#ikemen election 2018

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Fun facts abt residents according to Ikevamp Radio (ヴァンなま) Part 3

Continuing down the line with episodes 8-10!! These are getting longer bc it's getting more and more chaotic and funny

Episode 8: Makki and Morishi in Vincent and Sebas cosplay!!!!

Morishi (referring to Makki’s amazing cosplay) “I can’t destroy the atmosphere of the game (so I have to look good)… well I kinda already did (destroy it) but…” (the 2nd sentences refers to the fact he says weird things in his “I love yu” segment)

Another thing the two did that was cute—Morishi: does driving motion w/his hands Makki: “You don't see taxi drivers so handsome like you. I would be your customer anytime”

Morishi: “Maybe I should become a driver? Haha”

Also!! Makki: “Is Vincent cute?" Morishi: “Yes, Vincent’s cute. Makki’s cute too”

“I love yu” segment coming up!! Sebas starts out by saying “Sigh. Baths are really nice. It’s so nice that I can forget about the fact that I wasn’t nominated in the ever-so popular Ikemen series election (this was during the Ikemen election of 2018)

Also when Vincent enters the bath, Sebas is like “well, well. If it isn’t Master Vincent, whose route was just released and is gaining popularity by the minute.” (This episode celebrated Vincent’s jp route release) and then continues “Congratulations on your route release” to which Vincent’s confused. And then Sebas coughs and says “please don’t mind me”

Vincent likes oden, thanks Sebas for always cooking delicious food

Sebas stops breathing for a sec, then says “Ugh! As expected of a route-released character. So bright!”

Vincent’s worried abt Sebas’s weird attitude, Sebas reassures him that everything’s fine

The two bathe together so much now that it’s almost like a routine

MC is sick in this episode? Sebas brought her okayu (porridge), she happily accepted

Vincent wants to make her porridge as well, asking Sebas if he should put ginger, tabasco, or habanero to warm up her body. Sebas says “she will probably explode if you do that”

Saddened, Vincent proposes to peel apples, Sebas answers “Nononononono. It’s dangerous.”

Vincent: “It’ll be fine. I’ve actually gotten better at cooking. I can make scrambled eggs now”

Theo used to look after Vincent when he’s gotten sick

Sebas gave Vincent chocolates for valentine’s?? It was chocolate in the shape of a sunflower bouquet??? (how is that possible to make???) For Napoleon, Sebas gave him chocolate in a shape of a horse, Leo was given a chocolate in a shape of cigarettes (that’s kinda funny bc in Japan there are these snacks called Choco Cigarettes which are basically that)

Sebas gave Isaac apple-shaped chocolates, who, according to Sebas, made a weird face upon receiving it

Vincent’s in awe, reaffirming his theory that Sebas can do anything

So Sebas confirms that he only gave the gifts to the residents nominated for the Ikemen series popularity poll (Napo, Leo, Isaac, and Vincent—idk who the last person is) and wishes luck to Vincent (Vincent’s just confused but is like “I’ll do my best, I guess?”)

A new segment of the show called “van Gogh and Sebas and sometimes you!!” Where the viewers can vote on the situation they’d like to be in, and Morishi and Makki will act it out as Vincent and Sebas. The chosen situation was “where you are feeling down, and Vincent and Sebas try to make you laugh by doing funny things” and OMG the things they do are FUNNY AS HECK (aka very ooc), they just scream “yeaaaaaahhhhh!!!”

In the script they were given it literally just says “YEAAAAHHHHH!!!” and everything else was adlib

So next up in the “van Gogh’s drawing section” instead of drawing, they made paper-clay dolls of their characters and… well it was interesting to say the least. I recommend just watching the livestream itself for the experience

The two asked the audience if they even wanted the paper-clay dolls, and they were surprised by the “yes”s 

Anyways my fav segment!!! “Can you tell me… your name?” This one was even funnier by the fact that the camera continued to be focused on the Vincent and Sebas clay dolls while the two said their amazing lines. Well, it was supposed to be like that but there were so many voices of laughter and the two VAs couldn’t take it seriously so the camera zoomed out to their faces

Vincent’s line was “The wind here’s a bit too cool, so come here.” Most were serious names, but the last one was “Sebas, the wind here’s a bit too cool, so come here,” and Morishi just entered into the camera frame (it was zoomed into Makki while he was saying his lines)

Sebas’s chosen line was “Woosh! I have seen the inside of your skirt! (しゃっ！スカートの中いただきました)” (idk even know how to translate it, basically Sebas saw your undies from under your skirt when the wind blew too hard) the facial expression Morishi has while saying this line is so funny

There was “Yoshihiko, woosh! I have seen the inside of your skirt!” Makki replies, “I don’t wear one lol”

Episode 9: feat. Leonardo’s VA Tsuda Kenjiro once again once more

Tsuda stumbled on his line when introducing himself. He went “Leonar—aahhhhh” (he was trying to say something like "The voice of Leonardo da Vinci, Tsuda Kenjiro or smth")

They did a poll bc they were curious on the ages of the audience (0.8% were elementary schoolers, 3.3% middle school, 4.6% high, 13.3% college/university, 78% adult/workers) they think the children are watching by themselves, not w/their parents/guardians (they need to make the show available for all ages)

Very random but there’s a segment (that I never talk abt that’s been existing since the 1st episode) called “Motivation! Energy! Suzuki!” (やる気！元気！鈴木！) where a self-proclaimed low-level Cybird employee Suzuki-san introduces events and gachas happening @ the time of the livestream (you can tell why I skip this section. It doesn’t really apply now) Anyways, so she uses her phone during this segment so the VAs can pull on gachas and listen to voice lines in featured cards, and when her phone went back to her lock screen (accidentally) it showed Mozart’s drawing of Vincent from Vincent’s pre-route release and I thought it was neat

So to the thermae skit!!! This is probably one of my fav thermae skit episodes bc it’s so chaotic

Just like usual, Leo and Sebas sing the song whenever they are a part of the thermae episode (the same song from episodes 1 & 3)

Vincent notices that Leo and Sebas are acting a bit weird, the two join Vincent in the bath to talk about it

Leo asks what Vincent thinks of when he says “spring,” Vincent says that spring reminds him of cherry blossoms and he loves them

Leo thinks of the word “farewell” when thinking of spring, then tells Vincent that he has something to inform him

Leo’s planning to leave the mansion, Vincent’s confused asks him if he fought w/Comte

Sebas urges Vincent to be calm and let Leo continue. Leo describes that has a life-long dream of wanting to be a basketball player (I’m not even sure if basketball even exists during this time??)

Vincent is confused, but Leo continues “I know it’s not like me to say that. Besides, no one has ever heard of a basketball player who's a vampire. So I tried to give up. But nothing I do will let me forget about it!” 

Vincent: “Forget about what?”

Leo: “The sound of a basketball bouncing off the floor!” (Sebas: “dun, dun, dun, dun, dun" <- that's the sound of a basketball hitting the floor) Leo: “It’s almost as if god is telling me to not give up on my real dream”  (Sebas: “dun, dun, dun, dun, dun. Ando-sensei, I want to play basketball.  [←What reference is this idk] dun, dun, dun, dun, dun")

Leo: “So I’ve finally made up my mind. I’ve decided to leave the mansion and go to the Americas.”

Vincent is confused, and during this time, Sebas starts “I’m sorry to interrupt while you are deep in thought, but I also have something to tell you, Master Vincent”

Vincent: “Wait, you’re not going to say that you’ll be leaving the mansion too, right?”

Sebas: “It’s exactly that.” Vincent: “N-no way.”

(So apparently Sebas has been working in the mansion for 3 years?? I’m guessing MC is here rn so… idk more new info ig)

Sebas: “I’ve been really wondering what it means to come face-to-face with others… And my conclusion has led me to… wrestling.” (Vincent's confused even more)

Sebas: “In the sport called wrestling, you face an opponent without any gear. It is the ultimate definition of coming face-to-face (literally) with other’s bodies.”

(IT JUST GETS FUNNIER FROM HERE) 

Leo: “The two of us, in 2020, desire to compete in the Olympics held in Japan.” Sebas: “I believe my goal is to shoulder the Japanese flag (日の丸).”

Leo & Sebas: “(Master) Vincent. The two of us will be leaving this mansion!”

Vincent: “So… you’ve already made your decision. Then, I can’t stop you. Honestly, I’m a little—no. I’ll miss you a lot. I thought of you two like family.”

Leo & Sebas: “F-family…”

Vincent: “But! I shouldn’t do anything like stopping you from achieving your dreams, right? I-I’ll be watching over the two of—”

Sebas: “Ahhh! Stop!”

Vincent: “... ‘Stop?’”

Sebas: “My chest is hurting so much, I can’t continue doing this! Master Leonardo!”

Leo: “Ooooii, Sebas! Do it properly til the very end....”

Leo reveals that April 1st that’s coming up soon, aka, April Fool’s and everything that they stated previously was a lie. Sebas apologizes, willing to do anything to seek forgiveness from Vincent

Vincent is relieved, saying he can’t be angry at the two bc the happiness he feels from being able to spend more time w/the two overpowers the feeling of anger.

Sebas says phrases like “viewers” and “broadcast” confusing Vincent, but Leo tells him not to worry since it’s Sebas’s usual “meta-fictional expression/breaking the 4th wall”

Afterwards, Vincent says “I forgot to tell you two something. Actually, I’m not a big fan of baths because they’re too hot.”

Leo & Sebas: “EEEEHhhhhhhh!!”

Vincent: “It's a lie. Sorry. I wanted to tell one. Haha. To be honest, I really like baths!”

(I can’t believe I translated almost the whole skit that took so much time. I hope I don’t do that again... I will do it again)

“Can you tell me… your name?” segment comin up!!! Dang Leo’s line “Come here, closer.” his VA has such a good voice I’m swooning

Sebas’s line “Do you want to eat dried squid (atarime)?” Is just so random?? Like usually his lines are funny but at least related to the season or holiday at the time of the broadcast, but you can literally eat dried squid any time of year.

Anyways onto the names being called. There was “Atarime, do you want to eat dried squid?” and “Makki, do you want to eat dried squid?” w/Makki quietly replying “yes, yes.” There was also Tsuda-san and oyaji (dad).

Episode 10: for the first time in this radio the VAs are doing it in front of an audience

(Idk why this link looks a bit weird)

They do this episode in their cosplay which looks amazing as usual

Morishi had Vincent’s Drama CD, and wanted both Vincent and Makki to sign it, addressed to him. Also wanted Makki to draw both Morishi and Makki’s face on it (Makki did all that)

Makki said that Morishi is slowly eating at Sebas's character (basically Sebas turning into Morishi himself)

The return of the “van Gogh and Sebas and something you!!” segment!!! Lmao all the situation descriptions are so long. The chosen situation was “Protecting you from a suddenly-appearing enemy. However, Vincent and Sebas can’t decide who will hold them back, instead arguing against each other” One of the choices was the one they did last time, and Makki was like “pls don’t choose that one” (the one where they try to make you laugh)

Vincent: “We can’t hold them back. Let’s divide the work. One of us will take her (MC) and run away while the other holds back the opponent.”

Sebas: “A very smart decision. In that case, Master Vincent, I’ll leave everything to you here.” takes you away

Vincent: “Eh? Sebas? Isn’t it typically the opposite?”  Sebas: “Eh?”  Vincent: “It looks like we need to have a discussion”

Vincent: “Hey, strong opponent,”  Sebas & Vincent: “wait a moment!”

Vincent’s reasons as to why Sebas should stay is bc Sebas can do anything, so he should be able to hold back the enemy.

Sebas: “Master Vincent, you have more hit points (hp) than me” (since when was this a RPG??)

Vincent: “But above my hp, it says I’m poisoned”   Sebas: “but you only lose 1 health for each poison damage. I’m paralyzed, so—” Vincent: “You’re paralyzed?” Sebas: “and I’m cursed, so I should get away first”

Vincent: “But see, I don’t have any gear equipped.” Sebas: points to Vincent's scarf “But you have your scarf”

Vincent: points to Sebas’s vest “But this jacket here—it gives 100 defense, right?”   Sebas: “I got it. I’ll just take it off” Sebas takes off his outer jacket

Vincent: “Wait, Sebas…”  Sebas: “And then, finally—” Vincent: grabs Sebas's inner jacket “you’re wearing two jackets?”

The discussion was going nowhere, so they decided to end with rock-paper-scissors. Sebas won against Vincent. Vincent: “Sebas escaped, but I’ll do anything for her.” (he says this thrice, showing how salty he is)

Makki said this happens in a parallel world, different from the typical ikevamp period

Thermae episode coming up!! Aka they become idols!!

MC looked tired recently, from overworking and stress, so Sebas came up with an ultimate plan named “I want to make her happy! So we will become idols!”

Vincent doesn’t know what an idol is, Sebas describes it as someone who can sing and dance and make others happy. Vincent’s not sure if they can be something as amazing as that

Sebas: “With your pretty face, dignified personality, and angelic smile, you have all the attributes of an idol”

Vincent: “Sebas too, works hard all the time, and both your personality and appearance is very cool.” Sebas: “thank you for the compliment. Recently, I’ve been feeling that one of my charm points, my coolness, has been challenged.” (It's prob bc you're so weird in these skits, Sebas!!)

Sebas creates rules to become an idol. “Rule #1: an idol’s introduction must be catchy!” Vincent can’t think of one on the spot, so Sebas pre-made one for him. 

Sebas: “Hii! I come from Japan. I’m known as Sebas, aka Sebastian. My job as a butler is always done in a relaxed manner—” Vincent: “Relaxed!” Sebas: “controlling everyone with a cool stare—” Vincent: “Control!” Sebas: “I always understand my position. I keep my emotions in check—” Vincent: “Check!” (Vincent’s chanting Sebas’s words btw) Sebas: “But for tonight, I can express my feelings.”

Anyways it’s Vincent’s turn. Vincent: "Hai! From Groot Zundert, I’m everyone’s angel, Vincent! My hair texture is fluffy!” Sebas: “fluffy!” (Sebas is chanting now) Vincent: “My mood is fluffy!”   Sebas: “fluffy!”  Vincent: “I want to surround you fluffily (?), help you relax with my angelic aura! But… (he suddenly gets serious) don’t forget that I’m actually a man.”

(Both Sebas & Vincent’s lines are supposed to rhyme but my tiny brain doesn’t form great words to do that so you’ll get the literal translation here :PP)

Vincent says he’s embarrassed from doing that, and feels his face getting hot. Sebas says they should get going to the next page of the idol adventure

Vincent’s like “We’re striving to be idols, right? By the time we get there, I feel like she will have recovered…” Sebas: “...” Vincent: “You didn’t realize that, Sebas? You must really like her…” Sebas: “It seems like it…”

They decide to visit her instead after the bath to make her feel better and help her improve

Also I really wasn’t expecting so many ppl to be interested in this??? Anyways I finished all the episodes so as I promised the next parts will be coming out in the next two days :))

[noaisnoaisnoa]

A guy with blond hair, a ninja in glasses and Silver hair dude are coming in Feburary + Ikemen Election update!

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BIG NEWS GUYS ! Who are the new comers in Feburary?

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First - there is new MS of a blond guy with angelic smile coming to Ikemen Vampire. He will be in the top 20 on the Ikemen Election (my guess). His name is Vincent Van Gogh. Meet the Vincent

What do you think of him? Doesn’t he remind you of Ieyasu + Mitsunari? He is kind and gentle and he will be popular. Take a look at screenshots of his MS PV!

The PV is out today! Click here to watch :)

And a sneak peak of his still ;)

Ive told you that Ikemen Vampire is for grown ups. As far as I know, he is emotionless since he was a child so you can guess how the story goes..? I like sweet guys. Although Mitsunari MS was so heart warming and I loved it so much, I still love Ieyasu. Will Vincent make me want him? Will he paint Sunflowers for me? I’ll find out soon!

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Second - a guy with silver hair - Shoin Yoshida on DtL / Bakumatsu

Who can you think of a guy with silver hair on Cybird? Kenshin from Sengoku or Ewan from Loves, Lies and Heists? Has Leo from MidCin got silver hair? Maybe Leo is a ginger… We gonna have a new dude on DtL! Here is a screenshot of Shoin still from his BD story. (Yes I bought it for his silver hair and beautiful kimono)

If u play DtL, you will be surprised to find out that I (the MC) will travel back again from the Bakumatsu time to 5 year earlier in order to save this man’s life. He wants to destroy the system and Kyoto. I cant be botherd to explain plots of Doran series atm, so pls find out yourself if you are interested! Doran series consist of 4 parts with 4 new character on each story. There are 3 guys on each story and there are 3 ends (only 8 chapters). i.e. the last part of the Doran series will be Shoin, Takasugi and Kyo.

If you wanna have a look at new guys, click here for a short video

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A guy with glasses - Sasuke is around the corner? Prob after Kenshin BD?

You know a kind of character who pops up after reading MS chaper and says “Oh you don’t have enough story tickets, do you wanna buy some?” Or when there is avatar mission, he tries to make you feel like you are missing out if you choose normal avatars. Sasuke has been one of them. But he is given a bigger role this year rather than hosting events and encouraging us to spend money here and there!

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Febrary event and Ikemen Election 2018 update

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What most important to me is that my favourite character KEI from Sleeping Beauty in the Suite Room is having his BD and we are expecting his BD story event.

Kei is extremely tsudere like Ieyasu. He is too shy to tell me (the MC) that he fancies me and 2/3 of the MS is all about Kei ‘trying’ to ask me out lol.

Kei doesn’t unify Japan but he is a supermodel. His trauma with girls go es back to his childhood when he was bullied by girls for being fat and the girls suddenly fancied him as he got skinnier and taller. He is a kind of a guy who stands by wall and becomes an ornament at parties. His drawing is so bad that no one can understand what he draws. Im sorry Ieyasu, you had your BD month and received a lots of my attention last month. Do you want to see how he looks? Fine!

When he is on tsundere mode “What are you smiling for? I don’t get it”

Of course Im voting for him for the Ikemen Election!

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So when is the Ikemen Election and how does it work?

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The election will be happening between 14th and 28th Feb all across Ikemen series. It’s like collection event happening ALL Ikemen Series. You login, raise your grace by doing lessons and read main stories. You get ballots and vote for your favourite guys! 5 guys from each game were chosen last November by Twitter.

I wrote a messy blog about the Ikemen Election back in December. Have a read!

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Special attires you get by using your ballots across 9 titles

From left - Ikemen Kakumei, Loves, Lies and Heists, 100pri and Ooku

From left - Sleeping Beaity in the Suite Room, Ikemen Vampire, Sengoku, DtL, MidCin

You can vote as many guys as you like but chances of getting rank-in bonus for THE guy you love will get greater if you vote for fewer guys.

I will write about the election more in the coming week!

Have a good weekend my fellow otomes ;)

[himawarihime423]

It's okay. I got the news now.

NOBUNAGA WON THE FIRST PLACE :3

CONGRATULATIONS NOBU!!!1

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[ERS] Urgent Bloodsucking ～ Isaac

Duration: 11/8 (Fri) 04:00 PM ～ 11/15 (Fri) 09:00 PM JST

Having been inflicted with a terrible thirst, Arthur and Vincent seek your blood. Though he wants to protect you, Isaac’s sense of reason is slowly reaching it’s limit….?

Once unleashed, drown in the endless depths of sweet desire  ——

Event Prologue | Route Preview

[This is an unofficial work based on fan-translation. Copyright belongs to Cybird.]

Common Route

After drinking the Rosé, nothing odd seems to happen, leaving Arthur disappointed and Isaac relieved. MC is similarly relieved and Isaac apologizes for worrying her. With the matter settled, Sebastian starts clearing up the table when Arthur suddenly grabs his arm. Isaac is surprised, realizing that he looked just about ready to bite Sebastian. Arthur comes back to his senses though, after Sebastian asked what he was trying to do, and he laughs the whole thing off, saying he only bites women.

While MC reprimands him for joking over something like that, Isaac begins to worry that something might really be wrong. On the other hand, Vincent speaks up and informs them he wasn’t feeling well, and it confirms Isaac’s suspicions that the Rosé was affecting them, while he himself begins to feel the thirst. MC notices how much the drink was affecting the three of them, and Isaac tells her that the effects have kicked in.

Their thirst gradually intensifies, and Sebastian comes in with some Rouge for them to drink. He pours them all a glass, but after downing the Rouge, Isaac realizes it wasn’t enough. Arthur and Vincent are similarly unsatisfied, but they’re denied a second glass as Sebastian explains that drinking more would be toxic for them. He advises them to wait out the hour it would take for the side effects to wear off, but Arthur isn’t pleased to hear that.

It becomes clear to Isaac that he was better in handling the extreme thirst compared to Arthur and Vincent, given his condition, but at the same time, it meant that the other two would be suffering a lot more than they are used to. Arthur then speaks up, saying that he couldn’t take it anymore, and hugs MC from behind with his fangs bared.

Isaac pulls her away from Arthur and keeps her close to himself. Arthur tells him not to be stingy and asks to let him drink MC’s blood, but Isaac refuses. He starts thinking of how to best handle the situation, but Vincent takes hold of MC’s hand and brings it to his lips, apologizing and saying he couldn’t control his thirst either. Isaac gets MC away from him too, and tells them that if they bite her now, they wouldn’t be able to stop drinking her blood.

In his mind, Isaac knows that once they bite, they’ll completely lose themselves and he refuses to have either of them to go through that. He then decides that the best option was for MC to hide. Since he wasn’t blinded by thirst yet, he asks Sebastian to handle Vincent and Arthur while he gets MC to somewhere safe. Sebastian hesitantly agrees, worried about Isaac’s condition, but he assures him that he can handle himself.

In reality though, Isaac is just as thirsty as the other two and wants to bite MC, but he swears to protect her. They leave the dining room and he suggests that she stay in her room until everyone calms down. MC voices out her concern for him, but he insists that he’ll be fine. She isn’t convinced, but before Isaac can say more, Arthur and Vince manage to get past Sebastian. Realizing the situation they were in, MC begins to speak up, but Isaac cuts her off, saying that he wouldn’t allow it.

MC: But I haven’t said anything yet.

Isaac: In any case, you were thinking that if you could take away their pain by giving them blood, then you’re willing to give them a little, weren’t you?

MC’s surprised that he was spot on, and Isaac explains just how dangerous her idea was, given their condition. He also refuses to have another man bite MC, but he keeps that thought to himself.

They break into a run, heading for MC’s room, but they find Arthur already waiting for them in front of her door. Arthur tells them that he didn’t really want to do this, but he was already at his limit and therefore had no choice. Isaac sympathizes, but he won’t allow them to be caught and tries to backtrack, only to find Vincent blocking their way, who apologizes and begs them to get away.

Isaac realizes that with their thirst, they would still be able to smell MC’s scent, and decides there was only one place for her to hide. He grabs MC’s hand, and they push past Vincent and run up several flights of stairs. All the while, Isaac could feel his own thirst worsen, and simply hopes he could keep himself together until he could get MC to a safe place.

Finally, they make it to the attic, which could be locked from the inside, but at this point, Isaac’s already at his limit and looks about to collapse. MC tries to steady him, but in a moment of weakness, he tells her that he wants her. He immediately takes it back and pulls himself together, mentally berating himself for letting that slip.

He advises her to stay in the attic until everyone had calmed down before turning around and heading for the door. MC tries to stop him, but he apologizes and tells her that he won’t be able to be gentle to her if he stays. He then leaves, locking the door after him, and heads back to his room.

With thirty minutes left before the effects of the Rosé wears off, Isaac worries over how Arthur and Vincent were faring, since they weren’t used to bouts of extreme thirst like he was and were likely in a lot of pain. At the same time, he worries the whole ordeal might have scared MC, and he can’t stomach the idea of her being afraid of them.

Isaac: Haa… I wonder why is it that I’m always being influenced by other people, and then have things backfire on me.

His brooding is then interrupted when MC barges into his room and hugs him. Isaac’s confused and asks what she’s doing when she should be hiding, but all she tells him is that she’s comfortable with him. He doesn’t quite understand, but he feels warm and relaxed now that she was here. He tells her, however, that she should leave since he might not be able to keep himself from biting her, and if that happens, she wouldn’t be able to get away from him.

Isaac begins to think back to a time when her blood stained his sheets, and he swears he wasn’t going to let that happen again, reminding himself of how he promised to cherish her for the rest of his life.

MC, however, tells him that she’s fine whatever may happen since it’s him, and Isaac is frustrated with her stubbornness. He thinks of how he just wants to push her down and how he wants her body and blood, but as he desperately tries to suppress those overwhelming desires of his, MC asks him to rely on her.

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Sweet (Love’s Devotion) End

The thing he truly wants, even more than blood….

“It’s because, I truly want to treasure you.”

What awaits after he regains his senses is a gentle, sweet time for the two of you.

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Isaac thinks to himself that he couldn’t take anymore of this, but instead of biting MC, he just pulls her close and kisses her forehead. He tells her he didn’t want to bite her in the state he was in, but he’s still happy that she went to see him. He then hugs her, his mind calming down now that he feels her warmth, and he lets her know that he’ll be okay like this until the effects of the Rosé wore off. MC yields, but then the door opens, and Arthur and Vincent come in.

The two men are relieved to find Isaac and MC, and while the former is surprised, MC asks what they were doing there. They explain that Sebastian had somehow found an antidote and were asked to give it to Isaac. Isaac then asks if they already took the antidote, and Arthur tells him that they have and that they were feeling better.

Isaac sighs in relief now that both Vincent and Arthur are back to their usual selves, and Arthur apologizes for how he acted. Isaac insists that they should let it go and move on, but Arthur lets him know that something like that is difficult to forget and it served as a chance to understand what Isaac goes through. Vincent chimes in, reminding Isaac that he still had an antidote to drink, and holds out a bottle of black liquid.

The color has Isaac skeptical but Vincent assures him it’s safe. He eventually gets around drinking it though, and he’s surprised it actually worked. MC asks if he really is alright, and he reassures her he’s fine. Arthur and Vincent wonders how he was able to endure the thirst, even though MC was with him, and Isaac glances at MC.

Isaac: That is… MC’s well-being is more important to me than my desire to drink blood.

In his mind, Isaac admits to himself that he almost did bite MC and is glad that he didn’t, knowing that if it was the old him, he probably would have bitten her. Now though, he values the time he spends with her and swears to cherish her.

Arthur is impressed, and Isaac initially assumes he was just teasing him, but he notices the serious look Arthur was giving him as he insists that he wasn’t joking. Vincent agrees, saying that he wouldn’t have been able to endure the pain from that kind of thirst, and Arthur admits that if it were him, he would have caved from the very beginning.

Seeing Arthur and Vincent back to their usual selves, Isaac feels very relieved and warm, and starts to choke up as he apologizes for the whole incident. Arthur tells him that he was the instigator and Vincent drank the Rosé of his own free will, and therefore Isaac had no reason to apologize. MC then giggles, pointing out how everyone is all good friends, and Isaac realizes that it was a word he didn’t often hear in his old life.

Isaac wonders out loud if they really were good friends, and Vincent assures him that they are. Both he and Arthur point out that if he hadn’t met MC, Isaac would have remained distant and unapproachable. Isaac realizes that they might be right that MC brought about his change, and as his affection for MC grows, his thirst for her comes back.

Arthur catches on and comments that he and Vincent should take their leave now that they had already given him the antidote. He also teasingly points out that Isaac looked like he really wanted them to leave already, but Isaac denies it. Vince agrees they should get going though, and the two of them leave Isaac and MC alone.

MC decides that she should probably leave too so Isaac could get some rest, but before she could go, he grabs her hand and asks her to stay. He pulls her into a deep kiss, and when they part, MC asks if the antidote had already worn off.

Isaac tells her that it was something like that, but at this point, the only thing that could satisfy him would be MC. He kisses her again, surprising MC, but she’s happy that he was now actually willing to ask her for something. Isaac wasn’t expecting that kind of reaction from her, and while he’s embarrassed, it makes his desire even stronger.

Isaac comments that if she kept saying stuff like that, he really wouldn’t be able to control himself, before pulling her for another kiss. As the heat between them increases, the time for sweet pleasure begins.

—

Premium (Instinctual Bloodsucking) End

Ensnared by desire, he yearns for blood….

“Sorry. I don’t think I can stand any more than this…. I want to take you for myself right now.”

The awakened vampire instincts, can no longer be stopped  ——

—

Isaac gives in and pulls MC close to him, apologizing as he did so since he won’t be able to be gentle. He then starts to unbutton her blouse and peels it away, exposing her skin. He can practically hear her heart beating, and he’s disgusted by his own reaction, as if he was a beast about to devour his prey.

His hands come to a stop as his thoughts begin to wander, thinking of all the ways he could mess things up, but MC calls out his name and snaps him out of it. She smiles at him and reaches out a hand, telling him that everything will be fine, insisting that he bite her. Isaac is at the same time happy and worried, and yields. He pushes away her hair and thanks her, before sinking his fangs into her neck.

MC tenses up in pain, but after a few moments pass, it becomes apparent that she’s begun to enjoy it. Isaac continues to drink her blood, up until the point he thinks he’s about to lose control, and then pulls away and wraps his arms around him. MC asks if that was enough to satisfy him, and he admits that although it wasn’t, drinking any more would be dangerous for her.

Isaac takes a few deep breaths and is relieved that he had somehow regained control of himself. He then asks if MC was in any pain, to which she answers she wasn’t and was actually feeling pretty good.

Not expecting that kind of answer, Isaac ends up laughing. MC, on the other hand, is relieved he was able to laugh since he looked terrible when she had first come in. Isaac explains that he had assumed Arthur and Vincent had done something, and admits that none of this would have happened if only he hadn’t challenged the other two to experience what he goes through. This time, MC laughs, and Isaac asks what she finds funny.

MC: Yeah, Isaac really has changed.

Isaac: …Changed?

MC: Because when we first met, you told me you didn’t need any friends.

MC: But now, you’re worrying about others, and that’s evidence that you think everyone is an important friend.

(Important, friend…)

Isaac realizes that it wasn’t a term he was used to, and it makes him feel warm. MC points out that everyone views him the same way, and Isaac hopes that the others really do view him as a friend. MC reassures him that they do, and Isaac laughs, the uneasiness and loneliness he felt being replaced by a strong feeling of affection. He then asks MC if he could kiss her, and MC immediately blushes, asking why he would have to ask at a time like this.

Isaac kisses her, but as he does, his thirst comes up again, and he realizes that he might not be able to stop this time. He pulls back and tries to regain his composure, but it becomes apparent that drinking MC’s blood hadn’t completely taken care of the Rosé’s side effects.

Confused, MC calls out to Isaac, and he asks her how much longer until the side effects were supposed to wear off. She says ten more minutes, and Isaac thinks to himself that drinking her blood had only temporarily given him so reprieve, but the side effects were still going to kick in until the Rosé completely wears off.

Isaac apologizes to MC and tells her he can’t take any more of this as he embraces her. MC asks what he’s going on about, and he informs her that he intends her to take her to bed. MC finally understands, and asks if he’s still experiencing the side effects. He admits that it’s partly that, but there’s something else to it.

Apparently, a vampire’s thirst for blood is tied to their affection, and Isaac points out that because he loves her, he couldn’t help but feel this way for her. He then smiles at her and licks the bit of skin left exposed by her unbuttoned blouse.

“Let me have you right now.”

Note: This is where the paid epilogue starts.

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Epilogue Preview

Reaching its limits, his desire yearns for you to the point of madness….

MC: Haa…

Isaac: No, don’t stop…. More.

Hands twisted into the sheets to prevent you from moving away, he gives you a kiss that robs you of your breath.

(Even more, I want to carve my mark on your body….)

Thirsting for blood, he lifts your bare thigh up—

Isaac: Sorry…. bear with this for a bit.

MC: … Ah

Signaled by molten eyes, the curtain on an enticing moment lifts.

Isaac: Today… is it okay to be rough?

Event Info | Vincent Route | Arthur Route

[acrispyapple]

Mr. Sengoku 2018 - Nobunaga Oda

haha i can’t with the poses! ♡

[f-dee]

Ikemen General Election 2018

Alyn ranked 10th in the election, Louis 15th. 

[half-flat]

LIVESTREAM STARTING NOW!!!

So excited!!!

Watch the english livestream here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8RTXXWLXnw

Watch the japanese livestream here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pEZTUWkol8

http://sp.live2.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv311707564

Summary of my predictions: 

80% chance of Ieyasu winning 1st place (I kinda wanna drag Nobu the cardboard man out so we can watch him fail to reclaim his 1st place spot for the second time... Am I being mean?)

Arthur, Sirius, Ieyasu, Okita, Louis, Alyn, Natsu, Ryo, and Logan are most likely to win 1st place in their respective games and get a specially comissioned CG

Ikemen Sengoku will most likely grab all top 5 spots, with Alyn and Arthur duking it out for 6th place

Full predictions under cut.

My personal prediction for Ikemen Sousenkyo 2018 (I’m curious how accurate my predictions will be)

Ieyasu

Nobunaga

Kenshin

Masamune

Yukimura

Alyn*

Arthur*

Sirius

Ray

Jonah

Leonardo

Louis

Byron

Vincent

Ruka (? The one from revo)

Mozart

Giles

Fenrir

Leo

Okita

Saito

Nico

Napoleon

Rayvis

Hijikata

Keiki

Sid

Natsu

Ryo

Cain

Kei

Naoya

Logan

Noah

Hanpeita

Hyuuga

Ewan

Kujo

Luca

Yukito

Mizunoo

Takatsukasa

Kyoichiro

Kasuganotsubone

Asagi

Alec

Haar

Eiko

Kiyomori

Mikado

Hokage

Shirakawa

Yukinaga

Wilfred

Yukinaga

*(Hope I didn’t get too many names wrong!)

[katriniac]

Not sure if y'all caught Cybird's Insta-live last night (they archived it so you can rewatch if you want), but Hiroto leaked the news of which Revo route is next:

Dalim.

That's right, one of the new guys.

Not Blanc, who was the VERY FIRST PERSON YOU MEET.

Not Blanc, who is the last character in the "Act 1" set to get a route before the 3 new LIs were introduced.

I feel like ranting.

Is that okay?

I hope that's okay.

I don't usually carry my venting to social media or anywhere public.

But ... maybe my filter and/or inhibitions are weakened right now because of poor sleep and stress. So here we are, airing grievances on Tumblr like a teenager.

Blanc is my favorite character in Ikemen Revolution.

I will not turn this post into a fangirling session about him. Suffice it to say ever since I first downloaded the game and read the prologue, Blanc has been the person whose route I have been looking forward to the most.

I have been waiting with trepidation for a new route announcement ever since Harr's route came out because that meant only Blanc was left. But I had a bad feeling about it. I knew it'd be the moment when we see whether they will release someone new before Blanc.

And they did.

This is ... disappointing.

☹️

Consider for a moment:

It would be as if IkeVamp had released Vlad before Comte, or IkeSen had released Motonari before Sasuke.

If they did that, you'd be shocked, right?

Someone new from the second act is getting released before the "tutorial boy", the first kind face MC sees in the prologue, the one who is responsible for bringing her to another world.

Why are they breaking precedent?

Ughhhhhh

😑

I really was hoping for Blanc to be next. But at this rate, since he's keeping the big secret about Levi, we most likely won't get his route until all the sequels have been released.

*marks her 2026 calendar for Blanc's route*

I've been waiting since summer of 2018 for him. Four years. What's another four? 😅🥲🙃🥺

*quietly throws a tantrum*

I should be happy they are releasing new routes in Revo, because that means they are still invested in the game's success and continuation. You know what I'm talking about. It's been starting to feel like the Midnight Cinderella situation all over again, isn't it? 👀 Just little hints. But I'm pretty sure there's someone reading this, thinking "Yeah, whew! It's a relief to see they are putting out new content still. I was getting worried..."

I should be happy for Dalim fans.

I should be excited to read new lore about the world, and see more of the inner workings and secrets of the Magic Tower.

But I'm salty instead.

I wanted Blanc.

I want my glasses-wearing hard-working absent-minded charming and intelligent long-suffering lonely immortal.

I want to comfort him and romance him and help him stop feeling sad and alone.

He deserves his happy ending. He's waited so long for it.

Okay, maybe this post ended up having some fangirling after all. My poor bunny is always last in the elections, and he doesn’t deserve it! 😭

[lydskisses]

Instocks

Cybird Ikemen Sengoku Merch Sale

All items are in Singapore Dollar (SGD), mailed via tracked airmail. All stated prices are inclusive of mailing to me. Please note that mailing to you is additional. PayPal is accepted for international buyers.

For USA/Europe/Canada parcels, tracked mailing will start from SGD$11.90 (250g) and non-tracked mailing will start from SGD$8.30 (250g). For other countries, please dm for info!

★ items please take with bundle items (last pic) according to the number of stars. Priority to Ieyasu takers. If there are people who wants the same item, will just sell to whoever pays first.

Do note that some acrylic stands were displayed before, but all are in mint, close to new conditions! Older series can badges may show signs of greying on the back. Please buy only if you’re okay or dm for info before buying!

💖 Available 💖

Pic 1

★2 General Election Big Acrylic Plate (Size: A4) SGD$30

★2 Challenge-Kuji Summer Series Big Acrylic Stand (Height: 23cm) SGD$30

★2 Battle Ver. Big Acrylic Stand (Height: 23cm) SGD$30

★2 Japonesque Acrylic Plate (Size: B5) SGD$20

★4 Tropical Mitsuhide Acrylic Stand (Height: 18cm) SGD$32

★3 Tropical Ieyasu Acrylic Stand (Height: 18cm) SGD$30

Pic 2

General Election Posters 2018/19 (Size: A4) SGD$10

Ieyasu Clear Bromides SGD$12.50/ea

Nobunaga Big Shikishi SGD$10 (Note: 3 minor marks on the back of the card)

Postcards

Masamune + Yukimura SGD$9

Kenshin + Kicho SGD$9

Yoshimoto/Keiji/Kicho/Hideyoshi/Yukimura SGD$5/ea

Ieyasu Polaroid Cards SGD$9/ea

Other Polaroids SGD$6/ea

Tokuten Coasters $4.50/ea

Pic 3

Kenshin Clear Bromide SGD$12

Kennyo Clear Bromide SGD$7.50

Pic 4

Top row take with one bundle item each.

★ Top row Acrylic Stands SGD$16.50/ea

Middle row Acrylic Stands SGD$13.50/ea

Steampunk Taiwan Acrylic Stand SGD$18

Pic 5

★ 2nd Anniversary Suit Shikishi SGD$13/ea

All else, SGD$10 each. Masa acrylic stands SGD$7.50/ea.

Pic 6 - Bundle items

Big Can Badge (7.5 cm) SGD$12/ea

AGF Can Badges SGD$5/ea

All else, SGD$6 - SGD$12/ea. Too many to list, dm for info! :)

[kouei116]

Masterlist

I'm still learning Japanese (beginner) and this blog is for my practice hence I cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, any corrections are welcomed.  Please do not repost my posts/photos. Reblog is ok. 

IKEMEN VAMPIRE Profile 1 2  Xmas 2018 - Tonight I'll be your Santa Claus part 1  part 2 Happy New Year 2019 from IkeVam suitors  Which IkeVam suitors will be your Valentine 2019? Cybird’s chemistry analysis  Icons & Headers (1) (2) (3) ; Now Loading chibis & pets Your Wedding Story Valentine present for him Love Fortune GIF  Dazai - Your story that I didn't know  Vampire Host Club March19 event ; Dec19 event ; 1  2  3  4  5  6  7 Leonardo  Touch him mischievously XXX 2nd birthday: Vincent ; Leonardo ; Theo ; Arthur ; Dazai 3rd birthday: Napoleon ; Sebastian ; Shakespeare ; Isaac ; Jean ; Mozart Preview Video: Napoleon ; Mozart ; Leonardo ; Arthur ; Vincent ; Isaac ; Theo ; Jeanne ; Shakespeare ; Comte Route Teaser: Jeanne ; Shakespeare ; Comte Absolute obedience contract : Comte  Kissing you as fever-reducing medicine Bridal Event: Messages (1 2) Sweet voice story set - Rain Bath story (smut) Leonardo ;  Vincent Naughty rendezvous with him wearing yukata Sucking love triangle From that day when I kissed you To fall in love with you once more part 2: Mozart ; Vincent ; Leonardo General Election 2019 Tonight, at the theatre of love His yandere obsession Butler event - Milady for one day Forbidden XX Story set with kiss sound Trap of tempting love: Vlad & Napoleon Arthur - election 2019 1st place voiced story Tipsy event Voice story Vlad ; Charles ; Faust Nightmare lovers: Charles ; Faust  An embrace on Holy Night Live radio Eminent figures' hot bath story set New Year Romance Lucky bag 2020 Happy New Year 2020 from suitors (1 2) My (and mine alone) Cindrella Valentine sweet aphrodisiac and melty chocolate

- IKEMEN REVOLUTION Seth's Bar, tell me Mousse!  ; Seth’s Bar, Zero express your feelings ; Jonah's Bar, Ray's assertion  Cradle’s Scoop  Kyle's Bath story Alice's Holiday Our beginning (Harr, Sirius, Lance school day) event Teaser  Video  Flower Secret Message Pure white bride Part 1 ; Part 2  Oliver's Route teaser  2nd birthday teaser: Loki ; Oliver ; Ray ; 1st birthday: Dalim Dean 3rd birthday teaser: Ray ; Oliver ; Fenrir ; Sirius ; Seth ; Kyle ; Edgar ; Luka ; Blanc 4th birthday teaser: Jonah ; Harr ;  Preview Video: Kyle ; Luka ; Oliver ; Zero ; Harr Cradle Award 2018 JP - Luka's Portrait Story ; Luka's Diary Cradle Award JP 2019 Edgar & Luka story - Let's start the adult talk about love interests Zero & Jonah - Important mission and secret bribery Jonah - White Day, Homemade cookies are the taste of love Indulgence on a hot night:  Zero’s story   I want to say my words of love to you once more:  Part 1 ; Part 2 Overcoming the ordeal of love together :  Harr’s Story The dream of fairy tale for you Cradle Harvest Festival Forbidden aphrodisiac : Dean ; Seth ; Harr Ray's situation CD Vampire stories Santa is by my side Animal magic - Dum/Dalim Valentine Kissing under the moonlight

- IKEMEN SENGOKU Onsen story: Kenshin ; Nobunaga Nobunaga Eternal Love Ending: Video ; Teaser ; Ending  Sasuke Preview Video  Wedding Event His Feeling towards you GIF 1 2 Mitsuhide Route Preview Video ; Route Teaser Mitsuhide's Kitsune restaurant PS Vita version: Ieyasu ; Ranmaru  Birthday 2019-20: Masamune ; Mitsuhide ; Mitsunari ; Shingen ; Kennyo Ieyasu ; Kenshin

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PS VITA / NINTENDO SWITCH / STEAM  * Code Realize Guardian of rebirth: Saint Germain (1 2); Victor ; Impey ; Van Helsing (1 2); Lupin (1 2) * Code Realize Wintertide Miracles: Saint Germain (1 2); Van Helsing; Lupin; Victor Impey * Amnesia Memories: Shin (1 2) ; Ikki (1 2) ; Kent (1 2) ; Toma (1 2); Ukyo (1 2) * Collar x Malice: Sasazuka (1 2) ; Enomoto ; Okazaki (1 2 3); Shiraishi (1 2); Yanagi (1 2) * Ikemen Sengoku PS Vita: Ieyasu ;  Ranmaru * Diabolik Lovers Haunted Dark Bridal: Kanato ;  * Diabolik Lovers More Blood: Kanato ; Kou ; * Diabolik Lovers Vandead Carnival: Kanato ; Kou ; Laito ; Ruki ; Azusa ; * Diabolik Lovers Dark Fate: Carla ; Kanato ; Kou * Diabolik Lovers Lunatic Parade: Kanato ; Kou ; Carla * Diabolik Lovers Lost Eden: Kanato ; Kou ; Carla * Diabolik Lovers Chaos Lineage: Kanato ; Kou ; Carla * Nightshade: Goemon , Hanzo, Chojiro, Kurayuki (1 2), Gekkamaru * Nameless: Tei (1 2); Lance (1 2) * Jakou no Lyla: European ; Asian  * Amnesia WORLD: Normal world-Shin * Piofiore: Prologue ; Dante (1 2) ; Orlok ; Nicola * Taisho Alice: Cinderella * Cendrillon Palika: Prologue ; Ulen ; Shien ; Ela ; Ulen * Shiro to kuro no alice: Prologue ; Rain ; Minette ; Snow * Brothers Conflict: Iori ; Ukyo Louis ; Azusa Natsume ; Tsubaki Masumi * The Men of Yoshiwara Ohgiya (Ageha) / Period Cube (Zain, Astrum, Poyopoyo) / The Charming Empire (Kei, Soshi) / Norn9: Kakeru / Beastmaster & Prince: Erik  / * Bad Apple War: Shikamashi ; White mask 

- IKEMEN LIVE Kanade’s route preview 

IKEMEN GENJIDEN Preview video Yoritomo ; Yoshitsune  Yoshitsune: Birthday 2019 ; Onsen story ;  WAKIDENAI Intro story ; Full Body Illustrations ; Rooms ; Favourite Food ; Voice sample & Profile: Kannagi - MISCELLANOUS Horoscope compatibility with IkeSen-Rev-Vam husbands My Shrine of game merchandise: MysMe ; IkeSen  ; Plushie (1 2) Cybird's Line Stickers (IkeSen, IkeRev, MidCin, IkeVam) My list of games & suitors

[lemonicebar]

Ikémen Election 2018

Yeah i'm still watching it while doing this, but i had screenshots of the election ( not much, sorry >< )

@acrispyapple has posted the link ~ contact her please~

Oh this... I can't help °▽° they're cute ❤ interviewing the warlords \^▽^/

I just posted the no. 15 ~ 1 because of my overwhelmed 😂 i recommend you watch the livestream by yourself ❤

Top 15 ~ 6

MY BAE LOUIS IS NO.15 !! 😭

Oh my.... Where is no.5 ??! 😱 i forgot??!

No.4 is Masamune 😍

No.3 is Kenshin, too bad this year 😭 but it's okay!! Kenshin you'll always in my heart!

They guessed who'll be no.1 🤣 i voted for Nobunaga my love!💕 and Ieyasu is no.2

And at last they revealed new game ?! ( i dunno, since i don't know Japanese °▽° ) but i think the game is " Own the Night " ?? ( somebody please help me~ )

That's all. I really enjoyed this livestream, Hirito-san is cute ^^ and everyone today, too ❤ i hoped they have the engsub soon °▽°❤

spead love~ spread~

I have nothing to regret today 😂

[himawarihime423]

Help

Can someone tell me what are the results for the ikemen election??? I got dragged out of the house just after I knew Ieyasu got the second place :'(

[ikevampeventarchive]

[Preview] Arthur Fully Voiced Story Set

Duration: 9/10 (Wed) 4:00PM (JST) - 9/22 (Sun) 4:00PM (JST)

[Story Set Sale Link]

[This is an unofficial work based on fan-translation. Copyright belongs to Cybird.]

—

—.....The weather looks good today. It’s been a while since I had a date with my lover.

I should’ve been in a great mood—however

MC: Hey Arthur, why are you upset?

Arthur: I don’t understand. Why won’t you let me buy you any dresses?

MC: I told you so many times. I don’t want you to buy me expensive clothing.

Arthur: B—u—t— I just want you to wear it……

MC: Even if you say that, it won’t work.

Every time, my lover tries to give me a gift.

(I feel happy about it but I don’t want Arthur to spoil me.)

Arthur: Hm you’re a funny one, so stubborn. Well… I like that kind of thing too.

Arthur: Ah… OK. I give up on giving you cute dresses.  How—ev—er—

Arthur holds my hand and he smiles at me.

Arthur: Let me treat you to a cup of coffee. You won’t say no to me, won’t you?

Arthur: You don’t have the right to take away the happiest moment of my day: drinking coffee while watching my lover’s beautiful face, of course.

MC: Fufu, okay. But, remember one thing Arthur.

MC: Even if I don’t receive any gifts, I’m happy to be with you like this.

MC: Perhaps, I’m even the happiest person in the world right now.

Arthur: ...Hey, that’s unfair.

Arthur: I used to say falling in love was like losing….

MC: Arthur? What’s wrong?

Arthur: Hm… It's nothing. OK! Well then, shall we go? For all of today, I won't be letting you get away from me. You've prepared yourself, right?

MC: Arthur!

[acrispyapple]

Prize Still for Ranks 1-3 in Ikesen Jp’s General Election 2018

final ranking list

[f-dee]

Ikemen General Election 2018, Byron Wagner/Xeno Gerald 

Byron/Xeno : “Won’t you tell me your wish? “Thank you for cheering”…? There is also that… but I want to grant your true wishes. Not only today, but forever from here on.” 

Byron...my love  (⌒▽⌒)♡ just want to be with you, forever..forever in you arms  (/^-^(^ ^*)/ ♡ Love you with all my heart, for all eternity!  ( ˘⌣˘)♡(˘⌣˘ )

[redpantychan]

投票イベント 愛しのカレの Sweet Trap Voting Event at 100シ一ンの恋 From June 14 to 25, 2018

Day 1 results Will Ryoichi be able to surpass Eisuke and regain his title as top ikemen in Voltage elections!? 10 more days to go!