#p180

[readinginmars]

"I forgot how to possess a skill. Instead, the skill possessed me. All of me."

The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon

[leatherbounded]

Whoever made you feel like you don't deserve to be paid attention to was horribly unjust.

Marieke Nijkamp, from Kith & Kin

[texscan]

[anbi-group]

WIPCOOL Condensate Drain Pump P180

[deceptigoons-attack]

PIAGGIO AVANTI P180 II

[busra-tr]

- PATREON DOWNLOAD LIST - (JUL,2023)

(1-P167) // (2-P168) // (3-P169) // (4-P170) // (5-P171) //

(6-P172) // (7-P173) // (8-P174) // (9-P175) // (10-P176) //

(11-P177) // (12-P178) // (13-P179) // (14-P180)

[bloopitynoot]

Reading SVSSS: Chapter 9

For those who don't know, I am reading SVSSS for the first time and sharing my thoughts!

If you have not read it, there will be spoilers! Consider this a warning.

Also- if you want to follow along, I am aiming to post updates daily. You can find all the posts in the tag bloopitynoot reads SVSSS. You can also check out the intro post for context on my read.

I feel so weird sitting here in the morning reading this, this has been my night-time routine for 8 chapters!

In all honesty the fic I was reading this morning just wasn't it/my brain kept coming back to my boy Shen Qingqiu, so here I am 8am on a Sunday heading into the Borderlands.

My teas are for evening- so this morning, hazelnut coffee!

ah, okay, intro to this chapter. I have been wondering how the afterlife works in this series. I hope we find out more than "the border of human and demons realms" p167

JK lol this is a physical place and not an afterlife p168

oh gosh, this is quite a mess! (Re: the political upheaval within the Cang Qiong Mountain sect as well as vs others) I kind of want to know what the side quest Shang Qinghua went on in the demon realm. p169

Oh baby Luo Binghe keeping Shen Qingqiu's corpse :( p169

okay but he also took Mo Qingfang with him so maybe they were trying to figure out a way to bring Shen Qngqiu back? p170

I would have loved to be privy to the Tea that Lu Liu was about to spill about his theories of Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu ahaha but instead we got a knock on the door interrupting p171

who is this newcomer??? Wait who's the second one?? The anticipation!! pp172-173

wait. "what year is it?" New character or??? p174

I fucking cant. Yes it is Shen Qinqgiu. but also the dramatic flair is too much RE: "faking your death is overdone, I must therefore actually die :)" p174

omg SQQ had a backup body made from the mushrooms! This is so wild. This was definitely Shang Qinghua's side quest for sure. p175

omg I can't stop laughing. What is with MXTX killing the leads and then twinkifying their new bodies. p176

it's been FIVE YEARS?!?!?!?!? p177. Oh damn, bless that he has an abundance of spiritual energy now!

He really told them his name was peerless cucumber- oh my. p178. Can we talk about how they then immediately stated he was a bottom with the Peerless "chrysanthemum, crown, flower.."p178

The hypocrite lol "It is wrong for you to profit from their misfortune" after he literally stole all the clothes on his back and a fancy fan for fun (and cultivating, but let's be real mostly fun). p180

why does everything just come back to SQQ just fantasizing about Luo Binghe's dick? We went from SQQ ranting about demon naming conventions to what he would call Luo Binghe's actual dick LOL p181

HEAVENLY PILLAR-JUN - pls end me XD stooop. p182

Meanwhile we have these demons sweating because they think this man is incredibly powerful and very unstable as SQQ laughs maniacally then slaps himself. p182 I really don't think they are wrong TBH.

oh no! I need to now what Liu Mingyan has been doing in the badlands! p184

but also SQQ assuming that Liu Mingyan is Luo BInghe's wife.

OOOOOO Sha Hualing is back! p185 I like love her as a villain, but hate her as a character. She's in a weird place for me, but I appreciate her LOL

Who the heck is this youth? p186

Jesus christ. the fact that in this moment SQQ hates Sha Hualing's nails- not because there is a kid about to get slice and diced, but because in the novel she uses them to tear up Luo BInghe's back when they fuck. I cannot with this man *face palm* p187

okay we have a name for this young master- Yang Yixuan, and this little baby is Liu Qingge's disciple! p188

learning about how Luo Binghe's cultivation works with his need to basically dual cultivate to level himself out has me officially believing that the system basically allowed SQQ to build the ideal body for Luo Binghe. he definitely has the excess spiritual power LOL p190

This interaction with Sha Hualing and Liu Mingyan tho...I really love Liu Mingyan! Wait- oh no! Not her clawing her face!!! p194

okay she did not get her face clawed

Well, my theory about SQQ building the perfect bod has more merit with the nuns now out of the picture. p197

Holy shit. he actually is strong enough to break through immortal binding cables!! p199

NOW he notices the script change LOL p201 "Shen Qingqiu had certainly never planned to fill in the gap they left behind himself. He had that old feeling of having accidentally picked up the wrong script- it made him vaguely suspicious that the scam of a System was still around"

Dang! he broke the net too! p201

and we have a small appearance by Luo Binghe!!!

Yay! I am so excited i've missed the system, glad it's back. even though it seems kind of broken lol p203

Well "peerless xiangsheng" and "senior peerless" are certainly better than peerless cucumber LOL p205

oh my. Well I mean, he's not entirely wrong is he? Re: Lu Liu's epic tale of the tragic one-sided love between Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu. (and this is the Tea I wanted at the beginning of the chapter, I am so happy about it). pp206-207

oh my sweet summer child "Those details aren't the slightest bit reliable, okay? 'The Truth' your sister! Even if I had no girl to fondle for twenty years, no matter how wretched I became, I wouldn't get so desperate that I'd get gay with a guy! Let alone get gay with the male lead!" p212

This Chapter LOL

This was definitely a needed pick up after we had that wretched death. But now I am so curious! I need to know how this turns into their weird but epic love story. When do these two collide??? What happens next???? (do not answer any of these questions LOL no spoilers, but I am very excited to read on).

[views-prints]

BRM P180 - 1972

[jemsbitch]

A list of all thomastair interaction/related content in chain of thorns (Obviously this have cot spoilers)

P40-42 (the fire message)

P91-95 (continuation of the fire message)

P120-122 (hiding the sword + scarf scene)

P164 (cordelia mentioning Thomas lightwood and Alastair promptly changing the topic)

P175-176 (thomas telling Matthew)

P178 (cordelia mentioning Thomas again)

P180 (merry thieves meeting (super short interaction between them)

P231-237 (library)

P280-282 (Alastair telling Thomas he’s going to leave)

P284 (cordelia asking Alastair about Thomas)

P316-320 (fruit basket)

P340-342 (mistletoe)

P356-357 (“you keep me human, Tom”)

P370 (“Alastair went to say something quick and quiet to Thomas”)

P377 (Alastair looking at thomas in the meeting instead of at Charles)

P383-389 (thomas and Alastair racing after Matthew after the meeting)

P414-415 (Alastair going to stay in the institute (convo with cordelia)) (later pages also have super tiny thomastair content that you have to squint but it’s there)

P426-427 (confrontation with Charles)

P437-441 (carriage scene)

P471-472 (Alastair comforting thomas after the death)

P537-543 (out on patrol for the watchers)

P548-550 (Alastair insisting Thomas to rest)

P576-579 (infirmary scene)

P597-599 (after infirmary scene)

P619 (during the battle)

P622 (gentle touch during the battle)

P651 (“Alastair and Thomas, hand in hand before the fire”)

P655-657 (epilogue brief description “they were always touching”)

P663 (Alastair’s growth)

P669-672 (more perfect epilogue content)

[planeyboys]

southern two-lined salamander / piaggio p180

same photo

[upismediacenter]

OPINION: DiliMall: Not a Mall for All

Photo credit: Lauren Nina Andres

For decades, the UP Shopping Center (SC) was a staple for the UP community. Filled with various stores from computer shops, school supplies stores, photocopying and bookbinding services, to food stalls, and beauty parlors, among others, the SC catered well to the needs of students, faculty, staff, and even residents of the campus. However, in 2018, the well-loved SC burned down, causing vendors to be displaced and its once affordable items and reliable services to no longer be easily accessible.

After the fire, the tenants experienced difficulties with relocating and rebuilding their establishments. According to an article by ABS-CBN, the University’s Business Concession Office drew lots for the affected business owners. Those that were picked were allowed to reopen in other locations on campus, such as Vinzon’s Hall, the Food Hub next to the Fine Arts Building, the Centennial Building, and the Acacia Building, among others. Some tenants were able to rebuild at the old tennis court nearby, provided by the administration as a temporary space, and others opted to reopen in Area 2. A month later, during the 1334th Board of Regents meeting held in April 2018, former UP President Danilo Concepcion announced plans for the rehabilitation of the SC into a more modern structure. And thus, “DiliMall” was born.

The move to rebuild and rebrand the SC as DiliMall was criticized by community stakeholders because the administration’s priorities seem to be misplaced as revealed in the proposed floor plan of the structure posted by the UP Diliman University Student Council (USC) last November 24, 2023. Robinsons Easymart and other known restaurants such as Mary Grace, Pancake House, and Army Navy take up the first floor, while the space given to UP vendors is found on the third floor. Not to mention, the vendors in the tennis court are at risk of being displaced once again since the space will be converted into a parking lot.

This begs the question of whether these “development plans” are truly for the benefit of the community or are merely ways for developers and businesses to capitalize on the university.

In light of this, last March 12, the “UP Not For Sale Network” was launched, consisting of various organizations namely, the USC, Shopping Center Association, UP Academic Workers Union, UP Workers Alliance, Movement for Democratic Governance, and Local College Councils. The network calls against the commercialization of DiliMall and pushes for the prioritizing of the UP Community.

DiliMall is not just the issue

DiliMall is not the first time the UP community has faced commercialization on campus. In an article by the Philippine Collegian, USC Councilor and Community Rights and Welfare Head Kristian Mendoza claimed that DiliMall is part of the implementation of the UP Master Development Plan (MDP), a land use policy approved by the Board of Regents in 2014 aiming to “proactively and systematically” develop UP’s land assets.

Before this, the UP Administration had already begun developing idle lands of the university, approving Ayala Land’s bid to convert 37.5 hectares of land into an information and technology hub in 2006—the UP Ayala Technohub.

The UP Integrated School (UPIS) community is familiar with this issue, as the old Grades 7-10 Building was replaced with the UP Town Center in 2013 by the same developer. From our 8-hectare land along Katipunan Avenue, we were moved to a building built and donated by the Ayala Corporation, a 5-structure facility with a main 4-story building, where the Narra Residence Hall once stood. The new 7-10 Building was budgeted at P180-million, from which P40-million was allotted for upgrades to the Grades 3-6 Building.

Only 10 years later, the Grades 7-12 Building is in a state of downfall, proving to be a great inconvenience and safety hazard to the UPIS community. During the Academic Year (A.Y.) 2022-2023, grades 3-12 students had to share the 3-6 Building since the structural integrity of the 7-12 Building was still being assessed. In A.Y. 2023-2024, although the 7-12 Building was cleared for use, parts of the building have been barricaded due to the degraded structure resulting in longer detours when moving from classroom to classroom and restricted movement among students, teachers, and staff.

The new Gyud Food Hub, which opened in December 2022, posed similar concerns as the development of DiliMall with failing to prioritize UP vendors that have long served the community. In this case, vendors displaced from the Main Library received a handwritten note from President Concepcion assuring them slots in the new facility. However, contrary to the administration’s promise, these vendors were not granted a space in the hub.

Moreover, the implementation of these establishments serves to exacerbate class disparity in the university by focusing on businesses catering to higher-income consumers that exclude students and lower-income community members. Again, the firms affected by the 2018 fire incident in the Shopping Center are still grappling with getting proper spaces allocated among them where established businesses have taken precedence over them.

Additionally, vendors and business owners are not the only ones being displaced by UP’s development plans, but as well as its residents. Homes and residences were demolished and claimed in accordance with the UP MDP. Some of the affected communities were Pook Village C, residents located at the UP Arboretum in 2020, and farmers from Pook Aguinaldo in 2021. These communities and families have been residing in the said areas for decades without any issues, only for them to be evicted from their homes; their livelihoods taken away to give space for “sustainable” infrastructure projects, without proper plans for relocation.

This further demonstrates how commercialization discriminates against marginalized individuals within the UP Community and society.

Additionally, the commercialization in UP Diliman may lead to the phase-out of small local businesses and vendors that have long been an integral part of the community. This greatly affects not only their livelihood but also the culture and diversity of the university’s environment.

Concerns and detractors from the UP community continue to rise towards this issue as stakeholders of the community are negatively affected and neglected by the university. Examples of affected sectors are dormitories, classrooms, and faculty buildings, all of which are experiencing problems with their space, functionality, and facilities.

It is important to maintain and improve the academic environments of UP as this will keep the university’s name, provide equal learning opportunities, liaise with the communities, and secure student wellbeing. These areas are fundamental in the institution for they facilitate learning and contribute towards its success as a top-ranked higher learning institution. To uphold the eminence that characterizes UP, we need to give priority to the conservation and upgrading of academic spaces.

Commercialization for who?

The university insists that converging with the private sector is beneficial as income generated from these rented spaces can be directed to academic and community needs. However, based on the 2016 audit report by the Commission of Audit, it is revealed that Ayala Land Inc. has 209.2-million pesos worth of unpaid obligations to UP. The amount comprises underpayments in rent income and late interest payments for the spaces at UP Technohub and UP Town Center. This raises the question as to why the university continues to commercialize its land when the previous corporation failed to keep up with its lease agreements.

Nevertheless, the university is still in dire need of other means of income. Government funding shortages can be pointed as to why the university insists on commercializing its land assets. Despite the fact that UP’s 2024 budget increased by P508-million, amounting to P24.771-billion this year, 80% of the funds were allocated for the university’s infrastructure projects. Sectors such as utility and maintenance incurred a P1.3-billion cut, and the budget for university operations was reduced for the new budgetary focus. According to an article by the Philippine Collegian, even if the funds for infrastructure were excluded, UP still suffered a P873-million cut. Additionally, P943-million will be cut for the provision of higher education services—which may result in fewer resources allocated to quality education for students. Taking all of this into account, it can be understood why commercialization may appeal to UP—as the university is getting increasingly pressured by almost all sides of its community to take action for its funding shortfalls.

Even so, our integrity as a public education and service institution must come first. It must be emphasized that UP serves as the nation’s model for quality education, and when we allow commercialization and privatization to be fostered within our institution, it may invite other educational institutions in the country to also be dependent on for-profit provisions. Reinforcing this notion, the presence of privatized businesses as stakeholders in the university may greatly influence university decisions, academic programs, and student policies.

In the end, UP must decide between prioritizing the community's interests or pursuing commercialization at the expense of its constituents. However, we’ve experienced the effects of this firsthand: the building we’ve sacrificed for profit forced us to settle for our current building–one that is deteriorating, crumbling piece by piece. We must ask ourselves: are we going to let this happen again? If the university chooses to commercialize its spaces for funding, attention, and care for its students and community must still be sustained.

Therefore, we need to oppose the commercialization of spaces and services in our university, assert our right to quality basic academic spaces and student facilities, stand with the vendors, employees, and families affected, and call on the administration to negotiate better terms with business partners—terms that put the benefit and interest of the UP community first. Furthermore, it is important to stress the need for more funding from the government to be able to run UP’s essential activities and programs successfully. We should come together to protect the good name of our institution and meet its responsibility to the UP community and the Filipino people.

// by Kela Alcantara, Grace Gaerlan, Xia Mentes

Sources:

Abello, L. T. (2024, February 6). UP students protest increasing commercialization of campus spaces. Philstar.com. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/02/07/2331536/students-protest-increasing-commercialization-campus-spaces

Abello, L. T. (2024, March 12). UP community on ‘DiliMall’ opening: ‘Do not commercialize the services to the people’. Manila Bulletin. https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/12/up-community-on-dili-mall-opening-do-not-commercialize-the-services-to-the-people-1

Chua, C. (2022, July 6). UP’s Proposed 2023 Budget Set to Fund DaniCon’s Infra Splurge in His Last Year in Office. Philippine Collegian. https://phkule.org/article/586/ups-proposed-2023-budget-set-to-fund-danicons-infra-splurge-in-his-last-year-in-office

Daduya, J. (2023, January 28). “Nabudol kami!”: UP’s small-time vendors cry foul over Danicon’s unfulfilled promises.https://csspsinag.wordpress.com/2023/01/28/nabudol-kami-ups- small-time-vendors-cry-foul-over-danicons-unfulfilled-promises/

Gavilan, J. (2018, March 8). From photocopying services to Rodic’s: What’s inside UP Shopping Center. Rappler. https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/197714-things-to-know-up-diliman-shopping-center/

Gonzales, I. (2016, February 25). Ali reviews COA findings on unpaid obligations to UP. Philstar.com. https://www.philstar.com/business/2016/02/02/1549017/ali-reviews-coa-findings-unpaid-obligations-up?fbclid=IwAR2xWm74RVI8zYPn3EHJ9eUw0jaLyj3TMVziHv6i9RFSKZuwoHnDfz-zZsU

Lara, R. (2018). Decisions of the Board of Regents 1334th Meeting, 6 April 2018. The University of the Philippines Gazette, 49(3), 23-24. https://osu.up.edu.ph/2018/04/1334/

Lirio, A. (2023, December 24). An increase with setbacks: A look into the UP System’s 2024 budget. Tinig ng Plaridel.

[lithominium]

whats the most edible plane?

Piaggio p180 avanti

This thing is swallowable i swear

[transienturl]

tbh like. I think for me the idea of myself being genderfluid isn't that, like... see I don't know how to word this. I don't mean to say it's unappealing, but it's not, like, sexy? in the metaphorical sense, the way we use the word to describe, say, a P180 Avanti. I haven't got, for it, any of whatever substance "longing" refers to a large quantity of. it hasn't got that quality that marketing people strive to create for their things, which is a great analogy imho because that quality has little to do with whether the thing itself is any good—or, in this case, whether the thing in question is at all true.

'cause, like, yeah, sometimes my external or internal chatter includes, like, "...and I'm not that kind of guy," which is a context in which "guy" both seems like the the correct option and also weird, and also other times my tumblr post will include like "I'll be a good girl and—", in which it's sort of a joke but also sort of not, and etc etc. but it's—

well here's the thing, is that, I think saying any non-normative identity doesn't appeal to you viscerally is always going to have some aspects of "well in a just world society wouldn't be as down on this concept as it is, so it would have better marketing-so-to-speak," and yes that's a hopefully-nuanced way to say "don't we all have some internalized/live with some systematic [whatever]-phobia; we do, don't we, that will color this." and it's also going to have some aspects of, no, really, I don't think this one's perfect for me, at least at this moment in time. and I think that's all fine!

[pedal-broad]

One of my more exciting spots - not an amazing shot but it was rlly pumped to see one somewhat up close!!

Piaggio P180 - Photographed October 4th, 2023 in Chicago, IL

[kostucha00]

27 czerwca 2023, Wtorek, 13:57

Mam od kilku dni ochotę na pisanie tu — znowu. Ale na razie trudno mi wysupłać trochę czasu. Jestem zajęta, choć w tym dobrym sensie. I szczęśliwa. Nie przez cały czas, ale większość. Dawno nie miałam okazji spędzić tyle czasu z A. Trochę się od siebie oddaliłyśmy. Wiem, że taka kolej rzeczy w rodzeństwie, ale dla mnie to szczególnie przerażające, bo poza nią nie mam nikogo innego — nie licząc mojej jednej przyjaciółki, która ostatnio burzliwie niszczy (wręcz wysadza w powietrze) wszystkie relacje, które zdawały się być trwałe i stabilne. I nie mogę się pozbyć lęku, że mnie też to czeka. Bo przyjaźniłyśmy się w trójkę. Od przedszkola. Prawie 14 lat. Odtrąciła moją siostrę, od której się tego dowiedziałam, bo sama nie wspomniała ani słowem. Więc udaję, że nie mam o niczym pojęcia i usiłuję je pogodzić. Organizuję nocowanki. Wieczory filmowe. Wspólne wypady na miasto. Grilla ze znajomymi. I wydaje się, że wszystko jest w porządku, ale potem A. wraca do domu ze łzami w oczach i zrywa ich wspólne zdjęcia ze ścian. I. mnie też od siebie odsuwa. Gadamy raz na miesiąc, ale w wakacje chcę spróbować odbudować tę relację. Więcej nocowanek. Więcej wieczorów filmowych. Lampiony szczęścia, kino plenerowe, noc w ogrodzie z filmem wyświetlonym na ścianie garażu prowizorycznym rzutnikiem — to wszystko planuję dla naszej trójki. Żeby, nawet jeśli ta relacja nie przetrwa, mieć dobre wspomnienia. I w tym momencie nawet nie jest mi przykro. Wiem, że nie powinno się tkwić w rozpadających się relacjach na siłę, próbując je naprawić, ale po prostu nie mogę się powstrzymać. Bo może uda się wycisnąć z tego jeszcze trochę szczęścia. I może (ale tylko bardzo hipotetyczne "może") uda się nas jeszcze naprawić.

Właściwie to nie planowałam tego zwierzenia. Chciałam napisać, że ogarnęłam stopnie granulacji papieru ściernego i zdecydowałam się na P120, P180 i P220. Że, bazując na zeszłorocznym doświadczeniu, wybrałam Jegera w odcieniu Geranium. Że znalazłam tanio śliczny rower holenderski na sprzedaż w sąsiednim mieście. Że nie liczyłam kalorii od pięciu dni. Że zaczęłam spać niemal dobrze i budzę się wcześnie, co uwielbiam. Że kupiłam sobie szorty (o rozmiar za duże, ale już trudno) i zamierzam w nich wyjść:

(bonusik w postaci zgonującej A., która nie umie pić, choć udaje, że to nieprawda) (i, tak, to filtr retro, ale co ja poradzę, że go uwielbiam?)

I chciałam napisać po raz kolejny w tym poście, że — mimo że się boję — jest dobrze i jestem naprawdę szczęśliwa.

[soul-eater-novel]

P180

19 百戦百勝の男

Chapter 19: The Invincible General

帝国軍襲来の知らせに、解放軍の動きが慌ただしくなった。 The Liberation Army rushed to respond to the news of the Imperial Army’s invasion.

ティルたちは炎上した城から吟遊詩人のカシオス、画家のイワノフを救出すると、すぐさま軍をまとめて出発した。 Tir and the others rescued a minstrel named Kasios and a painter called Ivanov from the ruined castle and then the army immediately began marching away.

今ある情報は居城から駆けつけたスタリオンがもたらしたもののみで、それによれば帝国軍は陸路を取り、帝都のあるアールス地方からクワバの城塞を通過して南下してくるということだった。 The only information they had to go on was what Stallion brought them from headquarters. According to him, the Imperial Army was traveling overland through the Arus region—home to the capital—and was headed south. They would soon pass through the Kwaba Fortress.

拠点としているガランの関所を目指して軍を進めている間に、マッシュは断続的に斥候を出し、帝国軍の様子を細かく探った。 While moving their troops back to the Garan checkpoint, Mathiu had also been intermittently sending out scouts to collect detailed information on the Imperial Army’s every move.

それが誰の軍かはまだ判明していなかったが、ティルの胸中は穏やかではなかった。 They had not yet reported back on who was leading the force in question, but this gave Tir no peace of mind.

ソニア・シューレンの水軍なら陸路は取らない。 Sonya Shulen’s Imperial Navy forces would never take a land route.

カシム・ハジルの部隊ならトラン湖の西を回り、モラビア城のあるセナン地方とクナン地方を結ぶ北の関所を通過してくるはずだ。 And if it were Kasim Hazil’s army, they would come in from the west of Lake Toran through the northern checkpoint that connects the Kunan region with the Senan region, where Kasim’s Moravia castle is located.

となれば、その帝国軍は陛下の率いる帝国中央軍第一軍か、父テオの率いる第三軍ーー。 Which means that this Imperial force on the move is either the first regiment, led by His Majesty himself from the central empire, or it’s the third regiment… led by my father, Teo McDohl.

不安を抱えながら草原を進むうちに、ガランの関所が見える位罰に来た。 Filled with anxiety, they rode across the plains until they were in sight of the checkpoint.

すると関所から、マッシュが最初に出した斥候が馬を飛ばしてきた。 A scout immediately came galloping out on horseback. Mathiu was the first to meet him.

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「どうだ？帝国軍の様子は？」マッシュの問いに、 He hailed the scout. “What news of the Imperial Army?”

斥候は馬を寄せ、かしこまって答える。 The scout rode to Mathiu and saluted.

「はっ、敵軍はクワバの城塞を通過した後、セイカを制圧し、現在はカクの町近辺を進んでいます。それで、ティル様…．」 “Sir! The Imperial Army passed through the Kwaba Fortress and has taken control of Seika. They are now nearing the town of Kaku. Also, Lord Tir…”

斥候がティルに向き直った。 He turned to Tir.

ティルはどきりとしたが、心を落ち着けてから言う。「どうした？」 Tir’s heart pounded in his chest, but he composed himself and replied calmly. “What is it?”

「私馬を走らせているさなかに、ティル様に用があるという者に会いましたので連れて参りました。関所の広間て待たせてありますがいかがなさいますか？」 “One of the reasons I rode here so quickly is because there is a visitor who has come to see you on urgent business. We asked her to await you in the checkpoint meeting hall. Would you like to meet with her, m’lord?”

「ふむ……、何者だ……？」訝しげに言ったマッシュに、斥候が答える。 “Hmm… a visitor? Who could that be?” wondered Mathiu aloud.

「その者はロッカクの里のカスミと名乗っております。北方からテオ・マクドールの軍が南下する際、ロッカクの里を襲撃したので救いを求めに参ったと……」 “She is called Kasumi,” answered the scout, “and she hails from the hamlet of Rokkaku. When Teo McDohl’s amy traveled from the north to the south, they launched a surprise attack on Rokkaku, so she came to request assistance from the Liberation Army.”

「な…、なんだって… ？！」思わずティルが叫んだ。 “Wh-what?!” cried Tir in complete shock.

しかしマッシュは冷静だった。 Mathiu, however, was as calm and composed as ever.

「なるほど……。忍びの者が集まるロッカクの隠れ里も、長らく帝国に抵抗を続けていたと聞いている。 “I see… the hidden village Rokkaku is a place where ninja gather and I have heard they have long resisted the Empire.

それは十分にあり得ることだ。すぐに行くと伝えてくれ」 That alone is reason enough. Please tell her we will meet with her shortly.”

「はっ、わかりました」 “Yes, sir!”

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