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the "what is your connection to sukuna??" squad.

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Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku

By Yuji Kaku

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Spy x Family LN Translation: Anya's Nature Class (Part 3)

Rough translation from Viet lol ; ; thank u Thanh & Yanbaka Source Link + Credit

<< Part 2 ... Part 4 >>

"Damn it… that Blackbell showed me up."

"Becky is the best!"

At Becky's advisement: Get water -> Anya, Damian Find wood, start a fire -> Becky, Uin, Emil

While Damian seemingly appears to be disgruntled by these orders, Anya is pleased, secretly grateful to Becky (for assisting her with the "World Peace" mission).

Right now, Anya's mission is to gain Damian's respect by demonstrating that she's good at camping.

Heh. Before we got here, Mama already taught Anya lots of things about camping. Anya will prove her skills with this.

Anya is daydreaming while they're on their way to get the water. Their path is no walk in the park, with branches and bushes scattered about, but for the sake of world peace, it's nothing.

"You, are you gonna be okay?"

"Of course! Anya knows the way."

Beaming with confidence, Anya turns around and looks at Damian. This catches him in surprise and he stumbles a bit, nearly making him drop the empty buckets.

"H-hey, what is it? What are you looking at? Keep moving already!"

"I'm really happy I get to go with you. I gotta thank Becky later."

"!!"

Damian's face turns tomato red as his mouth tries to form words, but nothing comes out.

"Anya is going to become your greatest friend!"

She goes on about doing it "for world peace," but Damian has lost focus by then, distracted by a string of his own thoughts. They appear in Anya's mind:

"W…what's with this girl? I only agreed to help her…because if she gets expelled, then it'll be troublesome for me too… There's no way I… she…"

Damian is flustered. Meanwhile, Anya feels a chill come over her.

Eeh…what's this. Is he sick?

The last time she read Damian's brain, his thoughts were along the same lines. He was rattled, uneasy, and annoyed that he didn't know how to describe it.

"Anya wants to help you! That's why Anya's here with you today."

"You…"

Damian, feeling even more embarrassed by Anya, stammers incoherently. Suddenly:

"NO!! I CAN'T BE FOOLED!!"

Eh?! Whose voice is this?!

A loud voice rang in her head, leaving Anya startled as she looks around. It takes her a second to identify it as another of Damian's thoughts. As for Damian, his heart had nearly reached its limit - and he was stressed to no end.

"Uin and Emil told me already. That girl's just like those other idiots… She's only out to be friends with me so she can get closer to Father."

Huh?! Why? How'd he know?!

It's true that this little girl is persevering so her papa, Loid, can get close to Damian's. However, Damian can't read minds like Anya does. How did he figure out what Anya was thinking?

??

Anya froze in place, confounded. She couldn't at all figure out how he found out. At last, Damian yelled:

"Get going already!!"

As he was saying that, he turned around and started walking forth. Anya, still with her eyes wide in shock, hurriedly followed after him.

. . .

"Hey, we've gone so far but how come we aren't there yet?"

"We're almost there."

Damian, whose legs ached from having not reached the river, was very impatient.

When Anya caught a giant earthworm along the way, in hopes of impressing Damian, the boy's already sour mood had reached its limit. Similarly, Anya also felt like they had been walking longer than they should be to get to their destination. Yet, in front of them, there was only an endless forest to be seen -- they were surrounded by trees, and could hardly see a river in sight.

"The instructions were supposed to be easy. From where Mr. Green was standing, go straight up the path until it splits into three, and then take the left path. We didn't need to use a map…"

Damian, who was fuming, turned pale:

"…Don't tell me you can't tell your left from your right."

"Of course I can."

"Then raise your left hand and show me."

"Oui."

The hand Anya raised was her right. Damian clutched his head.

"That's WRONG! We went the wrong way! That's your right hand, you idiot!"

"!"

Anya was in complete shock. The little girl had mixed up her sense of direction, and coming to a full realization, turned so pale there was hardly any life left in her face.

The forest around them quickly turned unfamiliar and quiet, and the only noise they could make out were the birds cawing from the trees. Faced with the unpleasant sounds, Anya began to tremble.

"Anya…is lost?" she asked in fear.

"That's right. We're lost and it's all your fault," Damian replied bluntly.

There was a moment of silence.

Suddenly, the trees around them began to move.

"Ah!"

"What the…"

Both children froze. From behind one of the bushes appeared a squirrel with a fluffy tail and chubby cheeks.

"A squirrel!"

"R…really. It was just a squirrel. There's nothing to be scared of."

When he saw a bright smile on Anya's face, Damian breathed a sigh of relief before he returned to a scowl.

"We still haven't gone too far. If we walk back now, we can return to the camp."

Damian had started to regain his composure.

Anya perked up:

"Ah!"

Mama had taught her how to not get lost.

"Going back won't be hard! While we were walking, Anya left traces to mark where we are."

"Oh! Good work."

Surprised that Damian praised her, Anya's face lit up.

"Anya did good? I did the right thing?"

"Don't get your hopes up. It's because of you that we got lost… Say… what did you use to leave traces?"

Anya chuckled in a way that revealed some reluctance, and took out a bag of peanuts from her pocket she had been eating as a snack.

"It doubles as a meal and a trace-leaver. Two birds with one stone."

"…"

Why isn't he saying anything?

"Incredible, Anya! Food that could also keep track of where we are, that's genius!" -- the little girl was so excited to be praised and hear these words.

"What's wrong? Are you hungry? Have a peanut."

"You used…that thing?"

Damian was muttering, his voice shaking, as he turned to the squirrel. Anya also turned to look. The squirrel wagged its tail, a glint of hunger in its eye. It raised its arms, peanut in hand, and happily began munching on it. In normal circumstances, one would think it was a cute sight, however…

"HUHHHHHH?"

Anya screamed in shock. The squirrel jumped in surprise, and quickly ran away - the remains of the peanuts falling to the ground.

It's apparent now that the squirrel had followed the trail of peanuts Anya had laid. There are hardly any traces left for them to go by.

"What do we do now?"

Damian raised his voice:

"Of everything you could have picked, why was it peanuts?! You idiot, you're supposed to use something that birds and animals won't eat!!"

"W…wahhh…"

Hearing Damian chastise her, Anya began tearing up. Soon enough, she was crying. Damian panicked and tried to calm her down.

"Um… Well, the way back isn't too bad. If we start going and try to recall, we'll find our way back."

Right, they have to hurry. They have to turn back now. Anya held back her crying and tried to reassure herself. In that moment, something small dropped on her head.

"Water?"

When she looked up, Anya saw the skies darken and grey clouds, and she began to realize what was coming.

"Oh no… Don't tell me it's rain."

The moment Damian yelled in despair, it began to pour. It rained so heavily, they could hardly keep their eyes open.

"Wahhhh…"

"Hey, get a hold of yourself!"

Damian grabbed a distressed Anya's hand.

"That's right. On the way up, we came across a small cave. Let's go back to it."

"Eh? Wuahh!"

Without waiting for Anya's response, Damian began to run. Although they nearly slipped in the mud along the way, the two children were able to make it into the small cave.

"Let's wait out the rain until it clears up."

"Roger!"

Sitting next to Damian in the small space, Anya let out a tired sigh. Her hair and clothes were completely drenched to the point it could be wrung out like a mop. Her shoes were soggy and made her feet uncomfortable.

"I'm all wet now."

"Me too. Try to wait it out."

The day seemed to turn to night quickly, with the downpour showing no signs of stopping. Although they were temporarily at ease that they found a place to hide in, deep down, they were frightened from the relentless rain.

Aside from us, is there really no one else here?

Anya was scared, and saddled up closer to Damian.

"Don't stick to me like that."

Hurt and sad, she began to sniffle and cry.

I wish Papa were here.

Mama would hug me real tight.

And Bond would lick my cheek…

But here, there's only this kid I hate. Anya is truly pitiable.

As Anya was dreaming away, the sky suddenly flashed brightly.

"What… what was that?"

"What in the…"

Damian's face was one of fear. The following moment, ((more descriptive thunder and lightning u prob don't care for)).

"Curses… It really got this bad."

The sound of thunder was louder than the last, and in the background one could hear an explosion. It was so loud, the two kids shook in fear.

"Wah… uwaaahhh…"

Anya couldn't take it anymore, and she started to sob.

"Scary… It's so scary…"

As Anya tucked her knees closer to her body, she felt something squeeze her left hand.

"D… Don't worry…"

The voice was weak. And the other's hand, not much larger than hers, was also trembling.

"Lightning only strikes high places, and there are lots of tall trees here… This cave is safe, so don't worry."

"…"

Anya's whole body was frozen, but she braved herself to look at her classmate next to her. His face was as white as a sheet of paper, and upon looking closer, there was a tear in the corner of his eye.

"Lightning… Father… I'm so scared. No… I'm the scion on the Desmond family. We don't get scared… Don't be afraid… I'm supposed to be Father's son."

Sy-on boy is also afraid of thunder.

But, this kid is trying all his might to protect Anya.

From this, the little girl's frightened heart felt a little more at ease. When Anya squeezed Damian's right hand, the boy appeared shocked for a moment before looking away.

It's almost as if Damian's hand does have a superpower. Her hand isn't shaking anymore…

…It's warm.

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Happy Halloween!

Updated Flower Cards for Dru and Ash by the spookily talented Cassandra Jean!

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Is ghost of the shadowmarket connected to the last hour in anyway?

In the sense that there were stories about the characters from TLH in Ghosts of the Shadow Market, yes. Also we glimpsed Belial, and there are a few hints about TLH happenings throughout.

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Hey Cassie! Is TWP being pushed back now that COG2 is being released next year?

It’s not being pushed back in the sense that it was never scheduled. While we all know it’s coming because I’ve talked about it, The Last Hours was sold and planned years ago — in fact, Chain of Gold was pushed back so Queen of Air and Darkness could be published first. The Wicked Powers has never even been sold to a publisher: it exists as the idea of what is to come, rather than in any other form. So it’s not being delayed — it was always planned to be published after Last Hours, is all.

ETA: COVID has also changed the game here. It’s likely that because of delays in the publication process due to COVID, the last TLH book and Sword Catcher will publish later than originally anticipated. I’m waiting on the details; I’ll talk about them as soon as I know anything definite, but I certainly won’t know anything definite about Wicked Powers until at earliest, the end of this year/beginning of 2022.

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hi, cassie!! is there any way we can get a snippet with james and cordelia? i love them so much🥺

It’s very hard to find anything unspoilery about them! 

His golden eyes were fixed on her, fierce as a hawk’s gaze. She said, “It doesn’t matter what I said. I wanted them to leave you alone —“

“I don’t believe you,” he said. She could feel the slight tremors running through his body — tremors of stress, that meant he was holding himself very still. Holding himself back. “You don’t say things you don’t mean, Daisy —“

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hiii cassie, hope you are well!! how are our girls ariadne and anna doing in chain of iron? do they get up to anything exciting?

They do! They not only invade the Hell Ruelle and make out in a closet at a party, they do some detective work.

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drop a thomasalastair quote,,,, pls i beg u

“I’ve been trying to hate you,” Thomas said quietly, “for what you did to Matthew. You richly deserve to be hated for what you have done.”

Alastair’s dark eyes glittered. “It wasn’t just his mother I slandered. It was your father, too. You know it. So you don’t have to—to act all high-minded about this. Stop pretending you are only upset on behalf of Matthew. Hate me on your own behalf, Thomas.”

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Ariadne Bridgestock by Charlie Bowater!

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Hi Cassie! Are we going to see jem & tessa in The Lost Book of the White?

We do see Jem — for good reasons, we won’t see much of Tessa. Jem, though, has a connection to Shanghai and that proves important.

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Sketches of Thomas and Alastair because as of now they are my favorite TLH ship and the most unexpected! And who doesn’t love a good height difference?

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When will you start to publish CHOI snippets? ❤️

People have to read Chain of Gold first! But here’s one. 

“Math, I didn’t know you’d gotten a flat. You didn’t tell me.”

Matthew, having finished buttoning James’ coat, looked slightly abashed. He ran a hand through his hair, which was already tumbling about his head like unkempt sunshine. “It was an impulse decision —“

“Nothing to do with that argument you were having with Charlotte the other day?”

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Alastair Carstairs and Thomas Lightwood from Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare.

I haven‘t drawn TSC fanart in a very long time, but these two inspired me.

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“You could find yourself serving faerie gentry in the Land Under the Hill for the rest of your life. Never to see your family again.” “Don’t try to scare me,” she said. “I assure you, I speak only the perfect truth,” he said. “Even the imperfect truth is beneath me.”

- Chain of Gold, Cassandra Clare