Chapter 5

I have to admit that Hayao Miyazaki really was a genius, perhaps the greatest animator in history, his films are true art.

My Neighbor Totoro is an incredible film, but the reason for recreating it is its simplicity, there isn't exactly a story in this film, there are events that slowly convey the story of this family.

It's a father and his daughters moving to a house in the countryside, to be near the hospital where the mother is, that's all, there's no great story that will make you marvel, but each event is extremely captivating, each scene conveys unique feelings, leaving those who watch it completely immersed.

The film has very few dialogues, in most scenes you follow the two sisters playing and having fun, for most of the film you'll find yourself smiling a little at the girls' actions.

The scenes open showing the sisters interacting with their surroundings, and it's at this point that the details tell you something, whether it's the doors and windows that lock every time before opening, showing how old the house is, or running around the house, the younger sister following the older one and even imitating what she does, showing how close they are, without having to say a word.

There is another thing that stands out, which is also a problem I need to solve, the soundtrack, this is an extremely important part, the scenes where only the landscapes appear, with a soundtrack making you realize how beautiful and magical that place is.

Of all the animations I know, this is one of the most artistic, and at the same time easiest to recreate with today's technology, looking at the first thirty seconds animated in front of me, I'm getting more and more excited.

"The colors are wrong, the stroke is also too standardized, I'll need to correct everything frame by frame, until the AI gathers enough data to get it right."

......

I've been working on the movie for a week now, things are going well, but I need to start composing the music and dubbing, but I'll need some money, I'd better talk to Mom, I don't think Dad will give me anything.

After finishing my morning routine, Melissa and I go into the kitchen, I see my parents talking, I have to be subtle.

"Good morning. " x2

"Morning kids, Alex, what are you doing this afternoon?"

Mom looks at me with a slightly strange look on her face.

"Hmm? I'm going to continue tinkering with the creation table. "

"Seriously, you haven't had enough of that thing yet, why don't you come with Mom to the dueling club?! We can have a few mother-son matches and beat up that cow. "

Hearing this, Dad laughs out loud, making Mom furious.

"Hahaha, she's still pissed off about losing the last match." 

"What the fuck are you laughing at?!"

(╬`益')

" I... I remembered a joke... I swear. "

" I didn't lose anything, I was about to slit her throat when time ran out, she said she won because she had more points, ridiculous. "

Mom is extremely competitive, so a few times a month we go to the dueling club.

All the fights at the club take place in virtual reality, they have the most advanced machines on the market, they are glass capsules with a helmet inside.

These machines allow you to feel everything, all your senses work 100%, even pain. When a civilian buys these machines, they are limited to allowing the user to feel a maximum of 35% of real pain.

But in dueling clubs things are different, the pain limit is decided by the participants of the duel, basically you challenge someone or you are challenged, then the two of you will discuss the rules of the duel.

Duel rules are usually simple, like the fight shouldn't last more than ten minutes, injuries near vital points lead to instant defeat, and things like that.

But before I regained my memories, the mother and I took part in a duel against a mother and son pair, obviously my job was to defeat the son, which I did with some ease.

But the problem was that the boy's mother started running around the arena, using some scattered weapons and throwing them from afar, and whenever we were getting close she ran away.

She hit some of the things she threw and won points so, when time ran out, she won on points.

But the worst thing was that she started telling everyone that she'd beaten Mum, and I don't even need to tell you how furious Mum is right now.

"Hehe, this time I'll be sure to break her legs, so let's see how she runs, hahaha"

"...."

"...."

"Mom, can I come along? I want to fight too, I've already learned the technique for moving limbs that you taught me. "

Seeing my little sister, giving an angelic smile while talking about beating people up, really leaves me speechless.

"Why are my wife and daughter so violent?! "

" I don't know, but it must be your fault. "

"How could it be my fault?! (Sigh) Just girls... try not to overdo it. Okay?"

"Rumm"

Mom just snorted and turned her face away, she was obviously going to do something bad.

After a few conversations, my father pulled me aside to talk.

"Keep an eye on your mother, the last time she got like this, I had to pay 50,000 hospital bills, to this day people comment on how she beat that poor woman. "

Huh? I could, but I need some money to finish my present for Melissa, and since I don't have any, I'll stay at home and find out how to finish it for free. "

(｡-́︿-̀｡)

"You... you brat, you have the nerve to extort your own father."

"Extorting, I don't know what that is, I'm just saying I'm going to stay at home, hehe"

"Brat... ok, ok, if you can stop your mother from making trouble, you can take my ID to finish your present, but if you can't, you'll be out of pocket for three months."

"What?! It's not fair, you know Mom only does what she wants. "

"Huh?! I don't know what you're talking about, your mother is a very reasonable woman, anyway, that's the deal. "

( Sigh ) " All right, deal. "

 I think that's the best I'm going to get, I'd already intended to borrow the ID, but now I won't need it.

The ID is basically your identification within the world you're in, if you want to open a bank account, you need an ID, if you want to run or create a company, the ID is the form of identification that all people have.

I intended to borrow the ID of the father or mother, so that I could claim the copyright of the movie I'm making, even if I'm recreating it for my sister, it doesn't mean that I'm going to leave things open for anyone to take.

( Now I need to think about how to stop the mother from breaking that woman's legs. )

.......

"Quick Alex, Alana texted me that that damn final showed up at the club, we have to get there before she leaves."

"... Yes mom "

" Come on brother, while mom beats her, we can beat her son. "

"...." 

( You're only your age, don't be so violent. )

"Melissa, you shouldn't beat people up just because you don't like them. "

" Hm?! But Mom told me that if anyone bothers me, I can just break their legs. "

" Mom "

" What!!! I'm teaching your sister to be strong, so even a cow won't spread lies saying she beat her, when obviously it was a draw. "

(￢_￢;)

( You can't argue with that. )

.....

By car we quickly arrived at the club, the building is gigantic, it must have more than 300 floors, the whole front was playing a video where some soldiers are exchanging blows, I have to admit that this is unbelievably incredible.

As soon as we enter, Mom gives us a beautiful smile, she walks with a stunning elegance and beauty.

It's scary how easily she can change her expression and posture. As soon as we enter, we find a group of people chatting.

"I can't believe it, you must have stolen it somehow. "

" Hahaha, the weak always have words to say about the strong. "

"You must be jealous."

" I guess so, so why don't you show us the recording? We want to see how incredible you are."

" I don't need to prove anything to a wimp who's not even on the list, hahaha. "

Hearing that, I can see Mom's smile get even brighter.

(Looks like someone's going to get beaten up, I just wanted to finish my movie.)