"Um… The weather is pretty nice today, isn't it!"
Phinks dodged the question and changed the subject.
It wasn't until Feitan's eyes gradually became sharper and more intense that Phinks finally gave a forced smile.
"Being a villain isn't so bad, look at Uvogin, isn't he having fun?"
Well, that big, goofy guy, Uvogin, was having a blast playing the role of the monster-man.
A biological weapon developed by the evil organization to invade the sacred mountain.
Here, monster-man doesn't refer to just one character.
Every monster-man that appears in each episode is played by Uvogin.
For example, if the tenth episode featured a hippo-like monster-man, Uvogin would then play a platypus-like monster-man in the eleventh episode.
It's just a matter of changing the costume.
Uvogin thoroughly enjoyed this and even insisted that he should play the final, ultimate villain.
He wanted to be the world's greatest villain!
However… This was Uvogin's dream, but not Feitan's.
When Feitan was younger, he had a heart for justice.
In the original story, he was supposed to be the voice actor for one of the main characters' righteous allies, and ended up playing the green sweeper of the Clean-Up Rangers.
This time, he wanted to be part of the main group, like the Blue shark character, which appealed to him.
But this guy, Phinks, dragged him into being a villain.
If it weren't for their good relationship, Feitan would have loved to beat him up.
"Okay, I'll tell you the truth…"
Seeing Feitan's increasingly suspicious expression, Phinks knew he couldn't push it any further and quickly surrendered: "We're playing the high-ranking members of the evil organization that controls the monster-men! We can have complete control over Uvogin!"
Phinks said excitedly.
Like the CEO of a company, their roles were to summon and control the various monster-men, who would appear in every episode as villains opposing the protagonists.
However, this explanation clearly wasn't enough to convince Feitan.
"Okay, I admit it…"
Seeing Feitan looking like he was about to punch him, with a don't try to fool me expression, Phinks could only tell the truth: "I asked Luke before, if I became the villain, could I change my outfit every episode…"
Phinks became even more enthusiastic as he continued: "Especially something like an ancient pharaoh's clothes, I think that would be super cool…"
Well, Phinks' well-known hobby is constantly changing his outfits, especially those that resemble pharaohs.
When the Phantom Troupe first appeared in Yorknew City, Phinks made his debut wearing just such an outfit.
"You really told Luke that?"
"Yeah, otherwise, why would I be a villain? You know, Luke is always happy to grant requests."
That was true.
Luke, who got the Dress-Up Camera from Phinks' request, gave him a thumbs-up.
"So, being a villain means you get to wear more cool outfits, what do you think?"
"I think it's terrible!"
Feitan, full of anger, attacked.
"Aah!"
Phinks screamed and ran away, covering his head.
Feitan chased after him, seething with anger.
He wanted to be a good guy, but this idiot dragged him down.
What made it worse was that the role he wanted ended up going to Shalnark, who wasn't even satisfied with it.
Jokingly, Shalnark even said he preferred Luke's role.
Yes, in the original cast assignments, Shalnark was supposed to voice the genius doctor in Clean-Up Rangers, the one entangled in a love triangle with Sweeper Purple and Sweeper Pink…
From this, it's not hard to see what kind of person Shalnark really is.
"Any role is fine, let's all do our best together."
The gentle and kind Sheila smiled and comforted Sarasa and the others.
She herself didn't have any desire to act.
Even when Chrollo suggested adding another female character to the main cast, such as a peacock representing green, she politely declined with a smile.
According to Sheila, she was comfortable doing voice dubbing, but not so much with acting on screen. Therefore, she took on the role of providing narration and other voice-over work for the series.
After failing to persuade her, Chrollo respected her decision. However, he also noticed Sheila's bright, shining eyes whenever she looked at Luke.
He recognized something familiar in them, a thirst for knowledge. Sheila always carried a book about a great Hunter's adventure called Dino Hunter.
She was full of admiration for the outside world, especially the profession of Hunter mentioned in the book.
Having read the book countless times, Sheila vaguely grasped a deeper meaning.
It seemed that becoming a hunter would make one different from ordinary people.
She couldn't quite pinpoint what that difference was, but she felt she would understand once she roamed the outside world.
But now, after seeing Luke's unique invention, Sheila had a sudden feeling that perhaps she could find the answer she sought in Luke!