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Title: In the Absence of the Demon

Disclaimer: This is a fan-made translation from Chinese translations! Please go easy and enlighten us on any mistakes or deviations from the original light novel. All credit goes to the original author and illustrators. - Hyaka and Kuro Shion

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‘This is Ichinose Guren-sama.’

This was heard in one of the classroom of First Shibuya High School.

Until recently, everyone here should have been an enemy.

What greeted them originally was only scolding, ignoring and a cola bottle thrown from goodness knows where –

Opening the classroom door, there were a few students whispering in the corridor.

‘I heard he was selected as Kureto-sama’s direct subordinate.’

‘They say he was hiding his real strength, but was found out by Kureto-sama.’

‘He’s on good terms with Shinya-sama too, and his strength has even been acknowledged by those two from the Mito family and Goshi family.’

‘So which idiot said he was a rat from a bad family?!’

‘You said it yourself.’

‘No way! Stop joking!’

Guren himself, however, was ignoring those upsetting conversations. He sat at his desk, supporting his face with his hand and daydreaming. Evidently, he was lacking in sleep.

Overnight, he had been in the backseat of a car on the Tomei Expressway, bound for Tokyo via Aichi at 150 km per hour. During that time, his mind was fixated on what might happen in the future, and so he was unable to have a good sleep.

‘……’

Guren squinted his eyes, half-asleep, and gazed out the window.

Although it could not be felt in this classroom with its excellent air-conditioning, outside it was so hot that the scenery seemed to be enveloped in a heat haze.

Today was the 20th of August.

For normal schools, it would be summer vacation, but in this school there were no such holidays.

According to the news, the temperature these few days had set a new high. Why was it so hot? If the heat persisted, it might lead to stored food going bad, but since the world was going to end this Christmas anyway, to worry about food going bad would be utterly meaningless.

‘…… Guren. Guren!’

Someone called his name.

But Guren did not notice and continued to look out the window.

The owner of the voice grew angry and forcefully rapped the table.

‘Hey, Ichinose Guren! Why are you ignoring my questions?’

Impatiently, Guren glanced towards the source of the noise. There stood a girl from his class.

Her most noticeable characteristics were her bright red hair, strong gaze and pale white skin.

This was the daughter of the prestigious Jujo family – Jujo Mito.

She continued to speak.

‘Every day, you don’t train and you always have this dazed, dumb attitude…… has the fame from being noticed by Kureto-sama made you so arrogant?’

‘…… Who’s arrogant?’

Guren countered, and Mito angrily replied.

‘I’m talking about you! Ichinose Guren. In class you act as there is no one around you, during physical education and spells class you don’t use your true strength. What on earth do you want!?’

Faced with these questions, Guren was troubled over how to answer. In the first place, the content covered in class here were already below his intellectual level. There was simply nothing worth learning.

However, everyone here was his enemy, so there was no need to let all his enemies see his true strength.

And so, every day, Guren acted lazy and pretended to be a half wit – but even if he explained all this she would definitely still not understand.

In the Hiiragi family, to have value or to be famous – in the eyes of the people here, this was something to be celebrated.

Hence, for Guren to become arrogant or proud was not surprising, for this was something that was worth feeling proud over.

So was it better to act out that happiness? However, be it his terrible attitude or hidden true strength, both had already been seen through by Kureto, so was it still necessary to hide everything to such a degree?

In the midst of pondering all these, unexpectedly –

‘……Uwah~’

A yawn leaked out of his mouth.

This angered Mito even more.

‘What kind of attitude is that?’

‘Your yelling is making my ears hurt.’

‘First of all, just now during physical training, I saw that you lost to a classmate in an instant…… How can this be? Your strength shouldn’t be so low!’

Guren shrugged.

‘No, I really do only have that much strength.’

She grew even more furious.

‘And that is exactly the kind of attitude that gives others a headache!’

‘Headache? Why? You have no reason to have a headache.’

Mito spoke intensely.

‘Of course I do! If you laze about, those from prestigious families who hang out with you will also be laughed at and shamed, haven’t you noticed?’

No wonder she was so angry.

In other words, being Kureto’s subordinate, Guren was now grouped with Jujo and Goshi, so if his bad attitude were to be seen, he would also drag down the reputations of the others.

Guren smiled and said.

‘Why do I have to be concerned about your reputation too?’

‘That is because…… We are all Kureto-sama’s subordinates, in future we will also be companions working together, so……’

However, Guren was no longer listening.

Companions.

They were companions?

Kureto-sama’s subordinates, companions?

This was certainly fortunate, to be personally chosen by Kureto-sama to be one of his underlings.

This thought surfaced in his mind.

‘…… Haha.’

Guren laughed in a self-depreciating way, before yawning and continuing to support his head with his hand.

‘Hey Guren!’

Mito called.

The male sitting nearby began to laugh.

Hiiragi Shinya.

‘Come on, Mito-chan, don’t bug him anymore. It’s not like his laziness and disappointing attitude is anything new.’

Mito showed a respectful face to those of the Hiiragi family.

‘Ah, Shinya-sama. However……’

‘Anyway, to someone of his caliber, the curriculum taught at this school must be pointless. Right? Guren? Don’t you agree?’

‘……’

When Guren ignored Shinya, Mito grew angry again.

‘Hey, you! How dare you ignore Shinya-sama’s words!’

Hearing this furious shout, the people outside started to whisper again.

‘Hey, looks like that rumor was true. He really is on good terms with Shinya-sama and that girl from the Jujo family.’

‘So, does that mean that rebellious Ichinose branch family has sworn allegiance to the Hiiragi family… to Kureto –sama?’

Hearing that voice,

‘……’

Guren once more stared out the window and gently bit his lip.

In the past, the Ichinose family had been the most loyal to the Hiiragi family, and among the branch families had been the most prestigious and powerful.

But 500 years ago – they split with the Hiiragi family, and set up the religious sect ‘Mikado no Tsuki’.

With regard to the situation then, there were no exact reports, but the reason for this was something everyone knew well.

The lone reason, was simple a love story.

A heart-rending love story.

There had once been a beautiful Ichinose girl, the Hiiragi’s eldest and second sons both vied for her favor.

After a series of complicated events, the girl’s affection was successfully gained by the second son.

According to legend, the eldest son was unable to accept this reality.

Thus one night, the eldest son raped the girl, impregnated her and had the second son castrated.

After that, the eldest son had his own son, the girl and the second son cast out of the family.

The exiled second sun, together with the Ichinose girl, then set up the new religious sect ‘Mikado no Tsuki’.

However, their defeat was still apparent.

After all, when all was said and done, the eldest son was still heir to the Hiiragi family.

The one leading ‘Mikado no Oni’, was the heir to the Hiiragi family.

However, the eldest son did not destroy the organization set up by the second son and the Ichinose girl.

The reason for this, was to humiliate them.

So that the Ichinose girl who had not chosen him, and the younger brother who had betrayed him, would be laughed at and scorned for eternity.

He allowed them to live to suffer humiliation.

To allow their descendants to always bear the scorn of others.

Of course, the castrated second sun could not produce children with the girl.

Hence, the child born of the rape by the eldest son – the Hiiragi boy became the adopted son and heir of ‘Mikado no Tsuki’.

The second son was always scorned.

The girl was always scorned.

The two of them continued to deeply love the other. Yet everything other than this was taken away.

Everyone in the families scorned them.

Humiliated them.

This was the price of betrayal.

The price of betraying the Hiiragi family.

And so, everyone in the families became used to scorning the Ichinose family.

That was why the Ichinose were always rats.

From the moment they were born, they were dirty, smelly rats.

Only, after a long time, all this simply became urban legend.

To the new generation’s Guren and those of the Hiiragi family, this was no longer a topic of importance.

That was why Kureto could calmly issue orders to Guren. The eldest son of the Hiiragi family, had forgiven the Ichinose family.

While this could be seen as violating tradition, it was still a reasonable thing to do. Anyway, things like the ancestors’ love stories, no one really cared about.

Being the loner among the ten families comprising the Ichinose, Nii, Sanguu, Shijin, Goshi, Rikudou, Shichikai, Hakke, Kuki and Jujo, the Ichinose should be the strongest.

If that family would follow Kureto-sama today – this was important enough to be a significant topic of discussion.

It could also be due to his controlling nature that Kureto-sama took Guren under his wing.

Recess was coming to an end, class would resume soon.

Hence, Mito huffily returned to her seat.

As she did so, she was also teased by Goshi.

‘You really don’t learn, huh. Why bother with Guren? Or do you like him……’

‘Shut up!’

Goshi had only said halfway before he was slapped.

Goshi laughed.

However, the rest of the class dared not to laugh. They were afraid of the revenge that came from laughing at a member of the elite families.

And so, everyone could only show kind, sincere smiles.

In the end, whether it was Jujo or Goshi, they were both venerated by the others.

The teacher was already standing on the teacher’s platform. The fourth period of the day began.

This class was on the ways to counter and deal with Western magic, a topic in which Guren had little interest.

Shinya, sitting next to him, lightly tapped his shoulder.

‘Hey Guren.’

‘…��’

‘Hey.’

‘So noisy.’

‘Well, this is class. So try to speak softer, okay?’

‘That wasn’t what I meant.’

But Shinya pulled his chair closer, leaned on Guren and whispered in his ear.

‘…… If I’m speaking so softly, will I anger the teacher?’

Guren turned with a face full of irritation.

Shinya was still smiling widely. In this school, there were no teachers who dared show wrath towards those who bore the Hiiragi name, Shinya was only saying this for fun.

Guren did not say a word. Shinya annoying him was also perfectly normal, there was no need to respond.

Yet Shinya did not seem to care and continued to whisper in his ear.

‘Tonight, <Hyakuya Sect> will come. So where shall we meet up?’

In this instant, Guren could not help the widening of his eyes.

His gaze locked onto Shinya.

This was not something that should be said in a school run by ‘Mikado no Oni’.

If they were to be overheard, they would immediately be arrested and tortured.

However, Shinya was still wearing his usual smile. Evidently, before saying these words he had already made untold preparations.

If so,

‘……Don’t scare me like that.’ Said Guren. Shinya grinned again.

‘That’s because it’s not good for you to always ignore people and even make Mito-chan angry.’

‘Stop joking around. I’m not interested in playing around with you.’

Guren said, directing a stern gaze at Shinya.

‘I’m not joking. I’m also not interesting in silly games.’

Guren stared at Shinya.

Shinya merely smiled and let Guren stare.

Guren had no inclination to trust Shinya.

Shinya had given him the piece of the chimaera called <Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse> that Mahiru had left behind, so to some extent he could be trusted, but if he let down his guard, he might be taken advantage of.

Therefore, it was necessary to act cautiously.

‘……’

Guren did not reply.

Taking the initiative, Shinya placed a piece of paper on the table. On it was written the address for rendezvous that night.

Shinya had left his fingerprints on this paper. If Guren gave it to Kureto, the place where they were to meet the <Hyakuya Sect> would be ambushed by the Hiiragi family, and Shinya would also be killed that day.

In other words, Shinya had exposed his weakness to his opponent.

With a shocked expression, Guren asked.

‘…… Why do you trust me?’

Shinya smiled.

‘Why don’t you instead say that you’re amazed at my alertness.’

‘Because your face annoys me.’

‘Ahaha. Even though I look so friendly?’

‘Shut up.’

‘….. Anyway, you may know nothing about me, but I’ve always heard about you.’

‘……’

‘Ever since I was young. From the time I first met Mahiru… Because, she always talks about you.’

Shinya said thus.

Guren smiled coldly.

‘Then, did you go mad with jealously? You really like Mahiru, right?’

In response, Shinya smiled lightly.

‘To be accurate, I have good feelings towards Hiiragi, but I don’t like her to that extent.’

‘……Humph.’

‘But, I really am jealous of you.’

‘Huh? Why?’

‘I’ve always been imagining what you were like. I wondered about if you were to appear before me, which of us would be stronger, and what you looked like, etcetera.’

This made Guren remember.

When he first entered the school, Shinya launched a surprise attack on him.

Of course, even now he could not ascertain the truth of his words, but maybe to some extend he was trustworthy.

Even so.

Guren picked up the paper Shinya left on his table and slipped it into his pocket, taking care to preserve Shinya’s fingerprints on its surface.

This action that purposely preserved the fingerprints was noticed by Shinya, who smiled.

‘How prudent.’

‘To avoid the fate of the trash that is not street-smart and is disposed of.’

Hearing him say this, Shinya was a little upset, and said.

‘…… That self-pitying talk…… If it were Mahiru she would definitely put on an annoyed expression, why on earth does she like you?’

‘Maybe my face looks friendlier?’

When Guren said this, Shinya looked at him in apparent surprise.

‘…… Ha, hahaha.’

He laughed.

Guren cast his gaze outside the window.

The schoolyard, as expected, was filled with dry heat.

It was summer.

Summer.

If this world were to end on Christmas day, this would be the last summer ever.

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After class and club activities were over, the phone rang.

The caller ID read <Hiragi Kureto>.

The main candidate to be the Hiiragi heir, the student council president that no one in school could disobey.

After pressing the ‘Answer’ button, he heard the other’s voice.

‘What?’

‘No. Is there anything you need of me, Kureto-sama – that is how you should say it.’

‘Do you like oppressing your subordinates that much?’

‘Nah, just joking.’

‘Your jokes aren’t funny at all. Have you been spoilt so much by the higher-ups that your brain has also spoilt? (TN: Hurhur, pun intended)

‘Hahaha, do you want to die?’

‘I dare you to try. Do you think it’s such an easy feat?’

‘……No. But, you know, I really like that attitude of yours.’

‘Sigh~ What attitude do you like?’

‘Although your way of speaking is very sharp, when you cannot win against me you clearly recognize your own status; this attitude.’

‘……’

Guren did not respond. Because this was a fact. Right now, he could not afford to be surrounded by enemies.

‘Mikado no Tsuki’ could not afford ‘Mikado no Oni’ as an enemy.

This was not a simple child’s fight. Even if he attained victory with his sword, it would be meaningless.

If the people he respected and treasured were labelled as criminals, even the pregnant would not be spared.

Just like 500 years ago.

The situation had not changed at all.

Mito and Goshi, who had finished packing and were ready to go home, walked over.

Goshi saw Guren and snickered.

‘Making a call right after school ends, could it be your girlfriend.’

Mito overheard this, and –

‘……What!?’

For some reason she stared at Guren.

Guren ignored her and continued to talk on his phone.

‘Anyway, what do you want?’

‘During lunch break tomorrow, come to the student council room.’

‘No.’

‘Haha, you don’t have the right to refuse. See you tomorrow.’

‘Bleh.’

Before hearing the sound of Guren sticking out his tongue, Kureto ended the call.

Shinya, who was sitting beside him, lifted his head to ask.

‘Kureto-nii?’

‘My girlfriend.’

Hearing this, Mito rushed over.

‘…… Wait, wait a minute! You’re still in training, how could you engage in such leisure activities as dating?’

What on earth was this girl saying.

Guren stared at her with an irritated expression, before sighing and ignoring her. Mito was immediately angered and glared at him forcefully. Seeing this, Goshi burst out laughing for some reason.

Guren did not take notice and instead scooped up his bag and left his seat.

Behind him, Mito muttered angrily.

‘Why is he rushing off just because a girl called him? What rubbish.’

Hiding a smile, Shinya told Mito.

‘That call just now was from Kureto-nii.’

‘Eh? What, really?’

Shinya had overheard.

‘Are you going to the student council room now?’

Guren shook his head.

‘No, tomorrow, during lunch break.’

But hearing him say this, Mito was even more unsettled.

‘Wait, wait, you really talked to Kureto-sama like that? That question just now……’

‘How annoying.’

‘What annoying! Wait……’

To the sounds of Mito raging, Guren left the classroom. It seemed that Mito was not yet done ranting, so Guren bluntly closed the door.

In the corridor, Sayuri and Shigure were already waiting for him. They were now in the class just next dor.

‘Ah, ah, Guren-sama. We have been waiting for you!’

Shigure then spoke coldly.

‘Did those disreputable people from the Hiiragi family do anything to you today?’

Behind him was Mito who was complaining ‘Those who are disrespectful to Kureto-sama will blah blah blah’, now, in front of him was his aide who was calling the Hiiragi family disreputable.

Half wanting to burst out laughing, Guren resisted and replied.

‘Nothing at all. Just as usual.’

Sayuri still showed a worried expression.

‘What do you mean, as usual? Did someone throw a cola bottle at you?’

Shigure’s face immediately went cold.

‘If so, we must kill everyone in the Hiiragi family.’

From her uniform skirt, she pulled out a knife. She was serious.

But Sayuri did not notice this and spoke cheerfully as usual.

‘Oh yeah, Guren-sama! What do you want to eat? Whatever Guren-sama wants to eat, I can make it……’

‘Curry.’

‘Eh, again~?’

At this moment, the classroom door opened. Mito walked out and noticed Shigure’s cold glare.

‘Ah, Yukimi-san…… Such a scary expression, has something happened?’

‘No, nothing at all.’

‘Even so, it is better to speak of happy things here. As such, there are some things Yukimi-san should also tell Guren. With the disrespectful manner in which he treats Kureto-sama, right now Guren’s position is not very good.’

However, Shigure directed her cold glare at Mito and answered.

‘Guren-sama did not do anything wrong.’

‘Being his aide you always cover up for him……’

‘Outsiders have no right to criticize the master of my house. Your voice is very piercing, can you keep it down a little?’

‘……Uh.’

And so Mito embarrassedly silenced herself, casting a silent plea for help towards Guren.

‘Why’re you looking at me?’

Guren said, which made her blush for no reason.

‘…… I, I only, I was only thinking for your sake……’

‘Don’t pry into others’ matters.’

Goshi walked out from behind Mito.

‘Alright, stop teasing Mito-chan. Today’s that day right? The day that everyone plays nice and goes to Guren’s house to play, right? So let’s all get along.’

But this was the first time Guren had heard of such a thing.

‘Huh? What’s up with that?’

Guren burst out. Grinning, Goshi explained.

‘Well~ you see, we’re all united as Kureto-sama’s subordinates, so sometimes we should get closer right?’

‘No, never heard of that.’

‘Yes. Okay. Since I have just come up with such a brilliant idea, let’s all go to Guren’s place.’

‘Stop kidding. That would obviously never happen.’

Unfortunately, yet another nuisance emerged from the classroom, this time it was Shinya who walked out.

‘What, what? Such an interesting idea. I also want to go~’

His expression filled with annoyance, Guren whipped around to leave.

‘What idiots. Let’s go.’

And so he left, which Shigure and Sayuri following.

However, Sayuri occasionally glanced back over her shoulder.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Guren asked.

‘……Are those three following?’

‘Yes.’

‘…… Haa, those idiots really took it seriously.’

Shigure lifted her head to ask.

‘Should I destroy them?’

‘If you can even shake off Mito, that would be not bad already.’

‘…… That is true…… Uuu…… I am not strong enough, I am very sorry……’

‘No, forget it, I’m not angry or anything.’

Guren gently petted Shigure’s head, causing her to look at him in surprise. On her usually emotionless face, a dazed expression seemed to emerge.

Compared to this, the reaction from the side was much bigger. Sayuri’s face was filled with panic.

‘Ah! Ah! What was that just now! Shigure is so sneaky. Me too! I also want to be petted by Guren-sama!’

But Shigure grabbed and restrained Sayuri’s hand, saying.

‘…… No. Last time Sayuri confessed to Guren-sama and was petted, this time it’s my turn.’

‘Eh~ Yuki-chan is so sneaky. I also want to be petted.’

‘No.’

‘But, but.’

They argued so, but the two aides were already showing expressions of understanding.

When petting Shigure’s head earlier, Guren had slipped the paper Shinya had given him behind Shigure’s ear. On it was written the time and location of the meeting.

2am.

Hikarigaoka Park.

In front of the tennis practice courts.

This was the meeting with the <Hyakuya Sect>. Naturally, the name <Hyakuya Sect> was not written on this paper, but there would definitely be preparations to be made. Weapons had to be readied. Or perhaps they would have to move stealthily and not let anyone notice.

Shigure spoke.

‘Putting the jokes aside, today I need to take in the laundry, so I shall head back first. What about you, Sayuri?’

‘I need to go the supermarket. Today, everyone……’

She glanced back. Guren confirmed it.

‘Probably so. That bunch is very annoying, we can’t shake them off.’

‘I see. Then just to be on the safe side, I will prepare their shares too.’

As Sayuri said this, Goshi snuck over.

‘Ah, to be able to eat Sayuri-chan’s homemade cooking? I’m really looked forward to it.’

Sayuri answered his smile with a cold aura, before saying.

‘Then I shall prepare curry, Guren-sama.’

With this parting statement, she turned and quickly walked away with Shigure.

Seeing them leave, Goshi sped up to walk side by side with Guren.

‘…… Guren you really are sneaky~ to have two such cute girls serve as your aides.’

Shinya also walked side by side with Guren.

‘You could just ask your family for the same.’

‘Ah, Shinya-sama… Nah, I’m not as good as my younger brother. Actually, they don’t really think much of me……’

‘But now you are Kureto-nii’s subordinate.’

‘Oh yeah, that’s true. After that all my attendants’ attitudes towards me changed, but that immediate change is what’s repulsive…… It feels like my brother is also more nervous……’

The two people by Guren’s side chatted as they walked.

‘You’ve really made up your mind to come to my house?’

As Guren asked this, Goshi nodded.

‘Yeah. Can we?’

Shinya then smiled.

‘Ah, is it that? You’ve hidden many R-rated books in your house, so us visiting is a problem for you?

Actually, it was not because of hidden porn magazines that he felt trapped. Even if it were people from the Hiiragi family who came to check, they would still not find anything of significance.

Why did Goshi suddenly want to visit Guren’s home? Shinya had also taken notice of this issue.

No matter how you put it, today was the day that they might meet the <Hyakuya Sect>.

Was it possible that Kureto had found out about this –

That the meeting tomorrow afternoon in the student council room was just a cover, and that he actually knew that they were meeting the <Hyakuya Sect> today.

Guren directly interrogated Goshi.

‘…… Were you ordered by Kureto to keep surveillance on me?’

Shinya looked over at Guren and Goshi. Evidently, he had also been thinking about this.

Goshi shrugged.

‘Nope. I haven’t gotten any instructions from Kureto-sama.’

‘Then why do you suddenly want to come to my house?’

‘Because we are companions.’

‘Huh?’

‘We are also classmates, if this were a normal school, it would be the summer holidays now.’

‘So?’

‘It’s the time for everyone to play together. Right?’

However, Guren wore an expression of complete befuddlement and shook his head.

‘I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.’

Goshi laughed.

‘Really? Okay, the truth is that~ I got scolded by my parents yesterday.’

‘Parents? What did they say, that you have to gain as much of Kureto’s favor as the Ichinose?’

Goshi shook his head.

‘No, no, the opposite actually. They said that the Ichinose trash are still traitors and will soon be shunned again, so I should not associate with them so much.’

His parents certainly had foresight, thought Guren in his heart. However, it seemed that Goshi intended to ignore his parents’ criticism.

‘You should listen to your parents, or you’ll become bad.’

‘So what if I’m bad.’

‘You rebellious rascal.’

‘Haha, just like those who steal motorcycles for a joy ride? That also seems like a great activity for summer~’

‘Go die.’

‘Hahaha’

Goshi laughed.

From the side, Shinya asked.

‘Does Goshi have a motorcycle licence?’

‘Ah, no. What about Shinya-sama?’

‘Me neither. But I can ride one during training.’

‘Ah, me too~ but it’s more fun to take the public’s possessions? I also want to ride a motorcycle bike.

Even as they conversed, they continued to follow Guren. Obviously, they planned to follow him home.

In the middle of Shinya and Goshi’s discussion of motorcycles, Mito spoke.

‘…… Can I, um, ask you something?’

It seemed that she also intended to follow Guren home.

‘…… Um, just now, you petted Yukimi-san’s head.’

‘Yeah.’

‘Ah, that…… that……’

‘What about it?’

Mito was having trouble forcing the words out.

‘…… The two of you, uh, are going out?’

‘Ah?’

‘Uh, or is that even if you are not officially dating you would touch your subordinates so tenderly? Or unless, unless, even at night……’

‘What are you saying?’

‘To lay a hand on your subordinates who cannot disobey you, what kind of person are you……’

‘You’re really noisy.’

Guren let out a sigh and stopped listening.

This group of rascals, what were they up to since just now? Their inane chatter was just like that of normal school students. In the first place, to play with friends, this idea was something Guren could not understand. To gather at his house, what did they want?

Was it to play poker?

‘……Good grief.’

They walked out of school.

The weather was the usual oppressive heat.

There were still students training in school. This was the type of school it was. Even if the <Hyakuya Sect> attacked and decreased the school population, no one would stop to rest.

The order to lockdown all information had yet to be rescinded. Only the few in the higher ranks knew about their state of war with the <Hyakuya Sect>.

Even so, small conflicts were taking place unceasingly. Not just in Japan, but even in the branch organizations all over the world, fights were starting to take place.

Hence, to say that the headquarters of ‘Mikado no Oni’ in Shibuya was the most peaceful place left on earth might not be a lie.

Even the <Hyakuya Sect> could not easily lay siege to Shibuya.

However, this school with its concealed traitors was a different story.

As Guren looked around the school, he thought of all the things Mahiru had done.

About dyeing this school crimson with the blood of students, and the things he had done in his youth.

Mito noticed his distant gaze.

‘……Time passes really quickly, huh.’

Was Mito also comparing the schoolyard before her eyes to the scenes of that day?

The scenes of blood and corpses everywhere.

‘Yeah. That’s true.’

It seemed like he had made no progress forward at all, but time was already slipping away.

Mito spoke.

‘In this short time, I’ve already been saved by you twice.’

‘It was just luck.’

She laughed bitterly and lifted her head to gaze at Guren.

‘…… You said it was by luck, but wasn’t it because of it that you ended up grievously injured and comatose for a month?’

‘I was just careless. Furthermore, sleeping is my hobby.’

‘You’re always cracking jokes to change the subject…… But, Guren.’

Saying this, she gripped a small piece of the back of Guren’s shirt.

‘……I really want to show my gratefulness. So, I want to repay you.

‘Repayment, huh. Like how?’

‘…… Like, until the day Kureto-sama officially acknowledges you, and gives you the position of honor you deserve in ‘Mikado no Oni’, I will always support you.’

Nosing into affairs that were not hers – this is what Guren thought, but did not say aloud.

‘…… Furthermore, the current Guren, father would never accept……’

‘Huh?’

‘Nothing, just talking to myself.’

For some reason she stepped back shyly.

Guren really couldn’t understand her feelings.

He could not understand Goshi’s feelings either.

Why care about the Ichinose trash? Why support him? In Aiichi, the research on Kiju, that if discovered by the Hiiragi family would be severely punished, had already begun.

Yet this bunch of people trusted him so easily.

Companions? Friends? To gain position under Kureto? These kinds of words were too foolish.

It was just as Goshi’s parents had said, the traitorous Ichinose family that was rotten to the core, was too dangerous to get close to.

But even so they said they wanted to be friends. They said that they wanted to deepen their friendship as fellow subordinates of Kureto. It seemed that they did not suspect him as all, and were still innocent and happy in their roles as the young mistress and master that were coveted by their families.

‘……’

Could he kill these two with his own hands?

Guren mulled over this in his head.

Because they were enemies, enemies of the Ichinose family, there would come a day when it had to end. When that time came, could he do it with his own two hands?

In Ueno he had not killed them. That should have been the time to do it, yet he could not. Whether or not this was the right thing to do, he had no idea. It was not a matter of principle. The point was that he should have acted, but he could not.

– I couldn’t do it.

‘……’

This sentence reverberated in his head.

Once again he recalled Kureto’s words to him.

‘Although your way of speaking is very sharp, when you cannot win against me you clearly recognize your own position.’

Kureto had said this before.

But was it the truth?

His ambition was ultimately just empty talk, if Shigure and Sayuri were to be captured and held as hostages, would his ambition be so easy dispelled?

Or was it that he still held such an innocent way of thinking that he could not even kill Mito and Goshi?

If so, he should just discard his ambition. For he had already dragged in his comrades in the Ichinose.

The war had already begun.

It had already begun long ago.

Despite all this, Goshi exhibited no anxiety at all, and asked with a face filled with expectation.

‘Hey, is your place far away?’

‘If I say it’s far will you go home?’

‘No way.’

Guren sighed.

‘It’s not that far…….’ He replied tiredly.

Translator’s comments

Hyaka: The history of the Ichinose and Hiiragi is so dark. Guren can also be very dark. Also, why is Guren so popular? First Mahiru, then Shinya, then Mito, not to mention Yuu-kun, Shigure and Sayuri…

K. Shion: Cos he is Guren that’s why. .__.

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thefandomsurfer · 5 years

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My top 20 favorite Tokyo Ghoul characters

I usually only do top 10s but like...I love so many characters in Tokyo Ghoul it was really hard for me to do?? So I did more. Also DO NOT GET offended. Even my honorable mentions are very...very dear to me. (Also the places are just how mush I, myself, enjoyed the character not how great the character is or that your opinion isnt valid. And I skipped most of the Suzuya squad because they would probably dominate my top six or something and that wouldnt be fair haha )

Honerable mentions:

Hide:

Itori:

Arima:

Matsumae

Kimi

Nishiki:

Shirazu ginishi

THE ENTIRE SUZUYA SQUAD (Nakarai, Mikage, Mizurou, Hanbee.)

Now onto my list!

20. Shuu Tsukiyama

I really didnt like him much at first. He made me uncomfortable and really annoyed. I mean, yeah, certain times I thought he was pretty funny but he made me more and more unnerved the longer I saw him. But then when I saw his nicer side and especially during seeing his loyalty and love for his family he started to grow on me. And now hes on this list!

19. Rize Kamishiro

Rize always was interesting to me. I wondered how she got to where she was, why she was so important in the ghoul world and just how she got to be so strong. Not to mention her characters personality made me very compiled to her. Then I got her backstory and understood her more. I liked her even more and began to respect her character.

18. Renj Yomo

I always liked his ‘silent protector’ vibe even before finding out his backstory. I thought he was loyal and smart. And then it was revealed that he was the uncle to some very improtant characters and it made me love him even more. His backstory contributed to his gruffness and protective nature and not to mention his kagune is freaking AWESOME.

17. Ayato Kirishima

Hes grown into someone I really enjoy. I...really didnt like him. He hurt Touka and acted like an ass the whole time. Then I saw a softer side when it came to Hinami. He was so concerned and cared about her so much that it touched me a lot. And he was a little more calm and controlled compared to what he had been in the first series as well. He developed into someone who not only cared for his love interest but his family and those important to both of them as well.

16. Amon Koutarou

Amon, poor poor Amon. This guy has went through a whole lot during his time in the series. And hes accepted a lot as well. I always liked Amon even before everything like changed him. He seemed like a really cool guy who truly did what he thought was best. Then he learned what we the audience already knew. That ghouls weren’t as bad as everyone thought they were. And then fought for peace. And that coupled with how much he tried to help Seidou and loved Akira made be like and respect his character even more.

15. Kurona Yasuhisa

Another character I really liked from the beginning. See, I have a weakness for twins. I always loved the idea of one and think that no matter the relationship they are always interesting to watch in media. And her relationship with Nashiro, while not explored a whole lot, was still prominent and known. And her denial about her death and the form of insanity she went through because of it was both sad and entertaining to watch. The fact that she started to think about forgiving the person who killed her as well was...amazing. Over all I wish she was explored a bit more but am happy with what I got.

14. Urie Kuki

Another character that I slowly learned to appreciate. He started out as someone who cared only for his own motives but after losing someone who he hadnt realized he cared for he begun to care for his team and mant to protect them as much as he can. Becoming someone worthy of their loyalty and love. Going as far as to save one of the ones who betrayed him and tried to kill him just to get them all together again and keep his promise to his dead friend.

13. Ui Koori

Im not sure what made me drawn to him? Maybe his relationship with Hairu or his sense of Justice? I dont know but I do know that I like seeing his appearances. His fights and thought process was always fun as well. Over all Im not sure why I like him all I know is that I really do haha

12. Ken Kaneki

Okay I know, its basically illegal to have him so low on my list but honestly? I never really got that deep into his character? I mean he was sweet at first but then he was kind of boring? And I liked Haise a lot but really didnt like the reaper? The OEK one is cool and all but I still never got overly attached? I dont know. But I will say he is cool and I love how dedicated he is to his loved ones. And how honest he is about his flaws. Its really nice to see a protagonist that admires that he is selfish in certain ways and isnt always trying to do things for ‘the greater good’. And will do cruel and horrible things when push comes to shove. It makes him seem...a lot more human and tragic. Yet the fact he still had his happy ending made me happy for him. After the hell hes been through he deserves it.

11. Seidou Tawkizawa

Seidou. He...certainly needs a little help. Poor guy was such a innocent kid before his whole life was turnt upsidedown. I’ll be honest...I thought he was kind of annoying at first and then very scary later on. But after seeing a bit of his side of how everything went down and how much he cared for Akira and Amon my liking for him skyrocketed and I couldn't wait to see him again in the next chapter. How he sees himself and his future...it just hit to close to home for me. And soon enough he became one of my favorite characters.

10. Haise sasaki

Ahh, my favorite of all the Nekis. I really, really liked him. How parental he was with his squad and his storyline always interested me. The amnesia thing has always been one of my favorite tropes. He, to me, was a perfect mix of Kuroneki and Shironeki. Having the lightheartedness and empathy of Kuroneki and having the toughness and ability to fight as Shironeki. I liked how goofy he could be (i.e dressing up as women) and all his little moments with Akira, Arima and Juuzou. But he was a dream, nothing meant to last, so he had to go. But that does NOT mean I didnt enjoy watching him the most.

9. Kanae

I just really like her. I think her backstory is sad but not overdoing it and her dedication to Tsukiyama was certainly something that drew me to her. At first I thought I’d hate her but found myself sorely mistaken. And I cried a whole lot at her death and the touching moment when Tsukiyama, the person she loved so much, called her by her real name and accepted her despite

the fact she thought she never deserved anything even similar to perhaps she’d be even higher had she stayed longer but she left far to soon.

8. Eto Yoshimura

Eto is very interesting and fun to watch. Cruel and mean, yes, but also unpredictable! She never failed to make a impression on me everytime I saw a panel of her. I was always wondering ‘what will she do next?’ you know? I absolutly loved watching\reading her. Her backstory made me love her even more seeing as she had a bit of a struggle to get to were she is now.

7. Hairu Ihei.

Hairu is someone else I dont know why I like so much? We didnt see her much at all and what we did see of her was little. But something about her drew me in. She was cute and I didnt expect much from her but found out she was pretty strong. Also with how sweet and air headed she acted I already liked her a little, the strength was only a added bonus. I only wish we got to see more of her.

6. Uta

Uta, someone who I already liked, only grew on me as time went on. I thought he was funny, unique and very good looking. And as time whent on, and seeing how twisted he could be, it only made be want to see what would happen next with him. Whose side he was really on. Things like that. But then his fight with Yomo made be see him in a more emotional light. Seeing how close he was to him and still was in in a way. It was sweet and only made me like him even more.

5. Akira Mado

Akira Mado. At first I never thought much of her. Just a sort of bland character who had lost her father. Nothing new, nothing interesting. But her relationship with Amon certainly made be feel a little closer to her and made be pity her at the end of the first manga. But then in Re: I grew a lot closer to her really quickly. Her character seemed more open to others and friendly. Her realtionship Haise especially made me like her a whole lot. Then all her confusion and journey forgiving and accepting ghouls made he so interested and caring of her character. How much she wanted to protect Seidou and the fact she still loved Amon-It just...Made he love her. So much.

4. Saiko Yonebayashi

Saiko is a very funny individual that I didnt like much at first. I thought she was more or less dead weight and didnt understand why she was their to begin with. But the more we got to know her the more that I grew to love her development and character. Shes funny and kind but also strong and determined. I love her a whole lot. How determined she is to do what she thought was right and how much she cared for everyone in her squad despite her own initial unwillingness to try and work. All things I love about her.

3. Tooru Mutsuki

Now I know how much this character is hated...And I understand too. He did a lot of twisted and messed up things. Stayed on the bad side a long time, attacked Touka and his squad helped turn Kaneki into a monster...But his backstory and the personality we were originally introduced to made me love him so...so much. It didnt matter much to me what he did because I knew why he did it and not to mention...Mutsukis one of the most interesting characters to analyze because of his mindset. Also the fact he tried to redeem himself and felt guilty about everything he did...It shows that he is trying to do better and he is. I just....really, really love Mutsuki.

2. Touka Kirishima

Touka is a very rough character, and I get that some people just dont like her, But I loved every second of her. The person with a rough outside slowly breaking out of their shell and becoming gentler as time goes on- its something I have a soft spot for. Loyal, selfless, strong and knows what she wants. A woman who is strong without being controlling or mary sue. I never got annoyed or bored of her and looked forward to seeing her every single time a new chapter was put out. And also her protectivness towards Kaneki, her child, Ayato, and Hinami made me love her all the more. Shes also got my favorite Kagune of the whole series-Yet another thing I love about this character.

1. Juuzou Suzuya

By FAR my absolute favorite character in Tokyo ghoul. Now dont get me wrong-Im well aware of his faults. And I know he wasnt on the good side for a while either, But even though these things are there, I love him anyway. Hes so interesting and his backstory was so heartbreaking. When I first saw him I was indeed mildly creeped out but it also made me curious. The more I saw of him the more I wanted to analyze and get to know his character more. And right when I thought I got to know him-The one person who saw him as a person and treated him as he should be treated was taken away. This caused Juuzou to experience his first emotional loss in a very long time. And he changed. I personally enjoy his more mature personality compared to his more bloodthirsty one but love both either way tbh. And hes also very adorable when he wants to be so thats always a plus.

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ohlookanothercartoontofallinto · 5 years

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We did it guys!! I have finally made the last next gen kids! Abby and Hoagies sons, Marcus and Uno. NOW ON TO THE BIO!!! WOOOO

Marcus, the oldest of the Gillian's. He is a moonbase operative, and axel’s best friend and head mechanic. He’s the one who fixes Axel’s Dragon mecha. He inherited the chill of his mom and the coolness of her to, but the mind of his dad. He will make jokes under his breath and you really have to listen to hear them. He and amber get along way to well and will beat the snot out of each other for fun. Like he and axel can be talking and she will run up and tackle him without warning. He’s normally pretty out going, but will be flustered when Luna comes around (Wonder why haha) He and Maria will bicker a bit because both being of a engineering mind, but their dad’s find it hilarious. He is pretty protective of Uno and will hurt anyone who tries to mess with him. Not with raw strength but with whatever weapon he has whipped up for you. He has a good relationship with his parents and loves them very much.

Uno the younger is named after you guest it Nigal, no matter what happened Nigal is still their friend. He is the sunshine child and is the ying to Kay’s yang. Being the goodie to shoes, but he doesn’t mind. He really doesn’t care about who his family is and who they were in the knd. He’s just happy to be included. He just wants to help kids that’s it. He loves everyone and everything, his parents have made the joke that he should really be kuki’s kid because he acts so much like her when she was young. He is the pun master of the family, and honestly you can not laugh because of how cute he is and kay is standing behind him giving you threats because she doesn’t want to see him upset.

Anyways the Final two!!! I may make a master post of all of them!

#KND #Codename Kids Next Door #knd abby #knd 2 #knd hoagie #knd 5 #knd next gen #my art #knd 2 x 5

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hiraethstill · 5 years

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THIS WEEK ON DAIYA NO ACE (6/11)

SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT!!!

LIVEBLOG:

one second in and i had to pause because SAWAMURA IS STARTING I FORGOT

YOO THIS ANIMATION OF THE BALL COMING STRAIGHT AT YOU IM SHOOK

again, every times kuramochi hyahas i hyaha

still not over him calling haruichi by given name

AMAHISAAAAAAAAA

takatsu and oka singing neraiuchi aw cute

SCREAMS

TAKU

MY BOY

omg taku dont call the pitcher a chicken

ALSO KOUTAKU RIGHTS

LMAO AMAHISA, WHATS WITH THESE BOIS CALLING PEOPLE COWARDS

damn amahisa thats just cold

though i guess i understand his frustration as a pitcher

hell yeAH SHIRASU-SAN NOTHING BUT RESPECT

DRIVING IN THOSE RUNS

lol why they gotta make miyukis play even more flashy huh?

MANAGERSSS

ahaha zono-san dw you did good

do i... mayhaps... ship takatsu and oka?

not much before but after that megaphone (?) tap of solidarity NOW I DO

omg mogami

lmfao ichidai leaving like "eh they got this"

even if it was a hit by pitch, the motions of sawamura pitching and the ball are really nice

plus the firsties are so shocked sawamura let runners on base haha so cute

haha miyuki in baseball vs out of baseball

i like how miyuki says seidou in general has to grow - including himself

honestly do the animators just love baseballs that much theyre the best animated things rn

asada is so proud of sawamura-senpai!!

while kuki is slowly joining the fanclub c:

is this still tetsu narrating???

KANEMARU LOOKS SO PROUD OF EIJUN IM

ah shit i forgot furuya's still the ace

omg these fangirl screams

thats me @ taku tbh

sawamura's face just slightly jealous huh

miyuki understanding that furuya isnt really a consistent (?) pitcher

IM TELLING YOU THE ANIMATORS LIKE BALLS

that came out more strange than expected

tumblr pls dont flag me

BUT YEAH THIS WHITE LIGHT THING IM SHOOK

furusawa rights: sawamura like hey you stole my spotlight but youre still pretty cool so i cant be too mad

HOW DARE

HOW FUCKING DARE YOU DRAW THIS PARALLEL TO HONGOU

I FUCKING MISS HONGOU SO MUCH

THE ANIMATION ON THIS PITCH TOO WTFFF ANIMATORS BLS

I WASNT READY FOR THIS

i would die for the new managers

and all the managers

ASADA YOU PRECIOUS BEAN

FIRSTIES

SHOCK.JPG

can they like stop going so hard on the OST this is NOT GOOD FOR MY HEART

CRIES ENDLESSLY ABOUT KOMADAI

(harucchi being proud/admiring!)

MORE FURUSAWA RIGHTS EIJUN FORCING HIM TO DRINK LMAO

"did you get a hit today" damn furuya ahaha

HELL YEAH MASASHI DINGERS ONLY

kuki and asada's WOW faces are so precious PLEASE I CANT TAKE MUCH MORE

u rite miyuki masashi kinda does need more plate discipline lmao

WHATTT FOUR MONTHS BEFORE TETSU?????

BREATHES HEAVILY

LOOK

AT THIS CUTIE

AND TELL ME YOU DONT LOVE HIM

lmao he's all "that jerk" so fondly about masashi

oh! i heard the deku in taku's voice!

LMAO THE KOUSHUU RUMBLE IVE BEEN WAITING FOR

HMMST yui feeling a little competitive about masashi?

LMFAOOO ASOU-SAN

"got owned so badly" omfg

amahisa you fuck hlskjdflshdf

ayy tahara buoy!

uhhh minabe rightsssss

i keep forgetting how much i love mochi's voice and then it hits me again every time

miyuki @ sawamura and furuya: okay now my little ducklings

ooh and when nabe says amahisa's not his best you know its true

omg??? how cute is this???

HELL YEAH MIYAKAWAAAAAAAAA

LMAO sawamura's "are you psychic" you shouldve expected the smug look on his face

miyuki's all "this is normal"

miyuki analyzing always makes me think he overthinks things

HELL FUCKING YEAH AMAHISAAA

MORE BALL ANIMATION

more shocku.JPG

ooh i love amahisa's eyes i forgot

LMAO MIYUKI ABOUT AMAHISA'S SLIDER SO ADMIRINGLY

THAT WAS KINDA GAY

amahisa/manaka rights???

omg more tetsu narrating im soft

god i love eijuns FACES

asldjfh asada and koushuu just finished dinner huh, they bond a lot there

DO YOU SEE

HOW TAKU IS IMMEDIATELY THERE LIKE "OI KOUSHUU"

THIS TIME HE'S NOT LETTING KOUSHUU FIGHT SAWAMURA-SENPAI

taku and asada part of the "please lets just get along" squad"

"I FORGET" does that mean he came to check on his underclassmen lmaoo

AW NORI BBY

wow they really hid the top half of yui's face to make him look sinister huh hslkdfj

NOOOO DONT SHOW ONO-SAN LIKE THAT HE DESERVES MORE PLAYING TIME

seriously terajima did ono SO dirty like wtf

lmaooo asada like "i can see wolf"

LMAO TAKU

taku harping on the mount fuji rice

why does he look so cute wtf not fair

so... this is the color of his eyes

"why do you keep picking fights with him"

i'm glad i was doing practice swings nearby

I HAD TO PAUSE FOR SO LONG

he's so concerned about koushuu that he was literally practicing there to keep an eye on him im

PLEASE LOVE SETO TAKUMA HE CARES SO MUCH

okay i get where koushuu's coming from cause i hate people like that too but man you dont need to go looking for a fight son

KUK

KUKI

KUKI TALKED YALL KUKI FINALLY TALKED

HE FINALLY FUCKING TALKED

aww kanetou married and giving kuki quiet encouragement im so sOFT

LOOKIT HOW PRETTY HE BE

I TAKE IT BACK HE'S EVEN PRETTIER

WTFFFFFFFF

IM NOT OKAYYYYY

HE ADMIRES THEM SO MUCHHHHHHHHH

aww asada realizing sawamura is very critical of himself

i love serious sawamura

oh my god this entire thing with asada looking up to sawamura so much and him wanting to be like him and catch his pitches and I FUCKING LOVE SAWAMURA AND ASADA'S RELATIONSHIP OKAY

oho i see these three parallels between senpai kouhai

koushuu and taku just talking alone on the balcony

preview

furuya still fixated on miyuki huh

wow that was cold to yui

convey your feelings through baseball looool

nooo sawamura still feeling inferior

SUMMARY / TLDR :

AMAHISA FUCKING KOUSEI

IM TELLING YOU THE ANIMATORS LOVE BALLS

SHOCKU.JPG

furusawa & KOUTAKU RIGHTS

S E T O T A K U M A

KUKI FINALLY FREAKING TALKED YALLL

KANETOU + KUKI AAA

parallels between senpais/kouhais!

JUSTICE FOR ONO & NORI

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!!

#daiya no ace #daiya no ace act ii #daiya spoilers #spoilers #seto takuma #kuki youhei #okumura koushuu #asada hirofumi

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Now I’m Gonna hit you with a barrage of names (cuz i’m curious) so get your fingers on that keyboard ready! Ryujehong, Miro, Tobi, Fleta, Surefour, Taimou, Jjonak, Fissure, Carpe, Profit, Shadowburn, and Poko!

Ryujehong

Alright, boys, hands down. Jehong was the reason I got into OWL to begin with. He was the first pro I looked up to because his Ana is so amazing. Seriously, I absolutely love his Ana. His performance on Lunatic-Hai was also great, so yeah. I was actually a little surprised to see that he’s a little bit like the team dad for Dynasty (mostly bc he’s the oldest member if I remember correctly- and bc he’s the team captain)! Honestly, I’m actually a little bit conflicted which golden weapon I should get next since I kinda want D.Va’s golden weapons (because of Mickie) but at the same time also want Ana’s rifle because of Jehong.

Miro

Honestly, I may or may not prefer Kuki to him. I might actually prefer Kuki to all of Dynasty’s tank players but nonetheless, I love me some Miro plays. Miro has a really lovable face, actually. It screams “Winston player” for some reason and I really don’t mean it in a bad way. I just look at him and go “Yeah, that man looks like he plays the monkey.” He’s extremely fun to watch but on the other hand I probably have a short list of tank players in the league that I find even more enjoyable to spectate, one of them being Fissure- but we’ll get to Fissure later, haha.

Tobi

I loved seeing him play Mercy in stage 1. I know, he’s known to be a Lúcio (and Torb) main and that he wasn’t all too comfortable on the Mercy. I’m happy that he gets to play his frog man more now. Supports are usually my favorite players on any team, and that statement is very true when it comes to the Seoul Dynasty roster. I hope Tobi will still see as much playtime as he does right now after Gambler can actually play on stage, though. Oh, I almost forgot to mention that Tobi posts a lot of aesthetically pleasing selfies on his Instagram. Just a fun fact, lmao.

Fleta

Pew pew! Fleta on that Widow. Fleta on that Genji. Fleta on that– this guy, man. This guy just pops off all the time. Hero pool? Enormous. Quality of gameplay? Damn high. I respect Fleta for being such an amazing DPS player. Puts him on my list of favorite players in general even though he doesn’t play my favored role. I get so see him play so much during the matches (due to the stream usually showing DPS players more than others) and hell, boy. He never disappoints me.

Surefour

Hair game too strong, man. I like Surefour but again, DPS players aren’t really my cup of tea. He got me rooting for the Gladiators alongside Bischu and Hydration but honestly, I’m sometimes a little bit “eh” on him. I don’t know.

Taimou

Ugh, Taimou. Not a fan of him. One of the reasons I had restraints to support the Fuel. He often came off as toxic in the past but as I see things at the moment, he’s bettered himself. Gives me hope that xQc will also find a way to make life easier for a Dallas Fuel fan because as of right now I feel inclined to keep my support for the team way more subtle than I want it to be. Regardless of his personality, I have to respect his Widowmaker because hooooonestly, I respect every Widow player in the league. Those guys could snipe me from across the map lmao.

Jjonak

One of my favorite support players (even though he’s second to Ark on NYXL) especially on Zenyatta. He makes solid plays, does a great job supporting his team and that’s about it. Jjonak definitely gets the “Toki fucking loves support players” bonus.

Fissure

FISSURE MY BABY– LA Gladiators don’t deserve him. He is SO FUCKING GOOD. Did you see his moves in the last Dynasty vs Gladiators match? He definitely got the short end when he got transfered from Spitfire. First he doesn’t get playtime on a team he used to play with for so fucking long and then he has to go to one of the objectively worse teams there are? I understand that he wasn’t happy about that transfer. He deserved better.

Carpe

Carpe is probably the best ladder player in the world but doesn’t seem too comfortable in a pro league setting. It happens, man. I still love seeing him play. He is- admittedly- one of two players for whom I actually sit down and watch the Fusion matches.

Profit

Profit’s plays fucking pay me, alright? He’s not only cute but also extremely skilled and he’s my favorite player on Spitfire only second to Birdring (well, he was my 3rd most favorite player on Spitfire when Rascal was still on the team). It takes a lot for me to prefer DPS over support players but damn, keep it up, man.

Shadowburn

In context of the Seagull ask I answered, Shadowburn is my preferred Genji player. I was probably only more drawn to him because of his edgy as fuck name but he is actually really charming. I adore his playstyle and his love for dogs. Seeing him smile for once makes me feel happy, to be fucking honest because Shadowburn is like the master of pokerfaces. I hold him in high regards and I really hope his team will do great things.

Poko

Gotta catch them all, Poko-mon. Great D.Va player. His ult game is way too strong, dude. Like, c’mon. The way he places his ults is fucking goals and you know it. You know it. Other than that, I don’t have a strong opinion on him. He just exists in my mind somewhere.

#ask #criticaldragon #toki's shitty opinions #overwatch league

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kawaii-yamada · 7 years

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❤10 Years with JUMP ❤

[Disclaimer] This is all base on my opinion. I might pay more attention to certain things than you do. So please read with an open mind. I just wanted to express my love for the boys <3 Plus, sorry for all the blurry pictures! They were high quality once...a long time ago... T.T

I’m going to share 10 of my favorite JUMP moments (things) to reminisce what these wonderful boys have been through and all the joy they’ve brought to me through these past 10 amazing years.

So starting at #10….

10) Your Seed Dance formation

I remember back in 2008, I was freaking out so much because of this dance formation. It was so cool and is still so cool. I watched this pv for days and even tried to learn every move from Chinen to Yabu hahaha I still think it was one of the coolest dance choreography JUMP has. They were so young…

9) Yuto’s comeback?

After JUMP’s debut, Yuto fell into a “slump year,” which made him lose the center position to Yamada. BUT, he worked very hard and gained popularity again from his acting roles (Hanzawa Naoki, Suikyuu Yankees, etc.). The most amazing thing was when he got to sing the climax in Asu e No Yell. I felt like a proud mom. Love you Yuto~

8) Yamada’s Solo

I was so fricken happy because as you all know, Yamada is my ichiban. And…..Ok…It’s not surprising that out of all 9 of them Yamada got a solo single. BUT, during the making of Mystery Virgin, he was so bored so he talked about all 8 of the members and cried out for them because he was so lonely (My poor baby T.T). He was also expressing his worries about going solo. I felt so good to be his fan because he cared for his members and because he was talking about his worries so openly it made me feel happy that he could share it with his fans. I could sense that he wasn’t letting his fame cloud his perspective which made me trust him that he would not leave HSJ. I understand that other popular members from other groups left because they wanted to explore other opportunities and want to try new styles. I will not be mad if one day Yamada leaves but I will miss him in JUMP. So I hope he doesn’t leave.

(Gif not mine, credits to rightful owner)

7) Host of Shounen Club

This was one of my proudest moments of them. They were finally the SENPAIS hosting the show like Koyama and Nakamaru. Although their hosting didn’t last long it was so much fun to watch them host in their own style, performing their songs in a relaxed manner and be the senpais.

6) “Coming of Age” songs

When all of HS7 finally turned 20/21, they released more matured songs. Like Ride With Me, Aino Arika, Weekender, and Asu e No Yell. I’ve watched them grow up and have seen all their different concepts. From being cute, to being bold, I’ve seen it all (for now, expecting to see more creative concepts). This was one of my favorite periods of JUMP. I sensed their manliness but they still had a goofy and kiddy side. They will always make me happy no matter what!

5) Concerts

I know this is very vague but all their concerts were a great part of their 10 year journey. They always surprise me every time! If I were to talk about them, this blog post will never end. To shorten it up, take a look at some of the pictures down below. These are not enough pictures to describe how great their concerts are! Just go watch them :)

4) Itadaki High Jump

THEIR OWN VARIETY SHOW! This is by far, one of the best things for JUMP. I love how each member gets to shine and all of their personality compliments each other so well. I love the concept of this show! I hope they get more guests soon! And our English prince, Keito, is finally getting the spot light on that show. He finds every chance he gets to use his English! Haha Like #5 explaining this show will take forever. So please check out how amazing this show is down below:

3) Shin Domoto Kyoudai

Their appearance on Domoto Brother was the cutest thing ever. These freshly debuted kids were so nervous to be on this show and not to mention, it was hosted by their Dai-senpai, which most of them admired a lot. They were asked a lot of typical debut questions (who’s your admired senpai, why did you join JE, etc.). They were also asked to show their teamwork and I was shocked that they all were thinking the same thing (They all did the “jumping to my dream” hand movement). I wish they did that to introduce themselves every time hahaha. Overall, I think this is a MUST WATCH to any new JUMP fans! If you need a link, message me :)

2) Debut Performance

Their debut performance on Hey! Hey! Hey! Was probably the most adorable thing ever, especially when they were introducing themselves. V6, TVXQ, Yui, and others were also guested on the show. I was very happy that those big artists like them got to see my boys perform. They had so much energy and they all shined so bright!

1) Don’t mind?

When JUMP just debuted they were invited on this Subway quiz show as volleyball supporters. I don’t know the name of the show. If you haven’t seen JUMP guested on this show, I will explain it. The setting of the show was set up like a subway where each player had to hold a subway strap and give their answer. If they got two questions wrong they will get punished by getting spray with some stuff (looked like fire extinguisher stuff haha). The questions were slangs or shorten word and you had to answer with the formal wording (Exampls: kimu taku = Kimura Takuya, KY- Kuki Yomenai, CD= Compact Disc, and so on). JUMP went on the show with another volleyball supporter. It was Chinen’s turn and he couldn’t think of the answer so he was about to get sprayed but Ryutaro pushed him away because he also got a question wrong earlier so he was going to get sprayed in Chinen’s place (he was “taking responsibility” haha). But the person that came on the show with them ended up getting sprayed for both of Chinen and Ryutaro. She was annoyed so she pushed Chinen and said “Don’t Mind” in a rude way. So chibi Chinen pushed her back. She was going to push him again but then Keito stepped in and protected him!! Then Ryutaro said something along the lines like “Violence isn’t the answer” so she went towards him and Yuto protected him. Lastly, Daiki ended up pushing her unto to ground.

This was my favorite JUMP moment of all time!! They were all protecting each other and they all just had very great chemistry with each other! I miss their chibi days! If you watch it you would understand why it was such a great moment! I think all earlier JUMP fans have already seen this but for those new fans who haven’t, here is the link to the video but there is no Eng Sub.

BONUS: Hikaru getting casted in “Ikemen Desu Ne.” (Japanese version of You’re Beautiful) This came as a huge surprise to me but whoever was casting did it right! I wouldn’t have thought of anyone else in JE to play this role other than Hika-chan! Another proud moment I had.

All my boys are growing up so nicely! Even Ryutaro! Happy 10 Years boys! I will always be here to support you all :D You guys make me happy and give me the best joy! I wish to see you all again one day! Until then, stay healthy and keep smiling.

If you came this far, thank you for reading!!

[Picture and Gif credits to rightful owner!

I tried to use as much of my own screenshot as possible!]

#hey say jump #10 years #anniversary #yamada ryosuke #yuto nakajima #Chinen Yuri #hikaru yaotome #okamoto keito #inoo kei #yabu kota #takaki yuya #daiki arioka #Morimoto Ryutaro #jpop #Johnny's Entertainment #j storm #i love you guys

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pseudocitrus · 7 years

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do you think its possible urie could die? ;_;

haha anon.....i don't think anyone is safe in tg....even kaneki has died mutiple times. 😂as for urie — there was some meta i remember that speculated whether urie might live the longest (but how that might be a curse bc he would end up watching everyone else he cares for die around him, etc. etc., something like that.) it was pointed out that urie's first name "kuki" is written with the characters 久 ("long"/long time) and 生 (life) which i feel bodes well for him in general (as well as anything can bode for a character in Tokyo Ghoul anyway lmao).as for what i think personally — i think urie has a while to go! he's in like the last stages of a super significant round of character dev (going from "PROMOTIONN"-focused to "let's be terrorists" omfg YAH) and my guess is that his new self is ripe for tempering, like literally a lot of hammering and going through the fire to see whether it'll stand up. he at LEAST can't die before then (......right?!). if urie died while still having a kind of pure outlook, i don't personally feel it would add that much to the story. (does that make sense.....like, shirazu already died very "pure"...what would urie's death add that would be different??)with kuroiwa sr. also noting how similar urie kuki & uriepapa look, i'm also crossing my fingers for some kind of battle parallel 👀

#.....i hope that answers your question :D;;;#i don't speculate much bc ishidasensei always breaks my mind and heart haha #tg #asks

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30.07.2017

Viidog Code Main Story - Episode 4 - ベート / Beto

Finally managed to finish translating this before the end of the month~ Now I’m back on track for Viidog Code’s stories once again. The story starts to get more and more interesting and intense as the investigation continues on…

As always, the summary of the story can be found below. Translation may not be 100% accurate due to my poor Japanese skills~

Chapter 1: 姿の見ない敵 / The Enemy which can’t be Seen

One morning, Class 7 was being summoned to the office of the agency along with other classes. Kuki had thought that everyone would be summoned but turns out it was just Class 2, 4 and 7 actually. (And also Class 1, since they were the ones who summoned them here)

Kuki had wanted to volunteer to relay the information to the other classes, but Rui informed him that he had already done that, so Class 3, 5, and 6 had the same information as them now. Kuki pouted as he wondered perhaps they had thought he was still a kid (when he’s already 29 years old ^^;) and don’t feel safe that he would relay the information properly, claiming that he’s confident in doing a better job than Hijiri who’s bad at it. However, Hijiri smiled and said that he’s very confident of his skills in remembering things~ (And thus won’t forget the important information he had heard about)

Back to the main topic on why they were being summoned, Izana started off by stating that they were sure that the organisation who ran the illegal casino no doubt was “Beto”, and it was hard to search on them after they’ve escaped in the middle of the night. However, Izana still had some information available, the owner of the building where the illegal casino was located as well as the one who provided the funding for the official casino to run seems to be a large and well-known company.

But Mahiro mentioned that trying to fish out any information about the illegal casino from the company gets an answer that they claimed they do not know anything about it. He did managed to get to know that the list of people who were missing matched perfectly with the list of guests who frequent the casino. (So there must be a link there somewhere~) Comparing both lists, Class 4 had also managed to know that they were also known as the VIP guests in the official casino.Ran also piped in and stated that they had managed to know that some of the VIP guests did went to the illegal casino before, claiming that they had managed to know this after talking for a long time with the people they were assigned to protect currently. However, they still didn’t managed to grab hold of any information on what kind of organisation this “Beto” was.

Trying to gather more information, Kuki requested “me” to head to the data room and searched for information regarding the rich people who’s living in this town and any relevant information about their family.

“I” head towards the data room, and overheard Rui talking on the phone there. He was talking to someone, and mentioned that even though he doesn’t know when is he going to launch his next move, he planned to carry it out soon. He mentioned that all the detectives in the agency are all “Kenrouzoku”, and told the other party he would send the information and photo over. (What is he doing? Is he sending other 3rd party information about our detective agency? OAO”)

After he ended his phone call, Rui wasn’t happy to find “me” in the data room with him. He told “me” to promise him that “I” had not met him at all in this room, and had not seen anything at all, mentioning that if “I” had even dared to breathe a word of what “I’ve” seen to anyone, he would make “me” unable to talk ever again. (Ahh…. he’s threatening “me”?!! OAO”)

Thank goodness, Leo suddenly appeared and told Rui that he had found the book that Rui was looking for earlier, and that interrupted the conversation (or say his threatening) from proceeding any further…

Chapter 2: 1日限定お姫様 / The Lady which exists for a day Only

“I” returned back to the office, and Kuki announced that we’re going to head to the official casino again as undercover, stating that we’re not going there just to play this time, but to confirm something and gain information instead. The mission he had set would be… whether the rich lady would be able to gain access to the VIP room? (Tsubasa dissed that this was indeed a mission name that’s easy to understand.. ^^;)

Since “I” was assigned as the lady who was rich and going to the casino as undercover, Shiro asked what these people would be doing instead, gesturing towards the two guys in the office. (New characters~!! +W+)

One of the guy spoke up and answered that both his brother and him were being assigned to go undercover, where they’ll disguised as “my” SP (security police).

Seeing that this was the first time “I’m” meeting them, Kuki introduced them to “me”. They’ll be the ones who would accompany “me” in going undercover and were members from Class 6. (Finally, the guys from Class 6 had appeared, that’s everyone… for now~)

The guy who answered initially introduced himself as “Mitsui Toki” and asked “me” to just keep quiet and see them at work later on. Kuki gave a weak smile and said that though he might be abit solemn, it’s alright to depend on him, and asked Toki to protect “me”. (Aww~ Kuki is behaving like a dad asking someone to take good care of his daughter XD)

The other guy, introduced himself as “Mitsui Shiki”, asking “me” to not rely on him as he found it troublesome. (What…?) Kuki brushed it off by saying that even though Shiki had stated that, it was still alright to rely on him in times of needs. As their surnames were the same, Kuki informed “me” that they’re brothers, with Shiki being the elder brother, whereas Toki is the younger brother. Class 6 only has both of them as its members.

Tsubasa asked that whether it’s just the three of us (Shiki, Toki, and “me”), since he was worried as there’s going to be alot of people in the casino and there’s only Shiki and Toki accompanying “me”. Even Shiro mentioned that he found just three people going as undercover abit too little. (…Are they worried for “me”? OWO)

Kuki mentioned that he had called for one more person to come and assist us, and that person is… Ran! He had dressed up as a rich young lady from a corporation, and though Shiro said that he’s too obvious dressed up like this, Ran felt that it’s better the more obvious he is~(You’ll know the reason why later on ^^~)

Ran asked Kuki whether he could do whatever he want, which Tsubasa wondered what is it that he wanted to do. It was then decided that both Ran and “me” would disguised as the rich ladies from huge corporations going undercover into the casino, with Shiki and Toki accompanying us as our SP. Ran was excited as he pulled “me” to go and get dressed up, claiming that he would make “adorable”~

Arriving at the casino, Toki acted his role as the bodyguard, asking what are we going to play first there. (I thought he was escorting “me” actually, but turns out that he’s escorting Ran, whereas Shiki was the one escorting “me”) But Shiki isn’t doing anything, Toki was frustrated as he asked Shiki to escort “me”as his job. Even Ran helped to speak up, stating that Kuki would get angry if he slacked ><”

Kuki had installed a small Erma on “my” hairpin, and thus the rest of Class 7 were able to see and hear the situation in the casino through it. Cameras were also installed on Shiki‘s button and Toki’s cuff, thus Tsubasa warned them to be careful when moving about in case they accidentally dropped them. Kuki warned them to avoid getting int o fights, and their mission in this casino was to become the VIP guests in this casino.

Chapter 3: VIPへの道 / The Path to VIP

Toki was seen congratulating Ran as he won yet another round yet again, and his winnings had accumulated to quite a huge amount. “Me”, on the other hand, had great luck at the slot machines and had yet again get another 3 sevens. (It was “my” 8th time in getting it +W+ How lucky am “I”?)

Shiki called “me” as little chick (Hiyoko), asking “me” that “I” maybe acting too overboard and was making “myself” too stand out with “me” winning again and again. However, “I” ended up spinning another 3 sevens yet again in the midst of the conversation, though Toki who was watching from the other side seems to be glad that Shiki’s side seems to be doing well in gaining attention. Ran was amazed that “I” was really lucky and that’s different compared to him. (I guessed Ran used some tricks to make himself keep winning ^^;) Toki praised him that his skills was really good that he was even able to deceive the dealer’s eyes.

Ran started getting impatient as he wondered why none of the casino staff had approached him yet (in inviting him to be a VIP I guess), since he had already accumulated quite a large amount of winnings by now. Just then, Shiki came over and commented that “I” won’t do. (Why? I thought “I’m” doing a good job by winning?) Toki reprimanded him that he wasn’t supposed to come over to their side as they were supposed to gain attention while they’re separated in two different teams.

Shiki had carried over a large amount of coins, and claimed that they were all won by “me” on the slot machines, and had already cause one slot machine to run out of coins. (Wow… how did “I” do that… OAO”) Even Toki mentioned that this was pretty much impossible, as nobody had ever able to win consecutively on just one machine. Shiki wanted to exchange to playing cards next, and asked Ran to change with him.

Just then, the manager of the casino approached them as he introduced himself, and after knowing that Ran was a rich lady from a power corporation (which I bet they just made up the family name ^^;), he wanted to introduce him to a place that’s more fun since Ran mentioned that this casino is too easy to win till he had lost patience and had wanted to leave. (Haha, no way the manager would let you off easily after you won so much of their money I guess ^^;)

Kuki who was watching from the office was glad that they had been “upgraded” to VIP status finally. Tsubasa was impressed with Ran’s card skills, but he was surprised at how good “I” am too. Kuki was sure that the manager would let them go off from the casino after they’ve won so much money and would definitely made a move on them. Kuki guessed that they should be leading to the illegal casino and informed Ran and others about it.

The manager led us (including “me”, since “I’ve” won so much at the slot machines) to the illegal casino, and told us that there were more exciting games to join over here. As the manager turned to leave us here, Shiki wondered if it’s alright to let him go off like this, but Toki thought there’s no point in keeping the manager here either as he guessed that he’s just a normal staff recruited by the casino. (And thus might not know much about the illegal casino anyway)

Looking around, Toki mentioned that there were many rich women / wives and businessman in this casino. Shiki wondered what they should do next, and suggested that perhaps he should grab a staff and force out the information from them. (I don’t think you should do that Shiki…) Toki sighed and asked him to please think over it carefully before making move.

Ran decided to walk around and meet some of these well-known people, and asked “me” to accompany him, though he said that “I” don’t have to do anything but just smile and stand next to him ^^; (Looks like Ran would just handle everything from here)

Chapter 4: 託されたメッセージ / The Message which was being asked to deliver

Ran approached one of the young staff working there, pointing out that he had been looking at “me” since just now. That made the guy blushed while Ran complimented that he’s adorable for getting flustered like this .(Ran, you just enjoy teasing him don’t you…? ^^; Don’t worry, I would too if I were him XD) He assured him that he didn’t call him over just to tease him, and wanted him to introduce “me” to the owner, as “I” was interested in meeting the owner. However, the boy answered that only a small number of staff ever get the chance to meet the owner, and in fact the boy himself had never met the owner himself either. He insisted that he’s not lying as he felt intimidated by Toki and Shiki when they came over, and revealed the owner was always in the VIP room and had never leave the room.

Toki then realised that this hidden casino was still not our final destination, since there was still a VIP room that we’ve yet to enter. The boy continued by explaining that even though everyone in this hidden casino was the “VIP”, there were even more special VIPs who were being invited to enter that VIP room, adding that those who managed to enter were regulars at this casino.

As it would be too suspicious and forced to be requested to be taken into the VIP room on our first visit here, Toki decided that we shall just gather more information at the area we were currently at. Ran decided to rely on Shiki to check out the surroundings as the cameras on us was too difficult to take a good record down on the surroundings.

So thus, Shiki started walking around the casino, and Kuki who was watching through the camera noticed the VIP door and requested Shiki to walk closer so as to take a closer look at it. He wondered whether the door could be broken down and that almost cause Shiki to take action right now at that point of time. It gave Kuki a scare as he cautioned him that this was not the time to break down the door ^^; Upon closer look, Kuki realised that it required a card key to unlock the door.

After Shiki got back from his rounds, we decided to head back for today since like what Ran had said, there’s no point in defeating the dealer as they won’t be invited into the VIP room on their first day here.

We headed back without exchanging the coins we’ve won into cash, since Ran said that Shu would be angry if we’ve did that. As we were being blindfolded when we were being led to and exit from the hidden casino, Ran had no idea where is the hidden casino located. Noticing that “I” seems tired, Ran gave a weak smile and he said that we should hurry back so that he could help to remove “my” make up.

Just then someone appeared in the alley, and being defensive, Toki cautioned “me” to stay behind him. (Aww~~ >///<)

Ran stopped the person who appeared in front of us and asked why does he want to approach us. However, the guy who appeared was the same mysterious guy which Suzu-kun and “I” had saved before, and he said that he had something that he wanted to pass to Takumi (Suzu-kun) and thus asked for “my” help to pass it to him. Even though Toki doesn’t really believe in him, but since “I” said it’s fine they let “me” approach him. Ran decided to let “me” head towards him,and mentioned that if “I” need any help, they’ll be right behind “me”.

Approaching the mysterious guy, he handed something to “me”, and asked “me” to please pass it to Suzu-kun. (I wonder what that item is…?)

Chapter 5: 元.ハッカー / Past. Hacker

Leo greeted us when we arrived back at the detective agency, and asked where Toki and Shiki were. Ran replied that they had left the task of reporting to us and had went back for today. Leo informed us that Kuki had already taken the videos that were recorded by us just now at the casino to Class 5 to have it analyse, and thus won’t return that soon.

Just then, Kotetsu came into the office to ask Leo regarding a document, but he got a shock when he saw both Ran and “me”, that Ran found him very rude to show such an attitude when he saw him ^^; Ran joked that perhaps Kotetsu was just surprised that the two of us were too pretty but Kotetsu was just froze. He did recovered later on, and quickly escaped from the scene, as Ran gave a weak smile and wondered why was he in a hurry to get away XD

Kuki and the rest of Class 7 soon arrived to welcome us back home, and since Shiro didn’t, Kuki had to request him to specifically do so. Ran complimented that “I” performed well at the casino, but Shiro sort of dampened the spirit by stating that he already knew that from watching through the camera. That angered Ran as he felt that all the more Shiro should praised “me” instead.

Noticing that Kuki and the others had just came from Class 5′s lab, Ran asked them whether they had met Suzu-kun over there, as we’ve received a memo (from the mysterious guy) that we need to pass it over to him. Looking closely at the memo, Tsubasa realised that it seems to be made up of just a bunch of alphabets and numbers that doesn’t seems to make much sense together. In the end, all of us decided to head back to Class 5′s lab to look for Suzu-kun, though Shiro grumbled as he thought that just one person is enough to deliver the memo ^^; (Poor Shiro had to stick through with us again ^^;)

Suzu-kun still remembered about the mysterious guy once we mentioned that he was that guy who came and eat over at the agency. He was surprised to receive this memo and he couldn’t understand what was written on the memo either. However, he guessed that these letters must have a certain meaning to it if not the mysterious guy won’t have wanted to pass it over to him specially.

Naoto was about to get some sleep when Suzu-kun stopped him and asked him to help to decipher it, as it was actually Naoto’s forte in deciphering such stuff. Tsubasa informed “me” that before Naoto became a detective, he was actually a hacker. (Wow… OWO”) Even though Naoto grumbled that he’s going to sleep already and in fact his brain had already shut down, Suzu-kun managed to coax him into helping out by telling him that he would make something sweet to reward him later on. Won over by Suzu-kun, Naoto took over the memo to take a look at it.

(Seems that Naoto still didn’t like the mysterious guy from last time as he deemed him as the one who stole his dinner back then, even though Suzu-kun reminded him that he did make his share as well the last time ^^;)

As he pondered what could the letters mean, Naoto asked Suzu-kun whether he had talked about anything with the mysterious guy the last time they met. (He initially guessed it could be a password, but it rang no bells… =w=“) However, he ended up managed to access a website by keying the letters the other way round instead on the computer, and turns out that website was a hidden website of the organization “Beto”. (Woah! Somehow we had gotten a huge lead this way! +W+)

The rest of us were impressed with his hacking skills, and while Naoto claimed that it was just something very normal he could do, he ended up blushing a little as though he’s not used to being praised. (Aww~ Unexpectedly, Naoto had a cute side XD)

Shiro asked whether we could get any useful information from this hidden site of “Beto”,and thus it became Naoto’s job once again to decipher and analyse this site. (So much for getting sleep, Naoto =w=“) Ran and “I” decided to head off first, as we still had reporting to do later on, and Kuki was surprised by this unexpected lead given to us suddenly.

Chapter 6: 隱れた天才 / The Hidden Genius

Shu came over after knowing that there’s a new lead which had arrived for us, and Kuki also explained that it was because Naoto that we too have high security to prevent others from accessing to our database easily. (How cute Suzu-kun was impressed of Naoto’s computer skills +W+)

Naoto explained to Shu that even if they could access to Beto’s website, they’ll need a user id and password to login to some parts of the website which were off access to them, and Naoto said that part of the site had an even high security that it would be very difficult to hack into it. In the end, he agreed to help Shu to try hack into within a night, and asked Suzu-kun to make some supper for him~

The next morning, Leo was suprised to find Naoto was up so early, but unfortunately instead of getting up early, Naoto explained that he had stayed up through the night. Since Kuki had arrived later on, Naoto handed him a memory card, saying that he had copied everything he could from the site onto it so that they could take a look at it later on. With that, Naoto bidded good bye to them as he head off to bed. Shu thanked him for his help and told him that he would wake him up if anything were to happen later on. For Naoto, he really hoped that nothing would happen though… (so that he could at least take a good nap~)

Looking through the data that Naoto had retrieved for them, Kuki were surprised to find that it consisted of the data of customers who went to the illegal casino. Shu decided to compile the information into a folder, and requested Leo to send them to Class 3 so that they could use it in their investigation.

Kuki thought that the information seems abit too little under such a high security password, but Shu explained that the site might just be a temporary place where the members exchanged information, adding that their main database where they stored their data may be located elsewhere instead. After the members from “Beto” had retrieved the information from the site, they would delete it.

However, even when a file is deleted, there would still be some traces left, and Naoto had already recovered those that he could from the site. Shu and Kuki looked at the recovered files, and Leo who had came back recognised that one of the files was actually a design plan of a card key system. Shu suspected that this maybe the card key system which has just been changed into after the day the illegal casino had been discovered, since “Beto” might have panicked and worried that their other illegal casinos maybe discovered, they decided to change all their locks and upgrade their security.

Shu asked Leo whether he could helped to create a copy of the card key from this design plan of the system, Leo answered that he could create a copy since there’s the design of the IC chip on the plan itself, but without knowing how the card looks like in reality, he found it hard to replicate the card key. Kuki mentioned that the look of the card key might have been recorded down in the video by Shiki and us yesterday, and requested the help of Class 5 to take a look at it. Even though re-creating the card key by himself would be a hard task for Leo, he’s confident that he would be able to accomplish it along with the help of Class 5.

Kuki was impressed with Leo and apologised to him that he had always thought of him as someone who just make weird inventions. However, that made Leo sad to know that Kuki had always felt this way towards his inventions ^^;

Naoto was awake just after sleeping for 30mins, and grumbled that Shu must have wanted him to overwork to death. (I feel kind of bad for Naoto at this point of time, this guy just couldn’t take a break TWT) Suzu-kun tried to cheer him up by offering a bowl of miso soup to wake himself up, with Leo apologising too since he needed Naoto’s help as it would take him too much time to make the card key by himself.

Just then, Tsubasa and Shiro had arrived, since Kuki had informed them that the case had a new lead, though Shiro wasn’t pleased with how annoying Kuki was by awaking him through the phone. (Kuki just thought of himself giving a “loving” morning call though? XD)

Since Class 3 was in charge of the list of the customers who went to the illegal casino, Kuki explained that Class 7 would be in charge of the other information instead.

Tsubasa wondered what on earth is the organisation “Beto” all about, and what exactly are they doing making these people disappear…

Chapter 7: 追う者と追われる者 / The Chaser and the one being Chased

Over at Cyan, Shu had summoned for all the class, so Mahiro guessed that Shu must have gotten some really huge leads on “Beto” currently. Shu showed a photo, which was actually one that was taken by “me” when Class 7 was going undercover in the casino, and that photo showed the entrance of the illegal casino. Another photo of mine was taken at the time Shiro and “I” were attacked by these mysterious and weird people back then, and “I” had unknowingly taken alot of photo as “I” was pressing onto the shutter. That photo showed the people who had attacked us, and it clearly showed that they had animal ears under their hood.

However, Tsubasa mentioned that these people do not have a smell for them to trace, and Kuki guessed that they must have used something that can helped to erase and hide their scent, since Class 5 had also made something like that. These were used by Class 2 and Class 6 too in the past. Knowing that “Beto” had also used something like this, Toki guessed that the other party must have known that the detective agency have “kenrouzuou” in it and didn’t want them to track them down. (So thus they would erase their own scent and make themselves hard to find.)

Shu even went onto suspecting that there’s a great possibility that the people in “Beto” might even be “Kenrouzoku” like them too, and this is why they would need to treat this matter carefully, since if they’re facing an enemy that’s as powerful as them, it would be difficult to defeat them as they themselves might get defeated instead.

Tsubasa wondered why those “kenrouzoku’ would want to create a secret society like this, but Senri explained that there wasn’t what they should be pondering about right now. The important thing they should do now was to find out the owner of the illegal casino and stopped their actions. However, in order to meet the owner, they would need to enter that VIP room in the illegal casino. Saying that if they took too much time, the suspect might have escaped, Senri proposed that they shall not use the “right” way to enter it. (Haha, talk about breaking the law… ^^;) Shu continued on by saying that Leo had actually created a card key that would allow them to enter the VIP room, and since there’s only one card key being created currently, Leo cautioned them not to lose it.

Kuki wondered how they should even enter the illegal casino this time round, since if they asked someone in the casino to bring them again, there’s a high possibility of being discovered when they use the copied card key. Senri decided that they shall just break into the illegal casino and use the card key outside of the working hours, so as to minimise the risk of being discovered. Kuki was shocked that Senri knew about the location of the illegal casino, since the last time Ran and us exited the place, we were all being blind folded so that we would now know where it is located.

Senri explained that Chihiro had actually came across Ran’s scent when he was out for a walk, and spotted someone holding onto a cloth with Ran’s scent. That person was actually the boy Ran had talked to and lent him his handkerchief the last time they met at the illegal casino! (Wow… so somehow Ran had helped to save the day~! ^^) Chihiro had also spotted a weird and strange entrance near the building too, and so they deduced that that must be the entrance to the illegal casino.

The next morning, Class 7 were awake and had gathered together, even though Kuki himself was still feeling quite sleepy. It was a class rule that the whole of Class 7 should gather for breakfast, as Shiro grumbled that this was a rule with no meaning behind it. Kuki pouted and claimed that this was the time for them to communicate, and it was not a rule that has no meaning~ (I bet Kuki just wanted everyone to be much closer together by having breakfast together ^^)

They had also invited Leo to join them, but since Leo wasn’t here, Kuki guessed that he might have overslept and decided to head to his room to wake him up. However, Leo wasn’t at his room either, and it’s highly impossible that he would went out to have breakfast by himself as the food made by Suzu-kun were really delicious that one would think twice to eat outside actually.

Suddenly, Kuki noticed a familiar object on the floor in Leo’s room - a very familiar looking pin badge…

Chapter 8: 消えたレオ / Disappearing Leo

Kuki quickly got us over to look at the pin badge that he had found, and said this was not the time to feel relaxed that Leo was gone. The pin badge was similar to the one which “I” had picked up at the casino when it was dropped by someone over there, and they’ve get to know later on that the pin badge belonged to people from “Beto”… This was then that they realised that there’s a high possibility that Leo was kidnapped by the people from “Beto”! (Oh no… Leo… TWT)

Shiro wondered why the people from “Beto” would want to kidnap Leo, but seeing that pin badge was dropped at Leo’s room, they couldn’t ignore this possibility, so Kuki got Tsubasa to go and inform Shu about this fact, and Shiro to head to Class 5 to hand them this pin badge so that they could analyze more about it. With the two of them gone, it was just “me” and Kuki left. He noticed that “I” had a really worried expression on my face, and assured “me” that Leo would be fine. (I know he means well, but the situation does seems really worrying… ><”)

Back at the office where Class 1 was already there as they get to know about Leos disappearance, Shu asked Kuki whether they had called Leo through his phone. Kuki answered that Hijiri had actually helped to call several times earlier on but it gets no answer nevertheless.

Rui asked that whether it was ture that “Beto” had really kidnapped Leo, that Shu answered that even though they can’t be 100% sure about it, there’s a very high possibility that it may be that way from how things look like now. Senri was confused that why was Leo the one being kidnapped out of them, since he had never participated in any of the investigations and should be those that had the lowest risk of being targeted. Shu thought that this was not really the time for them to discuss why Leo was being targeted though, since what’s important right now was to find out where is Leo now and to make sure that he’s safe.

Naoto was once again woke up forcefully (by Shiro this time) as he complained once again that just as he thought he was able to sleep peacefully for now. Since there was no one available in Class 5 right now, Shiro had no choice by to bring Naoto over to the office this time. (Suzu-kun had gone to the supermarket in the morning, and Hina was resting for today as he had went to a all night horror show yesterday night…)

Seeing Naoto was here, Kuki handed to him the pin badge which he had found earlier on, and requested him to analyse it for him. Since Leo wasn’t contactable through the phone, Shu worried that perhaps his mobile phone was being abandoned elsewhere. In the end, Shu decided to get everyone to gather once again, as this incident might be a major one if Leo was indeed really kidnapped by “Beto”.

With everyone gathered at Cyan once again, Shu started giving instructions as they planned to rescue Leo. Firstly, Class 1 would be in charge of giving out instructions and overseeing the whole operations. Next, Class 2 and 4 would work together to help to make sure that there’s a clear exit route for the other teams to escape once they’ve rescued Leo. Class 3 and 6 would be acting as security police, to prevent and protect the enemy from attacking them, though Senri told them if they’re capable of catching the enemy, they could do that too XD Class 6 would stay behind to help protect the headquarters, in case the enemy decided to attack here when everyone is gone, and Class 3 would stay on standby at an area near to the illegal casino.

Class 5 would continue with their usual tasks of analyzing information, and as for Class 7… they would be in charge of going undercover into the illegal casino. (Wow… is it really alright to leave such an important task to us?! OWO”)

After the meeting, “I” had met Rui at the data room once again, and had asked him whether Leo would be alright. Rui wasn’t pleased to see “me”, and told “me” that he had no idea whether Leo would be aright or not, since Rui was only giving out information of the detective agency to the other party, and somehow the other party decided to target Leo after they had analysed the information that had been given to them. (Rui is really such a betrayer! D:)

However, Rui had already decided that this was something that he wanted to do and had to do so that he could have his “revenge”, even if it means that he had to sacrifice someone. (What is this “revenge” he’s talking about? O.O”) He soon left as he doesn’t want to talk to “me” anymore, and asked “me” not to bother him anymore too. (Ouch… TWT)

Chapter 9: 奪還作戰 / The Operation to Snatch Back

Chihiro was surprised that “I’ve” tagged along with Class 7, as he had thought “I” would want to stay on standby at the detective agency. Kuki gave a weak smile as he explained that he had felt that it would be dangerous to leave “me” behind and that “I’m” also a part of Class 7 too even though “I’m” just an assistant.

Seems that Class 2 was defying the orders of Shu by Hijiri getting Chihiro to come and accompany us along the way, with Class 4 too trailing after us. Tsubasa wondered that Class 4 would be discovered by the enemy if they had spotted them sneaking in behind us, but Shiro was worried more about no one helping to make sure there’s an escape route if they’re all just tailing behind us and defying orders XD However, Kuki was sure that everything would work out, and that he himself would definitely not let the rest of Class 7 to do something that they felt troubled about.

Rui was in contact with us through the earphones, and told us that with the security cameras on the street, he would be able to spot if there’s any enemies that had appeared and would notified them if that happens. Suddenly, Senri mentioned that a guy in a hood was spotted around 50 metres away from us, and thus Kuki decided that they shall speed across the road in order not to be discovered by the guy. Since “I” couldn’t run as fast as them, Kuki proposed that Shiro shall carry “me” while he ran, and though Shiro complained that he would be able to run fast while carrying “me”, he still decided to do it in the end, and asked “me” to climb onto him ^^

We’ve finally made our way to the alley, with Tsubasa being impressed that Shiro had actually able to run at the same speed as them even while he was carrying “me”. Chihiro bidded good bye to us as he led us to the entrance he had found to lead to the illegal casino. (Oh, so that’s why Chihiro was with us~)

Though at this time, with the illegal casino isn’t opened yet, it doesn’t mean that there won’t be anyone in it even if there’s no customers. Kuki instructed us that our main priority was to head straight towards the VIP room as soon as possible once we’re inside. Even if there’s a chance that we might meet someone from “Beto” inside, Kuki cautioned us to avoid fighting with them since our main motive in coming here was to rescue Leo, not to fight with “Beto”.

On the other side, Yanagi who was with the rest of Class 2, asked Hijiri on what they’re supposed to do in regarding ensuring the escape route. However, Hijiri aswered that they’re not doing that as he was just awaiting for Chihiro to return currently. You started to get worried for Leo as he wondered whether he would get scared when he was being captured. Hijiri gave a chocolate to You to cheer him up, and asked him to smile so that he could welcome Leo back with it when he had returned.

Chapter 10: ベート / Beto

In the meanwhile, Class 4 who was trailing behind us had also entered the illegal casino, with Izana asking Mahiro whether it was alright for them to stay here and not following them even further inside. Mashiro answered that they should stay here on standby, though they should be careful not to get discovered by anybody from “Beto”.

Even though Ran believed in what Mashiro was doing, he was curious why was Mashiro defying Shu’s instructions and doing something different. (Since they’re supposed to be making sure of the escape route for Class 4, not be on standby here ^^:) However, Mashiro didn’t want to answer that so Ran guessed that it must have a certain reason that he can’t reveal now. Mashiro smiled and praised that Ran was really observant that he’s just like a girl. (Erm? Is that supposed to be a praise… or not…? o.O)

Back at the detective agency, Class 5 was analysing the pin badge, which Naoto was disappointed to say that it was exactly the same as the one which “I’ve” picked up earlier on. Naoto asked Hina on how his progress is on picking up the fingerprint.

Examining even closer on the pin badge, Naoto tried to analyse how was the pin badge being dropped onto the floor, since if one could deduce how it falls, they might be able to get the height of the suspect. However, just analysing the badge doesn’t seems to get enough information for them, so Suzu-kun proposed to them that they shall head to Leo’s room next for more investigations! (Is it me or Class 5 seems to be having fun with this? Or maybe it’s just Suzu-kun having fun with this? XD)

Class 1 was stationed at the dock, with Rui reporting to Shu and mentioned that it seems that multiples classes seems to be defying his orders and doing things differently. Shu was alright in letting them continuing on doing things their way, but Rui worried that they might end up obstructing the operation instead. Senri helped to speak up for Shu by explaining that those who were at the scenes know what they should do the best, since Class 1 themselves were not at the scenes themselves, they might not know everything that was going on there to give the best judgement on what to do.

Rui had another query that he asked Shu about, why was Class 1 giving out instructions here actually? (Yeah… They don’t have to do it at the dock actually, and could just stay at the agency office. OWO”)

Chapter 11: 消えた人たち / The Missing People

In the meanwhile, Class 3 was on standby at a warehouse, and Sosuke was complaining why they had to be on standby since he thought that they won’t be able to protect anyone if anything were to happen at in the illegal casino at that moment. (Since they’re still quite a distance from it) Kotetsu agreed with Sousuke, and asked Rudo for the reason why they were being sent on standby here.

Kotaro tried to asked them to stop asking, since the order was passed down by Shu, and not Rudo actually. But seems that Sosuke’s and Kotetsu’s questioning had Rudo to make a change, as he told them to get ready to move off. Kaname wondered why Rudo would change his orders suddenly when they were being ordered to stay here on standby, since if they were to defy Shu’s orders, they should have started way earlier and not wait until now.

Rudo doesn’t seems to want to answer them yet, but the rest of the Class 3 believed in his decisions, and decided to go along with him.

Class 6 had also defied against Shu’s order, with Shiki heading out of the detective agency and Toki following behind him, asking him why is he not following Shu’s orders. However, Shiki only gave a really weak reason that Toki found it unacceptable, though he agreed with Shiki finding it weird that “Beto” has targeted Leo instead of Shu instead as it would have been more effective if they aimed for Shu instead. Toki sighed as he grumbled that Shiki would never understand about his feelings. (These two just never gets along… =w=“)

Back to Class 7 where we’ve finally made our way into the illegal casino after going a long way down underground. Since the illegal casino was located deep underground, it’s no wonder that the detectives were unable to hear any sounds of it above ground. Kuki instructed us to hide behind the bar counter to prevent anyone from spotting us easily and asked Tsubasa what was the time now. Tsubasa answered that it’s already in the evening and there’s around an hour more to the opening of the casino. Since the staff were cleaning up and getting ready for the working day, more and more people were moving around in the casino.

Just then, Tsubasa noticed that the staff members in the casino all had the same exact badge as the one Kuki had picked up from earlier in Leo’s room. Therefore, we’re sure that these staff members were from “Beto” too. Noticing that there’s a man without a pin badge in the room, Kuki wondered who he is when an incident happened in front of our eyes.

The man was begging to the staff member to please give him more time to accumulate money to repay his debt. However, the staff spared no mercy as he held up a document, saying that they’ve now taken over his land and ordered him to leave the town, never to return again unless he would have to pay for his debt. Seeing this scenario, Kuki finally understood that this must be the reason why there’s people disappearing from this town after they’ve come to this casino, and that this is the work of “Beto”. The people who had disappeared had all accumulated a huge amount of debt from “Beto” and were all threatened and ordered to leave / “disappear” from this town.

Shiro wondered why are they doing this, though, as the people had not pay off their debt, therefore, “Beto” doesn’t get to gain any money from them if they chased these people out of the town. Tsubasa mentioned that he had heard that the man were talking about land from the conversation just now, and thus Kuki suspected that “Beto” was trying to gain more land like how politicians trying to get all their supporters in one area by gaining land in a way.

Chapter 12: 終著點 / The Finishing Point

As the time creeped closer to the opening time, Shiro started to worry and asked Kuki what they should do now, since it’s going to be a matter of time that they’re going to get discovered if they stayed here. However, Kuki asked us to wait for awhile as he contacted Shu, asking him for backup to help support him.

Class 4 who were in the normal casino by now were standby waiting for instructions until they were about to fall sleep XD Since Shu gave the signal to proceed with the operation, Mahiro started giving out instructions to Ran and Izana on what to do. Firstly, Ran would start running to the security alarm to set it off, and if anyone noticed Ran along the way, Izana would help up to stop the person. Mahiro would help both of them to assure an exit route as a support. And thus Class 4 get to work and managed to make the alarm rang off successfully in the end.

Class 7 who were on standby in the illegal casino heard the alarm going off, while Kuki assured us not to get alarmed as this was the work of Class 4 to help and support us. The members from “Beto” started to panic as they thought of the money from the casino above, and all started to leave to head to the casino above. Grabbing this chance, Kuki motioned to us to head towards to the VIP room. With the copied card key prepared, we’re all ready to head into the room.

(Kuki wanted “me” to hide behind him in case anything should happen, but he realised that he maybe too tiny to protect “me” and asked “me” to hide behind Tsubasa and Shiro instead XD)

Once inside the VIP room, we scoured around and managed to find yet another hidden door behind the shelves, and knowing that we’re getting closer to the “Boss Room”, Kuki once again went through the main priority we had for this mission. 1. To find Leo. 2. To save Leo out. There’s no 3 and 4 but there’s no. 5, all of us had to escape safe and sound! With that, we head through the door, and found ourselves facing a new character.

“You are the last boss.” (Kuki, you are really saying it as if we’re in a RPG ^^:)

And that’s all for Episode 4, whew~! I was planning on finishing this last week but somehow only managed to finish writing the 2nd half today instead~ With a new character appearing at the end of this episode, would we get to know who he is in the next epsiode? And Leo still needs us to rescue him~

Next episode would be the last episode for the main story, so this case would come to an end~ I’ll be working on it when August comes around so please look forward to it~! ^^

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