#恨み

[moko1590m]

他集団に決定的に恨まれた場合、その集団を根絶やしに出来ない限り報復はある

[shouichiondemand]

男の人って 引きずると長いですよねェ~・・・

漫画・ラブ・ぽっ! 森見明日作より

[uramii-archive]

Descent

Golden eyes fixated upon the golden insignia that marked the back of his left hand. Usually it did this when in proximity of other users or when he actively draws power from it. Perhaps he truly hasn't learned all it's secrets... which, if he were present during his takeover, he'd have realized. He allowed the pieces representing Wisdom and Courage to slip through his grasp in his swift execution of Link & Zelda. Yet, he got what he was vying for. It took a century of waiting and watching but here he sat in talks with another nation, The Sidhe, discussing trade. He was King of Hyrule after destroying his fated opposition.

Ganondorf shook the thought of why his piece was shining in such a delicate meeting and raised his head. He had been seated across from the Empress herself and those she saw fit to oversee their talks. In this moment he chose to stand alone. It truly wasn't personal... he simply didn't wish for Zant to know these details. He already knew what the Usurper King himself would say: Don't trust them. They are an unknown entity who have perhaps watched Hyrule for even longer than he. This could definitely be true, but Ganondorf wondered why wasn't this arrangement made before his violent coup? He'd definitely put such a question to them later. For now, Ganondorf stood to gain access to technology never before seen in the so-called blessed land. It was his to do with as he pleased.

In return they wanted an assortment of mines. This was a string of islands that formed an Empire which, historically, were power-hungry. Yet, here they are speaking cordially and attempting to forge a deal. This would worry anyone else but not the Dark Lord. For now at least. His eyes bounced between all who appeared across from him as his chest rose to take in air.

"Allow me to reiterate the terms for both sides." The focus, primarily his own, was back to them for the moment. His throat cleared and the gravelly tone rang forth to recite what they've agreed upon thus far to his understanding.

"You wish for not only access, but ownership over specific mines throughout Hyrule. We'll determine a number of them later. In exchange, I would like access to your weaponry. Your steam technology interests me and I'm intrigued by the thought of it being used in offense. The paltry steel the Royal family offered to the soldiers of this land disappoints me." The confession was joined by him adjusting within his seat. Arms were sprawled across the armrests gripping their ends giving his stance more presence. "Am I on the right track, Empress Fariah? I do hope I've got your title right." This was definitely to an end but Ganondorf being cordial? He'd picked up on their behavior already and sought to emulate it. Force has been used to get him this far but how much further could brutish applications of power carry him? Truly he had a lot of time to think on the throne before this interaction. Oddly enough, being caught up on revenge for a century led him to this particular juncture.

Of course, this would be temporary. He'd return to his cruel self outside of their negotiations. Against them if need be. Were they simply waiting to strike out at him? He had to consider that with his new rank. Before his execution he was simply King of the Gerudo. Now he was King of all Hyrule. An even bigger target with much more to lose and yield in death.

@sanguinesorcery

[madamshogunassassin]

Hiroyuki Sanada & Makoto Fujita in Hissatsu/Sure Death 4 必殺4 恨みはらします (Kinji Fukasaku 1987)

[thejadeofc]

If I was supposed to curl in on myself so much, god should have made me a shrimp

[blackryan53]

千葉真一   Sonny Chiba

必殺4 恨みはらします   Sure Death 4: Revenge   1987

[maaa1784]

[uramii-archive]

How odd for Ganondorf to find this trotting back and forth cumbersome. As king he should flex the authority and have someone else do it but the trust just wasn't there. At least, not yet. For now he was resolved to gather all supplies on his own, attach it to his steed and then decompress for all of ten seconds afterwards. As if the uncharacteristically peaceful sleep after the carnage of the night before weren't enough.

First on his mind: food. Chef Gourd seemed like he knew his way around the kitchen so surely something edible had been produced by now. He'd have to commission something to eat as well. Teleportation was on the table as he displayed earlier but he wanted to give this man a fair chance. The extra time would do nothing but benefit him. Meanwhile Ganondorf was alone with his thoughts. It wasn't all bad once he let them wash over. From the entrance, to the second level of the castle, down the seemingly endless corridors... even at his modest pace it took him nearly ten minutes of trekking to finally make it to the Kitchen. The change in scenery nearly gave him whiplash. Though, what would renovations to the kitchen help with??

Well, when he'd come back he was met with two chef's this time and the helper Bokoblin he'd assigned. There was a dispute it seems.

"I'm to believe that this thing here will be helping us?? Who knows where it's hands have been, we serve under the same roof as the king himself!! Need I remind you that he murdered the last bits of royalty over us?" Despite the entrance this woman spoke freely. Ganondorf had some bit of respect forming for the fair-skinned lady. Gourd however argued also as if he weren't there. The shifting air was nothing to him. "The king himself gave us this imp to help. An' he said we can feed him our waste! Remember who runs stuff back here Cherril: me." A resounding thumb met Gourd's chest while the aforementioned Cherril's eyes narrowed. The corners of the lady's mouth turned up as her posture stiffened. She didn't like the thought even with Gourd throwing his weight.

". . ." Ganondorf's arms overlapped. He decided not to interject.

"Do you hear yourself? I thought you held yourself to a higher standard than to allow a monster back here." The beast in question was currently rummaging through a bag of apples. The hat given to him clung for dear life to it's head while it's uncoordinated movements jostled it. Apples were surrounding it and all of them fresh... except for the single morsel at the bottom of the bag. A few grunts escaped it's long maw while the apple was drawn forth in it's spoiled glory. The sounds were enough to draw everyone's attention towards it. Cherril practically gagged at the sight of the beast enjoying itself. Gourd began to grin as it swallowed the spoiled apple whole. Ganondorf was unmoved.

"YUCK, see?? Now we have to burn those apples!" She added.

"Workin' in the kitchen this long and you haven't heard of water Cherril? Tsk tsk, we can soak the apples and kill whatever germs they picked up. Listen, if he didn't find that apple, all of 'em would've gone bad."

Ganondorf chose no side. Instead, he simply reiterated a point.

"If you have a problem with the beast's presence, then speak with me later." Their heads turned to the king as he made himself known. Cherril nearly jumped from her skin as she realized everything she may have aired out in front of him meanwhile Gourd's expression reset.

"Breakfast for me and the guests. Do you have something to present, Chef Gourd? Also, I'll need rations made for me and three other people. Packed and ready to go within the hour if you can. Death Mountain calls." Seeing as their argument was set aside Ganondorf got right on to business. Chef Gourd nodded and motioned for Ganondorf to follow him deeper into the kitchen, meanwhile Cherril was pale as the king passed by, expecting some sort of explosive bout aimed at her but it scared her further that no such thing was happening. Did he not find anything she said offensive?? If he was combatting guests then who was she? The issue she had would remain between her and Gourd until further notice...

">>The cavalry saddle has everything she'll need anyway.<<"

Nita stood, hands on her hips and glaring down Markesh as he stubbornly fought for the request set on him from his dear Imperial. Artillery tack or bust, apparently.

">>She was very specific in asking for the artillery set.<<" he reiterated, standing equally as stubborn in the face of the handler. ">>It's not my job to question what she wants, so long as she gets it and gets it from an expert.<<"

">>While I see what you're trying to do, I remind you that artillery tack is heavy and hard to handle for one person to take on and off.<<" Nita fought back, her face twisting as she recognized his attempt to flatter her into service.

">>I highly doubt she's going to want to take it off, she may as well leave it on.<<"

Nita paused at this, thinking it over. Trying to read between the lines of the orders given and Markesh's own pushing back against her suggestions. ">>...So we are going to war then...<<"

It was the only thing that made sense to her as to why saddle a Dragon with artillery tack instead of the lighter cavalry variant. It wasn't light riding, it wasn't a casual jaunt through the local landscapes, it wasn't some romantic outing although the thought had crossed her mind given the audience. That left only one reason left.

">>Unfortunately not.<<" Markesh replied, poking holes in the Dragon master's bubbles of hope. ">>Not for want of trying, I think it would do the mainland better.<<"

">>...You said something and she said no huh.<<" Nita said, quirking a brow up. ">>You know what, fine. Artillery tack. At least Bucephalus is a lineage that can handle it for long periods. I'm not dealing with Styx right now...<<"

With a haughty nod of his head and a firm, ">>Thank you!<<" Markesh turned to leave Nita to her job. He was on his way around the outer ring of wagons when motion caught his eye and he stopped. Dark eyes here laid on the emerging King, a glimpse of the last of the teleportation he'd used to exit the castle. Thankfully, none of the wagons were in his path as he turned and headed away from them, but Markesh did weep internally for the shrubbery of the gardens that was incapable of moving...

A stop at the kitchens again was made, this time to pick up just more tea. He felt it was going to be a little longer to wait for any departure, and sought to pass the time to sip at the spiced milk tea until then.

It wasn't hard to locate Fariah, having finished the morning ceremonies for the holiday with the rest of the caravan who needed the boost. Master of ceremonies where an Oracle was not present, such was the Imperial's job as well.

">>Well, our King is awake. Just spotted him storming through the gardens, I fear for who or whatever has his ire this time...<<" Markesh told her, waiting for her to finish to offer her a seat at a bench nearby. ">>Frankly, for all his huff and hurry yesterday, I'm surprised he's taking so long.<<"

">>Yes, well ... tadika-tadika, it gives me time to properly establish our little sphere of influence here.<<" she replied, accepting a cup from her Regent of steaming tea. ">>I suspect Nita gave you trouble with the request.<<"

">>Honestly, I told her you asked for it and she tried to downgrade to cavalry levels.<<" Markesh sighed, pouring a cup for himself as well. ">>But the job got done, I'll talk to the kitchens here for travel fare when she delivers Bucephalus to us.<<"

">>Very good. As it should.<<" she chuckled, finally feeling like the haze of exhaustive sleep was leaving her. ">>When does the gun arrive, any estimations?<<"

He shrugged in response. ">>Oh, I would say a day and a half to two days from now. You should be back by then, I would think.<<"

">>Depending on how long talks there take, if they are needed. It is hard to tell, Gorons pride strength overall but it was kind of a vague point. I may be out there longer than I intended to make sure we are on good footing with them first.<<" she sighed.

">>I will be here regardless, to accept the gun or welcome you back, whichever is first.<<" he assured her before breaking the brief silence that followed. ">>Are we really getting a mine?<<"

">>Above and below, I hope so.<<" she laughed at his reaction, draining her cup to dredges. ">>It is ... surreal, isn't it...<<"

Markesh repeated it, with more confidence behind it. Despite the last day or so, he was feeling in better spirits now with the realization. ">>We're getting a mine.<<"

[mochiajclayne]

Call this as my way to pickup my Japanese lessons or another One Piece meta post but I find it fascinating that Doflamingo consistently describes Law's motivations for fighting him in Dressrosa as resentment and revenge. On the other hand, Law uses several terms to encapsulate why he was truly there.

Doflamingo says 逆恨み (sakaurami) which means unjustified resentment or unreasonable grudge. Law, in turn, denies this and says he is there to fulfill that person's 本懐 (hon'kai) which means (one's) long-cherished desire.

What is that desire, you may ask? Corazon shared it when he spoke for the first time with Law: His purpose/motivation/goal is to stop Doflamingo's 暴走 (bousou), which is translated as rampage.

(Later on, it was further revealed in the flashback and confirmed by Doflamingo that Corazon was trying to save Dressrosa--and the ever manipulative little shit hoped to rattle Law's feelings about screwing up in passing the message that Corazon asked him to do 13 years ago but he was able to keep his calm.)

The next time that Law thought about his motivation, specifically, the moment that he will be truly free is the time that Corazon's 思い (omoi) will be fulfilled/granted/come to fruition. 思い (omoi) could be translated differently depending on the context. For this one, it refers to desire or wish--a nod to Corazon's purpose, to stop Doflamingo.

Doflamingo didn't even scrimp with his descriptions as he used both 恨み (urami) which means resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness​; and 復讐 (fukushuu) directly translated as revenge. He even says that Law is acting like Corazon's vengeful ghost. He views Law's persistent defiance to carry out Corazon's wish as pointless, even going through the effort of saying that Law has been overtaken with his feelings--however, when he saw the Corazon at the back of Law's coat, he riddled him with bullets and even saying that both Law and Corazon's curse have ended.

Lastly, and I think this is where Law's motivation reached its reveal in full circle. He says that he lived for the past 13 years to do this and he used 討つ (utsu) which, in this context, can be translated as to attack, to destroy, to defeat, and surprisingly, to avenge. This part is up for interpretation, really.

(My two cents on it is Law's main focus on wanting to take down Doflamingo stemmed from wanting to carry out Corazon's purpose, however, I am not necessarily dismissing the part of wanting to take responsibility and avenge Cora's death.)

Ending this self-indulgent meta post with Law giving the middle finger because Toei decided to not include this badass moment. LMAO.

[pomodorosa]

ストリーミング詐欺の被害者になった話：A story about being a victim of streaming fraud

昨日の朝、音楽配信を任せているディストリビューターから「あるプラットフォームであなたの曲が異常再生されている。ストリーミング詐欺の疑いがあるので、あなたのアルバムの配信を停止する」と連絡があった。

2020年にリリースされた私の1stアルバム「pomodorosa」だ。

もちろん私には身に覚えのない訴えであり、偶発的なエラーもしくは誰かが恣意的に私を貶めようとしているのだと思った。

即時、ディストリビューターには自分が潔白であること、ストリーミング詐欺を疑われるようなプロモーション活動はいっさい行なっていないことを主張した。 しかし現時点でまだディストリビューターから回答は得られていない。

先方の回答を待つ間、どうにかこの問題の解決策を探して国内外問わずネット上を調べまわったが、分かったのはこういった"ストリーミング詐欺の嫌疑"に対する独立系アーティストの立場は極めて脆弱だということだ。

SpotifyやApple Musicなどの配信プラットフォームは、本当のストリーミング詐欺であろうとそうでなかろうと、ストリーミング再生数の異常を検知すれば自動的にディストリビューターに報告をし、報告を受けたディストリビューターはアーティストへの事実確認をすることなく配信を停止する取り決めになっているというのだ。

つまり、事実はどうあれ「ストリーミング詐欺」なるレッテルがいちど貼られれば、ディストリビューターや配信プラットフォームからその原因や根拠が提示されることもなく配信は停止され、アーティストには弁明の機会すら許されないのである。

仮に自分の無実が証明されて配信が再開されることになっても、楽曲が停止されていた期間のロイヤリティは発生しない。 アーティストが本来得られるべき収益を不当に阻害されても、それを補償する制度はない。

つまり、やろうと思えば誰か知らない第三者が、恨みか妬みか単なる悪戯か、あるいはそのアーティストを押し上げたい気持ちでやったとしても、ストリーミング詐欺の嫌疑はアーティストの命脈を恣意的に断つことができるわけだ。

この状況に私は恐怖を覚える。 ストリーミング詐欺は当然許されざる行為だが、それを取り締まるディストリビューターや配信プラットフォームの現在の姿勢も、真っ当な活動をしているアーティストには到底看過できるものではない。

今回は当事者として私の身に起こったこの理不尽な被害をリスナーに報告するとともに、周囲のアーティストにも注意を喚起しています。 そして音楽配信の問題点や未来を真剣に考える機会にできればと思っています。

読んでくれて有難う。

pomodorosa

Yesterday morning, I received a message from the distributor I use for music distribution, saying, "Your songs are being played abnormally on a certain platform. We suspect streaming fraud, so we will stop distributing your album."

It was my first album, "pomodorosa," released in 2020.

Of course, I had no recollection of this accusation, and thought it was an accidental error or someone was trying to arbitrarily slander me.

I immediately told the distributor that I was innocent and that I had not engaged in any promotional activities that could be suspected of streaming fraud.

However, I have not yet received a response from the distributor.

While waiting for their response, I searched the Internet, both domestically and internationally, in search of a solution to this problem, and what I learned is that independent artists are in an extremely vulnerable position when it comes to these "suspicions of streaming fraud."

Distribution platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music automatically report any anomalies in streaming play counts to distributors, regardless of whether they are genuine streaming fraud or not, and the distributor who receives the report suspends distribution without confirming the facts with the artist.

In other words, regardless of the facts, once the label of "streaming fraud" is slapped on an artist, the distribution is stopped without the distributor or distribution platform providing any reason or justification, and the artist is not even given a chance to defend themselves.

Even if an artist's innocence is proven and distribution is resumed, royalties will not be paid for the period the song was suspended.

There is no system to compensate artists for their unfairly hindered earnings that they should have received.

In other words, if an unknown third party wanted to do it, they could arbitrarily cut off an artist's lifeline on suspicion of streaming fraud, whether it was done out of resentment, jealousy, or simple mischief, or because they wanted to promote the artist.

I find this situation frightening. Streaming fraud is of course unacceptable, but the current attitude of distributors and streaming platforms that crack down on it is also something that artists who are engaged in legitimate activities cannot overlook.

As a victim myself, I am reporting this unreasonable damage that happened to me to our listeners, and also calling attention to the issue among other artists. I hope this will be an opportunity to seriously consider the problems and future of music streaming.

Thank you for reading.

pomodorosa

[moko1590m]

親が最大の敵なんてのは常識。で、山よりも高い海よりも深い親の恩。 両方同時にわかってないアホは死んだ方がいい。

[uramii-archive]

It sounded so sweet. She was offering power for him and those in his employ. He could conjure monsters then she could empower them. An amazing prospect. That was the thing though: mighty convenient. If she truly wasn't of this world then that means this wasn't out of the kindness of her heart. ". . ." The mountain of a man grew silent as the thoughts settled within. Her voice was like honey, she looked just as great all the while boasting that she could help. All things given require that you too must give however. "It would be a lie to say you don't. What is it you're doing this for...money?"

"Do you,too, grow stronger when you have someone enthralled to you? Or perhaps you seek a deeper prize... the soul?" Wild guesses at most but he threw them out confidently.

❝ OH OF COURSE I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE . . . ❞ those last three words were spoken slowly . so very slowly . ❝ with my voice and through my songs i may also empower those . for you . . . i could make you stronger with my voice . ❞ hand lifts to wiggle fingers towards him before wrists twist so she could glimpse at sharpened nails , ❝ along with shapeshifting , blood magic , a bit of divination . ❞ another tilt of her head as she looks to him expectantly . ❝ surely i . . . tempt you . . . ❞

[uramii-archive]

Continued from x with @lady-scorpion-and-friends

At the very least her mental faculties were in order. That's a great sign. Ganondorf wouldn't celebrate openly or otherwise but this was surely a victory. The distance between them was no more. Betraying his previous movements, he was gentle in placing the tray down in front of her. The dome lid over the plate was lifted just as tenderly, revealing a roasted piece of chicken, an assortment of vegetables on the side and then mashed potatoes. He discarded the dome with impunity and his posture reset nearly immediately.

"A few days. Three to be exact." He addressed her question while getting a good look at her. Thus far he had suspicions as to what she was beyond a slave but it didn't hurt to confirm what you may already know. Which led him to say

"I found you discarded in the fields. Were you fleeing someone? Your injuries tell me you got into a fight. At the very least, a struggle." Not exactly blunt but he wanted her to choose to share this information with him.

[moja-co]

「ピースで、ボーっと」な大学生のハナシ。「僕らはアジア諸国を旅しています。日本はアジアを侵略した悪い国です。みんなで謝罪しましょう！」 　ＷＷⅡにおいて、日本軍はアジア各国に破竹の勢いで進軍した。これは事実。そのとおり。でも、この学生さん、ふと、あることに気が付いた。「あれえ？香港やシンガポールで日本軍に降伏したのはイギリス軍だよ。どうして？」。「あれえ？インドネシアで日本軍に降伏したのはオランダ軍だよ。インドネシア国軍じゃないよ。どうして？」。「あれえ？フィリピンで日本軍に降伏したのは米軍だよ。フィリピン国軍じゃないよ。どうして？」。「あれえ？インドシナ（現ベトナム、ラオス、カンボジア）で日本軍に降伏したのはベトナム軍じゃないよ。フランス軍だよ。どうして？」。「（ついでに）あれえ？ＷＷⅠで、中国の青島で日本軍に降伏したのはドイツ軍だよ。中国軍じゃないよ。どうして？」。 　歴史の神様 　「フォッフォッフォ。もっともなギモンじゃのう。むかし日本の天皇陛下がオランダを訪問されたが、そのとき、なんと、オランダの退役軍人たちが、卵を投げつけるなどの暴挙に出おった。第二次大戦中に、日本軍の捕虜となったときに虐待された恨みからの抗議だそうじゃ」。 　「それはなるほど、もっともじゃ。が、日本はオランダまで攻めて行ったかのう？英国やオランダのように地球の裏側まで植民地分捕りに行ったかのう？　いったい、彼らはど・こ・で・日本軍の捕虜になったのじゃろうのう？　若者よ、自分のアタマでしっかりと考えてみるのじゃ・・・・」。

http://www.marino.ne.jp/~rendaico/rekishi/daitoasensoco/what/seisenronco.html

[uramii-archive]

"Curious...?" Such a thing gave him pause. Ganondorf was only curious of the things that would further his goals in the long run. If this is supposed to be him he had reason to believe that he'd be the same way... however, if Fariah is to be believed then he's in a resurrection loop. The fact he was talking to himself wasn't too hard to grasp and if this version of himself managed to gather all three pieces of the sacred relic then that further separates them. So, Ganondorf took a deep breathe then exhale. As the air left him so did his hesitations.

"My reign, Toba, is one word thus far: boring! There was much and more in the ways of administration involved running the meager settlement we Gerudo had in the desert. An entire kingdom however has infinitely more moving parts and I have yet to hit my stride with doing this paperwork. I've still got to pick out my delegation." Then came a grumble. He wasn't even certain delegation was the correct term. These were slightly personal details but if he was to practice things like trust and good faith who better then.... himself?

"Frustrating would be another word then. If I pick people based off the need to shrug off work then I risk opening myself up to subterfuge. Thusly I must take things slowly." "When I murdered that blasted princess and her knight I failed to extract their pieces beforehand. A century adrift would make anyone hasty in their execution of.... executions." He cleared his throat. "I must hand it to you: you've succeeded where I failed. I've coveted the entire thing for far too long, only to let it slip through my fingers. Narrowly at that." A genuine bit of introspection and praise from the man.

Continued (x) || @uramii

Well, this is a pleasant surprise; there is no need to defend himself for the moment. His counterpart is smart enough to think before acting, something he can't say about all of them. He does suppose Wisdom isn't something many of the Boarbloods incarnate with, so it follows suit.

Hearing that little utterance is quite amusing for the visitor. There's never a day gone by without something happening, be it positive or negative. He won't comment on that, not to this Ganondorf. He's still reeling with speculative information.

"To simplify this, you may refer to me by my middle name, Toba. Your Majesty would also suffice, but we are both kings, so I do not see a need for titles." He pauses, giving the faintest hint of a smile as he addresses another elephant in the room. "I am in possession of all three pieces of the Triforce. Do not worry yourself; I am not here to conquer what you already have. No, I am more curious as to how your reign is proceeding comparatively to my own."

[blackryan53]

千葉真一   Sonny Chiba

必殺4 恨みはらします   Sure Death 4: Revenge   1987