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Amazing Quest 2: Chapter 1

The sequel to Amazing Quest. Honestly, I think this one is better.

-Controls-

Have you played an SNES-era JRPG before? Then you already know this.

-Cast-

Dood Z. Ma--

Wait, you haven't played an SNES-era JRPG before? Sigh. Okay then.

-Controls-

Control Pad – Move your characters or your cursor around, select things, etc.

A Button – Check/Speak/Confirm. You'll be using this a lot for obvious reasons.

B Button – Cancel. In battle, you can set this as a shortcut for Defend.

X Button – Open/Close Menu. In battle, you can use this to shortcut to your items menu. In the strategy guide, it lists this being used to launch things called the Push-of-War and the Dynamite Trigger. This is clearly not true, and has since become memetic in the fandom, where newcomers with questions that should be obvious are met with jeering posts of “Use the Dynamite Trigger!”

Y – Hold to dash on the overworld. In battle, this shortcuts to the Skill/Spell menu.

L/R – Rotates party members in order either back or forth.

Start – Pause the game. Also, in certain circumstances, unpauses it too.

Select – Opens the world map. Runs a 1/8126 chance of showing a pixelated green and black scene of Dood talking to some old man with a beret, who tells you to “SEEK DA TROOF”.

-Cast-

Dood Z. Male

Element: Light

Class: Pudding Warrior

Weapon: Swords. Four to be exact.

Special: Pudding Morph

Dood, as later side materials would go on to reveal, is the descendant of Hiro from AQ1, though with Pudding powers not dependent on the presence of others. Guess eugenics lost the bet on that one. Dood, like all AQ protags, can transform into the powerful Pudding Forms, but his have three-turn limiters where his MP is rapidly consumed away, however, this can be prolonged by feeding him MP restoration items. His stats are bolstered very, very high during this period, and can thus be a very potent character if built right.

Deliost Nu Toruble Element: N/A (Fire after her mid-game Time Wasp shenanigans) Class: Magic Student Weapon Type: Spoons Special Technique: Magical Assault

The quiet, reflective princess of Toruble, who is kept locked away from public viewing, due to her ever-growing chimeran traits (manifesting as kawaii cat eats and tail). She is a powerful offensive magic user, who only grows more potent as time goes on. However, she personifies the phrase “glass cannon” and has very low LP and Con scores for the duration. Also of note is her impressive figure, which I'm sure is an ancillary detail (You perverts.)

Kylie

Element: Earth (Default Form); Changes with Form

Class: Womanticore

Weapons: Variable Tail (Equippable Genes)

Special: Multi-Form

Kylie the womanticore was the result of a “DiY Womanticore Kit” project launched by the recurring miniboss fight, Balzac, who ended up escaping her captivity and mastering a life in the forest. Kylie is a “build your own” character, where she can equip up to three genes at a time, one in the “Head” slot, one in the “Body” slot, and one in the “Leg” slot. Her default form has middling stats and only a few skills it can learn on its own, but once she learns a skill from a particular gene, she will retain it forever, even if the gene is unequipped later on. Fans really like her, for... multiple reasons. Don't look! She's only 2 years old!

Genki Sake

Element: Wind

Class: Cat Thief

Weapons: Hair Clip

Special: Steal

Genki is of the kunoichi tribe (presumably of some relation to Kimyawa of AQ1, but that's just fan speculation), and strives to be the greatest cat thief of all time. In a very literal sense even, as her suit includes cat ears and a cleavage window you could lose mid-sized dogs in. Her weapons are hidden in plain sight, as she uses his hair clips as both weapons and tools of her trade to unlock doors and chests. When she's on point, she'll even automatically disable traps and she'll stop before running over trap floors. She has high attack and speed stats, but somewhat lacking in defense. And, to put the obnoxious fandom argument to rest, Sake is her family name and Genki is her given name. Now, stop fighting about it!

Chester D. Beaver

Element: Water, yup

Class: Beaver, yup

Weapons: Fish Guns, yup

Special: Spray, yup

Chester is quite an odd bucket of fish – literally and metaphorically. Being of the beaver tribe, he has a rather distinct means of punctuating most of his sentences, and as a mob boss over the beaver crime syndicates (which exist, apparently) he commands respect in such social circles. His spray attack allows him to make his normal attack target all enemies, which calculates damage akin to how all-hitting magic spell variants are done, and his bizarre fish gun series of weapons is always a joy to see in motion. He has high, all around stats, but very few skills to his name until almost at the endgame.

Deima the Immortal Element: N/A Class: Furry (Just Kidding) Weapon Type: Staves Special Technique: Magical Genocide

The eccentric and powerful chimera sorceress and eternal Pudding ally, Deima appears once more as a secret recruit you can find at around the midgame. She learns spells much faster and much earlier in the game than anyone else and has, bar none, the highest magical potency of the game and the biggest MP pools of any of the party, in particular her Hissatsu Zeikei Suki attack. Her field ability will also turn any animals you can hunt into burnt meat automatically, so, try not to use it!

Jaydea Varas Schoen Element: Dark Class: Pudding Noble Weapon Type: “Heaven's Blades” Guitars Special Technique: Regal Pudding Form

The Penultimate boss of AQ1 returns thanks to her gift of eternal life bestowed on her by the Goddess of Destruction. She retains her insane Pudding form, the Figgy Pudding Queen, and her love of Rock n' Roll. If you go out of your way near the tail end of the game and get her her fez and a Black Cow, you can have her join you, doubling your effective Pudding-related firepower. She has a stat build not unlike Dood's, but a heavier emphasis on defense, presumably reflective of her immortality. She does not want for offensive options, though, and will hold her own quite handily.

-Chapter 1: I'm Born! ~ Lone Idiot & Cub-

The game starts with a narrator speaking over a black screen.

Narrator: Nearly a century has passed since the legendary Hero-King of the Puddings sealed away the wicked goddess, Hulst.

JeffCom's translation team was not on point here. She was called Halst in the first game, Hulst in the second, and it wasn't until AQ3 where they finally got her actual name, Holstein, in the game correctly.

Narrator: When the red star appeared in the night sky, people called it the “Eye of Calamity” and said it was an omen of dark things yet to come. The people were without the heroes of legend and uncertainty took deep root in the tumultuous times. As a result, the Church of Sethan became home to many, seeking peace of mind and a road to hope, but not all was as it appeared to be.

Then, the image of a deformed skull appears on screen, in the center of what should be the forehead is a large, pulsating eye.

???: ****! Be careful!

Skull: I shall bring forth my revenge. Your efforts to stop me are in vain!

???: Oh yeah?! EAT THIS!

The Skull gets a large slash across its face. Uh, skull. Whatever.

Skull: Insolent Puddings! This is the will of the very stars themselves!

???: This is too dangerous! It's destabilizing!

???: But we're so close, ******! We can stop it now! ???: There's no time. Go on without me!

Skull: Trying to escape?! I won't let--

???: NOT WITHOUT A FALL GUY, BITCH! GLADIATOR!!! Skull OH SHIIIIIIIIII--!!!

The screen whites out then comes back in, late in the evening as some young boy in ragged clothes, with four sheaths around his belt stumbles into view.

Boy: … Huh? Wait... where...? Oh, I don't feel so good...

The boy shakily takes a few paces before falling flat.

Boy: Ungh! My face is in the dirt, isn't it?

The boy lies there for a moment as a well-to-do girl walks on screen, clad in a yellow ribbon and matching dress.

Girl: ! What?!

She hurries over to him and, for a moment, looks like she's going to help him up. Instead, she whips out a stick and begins poking him in the head.

Girl: Hey, are you dead?

Boy: …

After a moment of this, an elderly man in a suit, identified only as Butler, walks over.

Butler: I see. M'lady, allow me, if you would.

The butler, quite violently, kicks the boy.

Butler: WAKE UP, TWERP! THE LADY HAS DEMANDED YOU ACKNOWLEDGE HER!

Boy: OH GOD, THAT WAS MOST CERTAINLY ONCE SOMETHING VITAL!!!

The boy leaps awake and steps away from the two.

Boy: What was that all about?!

Butler: It's rude not to reply to a lady's inquiry! You vagabond!

Boy: Your... mom... is a bag of bonds...

Girl: What's your name?

Boy: I'm Dood.

Girl: I'm Deliost. Want to be friends? Dood: Sure, why not?

Deliost: Fantastic! Daddy always said I need to make some friends! And the last time I tried to make some, it didn't pan out so well.

Dood: Why not? Differences in hobbies?

Deliost: No, I tried to literally make them. Like build them. Out of straw and rocks. My therapist says I'm making great strides, though!

Dood: Great...

Deliost: I don't really get to go out and do much. Even when I do I have to stay close to the castle.

Dood: There's a castle? Deliost: Indeed. I am the princess of the kingdom of Toruble.

Dood: … What's a Toruble?

Butler: Shall I teach the boy a lesson, m'lady? Deliost: Please, do.

The Butler socks Dood in the face, knocking him out cold.

Deliost: BUTLER?! Butler: There. Lesson learned.

Deliost: I meant open a history book and tell him about the Toruble Kingdom! Butler: Oh. … Bully. Now I just feel silly.

The scene fades out, then returns with Dood laying in a bed.

Dood: Boy, I sure hope I get to maintain consciousness for longer than 10 minute intervals today. That'd be swell.

Deliost walks in.

Deliost: Dood, are you okay? Dood: I'm fine. I think.

Deliost: That's a relief!

A tall man in regal splendor walks in.

King: And this...? Deliost: This is Dood. You said I could keep him!

The King goes to Dood and eyes him.

King: You'd better take good care of my little girl, you got that? One step out of line and--

Dood: Sir. I'm pretty sure I'm like 10 years old. Probably. 10-ish.

Suddenly, some guards rush in.

Knight: Y-your highness! Monster attack! King: What you say?!

The scene cuts outside, as we see a knight get knocked down by some munchkins.

Knight: No!! Knight 2! He was the finest mind of his generation!!

Dood suddenly rushes outside.

Deliost: Dood, what are you--?!

Dood: It's fightin' time!!

Dood leaps into battle with the munchkins. This works as your tutorial, with the game briefly explaining Attack, Defend, Skill, Item, and Flee options that any RPG veteran should be very familiar with. If you try to flee from this battle, the munchkins hold up a pistol to a teddy bear's head and Dood insists it would be unjust to leave it as-is. But as Munchkins die to one attack each from Dood and his high offense build, it'll only take a moment. If you ignore the tutorials for Defend, Skill, and Item, and keep attacking, the game will let you do so, but scold you for not paying attention.

Dood: Hyaaa!!

Munchkins: Run away! Run away!!!

Deliost: Whoa, Dood... that was so brave! How did you do that?! Dood: Oh, it's easy.

Dood takes out one of his swords and points.

Dood: The pointy end is the business end.

Deliost: That's... not what I... okay. Sure. Alright.

Knight: That was incredible swordsmanship! Who taught you? Dood: … Um...?

Knight: You... do have a teacher, right?

You then get a prompt...

My parents!

My Master!

The Sun!

What's a teacher?

If you select My parents!

Dood: My parents!

Knight: Who are you parents? Dood: …

Tears well up in Dood's eyes.

Dood: Uwaaaaaaaah! I'm an orphan?!

Deliost: You didn't know that until just now?!

If you select My master!

Dood: My master! Knight: Who was your master?

Dood: … My Master. Obvs.

Knight: Yes, but what was his name? Dood: Mr. Ster.

Knight: You don't remember his name, do you? Dood: No.

If you select the sun!

Dood: THE SUN!!!

Deliost: What?

Dood: I stare into the sun and it fills me with power! Deliost: Dood, you really shouldn't do that...

If you select What’s a teacher?

Dood: … What's a teacher?

Deliost: Something you appear to be in dire need of...

Knight: … Well, your skills are undeniable! Maybe you should take up some work at the guild!

Dood: Work sounds good. Then I could buy MORE SWORDS!

Deliost: Um! Um! Yes, Dood, let us go and do good by the people!

Deliost grabs Dood's hand and pulls him off-screen as the knights idle. The camera soon catches up to them on a small dirt road.

Dood: Where are we going so fast?

Deliost: Anywhere! Now's our chance to get out and get away from the castle for a bit! C'mon!

Dood: Um. Okay!

You're then whisked away to FirstTown, where you're free to go around and talk to NPCs at your leisure. Here we can find a basic item and weapon shop, alongside a place with a sword and shield icon, wherein lies the guild and the plot. Inside is a lady in a dirndl is stationed at the counter.

Woman: Welcome, I am the guild stewardess. I'll post side miss-- I mean-- important jobs that you can accept here at the counter. In fact, there's a guild location in every city of the world, and due to our lightning-quick messaging services, we can relay information and jobs from all over the world to any location in a very convenient fashion!

Deliost: Ooo. What kind of work can we do here?

Dood: I wanna kill a dragon.

Deliost: Dood... do you know what a dragon... is? Dood: No, but I know I wanna fight one! Stewardess: No dragon slaying today, but I do have this. This might be a good test of your abilities.

Dood receives quest: find lost dog.

Dood: A lost dog?! That's... the saddest thing... I ever h-heeeeeeeeard!!!

Dood bawls.

Deliost: I had no idea you were so in-tune with your emotions, Dood! You're kind of like a puppy yourself...

Dood: I am? Deliost: Yeah. Like one of those small ones that never really gets terribly smart, and sometimes pees the floor out of excitement, but they mean well.

Dood: Aww, that's nice of you to say!

Now we can access the nearby inn, or leave town and see the world map. We're sort of stuck on a linear path for the time being, but we ultimately need to head to the north, near the mountains, but I wouldn't recommend going there until you're level 3 or 4, just to be safe.

Dood: I think it went this way!

Deliost: You can determine where the dog went... how?

Dood: Well, it's easy. To find a dog, you gotta think like a dog.

Deliost: You can do that? Dood: Watch me.

Dood gets down on all fours.

Dood: Woof! Woof! Barf, barf, barf!

Deliost: …

Deliost puts a hand to her mouth, trying not to laugh. You're then free to explore the mountain road. As you do, you'll see a deer munching grass.

Deliost: Dood, wait a sec.

Dood: What?

Deliost: Look there.

Dood: … Is that a dragon? Deliost: … Huh? No! Dood, it's a deer.

Dood: I'm-a kill it anyway.

Deliost: What?!

You then gain control of Dood and you're prompted to tap “Y” when near the deer, which you can sneak up on if you time it right. Dood will slash with his sword, turning the deer into large, cartoon meat on a bone. Deliost does her best impression of The Scream as Dood picks up and presents the meat.

Dood: I killed a dragon! Deliost: Uuuugh... I suppose hunting is a way to get supplies when our coffers are low... but... oh, Dood...

Now, when a random encounter concludes, there's a chance, depending on what map you're on, that a hunting event can occur, where you can kill some wildlife to get items. Dood hits with his sword, and will usually yield a meat, an item that restores health usually, and Deliost throws a small spark of electricity which is good for taking down small birds which Dood can't hit. As you go through the cave here, there's a healing spring.

Deliost: This is... it is. If we drink this water, it'll refresh us, body and mind. It's just like a good night's rest, Dood. … Dood?

Deliost looks over. Dood is shirtless.

Dood: So, we bathe in it, right? Deliost: KYAAAAAA!!! PERVERT!!!

Deliost gets a violent nosebleed, then smacks Dood in the face with her spoon. This sends Dood careening back into the wall.

Dood: BARF!

Dood and Deliost learn their first dual skill: Dood Toss, where Deliost swats Dood in the back, hurling him into the enemy for large damage. From here, you should grind at least a little, then proceed to the end of the cave. As you exit the cave, be sure you save, as not far from the entrance is the boss. Dood and Deliost walk a bit before the creature crosses their path. It's a duck with horns and large, pronounced feet.

Dood: Is that...?

Deliost: It is! It's a--

Dood: DRAGON!

Deliost: Dood! No! It's a Jackoduck!!

-Boss Fight!-

Jackoduck

LP: 500

MP: 100

The Jackoduck is strong, only because it's HP is very high compared to what you're likely used to at this point. However, it doesn't have many abilities of note, mostly involving its Duckaphony attack, which will hit you both for small damage. If you heal as needed, there shouldn't be any issue here, especially as at level 6 Deliost gets the first lightning spell, which deals good damage against it.

-Boss Fight!-

Dood: Whew. That wasn't so ba--

The Jackoduck gets up and bites Dood's arm

Dood: Oooooh nooooo! Deliost! Shoot it! Shoot it!!! Deliost: But it's still connected to you! Electricity will--

Dood: I don't care! Just shoot it! Deliost: Well, okay.

Deliost raises her hand as a massive storm of lightning drops down on Dood and the Jackoduck.

Dood: BARF!!!

The Jackoduck explodes and Dood drops.

Dood: I killed a dragon.

Deliost: Sigh...

You're then free to leave the mountain and you'll exit on the other side, whereupon you'll find... a frog.

Frog: Ribbit.

Dood: Is it--

Deliost: It's not a dragon, Dood!!!

Dood: No, obviously, it isn't.

Deliost: Oh, thank goodness...

Dood: It's the dog we've been looking for! Deliost: Say WHAT?!

Dood got... dog? Now we can head back to FirstTown. Once there, go to the guild.

Dood: We saved the dog! See? Frog: Ribbit.

Deliost: I'm sorry, he's slow on the uptake.

Stewardess: Ehn. Seems legit. Here's 500 currencies.

Dood: Yay!

Deliost's jaw falls and hangs open.

Dood: What next? Stewardess: Nothing right now, I'm afraid. But if you're curious, there's a new monster battle ring in the west where they've got a really neat lineup for the Monster Girl Festa.

Deliost: The... what?

Dood: Sounds kosher. Let's go!

You then can travel westward and enter into Corset, the mini-town that surrounds the coliseum area. Inside, you can't actually access the coliseum, due to a huge herd of people clamoring to battle with the monster girl champ, Balzac. Everyone in this town will tell you that to be anybody in this town, you have to win big at the coliseum, and that if you don't have one, a few stray monster girls run wild in the forest. You can tell this was a 90's RPG, as this, alongside a noteworthy minigame in AQ1 was wildly lambasted by Amelia Sardinian as the reasons why JeffCom+DTK and all its affiliates should, and I quote, “die horribly”. Anyway, we can go out into the forest and enter a little maze area where the enemies just love to spam poison as an ailment. The Mushroom Men, Dire Sparrows, and Vorpal Earthworms are indeed annoying, but if you brought lots of antidotes with you, it shouldn't be awful. At the end of it, you'll reach a clearing, where something considerably larger than you is leaping around the canopy, circling you.

Deliost: I don't think we're alone, Dood...

Dood: How can we be alone when there's two of us?

Deliost: I mean there's someone else here with us, Dood!

Dood: I didn't see anything.

The shadow blazes overhead again.

Deliost: There! Didn't you see that? Dood: Sorry, I can't see anything. I'm busy checking my eyelids for cracks.

Deliost grabs Dood's head and yanks it so he's looking up, just in time for the shadow to ninja past them again.

Dood: Whoa! There's someone here! Deliost: No, really?!

The shadow leaps down before them, revealing a curvaceous monster girl with large claws, long hair, and a long, scorpion-like tail.

Dood: It's...! It's...!

Deliost: Dood! Do not say “Dragon”!

Dood: … I'm still gonna think it.

The woman roars.

-Boss Fight!-

Womanticore

LP: 800

MP: 300

This is your wake-up boss fight. She follows up almost all her attacks with “Waffle Iron”, where she strikes with her claws after her normal attack, or she'll use “Mode Change” where she'll change color and use an elemental strike. She also has a huge pool of HP by comparison to anything we'd encountered. When her health dips below 25%, she'll give up using Waffle Iron, and grab one of your two characters with her tail, immobilizing them until the other hits her a few times, forcing her to drop them. This can be super frustrating, so heal early, heal often.

-Boss Fight!-

Monster Woman: Graaaaa--!!!

She falls.

Dood: I KILLED A D-- I mean... nothing.

Deliost rolls her eyes. The Monster Woman suddenly begins flailing, pounding her fists, feet, and tail up and down on the ground.

Monster Woman: Nooooo! It's not faaaair! I'm so hungry! All I want is a candy bar! But all there are to eat out here are bunnies and squirrels and they're TOO CUTE TO EAT! And the berries, good lord, the berries empty me out!!! A-bloo-bloo-blooooo!!!

She begins crying, with exaggerated anime water fountain tears and everything.

Dood: I can safely say I was not expecting that.

Deliost: Oh dear... maybe we should apologize to her?

Approach and speak to her, but all she does is continue her tantrum, reiterating how much she wants a candy bar. For now, we have to leave and return to FirstTown's item shop, which just got a fresh batch of Candy Bar items in, which we can buy on the cheap. For zenny vs. healing, candy bars are actually more economical than mundane potions, amusingly enough! Anyways, take at least one and go back to the Womanticore.

Monster Woman: W-w-what do you want? Sniffle. Hic.

Dood: Here!

Dood gave her the candy bar!

Monster Woman: … Ah! A candy bar?!

She hurriedly unwraps it, break it in half, and feeds half to her tail and eats half with her mouth.

Dood: … Pssst! Deliost! She just ate that with her butt! … Does she poop out her mouth?!

Deliost: You're not whispering, you know. She can hear you just fine.

Monster Woman: I'm Kylie. Who are you? And why are two little kids wandering around the forest?

Dood: Oh, this is Del-- Deliost: I'M ENKI AND THIS IS DOO... uhh... DUDU!

Dood: … Huh?

Deliost: (Dood! I'm a runaway princess! We can't just go around telling everyone who we are! They'll take us back to the castle if we do that!) Dood: (Yeah, but, why do I have to be Dudu?) Deliost: (You started talking about pooping out your mouth, so it just popped into my head!)

Until it says otherwise, Dood is listed as Dudu and Deliost is listed as Enki, even on the menu screen.

Kylie: How... old are you two? Dudu: I'm... 10-ish? Yeah, let's go with that.

Enki: I'm 11.

Kylie: Hm. Well, I clearly have to be the adult here, seeing as I'm 2!

Dudu: That makes sense! Enki: It... doesn't really. But we can just tell people she's 20 and they'd believe it...

Kylie: I'll go with you! That way we'll be safe!

Kylie joins! She is a customizable character, who starts with three copies of the “Womanticore” gene. As you get more, you can customize her, which changes her Head (her hair and horns), her Body (mostly her arms and color palette), and her Legs (which alters her legs and tail). This has made her very popular, as some late game combinations can be game-breaking, due to any gene being able to slot into any of the three options. Her starting skill is Roar, which ups one character's offense for a few turns. At this point, we can return to Corset and the crowd huddled around the door to the coliseum has dispersed. Inside, we can now register for the battle!

Receptionist: I see. Entering the Monster Girl battle with this Womanticore, eh? Well, if you want to do so, you'll need to pass our preliminary match against our director of monster resources!

Dudu: Kay.

Kylie: Me?! But aren't there younger, prettier monster girls you'd want to enter?!

Enki: Actually, I'd be legitimately surprised if there were any monsters here younger than you...

Now we can head over to a small dungeon-like room, to find a horrifyingly muscular man, whose head appears to be too small for his frame.

Dir. Of MR: OH YEEEEEEEEEEAH! Dudu: … I think I peed myself a little in reflective terror.

Enki: Me too.

-Boss Fight!-

Director of Monster Resources

LP: 500

MP: 0

This guy is a joke boss, if his LP didn't tip you off. He just shouts “AGE?! SEX?! LOCATION?!” at you and punches, which barely does any damage. There's literally no reason you should lose here if you're trying.

-Boss Fight!-

Dir. Of MR: OH YEEEEEEEEEEAH!!!

Dudu: I guess we passed?

Kylie: Yay!

At this point, you're invited to speak to the manager, July.

July: Ah, the new rising stars here to challenge Balzac, I presume? Dudu: I don't know why but the answer is “Yes”!

July: Lucky you, your opponent is a girl, so it'll be easy! Kylie: But... I'm a girl too... what's that have to do with anything?

July: Well, the truth is... the outcome is already set.

Enki: What? The fight is a farce?!

Dudu: And it's fake too?!

July: The cruel up-n-comer, who wants to win at any cost... slowly tortures her enemy... and kills her for the sick entertainment of this crowd! … I expect very high ratings.

Kylie's face goes pale, as her tail turns downward and actually vomits.

July: There is no way you will lose, Dudu. During the battle's climax, we will fire poisoned darts at the enemy monster. She will die and you will win. The ratings will explode through the roof as the old champ is unseated, and we will become very, very rich...

Dudu: We... uh... need to... go... place... now.

July: Be sure to get your advanced payment from your locker room!

Go there, and you'll get 1000 zenny. Immediately head out and deposit it in the bank, then return and try to go into Balzac's prep room.

Dudu: Balzac! Balzac!!

Enki: Dudu, what are you doing? Dudu: We have to warn him! We have to protect his monster girl!

Balzac: I can't sign autographs right now! I'm, uh, preparing my girl for battle! Y-yeah, that's the ticket.

Kylie: It's no good. We'll have to do something else.

Kylie paces back and forth as her tail scratches her head.

Kylie: Ah! I got it!

Kylie's tail snaps like fingers as a light bulb lights up over her head.

Kylie: Dudu, let me borrow your coin purse!

Dudu: It's a coin pouch.

Kylie: Now's not the time to argue over your fragile masculinity. Hand it over!

Dudu gave Kylie all his money.

Kylie: I'm gonna get two antidotes. When I fight his monster, we'll both take one and then we'll be safe! Dudu: Great idea!

Enki: Be honest. You're taking all his money so you can stock up on candy bars, aren't you?

Kylie's tail nods.

Kylie: No! … Yes.

She hurriedly walks off screen.

Enki: Aren't you upset?! Dudu: Not if she gives me one!

Enki: Ugh...

You then take over as Kylie solo. At this point, you now have two antidotes in your key items, so you can get your money back and do any prep you need to before the fight. When you're ready, go inside and go to to the arena floor. There, a huge crowd excitedly cheers. Opposite you is a strange, cyclopean cat girl creature.

Kylie: Hi! I'm Kylie!

Monster Girl: Hmph! You're goin' down!

Balzac: Yeah! What she said!

-Boss Fight!-

Cat-oblepas

LP: 600

MP: 800

While Cat-oblepas (ugh, the puns) lacks the raw hitting power of Kylie, she has the ability to turn her to stone for one round with her “Cat's Eye” technique. In itself, this does no damage, but it gives her an opening to hit you before you can act again. If you leveled her a bit, Kylie should have the “Lick Wounds” skill which restores HP to one target, and is generally more efficient than the healing items you'll have access to at this point. This is a war of attrition and you'll be going back and forth and sometimes the random off-chance that is Critical Hitting or Counter Attacking can shift the tide, resulting in some infuriating lucksacking scenarios. Just be patient and you'll win!

-Boss Fight!-

Dudu: Kylie! Knock her out! Quickly! Enki: What he means is SHOVE HER OUT OF HARM'S WAY! The way he's saying makes it sound useless and vague, as she's already unconscious!

At this point, you have a few moments to act and push the KO'd Cat-oblepas out of harm's way. If you do, Kylie immediately chugs an antidote (one for her tail, one for her face) and presents a hearty thumbs-up to the player. If you don't, she force-feeds an antidote to Cat-oblepas and drinks one, but faints and you'll have to take on the next boss without her. Either way, this event gives Kylie her first customizable gene – Poison! The next scene is just the party walking to July's office.

July: What's the matter? You didn't like my script, Dudu? Dudu: MY NAME IS NOT DUDU. I AM DOOD.

Enki: Because that's so much different...

July: Come at me, bro, I'm fekken ripped!!

July bursts into smoke as the boss fight cues. An amusing point, Dood's name in Japanese is read as “Doo-dii”, so what he's actually screaming is “I AM NOT DOO-DOO, I'M DOO-DII,” because apparently JeffCom has 13 year olds as writers.

-Boss Fight!-

July

LP: 1200

MP: 500

If there was really a battle that you run the risk of losing in chapter 1, it's this one. He hits like a truck, can use Waffle Iron, can hit the entire party with ice damage, and also, you can accidentally end up fighting him and be a party member-down! So definitely come here with Kylie. Deliost should also have her fire spells at this point, which you'll want to use liberally here, as they'll do maximum damage against this guy. Dood should stick to attacking, and have Kylie use whatever buffs she has at the ready when you arrive. If she's a sufficiently high level, she should have “Proud Cry” which ups defense, which Deliost should definitely have cast on her. This guy doesn't have any weird tricks or gimmicks. It's just a heavy clash of titans here. Do your best.

-Boss Fight!-

July: N-no way! My script... run through the shredder?! Impossible...! B-but don't think for a second that just knocking me down will stop our God's wrath!

Kylie: You try to murder and deceive, yet speak of God?! What deity does one as sick as you worship?!

July: BARF!

July explodes.

Kylie: … I wasn't expecting that.

Dood: Wow. July was a real monster over his profits! Deliost: That joke sucked!!

And you then leave, concluding Chapter 1!

#Adventure #fiction #fantasy #science fantasy #writing #infrequently asked questions #Amazing Quest

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saridellart · 6 years

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Inazuma Eleven Fandom Meme

Get to know me Inazuma fandom version!

How long have you been a fan of Inazuma Eleven?

I don’t really remember... maybe in the far 2010/2011, I was ten/eleven years old?!? (My God, how fast the time passes...)

How did you find out about Inazuma Eleven?

Thanks to my sister, that she watching tv and changing channel we came across an episode of Inazuma Eleven, and there was Kazemaru/Someoka (I don’t remember) who slamming against the door post. It was really painful but equally fun, I don’t really know why (maybe because my sister and I find it all fun). And nothing, since that day we fall in love Inazuma Eleven and we watched all episodes. ♥

Favourite IE Character(s)

(I really love every character, I can’t sign everyone...) (and anyway I done the Inktober with all my favorites :3 ) Aphrodi, Kazemaru, Nagumo, Sakuma, Atsuya, Midorikawa, Tsunami, Someoka, Fudou...

Favourite IEGO Character(s)

Gamma ♥, Alpha, Beta, Zanark, Taiyou, Hakuryuu, Fei, Kariya, Tsurugi, Yuuichi, Midori (yes, she the one girl that I like, perhaps... ah, also Kinako!), Ryoma, Ibuki...

Least Favourite Character(s)

Toramaru, Hiroto (Tatsuya), Ichinose, Aki, Touko

Favourite OTP and ships?

- Inazuma Eleven: Endou x Kazemaru, Someoka x Fubuki, Kidou x Sakuma, Nagumo x Suzuno, (Nagumo x Aphrodi x Suzuno)

- Inazuma Eleven Go: (ehm, there are some weird otp that I invented...pls don’t judge me) Gamma x Zanark, Hakuryuu x Tsurugi, Ryoma x Zanark, Ryoma x Midori...

mmmh I think I stop here ahah ^^’

Favourite BROTP?

Sakuma Kidou and Fudou (penguin powah), Tsunami and Tachimukai, Tenma and Fei, Alpha Beta and Gamma (mygod this trio), Aphrodi and Gouenji, Kariya and Kirino...

If you were in a team of your choosing, which school?

I'm really undecided between Teikoku Gakuen and Zeus Junior High, but in the end I’ll choose Eisei Gakuen ahahah

What position would you be playing?

Pointing out that I didn’t play football and I don’t really like to play, I sometimes played at school and I was the goalkeeper (I was not bad, I mean.. I took all the balls with any part of my body aAaaHh) But I think I’ll play as defender!

Favourite hissatsu move(s)?

- Inazuma Eleven: All Aphrodi’s Hissatsu ? God Knows, Heaven’s Time, God Break, Chaos Break is my absolute favorite! Atomic Flare, Fuujin no Mai, The Hurricane. - Inazuma Eleven: Go hissatsu: Shoot Command 13 (Gamma Strike), Shoot Command 24 (Omega Attack)(and THIS is my favorite for the Go’s serie), Fire Tornado TC, Disaster Break, Great Max na Ore (sUUUUPAAAH), Kiku Ichimonji.

Favourite Season?

For Inazuma Eleven I prefer Aliea Arc and for the Go’s series (Even if I didn’t finish to watch Galaxy) but I loved the Chrono Stone so much!

Favourite Episode?

Uuuuuh my God, I think Episode 55, 65, 103 ( and for the Go Episodes 18, 20-21 and 43 ♥♥♥

What does Inazuma Eleven mean to you?

It means a lot to me! I don’t like football/sakka and thanks to the Inazuma Eleven I started to appreciate it! In this amazing anime there are characters of all kinds and I love this, the diversity! And thanks, again, to Inazuma Eleven I met some amazing people !

Do you contribute to the fandom? (Graphics/Gifs/Writing/Art/ Supporter)

I draw. Draw is my life. And I love draw my babies of Inazuma Eleven! I hope you enjoy what I do! (〃∀〃)ゞ

Recommend some of your favourite Inazuma Eleven blog

@ichiroutas-other-eye @aishakami @iuniu @markofu @inazuma-eleven-translations @ygreczed @linabigface @vraberika @inazuma-eleven-translations @zafiro-satoshi @shawn-and-aiden-frost-9 @inazumatrash and everybody who follows me, I love you sooooo much! ♥♥♥ (っ´▽｀)っ

#personal #inazuma eleven #inazuma eleven meme #saridell #long post #really long post #I think I'm taking about Inazuma Eleven for hours #i really love talk about something that I like #so feel free to talk to me #my english is really bad #but i try my best #♥♥♥

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enyaga · 6 years

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[Inazuma Eleven] The Roar of the Beast, ch. 3: Koutei

Last submission for @inavember!

[Read chapter 3 on AO3!] [Read chapter 3 on Fanfiction!]

Rated: K+

Chapters: [One] [Two] [Four] [Five] [Six] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine]

Characters (for this chapter): Shinichi Handa, Mamoru Endou, Yuuto Kidou, Akio Fudou, Kakeru Megane (minor), Ryou Miyasaka (minor), Jirou Sakuma (minor), Kageto Yamino (minor), Koujirou Genda (minor), Hitomiko Kira (minor)

Word Count: 2772 (this chapter), 6794 (up to chapter 3)

Summary: Canon Divergence (the canon remains unchanged, but details are added regarding unexplained parts of the story)

With the firm intention of becoming more useful to the team and helping both in the forward and in the back line, Shinichi Handa starts developing a brand-new hissatsu. But even the most average of heroes has his own set of demons to face before he can achieve his much-deserved glory.

Thanks to: @ishidoshuuji and my girlfriend Roxy for proofreading this for me and helping me develop some of these characters, and to @inavember for giving me the motivation to work on these old things again! The writing gets less bad from chapter 4-5 onwards, so I hope Heather’s and Roxy’s work will make the wait bearable.

Everyone’s attention turned to the place where Miyabino had pointed.

“Whatcha’ lookin’ at, yer dimwits?”

For some’s surprise and some others’ disappointment, a green-coloured penguin had emerged from the ground and was standing in the place, staring at the group with its flippers folded. Handa couldn’t believe it; he had managed to make a penguin appear. He had finally summoned an animal, which brought him a step closer to creating his new hissatsu technique. Nevertheless, he started worrying as soon as he looked at the adult Kidou, who closed his eyes and snorted.

“…Well, it’s a start.”

Handa’s fragile spirits crumbled again. What was wrong? Hadn’t he done it right? What had failed? And how could he fix it? All these questions crossed his head like lightning, but the only thing that came out of his mouth were some pitiful babblings. Luckily enough, Megane was very curious and he took the initiative.

“Hasn’t he done it properly?” Raimon’s winning ‘ace striker’ asked.

“It is not that you have not done it properly, Handa…” The adult said, placing a hand in Handa’s shoulder, trying to comfort him. “It is simply that… perhaps it would be better for you guys to explain it to him. Sakuma?”

“Yes, Commander!” Sakuma said, diligent.

“…Suck-up.”

“I told you to close your trap, Fudou. Let me talk once and for all! Tsk…” Sakuma gazed at Handa. “You see, here, in Teikoku we have managed to summon seven different kinds of penguins: the green ones, the orange ones, the yellow ones, the cerulean ones, the red ones, the indigo ones and the violet ones. As you already know, the reds are the ones we used for Koutei Penguin Ichi Gou, which are fairly aggressive but really strong. The indigo ones are used for Koutei Penguin Ni Gou, since they are more docile and easy to control. And the violets are the ones we are trying to summon now, which are necessary to use Koutei Penguin San Gou; in other words, the ultimate penguins, seeing as they are strong, obedient and perfect to be used for advanced techniques.”

“And… the green ones? What do you use them for?” Handa asked.

“For… nothing, really. Up to the red ones, the rest are useless.”

“Who ya callin’ useless, yer patch-wearing freak?” The penguin answered back. ”The problem’s yer don’t know how to use us properly ‘cause yer a bunch of idiots!”

“You don’t have the strength to be used alone in any sort of shoot hissatsu.”

“Yet ya call us for yer Koutei Penguin 7, yer moron.”

“Yes, along with the other six types.”

“Ya can get by without us, then! I'm still wonderin' wha tha Hell ya've called me fer now…”

Handa raised his hand timidly.

“E-excuse me, mister penguin… I was trying to summon violet penguins for Koutei Penguin San Gou, but it hasn’t come out very well…”

The face of the penguin turned into an expression of annoyance and even repugnancy.

“…Who’s this bloodless dolt?”

“S-Shinichi Handa! I-I’m really sorry…”

“Yer even worse than these,” the animal snorted. “And ya hope to control a penguin squad with that attitude? Don’t make me laugh; we’ve got our pride, ya know! We’d never let a feeble like ya boss us ‘round!”

The young midfielder got totally dejected.

“Once again, come on! I don’t want to see you lazing around!”

Raimon’s three players took their positions again to fire another Death Zone 2.

“Oono, Kennya! Get ready!”

“Yes, Genda!” They both said in unison, placing themselves at both sides of the goal. They raised their arms in the air while Genda, impassive and with his arms folded, felt a gigantic rock wall appearing behind his back.

“Shin! Mugen no Kabe!”

The ball strongly clashed against the rocky barrier, but, once again, it was no use. The technique was too powerful to be surpassed with an incomplete hissatsu like that. And, even if they could master it, the foe hissatsu had already reached the limit of its power, while theirs was still so green. It used to take weeks, sometimes months, to evolve a hissatsu to its next level; it was impossible for them to break that wall in a single day. Or that’s what they thought, at least.

“Coach Hitomiko, I don’t think we can do it…” The young Kidou said, exhausted. The coach just frowned.

“And this is the Raimon that never gives up? Come on! I thought you were a little more daring! How disappointing.”

Endou stood watching his mate for a few seconds before talking.

“Come on, Yuuti. The worst we can do is lose heart! Trust coach, she knows what she’s doing!”

“…You’re right, Endou. Come on, let’s keep on trying.”

“Yes, captain. Let’s go,” Shadow said quietly.

“Wait a second, guys. I’ve just come up with something…”

The three of them gathered together while Endou explained them his plan.

“Come on, Handa-kun, get out of there.”

Raimon’s midfielder was sitting on a corner, facing the wall, absolutely depressed.

“That penguin doesn’t know what he’s saying,” Megane continued. “Don’t you think that, if he knew you couldn’t do it, Kidou-san wouldn’t even have taken the trouble to try to help you?”

“That’s it, that’s it!” Miyasaka said vigorously. “Also, you have come so far already: you have finally summoned a penguin! Although it’s a nasty piece of work. But if you manage to control him, you’ll be able to control all the others!”

Shinichi finally gave a sign that he was alive: he turned his head and stared at his mates.

“…Do you really think so? I dunno if I’ll be able to do it…”

Megane adjusted his glasses, which shined brightly for a second.

“Think about it, Handa-kun. No one has ever been able to make use of those penguins. It’s your chance to show your talent to the world!”

“Yeah, you will surely manage to make good use of Koutei!”

“…Who’s Koutei?” Handa asked, as disconcerted as usual.

"That's how I called the green penguin! Now run; if you take too long, he'll go again!"

Still apprehensive, Handa stood up again as he followed Miyasaka, who broke into a run and moved away from there, with his eyes. Megane leaned on Handa and sighed deeply.

"See, Handa-kun? That's what happens when you let a kid do the work of a professional. 'Koutei'… Hah! So lame!"

"How'd you've called it, Megane-kun…?"

Megane blinked a few times and quickly averted his gaze to the opposite direction.

"…W-who cares anymore, anyway? But I'm sure I could have come up with something much better!"

Handa let out a light guffaw before breathing deeply and going out to meet the penguin.

"Look what you have done. Do you enjoy saying such things to someone you do not even know?" The adult Kidou scolded.

"Bah. He's useless without a backbone; he so is an’ that's that."

"That 'useless without a backbone' might want to give you the recognition you deserve. He might be the only one in here who is actually willing to do it."

The penguin stood watching the coach, curious.

"Handa has been fighting hard to become a great soccer player," Kidou went on, "and if someone can use you properly, that is him. He may not have much Teikoku spirit, but he definitely has great game vision. Maybe not being as obstinate as us with the attack will help him hit on an idea."

"Tsk, okay, fine!" The penguin sighed after a pause. "I'll give him a chance. But I’m outta ‘ere if I see he ain’t worth it!"

“…I’ll try my best, Koutei-san.”

Handa, who had just come to the penguin’s and the other Teikoku members’ encounter, had listened to the whole conversation. His look, more confident than before after knowing of the support his ex-teammate was offering him, gave the aquatic bird some hopes. It folded its flippers before talking.

“I won’t go easy on ya, punk.”

“…I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

Kidou nodded, smiling a little.

“Sakuma, Fudou; take charge of Megane and Miyasaka. I will train with these two.”

“What? Do I have to take care of the four-eyes and the girly-boy blondie?”

“No complaining, Fudou.”

“…You owe me a really big one, Kidou,” Fudou growled.

The adult Kidou took the penguin and Handa out of there, still looking back from time to time, worried about what Fudou could do.

“It’s a quite strange idea, captain,” Shadow said with his always impassive voice.

“But it makes sense per se. In fact, that’s how we first created Death Zone 2.”

“Then quit doubting and let’s give it a try!”

The three of them stood up again and looked at the front. Their determined gazes made Hitomiko smile.

“Come on, guys, this is it!”

The ball shot out upwards at the same time as the boys jumped. This time, nonetheless, the coordination between them wasn’t the predominating factor; instead, they let their own impulses guide them. The will to improve, to achieve a common goal; all their individual efforts were giving birth to the strongest Death Zone 2 of them all. The triangle formed by the three boys sparkled more than ever before, even though each one kept his own time, speed and style. And, eventually, all being one, they broke up their deathly formation, jumping even higher and kicking the ball all at once from above. An enormous dark sphere was generated after that collision.

That was not a hissatsu where the players would have to restrain themselves or act like their teammates. Their individual strengths and styles were what fed that strange evolution of Teikoku’s original Death Zone; that was something that they had forgotten with time. But, when they all understood that that was what the technique was lacking to excel itself, they shouted triumphantly:

“Death Zone 2… G2!”

The glow of the ball was even bigger than the goal or the wall made by Genda, Oono and Kennya. It wasn’t easy, but, finally, the ball broke through Mugen no Kabe and strongly pierced the goal, leaving the goalkeeper and the defenders lying on the floor, totally beaten.

“Well done, guys. You’ve finally understood it,” Kira celebrated with a smile on her lips.

“It was all thanks to your support, coach Hitomiko” Mamoru answered cheerfully.

“Thank you, coach,” Kidou and Yamino said at once.

“Not at all. It’s my job, after all. Genda, Kennya, Oono!”

“Yes, coach!” The aforementioned shouted, standing very straight and almost in a military position.

“Good work on your part too.”

“Thank you so much for the flattery, coach Kira!”

Kidou and Endou couldn’t stop getting surprised every time they saw how perfectly controlled their former coach had Neo Japan’s players and, hence, Teikoku’s as well. Shadow wouldn’t get surprised. Never. Ever. Or so it seemed, at least.

“Come on, head to the showers; you stink like wild baboons,” the talented tamer ordered, laughing softly. Her pupils would have laughed too if it weren’t because they were too surprised by the fact that the always cold Hitomiko Kira had made a joke.

Handa finished scribbling on the paper.

“I must admit I like tha idea, punk.”

“I would have never thought of it that way, Handa. You have pleasantly surprised me.”

Handa flushed and laughed nervously; he was rarely congratulated like that.

“Are you really okay with it, Koutei-san…?”

“Yeah, sure. It’s at least a better use than wha this bunch asks of me.”

“Are you ready to give it a try?” The coach asked.

“What? So soon…?”

“Let’s go for it, I can’t wait to put it into practice! An’, by da way…”

Without saying a word, the penguin placed one of its wings in Handa’s mouth; the boy, although incredibly surprised and even scared, let the bird do as it pleased.

“Keep calm, punk! Feel a pro’s flipper in yer mouth,” the penguin calmed down, moving its flipper around until it finally properly placed it in Shinichi’s mouth. “Can ya feel how’s it settled?”

The disconcerted midfielder nodded lightly. Kidou didn’t know what the Hell that silly emerald bird was doing either.

“Blow now. Let’s see what happens.”

Handa obeyed, and a sweet whistle came out of his lips. The penguin frowned, telling him with its gaze to put it forward. Finally, Shinichi whistled strongly, just how Kidou, Sakuma or Fudou would do, and felt how, under his feet, the ground shook lightly. At that moment, a squad of portentous violet penguins emerged from the ground, taking up a stance in front of the boy.

“Have you called us, sir?”

The boy opened his eyes wide and nodded vigorously as Koutei withdrew its wing from Handa’s mouth.

“It… it was me, right? Was my whistle what summoned them?” Handa asked, still fearful that the answer would be ‘no’.

“That’s it, punk. A token of me gratitude fer… uh, trustin’ me. Yeah…”

Raimon’s player, moved, couldn’t help hugging the green penguin and, next, the adult Kidou. His eyes were equally filled with tears and gratitude.

“Let’s get down to work, Handa!” Kidou said in high spirits.

“Y-yeah!”

Shinichi, Koutei, the violet penguins and Kidou jumped into the field, leaving behind the papers where Handa had drawn. They didn’t need them anymore; the boy had the idea perfectly etched in his memory. Among that muddle of lines, doodles and hideously drawn penguins, a sentence could be partly identified. The name of the hissatsu Handa was about to create.

‘Koutei Penguin…’

Fudou whistled unwillingly, but his experience allowed him to call violet penguins even like that. Sakuma and Miyabino were looking from the distance, as they weren’t able to do the same. They had decided to keep themselves out until Raimon players could shoot, be Fudou’s methods whatever they were to make them achieve that goal.

“Four-eyes, blondie, c’mon; I’ll teach you how it’s done.”

“Fudou-kun, you should be more respectful to us!” Megane argued.

“I’m in charge here, so if you don’t like my methods, you can get lost and abandon that bore of a chum of yours.”

Both Megane and Miyasaka averted their gazes, anxious. Fudou scared them, but they had promised to help Handa and, after all that he had already achieved, they didn’t want to let him down. Miyasaka was the first to decide to talk.

“Okay! I’m willing to do whatever it takes, Fudou-san!”

“Me… me too! We’re at your command!”

The bad-tempered former captain of Shin Teikoku smiled an evil smirk.

“Alright. Koutei Penguin San Gou’s generally a hissatsu performed by two midfielders and a forward. But, seeing how the blondie looks like, I’d say he’s a defender.”

Fudou hit the nail on the head. Miyasaka felt bad for not playing a more proper role for the hissatsu, but he chose his position to be able to be like his senpai, Ichirouta Kazemaru.

“Moreover,” he continued, “as every combination hissatsu, it unites the strength of the ones who put it into effect. And the four-eyes seems pretty weak to me.”

Megane tried to seem offended. How dare he tell Raimon’s ace player something like that, his eyes queried. But, deep inside, he knew he was completely right. He was a forward only technically and out of simple pig-headedness, but he would rarely play in that position. And that only when he played at all; if not because Raimon was a team where team spirit predominated, Megane would have been nothing but a benchwarmer.

“But…” Fudou ended, “I guess something can be done. Penguins, get ready! And you two, keep up with my moves if you can!”

They all rose in the air, but, despite Fudou’s and the penguins’ help, it was a shambles. Miyasaka couldn’t stay in the air, and Megane’s final heel kick, besides weak, barely brushed the ball. The sphere didn’t even aim at the goal, but it fell to the ground like a piece of lead.

“Pathetic,” Fudou growled.

Megane, hurt, stood up.

“O… once again! Let’s go, Miyasaka-kun!”

“Y-yes, Megane!”

Fudou folded his arms and smiled slightly. Those idiots, although they didn’t have strength or talent, at least had some guts. Carefully thought, though, the original Koutei Penguin San Gou was already performed by a talentless and gutless idiot and would still come out quite nicely. Fudou directed a grim gaze toward Sakuma, who was slightly disconcerted, but retorted it anyway, frowning and angry although he didn’t even know why.

This affair of theirs might even work out well… What am I saying; they better work it out well. I don’t want to lose my precious time for nothing.

“Tsk.”

As usual, nonsense.

#gosh this is OLD #but I hope anyone who reads it wants to stay around for a bit longer...!#Inavember #Inazuma Eleven #miga writes #Handa Shinichi #Endou Mamoru #Fudou Akio #Kidou Yuuto #Yamino Kageto #Kira Hitomiko #Miyasaka Ryou #Megane Kakeru #Sakuma Jirou #Genda Koujirou

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miximax-hell · 7 years

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"The Ephemeral Swordsman, a neutral spirit. It wields a single Keyblade with calmness and efficiency."

I promised new content today. Here it is.

Anyway, greetings from America! Nor this country nor mine have been nice to me for the last few months and that hasn’t given me any chances to draw or... well, to do anything other than paperwork and university projects, so please excuse the delay. But no one wants to hear me talk about that. Especially after TODAY’S OUTER CODE. MY GOODNESS, KAZEMARU, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING? I might have to wait until Ares before I give Sakuma and Kazemaru their miximaxes, just in case we get to know them better...

But I digress. First, let me introduce you to a new kind of content in this blog: Keshins! About time these showed up! And, of course, the one to inaugurate this tag could be none other than Meguriau Kegi Samurai, a Keshin that belongs to... Handa? Well, nooot exactly.

The reason why is under the cut. As usual.

This shall be known as my most ignored post. No one cares about Keshins (except me), no one cares about Handa (except me) and ABSOLUTELY no one cares about this specific thing either. But I had so much fun working on this, anyway!

Meguriau Kegi Samurai (or めぐりあう鍵サムライ , lit. Serendipitious Key Samurai) is the first Keshin in this project, albeit not a very relevant one, hence why I didn’t even bother shading it (lol). I’m probably just lazy.

Samurai is obviously based on Samurais, the high-rank Nobodies from Kingdom Hearts II and 358/2 Days, because these Nobodies are under Roxas’s command. The Keshin is meant to look like a Samurai with actual clothes, because it looks a bit more... noble that way. Regular Samurais are such little shits and I wanted to get away from that concept a bit. ww I also replaced the claw-like hands with proper, strong hands to hold the Keyblade. Most if not all Keshins have yaoi big hands, so I wanted to stick to that. However, it’s meant to be a slender kind of Keshin, like Varius, not something bigger and better built like Majin Pegasus Arc.

Okay, enough cliffhangers--let’s get to it! Why isn’t it exactly Handa’s Keshin, and why isn’t it very relevant? And, of course, if it isn’t too relevant, why the heckity heck is it the first one to show up? Let’s tackle all these subjects one by one, but quickly. I think you all could use a shorter post for once. ww

In fact, Samurai is Roxas’s Keshin, not Handa’s. While Handa does miximax with Roxas, he doesn’t inherit this Keshin. The story of why he doesn’t get Samurai is long and must be told later, but let’s just say that Handa won’t leave empty-handed.

So, why isn’t this Keshin relevant? Well, easy enough. Since Handa doesn’t use it, the only times when it shows up is when Roxas himself uses it, and we won’t be seeing Roxas all that much, much like we didn’t see Big, Nobunaga or Okita all that much either. So, since Roxas won’t be around for too long, Samurai won’t be either. Too bad.

And if it isn’t relevant, why is it the first one?! Well, the unofficial reason is because it serves me as practice. It’s my first time drawing such a thing and it helps. But the official and real reason is that it opens a door. It might not appear much, but you need to know Samurai. It’s part of Handa’s story and Handa’s powers. If I introduce the rest of Handa’s abilities without introducing Samurai first, none of it will make sense, so trust me. I’m building an scenario that is quite bigger than you may expect, so please be patient with me. uvu

And that’s all! It’s my first time writing about Keshins, so let me know if I’m missing anything or if there’s anything else you would like to know about them from now on. Other than this Keshin’s hissatsu, that is. I just haven’t figured that out just yet, but it will come to me. Eventually. ...Maybe.

Oh, and for those interested, I’m currently in America as an exchange student. My new university has been screwing me up and my original university keeps messaging me to do paperwork or make papers/projects/etc. I’ve been pretty dead because of that, but I’m a bit freer now, so that’s why I’m trying my best to work on this while I can. I’ll also try to work on fics, so I hope I can get something done too in that sense. We’ll see.

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[Inazuma Eleven] The Roar of the Beast, ch. 6: Manager

Let's keep the notes simple and related to recent news. I've been studying journalism, you see, and that kind of rubs off on me. Not like I mind some quality writing for once.

#NotMyHiroto

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Rated: K+

Chapters: [One] [Two] [Three] [Four] [Five] [Seven] [Eight] [Nine]

Characters (for this chapter): Shinichi Handa, Tsukushi Ootani, Kiyama/Kira Hiroto, Reina Yagami, Jin Kageno, Ayumu Shourinji, Mamoru Endou (minor)

Word Count: 5,560 (this chapter), 22,783 (up to chapter 6)

Summary: Canon Divergence (the canon remains unchanged, but details are added regarding unexplained parts of the story)

Thanks to: @ishidoshuuji for always, always, always helping me with this yucky crap.

Here we are, Handa. Can I trust you'll be alright?"

"Yeah, capt'n-san. I'll give it my best…!"

"That's the spirit!" Do-san smiled as he pushed Handa gently between his shoulder blades, encouraging him to move. "Remember that your training'll be different than everyone else's, so you'll have to make the most out of every second. If you ever need something, anything at all, call me and I'll help you as much as I can, though I don't think you'll need it."

"O-okay. Gotcha," Handa nodded, smiling back and trying to instil confidence to his new coach. "…Thanks for trusting me."

"Not at all. And now, go! In for the kill!"

"Y-yeah!"

Shinichi Handa said goodbye to Endou and headed to the entrance of the Ohisama-En.

Endou couldn't stop thinking about the conversation he had had the previous night. Shinichi Handa, even as an adult and in spite of all of his effort, had never managed to complete the technique that the young Shinichi Handa, temporary under his care, was working so hard on. He should have told him to stop trying since he would never manage to do it, but something inside him kept him from doing so: the memory of his younger self, whom he had affectionately nicknamed 'Endou-chi.'

It was shocking. They were the same person, but they could see, touch, talk to each other. They were two different people and a single one, linked by a bond that went beyond flesh or blood. The thoughts and life experiences of his young self, when they differed with his, would usually reach his mind as new memories. But, despite all, he wouldn't receive one hundred percent of what Endou-chi lived through. The rift between them was big enough for each one to have his own free will and independence in relation to the other. Ever since the worlds became one, Endou-chi had experienced countless things that Do-san could have never thought would happen, and the adult wasn't even aware of them all. It was fascinating.

Hope came back to life in the heart of that former legendary goalkeeper and, now, coach for both Raimon teams. And, then, he made his mind up.

The beast had to roar.

"I CAN'T STAND THESE COUPLE OF IMBECILES! GET THEM OUT OF MY SIGHT AT ONCE!"

"Wait, Reina-chan! Come back, please—we need you!"

"I FLATLY REFUSE TO DEAL WITH SUCH WEIRDOS! Have you even seen them?! You can't even see one's face behind so much hair, and the other one's a damn midget with a ponytail and feet the size of boats!"

"Come on, don't be like that…! I know Endou-kun's friends can seem a bit special the first time you see them, but there's no need to get up in arms."

"I'll get however I—! …Oh, God, not yet another one."

Reina Yagami, midfielder and The Genesis's second-in-command, had left the Ohisama-En's garden like a shot, chased after by a grown-up man with red hair, green eyes and dressed in a suit. A little pair of glasses with rimless frames and a shiny whistle hanging from his neck, which bounced on the man's chest with every step he took, stood out over the rest. The very moment Yagami was about to leave through the main door, she found that, at the entrance, Handa was placing his shoes with the utmost care in front of the stair that led to the rest of the house. When he looked up and saw the irate and unfriendly face of Yagami staring at him, he had to give his best and repress his survival instincts to not put his shoes back on and leave the place from where he came in without uttering a single word. Or he would have had to do it if the most absolute horror hadn't rendered useless each and every one of his motor skills.

A much more amicable face showed up above Yagami's head and offered the frightened midfielder a warm smile.

"Oh, good morning, Handa-kun. I didn't think you would arrive this early. Say, do you remember me?"

Handa blinked a couple of times before answering.

"Hiroto… sama?"

"Very good! I didn't know if you would recognise me. Well, welcome to our home. And excuse Reina-chan, she's a tad… irascible," laughed Hiroto, former member of Inazuma Japan and captain of The Genesis, as he patted Yagami's head, who immediately blushed and slapped his hand, forcing him to stop.

"Shut up, imbecile! And you, sissy, if you're staying, you could at least introduce yourself," the girl snorted, more and more irritated by the second. "My name's Reina Yagami."

Handa, still nervous, stood up and bowed quickly with his eyes closed, making it look more like a plea for his life rather than an introduction.

"My… my name's Shinichi Handa and I'm a player for Raimon! N-nice to meet you, Yagami-sama, ma'am…!"

Yagami showed a faint smile. She didn't like that reserved attitude, but that "Yagami-sama" thing sure was nice. At least, the pushover in front of him knew his place and how to treat her if he wanted to keep his life. And, at least, he didn't look as weird as his teammates.

"I guess it's my turn," the adult said unhurriedly and with a bit of happiness in his voice, smiling as he noticed Yagami was calming down. "You may call me Hiroto Kira."

Handa scowled slightly and tilted his head: something was off. Hiroto, who noticed the disconcert that his words had caused, let out a small guffaw and explained himself:

"I'm sorry—I should have supposed that would seem odd to you. My name was Hiroto Kiyama when I was your age, but Father adopted me and turned me into his legitimate son, so I inherited his surname as well."

"Say it all: his surname, his favour and his whole multinational. Lucky bastard."

Handa nodded. He wasn't sure he had got it right, but that was enough to get the gist of it.

"Well, you came here to train, didn't you?" Hiroto said, smiling kindly. "Let's go, then. Are you coming or are you staying, Reina-chan?"

"Stop calling me… t-that, cretin! Just being a couple centimetres taller than before doesn't give you the right to take such liberties!"

"I'm sorry, Yagami," Hiroto smiled as he patted her shoulders instead. "But the question is still there."

"…I guess I'll stay," she replied dryly. "I'm curious about what this guy here can do. Worst case scenario, I'll have a good laugh."

Shinichi Handa, for the better or the worse, had already mastered the fine art of taking nasty comments of that kind.

"Handa~!"

"Ah… Hello, Handa-kun… I didn't know you were coming; that's great…"

"Hey, guys…!"

The three Raimon players who had been sent to the Ohisama-En met up and greeted each other happily. Jin Kageno and Ayumu Shourinji had arrived there the day before, but they had barely managed to practise at all due to Yagami's short temper, who was the main person in charge of supervising their training.

"Okay, I'll give you one last chance, you incompetent bunch," Yagami growled. "You'd better meet my expectations!"

A happy laughter resounded inside the big orphanage. Suddenly, a young Hiroto Kiyama showed up at the garden, still laughing.

"Don't be so harsh to them, Reina—it takes time to get used to your style."

"You shut up, Hiroto! It's Mamoru-kun who insisted on having them go through an intensive training!"

"I know, I know, but everything has its limit. Come on, let's take it easy."

"…Whatever. Hey, you, insects! Start warming up at once!"

All three Raimon players obeyed without question and began to warm up, moving around the whole garden. A simple sign from Yagami was enough to tell them to get away from there and leave the three coaches alone.

"Well, fill me in," Kiyama asked. "How are they doing?"

"The long-haired freak and the shrimp are a couple of knuckleheads," Yagami snorted. "Seeing the others, the new one will follow the same route, I assume."

"Don't get so worked up, Reina-chan," Kira laughed, Kiyama's adult self. "They're great players, but they have a very… Raimon style. If we want to teach them anything, we'll have to loosen them up a bit."

"I ain't working as a babysitter, mark my words!"

"Come on, come on, Reina, don't be like that," Kiyama smiled. "I swear we'll let you leave if you can't take it anymore. But make an effort, okay?"

Kiyama moved closer to the girl and kissed her cheek, making the young girl's face turn bright red all of a sudden and forcing her to push the boy away in fear. Kira laughed as he looked at them.

"Y-you're a pair of pigs…"

After everything that had happened between that couple, Reina had become much softer. Too soft for her own taste.

"Okay, guys! Let's start by taking a look at your hissatsus. Shourinji, Kageno, you're first. Hiroto, Yagami-chan, try to stop them. Handa, just observe and don't say a word. The objective is for Shourinji and Kageno to get with the ball where I am. Are you ready?"

All five of them nodded and got set. Shourin faced Yagami as Kageno did the same with Kiyama. About 10 metres away from their rivals, the Raimon players hurled towards the former players of The Genesis as soon as Kira blew his whistle. Shourin and Kiyama had the soccer balls, because the work of a defender is to steal the ball and a midfielder's is, above all, to hold on to it in front of the rival's attacks.

Shourin, being smaller and faster, met with Yagami before Kageno did with Kiyama. As soon as he had the girl close by, Shourin placed his feet on the ball and, with a quick, circular motion, made it spin at high speed, raising a cloud of dust in the shape of a whirlwind.

"Tatsumaki Senpuu V2~!" The little Shourin shouted as he saw how Yagami flew off backwards. Without losing a single second, Shourin kept on running forwards, now free of mark.

Motivated by his teammate's success, Kageno began to run faster towards Kiyama. As soon as he caught up with him, Kageno began to spin around his rival, who couldn't even follow him with his eyes.

"Coil Turn Kai…!" Kageno exclaimed, raising his voice a bit more than usual. That shout was the ultimate warning: as soon as he was done naming his hissatsu, Kageno spun round right next to Kiyama, making him lose his balance and thus stealing the ball from him with the utmost ease. The same way his friend did before, Kageno kept on running forwards. When they both got to where Kira was standing, the match was terminated.

"Splendid!" Kira congratulated them, clapping happily. "Your techniques are looking great. What do you think, guys?"

Kiyama scratched the nape of his neck as he tried to look for the appropriate word to describe Kageno's performance. Yagami was much more incisive and curt.

"They're not totally bad, but I can't believe they call Raimon 'the best team in the country' if these are their players and these have been their best techniques."

Kageno was crestfallen, but Shourin's cheerful and happy-go-lucky attitude saved him from depression.

"We managed to pass through both of you, though!" The little player exclaimed, unable to understand such a harsh judgement.

"Because we didn't even try to confront you with our own techniques. Hey, 'Kira,' let us show these two what a real hissatsu is."

Kira nodded and ordered Shourin and Kageno to go back to where they were standing before. Nonetheless, The Genesis's players switched their places. Kira made a sign and the match restarted.

Once again, the first one to face his rival was Shourin and, once again, he created a whirlwind by making the ball between his feet spin. But, this time, his opponent counterattacked. Kiyama raised his right arm and summoned a humongous planet over his hand.

"Planet Shield!"

Kiyama threw the immense land mass over Shourin. Not only was the whirlwind smashed, but Shourin had to pull back quickly to avoid getting crushed against the ground. Kiyama made the most out of that to grab the ball with the utmost calm and walk away.

Kageno, although scared after seeing such a technique, didn't back out. He got ready to steal the ball away from his rival, but, as he spun around Yagami, she jumped with the ball and kicked it from above.

"Learn who's boss here! Meteor Shower V3!"

After hitting it, the ball turned into blazing meteorites that fell on Kageno and hit him harshly. Kageno's hissatsu was completely nullified by the sudden attack from above. Much like her partner, Yagami managed to walk past Kageno easily, without him being able to do as much as smell the ball.

Handa was terrified. Despite all of their training, Kageno and Shourin had been overcome smoothly. Kiyama and Yagami had wiped the floor with them and they hadn't even had to try hard to do so. Handa had always considered Kageno and Shourin to be great players despite the little recognition they had had with regard to the world cup, and he tried to keep up with them and improve whenever they did.

But all of that didn't matter now. Kageno and Shourin were lying on the floor, knocked down. They could barely move and, meanwhile, the old members of The Genesis weren't even short on breath. They never stood a chance against such power.

What could he do, then?

"Enough. They're hopeless," Yagami finally proclaimed while looking at Kiyama. "God, they couldn't even bear a simple Meteor Shower! It's not even my best technique!"

"…That wasn't our limit either!"

Yagami scowled and looked back. To her surprise, Shourin was slowly standing up from the ground, with one of the most serious expressions he had ever seen on him. Likewise, Kageno began to get on his feet too, ready to keep on fighting.

"We haven't said… our last word…!"

Yagami turned around and faced away from the tireless players.

"But I have. The deal was that I could leave whenever I wanted to, and I can't stand any longer this pathetic attempt of making us believe you're any good for anything beyond warming up a bench."

"Are you really leaving, Reina-chan?" Kira asked with a serious expression.

"No. I'll invest my valuable time on something that is really worth it."

A single look from the girl burnt to ashes all right of reply from the boys. Nonetheless, to everyone's surprise, she grabbed Handa by his arm and tugged at him.

"You, sissy, whatever your name is! You're coming with me!"

Shinichi's expression mixed horror and confusion in equal shares. What did she want from him… and why did she look so angry?

"Did… I do something bad, Yagami-sama…?"

Yagami showed a faint smile when she heard that name again.

"Not yet. But I'm sick of dealing with your useless teammates. You're coming with me—I'll train you."

Shinichi turned his eyes towards the two Hirotos. They both shrugged, helpless: when Yagami made a decision, there was no way to change her mind. Shourin and Kageno were clearly upset about not being able to show the violent girl what they were really capable of, but they bit their tongues and decided to wait for now.

When he found himself unsupported by the rest, Shinichi gave up.

Yagami leant over Raimon's scared midfielder. The Genesis's vice-captain had forced Handa to get into the house and to sit down next to her by the kotatsu at the living room. Curious, she inspected the boy from head to toes. Shinichi didn't just feel observed, but terribly uncomfortable too.

"…Anything wrong…?" Handa managed to ask. Yagami shrugged.

"I was wondering why Mamoru-kun was so interested in you and in having me train you personally."

"…W-what? The capt'n… asked you to do that?"

"Uh-huh," Yagami nodded. "After your new coach called, Mamoru-kun gave me a call in private. He asked me to take care of you alone and to keep it a secret."

"…So that's why you left Kageno-kun and Shourin-kun in the lurch?"

"Pretty much. Though, honestly, it wasn't difficult to find an excuse to get the hell out of there."

"I can't say I'm okay with how you treated them, but… I didn't know the capt'n and you were such close friends, Yagami-sama…"

Yagami squinted in a menacing way and threw a death stare at Shinichi.

"…That's none of your business."

The boy was shaking like a leaf.

"I-I'm sorry, I… I didn't know that you… but it struck me as odd and, w-well, I…! P-please forgive me!"

"…Repeat your name."

"W-what…?"

"Your name. Now."

"A-ah… H-Handa. Shinichi Handa," the boy nodded as he gulped.

"I knew it rang a bell. So you're that guy Mamoru-kun's always talking about, huh…"

"…He… told you about me…?"

"You bet," Yagami sighed, rolling her eyes. "Whenever he's late, that idiot always comes with that stupid excuse of, 'sorry, I was with Shin-shin,'" she said, mimicking Endou's voice in a scornful way. "I hadn't realised it was you because he simply called you 'Handa' on the phone. But, duh! What a disappointment. Judging by what he always said about you, you looked like a moderately interesting player, but I can see that, as usual, that idiot was exaggerating. You're nothing but yet another average weakling."

Shinichi's self-esteem plummeted to the floor for the umpteenth time during the last few days. He already knew he wasn't especially good, but he had started to believe that he actually had something to offer to the team. He must had been wrong.

"Shinichi is no weakling!"

Shinichi turned around. He had been told that a new Raimon manager would be waiting for them at the Ohisama-En, but he could have never imagined that. He couldn't get over the shock of seeing that silhouette again. It had been a long time, but she hadn't changed one bit.

It was her.

"Ootani-chan…!"

Tsukushi Ootani, fifteen years old. Former classmate of Shinichi, Mamoru and the rest during their first and second years, who had gone abroad soon after the FFI ended.

Ootani had always been a very popular girl. Her sweet face and her angelic smile dazzled all the boys and, every day, a new pretender would show up and ask the young girl to date him. Or, failing that, one of her many admirers would leave a love letter on her desk or in her locker where he confessed all of his feelings for her. Nonetheless, with the utmost delicacy, Ootani would reject each and every one of those proposals, generally very shallow and banal.

Amongst all the boys, there was one in concrete who saw her in a different way. While everyone else thought of her as a cute and kind girl—except Endou and Someoka, of course, who only had eyes for soccer—, she was much more for him. In his eyes, Ootani was intelligent, funny, a person to trust and rely on. And, even though he thought of himself as being weak when it came to that kind of subjects and imagined that he was just exaggerating, Shinichi Handa would have sworn over and over that he was absolutely in love with her. And, nonetheless, he never said a word.

Ootani was very social and she would often approach any of her classmates to greet and talk to them. Handa, Someoka and Endou, who used to be together, smiled at her whenever she asked them how things were going. The eternal soccer freaks, cheerful as usual, would tell the girl about all of the ups and downs of their soccer club, but Handa would usually stay quiet and let their friends talk on his behalf. As usual.

On those occasions, Ootani would usually look for him afterwards, when he wasn't with the boys. 'You're very quiet today,' the girl would tell him. Handa would laugh nervously and nod, adding that he was usually like that and to please excuse him. She would smile and tell him that she didn't mind, that she liked it when each person was the way they should be. And, in private, Ootani would easily manage to do what many people greatly struggled with: make the shy and silent Shinichi Handa talk. He enjoyed being with her, and she seemed very happy to talk to him, much like she did with everyone. Ootani enjoyed knowing her friends, but she wouldn't usually talk about herself. Handa, on the other hand, was dying to know how she really was.

Once, Handa plucked up the courage and asked her why she would reject every boy who was after her. The girl shrugged and, blushing slightly, she simply said that she was waiting for a different boy. The ethereal answer took away all of his strength to make any other personal questions.

'A girl like her wouldn't match someone like me,' he would think. 'She's too good for me and, also, the other boys would be mad at me if we were together,' he would repeat to himself. And, then, in front of the whole class, she said she was leaving. The United States were calling for her. She would study at a prestigious school and would work hard to achieve her dreams, which she never revealed to anyone. Then, and only then, when Handa found himself between the devil and the deep blue sea, he tried.

Desperately, he wrote a letter. Simple and ordinary, just like him. He asked her to come to Raimon's soccer club in the afternoon, when everyone would have already gone back home. Ootani, however, wouldn't usually pay any attention to those invitations. That was why Handa was so surprised when he saw that the girl turned up to the appointment at the agreed time and place.

'Handa, I'm here,' she said as she approached him. The boy's heart began to beat violently and blood rushed to his head. He was a bundle of nerves and he couldn't think clearly.

He was stuttering, hesitating, shaking. Words seemed to not be able to come out of his mouth. Ootani, with love and delicacy, closed her eyes and placed her hand on the boy's chest to feel his heart clearly; a heart that, at that moment, Handa would have sworn that was beating for her. She caressed the scared midfielder's face, got close to him and, with a tender and melancholy voice, she slipped in an 'it was you from the beginning' in his ear.

The boy couldn't react. Tears began to roll down his cheeks and a stupid and unsettled smile appeared on his lips as he learnt that his feelings were returned. He got a lump in his throat. With his mouth open, he was breathing heavily. Ootani gave him a light kiss on the ear and tried to walk away, but she couldn't: as if he were a spring, Handa wrapped his arms around the girl's body as soon as he felt her lips on his skin and he pressed her against him with strength and resolution. He buried his face on her shoulder and let his tears wet her uniform. She returned the hug carefully and kept on kissing the ear of whom she had been waiting for for so long.

After a few minutes had passed, Handa finally managed to let go of Ootani. She looked in his eyes, but he could do nothing but look away. She begged him to gaze at her one last time. And, before saying goodbye for the last time, before leaving his life and staying as a mere memory in his mind, Ootani told him something. Something that, until that precise moment, Handa had forgotten.

'Handa… No, Shinichi. Shinichi… I know you will never realise this unless someone tells you, but you are worth so, so much. Please, always remember it. If you ever have to remember me, if I ever come back to your thoughts, remember that I have always believed and I will always believe in you, wherever I am and whatever happens. You're incredible, Shinichi. Different. That's why it's you and no one else. Shinichi… All I want is for you to eventually discover who you are. Do it for me. If you really feel something for me or you have ever… Be a Shinichi that you yourself can be proud of and whom I can be proud of too.'

Handa tried to whisper the girl's name, but she stepped forwards and stole his first kiss, shutting him up. It barely lasted a second, he hardly managed to feel it or enjoy it, but it was already much more than he could have ever expected.

Tsukushi turned around and disappeared in the evening light, without ever letting Handa release that 'I love you' that he was zealously keeping in his heart.

"B-b-but what are y-you doing here…?!" Shinichi yelled, stuttering constantly as he talked.

"What? You know her?" Yagami asked, crossing her arms.

"Of course he knows me! Shinichi and I were classmates long ago! Right, Shinichi?"

Shinichi, looking like he had seen a ghost, nodded as best as he could.

"Whatever," Yagami sighed with a wry face. "Are you done with what you had to do, Ootani?"

"The question here is whether you're done picking on poor Shinichi!" Raimon's former student scolded her. "Haven't you seen him play yet or what? I'm sure he could teach you a thing or two!"

"…If you say so. Okay, Handa," Yagami said, fixing her eyes on the boy, "tell me what that 'project' Mamoru-kun told me about is."

Shinichi gulped and tried to straighten up.

"I… I want to develop a new hissatsu!" He said, trying to look as serious and calm as he could.

"…Uh-huh. And how's it going?"

"W-well… They taught me how to summon penguins, although truth is that what I want is—"

"Wait, wait. What do you mean, 'taught you how to summon penguins'?" She asked.

"E-err, well, you see, they taught me how to whistle and stuff and…"

Yagami crossed her arms again and snorted.

"Tell me, 'Shin-shin': what are you planning, exactly?"

"I'd like to summon, eh, well… p-pandas…"

"And what keeps you from doing so?" Yagami inquired, arching an eyebrow. "You can summon, right?"

"Well, yeah, but… I can only summon penguins…"

"…In other words: you've only learnt how to summon penguins. Only and exclusively penguins."

Shinichi nodded. Yagami massaged her brow, trying to calm down.

"…What a bunch of incompetents. They taught you how to summon a concrete animal when you should have learnt how to summon in general. Now I understand why Mamoru-kun asked me to train you myself. For the love of Father Seijirou, why am I always lumbered with this kind of crap?!"

"Then, will you help me, Yagami-sama…?" Shinichi asked.

"…I've got no choice. And, going back to the previous subject, are you done with what you were doing, Ootani?"

"Certainly! Everything is ready for Shinichi to train peacefully and in optimum conditions!"

"Very well, then," Yagami said, and she stood up. "Come on, 'Shin-shin.' If you're only going to be here for two days, we'll have to train hard or you won't achieve absolutely anything. If I were you, I'd get ready."

Shinichi was already crying inside.

Ootani brought the master and her pupil to a park not far away from the orphanage. Bottles and a couple of lunchboxes rested on a nearby bench, waiting patiently for someone to make good use of their content.

"This park…" Yagami began. "Mamoru-kun used to bring me here to play soccer together. How did you find it, Ootani?"

"Endou himself told me about it. He said we would be fine here."

"…At least I know how to make it here no problem," Yagami said as she cleared her throat. "Okay, wait here—I have to go get ready."

Without saying another word nor waiting for any kind of good-bye, Yagami began to walk towards the Ohisama-En.

They were alone.

"You're still the same, Shinichi," Ootani smiled.

"You… Ootani-chan…"

"Don't be silly," she interrupted, placing her index finger on Handa's lips. "You know you can call me by my name!"

"I… I can't…" He said, averting his eyes and avoiding all contact with the girl. "Ootani-chan, you… you shouldn't be here…! What 'bout the United States…? What 'bout your dreams…?"

"Haven't you realised it yet?" The girl asked, frowning slightly and staring at him. "You're my biggest dream."

Handa couldn't stand it. It had taken a lot of effort to forget Ootani. He didn't miss her anymore; he didn't cry because of her at night; she didn't appear in his dreams no more. He was smiling afresh and he had found the affection of another girl. Another girl.

Yes, another girl. It wasn't just his battle against Ootani's memory anymore. It was also Touko, the girl who had taken him out of the darkness and brought him back to the world. The girl he protected over everything else, whom he didn't want to get involved in any of his problems just so he wouldn't make her suffer too.

"Ootani-chan… Why did you come back…?"

"It's Endou's doing. You told him, right?"

"…Yeah. You know the capt'n: he can't see anyone suffering without asking about it."

"Suffering…? Oh, Shinichi, I'm so sorry…!"

"…No, don't apologise. It's… it's probably my fault, as it always is. I'll be okay. Now… leave, please. I… I couldn't bear having you close after what happened, and… Touko-chan…"

"…She's your girlfriend, right? Endou told me about that too," she smiled. "Shinichi… I didn't come back because I want to take you away from her, far from it. I came back because Endou told me you had problems. I want to help you! Because my dream isn't to turn you into my partner or anything of the sort—my dream is for you to be the best Shinichi you can possibly be! You're still very important to me; you were and will always be my best friend, even though you didn't know it or you didn't want to see it. I could only be myself with you and, even if it didn't seem like it, I told you more about myself than I ever told anyone else. You're very important to me. And, if I can help you, I'll move heaven and earth so your dreams can come true!"

"…Tsukushi-chan…"

"Shinichi?"

"Are you really here… just for me…?"

Tsukushi nodded.

The girl ran to the bench where she had previously placed the food. From behind one of the lunchboxes, Tsukushi took a notebook out. She quickly went back next to Shinichi and handed it to him with a smile.

Shinichi inspected the notebook without saying a single word. It was clearly very worn out, and the English word "NOTEBOOK" was written on the cover with print letters. At the bottom, over a line of dots placed on the right side of a little "By," Shinichi saw a name written in poorly drawn Japanese characters.

"Kazuya… Ichinose…" He read with difficulty. "K-Kazuya Ichinose!"

Shinichi stared at Tsukushi, who smiled.

"When I told him I was coming over to help you, he insisted on giving this to you. He thinks about all of you a lot and he wanted to do his best to lend you a hand. We study together in the United States, you know? He's and incredible and brilliant boy."

Shinichi was perplexed. Not just Tsukushi, but Ichinose, his old friend and former teammate, was worried about him and was doing everything he could to help him from so far away. Raimon's midfielder was about to burst out crying.

Shinichi ran his fingers through the rugged cover of the notebook, feeling the familiar warmth that it emitted. His thumb looked for the edge.

Tsukushi placed her hand over his and stopped it. They looked at each other and she shook her head.

"Not yet."

Shinichi nodded. Tsukushi smiled.

"Tsukushi-chan, I… T-thank you. You still worry so much about me…"

"You still haven't seen it all," she said. "Shinichi, I've seen your matches on TV. I studied hard while I was abroad and I've learnt a lot about soccer, all so I could help you. Also, I know how you play and what your style is. That's why I've spent so much time getting something ready so you can be even better. Shinichi… Would you like to learn the hissatsu that I designed for you myself?"

"Of… of course!" Shinichi smiled, mesmerized. Few people had ever worried about him to that extent.

"Well, you seem to be in better spirits now," Yagami said all of a sudden. She had got changed and came back wearing an orange soccer uniform. "Are you ready to train?"

"Yeah…!" Handa replied with much more energy than usual.

"Wow, such an abrupt change. I don't know what the hell you did, Ootani, but I hope it works for something. Okay, sissy, start warming up."

Handa nodded and began to stretch his muscles out. Ootani smiled in relief.

Somewhere, two very different Mamorus showed two smiles that looked exactly the same because of reasons none of them could understand.

#miga writes #two more chapters to catch up... I'm going to die LMAO;;#Inazuma Eleven #Handa Shinichi #Ootani Tsukushi #Endou Mamoru #Kiyama Hiroto #Kira Hiroto #Yagami Reina #Kageno Jin #Shourinji Ayumu

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