#yobi ask

[yuurei20]

I heard the way Cater does nicknames in Japanese shows the distance he puts between himself and others, and he only really uses someone’s name when he’s serious, and this somewhat gets lost in EN translation. Does this reflect your interpretation of Cater’s speech patterns?

Hello hello! ^^ Thank you for this question!

Yes yes, this was touched upon a little bit before!

Cater is unique in that his use of honorifics has been explicitly explained (in the novel):

“Usually, Cater does not ever yobi-sute anyone. When he calls to Trey, he always adds ‘kun’ to his name...When Cater uses Trey’s name like this, it is only when he is really serious. Only when it is important.” - Twst the first novel

(While there are times when the novel and the game are different from one another, this character point might be canon to both, with game-Cater strictly using honorifics with one exception: Trey, during Riddle's overblot, and never any other person or situation before or since.)

As mentioned briefly in posts about Cater (re: Is Cater a Playboy? - Is Cater Bisexual? - Cater: Secret Inner Life), he seems to be using honorifics to intentionally keep up barriers between himself and other people, so as not to give anyone the impression that they are close.

In the first novel, for example, both Ace and Deuce go out of their way to ask that Yuuya stop referring to them with honorifics:

"‘This isn’t some academy for spoiled rich kids, you know—just Ace is fine.’"

"‘Why do you use ‘-kun’ only with me? Just Deuce is fine.’"

Was there an instance where someone once encouraged Cater, too, to drop the honorific from their name, and he refused? 👀 We do not know!

You are correct that this is not really reaching the English-language audience due to language/cultural differences, and I am very excited to see how the English-language novel (releasing this month!) is going to handle the situations described above 👀

Are they going to be translated directly, with English-language readers receiving a crash-course in honorifics and yobisute? Or will it all be rewritten/removed for the American target market?

The English-language manga translated the "-kun" honorific as "Mr." for Crowley, Deuce and Azul, but--like the game--has decided to not localize it for Cater, so it seems that "overfamiliarity-buffer-zone-Cater" is exclusive to the original game and manga! 🔸

[apothecaryscript]

Japanese words about "time"

< second : 秒（びょう/byo) >

one second : 一秒（いちびょう/ichi-byo)　→More!

for one second : 一秒間（いちびょうかん/ichi-byo-kan)

several seconds : 数秒（すうびょう/su-byo)

5 meters per second : 秒速５メートル(びょうそく5メートル/byo-soku go-mētoru)

< minute : 分（ふん/fun) >

one minute : 一分（いっぷん/ippun)　→More!

several minutes : 数分（すうふん/su-fun)

for one minute : 一分間（いっぷんかん/ippun-kan)

Wait a minute. : ちょっと待って（ちょっとまって/Chotto matte.)

*Because Japanese people are very punctual, if you say "Wait 'a minute:ippun'", maybe we think you'll really come back within 2 minutes. So it's better to say "ちょっと(chotto)：a little”.

< hour : 時間（じかん/jikan) >

for one hour : 一時間（いちじかん/ichi-jikan) →More!

several hours : 数時間（すうじかん/su-jikan)

How many hours does it take from Tokyo to Osaka by Shinkansen？；

東京から大阪まで新幹線で何時間かかりますか？

とうきょうから おおさかまで しんかんせんで なんじかん かかりますか？

Tokyo-kara Osaka-made Shinkansende nan-jikan kakari-masuka?

It takes 2 and a half to 3 hours: 2時間半から3時間かかります（にじかんはんからさんじかんかかります/Ni-jikan-han-kara san-jikan kakari-masu.)

< time : 時刻（じこく/jikoku) >

one o'clock : 一時（いちじ/ichi-ji)

two o'clock : 二時（にじ/ni-ji)

three o'clock : 三時（さんじ/san-ji)

four o'clock : 四時（よじ/yo-ji) 　×よんじ

five o'clock : 五時（ごじ/go-ji)

six o'clock :六時（ろくじ/roku-ji)

seven o'clock : 七時（しちじ/shiji-ji or ななじ/nana-ji)

eight o'clock : 八時（はちじ/hachi-ji)

nine o'clock : 九時（くじ/ku-ji) 　×きゅうじ

ten o'clock : 十時（じゅうじ/ju-ji)

eleven o'clock : 十一時（じゅういちじ/ju-ichi-ji)

twelve o'clock : 十二時（じゅうにじ/ju-ni-ji)

a.m. : 午前（ごぜん/gozen)

p.m. : 午後（ごご/gogo)

morning : 朝（あさ/asa)

noon : 正午（しょうご/shogo) 、昼の１２時(ひるのじゅうにじ/hiruno ju-ni-ji)

*We say "昼（ひる/hiru)" for around noon - afternoon.

evening : 夕方(ゆうがた/yugata)

*It depens on the person, but I mean around 16:00 - 18:59 by 夕方（ゆうがた/yugata).

night : 夜（よ���/yoru)

*It depends on the person, but I mean after 19:00 by 夜(よる/yoru).

What time is it now? : 今は何時ですか？(いまはなんじですか？/Imawa nanji desuka?)

It's 9:30 at night. : 夜の9時半です(よるのくじはんです/Yoruno kuji-han desu.)

It's 7:45 in the morning. : 朝の７時45分です（あさのしちじよんじゅうごふんです/Asano shichi-ji yonju-go-fun desu.)

*We usually say "shichi-ji" for 7:00 and say "nana-ji" only when we want to emphasize that it's 7:00 and not 1:00.

< day : 日（にち/nichi) >

one day : 一日（いちにち/ichi-nichi)　→ More！

half day : 半日（はんにち/han-nichi)

everyday : 毎日（まいにち/mai-nichi)

today : 今日（きょう/kyo) or 本日（ほんじつ/hon-jitsu)

tomorrow : 明日（あした/ashita or あす/asu)

the day after tomorrow : 明後日（あさって/asatte or みょうごにち/myo-go-nichi)

two days after tomorrow : 明明後日(しあさって/shiasatte or みょうみょうごにち/myo-myo-gonichi)

yesterday : 昨日（きのう/kino or さくじつ/saku-jitsu)

the day before yesterday : 一昨日（おととい/ototoi or いっさくじつ/issaku-jitsu)

two days before yesterday : 一昨昨日（さきおととい/saki-ototoi or いっさくさくじつ/issaku-saku-jitsu)

three days later : 三日後（みっかご/mikka-go)

five days before : 五日前（いつかまえ/itsuka-mae)

< date : 日付（ひづけ/hizuke) >

1st day of each month : 一日（ついたち/tsuitachi)　→More!

January 1st : 一月一日（いちがつついたち/Ichi-gatsu tsuitachi)

What is the date today? : 今日は何月何日ですか？（きょうはなんがつなんにちですか？/Kyowa nan-gatsu nan-nichi desuka?)

＊You can ask just ”今日は何日ですか？（きょうはなんにちですか？/Kyowa nan-nichi desuka?)" if you don't need month.

*You can ask "今日は何年何月何日ですか？（きょうはなんねんなんがつなんにちですか？/Kyowa nan-nen nan-gatsu nan-nichi desuka?)" if you need year, too.

When is your birthday? : あなたの誕生日はいつですか？（あなたのたんじょうびは、いつですか？/Anatano tanjobiwa itsu desuka?)

It's December 30th. : 12月30日です（じゅうにがつさんじゅうにちです/Ju-ni-gatsu san-ju-nichi desu.)

< week : 週（しゅう/shu) >

one week : 一週間（いっしゅうかん/isshukan)　→More!

every week : 毎週（まいしゅう/mai-shu)

every two weeks : 隔週（かくしゅう/kaku-shu)

this week : 今週（こんしゅう/kon-shu)

next week : 来週（らいしゅう/rai-shu)

the week after next : 再来週（さらいしゅう/sa-raishu)

last week : 先週（せんしゅう/sen-shu)

the week before last : 先々週（せんせんしゅう/sen-sen-shu)

the 2nd week of next month : 来月の第二週（らいげつのだいにしゅう/rai-getsuno dai-ni-shu)

< day of the week : 曜日（ようび/yobi) >

Please remember kanji "月火水木金土日” and the pronunciation "Getsu-Ka-Sui-Moku-Kin-Do-Nichi" in the right order. "ようび(Yobi)" is also said as just "よう(yo)", like "げつよう(Getsu-yo)", and we often even omit ようび(yobi) when we talk, like "土日(Do-Nichi):weekend" or "月水金(Getsu-Sui-Kin or Gessuikin):Mon, Wed, Fri".

Monday : 月曜日（げつようび/Getsu-yobi)

Tuesday : 火曜日（かようび/Ka-yobi)

Wednesday : 水曜日（すいようび/Sui-yobi)

Thursday : 木曜日（もくようび/Moku-yobi)

Friday : 金曜日（きんようび/Kin-yobi)

Saturday : 土曜日（どようび/Do-yobi)

Sunday : 日曜日（にちようび/Nichi-yobi)

Weekday : 平日（へいじつ/hei-jitsu)

Weekend : 週末（しゅうまつ/Shu-matsu)

What day is today? : 今日は何曜日ですか？（きょうはなんようびですか？/Kyowa nan-yobi desuka?)

Tomorrow is Sunday so I have the day off: 明日は日曜日だから、私は休みです（あしたはにちようびだから、わたしはやすみです/Ashitawa Nichi-yobi dakara, watashiwa yasumi desu.)

< month : 月（つき/tsuki) >

one month : 一か月（いっかげつ/ikkagetsu）or ひと月(hito-tsuki)

two months : 二か月（にかげつ/ni-kagetsu) or ふた月(futa-tsuki)

three months : 三か月（さんかげつ/san-kagetsu) or み月(mi-tsuki)

Beyond that, we usually use ”かげつ(kagetsu)" and hardly use "つき(tsuki)" which is the old way of counting.

→More!

January : 一月（いちがつ/Ichi-gatsu)

February : 二月（にがつ/Ni-gatsu)

March : 三月（さんがつ/San-gatsu)

April : 四月（しがつ/Shi-gatsu)

May : 五月（ごがつ/Go-gatsu)

June : 六月（ろくがつ/Roku-gatsu)

July : 七月（しちがつ/Shichi-gatsu or なながつ/Nana-gatsu)

*We usually say "shichi-gatsu" for July and say "nana-gatsu" only when we want to emphasize that it's July and not January(Ichi-gatsu).

August : 八月（はちがつ/Hachi-gatsu)

September : 九月（くがつ/Ku-gatsu)

October : 十月（じゅうがつ/Ju-gatsu)

November : 十一月（じゅういちがつ/Ju-ichi-gatsu)

December : 十二月（じゅうにがつ/Ju-ni-gatsu)

< year : 年（ねん/nen) >

one year : 一年（いちねん/ichi-nen) 　→More!

for one year : 一年間（いちねんかん/ichi-nen-kan)

half a year : 半年（はんとし/han-toshi)

every year : 毎年（まいとし/mai-toshi)

this year : 今年（ことし/kotoshi)、本年（ほんねん/hon-nen)

next year : 来年（らいねん/rai-nen)

the year after next : 再来年(さらいねん/sa-rainen)

last year : 去年（きょねん/kyonen) or 昨年（さくねん/saku-nen)

the year before last : 一昨年（おととし/ototoshi or いっさくねん/issakunen)

*When you say きょねん/kyonen, don't say きょうねん/kyo-nen although it looks almost same in romaji, because we have the word kyounen（享年/きょうねん）which means the age when the person died.

in 2024 : 2024年に（にせんにじゅうよねんに/nisen-niju-yo-nen-ni)

[everglowstardust]

No Night, No Starlight

English Translation:

Hey, Buddy!

Oh Oh Oh Oh, Welcome to night

Today we’ll Never Sleep

Stylish worries are actually nonsense

Just a big bang, Please!

A sweet Sadness was wavering

Pretending to be drunk from just one glass

This lonely Planet

Is so boring even though the night is so long

Asking, “Shall we dance?” 

Calling out to those eyes

Found the light, a shy Smile

Even if you try to cover it up, it's obvious

Hey, Buddy!

Oh Oh Oh Oh, We’ll be starlight

No matter what, we're Dreaming

We don't even need daybreak

Eye to Eye we'll make noise with our Heartbeats!

Come on, Has Just Begun

Funky Starry Night

Oh Yes, Has Just “Big Bang”

Say Yeah

Emotions and a Cool face keep Our days

In a city that's way too nervous

I want to selfishly be in that Place

Getting ready to find it is a must, don't you think?

Time to shine, wouldn't you say?

Even if you're uncertain 

While looking up at 

The endless Silent Sky we'll Da Da Da Dance

Hey, Buddy!

Oh Oh Oh Oh, Welcome to night

Today we'll Never Sleep

Stylish worries are actually nonsense 

Just a big bang, Please!

Come on, Has Just Begun

Funky Starry Night

Oh Yes, Has Just “Big Bang”

Say Yeah

Hey, Buddy!

Oh Oh Oh Oh, We’ll be Starlight

No Night, No Starlight

We don't even need daybreak

High & High we'll connect our Heartbeats

Come on, Has Just Begun

Funky Starry Night

Oh Yes, Has Just “Big Bang”

Say Yeah

Romaji Lyrics:

Hey, Buddy!

Oh Oh Oh Oh, Welcome to night

kyou wa Never Sleep

shareta nayami wa jissai nansensu

biggu ban dake Please!

kanbi na Sadness yurameita

gurasu de yotta furishitecha

ronrii na Planet

tsumannai ne konna ni nagai yoru na no ni

「Shall we dance?」 nante sa

sono me ni yobi kakerya

Found the light shai na Smile

gomakashite mo bare bare

Hey, Buddy!

Oh Oh Oh Oh, We’ll be starlight

nantettatte Dreaming

yoake sae iranai 

Eye to Eye de sawage Heartbeats!

Come on, Has Just Begun

Funky Starry Night

Oh Yes, Has Just “Big Bang”

Say Yeah

kanjou mo Cool face kiipu na Our days

shinkeishitsu sugiru machi de

wagamama de itai Place

mistuke toku no wa masuto desho

Time to shine nan janai?

obotsuka nakutatte sa

saigen nai Silent Sky

aogi nagara Da Da Da Dance

Hey, Buddy!

Oh Oh Oh Oh, Welcome to night

kyou wa Never Sleep

shareta nayami wa jissai nansensu

biggu ban dake Please!

Come on, Has Just Begun

Funky Starry Night

Oh Yes, Has Just “Big Bang”

Say Yeah

Hey, Buddy!

Oh Oh Oh Oh, We’ll be Starlight

No Night, No Starlight

yoake sae iranai

High & High de tsunage Heartbeats

Come on, Has Just Begun

Funky Starry Night

Oh Yes, Has Just “Big Bang”

Say Yeah

[puppyboyfranco]

🎶 when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, and publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers (positivity is cool) ✨💞

5 songs aah okay!!

in no particular order

212 by azealia banks

rockefeller street (nightcore version) by getter jaani

enter sandman by Metallica

funk of galactico by SXID & bibi babydoll

money for nothing by dire straits

thank you yobi!!

[parkminijiminie]

Can i request one thing to your anons please?

Can y'all please stop with the daeun and jm rumours shit? First things first it was started by tkkrs so you should no there's no base to that.. i know it started from BTS's ptd LA or something concert when vminkook went to the beach and they started it saying jm was with her cause jm was the first one to post pictures from the beach (then later tae posted so we got to know that vminkook were there and before or after them ig hobi also went to the beach. Jk also later posted the pictures from there) and she had posted beach pictures too. As usual since tkkrs wanted something to link jm with they come up with that shit. Then there was something about jwellery too like come on i can show you atleast 200-300 or more idols or celebs from sk wearing same jewelleries idk what difference that shit makes.

Then since the taennie rumours tkkrs just wanted to link jm with someone so they have been trying to somehow put these two together so they can prove jm is straight lol. You can see anything that comes as proof or evidence is always posted by tkkrs cause others don't give a fk about that rumour.

What I'm saying is why daeun out of all people? Did y'all ever saw her with jm? Did y'all know that she has met jm atleast once? Did y'all saw jm and her anywhere near e/o in any party or any event??? Like any connection as having same friends circle or anything like that?? NO

Then how the heck y'all come up with that just tell me once like tell me the actual base of the rumours where she's anyway linked with him then we'll discuss y'alls rumors. If y'all don't have anything else to discuss then go outside bro why even discussing something which has no base? With jk and tae atleast videos and pictures are there from which people are speculating did y'all saw any leaked footage of jm??? Then why do y'all want to discuss??

Literally i was going through jm's tag and i came across so many blogs where their anons are asking them same shit and i was like why the fk are you filling his mentions just because you're jobless?

Like from tmrw i can pick one celebrity or anyone from sk and try to link them with jm and i can guarantee you the proofs that y'all give i can give you same proofs to say jimin is linked with them cause this bs same counter, same jewelleries, same bullshit is wayy too small for y'all to waste your time on that. Find something big and then we can discuss.

Anon 2: Daeun is the girl that jm had a dating rumor with which was made up by jm antis. Knets didn't even believe it and it literally made no noise so jm nor the company bothered addressing it. Unfortunately for the girl she still gets harassed by armys and jm antis to this day. She literally threatened to sue the people who were leaving her hate comments last year when the rumor first started. Idk how people are claiming that to be jm's floor in her ig story when jm has never shown his floor in the first place and jm and her have never been associated with eachother.

Anon 3: that girl is an attention seeker, same as yobi

.....

First time tonight that I've heard about this, but it seems all these rumors are pretty much based on nothing, so no point in discussing them further.

Just another speculation coming from thin air. If Taekookers started this, I'd say it's almost fascinating how they are so quick to point fingers at JM dating someone bc of some piece of clothing or whatever, yet still to this deny think Jennie and Tae were never in Paris and these were cosplayers.

[soramystic]

God Quest – the Alatyr

He can see it, now.

Ahead iorik Dazhbog trudges on, silent and stoic as one would expect of Buyan’s god-king. He keeps an unforgiving pace and Yobi needs almost his entire attention on the ground in front of him. From what little he can see of the surroundings though, they are climbing a natural marvel. The ancient glacier they walk on has, through some miracle, been subject to the plate tectonics below, creating a mountain range almost entirely made of ice and permafrost.

Nothing lives here, nothing grows here. The iorik has abandoned his giant bear at the foot of this mountain and handed Yobi a set of provisions. If they were fast, he’d said, they’d make it up the mountain before sunset. Yobi had neither thought nor wanted to ask how the iorik was intending to spend the night – their kit didn’t include tents of any sort.

But now he has his goal in sight, and he understands the lack of tents once they land on a ledge and iorik Dazhbog leads him down a tunnel system hewn out of the ice. They are not quite near the top, but something tells Yobi their climb will be substantially easier now.

Iorik Dazhbog rummages around his own duffle bag and produces two items, one of which he hands to Yobi without a word. Only when the iorik fastens it over his eyes does Yobi understand what it is for, and it answers another of his questions – he’s seen it, now. The bright, burning form of the Alatyr shining from the top of this mountain. Its light scatters throughout the cave system, dulled now by the dense ice but sure to grow in intensity once they approach.

They climb the ice-hewn steps. Normally a neck-breaker and a half, up here the air is so thin the ice cannot produce its slippery layer, instead attempting to adhere to their footwear as they walk.

“The sun buried within the mountain.”

Yobi starts as the iorik speaks. The god-king has stopped, forcing the young hero to do the same. “The father of all stones”, he continues. “The navel of the world, from which the World Tree springs. Through its gifts, we are able to live here. Without the Alatyr, Buyan would not exist. My city of Ledenets would not exist. I would not exist.”

A beat of silence, and Yobi wonders if the iorik will say more. It seems as if he wants to. But then the god-king turns and continues their climb. His words echo in Yobi’s mind. The Alatyr. The miracle stone. The wish-granter. Only the Alatyr has what Yobi wants. What he needs.

Even with their eye-covers, the light of the Alatyr is almost painful. The lenses have turned it down to a biting blue, and Yobi is sure if he took them off, the white light would blind him instantly. Part of him is curious if iorik Dazhbog invented these lenses himself or if they existed before him, and if so, then who had made them? But he pushes the question away; if this goes as planned, he will have all the time in the world to find the answer.

They have reached some form of central chamber. Yobi is surprised by how bare it is – only two statues, one of an eagle, one of a snake. They stand almost directly under a shaft going directly up and- Yobi averts his eyes, squinting to get the spots out. Turns out they call it ‘the sun within the mountain’ for a reason.

The statues are larger than life, only slightly taller than Yobi, and he can’t shake the feeling of those amber eyes locking upon him as he comes up the stairs.

“The Alatyr”, iorik Dazhbog says. “You have a wish to ask of it.”

It is barely a question, but Yobi nods in affirmation anyway. Something has started, and he has little intent to step out of line.

“���Tis admirable, truly”, the iorik says, as he starts to pace between the statues. “Back when I was your age, I had little vision of the future. ‘Twas naught but fog and shadow to me. I had ideas, sure. Many ideas. Grand ideas.” He halts. “Great ideas.”

“Sadly I was a boy, and many of those ideas now lay dead and dark by the wayside. But one survived.” He looks directly at Yobi now, golden eyes burning with an intensity Yobi can sense even through the heavily tinted glasses.

“I wished, with all of my heart, to protect my country. To save my country. To see it to prosperity and beyond. The gifts of the Alatyr could serve us so much better if only I was allowed to implement my vision. That idea is what continued to burn within me. It consumed me. ‘Twas all I wanted, all I needed. ‘Grant me that one wish, and I would be complete’ was my thought.”

He turns, glances at Yobi from an eye corner. “You think me arrogant, surely”, he notes. Yobi keeps his face mostly neutral. True, the iorik did sound like a man suffering from delusions of grandeur. But that was only if one failed to consider the land below. What should have been a frozen wasteland was a thriving country of many cultures. Despite the cold and darkness, there was light and joy. Prosperity and beyond.

Had the iorik failed, he would indeed have been an arrogant man. Now, however, surrounded by his many successes, he simply turned out to have been correct in his assumptions.

And that’s what I want, Yobi thinks.

Despite his best efforts, iorik Dazhbog apparently clearly sees the disagreement on Yobi’s face because he smiles. “You are like me”, he says. “Very much. I can tell. You too have a goal greater than yourself. Something you need.”

“If I can have my wish granted by the Alatyr”, Yobi says. “I will have fulfilled my duty.” I will be complete.

“And what, boy, is that duty?”

“Save my people.”

The iorik scoffs – but there is humor in it, as if Yobi has given him the answer he wants. “I will ask you now, boy”, he says. “Is that wish worth it?”

He had been pacing again as he spoke, now coming to a stop directly below the Alatyr. Silent guardians Gagana and Garafena flank him, amber eyes burning as fiercely as their king’s. Arms held loosely behind his back, the god-king radiates power.

“I had to think, when I came here”, he says, his usual softer, gentler voice now deep as the raw magic of the Alatyr flows through him. “And now you have to think. To consider. To weigh your wish against your life.”

“If you make this wish, it will become the totality of your existence. You will not change. You will not age. You will not die. The pain and the suffering, the laughter and joy, all that what ultimately makes it worth it, it will be never-ending. As long as you wish to have your wish granted, this will be your life.”

Iorik Dazhbog holds out his hands, and something materializes. Something black and shriveled, yet nonetheless the size of a fist. Yet nonetheless beating with relentless fervor.

“Not until you take your own heart into your hands once again and crush it to dust, will you end. Unless you extinguish your own flame, you will continue to burn. Consumed by the one desire. The one desire that was worth it all.”

The iorik parts his hands and the object vanishes as he once again brings his hands behind his back in one fluid motion. “Boy”, he says, his tone once again gentle like fresh snow. “You must find a determination within you. One that will carry you across the ages. You must not hesitate. You must not doubt. And above all, you must be true. The Alatyr will grant you the means to grant your own desire. You set the fire, it fans the flame.”

“Will you let it consume you?”

Fire…

Yobi doesn’t answer, at least not right away. Wasn’t it ironic? He’d come all this way in hopes of taking down Katla, the fire god. He’d left his parents, Thule, and now even Lionel to find the one thing that could oppose the Lord of the Volcano.

Because it had started to solidify, the idea, when he’d been first accosted by Angeline, when he’d met Mareritt again – that this wasn’t fair. Lionel, Mareritt, Angeline, himself, they were all just pieces on a board Katla could play with- could sacrifice just to preserve himself. Just so the day where he’d meet the Howling Blizzard could be postponed indefinitely.

‘So disgustingly selfish’, Nazo’s words return unbidden and Yobi has to give it to the Sky King, it was an apt description of the former Primordial.

It had started to solidify then, that if Katla was so dead-set on surviving as long as he could, trampling on the lives of others in his selfishness, lying to all no matter the cost, then Yobi would be the opposite. Selfless. Ensuring the end to come. Truthful. A dead man walking.

It now solidifies. A rock-hard ball of pitch-black desire. A lump of coal for Yobi to toss into the burning light of the Alatyr.

If only I could tell everyone the truth about Katla. If only I could outlast him so he can’t twist the story again. If I can become untouchable, I can keep Angeline safe. I can keep the entirety of Thule safe. I can keep the Wind Weaver safe.

I can keep Mareritt safe.

Had Yobi been allowed to grow up a normal boy, learn the trade of farming from his father, the skill of weaving and knitting from his mother, and perhaps one day seek out education for himself, a life-partner, a future, this choice might have been harder.

But Yobi is the Hero of the Surface, and his duty is to thwart evil no matter where it may rise – be it up in the sky or down in the caldera.

Yobi takes a step forward, and the statues move. They close in on him as he advances until they surround both him and the iorik.

His hard green eyes find the iorik’s burning golden ones – ones he will likely possess himself, after this. “I will be the master of my own fire”, he says. “My wish, my desire, they serve me. I will not serve them.”

For a moment iorik Dazhbog’s face is as if carved from ice as well. Then it splits into a wide grin.

“Gagana.”

“Garafena.”

The god-king steps back as the living statues twist and coil around themselves, a mass of stone feathers and scales now fully encircling Yobi, amber eyes occasionally flashing amidst the dark.

“Before you is one with burning desire. Before you is one with one sole wish. See if you find him true.”

“See if his heart is to your satisfaction.”

[vstranslations]

cadode - 境目だらけ (Sakaime darake) - Lyrics

song (spotify) Japanese/Romaji/English lyrics under the cut

波の向こうに届きそう 逆巻く時間のように ありあまる不条理 聞き返しても答えない

入道雲を眺めている僕らの かたわらには影法師 会いたいなら呼んで もう泣いたりしないでくれよ いつかは辿り着くから

来年の夏が来ることも 覚えていないことも 許しておくれ 僕らは行くね 途切れないさよならを 呼び声に引かれて

互いにとけあうように　 時を繰り返して　今更

さかいめだらけの夏が　少し恋しくなる 瞬いている　遠い花火が 影を作るよ もがきながら生きていたいだけ 知らなかった　明日が来るなんて

毎日眺めてたはずの空は いつの間にか遠く彼方 ただいまって言った この海の向こう いつかは辿り着くかな

互いにとけあうように　 時を繰り返して　今更 さかいめだらけの君に　何が言えるのかな まだ鳴いてる　ひぐらしの音が 夜を迎える もがきながら生きていたいだけ 君以外は　知らないよどうせ

引いていく波際 輝くものがまだ　 見える気がするんだ

互いにとけあうように　 時を繰り返して　今更 さかいめだらけの夏が　少し恋しくなる 瞬いている　遠い花火が 影を作るよ もがきながら生きていたいだけ 知らなかった　明日が来るなんて

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Nami no mukou ni todokisou saka maku jikan no you ni ari amaru fujouri kiki kaeshite mo kotaenai

Nyuudougumo o nagameteiru bokura no katawara ni wa kageboushi aitai nara yonde mou naitaru shinai de kure yo itsuka wa tadori tsuku kara

Rainen no natsu ga kuru koto mo oboete inai koto mo yurushite o kure bokura wa iku ne togirenai sayonara o yobi koe ni hikarete

Tagai ni toke au you ni toki o kuri kaeshite imasara

Sakaime darake no natsu ga sukoshi koishiku naru matataiteiru tooi hanabi ga kage o tsukuru yo mogaki nagara ikite itai dake shiranakatta ashita ga kuru nante

Mainichi nagameteta hazu no sora wa itsu no ma ni ka tooku kanata tadaima tte itta Kono umi no mukou itsuka wa tadori tsuku kana

Tagai ni toke au you ni toki o kuri kaeshite imasara sakaime darake no kimi ni nani ga ieru no kana mada naiteru higurashi no ne ga yoru o mukaeru mogaki nagara ikite itai dake kimi igai wa shiranai yo douse

Hiite iku namigiwa kagayaku mono ga mada mieru ki ga surunda

Tagai ni toke au you ni toki o kuri kaeshite imasara sakaime darake no natsu ga sukoshi koishiku naru matataiteiru tooi hanabi ga kage o tsukuru yo mogaki nagara ikite itai dake shiranakatta asu ga kuru nante

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I feel like I can reach the other side of these waves Just as how time surges on, you can ask me over and over why the world is so illogical, and I won’t be able to tell you

As we gaze up at the thunderhead clouds, our shadows stretch out beside us If you wanna see me, just say the word Please don’t cry anymore I know we’ll get there one day

Please forgive me for the fact next summer will come, and all the things I’ve forgotten Time for us to go We’re drawn to that voice shouting out an uninterrupted goodbye

Please let us rewind time so we can be together, though it may be too late

That summer full of barriers is now a fond memory The flickering fireworks in the distance make us cast shadows I just want to struggle and survive I didn’t care if tomorrow ever came

That sky I had gazed at every day at some point suddenly seemed so much farther away I wonder if I’ll ever reach the other side of this sea and be able to say “I’m home”

Please let us rewind time so we can be together, though it may be too late What can I say to you when you have so many walls up? They keep singing; the cicada’s sound welcomes the night I just want to struggle and survive I don’t care about anything but you, anyway

The waves recede; I feel like I can still see something shining

Please let us rewind time so we can be together, though it may be too late That summer full of barriers is now a fond memory The flickering fireworks in the distance make us cast shadows I just want to struggle and survive I didn’t care if tomorrow ever came

[infinitcnexus]

redemptioninchaos:

Ajax was confused at whatever strange, Elvish-like language they spoke, but there were a few syllables that he picked up here and there. Unfortunately, none of them seemed to make sense in the context of the situation. He wanted to reach for some food given how hungry he was, but the tanuki kept his blade on the table, preventing easy access to it.

Risuto gave Ajax another suspicious look before asking Saki, “Anata wa kare o shinrai shite imasu ka?”

(”Do you trust him?”)

“Kare wa mada utagawashī koto wa nani mo shite imasen.” Saki replied, cupping her chin with one hand, expression indicating a strong sense of cautious consideration. “Shinrai o uragiru made wa, utagai no yochi o ataemashou.”

“Onaji iken desu,” Masumi nodded. “Imanotokoro watashitachi no ie ni sunde iru koto o teian shimasu. Kare ga tsukaeru yobi no futon ga arimasu.”

“Narete inakereba, ore no beddo de neru koto ga dekimasu,” the lavender-hued oni turned to the tanuki. “Dōomoimasuka, Risuto-san?”

(”He hasn't done anything suspicious yet. Until he betrays my trust, let's give him the benefit of the doubt.”)

(”I agree. I suggest that he lives with us for the time being. I have a spare futon that he can uses.”)

(”He can sleep on my bed too if he’s not used to it. What do you think, Risuto-san?”)

@redemptioninchaos​ (Tony) || continuing from x

“Can’t say I 'ave. Cosplay is pretty spot-on, though,” the hyena commented, her blood-orange eyes narrowing in scrutiny. They seemed to bear a peculiar glint as she studied the unfamiliar violet devil(?) in the picture. "He got somethin' ya want, Tony?" 

[the-strawzish-clownfish]

Soft (for the word thing)

h;daijfks ur awesome

I have a lot of blankets (the most generic thing ever i knOW) and also soft fluffy pajama pants and I like to burrow in them in wintertime and drink hot chocolate bc I’m basic

Also I’m kind of babey, I’m really easily injured emotionally (thanks, adhd!) and whenever I say something remotely meanish about inanimate objects I have to hug them and tell them I didn’t mean it and that they’re perfect and beautiful just the way they are

[st0rmyskies]

Good morning Stormy! I recently have been wanting to get back into LoZ after seeing the new Tears of the Kingdom trailer and was wondering if you had any fic recommendations? Whether they be written by you or friends doesn’t matter, but you have good taste and so I wanted to pick your brain a bit for some good fics <3

I hope you have a lovely day, and I wanted to thank you for all that I’ve learned about writing from reading your fics 🥹💙

Yobiii! Welcome back!!! We saved your seat for you.

I am honestly probably a horrible person to ask for fic recs, because I spend more of my time writing than I do reading. I do have a "stormys fic recs" tag that you can search, and I use that to promote friend fics, although many of those are spicy. The current fics I am keeping up on and authors I frequent, in no particular order, include...

all the go-inbetweens by AnonCatastrophe, which follows HSH Legend through his adventure in Koholint.

Angels, Demons and Battle Scars by @poly-polly that's the next in the Darklight series.

Deviant Behavior by @seasons-of-spice, which, major warning for spice on this one!! In which HSH Wind is trying to figure out his own sexuality in this house full of deviants and going about it by Questionable avenues.

@ketchupkio and @mizuriii are such a brilliant writing team and their Ageless Soul AU is something that regularly brings me joy. The dynamic between their Legend and Warriors is probably the most compelling LegWars out there.

There are several amazing anon HSH fics by some of our familiar friends like @miniscrew-anon and @poodle-anon, I have them linked in the HSH SFW and NS*FW collection.

Also maybe I should update HSH someday soon sdkfjsdlf.

[obiwanobi]

(This one is fine for public, if you want!) But oh man I think someone sharing the unexpected Yoda/Obi-Wan (....yobi??) fic in cursed on one of the discords I'm in directly led to me writing that ObiYodaVader fic 😂

I can’t believe this fic is the root of all evil 

[maomiaow]

MOVIES 4 THERIANS #1

i think i mentioned this in a post before once so i'll finally make it a thing: movie recommendations for therians

if you're a bored therian why not make a fluffy pile of blankets and watch some movies about your theriotype :)

DOGKIN

- lady and the tramp (1 & 2 are both great! the live action one is super fun as well)

- homeward bound (includes a cat too!)

- bolt

- oliver & company

- nikki - wild dog of the north

- balto

WOLFKIN

WOLFWALKERS (highly reccomend!!)

balto 1 & 2

100% wolf (a little childish but still a fun movie!)

wolf children

princess mononoke

CATKIN

a whisker away

the cat returns

aristocats

cats don't dance

BEARKIN

brother bear 1 and 2 (obviously)

the jungle book

any care bears movies

we bare bears the movie

brave

FOXKIN

fox and the hound 1 & 2

the little prince (2015)

zootopia

robinhood

yobi, the five tailed fox

the little fox

sorry if ur theriotype wasnt covered i did the most common!! feel free to ask for recommendations

[apothecaryscript]

Episode 22 : Blue Roses / 第22話『青い薔薇(Aoi Sobi)』

猫猫「春の芽吹きを感じる頃、玉葉様の妊娠は、確かなものとなった」

Maomao “Haruno mebukio kanjiru koro, Gyokuyou-samano ninshinwa, tashikana monoto natta.”

Maomao “By the time we started to smell spring in the air, it became certain that Lady Gyokuyou was indeed pregnant.”

鈴麗「あいー、フフッ、あいっ！」

Rinrī “Aiii, fufu, ai!”

猫猫「不思議だなー、赤子がいると分かるのか？」

Maomao “Fushigi danaa, akagoga iruto wakaru-noka?”

Maomao “That’s curious. Can she tell there’s a baby inside?”

3人「可愛い～！」

San-nin “Kawaiiii!”

Three ladies “So cute!”

紅娘「私もそろそろ…」

Hon’nyan “Watashimo soro-soro…”

Hongniang “Maybe I also should start to…”

猫猫（縁談が持ち込まれても、全力で引き止められるだろうな…有能すぎるのも困りものだ）

Maomao (Endanga mochi-komare-temo, zenryokude hikitome-rareru-darona… Yuno sugiru-nomo komari-monoda.)

Maomao (Even if she did get a proposal, they’d probably never let her leave. Being too good at one’s job can be a curse at times.)

猫猫（毎日が充実してると、やっぱり日がたつのが早い…壬氏様の棟にいた2か月はムダに長かったのに…）

Maomao (Mai-nichiga jujitsu shiteruto, yappari higa tatsu-noga hayai… Jinshi-samano muneni ita ni-kagetsuwa mudani naga-katta-noni…)

Maomao (Time flies when every day is so fulfilling. In comparison, the two months spent at Master Jinshi’s offices felt like forever.)

鈴麗「あい、うっ」

Rinrī “Ai, u.”

猫猫「またお絵描きしますか？」

Maomao “Mata oekaki shimasuka?”

Maomao “Would you like to draw pictures again?”

鈴麗「あい！」

Rinrī “Ai!”

Lingli “Yes!”

鈴麗「あーい」

Rinrī “Aai.”

4人「うん？」

Yo-nin “Un?”

猫猫「これは、カラハツタケという毒茸…でっ」

Maomao “Korewa, karahatsu-take-to-iu doku-kinoko…de”

Maomao “This is the woolly milkcap, a poisonous mushroom― Ow!”

紅娘「普通の花を描きなさい」

Hon’nyan “Futsuno hana’o kaki-nasai.”

Hongniang “Draw normal flowers, please.”

猫猫（普通の花、ねぇ…）

Maomao (Futsuno hana, nee…)

Maomao (Normal flowers, huh?)

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壬氏「青い薔薇ですか？」

Jinshi “Aoi sobi desuka?”

Jinshi “A blue rose?”

羅漢「ええ。ご存知ありませんかな？目の覚めるような青い花びらが、美しくてね…。かつて、宮中によく生けていたものですが…」

Rakan “Ee. Gozonji arimasen-kana? Meno sameru-yona aoi hana-biraga, utsukushi-kute-ne… Katsute, kyuchuni yoku ikete-ita mono-desuga…”

Lakan “Yes. Perhaps you’ve never seen one before? The striking blue petals are so beautiful. I used to see them in the palace often,”

壬氏「夢でも見たのでは？青い薔薇など存在しないでしょう」

Jinshi “Yume-demo mitano-dewa? Aoi sobi-nado sonzai shinai desho.”

Jinshi “Perhaps you were dreaming? Blue roses do not exist.”

羅漢「それが、あるのですよ。また皆で愛でたいものですなあー。いかがでしょう？何とかなりませんか？あなた様であれば、なせぬことなどないのでは？」

Rakan “Sorega, aruno-desuyo. Mata minade mede-tai mono desunaa. Ikaga desho? Nantoka nari-masenka? Anata-samade areba, nasenu koto-nado naino-dewa?”

Lakan “But in fact, they do. Oh, how I’d love to appreciate them with everyone again. What do you think? Could it be done? With your power, there must be nothing outside your reach.”

壬氏「分かりました。そのような薔薇があるのなら、私もぜひ見てみたい」

Jinshi “Wakari-mashita. Sono-yona sobiga aruno-nara, watashimo zehi mite-mitai.”

Jinshi “Understood. If such a rose does indeed exist, I’d like to see it as well.”

羅漢「決まりですな。いやはや、実に楽しみだ…それでは。来月の園遊会で」

Rakan “Kimari desuna. Iya-haya, jitsuni tanoshimida… Soredewa. Raigetsuno en’yu-kaide.”

Lakan “Then it’s settled. Goodness, I can’t wait! Excuse me. I hope to see it at next month’s garden party.”

壬氏「ハァ…」

Jinshi “Haa…”

高順「ただでさえお忙しいのに、余計な案件を抱えずとも…」

Gaoshun “Tadade-sae oisogashii-noni, yokeina anken’o kakaezu-tomo…”

Gaoshun “You’re already so busy. You didn’t have to take on more work.”

壬氏「言うな…とりあえず国中の花屋を当たってくれ」

Jinshi “Iuna… Toriaezu kunijuno hanaya’o atatte-kure.”

Jinshi “Don’t rub it in. Please just go ask every florist in the nation about this.”

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高順「花屋の話では、今は薔薇の季節ではないと…」

Gaoshun “Hanayano hanashi-dewa, imawa sobino kisetsu-dewa naito…”

Gaoshun “The florists say that roses are not in season.”

壬氏「ハァ…」

Jinshi “Haa…”

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壬氏「急に呼び立ててすまない」

Jinshi “Kyuni yobi-tatete sumanai.”

Jinshi “Sorry to call you up so suddenly.”

猫猫「フゥ…」

Maomao “Fu…”

壬氏「今度、皆で青い薔薇を愛でようということになってな…」

Jinshi “Kondo, minade aoi sobi’o mede-yoto-iu kotoni nattena…”

Jinshi “We were talking about getting together to admire blue roses.”

猫猫「青い薔薇？…私は薬屋ですが」

Maomao “Aoi sobi? …Watashiwa kusuriya desuga.”

Maomao “Blue roses…? I’m just an apothecary, you know.”

壬氏「ああ、分かっている…」

Jinshi “Aa, wakatte-iru…”

Jinshi “Yes, I’m aware…”

猫猫（何か訳ありか？やけに疲れてるな…。薔薇か…少しなら知識はあるが…妓女相手の小遣い稼ぎで扱った��とがある。だが…）

Maomao (Nanika wake-arika? Yakeni tsukare-teruna… Sobika… Sukoshi-nara chishikiwa aruga… Gijo-aiteno kozukai-kasegide atsukatta kotoga aru. Daga…)

Maomao (I wonder what prompted this? He seems awfully tired. Roses, huh? I do know a thing or two about them. I’ve sold them before to make some quick cash with the courtesans. But…)

猫猫「本当に青い薔薇を見たと？」

Maomao “Hontoni aoi sobi’o mitato?”

Maomao “They really said they saw a blue rose?”

壬氏「ああ」

Jinshi “Aa.”

Jinshi “Yes.”

猫猫「幻覚剤は、流行っていませんか？」

Maomao “Genkaku-zaiwa, hayatte imasenka?”

Maomao “Is there some new popular hallucinogen, or…?”

壬氏「んなもの回ってたら、国が滅ぶわ！」

Jinshi “N’na-mono mawatte-tara, kuniga horobuwa!”

Jinshi “That’d ruin our whole nation!”

高順「壬氏様」

Gaoshum “Jinshi-sama.”

Gaoshun “Master Jinshi.”

壬氏「うっ…… 無理だろうか？」

Jinshi “U…… Muri daroka?”

Jinshi “Is it impossible?”

猫猫「ハァ…。どのようにすればよろしいのですか？」

Maomao “Haa… Dono-yoni sureba yoroshiino-desuka?”

Maomao “What exactly is it that your desire?”

壬氏「来月の園遊会に用意できるか？」

Jinshi “Raigetsuno en’yu-kaini yoi dekiruka?”

Jinshi “Can you find some by next month’s garden party?”

猫猫「来月？薔薇が咲くのは、少なくともふた月以上先ですけど」

Maomao “Raigetsu? Sobiga saku-nowa, sukunaku-tomo futa-tsuki-ijo saki desu-kedo.”

Maomao “Next month? Roses bloom two months later at the earliest.”

壬氏「だよな…。何とか断っておく…」

Jinshi “Dayona… Nantoka kotowatte oku…”

Jinshi “I know… I’ll find a way to turn him down.”

猫猫「あ…」（壬氏様の、この反応…。それに、無理難題を押し付けるようなやり口…）

Maomao “A…” (Jinshi-samano, kono hanno… Soreni, muri-nandai’o oshi-tsukeru-yona yari-kuchi…)

Maomao (Master Jinshi’s reaction, and this style of forcing people to attempt the impossible…)

猫猫「この話、もしかして、とある軍師から持ち掛けられたのでは？」

Maomao “Kono hanashi, moshika-shite, toaru gunshi-kara mochi-kake-raretano-dewa?”

Maomao “Was this brought up by a certain strategist?”

壬氏「…ああ…」

Jinshi “…Aa…”

Jinshi “Yes.”

猫猫「分かりました。お引き受けします」

Maomao “Wakari-mashita. O-hiki-uke shimasu.

Maomao “Understood. I will take this on.”

壬氏「いいのか？」

Jinshi “Iinoka?”

Jinshi “Are you sure?”

猫猫「できるか分かりませんが、やるだけやってみます」

Maomao “Dekiruka wakari-masenga, yaru-dake yatte mimasu.”

Maomao “I don’t know if I can pull it off, but I’ll try my best.”

猫猫（逃げているだけも腹立たしい。どうせなら、あのにやけたモノクルをかち割ってやる…！）

Maomao (Nigete-iru-dakemo hara-data-shii. Dose-nara, ano niyaketa monokuru’o kachi-watte-yaru…!)

Maomao (I don’t want to just run from him. I might as well take a swing at smashing his creepy monocle.)

猫猫「壬氏様。いくつかお願いしてもよろしいですか？」

Maomao “Jinshi-sama. Ikutsuka onegai shitemo yoroshii desuka?”

Maomao “Master Jinshi, may I make a few requests?”

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猫猫「使用を許可して下さり、ありがとうございます。梨花様」

Maomao “Shiyo’o kyoka shite kudasari, arigato gozai-masu. Rifa-sama.”

Maomao “Thank you for allowing me to use it, Lady Lihua.”

梨花妃「構わなくてよ。あれはもともと、あなたが作らせたものだもの。フフフッ」

Rifa-hi “Kamawa-nakuteyo. Arewa moto-moto, anataga tsuku-raseta mono damono. Fufufu.”

Concubine Lihua “I don’t mind. You were the one that had it constructed in the first place.”

猫猫（懐かしいな…以前、毒に伏せった梨花妃のために蒸気風呂を作らせてもらった。今回それをお借りするのだが…さすがにタダでは申し訳ない）

Maomao (Natsukashii-na… Izen, dokuni fusetta Rifa-hino tameni joki-buro’o tsuku-rasete moratta. Konkai sore’o okari suruno-daga… Sasugani tada-dewa moshi-wake nai.)

Maomao (It’s been a while. I remember back then, I got them to make a steam room for Lady Lihua, who was suffering from poison back then. I’m borrowing it now, but I feel bad using it for free.)

猫猫「さっ。こちら、帝の愛読書です」

Maomao “Sa. Kochira, mikadono aidoku-sho desu.”

Maomao “This is the emperor’s favorite book.”

梨花妃「ありがたく頂戴するわ」

Rifa-hi “Arigataku chodai suruwa.”

Concubine Lihua “I appreciate this.”

猫猫（妓楼から取り寄せておいてよかった～）

Maomao (Giro-kara tori-yotese oite yokattaaa.)

Maomao (I’m glad I got it through the brothel.)

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壬氏「そっち���頼む」

Jinshi “Socchi’o tanomu.”

Jinshi “Take that side.”

宦官たち「はい！」

Kangan-tachi “Hai!”

Eunuchs “Yes, sir!”

猫猫「壬氏様」

Maomao “Jinshi-sama.”

Maomao “Master Jinshi.”

壬氏「ああ、来たか。言われた通り、建てさせたが…一体どうするんだ？」

Jinshi “Aa, kitaka. Iwareta-toori, tate-sasetaga… Ittai do surunda?”

Jinshi “Ah, you’re here. I had them build this as you asked, but… What is this for?”

猫猫「薔薇を狂わせるんです」

Maomao “Sobi’o kuru-waserun-desu.”

Maomao “We’re going to make the roses go mad.”

壬氏「薔薇を狂わせる？どういう意味だ？薬屋」

Jinshi “Sobi’o kuru-waseru? Do-iu imida? Kusuriya.”

Jinshi “Make the roses go mad? What does that mean, apothecary?”

猫猫「日光を入れて、あそこから、蒸気を小屋の中に送ります。暖めた部屋で薔薇を育てるんです。花が、開花の季節を間違えてくれるかもしれません」

Maomao “Nikko’o irete, asoko-kara, joki’o koyano nakani okuri-masu. Atatameta heyade sobi’o sodaterun-desu. Hanaga, kaikano kisetsu’o machigaete kureru-kamo shire-masen.”

Maomao “We’re going to let the sunlight in, and blow steam inside through there. The roses will grow in this warmed room. This way, the flowers might mistake it as the time to bloom.”

壬氏「それで、‘狂わせる’か」

Jinshi “Sorede, ‘kuru-waseru’ka.”

Jinshi “I see, so they’ll ‘go mad.’”

猫猫「咲く保証はありませんが…」

Maomao “Saku hoshowa arimasenga…”

Maomao “I can’t guarantee it, though.”

猫猫「あ…」

Maomao “A…”

Maomao “Oh.”

壬氏「あっ！」

Jinshi “A!”

高順「ああ…」

Gaoshun “Aa…”

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小蘭「猫猫～！」

Shaoran “Maomaooo!”

Xiaolan “Maomao!”

猫猫「小蘭？！」

Maomao “Shaoran?!”

Maomao “Xiaolan?”

小蘭「私も手伝うよ！足のケガ、大丈夫？」

Shaoran “Watashimo tetsudauyo! Ashino kega, daijobu?”

Xiaolan “I’ll help, too! Is your leg okay?”

猫猫（あ…もしや、お目付け役か？無理だけはするなって、さんざん言われたもんな…）

Maomao (A… Moshiya, ometsuke-yakuka? Muri-dakewa surunatte, sanzan iwareta-monna…)

Maomao (Did he summon her to chaperone me? They did repeatedly tell me not to push myself too hard.)

猫猫「平気。手伝わせてごめん」

Maomao “Heiki. Tetsuda-wasete gomen.”

Maomao “I’m fine. Sorry to make you help.”

小蘭「ううん。久しぶりに一緒だね！エヘヘッ」

Shaoran “Uun. Hisashi-burini issho-dane! Ehehe.”

Xiaolan “It’s okay. It’s been a while since we’ve worked together, huh?”

猫猫「フッ、そうだね」

Maomao “Fu, sodane.”

Maomao “Yeah, it has.”

猫猫（持ち込んだ薔薇は100株以上…。これで最後）

Maomao (Mochi-konda sobiwa hyakkabu-ijo… korede saigo.)

Maomao (We brought in over one hundred roses. This is the last one.)

小蘭「うわあっ、すごい量！」

Shaoran “Uwaa, sugoi ryo!”

Xiaolan “Wow, this is a lot!”

猫猫（種類はバラけさせ、できるだけ早咲きのものを選んだ）

Maomao (Shuruiwa barake-sase, dekiru-dake haya-zakino mono’o eranda.)

Maomao (We diversified the species, selecting early-blooming ones where possible.)

小蘭「全部咲くかな？」

Shaoran “Zenbu saku-kana?”

Xiaolan “Will they all bloom?”

猫猫「そうなってほしいけど…」

Maomao “So-natte-hoshii-kedo…”

Maomao “I hope so.”

猫猫（温度調整には、細心の注意を払う。人手を数名派遣してもらったが、他人に任せることは難しい作業だ。間違って、全て枯らしてしまってはおしまいだ。）

Maomao (Ondo-chosei-niwa, saishinno chui’o harau. Hitode’o sumei haken shite-morattaga, tanin’ni makaseru kotowa muzukashii sagyoda. Machigatte subete karashite shimattewa oshimaida.)

Maomao (Temperature control requires utmost care. I got them to send some help, but this is a tough task to delegate to others. If we make a mistake and kill them all, that would be the end of it.)

猫猫（晴れた日は外に出して、日光を浴びさせる）

Maomao (Hareta hiwa sotoni dashite, nikko’o abi-saseru.)

Maomao (On sunny days, we bring them outside to expose them to sunlight.)

小蘭「気持ちよさそう～！」

Shaoran “Kimochi-yosasooo!”

Xiaolan “That must feel good!”

猫猫「うん」

Maomao “Un.”

Maomao “Yeah.”

高順「調子はいかがですか？」

Gaoshun “Choshiwa ikaga desuka?”

Gaoshum “How are you doing?”

2人「ん？」

Futari “N?”

高順「差し入れです」

Gaoshun “Sashi-ire desu.”

Gaoshun “Here, a gift.”

小蘭「わあっ！」

Shaoran “Waa!”

猫猫「ありがとうございます」

Maomao “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Maomao “Thank you very much.”

小蘭「仕事サボれて、おやつまでもらえるなんて最高だよ！」

Shaoran “Shigoto sabo-rete, oyatsu-made moraeru-nante saiko dayo!”

Xiaolan “I get to skip work and eat snacks? This is great!”

猫猫「これも仕事だけどね」

Maomao “Koremo shigoto dakedone.”

Maomao “This is work too, though.”

小蘭「��うしたんだろう？」

Shaoran “Doshitan-daro?”

Xiaolan “What’s with them?”

猫猫「さあ？もの珍しいのか？」

Maomao “Saa? Mono-mezurashii-noka?”

Maomao “I don’t know. Maybe they’re just curious.”

猫猫（それとも、怖いもの見たさか？）

Maomao (Soretomo, kowai mono mitasa-ka?)

Maomao (Or they want to be scared.)

小蘭「次、何したらいい？」

Shaoran “Tsugi, nani shitara ii?”

Xiaolan “What should I do next?”

猫猫「新芽の多い苗があったら、いくつか摘んでくれる？栄養が集中して咲きやすくなりますし、病気の予防になるんです」

Maomao “Shinmeno ooi naega attara, ikutsuka tsunde kureru? Eiyoga shuchu-shite saki-yasuku nari-masushi, byokino yoboni narun-desu.”

Maomao “If a seedling has a lot of sprouts on it, can you pick a few? It concentrates the nutrients into the remaining sprouts and helps prevent sickness.”

宦官たち「おお…」

Kangan-tachi “Oo…”

Eunuchs “Ah.”

宦官「あっ…」

Kangan “A…”

Eunuch “Whoa!”

小蘭「大丈夫だよ～。ぽい！」

Shaoran “Daijobu dayooo. Poi!”

Xiaolan “It’s fine.”

宦官「ありがとうございます」

Kangan “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Eunuch “Thank you.”

小蘭「いいえ」

Shaoran “Iie.”

Xiaolan “Don’t mention it!”

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猫猫「急いでください！」

Maomao “Isoide kudasai!”

Maomao “Hurry!”

小蘭「つぼみ、なかなか出ないね…」

Shaoran “Tsubomi, naka-naka denaine…”

Xiaolan “It’s taking them a long time to bloom.”

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猫猫（寒さが戻った日は…徹夜で小屋を暖める。天候はままならない）

Maomao (Samusaga modotta hiwa… tetsuyade koya’o atatameru. Tenkowa mama-nara-nai.)

Maomao (On days where it gets cold, I stay up all night to maintain the heat. Weather can’t be controlled.)

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小蘭「昨日も寝てないの？」

Shaoran “Kinomo nete-naino?”

Xiaolan “Did you pull another all-nighter?”

猫猫「寝たよ…明け方」

Maomao “Netayo… Ake-gata.”

Maomao “I did sleep, around dawn.”

小蘭「明け方って、さっきだよ！できること、やっとくから…ちょっとだけ寝たら？」

Shaoran “Akegatatte, sakki dayo! Dekiru koto, yattoku-kara… Chotto-dake netara?”

Xiaolan “Dawn was just moments ago! I’ll do what I can, so why don’t you get some sleep?”

猫猫「目、離せないし…」

Maomao “Me, hanase-naishi…”

Maomao “I can’t leave this alone.”

小蘭「ん？またこっち見てるね」

Shaoran “N? Mata kocchi miterune.”

Xiaolan “They’re looking at us again.”

猫猫（毎日毎日よく飽きないな…というか気が散る。何か気をそらせたら…ふん…）

Maomao (Mai-nichi mai-nichi yoku aki-naina…to-iuka kiga chiru. Nanika kio sorase-tara… Fun…)

Maomao (Every single day. Don’t they get tired of this? It’s irritating. I wonder if I can divert their attention…)

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小蘭「すごい！これが爪紅か～！」

Shaoran “Sugoi! Korega tsuma-kurenai kaaa!”

Xiaolan “Wow! So this is what a manicure is like!”

猫猫「花街ではみんなやってるよ」

Maomao “Hana-machi-dewa minna yatteruyo.”

Maomao “Everyone does it in the pleasure district.”

小蘭「綺麗だもんね！」

Shaoran “Kirei-damonne!”

Xiaolan “It sure is pretty!”

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貴園「あっ、猫猫もしてるの？可愛いー！」

Guien “A, Maomaomo shiteruno? Kawaiii!”

Guiyuan “Oh, you did it too, Maomao? So cute!”

愛藍「最近流行ってるわよね」

Airan “Saikin hayatteru-wayone.”

Ailan “It’s been popular recently.”

猫猫「そうですね」

Maomao “Sodesune.”

Maomao “Indeed.”

猫猫（帝の寵愛を受ける上級妃は、流行りの最先端だからな…）

Maomao (Mikadono choai’o ukeru jokyu-hiwa, hayarino sai-sentan dakarana…)

Maomao (The high-ranking concubines are always at the cutting edge of fashion.)

紅娘「非効率ね…」

Hon’nyan “Hi-koritsu ne…”

Hongniang “Seems like a waste of time.”

猫猫（紅娘様はおしゃれより仕事か）

Maomao (Hon’nyan-samawa oshare-yori shigotoka.)

Maomao (Lady Hongniang prefers work over fashion.)

猫猫「毒見も終わりましたので、水晶宮に戻ります」

Maomao “Dokumimo owari-mashita-node, Suisho-Kyuni modori-masu.”

Maomao “I’ve finished tasting for poison, so I’ll go back to the Crystal Pavilion now.”

玉葉妃「もう？」

Gyokuyo-hi “Mo?”

Concubine Gyokuyou “Already?”

猫猫「園遊会まで時間がないので…」

Maomao “En’yu-kai-made jikanga nai-node…”

Maomao “The garden party is coming up soon.”

玉葉妃「そうね…」

Gyokuyo-hi “Sone…”

Concubine Gyokuyou “I see…”

紅娘「あっ、そうだわ。今回、玉葉様は欠席されるの。楼蘭様のお披露目に、席をお譲りする形よ」

Hon’nyan “A, so-dawa. Konkai, Gyokuyo-samawa kesseki sareruno. Roran-samano ohiromeni, seki’o oyuzuri suru katachiyo.”

Hongniang “Oh, by the way, Lady Gyokuyou won’t be attending this time around. We’re letting the focus of this event be Lady Loulan’s introduction.”

猫猫（妊娠を隠すためか…）

Maomao (Ninshin’o kakusu tameka…)

Maomao (To hide the pregnancy, right.)

猫猫「分かりました。では…」

Maomao “Wakari-mashita. Dewa…”

Maomao “Understood. Excuse me.”

桜花「ねえ、水晶宮では大丈夫なの？」

Infa “Nee, Suisho-Kyu-dewa daijobu nano?”

Yinghua “Hey, is everything alright at the Crystal Pavilion?”

貴園「どんどんやつれていってるわよー」

Guien “Don-don yatsurete itteru-wayoo.”

Guiyuan “You look worse for wear every day.”

愛藍「あまり無理しないでね」

Airan “Amari muri shinaidene.”

Ailan “Don’t push yourself too hard, okay?”

猫猫「ありがとうございます」

Maomao “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Maomao “Thank you.”

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小蘭「猫猫～！」

Shaoran “Maomaooo!”

Xiaolan “Maomao!”

猫猫「ん？」

Maomao “N?”

小蘭「猫猫～！大変！」

Shaoran “Maomaooo! Taihen!”

Xiaolan “Maomao! Hurry!”

猫猫「えっ…」

Maomao “E…”

猫猫「蕾…！」

Maomao “Tsubomi…!”

Maomao “A bud…”

小蘭「さっき見つけたの！やっと一つ目だよ～！アハハッ！」

Shaoran “Sakki mitsuke-tano! Yatto hitotsume dayooo! Ahaha!”

Xiaolan “I found it just now. Our first one, finally!”

猫猫（このままいけば、何とか咲いてくれるかも…）

Maomao (Kono-mama ikeba, nantoka saite-kureru-kamo…)

Maomao (At this rate… We might just make it in time.)

小蘭「猫猫？猫猫？猫猫！！」

Shaoran “Maomao? Maomao? Maomao!!”

Xiaolan “Maomao? Maomao! Maomao!”

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壬氏「薬屋から連絡は？」

Jinshi “Kusuriya-kara renrakuwa?”

Jinshi “Has the apothecary sent any word?”

高順「いえ、何も。私もここ数日、顔を出せず…」

Gaoshun “Ie, nanimo. Watashimo koko sujitsu, kao’o dasezu…”

Gaoshun “No, nothing. I haven’t been able to visit her for the past few days.”

壬氏「お互い、園遊会の準備に追われていたからな」

Jinshi “Otagai, en’yu-kaino junbini owarete-ita-karana.”

Jinshi “We were both busy preparing for the garden party.”

猫猫「壬氏様」

Maomao “Jinshi-sama.”

Maomao “Master Jinshi.”

壬氏「あ…」

Jinshi “A…”

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武官「あれが子昌殿の娘、楼蘭妃か」

Bukan “Arega Shisho-donono musume, Roran-hika.”

Military officer “So, that’s Concubine Loulan, daughter of Master Shishou.”

文官「なんと華やかな…」

Bunkan “Nanto hanayakana…”

Civil official “How splendid.”

子昌「楼蘭妃に…至らぬ点はありませんかな？何でもおっしゃってください」

Shisho “Roran-hini… Itaranu tenwa arimasen-kana? Nan-demo osshatte kudasai.”

Shishou “Regarding Concubine Loulan, is there anything that needs improvement? Please, hold nothing back.”

楼蘭妃「何なりと」

Roran-hi “Nan-narito.”

Loulan “Please.”

皇太后「まあ…」

Kotaigo “Maa…”

Empress dowager “Oh.”

高官「青い薔薇…！」

Kokan “Aoi sobi…!”

High-ranking official “Blue roses?!”

高官「まさか…」

Kokan “Masaka…”

High-ranking official “It can’t be…!”

壬氏「蕾を愛で、咲き誇る姿に思いをはせるのも一興かと」

Jinshi “Tsubomi’o mede, saki-hokoru sugatani omoi’o haseru-nomo ikkyo-kato.”

Jinshi “It may be entertaining to enjoy the beauty of these buds while imagining how they look at full bloom.”

皇帝「うむ、美しいな」

Kotei “Umu, utsukushii-na.”

Emperor “Yes. They’re beautiful.”

高官「んん…」

Kokan “Nn…”

High-ranking official “Hmph.”

壬氏（壬氏に向けられる、あらゆる視線。いくら秀でた容姿があろうと、若造の宦官がでしゃばる様を好むほど無欲な官ばかりではない。色情はいい。いくらでも利用法がある。嫉妬もいい。扱いやすい。厄介なのは…何を考えているのか分からない目だ。子昌…楼蘭妃の実父で、女帝の寵愛を受けた男。今なお、帝は頭が上がらない。だからこそ、こちらも微笑みを絶やさない。それに今、子昌よりも厄介なのは…羅漢。あの男だ…）

Jinshi (Jinshini muke-rareru, arayuru shisen. Ikura hiideta yoshiga aroto, wakazono kanganga deshabaru sama’o konomu-hodo muyokuna kan-bakari dewa nai. Shikijowa ii. Ikura-demo riyo-hoga aru. Shittomo ii. Atsukai-yasui. Yakkai nanowa… nanio kangaete-iru-noka wakara-nai meda. Shisho… Roran-hino jippude, joteino choai’o uketa otoko. Ima-nao, midadowa atamaga agara-nai. Dakara-koso, kochiramo hohoemi’o tayasa-nai. Soreni ima, Shisho-yorimo yakkai nanowa… Rakan. Ano otokoda…)

Jinshi (The attention that ‘Jinshi’ gets. Unlike some of the worthless officials, many don’t appreciate a young eunuch hoarding attention, no matter how beautiful. Lust is fine. It’s easy to exploit that. Envy is fine, too. It’s manageable. What’s really troubling is… When I can’t tell what they’re thinking. Shishou. Concubine Loulan’s father, the man favored by the mother of the former emperor… Even now, the emperor can’t look him in the eye. That’s why I also can’t let my smile fade, either. And besides, the one who’s more worrying than Shishou right now is… That man, Lakan.)

羅漢「何と嫌味な…」

Rakan “Nanto iyamina…”

Lakan “How annoying.”

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桜花「気が付いた？」

Infa “Kiga tsuita?”

Yinghua “Are you awake?”

猫猫「桜花さん…」

Maomao “Infa-san…”

Maomao “Yinghua.”

桜花「もう水晶宮に行っちゃダメよ。��つもやつれ果てて帰ってくるんだから」

Infa “Mo Suisho-Kyuni iccha dameyo. Itsumo yatsure-hatete kaette-kurun-dakara.”

Yinghua “Don’t go to the Crystal Pavilion anymore. You always come back looking so exhausted.”

猫猫「すみません」

Maomao “Sumi-masen.”

Maomao “I’m sorry.”

壬氏「起きたか」

Jinshi “Okitaka.”

Jinshi “You’re up.”

桜花「あっ…私はこれで」

Infa “A… Watashiwa korede.”

Yinghua “Excuse me.”

壬氏「座ったままでいい」

Jinshi “Suwatta mamade ii.”

Jinshi “You can stay seated.”

猫猫「難しいですね…開花には至りませんでした」

Maomao “Muzukashii desune… Kaika-niwa itari-masen-deshita.”

Maomao “It was hard. I couldn’t get them to fully bloom.”

壬氏「それは、俺に対して済まないというんじゃないのだろうな」

Jinshi “Sorewa, oreni taishite sumanaito iunja naino-darona.”

Jinshi “You’re not apologizing to me, are you?”

猫猫「ん？」

Maomao “N?”

壬氏「何でもない。十分だ。これは一体どうしたんだ？」

Jinshi “Nandemo nai. Jubunda. Korewa ittai do-shitanda?”

Jinshi “Never mind. You did well. How did you do it, though?”

猫猫「染めただけですよ」

Maomao “Someta-dake desuyo.”

Maomao “I just dyed them.”

壬氏「染めた？何も付いていないぞ」

Jinshi “Someta? Nanimo tsuite-inaizo.”

Jinshi “Dyed? But there’s nothing on them.”

猫猫「外側ではありません。内側から染めたのです」

Maomao “Soto-gawa-dewa ari-masen. Uchi-gawa-kara sometano-desu.”

Maomao “Not on the outside. We dyed them from the inside.”

壬氏「あ…」

Jinshi “A…”

猫猫「この薔薇は、もともと全て白い花なのです」

Maomao “Kono sobiwa, moto-moto subete shiroi hana nano-desu.”

Maomao “All of these roses were originally white.”

猫猫「様々な色水を使って、白い蕾に吸わせたんです」

Maomao “Sama-zamana iro-mizu’o tsukatte, shiroi tsubomini suwasetan-desu.”

Maomao “We mixed water with several colors and had the white buds suck them up.”

壬氏「それで、青だけでなく多くの色があったのか」

Jinshi “Sorede, ao-dakede-naku ookuno iroga atta-noka.”

Jinshi “So that’s why there are many colors, not just blue.”

猫猫「はい。葉っぱはどす黒く染まるので、あらかじめ全てむしっておきましたが…。あとは、園遊会の間、色落ちしないよう、色水の染み込んだ綿を固定すれば完成です。実に単純な方法です」

Maomao “Hai. Happawa dosu-guroku somaru-node, arakajime subete mushitte oki-mashitaga… Atowa, en’yu-kaino aida, iro-ochi shinai-yo, iro-mizuno shimi-konda wata’o kotei sureba kansei desu. Jitsuni tanjunna hoho desu.”

Maomao “Yes. The leaves ended up coming out black, so we plucked them all. Then all we had to do was to fix cotton soaked in the dyed water to the stems, so they couldn’t lose their vibrancy during the garden party. It really was quite simple.”

猫猫（実際、骨が折れたのは薔薇の花を咲かせるまでだ）

Maomao (Jissai, honega oreta-nowa sobino hana’o sakaseru-madeda.)

Maomao (What was actually difficult was getting the roses to bloom at all.)

壬氏「確かに…単純だな」

Jinshi “Tashikani…tanjun dana.”

Jinshi “Simple, indeed.”

猫猫「ですので、何かしら言いがかりをつける官が出るかもしれません。帝には、先に種明かしをしておきました。最初に秘密を知るのが嬉しいらしく、楽しそうに聞いてくださいましたよ」

Maomao “Desu-node, nani-kashira iigakari’o tsukeru kanga deru-kamo shire-masen. Mikado-niwa, sakini tane-akashi’o shite oki-mashita. Saishoni himitsu’o shiru-noga ureshii rashiku, tanoshi-soni kiite kudasai-mashitayo.”

Maomao “Also, because some officials might have picked a quarrel about this, I went ahead and revealed the trick to the emperor. He seemed to enjoy the fact that he got to know the secret first, and had a good time listening to me explain.”

壬氏「では昔、宮廷内で青い薔薇を見たというのは…」

Jinshi “Dewa mukashi, kyutei-naide aoi sobi’o mitato iu-nowa…”

Jinshi “So, about the story of the blue roses being seen in the palace…”

猫猫「毎日毎日、青い色水を薔薇に吸わせる暇人がいたんでしょう」

Maomao “Mai-nichi mai-nichi, aoi iro-mizu’o sobini suwaseru hima-jinga itan-desho.”

Maomao “There must have been someone with a lot of free time feeding blue water to the roses.”

壬氏「なんでまた、そんなことを…」

Jinshi “Nande mata, sonna koto’o…”

Jinshi “Who would do something like that?”

猫猫「さあ？女を口説く道具でも欲しかったのでは？」

Maomao “Saa? Onna’o kudoku dogu-demo hoshi-kattano-dewa?”

Maomao “Who knows? Maybe they wanted a gimmick with which to woo women.”

壬氏「珍しいな。爪を染めているのか？」

Jinshi “Mezurashii-na. Tsume’o somete-iru-noka?”

Jinshi “That’s unexpected. Are you painting your nails?”

猫猫「似合いませんけどね」

Maomao “Niai-masen-kedone.”

Maomao “It doesn’t suit me, though.”

猫猫（鳳仙花と片喰があれば、もっときれいに染まるんだけど…。爪紅の異名を取る鳳仙花と、猫足の異名を取る片喰。２つを練り合わせて爪につけると、あざやかな赤になる。まあ、きれいに染���たところで…。これでもまともになったんだけど…）

Maomao (Hosenka to katabami ga areba, motto kireini somarun-dakedo… Tsuma-benino imyo’o toru hosenkato, neko-ashino imyo’o toru katabami. Futatsu’o neri-awasete tsumeni tsukeruto, azayakana akani naru. Maa, kireini someta-tokorode… Kore-demo matomoni nattan-dakedo…)

Maomao (If I had some balsam and woodsorrel, I could have made them look prettier. Balsam is often used to dye fingernails, and woodsorrel is nicknamed cat’s foot. Mixing them together and applying them on the fingernails creates a vivid red. But then, even if I made them prettier… This is better than it was before.)

猫猫「高順様。頼んでいたものは？」

Maomao “Gaoshun-sama. Tanonde-ita monowa?”

Maomao “Master Gaoshun, what about the item I requested?”

高順「ええ、言われた通りに」

Gaoshun “Ee, iwareta toorini.”

Gaoshun “Yes, as you wished.”

猫猫「ありがとうございます」

Maomao “Arigato gozai-masu.”

Maomao “Thank you.”

猫猫（これで舞台は整った。あとは…いけ好かない奴に一泡吹かせるだけだ）

Maomao (Korede butaiwa totonotta. Atowa… Ike-sukanai yatsuni hito-awa fukaseru dakeda.)

Maomao (Now the stage is set. All I have to do now is catch that nasty creep off guard.)

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羅漢（…にしても、まさか挑発が失敗に終わるとは…）

Rakan (…Ni-shitemo, masaka chohatsuga shippaini owaru-towa…)

Lakan (I didn’t expect my provocation to fail.)

羅漢（多くの人間の顔は、碁石のようにしか見えない。男は黒石、女は白石。軍部の部下の人間でも、せいぜい象棋の駒だ。多くの者は兵、卒で、階級が上がるほどに馬、砲となっていく。軍部の仕事は簡単だ。駒に見合った配置をすればいい。適材適所…それで大体の戦は勝てる。難しいことではない。たとえ自分が無能でも、割り当てさえやれば、勝手に仕事を終わらせてくれる）

Rakan (Ookuno ningen’no kaowa, go-ishino-yoni-shika mie-nai. Otokowa kuro-ishi, onnawa shiro-ishi. Gunbuno bukano ningen-demo, seizei shanchī no komada. Ookuno monowa hei, sotsude, kaikyuga agaru-hodoni uma, ho-to natte-iku. Gunbuno shigotowa kantanda. Komani miatta haichi’o sureba ii. Teki-zai-teki-sho… Sorede daitaino ikusawa kateru. Muzukashii koto dewa nai. Tatoe jibunga muno-demo, wari-ate-sae yareba, katteni shigoto’o owa-rasete-kureru.)

Lakan (Most humans only look like go stones to me. Men are black stones, women are white stones. Even my subordinates in the military only appear as chess pieces, at best. Most are soldiers, pawns. As they gain ranks, they become cavalry and cannons. Working in the military is easy. I just need to know where to place the pieces. The right pieces in the right places. Most wars can be won by that alone. It’s quite easy. Even if I were completely useless, as long as I placed others in the right places, the work would get done on its own.)

羅漢（今日は、いつも以上に目が痛い。どうにも赤い色がちらつく。爪紅か…記憶の中の爪紅は、けばけばしい赤ではない。うっすら染まった、鳳仙花の赤…）

Rakan (Kyowa, itsumo-ijoni mega itai. Do-nimo akai iroga chira-tsuku. Tsuma-kurenai-ka… Kiokuno nakano tsuma-beniwa, keba-keba-shii aka-dewa nai. Ussura somatta, hosenkano aka…)

Lakan (My eyes hurt more than usual today. A red color keeps flickering into my view. Manicures… The manicures in my memories aren’t this overly flamboyant crimson. They’re the soft color of balsam.)

羅漢「ハッ…」

Rakan “Ha…”

(Continue to episode 23)

[ketchupkio]

KIO

I’m bored as well what’s your favorite small detail of he ASAU :>

HI YOBI

I got a huge ask about Marin that I'm working on answering xgdbdbdb I'm in love

BUT to answer your Q ummmmmmm if I had to choose a SMALL detail it'd probably be accents. The way characters speak to each other and the words they use. I'm having fun giving Twi a southern accent bc it feels nice to give a character I love the accent of where I'm from so it has a nice connotation. The drawl can be downright pleasant on a character u like, even if the people that carry it irl can be unsavory. Also sprinkling in Wars' accent when he feels comfortable with people is 👌👌👌 sublime. ALSO also, fun fact! Legend didn't say "y'all" before this adventure. He's picked up things from all the places he's been, and he started using y'all bc of Twi UwU

[thelazyhermits]

Got some facts about the Stain arc in TABF that I’m gonna share under the cut.

You know, I just realized I never elaborated on how Midoriya arrived on the scene during the Stain fight in TABF. 

In canon, we know he overhears Manual saying he can’t find Iida, so Midoriya correctly assumes that Iida has gone after Stain since he knew what happened to Tensei deeply affected Iida. 

However, things are obviously different in TABF. Tensei isn’t paralyzed, so Iida isn’t out for revenge. So, while he did decide to go intern in Hosu, there’s nothing suggesting that he’s after Stain. For all Midoriya knows, Iida could’ve just gotten separated from Manual which technically is what happened.

Oh yeah, that reminds me. I never did say that Mumei actually had a role in Iida getting separated from Manual, did I? Surely, y’all must have been wondering what happened in TABF since I never specified how Iida got separated from Manual.

Well, here’s a basic rundown of what happened: Iida is with Manual when the Nomu attack the city. Rather than run off on his own cause he sees Stain, Iida, who’s running with Manual, runs into a barrier courtesy of Mumei which appears in between Iida and Manual.

Due to the fires in that area, which Mumei played a role in, smoke is everywhere, making it hard to see. As a result, Manual doesn’t notice that he has lost Iida since he can’t hear Iida over all the noise caused by the Nomu attacks.

Iida realizes he’s hit a wall aka the barrier and decides to head a different direction since he can’t tell what kind of wall it is and he doesn’t want to just indiscriminately destroy it. This is how Mumei ends up leading him toward the alley where Stain and Fortune are.

The reason Mumei went to all this trouble was because AFO paid him to. AFO wanted to see what Fortune would do in this situation and how things would turn out if Iida showed up like he did in her vision. Obviously, he has no way of knowing for sure if Fortune had a vision involving Iida but it makes the most sense since her visions typically just focus on UA.

Basically, this was AFO’s way to amuse himself and to test Fortune to see if she was someone he should take an interest in. That’s also why he gave Yobi a second Quirk and sent her after Fortune. That was Fortune’s final test before he asked Mumei to bring her back during the summer camp attack.

Anyway, back to Midoriya, why would he go looking for Iida when he has no proof that Iida would go after Stain?

It was because his intuition was going into overdrive, screaming at him that something was wrong. Even though nothing was proving that Iida was with Stain, he knew something was going on, so he followed in his canon counterpart’s footsteps.

What he didn’t realize at the time was that his intuition wasn’t screaming at him because Iida was in danger. It was because Fortune was in danger.

Yes, that’s right. Midoriya has a “Fortune is in danger” special sixth sense. This is the first time it was ever used since the USJ attack didn’t really count due to the damage she suffered was caused by her Quirk.

Even though it’s early on in the semester, I like the idea of there already being this special bond between Midoriya and Fortune where they can sense if something is wrong. It’s not super strong yet, but it’s definitely there. 

Plus, I just think it’s important for a hero to have that special sense where they just know something is wrong. They don’t know how they know this, but they just know.

In case you’re wondering, the other students who have this special sense, which gets developed during the course of their first year, are Todoroki, Uraraka, Bakugou, and Shinsou. And the person with the strongest version of this sense overall is naturally Aizawa haha

[chaotic-yeet]

every single fucking one yobi

Hey Strawberry, you asked for this

Do you ever doubt anyone else's existence other than your own: Not really no

On a scale of 1-5 how afraid of the dark are you: 5+ I have nyctophobia so it's extremely bad for me

The person you would never want to meet: Does knowing them and no longer speaking count? An old friend of mine, I hope I never see her again

What is your favorite word: I'm actually not sure, I have a few ones I like to say because I pronounce them wrong, but I don't think I have a favorite

If you were a type of tree, what kind would you be: Maybe a birch tree? They're my favorite kind in minecraft sooo

When you looked in the mirror this morning, what did you first think: "Damn I need to wash my face more"

What shirt are you wearing:. A Mammoth one! It's dark gray, has a bear on the back and front chest area, and has blue, pink, and purple fade on it (the bi flag!)

What do you label yourself as: a fuckin bastard or dumbass thats what

Bright room or dark room: I have sensitive eyes so a dark room, but with either soft light or nightlight, I hate complete darkness

What were you doing at midnight last night: Talking to @the-strawzish-clownfish , while being on call with @psychotic-roach he had fallen asleep

Favorite age you've been so far: 13 probably, which sounds weird, but my mental health got better that year (it didn't stay that way but eh)

Who told you they loved you last: @psychotic-roach !! And I love you too (once you read this :D)

Your worst enemy: Myself and an old friend I mentioned in like, question 3

What's your current desktop picture: On my main laptop it's a Marble Hornets fanart (that I adore) and on my Chromebook it's some space doodles in the bi colors

Do you like someone: Fuck yes I do, @psychotic-roach you're fucking great and deserve the world

The last song you listened to: Deku Palace remix! I'm a huge EDM/ Trap fan, combine it with Zelda music and I'm hooked!

You can press a button to make one specific person explode, who would you pick: Old friend from before

Who would you really just love to punch in the face: Many, many people

If anyone could be your slave for the day, who would it be and what would they do: Well probably a close friend of mine, and I'd have him play smash with me and make pancakes with me (basically beg him to hang out even though it's quarantine so we can have fun again)

What's your best physical attribute: Probably my hair, it's dyed purple and used to be shaved

If you were the opposite sex for a day, what would you look like and what would you do: I'd probably look the same just taller and less curves, and I'd probably jerk off or go on some 3am walk because fuck it I can

Do you have a secret talent: I don't think so, I have a shitty memory, but not when it comes to naming ninjago episodes, @the-strawzish-clownfish can verify

What is one unique thing you're afraid of: Touching Rays, any kind, especially the ones at aquariums that come up to the tank wall that you can pet

You can only have one kind of sandwich, every ingredient is at your disposal: Well call me white, but my usual, white bread turkey and shredded cheese. That's it. I'm super lame.

You just found $100 how are you gonna spend it: Save it, I always save hundreds without hesitation

You just got a free plane ticket to go anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately: Uh, probably Georgia to see some family

Basically an Angel says I'll give you lost of booze forever be specific: Uh, fuck I dunno I don't drink, Fuckin' Crown Royal for shits and giggles why not

An island in which you can make your own rules, what's the first: Stay on your own turf unless someone allows you to come in, unless it's emergency (and I know this rule will cause problems, it's a guideline at best)

What is your favorite expletive: Tie between Bullshit and Fuck, I absolutely love those two

Your house is on fire (but everyone is okay) what one object do you grab: Well, in my current room right now? My phone, I'll still have contact with people I love and have my art (the only thing I care about in here) with me too

You can erase any horrible experience from your past: Main one, I won't actually say allowed but Roach you know what it is, but one I can put on here, Probably some embarrassing thing I did, most like everyone else

You got kicked out of your country, where would you live: GERMANY! I love the German language and I'd absolutely love to go to Germany and live with it!

Death is a good dude and says you can choose who to bring back: My cat who died a few years ago, he was an awesome cat that didn't deserved to die at 6 years old

What was your last dream about: I have super long dreams, like so much goes on in them it's like a story, too long to type out, @psychotic-roach knows it. Long story short, Pirates and apartments under water

Are you a good (insert whatever): Am I a good, fuck I dunno let's do artists because it's easy. I think I do decent enough

Have you ever been admitted to the hospital: No, only when I was a newborn in the nicu because I wasn't latching right

Have you ever built a snowman: Nope, but my friend did and I watched. His snowman was tiny and got stepped on, my friend shed a few tears

What is the color or your socks: Not wearing any right now, but usually gray

What type of music do you like: EDM AND TRAP BABYYY IF IT'S LOUD I LOVE IT

Do you prefer sunrise or sunset: Sunset definitely, I burn easy so having the nice night air slowly come over with the stars is nice for me

Favorite milkshake flavor: Chocolate!

What football team do you support: American football? None. German Bundesliga teams? Stuttgart. We were assigned teams in my German class and that was mine! Stuttgart all the way!!

Do you have any scars: Yes, many. They range from self harm, to actual cat scratches, to me falling, and many more

What do you want to be when you graduate: No idea!

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Weight, I have bad self esteem so it's never enough

Are you reliable: Honestly, no. I have bad memory and I will forget if someone needs something

If you could ask your future self a question what would it be: How's Roach doing, and what's Oregon like?

Do you hold grudges: depends, mostly no, but sometimes yes

If you could breed two animals together and defy the laws of nature, what two would you breed: Uh good question, probably Cat and Opossum, really just to see what would happen

Most unusual conversation: Mental health stuff with my parents and therapist, more awkward than anything

Are you a good liar: Not really no depending on the person

How long could you go without talking: Well in quarantine all day, regular days though, maybe an hour at best, I absolutely love my friends, just only certain ones

What has been your worst haircut/ style: Back when it was longer than my shoulders and I wore it down. Except I never took care of it so it looked like shit.

Have you ever baked your own cake: Yes every birthday I make mine! I even had my friends help me with my most recent one!

Can you do any accent other than your own: maybe a southern one but no not really

What do you like on your toast: Nutella or cinnamon and sugar. I know, terrible for you

What is the last thing you drew a picture of: Uh me and @psychotic-roach and our pets but I'm self conscious about my art so I just didn't really show it to anyone (sorry Roach, I'm just super shy about my art!)

What would be your dream car: Me and my family had a running joke that I liked Tesla's, so probably a Tesla

Do you sing in the shower: No but I want to, I just don't like people hearing me sing

Do you believe in aliens: I believe we're not alone in the universe, weather it be new life billions of miles away or way advanced life a few galaxies away

Do you often read your horoscope: No, but astrology is fun to fuck with sometimes

What is your favorite letter of the alphabet: probably E or something, it's soothing in a weird way

Dinosaurs or dragons: DRAGONS DRAGONS I LOVE DRAGONS I'M A HUGE HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON NERD!!!

What do you think about babies: They're sweet sometimes, I'm honestly afraid of holding one or having to take care of one though

Freebie! Ask anything you can think of: I can't really think of anything so I guess just @psychotic-roach I love you!! @the-strawzish-clownfish thank you for these painful asks, they were fun :)