#damn Saizo so kinky...

[rinahayashi]

Saizo’s Timeline

Saizo’s age in his MS and during the major events that have been revealed to us, so far, including: his love for dango and his swords.

“Age is just a number, little lady.”

OMFG! >_<;; Saizo... stop staring at us like that...

Well, yeah, I get it... you love Saizo and want to know every little thing about him. Sure, okay, he’s dashing, mysterious, daring, and he’s pretty much god-mode with a sword, but you know you’re in for a tough morning when this is the main screen on your cell phone:

Well, f🌸ck! Continue Romance... oh, yeah.. sure, let’s, um, let’s get right on that... *ghosts flies out of mouth* 👻

Spoilers for Main Story as the ‘age markers’ are revealed. It’s not a plot reveal, per se, but some minor plot points pertaining to Saizo’s character development will be shown. If you know nothing about Saizo and want to figure it out on your own, do not continue.

Timeline: 

Main Story - Saizo is about 29 years old. His MC is about 20.

SLBP Saizo has had two birthdays since SLBP launched in English, so that makes him currently 31, which he joked about in his last birthday story release stating that he was officially old now.

Saizo was about 14 when he started working for the Sanada clan. Yukimura was 10. 

The Sakura Tree Story - MC was about 5 years old, when she met a crying boy under a tree and gave him dango. 

By the end of his MS route, Divine End, we learn that event was 15 years prior to the Main Story’s “present”. So, that makes tearful Saizo “boy” about 13 or 14 years old when he met a 4 or 5 year old MC. In another event story, it’s revealed that during their little snack break he also stole, I mean “found”, five-year-old MC’s little flowered hair comb and kept it FOREVER! WTS! He could have found her house and given it back, but nope! I bet she cried when she realized she lost her favorite hair comb, too. *smh*  Outstanding moral fiber... 

Bish... stop!! (my heart is fluttering) 

He freaking bought the restaurant that had the cherry tree outside where he met MC and had a happy memory of someone giving him dango. Obsessed much? *holds my head* Apparently, in Iga Village, no one gave anyone anything. So, that passing act of kindness really made an impression.

Best Friend’s Death - Ten years before the Main Story’s ‘present’, he killed his best friend. So, he was about 18 or 19 when that happened. They were going to go see the sakura blossoms before it happened, so it might have been before his late April birthday that year making him 18 at the time. 

Story event - a demon sakura (yomi-zakura) shows him the “spirit” of his dead best friend, which reveals the season of his death. The “three” of them, his best friend, best friend’s lover, and Saizo, could not meet in the Spring, presumably, because of his best friend’s betrayal of Iga Village and subsequent ordered execution:

And we know, certainly, it was raining when that went down. So, perhaps it was still winter. Ugh. That rain tho... 

Why he did it: The “IT” being the Oda clan had his best friend’s lover as a hostage and forced his best friend to betray Iga village. Even though, his unnamed best friend was forced to do it to save the woman he loved, Saizo was compelled by the elders to slay the one who betrayed them and reaffirm his loyalty to Iga Village. (Historically: This was WAY different btw. But it was Oda Nobunaga who did eventually conquer Iga, after his son’s failed attempts.)

Possible misunderstanding: Event story - Akane’s story - her “brother” / potential “lover” was the best friend Saizo killed. No, completely different ninja clan and killing Akane’s “brother” was an unrelated job Saizo had. 

Reasoning: Saizo killed Akane’s “brother” right in front of her, and she just about lost her sh🌸t swearing to kill Saizo. Whee! He just about let her, too. *smh* However, since Akane is from another clan of ninja, that is, by the time her event story happens, almost extinct, she’s the last female in her clan btw, it’s impossible. She’s not an Iga Village ninja, that’s all we know for sure.

Misunderstanding: Saizo was under the sakura tree crying, when MC found him with her magic dango, because he had just slain his best friend. Oops!

I thought this for a long time, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  but it’s impossible because Saizo didn’t kill his best friend till five years after that event. I know the Noble end states this:

but the math does not work with his MS route which leads to the Noble & Divine ends. 

If that Noble end clue is the proper math and Saizo ate the dango the first spring after he killed his best friend, MC is only 14 or 15 >_<, Saizo is 23 or 24, Yukimura is 19 or 20, and he met MC ~9 years ago, a few months or one year after he killed his best friend, which was 10 years ago. WTS!! Sorry I just... no?! 

Remember, main story route MC remembers giving him the dango at about age 5, twice we’re told his best friend died 10 years ago, and the Dango diary tells us Yukimura knew him before and after he developed his love for dango, which means he was at least 14 when he had the dango. So, LOL! I just can’t with this, but I misunderstood for a while. 😂

At the end, the Noble end again says it was 15 years since he first had her dango anyway... 

It makes more sense: We know his best friend died 10 years before Main Story “present”, but he ate MC’s dango 15 years before Main Story “present.” The Divine End math & end of Noble End math works better. But, then we don’t know for sure why he’s crying because the memory of his best friend’s death no longer fits the timeline. :\ Maybe he’s just having a tough time, bad hair day, or fed up and frustrated with his life.

He’s definitely had a hard life growing up as a ninja. He’s had to fight for everything. And in the Event story with baby Hime, he reveals that he has no idea how to care for children because no one ever cared for him. Kids are left on their own in Iga Village. Other than cleaning their butts and being fed, the kids, according to Saizo and Kiyohiro, are on their own. Well, that’s pretty awful. It’s a wonder they aren’t all messed up in the head because raising kids without touching or interacting with them during their ‘baby years’ doesn’t work. Luckily, Saizo turned out to be a genius!

Oh well, that whole story was worth it just for this scene:

That’s right! Who’s your daddy? *blushu* Saizo... 

The Dango: Yukimura relates the tale of Saizo’s love of dango. One day he came back from Kyoto and really loved dango. Well, okay then! It had never been a ‘thing’ for him until he returned to the Sanada from the capital one day. This happened when they were still ‘kids’, but since Yukimura knew him when it happened, it had to be when Saizo was a teen.

Just imagine kid Saizo demanding it as payment for favors... awww!  “That’ll be 10 dango, little lord.” 

It’s highly probable that Saizo’s love of dango started with MC giving him some along with Yakichi’s (MC’s dad) message: “if you have the will to eat, you have the will to live,” and if you can’t find one, then you can do the other even if the only thing that keeps you going is the next bite. Then smol Saizo took a bite of the dango, stopped crying, and smiled. I guess he never told the little lord this story. He kept it, along with MC’s hair comb, to himself. *sighs*

The Sword’s Secret: Saizo had been serving Lord Yukimura for a long time, probably those 5 years before his best friend died, before he ‘changed’, he was kinder or perhaps, at least, smiled and meant it more often. In MS chapter 8 “His Weakness,” Yukimura mentions in passing that Saizo didn’t always used to be that way. Meaning, the rain didn’t affect him like it does now, and, presumably, he was not always so cold and distant.

So, Yukimura isn’t the only one who used to be ‘cute’ 15 years ago. It’s hard to imagine a Saizo who wasn’t so cold, but Yukimura knows him not just for how he is now but how he used to be. It’s why Yukkin can put up with Saizo’s bullsh🌸t with boundless patience. Yukimura also knows why he changed, the sword’s secret, which he doesn’t openly tell anyone.  

I get it, symbolically, he carries his best friend’s sword in his memory. But, I also call story line BS about not using it because almost every action shot we have of Saizo has him poised to go death-blender on someone with both katana. 

Surprise! *snaps pic & posts on instagram* ...! *dies promptly afterwards*

Anyway... as you can see, he uses both.

[fromthedeskofelizabeththird]

Dearest Elly, allow me to identify myself as the thirsty anon who asked about slbp. I want to thank you for answering my ask so quickly and thoroughly. As suggested I went with Shingens route noting to put Saizo on my next list cause again, I am one thirsty virgin. Allow me to jus say that I was moments away from blowing my whole paycheck on pearls. All of it. I had to put the phone down, eat dinner with my mom, take a long cold shower, and ponder my life choices. (Part1)

(Part2) This hasn’t happened since mysme. Not because it was revolutionarily smutty but because I fell hard for Shingen and was hella frustrated that I could read his story in one sitting. Those bastards at voltage know damn well what they’re doing by creating games like these and yeah I can see why teasing smutty content would become a meme. I mean damn. I haven’t wanted to bang a fictional character this bad since Jihyun said “wait for me.”

(Part3final I swear)Anyways thanks for your recommendations and advice. I am now looking for a higher paying job to support my newfound obsession. And as always thank you so much for everything that you post with us. Might I mention again that it was your wonderful writing that made me want to try this game out in the first place. I wanted to know the characters and was hella curios about a Yukimura?

I’m so happy you’re enjoying it, Nonny! Welcome to hell…we have kinky njnjas! Really though, I don’t think there’s a bigger honour as a fic writer to hear your word vomit inspired people to check out the original work, so thank you so much.

In terms of pearls, there are a number of ways to get them for free, though it takes quite some time to do so:

Visit your allies at their castle! You can visit your allies whenever you want and leave messages etc, but it’s definitely worth doing at least once per day as the game gives you a limited number of attempts to claim gold, onigiri and sometimes even pearls.

Speaking of onigiri, make sure you use the tea garden, since you can exchange onigiri for in game items, including story passes, gold and...yes...pearls.

Speaking of gold, the castle lottery is a great way to farm pearls. You can play 10x in a row in exchange for 3000 gold, which doesn’t take too long to gather if you go training/trysting often enough. Bear in mind which events are on, though, since in story events you will need that gold to progress through the event. (The alternative is spending pearls, which goes against the object of the exercise lmao)

Events! More specifically Battle Events (which is the next event!! Yay!!). Battle events are awesome for farming pearls, since all you have to do is hand over the items you automatically collect for playing the game. Story events also have pearls, but you need to be top of your allies to get them, which as a beginner player won’t be so easy at first.

Sometimes the devs have log in events or reading campaigns, but not all of the time. The rest, though, are tried and tested and have saved me so much money, haha.

Also, if it’s smut you’re looking for, I honestly recommend trying Love 365 or Lovestruck on the app store. These are also Voltage apps, but are 17+ rated, compared to SLBP’s 12+. As I’m sure you can imagine, these stories are a good deal raunchier. Love 365 is a paid app, but all in all it isn’t too badly priced. I personally have the VIP pass and get three stories every month. Lovestruck comes from the American branch of Voltage and not only is it steamy and free to play, but it’s also a good deal more...progressive??...than a lot of otome apps. You have multiple POC and LGBTQ love interests (and many who fall into both categories). 

Also holY shit Yukimura. I love him so much ;; He’s just so cute. He’s a peach.

I feel like if you enjoy V, you’ll probably like Kenshin. Everything fandom loves about V, like the eccentric, overly romantic artist with a soft heart who loathes himself and will die for those he loves, is true of Kenshin and his route.

I’ll shut up now dgdfgd, but yay for playing SLBP!

[pheonixwright]

SLBP First Impressions:

Oda: This little fucking shit. I picked you 1st cause I dig redheads and you are so high and mighty. “I knew you were a woman. Think I’d let you be near my sister if you weren’t” Well la de freaking da. I’ll smack you upside the head with that fan if you get that attitude again. And quit eating candy.

Mitsuhide: This guy is definitely a freak (kinky not sideshow). How does he put up with Nobunga? He doesn’t seem to talk much.

Hideyoshi: Damn pervy little shit. If I wasn’t a sucker for brown eyes I wouldn’t be able to stand you as much. Be nice to Toshiie you turd.

Toshiie: Hey I love you! Pink is a great color on you..and the boobplates are hot on you. Also you can’t cry you are perfect! You’re my breast friend (need to get mind of sexy armour)

Ieyasu: Fucking dick trying to kill me for nothing. Dude has no chill. Thank god I can pick a person now, obviously not the pyscho who’s tried to kill me

Mitsunari: So much for comfort in picking someone who didn’t care if I died, just had too much pride not to return a favor first. Then complain you still owe a favor. He’s prettier than me, fuck him. Literally. Read to me!

Saizo: Hey fuckface wipe that smirk off your face. And be nice to Yukimura. Yes you look nice wet. Yes you are a good ninja. It’s okay no one likes your sister. Quit gagging me with balls.

Yukimura: How did you not know what a woman was..it’s not like you’d have to have known how to please her..but how old are you even..? To not know. But you are cute and blushy. And you are precious. I want to hug you so bad!

Shingen: Get the fuck away from me. Evaporate tall person. Not everyone likes you. I take it back, I don’t like redheads. Thanks for not killing me. But I still don’t like you. I’ll go back to Kenshin.

Kenshin: Too prissy for me, but less annoying than Shingen. Dude, like, it’s just random shit. Yeah. I think I need air. Weirder than Shingen but I don’t feel uneasy around you so there’s that.

Masamune: Huh I wonder what happened to his eye..Oh (oddly dissapointed there isn’t an injury) That helmet is so ugly. Seriously, just..why? You hide your pretty eyes and then make people with eyes see that instead. But I would so snap that shit like a bra strap on his face.

Kojuro: Get out of my face. I’m trying to have a moment with Shigezane.You aren’t attractive enough to get away with being a pervy flirt like that. Go away.

Shigezane: Hey, how you doin’? Damn it there isn’t a route for you! Why is the universe so cruel. I don’t want to be around Kojuro but I want to see you. Call me doll again and I’ll do anything you want.

Kanetsugu: You are calm. You have a feather in your hair? What kind of shit are you into? You’ve seen my boobs and didn’t so much as blink so maybe you’re gay. You’re being protective of me. LMAO scolding Kenshin, huh.. If I’m bad will you scold and spank me? I’ll show you my boobs again.

Kagetsugu: You guys have names that are too similar..I like the points on your hair though. Aw blushy face on you is what I need. Why are all the ones I like routeless?

Keiji: Sweet baby Jesus look at you. Hey damn it come back. You’re sweet and shit. And now you are kissing all these guys and not me. I won’t run away come here and kiss me. Damn it.

Toshihisa: You want to pet me again? Cause it is fine with me if you do. It’s actually kind of hot you did laundry to get the stain out of the kimono. I mean..actually no that is what I mean. I know this is your brother’s route but you need one too! I want more about your relationship with Keiji, too!

Ranmaru: Probably has sock puppets that he uses to mock that titface Nobunaga. He’d have a voice for the puppet, too. Also probably the type to bite his icecream. But I want to brush his hair. Ranmaru, can I do that, please?