another interesting piece of exchange between mhin and leander that caught my eye 👁
indeed, it seems baffling that leander, our reliable man, our nice guy, the nicest of the nicest, just forgets to warn mc about such a tiny little detail, easily forgettable for sure — that eridia's streets are unsafe at night 💀
he quickly covers it up by flirting — and boy, can i wait (can't, need this game right now) to see more of such instances, because he seems to master this craft, and it is working on most people, — hinting at mc's beauty and/or the intimate (and it is intimate for mc, whether you like leander or not) moment they shared.
but do you know the most important, tasty nuanced thing this tiny, blink-and-you-miss-it dialogue reveals? leander doesn't care about mc, about their life and safety; he's niceys, it's all just an act. sure, cap, you might say, we already know leander is a manipulative titty shit, what's new? but look at it another way: we know this because rss kindly backed us up with all this additional info and content so we don't starve to death while waiting for the release (rss, i would have gone through content drought anyway. this is not a shade, take your time, i love you). now imagine playing this game for the first time without a pile of lore stacked at the back of your mind and seeing these discrepancies in his behaviour (check out my previous post on this), foreshadowing that he's not as good as he seems and his path might be dark and gritty as hell.
and now, my fellow leander girls/gays/whoever else is there, imagine how it would feel when leander cares (faints).
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Ride 785: Sakamichi's orders!!
Pag 1
1: From this year
2: I went from the one who receives orders
3: Onoda
Onoda!!
4: to the one who gives orders!!
Pag 2
1: Onoda Sakamichi, third Inter High
Pag 3
1: carrying the same bib number 3 as Makishima, as captain he will make history by making Sohoku win their third championship in a row!!
Pag 4
1: I'll give you your orders
When we enter the mountain, go ahead
Take the lead and climb!!
2: It's your order, take the mountain stage on the second day
When times are tough, all you need is one good goal to achieve!! “We'll carry you to the mountain”!!
I'll do my best to preserve my strength!!
3: Think....
Think of what's ahead, of what's happening now, and about the team
Pag 5
1: I have to make the best choice!!
2: Calm down....!!
Pfuuu...
Calm down
Pfuuu...
3: Look around you
4: I have to have a clear picture!!
5: The start of the mountain is approaching
6: The pack's atmosphere is changing!!
Pag 6
1: One person jumped ahead!!
2: The balance is broken!!
3: And several people are following!!
4: It's here, Onoda-kun, are you ready?
Yeah!!
5: The climbers are starting to move!!
Pag 7
1: We're entering the mountain!! From here on we're on the national highway 500!!
Pag 8
1: It's the mountain stage, climbing Mt- Hiko, once a sacred groun in Fukuoka!!
Pag 9
2: Once they pass one of the archways of the huge Shinto shrine made of stone of Mt. Hiko....
3: The real climb starts!!
Pag 10
1: Here Kyushu's Kumamoto Daichi's climber, Fujiwara, is moving!!
Kumadai is moving, chase him!!
2: I'm Higo's new generation, mokkosu!!
3: Waaaa things are getting hectic all of a sudden, teh.....!!
They're going one by one chasing Kumadai-san!!
4: Calm down, Rokudai
For now, it's enough that we stay at the front fo the pack. Our problem is....
Waaa, I'm calm...!!
Pag 11
1: Our problem....
2: Our main issue....
3: is when will he move!?
6: Ha.... Hakogaku is moving!?
Is the Sky Prince going!?
He stood up
Pag 13
3: Not... yet!?
4: He just reached out to take the bottle
That scared me...
We've only just entered the mountain so from their point of view it's not time to start yet?
6: Tch
7: Not yet.....?
Pag 14
1: His opponent is Onoda, so it will most probably turn into a close battle... so, thinking about that, he plans on starting from the most efficient place?
2: Could it be that he's waiting for the Mountain King to go?
The other way around....?
3: He plans on going once the “Mountain King” moves?
Manami is
4: waiting for the Mountain King
Is that so?
Waiting for me....
Pag 15
1: …. no!!
2: That's not it!!
3: Think of what's ahead, of what's happening now, and about the team
Teh!?
4: I have to make the best decision
Everyone!!
Pag 16
1: These are your orders!!
2: “Orders”!!
3: “Orders”!!
5: Onoda-san!!
6: Onoda-kun!!
Pag 17
1: 200m from now Manami-kun will move, I'll chase him, and leave everything else to you!!
2: Danchiku-kun!!
Yessir!!
3: Please get ahead, pull the team, and clear the mountain safely
4: Yessir!!
5: Imaizumi-kun and Naruko-kun, from now on preserve your strength and get ready for the finish line
Yeah...
6: Rokudai-kun....
Teh!!
Wait, Onoda
7: How...
Pag 18
1: do you know that Manami is going to move 200m from now!?
5: Telepathy...
6: He's waiting
7: Most likely!!
“Maybe”!!
8: The beginning of this mountain is full of zigzags
9: And Manami-kun's ranks are choosing to ride on the right side very close to the guardrail
10: On the mountain, the pack
Pag 19
1: when it's time to turn a series of zigzags, temporarily stretches vertically
If it's a left turn then the cyclists on the left will take the lead, and if it's a right turn then the cyclists on the right will do that
3: From the course map it says that from the next curve the slope will slightly increase
4: It's just a conjecture, but
5: I think Manami-kun will move there
So he's waiting
For the most advantageous position for jumping forward
Pag 20
1: the next right curve!!
Pag 21
1: Manami?
2: He's going to jump forward!?
3: At the next right curve!!
Pag 25
1: Manami jumped forward!! Here!?
Huuh!?
From the lead of the vertical line!!
He opened a gap too large to close in an instant!!
2: He really jumped forward!!
3: Hakogaku' Manami is pushing on
4: I'm going to accelerate at full throttle!!
Go, Onoda-kun!!
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