#does the baton make him musically inclined At All do you think

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do you guys think there’s potential for sebastian to be one of the unnamed gavinners members

[itsuki-minamy]

“K - THE FIRST STORY”

CHAPTER 10: THE MAN WITH THE FOX MASK (Complete)

* K - The First Story (List of Chapters) * Projects & Chapters

Translation: Naru-kun Raws: Ridia

He doesn’t remember the first thing.

However, when he was secretly called by the Slate and became "King", he knew that the color of the "King" he received was "Colorless", and he remembers that he was strangely convinced.

He was a transparent man like water. Not individual and flat. He was a person who had few emotional ups and downs, had no noticeable thoughts, was not attached to people, things, or even himself, and was just there in silence.

Why did such a person become a "King"?

He somehow he was convinced that he knew of his ability as "King".

He was able to insert his soul into someone else's body, read and swallow someone else's memory, abilities, and life and make it his own. In other words, it was just water in a large pot to make soup. That is why he was transparent, tasteless and colorless.

He had no interest or attachment to himself. So he left his body without any regret and walked around the bodies of others.

He doesn't remember it well, but at first he thinks he probably didn't have any particular purpose.

However, since he had become a "creature with such power", he continued to swallow the lives of many human beings with the vague idea that such power should be used.

"I wonder if this power can save people." He entered the body of a nurse and thought so.

"If my mind drifts, I can be a genius, right?" He entered the body of a college student, and that was the end.

"Most of the people in the world are stupid. It should be led by a powerful person." He entered the body of a politician and cross his arms.

"To have power, first of all, violence! Fear has brought people down." He entered the body of a yakuza man and breathe.

"Let's get what we want from one end. I can do that." He entered the body of a rich woman and laughed a lot.

"This is strange. This is wrong." He entered the body of a teacher and held his head.

"It's lonely. I want someone to praise me." He entered the body of a lonely child and cry.

He walks through many human bodies.

Many skills, knowledge, thought, experience and life have become his. He started to get a sharp idea and his emotions got higher and lower. Although his capacity was great, as a result of continuing to take possession of the lives of people with conflicting ideas and sensibilities, his thoughts, desires and actions became inconsistent, and his personality as a human being was disturbed.

One day he was visited by a parrot.

"Putting on a mask is a good idea. You are a person."

Said the parrot.

At that time, he was an old man who owned an antique store.

Interrupted by his personality and spirit, he took an attacking action, knocking the merchandise out of the store to the ground and rampaging, not knowing what he wanted to do.

The air outside was cold in late fall, but the windows were open. A parrot with green feathers was standing on the window railing and speaking in fluent words that could not be considered as a bird.

He should put on a mask.

"Who are you?"

The passion that had made him rampage like crazy until then subsided, and he asked calmly as he watched the strange parrot.

The parrot inclined its head in a strangely human gesture.

"I'm a passing advisor. You seem to be in trouble, so I called you. It's advice."

"What does it mean to put on a mask?"

The parrot makes a rattling noise and spreads its wings. It was very similar to how an exaggerated person extends his hands.

"Now you are unable to unify your will and your actions. This is the price of your great power. As a result of assimilating all human memory, your memory has been altered."

"Other than that, I don't regret anything in my memory."

"Still, it would be a problem if you couldn't define 'who you are'. You're just a bankrupt person. Without you, you have no purpose."

The parrot who spoke softly, did not take his eyes off his emotionless eyes.

"What do you do with a mask?"

"I entrust 'myself' to the mask. That mask will become your faceless face, and it will be a good idea to assemble the ego that is being photographed."

He silently stares at the parrot for a while, and suddenly he looks down at a point in the messy shop.

There was a fox mask that fell on the tea utensils that broke on the floor.

He reached out and lifted the fox mask, staring at the elongated, eerily cut eye hole.

The "King" fox, who is bad for others, is a source of the fox. He felt it was a good match for him.

(This is the face of "myself".)

That perception mysteriously fell on him and became the outline of his shyness.

He raised the fox mask to his face and looked at the parrot.

"I am the Seventh King, the 'Colorless King'."

"Fufu.", Laughed the parrot.

"Nice to meet you," Colorless King ". What is your dream?"

There were various thoughts and voices in him. Soft voices used to be quiet, lost to loud and violent voices and became inaudible. He heard many inner voices and shook the baton like a conductor to combine those voices into a piece of music and put it in his own thoughts.

"I will be the strongest 'King'."

After that, the parrot became kind to him.

He gave him various information and advice when he started acting to become the strongest "King".

It was fun talking to the parrot about his ambitions and acting like him.

"The meaning of my birth was probably to unite the world. I am a recipient that accepts the whole world."

"I see. It's an interesting idea."

"The King does not need seven people, and I will swallow all of his power, skill, experience, memory, and thought, and unite him."

"That's your way. I understand."

The parrot disagreed with his words, but showed understanding.

He took the sincerity of this parrot to simply listen and understand that that was his chosen path, rather than a weak empathy.

"There are four 'Kings' that we know where they are now. The first king, the 'Silver King', who is still flying in the sky in an airship. The second king, the 'Golden King', who lives in the huge Mihashira tower. In Shizume, there is the third king, the 'Red King', who lives in a bar. And the fourth king, who has a camp in Tsubakimon, the 'Blue King'."

He licked his tongue, wondering where to start.

"The "Golden King" is still a bit overloaded. It will be difficult if you don't get the power of another "King" before sneaking into the stronger "King". The powers of the "Red King" and "Blue King" are similar, but the red is unbalanced. Between these two people, the red could be broken."

"I agree. We are going to come up with a strategy for that."

"Oh, but before the red, it is better to start with the easy part."

"The easy part?"

"The only king of his kind, the 'Silver King'. I think he's no longer motivated to play the 'King'. It's better for him if he gets it right away."

The parrot was a bit quiet.

"But it's also the beginning of the Dresden Slate. Don't let your guard down."

"My power is effective in humans who have a void in their hearts. The "Silver King" has abandoned the responsibility of the "King" and has been fleeing all the time. My heart is empty. For me, he is the easiest person. to catch."

Also, the attributes of "Silver King" are not modified. In other words, basically, he will be the strongest body that will not get hurt or die. He argued that once he had that power, it would be much easier to eat another "King".

"Okay, so it's a good idea to plan in parallel the contact with the 'Silver King' and the trembling of the 'Red King'."

When the parrot decided to take over from the "Silver King", the parrot seemed eager to cooperate with him, although at first he was a bit reluctant.

By carrying out the plan, the parrot even gave him a nice body as a gift.

A harmless boy with a pretty face and a simple identity.

"As he is an unaffiliated child, you can use it however you want and it will not cause you any inconvenience. I have tampered with the information and erased the public records, so it is unlikely that you will be caught by a public institution."

The boy's body was in good shape. He sang with his body. A song of delight. It was a song of joy.

He was ready. The necessary tools, including firearms and bombs, were collected on the way through the body and stored in various hiding places. The body of the mob was useful for collecting tools, but it was inconvenient for them to live after using them, so, he kill some of them when he leave their bodies. He killed them, but no one needed to cry, since all the memories and experiences of them were stored in him.

The parrot had never denounced or denied his actions. He was just there, taking care of him and giving him advice and information if he asked. For him, the parrot was the only "friend of the outside world."

"Hey, parrot."

The night before the decision, he told the parrot.

"The 'King' creates the Clansmans, right?"

"As for the presence or absence of Clansman and the amount, it depends on the 'King', but basically it is affirmative."

"Why don't you become my clan member?"

It was a funny word. But it's not that he wasn't serious.

The parrot rolled its eyes and bowed its head.

"I can't do that. Didn't you notice?"

"No. I noticed. Are you also a 'King'? 'Green King', Nagare Hisui."

There was no reason not to notice. In the first place, it was clear that he was not the only one who felt and he contacted the awakening of the "Colorless King", which not even the Golden clan could capture, and now he had this parrot ready. He was in the body of a young boy. All the memories of the boy were inherited by him. This boy was a user of an SNS called "Jungle" operated by the "Green King", and a game in which he actually completed missions issued from him and received points, a game in which many people are crazy behind the scenes. He knew, of course, that it was one of the more well-known games, and he kidnapped the boy in the first place because he was invited to an unpopular place called a mission.

The boy who possessed this body was a transparent boy who had little connection with people, like air, like water.

He felt that this boy looked a bit like the original me that he had forgotten about.

Just as the boy, who was not interested in interacting with people, was still looking for some connection with the peculiar social network "Jungle", he could have looked for something in the parrot.

"I just said it. I sent three people thinking that it would be fine if there was one person who could see me from the outside."

"Are you dreaming of putting the world in you? Don't get halfway there."

The parrot simply replied, spreading its green wings.

"You and I are walking different paths and dreaming differently. You were very interesting and I helped you because it was perfect for the basis of my dream. It is a unit of interest."

"Oh."

"In order for you to capture all the 'Kings' and become the strongest 'King', you will eventually have to fight me. So, let's play a good game."

The parrot's eyes were directly directed at him, not reflecting his emotions.

"Then, goodbye."

There was a creak.

The green feathers that flew fluttered in the air to his feet.

"Hey."

He called involuntarily, looking at the parrot, which flew away and got smaller.

The parrot, who appeared when he was about to destroy his ego, put a face on him, listened to his ambitions and gave him an answer, he was terribly gone.

Being left alone, he felt asexually reluctant.

He felt that the lonely child in him was crying "alone".

"Hey."

He calls back to empty space. At that moment,

"What?"

There was a voice to answer.

It was a voice that came out of his mouth, there was no one.

Oh, yeah, it felt like a revelation.

He was not alone. Even if he had only one body, he was filled with the greatest abundance. There was a world in his body. He lifts the world.

He heard the voices of the many personalities within him, but before the voices confused him and broke his ego, he covered his face with the fox mask.

"I am the Seventh King, the 'Colorless King'. A human being who accepts all 'Kings', gains all power, knows everything and becomes the world itself."

It felt clear in his head.

He grabbed the pistol he had prepared and stroked the black barrel with his slender fingers.

"Let's step forward. First of all, as the first stone to destroy the 'Red King', let's kill Totsuka Tatara, an executive of the Red clan who is also a plug of the 'Red King'."

Then, he will go to see the "Silver King".

Once he has the immutable defense and the flame of destruction, he will no longer be afraid.

Making a smile under the fox mask, he also sang a song of joy.

++++++++++

"Damn!"

He attacked the "Red King" and, on the contrary, he was bitten and jumped out of the room in anger.

Immediately afterwards, Suoh's flames, which were chasing his power, exploded and the force of the explosion sent him rolling down the hall.

The room he was in until now was blown up, and when it burned, the flames consumed everything. The power was great even though it was an attack from a remote location. He clicked his tongue feeling ridiculed.

He thought the unstable "Red King" was weakening in the "Scepter 4" dungeon, but he still seemed reluctant. Nothing is more dangerous than a beast that has some physical strength left.

His forehead ached a little and he touched with his hand. The fox face he wore was gone. Looks like he was blown away. He appeared to have a small burn on his forehead. It is not something he cares about, it is just a temporary body. There is no problem if it breaks.

"Wow! Hey, are you okay?"

He could hear the footsteps and the voice of the schoolgirl running down the hall. When he raised his face, Kukuri Yukizome, a girl who was a classmate of that body, came running up and looked at his face anxiously.

"Oh, I have burns on my forehead! I'm cold! What happened?"

Kukuri immediately wet her handkerchief with water and put it on his forehead. She made a confused look.

"I don't know... When I passed by, the room suddenly exploded..."

"That room shouldn't have been strange, but... maybe a gas explosion."

He reflected, looking at Kukuri, who was afraid to look inside the charred room, saying that she had to contact the fire department and the police.

Perhaps the red clan will reach Gakuenjima before the fire department and the police. The "Red King" Mikoto Suoh must have identified this place by grabbing his tail, which has interfered with his psyche.

It was easy to leave that body and escape before the "Red King" entered, but it was also an opportunity. This island, which is isolated to some extent from the main world, is a perfect place for battles between kings. He was ready to face it.

When the "Red King" arrives, the "Blue King" will definitely start moving. It's a good idea to push red and blue to physically weaken them before eating.

And the mystery boy, Isana Yashiro. The boy, who was alive even after being thrown from the airship, suddenly began living on this school island with the face of a student. He was in a position to be hunted by both the red and the blue, but he can return if this school island turns into a battlefield.

He will have to meet Isana Yashiro again.

"Hey, Yukizome-san."

He told Kukuri, returning the slimy handkerchief to his forehead.

"Do you know what Isana is doing now?"

"Isana-kun...? Um... who...?"

Kukuri turned her head with a confused face. It seems that Isana's memory is not preserved.

"Oh, Yukizome-san, you don't seem to know Isana. Nothing, don't worry."

"Oh, where are you going? Let's report the explosion together..."

"I'm sorry."

He smiled at Kukuri. Perhaps because he wore a fox face all the time, he smiled like a fox.

"I'm busy with a lot of things to prepare from now on. And since only one room exploded, Yukizome-san, you don't have to worry too much."

It's not as bad as a disguise or two disappearing, because something was about to happen.

When the Himmelreich crashed, he kidnapped the boy's body and rushed to the crash site. He examined the body of the "Silver King", who had fallen from the airship, but after he left, his body had no pulse and he was not breathing, and he never woke up like Weismann again.

He left Weismann's body unattended, left the scene before the police and "Scepter 4" reunited, and went to a hideout in search of firearms and bombs to retrieve it.

He then kidnapped the driver of a truck carrying goods to Gakuenjima, loaded weapons and bombs, and invaded Gakuenjima. Weapons are important to him who does not have much attack ability currently, and Gakuenjima, who is very isolated as a hiding place, is unexpectedly convenient and above all, Isana, who is the person in question, was on the spot and was likely to return. After hiding the guns in the school, he kidnapped one of the boys and settled in the school.

It was a miscalculation that the "Red King" was stronger than he expected, but he was more or less within his calculations.

They were ready to start the festival.

Sitting in front of the clock tower, he was looking in the direction of Gakuenjima gate.

The sky above the door distorted and a red light exploded.

"He already came."

A huge sword emerged from the tension created in the sky.

The red Sword of Damocles.

The shape of the sword collapsed, cracked here and there, and the debris spilled into small pieces.

Well, he was impressed that he kept that spirit in that state.

"It's an early arrival, 'Red King'. Well, it's a day early, but it's the start of a fun school festival."

At the same time as his words, the door exploded. The screams of the students echoed.

From the rising smoke, Mikoto Suoh, the "Red King", appeared with a large number of clansmen behind him.

The students were stunned for a moment by the sudden explosion and the invasion of men with terrifying apparitions carrying weapons like metal bats and iron pipes, and then they all escaped at once, starting with someone yelling.

Looking at the fleeing students, Suoh made a troublesome face and developed a flame in his left hand.

He shook his arm with the flame lightly. The flame flew straight towards the clock tower and landed.

"Whoops."

Sitting under the clock tower, he hurriedly jumped out of the place. When he turned around as he evacuated inside where sparks and fine tiles fell from above, he saw the clock tower bend cleanly from the middle, kick up dust, and collapse.

(Just bullying the loud boy, I don't think it's an attack aimed at him, but... he's a strangely level-headed bastard.)

He was alone on the inside, with a cold sweat and a smile on his mouth.

The students, who were in a panic and trying to escape, were left with pale faces, witnessing the extraordinary power and the clock tower that collapsed.

The area had changed from the previous annoyance and was quiet. It is a horror that you can imagine, but when you witness a horror beyond your imagination, people become rigid.

In the frigid air, a man in sunglasses raised a megaphone. Izumo Kusanagi, the executive member of "Homura".

"Hi, keep calm. Didn't you learn anything at school? Don't push, don't run and don't talk during an emergency. It is important to obey those three 'no's. We are not here to cause you trouble. So please remain calm and cooperate. This shouldn't take long."

Kusanagi said with a smoky smile and a soft, reassuring voice, and when he removed the megaphone from his mouth, he exchanged a word or two with Suoh. Suoh seems careless, and now he was walking towards the clock tower that he destroyed.

After looking at his back and taking a breath, Kusanagi turned to the "Homura" people and raised his voice.

"Find the boy who murdered Totsuka, even if you have to destroy this place!"

According to the command, the members of "Homura" screamed. A large group of young men with bad style rioted. He snorted and looked to see if these unmannered thugs could conquer this vast school, but "Homura's" men were unexpectedly well-mannered on a personal level. They began to divide them by hand, and while listening to the students, they began to put them together in one place.

He gently left the place.

When he returned to the school building while he was avoiding the "Homura" boys, the students who still didn't understand the situation were wandering around.

"What's going on...?"

"I just heard an explosion nearby..."

Kukuri, Inaba, Mishina and others huddle together eagerly. He approached them casually.

"Now a lot of people like gangsters have broken through the door and invaded."

In his words, Kukuri and her colleagues expressed fear and suspicion. She maybe she couldn't believe her words because she couldn't feel reality.

However, the school broadcast started to flow at a good time.

"Well, from this moment on, Gakuenjima is under the control of "Homura". I repeat. Gakuenjima is now under the control of "Homura"."

"Lie."

Inaba muttered involuntarily and covered her mouth with both hands. Kukuri supported the one who staggered with a pale face. Mishina turned his face around and looked at the speaker he was broadcasting.

"Students must follow the instructions of our members. As long as you do, you have nothing to fear. We are currently looking for a friend of ours. He looks like the image on the screen. If anyone recognizes him, please report immediately to the closest member of our team."

The hologram monitor in the entrance hall of the important school building, which was sending information about the school festival, was distorted and the video was changed. An image of a boy holding a gun was projected.

"What is this?"

"Oh, this is the guy I saw at the website earlier."

Along with the stunned Kukuri and the others, Mishina screamed. Kukuri looked at Mishina with wide eyes.

"No, it was rumored that it was a video of a murder done as a prank, but I was curious and I kept it. But, it is true that they are looking for him like that. He is a murderer…"

"Why come to our school to find such a person?"

Inaba pursed her lips with a tearful face.

Apparently "Homura" is still looking for "Isana". The body of a child who was his favorite with a cute and harmless face.

That body now walks alone. He still has something to do with "Isana". If "Homura" can find him, it would be better.

Well, that seed is already broken for the "Red King". For Suoh, searching for "Isana" may just be to find a clue.

"Oh, the staff is here! Everyone quietly enter the room!"

Several men from "Homura" ran into the school building and intimidated the students. The schoolgirls scream in fear.

On the other hand, some well-built male students looked at each other and sent signals to each other, and all at once jumped to take control of the "Homura" boys. There were more male students than "Homura", and they probably had confidence in their strength in the martial arts athletic club or something like that. In fact, the boys managed to take the metal bat that they had as a weapon from several of "Homura's" men.

"You are the ones who should be quiet!"

One of the boys barked. However, the "Homura" man laughed. The guys who tried to support themselves turned and kicked with a single kick.

Shouts and echo of marshal. The man from "Homura" did not use flames, but the boys' large bodies flew slightly and fell silent.

"If you follow me, did you say on the air right now that you are not afraid? On the contrary, if you do not obey and make a fuss, I will hit you! Remember that!"

A man from "Homura" said that and took the metal bat that was picked up by a student. When the man shook it slightly, the bat turned red and on fire.

The strange sight increased the voltage of horror from the students. In addition to the fear of simple violence, the fear of the unknown cultivated the students.

"Good.", He giggled inside.

His power pierced people's hearts. He sneaked into the other person through a space in his heart, he shook the other person's heart and opened the door, and made the other person's content yours. Therefore, it is difficult to get into a stable human being.

But now there is no one in this place who has a stable mind. The students were shaking with fear and anxiety, and "Homura" was more excited than usual.

He licked his tongue alone, watching a convenient stage complete.

As the ready meals are lined up, he walks melee.

When the student's body was restricted in his actions and it was inconvenient, he entered "Homura's" body and then entered another student's body and wandered around the school.

Every time he changed bodies, he gained new memories and experiences.

Naturally, he was singing a song of joy again.

The song of delight shone well on the island where elation and crying mingled, and it seemed like an auspicious cry.

He shook his body from side to side, sang a hummed song, and walked down the hall. There was only one voice that followed the melody, but in it many voices overlap and reverberate like a magnificent chorus.

The chorus was the proof that he was not alone, that he was a "King".

(Who will move on? It might be interesting to eat the best ranks of "Homura" here. Oh, but isn't it bad to get close to Anna Kushina? I shouldn't look into that girl's eyes. That girl's sensitive eyes will see through of anyone inside.)

First, he will delve into the mixed environment. The blue will come and start to bite the red, then...

Ping, pong, bread, pong. And a silly sound that was not suitable for this situation echoed, and the transmission flowed again.

"Oh, attention to all the members of our team. The blue dogs will pay us a visit. The groups near the gates, reinforce the guard."

Izumo Kusanagi's voice was heard giving instructions to his friends.

The blue dog is "Scepter 4." It seems that the actors are getting together.

He laughs like a fox. The great delicious song chorus that hasn't stopped yet.

[astro-break]

Quick first thoughts on the first ep of the Hypmic Anime. Spoilers beware (and im writing this as I watch so :p)

Otome’s speech is.... questionable from a persuasive point of view. Manga did a great job of introducing her (which you can read here) but they really cut out the more terrifying parts of her speech and how she uses force to show people that she's not to be messed with

Its cool seeing everyone in their respective environments though. thats cool. Though they could have added Sasara and Kuuko (shhh i know why they didn’t let me dream)

I love how poppy the typography is. Its amazing how the visuals just leap out at you. The OP does a great job of this. The first few seconds before the title really gives me Persona 4 OG OP vibes with the influx of information given. The rest is a clear concise and streamlined way that still gives character. Animation is sparse but still carries across a general idea of each character and shows off each character object. Rendering is really nice and pays a bit of homage to the posing artwork thats done for the MVs. They also do their division hand signals and thats cute

Love how the OP has blatant HifuDoppo and DRB matchup foreshadowing

so far I really like what theyre going for. BB is about brotherly familial bonds and they show the goods and the bads. Jiro and Saburo bickering right out the gate really cements the fact that they get along like cats and dogs but you can still see that they love each other, working together when the situation calls for it

Now the 3d models. Theyre... not great but usable if you don’t look too hard. They serve their purpose and don’t actively detract from the viewing experience.

Visual typography in the rap itself are fun and poppy but they dont.... speak to me? like theyre there yes and I appreciate them but the only ones that got me excited were from Ichiro’s rap

I take my words back the group portion was kickass and I apologize

I love how they interpret the Hypnosis Speakers though. Esp. Saburo’s organs. That was super creative and I love it! If there was one thing that I felt was missing from the franchise was a deeper exploration of the speakers but the anime puts a new and fresh spin on it! Love it, especially with their attack patterns!

If the production team ever feels inclined to, Id love to see those info sheets on Otome’s desk released. There seems to be very interesting info and stats written out about each member (like capabilities, personal status etc.) They all seem unique too so I really really really hope they release images of those sheets

OOOOOOOOKAY MTC. I have such a big biased for them so Im very torn to see what unfolds

Rio striking out on his own is interesting. Out of everyone in MTC hes the biggest team player yet here he trusts his teammates to go ahead. This either displays Rio’s willingness to trust his teammates or it becomes very OOC if the anime wants to set him up as a lone wolf like character

I love how they specify its a drug deal. It means that Jyuto surely will show up and it also shows that Samatoki knows Jyuto’s motives and willingly gives black market info that he knows aligns with Jyuto’s goal. Thats A+ detail writing there and a great establishing characteristic for both of them

OOohhhhhhhhhhhhh man Asunama-san’s voice acting is god tier his work as Samatoki is phenomenal. He pulls of Samatoki’s threatening voice so well with those almost calm words before his voice becomes loud and confrontational. Those rolling syllables in contrast to Komada-san’s almost lyrical and airy speech and Kamio-san’s strict and enunciated words is such a delight to hear. It just speaks to how amazing and great these Seiyuu’s are in order to pull of such amazing work

Im so biased but MTC has such a better rap than BB im so sorry. Just by watching Samatoki’s part, the imagery is amazing. Even the arrival of his Hypnosis Speaker was awesome and sent a shiver down my spine. using the lyrics to form blades and blood was such a great thing to do. Theres so much more variety that just him standing there and shots of his hypnosis speaker. The old fashioned vignette shots, the four panel spread, the nods to old Kurosawa era films are great and I love these small details. Even the typography looks better.

Again, the interpretations with the speakers is fresh and new. Its great and I love the different imagery and attack patterns. Each one is so unique but carries across each different style of rap.

The 3d modles aren’t any better tho lol

(Hi this is Astro who is reading over their assessment again and making a note. Yeah I’m a bit harsh on BB’s rap. I’m not going to change it since I still stand by it and this post is supposed to be a documentation of my first impressions. I think one of the reasons why I’m so harsh on BB is because of their dynamic as a trio of brothers. They Have to have a more uniform approach than the other divisions. Which in of itself isn’t a terrible thing, it just doesn’t catch my eye as much as MTC did. Thats all! I definitely don’t hate BB, they’re maybe my 3rd favorite division out of the current lineup [not including TDD era teams like Kujaku Posse, MCD, and Naughty Busters] its just that their rap was pretty meh)

Samatoki crouching like a real gangstar and the cigarette kiss killed me

sadjkhfjkasdghsadjkcsdjhsdfsjhf im dying i love these trio of dumbasses so uch oh y fod someone save me aaaaaaaa (Astro note here! yeah i died when the jyuto and samatoki’s stomach growled im weak please. Samatoki’s face is just so precious and funny I might set it as a profile pic somewhere)

But also my initial assessment of Rio possibly being characterized as a lone wolf is very much jossed and im very thankful for that. It seems that Rio was simply trusting his teammates to carry out their part of the plan while he carried out his own. I like that, it really shows how much of a team these three are and that they genuinely trust each other. He’s also comfortable enough around them to invite them to dinners after work casually and not just for special occasions.

I really love MTC guys

Oooh! we get Ramuda on his design process which is really cute. the inside of his studio is super cute and retro and i love it. the poppy old music you would hear in a cafe or 90′s resturaunt is also really cute (astro note: yeah i know that in ARB you see the interior of Ramuda’s office but its kinda different seeing it animated)

the translation i have has gentaro speaking in early modern english (Shakespearian english for those who aren’t english nerds like me) but from what I can hear, he doesn’t speak in a particularly old fashioned way? Its more formal than old? and hes speaking without any of his character persona lying thing that he likes to do (as he refers to himself as “Shousei” throughout the segment where hes in Ramuda’s office which is kind of his default pronoun of choice). so its kinda odd for the translation to go in that direction but im not complaining

Gendice banter is gold but it feels... flat? a little? it doesn’t have the same impact as in the drama cds or in the manga? i feel? Also Ramuda using gratuitous english is??? idk how to feel about that

kjshf thats against the rules Ramuda omgggg,,,,,,,, (astro note again: while watching i was under the assumption that using your hypmic for monetary gain such a as buskering [which is what FP is doing] is against the rules. May not be the case but whatever)

FP’s rap might be my favorite in terms of tune and lyrics though. It’s a nice laid back bop and really gives of chill vibes. the integration of 3d and 2d is really nice and i love how they play off each other in the rap. The wordplay is so fun with little nods here and there and the beat is poppy too so it really energizes me.

Ramuda’s rap concerns me slightly since he makes very subtle and small nods towards his past (being created in a laboratory, warfare, and his overall very unpleasant life experiences) but spins it into something cutesy. It could be a coping mechanism, it could be me overthinking it. But it does make me worry a bit. Gentaro and Dice’s rap really play off each other with Gentaro sticking to stories and Dice taking up the baton by carrying on that same imagery but putting his own spin on it.

the self awareness of how scattered they are as a team is interesting though. It doesn’t seem like something you’d speak about in a rap? but i guess since its not really a do or die situation they can afford to be looser on things like this.

Right off the bat, i don’t like how they handled Hifumi and Doppo in relation to Hifumi’s fear of women. Slug made a post once talking about this and I echo many of his sentiments. Hypmic has never been very tactful about tackling this particular issue and while I didn’t have high hopes that the anime would be any better it hurts to see Doppo take away the one thing that allows Hifumi to function within society.

Doppo’s breakdown mirrors a lot of my own mental state when I spiral though its shown a lot quicker than what happens to me oof. that hits close to home. though Jakurai’s advice is. Questionable. Its not the best advice to give to someone but we have no idea what kind of doctor Jakurai is so ill let it slide

Jakurai’s pose looks like hes going to do a mahou shoujou transformation lmao

I don’t have many thoughts about the rap though again. How they visualize the rap is interesting. the different imagery is quite interesting for each of them and the typography is nice a distinct but im still on the fence about the visuals here

The sound is in the same boat. The sound effects either drown out the rap or are too quet but some parts are nice at least. When they talk about Tokyo’s beating heart, the heartbeat sound is a but distracting especially since its only played once. But the imagery is at least nice

I wonder if for the eds they’re going to take a similar approach to what Enstars did and have a four different endings, one for each division. I love the blend of styles here and it really accentuates that although they’re different they mesh well together.

Ramuda’s silhouette though is hilarious. Love it.

:p and thats it. Uh not bad for a first episode. Established all 12 characters really nicely and their dynamics. I had some problems with it but then again nothing is perfect. I look forward to what they show us next week

[berjhawn]

Not A Pet - Part 9 - Meeting a Goddess

Warnings:  Fighting, mindfucks, mentions of Smut, ETC

Pairings: Bucky Barnes X Reader

Word Count: 3240

(A/N) I renamed this part because i wanted to add a little drama to this chapter and i did. Anyway i’m sorry this part took so long but i was having hell with it. I hope you enjoy it :D 

Parts: 

Prologue

Part 1 ~ Kitten

Part 2 ~ I Will Save You

Part 3 ~ Panther Lily

Part 4 ~ Freedom Isn’t Free

Part 5 ~ Reunions and Memories

Part 6 ~ Finding Kitty

Part 7 ~ Awkward Family Dinners

Part 8 ~ Hold Me Down

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BUCKY POV

His throat was already burning by the time he reached the clearing where she was standing her eyes challenging his every move. They urged him on, challenging him to either give chase or give up. However, giving up was not in him. Gritting his teeth, he stands up tall and forces himself to accept her challenge. With what looked like a smirk she turned and ran from him again. Taking a deep breath, he quickly gave chase behind her.

His mind was racing. What was he to do when he actually caught up with her? She wasn’t herself, she was blinded by primal instinct. As she ran ahead of him he heard the sound of water and his eyes drift from her to the sight of the waterfall a few hundred feet in front of her. The scenery itself was breathtaking. If the circumstances had been different he would have stopped to enjoy the scenery, but now was not the time.

His eyes refocus on the beautiful creature in front of him as she slides to a stop to stare at the water. He stops a few feet behind her curious as to why she had stopped. “Kitty?” He says making her eyes snap to him. They narrow as if to judge him before she turns toward him and placing a hand on her hip says, “ỉr ntk nefer n mr mj dpt?”

“I don’t understand?” Bucky replies unaware of what language she was speaking. Kitty sighs and furrows her brows as she replies, “Do you wish to love this vessel?”

“Love?” He says in shock unsure of how to respond.

“You humans are so indecisive.” She scoffs and Bucky narrows his eyes at her.

“Who are you?” He asks even though he has an inclination as to who it is.

“You mortals once called me ‘Baast’ I am the goddess of warfare, Goddess of cats, protection, joy, dance, music, family, and love.” She pauses as she closes the distance between the two of them. When she is a few inches from him her eyes look him up and down before staring angrily into his eyes. “You are known to this vessel as The Winter Soldier, or Bucky, as she remembers.”

“My name is James Buchannan Barnes, but yes; I used to be the assassin known to the world as The Winter Soldier. My friends call me Bucky.”

“Hmm,” She cocks an eyebrow as she walks around him her eyes looking him up and down sizing him up. “I have three questions I ask all the attempted suitors of my vessels. Three simple questions that will decide whether I allow you to be her mate or not. If you fail to answer even one correctly, you will lose her forever.” Baast says as she comes to stand in front of him. He gulps down a breath of air.

Could he live without Kitty? If he answered even one question wrong, he would never be able to see her again. The more he thought about it, the more the idea tore at his heart. He cared dearly about Kitty; but was it love? Love or not he knew he couldn’t live without knowing she was safe. The sudden thought of her with another man made his blood run hot. Was he jealous of something that hadn’t even happened yet?

Taking a deep breath, he rolls his shoulders as he says, “I don’t know if I am even worthy to stay by her side, but I know that I want too.”

“I take it you wish to answer my questions then?” She asks and he nods. “Very well then, let us begin. I hope you know that I will be able to tell if you are being truthful or if you are just telling me what I wish to hear. My first question is simple; why do you wish to remain by her side?”

“Kitty, knows all I have ever done. All the death and destruction I have brought to this world and all that I would have if not for her and my friends. She cares for me more than I do myself. I may not know what my feelings exactly are for her but all I do know is that I don’t want to lose her. I need her.” He answers his eyes turnings soft at the thought of being with her forever.

“Interesting,” She says as she cocks an eyebrow at him.

“What’s interesting?” He asks his eyes refocusing on her.

“I think this vessel’s destiny may differ slightly from the others.” She says her eyes sparkling. Before he has a chance to question her further they snap back to him. “On to our next question,” She says as she suddenly closes the distance between them and placing a hand on his cheek smiles deviously. His head starts to spin as the world goes dark, a black fog surrounding him leaving nothing but her devious smile until his eyes close.

“Soldier…” he hears Kitty’s voice call softly making his eyes slowly open to see her (E/C) eyes looking down into his.

“Kitty,” He replies his eyes starting to gain focus. They snap open when he realizes he’s staring into the eyes of Kitty’s child body. Hid body moves on its own as he bolts upright and moves away from her his eyes looking around to see the familiar scenery of the old cell they had shared together. “What’s… what’s going on?”

“You okay?” She asks as she slowly moves away from him to the other side of the room fear in her eyes.

“Kitty?” He asks his breathing ragged his body sore and painful to the touch. What was this? Was it a dream? That’s the only thing that made sense in his mind.

“They brought here, you hurt?” She asks as she points to his chest making him looks down to see the scars and bandages covering his body. He lets out a heavy sigh as he forces a smile and clearing his throat holds his hand out to her.

“I’m okay Kitty. It’s okay.” He says as he motions for her to come to him. At first, she cautiously looks him up and down her eyes full of distrust and he didn’t blame her. With the history she had. He cringes at the memory. She slowly moves over and slowly reaches out to take his hand. When her hand touches his he pulls her into his arms and holds her tight as he says, “I’m sorry.” She tenses for a moment before she gently reaches up and pets his head.

“It’s alright.” She replies making him grip tighter to her.

“No, it’s not, I should’ve protected you; but I-”

“Did what a soldier does.” She says finishing his sentence making him look up unto her eyes.

“That shouldn’t have mattered.”

“And yet you wouldn’t have been able to save her anyway.” A familiar male voice says from the other side of the room making Bucky reach out and gripping tightly to Kitty hold her close to his chest ready to defend her to his last breath.

“Pierce.” Bucky states as the figure steps into the light revealing his face.

“Nice to see you again Soldier. The last time we met, well, let’s just say it wasn’t pretty.”

“You can’t have her.” Bucky says as he grips tighter to kitty’s form making her wince in pain.

“Oh, but already had her Barnes.” Pierce says as he starts to close the distance between the two of them. “You forget I raised her.”

“That’s some real shitty parenting.” Bucky says as he takes a few steps back away from Pierce.

“It’s a shame I didn’t get to her before the trials though. It would have been nice to keep her innocent. Strucker had other plans though. Something about using her DNA to make more females but it never worked out. Guess the legends about there only being one a generation was true.” Pierce looks at Kitty before he continues, “It’s surprising how strong she grew to be from this.”

“You should’ve let me protect her.”

“You tried, remember?” Pierce says causing a painful memory fill Bucky’s mind. “I remember you suffered great pain to try to help her.”

“I would do it again in a heartbeat.”

“Would you?” Pierce asks making Bucky’s eyes shoot toward the door as a group of agents with stun batons rush through the door and try to pull Kitty from his arms. A switch is flipped inside him causing him to see red. He gripped tightly to Kitty with his right hand as he defended her with his metal one. As he holds them off the agents shove their stun batons into his skin sending volts of electricity through his body causing him to cry out in agony but keep his grip tight on Kitty. There was no way he was letting her go this time.

He glances up right as Rumlow walks through the door an angry grin on his face. Why is he here? Bucky thinks to himself as he remembers how Rumlow wasn’t even a rookie agent yet. “NO! I won’t go!” Kitty cries out as she grips tighter to Bucky’s chest.

“It’s not too late Soldier, you can end this suffering.” Rumlow says as he cracks his knuckles. “All you gotta do is hand over the cat.”

“Not gonna happen.” Bucky growls as he holds Kitty close to his chest.

“Then I guess I have no choice.” Rumlow says before he instantly surges forward and swings a hard right his fist colliding with Bucky’s cheek. Bucky stumbles backwards but doesn’t loosen his hold on Kitty. Before he has a chance to think he all the agents converge on him swinging their fists, kicking with their legs, and jabbing him with the batons. His mind screams at him to put Kitty down and retaliate but he finds he can’t. The moment he puts her down he’d lose her. They’d take her from him.

A wave of anger surges through his body at the thought of losing her again and in order to protect her he forces himself to the ground. He places her beneath him his arms on either side of her completely shielding her from the Hydra agents assault. As her soft cries fill his ears he smiles softly as he gets her attention and says, “It’s okay, it doesn’t hurt.”

“How you say that?” She says the tears falling from her eyes. “They hurt you.”

“But they’re not hurting you.” He says pausing for a moment to wince at the pain. “If you are safe, I feel no pain.” A glimmer of happiness fills her eyes as a soft smile fills her lips making him look down at her in confusion. “Kitty?”

“You are full of surprises.” She replies her small visage melting away to leave her adult form lying sprawled out beneath him.

“What is this?” He asks furrowing his brow.

“It seems that you just passed question two.” She replies cocking an eyebrow at him. Shaking his head, he pulls away from her and sits straight before her.

“That was one of the questions; but it felt so real.” He replies rubbing his hand across his forehead.

“That’s the point handsome.” She replies as she stands up and pats the dirt from the cell floor off her legs.

“And it gave me the perfect idea for our third question, although, I don’t think you’ll like it.” She says running a hand through her hair.

“I don’t know if I like the sound of that.” He replies as he follows suit and stands up next to her.

“Oh, I have a feeling you’re gonna hate it; but it’s a question that must be asked and answered correctly. If not,” She pauses a sadness filling her eyes. Remembering herself she clears her throat and tries to shake off the sad feeling.

“Something’s been bothering me since I read her file,” Bucky starts making her turn toward him a look of intrigue in her eyes. “Why would her brother, well, all your past incarnations brothers, why would they kill her?”

“That’s my fault,” She says her arms wrapping around her stomach.

“What do you mean?” He asks in confusion.

“I’ll tell you,” she pauses for a moment her eyes filling with a distant stare. “If you answer my finally question correctly.”

“But,” He starts but is instantly cut off by her holding up her hand.

“My third and final question is this,” She looks up into his eyes as she narrows her own, “Choose, Steve or Kitty.”

“Wait what?” Bucky asks a knot filling his stomach.

“If you could only save one, who would you pick? Your childhood friend, who’s like a brother to you and has saved your life many a time; or the girl you vowed to protect and failed?”

“I… I can’t pick just one.” Bucky says his mind whirling.

“The rule is you can only save one, now, who would you pick?” She asks making his heart clench.

Bucky’s mind starts to whirl as he thinks about it. Usually Steve would be his first choice, he always was. Bucky, felt he owed Steve his life for helping free him from Hydra but then there was kitty. He first met her as a young girl, alone and frightened. Someone he had instantly felt the urge to protect and keep safe just like he had with Steve when he was younger. He thought back to then and felt his heart clench at the thought of how he had failed her then.

This question felt like a trap, one he knew would result in the loss of his best friend or a girl he wasn’t sure how he felt about. If he saved Steve, he would still have his best friend, but he would lose Kitty. He and Steve would regret it for the rest of their lives. If he chose Kitty Steve would understand, hell Steve would tell him to save Kitty instead of him but then he would lose Steve. Someone he had promised to be with till the end of the line.

He also knew Kitty would hate to be chosen out of guilt. She would have insisted he save Steve in that case. What it all came down to was what Bucky wanted, and even he didn’t really know that. Taking a deep breath, he looks Baast in the eyes and says, “I’m not going to choose.”

“Oh?” She asks intrigue filling her eyes. “And why not?”

“Because either way I go about it I lose someone important to me, neither of them would be happy if I picked one and sacrificed the other. They would secretly blame thierselves and I can’t do that to them.”

“Even if it meant losing both or even your own life?” She asks making his brow furrow.

“I only have Steve and Kitty,” Bucky says a sad look filling his eyes. “But they both have others who love them and want them to be safe and happy. I couldn’t be the one to take them away from them.”

“You know, I’m not fond of this self-sacrificing attitude you have. You really think there is no one who would mourn your death?” She asks an angry look filling her eyes.

“Steve has already mourned me once, he’s a strong guy and he’ll understand why I chose the way I did.”

“And (Name)?”

“She’ll be mad at me, but in the end, she will also understand.” Bucky says his eyes narrowing slightly.

“Well,” She starts as she scratches the back of her neck, “That’s not the answer I wanted to hear.” Fear fills Bucky’s body as he starts to think about the consequences of failing one of her questions. “However, it’s the first time someone has chosen that way. It’s very peculiar.” She lets out a sigh making the scenery turn back to the waterfall from before his mind went black. “I believe I owe you an answer to your question.”

“Wait, you’re saying I answered correctly?” He asks confusion filling his voice.

“You did, well in your own way.” She replies making him fall to his knees a sigh of relief leaving his lips. “So to answer your question,” Bucky listens in disbelief as she explains everything to him in detail. He didn’t know what to say. “Now you know, I hope you can save her. If any of my incarnations deserve it, it’s her.” She says before giving him a sorrowful smile. “I’ll return her to you now, and please Bucky, take care of her.” Then without so much as another word Kitty’s eyes slowly turn from their cat like ones to her normal (E/C) ones.

“Kitty?” He asks as she slowly slumps into his arms her skin burning and her breathing ragged.

“What’s this feeling?” She asks as she burrows into his chest her eyes filling with a lustful haze as they meet his making his jaw clench.

“Maybe we should get you back home.” Bucky says as he tries to stand making a moan unconsciously leave her lips. Hearing the noise, they both freeze in place their faces turning red with embarrassment.

“Bucky, I don’t think I can make it back home.” She says as she reaches up to touch his face gently her hand trembling.

“Kitty, you don’t want this.” Bucky says trying to keep his composure.

“I do,” she says nuzzling his chin with her forehead.

“This is just a side effect of your,” He pauses as her hand slowly moves from his face down to his lap. “Kitty stop,” He says firmly grabbing her wrist.

“Do you not want me?” She asks a fearful look filling her eyes.

“That’s not it,” He replies holding her tightly.

“Then what is it; cause either you do this with me or I have to find someone who will.” She replies exasperated making his eyes go wide with anger. There was no way he was gonna let some other guy touch her let alone see her like this. “I need you Bucky.” She says causing his last inch of self-restraint disappear completely.

Leaning forward his lips crash against hers sending a wave of passion and heat throughout both their bodies. She moans into his lips as her arms shoot around his neck and pull him in closer. Bucky loses himself in the feel of her, his hands gently caressing her soft skin as he slips them under her shirt. He pulls away momentarily to look down into her enchanting (E/C) eyes looking for any trace that this might not be what she really wanted; but he found none. She wanted him. That revelation sent a familiar feeling through his body causing him to grip tighter to her as he pulls her up to straddle his lap.

Pulling away from her lips momentarily he looks up into her eyes as the revelation that he in fact loved this woman filled his body. He didn’t know when it had started but all he knew was that he would do anything for her. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt this way. How he felt about Steve came a close second. He smiles happily as the words, ‘I love you’ escape his lips making her eyes widen slightly before they fill with happy tears. “I love you too Bucky.”

Will Continue in - (Not titled yet)

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