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gothwineaunts · 6 months ago

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Wow, hello!

So, I was actually feeling pretty motivated to write this post yesterday. But things have gotten exponentially worse, and I admit the pressure is getting to me. There seem to be a ton of expectations surrounding what I should be saying here, in order to… I guess, absolve myself? As if there’s a checklist people want me to go through to perform the “perfect” creator apology. But, I don’t see the point. I care a lot about this community and I think you deserve something a lot more sincere than some hollow chat-gpt apology. I understand that that’s foolish, on my part. Things are done that way so often because they work. But what you’ll find throughout this post, is that I’m kind of an idiot about some things. I’m stubborn and hard-headed and a little bit pretentious. And so, what I’m planning to do here is to simply tell you the truth about what happened. No cherry picking. All my mistakes, but also the context that goes with them. And at the end, my formal apology. This is a long and winding tale with a lot of characters. I’m going to be sharing some usernames as we go, in the interest of clarity and transparency. You’ll understand why with the context. But please do not seek these people out. Don’t pick fights with them. It will only make everything worse, for all involved.

Cool? Cool. But first I need to address the elephant in the room. This will probably seem like irrelevant drama at first, but this is the nuance and background that I wasn’t adequately able to articulate the night before last. In more ways than one, this is a story told in twos. The first set of twos is you, the readers. Who you are, and what you’re hoping to find out in this post.

1. The overwhelming majority of you, are earnestly wanting to understand what has happened in the Nevermore Discord. You are concerned that I am not who you hoped I was. You are disappointed, and I understand why. To you, I am so sorry. I want to say that things are not as bad as they seem, but that is not for me to decide. You will need to draw your own conclusions from the words I write. And I understand, whatever you choose to do next.

2. And there is a small, but incredibly vocal minority of people who are absolutely living for this. They are spreading complete fabrications with no screenshots to speak of. Horrible, horrible accusations. People who are more excited about watching a dumpsterfire than they are about the series that brought them here in the first place. I’m not going to attempt to cater to those people in this post. Because nothing will ever be good enough. Everything that can be taken in bad faith will be taken in bad faith. It would be pointless. But you’ll see them in the comments and reblogs. This is a known group to not only myself, but many others. I will share some of their names in a later section so you know who to watch for. They will make a lot of noise around this post because they’ve been trying to make something like this happen for actual years. And now that I had a genuinely concerning response that good people reasonably want me to explain, they’re lunging at the chance to throw absolutely anything at the wall. It’s parasocial levels of hatred. This is some deep and horrible lore.

The next set of twos is how two things can be true at the same time. And that is exactly what is going on here, in this situation. Let me be really clear, because I don’t want either truth to be lost in my explanation as they are intrinsically linked to one another.

1. I did a downright terrible job explaining myself in the Discord when people started asking about crimson. I can give you all kinds of contributing factors for this, and I might later. But none of them really matter. It was incredibly careless of me to use “egging them on” and “cried wolf” to describe what I understood. At the time I was really laser-focused on expressing what happened as simply and quickly as possible because the channel replies were paused and I felt like everyone was just waiting for me to be finished with my message. But after stepping back, I immediately understood how badly I messed up, because of course these idioms are routinely weaponized against survivors of SA and CSA. That is not how I intended to use them. It was an unfortunate case of one thing looking and sounding like another thing. Incredibly ham-fisted and irresponsible on my part. To the survivors who read my words and felt that it echoed their past experiences, I’m heartbroken that I did that to you. That lapse of judgement was a betrayal to both you and me. I don’t know where my head went, and I’m just blown away by my own lack of awareness in that message. So for that I am and will continue to be sorry.

2. The second thing that can be true is that, while you are all absolutely owed an explanation and an apology, there are also some people amongst you who are using this fuck-up on my part as a springboard to take me down. These people have been trying to get a call out post to pop off about me for at least a year, and they have been very quick to jump into the reblogs and comments about this very serious topic with complete lies and slander. Just, anything that might stick to the wall. We’ll address this later on as well. But please understand that me discussing the harassment I’ve faced from these groups is not at the expense of me also owning up to my faults and taking the proper accountability.

And the last set of twos is one I’ve alluded to in the first sets, concerning a pair of toxic side-servers that ran adjacent to the main Nevermore Discord. Completely unofficial cliques. And invisible to myself and Flynn and our mod team. We were eventually made aware that both of them were breaking laws and Discord ToS in ways that leaked into our server and affected our members negatively. As such, both groups were mass-banned. And the cliques are the ones running a majority of the discourse you’ve been seeing here, because while they are formally banned from the discord, we have absolutely no say in their participation on Tumblr. Now, keep in mind. Both of these groups were uncovered after crimson was banned the first time. That’s important later.

Clique #1

My understanding of the first group is that it started as a gaming server for people who met one another through the Nevermore Discord. I don’t know when or why it started being used to talk shit about other readers, but I do know that it got really vicious. And it was sort of an open secret for long before I knew anything about it. I found out after that there were a lot of people passively in this server, just observing. It was that much of a spectacle.

Now, this clique had been pretty rude. Like they’d try to start fights with me in the discord fairly often, both in the Patreon and free spaces. But it wasn’t grounds for dismissal until we found out about the baiting and the alts. These people had a lot of grievances, but one really united them: they were extremely upset about anyone who would ship Prospero.

Many of you know, that Prospero is an aromantic character, canonically. And you may notice that canonically, he has no apparent love interest. But this group wanted to make sure other readers were not thinking about Prospero in relationships, or creating ship content of him for any reason on the grounds that it would be considered a “proship.” I told them (and I stand on this) that it’s not up to them to police the thoughts of other readers, and that aromantic people have widely varying lifestyles and experiences and do not need to be infantilized that way.

This turned out to be a bad move on my part, because it brought with it an onslaught of alt accounts coming in and "innocently" kicking up what I now refer to as the “prosp-aro” debate every time they had the chance. But because of this and what a common occurrence it was, we started being able to pick out the alts. And we realized that this group of people had been using the same alt accounts with different names to antagonize certain readers they’d decided they hated, and it had gone on for a long time.

I did a lot of investigative work in dms trying to figure out who all was responsible for the harassment, and settled on a list that was vetted by three different people who knew about the clique. And all three of these people insisted that, while Laci was in the group and in a lot of the screencaps saying pretty dubious things, that she was good people. So I believe them, and let Laci stay. This group was banned on April 3, 2024, and contained the following users:

- lilnatx (nat)

- suitino (sushi)

- jj_the_jet_plane (layden)

- rivsticks (jasper)

- atheimee (athena)

- jinxs.com (lanx/jinx)

- smartestginger (nico)

- thereallandofbugs (bugs)

- �� rosienemui (rosie)

These were the names they were known by on the Discord. I don’t have the Tumblr accounts tied to these identities. But some might be the same. I know a lot of them are here. It should be noted that jinx was later unbanned due to pressure from Laci that they had been banned in error, after the fact. We allowed them back in after a few days as a favor to Laci since the situation seemed like it was very stressful for her. This would prove to be yet another a mistake since, as you have probably seen in the screenshots from the night before last, jinx rapidly escalated things to another level while I was trying to figure out how to handle crimson’s unbanning and subsequent rebanning an hour later.

Clique #2

Phew. Still with me? Great. The second group we needed to ban was one that actually started long before the first one, but was a lot smaller and comparatively more subtle. This group, to my knowledge, cropped up around the time that ep. 39 of Nevermore was released. (11/10/22) We knew about this group but not who all was involved in it or in what capacity for a very long time. They would consistently post things on Tumblr trying to start a scandal. I recall posts alleging that we were racists, or SA apologists, or that we were sending death threats to a random confessions account.

To be clear, these allegations are completely false. This clique will say anything. Like a recent post one of them put up during this discourse said that hiwi (our mod) is both a r*pe apologist and a childhood friend of mine and that’s the only reason she hasn’t been banned. Hiwi is absolutely nothing of the sort, and I have never met her in person. In fact, she lives on the other side of the continent.

Now, this clique is a little different than the first. The first, to my knowledge, was a group of friends that got toxic and felt morally superior about their opinions and it all kind of got away from them. The vibe was a little catty, I guess. Gossipy. But this clique has more of a stalker vibe. It’s dark.

They’ve had it out specifically for me for as long as I can remember. And some of them (at least one, at all times) would subscribe to our patreon, both to sow dissent in our stream chats and also to leak literally all the content back to the others, including me talking about random shit like what I ate for lunch. Just so they could like. Laugh about it, I guess. I’ll never understand why. [Editing note: because in the final moments of proofreading this post I see one of these people has made some master post about what a terrible person I am? A lot of those screenshots are from Patreon channels and the guy STILL has them laying around. I’m telling you, they stole everything that wasn’t nailed down.]

The biggest grievance this clique had is that any ship with Montresor is an “SA fetish ship” because to them he is a r*pist because of how he made Ada bark (?) and since Montrada is canon, that means we are supporters of SA, and that Morella and Ada should be together instead. Listen, I’ll level with you, this one baffles me. I don’t even know how to begin to untangle it. But if you see a lot of vitriol about us being SA apologists from these users, it’s because Montresor exists. That’s pretty much it.

You can ask them for screencaps ‘til you’re blue in the face, but unless they build fake ones from the ground up, they’re never going to be able to back up their wild claims. Simply put, they’re provocateurs, and they use the scariest words they can to whip people up into a panic.

We became aware that they were leaking patreon content when one of them was caught publicly referring to things that were being said behind a paywall when we knew they weren’t a patron. It unraveled from there. People who knew about their antics shared screenshots and information with us, and we finally realized the scope of the clique’s hatred and banned whoever was even left in the Nevermore Discord. But they continue to be active in the community on tumblr. You’ll have seen them around. They were banned on 5/11/2024 and the names involved are as follows (again, a mishmash of discord names, nicknames, and tumblr accounts):

- percy (gremlinguy145 on tumblr)

- queenmorningrose (annabel-lee-nevermore on tumblr)

- spoopycactus630 (spoopy-nevermore-dump on tumblr)

- grif/horrorshow (conscience-grim on tumblr)

- unreqiknizd

- duke aralt (westofthestyx)

- eden (sapphic-mad-scientist on tumblr)

- priemium

Again I’d like to reiterate. The point in sharing these names is not to incite any sort of response against these people. But they are folding themselves into the fray and doing what they can to whip everyone else up into a mob, and all as we’re talking about a discord server that they have been banned from for months now. The above context is also relevant for the next section, which is why you’re all here in the first place.

What the hell happened with Crimson?

I hope it’s not confusing, but now we’re going back to 3/14/2024, before anything I just outlined above had come to light. The cliques were quietly doing their harassment and baiting and raiding and whatever-the-hell behind the scenes, but Flynn and I and the mods were blissfully unaware of how bad it was getting. We get a dm from Laci. The same Laci who was part of Clique #1 and was rescued from being banned with the others by her friends outside the group. Jinx’s friend, who managed to get them unbanned as well. You have probably seen these screencaps already, but I will show them to you again, just in case.

Sufficed to say, we were immediately alarmed by the information Laci shared in her DM with us. Now, I want to be very clear about this because it’s been lost in the game of telephone. What Laci outlines in her dm to me, were the events that occurred between six users (including crimson) in a group chat with minors. Everyone in the evidence was censored (pfp and username), as was the image that crimson showed them. When I asked, Laci agreed to give me one name of one of the minors in the dm. I’ll call them Alice, but that is not their real name. I asked if I could talk to Alice about this, I was told by Laci, no. Alice doesn’t want to talk. I was like, ok I understand, that’s fine.

I hope it makes sense when I say that it is not feasible for us to moderate the things that happen in peoples’ dms. As you’ve seen above, the mod team doesn’t usually get involved with drama unless whatever is happening is directly affecting the experience people are having in the Nevermore Discord because that is all we can see and the only place we have any real authority. But this was obviously a special case. We banned crimson very quickly without asking any follow-up questions, because of course we did!? I’ve seen people say I’m harboring or defending crimson or that we’re buddies but we barely spoke, ever. They were a stranger to me then, and they still are now.

But something about the entire situation wasn’t adding up to me. And I want to be clear that none of this is in any way meant to discredit csa survivors, I’m really just trying to put you in my headspace and walk you through my thought process. But I found that the evidence was just, sort of strange. Laci started her dm explaining that she found this information out because she and a group of people were investigating crimson for ‘art tracing’ which felt, to me, like a bizarre non-sequitur and totally irrelevant next to the evidence of them showing nsfw content to minors. Petty, kind of. Like I wanted to ask – why were you doing that in the first place? People trace Flynn’s art all the time. As long as they’re not selling it, it’s not a big deal.

Most of the crops are from a PC but the windows are oddly small, and only contain a couple messages at a time. Some have American formatted time and some have European formatted time. So different users, I assume? The names were blotted out, which I would understand for a public call-out but not for a private report to the mod team. Laci was not in this gc at any point in time, despite being the one to report.

One of the users was apparently 12, to which I ask – what is a 12-year-old doing on discord at all? If we knew who they were, we would have reported the account. Discord is not a safe place for a child that age, let alone a small group chat. Along with 18-year-old Crimson, there was also a 22- and 17-year-old in the chat, which left us wondering – why hadn’t anything been done?

I had no evidence that anyone ever told crimson they were minors, and I feel if it existed, it would have been in the screencap dump (I find that sometimes a noticeable lack of key evidence is evidence in itself). No one seems to have tried to kick crimson from the group chat or report their account for inappropriate behavior. Then there’s the fact that this is a group chat. Anyone in it can leave at any time.

Then I came across the messages that started this whole gc, and it only got stranger when I realized Alice started it, called it “Women Lovers” and created it “so we can talk about Nevermore women without having to filter ourselves” after they all reacted to a sultry but sfw drawing of Lenore that crimson had made and posted in our hideout channel. And all that made me wonder why Alice didn’t just kick crimson, if she had admin power? Do you see what I mean? It’s just all a bit head tilty. I noticed it at the time. But I said nothing. Because it didn’t matter. Crimson, no matter what happened, exposed minors to nsfw content. And that’s on them. And I’ve never in my life defended it. We banned them.

Crimson was beside herself. She came off humiliated and apologetic, and insisted she had no idea and begged to come back to a community she said she loved. But we told her no, there’s no coming back from doing what she did.

Time passes and we uncover Clique #1. And while we figured out who the main players were, I dmed with Laci. And it was Laci herself, who tells me that it was Alice who made most of Clique #1’s alt accounts, and that it was Alice who used those alt accounts to harass people and try to get them to start fights or say something that might get them in trouble.

And I’ll be honest with you, the mod team still didn’t think much of it, outside of – we need to figure out which accounts were the alts. So we did. We had several confirmed to us. And those accounts were zeroing in on certain users that the clique didn’t like. At the time we noticed two notable targets in addition to the mod team. I won’t name them, it’s their business if they want to weigh in about all that. But in screencaps, they’ll be labeled Target #1 and Target #2.

More time passes and Clique #2 comes to light. As you can imagine, by now we’re feeling disillusioned, and very tired of trying to moderate shit we cannot see for ourselves. And that’s when crimson comes back to very hesitantly ask if they might be able to appeal their ban. It wasn’t until then that it occurred to us that Laci (on behalf of Alice) was the only one who ever reported anything to us about Crimson.

And I want to just say that again. Because it’s gotten lost too. Laci was the only person who ever reported Crimson. There was not one single other person who ever sent a modmail or a dm or even a ping to anybody on the mod team. I have since (only yesterday) seen some screencaps that are rather skin crawly, but even those happened in yet another side server. Thinking on this, the mods went back through the known alt accounts Alice had used. And they found that Alice harassed crimson both on her main account and on the same alt accounts that she used to harass the other targets.

By now, Alice is banned for completely unrelated reasons. Not because of what happened with Crimson. I’ve seen that one flying around and I’m sorry it’s just not true. It’s because she was relentlessly harassing and cyberbullying people in the discord we moderate. Laci is still there, but had lost my trust, for being involved with both the drama I’ve mentioned here and more that I don’t care to dip into. It’s ultimately irrelevant. But what am I going to say to Laci? “Hey, did you and Alice, by any chance, coordinate some kind of bizarre trap together to get crimson banned from the discord because you suspected them of tracing their art?” And once again. Because I want to keep this top of mind. Even if that were the case, it doesn’t make what Crimson did alright, and it never will. Sharing nsfw content in front of minors is a disgusting thing to do. And one that we frankly are really irritating about in the moderation of the discord. I’ve heard people say that we over-moderate when it comes to art.

But all this stuff about a “known pedophile?” If it was known, then we were on the outs. And to even this minute right now, I don’t have any conclusive evidence that Crimson is a pedophile. The evidence I have is that Crimson shared nsfw with a group of people whose ages they did not know. Which is fucking gross. It’s an adult’s responsibility to make sure they’re speaking with other adults before posting things of that nature.

But at the time, the way I read the situation is that Crimson had only just stopped being a minor and was egregiously negligent in how they were speaking and what they were posting, likely in part due to them not being aware enough of their adult responsibilities. And hey. I know some of you are chomping at the bit. You can call me naïve for this! This is what I’m referring to when I say that I can be a real idiot. But I feel everyone has been very quick to call Crimson a pedophile. I know this is pedantic to say, but the prerequisite for being a pedophile is “being attracted to minors.” Based on the information I had at my fingertips, I did not think Crimson sought out these minors. Crimson was invited to the gc, they did not ask to join.

I have seen discussions about all the things crimson did to their victims since we unbanned them but I have not seen screencaps to support that whole ‘marriage proposal’ thing, and again I think it sounds a bit odd coming as a pedophilia accusation from someone only one year younger than crimson.

But you know what? I don’t know crimson. Maybe we were wrong. But even if we weren’t, I realize in hindsight that it was a stupid decision for the mod team to give them a second chance. We didn’t have anyone to consult about what happened because all the other people in the chat had been obscured from me and I didn’t feel like Laci would give me a straight answer.

The mods and I felt at the time that crimson, like the other targets of Clique #1, had been singled out and that they deserved another very closely monitored chance in the discord, which they said they still missed dearly. I’m a bleeding heart, alright? A total sap. I know that. But being honest with you, I felt bad. It feels horrible to be singled out and targeted. And I was probably too close to that feeling at the time, seeing as we were on the tail end of finding out the Clique #2 had pursued me so relentlessly for so long.

So for my part, I’m sorry. I made a rash decision that was influenced by some very personal circumstances. And we should have left it alone. Based on the evidence I've seen, I don’t know if I personally would call crimson a pedophile and certainly I wouldn't call them a known pedophile, but I am regretful that we risked it either way.

When I was trying to explain all of this in the west common room channel two nights back, things had boiled over and were already getting out of hand very quickly. A lot of brand new accounts were joining the discord with one word intros just to start conflicts in the public server with crimson. Alts. Either from banned users or burner accounts. And I got panicky. One of the mods paused the messages in west common room but no one besides me was available to handle the situation at that moment. Reacts about being silenced were pouring in and I felt pressured to quickly take over and try to explain.

In my rush, I stupidly didn’t backread more than a quick skim. And I ate shit, y’all. You saw. One thing I want to state outright. I’m talking a lot about my thoughts and my feelings and it’s because I don’t wanna speak for Flynn or for the mods. But I didn’t make this decision alone. In fact, I was dragging my feet and being really lazy about okaying the whole thing. Just because I was busy, not because I was fretting over it or anything. But I had to be pinged and then literally tapped on the shoulder by Flynn, asking me to respond to mod chat when this was being discussed earlier that day. That doesn’t change the fact that I was part of the decision. I agreed to unban crimson. Foolishly. I understand that, now.

I hope that now it makes some more sense though, how it came to happen. I never meant to hurt anyone. My own past and present feelings got in the way, and I own that. But in the moment, my personal intention was to give crimson a second chance because I felt that they’d been targeted by Clique #1. Not to ignore anyone��s concerns or make them feel unsafe, even if those were the ultimate outcome.

So, completely underprepared and defensive, I jumped into west common room and I just. Blew it. Totally fucking blew it. I knew it instantly but it’s hard to stay logical when people are telling you you’re vile and evil and they’re sick that they ever thought you were a good person and that they’ll never see you the same way again. My mind went blank and I don’t really remember much of what happened next. But I said what I said, and I should have done better.

I wish there was a word bigger than sorry. I’m beside myself. I know there was probably a way to make everyone happy. To make everything okay. But I wasn't clever enough to figure it out in the moment, and it eats at me. So it’s like I’m sorry for my poor judgment and my terrible choice of words, but there’s another layer where I’m also sorry for not matching how wonderful this community is with how wonderful (or well, unwonderful) I was two nights ago. I promise I am going to work harder to be better for you all.

Again, to every victim of SA and CSA, my heart is with you, more personally than you might realize. I don’t think I could have handled my explanation in a worse way. And I’m so so sorry.

Moving forward, I am also going to take an enormous step back from moderating and participating in the discord in general. I feel like a lot of this happened because I was still treating it like it belonged to a smaller fandom, like Shiloh’s. But realistically, I don’t have time to both moderate and make the series itself, and I really dragged my feet on being honest with myself about that. And for that too, I apologize. We’re going to get more mods, they’re going to have full control of the moderation, and Flynn and I are going to do what we love more than anything in the world and just make Nevermore.

I understand if you won’t be there for it. This is not a flattering picture I’ve painted for you. And you’d be well within your rights, to decide not to give us another chance. But it's been a pleasure to lurk here in this wildly talented corner of tumblr. And I’ll never forget it. <3 Yours truly, -Kit Trace

#red post #nevermore webtoon #cw pedophila mention #cw sa mention

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m4tthewmurd0ck · 1 year ago

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Tom Blyth x Actress!Reader

i try to avoid descriptors but i do use she/her! click [HERE] for my tom blyth masterlist :)

you post a meme, but of course the internet takes it too far. set a few days after the vogue interviews, so tbosas has been out just over a month. we’ll just say december 22 since it came out november 17. also i changed the ending for the film because eventually you’ll be working on the sequel hehshsdb

tagged; ewanmitchell

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toxic3mmy · 3 months ago

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Star Struck

prompt: you get a message from alex on tumblr

hai lovely peeps <3

this is gonna be a short little book type thing with a few more chapters to come

i hope you guys enjoy!

ps- ill try my best to update this series at least once a week!!!

you mindlessly scrolled through tumblr. yes it wasn’t 2015 anymore but you still used the app religiously. you had a good number of followers, too.

you posted about all the emo and alternative music you were into and not to mention the youtubers who you loved.

your number one favorite youtuber was alexis quackity. you related to him in many different ways. he made you laugh on days you weren’t doing too well. he meant a lot to you, even if you didn’t know him personally and it was all most likely just an internet personality.

still, you found yourself talking about his latest let’s talk streams or even his random tweets. you loved having a community of online mutuals that felt the same way about quackity.

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halfway across the country, alexis sat cross-legged on the floor of his cluttered apartment, surrounded by a sea of empty takeout boxes and energy drink cans. his eyes were glued to the computer screen, the glow from the monitor reflecting off his square-rimmed glasses. his mouse hand hovered over the keyboard, poised to respond to the endless stream of comments that flooded his youtube channel. his thumbs danced across his phone, scrolling through the notifications that seemed to never end.

it had been a wild ride for alexis since he started streaming games and posting videos under the moniker 'Quackity'. the fame had come quickly, and with it, the adoration of millions of fans around the globe.

sometimes alex would take the time and look through his community of devoted fans. he would use throwaway accounts to simply be unknown for once and just see what there was out there.

his fans were so unbelievably talented. many of them were amazing artists making portraits of him or even writing songs for him. some were even exceptional writers and the fanfiction stories he’d come across were actually pretty good.

amidst the digital chaos, one fan seemed to stand out from the rest. y/n, with her username 'Y/NIsNotHere', had caught his attention with her thoughtful comments and unyielding support. He clicked on her tumblr profile, and there it was: a fan account dedicated solely to him.

her profile was a shrine to his digital persona, filled with meticulously edited gifs, screenshots from his streams, and heartfelt notes about how his content had changed her life. Alexis felt a strange mix of flattery and curiosity. he hovered over the 'send message' button, his heart racing with excitement.

what did she look like? what was her voice like? would she be as amazing as she seemed? with a deep breath, he typed out a simple hello.

granted, he was using a secret throwaway tumblr account so he didn’t expect for an immediate response. and yet, the response still came rather quickly.

Y/Nisnothere: hi! whats up?

emoboy666_: nothing much, just surfin da web. so you’re a fan of quackity?

Y/Nisnothere: yeah im definitely a huge fan. there’s just something about him you know? he’s different, he makes me feel okay

alexis’ cheeks heated up after reading the compliment. he smiled softly as he continued to message you

emoboy666_: i totally get you! it’s nice to be distracted from things

Y/Nisnothere: for sure! so tell me about yourself

emoboy666_: well, im in my early 20s.. im mexican, i love video games and art….. oh and you can just call me A

Y/Nisnothere: well im 21, im also mexican, im also really into all things artsy and nerdy and well, emo lol, and you can just call me y/n :3

emoboy666_: i’m glad we have some things in common! your blog is really cool btw, it’s like a hidden gem amongst the cyber world

Y/Nisnothere: aw thanks! that’s really sweet of you to say <3

emoboy666_: no prob (: so, what are you doing right now?

Y/Nisnothere: oh not much, trying to do homework but getting distracted by tumblr and twitter lol. and u?

emoboy666_: oh same here, what do you study?

Y/Nisnothere: i’m studying art

emoboy666_: that’s awesome! maybe you should show me some of your work sometime

Y/Nisnothere: yeah! id love to (:

emoboy666: me too (:

Y/Nisnothere: (: <3

the two of you continued to message each other practically all night. you were happy to have made a new online friend and alexis was happy to get to know one of his fans.

neither of you truly knew who was on the other end of the phone but you still really enjoyed talking to one another. it was refreshing for the two of you.

you fell asleep with thoughts of your new friend, A

#alex quackity #alexis quackity #quackity #quackity x reader #quackity fanfic #quackity x y/n #quackity smut

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bezierballad · 9 months ago

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IMPORTANT: If you either own or are in a Black Butler themed Discord server, PLEASE READ THIS

Please stay away from this user that goes by Winthlock (or Tsuki. They mostly go by Winthlock, but I'm assuming Tsuki is either one of their alts or a different username they go by)

They're not only a proshipper who raids Kuroshitsuji servers and posts disgusting images (specifically Sebaciel images) but also a hacker.

If they post a link, DO NOT CLICK IT otherwise they will receive your information.

I'm in a Black Butler roleplaying discord server and we just had one of our members hacked by this person

Said member also provided screenshots. (There's a LOOOOT of screenshots btw. Also TW for proshipping and some other gross stuff.)

Classic Sebaciel defender. Lovely. -_-

If you're wondering what Pink no Koneko is, a quick google search shows that it's one of those Sebaciel doujinshis. So now you have a good idea of what's probably behind that censor. 🤢🤮

And here is them posting the links that lead to accounts getting hacked. (In case you don't know, Grabify is what many hackers use to gain access to information such as a user's IP address)

One of the unfortunate victims is a friend of mine and in a mutual Black Butler server.

For those confused; the person who got hacked by Winthlock (I censored said person's name in blue) calling out Winthlock (who is both using the hacked account and trying to play innocent about the whole thing)

The "MA" user you're seeing in the above screenshot is the hacked account.

Please note the same profile picture.

Winthlock also goes by winthlock03 as you can see. (Either it's their alt username or one of their alt accs)

There's also been lots of speculation about Winthlock in general; another user (censored in pink) says that they also have some experience

Another user also states their experience (censored in green)

So if the information in the above screenshots is true, then there's a good chance that Winthlock is not only a proshipper, a hacker, but also a lowkey creep lusting for an underaged character and supporting their kid sister indulging in proshipping. (Again, this part is merely speculation, no screenshots of the comments, were provided unfortunately.)

But yeah, that's the basic gist of it.

I seriously cannot believe people are this petty. Proshipping is one thing: if you ship something disgusting like Sebaciel, fine. Whatever. No point in wasting time trying to change your mind. I'll just block you and move on with my day, simple.

But raiding servers and hacking people's accounts? That's honestly inexcusable. It's honestly abhorrent. And possibly convincing young individuals that proshipping is cool and something they should do and that there's nothing wrong with it? Absolutely degenerate behavior.

And I know there's gonna be someone saying shit among the lines of "Why are you aNTIS so worked up about a fictional ship"

This proshipper is raiding discord servers and hacking people, over a fictional ship. Just think about that for at least five seconds, please.

TL;DR if this person joins your server, please block them and ban them ASAP. Do NOT click the links they post.

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #tw proshipping #sebastian michaelis #ciel phantomhive #anti sebaciel #discord

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leefail · 2 months ago

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I was thinking... The Robins was a mobile adoption sim (otome game style), launched a few years back with the hope of a revolutionary take on the dating sim genre. The game, though, lost its audience real quick. Because it wasn't a dating sim.

And then we have Bruce Wayne, a multibillionaire shut-in, never seen outside of the Wayne Manor ever since his parents met their tragic death, with the one person who remembers he existed being the Waynes' aged butler.

Don't let his being a shut-in fool you, Bruce was never good with electronic devices, let alone video games. His days were mostly spent sleeping and trying to chase the demons inside his head away with books.

That's how he downloaded The Robins, a click on an ad that told him to... click. (In big bold green letters with an arrow) It got him to the downloading link, and he just downloaded it.

Bruce became an addict. The game had four main capture targets: Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian. Along with a bunch of other secret routes you can unlock during your playthrough.

The gameplay was simple enough. You just have to increase a character's favourability to the max for them to get adopted. Favourability increases with each unlocked special scene, and special scenes are unlocked with a certain number of successful interactions.

Special scenes were Bruce's favourite part. He'd hold his breath so tight and sit straight like a scholar for an exam and give all of his attention to the screen. You wouldn't guess he was playing a game.

The first one he played was with Dick. The young adult was sitting on the rooftop and Bruce followed him there. They talked and joked. Bruce never thought it was a special scene until the spark in Dick's eyes was gone, and he told him about his parents' death.

"Sometimes," Bruce could only see Dick's side profile as he talked, "Sometimes I wonder, Bruce. Would this have happened if I just... wasn't there? Could I have been a... a changeable variable?"

"Am I still a changeable variable?"

... For an even bigger tragedy that is about to happen.

As Dick's loud cries filled the room. Bruce's pillow became soaked with his own tears.

As for his favourite character? It was Jason, who, when Bruce finally maxed his favourability points with, disappeared instead of getting adopted. Bruce was so upset about it he spent a whole night writing a harsh criticising review. A gamer took a screenshot of his comment later, and it became an embarrassing meme that was the talk of the gaming community for a while. Bruce wasn't aware of this because he didn't have social media. (I need to mention that his username in the app store was his actual full name)

You can imagine the stress he felt when Jason returned with the rage of a burning sun.

"You know what I hate most about you, Bruce?"

His gloved hands clutched the neck of Bruce's character shirt, yanking him up so they're face to face. "It's that you're a fucking coward"

"It only took one tiny inconvenient problem for you to hide in your little corner and just give up"

"Because, heh" Jason's expression was vicious when he grinned mockingly, devastatingly at Bruce's face, looking straight through the man's phone sceen "you're saaadd. You just lost the closest thing you have to a son, so you're a sad, pathetic, miserable loser. It's an enough justification for you to just. Stop. Tryyyinggg!"

"If I wanted a dad. It wouldn't be someone who'd make my absence the blame for whatever cowardly shit he's on."

"It would be someone who even when I die, would fucking carve mountains with my name so no one could forget.

... I never died, Bruce. But everybody forgot"

"If I wanted a dad, it would be someone who'd hold my hand, " Jason caught Bruce's character's shoulder in a death grip, " and pull me up, he would come to me...

He- he would pull himself out of his own stupid head just so he could come to me" when Jason cried, Bruce closed the game.

For the long time Bruce spent wallowing in his room. Never had he felt so... heavy as he did in the later days. He could sense the weight of food in his stomach, and his butt would be numb no matter how many times he changed his position. He was tired, spent, and no book could keep his attention for long. It got to the point where Pennyworth, his butler, finally talked to him for the first time after their big fight.

"Master Bruce, you are not touching your food. Are you alright?"

Bruce's throat twisted in on itself.

No, he was not, and had not been for a long, long time.

He didn't reply, instead.. he opened the game.

He still got Tim and Damian to capture. After all.

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suwbuns · 2 years ago

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E-DATERS! | beomgyu’s genius plan

SYPNOSIS. moving back to korea from america, y/n is excited to reunite with her old friends and make new ones. what she doesnt expect is to find herself reuniting with her “ex-boyfriend” from 10 years ago who she dated over minecraft. what makes things worse? he happens to be her favorite streamer who she has been pinning after for years.

written + screenshot below! (not proofread lolol)

“this isn’t going to work” heeseung grumbled, folding his arms over his shirt. “and you’re an idiot for even suggesting this in the first place.”

“but who’s the idiot who agreed?” beomgyu retorted, his voice fading as he walked over to the kitchen to grab the stool from the counter, placing it beside his desk chair. “it’s genius. you just dont know it yet.” he patted the cushion material of the chair, motioning for heeseung to take a seat as beomgyu took his own.

“just stick to the plan,” beomgyu started, launching his minecraft and discord application on his computer while adjusting his microphone arm to where it stopped right in front of heeseung’s face. “i play, and you speak! if you don’t know what to say then ill be here to help you out.”

“this is going to end up badly,” heeseung sighed, adjusting himself comfortably on the stool and moving the pop filter closer to his mouth. “but i’m only doing this because you said that you would pay for my college tuition.”

beomgyu tapped his fingers against the surface of his wooden desk, waiting anxiously for your username that would pop up under his friend request tag any minute now.

beomgyu himself knew this plan was stupid, there was no doubt about that. but if there was anything beomgyu was good at doing, it was creating last minute solutions. albeit, not good ones.

“i can reveal myself later,” beomgyu thought to himself, his leg shaking nervously under the desk. “im going to have to either way, atleast if things get more serious.”

after nervously waiting for what it felt like an endless amount of time, your username had finally popped up, beomgyu immediately clicking to accept your request. with only a second passing, the red notification bubble had appeared beside your profile picture.

y/n: heyyy

y/n: give me a second to log on, this computer is super slow lol

beomgyu: okayy, call me whenever you are ready :)

“she could call any moment now,” beomgyu rubbed his hands against the fabric of his pajama pants, attempting to get rid of the moisture that coated his palms. “you’re right, what if this doesnt work?”

“so youre telling me this... now?” heeseung deadpanned. “you know, after I practically strangled you to death telling you how stupid your idea was?”

beomgyu shruddered at the memory that occured less than 20 minutes ago, his life flashing before his eyes as he ended up in a headlock by the time he finished giving heeseung his entire spiel of the plan.

“you were the one who agreed!”

“yeah, and thats because your rich-ass agreed to pay for my tuitio-”

the familiar ringing of the discord call sound blared through beomgyus computer speakers, causing him to jump at the sudden noise. he stared at the notification pop up, allowing it to ring on, intimidated by its practically mocking presence.

“ohmygodshescallingwhatdoido” beomgyu panicked, his body shaking due to the adrenaline. the last minute regrets had began to arise, wishing to just flake from the current situation and make some out of pocket joke that would make you never speak to him again to avoid having to talk to you.

it was something that beomgyu knew for sure he could do.

“i dont know, maybe answer?” heeseung grabbed the mouse from beomgyus hands breaking his intrusive thought, moving the cursor to press the green answer button.

“hello?” a voice sounded from the speakers.

beomgyu froze in his spot, his brain felt as if it was malfunctioning as he was actually processing that he was talking to the diamondgirl123, or in this case, y/n who had been declared off limits from the day he even found out about her.

heeseung nudged the boy from his dazed state, his eyebrows furrowing towards him as he mouthed what beomgyu wanted him to say.

“just say hi or something” beomgyu frantically mouthed back, logging onto their private server.

“hi!” heeseung said awfully too cheerful, making beomgyu form a tight lipped expression towards him.

“your voice is so deep bogum, i definitely did not expect that.”

beomgyu felt the blood drain from his face as heeseung chuckled lightly, thanking y/n quickly.

“my voice is deep too” beomgyu bitterly thought to himself. “deeper than his, at least”

he was starting to feel like this was an even worse idea, because the more heeseung and you began to talk, the more you seemed to grow interested. except for the fact that each time you gave a compliment, it was never aimed towards beomgyu himself, but towards heeseung.

and if there was anything that beomgyu couldn’t handle, it was his ego plummeting for the fact that the girl he was trying to win over, was being won over by him. except for it wasn’t really him.

beomgyu sprinted around the world waiting for you to join the game, running quickly to the spawn point when your join message popped up in the chat, dropping a flower to your character.

“ask her if she wants to explore the world together” beomgyu lightly whispered, keeping an eye out on his discord to make sure no audio from him was picked up.

heeseung briefly nodded before relaying the question, to which you excitedly responded yes to.

exploring the world unlocked several memories for you both, allowing you two to bicker with each other and fill each other in on the gap that occurred due to lost time. with heeseung being beomgyus mouthpiece at least. within the time of talking, beomgyu had learned a lot about you and your personality, all the way from your coffee order to embarrassing childhood memories, beomgyu had found himself smiling the entire time and had wished that it couldve been him to be actually talking with you.

beomgyu felt the weight lift off from his shoulders, as he realized that almost two hours had passed and everything seemed to going well, almost too well.

“oh my gosh look!” you gasped, running over to beomgyu’s character and throwing him the book in your inventory. “do you remember when you wrote this when you first confessed to me?”

heeseung leaned over beomgyu’s monitor to take a glimpse of the contents of the book as he flipped through the pages, practically gagging at the amount of cheesiness 13 year old beomgyu managed to write.

“this is so gross,” heeseung scrunched his nose in disgust. “i cant believe i was like this back then” he said, playfully nudging beomgyu in a teasing manner, causing him to roll his eyes at the boy in response.

“hey, it was cute!” you laughed. “you treated me better than any other boy in my life has.”

“actually?” heeseung asked in amusement, cocking an eyebrow. “youre saying that 13 year old beom— i mean bogum, was a better boyfriend than everybody you’ve been with?”

beomgyu’s eyes narrowed at heeseung’s slip up, to which heeseung meerly shrugged at.

“ill be honest,” you spoke, completely oblivious to it. “you completely raised my standards.”

“wait, really?” beomgyu blurted, immediately slapping his hand over his mouth as his eyes widened at heeseung, who had mirrored his reaction.

“you idiot!” heeseung mouthed at the boy after a couple of seconds when he realized youve gone silent. beomgyu crossed his fingers hoping that you didnt hear him, or atleast if you did you wouldnt notice the change in voice.

“y/n, you there?” heeseung broke the silence, glancing at beomgyu whose face had paled.

“me? oh yeah.” you started. both beomgyu and heeseung let out the breaths that they were holding in, sighing in relief. “it’s just… you sounded a lot like this streamer i liked.”

“oh really?” heeseung sent a glare towards the boy who seemed to have a bead of sweat rolling down his face.“sorry, i think i just had some phlegm in my throat which probably made it sound like beomgyu.”

“you’re lucky i saved you,” heeseung was able to mouth, rolling his eyes as he turned to face beomgyu. “im the one you begged to do this, yet youre the one messing up—“

“how did you know that my favorite streamer is beomgyu?”

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A/N. poor beomgyu 😔😔 anyways guys i finally made a twitter to boast abt my faves and my life so if ygs wanna be moots hehehe 🤭🤭

#beomgyu fanfic #beomgyu imagines #beomgyu smau #beomgyu x reader #txt beomgyu #txt fanfic #txt imagines #txt smau #txt x reader #beomgyu #txt #txt oneshots #txt scenarios #tomorrow by together #beomgyu oneshots #beomgyu scenarios

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vaspider · 7 months ago

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I have a question about your post about the garbage you get having a large follower count. I didn't see it mentioned in the reblogs.

How does this work with Tumblr? For example, say you made a post about some relatable trans masc experience. By the time I'm seeing it, it's got a bunch of really good additions but no one on any of the reblog chains has mentioned some connected trans masc experience that I've had.

It doesn't seem that screenshotting it and cropping out all the usernames is the best option (everyone deserves credit for their good info). But if that post has 10k notes, it's probably making your notifications unusable. So, it seems like it might be a risk to add my 2 cents and further blow up your notifications because my 2 cents might be 0 cents to you or others reading it. On the other hand, it also might be a whole dollar to someone who was a whole dollar short and since I don't have a large follower count, if I made my own post with that addition it might never get seen by someone that needs it.

Am I making sense? I'm worried that my 4am lack of sleep brain is making me not make sense. But I wanted to ask because I would really hate to be doing it wrong and cause you and any other large blogger here frustration they don't need.

The thing that matters to me is that people are like, taking a moment to look in the notes before they add to stuff, just to see if it's been mentioned 20 times, and that they're not, like, super shitty if I'm like "hey, we talked this to death already and you didn't see it in the notes bc I blocked the person so it won't show up in the notes, if you want to keep talking about this, make your own post."

And also that it's not like ... giving the most obvious advice to me as OP. You know, the "well have you tried yoga" kind of reply.

If you're putting a good faith effort in to not be a douche, don't worry too much about my notifications. It only really bugs me when people are either openly dickweeds (shit like tags that say "vaspider sucks so much and I hate him but he makes a good point so I'm reblogging JUST THIS ONCE" or whatever are just evidence of being a truly unbearable human being) or get shitty when I say like "please drop this particular line."

I would rather prefer people not screenshot my writing and blot out my name, though, bc that shit happens an annoying amount. Oftentimes it's people who are using my words for clout (weird) or attaching their own ko-fi links (weirder, and happened more than once with the Pete Buttigieg essay), and both of those things kinda suck. I am a lot of things, but two things I'm not are an object or a public resource.

So, yeah.

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madhatterbri · 1 year ago

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Christmas Party | C.C.

Summary: you are invited to a Christmas party and you beg Christian to be your date to not look lonely to Jack.

Author's Note: I'm like in love with this story. 🥺🥰 Tried to make it funny and flirty. Hope I succeeded.

@theswitchbladessweetheart (hope you feel better ❤️)

@1dluver13xx

"Heeeeey it is my absolute favorite patriarch," you greeted seeing Christian backstage. He tensed at hearing your voice. Any time you greeted him that way you needed a favor. Nick chuckled and walked away giving you some privacy to talk. "Remember that favor you owe me for babysitting your daughter?"

"You mean that one time you were supposed to watch her for like five minutes while I cut a promo? And when I came back you spent five minutes looking for her because you forgot she was hiding for hide and seek?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. Of course the grumpy old man remembered the bad part. Typical.

"That very time, yeah, good, you remember. Listen, I was invited to a Christmas party and I need a date. Are you free on Friday night?" you told him. He looked at you puzzled. Christian never thought you would want to be with him outside of wrestling business.

"Why do you need a date exactly?"

"I just do, please, I will do anything,"

"Seriously? What is this high school?" Christian muttered and walked away. You yelled at him to wait and stood in front of him to block him. He rolled his eyes and looked at you. An amused yet annoyed look on his face. You had a few seconds to plead your case.

"I asked everyone else and they said no,"

"Who did you ask?"

"Max"

"And what happened?"

"He slammed the door in my face. I asked Roddy and he said he was going with Adam. Well, actually, he yelled Adam's name so I'm not sure. HOOK and Orange just stared at me while eating chips. I promise it will be worth your while,"

"Why?"

"A certain curly haired Jungle Boy will be there," you sung. The Captain Charisma figured it out. You didn't want Jack to see you alone while he had Anna.

Christian stared at you in deep thought. His blue eyes dazzled in delight. Jack would certainly not like seeing you with him. He simply nodded and told you he would text you when it's closer.

🎄

"And you still don't think he has a crush on you?" Skye questioned while looking at your reflection in the mirror. She agreed to help you with your hair and makeup. You never agreed for her to give you the third degree.

Ever since she made it to your apartment you were bombarded with questions about tonight. She started to sound like a parent. Every time she brought up Christian liking you, you shut it down. He was just doing it to mess with Jack nothing more or less. A point you frequently brought across.

"He's doing this to piss off Jack. He wasn't going to say yes until I told him he was coming," you insisted.

"Don't take this the wrong way but you are a blind idiot," she insulted.

"Oh good because I was immediately going to take that as a compliment," you scoffed.

"He trained you and was always there for you when Jack dumped you for Anna. What are we missing here, girl?"

"He is just really nice. I was his manager for a while and babysat his kid,"

"Are you really flexing on that time you lost his daughter because you forgot you were playing hide and seek with her?"

"It was one time and the new season of Stranger Things just came out!"

"And trust me he trained you because he wanted to be closer to you,"

"He wants younger talent to succeed. I bet if Kyle asked Christian would happily help him,"

"Kyle did ask him over text. Christian sent a screenshot of his cash app username and said he isn't a charity,"

You tried to hide a laugh. A pissed off Skye would not help your situation. A knock on your front door ended your conversation. The butterflies in your stomach now in full force. Despite always having a crush on him you honestly never saw anything from him. You looked in the mirror one last time.

"I look great. How can I ever repay you?"

"If I ever ask you for relationship advice please don't give it to me or remind me to do the opposite of what you say," she joked. You shot her a glare and stood up.

You called out that you were coming to the door and opened the door to see Christian. The man before you was dressed to the nines for the Christmas party. Long gone were the tights, t-shirts, and velvet sweater. Now he wore a tuxedo with a blue tie that made his eyes pop.

"You ready?" He asked leaning against the doorframe. A smirk tugged his lip as he saw you staring at him.

"Have her home by ten, Cage, I know where you work," Skye called out and winked at him. He smiled back at her.

🎄

"What a gentleman," you teased when he held the door open for you. He grabbed your hand and helped you out of the car.

"I'm not the little boys you are used to dating," he joked and closed the door behind you. He adjusted his jacket and tie before taking your arm around his.

"Really selling this, Christian, I knew you were a good choice,"

"Well I have to pay you back for that poor excuse you call babysitting," he chuckled. You slapped his arm playfully as he walked you to the backyard. His hand placed securely at the small of your back. "Let's get this party started,"

The backyard had curtains of Christmas lights covering the fence. A hot chocolate bar with assorted Christmas treats laid neatly on a wooden table. A DJ played a mix of Christmas songs and other assorted hits. A projector displayed a Christmas movie. Different Christmas games were spread out to get the guests to mingle with one another. Pillows and blankets of different styles laid around the yard to ensure maximum comfort.

"Isn't this amazing?" You asked and looked at him. His hand was pressed to his forehead. His blue eyes squinted as if he was looking intently at something.

"I think one of the lights on that curtain doesn't work,"

🎄

The night wore on with you trying to avoid Anna and Jack. It was pretty easy. Jack stayed on his phone on a bench. He mindlessly scrolled as if that was the only thing going on. Every so often he would stare at you with Christian. He glared at you if you happened to meet his gaze. Anna stayed inside the house complaining about Jack.

"Do you mind if we dance?" You asked expecting a no. Jack used to never want to dance with you. Any time you went out you had to dance with your friends. Christian looked at the dance floor and back at you. He took one last drink from his beer.

"Fine but don't get intimidated by my dance skills," he accepted your invitation.

"Wait, really?" You asked and smiled wildly. He grabbed your hand and led you to the dance floor. He spun you around before placing an arm securely around your waist. His other hand grabbed yours.

The music played softly through the speakers. You were glad the song wasn't too fast. He was surprisingly a good dancer and easy to follow. The man certainly had many talents.

"You look beautiful tonight," he whispered in your ear. "I forgot to say that earlier,"

"Are you saying I'm not beautiful on most nights?" you giggled and looked in his eyes. "You are not so bad looking yourself,"

He spun you around and pulled you closer to him. You wondered if he was trying to sell this to Jack or if Skye could be right. A part of you wanted the latter. You just needed a sign. Anything to prove that maybe you weren't just another wrestler to him. You would get your wish shortly after.

He placed his forehead against yours. His blue eyes stared into yours as if to read your reaction. When he noticed you didn't pull away he placed his other hand to your hip. You placed your hands on his head running them down to his neck. Your hands rested on his shoulders.

"Christian, you don't have to do this," you whispered. "I don't want you to feel uncomfortable,"

"He's not looking. It's just you and me," he confided in you. "If you want me to stop I will,"

"Please don't stop," you pulled his jacket so he was closer to you. You could barely hear the music with how loud your heart was pounding. Your cheeks burned brightly. With the help of your high heels, your lips pressed against his. He stood in shock momentarily before kissing you back.

Growing up you always read about a spark when you kissed the right one. You always told yourself that the spark would eventually ignite when you were with Jack. After the break up you were sure it was just a fairytale. Now maybe it was time to live your own real life fairytale.

He looked at his Apple Watch and sighed.

"It's Adam. I gotta take this call. Don't go anywhere," he apologized and kissed your forehead. He walked inside to a quieter place to take the phone call. You walked to the hot chocolate bar to warm up a little.

🎄

"Seriously? The whole you bringing one of my ex-friends to not look lonely is a little pathetic," Jack sneered. You jumped not expecting him to bother you. He was so adamant about not being anywhere near you. "Can't find someone your own age?"

"You cheated on me with one of my closest friends and I'm pathetic?" You asked bitterly. Not only did your friendship with Anna end but your relationship with Jack. "You and I clearly have different definitions of pathetic,"

"You being the type of person to fuck around with anyone in the business just proves that leaving your ass was the best choice i could’ve ever made,”

Tears immediately sprung into your eyes. This was exactly what used to happen while dating him. He made outlandish claims against you. Things that were never true but still hurt. The party was no longer fun for you. Maybe you could text Christian to meet you at the car.

"Want to say it again, Perry?" Christian asked from behind Jack. The younger wrestler turned to see his now enemy and ex mentor. Everyone knew he would never repeat himself after getting choked out by CM Punk after an altercation back in August. He was more respectful to the veterans to their face. "Come on, Y/N. We are getting out of here,"

You slowly walked past Jack and into Christian's arms. He pulled you in for a hug and kissed the top of your head. His arms felt so safe like he could save you from anything and everything. The sound of his heartbeat calming you.

"Oh, and Jack, go fuck yourself," he hissed. He took your hand and led you back to the car leaving a shocked Jungle Boy in the backyard.

#fanfiction #imagine #aew #christian cage #christian cage fanfiction #christian cage fanfic #christian cage x you #christian cage x y/n #christian cage x reader

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ceasarslegion · 9 months ago

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wait, now im really interested in the silica gel drama. how did hlrp sex ed lead to eating a gel packet?

This is going to require a novel's length of context.

To begin, I want to underline that this is not meant to be a callout post, and I will not be providing any identifying traits that could be used to single this person out. The most you will get out of that are she/her pronouns, and her age at the time this happened, which was years ago, and I will not specify what year. I genuinely do hope she got the help she needed after this, because LORD knows she needs it and didn't find it at home. This is also not meant to be a character assassination, nor should anybody who reads this post consider it to be a takedown of any sort, and if you try to find this person through me or any of our mutual friends, you will not be met with kind words. The only thing this is meant to be is a wild-ass story of some of the most off the wall experiences I personally had with this person from my specific side of the story, with a few no-username screenshots attached to prove I am not bullshitting you.

With that in mind, let's get started. This is going to be very long, so I'm throwing in a read more

Back when I was in uni, I joined a growing group of Half Life roleplay blogs. The whole idea of our group was that we each chose a character, canon or OC, and we would blog as if the pre-Black Mesa incident moment in the timeline was a workplace comedy a la The Office or Superstore. I played Barney, because I was already working night shift security at this point and thought it would be funny. Plus, it gave me something to do that wasn't staring at CCTV feeds all night tossing a ball against the wall. We played off of each other very well, yes-anding our way through funny little situations and plotlines we put together. At one point we had roleplayed enough that one of the scientist rpers created a discord server for us to talk as the actual people we are instead of through characters.

Great idea at the time. None of us saw the "Pandora's box" label on the tin before we opened it. Would I still join it if I knew what was about to transpire? Yes, because I met my boyfriend and many genuinely lovely friends through it. Would I hesitate for a second first, though, as the events that are about to transpire flashed before my eyes? Oh, abso-fucking-lutely.

We started off as many fandom servers do: chill for the most part, very loud minority of a few assholes who ruined it for the rest of us, but unlike most fandom servers, we actually won and it ended in them getting banned and the server itself surviving to this day. But the other two lunatics are not who you came here for. You want the christian lunatic.

Let's give her a nickname to make this easier. I have the Sylveon build a bear on my PC desk. Let's call her Syl.

Syl was not there for Half Life, she was there for Portal. She LOVED Portal, Half Life was just part of the same universe for her. Portal wasn't just a game for her, it was her entire personality. Which I didn't see much of an issue with at the time, because she said she was 15. Whatever, I thought; she'll learn to control her emotional attachment to things as she gets older. Syl also said that she was christian. I am a flaming atheist who doesn't even believe in the concept of a soul in comparison and I am NOT the biggest fan of christianity as an institution to put it mildly, but I'm not gonna like, be a dick to you for your personal religion if you are not a dick about my beliefs, so I didn't think much of it at the time.

It quickly became apparent that Syl looked up to me more than any of the other adults in the group the more I would talk about my life growing up as a third culture kid and moving out on my own at 19, working 2 jobs and going to a good university. She would ask me a lot about growing up and uni and moving out and yes, sex ed, and it became even more apparent that she didn't get any actual guidance from her parents or pastors or ANYBODY beyond bible studies and homeschooling, so I kinda stumbled into a mentorship role in her life. I wasn't cold, but I was aware of the age and maturity difference between us and established the appropriate boundaries with her and made it very clear that I am an internet friend, not an irl friend or an educator, but if no one else was going to give her information that wasn't actively harmful then fuck, I guess SOMEONE had to do it. I could not in good conscience watch some kid go through life with harmful inaccuracies about the world and basic human biology when I could have done something about it, y'know?

And the more things I taught her about the real world and how things actually work rather than how her republican bible-thumping rural town said they did, the more I realized she was born into a full-blown cult under the guise of a christian congregation. Oh goody, I had my work cut out for me. I will not get into the details of how messed up this group was because it will be a dead giveaway of where she lives and potentially who she is, but let's just say that one time I said that I appreciated the gesture of praying for me during a stressful week I was having but it didn't really do anything for my mental health because I was an atheist, and she sent me a bunch of bible verses begging me to start believing and said "I just don't want you to go to hell because you're so nice :((" EXCUSE ME??? Another time she said that death was only sad for non-christians because their loved ones were in hell and that proper christians deaths were a good thing because they were in heaven now. Hi, that's the most insensitive death cult shit I've ever heard in my goddamn life.

Okay, set up is done. All of these details will tie in like the world's worst reboot of Pulp Fiction, I prommy.

After a good long while learning about the world from me (which like... a uni kid working night shift security is not exactly an academic source but we take what we can get) and exposure to viewpoints outside of her in-group, Syl began that very painful journey of realizing that what the cult taught you was a lie. Except that she just wasn't grasping that unlearning things was an active process. She started to flip to the opposite side very quickly, but kept all the fundamental brainwashing of the cult that raised her. The concepts were all the same, just slapped a different label on them. This created a noticeable pull between two sides of the same personality: the cult personality, and the person beyond the cult who wanted to break free. Mix that with how fucking 15 years old every 15 year old is, and you have a LETHAL concoction just waiting to blow up at the first sign of a spark.

Remember how I said that Portal was her whole personality? Syl decided that she wanted to be a scientist, and go into an ivy league program like I was in (I was in a SOCIAL science, but sure). Problem was, she didn't have the grades or the ambition, really. I had told her that I still got into an ivy league when I failed math in high school, and she seemed to completely miss the part where I said that I also joined every extra-curricular, then worked for 2 gap years for recognized institutions, and wrote an essay about why my math grade is not relevant to my program. I did it with one bad grade, so she was justified in basically just slacking off and then excusing it with "but its haaarrrdd" when we'd tell her she needs to put the fucking work in NOW if that's what she wants to do.

It quickly derailed from here. Not only was she going to be a scientist, she was going to be like Cave Johnson. And she was going to... replace her body with robot parts so she could be like glados. I don't... think she actually knew what science is, because she would just publically fantasize about running unethical experiments on people in the name of "science," and talk about how one day she wants to basically establish aperture labs for real. All of us who were there kind of agree that we don't think she was joking based on what we knew about her and the cadence of her tone. Here's something she said at the time to give you an idea of what direction she was nosediving in:

This was after a session with her therapist where said therapist said that she definitely has some kind of personality disorder, after which she was weirdly proud of having one and treated it like a badge of honour.

Syl then made a separate group chat for all the best friends she made on the server. There was her, me, @false-pyre, and @imtheaura. She titled it "My Family," despite the fact that we were all adults and she was 15 and she only knew us over a discord half life server where one person in it stepped up to somewhat equip her for real life outside of a cult. Regardless though that GC was more the vibe of a group of friends sharing memes and chatting about the day than the wider server was at the time. The others began to also take on a sort of mentorship role towards her as well, because that's kind of inevitable when you get someone talking about teenager problems in a room full of adults who all made the same mistakes before in their own lives. Well, minus the cult.

And remember how I said that she didn't unlearn any of the cult shit? Well, there was a lot of proselytizing. She decided she wasn't christian for a spell, but still wanted us and everyone to know that jesus was the lord and savior and we had to accept him or we'd burn in hell. Usually said after we'd make some joke about satan being daddy or declaring ourselves god instead, because that is just the type of humor the others and i have with each other. She took it so personally whenever one of us would go "oh my god" "you called?" it was fucking annoying. I lost count of the amount of lectures she gave us, all of which I'd shut down and tell her to get a grip about because I have a big stupid mouth.

The others and I also like to talk about evolution, and speculate about where we're going from here. My fucking god, did she not like that. She bit our heads off about how evolution isn't real and god made everyone as we are and there's no scientific evidence or whatever the hell. Like yeah good luck getting into STEM with that mindset. Whenever we pointed out that she was objectively wrong about that, she'd have a big stupid meltdown about how much we're slandering god and how jesus died for us and we're spitting in his face or whatever. He should spit in MY face inste-*GUNSHOT*

Eventually, we were making some actual progress with her. She was still one fry short of a happy meal and going off about how much she wanted to put living subjects in test tubes in between knocking on our doors and reciting Hello from the Book of Mormon musical, but we were getting somewhere. And then she went back to in person school, and her favourite teacher got fired.

The schoolboard did not say why she got fired, but we all had our suspicions that it was because she openly supported queer rights in a cult town. She was coincidentally retired shortly after making a declaration that queer people are still welcome in god's kingdom. This teacher was the first in person adult Syl had for guidance, so that incident shook her to her core, and she fell right back into the extremism. Hook, line, and sinker, even more extreme than before.

She was WEIRD that week, man. Suddenly everything was about how great god was, how amazing jesus was. Suddenly she understood why her cult member parents "just wanted to protect her" from gay characters on disney+ originals. Suddenly no one could say "jesus christ lol" around her or she'd have a fit. I said "I hate cycle counts lmao i wanna kms" because my then-job (I had graduated at this point) made me do inventory management spontaneously and wouldn't let me go home until I had counted every product in the store, and she bit my head off accusing me of turning suicide into a joke.

It was that incident that made us tell her to knock it off already, that we understood it was a hard week for her and she was in a period of grief, but that is no excuse for how she had been acting towards everyone around her that wasnt christian, and that she was actively relapsing. I'll let the exchange speak for itself:

So uh. After years of helping Syl through this she goes and pulls this bullshit. And then has the fucking AUDACITY to act like nothing ever happened in the wider server. I am genuinely gobsmacked by the balls on her to act like it was all sunshine and rainbows in the wider server after sending this and immediately leaving the same GC SHE made and titled "My Family" just because we told her to stop acting like a goddamn Jonestown citizen after all the work we'd put in to get her out of that mentality at this point.

So I dragged her up in front of everyone and essentially said "no, nuh uh, you don't get to say that shit to the people who have lost sleep and asked for nothing in return trying to help you escape a cult over the last 2 years and then act like we're all buddy buddy to everybody else. You don't get to be that arrogant and self-righteous without any consequences. I don't give a fuck how young you are, you DON'T treat the people who have helped you this much like that, you selfish little shit. How dare you treat us like this after all we've done for you over the years."

Unfortunately, no one involved had surviving screenshots of this, but they can back me up on it if they so choose. And oh boy, DID she face the consequences of her own actions. The whole server basically turned their heads and went "what the FUCK is wrong with you, Syl??" and asked her to at least like, apologize. She proceeded to double down with the added audacity of "you guys taught me how to establish healthy boundaries, that's all I'm doing right now :(( oh woe is me :(((" like WOW, okay. Someone's really going for the persecution complex.

Here's her last goodbye to us all before the mass block fest occured:

Oh, boohoo. You're so hard done by. You spat in the faces of everyone who stayed up all night multiple times helping you through crises and spent the last 2 years teaching you about how the world really worked and then they asked you to apologize after you tried to escape accountability. You truly are god's strongest soldier, the most persecuted minority in the world. Let me play you an ode to how righteous and holy you are and how this was the most important hill to sacrifice all your outsider friendships on on the world's smallest violin.

Syl then went on to post on her roleplay blog that she "was banned because I spoke up for what was right, and they didn't like that" before deleting it. Truly no one has suffered as much as you.

Anyway, the day after that went down, I called in from work, bought this book, and read the whole thing purely out of spite:

It was greatly therapeutic. After that incident, I vowed to never sanitize my own atheistic beliefs for the benefit of others again. If they don't like them, they don't have to talk to me. But I am not changing them for other people or keeping them quiet just to spare your feelings anymore, I have as much a right to my beliefs as anyone else does, including the world's most persecuted minority here.

And well, the silica gel incident?

There was one incident, during the height of Syl's "I am the irl cave johnson and only want to get into STEM to conduct unethical experiments on people. follow jesus" era, the rest of us were joking about how silica gel packets are the ultimate forbidden snack, and said "haha would eating it make you see shrimp colours" knowing full well it can kill you.

Syl proceeded to actually eat a silica gel packet and then send in "it has a sandy texture and tastes bad" prompting the rest of us to go "WE WERE FUCKING JOKING FIND YOUR POISON CONTROL HOTLINE RIGHT NOW"

And because i didnt get this done until now, I'll tag everyone who said they wanted to read this or expressed interest: @captainjonnitkessler @formydarlingtoread @cra-zwizard @chasingnightrainbows

#ramblings #what do i even tag this

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hellsite-detective · 1 year ago

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Detective, I need your help,

I've had this screenshot saved for a while and my efforts to find the original seem to be incompetent. Your help would be appreciated :)

what should've been an easy task turned out to be rather hard to find. i went to the first username and searched for a wide variety of keyword combinations, but it yielded no results. i went to the second blog and did the same thing, and it yielded nothin' once again. i checked the archive of the second blog and found nothin'. i snooped around in Madame Curator's hellsite museum while she wasn't around, but once again, nothin'.

that's when, with nowhere else to turn, i went down to my source, google. i asked them for " tumblr this has to be the worst picture ever taken of a football player" and they handed me a link to a seemingly random blog. clickin' this link brought me no closer, but i knew they had to have it. why else would the phrase pop up? so i took a look in their archive, and found exactly what i was lookin' for.

here you are! i hope you enjoyed this one! have a great day!

Post Case: Closed

#this is like the sports version of that eisenhower image #also i literally stopped working on my personal projects to find this #yes it was that important #ask #hellsite detective #post case closed

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daryltwdixon · 1 month ago

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Hihi! I’m here with some writer’s asks (sorry if it’s a lot 😅)

🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?

🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that?

🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help?

🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love

🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis

🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both?

🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before

🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual?

📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?

❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?

🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?

🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate

🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing?

☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username?

🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

Thank you sm for the love 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️

🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?

when I was part of the 1d fandom in 2012ish I wrote a tonnnn of fanfiction on my blog 😅 I had no business writing and reading so much filth

🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that?

oy vey. Honestly, id give it like a 6, it’s not terrible but rereading the same thing over and over again will make me crazy after awhile LMAO I do like it cause I’ll write a pretty basic outline of a scene out then go in and fill in where I can to add layers and texture!!

🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help?

@chockholdsillegal not saying we’d be great at covering our tracks but this my homie right here (and your job might help us be able to get rid of evidence in a way other people don’t have access to 🤔)

🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love

forever and always will rec @heathermason6060 like holy shit their Matchmaker Merle pt 1??? Serial killer rick and daryl??? 🧑‍🍳💋

🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis

@weirdoneattheparty your internet sleuthing is incredible and more people need to appreciate the work it takes for the shit you are able to dig up

🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both?

I like reader inserts ! Writing them and reading them personally! Like partially yes I am the character but also they are their own character at the same time w a totally different lore than me and putting myself in their shoes is just as fun. Like would I make all the decisions fmc would? No but im not about to complain about a character acting morally gray or making bad decisions cause if they didn’t there would literally be no plot lmao

🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before

speaking of lore hmm you want like normal? I own my own pet sitting business on the east coast in the US :) I’m also a surrogate baby and have a bunch of half sibs that I’m close with now as an adult!

🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual?

slide into them DMs and let’s be friends OR if you reblog good stories or write interesting stuff! I also follow people who regularly comment on my writing cause I love you sm

📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?

here’s a screenshot of something I saved for Heart of Us inspo! I have a long note of drabbles of dialogue / scene ideas and screenshots of things I find so this one was from tik tok

❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best?

god as cliche as it is I love a good and juicy love triangle. I also love when reader/fmc is able to handle herself and is tough as nails. I mean I’m literally writing the fanfic I want to see so idk what else but also I love @heathermason6060 because she writes an amazingly desperate and needy daryl so whenever I need a hit of that to my system I go to her ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?

honestly I love any and all comments when they’re kind! But esp when someone is like “holy shit” lmao or even just a really nice “can’t stop reading this” or “so glad I found this” I’m telling you comments make my day and make me want to keep writing!! I love any and all!! ❤️

🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate

ooof… well I’m gonna go with a character I hate at this exact moment in my rewatch which is Eugene. Let me complain then I’ll say something nice. EUGENE YOU WERE SO EASY TO MAKE THE FLIP TO NEGAN YOU ASSHOLE WTF. Ok nice things he’s v smart for someone who was a liar / fraud he still knows how to do SO MUCH !!! He also was v kind when he told negan’s wives he knew they were there not of their own volition and didn’t want to take advantage of them. I also understand why he flipped to negan so readily because they treated him so freaking well and he was always being ridiculed and told he wasn’t enough back w his old group!

🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing?

Other than the obvious in watching the show, god I love music. Whenever I hear a good lyric I’m like oh shit I need to base an entire story around that or the feeling music will give I’m like this is how daryl would feel or fmc would feel when this and that happen!! Poetry is also a huge one, as seen above with my recent screenshot to my notes.

☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username?

when I’ve been on tumblr before I knew short and sweet is usually best, and the fact twd fit so well into Daryl Dixon I said let’s try this lmao and it worked!! So now I am Daryl the walking Dixon lmao

🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

this goes for books/novels as well. You need to show me how a character is feeling, show me the scenery, the atmosphere instead of TELLING me. My favorite example of this comes from Harry Potter which does way better to explain than I could writing out everything:

Instead of “Harry started crying”, in GOF it says “The thing against which [Harry] had been fighting on and off ever since he had come out of the maze was threatening to overpower him. He could feel a burning, prickling feeling in the inner corners of his eyes. He blinked and stared up at the ceiling.”

This goes for atmosphere/scenery too! What the heck are the smells! The sounds! What does it feel like!! So whenever fanfic or books do nothing to embellish any feelings I usually click out or DNF

#ask daryltwdixon #THANK YOU SO MUCH

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skyuupudding · 20 days ago

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B-PROJECT — 1/2 - half - Drama CD English Translation

Translation by Limey (@skyuupudding on X/Twitter) Audio source from @rosellites

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OBS, a group of devils living inconspicuously alongside humans, and Nightmare, a group of exorcists that blend in among humans, had previously worked independently, but as low-level devil activity grew around the city, they established contact.

The aesthetics of demons, the pride of exorcists and a "certain secret" revealed because of that conflict. What will their conclusion be after everything is revealed? ----

Scene 1

B-project Half

*Sound of door opening*

TOMOHISA: Welcome to OBS

CLIENT: Uhm, I have an appointment for 2:00 in the afternoon…

TOMOHISA: We have been waiting for you. Please follow me.

CLIENT: This looks like a lounge in a high-end hotel!

TOMOHISA: *chuckles* Thank you for the compliment

CLIENT: By the way… Can you guys really do that thing for me?

TOMOHISA: Of course. However, before we get into the details, let me introduce to you our brilliant team members.

CLIENT: *gasps* Since when did you guys arrive here?!

RYUJI: (unamused) Heh… are you the client this time?

HARUHI: You seem like a good person at first glance but you came to our office. Are you actually a bad person, then?

YUDUKI: Well, I’m not surprised anymore. That’s just how they are. They hide it so well on the surface but on the inside, they are full of jealousy and hatred.

RYUJI: That’s right! That’s how humans are.

AKANE: What kind of commission is it this time? I’m getting totes excited! No, actually I’m getting so hyped!

MIROKU: Akane. Please hold yourself back in front of the client.

AKANE: Hehehe! Sorry! It was unintentional!

TOMOHISA: Well then, let’s get started. What is your commission this time?

CLIENT: I want… I want you to help me with revenge!

TOMOHISA: So it is revenge, huh?

CLIENT: Uhm… Who are you guys? The way you showed up just now… and then, your behavior… How should I put it…

TOMOHISA: What do you mean?

CLIENT: … You don’t seem like humans at all!

RYUJI: That’s not important at all.

MIROKU: As long as it is our job, we will complete any commission.

YUDUKI: Of course, that includes eliminating the target.

HARUHI: Or making the other person experience torture worse than death…. That’s super easy!

CLIENT: Ahh!

AKANE: Oh! Of course, there has to be a corresponding compensation for it!

TOMOHISA: Well then, please tell us. How do you want us to exact your revenge?

—

*Footsteps running*

GOSHI: Ah! There it is! The cat with a toupee-like pattern on a white background!

HIKARU: Roger that! Uwah! Ah, it ran away! Tatsu, it ran away!

TATSUHIRO: I got it! … Damn it! It ran so fast. Yuta! I’ll leave it to ya!

YUTA: Okay! Leave it to me! Over here, kitty~ Come over here~

Cat: *meows aggressively*

YUTA: Ahhh! Ouch, ouch, ouch! *sighs* I am sorry for scaring you! But, but! This is our job!

GOSHI: Hold it securely!! Do you really want to have instant cup noodles for dinner tonight?!

TATSUHIRO: I’ve eaten it twice in a row now. I want to get paid and eat a good meal.

HIKARU: Meat! Meat! Meat!

YUTA: Ahhh, dang it! I don’t know where it went!

GOSHI: Ahh, goddammit! Got no progress at all! Let’s just go back to the office first.

HIKARU: *sighs in exasperation* If we say that we let the cat get away, will Leader get angry again?

TATSUHIRO: Being angry is still fine. What’s more terrifying is when he smiles while saying “Thank you for your hard work” to us.

GOSHI: I mean, for how long will this kind of mission last? This job is becoming like a chore.

YUTA: Gochin! You shouldn’t be saying those things! We are a multitask kind of shop. We have to do everything.

GOSHI: That’s just on the surface. If we continue like this, then won’t we really become a jack of all trades and master of none?

—-

*Footsteps approaching, door opening*

HIKARU: We’re back! We just arrived!

KENTO: Welcome back.

MIKADO: Everyone, thank you for your hard work in finding the cat.

YUTA: Uhm… About that… Actually…. We still haven't found the cat.

Cat: Meow!

GOSHI: Huh?!

Everyone: Ehhh???

HIKARU: This pattern and that arrogant look… It’s the kitty that we are looking for!

YUTA: Why?! What is it doing here??

MOMOTARO: It came towards me when I was walking in front of the office.

TATSUHIRO: As expected of Momotaro.

MIKADO: Momotasu is popular with the animals, right!?

GOSHI: What the hell is that

YUTA: We were searching for it so hard… What’s even the purpose of that now?

KENTO: It was just a waste of effort. Thank you for your help though.

GOSHI: Tsk! Really can’t do this no longer. I mean can’t I take on some more serious work?

KENTO: Can you please stop blaming the mission for your lack of results?

GOSHI: Huuuhh?!

YUTA: Ok! Gochin and Kenken too, stop right there!

MIKADO: Our office would have closed down long ago if it wasn’t for Kenti’s professionalism. Now, we should be thankful for any job.

HIKARU: But you know, if we keep going on like this, we’re really going to become just a group of handymen! We are exorcists after all!

KAZUNA: It doesn’t have to be anything—

YUTA: Waaah!

KAZUNA: —But it can be something a part of your daily life, you know.

YUTA: You scared me!

TATSUHIRO: Leader, since when did you—

KAZUNA: We have to be vigilant of our surroundings at all times. After all, no one knows when the devil will appear. For that reason, it is critical that we take on trivial tasks and incorporate them into our regular routines in order to notice any subtle changes.

KENTO: What he said is right.

HIKARU: Oka~y.

KAZUNA: Thank you for your hard work in finding the cat. After speaking with the client, I was informed that they will be picking it up shortly.

TATSUHIRO: Really? That’s great.

YUTA: Yippiee! Finally, I have something to eat!

HIKARU: Yayyy! Meat, meat!

KAZUNA: Also, I have something I want to say before we eat. Actually, I received a notice from the church.

MIKADO: *shrieks* From the church, you say?

GOSHI: What is it? Is there a problem?

KAZUNA: Mhmm, it seems like there’s a lot of devil-related incidents lately.

MOMOTARO: Hmm, certainly. It feels like there is an evil spirit permeating the whole city.

TATSUHIRO: But I think most of them are merely low-level devils that are not worthy of being mentioned.

KAZUNA: According to the investigation by the church, it appears that someone is attempting to unleash the long-sealed devilic power.

YUTA: Ehh?

MIKADO: So this devil… is it the lord of flies, Beelzebub? Or is it Mammon? No, wait! Ain’t no way, but is it the LUCIFER?!

TATSUHIRO: As expected of the walking devil expert.

MOMOTARO: When it comes to the knowledge of devils, nobody can compare to Mika.

KAZUNA: The church gave us a mission.

KENTO: As you go about your everyday business, you must also look into the movements of the devils. Goshi, ain’t that a relief? As you had hoped, you were finally given a respectable mission.

GOSHI: You— Are you looking for a fight?!

KAZUNA: Goshi. Calm down.

GOSHI: Guh…

KAZUNA: That being said, I hope that everyone will work together. The main force in charge of the devil investigation will be—-

YUTA: Yes, yes!! I want to be part of the main force please!

HIKARU: Ehh? Yuta, that’s unusual for you. Don't you generally detest embarking on such frightful missions?

KAZUNA: I apologise, but this time I will take a few elites…. That’s right. People like Goshi, Momo, and myself who have real battle experience. All three of us.

YUTA: But I want to help too!

MIKADO: What’s the matter? You are very eager about this. It’s not like you, Yutaso.

TATSUHIRO: Are you really so keen to track down the devil?

YUTA: That is…

GOSHI: It’s alright, ain’t it? … I’ll keep an eye on him.

YUTA: Gochin…

GOSHI: Don’t hold us back, got it?

YUTA: Yep! Thanks! *hugs*

GOSHI: Hnngh! Stop glomping onto me all the time!!! Ugh… Ok this should be fine.

KAZUNA: …Hmm. If Goshi said so, then let’s bring him with us. Momo, are you okay with this request?

MOMOTARO: Just leave it to me.

MIKADO: The four of you, please be careful.

HIKARU: Don’t act too stubbornly!

KENTO: Please remember to notify me if you come across any sexy devils.

TATSUHIRO: Kento, you…

KAZUNA: I hope others will keep this in mind. As exorcists, we must deny the devils their existence. We have to annihilate them.

—

Scene 2

HARUHI: Let’s take a drink!

AKANE: A toast!

TOMOHISA: Thank you everyone for your hard work.

RYUJI: …This is delicious~

YUDUKI: After work, having a drink is truly a unique experience. It cannot be compared.

MIROKU: When I drink it on an empty stomach, I feel particularly joyful.

RYUJI: This is our indispensable secret to staying youthful.

AKANE: Really? I assumed you were around my age when we first met, Ryuji. It surprised me that you are a devil who has lived a lot loooonger than I have—

RYUJI: Can we not talk about my age?

AKANE: Sorry, sorry~

HARUHI: However, to be honest, the work this time is super easy~

MIROKU: We did a wonderful job of meeting the client's needs.

YUDUKI: The commission was to get rid of the person the wife was having an affair with, right?

RYUJI: That’s right. Humans are such hopeless creatures, to be honest. They're completely self-centered and only consider themselves.

HARUHI: In conclusion, to be influenced by this so-called love is ultimately unfathomable.

MIROKU: After all, us devils don’t harbor such feelings.

AKANE: Ehh? But I do have some aspirations in mind~ Loving just one person wholeheartedly is romantic, isn't it?

RYUJI: The client must, however, give over half of his life for this love. Since human life is already brief, I find the decision to be somewhat incomprehensible.

YUDUKI: Indeed, and what makes humans think we are all alike? It is clear that we are entirely distinct entities from them.

HARUHI: That’s so true! We’re doing things that humans are incapable of achieving yet they don't suspect anything. Are they feigning ignorance?

RYUJI: How can that be? They wouldn't have come here in the first place if they were that intelligent, after all. They are merely a group of beings struggling with their vile greed and self-interest.

TOMOHISA: Everyone, settle down. Their commission is the reason we are able to live this kind of life. Do not speak of them in that way.

RYUJI: Fine, fine.

TOMOHISA: On the contrary, we ought to be appreciative of their stupidity and inner filth.

YUDUKI: Tomohisa-san’s statement sounds the most ironic….

HARUHI: But, but, that’s what humans are, isn't it? It's because we believe we can mercilessly wipe out humankind!

MIROKU: By the way, Tomohisa-san, you performed flawlessly this time in every regard.

TOMOHISA: Heh…Thank you.

RYUJI: If all devils could kill people as cleanly as Tomo does, that would be fantastic. It’s somewhat annoying that there seem to be an increasing number of troublesome devils lately.

MIROKU: Additionally, there are now more low-level devils than before.

YUDUKI: It can only be regarded as pure aesthetics when they’re erased without leaving any trace, right?

TOMOHISA: We must use greater caution and avoid making the devil's presence too conspicuous.

HARUHI: Could it be a devil from another organization?

TOMOHISA: No.

RYUJI: Could it be related to the incident we have been investigating?

AKANE: What investigation?

HARUHI: Is it about the one from our clan? I really want to meet him soon.

TOMOHISA: *chuckles* There is no rush. But now that we have located his whereabouts, perhaps it is time to pay him a visit.

—

*phone ringing*

HIKARU: Greetings, we do everything from performing pest control to locating people, this is Nightmare. Ehh? Ahh… Okay, I’ll transfer you now… Leader, the church is on the phone.

KAZUNA: Ok, I have transferred it…. Oh, I understand. We will be right there. *hangs up phone*

KENTO: What is it?

KAZUNA: According to the church, they felt a powerful mystical force in an abandoned tunnel on the outskirts of the city. They ordered us to go check it out immediately.

YUTA: An abandoned tunnel? And it's already so late? It must be completely dark! Uwaa! Well, is a ghost present?

KENTO: What are you talking about? If an exorcist is afraid of ghosts, how can he deal with devils?

YUTA: Ughhh… I’ll be fine! It’s okay!

KAZUNA: As previously discussed, Goshi, Yuta, Momo, and I are going to visit the site to have a look. The others will have to wait in the office. Please contact me if you have any concerns.

TATSUHIRO: Got it.

HIKARU: Be careful. Make sure to come back safely.

MIKADO: I'll wait for you while chanting an exorcism spell.

GOSHI: While you chant slowly, I’ll finish them in one go.

HIKARU: Yoo! You are indeed a nonconformist!

MOMOTARO: Do not die too soon.

KAZUNA: I’m looking forward to what you two will do.

YUTA: Then, we will be going!

*door closes*

MIKADO: They are gone. Please may God bless them.

TATSUHIRO: The other three would be fine, but I am a little worried about Yuta.

KENTO: He should be fine if he’s with those members.

MIKADO: You…are probably right.

HIKARU: But, but isn't it better to be optimistic~?

TATSUHIRO: What’s good about it?

HIKARU: Sheesh, Tatsu! Stop saying such weird things!

TATSUHIRO: You too though! Didn't you previously mention that Yuta rarely took on such a terrifying task?

HIKARU: Hehhh~ Did I really say so? But for me, I super totes trust Yutan though!

MIKADO: Kenti and Go-san, you and Yutaso grew up together, right? The three of you are always together, was there anything different?

KENTO: Oh… Nope, I don’t know.

TATSUHIRO: You don’t have to discuss it as long as it doesn't interfere with work. But if it does affect at all, then I want you to talk about it. As your comrade, I want to know.

*sudden whooshing sounds*

TATSUHIRO: Ugh?!

HIKARU: Ehh? What? What is it?

HARUHI: Yah~ Yaahh~ Exorcists, good evening~!

AKANE: We understand that you feeble humans might be too tired at this late hour, but please pardon us; now is the time for activities.

KENTO: This oppressive atmosphere—

TATSUHIRO: Ahh, they seem to have come specifically to visit us.

HIKARU: Ehh?? This lot? Demons?! Why did they come to us here?

YUDUKI: Due to special circumstances, we chose to visit this person this time.

KENTO: Do you know where this is…?

TATSUHIRO: We exorcise devils for a living!

MIROKU: Of course, we know.

HARUHI: There’s someone we reallyyy want to meet!

HIKARU: Who is this person you wanna meet?

KENTO: By that, do you mean—?!

MIKADO: ….Tuuunk!!!!!!

HARUHI: Ehh??? What what what happened?

MIKADO: Up until recently, we have only exorcised low-level devils before… but this is the first time I have encountered a devil with such powerful power!! Ahhh!!!! I feel such deep emotions!!

TATSUHIRO: Mikado, you…

MIKADO: Yeah, if I touch it a little, it feels like—

AKANE: Hey! Ahaha!

MIKADO: Our body structure and skin texture are not much different. The left eye feels cold—

AKANE: Hey, stop it! It feels itchy!

MIKADO: Oh, my apologies! I didn’t expect that the devil’s skin could also be sensitive to stimulation… This is very useful information. Thank you!

MIROKU: Who is this guy?

YUDUKI: A dangerous person?

KENTO: Hahaha… He’s a total devil fan.

HARUHI: It’s not quite normal.

YUDUKI: …. I see. It seems like today is just an unlucky day.

MIROKU: There’s still some devilic aura left, but it doesn’t seem strong enough.

HIKARU: …Gehh?!

TATSUHIRO: How can an exorcist be scared??

HIKARU: But, but!

AKANE: Well, nevermind. We can always take care of these guys anyway.

HARUHI: Yeah, since we’ve already sent our greetings, let’s just go back today, huh.

MIKADO: Are you trying to escape?!

MIROKU: We have no interest in you.

TATSUHIRO: Take that!!

MIROKU: Ugh…!!

AKANE: Miroku!

YUDUKI: What happened just now?

HIKARU: Hehe! That’s Tatsu for you!

MIKADO: Tatsu-dono can fight devils with his bare hands!

KENTO: I’ve had this question for a long time, is he still considered an exorcist?

MIROKU: Although he’s human, he’s pretty powerful.

HARUHI: Miroku, are you okay?

MIROKU: Yeah. Well, this is how I can kill him without any hesitation.

AKANE: Stop!! Have you forgotten what Tomo said? Today is only for scouting. Come on, let's reserve the killing for next time.

YUDUKI: Let’s head back. In any case, we'll see each other again shortly.

MIROKU: I understand. You guys are lucky this time.

KENTO: They disappeared.

MIKADO: What on earth is going on?

TATSUHIRO: What those guys said just now… is really concerning.

HIKARU: I wonder if Yutan and the others are okay…

—

*Dripping sounds of water*

GOSHI: Tsk! Hey, stop sticking so close to me! I can hardly walk properly!

YUTA: But it’s pitch black in this tunnel! If something appeared out of nowhere, it would be terrifying!

KAZUNA: *chuckles* Yuta really is a coward.

MOMOTARO: It’s going to be fine. I don’t sense any ghosts or anything of the sort.

YUTA: Wah? What does that mean? So there’s also something else?!

MOMOTARO: Mhmm.

YUTA: Waah! Wait a minute! Don’t stop now!

MOMOTARO: *chuckles* Since you can shout so loudly, you should be okay.

GOSHI: Hey, what is that?

YUTA: *shrieks* What?? What is that?!

GOSHI: You’re so loud! Stop overreacting. There seems to be something deep in the tunnel.

KAZUNA: Let’s go over and take a look… Ah, these are… humans…

YUTA: —Wah! Everyone is dead. Who… Who would do such a thing?

GOSHI: Look! There’s a magic circle nearby.

MOMOTARO: Is this a devil’s ritual?

YUTA: If that’s the case…

GOSHI: Who is it?!

RYUJI: Haaa… When you meet for the first time, do you use this as your opening statement? Do you humans lack etiquette?

TOMOHISA: Even at this late hour, humans are still about. How unusual.

YUTA: Who are you?!

KAZUNA: Yuta, do not come to them any closer.

YUTA: Huh?

MOMOTARO: Don’t you understand? This place is filled with the essence of the devil.

KAZUNA: Also, they are of a different level from the ones we have expelled before.

YUTA: Eh?? In other words, the one standing in front of us is—

TOMOHISA: Thank you. There is no need for us to introduce ourselves.

GOSHI: Did you perform this ritual?

TOMOHISA: No. That is not our work.

RYUJI: We don’t do such a low-level of execution. If we did the killing, we would do it in a smarter way.

TOMOHISA: It was probably some cheap devils.

KAZUNA: Momo, what do you think?

MOMOTARO: They are correct. The magic circle drawn by this amateur emits a far more weaker magic force than that of the two of them.

TOMOHISA: It is wonderful that the misunderstanding appears to have been cleared up. Also, meeting you by chance was not something I anticipated.

KAZUNA: But you seem awfully happy about it though. What really is it?

RYUJI: Tomo, the members we dispatched there just got back to me. Some mystical power remains, they said.

MOMOTARO: Are the devils in the office too?

YUTA: No, there’s no way!

GOSHI: What did you do to those guys?!

TOMOHISA: Haha, do not get too excited. Today is just the prologue of the story. The real fun is yet to come.

RYUJI: Hey, it’s almost dawn. Should we head back?

TOMOHISA: Yes, Ryuji. You do not like the sun. We should meet at a later time. Next time, let's go somewhere pleasant to enjoy a cup of tea. Farewell.

GOSHI: Do you think you can escape?!

KAZUNA: Goshi!

GOSHI: Ahh!

MOMOTARO: Don’t we need to expel them?

KAZUNA: Momo, you understand, right? Compared to the devils we had encountered, they are not on the same level. We must also be prepared and mindful if we intend to exorcise them.

YUTA: They’re really… very powerful devils.

KAZUNA: Yuta, your face looks pale. Has it affected you?

YUTA: No… I’m fine—

GOSHI: Yuta!!

YUTA: (loses consciousness)

MOMOTARO: He lost consciousness.

KAZUNA: His pulse is fine. Let’s take him back to the office.

—

Scene 3

YUTA: Ughh……

KENTO: Hey, are you awake?

YUTA: Gochin… Kenken… I—

KENTO: You slept all night.

GOSHI: You were just scared because of the devil and you’re a little anemic, that’s all.

KENTO: Just like Goshi said, there is nothing wrong with your body. Also, I have something to tell you. There were devils in the office.

YUTA: Ehh??? What were they doing there?

GOSHI: Keep your mind off the pointless things. All they want to do is make fun of us humans.

KENTO: It was just a little prank, no need to take it seriously.

YUTA: Thank you. But I… I don’t know why I was so scared… Really… very scared.

GOSHI: ….

KENTO: Tatsuhiro was right to worry. You don't often go to places like that on the spur of the moment.

YUTA: …. Gochin, you saw the bodies of the humans killed by the devils in the tunnel. They were discarded like trash… They… Demons can do such cruel things without any care!

GOSHI: Haa… That’s what the devil does. It does not have anything to do with you.

YUTA: Of course it does!

KENTO: Yuta, it’s okay.

YUTA: Kenken…

KENTO: We grew up together, and we know about your strengths and weaknesses very well.

GOSHI: Yeah, you are a cowardly, weak, and emotional exorcist.

KENTO: But he is also the most gentle exorcist, right. It is impossible for an ordinary person to get along with such a sharp-tongued fool.

GOSHI: Hahh?! Do you have the right to criticize others? You always have conflicts with others all year round!

KENTO: There’s nothing I can do about it. I’m just too charming and also my troublesome physique.

GOSHI: Huhhhhh??

KENTO: You are an expert at handling this type of situation, aren't you, Yuta? If it weren't for you, I would most likely be living in the streets right now. Thanks to you, we are where we are now.

GOSHI: Don’t be too harsh on yourself.

KENTO: Yes yes, you can let Goshi handle the luggage you can’t carry.

GOSHI: Huh?! Why don’t you carry it?!

YUTA: You guys… Thank you… I love you!

GOSHI: Heh… Don’t forget. You are a human being just like us.

YUTA: Yeah.

—

*phone ringing*

HIKARU: Greetings, we do everything from performing pest control to locating people, this is Nightmare. Ah! Gochin?? … Hmm! Really? …. Haha, that’s great! …. Hmm! I’ll tell everyone! *hangs up phone* He said Yutan is awake.

MIKADO: That’s a relief.

MOMOTARO: I can finally rest assured.

TATSUHIRO: It goes without saying, you need to watch someone closely if they exhibit odd behavior.

HIKARU: Uhm, Tatsu. Why were you looking at me when you said that?

TATSUHIRO: When you encountered the devil in the office, you were shaking so much that it was unnatural. Also, I had never seen you thoroughly inspect the tools before.

MIKADO: What do the devils that Leader came across look like?

KAZUNA: They are definitely devils of the highest calibre. They ought to have the ability to steer the group based on their actions and words.

HIKARU: Were they really such strong devils?

MOMOTARO: I fear that both of them are devils that are more powerful than mere weaklings.

MIKADO: Uwaah!! Those are super super rare! I really want to see them in person!

TATSUHIRO: …. You’re still saying such casual things at a time like this.

KAZUNA: I have heard that the devils had visited this place previously. Could you elaborate on that?

MIKADO: Okay, there were four devils in total. They seem to be very interested in our situation.

TATSUHIRO: They said something about the devil’s breath and left quickly.

HIKARU: There can’t be any devils here! I don’t understand what they were talking about!

KAZUNA: I do not think it is necessary to completely believe what they say, but it is better to be vigilant.

*sound of doorbell ringing*

TATSUHIRO: Who is it?

MOMOTARO: Appointments are unlikely to be scheduled at this time.

HIKARU: Ah! It must be the Uber Eats I ordered just now! … Wait a minute, I’ll open the door right away! …. Ah!

TOMOHISA: Hello, exorcist… Hikaru, is it?

HIKARU: How do you know my name? Also, who are you?

TOMOHISA: Well, who am I indeed?

AKANE: There is no way we can tell you that easily!

HARUHI: The devil’s name is a top secret, okay~

HIKARU: What the heck, that ain’t fair! Wait! You’re from yesterday! Everyone, this is bad! The devils from yesterday are back again!

TATSUHIRO: Huh??

MOMOTARO: What… is exactly going on?

RYUJI: Don’t be so nervous. We're here today to have a meaningful conversation with you~

MIKADO: W–What should we do? Leader?

KAZUNA: Since they are officially visiting, we will consider them as our guests. Let them come in.

MIROKU: Kazuna-san is indeed the church’s elite exorcist. Kazuna-san is so calm and composed.

AKANE: Then, excuse our intrusion~

HARUHI: No thank you for tea or coffee. If you want to entertain me, then let’s have some fresh human blood.

HIKARU: Yikes!

HARUHI: Oh, you look so frightened, it’s embarrassing. Besides, your blood doesn’t taste good, so pass!

HIKARU: Eh?! It doesn’t taste good? This is a shock to me!

YUDUKI: Okay, Haru. Stop talking nonsense.

KAZUNA: Since you have come all the way here to visit us, is there anything you want?

TOMOHISA: Yes, I don’t like beating around the bush, so I will get straight to the point. You saw the ritual in the tunnel yesterday, didn’t you?

MOMOTARO: Yeah.

TOMOHISA: We want to find the one responsible for that.

TATSUHIRO: Was it the killing ritual? Wasn’t it your accomplices who did that?

RYUJI: How is that possible? Really, how can human brains be so stupid?

YUDUKI: We wouldn’t kill humans so roughly.

HARUHI: Elegant and clever, that’s our style at OBS!

AKANE: That ritual was not performed by us but by other devils.

MIROKU: It’s really uncomfortable to be lumped together just because they are all devils.

TOMOHISA: We dislike drawing attention to ourselves. In human society, we desire to live in freedom, grace, and without interference. Anyone attempting to disturb this tranquilly will not be allowed to leave.

MOMOTARO: If you find the ones involved, what will you do?

TOMOHISA: Give them the punishment they deserve.

KAZUNA: I understand your request. But, why do you want to cooperate with us?

AKANE: Huh? Of course, it’s because you’re exorcists!

MIKADO: Is it really that simple?

HARUHI: Of course! You are experts in exorcism, so finding devils is a piece of cake for you.

RYUJI: Well, how is it? I do not want to hear any other answers except “Yes”.

KAZUNA: ….

TOMOHISA: Cooperate with us and together we shall vanquish the devils that are disturbing the tranquility of this city.

—

GOSHI: I absolutely object! Collaborating with the devils? Impossible!

KENTO: Goshi, don’t let your emotions get the better of you. Working with them could have some advantages.

MIKADO: They ought to be more knowledgeable about devils than we are.

TATSUHIRO: So we can use their knowledge of devils, right?

MOMOTARO: “Since I’ve eaten poison, I have to eat the whole plate” …. Right?

KAZUNA: I believe that cooperation is perfectly acceptable. What are everyone's thoughts?

MOMOTARO: Since Leader has said so… Well, I have no objection.

GOSHI: Tsk….

KAZUNA: We are not trying to get along with them. Their affable demeanour does not alter the fact that they are devils. We simply have the same interests in mind this time.

TATSUHIRO: I will follow Leader’s judgment too.

MOMOTARO: If anything goes wrong, I’m prepared to die together with you…

KENTO: Wow, you’re really reliable.

HIKARU: Uhh… I’m just nervous working with the devil. By the way, is YUTAn gonna be okay? Is he not going to faint again?

YUTA: Eh? Me?

TATSUHIRO: Hikaru, you have no right to criticize others. Don't keep trembling and complain about having trouble falling asleep at night.

HIKARU: Uhh…

MIKADO: Though there are undoubtedly still some concerns, this could be a quick way to defeat the devil.

HIKARU: Ugh… Yeah, that’s right.

KAZUNA: Please do not hesitate to ask me if there are any questions.

HIKARU: Leader, thank you!

KENTO: It appears that the conversation achieved some results. So we've chosen to work together temporarily.

—

Scene 4

*sound of car engine turning off, door of the car closing*

HIKARU: Okay, here we are. Before the sun sets, let's get rid of the pests!

RYUJI: Haa… Having to work while it’s still daylight… This is the worst.

AKANE: That’s true, but it’s already evening and it’s almost dark.

HIKARU: Geh… I’m so scared! Could you please not show up so unexpectedly? It's too frightening to work with companions like you. I have to be on my guard at all times!

KENTO: Not companions, this is just cooperation.

RYUJI: If you wish to give up being human and become a devil, I can assist you at any time~

MIROKU: However, if you do not have enough power, you will be reduced to dust.

MOMOTARO: Don't squander time. We should be able to complete the assignment smoothly now that we have resolved to work together.

AKANE: Haha, so serious. But then again, pest control has nothing to do with exorcism, right? Do you guys do these things on a regular basis?

KENTO: Our commissions are basically odd jobs like pest control, finding pets, or investigating somewhere.

MOMOTARO: Surprisingly, there are frequent indications of devils hidden in such missions.

MIROKU: It is indeed the kind of rusticity that is unique to humans.

KENTO: That pity sounds so harsh, can you please stop saying that?

AKANE: So, what was today’s commission?

KENTO: According to the client, an abandoned warehouse had become a gathering place for vermin, causing her a headache.

HIKARU: By the way, this job was also brought in by Ken-chan?

KENTO: The client is a 26-year-old single female teacher, and she’s really pretty. She seems to have a crush on me… Oh gosh, it’s obviously work, it’s really a headache.

MIROKU: Although she’s human, she looks like a succubus.

AKANE: Hahaha, sometimes humans are more like devils than the devils themselves.

HIKARU: Ahh! What was that just now?

MOMOTARO: Was it a cry?

AKANE: Let’s go check it out!

*sound of door opening*

KENTO: This is…

RYUJI: Bats.

HIKARU: But! Isn't it odd to see so many bats jammed into a space like this?

MOMOTARO: I can sense the presence of devils. They have probably assembled here on purpose.

KENTO: It must be quite a lot to deal with so many bats.

MOMOTARO: Of course, it’s not impossible…. It would take a lot of our energy.

AKANE: Ehh? Aren’t you exaggerating?

MIROKU: It’s just dusting.

HIKARU: No no, that’s too exaggerated!

RYUJI: Hmph… Lowly humans ought to observe from the sidelines. *whistles*

HIKARU: Wow! Is this real? The bat just flew away like that!

KENTO: How did you do that?

RYUJI: The three of us have a natural affinity with bats.

HIKARU: That’s amazing! Demons are really good at getting rid of pests! If you make this your job, you will definitely get a lot of commissions and the demand will be overwhelming!

MIROKU: That does not sound like a compliment to us.

HIKARU: I’m definitely praising you guys! Anyway, since I’m asking for help, it’s inconvenient to not know your names, right? I don’t even know how to address you guys! Please tell me your names!

AKANE: Ah, you’re trying to get our names again!

RYUJI: (In disbelief) There is no way we can tell you! For us, the name is like the soul.

MIROKU: If others find out, it is equivalent to them discovering our weakness.

HIKARU: Eh?? What? I don’t understand! We are not enemies now and we will not mistreat one another… In that case, then I will give you names myself! That’s right… the orange-haired guy over there, you look like a pig, and the other guy over there who looks aloof and has sharp eyes—

AKANE: Wait, wait a minute! Your naming sense is so bad, I can’t stand it! Although I won’t tell you our real name, everyone calls me Akane.

MIROKU: … I’m Miroku.

RYUJI: Oh what a hassle. I’m Ryuji.

HIKARU: Then I’ll call you Akanechin, Mi-sama, and Ryuchin. Please take care of me from now on!

MIROKU: Mi-sama….

HIKARU: I feel like you exude a noble aura like His Highness.

AKANE: Hahah, but it suits Miroku very well!!

KENTO: Heh… You’re really good. You can actually get names from the devils and give them nicknames.

MOMOTARO: Hikaru can get along with everyone. There is no friend in this world that he can’t make.

—

*sound of message notification*

MIKADO: I received a message from Kenti. The pest control mission was successfully completed.

TATSUHIRO: That was pretty quick.

GOSHI: Those guys didn’t interfere with the work.

MIKADO: It appears that their assistance was the sole reason they were able to complete it so smoothly. Also, they seemed to have become familiar with each other and even sent me selfies. Take a look.

GOSHI: …Tsk, how leisurely.

KAZUNA: That’s great. I am relieved I left it to them.

YUTA: Hikarun, even though he was so scared before, he was able to become close to them…

TATSUHIRO: Do you feel left out?

YUTA: Eh?? No, that’s not what I meant… I just said it casually…

KAZUNA: It is still necessary to remain vigilant against devils, so your concerns are not misplaced.

*phone ringing*

MIKADO: Oh, there’s a phone call.

KAZUNA: Hello, this is Nightmare.

TOMOHISA: Hi, Kazuna.

KAZUNA: Calling me by my first name suddenly seems a little too familiar, doesn't it?

TOMOHISA: It’s fine. We are companions now.

KAZUNA: What’s the matter?

TOMOHISA: Actually, we found out something interesting about the devil that did the ritual. I wanted to talk about it in our office.

KAZUNA. I understand. I will be there right away—

TOMOHISA: Pardon me but we are looking for someone else, not you. Can Yuta come alone?

KAZUNA: What is your reason for that?

TOMOHISA: Well, that is… He knows it best. If he does not come alone, I will not tell you the information.

KAZUNA: Fine, I understand. *phone hanging up* Yuta, can you come to the OBS office now?

YUTA: Eh?! Me?

KAZUNA: Their condition is that you go there alone.

GOSHI: This is a trap no matter how you look at it.

TATSUHIRO: It’s too obvious.

MIKADO: However, if we do not follow their conditions, we will not receive the information.

GOSHI: But still! We can’t fall into their trap so easily!

YUTA: It’s okay! I’ll go! I’ll definitely get the information!

KAZUNA: Tatsuhiro, could you please stay nearby? If anything happens, you can support Yuta at any time.

TATSUHIRO. I got it.

GOSHI: Even if we hide, the other party will definitely find us.

KAZUNA: We do not plan to hide. We need to let them know that we are likewise on guard. Yuta, you should also keep vigilant against them.

YUTA: Okay! I will be leaving now.

*door closing*

MIKADO: That’s really strange. Why on earth would they want to go look for Yutaso?

KAZUNA: It is not clear yet but there must be some special reason.

—

*door opening*

YUTA: Wow, it’s so luxurious! It’s totally different from our office.

HARUHI: Ah, Yuta-kun!

YUDUKI: You've arrived.

YUTA: … Are you twins?

YUDUKI: Tomohisa-san is waiting for you inside. Please come in.

YUTA: Ah… Yeah.

TOMOHISA: Greetings, I have been waiting for you for a long time.

YUTA: So then… What is the information that you want to tell me?

TOMOHISA: Let’s eat something first before we get down to business.

YUTA: Wow, it looks delicious!

YUDUKI: Please take a seat.

HARUHI: Actually, I’ve always wanted to talk to you, Yuta-kun! So I’m glad to meet you!

YUTA: Then… I won’t be polite. Excuse me for being rude.

TOMOHISA: Today, as a token of our closeness, we have prepared a special grape juice for you. *sound of pouring* Thank you for coming today. A toast.

HARUHI & YUDUKI: Cheers!

YUTA: Then, I’ll be nice…. *drinks* Ehh? What is this? It’s delicious!

TOMOHISA: Hehe…. As long as it suits your taste, that’s good.

YUDUKI: Is the grape juice really delicious?

HARUHI: Do you really think so?

YUTA: Mhmm! It’s delicious! I’ve never tasted grape juice this delicious! And, I felt a little nostalgic while drinking it… It’s mysterious!

HARUHI: That’s great! We prepared it just to make you feel good!

YUTA: Hmm? Ah… Uhm, thank you.

TOMOHISA: It is a rare opportunity today, and if you are willing, we would like to hear your story.

YUTA: I don’t have any stories to tell….

HARUHI: Ah, in that case, can I ask you a question? Why did you become an exorcist?

YUTA: Why did I become an exorcist…. I can’t really say. Maybe it’s something my family has been doing for generations… Probably.

YUDUKI: So you have come from a family with a long history.

YUTA: It’s not that exaggerated! However, Gochin and Kenken, who grew up with me, both said that they wanted to become exorcists, so I thought, “I want to be one too!” and that’s how it happened….

HARUHI: So that’s how it is.

TOMOHISA: How is it? Do you like your job as an exorcist?

YUTA: Well… Although there were many difficulties, my friends always helped me. Thanks to them, I can continue to do it.

TOMOHISA: It seems like you have some great friends around you.

YUDUKI: But they are all professional exorcists.

HARUHI: So, if they discovered Yuta-kun’s true secret, would they still consider you as a friend?

YUTA: What are you talking about?

TOMOHISA: There is nothing to hide between us. We already know your secret.

YUTA: Ah!!

HARUHI: Yuta-kun, you should really be our companion.

YUTA: What! No! I’m a human!

YUDUKI: You can’t be human.

YUTA: How can you be so sure?!

TOMOHISA: That glass of grape juice was delicious, right? …It was mixed with blood.

YUDUKI: That’s the devil’s favorite drink. Ordinary people would find the bloody smell too strong and wouldn’t be able to drink it.

YUTA: How could that be!

HARUHI: That’s why we keep asking you, is it really delicious?

TOMOHISA: You find it delicious, which is the best proof that you have devil blood flowing in your body.

—

MIKADO: So, how was it? What was it like on your first mission with a devil?

HIKARU: Well… It was really, no, I should say it went super smooth and fun!

KENTO: Although I can’t completely trust them, we can still communicate with them.

MOMOTARO: I can feel that there are some benefits to this collaboration.

HIKARU: Really, really! I’m a little sorry I was so scared of them before.

GOSHI: Aren’t ya about to be pulled over by them?

HIKARU: Huh? By the way, where are Yutan and Tatsu?

KAZUNA: They are going to the office across the street now. They asked Yuta to go there, so I asked Tatsuhiro to follow as an escort.

KENTO: Isn’t it dangerous?

KAZUNA: But it was the condition proposed by the other party.

MIKADO: They should be back soon.

*door opening*

HIKARU: Yutan?!

MOMOTARO: You came back very late. Are you okay?

KENTO: What happened to Yuta?

MIKADO: He locked himself in his room…

HIKARU: Ah, Tatsu! You’re back. What’s going on?

Tatsu: Sorry, I don’t know either. He suddenly rushed out of their office and I just followed him.

KAZUNA: Really?

GOSHI: Ugh…! Those guys!

KENTO: Wait, where are you going?

GOSHI: Of course, go to them and ask them directly!

HIKARU: Ah, he left.

KAZUNA: I will go take a look too. I will leave Yuta in your hands.

MIKADO: Leader, be careful.

MOMOTARO: If anything happens, please contact us immediately.

KAZUNA: Yeah.

*footsteps leaving*

KENTO: Next is… *knocks on door* Yuta, are you okay?

MIKADO: There’s no reaction.

HIKARU: Oh yeah, how about luring him out with some tasty snacks?

TATSUHIRO: He’s not a child anymore, how could he come out so easily with that?

HIKARU: Look! This is a macaron that the client who was looking for the cat sent me a few days ago! It has an appetizing glimmer and a sweet fragrance, and it looks delicious!

*Door opening*

HIKARU: Yutan!

MIKADO: Yutaso!

TATSUHIRO: Is this for real?

MOMOTARO: He actually came out because of the dessert…

KENTO: You really have no resistance towards sweets.

YUTA: Those macarons… Can I eat them?

HIKARU: Of course! You can eat as many colors as you like!

YUTA: Thank you… *Eats heartily*

KENTO: Uwa… such a huge treat, but ate it two… three… in one go…

TATSUHIRO: Having an appetite is a good thing.

YUTA: It’s really delicious… As expected, I really love sweet things the most… But…. But…. I actually said that those scary, horrible things tasted good… *crying*

MOMOTARO: What happened?

YUTA: I… have been hiding something from everyone.

KENTO: …Yuta!

YUTA: Thank you, Kenken. But I don’t want to hide it from anyone anymore.

MIKADO: Hiding what?

TATSUHIRO: Yuta, tell us.

YUTA: Actually… I… I’m not human.

—

Scene 5

RYUJI: Heh… You actually let Yuta drink that stuff.

AKANE: And then? How was it??

HARUHI: He said it was delicious!

YUDUKI: His response exceeded our expectations.

MIROKU: In other words, he is—

*Door suddenly opening*

HARUHI: Uwah! You scared me!

RYUJI: Isn’t it rude to open the door so suddenly?

GOSHI: You guys… What did you do to Yuta?!

TOMOHISA: That is a very rude way of greeting. I guess we did not invite you over though.

KAZUNA: I apologize for his intrusion, however, it seems that you also did something unkind to my companion.

HARUHI: You’re making a big fuss over nothing. We didn’t do anything excessive.

YUDUKI: We just confirmed his real identity.

KAZUNA: ….

RYUJI: Huh? You’re not surprised at all.

GOSHI: Did you know about this for a long time?

KAZUNA: Well, I just found out about it recently. I would not go into details, but I stumbled upon Yuta’s story during a solo mission. But even with the connections of the church, I could not find any detailed information, so I guess there might be something hidden.

TOMOHISA: You are really skilled. It is a pity to let you be a human. We do not intend to hide it, so we will tell you…. Yuta has the blood of a devil.

GOSHI: ….!!

HARUHI: That was a long time ago though~

YUDUKI: Once upon a time, there was an excellent exorcist who was sent to seal a high-level devil.

MIROKU: It was the exorcist who slowly opened the heart of the lonely devil, and eventually, the two of them fell in love.

AKANE: The child born between them is neither human nor devil, but a hybrid. It is taboo for both humans and devils~

TOMOHISA: Because that exorcist broke a taboo, his entire clan was exterminated, but it seems that there are still some survivors.

RYUJI: The descendant of that survivor is Yuta.

—

YUTA: I’m sorry I kept it a secret from everyone until now.

HIKARU: Yutan… is actually a devil… No way, how is this possible?

TATSUHIRO: It’s really hard to accept it all at once…

MIKADO: Could it be that Kenti knows about this?

KENTO: Goshi and I both know about it. After all, we have known each other for a long time.

MOMOTARO: But if we trace our ancestors back a long time ago, even if there is devil’s blood, it should have been diluted by now.

MIKADO: Yes! We have been with Yuta for so long, but we have never felt that there is any devilish aura from Yuta!

YUTA: No… The devilic power in my body is getting stronger. I think the little bit of blood mixed in the juice just now tasted good.

KENTO: It seems like they are testing you on purpose.

YUTA: I’m different from you guys… I’m a devil. Every morning is getting harder and harder, maybe soon I’ll just say blood tastes really good.

MIKADO: Yutaso…

TATSUHIRO: What are you gonna do now?

YUTA: I’m no longer qualified to be an exorcist. I can’t stay here anymore.

HIKARU: Ehh?!

KENTO: Yuta, calm down!

YUTA: I’m leaving… this place. Up until now, thank you… everyone.

—

TOMOHISA: And with that, we wanted to accept him as our companion.

GOSHI: What? Don’t even think about it!

RYUJI: But for Yuta, this might be a better choice, right? He seems to be more like us lately.

GOSHI: There’s no way—

HARUHI: Lately, have his mood swings been more severe than before?

MIROKU: Also feeling tired in the morning and it’s hard to get up…

YUDUKI: There should be other signs.

GOSHI: …!!!

AKANE: See, this is our proof that he is turning into a devil~

GOSHI: That’s just your wild guess!

YUDUKI, No, it is the truth.

TOMOHISA: If this continues, Yuta will eventually be unable to suppress the devil in him.

GOSHI: Even so, I won’t hand over Yuta to you! He is our—

MIROKU: Maybe your companions don’t think so?

GOSHI: What did you just say?! Hey, say something too!

KAZUNA: This is not something we can decide.

GOSHI: Haa?!

KAZUNA: This is Yuta’s own business. We must first ask him clearly what he wants.

*Phone ringing*

KAZUNA: It’s Hikaru calling. Hello?

HIKARU: Leader! There’s trouble! Yutan ran away from the office!

KAZUNA: Huh?

HIKARU: Everyone is looking for him now, but they can’t find him at all. What should we do?

KAZUNA: We will look for him soon. *hangs up phone* Yuta is missing. Goshi, do you have any ideas where he might have gone?

GOSHI: The cake shop in front of the station, the sweets shop in the shopping street, and… That guy always eats sweets!

RYUJI: Wrong. Yuta is not in those places.

GOSHI: Tsk! You act like you know everything….

TOMOHISA: Demons have a much stronger sense of smell than humans.

AKANE: Yuta is a half-blood, and his aura is completely different from the other devils.

YUDUKI: If it were us, we would know his whereabouts very quickly.

GOSHI: Then lead the freaking way!

MIROKU: Is that your attitude when asking for help?

HARUHI: I was going to tell you guys… but now I suddenly don’t want to say it.

GOSHI: !!

KAZUNA: Please tell us. We cannot leave Yuta alone.

TOMOHISA: Then, let’s make a contract to exchange information.

KAZUNA: Contract?

RYUJI: The devil won’t help you for free. No matter how small the matter is, a contract is required.

TOMOHISA: I want you to give us some of your blood. *chuckles* I am VERY interested in your blood.

GOSHI: Are you freaking kidding me?

KAZUNA: Ok, I agree.

GOSHI: ….!!! Hey!

KAZUNA: As long as it is to save Yuta, I do not mind.

RYUJI: (mocking) Wow, that’s really touching~! Humans are such strange creatures.

TOMOHISA: Oh, do not worry. We do not need it right now. We will come to you when we need it.

KAZUNA: ….

GOSHI: Hey, tell us where he is!

MIROKU: If you continue to be so rude, I am afraid I won’t be able to help but kill you.

KAZUNA: If that happens, then I would have to stop you.

TOMOHISA: *chuckles*

RYUJI: Akane, have you found where Yuta is?

AKANE: Yeah, I roughly know the location.

GOSHI: Let’s get going!

—

YUTA: Haa… What should I do next? I can no longer stay with everyone.

*Footsteps approaching*

YUTA: —Who is it?!

DEVIL: Greetings.

YUTA: Uh, who are you? Mister? Have we met before?

DEVIL: Although this is the first time we meet, I know you very well because we have the same blood.

YUTA: Ehh??

DEVIL: The devil your ancestor mated with is from our bloodline. Mixed blood devils have powers we do not have. I hope that you can join us as companions.

YUTA: You want me to be your companion?

DEVIL: That’s right. I performed a ritual to increase the demonic power within you. Did you see it?

YUTA: A ritual… Could it be?!

DEVIL: Yes, that magic circle in the tunnel.

YUTA: —!! You killed those innocent people for something like this?!

DEVIL: This kind of thing? For us, this is a big deal. To welcome you as our companion.

YUTA: …Ugh! That’s too cruel! I will never be a companion to such a person!

DEVIL: Oh? So what are you going to do next? You are neither human nor devil, so who do you expect to accept you?

YUTA: I, that…

DEVIL: Haa... you are so useless. You are just a half-baked person.

GOSHI: Yuta!!!

YUTA: Ah!

HIKARU: Sorry for being late.

YUTA: You, you guys... why are you here...

DEVIL: Tsk, a bunch of troublesome guys.

MIKADO: Were you bullied by this demon?!

MOMOTARO: That's unforgivable.

TATSUHIRO: I'm going to beat him up.

KENTO: We’re not that desperate…

KAZUNA: Everybody stand back.

HIKARU· Leader!

KAZUNA: I will never forgive anyone who dares to harm our treasured companions.

YUTA: Kazunachi! This demon is dangerous! He was responsible for the rituals in that tunnel!

KAZUNA: It's okay.

DEVIL: Hmph, you are just an ordinary human, what can you do?

KAZUNA: I will make you shut up your filthy mouth real quick... Amen.

DEVIL: Aaaaaaahhhhh!!

HIKARU: So strong!

MIKADO: The demon disappeared in an instant.

TATSUHIRO: I haven't seen Leader's spells for a long time.

MOMOTARO: As expected, you are a top-class exorcist certified by the church.

KAZUNA: Yuta, are you okay?

YUTA: Yeah…

HARUHI: Wow, what a wonderful exorcism!

YUDUKI: There is no trace left.

RYUJI: Are you guys stupid? Can't we just capture them alive and extract information from them before solving the problem?

AKANE: There's nothing we can do about it. Humans are just emotional.

MIROKU: We cannot understand people who act impulsively because of anger.

RYUJI: Hey, Tomo, you think so too, right? Uh, why are you crying?

TOMOHISA: No, their bond is something to admire, fragile yet beautiful, it is just so stupid...

AKANE: Tomo really has no resistance to beautiful things.

TOMOHISA: Although humans are filthy and hateful, the way they try their best to survive in it is truly irreplaceable.

KENTO: I see, you weren't praising us at all.

GOSHI: It's just a waste of time to talk about this. Let's go back quickly.

MIKADO: It's really strange, once I feel relieved, I suddenly feel hungry.

HIKARU: I want to eat yakiniku! Let's go out and eat together!

TATSUHIRO: Where does the money for yakiniku come from?

HIKARU: Woopsie

MOMOTARO: Are you eating instant noodles again today?

KENTO: You can't eat instant noodles or those additives.

KAZUNA: It tastes great when we eat together.

YUTA: ….

GOSHI: Hey, Yuta, what are you doing? Come here quickly.

YUTA: Eh? Can I... go too?

KAZUNA: Of course. You are our companion, and I don't remember the church allowing you to leave.

YUTA: *cries* Thank you!

—

YUTA: Everyone! I have something very, very, very important to tell you!

GOSHI: It's so noisy! You suddenly want to say something so loudly.

HIKARU: Now that you mention it, I feel a little nervous.

TATSUHIRO: You're not saying you've decided to leave, are you?

YUTA: No, I plan to continue to be an exorcist in Nightmare! No, I should say that I will work harder!

MIKADO: I feel relieved when you say that.

YUTA: However, I am a half-demon and half-human, so I am a half-witted existence. So, I want to turn it into an advantage and work hard to become stronger!

MOMOTARO: What do you mean by turning it into an advantage?

YUTA: Yeah! That is... although he is an exorcist, he is also a demon! Something like that, right?

GOSHI: Isn't that what it means literally?

TATSUHIRO: Is it being a hybrid?

YUTA: I think so! I need to receive training and learn how to control the power of the devil in my body!

MIKADO: That is great!

KENTO: That is good for you. We already have Goshi, who is considered a nonconformist by the church, so having another demon hybrid shouldn't be a problem.

GOSHI: Are you looking for trouble?!

KENTO: I'm just stating the facts.

YUTA: This was actually Kazunachi's advice to me!

KAZUNA: After this incident, we realized that there might be dangerous factors that the church has not yet grasped. In this case, Yuta's presence is very helpful to us.

MIKADO: Tunk! A new era that will overturn history is about to arrive!

HIKARU: I agree! After all, the last time we were on a mission together, we worked well with the devil!

MOMOTARO: Yes, indeed.

TATSUHIRO: They were the ones who told us Yuta’s location before.

YUTA: Eh? Really? Could it be that... They saved me?

GOSHI: How could they be so kind? Those guys won't act without benefits. There must be some conspiracy.

HIKARU: But but! If the cooperation goes well, maybe we can even have a good meal!

MIKADO: I also want to be like Hikarun, and have a friendly relationship with the devil where we can use nicknames with each other!

*Door opening*

HARUHI: Wow, this office is still so shabby!

MIROKU: If we want to use this place, we may need to completely renovate it.

YUDUKI: And I think if all of us come in, it might be too crowded.

AKANE: Tomo, why don't you just buy the whole building? Wouldn't it be quicker to become the owner?

MIKADO: What are you doing here?

RYUJI: We are just here to invite Yuta.

KENTO: Just coming here to negotiate like this is too direct.

TOMOHISA: Besides, I haven't received the equivalent payment from Kazuna yet.

TATSUHIRO: The price?

HIKARU: Eh? Leader? You didn't agree to anything weird, did you?

MOMOTARO: Do you want to take action?

KAZUNA: Don't worry, it's okay.

GOSHI: Yuta will not become a demon.

KENTO: Besides, we can't completely trust you.

RYUJI: Really? But Yuta is always welcome to us.

HARUHI: Wouldn't it be faster to just take him away directly?

YUDUKI: But it's better to solve the problem smoothly.

MIROKU: It's best to make a decision early.

TOMOHISA: We are… waiting for the right time.

HIKARU: Ehhh! I really should pay attention to my back!

YUTA: I'm fine now. I'm determined!

—

*Footsteps approaching*

KAZUNA: I am here to deliver the report.

COMMANDER: You arrived just in time.

KAZUNA: Regarding OBS which is operated by the devil, the murder of the client's wife's affair partner on the grounds of proxy revenge have been commissioned as planned, and have verified that the target has been killed. This is the report.

COMMANDER: I see. So how is the situation over there?

KAZUNA: We are still investigating his family. Although he has decided to continue to work for Nightmare, he still lacks maturity and is potentially a dangerous young man. I will continue to keep an eye on him.

COMMANDER: It also appears that the devils have extended an invitation to you.

KAZUNA: As expected, you are well-informed. However, I have sworn allegiance to God and will never compromise my morals by siding with the devil.

COMMANDER: That is a strong resolve. The most crucial aspect of being an exorcist is maintaining your integrity and refusing to be deceived by anyone.

KAZUNA: Yes, I will keep that in mind.

-END-

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