tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310864309455661222024-02-20T08:10:12.949-08:00Gathering of My Written WorksMost of the post in this blog are novel's translations, video game novelizations, and my own original series. Ariel_Saebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552050903354293015noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631086430945566122.post-43388284479493858222018-12-16T09:07:00.003-08:002018-12-16T11:45:15.423-08:00Short Story: Class Rearrangement!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Animate! Exclusive Short Story Bundled with Volume
22</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CLASS REARRANGEMENT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">April…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">After going through a year of tumultuous upheaval, we
finally rose to our third year, making us seniors in school. Today was the
opening ceremony, but we had another event no less important to our concern
than this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Class Rearrangement!<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[1] </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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In Kuoh Academy, class rearrangement is nonetheless considered
as one of its established annual custom, still being looked as an important
event for us high schoolers as it would separate me and my classmates who had
been in the same class and cared each other, so it was natural to be worried.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Me, Asia-chan, Zenovia and Irina had been together
in the same class as far as I could tell. Matsuda and Motohoma were practically
inseparable, that I believed that separating them in different classes would
weaken that relationship, so I just hope it wouldn’t happen.</div>
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Thus, we gathered around the school entry hall to
see class rearrangement announcement. </div>
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</div>
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“Uuu, I don’t want to be separated from Ise-san and
everyone!”</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
That was right. She doesn’t want to be separated
with me, Zenovia, Irina, and Kiryuu. We had been staying together for a year. Suddenly,
I felt like the idea of everyone in the class getting away and spread out
becoming scary. Zenovia and Irina felt that also, with their faces getting
tense.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“I too don’t want to be separated from everyone.”</div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
“Indeed, indeed, I do want to stay in the same class
until graduation!”</div>
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<br /></div>
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To do so, we needed to keep an eye to the sheet
written with the announcement.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
I was… THERE! THERE! It was class B! There were also
Asia, Zenovia, and Irina’s names! Asia and Zenovia were also written with conspicuous
larger katakana than me making them stood out.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Ise-san! I am glad we’re together again!”</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
Asia showed her smile with tears dropping down on
her eyes.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
“Aa, please take care of me until graduation!”</div>
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<br /></div>
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I was glad I was able to be together with Asia again!
Also, I got my sight fixed to a particular spot and felt relief from it.</div>
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<br /></div>
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With all the Church Trio getting together, the three
girls were snugging each other in great joy.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
“Zenovia-san, Irina-san! Please take care of me
until graduation!”</div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
“Aa, it’s gonna be fun!”</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Yeah, everyone’s happy together!”</div>
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<br /></div>
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While hugging each other, the three girls whirled
around. They approached Kiryuu while still feeling happy.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Fufufu, I’m also in the same class alright.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Oh, was Kiryuu also in the same class?</div>
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<br /></div>
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“YEEEESSS!”</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
The four girls came together and happily hugged each
other.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Two person put their hand on my shoulder. They were
Matsuda and Motohama’s</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Ise, we seem to be together again, you know.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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“As it was always been since middle school, my dude.
To the point that I thought it was fate”</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
Really, I looked at the seat arrangement just in
case… yep, it truly was.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Ha ha hah, guessed we had no other choice. Really,
this inseparable bond hadn’t been going since middle school. Although, knowing
these two was near gave me a peace of mind.</div>
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<br /></div>
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I gave such a wryly smile, to these two people.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Well, take care until graduation. It seems like our
troupe isn’t gonna change even after two years eh.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Two subsequent unchanged years, and our trio of inseparable
relationship along with the Church Trio and Kiryuu added made it some sort of a
crowd, so much that it could be said that it seems to me that I could at least
enjoy my three years of high school life … or so I thought, however, when these Rias’
groupies pulled me away while kept barraging about some shameful questions one
after another!</div>
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<br /></div>
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But the two of them were having complicated facial
expressions.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Ise, so what may you become in this same class together
after a painful year before?”</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent">
Motohama said as I turned towards the seat at my
sight in surprise. The girls raised their voice in higher pitch after
previously seeing our class seat announcement.</div>
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<br /></div>
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One person appeared, and he pushed his way through
while the girls were in rare squeeing. It was Kiba.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“Well, Ise-kun.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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“What is it, Kiba?”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Kiba happily said it to me.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“For this year, I will be in the same class. For one
year. Please take care of me.”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Welp!</div>
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</div>
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I couldn’t say anything. Kiba is gonna be a
classmate for the third year too?</div>
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<br /></div>
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That, that is, the girls raised their voice even
higher! This bishonen becoming their classmate surely was different and
considerably important!</div>
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<br /></div>
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Or rather, being in the same class together with
Kiba. ….. Somehow, that anticipation was not existent since I didn’t have a
choice.</div>
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<br /></div>
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Kiba then remarked.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“By the way, our homeroom teacher is…”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Kiba’s voice was interrupted by Rossweisse-san’s
appearance.</div>
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<br /></div>
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“I became the homeroom teacher for Class 3-B”</div>
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<br /></div>
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Thus, Ahem, Rossweisse-san marked her entry by
proudly puffing her chest.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The homeroom teacher for class 3-B, Rossweisse-san,
wrote down to confirm the seats! She was turning towards the teacher’s table
with caution… or so, oi oi, the Gremory members were gathered in class B!</div>
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<br /></div>
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Now that it had come to this, I just couldn’t bear
to feel the concern and anticipation of the class rearrangement farewell
announcement around the school vicinity (backyard, still applies) in my body
and soul already!</div>
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<br /></div>
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Thus, our life as a third grader of high school with
Rossweisse-san as our homeroom teacher came starting! It’s going to be fun!</div>
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<br /></div>
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Meanwhile, Saji and the Sitri members grouped
together in Class C.</div>
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<br /></div>
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The school was felt with various expectations from
this announcement.</div>
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The usual trio now had Kiba joined. One month had
been passed. Present customs had been established.</div>
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Homeroom teacher Rossweisse-san said to us while
standing.</div>
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“Since the opening ceremony one month ago, I was
planning to change the seats. Please make a group between four to six students,
and I hope that you can give votes on how you will sit in the classroom.”</div>
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Ah, changing seats. As for the starting first month
of the academic year, usually she would just be “Order of attendance number for
now” for the seat positions were fixed based on that. The students of the new
class were already used to each other, so as a result, both teachers of several
subjects as well as the class members itself regretted the arrangement.</div>
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For that reason, we assembled our close members. Me,
Matsuda, Motohama, were called the strange combination, with Kiba added up.
Even so, the number of boys in the school was scarce, therefore it was easy for
the male student groups to gather on the corners of the class.</div>
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Asia and the others seemed to form their group from their
usual quartet.</div>
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Matsuda asked</div>
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“Now, to give vote to the seats however, how about
beneath the window? Any other opinions?”</div>
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“A, me, I’m fine near the windows”</div>
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I gave my vote.</div>
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Upon a sudden, Kiba blushed and said to Matsuda.</div>
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“Now, now, Matsuda-kun. I, am good with the seat
behind Ise-kun… I want tobe on the same row as Ise-kun.”</div>
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And like, bruh, that bishonen said that! W, what was
with that otome’s desire~!?</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Kya kya…!!!”</div>
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“No way, Kiba-kyun!”</div>
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Kiba and I looked back and forth to find and hear some
of the girls weeping with a mix between sadness and joy.</div>
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Kiryuu shone her glasses and said.</div>
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“Watching things like this every day, I guess as far
as the girls concerned they would consider this unbearable in the future!”</div>
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What kind of situation was that!? However, with this
feeling of Kiba’s presence alone, their sad cries would be more likely rise up
every day!?</div>
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Nonetheless, I couldn’t wait for this to happen! And
appearing before us, the Seitou Kaichou Zenovia!</div>
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“The privilege of sitting near Ise’s seat also
belongs to us!”</div>
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“Right right”</div>
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“Being near Ise-san is good!”</div>
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Irina and Asia followed. Aaa Asia-chan! How such
frantic blush gave appeal, to the point of me dying of happiness!</div>
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“By the authority of Student Council President I will
sit beside Ise! Or, I shall sit close to Asia!”</div>
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What absurd words Zenovia! Use that authority
accordingly!</div>
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Irina remembered that her friend didn’t mention her
name.</div>
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“Zenovia! Am I not that good to you?”</div>
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“Control yourself, Irina!”</div>
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Asia was sweet and naive, while Zenovia sometimes
got strict towards Irina.</div>
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“Fookin Ise!!!”</div>
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Matsuda and Motohama let their jealousy burned
seeing all this.</div>
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The place of prestige went down wasted as Kiryuu went
in.</div>
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“Yes yes, for now, Hyoudou’s supposed group is
trying to decide to get their seat behind the girls’ group, we have no choice
to settle for the seats beside Hyoudou’s but Janken [2].”</div>
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Working for the seat close to me, Asia, Zenovia, and
Irina grouped together, and Kiba was the fourth person! ... The seat next to me
quickly became the source of concern of creating a small war between men and
women, I couldn’t feel anything but embarrassment!</div>
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As the four people heated up, the Janken showdown
started.</div>
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The first one who got the privilege was…</div>
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“I did it! I’m glad!”</div>
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Asia-chan was teary! This time the Janken was powerful,
Asia! I could feel the fates!</div>
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Asia got out, and the three swordsmen (Zenovia, Irina,
Kiba) set their sight on serious mode.</div>
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“Since Asia-san is out, we don’t have to necessarily
go easy now!”</div>
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“Don’t tell me that, Kiba!”</div>
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“I won’t lose.”</div>
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The situation heated up, their eyes wouldn’t stop looking
at the high speed Janken showdown! Then, they started showing the fastest hand
movement I had ever seen in Janken, how the hell, these three people? Why, did
they make such a serious effort to win the seat close to me? Especially Kiba! </div>
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Shortly after, votes for the seat order were
decided, it was at Rossweisse-san...</div>
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If the B class students’ votes were considered as
much as possible, moving to new seats would be green-lighted, with new arrangement.</div>
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Rossweisse-san uttered the new seat where students
would go.</div>
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Ultimately, our boys’ group and Asia’s female group
made peace and assembled together as an eight-person form.</div>
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My vote were accepted and I sat near the window. Then,
on my seat before was…Asia! On the diagonal right seat was Irina.</div>
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On the same row two seats in front of me was
Zenovia. Because she lost the Janken, she was a bit far from me.</div>
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“I won’t be defeated next time.”</div>
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Slightly annoying bravado, but she didn’t seem to
have given up yet. Well, in second year she sometimes would take a seat close to
me but, now that Zenovia sit near me, it’s going to be fun. I wouldn’t be tired
to be seeing her every single interesting reaction to lessons, to say the least.</div>
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And then, behind me was the inevitable…</div>
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I looked behind me and there was Kiba! He was so
fixated to the seat behind me, that he got the right for it from winning the
Janken after the admirable Asia.</div>
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Kiba looked satisfied.</div>
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Because of my curiosity, during lunch break, I
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“Are you fine with sitting behind my back?”</div>
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Kiba answered while smiling.</div>
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“Yes. Being able to turn around to a friend and have
a chat with them during breaks It was a dream for me.”</div>
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…</div>
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Really, this guy… Surprisingly, such his desire to be
a dream, perhaps I should say it to be too cheap… Asia and the girls said while
bringing out their lunch boxes.</div>
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“Ise-san, let us eat lunch together.”</div>
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Matsuda and Motohama said while stretching their
lunch boxes.</div>
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“Yes, yes, food for new seats!”</div>
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That was right. Everyone having lighthearted chat
while enjoying meal together was special. Such moment like this, everyday peace
was something to feel from the bottom of the heart.</div>
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In any case, Asia, Zenovia, Irina, Kiryu, Kiba,
Matsuda, Motohama! Please take care of me for one year until graduation!</div>
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Translator's Notes:</div>
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[1] A school tradition of reshuffling each students to be designated in
different classes than their previous year so as to give them
opportunity to know other students of their alumnae as well as giving
new study atmosphere. Commonly done in a yearly basis at Asian schools
that mostly have one room per class policy and do not practice “moving
classes” routine, namely, the students go to the designated classroom of
that subject ala university.<br />
[2] Janken means the classic Rock, Paper, and Scissor game </div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This short story is bundled with Vol. 23 (or 24/DX3?) and only distributed via Melon Books.</span></div>
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Short Story for Melon Books</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Gremory
of the DeviTube<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It was on a certain day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">At the beginning of my spring break, Rias asked me
to gather the peerage in the Hyoudou residence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Accordingly, she said something unexpected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Video transmission and streaming (literal is video
distribution/transmission, but since this is mostly about YouTube parody, I go
with streaming)!!?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I replied in a loud, hysterical tone as Rias nodded
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Eeeh, yes, the Gremory Household called me to
participate in spring break and sent a request.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“So unfortunate that even in Rias-sama and
Issei-sama’s spring break, we are needed for such occasions.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Simply put, in the Underworld there also exists video
streaming and distribution services like Nico Nico Douga in the human world,
and the Gremory household told us to participate in our spring break (including
mine.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“but we also watch video streams.”1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I turned my head to Koneko-chan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Nowadays, it is quite a popular for the citizens of
the Underworld to upload videos to the video streaming site ‘DeviTube’.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Indeed, it is similar to the human world. No, it can
be said that the human world influenced them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Kiba sat next to Koneko-chan. “Koneko-chan, you
watch food reviews and game videos, don’t you?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Yes, it’s best for killing time.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Matsuda and Motohama often commented “That video is
interesting”, or “This video is hot!” all the time, but who am I to judge.
Besides, they also helped me to find my favorite video streaming sites
(Japanese version of Pornhub anyone? prob Issei is a fan of DMM's R18 channel or DRP </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">LOL </span>). 2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Rias then said, “Gasper also records and uploads
under a pseudonym, am I right?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Seriously, that Gya-suke does…?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I was surprised to hear that from Gasper, his timid
persona and shyness notwithstanding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Y, yes, I like to make anime and game review videos
and upload them.”3</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Well, since I’m also good with computers, I might as
well enjoy myself in making and editing videos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“So, what should I specifically do for this in terms
of our target material and audience?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Anyway, I just couldn’t refuse the request from the
Gremory household. I asked Rias and Ravel on that instant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Well, for starters, you can simply make reviews for
Gremory house’s ‘Oppai Dragon’-related specialty products, among other things.”
Rias answered like that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ravel followed, “To begin with, you can introduce the
‘Oppai Dragon’ goods to the children fans in the review, but try to refrain
from explaining your ecchi hobbies and focus more on the viewer’s, Issei-sama.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As
such, the manager suggested. I could not show the kids my ero-hobby yeah… Kiba
asked Rias.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“As
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“The
particular requests are for Issei only. We can do anything we want but keep it
like usual, although I must admit, it would be nice to do something similar in
things we like.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, that can be said as free to some extent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Surprisingly,
Rossweisse grinned in excitement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Sounds
interesting. May I make some videos too?”</span></div>
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and Zenovia raised their hands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I,
I’m not good with computers myself…”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Ditto
with me. While I am able to blog (literally write on the Internet)… Video
editing is leaps and bounds for me.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Rias
said, “No need to worry, though, as special crew will be sent to do the
shooting and editing. You just need to give your idea and concept for the shot.
Of course, if you can edit it by yourself like Gasper, then we don’t have to
call them. Therefore, I am proud if you can make them as you like and see fit.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Like
that, we were ordered to participate in the video shoot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With Ravel’s support, I reviewed the goods while
acting as the “Oppai Dragon” myself, with the number of views soared as it
became available to watch on DeviTube. The merchandises’ sales went through the
roof, production couldn’t keep up with demand, and it became some sort of a
premium among the fans. I received lots of praises from the house of Gremory, and
was asked “please do this too,” in order to introduce more merchandises.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In the same vein, Rias was doing her own introduction
of her “Switch Princess goods”, everyday thinking and talking by herself about
her own ideas to present on her videos, yet she won more popularity in addition
to being the Princess of Gremory territory. The accessories she wore on her
videos secretly became popular as a compelling fashion choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Kiba did videos of his cooking hobby. “Handsome Dude
Does Cooking” was the vlog’s name. This, again, was extraordinarily received,
especially among young girls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Koneko did game live streams. Her deadpan delivery
when playing became a hot topic, and was warmly received. By the way, Gasper
did the editing on Koneko-chan’s videos, the camaraderie between the two
prominently shown.</span></div>
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traditional performing arts, gaining deep impression among her viewers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Asia and Zenovia set up as a duo, giving expository about
Japan’s daily school life from a foreigner’s perspective on their videos. On certain
occasions, the Angel Irina was called in as a guest, giving a unique feel, thus
they became a popular streaming group.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Wherein, the number one, beating all of us in terms
of viewing number that kept increasing was… Rossweisse-san!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Everyone watched Rossweisse-san’s video in the
living room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“This time, I’ll introduce an item from the human
world’s 100-yen shop! A silicon wrap! The common Saran Wrap<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span></span></span> can
only be used once, but! This silicon wrap can be washed many times for yet as
many use as you want! A fine gem for eco lifestyle!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It was a presentation video about a 100-yen shop merchandise!
This was the big hit among the underworld citizens!? Rossweisse-san’s unusual curiousity
in the presentation of each merchandise is, making all of them becoming a
completely hot topic, giving the Underworld’s suppliers and importers the
effort and capability to bring them in, forcing people to manufacture copies or
something similar and Underworld’s businesses to wake up and innovate on their
daily-life products, or else they would shut down! My focus were neither of the
Underworld, nor being able to grasp the Japanese’s creative way of thinking, but
how she caught the hearts of the general Devil population of the underworld.5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I wonder if Rossweisse-san’s the winner. That is to
say, the general viewer’s opinions seem to receive her, don’t they?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I was impressed by it, but… as for the other
members, it was…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I won’t be defeated! If this is the case, then I
will gain more number of viewers by uploading videos of my sightseeing around
my Japanese favorite destinations!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Ara ara, ufufu. Understood.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Kiba also said with his serious expression.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I wonder if I can broaden the spectrum of the cuisine.
I do want to introduce the representative dishes from each of human world’s
countries as well as cooking them.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Koneko-chan and Gya-suke were also on fire!</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Gya-kun, let’s challenge that game’s fastest clear
time by making a new world record.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Got it! Now that we’ve come this far, Koneko-chan’s
gonna become a legend!”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Zenovia, Asia, and Irina were also forming a circle.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“… We have no choice but to borrow Heaven’s power.”</span></div>
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</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I wonder if the Underworld people will accept Lady
Gabriel’s appearance…”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“uhhh… what is the goal?”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">… Damn. This way, everyone got excited and increased
their motivation because of Rosseweisse-san’s video.</span></div>
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</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Well shit, it seemed like Rias and the others got drown
in gaining more viewers of their videos.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ravel strangely laughed in amusement.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Peaceful, isn’t it? By the way, the White Dragon
Emperor/Hakuryuukou, Sitri, and Bael teams’ spring break were also given with
video streaming challenge.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Seriously!? The making of Sona-senpai’s
hellishly-taste sweets and Seekvaira-san’s Dumgam<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span></span></span>
review videos may be released to the public!?</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Aaaa, I guess it’s gonna be some kind of a video
showdown among the DxD team members for the time being.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Well, as Ravel said however, let’s hope it’s gonna
be peaceful…</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">P.S. The numbered sentences/paragraphs (not the translator's notes) are subject to change.</span></div>
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<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span></span></span> A pun to YouTube</div>
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<div class="MsoFootnoteText">
<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[2]</span></span></span></span> A plastic
(actually polyethylene) food wrapping, usually used for microwave heating. </div>
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<div class="MsoFootnoteText">
<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">[3]</span></span></span></span> A pun
to Gundam</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">*1*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">Janesville, Wisconsin, February 14<sup>th</sup>
1999</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">Through
the cold of snow, lies blood, despair, and tears</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">.</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">The noon delight almost deprived from
its shiny aperture. Flakes of thin snow spun low to ground level, white, as innocent
as a newborn baby. Winter blew haunting winds of bitterness to people with deep
sorrow of loss, courtesy of the Central American sub-zero. Even the freshening forests
and gardens of Janesville turned to a slippery layer of ice, providing a free slipping
arena to anyone who had guts to do so. Trees became dead dowels, and city lights
stood as symbol of boldness to chilling oppression. People went in and out
between buildings, misty air coming out through their nose with weary eyes and
tight cheeks after a long-day struggle with their jobs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">A twelve-year old boy strolled along on
the silvery lines of Monterey Park. He sat on a wet pine bench under a spruce
tree, trying to observe his surroundings with his brown eyes. He tuned a pocket
radio tuner in his large left hand as he held a closed plastic teacup in his
right. The noise on the ear buds was fixed to a local Janesville AM station,
playing an Alison Krauss’ song. He seemed to be waiting for someone to pick up
to go home. His teeth rattled slightly as strong icy wind flew through his head,
his brownish light skin turned slightly pale to adjust with the temperature. He
put back the radio to his pocket, and started to drink the warm tea in the cup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">He set his sight on a particular Russian
group, who approached him in a coldly manner from their car across the park. After
three sips on his tea, he closed his cup and put it down to the bench and the
ear buds to his neck, sharpening his senses to any incoming signs of trouble.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“What
are you doing?” One of the men said in a light Russian accent, long vapor came
out from his nose as he approached the boy.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">“Waiting for all of you,” the boy spoke,
his tone heavier than the typical 12-year-old. “We made a deal.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">“This ain’t boy scout thing, Nizar,
don’t look at us like you’re gonna go on a spree,” the second man said, his
eyes did not give attention to him, “but whatever. Let’s go.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">Nizar followed the four men to their
car. His sight showed his sour determination, as he was no stranger to them
because he had worked with them for three months as an errand boy. He sat on
the backseat of the Volkwagen Passat with the other two, the second Russian man
talking to him as the driver and the first, a tall, imposing man, as the
navigator. The engine roared in forte as the car passed through the blank,
black sheet music of a road of suburban Wisconsin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">“Kyril, have you called Alex?” the
driver opened conversation after a brief silence, “I need him to send me his
powder samples.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">The navigator responded in a monotone, “No
need, Emil. He’ll come to the place today,” he looked to the back seat, “Vasily,
Stefan, Viktor will need us to move the items to the rendezvous point.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">Vasily and Stefan nodded in agreement,
knowing what they should do next. Nizar observed them with cautious eyes before
asking, “I’ve been doing this shit with you in the last three months. Errand
boy, informant, almost all of the ground work. I have a question: how did you
gentlemen end up here in Janesville of all places?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">Emil said, “Viktor has set up temporary “agency”
here. To be frank, I have no idea why he chose Wisconsin instead of the greener
states like New York or Florida. We know it’s an intermediary, but it still
does not make any sense.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">Nizar became silent and went back to his
thoughts. The only thing he could think of for the moment was to find a way to
convince them to do something that he had been pleaded since the beginning. Kyril
and Emil had him swore in silence to not to report their activities. He needed a
plan, and he ran out of all of his already-prepared ones. He felt cold wind
sweeping from the small gap of the car window. Frontiersmen of the colonial era
like Daniel Boone tended to believe that cold winds are omen to bad news, and
seemed like Nizar knew that old myth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; line-height: 115%;">*****</span></div>
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<br />Ariel_Saebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552050903354293015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631086430945566122.post-43403077422574051692017-06-17T05:41:00.002-07:002017-06-17T05:41:28.639-07:00I Know What You Did in BandungThis is a short story I wrote back in fifth semester of uni as a mid-term exam. Very cheesy, but the lecturer of my Creative Writing class give me an A to this anyway, but your mileage may vary on the enjoyment.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Wait for me, girls!” Lita pleaded
to her friends shortly after they exited <i>Braga
Urban </i>outlet. It was not an ideal afternoon; black clouds cloaked the
Bandung sky throughout. Cold, strong wind swept through stands as local
merchants packed their shop. After all, it was not really a good idea for
shopping new clothing when it was almost raining. Nonetheless, the special
edition badge and lower price tag on the clothes was the primary force for Lita
to purchase them after brawling with the storeowner for one hour. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The girls strode the sidewalk to
look for other items they want to buy. Reny wanted to find two sets of blouse
to replace her old one, or else her superior will complain about her faded work
dress. Fenilla searched for a clutch bag, said to Lita that it swung all the
time when she carried it. Tika, meanwhile, were hunting for make-up sets, and
there were several excellent quality product line being sold in Bandung stores
with inexpensive price. They were arguing which store they should visit first,
but resolved after Reny proposed an idea, “How about we go to our designated
store ourselves and gather in one place before going back to Lita’s cousin
flat? It’s 2 pm now, and we probably want to return before four.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Done deal.” Fenilla nodded, “I’m
so hungry. Perhaps we can buy some snacks and ingredients for Mikha to make
dinner.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“It’s fine for me. You guys go
then, I will wait at the new Seven Eleven there.” Lita pointed to a newly
furnished building, painted in the trademark red and green stripes, a half
block away from the store.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okay, Lita. We won’t be long.”
Tika said to Lita, her eyes gleamed to sign a request, “Can you order three
cups of latte when we arrive there?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lita nodded, “Just make sure you’re
back before it’s raining hard!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The girls agreed. Each of them went
to separate ways to their respective target. Lita, having acquired the item she
wanted, proceeded to the convenience store and took a seat at a canopy next to
the main building. After buying one cup of coffee, she placed her shopping bags
on the table, and began to focus on her Nokia phone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">She updated her Facebook and
Twitter twenty minutes ago and there was still no sign of the girls. Lita
looked around, and the only thing she saw was the people going in and out the
store while hanging out with their friends or family. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">However, an unusual view stung her
head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A three-year-old boy was staggering
on the pavement. Usually, a child like him was not disturbing because not far
from him would be his family watching over them. The problem hooked Lita to him
was that he was walking alone, without any close supervision from any older
person, not even his sister. She examined the boy more closely. The clothes and
shoes he wore were tattered, with images of cartoon characters slightly visible
due to its dye ripped off the cloth. Furthermore, he did not show any hand
gestures nor approach other people as Lita often found with child beggars in
Jakarta. No, this child was different, she said reflectively in her mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Another issue that bugged her as
she drank her coffee was his eyes. He was so striking, with his long hair, flat
brows, and slightly puffed cheek, but she did not see the cheerful, lively eyes
as other children do. This boy was possibly lost, Lita said to herself, and did
not know the way home. Only a few person paid attention to him, and they gave
him some money because they thought he asked for it, but in reality, he just
grabbed it in his palm. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lita then decided to approach the
boy. She crouched down so that she could speak with him. Before she could utter
one word, a woman passed by, and said to her, “Girl, what happened? Do you know
this boy?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lita turned around and answered the
woman diplomatically, “No, I just want to talk with him.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The woman smiled, “I see. It is
almost raining now. You’d better tell him to go home.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I’ll do.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The woman walked to the bus stop.
Lita continued her attention to the boy. She gave her advice to the boy in soft
voice, “It is almost raining, son. Where is your mom?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The boy heeded her question.
Conversely, he replied in hollow tone and uncompleted words, “Mom? Sister, do
you know where mom? You take me to her?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lita’s throat was stuck; he did not
know where his mom was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Before she could do anything, the
blessing of the earth poured down. Lita and the boy soaked in the rainfall. She
immediately grabbed him, “Come on, we need to shelter from this heavy rain,”
wrapped the boy in her embrace, and returned to the store’s canopy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lita checked their clothes. It was
very damp, and begun to feel uncomfortable. “You must be cold,” Lita said to
the boy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Yes. It is very cold.” The boy’s
innocent voice could be heard. She was only wearing long sleeves and black
jeans, but she was certain that the boy was shivering more severe from her, as
the shirts and pants were thinner from her own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Guess I have no other choice,” she
murmured to herself. She grabbed one of her shopping bag, and put out the new
jacket she just bought. “We can share this jacket to keep us warm,” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> As
they waited for the rain to stop, Lita chose to continue her questions, “I
don’t know where your mom is, but I can take you to her. What about your dad?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I only live with mom. Dad gone
long. Mom said he went to heaven, and she will too later.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lita could feel her heart fell in
bullet time for a split second. He was an orphan, and did not understand that
his mom was very ill.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“When did you see your mom today?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Morning. Mom was sleeping all the
time, so she called uncle Nana to take me out.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">So this boy wandered off from his
guardian and her mom was at the brink of death. It was very deep for a boy of
this age. Lita could not hold this anymore. The water was so strong, as if it
was weeping for the boy’s parents who just passed back to the netherworld and
the air was just doubled Lita’s fright of the boy’s life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Thirty minutes had passed and still
no sign of her friends or the rain to stop. Lita checked her phone, and sent a
broadcast message to her friends that she would return late. She returned her
attention to the boy, “what is your name?” she asked softly and gave chocolate
bread she bought earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“My mom call me Gippa.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okay Gippa, it seems that the rain
will not stop until Maghrib, so we have to get you home first. I will find
uncle Nana and Sis want to ask something to him after you get home.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Thank you, sister. Hey, that’s
uncle Nana” Gippa pointed to a man in shirt and trouser at the bus stop. He was
confused all along even until he reached the bus stop. His eyes were looking
back and forth, finding something he thought difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“It’s great. Let’s go see him.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Still holding Gippa, closed in her
new jacket, and her shopping bag, Lita walked in fast pace to the bus station.
She approached the man Gippa mentioned, and politely asked, “Excuse me, are you
Mr. Nana?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Yes, I am. Pardon me, who are
you?” Mr. Nana introduced himself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“My name is Lita Mathina. I was
waiting at the store when I found this boy walking without particular purpose.
His name is Gippa and he said you brought him along before he got lost.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Nana thanked with relief, “Gippa!
Alhamdulillah, you’re all right! I’m so sorry I slipped my attention to you
because I was helping an accident!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I thank you very much, Miss Lita.
I thought a child trafficking syndicate or something caught Gippa.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Gippa mentioned that his mother
was going to die. Is that true? Who are you actually?” Lita became curious.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“In all condolences, yes, she died
only half an hour after I brought Gippa with me this morning. Post-mortem
report said that she died of type C hepatitis, a disease she had fought ever
since Gippa’s birth. As for me, I’m actually a caretaker of an orphanage. Not
really an orphanage, more like a child rehabilitation center.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“And his father?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“He was my best friend. We built
the orphanage together. A great man with a great vision, but not blessed in his
health. He died when his wife reached fifth month of her pregnancy. A traffic
accident, as far as I know.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I’m so sorry to hear that” Lita
wept her tears, “So Gippa is going to stay in your orphanage?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“By her mother’s will, yes.” Nana
agreed with the statement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lita made her decision. She knew
what she would do. Whether her friends and family like it or not, she would
continue on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I want to discuss something with
you, sir. But now, let’s go back to your orphanage."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">*****<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“So you were stalking me all the
time, Arfan?” Lita was shocked. She drank her coffee to relief her shudder. Her
brows accentually frowned, with Gippa playing a car toy on her lap “You shadowy
plump! What are you doing in Bandung anyway?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Well, I couldn’t help it,” I
smiled to her, “I was visiting my family there. I went around the town for a
while and I spotted you at the Seven-Eleven before it was raining. I followed
you then, but not before I picked up a five-year-old girl before I found you and
she was very much like the boy you brought in. Besides, your mother asked me to
take care of you should you run to any trouble. I was the one who took you to
Mikha’s apartment when you were too cold and tired to walk and just slept when
you got into my car.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">We spent our time in a humble café at
the Kalibata Riverview. It was a cool afternoon, if not crowdy, since it was
Saturday. I brought Mia with me, a five-year-old girl I adopted last week at
the same time Lita adopted Gippa, and unbeknownst to Lita, a ring. After all I
saw in Bandung, I knew this was the perfect opportunity to say it to her after
knowing each other since we were kids.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“So you knew everything I did in
Bandung last week?” Lita said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Yes.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“And what do you want me to do
here?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“You know, from what I saw you last
week, you are not like what you seem to me in our childhood. You have grown…
matured… to be a motherly figure. I always know that you will have this trait
somehow.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I know. Women will show their
compassion and true self when they have children with them.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“And it brings me today to my request.”
I grabbed my ring’s case.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“What is it?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I want you… to answer me… as these
children became our witness… would you like to be my wife, the half of me, and
unite in a holy matrimony, forever, until death tears us apart?” I opened the
case and showed the titanium alloy ring with emerald to her, much to her
amazement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Arfan..., but we’re just friends…,
you never told me that you loved me…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Well, actions speak louder than
words, am I correct?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I do love you, but, I think this
was so soon…” Lita voiced her hesitance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Not really. We were just
graduated, weren’t we?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“If so then… Yes, I do.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I held her in joyful feeling I’ve
never felt before. The whole café seemed to notice it, and gave their applause
to us. Gippa and Mia asked us, “What happened?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“You will have a whole family
again, children. Your dad and your mom. We will stay as a family together,
forever.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">FIN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Ariel_Saebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552050903354293015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631086430945566122.post-20492987141589856502016-04-08T20:14:00.002-07:002016-04-10T10:27:18.963-07:00Translation Work: High School DxD EX 6<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>TRANSLATOR'S NOTE: As a heads-up, this is a FIRST DRAFT version I posted in the forum. The final version will be not that much different, but expect to have some noticeable changes.</b> <br />
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A full-scale battle between Loki who was attacking from the future and I… The apocalyptic fight in the air had been going for several minutes.<br />
<br />
“Yaaah!”</div>
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<br />
My trident was able to pierce through Loki’s defence, comprising of a complex barrier system without much trouble.<br />
<br />
“Ugh!”<br />
<br />
Loki spouted an agonized voice.<br />
<br />
He was able to utilise the technology brought by beings from the parallel world, the [UL] to give birth New Fenrir and made it into his armour… As the inventor of The Artificial Sacred Gear system, with its pseudo Balance-Breaker, Counter-Balance, I was also able to wield and equip a similar set for myself, and with this new armour, I was able to break through that bastard god’s prided armour many times. Each time I did that, a circle formed on the armour plate.<br />
<br />
However, this did not mean that I was overwhelmingly dominant. That monster… Metal Fenrir also had been improved, and being fused with the Evil God, its power was very much stronger than the original. <br />
<br />
Even with a mere sweep of aura from the both of us, it is enough to split the sea and grind the neighbouring mountains. Magic attacks caused fiery inferno dancing in the moonlight, and froze any wide surface of the ocean it touched.<br />
Having a pact with the King of Monsters, Typhon and made him inside my Days Typhon Beast Another Armor, granted me power that no one can control.<br />
<br />
But…<br />
<br />
“Ha!”<br />
<br />
“Haaah!”<br />
<br />
Ex approached behind Loki in a flash! Meanwhile, Ise fired a Dragon Shot, which seemed to support his son’s strike!<br />
<br />
“What a pain in the arse again and again with these guys!”<br />
<br />
Ex managed to land a single blow, but Loki stroke away the crimson-haired boy with aura, and readied back his battle stance after having been hit with the Dragon Shot.<br />
<br />
ORC members with the future children surrounded the god. They created a dense formation that enabled them to strike directly should Loki decided to run.<br />
<br />
Thanks to the children, I was able to show Ise’s group the power of the Artificial Sacred Gear without regret. Finally, with the offensive capabilities borrowed from Typhon, we were able to corner Loki.<br />
<br />
We went with a strategy: I fought Loki straight on, while the guys stripped his power down each portion. Since the enemy was alone, the effect was much amplified.<br />
<br />
Since Loki was too dependent to his armor, I hit him with my trident many times and allowed the armor to be rebuilt. However, the armor’s strength weakened overtime even though it could be repaired with amazing speed, and it can be indicated that he had rough breathing from his shoulder movements. <br />
<br />
I also thought that Loki’s magic strength was not worthy being called a power of a God. In addition, he kept expending Fenrir’s heinous power but had to rebuild his armor back to shape many times. Even it was said that Gods have limits.<br />
<br />
Ise’s children in the future were used to fight God-class beings, so it was natural for them to fight using this hit-and-strip tactic and making their enemies exhausted. Ise and the others also had fought Loki and his minions once, so they knew and were able to adapt to Evil God’s fighting methods.<br />
<br />
First of all, they were able to execute well-placed and powerful strikes with amazing level of coordination, something they gained from their training, research, and wartime experience. Even if they could not grab the real situation and they could not see each other’s eyes, the parents and the children could feel the invisible bond to make them work together. Despite being in combat, I could see many wonderful scenes of them together.</div>
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“You punk are always doing something with this Loki! Even in that era, even in this time, you always hamper with my desires! The greatest sin and crime of the Asgardians was allying themselves to the other mythologies! I was condemned for causing Ragnarok! THE ONLY ONE!”<br />
<br />
Loki let off a frustrated cry.<br />
<br />
Loki’s frustration extended to the aura cladded on his body. Ominous aura began to take form.<br />
<br />
I breathed in mourning.</div>
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“Well, how about this. How can you lend power unrelated to anything, being a machine like that?” (I’m not sure on this, will work it later).<br />
<br />
Previously, this person appeared before us as Odin led his faction with the Alliance, attacking by the premise of being the Evil God of the Norse Mythology. It was said that this guy was given “justice”, being an Evil God and all.<br />
<br />
However, his eyes did not show it, and he continued to unleash his unfathomable resentment from his body.<br />
<br />
After his defeat, did his values collapsed after being in a prison for three decades? Or say, he had been thoroughly enveloped by the parallel world’s technology and concepts?<br />
<br />
… Surprisingly, both aspect could be combined and in turn could shake his brain to a degree. So in turn, he incorporated the technology he got from the [UL], time-shifting, and flew to this era! If he is the original Loki, he would not hit anything other than the Norse Mythology.<br />
<br />
Well, it’s not that I could not help it to make me hesitant when thinking about this guy’s turning point. First things first, he must tell the children how to cancel the curse cast on future Asia.<br />
<br />
I could feel the robust barrier that I erected throughout the area began to rip due to the corners being breached. I could see cracks in the air, getting larger and becoming holes, and humanoid [UL] with blue body appeared… Ruma Idra, the Hunter and Leader of Invade Fanatics, checked the situation, letting out a visor-shaped eyes.</div>
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“Apparently we are losing a great deal of our forces here.”<br />
<br />
It said in a mechanized voice. <br />
<br />
It could break into the barrier I erected. Whether it was the nature of its powers or the technology from the parallel world that it used was not known… that bastard Ruma Idra, it just dropped its body and able to go away. The battleground was pretty much in ruins, with cracklings and sparks scattered everywhere.<br />
<br />
This guy should have been fighting the future Gasper. But it seemed that Gasper was wounded by it.<br />
<br />
It came here… by fleeing his own fight. I did not think that Gasper with such tremendous aura would lose. He was even accompanied by two Issei’s daughter.<br />
When I was thinking of it, three magic circles appeared and Gasper, followed by Robertina and Helmwige, made their appearance! Of course, those three wore a mask to cover their identity from Ise and the others.<br />
<br />
Gasper dropped to me as I asked him ironically,</div>
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“Does this bothering you?”<br />
<br />
How much the Invade Fanatics leaders were, Gasper is a Super Devil, so he would not have much trouble in most fights. He would not flee either.<br />
<br />
Gasper said,<br />
[QUOTE]<br />
“Forgive me. Apparently this being’s main body has been transferred here.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Body? I was disturbed with this and gave this question in my head.<br />
<br />
Ruma Idra landed beside Loki.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Loki-dono, we will do the other plan.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Loki opened his armour’s mask while listening to the Hunter’s plan. He put out a rapturous smirk.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“I see. Fufufu, well, it will become fun if it happens. These folks will fall, whether it is sooner or later.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
After talking, its visor-shaped eyes shone suspiciously.<br />
<br />
Then, a crack began to appear again, but this time it was larger, more wider in size compared to the last time Ruma Idra emerged!<br />
<br />
Through the hole on the big open space, object of scale beyond my imagination showed up! Diving gradually on the crack is the bulk of [B]a… blue battleship![/B]<br />
<br />
A warship on the sky! The bow had a sharp shape similar to a crow’s beak, there was a big symbol on the hull, but I did not know whether it was a military insignia or the alien’s symbol, an eerie pattern was painted on the body of the ship.<br />
Eventually its shape was revealed in the open space… I measured it to be [B]at least 1000 feet/300 meters.[/B] This guy brought this terrible stuff!<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“WH… WHAT IS THAT!?”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Issei shouted loud with the advent of that unexpected battleship.<br />
<br />
I also wanted to say it out loud as my mark of surprise whether this is Ruma Idra’s body or not… but what happened to Gasper? I looked at Gasper and he nodded in silence.<br />
<br />
<br />
[/SPOILER]<br />
<br />
The fight was rather short, as we have expected of the True Oppai Dragon :heh:.<br />
<br />
PART 2:[B] The Chichiryuushintei, True Oppai Dragon[/B] :heh:<br />
<br />
[SPOILER="GRAND FINALE! PART 2"][QUOTE]“Even if we were able to kill as many human-sized [UL] as possible, we have to teleport them back at the same time. You should have already know it this time, Sensei. The leaders act as nucleus/core for that huge main body and anchor it to their designated location. This is the first time I know that Ruma Idra is one of the cores. We are lacking intel.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
So you said that this battleship was the mechanical life form’s main body and Ruma Idra was one of the brain?<br />
<br />
Ruma Idra said to Gasper<br />
<br />
“My apologies, Aeon Tycoon-dono. As long as I do not bring out my body, I will just keep returning to this ship via its pod. You should destroy the main body if you want to defeat me.”<br />
<br />
Ruma Idra looked above as it raised its hand. At the same time, the battleship changed its form… becoming its body. The mouth-like shape on the bow started to open and let out a blooming, hammering roar!<br />
<br />
A part of the ship’s bow cracked open and in it appeared… a horrible, large red eye!<br />
<br />
Ruma Idra was on the front salvo, and said loudly,<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“A single shot from my main body can destroy any target and penetrate any kind of barrier, be it space and time or dimensional. As long as my power source remains, I will bombard all events in the past.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
What! What in God’s name was that! Not just space-time bombardment, but also historic events shelling as well! No, perhaps they just did not want to destroy mythologies, but they also wanted to destroy the history of mankind!<br />
<br />
Once you can do that, there will be nothing in this world, no, even a world line would not exist!<br />
<br />
While I was not involved in many past events of mythology, I just could not stand it when one wanted to interfere with the accumulated parts of history of humankind!<br />
<br />
A huge ejection port began to start moving, and at the same time, energies began to gather!<br />
<br />
I screamed towards everyone!<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“YOU GUYS! YOU HAVE TO ABSOLUTELY STOP IT BEFORE IT MAKES EVERY LAST MOUNTAIN IN THIS AREA GETS WRAPPED IN DARKNESS!”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Roger That!”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Everyone felt in awe of what that battleship was doing. They prepared themselves so that they can charge from my command. Ise’s group followed Gasper and I.<br />
<br />
However, from the hull of the ship, Ruma Idra launched several copies of his humanoid cyborg form! Each of them were on the same level as Galvaldan, we would get our hands full just for taking care of those guys! It made worse that these cyborgs were remote-controlled and should the children faced it head-on, they would not be able to approach the battleship in full power.<br />
<br />
I could easily take the lead with Typhon’s armour and hit all the cyborg copies… but the Artificial Sacred Gear reached its limit. If the balance between my physical and mental strength collapsed, the armour would not hold. [B]Keeping up with the King of Monsters’ Artificial Sacred Gear was tougher than I expected.[/B]<br />
<br />
Ex and Airi looked for another salvo, an attack was shot down remotely with a shout.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Crap! All history will be wiped should that shot hit!”<br />
<br />
“This is not gonna be the same joke from all the disturbances of the war of our time! I’m coming!”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Ise, Zenobia, Irina, and Kiba were also struggling to hold the other Ruma Idra’s copies. <br />
[QUOTE]<br />
“I don’t understand it well, but I do know that hit is going to be bad if it hits!”<br />
<br />
“Oh, somewhat I want to wreak havoc on that battleship!”<br />
<br />
“These cyborgs are strong!”<br />
<br />
“We need to reach the battleship before it fires!”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Both Ise’s group and the children were fighting hard…<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Hahaha! Does the Sekiryuutei’s group disturb you from firing the bombardment?”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Loki returned and joined the battle! If only I could use Typhon’s armour and Gasper still had his Super Devil powers, we would have crushed the cyborg copies in no time.<br />
<br />
It was not good enough! It was all up to my Counter-Balance when it would be capable, and when it did, the only way was to charge an intense, suicidal one-hit blow to the battleship!<br />
<br />
While deciding the solution, something colossal began covering… a blue barrier!<br />
<br />
God damn it! Even if I could get people making barrier just on the size of the battleship, we would just able to make one or two layers of barrier!<br />
<br />
It was a do or die moment! If we failed, the history, the future…<br />
<br />
It was when I was trying to remove[B] the limiter from Typhon’s armour[/B] that I felt something that this area was covered with powerful energy field. As I looked to it, it shielded Ise’s and all the present day group at once and stopped, having been solidified on the spot. It moved past me, to the children, as it seemed to be someone from the future.<br />
<br />
Turning my eyes towards Gasper, I could see him spreading his aura to his whole body and his eyes glowing red. [QUOTE]He had stopped time?[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
The battleship’s salvo had stopped, but Loki and Ruma Idra were still moving!<br />
[QUOTE]<br />
“This is…”<br />
<br />
“Did Gasper Balor stop time?”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Those guys seemed to notice the change in situation.<br />
<br />
Among the divided party between those who could move and those who were frozen, Gasper had a wry smile.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“It seemed that the “countermeasure” that we talked the other day has finally arrived, Azazel-sensei.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
If I followed Gasper’s sight yesterday, I could see a teleport magic circle been deployed in the air.<br />
<br />
The pattern was that of a clock with the hands, and it turned counter-clockwise intensely.<br />
<br />
What appeared above the circle was… [B]a blonde girl with a pair of red eyes. She had a unique vampire feeling very much like Gasper.[/B]<br />
<br />
The vampire girl greeted me by raising the hem of her skirt.<br />
<br />
[B][QUOTE]“Good day, everyone. I am Hyoudou Issei’s daughter. My name is Ernestine.”[/QUOTE][/B]<br />
<br />
After the greeting, the girl gave a cute smile, but said something like this.<br />
[QUOTE]<br />
[B]“I brought my dad here.”[/B][/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
In a moment, a large teleportation magic circle appeared behind the girl. The pattern forms like the letter “A”… the Gremory!<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]From there, in about a hundred meters in size, a huge dragon appeared with crimson scales.[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Ruma Idra was trembling at the sight.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE][B]“What! It’s the Sekiryuutei, Hyoudou Issei!”[/B][/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Loki also seem to be looked hostile toward the colossal crimson dragon who had descended.<br />
[QUOTE]<br />
“He… hey? Re, really? I have been followed!?”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
The huge dragon emerged from the magic circle by opening its mouth!<br />
<br />
[QUOTE][B][SIZE="5"]“OPPPAAAAIIIIII!!!!”<br />
[/SIZE][/B][/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
I, Ise!? Is it Ise? It’s, it’s surely the familiar sukebe roar that made me sure that it is Ise!<br />
<br />
Gasper said to Ernestine,<br />
<br />
[QUOTE][B]“Ernestine, you are indeed my best pupil. The Galnstein House line sure are sophisticated.”[/B][/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Yes, Vladi-Sensei. We have assured now that father has sent here.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
The huge dragon, the future Ise said to future Gasper.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]*Gya-suke, it seems like you’re having a rough time, do things go under control?*<br />
<br />
“No, it’s just I’m a bit… missed out.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
I could see that the living cyborg, Ruma Idra, were shaking its entire body strong enough to be seen and showed a beep sign.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“W, why are you here Sekiryuutei? You should have been fighting my Lord in the war according to our strategy.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Ernestine laughed in small voice.<br />
<br />
“Rezzo Roado? Was that the being had just fought against father a while ago?"<br />
<br />
The huge dragon…[B] Ise grabbed a mechanical arm on his large hand and used the fingers to pick his nose.[/B]<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“It seems that it has withdrawn, leaving its arm.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Ruma Idra became speechless at hearing Ernestine’s words.<br />
[QUOTE]<br />
“Damn! You… you could tear off the arm of one of the Seven Magnificient Hunters! They have the strength of a God! Red monster! “[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Dragon Ise laughed on Ruma Idra on the edge of his mouth.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]*Oooo, it’s often said like that. Time to settle this, Loki, Ruma Idra.*[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
However, he wrapped his expression into his aura, packing it into his rage. A mass of head-breaking, massive aura began to dominate the area violently.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]*You dabbled with Asia. You may be a God, but what you had done is unforgivable.*[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
The Crimson Dragon was overwhelming in terms of both absolute confidence and invincible strength here.<br />
<br />
[B][I]Apparently, the future Ise was dealing with the other five parents (meaning his other wives/local wife/mistress) and this became the reason why he could not attend the future Asia when she was cursed. It could be said that the root of this incident was that not all of his family members were able to be together at the same time! What a guy![/I][/B]<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Moooveee!”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
When Ruma Idra shone and released its power, it could call upon a battleship and used it as its body and it was said that he could tear off mountains. However, Gasper was able to stop its movement! It did not make any sense!? Should I choose which one is the strongest of the Invade Fanatics, my choice would go to Rezzo Roado. <br />
<br />
The salvo began to ring again and resumed its charge. <br />
<br />
Dragon Ise increased the volume of his large chest. The next moment was something impossible, as[B] he breathed fiery inferno sphere at maximum power and blows up the salvo of the battleship![/B] Without its barrier or the cyborg copies, it was instantly defeated. <br />
<br />
The explosion covered the entire one side of the sky! The sea surface was shaken and rippled violently, and even the trees in the forest of the mountains could feel the shock.<br />
<br />
As the smoke cleared, there was still a figure of Ruma Idra’s body, partially destroyed. Every part of its body was covered in smoke, from the hull down to the bottom. The massive, ridiculous flame contained very large amount of aura that put it on the onset that its body was almost entirely malfunctioned. This was not something you could take it head-on for God-Class beings.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Loki-dono, our condition are bad to continue to fight. We must withdraw…”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Before he could finish speaking, Ruma Idra’s entire body system… the battleship was tied with a [B]rope made of light.<br />
The rope of light is a method that I taught to them just in case.[/B]<br />
To my surprise, Ruma Idra did not resist at all.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“It’s an arrest barrier for all of you. I think I've already stretched the barrier too much, you know?”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Ruma Idra seemed not to respond to my words.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Having analysis from each fight, and you can develop a method of countermeasure. Indeed, the children of the Sekiryuutei are reliable to come to this era.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
So, I’m fighting these “UL” creatures, stretched as far as I can each time. It’s something worth fighting, but there was also the implication of preventing time collapse and paradoxes. Meanwhile, we analysed these beings’ method of attack, and develop the corresponding countermeasures from the information we could gather and explore different methods and techniques. Barriers and different types of techniques, the rope of light was one of the techs that I taught to them. There is also the effective armor of Typhon, and captured war machines that I doubt would see some use in the future.<br />
<br />
Ise’s children gathered around Ruma Idra, everyone had a high spirit against it, and if it ever moved a single finger as a means of escaping, the kids would not hesitate to tear its battleship main body piece by piece.<br />
[QUOTE]<br />
“Kuh! It’s just my skin color!”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Loki had determined that the situation was losing for him and was looking for a way to escape and leave this place!<br />
<br />
And just as they had noticed, Ex and Airi had been waiting to hold him up. Ex swung his crimson sword charged with Power of Destruction in high speed!<br />
Loki’s sharp reflexes, either because he received it right on his face or being exhausted after the battle, were cut down by Ex.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“A payback for Asia-kaasan. [B]Wanna a free kiss?[/B]”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Ex’s words were still full of anger. That’s the attitude of Ise’s son.<br />
<br />
Gasper said to Loki and Ruma Idra.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE][B]“Do you wanna know why I don’t just stop time and have other abilities? It’s because I want to learn what I can do with my body, and how far I can reach it.”[/B][/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Then, Airi plunged to Loki until his blood spurted out. Behind her,[B] Fafnir stood with burning rage mixed with his aura on his large silhouette.[/B]<br />
[QUOTE] [B]<br />
“You bullied my mom!”[/B][/QUOTE]<br />
[/SPOILER]<br />
<br />
Part 3: [B]Days of Future Past.[/B]<br />
<br />
[SPOILER="THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!"]QUOTE]“You bullied Airi-tan!”<br />
<br />
“”Absolutely not allowed!”"[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Again, Airi and Fafnir raised their voice clad in rage and emotions, and released their aura when they punch Loki deep in the gut. That was the blow of Ise’s daughter. <br />
<br />
Loki tried to bent his body with the air to reduce the hit. <br />
[QUOTE]<br />
“I, Idiots…”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
He said that, and he fell to the sea surface.<br />
<br />
Had arrested Ruma Idra and watched Loki fell to the sea, Gasper spoke with a different tone.<br />
[QUOTE]<br />
“Evil God Loki and the [UL], those who came from the parallel world. You have disturbed the Gremory household and Sekiryuutei family. Those who quarrel with our peace are not allowed to do anything as they like, even if there are many things involved.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
From those words, it was clear that these punks had hurt their important person… and gave pursuit to this era, and were overthrown from their position. was there one person that cannot be touched in any era? Both Loki and the [UL].<br />
<br />
The battle is over, and I could finally take a breath. I removed my armour. I need to thank Typhon later. It seemed that the request was unlikely even for a big deal. I moved with all the future gang and the present folks to the distant mountains.<br />
<br />
Issei and the other present ORC members were left stunned after the time stop resolved. Since it would be bad if they saw all of this, I also asked the kids to put them to sleep, placing them on the beach of the earlier battleground, and removed any clues that might lead them to question this forbidden front. It was for the future; say what you will.<br />
<br />
The other children… Kurenai, Shirayuki, and Kuroibara had also joined, and all of the future faces were here. It was amazing to see a dozen people of this a different era together.<br />
<br />
… Um, one of my students was flying in the air, it was Ise who became a dragon.<br />
<br />
“Seems like you have changed a lot.”<br />
<br />
*Hahaha, that’s because powerful, large-scale techniques fits better in this form.*<br />
<br />
The future Ise laughed excitingly. He still knew how to laugh even after three decades of taking dragon form.<br />
<br />
Although I also want to see his human form after 30 years… This was rather extravagant. I could only feel happy and satisfied to see the dragon’s appearance.<br />
Robertina immediately analysed the captured Loki (albeit fainted), while Helmwige said<br />
[QUOTE]<br />
[B]“Dad, we have almost done analysing Loki.”[/B]<br />
<br />
“It’s only matter of time for us to lift Asia-kaasan’s curse!”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Ooo, so[B] you were able to draw it out and extract the spell from Loki to some extent[/B]! Well, I would just let them make Loki talk later.<br />
<br />
Zen and Shin cried when they heard it.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Thank God…”<br />
<br />
“Uuuh, the worth for coming here is equal…”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
The Nekomata Sister cried while hugging each other.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“I’m glad, nyaaaaaaaannn!”<br />
<br />
“Me too, it’s wonderful!”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Airi, while crying in tears, said with a smile,<br />
<br />
[QUOTE][B]“Mom, when you wake up, please hand down to me the House of Hyoudou’s secret technique of making porridge…”[/B][/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
The eldest son, Kurenai held Ex’s shoulder after closing in.<br />
<br />
“I’m glad we came here.” <br />
<br />
“…Yeah.”<br />
<br />
Ex’s voice was shaking with tears. Tears, relief and joy worked wonder on him, but he did not want the other siblings saw him like that. The brave, stout-hearted, fearless crimson swordsman who fought was also just a boy raised in this good family.<br />
<br />
Gasper said as he watched the heartwarming scene.<br />
<br />
“It’s all up to me for the clean up in this era.”<br />
<br />
I see. It was because Gasper was the one who governed time, so he needed to erase the traces of the children, the [UL], and Ise.<br />
<br />
The truth is, Gasper and I had already altered the memory of Ise’s group who felt asleep on the beach. In the altered memory, it would seems that we had defeated weapons and monsters of ancient origin along with the Grigori members.<br />
<br />
It was a pity, I decided not to ask what happened in the last decade they are living.<br />
<br />
After that, it would be the work of memory alteration of Rias’ group. I would also join in.<br />
<br />
Ruma Idra had already transferred back to the future. I left it to the folks there to give his verdict.<br />
<br />
And so, here came the farewell.<br />
<br />
Dragon Ise had his children expanded the magic circle used for the time travel on their feet. <br />
<br />
I… could not bring myself to talk. No more. It would not be good for me to know more about the situation in the future. Even if these people knew, it was something not being allowed to speak.<br />
<br />
As the magic circle increased the glow… Ise could only said this.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]*Sensei, farewell then*<br />
<br />
“It was good to meet you and your children of your girls. All of you have grown.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
After a simple farewell words, Ise and I exchanged smiles.<br />
<br />
It was enough. Things like, ‘How is your life since then?’ or ‘Is your life good?’ were not the kind of words you wanted to hear in such situation.<br />
<br />
The truth was, I want to speak to him in the good future of this world. I could see this too on Ise’s eyes.<br />
<br />
The teleportation shone further, but Ex still hanged on to me.<br />
[QUOTE]<br />
“First Governor! Take care!”<br />
<br />
“Aaa”<br />
<br />
“Can we meet again? I also want to consult something about you.”<br />
<br />
[B]“Can we do some erotic talk?”[/QUOTE][/B]<br />
<br />
I laughed as Ex had his face red<br />
<br />
As the magic circle shone its last flash, the children shouted in unison.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“”“Goodbye!”””[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Dragon Ise shouted the last of the last of the farewell.<br />
[QUOTE][SIZE="5"]<br />
“OPPPAAAIIIII!”[/SIZE][/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
They went back to the future, leaving Gasper and I.<br />
Geez, even in the future you are still Oppai Dragon. It seems like you guys had profited with it very much. Thus, the dense feeling of my strange experience had almost come to an end.<br />
[CENTER]<br />
DxD[/CENTER]<br />
<br />
Ten days have passed from that time.<br />
<br />
I was sitting on a bench at a park in the afternoon, looking at the sky while eating a chocolate bar.<br />
<br />
After the future Gasper finished all of his work, he met me after dark, and went back to his own timeline.<br />
<br />
The memory alteration work had also been done somehow with good results. <br />
<br />
I heard Gasper luckily on my way back.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Do I need to erase me and the other leaders’ memories?”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Yeah, it were not just me, but every one of the VIPs including Odin and Sirzechs, who relied on this information this time. On top of that, we made a cooperation by making a pact with Typhon. <br />
<br />
Gasper only showed a meaningful smile like he did before.<br />
<br />
Unexpectedly, the VIP group… me included, might do something that could heat things up. If the future Gasper is counted as a Super Devil, it will not be strange for us supernatural beings to make precautions and becoming enemies.<br />
<br />
Possibly, the memory that I had now…<br />
<br />
However, Gasper only said this when he left.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Please just remember this. In the near future, the [UL] will hit this world again. It may become a war, but incidents of this kind is one of the worst. I do not want it to happen again. This is our purpose for coming here.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
From his words, I could say that Ex and Gasper had left something to prevent time travel incidents to be happened again. In short, time travel and stuff may not happen at all in this timeline.<br />
<br />
It may be, but I was not only understanding the point, but also the details.<br />
<br />
I had a wry smile when I looked at Ise and Asia who were shopping at a convenience store. When they lowered the bags, I reflected a strange eyes that I had been talking to an old woman at the entrance of the park.<br />
<br />
I decided to look closer at the pavilion on whim.<br />
<br />
A conversation was held between three people, and the old lady bowed his head down, thanking Asia.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Thank you for taking care of me last time, good daughter.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Hush!<br />
<br />
I was satisfied. So this was the grandma who had been helped by Airi on the other day. <br />
<br />
Asia did not know it at all, and I could see a big question mark on the blank space on top of her head.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Eh, ee…”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Ise smiled when he looked at Asia’s direction.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Asia, your kindness might have helped this old lady unconsciously.”<br />
<br />
“Uh, maybe you’re right.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
Asia slanted her neck, but the old woman took out a candy from her bag and giving it to her.<br />
<br />
[QUOTE]“Thank you, young lady.”[/QUOTE]<br />
<br />
I grinned out unconsciously from this sight. <br />
<br />
Apparently, did you guys drop something? Oh well, It would be good if someone were able to remember them.<br />
<br />
I talked to them abruptly after they had done helping the old woman.<br />
<br />
“Well, Ise, Asia. If you two have a child, what name will you use?”<br />
<br />
The two of them got red and embarrassed “W, what’s that question!?” as they showed a naïve reaction.<br />
<br />
I gave a mischievous smile as two person standing behind me, Rias and Akeno got my attention.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
"Hey Azazel, do not say something strange to those two in front of me.”<br />
<br />
“Exactly.”<br />
<br />
Looking back, the rest of the Occult Research Club had already at the park. <br />
<br />
And I scheduled to go to the beach more earlier today.<br />
<br />
I looked at everyone. Those who had not yet happened and don’t have the memory, it is only matter of time in a couple of decades. <br />
<br />
“Okay, people. We go to the beach.”<br />
<br />
Now, let’s go without thinking of anything today.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
DxD</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
This is the entire top-secret story as I had told a handful of people at the beginning. <br />
<br />
Again, this important information must never let out to anyone. When the time comes, this would be useful to some point.<br />
<br />
Do not try to disclose this or attempt to destroy this record.<br />
<br />
..Um, since you would have heard it all, why not keep it to yourself?<br />
<br />
After all, you guys win.<br />
<br />
You win, and lead a happy and peaceful life.<br />
<br />
Consider this as an absolute order from your teacher.</div>
Ariel_Saebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552050903354293015noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631086430945566122.post-40974890091925468032016-01-10T16:14:00.000-08:002016-04-08T20:30:12.573-07:00Translation Work: High School DxD EX 5Issei’s children, Gasper and I arrived back at Kuou town returning from Kyoto.<br />
<br />
After receiving prior information from Robertina, I also had contact with Rias’ group.<br />
<br />
The specs of the identity of the unknown enemy… they seem to have fought… Loki.<br />
<br />
It doesn’t matter if it is just the regular [UL] troops, but if the
information from Ise’s children mentions that bastard Loki and the
Executives also attacks them, so those youngsters are the people in
danger and they need to avoid contact at all costs.<br />
<br />
Every time Ex and his siblings are absent from any place, I will need to know that the place must be avoided by anyone.<br />
<br />
But I am relieved when seeing the future children of my students. Even
when the situation becomes worse, these siblings will return this era to
help.<br />
<br />
In response to Zenobia’s son contact, we go to an abandoned ruin complex
in the Kuou town suburbs. The siblings swiftly wear a special helmet
so that their parents do not recognize their faces.<br />
<br />
When you look at Zen and Shin, these two kids… (they must not allow
their parents to see and recognize their weapons, period), but they will
fight with the [UL] army here in these ruins. We participate in this
battle and kick those small fries’ ass.<br />
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I ask to Zen while throwing a spear of light. <br />
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Zen says after cutting some enemies with his Durandal IV.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“If Rias-kaasan and the others clearly met Loki and Ruma Idra,
Kurenai-niisan then must forcibly teleport them somewhere. He will come
with Shirayuki and Kuroibara!”
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I see, so that’s why the ORC haven’t seen the siblings. They had teleported their parents out.<br />
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Zen added.<br />
<br />
Well, I think they will do that no matter how. No matter if it is the
regular ones. The problem is the enemy’s Seven Hunters and Loki.<br />
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As I ask, Shin points to the rear exit of the ruins area. There is
a black, round mass of aura floating in the air. The size is enough to
wrap around one person completely.<br />
<br />
That round aura feels strange. I can feel pressure from that.<br />
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So, in that large black aura, there is a sealing technique that
the future Rossweisse started to develop. Seems like you are blooming
your skills and creating useful things in the future, Ms. Rossweisse.<br />
<br />
Ruma Idra is here. Then…<br />
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Zen says as I’m thinking<br />
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Shin follows swiftly,<br />
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Zen explains,<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Our father, my mother, Asia-kaasan, Irina-kaasan, Master Kiba, and
the other five people, their teleport point was shifted due to Loki’s
intervention in the fight. Father teleported with that bastard to a
coastline at a neighboring prefecture.”
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Issei, Asia, Zenobia, Irina, and Kiba, the five of them are
separated from others like Rias and Akeno (including Kurenai, Shirayuki,
and Kuroibara) and did not teleport. They jumped to a different place
with Loki.<br />
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Shin says impatiently,<br />
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but Airi-neesan is also included. We have to do a sacrifice before Loki
could be sealed. Our sister is in very bad condition!”
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Zen describes with a timid expression,<br />
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So you also brought that, that bastard Loki!<br />
<br />
I have assumed for the worst possible assumption. The worst assumption…
one of them, is that the future Loki comes in contact with the other
beings in different dimension that has more advanced technology and
cooperated in dangerous research.<br />
<br />
In other words, it is a new creation of the evil god Loki, who have given birth to the world many dangerous monsters.<br />
<br />
New Fenrir! There’s nothing else worst. I don’t like it when we are forced to fight with that monster!<br />
<br />
Of all the supernatural beings that exist, Fenrir is strong enough to enter the Top 10. It’s a heinous monster.<br />
<br />
Even when the Two Heavenly Dragons cooperated and we have planned and
prepared for the major battle, this guy was the last to be beaten. Even
Vali could not defeat it using Juggernaut Drive.<br />
<br />
This Fenrir is a new creation. Perhaps, no, it must have incorporated
the technology of the different world. I don’t want to imagine if he had
created other monsters.<br />
<br />
I think it will be better if I go to Issei’s place. Although there’s Airi, but they will not have enough strength for this.<br />
<br />
I call using the video comms from my chest. The Grigori cadres… I can’t get in line with my comrades.<br />
<br />
I have assumed that they will be prepared for this kind of situation at
first, but… still no contact or response. It’s almost done that I can’t
wait any longer.<br />
I quickly leave from this place, to catch and prevent the [UL] soldiers
by expanding the magic circle jump point meant for teleporting to Ise’s
place.<br />
<br />
But, at the same time, distortion can be felt at the sealed black aura. I
notice changes in the barrier flux, then a shape made of black spheres
jumps out at high speed! A group in shapes of edged weapons that have
been freed from the seal moves freely like having a will on their own,
and goes toward us with blinding speed! A remote-controlled slashes!<br />
<br />
We are able to fend off the weapons that are wielded by the dark figure
before reaching our position thanks to the huge, wriggling shadowy
hands. The shadows… no, the hands that stopped them are Gasper’s. He
catches them.<br />
The remote-controlled weapons return back to the original of the black
aura inside the barrier. At the same time, BOOM! The barrier breaks off
with an explosion.An entity appears from the barrier. It is a mechanical
being in human form, featuring sharp features in blue shades… Ruma
Idra.<br />
<br />
The amazing weapons controlled from afar returned behind its body. A<b>pparently, they are parts of wings that attached on the right side of its back.</b> The [UL] unique eyes emit strange pressure that cannot be felt. It’s obvious that this opponent is very hostile.<br />
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Gasper goes one-step forward,<br />
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Gasper stares at Ruma Idra’s form with suspiciously shining eyes.<br />
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Gasper says with fearless smile,<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“So you are the partner of the one considered to be the strongest of
the Invade Fanatics, Lord Renzo. Well, it would be nice. I hope you can
stand my ‘time’ and ‘space’.”
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Gasper turns to Robertina and Helmwige.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Ufufu, Uncle Vladi always say something unreasonable.”
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Robertina laughs, while Helmwige puts a facepalm, and I take a fighting stance accordingly.<br />
<br />
Gasper says to me,<br />
<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“I want to ask you a favor, Azazel-sensei. Go to the senpais. I believe that together, we can save the past and the future.”
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I can feel his complete confidence in his voice. Really, relying in such a way….<br />
<br />
I expand the teleportation magic circle while shrugging.<br />
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Gasper is grinning and laughing as I say that.<br />
<br />
Ruma Idra aims with what looks like a cannon on left side of its back as I say to Ex,<br />
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I jump to Ise’s location along with the swordsman group of the siblings.<br />
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We jump to… an isolated coastal area that practically no population exist.<br />
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Pale green aura is clearly visible from the sands reflecting its
light. When I look closely, Airi is wearing her golden armor, receiving
healing from her mother Asia.<br />
<br />
We rush to Airi and Asia’s location.<br />
<br />
As soon as she confirms her brothers, Airi says while holding pain,<br />
<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“You’re almost late. Really, to have my younger brothers surround me when I’m in emergency situation…”<br />
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“Don’t speak, sis!”
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Ex shows his worries.<br />
<br />
Large scratches are visible in Airi’s armor from New Fenrir’s attacks.
If you can hit that much on an Artificial Longinus made from Fafnir’s
power, even the strongest devil will not stand that kind of opponent.<br />
<br />
I set my sight on the air and there, I see Ise wearing his crimson
armor, Zenobia, and Irina had been engaging in a desperate battle
against a huge monster with silver furs.<br />
<br />
Huge monster… Even when still struggling to hold the onslaught of New
Fenrir, Ise who had been fighting evenly somehow decided to take a
distance. <br />
<br />
These guys have asked for our help, and we come here in hurry. <br />
<br />
Ise rushes to me, <br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Sensei! It’s the Silver-fur Fenrir and that guy Loki! What’s going on?”<br />
<br />
“I’ll explain the situation later. Are you okay, Ise?”
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Ise turns his eyes to Airi who has finished being healed.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Yeah, I have avoided the worst expectation because the warrior girl
with armor took the attack. However, the enemy is indeed strong, and it
is only alone.”
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Issei looks up to the air. So the thing floating right in front of
us is… a large silver wolves on the moonless night sky. It is a wolf in
metal clothing… I wonder what words best to describe this. <b>Its size is larger than the original in more than ten meters tall.<br />
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I look up at it with bitter smile. <br />
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When I look carefully, I’m certain a black sphere of aura is
approaching the shore. It must be Loki, who has been sealed by future
Rose’s magic.<br />
<br />
The future Loki seems capable to incorporate technology from different
dimension and later use it to create new things with his own power. This
is what happens when <i>a guy with wealth but a bad taste do horrifying research and combines them with things from different dimension.</i> Whatever that means, this horrible thing is born.<br />
<br />
Even how to seal Loki inside a sphere permanently is not something that
has been invented. If we cannot stop this guy here, I will hear a
lifelong scolding from that old man Odin.<br />
<br />
Shemhaza even cannot tolerate waiting to receive the items delivery schedule.<br />
<br />
Let me check our squad attendance list first. We have me, Ise, Zenobia,
Irina, Kiba, Asia, more children, Ex, Airi, Zen, and Shin. Asia is a
backup.<br />
<br />
I ask Zen in a small voice,<br />
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decided to bring something that can function to erase memories from the
future?”
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I want these guys to avoid encounter with their parents as much as
possible, but there will be a limit in how they can interact. I hope
they bring some kind of a memory wiper device as an insurance. Even in
this era, we have one made with the Grigori technology.<br />
<br />
Zen nods to my question.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“<b>I have been given such thing since the main parameter of this
mission is to avoid cooperation as much as possible. So, we go with
‘forbidden united front’.</b>”
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So they have a mutual agreement…<br />
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Ise’s children responded courageously and charge towards Fenrir.<br />
<br />
As Ex and the four others jumps on the air, they began to crack and shoot Metal Fenrir.<br />
<br />
Since they are war veterans in the future, Ise’s kids are very powerful.
They are far stronger than their parents are at the present, but so
does Fenrir, their opponent. The surrounding near Loki becomes weird,
too, so they need to exercise precaution.<br />
<br />
I shout to Ise’s group,<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Ise, folks! I have an idea! You cannot win like this! If you don’t wanna die, you better keep moving!”<br />
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“Sensei, is that what you call a solution?”
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I scream to Ise while giving a thumb up,<br />
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“”“YES!”””
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Ise, Zenobia, Irina, and Kiba reply as they jump onto the air.
Asia summons Fafnir and acts as backup. I also follow them on the air.<br />
From here, it becomes a cross-era story starring both parents and child at the same age!<br />
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“Heyah!”<br />
<br />
“Aiya!!!”
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Ex, Zen, and Shin attacks in unison with their sword slashes.
There are no visible damage, but apparently enough to momentarily
stagger Metal Fenrir.<br />
<br />
Kiba looks in wonder of their sword style.<br />
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Well, of course it does. You’re the one who trained them, Kiba.<br />
<br />
Fenrir tries to rush sharply in order to outmaneuver Ise, but it was
prevented by a direct hit from the front by… Airi, wearing her armor.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“That… was not me Sekiryuutei-san! I’m sorry I show you a pathetic figure several minutes ago!"<br />
<br />
“Ei! Don’t say that! A girl wearing armor like me and fighting on the
front line with taijutsu like Sairaorg-san is something you cannot see
everyday, I’m so glad you’re so reliable!”<br />
<br />
“Because the person that I honor the most is a fighter and master of this style!”<br />
<br />
“I also wanted to be honored that way!”
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With those words, Ise and Airi emits energy at the same time to give a direct blow to Fenrir’s nose.<br />
<br />
Ah, go, Ise! No, do it!<br />
<br />
Now, on the other side, Zenobia and her son slices at the same time! A unison between Ex-Durandal and Durandal IV!<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“U, umm… Zenobia-san! You will not hit the weak point if you just
use power and momentum alone! Look for an opening and strike to land a
perfect hit!”<br />
<br />
“That’s good, but that only applies for the right move on the right
place. You do the skillful techniques like Kiba, I press on with power!”<br />
<br />
“No, no! You need to cut through an opening with your sword skill!”<br />
<br />
“Do not say things like Kiba!”<br />
<br />
“Aaa, such person of this era!”
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Well, the Zenobia of this era is the Power Idiot type, so Zen does
not continue the conversation about the techniques he learned from
Kiba. It’s an interesting scene to watch.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Seems like they can talk so fittingly.”
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Kiba is also impressed by Zen’s performance, but pity that he has to wait for more than ten years to meet him!<br />
<br />
If there’s a family who does not fit talking at all….<br />
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Alternate cuts are made by slashes emitting light. That’s how the parent-child duo of Irina and Shin!<br />
<br />
The parent-child combo between Zenobia and Irina is a very precious
scene, becoming more heartwarming when you realize they are in a mortal
combat.<br />
<br />
I also decide to poke in a chance in this sword-crowded fight to strike Fenrir with Kiba. <br />
<br />
Although our strikes does not give a fatal damage to Metal Fenrir, we did not put on the defensive.<br />
<br />
However, this kind of change affects both ways. Distortions begin to
occur at the black aura surrounding Loki, and it’s only matter of time
before he breaks out.<br />
<br />
I want to do something about it but since they are busy dealing with
Fenrir they cannot give a hand. Eventually, from the inside of the seal,
he shoots out a thick magic blow!<br />
<br />
A deadly attack at high speed… it is aimed at Asia!<br />
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Our voices overlap!<br />
<br />
I have jumped earlier, but three others goes, who are Ise, Ex, and Airi!<br />
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Ise is the one who rushes in Godspeed. He shows a fiery spirit
along with brute force, and lands right in front of Asia before Loki’s
magic!<br />
<br />
Ise becomes a shield for Asia by blocking the magic attack from the
front… but the magic divides at the last second and becomes many rays of
light!<br />
<br />
That guy Loki should have been doing millimetrical precision to split the attack.<br />
Some of his magic hits Ise and Fafnir, but some others pass through Asia’s back.<br />
But the magic that are meant for her are slashed out. Ex slips between Ise and Asia and cuts the magic with his crimson sword.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Thank you! My name is Asia Argento…”
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Ise tries to say his gratitude for saving Asia, but Ex shouts without control,<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“You’re always like this! While you continue to be the hero of the
people, because of that, without realizing you create gap, you and I…”
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Ex tones down his voice despite yelling with vigor,<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“I want to deny this but… despite all odds and desperation, you keep fighting…”
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Your father will not able to understand if you don’t tell your identity, Ex. Ise scratches his cheek,<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Even if I don’t know you well, it’s natural for me to protect Asia
and the others, to the point of becoming some kind of an instinct.”
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Ise told Ex head-on.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Whether they are friends or family, No matter what happen, anytime,
anywhere, I will protect them will all my power, and I catch the ones
hurting them, even it means going to the corners of the world!”
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Ex is surprised to hear Ise’s… his father’s words, and immediately gives a smile.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“You’re saying the same thing again, in this moment, you keep protecting… You surely are my dad.”
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So this is what Gasper said to Ex before about finding the answer inside himself.<br />
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Loki’s howling laugh is echoed throughout the area.<br />
<br />
After breaking out of the black aura barrier, the Evil God comes for the second time. Fenrir also returns to his lord.<br />
<br />
Loki strokes Metal Fenrir’s cheek,<br />
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Loki casts a glance to us.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“This is just a hateful rambling for me. Now it is a good time to clean up.”
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After saying that, he raises his power and begins to emit divine, yet ominous oversized aura from his body.<br />
<br />
In response to its master, Metal Fenrir also begins to emit silver aura from its body.<br />
<br />
Loki takes out a scepter from his chest (Tesseract? <img alt="" border="0" class="inlineimg" src="https://cdn-forums.animesuki.com/images/as.global/smilies/heh.gif" title="Heh" /> ), with five symbols engraved at the tip glowing. He begins to scream while raising his cane!<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Show me, bastards! Show your parents who you really are!”
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Enormous amount of light covered the whole area! We are blinded
too much from the glare and put our hands at our face to cover it. <br />
<br />
When the light ceased, the thing appearing before our eyes is… <b><i>Loki
wearing full length Scale Mail, emitting continuous silver light. I
can feel strong wolf energy and the chest projected a shape of wolf’s
head. </i></b><br />
<br />
Loki, wearing his Scale Mail, talks,<br />
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Bastard, imitating Artificial Sacred Gear, and he changed it into
an armor too! This type has been beneficial despite I‘m being made a
fool of the other mythologies for spreading this idea!<br />
<br />
Well, surprisingly, because we are the ones who invented it, we become
more flexible and dynamic to think and form our ideas. I wonder if my
sin in this has some benefit.<br />
<br />
Without hassle, Zenobia, Zen, Shin, Irina, and Kiba slashes Loki. <br />
<br />
“Fun, small fries.”<br />
<br />
He raises his right hand and traps power with his magic, which forms a
swell of great magic in the air, and easily blows all five people near
him! Our swordsmen fall to the sea! Only those who put their energy to
the blade stay. <br />
<br />
Loki sends his line of sight back to us again,<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Do you want me to ruin Sekiryuutei’s school and the house.
Including all of his friends and family, former Grigori Governor?”
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Loki lets of eyes hellbent for murder. It is clear that he has a bitter grudge towards the children and us. <br />
<br />
Crap! Now I am able to imagine what the dangers are if different Gods of
different dimensions intersect. It’s impossible, that virtually anyone
can begin to copy Sacred Gears. Can any evil god just stop and don’t
create nasty things?<br />
<br />
Ex can feel the danger, it seems, and activates his own gauntlet!<br />
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He tries to activate Counter-Balance by increasing his aura, but
jewel in the gauntlet only faintly shines, not responding to his
feelings.<br />
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Airi speaks to her brother in this condition,<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Did you overdo it? Are you already in Counter-Balance? It is still
necessary for you to train to use it continuously without pauses; the
superiors already said that to you, right?”
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From his sister’s attention, Ex shifts his sight to Asia, and says in a tone like he was being tortured.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Shit! I still cannot fully reach Counter-Balance!? Even in this
crucial moment? And when I decide to help father and everyone?”
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In order to save future Asia, there is no other choice but to
catch Loki. However, the current Loki wearing Fenrir’s armor becomes one
of the most dreaded being. I will have great frustration myself if I do
not have all my power in this dreadful moment. <br />
<br />
Loki laughs out loud.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Fuhahaahah! You’re fake, after all. I cannot feel the threat level
like your father do. This era’s Sekiryuutei is also not that great. Call
all of you here and I will turn you to dust!”
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Loki increases the magic power on his right hand to maximum level
as he repeats compressing it and collect heinous amount of aura. The
massive amount of aura surges intensely.<br />
<br />
I can feel something completely insane since my body trembles violently
after I take measure on that mass of aura. Once it is shot, this entire
coastal area… no, the world map will be carved and repainted.<br />
<br />
In this intense scene that even I have to gulp my saliva, my
communication device starts vibrating. I can’t even imagine if I don’t
answer it.<br />
<br />
I expand a magic circle with my hand; lo and behold, some things have been transferred.<br />
<br />
Finally, what I have wanted!<br />
<br />
In my hand I have been sent… <b>a dagger.</b> A decorative gem is embedded onto its pommel.<br />
<br />
I laugh out involuntarily.<br />
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Loki looked to my reaction with interrogative look.<br />
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I cite the chat while holding my dagger.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Respond to min summon, O daughter of the Mother Goddess Gaia, the
Mother of Dog Monsters, Echidna. Allow me to make the King of Monsters
appear before me!”
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A huge silhouette appears as my magic circle expands along with my chant.<br />
<br />
Something gargantuan is unleashed!<br />
<br />
A giant, thirty meters in height with bluish skin, appears. With full
wings on its back, its upper body is that of a human, but the lower body
is a snake. Its hand holds a large spear.<br />
<br />
The giant laughs.<br />
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The giant scatters his improbable amount of aura around the area as she laughs excitedly.<br />
<br />
Indeed, Loki seems startled as he sees the giant, and says with a shaking voice.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Impossible! That’s… you have Typhon!”
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<b>So this is the giant monster of the Greek Mythology… Typhon.</b><br />
<br />
He is the father of Orthrus, the two-headed dog who guarded the Cattle
of Geryon; Cerberus, the multi-headed dog who guarded the gates of
Hades; the Lernaean Hydra; Chimaera, the mix-and-match beast; the Nemean
Lion, Regulus; Scylla, the sea version of Hydra; and the Evil Dragon
Ladon.<br />
<br />
I say this while turning the dagger around my hand.<br />
<br />
“Oh, yes. Both Fenrir and Typhon are among the Top 10 strongest beings
in this world, am I right? It is the legendary monster in the legend of
monsters.”<br />
<br />
I even unintentionally said the phrase that the good ole Zeus had told me in our agreement.<br />
<br />
That discussion was “allow me to make a pact with Typhon”. In legend,
Typhon is a dangerous demon that even the Gods of Olympus have
difficulty handling him. It’s a cheesy talk, but no one really sure what
happened. After all, his name also becomes the origin of the word
“Typhoon”, a type of storms.<br />
<br />
However, after it’s said and done, Zeus gave his approval. On the other
hand, Typhon issued me one very unreasonable demand and conditions, but I
accepted it anyway, and made a one-time pact.<br />
<br />
After signing the pact, I took him with my technology.<br />
<br />
I hold the dagger and say to my students and the children.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“Take a good look, jolly good lads and lasses. This is the result of
my development work as the inventor of the Artificial Sacred Gear
system. Pseudo Balance-Breaker… Counter-Balance!”
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In response to my battle cry, Typhon holds his spear.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“YOOOSH! To fight a God from different mythology and go on rampage, I don’t think it can happen even once!”
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Typhon’s large frame synchronizes with the dagger and begins to shine light! The light then wraps my body completely!<br />
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After I said with vigor, the aura begins swirling!<br />
<br />
My body is wrapped in armor with dark blue and black colors, and I hold a
trident in my hands. Jet-black wings of the fallen angel grows from the
back, waist, and leg parts of the armor.<br />
<br />
I easily turn the trident.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“<b><i>[The Armor of the King of Monster of Destruction] Days Typhon Beast Another Armor</i></b>. (likely a shout-out to Another Novel/Manga <img alt="" border="0" class="inlineimg" src="https://cdn-forums.animesuki.com/images/as.global/smilies/biggrin.gif" title="Big Grin" />
). I do things my own way, UL- Loki. I’ve been showed too many terrible
things to make me fear. From my perspective, what you do is a bad move.
In this situation, being just a bystander is not a good Fallen Angel.”
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Yeah, Airi showed me the Counter-Balance the other day. Now, we have applied it to our technology.<br />
<br />
I have reached that far and told this for myself. That if something
great or an emergency ever occurs, I don’t care about my pride anymore.<br />
<br />
If I’m about to die in this kind of situation, I better choose to go on a
titanic rampage. Even if that means putting a legendary monster inside a
one-time use Artificial Longinus capable of using Counter-Balance.<br />
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Loki shoots the magic attack from the compression he created with his hands!<br />
I will hold the trident at the front without fleeing, aiming at Loki’s magic blasts… using only one swing!<br />
<br />
One swing of the trident bisects Loki’s magic blast into two! As I swing
down the trident, the sea below me collapses as the blast bisects the
ocean.<br />
<br />
Further swing of the trident to the coast area, not only it scrapes the
sandy beach, but it also goes to the mountains as well. I swing it down
softly, and the waves of the sea moves in the sparkling moonlight. I
have never able to experience the horror of Typhon. Now, he is my ally.
I’m able to wield his power freely.<br />
<br />
Loki has his shoulders trembling with anger.<br />
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<td class="alt2" style="border: 1px inset;">“My what? Biblical or Norse Mythology let’s decide which technology is better in this fight.”
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Ise’s children and I… Ex, Airi, Zen, Shin, I look at them in turn.<br />
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I have decided from the time I met with Issei’s children.<br />
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I will return all of you safely to their original timeline.<br />
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After all, they are important children of my cute students. If they lie, will I have to have my skin peeled off? <br />
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Well anyway, this is your story lads. I wonder if you can include my involvement in the past?Ariel_Saebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552050903354293015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631086430945566122.post-77316470093165193622015-12-30T11:29:00.001-08:002016-09-21T18:56:34.855-07:00Translation Work: High School DxD EX 4<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">CHAPTER 4</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt;">CRIMSON WILL</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Airi, Zen,
and Shin had fought together with the others as the new generation of the
Church Trio, and two days after the battle, I was at a café on the Kuou
downtown on the afternoon. After all, the battle at the underground quarry
became a serious problem; I could not hide the situation anymore, but the VIPs…
Shemhaza, Sirzechs, Michael, Odin, and Zeus could be trusted to be told the
truth and keep their mouth shut.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Although all
of them would be surprised, they would be convinced entirely since I was the
one who told this to them. Well, there must be a god of time among the
different factions of mythologies. However, I still could not comprehend or
even saw even the slightest indication of the reason the evil gods and their
underlings from different dimension could make their way and invaded this world
in the future.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">However,
knowing the circumstances, the VIPs would consider this carefully and gave
their consent anyway, so I would contact and secretly discuss with all of them
in my private line. Well, I was the one responsible for the central problem in
the swirl of this case. I would involve more until the matter is settled.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I would not
give any details to the VIPs, just the summary. Not about Asia having been
cursed by Loki, Issei’s children who came to this timeline solving it or so
they said, and I did not want them to hear about the future weapons,
technology, and world situation. They would not let it through that, because
this was not something most people are normally talking. This would lead to a
major change of history, so this must be completely avoided. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I was with
Issei and Rias’ group, who appeared to me at the underground quarry.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“They seem
to be a line of ancient weapons made and stored by the Old Gods in the
Dimensional Gap, and they awakened suddenly and invade this world.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I explained
roughly. To put it short, the ones who had fought with me in the Kuou quarry
against the enemies were the troublesome Vali team since they had problems with
the acquired Gog-Magog, although we already knew that Vali and his team got it
at the Dimensional Gap… (T/N note: Azazel notes that the golem is similar to
the [UL] appeared there).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They did not
seem fully understand it since it would be very complicated, but they believed
in my explanation anyway. Only Rossweisse, who is knowledgeable about this
subject, was suspicious… although she still did not find the idea of “messenger
from the future” were feasible at the present.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">At this
time, it would be typical for Rias to hear it from her brother Sirzechs. One
thing for sure, we agreed to always take every precaution and keep in contact
when we find other [UL]s.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">… well, I
was carrying a great responsibility in this. The key was to not let Rias and
her group know about the children’s true identity, as well as solving it before
being leaked to other factions. Moreover, the fact that I cooperated with Ise’s
children must not be known by any other than myself. In this condition, the
best bet for the siblings was to defeat both the [UL] and future Loki coming
here at the same time. A very special mission with amazing level of difficulty,
I guess…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">…well, the
good thing was that the children who came here along with me were strong,
veteran warfighters, so it would be difficult for me to lend a hand to them in
this mission. The problem was, they didn’t show manners and attitudes common in
this time. If they showed these in public, not only each mythology would be
chaotic, but I guess there will be a colossal effect to humans too. It would be
one of the greatest changes of history.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Or else, it
would be too much for Issei to handle. That was more than enough determination
to stop the [UL] from reaching their goals. I made that important decision
while I was drinking my favorite green tea latte alone. I had scheduled to meet
future Gasper after finishing my drink… that guy had contacted me earlier</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">. I set my
sight to the unexpected visitor sitting face-to-face with me, who came just as
I entered the café. The crimson-haired boy Ex Gremory stared still at me. Right
after the Occult Research Club went, I could see Ex used individual magic
circle “Just a bit earlier and they will be able to see you.” I said to him as
the circle disappeared. I was interested in what he did and the boy just gave
the green light for my observation. We hadn’t started any conversation and Ex
had kept his mouth shut since we entered the café. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“So what is
it that you want to ask me?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“E, eh… it
is…”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ex just kept
silent and put his head down as I stayed in place. I thought he was a bold boy
standing at the battlefield like his parents, and he could just speak bluntly
and to the point… but now I understood that the son of Ise and Rias could not
face a person when he is talking face-to-face. This talk became nowhere, so I
decided to ask again.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You seem
appeared all the way right in front of me with purpose. Is there something you
want to ask?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“…”</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What was
this, from his expressions and attitude I knew he wanted to hear something from
me.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This was
pointless. I better tried to cut out this conversation.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Well, let
me ask you back. What is future Rias doing? Is she the Head of the House?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When I said
that, his expression changed and Ex started to talk gleefully</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“No, she
retired and ceded the seat of family head to my oji (uncle)… Milicas-niisama.
Okaa-san now expands her business range into many different kinds of industry.
We are also Rating Game players, although the game itself was discontinued
during the war, after the invasion of the Evil Gods hit our world.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ex turned
his eyes down as he continued,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Once,
father was also a player of the game. Because he is busy, even trying to
present himself in a game is a difficult task.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When he
spoke about Rias, his tone was light, on the other hand, his lips became
difficult to move when he talks about Issei. It seemed like he had some kind of
load when telling his father’s story, and I chose not to continue about it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I had a bit
mischievous heart; I tried to talk this out.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“By the
way... do you like woman’s breasts?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ex paralysed
in fear as he heard the question while sipping his tea.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The tea
sipped into his mouth spat out as he coughed after he put back his cup. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ugh!”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I wiped the
surface hit with his cough with a handkerchief. After his breath became normal,
he complained as his face blushed,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Wh, wh, wh,
wh, wh, WHAT DO YOU SAY!?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Uh-oh! A
childish reaction! And it was not as innocent as I was thinking! Wasn’t
it bad?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ex continued
after he cleared his throat with a cough and emptied his head.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You say
woman’s breasts… Well, all of our mothers have large breasts, so we are
convinced that one is called a woman if she is buxom ever since we were
toddler. At first, we didn’t recognize a woman if she has small breasts. When
we were little, it was very rude to say that to Sona-obaue so all we could do
was stay silent.” (TN: Ex calls Sona “oba-ue”, aunt).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I wondered
what would happen to the kids if the father asked for the mom’s breasts too… Ah…
it seemed like the children had a little ordeal in their education. Poor Sona,
she seemed to have gone through a bitter, awful experience from that.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ex grasped
the handkerchief as he tried to vent his anger by burying his face on it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Father who
just marries women with large breasts is too erotic! Therefore, his children,
including me, are like this! I was the only one being told that [The Oppai
Dragon Song] was used as our lullaby song! ”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I’m sorry;
I was the one who wrote that song.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I apologized
without sweeping my hair. As for the song… Sirzechs and I were the ones who
made it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Really,
after being a nuisance for thirty years, the song would not matter anymore to
the next generation that they even made it as a lullaby.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ex panicked
as I gave my hand as a sign of apology.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“No, no,
it’s not that… no, although this might have sense.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">While some
of Ise’s kids had tendency to rush in recklessly, on the other hand, their
manners to elders are surprisingly polite and appropriate. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Indeed, several
minutes of listening his conversation made me understand this boy. If I
compared it with this era, the families supporting the Maous tended to show
only slight level of respect in private times. Perhaps because Sirzechs and
Serafall tended to show such appearance in private, their sisters Rias and Sona
tended to become serious similar to their mothers. Similarly, Ex became very
serious due to his sukebe father. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When I
thought back, Ise’s other children are also serious. Perhaps being raised by
foster parents did gave a major impact in their way of growth. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I became
really interested with this and decided to ask more.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“How are
Kiba and Vali? Are they alright?”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yes, Shihan
Yuuto-san becomes our mentor. Vali-sensei excavated ancient relics from the Old
Gods era as well as the original Four Satans, studying ruins and artifacts
while became obsessed with ramen. The first six months when I became his
apprentice, I was ordered to wash the dish every day. Fighting and making ramen
are basically the same for him.” (TN: Shihan means “assistant grand master” in
Japanese Martial Arts terms).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Putting Kiba
aside, Vali was… half of my expectations. It was the other half that made this
interesting… My goodness, he began doing research… As for the ramen... I
had no comments for that.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“However, in
the war, he fought alongside the other two…”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They would
have become important main leaders in the future. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
conversation hit, and we continued to talk small details. Ex became jollier as
he warmed up to some degree.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ehm… how
about your dad? That person is the most important in the family.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We were cut
out with someone standing in front of us. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“First
Governor Azazel, I have come to pick you up from our superior.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was
Himejima Kurenai.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">With the
appearance of his elder brother, Ex swallowed the words he already wanted to
say. This father thing… I wanted to ask him if I could meet Ise. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ex seemed to
be in surprise when his brother came; I guessed immediately and smiled
cheerfully.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ex, that’s
right. It might be good if you also come. Our boss called you too.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Kurenai, Ex,
and I left the café to move to the designated location. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Kurenai took
me to the vast underground space of Kuou town… where I met him and the area I
often ventured. Since he still had errands to do, he took his leave after
guiding us. The eldest son had many things to do…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I could feel
an amazing aura as I entered a space where it had extraordinary unknown
pressure, and when I looked further, two girls stood at the front, one a blonde
girl with four hair drills, and two a silver-haired girl with Valkyrie armour. Using
a magic circle for analysis, they turned their sight to me, and returned their
concentration to continue their analysis work. The pressure I felt was not from
these two people.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then, a
shadowy figure slipped through the wall. It was able to pass through it. As I
saw it, a tall, blonde man wearing a black robe came onto my view. He was very
well-built, great physique, with a fearless, masculine appearance. His red eyes
took my attention. Despite his strong, quiet aura, the feeling was very
nostalgic.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The courageous
man gives a broad smile as he greeted me.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Hello
there, Sensei.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The smile
had some reminiscent look to it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You too.
You must be Gasper.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The man in the
black robe … Gasper nodded, acknowledging my words.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yes, even
if I have changed greatly… I am Gasper Vladi.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This was… a
great surprise, to be honest. No way, that delicate lad became like this. There
were no signs of a cross dresser boy in this manly man. Even with his hair
slicked, there was no sign of feeble atmosphere around him as he had with his
present self.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Are you the
one in charge with this mission?” </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I said this
while giving a handshake.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Yes, I am
in charge of the time manipulation of the time travel. Well, all of Ise-senpai’s
children have known me since they were born, so all of them will follow my
commands.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As Gasper
said that, Ex hid behind me, “…but, it’s scary…” he let out a word, I kept that
in my mind.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After Gasper
and I exchanged greeting, we shared the information we had in order to plan
with the situation and the data of the alien enemy [UL], which are coming to
this world.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They came to
the past with future Loki in two organization: the Executives, </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "ms 明朝" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">羅喉七曜</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">, The Eclipse Seven Luminaries, where one of them was
called Lezz Load, and the Four Generals of Invade Fanatics. The Four Generals
pulling all of their army of soldiers from the future were supposed to time
travel with Loki, but the bulk of their forces were left behind because Gasper
and the future task force sabotaged their leyshift. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">However, the
enemy did not seem to recognize their Executive, that cylindrical [UL] thing
before, let alone they forcibly transported a Pillar of the “Bespa Rekorg”.
Gasper and Ise’s children were trying to stop them in advance and fought
bravely in this era. Thanks to them, this era’s world did not suffer a major
impact yet. That’s what I was thinking, as a matter of fact.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I asked
Gasper.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Lads, since
you purposely return back to this time, will this affect, in turn modify the
history of each mythology? Plus, the Evil God cannot be allowed to be in contact
with Ise’s group in this world.” </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gasper
nodded,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“We must try
not to do a major change to the time axis, whether it is in this era or where
we come from, but from looking back further in time, it is true that several
branches of world lines have already made to their design. We wanted to keep
the proper history for the people, and I’m sorry to say that the future enemy wants
to erase our past existence because we would become archenemies with them in
the future. (TN: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "ms 明朝" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">無かったことにしたい</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> is a set phrase, and this is the
best I can interpret from). At this time in the future, the Maou Ajuka
Beelzebub-sama is observing the different world lines with my companions, which
will become the key in converging them together. We are one of the AFO teams (TN:
Kanji is </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "ms 明朝" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">先遣隊</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "ms 明朝" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Senkentai” meaning advance or vanguard team. AFO is short for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Advanced Force Operations</i>, a US term for
special military operations team for doing tasks such as clandestine
operations, source operations, and deployment of enabling forces and
capabilities to conduct target-specific preparations prior to the conduct of an
actual operation. Their capabilities are for reconnaissance, direct action, and
asymmetrical warfare. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Special_Operations_Command#Advanced_Force_Operations"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Description on JSOC's Wikipedia page.</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I use this term because this is basically the nature
of the siblings’ team, being an elite covert, special task force for recon and swift
engagement missions) </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">dispatched from the future to extinguish the raging,
violent [UL] in the past.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It was very
much similar to what Kurenai had said. Gasper changed his facial expression.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“The problem
is, one of The Seven Luminaries, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Rezwo Roado, tried to leyshift here. If all of
them arrive here, they will make a colossal impact on every mythology and it is
necessary to avoid that at any costs.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I had heard
that the power of the Seven Luminaries each were equal to a Chief God in each
mythology. If they began to rampage in the past timelines… then it would be my
fault. Once this breaks out, I would need to have serious discussion with
Sirzechs and the others.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gasper said
with a serious, soft look,</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“If that person
comes in time, then…”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Looks like
there would be countermeasures. I didn’t know who would that be, but it would
reassure me that this backup had the strength to be able to end this fight.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As Gasper
and I were exchanging information, the blonde and silver-haired girl finished
their analysis, and began to talk.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The blonde
girl said,</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Lord Uncle Vladi (TN: no-oji-sama in Japanese),
we have finished pinpointing almost all of [UL] the leyshift coordinates to
this timeline.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
silver-haired girl continued the report,</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“We are also
able to locate and identify all of our siblings that are sent to this era at
the same time.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gasper gave
a single nod.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Excellent,
Robertina, Helmwige. Aa, Sensei, here are Ise-senpai’s daughters who are
assistants under my command.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The blonde
girl responded to Gasper by slightly raising her skirt and gave her greeting,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Good day,
Sir First Governor-general. My name is Robertina Hyoudou.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Hyoudou?
But your aura is that of a Phoenix.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yeah, the aura
raised from this girl was that the fire of Phoenix… but being Issei’s daughter,
her Dragon aura is also inherent.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“That’s
correct. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(TN. Robertina uses </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "ms 明朝" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">わたくし</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">, “watakushi”, a
more polite form of the regular <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">watashi</i></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">) I am the
daughter of Hyoudou Issei and Ravel Hyoudou. I cannot use (TN. the furigana uses
“associate”) the Phoenix surname because haha (kanji is </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "ms 明朝" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">母, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">mother) left
the clan. Therefore, I use the last name father has been used in the
underworld. I’m the same age as Ex-kun, by the way.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Since she gave
herself to marry Ise, Ravel could not use the Phoenix name. She also could not
use Gremory, so she used Hyoudou. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That
reminded me, one of the [UL] soldiers mentioned the Hyoudou name. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The two hair
drills was Ravel’s characteristic, but it was fascinating to see that her
daughter had four.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Seems like
future Ise has many names.”</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As I said
so, Ravel’s daughter Robertina gave a small laugh on her smile.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Occasionally, he even lost track of how he is currently called.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If it is so,
then he seemed to gain considerable amount of nicknames.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then, the
silver-haired daughter with Valkyrie armour (which took form like the Boosted
Gear Scale Mail) greeted me politely.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I am
Helmwige. My father is the Sekiryuutei and my mother is a Valkyrie. I was born
at the same year as Zen and Shin-kun.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ah, I can
tell from a glance that you are Rossweisse’s daughter. You’re just like your mother.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She’s very
much like Rossweisse, except she made her hair into a single long braid. Most
of Ise’s children I had met had their mothers’ characteristics. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Rossweisse’s
daughter, Helmwige, said,</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“We have one
more brother who is a magus (TN: Wizard, mage, you name it), but… he is born in
the original timeline, so we have to fix the future for him to exist.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Subsequently
Robertina gave a discontent remark in her sigh,</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“That kid, rather
than pick the Caliburn (TN: Arthur’s Holy King Sword, aka. Collbrande), he chooses
to be a magus instead. He is so rebellious. It’s such a waste of his talent!”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Helmwige
shrugged,</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Well, that
kid chooses his way of life as he pleases. He also has a superb magical talent
in his blood to compensate though.”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“That kiddie
(TN. Robertina called the young Pendragon as </span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "ms 明朝" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">子</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">, "chica" or "ko-" when used as prefix, literally “small”, I try to convey the joke)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> is more self-centred
and inclined to do things as he wanted than Ex-kun. You must not let father and
mother’s reputation lose because of that! You’re a good person, right, Ex-kun?”</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ex took a
chance to poke at Robertina.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“That’s
annoying.”</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It looked
like Robertina has a thing for giving</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
nick</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">names, as Ex
can be seen looking at her annoyingly as he said “Here we go again”. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ravel’s
daughter seemed to hold her parents in high regard. The way I saw it, her serious
and straight persona was rooted from her mother’s ojou upbringing.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gasper patted
Ex heartily in the head.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“It’s a good
thing for siblings to care for each other. Ex, you need to be a little calmer
like Robertina said. You are more reckless than your parents are known for. You
need to drop that, got it?"</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“…I got it.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ex responded
while looking down.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wow, I could
feel that Gasper had grown up and gave a mature opinion like that. I am really
interested in this future scene that I was seeing in front of my eyes. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A magic
circle suddenly expanded at the Red Valkyrie, Helmwige’s, feet. It seemed to
appear automatically. The symbols and diagram on the circle moved in a dizzying
pace. I felt uneasy with this.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Helmwige
reported to Gasper with grim expression.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Vladi-san,
this is serious. A [UL] battalion activity has been detected near Kyoto area.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">And so, their
battle continues…. (Part 1<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">, 22/09/16)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> DxD</span></div>
</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ex, Gasper, Helmwige, Robertina, and I arrives by the
teleportation circle. We are at the mountain trail between Kyoto and Shiga
Prefecture. We jumped directly to the location where the [UL] were reported. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ise’s other children who are not with us must be quelling
the rampaging [UL] somewhere.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
While walking on the lush mountain trees, Ex whispers,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“They’re aiming for the Kyoto Youkais”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I follows his words,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“There must be a clan which has different abilities in this
era. Geez, it doesn’t make sense. Is there any representatives of the Five
Great Houses or strong Youkais in your ranks?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper speaks,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Yes, they have… The enemy wanted to terminate them along
with one of the Sekiryuutei’s relative who lives here before it’s too late.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wonder if that is
certainly the case. We are heading toward one of the gates leading to the
place… where Kyoto Youkais reside. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Sure enough, I can see the old-fashioned Torii shows up on
the back of the mountain. It is one of Kyoto’s rear gate. The atmosphere oozes
a very strong eerie feeling around the area. It is a group of [UL] soldiers with
silver bodies. A large shadow gives an imposing aura on the center… it is the
machine dragon Galvaldan!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Several days ago, its left arm was blowing out steam because
Zen cut that off. When we meet it again, it is clear that it had it replaced
with a very thick drill-shaped limb. I can feel something very brutal about
that evil drill sword. It also has a new weapon, installed in its back like a
rucksack.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It is a good thing we pass through this gate. If these
ferocious things begin to rampage in Kyoto without anyone knowing, I won’t know
how much destruction and damage they can cause.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper shrouds himself in extraordinary aura and charge
valiantly to the [UL]. Judging from the abysmal amount of energy, his growth
potential is far beyond me, and it is clear that he is the most powerful of us. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After seeing Gasper’s appearance, all of the [UL] turn their
gaze at once to him.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
As soon as the enemy commander, Galvaldan, sees Gasper, he
puts up shining eyes.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Don’t think you’ll come here too, Gasper Balor.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper sets his arms in a stance, staring at Galvaldan while
emitting intimidating aura. I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>don’t see
any signs of his present day’s cowardly boy persona. He becomes very strong. I
am very impressed.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper asks Galvaldan,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Galvaldan, one of the Four Generals of Invade Fanatics.
What brings you to this place? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it to
bring crisis and chaos to those who live in Kyoto?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Well, that. However the real purpose is that I want to grab
this damn thing.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
As it says that, Galvaldan shoves its left drill arm.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The drill rotates at high speed as it buzzes and generates a
dangerous vibe.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Of all the Four Generals out there, I was the one sent here
and was given this drill weapon as a replacement for my missing original arm
given by Addoza. Even though I sent that bastard my original arm as a model for
making the replacement… This thing is good.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“However, because there is a powerful barrier erected in
this time axis, it was a struggle just to transport this damn thing… Well,
yeah, your interference will be a nuisance. Thanks to the misaligned transfer
point, I have come right next to ya.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
That same drill was transported from the future as a
reinforcement part meant to be used by Lord Renzo, but now it’s being held by
one of the Four Generals. And by the successful efforts of the future warriors,
all the last of Four Generals can do is to transport weapons and their support.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
From the talk of this proceeding trip to Kyoto, it seems
that the transport point of the drill weapon was shifted out of the designated
coordinates, and incidentally sent to this era’s Kyoto.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In a split second, Galvaldan ignites its rocket engines,
making a blaze! It jumps directly, but I immediately create a barrier around
the area for cover. I need to minimize the damage as much as possible.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Oh, well! Not so bad. Let’s put this thing on trial! It’s
time to pay back the condition that you guys gave last time now that I am in
perfect condition! Drill baby driiiiiilllll!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The new drill arm is so intense, its impact to the ground
creates a shockwave after a missed attack to Ex! He flows backwards due to the sheer
shockwave! </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Robertina flows sidewards, the [UL] soldiers begin shooting bottomless
bullets at once towards her, but she just sweeps the attacks with the skillful
use of her Phoenix fire and the bullets just disappear as if nothing happened.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“It’s useless. I am invulnerable, that’s why.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
As she says that, Robertina sprouts huge, feathered fiery
wings on her back, and sweeps over a group of the enemy soldiers, burning them
all on the spot! </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“You paid for using those small fries to be my opponent.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
At the same time, Helmwige deploys numerous magic circle at
her front, and shoots countless number of spears. Each spear is tied with a
magic scroll and hit another group of enemy soldiers. I can hear explosions when
it pierces, and others are visible in a frozen state after hitting. Both girls
are strong!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I also shoot several spears of light, and hit several [UL]
without any difficulties. The problem is there, and I lay my eyes at Galvaldan.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The hit is not fatal, but Ex did not receive severe injuries
accumulated in his body. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Once it gets some distance, Galvaldan slouches his stance.
It unpacks the weapon on its back.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It mounts countless missiles! The numbers are terrible! It
can level the whole mountain!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“FIRE IN THE HOOOLEEEEE!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Galvaldan fires the missiles, and he aims towards us.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Suddenly, it becomes quiet. There is no noises of fighting, and
the sounds of flying missiles disappear, as if the time has been stopped.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
All of the missiles has been stopped in mid-air. Galvaldan
and his [UL] army are also stopped. I know this phenomenon!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper’s red eyes glow and he takes one step forward.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Azazel-sensei, I will stop the time surrounding Ex and
company.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The time running around us is stopped, but Gasper says we
can move.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the [UL] and the trees of
the mountain are also stopped. Not only stopping the time in a dimension, but
he can also move in that time-stopped dimension. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“If there is someone who can move in this time-frozen world
of mine, it would be only those who have my permission, Gods and transcendental
beings (Super Devils), the new generation Satans, and those who are equal to the Two Heavenly
Dragons.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper says that.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
If he can do this, would this mean that he becomes one of
the strongest being in the future?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Robertina suddenly speaks</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“[The Champion of Time and Space] Aeon Tycoon, now you can
see why Uncle Vladi is called [a transcendental person (Super Devil].”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“A transcendental person (super devil)? Gasper?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I ask Robertina,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“After thirty years, there are six people who become
transcendental beings (Super Devils) in the Underworld. Among them are Uncle Milicas, Lord
Ajuka Beelzebub, and Uncle Vladi.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
If you can completely control time, it’s not strange to be
one yourself.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“At that level? How about Ex’s?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
As I ask, Gasper expands the shadow under his feet. Darkness
wraps the missiles fired and stops them in mid-air before vanishing in thin
air. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper says to Ex,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Ex, we need to pass through this battlefield, can you
charge and dispose this good-for-nothing boogeyman?"</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper points his finger to the frozen Galvaldan.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Good, Ex. When the time starts tickling again, you can
finish Galvaldan off. I know you’re still thinking about your father, but you
cannot solve anything if you put yourself in the dark and let it cloud your
judgment. ”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Probably because someone mentioned his father right at the
front of him, Ex speaks intensely,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“I know… I know! But sir Vladi! No, Uncle Gasper! Even
Mother Asia fell to Loki’s Curse, and he couldn’t even show up to prevent
that!? He is an important man, yet he cannot visit and see us face-to-face!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“So, you cannot forgive him?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“…”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ex remains silent, he cannot answer Gasper’s question.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
At first, I want to ask Ex about his father, but from what I
see now…Seems like he is weighing Ise’s values using me as a comparison.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I think that he is having serious teenager “daddy issues”
since he seems cannot decide whether he likes or hates Ise.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
However, Gasper shows his sincere smile to Ex, and says
exactly what I am feeling right now,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“You should know, Ex. That man loves you as much as the
whole family. There are many reasons he cannot stay over, let alone gives a
chat and plays with all of you like fathers commonly do.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“But still!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“You will find the answer naturally on your own. For now,
change that feeling into your power and stop this guy. I will loop back the time
flow… <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unleash the power of the Two
Heavenly Dragons inside you and win this battle.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“tch!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
As Gasper points his finger, I can feel a power surge on Ex. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Then, after Gasper snaps his finger, the world starts moving
again.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“This is…”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Galvaldan was surprised
to see his missiles have vanished in an instant, and set his sight and think
that it’s all Gasper’s work.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper says toward Ex,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Since you cannot just rely on your strength alone, I want
to ask: what is your resolve that makes you through all the events in your
life?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Galvaldan looks with bright, dangerous eyes. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“This is tickling my skin, if you ask me. I’m different from
that Super devil man said, you know?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ex is affected very much by Gasper’s words and starts to
charge his gauntlet.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Hah!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ex lets out his Kiai and raises his crimson aura in an
instant. He holds his crimson sword.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Alright. I, who have inherited the blood, body and power,
and taught how to use them. I am the inheritor of the [Crimson], Ex Gremory!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Red aura continues spread and wraps Ex, </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Balance Adjust!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“[Scarlet Dragon Counter Balance!!!]”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
There are small debris flung to the gate!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Red dragon arms and legs appear, and finally Ex are wearing
the crimson-colored Scale Mail. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I think the Heavenly Dragons and Airi’s golden plate armors
that they wear are light, therefore allowing more nimble movements. Ex sprouts
four scarlet dragon wings from his back, and the Scarlet Blade Galatine changes
form. He seems to have a different type than his father and elder sister.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
He charges the Power of Destruction to his sword, and flies
with maximum dragon power.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Boosted Gear Diabolos Counter-Balance: [Crimson Dragon
Sword of Extinction] “The Existence Cutter” Scarlet Blade! With the will and
strength of the Heavenly Dragon, I combine it with the power of this cursed
holy sword, prepare yourself, Galvaldan!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Boost Blade Boost Blade
Boost Blade Boost Blade Boost Blade Boost Blade Boost Blade!!]</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
A powerful voice raises from the gauntlet’s jewel.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
At the same time, crimson aura keeps increasing to the
sword.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ex jumps out without giving a sound! The next moment,
crimson flash goes through Galvaldan’s chest, where it is slashed off!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Crap!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Galvaldan’s body parts are cut and it becomes clear that he
is no match to Ex, and the kid keeps slicing the mechanical dragon in Godspeed!
He moves so fast that he cannot be spotted even from my eyes.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ex adopts his mentors, Vali and Kiba’s combat method, and I wonder
if it is the Counter-Balance’s surprise attack. He combines both his parents
abnormal powers… Dragon powers and the Power of Destruction to his sword. Galvaldan
seems cannot anticipate his strikes.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I see, it’s just like what Gasper says, Ex must learn how to
be strong, because they are the next generation with great power, but that
comes with great responsibility.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is the symbol of
the future people… Ex Gremory!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“DAAAAMMMMNNN IIIIITTTT!!!!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Galvaldan emits magnanimous amount of laser rays from its
body, but it’s not something that Ex cannot deflect with his sword, fused with
the artificial Longinus!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“In the name of the house of Duke Gremory, I will absolutely
defeat you, Galvaldan!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ex lets out a noble, brave ambience appearance, which makes
me remember of a certain person.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I cannot catch the lightning fast combat with my eyes… Ex
lets out crimson flashes with his sword that I cannot even catch a glimpse in
this backwoods.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
[Boost Blade Boost Blade Boost Blade Boost Blade Boost Blade
Boost Blade Boost Blade!!!]</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Finally, Ex cuts its left drill arm, then right arm, and
finally its legs! The mechanical dragon only has a head and torso, and its body
falls to the ground face first!</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper tells the two girls not to miss the chance,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Now, Robertina, Helmwige, is the chance to send it back to
its world! I’ll open the dimensional gate!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Yes!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Gasper, Robertina, and Helmwige create identical magic
circles at the same time, which works as a chronoplast portal in the size of
Galvaldan’s body. As the circle shines, it tries to resist the action.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“In this state, I’m done for!!!!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It tries to escape with its waist rocket.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“That’s not gonna happen.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I shoot two large spears of light to destroy its rockets. The
mechanical life form even rolls to try to escape, but the teleport circle kicks
in and wraps it.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“DAAAMMMMNNNNN IIIIITTTT!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It roars for the last time, and finally disappears in the
glow of the circle.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Wearing red aura, Gasper looks at Ex who fought fearlessly
and says proudly,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Ise-senpai and my master Lady Rias once said to me that Ex
is very much like Lord Sirzechs.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
So, that’s why. The glimpses I got earlier from Ex is
because he has shades of Sirzechs in him.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We confirm the defeat of Galvaldan and his [UL] underlings. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The forest does not suffer too much damage, so I will repair
it later. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
However, it’s a big achievement that Galvaldan is sent back
to the future. With the coming of reinforcements, it will reduce more casualty
in the future war in this world. I wonder how much there is the remaining
enemies other than Loki and Luma Idra.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
But just after catching my breath, another report comes.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Impossible!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Robertina is astonished to hear the report from small magic
circle on her ear. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
“Uncle Vladi! Sir First Governor! I have received a report
from elder brother Zen! Right now Mother Rias and the Occult Research club is
being attacked and on the brink of collapsing!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Crap! Among the enemy forces that are spread, the big ones
came directly! Are they so desperate because of our direct intervention!? </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
So the fight against Galvaldan is just a decoy!?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The
fight</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">goes</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">toward</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">to the</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">climax</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">!</span></span></div>
Ariel_Saebahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552050903354293015noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631086430945566122.post-42411386705375356522015-11-15T14:23:00.001-08:002016-04-10T21:19:31.488-07:00Translation Work: High School DxD EX<div style="text-align: justify;">
This is a new work which I've been touching on these past few weeks. High School DxD EX is basically a spin-off of High School DxD Light Novel/Manga series, focusing on the children of the main protagonist Hyoudou Issei with his harem of main characters. They come from the future in a time-travel fashion (with a supernatural premise instead of the normal science-fiction gizmo) to stop a well-known enemy along with his extraterrestrial army from messing up with the timeline. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
In an otaku's term, the plot is basically based off Boruto with the Spin-offspring base characters in a Chrono Trigger or X-Men: Days of Future Past time-travel setting with some Gundam and Super Sentai thrown in. No, really, you will find more of these aspects when you dwell more into the story as you read. While the typical time-travel problems appear, such as nobody will die, time paradox, your stereotype time-bending villain, and multiple timelines with shades of over-powered future characters (which is a requirement for their mission), the EX series spices it up a bit by adding foreshadowing to the main series instead of being an independent story entirely (it was set in the middle of the novel's continuation, after all) because of the changes in the anime (this also marks as one of the few franchise I know to weld its different forms of media into a single alternate narrative, yet still connected to the main series Japanese-style instead of making each other independent, as Western popular comic books can attest).</div>
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There are six chapters in total, since basically it is exclusively bundled with the third season anime, BorN (the timeline it tied to), DVD and Blu-Ray to fill the gap between the volumes 20 to 21 (along with the DX2 compilation). </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br />
Because it is still on-going, this post will be updated as I worked with the translation by giving the links to the full text of each chapters.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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I will wait for the first three chapters to be translated by other translator, by the way.<br />
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Do note that the posts in here are carbon copy/reposts to the summaries I posted in Animesuki forums, so the narration and dialogues are a bit jarring. The final version submitted to Baka-Tsuki will be a bit different, with fixes in names and all that entails.<br />
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Chapter 4: <a href="http://ariel-saeba.blogspot.co.id/2015/12/translation-work-high-school-dxd-ex-4.html" target="_blank">Crimson Will</a><br />
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Chapter 5: <a href="http://ariel-saeba.blogspot.com/2016/01/translation-work-high-school-dxd-ex-5.html" target="_blank">The Forbidden United Front</a><br />
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Chapter 6: <a href="http://ariel-saeba.blogspot.co.id/2016/04/translation-work-high-school-dxd-ex-6.html" target="_blank">And so, to Tomorrow...</a> </div>
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