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the-himawari · 11 months

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A3! Troupe Event Translation - Journey to the Colours (2/11)

*Please read disclaimer on blog; default name set as Izumi

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Izumi: Now then, today’s topic of discussion will be Summer troupe’s performance—. Tsuzuru-kun, you wrote the general outline for the script, right?

Tsuzuru: Yeah. This time, I used Journey to the West as the base. It came up when I was talking to Kumon the other day. I thought it’d be perfect for the action-packed adventure he mentioned he wanted to do. Also, the only Chinese-style play we’ve done is Mantou Fist.

Izumi: I see. That’s a good point. (The story this time is set in a modern Chinese fantasy world. Son Goku and Sanzo and company, who don’t get along, embark on a journey filled with incidents…) (The action that Kumon-kun requested will be incorporated through a showdown with Kinkaku and Ginkaku.)

Yuki: The costumes will look nice considering the theme.

Kazunari: I think I’ll be able to make the designs colourful too.

Tenma: It’s also great it’s packed full of comedy for Summer troupe.

Misumi: Action sounds fun~!

Kumon: It’s totally perfect for my request!

Muku: I’m looking forward to showing a stage we’ve never done before!

Izumi: Okay, I guess we’ll proceed from here.

Tsuzuru: I’ll try to work out the details a little more under this theme then.

Izumi: Please do. For the title, should we use “Journey to the West”?

Tsuzuru: We’ll go with that for now. It’s catchy and has a nice ring. But if anyone has any good ideas, then I’m all ears.

Izumi: Please brainstorm some ideas too, Summer troupe.

Misumi: Okaaay!

Izumi: As for the cast… starting off, the lead Son Goku will be Kumon-kun.

Kumon: I’m super stoked to play Son Goku~!

Muku: He suits Kyu-chan for sure!

Kazunari: Yep, yep. He’s got the Son Goku vibe more than anyone else in Summer troupe!

Tenma: That’s his image alright.

Izumi: Next is the co-lead, Genjo Sanzo…

Kazunari: Won’t you let me take it on? The fact that he’s clumsy and all he does is study is sorta like my old self… Plus Tenten supported me a ton as the co-lead during Sky Gallery, so I feel like it’s my turn now!

Tsuzuru: I see what you mean. Sanzo’s image was like Miyoshi-san.

Izumi: That’s true. I think Kazunari-kun works in terms of the age difference too.

Yuki: Sounds good to me. I think he’d look good in a monk’s robe.

Kazunari: Yukki, that’s the image you have of me!?

Muku: I agree!

Kumon: I’m counting on you, Kazu-san!

Kazunari: Samesies!

-pause-

Izumi: Alright, it’s settled. We’ll have Misumi-kun as Sha Gojo, Yuki-kun as Cho Hakkai, Tenma-kun as Kinkaku, and Muku-kun as Ginkaku.

Misumi: I can’t wait to fight with all of you~!

Yuki: The foodie Cho Hakkai sounds fresh and interesting.

Muku: It’s rare playing siblings with Tenma-kun.

Tenma: Let’s do this, little brother.

Izumi: The fight scene in the finale looks like it’s going to have some pretty full-fledged action.

Tenma: We can’t cut corners there even though we’re the comedic Summer troupe.

Kumon: We gotta give it our all.

Izumi: It might be a good idea to ask Autumn troupe to teach you about action scenes.

Kumon: Aw yeah! I get to rehearse with nii-chan! I’ll do my best for my first lead in a while~!

Izumi: Fufu. Kumon-kun is sure fired up.

Tsuzuru: The theme fits perfectly with our lead’s image. I’m sure it’ll be promising.

-pause-

Worker: Please take the seats over here.

Kumon: I’m starving. What’re you having?

Yamaguchi: Hmm… the steak sounds nice, but the hamburg steak looks good too.

Kumon: Ah, this explosive serving special plate has fried shrimp along with a hamburg steak twice the size!

Yamaguchi: Oh, nice.

Kumon: I’m gonna order this!

Yamaguchi: Same here.

-pause-

Kumon: I’m glad I chose this amount.

Yamaguchi: You’ll get hungry again quickly with a normal serving size, huh?

Kumon: True, true. I have to eat a lot on days I have rehearsal—. By the way, I’m gonna play the lead in Summer troupe’s upcoming play!

Yamaguchi: Is this your first lead since that baseball play?

Kumon: Yep! So you better come watch, Yamaguchi!

Yamaguchi: Ahh… I don’t know about that…

Kumon: EH!? You’re not gonna!?

Yamaguchi: I’m just pulling your leg. Of course I’ll go.

Kumon: Thank God~. I’m gonna do my absolute best! I’ll request a ticket for you too.

Yamaguchi: It’s fine. I always get mine myself.

Kumon: Eh~? But I’m inviting you.

Yamaguchi: Well, there’s a point to getting these things myself. It feels like I’m supporting you that way.

Kumon: You think so? But if you don’t win the draw, you won’t be able to watch!

Yamaguchi: Don’t say something so ominous. Ah, on that topic, the baseball club is going to hold an intra-squad game soon.

Kumon: An intra-squad game…

Yamaguchi: It’ll be a match between the retired third years and the first and second years. You played one when you were a first year too, didn’t you?

Kumon: Oh yeah, I did do that.

Yamaguchi: The sports ground is being renovated right now, so we’re going to play on a different field this year. Outsiders are free to watch. Why don’t you come, Kumon? It's not an official match, but for us third years, it's the last match of our high school life and it feels like a culmination of all our hard work.

Kumon: …For sure! Of course I’ll go!

-pause-

Kumon: Mannn, I’m full.

Muku: Oh, Kyu-chan?

Kumon: Are you on your way home too? It’s late.

Muku: I was studying at a café with some friends from school. How about you?

Kumon: Hehe. Yamaguchi and I were eating explosive serving special plates together~.

Muku: Yamaguchi-kun and you are really close, aren’t you?

Kumon: We were a battery team back when I was active so we spent a lot of time together, just the two of us. I also got a lot of advice from him~. I have other teammates, sure. But in the end, Yamaguchi is special. That’s why I’m happy to be able to talk with him normally like this again. It’s all thanks to you, Muku.

Muku: I’m really glad to hear that. Is he coming to watch our upcoming show?

Kumon: Mhm! I invited him, so he’s coming. I’m gonna practice hard so I don’t show Yamaguchi my bad side!

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#a3!#a3! translation #hyodo kumon #act! addict! actors!#journey to the colours

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erasurecaps · 1 year

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Tokyo Revengers season 2 episode 3 and 4 caps

did just my fave shots, not all

214 caps

f2u; dont claim as your own; if possible give credit

characters: Taiju, Hakkai, Yuzuha, Seishu, Kokonoi, Hinata, Atsushi, Chifuyu, Kazushi, Makoto, Takemichi, Nahoya, Mitsuya, Shuji, Tetta, Draken, Mikey

link to gallery

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xenclev · 2 years

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could i req the tokyo rev boys reacting to draw a <3 with your tip? (including draken, baji and mitsuya + whoever else you want)

£ idk how this trend goes cause I don't have TikTok, but... tip drawings w TR [with pictures]; includes Draken, Baji, Mitsuya, Kakucho, n Hakkai! enjoy!

tw: peens are involved, language, reader's gender isn't mentioned. nothing crazy, but mdni still.

Draken knows exactly what you're talking about as soon as the request appears on his screen, but he pretends he has no clue. He thought that you wouldn't ask anymore if he pretended not to know. He was mistaken. You persisted for almost three days until he finally gave in and sent it to you.

Baji agrees as soon as he sees the message, and you tell him it might be a little challenging. Challenging isn't in Baji's vocabulary. How hard could it be to draw a stupid heart with the tip of his dick? Turns out, it wasn't as easy as he thought, but he still sends his attempt in full confidence.

Mitsuya leaves you on read just to come back and tell you that he's busy. If he was being honest with himself, he'd already prepared for this moment; he even had a few pre-drawn ones he had saved in his gallery, so he sent one of those to save time. Yes, he was actually busy.

Kakucho doesn't mind drawing you a heart and sending it to you, but... with his dick? Is he supposed to hold it like a pencil? Was he supposed to hold it at all? There were so many questions he wanted to ask. Instead, he sent you the drawing along with an apology about how it came out.

Hakkai has no idea what you're asking him to do, so he asks Mitsuya about it. All Mitsuya does is send him a link to a video. He clicks it, and it hits him; you want him to draw a heart, not send the heart emoji. After that, he complies fairly easily.

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soulcloudy · 4 months

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thief x inspector mitsukkai AU!

plot below!! 👇

plot : thief/inspector mitsukkai AU where hakkai (the inspector) is an art enthusiast and mitsuya (the thief) sneaks into museums and art galleries they went to with hakkai during the day and steals the artwork hakkai has looked at the longest (just because he’s an obsessed and jealous fuck okay bear with me)

with mitsuya being masked and therefore unrecognizable, hakkai chases him around every night (and fails everytime, obviously) and dedicates his career to catching the one thief that’s been messing with his favorite artworks!!

as the story goes, hakkai is closer and closer to catching him and mitsuya fears he will even be recognized at some point.. for his great finale, mitsuya decides to go to the last art gallery he will ever commit theft in and steals each and every artwork there, except one painting with two characters in it, that hakkai has mentioned before and said it reminded him of them..

from this point on hakkai understands everything.. what will he do? arrest him?? kiss him maybe???

(this idea was brought to me as i watched a lot of lupin the III and also the lupin vs cat’s eye movie.. i might be sick)

#i believe in sickly obsessed mitsuya #sometimes #jealous and obsessed #look i know he’s not #but here he is #tokyo revengers #mitsukkai #hakkai shiba #mitsuya takashi #tokyo revengers art #tokyo rev fluff #tokyorev fic #alternate universe

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stirdrawsandreblaws · 5 months

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Ten Characters, Ten Fandoms

i got tagged by @apathetic-theme-song

Shion - King of Fighters

Sabrina/Natsume - Pokemon

Duo Maxwell - Gundam Wing

Makoto/Lita Kino - Sailor Moon

Cho Hakkai - Saiyuki

Yuuko Ichihara - xxxHolic

Count D - Pet Shop of Horrors

Vincent Valentine - Final Fantasy VII

Kimimaro - Naruto

Alphys - Undertale

i can never think of anyone to tag but if you wanna do this because you saw me do it, feel free to @ me and make me look at your list :3

also this isn't required but bc i love them i put images and brief descriptions of all of these characters under the cut

Shion, my beloved; the androgynous sub-boss of King of Fighters XI, he uses multiple weapons including a rope-dart, chinese spear, meteor hammer, and can punch air so hard it turns into a projectile. he often quotes Sun Tzu's Art of War, knows tons about cooking, and loves eating delicacies. currently wandering some kind of weird extradimensional space after his boss tried to kill him (he got revenge tho >:3 he can have little a murder, as a treat.)

Sabrina/Natsume (left) in the Pokemon anime had psychic powers so strong she splintered her personality into a grown-up half and a child half, both of which were able to exercise their own wills independently (the latter via a doll). she was scary, but eventually became more lighthearted and rejoined her split halves thanks to a goofy Haunter.

Duo Maxwell (center) is many things: orphan, gifted mechanic, and self-proclaimed God of Death--which is why he's the pilot of the Deathscythe, a grim-reaper-esque mecha. he witnessed a lot of death early in life, to the point that even his first and last names connect him to people close to him who died

Makoto/Lita Kino (right) is Sailor Jupiter; she's strong, tall, tomboyish, and self-sufficient after the loss of her parents. Her lightning attacks are powerful, but her sense of justice is even more so. She has a cute side, too, and gets flustered when someone calls her feminine. >:3

Cho Hakkai (left), problematic fave #1. the mom friend, and a stepford smiler who took a correspondence course in lockpicking, he's atoning for incest and mass-murder by....doing more mass-murder, but the gods told him it was cool this time. to be fair, he's mostly a healer now, as well as the party's designated driver (his dragon, named Jeep, turns into a Jeep).

Yuuko Ichihara (right) is a space-time witch who grants wishes. i want to say more but instead i'll just plead with you to read the xxxHolic manga (and read/watch Tsubasa -RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE- for the full experience, since they have some story linkage).

Count D gets two images for a little gallery because look at this freak. gorgeous. the way they move in the OVA is fantastic. genderless sugar-addicted ecoterrorist; what's not to love??

Vincent Valentine (left) is a gunslinger who can transform into a fanged monster and chooses to sleep off his depression in a coffin, but he's not a vampire. that's just how it is sometimes. he even joins the hero party without doing anything to fix his bed hair.

Kimimaro (center) has a bloodline ability that lets him utilize his bones as weapons. As a child, he was kept in a cage and only released for combat, despite his gentle nature. Orochimaru (the series' first main antagonist) found him after his clan was wiped out, and took him in; being valued by Orochimaru gave him purpose, and he fights like a zealot as a result... (;A;)

Alphys (right) is a cringefail otaku lesbian lizard who, nevertheless, is a brilliant scientist. she created Mettaton's mechanical body, after all. we don't need to talk about her other works. :) really. :) :) :)

#i wanted to avoid duplicating any moth already did so i made some different choices than i usually would #also i tried to limit it to characters that didn't have the same va/seiyuu (thus being able to cut 8 characters voiced by akira ishida lol)#also avoided picking series by the same creator (ruling out every other CLAMP thing; i could make a list like this just from them otherwise #these are always hard but this one seems like it's just to pick a variety and not necessarily favorites so that made it easier lmao #that said i could not pick a single yugioh character bc i like far too many to choose one as representative here ugh #stirring up trouble

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cpirits · 2 years

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@betterdcyz

#( betterdcyz // Hakkai )#( ships: Gojyo & Hakkai / we are both stained by the past )#(( BOYFRIENDSSSSSSSSSSSS ))#( && zero watches anime )#mind: Gojyo ( lady's man )#『 a picture full of memories // gallery 』

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dr4kenlvr · 3 years

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MY BABY’S AN ID♡L !! (2)

pairing: hakkai shiba, kakucho hitto, izana kurokawa x fem!reader

genre: fluff

request: Heyyy i love your account sm, may i request one with the tr boy and their s/o is from a girlgroup and is the main vocalist (yk like they can hit high notes smth) i rlly loved the main rapper one 🙈🙈

a/n: thanks for requesting! and for the freedom in choice of characters! im v happy you enjoyed my rapper one (pt 2 coming soon shh..). ps. the difference between how i write kakucho and hakkai is killing me help

part 1 / part 3

HAKKAI:

he is.. going insane

he wants hesitates to put you as his lockscreen because it's mitsuya- but in the end he does it because mitsuya yelled at him

"why would you choose me over your own girlfriend??"

"i don't know taka-chan, stop yelling please!!"

anyways, like i said, he is going insane

because he thinks you're so hot and cute and- just everything good

watches your live shows and squeals when you hit that perfect note, or bust out that powerful voice

"WAHH!!! Y/N IS SO COOL!!"

often caught listening to your solo tracks, especially when you're busy and can't be with him as often

can not dance for his life but he knows that one move from that one verse of yours LMAOOO

yuzuha secretly films him dancing to your songs and sends them to you LMAOOO

"wHY YUZUHA!"

buys your albums, and if he pulls ur photocard, you better believe he's putting that shit at the back of his phone HELPPPP

sends you photos of himself with kissy faces and it's captioned with "good luck today!" or "drinks lots of water <3" or "miss you baby"

he's such a dork, but that's his best trait <3

KAKUCHO:

kakucho is really happy for you, to get out there and live your dream the way he's always wished you could

i dont really see kakucho as someone who listens to music that much, but that doesn't mean he doesn't support you and your group

he softly smiles at your group's instagram, eyes twinkling when he sees your bright smile, holding your groups award with such happiness

he makes sure to comment on each and every post, giggling when you heart it

when he does listen to your songs (usually at night, while he's trying to sleep), the moment your voice spills through the quiet volume of his earphones, he can't help but feel his heart beat quicken

he gets really flustered at the effect you have on him

when he gets to see you in person, he's reserved and quiet until you're both behind closed doors

constant kisses peppered all over you and he'll have you in his arms all night

makes up for lost time by binging your guy's fav shows, pigging out on food and just simply being in one another's presense

gahh he loves you so much

IZANA:

him.

god- he's so- he's very much in love with you

gets super giddy when he watches your videos, whether that's concert clips, music videos, interview clips, insta stories, anything!!

and he is extremely impressed at your talent!! your voice control is everything, it's so breathtaking to him

izana's super attentive to your health, and ensures you're well rested days prior before any sort of event

he really misses you when you're gone

he has you set as his home and lockscreen, and constantly catches himself longing for a text from you

but he knows you're busy- and that's okay! he wants you to do well in your career <3

he'll send you little photos of himself and the crew- while you send pics of you and your group- just updating each other on your lives while you're so far apart

he has a folder in his gallery under your name and it's filled LMAO

izana is so so proud of your group when you get your first win, he knows how much you've been dreaming and working hard for this very moment

your huge smile has him fawning on the other side of the world

but nothing will break the connection you two have, not distance, not anything <3

taglist: @dai-tsukki-desu @faetarou (message or send an ask to be added)

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ewitsren · 3 years

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#@! MITSUYA AS YOUR BOYFRIEND

pairings: mitsuya takashi x reader

cw/tws ⚠️: none(?)

requested: no

barrista's note ☕: mitsuya best boy 😭

#MITSUYA

this man right here is a godsent angel </3. a gentle lover, a good mentor, an amazing friend...

you're his personal model i don't make the rules. you're the first person to see takashi's designs/clothes! he has a folder in his phone gallery full of your photos in his designs.

he wants you to stay out of toman and any toman related shit. he doesn't wanna get you involved in any kinda fight or conflict between the gangs, all he wants is you to be safe.

though sometimes it's you who has to worry about the other one's safety, when he comes home all dried up, injured and bruised it means there's some serious shit going on between them and the other gangs.

takashi is always patient, considerate, respectful and loving towards his s/o </3.

he pats your head! it's one of his ways of showing you he's proud of you. he adores the way you lean your head on his hand and smile under his touch.

not hakkai third wheeling around you all the time pls akshkjsbdjsh

takashi loves listening to music and cuddling under the blanket on rainy days </3 he puts on his favorite playlist and turns down the volume, pulling you to himself while placing kisses all over your face.

he loves driving you around the city with his bike! you guys sometimes go out and wander around when you can't sleep.

man literally has all the love in the world for you and looks at you like he sees the stars in your eyes.

takashi loves sharing food with you <3. he lets you pick the ice cream flavor and orders his food extra if you're eating outside.

melts into it when you play with his hair <3 also loves playing with yours.

would teach you how to ride a motorcycle if you asked him to but he prefers giving you a ride </3

always spoons you while sleeping!

i think takashi would really need emotional support from his s/o. he takes cares of his sister, he's always active in toman and he manages school + designing clothes at the same time. yes, he is a mentally strong boy, that's exactly why you should let him relax into your touch while telling him words of affirmation.

he's so good at comforting you. takashi picks up immediately if something's wrong and he does everything comes to his mind to make you feel better. he'll listen to you, he'll cuddle with you, he'll cook for you, he'll watch your comfort movie with you basically anything he thinks will help you.

he's also very attentive to your interests! you like reading? you have a 2-person book club now. you do martial arts? he trains with you.

hums some random slow songs to put you to sleep.

takashi enjoys teaching you things he knows well! you guys cook together, he helps you with your lessons and all the stuff he can do!

would.give.you.his.jacket.if.you're.cold

he lets you steal his clothes 🥺. he thinks you look adorable in them because they make you look smol </3.

reads to you out loud while playing with your hair.

takashi feels like he's falling in love with you every day, over and over again </3.

buries his head in the crook of your neck when he feels vulnerable, it's sorta his safe place.

makes clothes for you! he knows what you'll like or won't like since he's familiar to your style. it's one of his ways of showing you he appreciates you.

takashi always compliments you! he wants you to embrace yourself with the way you are and he's your biggest support source for self-love.

does your nails </3

the second he thinks someone's hitting on you he's right next you; casually pressing his lips onto yours, calling you pet names and telling the person in front of to fuck off with his annoyed smile.

you're pretty close with his sisters, sometimes he even thinks you'll overthrow him and become the coolest sibling.

takashi lays his lap on your lap and falls asleep while you play with his hair. he can't help but to relax into your touch every time, you're his comfort source. ♡

dates are pretty much random, whatever you guys feel like at that moment. movie dates, picnics, aquarium etc. you even went to escape house (scary version) with everyone once

he loves watching movies with you. mainly because you fall asleep on him at the end <3

mitsuya loves going on shopping dates, you get matching clothes and try new styles together!

everyone repeat after me, takashi best boy </3.

nsfw !!

takashi is generally sentimental and gentle in bedroom, his top priority is his s/o's pleasure and he's open to try new things out as long as his s/o's okay with it

makes lingerie for you <3.

has praising kink, both receiving and giving. he praises you while pounding into you </3.

"yeah pretty girl, you're doing great." takashi moaned into your neck as he kept pounding into you with his hands on your hips, trying to keep your body steady.

" 'm feeling so good, takashi."

can spend hours between your legs... he loves the feeling of your nails digging his shoulders and licks his lips while looking directly into your eyes </3

takashi overstims you until you cry if he wants to go hard

comfort sex with him is just...heavenly. he kisses every inch of your body and whispers what he loves about that part, words of affirmations come out from his beautiful lips.

leaves hickeys on your collarbone </3

loves it when you give him hickeys, doesn't matter where <3 doesn't try to cover them up either, he'll just grin when someone asks how the purple bruises happened

takashi is not really loud during sex but he loves when you're loud. he bites your bottom lip if you ever try to hold back your whimpers and moanings.

has a sex playlist and is not hesitant to use it </3

@ewitsren 's work, do not translate/repost on other apps and platforms.

#mitsuya takashi #tokyo revengers mitsuya #mitsuya x reader #mitsuya headcanons #mitsuya takashi x reader #takashi x reader #tokyo revengers x reader #tokyo revengers headcanons #mikey tokyo revengers #sano manjiro #keisuke baji #ryuguji ken #sano emma #matsuno chifuyu #shiba hakkai

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shouga-nai · 2 years

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「SAIYUKI RELOAD -ZEROIN-」Cho Hakkai Character PV

#gallery || hakkai #aaaa #one whole second of animated youkai hakkai!!

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the-pop-has-corned · 3 years

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Takemichi: Hey, Hakkai! Do you mind if I text Hina from your phone? Mine died.

Hakkai: Sure. Here you go.

Takemichi: Thanks!

Takemichi:

Takemichi: You...you have Mitsuya-kun as your wallpaper.

Hakkai: You have Hinata as yours!

Takemichi: Yes, because she is my girlfriend!

Hakkai: Taka-chan is a person I really admire!

Takemichi: Your gallery is full with his pictures!Does he know? How did you even get all these photos?

Hakkai: Don't go looking through my phone! Look, just text Hinata and let's get this over with.

Takemichi: Okay, but we'll continue this conversation later!

#incorrect tokyo revengers quotes #takemichi hanagaki #tokyo revengers #tokyo revengers incorrect quotes #hakkai shiba #mitsuya takashi #mitsukai #mitsuya x hakkai #hakkai x mitsuya #takehina #hinata tachibana

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erasurecaps · 1 year

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Tokyo Revengers season 2 episode 1 and 2 caps

did just my fave shots, not all

177 caps

cw: blood

f2u; dont claim as your own; if possible give credit

characters: Takemichi, Kazutora, a Chifuyu, a Draken, Naoto, Hinata, Hakkai, Yuzuha, my problematic husband Taiju, a Mitsuya, Seishu, Kokonoi

link to gallery

#tokrev #tokrev screencaps #screencaps #takemichi hanagaki #kazutora hanemiya #naoto tachibana #hinata tachibana #hakkai shiba #yuzuha shiba #taiju shiba #seishu inui #hajime kokonoi #chifuyu matsuno #tokrev draken #ken ryuguji #takashi mitsuya

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lynihana · 2 years

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⩩ 𝐓𝐎𝐊𝐘𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒

𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐈𝐊𝐔

KUROKAWA IZANA

swapped bodies

HITTO KAKUCHO

swapped bodies

why can't you notice me?

jeff the killer kinnie

fictional

RAN HAITANI

swapped bodies

random text

can't walk

too late to realize

RINDOU HAITANI

swapped bodies

can't walk

M. SHION

𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍

SANO MANJIRO

can't walk

the beach

my short sweetheart

fictional

KEN RYUGUJI

weird ass gallery

KEISUKE BAJI

POV: baji gave you flowers

kagaguhan ni baji

lost girl

random quote

you promised

KAZUTORA HANEMIYA

wolf kazu

the beach

⩩┊T. HANAGAKI

TAKASHI MITSUYA

DAISIES

⩩┊H. HAYASHIDA

CHIFUYU MATSUNO

random quote

can't walk

⩩┊S. HAKKAI

⩩┊H. RYOHEI

⩩┊ K. NAHOYA

⩩┊K. SOUYA

HARUCHIYO SANZU/AKASHI

fictional

𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐒

SANO SHINICHIRO

shinichiro with a daughter

my short sweetheart

you make my dead heart beat

⩩┊S. TAIJU

KOKONOI HAJIME

betrayal

why can't you notice me?

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terger

use me

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INUI SEISHU

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my short sweetheart

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WAKASA IMAUSHI

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KISAKI TETTA

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SHIBA YUZUHA

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INUI AKANE

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Saiyuki Crossroaders ch2 pt2

Here's the second part of chapter 2 of the online novel Minekura Sensei was posting on the Zero Sum website.

My translations of previous parts are here: Ch1 Pt1 | Ch1 Pt2 | Ch1 Pt3 | Ch2 Pt1

It was practically a casino from a Hollywood movie. The elaborate lighting arranged everywhere made the rather stylish customers and furnishings dazzle. Activity and light filled the entirety of the hall, belying the lateness of the hour. Every now and then one could hear a coquettish cry, but it was a high class cry befitting the wealthy, not a vulgar one from the outskirts of town. This was absolutely an adult’s social gathering place, colored by soft jazz. It brought to mind the grand cabarets of the past.

Two young men made their leisurely way through breaks in the pleasantly chatting crowd that had come to amuse themselves with games. They were noticed by a young woman in a dress who dodged them with a smile plastered on her face, and by a displeased-looking man whose tuxedo was open at the neck. The two men simply headed for their goal, naturally slipping through the wall of the crowd.

Near the center of the great hall, beneath an outstandingly striking near-futuristic light fixture, were three gorgeous roulette tables. The dealer behind the nearest table noticed the two men first and greeted them with a smile. The few customers already lured by the wheel turned their eyes on the newcomers.

Sanzo, the sleeves of his white robe billowing, lowered himself wordlessly into an open seat. He crossed his legs and relaxed in the velvet chair, his back slightly bent. Behind him stood Hakkai, like the highest ranking monk’s obedient attendant.

The chips from the previous round were already being collected atop the table, but the surrounding gazes were fixed on the out-of-place attire of the blond robed priest and Chinese-style traveling man.

...... As much as they may have wanted to appear in smart, stylish suits, unfortunately the current Sanzo Ikkou lacked the funds to purchase such items in this town.

The fairly well-built middle aged dealer was, as expected, a professional; he remained unshaken by the unconventional customers’ entrance and took up the table top bell with a mild expression. Shaped like a golden cup, the bell played a single harmonious note, signaling the start of a new game. The dealer set the wheel spinning, and the customers gathered around the table began to move their hands.

Sanzo remained motionless amid the comings and goings of colorful chips on the table, simply gazing at the action with cool eyes.

He watched the game like that for two turns.

In order to size up any oddities of the roulette wheel, quite a few customers would begin by watching the game in this manner. ...... However, what Sanzo was keenly observing was not the rotation of the roulette wheel, but the fundamental betting of chips. No one thought that this man, clad in dignity and observing the game with an experienced air, was a complete roulette novice.

No one apart from the young attendant standing behind him, that is.

Having explained the basic rules to Sanzo, Hakkai made a disinterested face as he nevertheless closely observed the board.

This casino’s wheel was in the American style, with one pocket more than those of European roulette wheels. Thus, there were 38 divisions, including the 00 pocket. The European style was more advantageous to customers in light of the dividend and deduction rates, but the American style was a must in this sort of casino aimed at the nouveau riche.

In the first place, roulette featured a system fundamentally more profitable to the casino no matter what bet was placed. The odds were adjusted in order to keep the house edge (the commission ratio) fixed. Thus, probability-wise and statistically speaking, it was smarter to pick and play one large bet, rather than placing many random bets.

Sanzo watched a third turn, then the bell signifying the next match rang.

A snap from the dealer like a stringed instrument being strummed, and the wheel lightly began its revolutions, a silver ball running neatly backwards along the outer circle.

Abruptly, Sanzo’s left hand moved.

As he had seen others do, he placed his chips in a numbered box painted on the table. He bet on ‘Dozen’, the numbers between 13 and 24. The payout was three times the bet, the probability... about 31%. Hakkai instantly calculated the bet Sanzo had placed.

The other players around the table flinched at the fact that the chips the blond monk had slipped across the table were of the lowest value of all.

Those chips amounted to a child’s allowance in this town, but it was practically all the money Hakkai had had in case of emergency. They had no choice but to use those funds and build up the bets from there.

“No more bets.” The dealer spoke in a calm voice, ringing the bell twice. This was the signal that bets were closed. After this signal, no one was allowed to withdraw from the game or change their bets.

Unshakable violet eyes watched, seemingly uninterested, as tension enveloped the area and the silver bullet danced atop the wheel.

Priest Genjyo Sanzo was, simply put, tired.

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Before heading to the casino, the Ikkou received their marching orders in their room. Night had begun to fall in earnest, and although this was a sleepless town, the truth was they only had a few hours until dawn to earn their money.

“First, I think we should spread out in order to both increase our chances of winning and decrease the risk of losing. There are numerous casinos in town, but...”

“It’s dangerous to split up in a town run by youkai yakuza, huh.”

Security checks were probably carried out to prevent hazardous materials from being brought into an amusement facility as high-class as this one. Luckily, aside from Sanzo they could all finish a fight bare-handed. However, thinking about the unarmed Sanzo, it was best to avoid independent actions.

“Yes. So, we should all play different games within the same casino. ...What we are about to do may not be the most legal of actions, so just in case I’d rather we not all gather in one spot...... but it’s unavoidable.”

What d’ya mean, not the most legal of actions, Goku thought. Reading the atmosphere, however, he kept his mouth shut. Instead, he decided to worry about how he could help in this serious casino, given that his previous gambling experience was limited to mahjong and cards.

“First, let’s have Goku try the slots.”

“Slots?”

“Just pull the lever and match up the pictures.” Assistant instructor Gojyo gave an extremely haphazard lecture to Goku, who had obviously never seen a slot machine before.

“Given Goku’s kinetic vision, I’m sure it would be an easy win if it were a meoshi (※２) -type slot machine. But I suspect in a casino of this level it will be lever operated RNGs (※３).”

“Yeah. But, in any case, Goku’s the most likely to be blessed with beginner’s luck.”

Goku just blinked in surprise as though hearing an unfamiliar magical spell.

“And Gojyo, I’ll leave card games to you. Try not to cheat.” This was an obvious point, logically speaking, but Hakkai chose to make it.

“I can’t make much in a short time if I’m playing cards by the rules though.”

“I apologize, but I’d like Goku and Gojyo to stop after a moderate profit. It’ll be too unnatural if all four of us draw attention by winning big.”

In other words, the remaining two, Hakkai and Sanzo, would win big through ‘not the most legal of actions’.

Hakkai finally turned to Sanzo, who had been yawning on the sofa as though this were none of his concern. “Sanzo, how about roulette?”

“I know nothing about it,” their leader majestically declared.

Hakkai didn’t flinch, and continued. “That’s fine; roulette is among the easiest casino games for beginners. There are practically no rules, after all.”

“...... And you want me to make money at it?”

“Hang on, roulette’s no good for mateur-way (※４) cheating,” Gojyo interrupted, suspicious.

The plan was to leave the big winner role to Sanzo alone. They’d heard tales from the Snake’s Head Ryojyun about Priest Koumyou Sanzo visiting and going on a winning spree 20 years ago. Hakkai thought these anecdotes would make for plausible evidence. If he could make people believe what that man had said -- that the highest ranking monks have an innate talent for gambling -- then the unnaturalness should be severely reduced even if Sanzo suddenly won big.

On the other hand, the amount they were aiming to earn in one night was quite eye-catching. They would want to avoid troubles like attracting the attention of the mafia running the casino, or otherwise drawing suspicions.

“There’s no time to explain the rules. Please observe the actual game two to three times, and watch how the other players bet their chips. It’s fine if you bet randomly.”

“It’s fine... and you can win with that? He just said roulette’s no good for cheating.” Goku asked, perplexed.

Hakkai smiled like a saint. “I believe so. Sanzo has me on his side, after all.”

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A low, admiring commotion had risen in a corner of the casino. The bet Sanzo placed on his second round was an inside one - a high dividend bet placed on particular numbers, rather than on a color or even/odd numbers. He placed a ‘corner’ wager, choosing the number 13, 14, 16, and 17. Compared to his first, the outside ‘dozen’ bet, the corner bet payed out at rather high odds.

Atop the lazily spinning roulette wheel, the ball dropped securely into the targeted 16 pocket. This was the cause of the admiring voices in the gallery.

Hakkai took the cheers as praise for his own abilities. Thank you, he grinned inside his head. ...Shooting a tiny amount of ki with his fingertips so no one would notice and dropping the ball in the chosen pocket was harder than expected, and took a lot of nerve. He did it so well he deserved the praise.

A mountain of chips, 9 times the amount of the bet, was pushed in front of Sanzo. He sat back arrogantly, not even twitching an eyebrow. The blond monk in the white robes drew the curious stares of the crowd that had gradually assembled. In order not to expose the fact that Hakkai was cheating with ki from behind Sanzo’s back, Sanzo had to be the bait that drew the public’s eye. Luckily, the Ikkou’s leader had the handsome looks and aura to draw anyone’s attention just by sitting still. Really, he was an excellent panda (※５).

Sanzo beckoned Hakkai with a single raised finger, not bothering to glance back. Hakkai, in the guise of a pious attendant, brought his ear near to his lord’s face.

“--When should I quit?”

“Keep going like this, building on your bets, for about 6 more games. At the end, put it all on the outside, either red or black.”

If they collected Gojyo and Goku’s earnings just before that final game and added it to the roulette bet, they should be able to earn more than enough.

The bell rang as though cutting through the pair’s solemn exchange, and the roulette wheel once again began its smooth rotations.

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What do I do? Goku thought to himself while calmly continuing to push the slot button with his palm.

Golden coins were flowing out like spring water from the machine’s payout tray.

...What do I do? The coins aren’t stopping.

Several full coin boxes were already carelessly stacked at Goku’s feet. The coins that didn’t fit were beginning to establish a golden plain covering the floor.

Luckily, --no, unluckily, this machine was a ‘progressive jackpot’ type. The ‘progressive jackpot’ was a system wherein the possible winnings increased with each successive game. Plainly put, it was a machine the prize money of which grew the more it was played, and Goku had absentmindedly played game after game.

...It was fun in the beginning.

He’d gotten Gojyo to explain the basic controls, and received a lecture including points like “always put in 3 coins at once,” and “don’t change machines even if nothing comes out.” Oh, he’d thought, so I just hafta push the button to line up the pictures, and played it like any other game without thinking too hard about the details. And this had happened.

Hakkai would not be pleased by this situation, given how much he’d warned them to win moderately and not stand out.

As could be expected, the spectators behind him soon began to increase, calling out things like “Nice pull, boy!” The only thing Goku could do was fake a smile in return.

...... Man, shouldn’t it stop soon?

Goku returned to himself when the loud music became even more frenzied and the lamps decorating the machine flashed ostentatiously. At the same time, a huge amount of gold coins erupted from the payout tray.

“Ah geez!! Excuse me, more boxes please!”

So unlucky! Goku’s internal shout harmonized with whispers of “So lucky...” from the nameless crowd.

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Second betting round - the man with the dealer button dealt out 3 cards on top of the board. Gojyo, however, paid no attention to the cards; instead he glanced at the expressions of the other players as they laid eyes on the exposed card denominations. This technique of reading the atmosphere had always fit his style more than counting cards and memorizing what had already been dealt.

This card table was for a type of flop poker called Texas Hold ‘Em. It was a comparatively popular game in large casinos. Several players competed by using the 2 cards in their own hand, called hole cards, in combination with the 5 cards dealt on top of the board. Of the various types of card games lined up on the floor, this was the one Gojyo chose.

Right now, 5 other players were gathered around the table, one of whom had already folded and left the game at the pre-flop(※６) stage. Every single one of them was a fancied-up ‘gentleman’ dressed in expensive-looking clothes.

“... Bet.”

“Call.”

“Raise.”

The other players turned as one to look at Gojyo, and the onlookers began to buzz. Gojyo had even upped the bet at the pre-flop stage.

The red-headed man, appearing so ill-suited to this place, sat back arrogantly in his high-class seat, crossed his long legs, and swept aside the curious stares as he swayed the tip of a boot. The other players, peeking at Gojyo’s expression, continued to check or call in turn. Many of them decided that the rough-looking gambling addict was merely playing a bold bluff.

Gojyo had a theory about facing off against the upper class, and purposely exaggerated his bad behavior. Of course he was hostile toward those who fancied themselves celebs, but that wasn’t all. Millionaires, who only saw those beneath them as inferior, were surprisingly frank in their teasing and curious confrontations, and would underestimate their opponents. Moreover, they wouldn’t raise a fuss even if they lost; instead they could look at it like giving a poor person some allowance money and feel self-satisfied.

The really rich had enough to be generous. They were naturally equipped with a pride large enough to make them want to smartly avoid any low-class struggles. Truly, ‘the rich do not fight.’

Gojyo knew this well, and loathed them for it. He felt like taking everything, even the hair from their asses, but stealing ass hair from those fat pig bastards wouldn’t make him happy.

In the next round another player folded, and the 5th card, called the ‘river’ card, was displayed.

“...Fold.”

“Check.”

“Call.” Here, Gojyo went with the fairly weak ‘call’, and matched the bet.

Show down. Everyone showed their hands, beginning with the players who raised in the previous turn. The hands confidently displayed by the gentlemen were a full house, a flush...

Nice, nice situation. Gojyo narrowed an eye and stubbed out his shortened cigarette in the crystal glass ashtray. Then he tossed the 2 cards in his hand to the table.

“...... Four of a kind!” One of the spectators whispered, seeing the 4 queens gathered atop the table. A faint commotion began.

The show down was the final round, and hands were shown starting with the strongest bet. Gojyo’s ‘call’ had been a set up for the climatic scene, pushing his disclosure to the end.

Doesn’t matter how neatly you dress it up, a golden pig will never be popular with a queen, stupid. Gentleman Gojyo stuck a new hi-lite in his mouth to prevent that thought from being voiced.

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A mild knock echoed through the room.

“Enter,” Ryojun urged, eyes focused on the documents in front of him.

The middle-aged floor person entered the office, closed the door behind himself, and politely bowed once. “...Manager, I thought I should make a report.”

“Did something happen?” Ryojun, seated at his desk, lifted his gaze. Behind him, the cheerful night view spread out in a panorama beyond the glass wall. Ryojun was the casino manager; in other words, he was the highest authority in casino management.

“There’s a group of customers that is a little odd.” So saying, the man proffered a printout of the aforementioned customers’ game situation and the flow of their chips.

Glancing at the lines of text through his rimless glasses, Ryojun murmured, “Crossroaders, huh.”

‘Crossroaders’ was casino jargon for wandering gamblers. They were professional gamblers who drifted from one gambling party to the next. Because they were wanderers they paid no mind to the casinos’ tacit rules. They engaged in somewhat rough play, as they had no fear of penalties. ...The point being, malicious cheating came as a matter of fact. Rather than enjoying casinos as places for social gathering, they focused only on earning money using any method possible. Crossroaders were detested by both the management and by other customers as so-called ‘gambler thieves’.

“As far as we could determine, they are the real Priest Sanzo group.”

“...I see.” Ryojun smiled indulgently at the floor person’s clear-cut figure. “What about the surveillance check?”

“We wound back the footage, but we haven’t been able to confirm any particularly suspicious actions.”

As he listened to the report, Gyojun hit the power button on the remote control atop his desk. The multiple monitors embedded in the wood grain wall simultaneously turned on, each displaying a pan over of the different floors of the casino. They were real time images from the eye-in-the-sky surveillance cameras.

Displayed on different monitors were an out-of-place looking chestnut-haired boy, and a man with indecently long red hair. They were the ‘attendants’ mentioned on the Sanzo Ikkou’s entrance form that Ryojun had just been perusing. They stood out even worse through a bird’s eye view.

And the golden-haired monk was strangely conspicuous on the screen that displayed the roulette wheel. Ryojun manipulated the remote to fix the camera on that scene. On screen, the Sanzo priest made a bold corner wager, betting quite a lot of chips.

The dealer at that particular roulette table was one of the casino’s old timers; it was difficult to image that he would assist any cheating. That being said, even close observation didn’t yield any particularly suspicious behavior from the Sanzo priest. Rather, he didn’t make any unnecessary moves. One could feel his aggressive aura even though the camera.

Earlier that evening, when Ryojun had exchanged greetings with the man at the restaurant, he had felt that aura prickling on his sun-darkened skin.

Most likely, the priest had seen through the fact that Ryojun was a youkai. That suspicion had wound its way through their peaceful dialogue, like an invisible piano wire. A life long mafia man, Ryojun had rarely felt such an overwhelming sense of dignity as was given off by the priest Genjo Sanzo. He was strangely moved by the presence of the man who had become the highest ranking monk at such a young age.

“What shall we do, Manager?”

“...I heard that another Sanzo who came here before was like this too. Keep observing him for now.”

“Understood.”

Ryojun removed his glasses and put them away in the breast pocket of his well-tailored Y shirt.

...Is the highest ranking monk really visited by natural talent, as he had flatteringly told them earlier, of was the monk cheating with some special power...?

In this casino, prided as being the largest within Maakou Town, there was a barrier controlled by youkai powers. Its aim was to prevent illegal actions using youkai possessed of particular abilities, but it was a mere ‘control’, and did not seal out the entirely of illegal actions. The reason was, a perfect barrier would be a double-edged sword, sealing away even the powers of the youkai management.

Ryojun turned his eyes once more to the Sanzo Ikkou’s documents, gazing at the faces of the 3 attendants. At first glance they appeared to be scoundrels. If they were youkai chosen to be the attendants of the highest ranking monk, Priest Sanzo, then they must be hiding unthinkably strong youkai powers.

...No. After all, the slender, monocled man who took on the role of the group’s negotiator had clearly stated that they ‘had no plans to enjoy the gambling in this town.’ So for what possible reason had all of them headed out to the casino...?

“Then, excuse me.”

“Wait.”

“...Yes?” The floor person turned back, holding the door open in readiness to leave.

Ryojun’s eyes gleamed as he stared piercingly at a single monitor.

TBC

※２ Meoshi 目押し: A pachino-type slot machine term I couldn’t find an English equivalent for. On these machines you hit a button or pull a lever to stop the spinning reels with certain images on the pay line to win. (As opposed to regular slot machines, where hitting the button or pulling the lever starts the spin.)

※３ RNG: Random Number Generator. With these machines, a microchip is constantly generating random numbers, which represent different reel positions. Pulling the lever or pushing the button displays the latest numbers.

※４ Mateur-way: Amateur. Japanese has a slang similar to Pig Latin, wherein the first few syllables of a word are placed at the end, so shirouto しろうと (amateur) becomes toushiro とうしろ (mateur-way).

※５ Panda: Slang for the black and white police patrol cars. I assume Hakkai calls Sanzo a police car because the cars are eye-catching, exactly what he needs Sanzo to be.

※６ Pre-flop: Before the community (flop) cards are dealt.

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