chronicles” from the Empire grew louder day by day.

Eventually, the kingdom’s side ‘inevitably’ imported “Machine God Chronicles” from the Empire and aired it nationwide.

And.

“…!”

“Machine God Chronicles” caused a huge box office storm throughout the kingdom, just as it had in the Empire.

But.

“”Machine God Chronicles” is God! And I, who have watched it up to the latest episode, am invincible!”

“”Machine God Chronicles”. The light of my life, the flame of my existence, my sin, my soul.”

“I who didn’t know “Machine God Chronicles” until yesterday was dead. Now I am reborn as a devoted viewer of “Machine God Chronicles”!”

Although the royal family had expected “Machine God Chronicles” to be very popular among the citizens.

Far exceeding such expectations of the royal family, there were many people showing fervent reactions reminiscent of fanatics.

The reason was simple.

In the Kingdom of Rihart, comics were originally popular, so there were many people who intensively indulged in them.

But honestly speaking, comics were a medium with lower accessibility and immersion than animation.

After all, unlike comics which can only be read if you know how to read, animations could be understood without much thought.

So people who used to be into comics all converted to the faction that was into animation.

Thus, in the Kingdom of Rihart, groups worshipping “Machine God Chronicles” began to spread rapidly as if an epidemic was being transmitted.

However, in this world, if there is light, there is inevitably a shadow on the opposite side.

Because fans worshipping “Machine God Chronicles” rapidly increased in the Kingdom of Rihart, side effects occurred accordingly.

That side effect was none other than.

“…How much is this merchandise with Saya’s image?”

“10 gold.”

“What? 10 gold? For this tiny keychain? That’s too expensive!”

“But it’s not an ordinary keychain. This keychain is one of the genuine products sold at the “Machine God Chronicles” festival held in the Empire recently. Plus, you know very well that merchandise with Saya’s image is extremely popular and even rarer.”

“…!”

“So don’t buy it if you don’t want to. There are plenty of people who want to buy this merchandise besides you anyway.”

“B-But I know that the original cost of this merchandise was only 1 gold…!”

“Then go to the Empire yourself and buy this merchandise directly. Well, I won’t stop you, but it’ll easily cost 50 gold for the round trip.”

“Urrrgh!”

It was that unscrupulous merchants who were targeting the fact that “Machine God Chronicles” related merchandise had not yet been officially imported in the Kingdom of Rihart appeared en masse.

They bought large quantities of merchandise that Ragna had sold cheaply at the festival, and then came to take excessive profits of at least several times, and in severe cases up to ten times.

Naturally, the “Machine God Chronicles” fans in the kingdom were furious at such behavior of the merchants, but there was no clear solution.

Moreover, how many people could resist the temptation when merchandise featuring their favorite character was shimmering before their eyes?

Finally, just as the fans of “Machine God Chronicles” were about to buy merchandise from merchants with tears in their eyes.

“…Wait. That’s far enough.”

A man who had covered his face with a mask appeared before them like a savior.

“10 gold for just one Saya keychain. There’s a limit to rip-offs, how can you try to sell merchandise at such a price? You really are humans without any business ethics.”

Saying so, the man began to display the products he was selling in front of people.

“The fork Eileen used in the series, a keychain with Saya’s image, the mug Rinoa used to drink coffee, the fountain pen Rachel used when writing documents. And for those looking for slightly more expensive merchandise, figures of Machine God Units 0 to 3 in 1:44 scale.”

“…..”

“I am a different being from other unscrupulous merchants. Therefore, I declare here. I will provide all the products here at the original price they were sold at the festival!”

When the man clenched his fist and said so, all the fans of “Machine God Chronicles” couldn’t help but worship him with tears in their eyes.

On the other hand, the unscrupulous merchants who were trying to rip off the fans had no choice but to retreat while grinding their teeth.

“Get lost. Losers.”

The man even leaves words of mockery looking at the unscrupulous merchants, as if he didn’t like them.

Looking at such an appearance of the man, the fans of “Machine God Chronicles” ask him a question as if struck by something.

“Wh-Who on earth are you? And what kind of job do you have that allows you to sell these precious merchandise at the original price?”

To that question, the man answers in a very quiet tone.

“…My name, you ask? My name is Kai-”

“…Kai?”

For a moment, the man shows a hesitant look, then shakes his head.

“…My name is Kaiser. I’m just an ordinary… part-timer at a snack bar…”

Kaisel von Rihart, the prince of the Kingdom of Rihart who had conversed with Ragna in the past.
Today too, he was busy evangelizing “Machine God Chronicles” while hiding his identity.
He was already a splendid otaku in himself.