#tengu troupe

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I want more stuff about the tengu troupe not just aachan and suzu plz sensei plz give us more our tengu stocks are baren 🥲😫

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Not my own character but tenmaru and bonmaru karasuma from yohaji

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A Terrified Teacher At Ghoul School Episode 9 Review - Villainous Doofuses

What’s this? Is this the first instance of an actual villain squad in this story? A rule of advice: whether a character is human, a youkai, protagonist or antagonist, everyone in this story have a lot of doofus energy inside of them. That’s how Mai Tanaka creates them. Don’t take these crows seriously because you’re not supposed to.

This entire episode is actually only two chapters in the manga. Isn’t that crazy? This is a mini-arc showcasing how there are villainous youkai even amongst the good ones on Hyakki Island. In the manga, this mini-arc actually takes place right after the Momoyama chapter where she got sprayed with the perfume and caused a majority of the male youkais to fall for her. The anime actually does a good job changing only the beginning aspect of this plot with Hatanaka sighing about the class he has to teach and then being taken by the villains. In the manga, Hatanaka laments over the fact that the perfume caused him to fall for someone who wasn’t his wife and then the villain calls out his name and that was how he was taken. Other than that, everything else about this plot is the same as it was in the manga with the animal youkai being kidnapped and Hatanaka, Tamao and Mame being one of the many abducted.

The story mainly focused on Haruaki, Sano and Miki trying to find and rescue their abducted students and colleague. I did like that each of them did get their fair share of screen time. The secretary, Tenmaru, plays illusions on them that preys on their biggest weaknesses. For Miki, he’s afraid of women due to having five older sisters. In the beginning of the episode, Haruaki learns that Miki has never been in a relationship despite looking like a playboy. Hm…being afraid of women and never been in a relationship before? I always had this inkling of a feeling that Miki could be gay, but his sexuality is never confirmed. For Sano, his biggest weakness happens to be Haruaki, which was hilarious because the multiplying amounts of Haruakis caused him to pass out. I’m assuming he’s afraid of Haruaki but also finds him the biggest annoyance in his life. For Haruaki, he’s afraid of middle school delinquents. I mean, it was to be expected as the first episode established that he quit his first teaching job the moment a delinquent student snapped at him in just thirty minutes.

Now, let’s talk about the villains, the Karasu Tengu Troupe! They’re a quirky bunch that sort of reminds me of the Team Rocket trio from Pokemon. The captain, Ranmaru, is the biggest stand out with his loud ham tendencies and being the biggest doofus of the three. There’s a lot of mystery surrounding him, however, like with his connection to the Principal and the actual Abe no Seimei from long ago. This means that this guy is old as heck. However, he actually doesn’t do all that much in this episode aside from being all touchy-feely with Haruaki as he mistook him for Seimei. Though, he did contribute to the lore buildup.

To be honest, Bonmaru, the one with the long brown hair, was actually the biggest threat with how he could summon a plethora of human-faced rocks and being the biggest hurdle in the rescue attempt. He knocked out Miki and was about to win against Sano had not he used his magic. Though, he did knock out Haruaki, the Principal, and his comrades due to Sano, so he got the biggest hit count in this episode.

Tenmaru, the secretary, was the second biggest threat with his illusion magic, but falls short of being threatening due to him being with Ranmaru when he was trying to persuade Haruaki to join him. Though, Tenmaru might be seen more often as it’s revealed that he’s also a student of Hyakki Academy, hence why he knew who Haruaki was. The part with him stealing Haruaki’s wallet at the end was hilarious because it was a useless effort as he only had 80 yen inside (which is like 0.53 cents in USD).

Other details about this episode I liked was the characters interacting with the three Mandoragas, the Principal kicking Haruaki away and the wholesome moments with Mame and Sano. I also liked the part where Tamao told Hatanaka and Mame about his dream to be Nyuudou’s pet cat when he gets married. That’s some weird aspirations you got there.

Did you know that Ranmaru’s voice actor wasn’t revealed before airing, but it was revealed yesterday? His voice actor is Showtaro Morikubo, a big-name voice actor. If you’re not familiar with him, he voiced Shikamaru Nara from Naruto/Boruto, Yosuke Hanamura from Persona 4 and Yusuke Makishima from Yowamushi Pedal. I did find it weird that Bonmaru and Tenmaru’s voice actors weren’t revealed alongside his, but I guess it makes sense given that Ranmaru is the most important, but it’s also that Bon and Ten’s voice actors aren’t super well-known. Bonmaru’s voice actor is Wataru Kato, who voiced the MC of 100 Girlfriends. Tenmaru’s voice actor is Noriaki Kanze, who also voices the Human-Faced Fish that appears occasionally since Episode 2. To be honest, of the voices, Tenmaru sort of throws me off because he sounds a lot older than how I imagined it would sound like. It’s not a bad voice, but I’ll definitely have to get used to it.

I applaud the author’s capability of writing a serious plot like animal youkai abductions and still add in comedy into it. I admire those kind of writing skills. If you have watched this episode, what are your thoughts on it?

[himshoo]

im actually so sad knowing that the anime probs gonna only be 12ish eps and end at the tengu troupe arc. Its make sense but what if there wont be a season two, and it ends just like that.

Like imagine its 24 and it stretches to the great Tokyo search arc. We get to see Ebisu, Kyoto flashback w/ baby Sano, the sad Haruaki chapter and the start of Fujiogo.

Anyway

[meenatranslates]

[R] Yuki | The 1001st Story

The hack actor from back then caused us a lot of trouble, but... If we didn’t get pulled by that guy, this current Summer Troupe probably wouldn’t exist.

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The Return of Fear, A Hundred Midnight Stories - Part 1

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―Lounge (Night)―

Muku: Eek...!

Yuki: You don’t need to read if you’re that scared.

Muku: B-but, the illustrations are so cute...!

Misumi: Ah, Yuki and Muku~. They’re reading a book together~.

Kazunari: Hey there, fellas~. Whatcha reading?

Yuki: Here.

Kumon: “100 Ghost Stories”...?

Kazunari: Ghost stories?! The cover book looks pretty cute tho...

Yuki: Yup. I found it in the reference room.

I remembered reading it before, so I brought it with me.

Kumon: So you’ve already read about it!

Misumi: This oni has a triangle horn~! Ah! There’s a cat here!

Kazunari: I know this story! It seems scary, but it’s actually quite a good one~.

Yuki: Ohh, the one where a bakeneko saves its master.

Misumi: What a good cat~.

Muku: It’s such a wonderful story!

Kazunari: Let’s look at other stories!

Misumi: Oh, this person’s hood is a triangle~!

Kumon: Tengu’s here too! Hella cool~!

Tenma: I’m home~.

Muku: Welcome home, Tenma-kun.

Tenma: What’re you guys gathering here for?

Yuki: We were reading this.

Tenma: You-! That’s...!

Kumon: What’s wrong, Tenma-san?

Yuki: Truth is, before our first stage play-.

*Flashback*

―Room 201 (Night)―

Tenma: Aren’t you gonna do any role study for Scheherazade?

Yuki: Role study?

Tenma: There must be something you can do, like what Sakisaka did by reading the original book. It’s important to know about your role in depth.

Yuki: ...Acting like a leader.

Tenma: I’m not acting! I really AM one!

Yuki: Yeah, yeah.

Tenma: Don’t give me that “Yeah, yeah”! That’s no way to behave towards your leader-.

Yuki: *sighs* ...So noisy. I’ll turn off the lights.

*click*

Tenma: H-hey! ...Geez.

Yuki: (Role study, huh...)

(...Ah, I know.)

*click*

Yuki: Hey.

Tenma: What. I’m going to bed-.

Yuki: Help me with the role study.

Tenma: ...Role study?

Yuki: You told me to do it a while ago, remember?

Tenma: Hmph, so you’re finally up for it. What’re you gonna do?

Yuki: I was thinking of doing a storytelling.

Tenma: Storytelling?

Yuki: Scheherazade used to tell Ali Baba bedtime stories, right? Thought I should try doing the same thing to deepen the understanding of my role.

Tenma: Ahh, I see. Sure, I’ll help you out.

Yuki: Okay, we’ll start with “100 Ghost Stories”-.

Tenma: G-ghost stories?!

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The Return of Fear, A Hundred Midnight Stories - Part 2

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Tenma: I-I won’t listen to ghost stories!

Yuki: Huh? You said you will just now.

Tenma: Only because I didn’t know what story you’d read!

Yuki: ...Are you scared?

Tenma: I-It’s not like I’m scared or anything. Besides, ghost stories aren’t exactly for a bedtime story, you know?

Yuki: There weren’t any books other than this in the reference room. It’s not that scary, so you should be fine. (1)

Tenma: Hngh...

Yuki: Once upon a time-.

Tenma: ...S-stop it!

Yuki: There lived...

Tenma: Ugh-!

(I got no choice but to listen...)

Yuki: ...That’s all for tonight.

Tenma: Finally, it’s over...

Yuki: Huh, you’re still awake? You wrapped yourself in blanket and didn’t move an inch at all, so I thought you slept already.

Tenma: I-I just couldn’t fall sleep because of your bad reciting-.

Yuki: Is that so. Good night, then.

Tenma: H-hey...!

Tenma: .....

Yuki: *sleep soundly*

Tenma: .....

...I can’t sleep.

―Practice Room―

Kazunari: G’morning~!

Yuki: Morning.

Tenma: ...Good morning.

Kazunari: OMG! What happened, Tenten?! You look like a panda!

Tenma: ...Nothing.

Yuki: Were you so scared of the ghost story last night that you couldn’t fall sleep?

Tenma: ...!

Yuki: Was it a spot-on?

Tenma: Sh-shut up!

*Flashback ends*

Yuki: -and that’s what happened.

Kumon: Ahaha, I see~!

Kazunari: So nostalgic~! That did happen, huh!

Misumi: You were no good with scary things since then~.

Tenma: That’s not true!

Muku: So you were referring to this book when you mentioned a ghost story back then.

Tenma: Oh, right. I don’t think you guys know, but there’s a history behind that book.

Kazunari: History?

Tenma: Yeah... Soon after that, a lot of bad things happened...

Like, I felt a person’s gaze on me while I was washing my hair, or when I hear some noise in the kitchen and dropped a cup...

Yuki: That’s just you being freaked out.

Muku: But still, the Scheherazade during the play was very wonderful. Maybe it was a good thing that he did the storytelling for his role study!

Tenma: Well... I do admit that.

Yuki: Hm~. It’s been a while, so should I read you a story tonight?

Tenma: NOOO---!!!

=====NOTES=====

[1] In this backstage, they used this word "Kaidan" (怪談). Generally, it means "ghost/horror story", but it's more of a "strange/mysterious tales". The kaidan stories can be funny, or strange, or a retelling of an odd thing that happened before. They can be scary most of the times, but they are not intended to be scary at all. ( Ref 1 / Ref 2 )

Story Clear!

[bubblegumroyal]

Me with the tengu troupe

when u like a character for their potential to be interesting and complex more than how they’re actually written

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Anyone wanna discuss the tengu troup dynamics even if we got little to no info on them?

[justyanderes]

Tengu!Franklin x Hunter!Reader

Notes: this is definitely a darker fic with dubcon, drugging and yandere themes 18+ only// 3.5k words inspired by Kamisama kiss 😔 cus I have no shame lol

{reader is GN}

It was often said being born to sense nen was a blessing, a prominent sign of good luck. But far as you knew, none of that supposed luck ever found its way to you. If your family wasn't consumed by generations of debt, you would have likely had enough money to attend lessons. With that sort of training you would have no doubt made something of yourself. Instead of trying and failing to make ends meet.

Practically starving and treated like a diseased rat. Your gift could have been so much more than just seeing and hunting. Perhaps in another life that's your fate.

Dreaming of such a life was your only solace from your near constant suffering. Tragically, dreaming would have to wait until today until you finished your current job. In such desperate need of jenny, you couldn't turn down any offers you received with winter approaching.

Those who lived in your village usually tried to avoid having you work for them. It was an odd request. One you honestly hadn't seen coming,

In fact this would be your first visit to the temple, those who could not pay were left to face the gods wrath.

You arrived just a few hours ago and were greeted quite oddly. One would think that a last resort should have been welcomed in open arms. But that isn't what happens to you at all.

A few of the staff- all of which are humans lead you to a securely protected yet dimly lit room. If you didn't know any better you would have assumed you were dealing with occultists. Although the thought is not exactly too far-fetched. Dressed in fine silk, you could more easily see the shrine maiden as a royal concubine. The marking on her forehead as well is a mark of good luck- you know it must be. However, you can't help that it looks more akin to blood than whatever cosmetic was used.

Even if they are a bit colder than you were originally expecting. You pay the offputting behavior no mind. The shrine maiden has always acted in such a way. A job is a job and you have no need for a feast in your name or offerings that are cheap in comparison to the monsters you'll face.

They then lead you to the edge of the forest. The farther you stray from the shrine the more dull the place becomes. You realize a few minutes later you have yet to see or sense one of those beings in your presence.

"Where are your familiars of the shrine?".

You finally ask your guide. Unaware of the reaction you are going to stir up within her. Her lips quickly are drawn in a sharp thin line. And she tightly clenches her hands (as if fighting against the urge to strike). But what you see the most is that her eyes have seen hell. An anger that only the wronged can feel so vividly.

Oh, you realize stupidly. The last bit of the puzzle finally put into place. You try keeping your mouth shut from that point forward.

Having to deal with the lower level demons often has made you forget what it's like for most who live in holy places like this.

Underneath the title of familiar there is still a demon after all. This does not erase the fact that their sins and misdeeds were still committed. Nor did it mean that all who belonged to a shrine stopped their schemes. You can think of many worse fates they can commit that have nothing to do with death.

That's the only reason you can come to be thankful for having never been able to reach your full potential with nen. Freedom never could come in such a gilded cage as this.

Before you can leave the company of the underling, they insist that you leave this place before the end of the week. Before the shrines familiars return that is. The suggestion nearly makes you scoff. You didn't need to be warned of the danger that was a foot in this place.

The whole forest feels dead, like the rush of the river could easily carry it all away.

If the shrine maiden ever stepped foot outside then perhaps it would have been better cared for- not on the verge of death like her supposed god.

You push those thoughts away.

It's not wise to speak any disrespect of the protectors of a shrine. Even if the god they serve is a useless one trapped in an eternal slumber. You'd likely get your tongue cut off if any had found out. And you are more than a little superstitious and make it a point to think nothing more of that topic.

You set up a fire, both to keep yourself warm and not be at the complete mercy of the fox in the dark. And after you are done placing a good amount of traps and talisman, you wait.

Apples you stole on the way here will be your dinner for the evening if you make it that far without dying- The red fox was one of the nastier spirits scurrying from place to place. You have been hearing tales of it since the last harvest.

But as it is your job you have no choice but to face it with a hunter's determination.

The hours slowly pass by, it becomes more obvious that there is no fox here. The moon is high in the sky and if it were here surely it would have tried ‘playing’ with you by now.

All the better for you that it's long gone now. You've faced countless naga, oni and other yokai. So by no means we're you an amateur. Kitsunes still never were an easy creature to track, their transformations making it near impossible.

No

One of your talisman must have caught something, the chimes ringing a sweet melody that none would suspect could take hold of even the most feral demons.

What you find for better or worse caught within your trap is not a kitsune. Instead it's just a tengu, a terribly wounded one at that. You'll have to help it out soon before it begins to cry and alert the other monsters in the forest to you. You're honestly surprised it managed to keep quiet this long without crying out.

You falter for a moment upon taking a closer look at the demon before you. Because even if it is only a mountain tengu it's the largest one you've ever seen.

You know to expect wild eyes in situations like this but there is absolutely no distress in its eyes.

You've heard that the calm ones are what you must look out for. It worries you. But perhaps you were losing your touch as a hunter if a simple tengu was striking this much worry.

"Stay still".

You command the creature, which is still practically vibrating in stillness. Likely angry at you for placing the trap there in the first place.

You can't blame the tengu. For such a peaceful creature was easily startled. If a human did that to you would likely try biting them, the thought does little to help you calm down.

Especially after you look down and note that their talons could make your flesh into mere ribbons.

It's feathers are raised, if you don't hurry up it will be attempting to gain its freedom from the trap in a less peaceful manner.

But you are willing to correct your mistakes at any cost. Doing so makes the wires of the trap dig into your skin just as deeply.

You try to be quick about it, never pulling or allowing the wires to come into contact with the tengu’s precious feathers again.

A handful of them beneath your feet on the forest floor. All of them a dull gray that have lost their luster.Thankfully it seems the lost feathers were already loose from molting and not due to your trap.

You are nearly done undoing the wires, when you

The new feathers you can't help but to gently run the tips of your fingers over are all a deep plum shade. Dark enough to hide the blood soaking them. You think they are one of the most beautiful things you have seen in a very long time.

You are left alone the moment the tengu is free of the wire. But you have a feeling it will be coming back your way sooner than later. And when it comes to your hunches you are rarely ever wrong.

-

Beyond midnight you begin wondering if the said fox was ever really trying to attack the shrine in the first place.The damage dealt to the forest was nothing that a kitsune was capable of, powerful or not. No this forest has been marked by many gods- and to cause harm like this could only be done by another godly being.

Regardless of the matter, too much remained unexplained. You'll leave this place come morning

As you had assumed the tengu has returned to you in a more stable form. This time he has taken the form of a man, a very large one to match his true form. Simple robes cover him and

"I didn't think you would come back so soon".

You say, sharpening one of your knives.

He doesn't make a point to answer you right away. Just continuing to stare at you as if engrossed by the task you are doing.

Which you can't find off in the slightest, given the fact tengu's normally act this way.

Most usually kept to themselves worshiping their own gods far away from humans. Especially women who they viewed as the downfall of man. Evidently the tengu in front of you shares a difference in opinion towards at least one of those thoughts.

He eventually sits down beside the fire directly across from you. The flames making the stitches and jewelry he wears shine a bit against the shadows.

You belatedly come to the conclusion that unless you want this awkward air to continue on you should apologize for your trap.

"I'm sorry about the trap, a fox is about and I wasn't willing to take any chances".

You gain no response. Which doesn't really surprise you.

The fact he hasn't said or tried to do anything shows he isn't interested in anything besides your fire.

But wishing for the silence to be filled you start trying to make idle conversation.

"Will you be flying back soon?".

The moon is high, and surely they have to return back to their mountain less they wish to face exile.

Tengu's rarely had a chance to explore the world beyond their mountains. You wonder if the one before you prefers to travel or is a homebody.

"No, not tonight".

He says after a moment, and it's then you come to realize his voice is the softest thing about him.

You suppose the weather is far too cold for flying tonight anyway. The injuries made on his wings probably don't help with his travels either. Guilt doesn't keep hunters alive very long in this world but it still comes to you quicker than you should.

Medicine is expensive, what little you have is meant only for the most dire of situations.

But you've also heard crows can hold lifelong grudges. Though you are quite aware that the tengu in front of you does not resemble an average crow.

So you toss what you have his way, to which he surprisingly declines. But with the stitches and piercings you suppose that he must have a good tolerance for pain.

"Have you been hunting this kitsune for a while now?". He asks, as if finally thinking of a question to ask you. You fight the urge to smile just yet.

"No, the shrine hired me today to take care of it".

He doesn't look surprised at all when you mention that.

"That's odd". He admits, likely already aware of what you had thought of. He turns his back for only a moment and the homebrewed sake in his hand appears from nowhere. Such a sneaky tengu that has found you. Laughing before taking the drink offered to you. A blend that reminds you of spring, surprisingly. It loosens your spirits in a way you have not felt in a terribly long time.

"Given what I have heard, their familiars all ran off for a short while. Likely to that festival several districts over".

It makes him grow a bit agitated to hear that, you think. Which makes sense. When familiars left their temples it didn't just cause humans trouble. If he were left to the mercy of that kitsune alone you would hate to think of what would become of your newfound drinking partner.

"So they tried hiring you, out of fear most likely. Just to have you sent away moments before their familiars return like a lord's mistress?".

When he puts it like that you have no chance of denying it.

"Exactly like a hidden mistress".

You say, laughing and accepting the next shot of sake.

"I think it's likely because I was not taught properly".

You tell him not willing to say anything more on the topic. Thankfully he doesn't pry.

You begin to really look at your companion, the alcohol lowering a bit of your previous inhibitions.

The necklace he wears is a blood red jewel directly in the center of it. Surrounded by other sorts of rocks and quartz you do not recognize.

"Are you a priest?".

You question noting the marks upon his hands, no doubt caused by lightning.

If he told you, yes you may have likely seen through this entire facade. Priests would never dare adorn such jewelry, or modify their own bodies in such a way.

"Once".

He tells you instead, before his gaze is directly entirely to you.

"Is there a name I may call you by?". He asks.

There's power that came with knowing names, you didn't think anything more of it. Besides, the fact it was a clear sign of good trust. You give him your own as well.

You think there's something you were going to get, maybe a blanket because of the chill that comes from the northern wind.

Unfortunately, you are more drunk than you had thought. Stumbling a bit in and not really sure how to take your next step without falling to the earth.

Franklin, whose eyes have not left you in a very long time, notices this of course .

“You are going to fall over if you don't sit down".

He tells you, guiding you to his side with steady hands.

Tengu, you think, must be soft lovers given their fragile constitutions. Despite the size of your soon to be lover you doubt he has enough bite to hurt even a spider.

It'll be fun to throw your worries elsewhere for a short while.

Things become heated after that. One of you leans in close to the other, you aren't really sure who does so first.

Your thoughts soon are a mess. As you are too engulfed by the pleasure and heat to think of anything else. And you continue to cry out his name, again and again.

It ends with Franklin resting his face in the crook of your neck. Exactly like a besotted lover would. You melt at the mere thought alone.

You've fallen into the daydream a thousand times, but never quite like this. It is so easy to imagine, a shrine that the sun shines upon every day.

If you were trained all it would take was a kiss to make this demon a familiar of your own. Whether he was willing to comply or not. If you were lucky enough you think that just maybe he would accept his place by your side.

In a few hours dawn will come and the two of you will be forced to follow separate paths. You try to enjoy what little time you have left. Not knowing when you will find yourself in a situation such as this again. But it's hard to do that with your dry throat.

As if sensing your exact thoughts Franklin comes back with water and peaches of all things. He brings the fruit to your lips, making sure you eat everything he offers you.

The shared silence that follows is comfortable and you say nothing more. Unwilling to ruin this rare and nearly perfect moment.

You're almost on the verge of falling asleep when the quiet giant speaks again.

"I think it's best if you return with me to the mountains".

Seeing how you've done the most of the talking tonight- it's surprising to hear him be so direct is a bit odd.

The offer is so sweet, alas it's still one you know you could never accept. The thought erases any tiredness you previously felt.

You have grown too comfortable with this man- no this demon and while it wasn't your first time. It was the first time you've felt so

“You would never get away with bringing a human to the temple”. You reason, knowing likely you would both die if he really did bring you back to the mountain temple. His own gods would likely strike down thunder as well if they knew he had lain with a hunter.

And that's if the other tengu didn't manage to end you first.

"I'll have to go soon". You murmur, trying to pull away. Ready to leave quickly as if that factor will make this any easier.

His grip on you does not lessen in the slightest. But his eyes are cold now.

“Franklin…”

You begin losing all hope that he is going to let you go quite that easily.

First you hit him, striking his face and neck- normal man or demons weak points of it were anyone else.

Only his necklace breaks in your attempt. All the jewels and beads flying everywhere. Unsure what else to do with your strikes having no effect on him , you look at his face.

Only to be met with pure cursed energy.

The stitches across his face now make terribly perfect sense. Just like the forest decay, it's just under the surface. Without the necklace his aura is now unmistakable.

"If you had been trained you would have been able to sense my intent from the start. Even with my talisman".

He tells you, his hands around your neck holding you down as if you are nothing more than a weak cattle.

"I had no intention of letting you live,when I first found you”.

It's only when he says that do you finally feel pure fear for your life.

He speaks in the exact same tone as he had all night. It makes you feel dirty now- having lain with him not even an hour ago.

"And what made you decide to not do that?".

You ask fear creeping into your voice despite your best intentions.Your knives are only a few feet away- even if you did have them you'd still likely die. How could you not have seen all the signs? The obvious intent he held since the moment you released him from the trap.

"There is no one left in the mountains". He begins to explain holding you closely this time you find no comfort from the sign of affection.

The picture he paints is a bloody vivid one, you almost can hear the screams as one of their own flock annihilates them.

“I don't understand”. You cry, still clinging to denial.

He gives you a considerate once over look, one that you wish more than anything would disappear.

"When you are a proper thing then we will be wed".

He says it like it's a good thing, like he's going to make you the luckiest person in the entire world. You can't really breathe after that, nearly hyperventilating until you are able to gain control of your thoughts again.

He speaks of other things too. None of which you are able to pay attention to.

Your thoughts only of how you can bide your time, an opening would present itself soon. Unaware of what is going to happen to you a mere moment later.

While a nen user could bind a demon with a kiss, all a demon needs to do to lay a claim of their own is bite. And despite not having fangs his bite still burns right through you. For a moment your vision is completely black and in a moment of complete weakness you grab a hold of Franklin's wings for support. This time he doesn't smack your hand away. Your cries are the only source of sound besides the nearly dead embers at the fire. Franklin holds you close to himself, as if he's trying to protect you.

His feathers are soft to the touch still. Even if it is your blood that is covering them this time. You aren't sure how long you stay like that. Weeping as he holds on to you unwilling to let you go.

But by now he knows drugs in your system are finally taking their toll, you can barely move your fingertips now.

Feeling you still trying to move, Franklin pats your head as if trying to help you fall into an easy slumber. Despite your best efforts you eventually succumb to just that. Dawn comes quickly after.

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A Terrified Teacher At Ghoul School Episode 13 Review - Summer Reading

I find it funny how it’s super cold where I live yet Haruaki and co are enjoying the time of their lives basking in the summer heat. Because of that, it made me feel warm and not focus on how cold it was outside, so thanks for that, Yohaji! Anyways, the second half of the show starts and I’m surprised with how many things they spoiled in the opening and ending as a manga reader. I won’t get into too much detail as it’ll probably shown throughout the season.

While the episode as a whole was a fun watch, I won’t deny that the anime did remove some details that anime-only watchers might not realize. Not only that, but there’s also how this episode is formatted. The first fourth of the episode is mainly seeing what some of Class 2-3 are doing during their summer break while the rest of the episode is mainly Haruaki causing chaos in a secondhand book shop where Sano and Tenmaru from the Tengu Troupe works.

Sano spends his holiday with the Abe family. Here’s one instance of the anime omitting minor details. If you think this is a little weird how the principal just gave him Haruaki’s address and a map and told him to go to the Abe house, they actually removed some important detail from the manga in that Sano used to spend his holidays at the principal’s house due to circumstances and that it’s the first time the principal is not looking after him. This may be a minor detail, but it’s important information about Sano, who’s one of the main characters in this story.

Anyways, it’s nice to see the Tengu Troupe again; though, it’s mainly just Tenmaru and Bonmaru. It’s nice to learn a lot about Ten like how he’s a closet otaku who’s into fictional girls and how his cool facade breaks when he sees an anime girl figurine. Sano didn’t know Ten was one of the kidnappers as he only saw and confronted Bon at the time as Ten was in a different area. Too bad we don’t really know much about Bon as he just popped up in the middle of the episode as they needed an extra person. Two additional details the anime omitted from this portion of this episode were the fact that Ten and Bon are brothers in their forged family documents, so the Karasuma Troupe are all adopted brothers. Another omitted detail was Ten revealing that he has been a virgin for 800 years as he became immortal so he wouldn’t die young.

The whole cursed book thing was chaotic with Haruaki accidentally making Sano and Ten a part of the story and getting them into wild situations likes Ten dying and having Sano and Ten almost doing the do. Haruaki shows off his intelligence by reversing the effects of Ten’s death and having the situations in the story happen to characters outside of the bookshop. Some of my favorite scenes were Rintaro preventing truck-kun from isekai-ing someone and Akira enjoying his alien abduction situation. The reason why Haruaki read the cursed book in the first place was because a weird man with blue hair and wearing a monocle recommended it to him—he turned out to be the ghost of the late author.

Also, the anime did jump ahead a few chapters after the Haruaki search arc which was the previous episode. There was a chapter that took place after Haruaki was rescued from the fire where he was hospitalized, but it’s only mentioned in this episode. The scene with Mama-aki and Haruaki was actually from that chapter, but they added it here. Though, it’s nice to see Mama-aki gently scolding her son. She’s super sweet.

The anime also had some anime original scenes as they did cut out a few scenes from the chapters about the cursed book. The scene with Hatanaka and his three kids are anime original—the kids actually appear much earlier in the story, but the anime pushed them to making their debut in the second cour. The entire scene with the locusts is anime original too, I believe.

Also, speaking of the Hatanaka kids, I can’t believe they gave two of them high quality voice actors. His daughter Saki is voiced by the one and only Megumi Han whom you might know as Nokotan and Kana Arima from Oshi no Ko. The son, Kamae, is voiced by Mutsumi Tamura, who you might know as young Kakashi from Naruto Shippuden and Hiro from Digimon Ghost Game. These kids only appeared for a few seconds and you’re already giving them S-tier voice actresses? The Yohaji production staff are crazy.

I guess my only gripe would be that the animation quality looked a little derpy in some parts of the episode, but that’s it. I think this is a great way to start the second half of the show and I can’t wait to see what they will show next. What are your thoughts on this episode?

[fenneckitsune]

Well i may be in earth but i have like multiple clans with their own tabs but they have their own exports. Most are a WIP currently but wanderers rest is the main one for my own lore!

Wanderers Rest is actually a big hub market city where Wind Water and Fire meet! Theres all sorts of exports revolving around seafood, dried tea blends, metalworks and the like. Theres other items that are much more specific like Lathyrus the spiral’s Seaberry wine. Its a favourite of the cityfolk and is one of the featured drinks at Scylla’s Tipsy Tengu Tavern and Inn! Pekoe in the wind district brews his expertly blended teas at his little teashop and will distribute them sornieth wide for those with a refined palette. His friend Laurelis, a dryad, helps tend to the bushes themselves to assure the highest quality teas.

Sangria and her wife Ginny from the fire district make fine decorative swords and other weapons for those who wish to add a little flare to their blades. Sangria herself is a master at creating delicate and intricate jewelry pieces to sell in the city centres trading hub.

Wanderers Rest is also well known to be the home of Shramp, the author of the hatchling book series Troupe Tyrants; a xenofiction series about the epic highs and lows and drama of her shrimp colonies and their fight against the evil Baron Von Scampi.

Could you all tell me your Flight and the main export of your clan? (Exports are goods and services that are produced in one country and sold to buyers in another.)

I have had a terrible, no-good day to a terrible no-good year. I need something to keep my mind off things. Maybe some lore tidbits from other clans may help?

[turbobyakuren]

Recently i’ve found myself with the idea of aya shameimaru having a husband but she never talks about him because otherwise it would devolve into a 40 hours rant about why she loves him so much; and then during an incident where she has to cooperate with Reimu whenever the picture of her husband falls out of whatever pocket Aya puts it in, Reimu picks up the picture and is like “hahaha who’s this dude” and Aya’s like “that’s my husband” and Reimu’s entire life is obliterated as she looks at the tengu girl who is so needlessly annoying and pushy it would kill someone and saying to herself “she is married?”

[debaiser]

Don’t get me wrong, I’m over the moon with the last update bringing the return of all these patterns that haven’t been available since I started playing in the fall.

Before the last update, I was scrounging for things to work on with the stamina in excess of my daily free grind on Grice... Achievement crunching to see which chapter suits I hadn’t finished yet, filling out my wardrobe a little better... But many of the suits I haven’t made yet, I haven’t because they simply weren’t all that appealing to me.

There’s just so much good content that I don’t know where to start...! The suit with the spray paint cans has been a dream suit for a while, as has the one with the crazy triangle zippers... but... the ice cream street vendor........ I made Street Standard, but beyond that and buying all the gold-only suits in the shop... I’m back to having so many things I can be working on right now. And it’s great.

[shinsengumi-archives]

Serizawa Kamo's mistress Oume

Disclaimer: This was translated from http://shinsengumi.info. The original article’s views are not my own.

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Before dawn on September 16, 3rd year of Bunkyu. Serizawa Kamo, the head of the Shinsengumi bureau, was assassinated.

And a woman is killed in this incident.

Her name is Ume. It was a concubine of Serizawa Kamo.

Serizawa and Ume, the encounter was a reminder of debt

As we all know, the Shinsengumi's clothing is Dandara Haori, which imitates the play of 47 Ronin, but for the Shinsengumi, who were still poor at the time, it was never easy to tailor the clothing for all the members. It was never easy. (In fact, not everyone wore the uniform)

In the end, the money will be in debt in the name of Serizawa, who was the director of the Shinsengumi bureau at that time.

The order for the troupe was received by Taibei Hishiya, a merchant from Shijohorikawa. Hishiya has to remind him to pay the price, but the other party is Serizawa Kamo, a rough man. It was not uncommon for the clerk who went to collect the item to be threatened and run away.

Hishiya who is in trouble has a plan. Women are softer than men, and I think they can collect the money without making waves. So, he sent his mistress, Ume-san, to a wolf's nest, which is literally called the Mibu Wolf.

Why did Oume return to Serizawa after being assulted? An unfathomable beginning

Ume-san was originally a geisha at a teahouse in Shimabara, and was transferred to Hishiya and spent her time as a concubine.

When she was 22 to 23 years old, she was a charming, beautiful woman with beautiful eyes and a tight mouth.

One day, Serizawa rapes Ume-san, who was ordered by Hishiya to go to Serizawa to urge him to borrow money.

The story of this story is written in various literatures and novels as "She got raped" and "Without logic, she decides to go back on her own", but when I rewrite it flatly, it becomes like this.

Ume-san hated Serizawa at first, but eventually she started going to Serizawa...

Doesn’t this make you go “Huh? Why?”

However, I feel that it is quite impossible for that to have happened between the two of them.

In the first place, this testimony itself is based on the subjective testimony of Mr. Tamesaburo Yagi (a child of the Yagi family who was boarding the Shinsengumi) who was a boy who has not gone to the end of the year. Well, he testified after he became an old man.

It is made into a novel by Kan Shimozawa, who interweaves his creations with fiction. I wonder if it contains a lot of men's selfish illusions... (laughs)

It is strange to think that victims of sex crimes are willing to go to the perpetrators.

I think they fell in love normally.

Serizawa is often portrayed as a violent person, and I have a strong impression that he is a bad drunk (and there are many episodes according to that impression), but it seems that there was also a surprisingly delicate and gentle side to him.

When the Yagi family, who was taken care of by the Shinsengumi as a lodging facility, was unhappy, they took the initiative to call out to Kondo to help the receptionist of the condolences and make the children of the Yagi family laugh by drawing interesting pictures.

The Yagi family testified that Serizawa would have been a friendly and intelligent person if he had not drunk alcohol. It’s just that there were extremely few "when not drinking"... (sorry)

Originally a genuine samurai born in a venerable samurai family, he was a major executive of the fierce Sonno Joi thought group, the Tengu Party.

It's no wonder Ume-san thinks it's more attractive than a man (Hishiya) who uses his mistress to collect debt.

The "Ronin Fumihisa Report Article" left by Shinpachi Nagakura, who was an executive of the Shinsengumi since the beginning of the Meiji era, also has the following description.

"Serizawa Kamo loved the concubine Ume of a house called Hishiya..."

It wasn't "robbed" or "raped", but just loved her.

Even if Ume-san seems to dislike Serizawa, she's actually just a tsundere, and she may not really dislike Serizawa.

The scene that is passionately arguing may have seemed to be forcibly attacking. By the way, passionate and forcible are completely different.

Because he was a little boy, there may have been something that the boys thought they understood, even if they didn't understand it.

It's just a personal delusion, but I feel that thinking this way is still more intriguing than the story that "Ume-san was assaulted ."

However, in any case, the love with Serizawa eventually led Ume-san to a cruel death.

Three women in scene on the night of the assassination

On the night when Serizawa Kamo was assassinated, three men and three women, including Serizawa and Ume, were sleeping in the house of the Yagi family, which they used as a sleeping place.

The targets of the assassination are three men.

Of the three, Serizawa and his subordinate Hirayama were killed. The latter, who was stabbed but pretended to be dead, avoided fighting and escaped in the shadow of the night.

If the assassin is an outsider, he wouldn’t have to run away. Since it was their comrades, that is, the people inside the Shinsengumi, who came to kill them, they probably felt the danger of remaining in the corps and ran away.

And three women who shouldn't be the target. One is Serizawa's mistress, Ume-san. The other two are Shimabara's Tenjin, Itosato-san and Kichiei-san.

There are various theories that the two people other than Ume happened to be standing in the bathroom during the attack and were informed of the danger in advance, but they were both saved.

It is unlikely that the two women had successfully left the scene at the time the assassin stepped in, so it is probable that remedies were taken in advance.

Even from the assassination planner, the more targets you have, the more confused the scene will be, the harder it will be to achieve your original purpose, and the more humanity you want to help if you don't have to kill.

However, only Ume-san was different.

If she, like Itosato-san and Kichiei-san, was just with Serizawa as a job, or if she was in Serizawa's sleeping quarters just because she was scared and couldn't resist, her life would be saved. It may have been.

If you are advised, "Don't go back to sleep because it's dangerous," you just have to listen to it.

Perhaps it wasn't so, and they had no choice but to kill her.

If they let her know the danger in advance, Ume-san would tell Serizawa if he was at risk, I think that was the decision.

In fact, they may have been regarded as a couple. In fact, when Serizawa's funeral was later held by the Shinsengumi, he also came up with a plan for a joint funeral between Serizawa and Ume-san.

However, this burial plan was not realized because Kondo Isami strongly opposed it. He said that Serizawa, the director of the Shinsengumi bureau, and a plum-like saleswoman (!) Cannot be buried together.

As a result, Ume-san's corpse was left unattended for three to four days in the height of summer.

Hishiya also refused to pick up Ume-san's corpse, saying , "Because she has already given up her free time." If the relationship has already broken, that's not unreasonable.

After all, it is said that the corpse was handed over to Ume-san's village in Nishijin by the Yagi family, or buried as an unrelated Buddha, but in reality it is uncertain.

More stories like this

[rubbarband]

Desmond had enough of the suspicion, along with communicating with Kal-li about the whereabouts of the giant villain, he was pulled to thin being the mediator between them all.

"Relax all of you." Desmond placed himself between the two, Redwall was powerful, he was high ranked for a reason, and not one to be trifled with. Desmond was also trying to keep the peace between everyone.

"With all due respect you're not making things easier Red, I'll be sorry on my friend's behalves, you came out of M.T's portals, that doesn't happen unless it's allies of his, we're all operating on a lack of information. However; one correction, my friend wasn't gonna kill your tiger, that was a stun gun, it do nothing but knock them out; they're endangered here, we protect wildlife like that. Now, I'll be the first to throw my hat in and trust the newcomers." Desmond took off his mask, a sign here of Trust in others. "My name Is Desmond Baker, Friends call me Des. Please forgive my friends, this is stressful for us all, but also understand I will defend my friends to the death, my city and my home as well. Let's try to be congeal; I know what it's like to have people I throw my life on the line for." Des turned to his friends, who all smiled in return.

"Look at how she defends her friends, no villains would do that, sides...may I?" Desmond asked the blind girl if he could pet one of her tigers, letting the creature come to him if they wanted. "Remember Kaiser when we found those animals that were being experimented on, and we calmed that tiger with the scorpion tail? That was the maddest I gotten over villains, this team care for each other like we do, we shouldn't let our suspicions get he best of us, Violet was it? She's right, if they wanted to attack they'd do it when M.T was around- and he may be a giant coward but he boast about his allies, and look at them! Normal limbs, King's troupes look...off they have multiple limbs- like they hate their bodies, we have alot to learn and if there's other life out there- other HEROES like us. We should have each others backs. Please Red, Stone, Helen, Eliza." Desmond pleaded holding his hand out now to Violet.

"Let's crack some villain skulls together!" Desmond had a hard time not showing a open mind and a kind heart, he wanted to trust them, wholeheartedly.

Red stepped up. "Very well, on my Honor as a knight, I apologize, You make a persuasive argument Desmond." Red wouldn't shake any hands, not yet but he would bow before excusing himself. After his helmet beeped. "Unfortunately I am needed across town, another villain attack, please call me again if you find the whereabouts of Monsterous Tengu."

Eliza breathed a sigh of relief, With merrymaker placing a hand on her shoulders, she been so silent, she was almost like a jump scare. But she stood by Desmond's message, and secretly put a wall between the two they couldn't see anyway. She dust off her hat before Hugging Desmond from behind in a 'you did it!' fashion. Stone and Eliza joined her.

"Aw come on guys!" Desmond blushed getting coddled, not infront of the otherworlders.

Violet stepped closer to red. "First we are not kids, Second I only questioned you being a so called hero cause you assumed the worst in us even through we haven't done anything and you decide it's better to point a weapon at us before asking questions.....You saw us and assumed villain without any indication that we were, Not only did we help defeat the monsters that came with us, but we started talking and trying to figure stuff out and that made you assume we were up to no good? And you are right we would do anything to protect our home but that doesn't mean threatening people who just randomly showed up and assume the worst in them." Sigal walked up and grabbed her shoulder. "Ok I think we get the point Violet let's just calm down." "No I will not calm down I'm not going to stand here have my teammates get threatened and then be told off as if it was my fault." She pointed at Des. "Being a leader is also knowing when something your teammates had done was wrong and to talk to them and not just diffuse it again as if I did anything wrong by simply wondering where we were. You are all acting like I am just as in the wrong as he is when that couldn't be further from the truth." Sigal sighed he wasn't going to get anywhere with this and he knew it. Loden soon walked up to Violet. "Everyone is good. The tigers are a tad confused...but then again so is everyone." "Thanks loden." Violet said once more turning back to the hero's. "I'm not going anywhere till you admit you jumped the gun by assuming something with no evidence....Like I said I don't take threats lightly. You saw the tigers said they have wild animals and pointed a weapon at them with intent to kill....it had nothing to do with us being villains or not you saw and assumed the tigers were a threat when they just stood there." She crossed her arms. "i'm more then willing to forgive and start over, Cause i'm not dumb I understand the stress of what just happened. but being someone in position of a hero you have to be able to read the situation. And were you as great as you boast you are then nothing we could do would hurt you and any move we made you could have countered....but we never made a move." Violet stared directly between Des and Red waiting.

[thesoundofmadness]

okay look i need to get this out there. I am genuinely SO fucking angry we didn’t get a stanked randy episode. Not only are we missing out on a l o t of heart wrenching angst, BUT it would have been a PERFECT opportunity for Howard to get some character development. also yes i have watched this show too much fuck off Look, the show already touched up on this a few times, but Howard relies on Randy for everything. In the “Ninjafan” episode, there’s literally a joke that Howard can’t get home by himself without Randy. And later in that episode, it’s shown that Howard lost his cheese without Randy there to support him. Yeah it’s played for a joke, but it still happened. He relies on him for food, to play at the gamehole, he literally called McFist to send a robot to attack the school because he couldn’t handle eating lunch alone. (the sick day episode).

  Not only that, but Randy usually takes the blame for everything, despite Howard often times enabling Randy. In the Snow-clohoma episode, Howard blames Randy for Juilen getting stanked even though he was the one who said to ditch Juilen in the first place. Randy takes the blame for Howard turning into the Tengu despite Howard being the one to suggest that they use the ninja in the first place. Howard and Randy blame the Ninja for destroying Howard’s living room in the “Mort-al Combat” episode, esstinally blaming Randy bc Randy is the ninja. And usually Randy is the one who has to pay the consequences for it because Howard refuses to accept the consequences for his actions.  Y e a h there’s quite a few episodes where Howard is the voice of reason and helps Randy out (”Debbie Meddle” where Howard tells Randy what a shoob he’s being for wearing black and red and looking exactly like the ninja when he’s supposed to keep his identity a secret, “Enter the Nomicon” when Howard helps Randy get Mac Antfee in the nomicon, the Mind Wipe episode when howard tries to remind Randy of who he is and then takes over being the ninja bc Randy can’t), BUT that doesn’t undermine Howard taking advantage of Randy too often. And you CAN’T tell me Randy isn’t a little angry over this. The entire reason Howard and Randy split up in the “Ninjafan” episode is because Randy started to call Howard out on his bs. In the “Snow-clohoma” episode Randy tries to say that it’s partly Howard’s fault, but Howard keeps insisting he has nothing to do with it. Even if Randy likes doing shit for Howard, you can’t deny that he isn’t slightly upset at Howard. 

A stanked Randy episode would have been a GREAT episode for Howard to get some character development because it could have made him realize he relies too much on Randy, ESPECIALLY if Howard is the reason Randy got stanked in the first place. like, maybe Howard and Randy get into a bad fight which leaves Randy feeling guilty that he became the ninja, so he ditches the ninja mask (which is supposed to protect him from being stanked). The sorcerer takes advantage of Randy’s subtle anger at Howard, and Howard can’t destank Randy until he realizes that he takes advantage of Randy, and thats why Randy got upset. There’s a genuine, heartfelt apology from Howard to Randy, and boom destankage. Also more Ninja Howard bc i need it.  That’s just my take on a stanked Randy episode tho. I HONESTLY believe the writers could have done Stanked Randy justice. They did the amesina troupe (mind wipe episode), evil clone troupe (Nomi-Randy plus there was that mcfist ninja robot from the howard money episode) Time travel troupe, (S1 finale) all VERY well. They even pulled an overarching story in s2 and did it amazingly! Not to mention all the other non-troupy episodes are all done great too! They could have DEFIENTLY done a stanked randy episode and done it justice.

In conclusion: I will never stop being angry that we didn’t get a stanked randy episode. 

[chiaki-translation]

Luminous Circus: Event Translation Ch3-4

For the sake of Kazu, I really wanted to read the event story for Luminous Circus, but I found out that there’s only 2 chapters available in the wiki. Sooooooo, what else to do but translate the story myself? I’m not sure that I will translate the entire play especially if it’s long, but I’m determined to translate the event story at least. Can I make it before Kazu’s birthday? Idk but I’ll try~ (Oh yeah, if this story has actually been translated, can someone tell me? Thank you~)

Ch3-4 / / Ch5-6 / / Ch7-8 / / Ch9-10 / / Epilogue

You can take a look at the first two chapters here in the wiki, and my translation will be below the cut, enjoy~

https://yaycupcake.com/a3/index.php?title=The_Luminous_Circus

Disclaimer:

A3! is owned by Liber Entertainment

Homare’s Grandfather:

You can do anything you want with this room.

You said you need a study right?

Homare’s Grandmother:

If it’s Haiku I can make it while I’m walking.

I don’t need such a big study for that.

For example, one that I made recently…

Homare’s Grandfather:

Fu, I thought it would make you happy, you don’t really like gathering for party or tea right?

I just thought that you need a place to be by yourself.

Homare’s Grandmother:

…It’s not my fault that I can’t make anything.

Let me use the place then.

Homare’s Grandfather:

What should we put here?

How about a Mahogany desk by the window.

We can get shelf from the store, and you can line up your favourite books there.

You can also place your favourite rose over there.

Homare’s Grandmother:

No. With that painting…

I’m good with a table set to have tea with you.

Homare’s Grandfather:

--

I see.

Then, let’s do as you wish.

<Time Skip>

Homare’s Grandmother:

…

Homare:

Grandmother, do you want some tea.

Homare’ Grandmother:

With pleasure.

Homare:

I always thought about it, but this place is very bleak and monotonous.

How about adding a bit more interior?

Homare’s Grandmother:

…. Fu.

Homare:

Grandmother?

Homare’s Grandmother:

We’re planning to have reinforcement work here soon.

It’s an old building, so I’ve been worried that it’s going to be blown away when typhoon came.

It seems that a big typhoon is approaching too…

I’ll leave the interior to you.

You can do anything you want.

Homare:

--Yes! I’ll make sure it has the calm and meaningful atmosphere that grandmother likes.

Homare’s Grandmother:

There’s only one thing… I want this painting to be put here as it is now.

Homare:

Ah, it’s always displayed over here.

Homare’s Grandmother:

It’s my treasure.

Homare:

Grandmother’s…

Homare’s Grandmother:

You looked surprised.

Homare:

Ah, nothing—

Who’s the name of the painter?

Homare’s Grandmother:

He’s not that famous.

That’s why, I can’t recall anything about him.

Homare:

Then, --

Homare’s Grandmother:

…

By the way, is that pocket watch still moving?

Homare:

Eh, yeah, of course.

I’ve gotten it taken care of in an excellent repair shop.

<Shifts to Hisoka/Homare’s Room>

Tasuku:

Is Arisugawa inside?

Hisoka:

…He’s staying over at his family’s home today.

Tasuku:

Then, please pass this back to Arisugawa.

Hisoka:

…The pocket watch, is it fixed?

Tasuku:

For now, but the parts are getting worn out, I think it will break soon.

The parts are not available anymore, it’s really reaching the end of its lifespan.

Handle it carefully.

If it’s subjected to shock, you’ll shorten its lifespan even more.

Hisoka:

…Understood.

Tasuku:

About Arisugawa’s grandmother’s condition…

Hisoka:

?

Tasuku:

Nothing—There’s a message inside of that pocket watch right.

It said, “To the mechanical you, with love. Sakae.”

When I look at that earlier, I’m somehow reminded of Arisugawa’s grandfather and grandmother. I’m just a bit curious.

Hisoka:

…Why not try and LIME Alice.

Tasuku:

Me, out of the blue? That would be weird isn’t it.

Hisoka:

Whoever it is, anyone would be happy if someone else expresses concern for their family.

Tasuku:

…I see. I guess so.

Hisoka:

…Zzzzzzz

Tasuku:

Don’t sleep while you’re still holding the pocket watch!

You’ll drop it!

Sigh… And I thought you said something decent for once.

<End of Chapter 3>

Director:

That was so interesting!

As Tenma-kun said, the circus scene was so powerful!

Kazunari:

The overall color was so psychedelic it’s interesting~!

Tsumugi:

The unique world view was pretty interesting too.

Sakuya:

I’ve never seen a circus before and I can’t imagine it by just reading the book, but…

After watching the movie, I thought it’s really great!

It’s like I’m sucked into the world of dream and imagination.

When I saw the audiences, who seemed to be having so much fun inside the dream world, I can’t help to think that circus is such a great thing!

Kazunari:

You know, Sumi had a part time job in a circus before.

Sakuya:

Eh!? Really!?

Tsumugi:

That part time job really fits Misumi-kun.

Sakuya:

That’s so nice~ I also want to try it.

But I don’t have athletic capabilities and reflexes like Misumi-san so it’s probably impossible for me.

Tsumugi:

Even if you’re not the performer, there might be jobs available behind the scene isn’t it.

Kazunari:

A clown for example, it doesn’t seem that they would ask for high athletic capabilities for that.

Let’s go ask Sumi about it!

Sakuya:

Right. Let’s go!

Director:

Eh, there’s a car parked in front of the dorm.

Kazunari:

Woah, isn’t that Rolls Royce!

Sakuya:

Eh! That is!?

It’s my first time seeing it.

Tsumugi:

It’s such a luxurious car.

Homare:

…

Director:

Homare-san!?

Homare:

Oh, is everyone going out.

Tsumugi:

We just came back from a movie.

Homare:

I see.

Oh yeah, Kazunari-kun.

I have something to consult to you about.

Kazunari:

Consult?

Homare:

Yeah. Actually, there’s a room that’s going to be refurbished in my family home and there’s a painting I want to decorate the room with.

For my grandmother’s sake, I want to decorate the room to her liking, so I wonder if you can draw just one piece for me.

Kazunari:

Me!?

Rather than me, isn’t is better to ask a more famous painter or something?

Homare:

My grandmother is not someone who cares about that kind of things.

In addition, even though you have no name right now, I’m certain that you are the one person I can count on to be a well-known painter one day.

Kazunari:

Aririn…

Homare:

So, let’s do a collaboration, that painting by you, who have such a promising future, and my poem!

Kazunari:

Collab!?

That sounds great! I’m looking forward to it!

Director:

A collab between Homare-san’s poem and traditional Japanese painting, what kind of wind is brewing over here I wonder…?

Tsumugi:

Umm… I can’t really imagine it, but if it’s Homare-san’s grandmother, maybe she’ll be happy about it.

Kazunari:

I kinda want to see the image of the room that you’re going to decorate, so is it okay for me to visit Aririn’s family home?

Homare:

Of course!

<Shifts to Lounge>

Tenma:

The wind is pretty strong tonight.

Tsumugi:

Looking at the path of the typhoon, it’s going to be a direct hit.

Banri:

It seems that we won’t be able to go out tomorrow.

Director:

Everyone, let’s begin the leader’s meeting.

Today, I was thinking that we should discuss our third Mixed Play performance.

Tsuzuru:

Ah, can I say something.

Director:

Yeah.

Tsuzuru:

I’ve drafted out a few plots that we can use this time, we can see if there’s anything we can use from these.

Tenma:

…There’re really a lot.

Tsumugi:

This story about animal’s banquet, sounds pretty novel.

Director:

It’s a play where everyone needs to dress up as kigurumi for the performance.

Tsumugi:

But it’s something that requires a different technique compared to the usual performance, it might be quite rewarding at the end.

Banri:

Wait, do you even need the technique to perform in a kigurumi!?

Sakuya:

This story of Tengu too, seems to have different atmosphere than usual, sounds interesting!

Tsumugi:

You’re right, we don’t have things like that before.

Tenma:

This, are we all going to wear mask?

Banri:

I would hate trying to sell this idea to Azami.

Tsumugi:

Isn’t it okay if we go for mask-like make up.

Tenma:

Why this problem?

Tsuzuru:

At this point, I haven’t thought whether all of these ideas can be realized, there’re quite a lot of problems huh~

Director:

Tsuzuru-kun, do you have anything you want to write among these ideas?

Tsuzuru:

Hmm, the one that I have most ideas for the plot will be this circus one over here.

Director:

(It’s a fairytale like story about a struggling circus group with a tinge of fantasy on the stage…)

Sakuya:

Woah, it’s a wonderful story!

I just watched a circus themed movie earlier, and I thought there’re really a lot of dreams presented in the circus--

Tsuzuru:

If that’s the case, do you want to do it, Sakuya?

Sakuya:

Is it alright!?

Tenma:

If you’re thinking about the characters, Sakuya might become the clown or the trapeze artist.

Director:

The lead, the circus troupe leader, George, I wonder who will be a good fit for him?

Tsuzuru:

Ah, actually, I have someone in mind—

*lights out*

Tenma:

Wh, wha wha wha wha wha wha what!?

Tsumugi:

A blackout?

Banri:

I’ll use the smartphone light for now.

Sakuya:

*accidentally bump into Tenma*

Ouch!

Tenma:

Wh, who who who who who’s there!

Sakuya:

So, sorry, it seems I accidentally bumped into you--

Banri:

Don’t move. I’ll turn on the lights now.

Ouch!

Tenma:

Wha, what is it this time!

Banri:

That’s, just my leg.

Tsumugi:

Tenma-kun, calm down.

*lights on*

Director:

Ah, the light’s back.

Tenma:

Fuh, don’t surprised me like that.

Tsumugi:

Tenma-kun, why are you against the wall?

Tenma:

I, It’s just a mistake!

Director:

I wonder if the other places are fine?

Anyway, let’s just conclude the meeting for now.

Sakuya:

I’ll go and see the breaker!

Tsumugi:

I’ll go with you.

Tenma:

In that case, me too--

Banri:

You better stop right there.

<End of Chapter 4>