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Chapter 73 Film (×) History of Time (√)

Before watching the movie, Shui Jingtai: Is this me?

After watching the movie, Shui Jingtai said: This is me!

As the movie's plot unfolds, Shui Jingtai successfully hypnotizes himself.

Did this happen back then? ...Oh, so that's what happened back then...Yes, I think I did do that back then...Sigh, I'm getting old, I can't even remember things from back then.

Inside the dimly lit castle tower, the fluorescent light from the movie screen flickered intermittently on Mizuki Keita's face, casting an image of an excited, distorted old man.

After the movie ended, the entire castle tower remained completely silent for a long time.

Some people are so engrossed in their dreams that they can't wake up, and they are intoxicated by their "glorious achievements" that they don't even know they've made.

Some people, however, couldn't stand Hozuki Shingetsu's smug look and simply closed their eyes to avoid watching how the daimyo praised him next.

That's right. After watching this movie, all the ministers present had the same feeling: This guy is a ninja.

You're telling me that this level of flattery is something a ninja who spends all his time scheming to stab others in the back could come up with?

If all your ninjas are this skilled, then what's the point of having us ministers?

With a movie plot like that, anyone who gets into it will be confused for a moment.

Even Kusaka Masato couldn't help but turn his head to look at Hozuki Shingetsu a few more times.

Although he had already overestimated Hozuki Shingetsu's abilities, he never expected him to be able to do this much.

"Luckily he didn't join the Daming Prefecture, otherwise I might really be in danger of losing my position..."

As Kusaka Masato looked at Hozuki Shingetsu, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

After all, no one can resist the words "born a saint" and "noble bloodline"; no man can resist the phrases "turning the tide when all is lost" and "saving a collapsing empire"; and no emperor can resist the achievements of "all barbarians submitting" and "being bathed in royal favor".

When all of the above adjectives are gathered together and used to describe a person in a short period of time, the overwhelming, soul-stirring sensation is enough to give anyone an immediate orgasm.

No one can resist such an opportunity to be remembered for eternity, and no one would even think of resisting such glory, let alone our great man who values ​​face above all else, Mizuki Keita.

It is conceivable how people would evaluate Mizuki Keita once this movie was released, in this era of information isolation, how outsiders would hold him in high esteem, and how future generations would look up to the achievements of this wise king with a lofty attitude.

Just thinking about it made Shui Jingtai's withered hands tremble uncontrollably, his face flushed an unnatural red with excitement, and his aged body faintly emanated the sound of his heart pounding violently—the Jonin of the Yanagisawa clan was even afraid that he would be too excited and his body would not be able to withstand it, and his bloodline limit "Life Link" was ready to be activated at any time.

Fortunately, Mizuki managed to control his emotions in the end.

Shui Jingtai looked at the movie screen, now empty of all images, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes.

However, he soon turned his attention to Hozuki Shingetsu, making no attempt to hide his admiration for him.

"Good, good, good, very good!"

"That suits my taste perfectly!"

Shui Keita looked at Hozuki Shingetsu and showered him with compliments as if they were free.

"There are some things I had almost forgotten, and it's remarkable that you were able to find them from the cracks of history... It's truly a great effort. Although to me, these past events are like fleeting clouds, not worth mentioning..."

Hozuki Shingetsu just watched quietly as Mizu Keita boasted to himself. It was clear that this daimyo had completely brainwashed himself and successfully merged himself with the "Mizu Keita" in the movie.

As for whether the movie's content is true or not... at this moment, no one will pay attention to this trivial matter, and no one will be so foolish as to shatter the dream of a lasting fame.

If some brave soul were to stand up now and tell him that it was just a movie, an artistic creation, and not history, this great man would probably be very grateful to him for pointing out this fact, and would happily send him to see the Sage of Six Paths to seek the opportunity to become an immortal, along with a nine-clan package.

Therefore, Hozuki Shingetsu responded to the daimyo with great humility, trying to eliminate all his achievements as much as possible, and only positioning himself as "the seeker of the daimyo's lost achievements".

The core idea is: we do not produce history, we are merely seekers of history.

Anyway, do whatever makes Daimyo happy.

Shui Jingtai was very satisfied with this. He admired ministers who knew when to advance and retreat, understood interests, and were willing to share burdens. He even considered granting Hozuki Shingetsu an official position and having him stay in the daimyo prefecture to accompany him year-round.

With this thought in mind, he immediately asked, "As the saying goes, even if you haven't achieved great things, you've still put in the effort. Considering your loyalty, what is your wish?"

Upon hearing this, Hozuki Shingetsu immediately knew that the main event was about to begin, and hurriedly replied respectfully, "Serving the daimyo, how dare I claim credit? However, if I were to speak of a wish... due to limitations in funding and technology, the filming of this movie still has flaws. If the daimyo trusts me, I hope that the daimyo can allow me to make another biographical film as a gift for the daimyo's sixtieth birthday next year."

Ok?

Is there a sequel?

Shui Jingtai's eyes lit up, and he agreed without hesitation: "Granted! Don't worry about the funding. I'll give you 200 million upfront. Make sure this movie is meticulously crafted and that it's 100% historically accurate, respecting objective reality, understand?"

Despite constantly claiming to respect reality and restore history, if anyone were to naively believe this, Shui Jingtai would probably happily make them a part of history.

And so, almost seven Asma were obtained with ease.

So the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urgently needs to solve the funding problem? Do you even know how to write the word "affiliation"?

With a certainty in his heart, Hozuki Shingetsu saw that Mizuki Keita was so generous and thought he might as well take advantage of this rare opportunity to make even more money. So he organized his words and continued.

"There's one more thing we hope the Daimyo will allow. We're planning to film a movie about the Sage of Six Paths pacifying the chaotic world and founding the Ninja Sect. However, due to the passage of time, it's difficult to ascertain the Sage of Six Paths' appearance. If the Daimyo allows, we hope to portray the Sage of Six Paths as the Daimyo himself."

6.

As the saying goes, "One should look up to the high mountains and follow the virtuous path; though one may not be able to reach them, one's heart yearns for them."

Upon hearing this, the ministers present suddenly realized that there was always someone better. The endless stream of elaborate sycophantic tactics made them feel inferior and willing to admit defeat.

A naturally born sycophantic body—truly terrifying!

Look at how they put it: "to film the Sage of Six Paths as Daimyo," instead of "to film Daimyo as the Sage of Six Paths." The order of these words is truly masterful.

Who is that?

That's the Sage of Six Paths! The legendary figure who opened up the ninja world and founded the Ninja Cult!

If this movie uses Keita's appearance as the appearance of the Sage of Six Paths, and it becomes widely circulated, who will be able to tell them apart years from now?

The statue of the Sage of Six Paths must be depicted as being in the likeness of Mizuki Tai.

In that case, did he become the Sage of Six Paths, or did the Sage of Six Paths become him?

Just thinking about it made Shui Jingtai's brain spin uncontrollably. He really couldn't handle this little surprise of suddenly becoming the patriarch of the ninja world, so he could only forcefully control his speech and reply slowly to show that he didn't care at all:

"Um."

However, his trembling hands had already betrayed his excited state of mind.

"But the funding..."

Hozuki Shingetsu's perfectly timed hesitation shattered Mizu Keita's feigned composure.

"Here you go! Five hundred million, even a billion, you have to make this movie!"

In an instant, the roar echoed throughout the entire hall.

(End of this chapter)