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Chapter III: “We’re Students From the Officers Academy.”

Over the next five or so months, the little family of four grew closer, and closer. The siblings viewed Byleth as an elder brother and Jeralt as their father. Their skills were rapidly improving. O’Ren was now known as the Ashen Bloom, and Xiyon the Ashen Grace. Despite their young age and Jeralt’s best attempts, they still witnessed death. They still ended up killing others… Just like Byleth, they felt no guilt, no remorse for their actions. They simply felt nothing. However, due to some unknown force, be it simply a coincidence or even fate, they ended up back in Remire Village. This time, though, they would see three new faces and one from Jeralt’s past.

“Hey! It’s time to wake up,” Jeralt said one early morning. The three ‘siblings’ slept in the same tent or room most of the time, this is one of those times. “Alright,” O’Ren groaned after a short pause. “Alright, then. Wake ‘em up. I’ll hold you to it,” Jeralt said before walking out of the room. O’Ren had always been a rather light sleeper, but by the time that Jeralt had come to wake the three up, she was already wide awake. She had been having awful and vivid nightmares of the war that would tear apart Fódlan and burn everything in its path. She sighed before going to wake her siblings up. Despite being painfully aware of their surroundings at all times, the two slept like rocks.

“Hey,” she said, shaking Byleth. “Wake up! Up and at ‘em!” “Ugh,” he groaned, feeling sluggish. He yawned before speaking, “What time is it, Ren?” “It’s nearly dawn, Lethy. Can you help me wake Xai?” While you wouldn’t have been able to see it in his lips, Byleth was smiling with his eyes. “Okay, Ren.” Over the few months that they have been staying with each other, they have given each other nicknames. Jeralt was called ‘Pater’, Byleth was referred to as ‘Lethy’, Xiyon was ‘Xai’, and O’Ren was now Ren. Sighing, Byleth stood and looked around for a little while. “You had a dream about that girl, didn’t you,” Byleth asked. “Yeah,” O’Ren responded. “Didn’t you have the same dream?” “I did,” Byleth said in response. “Do you think Xai had that same dream, too? We were all talking to her, right?”

“We should talk about this with Jeralt, when we’re all awake,” O’Ren suggested. In reality, she was confused and unnerved by those strange dreams. She didn’t want him to know about the war they would be thrust into. “You’re right,” Byleth said with uncertainty. Even though she was trying to hide it, he could still see the worry on her face. He’d grown to care for the teenagers, and he didn’t want them to feel uncomfortable. The pair wandered over to Xiyon, who was still sleeping soundly. Laughing quietly, he shook his head, slightly smiling.

“Hey, get up,” Byleth said, shaking him gently. “We have work to do, come on,” he emphasised, grumbling slightly. O’Ren, who was watching quietly, then piped up. “Get up, Xai! Pater might get upset that we were lying around!” That did it. Suddenly, Xiyon sprung up, making Byleth jump in slight surprise. “Ack! I’m up,” Xiyon exclaimed. “Heehe,” O’Ren giggled. “That works every time!” “Now, now, Ren. You shouldn’t be so mean to your brother,” Despite those mature words of his, Byleth still had that glint of mischief in his eyes. “Oh be quiet, Lethy,” Xiyon shouted. “I can see that you’re trying not to laugh too!” “Okay, okay, get dressed. I’ll tell Jeralt that you’re awake,” O’Ren said after calming down. “I’ll get dressed after you finish.”

After O’Ren walked out, the two males began to get dressed. “Hey,” Byleth started. “Did you have a dream about a girl?” “Yeah,” the taller teen responded. “You and Ren were there.” He paused for a moment. “Why? Is something wrong, Lethy?” “No… It’s just that Ren looked kind of scared when she woke me up. And it felt like she was moving around in her sleep,” Byleth said. “Hm,” Xiyon hummed. “I remember stumbling upon her diary a few days ago. She wrote that she had dreamt of a war.” “A war,” Byleth questioned. “Why didn’t she say anything about it? Did you talk to her after you read it,” Byleth asked, looking very worried. Byleth asked question after question, worried about Ren’s wellbeing. “Well,” Xiyon began. “I haven’t talked to her about it yet. I hope it’s nothing serious.” Xiyon was lying through his teeth. Those dreams were very serious, they were premonitions in fact.

Their conversation ended abruptly, neither of them wanted to dwell on it any further. The two of them got dressed shortly after. Xiyon was wearing a small black cowl and black pants, he wore a dark green shirt, bits of armour were scattered on his clothing. He wore heavy boots, similar to the ones Byleth himself wore. Xiyon slipped on his gloves before speaking again. “You shouldn’t worry so much, Lethy. She’ll be fine, We’ll be fine.” “I know, I know. I’m just worried. She’s been sleeping less and less. I can’t not worry.”

Xiyon sighed at this, he knows that Byleth is right, he just doesn’t want to accept it. The fact that he caught on so quickly frightened the boy. “Listen, how about we chat with Jeralt and see what he thinks,” Xiyon suggested, trying to get Byleth off his case. “I… Ugh, fine,” Byleth agreed, albeit reluctantly. After that little exchange, the two had completely finished getting dressed. Walking out, they saw O’Ren standing next to the door, tapping her foot impatiently.

“FINALLY,” she shouted. “It took you two long enough!” “I’m sorry, Ren,” Xiyon said. Funnily enough, he didn’t look sorry in the slightest. “Ugh! You’re insufferable,” a very annoyed O’Ren said, distaste poisoning her voice. She opened her mouth to say something, but decided against it. “You know what, I don’t even care anymore,” she said, walking into the room and slamming the door behind her.

“Huh, what’s got her so upset,” Jeralt asked after he walked in. “We took too long getting dressed and now she’s in a bad mood,” Xiyon answered. Jeralt sighed while shaking his head when Xiyon answered him. “I understand,” he started. “But she’s been more irritable as of late. It hasn’t influenced her job, but I’m worried about her.”

“Hehe. She’ll be fine… Hopefully we all will,” Xiyon said, whispering the last part. Jeralt’s brows furrowed at that statement. “What are you hiding from me,” he questioned, slightly upset. “I-it’s really no big deal,” Xiyon said with a nervous look on his face. “Xiyon. Sirvante. Contrell. Eisner,” Jeralt said, enunciating each word harshly. “Do not lie to me again.” This made the boy feel incredibly guilty, he knew that Jeralt only wanted what was best for his sister.

“I’m sorry for lying to you, Pater,” Xiyon said sadly. “I just didn’t want to worry you too much. I shouldn’t have done that.” Jeralt sighed at this. “I appreciate you trying to look out for me, Xai, I really do,” Jeralt said, with a slight smile on his face. He put his hand on Xiyon’s shoulder. “But you have to understand that I’m the parent in this situation. It’s my responsibility to keep you safe and to worry about you at all times.” The blond man smiled. “I love you too much to let something happen to any of you.”

O’Ren was getting dressed during that discussion. She quickly and quietly put on a teal and white undershirt and black leggings, along with a royal blue and black dress and boots. She put on her cloak, of which was similar to Byleth’s. She hummed while smoothing out the dress’s fabric. “I wonder why Lethy and Xi looked so worried,” she thought. “I hope it’s nothing serious…” Truth be told, the older males were quite bad at hiding things from O’Ren, and she was very good at reading social cues. Points for extroversion.

“Ugh, it’s probably nothing. That or it’s all in my head,” she muttered aloud. With a slight shake of her head, she walked out of the quiet, lonely room. “Still though, they were acting so strangely,” she whispered to herself. Tugging at her left earring, she wandered over to the common room, finding Jeralt, Byleth, and Xiyon already there.

“Hey, Pup,” Jeralt greeted the young girl. “Good morning, Pater,” O’Ren said, nodding in acknowledgment. “Did I take long? Were you waiting for me long,” she questioned. “No,” Jeralt chuckled. “You get ready almost as quickly as Byleth!”

“Erm… Thanks? I guess,” O’Ren said, confused. Just then, one of the mercenaries burst into the room. “Captain Jeralt,” the merc exclaimed. “There has been a report! Some unknown people have infiltrated the camp!”

“What!? Lead me to them,” Jeralt commanded urgently. The three ‘siblings’ looked at each other, silently agreeing to follow him. “Of course, sir!” Then they rushed off.

O’Ren POV

We watched the two rush off before following after them. I looked over to Xiyon. “This is the part of the story where we meet Edelgard, Claude and Dimitri,” I whispered to him. “Right, do you know what happens? What chapter even is this,” he questioned. “This is the prologue. In the original story, this is where Lethy is introduced to the other main characters and Alois drags him and Pater to Garreg Mach.”

“Hm… Got it,” Xiyon told me. “How do you think our being here is going to affect the story?” That question caught me off guard and actually frightened me a little. “I uh, I don’t know, Xai. Byleth doesn’t even smile before the timeskip! Besides, I’ve never been a part of a Fire Emblem game before.” “...Shut up, Ren,” he mumbled, with a playful glare. “But still,” I said. “Sothis wasn’t supposed to be able to communicate with Lethy until now. But she’s been talking to him- to us for months now!”

“Urk.. You’re right about that. We screwed up the story plenty by now,” he admitted begrudgingly. “Still, you said that we could change the outcome of,” he trailed off.

“The operating word is ‘could,’ Xai. That or we could prevent it all together. It all comes down to making a good impression on Edelgard and convincing her that it isn’t worth it. We could probably do that around our third or fourth month at the academy. Does that sound good?”

“Yeah,” Xiyon smiled. “That sounds like a plan. Still though, in those months we should clean up that plan, alright, Ren?” “Uh-huh. That’s a good idea.”

Ugh, today’s gonna be a long day.

Third Person POV

As the group of five rushed through the camp, Byleth looked between the two teens. “Is something going on? Do they know something that we don’t,” he thought to himself. “This… This just doesn’t feel right.” They continued running until they saw three figures in the distance, seemingly running in their direction. “Leave and head somewhere safe,” Jeralt commanded.

“O-of course, sir,” the mercenary said before scurrying off toward the camp. The three siblings realised just how irresponsibly Jeralt was acting, deciding that they’d rather

be reprimanded instead over Jeralt possibly being injured, Xiyon called out. “Wait! Pater! Those people could be dangerous,” he exclaimed, lying through his teeth.

“C’mon, Pater! Do you know how dangerous it is to go alone,” O’Ren chastised. Hearing their voices made Jeralt stop. “Why did you follow me!? These people could be dangerous,” Jeralt shouted angrily. This made Xiyon and O’Ren sigh, for they were the only ones who knew the truth.

“Trust us, Pater,” Xiyon said smiling. “Nothing bad is going to happen because of those people.” “And how the hell do you know that,” Jeralt questioned, more baffled than anything. “Hehe,” O’Ren giggled. “You’ll just have to believe us, Pater. It’s… A gut feeling, so to speak. Didn’t you say to always trust our instincts?” Jeralt muttered something quietly to himself. Before he could speak, they heard a voice.

“Hey,” a young male’s voice called out. “You! Yes you,” the voice called out again. Looking over, the quadrio saw three similarly dressed young adults. Seeing this, Xiyon looked over to his sister. “Is it time already,” he asked in a hushed voice. O’Ren nodded.

“What are you kids doing out here…? Wait, those uniforms,” Jeralt said, looking quite surprised.

The young adults were wearing what seemed to be school uniforms. They were mostly black, with some gold accents, they looked expensive. The girl was wearing shorts with a red cape and tights, with some ankle height boots, they had a slight heel on them. She had white hair and lovely lavender eyes, she had lilac ribbons on either side of her head. She looks as though she’s calculating them. The shorter of the two males had a yellow cape and a long overcoat, he wore calf length boots with a slight heel. He had curled hair, looking slightly messy, there was a braid on the right side of his face with a golden clasp on the end. His hair is a lighter shade of black with sharp emerald eyes, he had skin darker than the norm in Fódlan. He looked intelligent. The tallest of the trio had a blue cape and wore knee-length silver boots with a white sole. He had strong silver gloves to match. He had an odd haircut that fell over the centre and sides of his face. He has neat blond hair and cold eyes. He looked wild and lost.

The raven haired male cleared his throat before speaking, he seemed out of breath. “Say, you look strong, you think you could help us out,” he questioned. “There are these ruffians that are after us for our lives, and not to mention our gold,” he went on to say. Xiyon and O’Ren looked at Jeralt.

“Ya know,” She began, slowly. “I think we should help them, I mean look at how they’re dressed! They’re clearly nobles, and important ones at that!” “Hm,” the white haired lady hummed while narrowing her eyes. “You are a child, you shouldn’t be out here so early,” she said to O’Ren. The young mercenary was upset, but not surprised at what she said.

“Quite so,” Ren said. “But I’m not the one in danger. I just want to help you,” she said, making the light haired lady smile. “Well,” the blond young man spoke. “You seem to be used to- or even excited to fight,” he uttered, bemused.

“THERE THEY ARE,” a scratchy, and somewhat annoying voice called out. Jeralt recognised him to be Kostas, a lowly thug who cares for nothing but gold, not even his own ‘team’. Jeralt then spoke up, “We don’t have much of a choice at this point. We’ll have to fight them. I want you to stay close to me Xiyon, O’Ren.”

“Of course, Pater,” Xiyon said. “We should get going,” O’Ren said, looking around. “Those guys don’t exactly seem to be friendly,” she continued. “Yes,” the blond young man agreed. “We should get going.” And with that, they rushed off. When they reached their would-be battlefield, O’Ren caught sight of Kostas.

“GRRR! Kostas,” O’Ren shouted angrily. “Why didn’t you tell us that this degenerate waste of space and air was chasing you sooner? I’ve been waiting for a chance to tear him a new one for a while,” she growled, lowly. “Ahem, in any case,” Jeralt said slowly, in an attempt to calm the tiny girl down. “This would be a good opportunity to see how much you have grown and also to go over more strategies. These lowly thugs aren’t worth much anyway.”

It should be known that Xiyon carries around an iron axe and his sister does not hold any weapons. Rather, the girl uses dark magic, only knowing Miasma properly, but that doesn’t stop her from snatching Byleth’s sword in a pinch.

“Just a moment,” Dimitri said in a worried tone. “You’re letting her fight? She carries no weapons and she might be targeted!” “Heh,” Xiyon laughed almost mockingly. “I’d personally be more worried about how she would respond to that.”

They went on to rush toward the would-be battlefield. Byleth was in the middle with Edelgard on his left and Dimitri on his right. Claude stood behind Byleth with Ren on his right and Xiyon on the left. Jeralt was behind Xiyon.

“Let’s take care of those thieves before they overrun the village,” Jeralt said. “Take down the enemies in front first. That should take the wind out of their sails.” “Right,” Byleth said.

Byleth took this time to acknowledge his temporary allies. “You have a strange aura about you. You say you’re a mercenary, so show me what you can do,” Edelgard said to him. “It’s because of you guys that I’m not dead right now. Thanks for that! I didn’t expect to run into mercenaries like you in some remote village. The gods of fortune must be smiling down on me,” Claude said, looking and sounding quite relaxed. Byleth noted how he said “gods” and not “goddess”. He found that rather odd. “Thank you. We are in your debt. It wouldn’t do for us to fall in a place like this. Please, lend us your strength. Let’s work together to drive out these thieves,” Dimitri said to him, sounding ever grateful.

The group went on to fight off the bandits, finally reaching Kostas.“You! With the blank stare,” Kostas shouted at Byleth. “Get outta my way!” Byleth just stared at him. He didn’t speak, nor did he even acknowledge him.

“Did ya hear me!? Said move,” Kostas kept shouting. “Give it a rest, old man,”O’Ren chastised. “Can’t you tell that he doesn’t care? You’re just wasting what little breath you have left,” she continued to tease. O’Ren was annoying him on purpose. The faster that he attacks, the faster they win the fight, the faster they win the fight, the sooner they can get to the main plot, and the faster they get to the main plot the faster they get to save Fódlan.

“Why you,” Kostas growled out rushing toward the tiny girl. “Ren, you fool,” Xiyon yelled at his sister. “Don’t egg on the enemy, you dolt!” “Shut up, you square!”

“RAAAAGH,” Kostas roared angrily. “I’ll break you, you blank-faced bastard!” “Hmph,” Byleth huffed, already plenty annoyed with the balding man’s behaviour. “Let’s see what you can do,” his slightly deep voice rumbled out threateningly. Uh-oh, Ren’s starting to rub off on him. Well a little spice never hurt anyone, right?

At that moment, Kostas rushed toward the blue haired man with the intent to kill. “GRAAAAGH,” Kostas shouted at him, swinging his axe at Byleth’s head. “Hmph,” Byleth grunted quietly, moving slightly to the left, hair moving from the speed that he was moving. “That's all you got,” the Ashen Demon questioned mockingly. Ren was really rubbing off on him, that’s probably not a good sign. Byleth decided that he was tired of Kostas’ behaviour at that moment.

“Get out of here,” Byleth shouted at him as he proceeded to rush toward him, making a long and shallow cut along his stomach, knocking him to the ground. “I’m not going to kill you now, but know that if we ever cross paths again… I’ll make sure you never leave alive.” With that, Byleth turned and walked away.

Just then, Kostas sprang up and started rushing toward our cold protagonist, but Edelgard just so happened to be in the way. “Huh,” she gasped. “YOU BASTARD! YOU’LL PAY FOR THAT,” Kostas shouted at Byleth. Shaking, Edelgard grabbed a dagger attached to her leg. “Huh,” she whimpered quietly, trying to calm herself down. “No,” Byleth yelled, running in front of her. Right when Kostas’ axe was going to cut into Byleth’s flesh, time suddenly stopped… Or at Byleth thinks that’s what happened. “ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND,” an angry Sothis screeched. “YOU COULD HAVE DIED YOU FOOL!” Then, a green and purple mass swirled around him, instinctively, he closed his eyes. Opening them, he saw the young girl, sitting on her throne with an absolutely furious look on her face.

“YOU WOULD HAVE KILLED US, DAMMIT!! WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING!?”

“I… I didn’t mean,” Byleth stammered like a child. “I-I wasn’t thinking… Please forgive me..”

Sothis groaned incredulously. “I can’t believe that you did that.” She sighed. “What should we do now..? If you go back, that axe will cut your flesh and you will surely meet your end. If you can’t live for yourself, then live for your family. What do you think?”

Byleth thought for a moment. “You could turn back time? I mean, you stopped it already, what will prevent you from going back?” This made Sothis widen her eyes.

“Yes! I must turn back the hands of time! But oddly enough,” Sothis paused momentarily. “But I never knew I could do that until now. I wonder why that is. Ugh! What am I thinking? Now is not the time for that!”

Sothis took a breath “Does she even need to breathe,” Byleth thought to himself. “Once you go back, you will be right before you rushed to save that girl. This time, you will be prepared, will you not?”

“Of course. I’ll make sure I protect her and myself. I’ll live for them and you.” With that final statement, the green and purple mass swirled around him again. He had found himself back where he was before Koatas attacked.

Kostas once again (at least to Byleth) sprang up, “YOU BASTARD! YOU’LL PAY FOR THAT!” Then, just like last time, he started to run toward Byleth, and consequently Edelgard as well.

“Not this time!” Byleth refused to make the same mistake twice, so he held his sword in front of him in a defensive manner. “Get out of my way, you scatter-brained eyesore,” Byleth exclaimed while knocking him back. Byleth huffed angrily through his nose and muttered under his breath. “I would have killed you if I cared enough about your pathetic life, but dulling my blade on you anymore would be a waste of my time,” he grumbled to himself. However, Kostas had heard him and was just about to run when they heard a voice.

“LETHY! There you are,” O’Ren shouted to her oldest brother when she spotted him. “What happened here? Something felt off, like someone had cut through my back… Are you alright?”

“Hey! Wait for me, Ren! Why do you run off all the time,” Xiyon yelled at his sister. Then five pairs of footsteps came toward them. Seeing his chance Kostas ran off.

“Damn, Kid, you really know how to make people worry. What’s going on,” Jeralt questioned in a joking, but stern manner.

“Don’t worry, everything is fi-” as per usual, Byleth was interrupted by even more footsteps coming their way. This time, however, they sounded armoured and heavy.

“Just a moment you conniving scoundrel,” the mysterious voice bellowed. “I’m afraid we’ll have to take you to…” the man stopped talking when he finally reached them. “Eh? Where did he go?”

“Oh bother,” Jeralt groaned in exasperation. “I really don’t want to deal with this right now.” Jeralt covered his face with his hand, making a loud groaning noise. O’Ren liked to refer to this as the ‘dad groan’.

Everyone looked over to see a middle-aged man with green eyes and dying brown hair. He has bushy eyebrows to match, he looked to be the joking type in Byleth’s opinion, similar to Xiyon, but worse somehow. He wore the same armour that members of the Knights of Seiros wore, but fancier, O’Ren believed he was a commander. He stood tall (figuratively, he seemed slightly below average) he seemed to have a stockier build.

“Aright, roaches, let’s get going,” Jeralt said, turning to walk away.

“Agh! But Pater, the gold! They could give us gold as a ‘thank you,” O’Ren argued.

“No but’s let’s get going.” Jeralt started pulling her away from the scene. “There will always be more opportunities to make money. What’s a single one lost on us?”

“But Pater they’re nobles! Think of the gold we could get from them,” Xiyon agreed with his sister in an attempt to get him to stay. Granted, the boy was a bad liar and Jeralt could see through his attempt at a ruse.

“Cut the crap, why do you want to stay? Do you know them personally or something,” Jeralt questioned.

“Dammit, Xai! This is why I always do the talking! You know Jeralt can’t say ‘no’ to me,” Ren screamed at him, stomping her foot. In the midst of her mini tantrum, the mysterious knight and the students peered at them curiously.

“Watch your language, O’Ren. You should know better than to swear like that,” Byleth lightly scolded the youngest of the group. O’Ren looked at him for a moment, rolled her eyes, and groaned. Still, she listened and stopped talking.

“Now, now, let’s all calm down,” the knight said to them. “I’m afraid that you will all have to return to the monastery with me. My apologies si-” the man cut off his own sentence. “Captain Jeralt!? Is that really you? It’s been so long!”

“Dammit, dammit, dammit,” Jeralt grumbled. “I knew we should’ve left when we had the chance. Now we all have to put up with the shi.. Ahem, stuff,” Jeralt caught himself before saying a not-so-appropriate word. “Alois, you don’t have to call me that. I’m not a captain anymore.”

“Haha! You’ll always be a captain in my eyes,” the now identified Alois chortled boisterously. “Oh! And I see you’ve some others with you! Erm… Who are they?” This caused the older man to groan. “These are my brats. The tallest is Xiyon, the second is Byleth, and the shortest is O’Ren.” “WOW! I never took you as the fatherly type! How did this happen?” “Byleth is my child by birth, I took Xiyon and O’Ren with me after I bumped into them five months ago.” Jeralt paused for a beat.

“Well, it’s time for us to go. Be seeing you,” with that, Jeralt turned to leave. “Ack! Just a moment, Captain! You have to go back to the monastery with me! It’s protocol!” Jeralt once again did his ‘infamous’ dad groan. “Fine. Let’s get going. You stay here for a little while, Nobles and Rodents.” “What did you just call me you-” “Right, we understand, Pater. Right, Byleth,” Xiyon cut in, covering his sister’s mouth with his hand. “Right. You understand too, Ren?” Byleth side-eyed the short girl. Xiyon let go of his sister, but she refused to respond; she always was prideful, that must be in her blood. “You understand right, O’Ren,” Byleth questioned once more, this time with more emphasis. “Got it,” the girl snapped.

“Ahem,” Dimitri cleared his throat. “You certainly are a lively bunch, don’t you think,” he said while smiling awkwardly. “That is correct,” Edelgard said with mirth clear in her voice. “But your father, Jeralt the Bladebreaker, captain of the Knights of Seiros, turned mercenary. Did I miss anything?”

Byleth raised a brow. “I didn’t know he was a captain,” he looked at his siblings. “You two know about everything. Did you know about this?” The youngest two paused and glanced at each other. “I had a hunch, but I never bothered to confirm anything with him,” Xiyon affirmed after a pregnant pause. Byleth frowned when he heard that from him. “So you knew and didn’t tell me? And you, Ren, did you know too?” She blinked at the sudden accusation.

“What? What makes you think I’d know something like that, Lethy.” “You know everything. At least you behave like you do, not even in a haughty way, your brother and yourself are very knowledgeable. Now please answer the question.” His sister didn’t like how passive-aggressive he was being. Byleth was never supposed to be this emotional, even at the end of the game, she felt as though her knowledge of the plot line would very well fail her and her brother. Emotional Byleth is emotional, who’d have thought?

“Um… How about we talk about this later. They,” she shot a pointed look at the three students. “Don’t have any business knowing about our conversation. The eldest seemed quite put-off by her change in tone. “Fine,” he finally hissed with narrowed eyes.

“ANYWAY,” O’Ren said loudly in an attempt to change the subject. “How’d you get to this place anyway? Was it just some weird happenstance or did you have to come here?” Claude blinked a few times, surprised at how quickly she shifted her behaviour. “We were on a camping trip, to get to know our Housemates,” he responded, trying not to let confusion appear in his tone. “It seemed to be a coincidence that we met here,” he continued with an airy chuckle.

“He’s right, you know,” Dimitri agreed with a ‘smile’. “It really was just a coincidence that we ran into you at our time of need. I once again thank you for helping us, I am in your debt,” he bowed once again. “That said,” Edelgard’s elegant voice cut in. “You three would make phenomenal soldiers, how would you feel if I invited you to join Adrestia’s army?”

Dimitri’s eyes widened, as though someone had just said the most scandalous thing in Fódlan’s history. “N-now Edelgard, let’s not get ahead of ourselves,” he murmured in a nervous tone., before holding his chin, seemingly lost in thought. “Though I am curious, how would you feel about joining Faerghus’ Holy Knights?” Confusion was written all over Byleth’s face, just what the hell were they going on about?

“Don’t worry about it, Lethy,” his sister reassured him. “I think they might be weirdos,” she added in a hushed voice. A ghost of a smile appeared on his face, he truly adores the feisty girl. “So you say,” he whispered, leaning down to reach her pierced ears. He looked at her right ear. “New earrings?” “Mhm,” she giggled. “Made ‘em myself! Do you want me to make you a pair?” He nodded slightly.

“Wow you guys are hopeless,” Claude mocked in a light hearted way. “Tactless, too. Personally, I would have had a nice chat with them on the way to the monastery. And then after we’d made a lasting bond, I’d start begging for favours.” He laughed a little before yawning and putting his hands behind his head. “Well, since everyone else is doing it,” he trailed off, smirking. “How would you feel about going back to Alliance territory with me?”

Byleth blinked owlishly. “Hmm. It seems that one’s place of birth is quite important to their status.. And yet you three get to pick freely! Well? Who’s it gonna be,” Sothis rambled. Xiyon and O’Ren looked at each other and then toward Byleth, subtly hinting that they should each pick a different person. Catching on, Byleth nodded.

“Faerghus, you say? I’ve always enjoyed being there, it’s so cold and nice,” O’Ren happily vocalised, hugging herself with a smile. “But their attitude toward people who look at me just won’t do! Maybe if I become a knight things will change?” Dimitri smiled after hearing this.

“And you mentioned the Leicester Alliance,” Xiyon questioned, more to himself than anyone. “Near Almyra, both are such wonderful places… I’ve always wanted to stay there. If I were to hypothetically agree with you, would you let me stay near the border?” Hearing this, Claude visibly brightened. “Of course! Why’d I let go of such good soldier material over something so trivial?” All eyes were on Byleth since he was the only one who had yet to answer.

“I suppose I would prefer going to Adrestia above all else… Mainly because of the weather. It’s so calm,” Byleth said, taking deep breaths. Despite what he was saying, Byleth hated the thought of being separated from his siblings. How would he protect them if they weren’t in the same place?

“It seems that you all have incongruent values,” Edelgard noted. “How interesting…” Edelgard was clearly studying the close-knit trio. “Yup,” O’Ren said with a fake up-beat tone. “But that’s never caused too many problems,” she glanced at Dimitri. “You understand, dont’cha?”

“Erm.. I’m not quite sure? I don’t have any siblings,” he smiled awkwardly. “Why don’t we have a little chat? We seem to have quite a bit in common. What say, you,” he offered kindly. “DON’T YOU DARE! DON’T YOU FUCKING DARE,” Byleth bellowed in his own head, as though she could hear him. He got so angry, in fact, that his face reddened.

“Of course,” O’Ren said smiling. “Lead the way!” Dimtri offered his arm for the girl to take, smiling, she wrapped her arm around his bicep. With that, they started walking away. “Gotcha you slow bastards,” O’Ren thought to herself. Watching this, Xiyon started shaking in rage, his lovely dark complexion getting warmer, he looked at his brother. Byleth was somehow even more furious than him! Xiyon could practically see the steam coming from his ears, the young man was even grinding his teeth!

“What. The. Hell. Was. That,” Byleth demanded, fuming. “She did that on purpose, didn’t she? If they do anything more than ‘talk’, I’LL KILL HIM,” he ended screaming. Byleth was practically vibrating, he was bordering irate.

“I definitely did not expect that reaction,” Claude said, eyes blown wide. “I thought you’d be all calm and cool. Guess not, huh?” Claude laughed at his own ‘joke’.

“Well, I’d be angry, too,” Edelgard added. “I mean, if my sister went off into the woods with a stranger for a ‘conversation’ I don’t think I’d fare much better.

“Hah! Oh, no, I completely understand, I’d be more than a little pissed, too,” Claude stopped talking for a moment, before putting his finger on his chin. “But don’tcha find it kinda weird that Dimitri of all people wanted to chat with her alone? I mean, he’s always been kinda… Quiet?” Byleth growled hearing this, while Xiyon quietly panicked.

“H-how about I find her- I MEAN THEM. Them! I’ll find them,” Xiyon said, stumbling over his words in a frenzy. “Huh? I’ll go with you and-,” Byleth began to offer his assistance. “NO! I mean, don’t worry about it. She’s probably- DEFINITELY fine! You don’t need to worry about a thing, haha,” Xiyon was rambling in trepidation.

“Then why are you panicking and in such a hurry,” Byleth inquired. “You wouldn’t happen to be hiding something from me, would you?”

“Me? H-hiding something? Don’t be crazy, Byleth. Stop being crazy,” Xiyon finally got his voice somewhat in control. “There’s nothing to hide… But I have heard stories of the Boar. From when we went to Faerghus. In Fraldarious territory, remember? Didn’t someone tell you about ‘im?”

“What ‘Boar’? I’ve heard no such thing,” Byleth exclaimed, incredulously. Xiyon raised a brow. “Really? She never told you about the ‘Boar Prince’,” Xiyon asked in disbelief.

“She told me all about it,” the tall boy proclaimed. “She told me she’d heard about it from that noble’s son, I think she said his name was ‘Felix’.”

“What about Felix,” a strong voice inquired. “Did he get himself into some trouble?” After that final question, Dimitri and O’Ren walked in front of the group. “Yeah,” O’Ren agreed. “Did something happen to him? Is he alright?” Byleth’s eyes nearly popped out of his head.

“Xiyon said that you talked to him about ‘The Boar’. Who is he,” Byleth questioned, rage seeping slightly into his tone. “Did I not tell you? Lix always calls His Highness The Boar,” she paused looking at Dimitri. “They must have some issues with each other.” “HUH,” Dimitri gasped loudly. “You know Felix!?” O’Ren frowned slightly.

“Hey! Nobles and Roaches, we’re back,” Jeralt’s voice called out to them. Xiyon turned around to face him so quickly that Edelgard thought he might have gotten whiplash. “Pater,” Xiyon shouted. “Welcome back,” he continued, smiling.

“What’s the verdict here,” O’Ren questioned, dully. “Are we being forced to go to the monastery? What’s the story here?” Alois stared at her for a moment before laughing heartily.

“You’re quite the straightforward young lady! Though I’m sure you know that you four do have to return to the monastery with us,” Alois bellowed in a light-hearted tone. “Fantastic,” the tiny girl said in a dull tone.

“Oh come on! Lighten up, kid! Hey, why don’t you three call me ‘Uncle’,” Alois tried to lift the girl’s spirits. “...” She just turned around and started walking in the direction of the monastery. He wouldn’t say it aloud, but that action really hurt the man’s feelings. Jeralt sighed, somewhat sadly.

“Don’t let it get to you, Alois,” Jeralt said, holding a hand to his face and shaking his head. “She’s been stressed out and dealing with it poorly. I’ll have to talk to her about that soon. She’ll apologise, though. Likely on her own volition. Don’t worry, though. She’ll be punished accordingly.” Alois just gaped at the very old man before nodding aggressively. “Of course, Captain! Though I don’t want to judge a book by its cover, I must say she does look like a very nice young lass!”

“We should probably get going,” a concerned Byleth cut in. “I can barely see her anymore! Is she even going the right way!? Ren! Wait a second! Let me catch up!”

#fe3h x oc #fe3h #x oc #Freeing Fódlan

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tessenpai · 2 years

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Kono Oto Tomare Chapter 111 Scans and Rough TL

Scans

Page 1

Chapter Title: Moon visible in the morning

Side text: The only thing that can save you, is love.

Page 2

Side text: The Nationals are right around the corner...!

Tsukaji: --Yeah... Yeah.

Tsukaji: ...Is that so? I understand.

Kokaki: What is it, Tsukaji-san? You look discouraged

Tsukaji: Huh? Is just about Tokise...

Page 3

Tsukaji: They will be able to participate in the Nationals, but they are not out of the fire... So I wanted to write a follow-up article on Tokise to smooth things out and asked Takinami-sensei about it

Takinami[on the phone]: There's no point in clearing up a misunderstanding for people who don't really matter to them. It would be a waste of time and effort, so it's fine as it is.

Tsukaji: Is what he said...

Komaki: Isn't it okay then? It really feels like he is right---

Komaki: Also, Tsukaji-san, Besides, as you wanted, Tokise's name is now known all over the country. They really made a splash--

Tsukaji: I didn't want it to happen this way!!!

Page 4

Tsukaji: I don't want these unnecessary things to get in the way. I wanted to talk about their genuine and warm sound--

Reporter: I have returned--

Tsukaji: Tsurugi!

Tsukaji: How was it, the coverage on Ichiei!?

Tsurugi: About that... I was able to interview Kifune-sensei, but the students were a no-go this time...

Tsukaji: Eh?

Page 5

Tsukaji: That's odd... Ichie is willing to do interviews every year to appeal to the industry.

Tsukaji: Did you hear why they wouldn't do it?

Tsurugi: Yes... I heard that the final adjustments of their performance are turning out to be a delicate process for the students.

Tsukaji: Delicate...?

Page 6

Tsukaji: Tokise or Ichiei... I can't decide

Tsurugi: Is not only those two

Page 7

Tsurugi: Last year's runner-ups, Meiryo. It seems like they are making a push to win it this year.

Tsurugi: The Himesaka in the West. Last year's final 4, Chibana Girls School is also elite this year.

Tsurugi: And although the number of members is small, Eidai Academy is also remarkable.

Tsukaji: Indeed... Until now, Ichiei were clear favorites, but this year there are great groups everywhere.

Tsukaji: In this years' Nationals---

Page 8

Tsukaji: No one knows what will happen...

Poster: Sapporo Annual Cultural festival (From Sunday, July 31st to Saturday, August 6th)

Page 9

*No text*

Page 10

Akira: Amazing! You have all become so good!!

Akira: Takinami-sensei...

Takinami: You finally decided how to play it.

Takezou: Yes. It took us some time to figure it out.

Takinami: Seriously, I thought you wouldn't make it in time

Hiro: Suzuka-chan!!

Takinami: Now it's just a matter of how far we can improve it in the remaining days.

Page 11

Takinami: There's no way this is your peak, right?

Sane: Of course not, you will see how much we improve in this last spurt!!

Mittsu: All out on practice now!!!

Takinami: Fu ....And also, Momoya

Page 12

Takinami: I thought I could listen to it soon... the [Fill in]

Natsu: ...I'm sorry

Takinami: Is it too hard, after all?

Takinami: If it's too much, then--

Natsu: It will be ready in time for the performance

Chika: ...

Kota: haaa--- We played a lot today as well--!!

Mittsu: Let's practice around the main and last parts at Grandma's house!

Kota: Right!

Page 13

Chika: I've never seen at a standstill on your performance before.

Natsu: Eh?

Chika: The Fill In

Natsu: Aaah...

Natsu: To tell you the truth, it's the first time.

Natsu: With drums, I've never been this lost.

Natsu: Well... Maybe I just haven't taken it very seriously until now. I don't know... I just can't grasp it.

Chika: Heeh...

Chika: Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeh----??

Natsu: What is it?

Page 14

Chika: ... Fu

Chika: You see, Momoya... I was at a standstill about my solo for a very long time.

Chika: What made me continue with it---

Chika: It was Uzuki's words... Although it frustrates me.

Page 15

Chika: The day after the incident, in the shoe rack, you wanted to say something to me, but you swallowed your words.

Chika: It was probably something about Uzuki.

Chika: I kept wondering when were you going to bring it up, but you never did.

Natsu: That...

Chika: You know, if you keep it bottled up, everything becomes difficult, koto included.

Chika: ...

Chika: What did you want to say to me that time?

Page 16

Natsu: It's not something you should worry about right now, Kudo-senpai. You should concentrate on the National---

Chika: Momoya.

Page 17

Phone Screen:

21:36 Wed. 7/21

Momoya Natsu

Can you go outside for a minute?

Page 18

Momoya Natsu: Can you go outside for a minute?

sfc¡x: crii crii crii

Uzuki: Na...

Page 19

Uzuki: Ah...

Chika: Owaa!

Page 20

Chika: Ugh... That was close...

Chika: Moreover, is midsummer, aren't you hot in those clothes?

Uzuki: eh? ah

Uzuki: I- Probably.... not.

Uzuki: ...Is it... hot today...?

Page 21

Chika: ...I heard that you've been staying home instead of going to school since that day?

Chika: Don't worry your brother so much

Uzuki: ...

Uzuki: Di- Did Natsu ask you to come?

Chika: No.

Chika: I practically forced Momoya to ask you to meet.

Chika: I don't feel sorry for you, no matter what your circumstances are.

Chika: The old man, and the koto club...

Chika: I want you to regret it so much, and I want you to be sorry, but...

Chika: But...

Page 22

Chika: Is not like I want you to be unhappy, either.

Chika: You... Why did you do something like that?

Page 23

Chika: If you were a guy like Abiko, I wouldn't have even asked. I wouldn't even want to see you.

Chika: But... you are different.

Chika: I didn't realize you held such a big grudge against me-

Uzuki: I wanted to be your friend.

Chika: ............................................what?

Page 24

Uzuki: I wanted to become your friend

Uzuki: But I didn't know how to make that happen

Uzuki: So I thought I'd at least stay close, and that's why I kept going to that place.

Uzuki: But, but then

Uzuki: You went to your grandfather's place

Chika: Eh, wai-

Uzuki: You never... ugh. You never came back to that place. What should have I done?

Uzuki: 'You should break it all' is what Yuuji told me.

Chika: Hey, Uzuki

Uzuki: If that place disappeared, you would come back. So, that's why I...

Chika: Calm down, Uzu-

Page 25

Uzuki: I didn't understand.

Uzuki: What that girl who protected you said, what Takaoka-kun said

Uzuki: I have been thinking about it ever since then, but I still don't understand.

Uzuki: No matter how hard I look for it, it's not inside me.

Page 26

Uzuki: I don't understand it...

Uzuki: All I can say is that I made a mistake...

Uzuki: ...I'm sorry...

Page 27

Chika: That's not... quite what I was expecting.

Chika: For now...

Chika: For the person who did the wrong thing to cry... It's not fair.

Chika: At least, that's what I think.

Page 28

Chika: I don't care if you cry or if you rant. What you did ain't going away. You can't erase it.

Chika: Is the same for me.

Chika: The things we can do have to be from now, and in the future

Chika: That's why I want you to come to hear our performance at the National Competition.

Page 29

Chika: The things that you said you don't understand

Chika: I will show you what it's like.

Uzuki: ...Is it ok for me to go...?

Chika: Yeah! Moreover, come!

Chika: Is in Hokkaido, though! I won't pay for the trip

Uzuki: ...I will go...

Page 30

Uzuki: ...I will definitely go

Chika: Ok! That's all I had to say. Dismissed!

Chika: ...I think this is the first time that I have properly talked to you

Chika: But, turns out you speak quite formally*

Uzuki: Eh, ah...

Chika: Well it's not like I care, either way, but

Page 31

Chika: Somehow, that feels right.

Page 32

Chika: Well. See you.

Page 33

Chika: What are you guys doing?

Takezou: Ah, no...

Sane: We were just curious.

Takezou: Sorry for spying on you like that...

Chika: That's fine, really.

Chika: I'm sorry I just decided so many things on my own about the Uzuki situation.

Page 34

Takezou: That is the decision that you made, so we have no problem with it

Satowa: I'm glad you got to properly talk to him before the competition.

Natsu: How long are you gonna be like that?

Uzuki: ...Natsu...

Natsu: Uwaa your face is a mess. Your eyes are all swollen.

Page 35

Uzuki: I can't stop them.

Uzuki: What do I do...

Uzuki: Chika said that it's unfair for me to cry

Natsu: ...Aren't those tears fine?

Natsu: They are making up for those that weren't shed when you were little.

Natsu: I'm sure.

Uzuki: ...

Uzuki: Natsu

Uzuki: Today... is pretty hot

Natsu: With those clothes, I bet

Page 36

Uzuki: Natsu, thank you.

[---And so]

[The time has come]

Side text: When the sound that carries each thought takes shape...

-------Kono Oto Tomare! is on a break next issue!---------

#kono oto tomare #kono oto tomare!#kot #sounds of life #stop this sound!#kot!#rough tl #kono oto tomare 111 #kono oto tomare! 111 #kot 111 #kot! 111 #translations

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knight-queen · 3 years

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Lunatic Parade Shin Tsukinami Sub-scenarios– (Kou)

Place: Glimmer Main Street

Kou: What! Shin kun and M-neko chan! You come in the perfect time....

Yui: Kou kun!

Shin: ...What do you want?

Kou: Telling the truth, there’re have been something I wanted to ask you~

Yui: (Something to ask him? What could that possibly be...?)

Kou: How does it feel to ear both eyepatch and glasses at the same time?

Shin: Haa? That doesn’t even matter, right?

Kou: Eh~? But these are layered so...

Shin: Hmph, you don’t even know how it feels huh...

You’re more or less an idol in the Human World, yeah? Then it isn’t supposed to be a big deal for you.

Kou: ...Ha?

Shin: Even though you’re have been wearing these jangling type dresses all the time...

What about improving your sensation skills instead of just looking around what other people wear or something?

Kou: Kh...What’re so things. In short, you mean I don’t have any sense?

Yui: (Wh- what should I do? This situation turned into rather bad...)

Shin: Aah, seriously, you disappointed me.

Despite of how much you dress up in magazines or TV, these credits belong to the stylists at the end I guess.

Kou: Y- you’re wrong! No matter where am I, I can be praised anywhere for my excellent taste of styles, plus

These days, I’m having so good sensations in the fashion that there’re many sections about me in the fashion-magazines!

Shin: ...Then you’re supposed to know that though? Wearing eyepatch and glasses overlapping together is one of the top fashion this season.

Yui: Eh, really...?

(But it’s the first time I’ve heard of such a trend...)

Kou: U- uh huh! Of course I do know! I was thinking about to try that out this time.

Shin: Hmm, is that so? Then it means you came here just for starting a foul conversation for making a foot out of me, right?

Kou: Uuh...

Shin: Even if you’re being told so cool, but the truth’s that you’re very immatured...

Kou: That’s...oh yes! I wasn’t able to become honest so I wanted to seek an opportunity to get to the main topic? I think.

I was always charmed by your glasses-eye patch things.

But we’re enemies aren’t we? So, I wasn’t able to say that directly...

Shin: ...Heeh, that’s right. Looks like you finally understand.

Kou: Not ‘finally’, I had always been known that.

Shin kun is the most stylish first-blood in this Demon World who can get in to the fashions after all!

Oh, come to think of it! Is it okay to have a picture with you for my next reference of shooting!?

I wanna present the layering styles of your eyepatch and glasses in public during the dress-shooting! But, will you let me to?

Shin: Kukuh...oh well, go ahead. ‘Cuz I’m not in a bad mood.

Kou: Yaay! Thanks, Shin kun!

Yui: (So- somehow their relation turned into very unexpected....)

Kou: ...Oh, what if you two join my idol-band?

Shin: Pardon, but it’s a no. I don’t have interests in these.

Kou: Eeeh! That’s very disappointing~!

Shin: But I’m having fun though. You’re way much straightforward y’know...kukuh

Kou: (Kou kun is understandably getting tricked, but...)

Yui: (But the great thing is that their relation has improved...right?)

#Shin tsukinami lunatic parade sub-scenarios #shin tsukinami lunatic parade #kou mukami #lunatic parade sub-scenarios #diabolik lovers #diabolik lovers sub scenarios #shin tsukinami #chapter 1 #lunatic parade shin tsukinami #lunatic parade shin tsukinami chapter 1

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witch-hazels-musings · 2 years

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hey miss hazel!! I was just rereading your works and they get better each time omg I'm dying of happy

-moon

awww well thank you heeh, i’ve done a lot of practicing lately! hopefully I continue to improve! I still have much to learn mmmmhm

#hazelmail #moon anon #don't read the earlier ones #they are so aaaaa #i'm shy lol #but i'm glad you like them!

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dajaregambler · 3 years

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HeliosR - Ren Kisaragi Card story “An introduction to the art of self-defense”

Translation of Ren Kisaragi’s 3* “ Grandiose Chinoiserie” card story from ‘Helios Rising Heroes’.

Ren: Hah! Fuh….!

Ren: Haaaaah…..!

Gast: Oi Ren, ain’tcha gonna go back yet?

Ren: …..Can’t you see I’m busy. I’m staying some longer to continue with training on my own

Gast: Right. Then I’ll stay a bit too

Ren: Why even

Gast: Ain’t it fine? Unless there's a chance like this, I don't go outta my way for self-training

Ren: ……..

Gast: Lately you’ve been focusing on how to do taijutsu, haven'tcha. Sure it’s ‘cuz Marion’s been teaching it to you but

Gast: Has that self-defense class been workin’ out? You don’t only gotta teach, but learn stuff from Marion too, right?

Ren: ….You didn’t want to actually train, did you.

Gast: Oops, m’bad. It’s ‘cuz I haven’t been seein’ you lately back at the room, so…

Gast: You’re busy with the special mission, makes sense as to why though

Ren: Don’t think I’m the only one that’s busy here.

Gast: Mh?

Ren: Comparatively, I spend most of my time in my room as always. You’re the one that’s absent.

Gast: Right…. Thought you weren’t in our room either, but turns out I was wrong ‘bout it

Ren: You said you’re busy but… what are you doing?

Gast: Ooh, you’re interested in me for once

Ren: I knew I shouldn’t have asked anything.

Gast: Wuh, wait wait wait! Listen to m-… No, please listen!

Ren: …….

Gast: Uuuuhm… the reason for why I’m busy is ‘cuz there’s a problem with my bros

Ren: A problem?

Gast: Yeah. S’pretty trivial matter, but there've been more and more fights with guys from other turfs….

Gast: Lately the public order in Red South’s improved a lot, right? Doesn’t mean the delinquents packed up and left though

Gast: ‘Cuz of how it’s been way too peaceful, the stress building up and plenty of guys are out for blood

Ren: …….

Gast: And with that, I often get called to meditate…. Thinkin’ it’s time to tackle the root of it though

Ren: You’re going to fix it?

Gast: Well, I did turn over a new leaf, can’t do anything that makes me stand out now, can I

Gast: Just can’t leave it be like this when my bros are getting in trouble. And I know not doing ain’t any good either… I’m totally lost on what would be the best thing to do

Gast: Ah… my bad, Ren. Went off ramblin’ again

Gast: I won’t get in the way of your training anymore, go ahead

Ren: ……….

Gast: S’pose I’ll do a simulation on my own-----

Ren: I’ll accompany you for a bit

Gast: Eh?

Ren: We’re training, aren’t we. That’s why…. I’ll accompany you for sparring

Gast: Ooooh, you’re inviting me for a sparring match…. Ain’t it just full of surprises today?

Ren: It’s difficult to do training for taijutsu on my own anyway.

Ren: I heard it back at the camp too but…. At the self-defense class it was also said that it’s more efficient to train with a partner, instead of on your own.

Gast: Heeh, so you're properly learnin’. Awright, then today it’ll be with me♪

Gast: Fuuh~.... Ren, you’re gotten stronger than I thought. I ran outta breath...

Gast: It’s like…. you’ve gotten better at guarding? No matter how many times I threw punches, you took ‘em all like it was nothing….

Ren: …..Self-defense is all about protection after all.

Ren: You shouldn’t make a move. The trick seems to be to skilfully make use of your opponent's attack and their ‘spirit’ during fighting.

Gast: Oooh, that’s how it is…. You’ve been good at spotting movements since the beginning, huh. Well, there’s the whole usin’ guns thing too

Gast: A defense skill on top of being able to spot the movements of your opponent would naturally make you instantly overpowered

Ren: It appears that if you’re able to read this ‘spirit’ I mentioned earlier, you’d have the potential to not only predict your opponent's movements but also guard against them.

Gast: ‘Spirit’, huh…. Kinda boggling my mind a bit here but, to sum it up it’s like figuring out a counter in a sense, maybe?

Ren: I do think it’s perhaps like that. It’s what I heard but, ‘striking before the other does’, ‘striking while defending from their attack’ and ‘counterattack’ were all things that----

----Few days later.

Marion: REN! Ren, come here….!

Ren: ? What’s wrong, Marion

Marion: You… just what did you tell Gast!?

Ren: Eh….

Marion: He’s outside the dojo right now. And he dragged a bunch of vulgar men along with him….!

Ren: Wha-.....

Gast: Ooooi, Marion! Listen to what I have to say till I’m done-----

Gast: Woah, Ren’s here too♪ Class going good?

Ren: Why, are you here…..

Gast: Nah well, I was thinkin’ if you couldn’t teach me some self-defense too. And not just to me but few of my bros too

Gast: With what you thought me the other day, it came to me that “This is it!”

Gast: Attendin’ a self-defense class would do good for the guys itching to pick a fight, wouldn’t it?

Gast: If anything, the idea of being defense impressed me for real. If these guys learn it they wouldn’t mindlessly go out and fight

Gast: Whenever something’s up, they’d be able to protect themselves and the buddies important to ‘em♪

Ren: ………….

Marion: Gh, don’t say as if it’s nothing! You scared all of the neighbours storming in with these guys in here!

Marion: Do something about it at once…!

#heliosR #helios rising heroes #ren kisaragi #marion blythe #gast adler

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miumiu-chan · 4 years

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Miyase Go STORY-0 Chapter 3-3

Subbed video: STORY-0 3-3

--Next day--

-Investigation Planning Division-

[REI]: (There we go! It’s decorated beautifully.)

The vase of flowers I had brought was a bouquet I got from Miyase-san yesterday.

It seemed that he picked things that were in full bloom in the garden.

I had thought he was originally going to decorate the mansion with them……

But because it was such a cute bouquet, I somehow just ended up accepting it.

[REI]: (……Even so, last night was very strange.)

A beautiful garden invited by a white cat.

A very nice man waiting in that fantastic space——…

[REI]: (If this was a movie, a romantic love would have started.)

[REI]: (Well, I’ll probably never see him again.)

With a bitter smile, I looked at the flowers that I arranged pretty well.

[REI]: (It really is beautiful…… Everyone might be surprised when they come.)

[REI]: (……Ah, let’s look up the language of flowers to improve my girl power.)

I opened the language of flowers pocket dictionary that Miyase-san found using his cat language yesterday.

Umm, first was yellow carnations……

————Eh?

-Kujo House / Garden-

[KIRISHIMA]: “Phew—. After all, morning muscle training has got to only be after a good run.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “——Ah? Is that Miyase crouching over there?”

[MIYASE]: “Aa, Kirishima-san. Good morning.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Sup.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Haha. You’re covered in dirt—”

[MIYASE]: “Sorry. Looking like this.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Did you fall down?”

[MIYASE]: “Yes……Haha.”

[MIYASE]: “I can’t hide it from Kirishima-san’s sharp intuition.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “It wasn’t really intuition or anything just now.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “If you’ve seen Miyase’s clumsiness, it’s easy to figure out.”

[MIYASE]: “This is very embarrasing……”

[MIYASE]: “Was Kirishima-san running? You’re working hard.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Yup. After all, the morning doesn’t feel like it’s started until I get a good sweat.”

[MIYASE]: “I feel the same.”

[MIYASE]: “I also have to start by taking care of the garden, so I don’t get out of tune.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Working with flowers, is it fun?”

[KIRISHIMA]: “I’d never be able to do it.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Actually, what are you doing with that right now?”

[MIYASE]: “Right now, I am fertilizing.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Supplementary test……? Isn’t that shit annoying?”

[MIYASE]: “Haha. It’s not supplementary test (tsuishi), but fertilizer (tsuihi).”

[MIYASE]: “Like this, you spread a handful of fermented soil around the stock……”

[MIYASE]: “Then, so that the fertilizer gets used well, lightly loosen the soil by hand and mix.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Heeh. I don’t really get it, but it sounds troublesome.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Isn’t it easier to just let it grow on its own?”

[MIYASE]: “Because it takes time, it’s worth it.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Is that how it is?”

[MIYASE]: “Yes.”

[MIYASE]: “——Oh, right.’

[MIYASE]: “If you’d like, Kirishima-san can choose a new seedling——”

[???]: “So early in the morning, you guys are messing around in the garden.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Ah?”

[MIYASE]: “Shindo-san, good morning.”

At some point he was standing beside me, I looked up while crouching.

It was a bright spring morning, but he was someone with a cool air like a winter night.

Shindo-san smiled a little ironically when he glanced at my hands covered in fertilizer.

[SHINDO]: “This garden has gotten much better.”

[SHINDO]: “Young and rooted in the Kujo family, it’s thanks to Miyase.”

[MIYASE]: “Thank you very much.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Oi! Even I remove the weeds sometimes!”

[SHINDO]: “I see. You’re doing great. There, there.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “No, you’re giving too much praise!”

[SHINDO]: “I wasn’t praising you just now. It was for Miyase.”

[KIRISHIMA]: “Ah!?”

[MIYASE]: “Haha.”

[MIYASE]: “Receiving praise for the garden makes me really happy.”

[SHINDO]: “I wasn’t really praising the garden.”

[MIYASE]: “Eh?”

[SHINDO]: ‘That Kujo gives a small budget for maintaining this garden.”

[SHINDO]: “I’m praising that skill.”

[SHINDO]: “It’s because Miyase is so good that it’s easy to pay for things that you’re not interested in.”

[MIYASE]: “Aa, I see.”

[MIYASE]: “……But, I am not such a person as you say.”

#stand my heroes #sutamai #miyase go #translations

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My Take on Le Coup de Foudre

Warning!! This post contains the massivest of spoilers of this drama! Please enter this post with caution!!

Just yesterday, I finished this wonderfully, slow-burning, and wholesome Chinese called called Le Coup de Foudre, which means Love at First Sight in French. This drama was based off of the light novel I Don’t Like the World, I Only Like You, so you can already tell that there will be a solid foundation for the drama. After watching countless heartbreaking and devastating dramas, Le Coup de Foudre was a perfect watch to break into the summer binge. Buckle your seat belts because you are in for a long review!

As a person who has transcended from Korean drama land to Chinese dramas just a year ago, I knew that there will be a fresher beginning from how the drama began: the couple’s fate already being determined. I LOVED THAT PART. You can expect a happy ending from the start! It may be cheesy, but I felt reassured that the characters were guaranteed an ending they deserved. These types of details are seriously what set this drama a part from the others. Their happy ending made you even MORE intrigued of their journey to get there. cue the awes :’)

The overarching plot of this beautiful drama is the loop of loops called the love story of YanMo and QiaoYi (⺣◡⺣)♡ They met through the awkwardest means: QiaoYi was the one that chose to sit beside YanMo to avoid sitting next to the grossest guy in their class. Her choice on being his deskmate was a big deal since he was “(their) math course representative, got first place on the whole grade, and was the apple of the teachers’ eyes” and QiaoYi was all that YanMo wasn’t, meaning she was one of the last people in their grade. But what I loved about QiaoYi was that she worked hard to get better at school even when her classmates didn’t believe in her improvement. I think this was the first moment where I saw her true character, and that there was more to her than I thought. I rarely get to see this in the chinese school arcs, so I thought it was so so school!! Anyways, back to their love story. I believe that through knowing her determination to improve, YanMo AND the audience began falling for our soft, kind-hearted female protagonist. As the episodes progress, you can spot how much YanMo tries to get QiaoYi’s attention by getting her a coke, dressing up for their meetups, and helping her with the math lessons. The tiny things like these made their love story so realistic since YanMo still held onto his shy and reserved personality while stepping out of his comfort zone slightly just for her, which is a huge deal for him. The whole Britain exchange student and QiaoYi’s dad’s plotline really brought this drama onto another level. QiaoYi’s intentions on not going to Britain and YanMo’s want for her to come with him held very strong reasons, which made it SUPER HARD to pick a side. Sadly, this became the end of their school arc :( When their school arc began to carry over to their adulthood arc, I was on the edge of my seat each time they mentioned each other’s names and their past. DON’T GET ME FREAKING STARTED ON WHEN THEY STAYED IN THE SAME APARTMENT DON’T START! Their reunion at the TV Station made my heart stop. Although I saw it in the first episode, I felt when I saw the scene again, I was glad that my connection to them was built strongly, which made the scene 10x more meaningful (for me). As the drama moved on with QiaoYi quitting her job to go to Beijing, I realized that was a huge move for her. GO HER! I don’t think I would’ve ever found the courage to do that. Their interactions that happened until their confession episode was FREAKING WORTH THE BLOOD,SWEAT,ANDTEARS!!!! The writers did an incredible job pacing their relationship afterwards as well. I’m so glad that we were able to get 35 episodes to get a fully developed love story to occur. This drama definitely hit one of my top three dramas of all time (yes it’s that gooodddd)

Moments and Details that Made me Love the Drama EVEN MORE

Zhao Guanhao and QiaoYi’s sibling dynamic ( three words for it: wholesome, empowering, and iconic)

QiaoYi’s cute and sweet friendship with Hao WuYi. When they both made up by wearing red uniforms was HONESTLY the cutest thing in the planet.

ZHAO GUANCHAO AND HAO WUYI’S LOVE STORY (a super romantic side love story to the main!! you would think it would be bland BUT NO SHISTER NO IT ISNT!! my sister even thought it was better than the main plotline, which i obviously disagreed with)

(YanMo’s uncle, which was super hilarious to find that out) FEI DACHUAN’s loyalty to his friends and his big heart. His rough exterior would make you think he’s scary and a delinquent, but his perseverance to their tech company and QiaoYi made his character get much more flavor!!

YanMo’s (fake and genuine) smile (▰˘◡˘▰) What I loved the best about this was that QiaoYi is the only one that sees both of these hehe

YanMo’s mom (loved how she was NOT a bitch at all which was SO DIFFERENT!!)

Zhao Suying’s and Tian Weimin’s connection with their children. You would believe that a stepfather would be a complete jerk to his stepchildren, but NO NO SIS. Weimin’s determination to be a part of his step-children’s lives really gives me hope for guys oml. Especially when he worked to get QiaoYi’s approval when he just married her mom. Also the detail of actually having a stepfather was really unique bc I don’t really see that in the dramaworld. Last but not least, Weimin and Suying’s love for each other was adorable without a doubt. I was never bored with their scenes :)))

THE ICONIC CAMP SCENE WHEN YANMO GOT DRUNK: Holyshit I peed laughing at him so much LMAO

DOLLAR AND GRANDPA: The dogs of Le Coup de Foudre aka the realest matchmakers of the drama

When QiaoYi’s MoLi doll got a partner doll (which was supposed to be YanMo) when they grew up!!

The ending part when YanMo answered QiaoYi’s question of “How is Your High School Love Now?” to “She’s my wife and she’s sleeping beside me.” (my heart and world shattered and ROSE COLORS FILLED IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED)

The compilation of all of their post-wedding moments: really answered so many questions to the plot holes from their childhood HEEHE

The youtube specials they have!! I didn’t realize they had this until I almost finished the drama, so go check it out if you want more moments between them (especially YanMo being jealous!!!)

Last BUT NOT LEAST! When YanMo knew from the beginning that their first meeting was not their actual first connection.

To finally close this review, I would like to say that this drama changed my view on so many things. I hope that you relate to some of my favorite moments (to those who finished it), and that this drama made you feel things as well. Also, I’m definitely going to watch this one again, ngl it might be tonite lol

This was my first #maryspeaks post, and I hope you loved it!! Make sure to check out my future posts too!!

#le coup de foudre #maryspeaks #firstpost!!

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Diabolik Lovers DARK FATE ー Shin Ecstasy [05]

ー The scene starts outside of the Tsukinami manor

Yui: ( Ah...There’s roses blooming. )

How pretty...

( I didn’t think I’d find some here, so it caught me off guard. )

( ...Right. I wonder if I could make Shin-kun happy with them...? )

Guess I’ll look around for a bit.

ー The scene shifts to the entrance hall

*Knock knock*

Shin: Yui, are you there?

*Knock knock*

Shin: I guess she’s not?

Haah...Of course she’s absent the one time I actually need her.

Where did she run off to...!?

ー The scene shifts back to the outside

Yui: ( Yes, these flowers smell great too! )

( Anyway, it seems like there’s a wide variety of different flowers planted over here... )

( There’s a few variants I’ve never even seen before... )

I suppose I should start taking walks in the garden more often from here on out?

ー Shin runs up to her

Shin: Haah...haah...!

Yui: ...? Shin-kun?

Shin: ...Haah...I finally found you!

Yui: Eh? Me? I’m sorry, were you looking for me?

Shin: Well, duh! But you’re never in your room when I need you...

I can’t believe I searched the whole manor only to eventually find you in the garden.

Yui: I’m sorry...Did you need something?

Shin: That’s why I was looking for you.

But this is not the right place for it...

Let’s change places for now.

Heave-ho...

Yui: Kyah...!?

( He lifted me up by my collar...!? )

Shin-kun...I can walk perfectly fine by myself, you know?

Shin: No, it’d be a pain to have you wander off again the second I take my eyes off you.

So we’re going like this.

ー Shin walks back towards the manor

Yui: ( I’m not a cat, you know... )

ー The scene shifts to Shin’s bedroom

*Thud*

*Creaaak*

Shin: Well then...How about you first tell me what you were doing behind my back, huh?

*Rustle rustle*

Selection

→ Give him an honest answer (M)

Yui: ( I wasn’t doing anything wrong so...I guess I’ll just give him an honest answer. )

...I was looking at the flowers.

Shin: Flowers?

Yui: There’s a wide variety of different flowers which bloom in this manor’s garden after all...

Shin: Heeh, I didn’t know that either.

Did you have fun watching the flowers?

Yui: Yeah! Right, why don’t we go together next time?

Shin: Ehー ...I’m not interested in flowers, honestly.

Yui: ( Right... )

→ Brush off his hand (S)

Shin: Heeh...You sure have some nerve to push my hand against like that.

Yui: ( Ah...I did it in the spur of the moment...! )

Um...You know, you were giving me a suspecting look...

Shin: Your fault for sneaking away and hiding from me, don’t you think?

So? What were you doing in the garden?

Yui: I was looking at the flowers! There’s a bunch growing over here.

Shin: Hmー...

Yui: ( I guess he doesn’t care much about flowers, huh...? )

Shin: Well, I get what you were doing there.

So, about why I needed you...

...Let me suck your blood.

Yui: Eeh!?

Shin: I don’t see the problem...?

ー He pins her down

Yui: No...!

Shin: Nn...Haah...I feel as if your blood has really improved as of late.

...Nn...Hah...Nnh...!

Yui: ...Ah...!

Shin: Yes, just like that. Be a good girl and behave, okay?

Yui: ( He’s always so pushy... )

( Although I guess I’m partially to blame for allowing him to be... )

ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー

#diabolik lovers #dialovers #shin tsukinami #dark fate #diabolik lovers translation #dfshinecstasy5

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ashteron · 4 years

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TAKE A LOOK - BRGY DIOQUINO ZOBEL!

DECEMBER 08, 2019 - As I am required to make an interview for my NSTP subject, umuwi ako ng cubao, at pumunta sa barangay namin doon. So mula Manila to Cubao, nakakapagod, tagal ng biyahe pero ok lang para sa grades naman eh heehe. So I have arrived at my barangay and look for barangay officials. For your information, the interview was all about the BDRRM or Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management, yun yung pinapagawa sakin so yan, pakapalan mukha magtanong, dejk! :P

(Name, Section and Name of barangay is at the end of the blog)

Ayun na nga, nakapunta na ko sa court na malapit sa barangay hall, at dun, nakita ko si Mr. Rolando Camba aka “Kagawad Bui-Bui”. He was the one to entertain my queries for the interview.

Bago makapasok ng barangay hall kung san andun yung office ni kagawad, may madadaanan kang multi-purpose hall. (The right entrance was the way to the barangay hall)

Tada! So ito yung tinutukoy kong multi-purpose hall, at dito laging may zumba. jk Laging may programs or orientations, especially the RDANA training program. We’ll talk about the RDANA later in this blog.

Bukod sa may multi-purpose hall sila, meron din silang mga posters na naka-paskil sa entrance ng barangay hall. The posters was just about the differrent calamities such as flood and landslide.

FINALLY! Natapos na din yung interview, kala mo usapang tropa lang kami ni kagawad. (In the picture, the girl on the right is the secretary of Kagawad Camba, Jormina Limoso) What we talked was just about the hazards, vulnerability and the capacity of the barangay.

First, lets talk about the hazards and vulnerability of the barangay. In the vicinity, there are few, almost none, high rise buildings, so pag may lindol, walang debris or falling buildings. Bukod dun, flooding for them is not a problem, kasi bundok na halos yung lugar namin. They were even awarded as one of the top 10 safest barangays in Proj. 4 District 3, Quezon, City. The only problem on our barangay was the area of the ISM or the Illegal Settlers (di ko po alam yung meaning ng M kasi di rin po daw nila alam XD) In the ISM area, prone sila to house fire, kasi syempre dikit-dikit yung mga bahay, in addition to that, the houses were built with weak materials, tulad nalang ng plywood o kahoy na ma-gato na, tipong inaanay na. So that being said, even the roofs were just aluminim foils (jk lang po) The roofs were just galvanized iron sheets, sa tagalog yero. Sa kanila, di masyadong nakadikit yung bubong nila, so ginagawa nila pinapatungan nalang nila ng kung anu-ano tulad ng kahoy, mga bato o di kaya gulong. How does that became a hazard? We’ll if there’s a strong wind or kung may ipo-ipo, nadadala ang mga yerong ito. Nakakatakot nalang syempre kasi minsan makikita mo may lumilipad na yero o di kaya minsan buong kisame. Tapos ang bagsak pa neto ay random, kung kani-kanino nalang. So what the barangay officials did was give a free repair, in which will make their houses not only durable but also flightless (intact). In addition, the surroundings of the ISM is failed in terms of sanitation. In turn, citizens are prone to diseases. As for the barangay’s response, they offer a free medical check up for everyone. In summary, the only problem that the barangay are facing the ego and pride of the people especially to those at the ISM as kagawad said. Minsan di sila sangayon sa plano ng barangay.

For the capacity of the barangay, they have these equipment for emergency purposes such as hard helmets, generator, and the manual fire alarm. (Tinesting pa ni kagawad yung fire alarm, and sobrang lakas at nakakarindi HAHAHA so super rinig sya sa buong barangay) (P.S. The barangay consists of 5 long streets)

(The upcoming pictures were taken during the community walk)

They also have these fire hydrants in case of fire. Although its the only fire hydrant in the whole vicinity. They also have fire exits in every facility like the barangay hall. Lastly, they have these trashcans for recycled materials as they collect it and make use of it for many purposes. They also gather these para di sila pakalat kalat so that clogging of drainages will be prevented.

They even have an ambulance and a service truck for emergency purposes. Oh diba san ka pa? Walang ganto sa ibang barangay jk!

Lastly, for their evacuation centers or safety areas, they have this basketball court and all the 5 long streets for such calamities.

SOOOOOOO! Bago ako maginterview, nalimutan kong bumili ng apprecition gift. So after ko maginterview, I bought a pizza @ Domino’s as my appreciatioon gift. Mura lang kasi may promo or combo sila na parang buy 1 take 1 (syempre pasalubong ko sa amin yung isa) (At first they were refusing the gift, pero syempre sinong makakatanggi sa pizza? HAHHA :3) (P.S. Natanggap po nila yung gift, di nalang po napicturan kasi paalis na si kagawad, di ko po inagkin lahat ng pizza eheheeh)

For the reflection:

- I enjoyed the visit, kasi ngayon ko lang nakitang walang nagzuzumba dito jk. I enjoyed it because kahit papaano may mga barangay officials parin talaga na nagmamalasakit tumulong sa mga residents. Ginagawa padin nila yung mga responsibilities nila. Although may mga resident parin talaga na kailangan ng disiplina para maiwasan nga yung disaster, kasi para sa lahat din naman ang pagsunod. So for the comments, i can only say na masyadong konti yung equipments nila for rescue and emergency purposes. Kagawad said that they don’t have too much financial problems or they have too much budget for these, pero miski isang fire extinguisher, wala sila so ayun lang. Also the fire alarm must be upgraded din, yung tipong isang pindutan nalang sana kasi, pano kung may emergency, magpapaikot ka pa ng alarm manually bago marinig ng lahat. In addition, wala pa din silang safety map, which makes the residents prone to danger kasi they’re uninformed of where to go in times of calamities, kahit sabihin na buong kalsada ang gagamitin, iba parin yung specific. But overall, the barangay is good, because it has a good location or geography, as in lindol at sunog lang talaga yung nakakatakot, isama mo na yung lumilipad na yero. Sino ba naman di matatakot dun random yung bagsak, paswertihan nalang sa ilag XD. So ayun, there are many improvements that must be made to be really prepared for these problems. Also I forgot to mention about the RDANA. Im glad that many of the barangay officials train through this so called RDANA or Rapod Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis so that they can also teach the ones or the residents in the barangay to be prepared as well for the unexpected events. Flex ko lang din, may malapit na fire truck sa barangay, just 10 mins away so ayun, our barangay is really entitled for the top 10 safest barangay.

NAME: Jon Zayed R. Inciong

NICKNAME: “Zay” or just “Z”

SECTION: C-ARC-4

BARANGAY NAME: Brgy. Dioquino Zobel

#NSTP #DAMINGPLATES #WALAPANGTULOG #HAGGARDINTERVIEW #ONEDOWNSEVERALTOGO

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holycowbrowniekitty · 6 years

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20.5 Special talk corner: Kantou Tournament Veteran Schools summit p. 128-133

And here is the long awaited captain interaction! Tezuka, Tachibana, Akazawa, Atobe, Aoi and Sanada team up to talk about their role as a captain. This is some really good banter!

My translations can all be found here.

P. 128

20.5 Special talk corner Kantou Tournament Veteran schools summit ( A captain summit)

Proposals to the Middle school Tennis world. In this book, you'll find a never read before project! The captains of Kantou's most outstanding schools have gathered! Crossing the fences of their schools, the captains will passionately talk about their sense of responsibility, worries, and the state of middle school tennis as it is now and in the future!!

Written by Inoue Mamoru (Monthly Pro tennis)

From Main planner/Inoue Mamoru (Monthly Pro Tennis editor): The captain's leading the strongest clubs have unwavering beliefs and philosophies. I think I'll be able to hear some constructive comments to the middle school tennis world if they look back at the municipals and regionals.

P. 129

Inoue: Thank you everyone for gathering at this busy spot today! This year's municipal's and Kantou regionals were filled with unusually high leveled competitions, so if you look back at it, are there are any ideas or suggestions you would like to give the tennis world from now on?

Tezuka: I think it has been a huge privilege to have received a spot in this competition. However, I think I can share a few stories of the player's of Japan's tennis world.

Aoi: You're so stuffy Tezuka!

Sanada: What are you saying! If you want to call yourself the representative of your club, it is your duty to state constructive comments! That means calling someone "stuffy" is… tarundoru! (Because Rikkaidai's captain is hospitalized, we called the vice captain Sanada-kun as substitution)

Aoi: W-well… uh… I mean…

Tachibana: Well, don't say it like that Sanada. Even if he's a captain, he's still a first year.

Sanada: So age has become the reason for a lack of self-reliance? When I was a first year, there were few hydration spots on the grounds, and I established the installation of vending machines that sell drinking water by sending in a proposal to the administration of the tournament.

Tachibana and Akazawa: (… you are the only 1st year who would do that)

Akazawa: By the way, this time 7 people should have been called. Aren't we missing someone?

Tachibana: Now you say it, I don't even think we're with 6.

Sanada: To be late… It's preposterous!

Tezuka: Don't think too much. Listen closely.

???: Hyoutei! Hyoutei!

Aoi: W-w-what is that!?

Atobe: (shines) It's me!!

Akazawa: It's you again! Stop fooling around bastard! When we were competing for 5th place, he also appeared with such flash.

Tezuka: It's been a while Atobe. Are you satisfied now?

Atobe: Aah, yeah I am. You guys, go home already.

Hyoutei's tennis club members: Yes!!

P. 130

Inoue: Hahaha, it seems like everyone is present. Is it okay if we get to the main issue at hand?

Tezuka: Feel free.

Inoue: Then, I wanted to know what you guys thought was the best match at this year's municipals and regionals?

Atobe: I haven't thought as far as discussing that, ahn.

Aoi: I don't really know what I'd pick for the municipals

Sanada: Actually, can you please tell us what you mean with "Best match", Inoue-san?

Inoue: Ah, that's right (as expected Sanada-kun has an air of intimidation). First, the match's level should be high. And also fascinating the audience with the development of the match… things like that.

Sanada: Then we don't have any matches like that. From the start, our goal was qualifying, the contents of our matches don't matter.

Atobe: Heh, it can't be helped that you guys had dull matches.

Sanada: What!

Atobe: Oh well, the best match was ore-sama's and Tezuka's, and it's not like anyone will object to that.

Sanada: What about that was the best match! Breaking down in the middle of the match, it's disgraceful as a player.

Atobe: You're not a romantic guy at all. It was kind of like a tv drama.

Sanada. Hm. Anyway, tarundoru Tezuka!!

Tezuka: Do not worry Sanada. I will definitely have recovered by the nationals, and will take you on in a perfect state of health.

Atobe: Hey, you guys, don't ignore me and just continue the conversation!

Inoue: Ah… then there's no doubt about Atobe-kun and Tezuka-kun's match being the best? (Inoue note: After this, to prevent the quarreling and controversy, let them choose 3 best matches)

The captains chose?

Their municipal/regional's most favorite game (Best 3)

Tezuka (Seigaku) VS Atobe (Hyoutei) With Atobe-kun's severe pushing, they chose this match. The match development and the level of the players was high, and it was an undisputed amazing game.

Kamio (Fudoumine) VS Sengoku (Yamabuki) Tachibana-kun fiercely pushed this match. It's true that the match between the nationals level big gun Sengoku-kun and the tenacious Kamio-kun was intense!!

Akazawa/Kaneda (St. Rudolph) VS Oishi/Kikumaru (Seigaku) At the regionals, St. Rudolph lost, but the match where they defeated Golden pair was one with value.

P. 131

Inoue: T-then, is it okay if I continue with the next question (I wonder if I made a mistake in selecting my interviewees?). Who do you guys think is this year's best rookie? Ah, The definition of rookie is someone who this year, became a regular for the first time, appeared in a match and is relied upon as a player.

Aoi: (My heart's beating… if I get chosen as best rookie here, I'll get fan letters from 100 girls at the nationals…)

Inoue: As for my opinion, I think it should be Seigaku's Echizen-kun.

Tezuka: I'm taking your word, Inoue-san. Anyhow, despite Echizen's abilities, his character is still immature. If you're talking about him as a best rookie, he should improve his human nature.

Tachibana: If you say it like that, our group isn't fit to be the best rookie either. When they get heated, they do whatever without thinking.

Atobe: Then our Hiyoshi is a difficult case as well. That guy needlessly provokes, and he's also very antagonistic towards the club members. That guy Mukahi always irritates him. However, he's the kind of type that won't grow and will become menial if you don't push him.

Tachibana: I see. We all have our problems with our members.

Minami: Right, good grief.

Sanada: Well, isn't Echizen being the best rookie good. He created a sensation at the regionals, he's reliable.

Akazawa: If that's the case our Yuuta is… No, our Yuuta wouldn't win. If you guys choose Echizen, I wouldn't object.

Minami: Hm, hm, that's right.

Atobe: If it's like that, isn't Echizen our best bet?

Inoue: What does everyone think, it doesn't seem like anyone here has any objections to Echizen-kun..?

Tezuka: if everyone said it, it doesn't look like anyone has a motive to stubbornly refuse.

Inoue: Then I'll write down that everyone chose Echizen-kun as the best rookie.

Aoi: (M-my kind of topic…it has already moved on!!)

The captains chose (?)

This year's best rookie No1

Echizen Ryoma While he was in his first year, he became a regular of prestigious Seigaku, and until the semi-finals, he didn't lose once! With his small stature and offensive play, he suddenly became the hot topic of this year.

P.132

Akazawa: By the way, is it true that Echizen is the son of that "Samurai Nanjirou"!?

Tezuka: Ah, that's right.

Tachibana: So it was true!? I too thought he looked like him.

Atobe: I see. He who shook the world before, Samurai Nanjirou.

Inoue: That's right! With his heroic play, he evenly matched or even surpassed the veterans of the world, with his alias the Samurai, it's that Echizen Nanjirou!!

Echizen Ryoma's (Seigaku) real father

Echizen Nanjirou With his offensive and courageous play, he was nicknamed the Samurai, an unparalleled player. When he was at the top, he suddenly retired.

Sanada: Inoue-san. As a press member, you should be objective and calm at all times, and definitely not slack off in those areas!

Inoue: Ah… my bad, my bad, continue.

Minami: Oh well, isn't it okay?

Sanada: Anyway, Samurai Nanjirou… I've also admired his plays.

Akazawa: Huh!? You remembered him?

Sanada: Of course.

Tezuka: His play has left an extraordinary impression on me as well.

Tachibana:… I also recollect some faint memories… I think we were around 1-2 at that time, was he still active at that time?

Atobe: Aren't you guys glossing over your age ahn?

Aoi: Heeh, I don't care at all about that Samurai something.

Akazawa: What!?

Aoi: Well you know what they say "The older the wiser," like that? The elderly like you guys can remember the olden days much better.

Tachibana and Sanada: (Ugh!)

Akazawa: Hey. It's not because you're the greenhorn bastard here that you should be so conceited.

Aoi: Huh!?

Tezuka: Time flows evenly for all humans. You should remember that while you may be the youngest now that won't be absolute.

Atobe: Oh well, that urchin won't understand your lecture.

Aoi:…. S-such a thing….was it something I shouldn't have done?

Inoue: Well, it seems like there's a chance to change the subject now, we'll reach our conclusion soon… (The air has become somewhat uncomfortable)

Atobe: Hey, who's coming there?

Tachibana: Hm? That's…

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Oishi: Hah, haaah, haa…I'm sorry! Everyone, I kept you guys waiting!

Tezuka: Oishi!? Why are you…?

Oishi: Ah, Tezuka came as well? This is a problem. Sorry, I learned of the meeting just now…

Inoue: Oishi-kun, did you come because you thought you missed the captain's meeting?

Oishi: Yes. It's like that.

Atobe: Hm, we didn't call you.

Oishi: Huh!?

Tezuka: Oishi… when I was absent, you showed a full sense of responsibility. Because you were there, I could leave the club to you, and could completely devote myself to my cure with a peace of mind.

Sanada: No matter how many times you say it, injuring your own body is tarundoru!

Tezuka: However, at this place, you should leave it to me. I want to show my duty as Seigaku's captain.

Oishi: That's right, Tezuka. If you're here, I'm not anxious at all. Then, please excuse me. I'm sorry to have troubled you (Oishi, leaves)

Inoue: (What a troublesome bunch) Then, let's wrap it up this time.

Sanada: The municipals and regionals were just a side show. We will show our true strength at the nationals.

Tachibana: We share the same sentiment.

Aoi: We won't lose either!

Akazawa:…. (Everyone seems lively).

Atobe: Ore-sama is going on a vacation to my villa at the Aegean Sea. Well, I will be awaiting reports of your activities there.

Minami: Yeah! Please look forward to us!

Atobe and Sanada and Tachibana and Aoi: You, how long were you here?

Minami: Ha…!? Haven't I been here from the start!!

Tezuka: (….I didn't notice him either…) Then everyone, let's meet at the nationals.

The summit is over. Inoue Mamoru's impressions

Even when it got a bit noisy later on, with each school's captains here, there was a presence and sense of responsibility that completely overwhelmed me. As long as these guys are here, they will hold the hope of Japan's tennis from now on… It seems likely that I have said enough. When the nationals finish, I think I'm going to hold another convention like this.

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