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biscuitboxer · 7 months

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Rejoice

Naruto redesigns be upon ye

The main point of divergence from the canon timeline is Naruto meets Kurama a few years early (and also Zabuza and Haku live bc i love them <33). This happens because he decided to go foraging for more food and ate a poisonous plant (think deadly nightshade), causing his Kurama's chakra to kick in and heal the effects of the poison and send Naruto to the sealscape. Kurama decides to be nice(r) to Naruto because he's not dumb enough to blame a literal child for something that happened to him as an infant, though he's not exactly friendly until Naruto thinks to ask Kurama's name about a year down the line, on Naruto's 10th birthday.

I've been super into my Naruto au recently. The current name for the AU is Punk Tactics because Naruto's (and eventually all of his friends) a full-on punk who actually wants to change things for the better rather than slather the status quo in orange paint.

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Because Naruto's got a millenium old genius monster giving him life advice and bullying him into self-sufficiency for a best friend, he's not really the dead last in class, but he's absolutely awful at tests so he still has the worst academic grades.

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A lot of Naruto redesigns take away the orange completely for stealth, but I decided to keep it because orange is such an integral part of his character (bright orange is happy, warm, demands attention, and is very distracting, all stuff Naruto needs in his day-to-day life), and also the kid who stole the scroll of seals and almost got away with it doesn't need advice on being stealthy lol. He also wears dark coloured clothing under the highlighter jumpsuits in case he *does* need to be ultra stealthy, as well as for extra protection.

For younger Naruto, I used bright but more pastel-y colours because he's more innocent and hasn't really become Naruto yet, but after meeting Kurama and growing up a bit he's embraced the obnoxious side of himself and has begun wearing it like armour against the world. He's also a thief in this au, and his pranks are both a way to get revenge on the village for mistreating him and taking attention away from the real mischief he get into (this also provides the experience he needs to eventually steal the scroll of seals). As he grows older, he wears both brighter and darker colours to signify embracing himself more as well his growing maturity, while also being an homage to his jinchuriki transformations.

Also, he makes the highlighter jumpsuits directly after the Wave Mission, where his eyes were opened to injustice that didn't affect him personally, and he goes from wanting to be Hokage so people aren't mean to him to wanting to be Hokage to change the world for the better for everyone, so the black also represents how much more seriously he takes things now and the orange represents his bright hopes for the future. The black is also, one some level, a way to mourn his loss of innocence after everything he's gone through and the childhood he never really got to have. (Can you tell I love nuance, layers and symbolism in stories)

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For the jinchuriki transformations I went hard into the eldritch cryptid type aesthetic while adding some symbolism. Hinata thinks of Naruto as the sun and herself as a sunflower always facing towards him and trying to emulate him (her name is written in hiragana but kanji readings of Hinata generally translate to something sun related), and Naruto's base appearance while using mass amounts of bijuu chakra looks like various cosmic events related to stars like an eclipse or a black hole. The eyes are inspired directly from Naruto's canon four tails transformation and Alternates from The Mandela Catelogue. It's also kind of representing Naruto's status as the black sheep of Konoha as he's entirely black aside from the eyes, and the oxymoronic nature of his existence - a glowing shadow, a genius village idiot, Konoha's greatest asset and pariah, a little kid with more life experience than most adults. Also it looks cool

The Highlighter Jumpsuits he wears after Wave are handmade and specially designed to take on Kurama's chakra without degrading like normal clothes would - this allows his clothes to become part of the shadowy body when he transforms.

I decided to make Naruto use a bo staff as one of his main weapons for a few reasons: sticks are the easiest weapon to find for a guy who spends most of his time in a forest, the idea of professionally bonking people with a stick is funny, and I love the stick and rope metaphor from Death Stranding. He can also just tie a kunai to it if he needs a spear

As for why Naruto doesnt have a utility belt or any kunai pouches: he adds a bunch of extra pockets and straps to hold things to any clothing he can and uses storage seals to hold everything. Some pockets are just hidden storage seals to hold things that would be awkward to fit into a pocket.

#Naruto #Uzumaki Naruto #Naruto redesigns #Naruto AU #naruto uzumaki

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thuganomxcs · 6 months

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jay talks about characters meme / accepting / @take-ya-to-the-ghey-bar

🗣 + Kurama, since i wanted to send smth-- but keeping in within muse fandom seemed like the best bet lol

Lol that’s pretty fair considering you don’t know how I roll. I’ve seen dbz, naruto, fma, fairy tail, ygo, inuyasha, demon slayer to name a few and played a widespread of rpgs too XD

Either way ya wanna know what I think about Kurama. My boy Kurama is the definition of ‘if looks could kill’. To be honest he was the first choice for me to portray but that fox is not just clever but he’s freaking smart and I don’t think my dumbass would do him any justice. Granted I wouldn’t have to even try to write as him now cause there’s someone that already does a phenomenal job (always here to compliment the homies). Either way Kurama’s introduction was that of a momma’s boy and I do mean that in a positive light. From what little we knew about him at the start is that Koenma considered him a big deal and he was MORE than willing to sacrifice his life for his mother.

From then on I’d say Kurama had been a sort of ‘mother’ to the group, the person that they can go to if they needed sage advice. I love that he was such a bro to Kuwabara too, the man was an excellent leader. Why I thought so? Well as far as we knew he was a demon that ran into a woman’s womb and turning his mother into a japanese virgin mary. Also given that Hiei mentioned (in the anime) that the reason he looked for Kurama was so he doesn’t have to fight him himself gave us an idea that this man could box and YET he was training a human. Where Hiei gave blunt criticism Kurama offered encouraging positivity.

You know me, I like that. Ate that up. Let’s not forget the fact that this man is also a ride and die type of person for his homies, man was willing to fight one of the Three Kings all FOR YUSUKE. You know what it’s like to go into a man’s house, go into his fridge, take his drinks and then say ‘bruh if you so as much as breath on this man, you better upheave them hands’. NAH MAN, Kurama is also my GOAT.

NOW let’s mention the brilliance that is the duality of Shuichi and Kurama. LORD watching up to the dark tournament we’ve only heard stories of the legendary bandit and during that one fight WE GOT TO SEE the legendary bandit. Not just aesthetically but on a personal level too. I’m not gonna say Shuichi is a punk because push comes to shove the man will KILL you. But KURAMA!?!?!? HOOOOOOOOO, the shit YOKO KURAMA does really lets you know that he was the one. We let Yoko cook and find out that the enemies were the ingredients. Do we need to remember WHAT he did to the older Toguro?? NAH man, this man is a demon.

#❛ mail ━━ when i rush make your butt pucker the fuck up.#❛ ooc ━━ i can be as gentle as the sky is wild.#probs got people like 'get off this man's dick'#take ya to the ghey bar

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rouge-the-bat · 11 months

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i was tagged by @princesstokyomoon owo! ty for the tag i love talking about myself LOL

nickname: [not including nicknames based on my irl name for obvious reasons] rouge is what i go by online, sometimes called rougey too :3 kurama is another nickname, so is weirdo (started based on my old url, weirdobsessivenerd). i used to go by yoshi a while back in school too with some people

sign: taurus ♉️ !

height: uhh im 5'2" or 5'3" iirc

last thing i googled: koltins locations in totk, bc im hunting down bubbul frogs rn ! i have 32 left to get atm owo

amount of sleep: eh varies tbh? usually i get around 8-10 hours but sometimes it can be a little less or a little more depending on the night

dream job: character designer for video games!!! + general graphic design n world design n stuff like that. i love LOVE designing things, especially characters, its been one of my biggest and longest passions in my life !!! characters are my absolute fave thing to enjoy and work on, and i hope to one day create characters others can fall in love with like i have for many characters!!!

wearing: a hot pink nightgown with black lace, and black lacey shorts! its so cozy n me core :3

media that summarizes me: like... summarizes my personality? my interests?? hmm... im not really. sure what would really summarize me for my personality? maybe some of my fave things since they tend to have quite an effect on me?

the sonic series i think is a good representation of how im unashamed to be genuine to myself, positive and loving what i love and not caring about being cringy. and it absolutely influenced my love for rockin music, colorful series with darker stories, and edgy antiheroes lol.

maybe system of a down would be a good thing to mention here too, i love all of their music and they definitely have rockin high energy music that can get really wacky sometimes, and ive always had a love for weird shit and identified with being weird!

favourite songs: ough hmm.. ill limit myself to like. 6 songs i really love rather than trying to figure out my Favoritest Faves bc im indecisive lol. n gonna do some different styles for a variety of my tastes!

bring me the horizon ft babymetal - kingslayer

in this moment - sick like me

omega tribe - summer suspicion

megumi ogata - fukanzen nenshou

riff kitten ft kumiho - fallen world

i dont know how but they found me - mx. sinister

instruments: this is so vague lol like. is this meaning ones ik how to play? my fave instruments?

well for ones i know how to play- well i used to know how to play anyways- i played the clarinet in band! n at some point i got an ocarina n tried learning that but never worked on it much. i used to be able to play a couple little tunes on it tho (like the jigglypuff song from the pokemon anime. or part of it at least). someday ill get back to it...

for my fave instruments... id probably say the violin and piano. i really love the sound of them, and i like how much emotion they can evoke!

aesthetic: oh god where do i even begin gkdkfbdkf i have a MILLION aesthetics i love lol. lovecore is probably my biggest one though, but i also love tech/glitchy stuff, gems, mermaid/ocean, general nature/flowers, clown/carnival, christmas, halloween, witchy, punk/goth/scene/emo (together since there can be some overlap between the aesthetics, ik theyre not the same), night/dreamy, space, yandere for a darker twist on lovecore stuff, and much much more. i love anything from pastel n cute, to neon and dynamic, to dark n creepy. i just!! absolutely adore aesthetics!!! its what im all about!

favourite author: ...i dont have one fkxbjf i havent read a book in years and even when i used to read more i didnt have one. could i just say yoshihiro togashi since he created the manga of my fave anime (yu yu hakusho) lmao?

random fun fact: i love pickles and will drink pickle juice straight out of the jar. have yall ever had pickle pops??? its like popsicles but with frozen pickle juice. i LOVE it. actually i should find our popsicle molds so i can make some soon

some mutuals to tag: if yall wanna, ill tag @megalo-station @mageofcolors @transgaykurama @foxdenji @skrunksthatwunk @l-lawliets-pussy @yoko-kurama-the-sex-god @shining-bewear @pipwife and weve only been mutuals for a short time but ill tag @shrineguardianhyena too owo

#*waves* and off i go back to tears of the kingdom

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idontblushsrry · 3 years

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Kurama||SFW Alphabet

A/N: I have not posted in a hot minute but I swear it’s for a good reason. I’ve got something in the works to celebrate getting 500 followers so only 2 posts this week and the next so that I can focus more on that. Thank yall for your patience and without further ado, enjoy!

Warnings: Teeny weeny spoilers about the end/aftermath of the series but it’s tiny I swear. Also, spoilers if you don’t know who my pfp is.

Word Count: 2270 (ft. a GN! reader)

A: Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)

Kurama is the most blunt with his affection in terms of outright saying it. Sure, his words may not be the most to the point, but he always tells you exactly how he feels towards you. Aside from that, he has a penchant for gifting you various flowers, along with a note that explains his meaning. The notes are handwritten and always end with ‘for my love, from Kurama.’

B: Best Friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)

Kurama as a best friend is someone that always gives good advice. He’s a great conversationalist and is always able to give advice from an unbiased perspective. While the rest of the gang is off causing trouble, the two of you can be found just off to the side, sipping tea and wearing sunglasses.

C: Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)

Depends, Kurama can be a sucker for cuddling if he’s feeling a bit mushier than his usual self. He usually only cuddles with you at night but if he’s feeling mushy, he’s dowN to cuddle whenever. Other times where he doesn’t cuddle include the rare transformation into Yoko. While his identities are consolidated, he still takes on somewhat different temperaments while in them. Yoko doesn’t like cuddling at all really and will only do so occasionally if you’re already asleep, by the time you wake up however, Yoko will be off and about somewhere else.

D: Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)

Kurama definitely wants to settle down, he likes the domesticity of being human and he wants to have something like what his mom and stepdad have. As for domestic duties... he tries. Kurama tries his best, he really does, but he can’t cook to save his life and he never really had to clean on account of his minimalism + plants aesthetic. Kurama never really had to learn how to cook because Shiori never required he learn it, but now as an adult, he kinda wishes she did because he couldn’t cook rice if he tried.

E: Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)

Kurama is someone who doesn’t do casual relationships (anymore at least; he used to date people/ seduce them in order to get an upper hand as Yoko). As such, your relationship, no matter how brief, was one he viewed as lasting for the rest of his life. Because of that, your breakup is probably very emotional and filled with tears. He’s a gentleman and though it broke his heart to see you upset, he knows it’s for the best. The two of you may remain friends depending on how you feel, but you’re likely not going to get back together.

F: Fiance(e) (How would they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)

As stated before, Kurama is someone who dates seriously. At the end of the day, his intention is to get married. In his past life as Yoko, marriage was the last thing on his mind, however as Shuiichi, he wants more and more that taste of domesticity and humanity. At the end of the day, if he introduces you to his mother, a proposal is not far off.

G: Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)

Kurama is extremely in tune with any needs you may have, and as such, he ends up being incredibly gentle both physically and emotionally. He doesn’t necessarily do this intentionally all the time, after a while, it becomes second nature to him.

H: Hugs( Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)

Honestly, with Kurama, the closest you’re gonna get with a hug is an arm thrown around your shoulder or and awkward side hug. If you hug him, he will be caught off guard and he will just stand there awkwardly and pat your back until you’re done.

I: I love you (How fast do they say the L-word)

After about 2-3 months. He doesn’t plan it and neither do you, but to him, it’s more of a confession of something he knew was true almost from the jump. To him, falling in love with you was inevitable, telling you so and hearing you say it back, eases his nerves and fills him with a sense of pride.

J: Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous)

Depending on how observant you are, you may never even notice Kurama’s jealousy. He’s not infallible, he does get jealous, but he’s extremely subtle about it. If he notices that someone has been getting a little too cozy with you, he effortlessly graces up to your side, kissing your hand in greeting. After he’s done he’ll finally look at the person and pretend he hadn’t noticed them. Overall, he acts very much like a fox, in the sense that he sees the person, but he’s making it very obvious to them that he’s ignoring/he dislikes them.

K: Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)

Kurama’s kisses are like a breath of spring. His kisses are intense without expectation and leave you walking on air each time. Aside from that, Kurama loves to kiss your hands, forehead, nose... really anywhere you’ll let him. He loves to let you know how much he loves every inch of you, and what better way to do that than leaving kisses up and down your body.

L: Little ones (How are they around children)

Kurama isn’t too outstanding one way or the other around children. He is incredibly efficient about making sure their needs are tended to and is the right amount of organized to deal with more than one child. But overall, he doesn’t necessarily go out of his way to entertain kids, he does what is necessary to take care of them and then just kinda leaves them to their own devices.

M: Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)

Mornings with Kurama are filled with all the kisses and affectionate gestures the two of you were too tired for the night before. If he can, Kurama prefers to drag out as much time as he can to stay in bed with you. If push comes to shove, he also wants to be part of your morning routine, making whatever he can easier for you, whether it be cooking breakfast, ironing your clothes, etc.

N: Night (How are nights spent with them?)

Again, nights with Kurama, the two of you are usually working or coming back from hanging out with your friends. So the times you do get to be home alone together, you both just put on a show/movie and just crash. It’s gotten a little bit better, you guys don’t fall asleep on the couch anymore, even if you still did, Kurama wouldn’t trade it for the world.

O: Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)

This is kind of tricky for him depending on how you two met. If you met him as Kurama, cool. It’s still a little difficult to explain how he was as Yoko, but chances are you already know and don’t hold it against him. If you met him as Shuiichi, hoo boy. He plans on being with you well into the future and he knows the topic will come up eventually. He’s just not entirely sure on how one explains that they used to be a notorious fox demon who also stole from people and murdered others just because?

P: Patience (How easily angered are they?)

He’s ~3000 years old, his patience is something that’s near infinite at this point. He welcomes intellectual challenges and even intentionally drags out fights/takes hits in order to learn new information. The only times he gets frustrated is when he finds someone/something to be completely irredeemable. Well, that and anyone talking negatively about you or his family.

Q: Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)

Considering the fact that he more than remembers each hiding spot of his various treasures and more (as well as all those random plant facts), Kurama easily remembers things about you. And while sure, he’s more than observant enough to pick these things up on his own, he loves hearing you talk about yourself and is more than happy to play dumb of it means he’ll get to hear your voice.

R: Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)

His favorite moment in your relationship is when, near the beginning of your relationship, the two of you went on a date to a local park that had a fireworks show. You’d gotten cold and he shared his jacket with you, leaving you snuggled up under him, you offhandedly mentioned how the spot you were at would be perfect for a proposal. Since then, he’s made it somewhat of his mission to propose to you in that very spot.

S: Security (How protective are they? How would they like to be protected?)

He’s not too worried about anyone coming after you or him since he’s settled his debts with Koenma and Demon World (not to mention if anyone tried anything, he’s more than powerful enough to stop any challengers). The best way for you to return the protection is to honestly just remind him to take care of himself. Kurama has a slight masochistic streak and he enjoys pushing his body to it’s limits. Please remind him that he is in fact, human, and human bodies will give out a lot sooner than demon ones.

T: Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)

Kurama aims to impress, he is grateful to have you by his side and he shows that off every chance he gets. Not only does he plan perfect dates, he leaves you gifts (often in the form of flowers, but occasionally he’ll treat you to a day out on him). Everyday tasks are like his olympics, you don’t even have to say the word, he’ll take care of it.

U: Ugly (What are some bad habits of theirs? (I’m gonna add arguments here because they aren’t on the prompt list I found))

You and Kurama don’t argue, you may have disagreements but often the issue is resolved before that point. In terms of bad habits, Kurama tends to overwork himself. It’s gotten to the point where you’ve had to force him onto bedrest for the sake of his health. He’s trying very hard for you, it’s a hard habit to break, especially because Kurama sees his own limitations as a challenge. Howver, he knows it worries you, and he does try to set aside more time for rest.

V: Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)

Fun Fact! Kurama did not have a single comb or hairbrush in his house post moving out. This lead to confusion and shock the first time you spent the night there. He keeps all the supplies you need to do your hair in his house now, but, don’t even try with his hair. It works itself out (he’s never had lice a day in his life) and he’s never had to try with it, if you try so much as brushing it, seeds may fall out, and honestly, it’ll be no one’s fault but your own.

W: Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)

A bit, Kurama’s carved out a space in his heart and his life for you. He’s not clingy by any means and he loves to cheer you on in whatever you do, he just hates having to be away from you. If he ever has to leave for business, please facetime him, hearing your voice calms him down instantly.

X: (E)xes (Any previous relationship experience. How does that factor into your current relationship?)

He’s got a ton of casual relationship experience from his time as Yoko, settling down is a new experience in and of itself, settling down with someone? Unheard of. Regardless, he’s more than excited to meet every milestone with you, he goes all out and gets a little cheesy when it comes to anniversaries and the like.

Y: Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner)

Aside from people like the Toguros, he doesn’t like people who try to read him when he’s closed off. Kurama is a complex individual, you’ll never truly decipher his mind, as such, he’ll tell you if he’s got something on it. Sure, you might be able to read him somewhat, but if Kurama doesn’t want you to know something, it’s best to just respect that.

Z: Zzz (What is a sleep habit of theirs?)

Kurama’s a super light sleeper, mostly out of instinct. He slept out in the open a lot and the Makai is unforgiving to those who let their guard down, as a result, the lightest shift in movement can wake him up. Over time, he has gotten used to your sleep patterns and bases your distress mainly on smell and not movement, that’s not to say that he’s no longer a light sleeper though.

#kurama yu yu hakusho #yoko kurama #yoko kurama x reader #yoko kurama imagines #kurama x reader #kurama imagines #kurama yyh x reader #yyh x black reader #yyh x black!reader #black!reader #x black reader #idontblushsrry

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ga-yuu · 3 years

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~Kurama~Dramatic END~

Warning!!! Sexual content below because.....Yes! You guessed it right! Kurama just needs a reason to touch her,

Chapter 26

--------Part 1--------

A few days after Kurama's declaration to learn how to be romantic....

Kurama: "So this hot springs, huh?"

Yoshino(blushing): "Kurama! Your wings! Cover your wings!"

Kurama: "It's alright, no one's here."

Kurama, stretching his wings comfortably in the warm water, says back to me.

(I never thought I'd end up in hot springs with Kurama.)

I hid my body with a body towel in the murky white water.

Then I started thinking about what happened earlier today.

------FLASHBACK-----

Yoichi: "Huh? You wanna be romantic?"

Kurama: "Yeah. What exactly do you do when you fall in love?"

Kurama asks a sudden question as soon as he enters Yoichi-san's room.

Yoichi: "Hmm...it depends on each individual."

(That's right.)

Kurama: "Give me a proper answer or die."

Yoichi: "Scary~"

Yoshino: "Kurama! Don't threaten people..."

Yoichi: "Hehe...It's really unbelievable to see Kurama asking for others' opinions. I don't know what kind of sorcery is this. But don't worry, I'll give you some tips and tricks."

(You're so reliable!)

Kurama: "Then spit it out."

Yoshino: "Kurama!"

Yoichi: "Relax Yoshino. I'm used to it."

Waving his hand in a relaxed expression, Yoichi-san continued to speak.

Yoichi: "How about a short trip? You had a hard time on the battlefield, right? A short trip will help you guys stretch your wings and relax. Start from there."

Kurama: "Is that how all relationships start?"

Hehe....Kurama's cold stare is incredibly cute. Even Yoichi-san is giggling.

Kurama: "I don't see how being in a different place is going to change anything."

Yoichi: "You are a very unemotional person, Kurama. You see, when you fall in love, you'll feel the world around you changing. You'll start feeling different and sometimes end up doing things you don’t usually do."

Yoshino: "....I think I understand what you mean."

Kurama: "You do?"

Yoichi-san nods in agreement as Kurama watched us cluelessly.

Yoichi: "You'll get to know each other better if you go to a hot spring. I know a nice hot spring that you can go to on a day trip. I hope that will help."

------FLASHBACK ENDS------

Kurama: "But I don't see what's the point of bathing in hot springs. If all you want to do is soak in water, then we can do it in an ordinary river too, right?"

Yoshino: "Wow! Your feathers are falling off..."

He stood up and flapped his wings, sending a huge splash from his black wings.

(Speaking of bathing in a river, when I met Kurama again in Kamakura....he was bathing in a river.)

The memories of that time are vivid in my mind.

------FLASHBACK------

Kurama: “—-What an ‘unpleasant surprise. Who gave you the permission to be in my sight?”

-----FLASHBACK ENDS-----

(I thought you were going to kill me that time....)

Same as that time, I looked away from Kurama's admiringly well-formed body as much as possible....

Kurama: "Why are you spacing out?"

Yoshino: "....!?"

He grabs me by the arm and pulls me up, exposing my body under the sunlight.

Yoshino(blushing): "....What are you doing?"

Kurama: "I don't want to go on like this. You have to teach me how to enjoy the hot springs."

Kurama said, paying no attention to my embarrassment.

(Come on now....!)

(It's no use trying to teach Kurama about the concept of ‘shame’. If this happens...)

Yoshino(blushing): "Soak your shoulders for now."

Kurama: "Like this."

Holding me in his arms, Kurama dips into the hot water...

(Good. Now my body is hidden.)

Yoshino(blushing): "Now keep counting slowly till 100."

Kurama: "That's too much."

Yoshino(blushing): "You have to soak slowly to get warm to the core."

Kurama: "All right."

Surprisingly straightforward in his reply, Kurama hugged me from behind.

(!!!!)

Yoshino(blushing): "W-What is this position?"

Kurama: "You didn't specify how to sit while taking a dip."

I tried to resist, but he held me tightly and his hot breath hit the nape of my neck, making me lose my strength.

Yoshino(blushing): "....Don't talk."

Kurama(evil smile): "Don't you want me to count?"

------Part 2-------

Yoshino(blushing): "....Don't talk."

Kurama(evil smile): "Don't you want me to count?"

Kurama’s voice contained a horrifying and dangerous sweetness.

Kurama: “1..2..3....”

(Ah..)

One of Kurama’s free hands slides over my skin under the hot water.

Yoshino(blushing): "...What...are you...?”

Kurama: “What’s wrong?”

Yoshino(blushing): “Mmm..mm....”

(His hands are going in all directions...not good...)

I felt a sweet numbness at the touch of his hand crawling across my breasts.

Kurama: “I’ll continue. 4..5..6....”

Yoshino(blushing): “Haa....ahh....wai..ahh...”

My skin was softened by the hot water and his fingers played with my pink nipples casually.

Kurama: “7..8..9...”

(No....more....)

Yoshino(blushing): “D-Don’t...do...in...outside like...ahhh....”

Kurama: “10.”

Yoshino(blushing): “Ahh...”

Suddenly a finger moves down between my legs out of nowhere and my body jumped.

Yoshino(blushing): “Nnn....ah....”

Kurama: “I see. The warmed body responds better. Plus...you don’t have anything to cover. So I can touch you as much as I like.”

Yoshino(blushing): “This...is not...have you enjoy the hot springs....”

(I’m pretty sure he knows what he’s doing....)

Kurama: “Keep enduring it, till I reach 100.”

Our tightly pressed bodies and his lips on my neck make me go crazy.

Yoshino(blushing): “Mm...hot....”

Kurama: “Do want me to stop? Tell me if you want to get out of water.”

Yoshino(blushing): “Ahh...too bright....”

Kurama: “You’re so selfish.”

(I DON’T WANT TO HEAR THAT ESPECIALLY FROM KURAMA!!!!!)

Kurama: “Yoshino, it’s annoying. You count from where I stopped.”

(Sure! I’ll count quickly and get out of this humiliation...)

Yoshino(blushing): “11-12-13-14-15-ahhh.....”

Kurama(evil smile): “Count properly, or you’ll have to start from the beginning.”

I trembled as I felt his hot tongue over my earlobe.

Yoshino(blushing): “Because....Kurama gets in the...way....Mmm....”

Kurama(evil smile): “I’m just enjoying the hot spring...or more accurately, I’m enjoying soaking in the hot springs with you.”

(...This is terrible....can’t count...like this...)

Kurama: “Keep counting.”

Yoshino(blushing): “Mmm...14...”

I reflexively obeyed his orders which were given in a low voice.

Kurama lifted one end of his lips when he saw that....

.................

(I’m totally flushed....)

Kurama: “I had a nice bath for the first time in a long time. I completely understood the benefits of hot springs.”

As we walk through the flowery field near the hot springs, I glared at Kurama with my red cheeks.

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1. Oh yeah...

2. I couldn’t enjoy it..(+4/+4)

3. Good for you...

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Yoshino(blushing): “Too bad, I couldn’t enjoy it....”

Kurama: “Stop complaining. I treated you well enough. You were so exhausted, that I had to carry you all the way to my room. Be grateful.”

Yoshino(blushing): “Yeah. And WHO made me tired?”

Kurama: “It was me.”

It was so refreshing to hear someone saying that without taking any offense.

(At the end of the day, I couldn’t fight back because of his straightforwardness.)

Kurama: “I heard that the cold weather makes humans sick. Let’s go back now.”

When Kurama takes my hand....

Yoshino: “Hm?’

Kurama: “....?”

(I wonder if that person crouching in front of the bushes is a visitor of the hot springs too.)

(But he looks familiar...)

Kurama: “....! That’s!”

Ibuki: “Hm?”

Yoshino: “Ibuki!”

(No way!?)

When he turned to look at me, all at once blood drained from my face and I backed away.

Kurama: “-----Why are you still alive? Well, who cares? Let’s continue from where we left off, Ibuki.”

Kurama looked at Ibuki with an icy cold look.

Ibuki: “Shut up, Kurama. You’ll wake the kitten.”

(Hm, kitten?)

Kurama: “...........”

Kurama obediently kept quiet and looked at Ibuki’s hands with a disinterested face.

A white fluffy kitten was sleeping comfortably in there.

Yoshino: “Umm......?”

Kurama: “Don’t ask, Yoshino. It reminded me of one of this man’s incomprehensible tastes. He-----has a strange obsession with cats.”

Ibuki: “What’s so hard to understand? They’re the cutest thing in the world.”

Despite his complaint, his palm was moving back and forth across the kitten’s back lovingly.

(That was unexpected!!)

Kurama: “Still, die.”

--------Part 3-------

Kurama: “Still, die.”

Yoshino: “Wait! Not here....”

I felt the wind around us start to blow unnaturally and hurriedly grabbed Kurama’s arm, which reluctantly stopped moving.

Ibuki: “You have a woman with you now, Kurama. Learn to settle things through talking than using violence as a solution for everything.”

Kurama: “All right. Would like to have a blood bath or be completely mutilated?”

(This is not how you do it!)

Yoshino: “I think you need to calm down....Ibuki doesn’t seem to be in a mood to fight, right?”

Ibuki: “You’re right. After that war, I lost a lot of my magic power. Thank you, Kurama.”

Kurama: “You deserved it anyway. And you, Yoshino, why are you talking to a man who tried to slaughter you?”

(You’re right, but....)

Yoshino: “I’m curious about Ibuki too....”

Kurama: “Ha?”

Ibuki: “....Ohh.”

Then Kurama glares at Ibuki.

(Oh, I know now!)

Yoshino: “I think it’s because he’s similar to Kurama.”

Kurama: “I and him are SAME!>”

Ibuki: “How are we similar?”

(Hmmmm.....)

Yoshino: “------I think it’s the aesthetics of it, even though it looks like it’s driven by crazy logic.”

......It was just after I was captured by Ibuki and subjected to Yasuchika-san’s manipulation spell.

-------FLASHBACK------

Ibuki: “You must be in a lot of pain, but you’re strong. I like you. I can’t wait to see your face when you cry.”

Yoshino: “I….will never despair in your presence.”

Ibuki: “What?”

Yoshino: “I will prove to you the strength of humans that I believe in.”

Ibuki: “……………… Interesting. Then let’s play that game. Show me what you’re really made of.”

------FLASHBACK END-----

(Yes, when I saw Ibuki’s eyes at that moment...for some reason I felt like it resembled Kurama.)

Yoshino: “I still can’t forgive you for what you made me do. But I also think that somehow I accepted his way of life because he and Kurama came into contact with each other’s values on the very edge like that.”

(So maybe that’s why I couldn’t really hate Ibuki.)

Kurama: “..........”

Ibuki, who had been listening with his mouth agape, muttered quietly.

Ibuki: “----You’re a woman with good instincts. No wonder you won Kurama’s heart.”

(Eh?)

Yoshino: “What?”

Ibuki: “Nothing.”

Then a soft smile came across Ibuki’s lips.

Ibuki: “I shouldn’t have given you to Kurama. I should have noticed you earlier on and have played with you instead.”

(Ibuki....?)

His voice was calm and clear, with a hint of emotion.

When I was standing there confused-----

Kurama: “It’s unpleasant to see you imagine an impossible future.”

(Wow)

As if to break Ibuki’s gaze, Kurama hides me behind his back.

Ibuki: “I’m possessive too, just like you.”

Kurama: “I’ll pull out that tongue of yours if you say one more time that we’re similar.”

Ibuki: “Oh dear, why do you want to deny the similarities between us, Kurama? I’ve had so much fun raising you, don’t you know?”

Kurama: “More of the same nonsense.”

Ibuki: “I’m serious. I wouldn’t have carried around cute little boy like you for all those years.”

Ibuki giggled as he reminisced about the old days.

Ibuki: “Seeing you again at the battle that night, reminded me of our first meeting.”

(I’m sure Ibuki is a distorted person....)

(But I think he really likes Kurama.)

Kurama: “The words you speak are toxic. I will not ask you to mean it now. But your power, which I have longed to surpass, has not faded with the passing of time.”

Ibuki: “......!”

(Kurama...)

It was the first time I had ever heard Kurama say anything close to praise for Ibuki.

Ibuki: “Heh, jealous?”

-----Part 4-----

Ibuki: “Heh, jealous?”

Kurama: “Stop joking. I’m going to take the strength I’ve developed under you and go further.”

Ibuki: “-----See. You're being cute again.”

(Kurama was so disgusted by Ibuki’s habit of playing with others and the stupidity of those around him that he had to say goodbye.)

(But if he hadn’t recognized Ibuki’s strength, I think he would have given up on him much sooner.)

It was probably inevitable that their paths had diverged, but I couldn’t help thinking of a future if they hadn’t parted ways.

Ibuki: “You’re getting stronger, my son.”

Kurama(glares cutely): “Who’s your son? I’ll kill you.”

Yoshino: “No bloodshed here!!!!”

In response to Kurama’s death threat, the kitten in Ibuki’s hands woke up.

Ibuki: “Yosh Yosh. Don’t be scared.”

Kitten: “Mew.”

Ibuki: “....Oww.”

The kitten clawed Ibuki’s finger, jumps off his hand, and runs away.

Kurama: “Such an interesting little animal.”

(Is Ibuki mad.....?)

Ibuki was silent for a moment, but then-----

Ibuki: “He has a good temperament. A cat with a bright future.”

Ibuki, muttering with a straight face, looks at the kitten’s regretfully and stands up.

Ibuki: “See you, Kurama. And you too, Yoshino.....I’ll play with you sometime when I feel like it.”

Yoshino: “Eh?”

Ibuki turned and walked away, not caring that I shouted in surprise.

Kurama: “Yoshino. We’re going to go to the hot springs one more time to get rid of Ibuki out of our minds.”

Yoshino: “One more time!?”

Kurama pulled me by my waist and urged me to walk.

Kurama: “What the hell was that man even doing here?”

.....................

After part ways with Yoshino and Kurama, Ibuki went outside the inn only to see------

Ibuki: “Sorry to keep you waiting.”

Yasuchika: “I want to kill you for making me wait for this long.”

Akihito: “Unforgivable, right? I wish I could have been in the hot springs.”

Ibuki: “Brats.”

Akihito looks at Ibuki, who shrugs and joins.

Akihito: “So? Did you get the point of having Yasuchika find out where Kurama and Yoshino are?”

Ibuki: “.......... It made me realize the value of what I’ve lost. Life is bittersweet.”

Yasuchika: “Wow! When Ibuki talks like a human, it makes me want to puke!”

Akihito: “Look, I have goosebumps too.”

Ibuki: “Are you just here to tease me?”

Akihito: “Actually, it’s rare to see you like this, Ibuki. It’s refreshing.”

Giggling, Akihito started walking.

Akihito: “It’s a miracle to see you having a change of heart for the first time in 1200 years. The fact that there are miracles in this world is a joy for people like us.”

Both Yasuchika and Ibuki walked along with him through the trees.

------While also hoping for a miracle like that to happen deep in their hearts.

...................

That night.....

Yoshino: “I really enjoyed our trip!!”

Kurama: “Yeah. But, there were few interruptions along the way though.”

When we returned, we huddled together in the warmth of the cushions in Kurama’s room.

Yoshino: “I was also surprised to see Ibuki. But I’m glad nothing bad happened.”

(Ibuki’s magic is yet to return and the Imperial Court is unlikely to make any major moves...so we can enjoy our peace for the time being.)

The Shogunate and The Rebels are still on a temporary truce and also keeping an eye on the Imperial Court.

Yoshino: “When the Court’s plans are revealed and resolved then....the Shogunate and the Rebels will fight again, right?”

Kurama: “The feud between Yoritomo and Yoshitsune is deep. It is not easy for a human to forget his hatred. When the time comes to fight again----you’ll be sad, right?”

Yoshino: “Mm.”

When I imagined it, my heart hurts like it’s being torn apart.

Yoshino: “I’m sure I’ll suffer a great deal.....but I’ll never leave Kurama.”

(Because I didn’t choose to live with Kurama half-heartedly.)

Kurama: “I see.”

-------Part 5------

Kurama: “I see. Your suffering is yours and yours alone. No matter what I do, I will never be able to take that away from you.”

Kurama murmured with a deep voice.

Kurama: “But I promise, as a man who loves you, I will give you peace of mind until you stop crying.”

(Kurama.....)

Again and again, I am overwhelmed and swallowed up by the magnitude of his feelings.

Yoshino: “Mm....thank you.”

(Kurama always keeps his promise.)

(I know that....so I’m not scared anymore.)

Kurama: “You have beautiful eyes. I remember being irresistibly drawn to those eyes even before you and I got together.”

(Ah.....)

Kurama gently pushes me down and his face comes closer.

Kurama: “It’s that look that shines so strangely in the dark of night.”

Those words bring back memories.....

-------FLASHBACK------

Kurama: “—-What do you even know about me? I gave you the right to speak and now you’re getting on my head.”

Yoshino: “…..I certainly don’t know anything about Kurama. But still, the weak observe the strong.”

Kurama: “……………..”

Yoshino: “At least it’s faster for me to get to know Kurama…. than for Kurama, who has no interest in humans, to get to know me.”

Kurama: “—–Those eyes.”

Yoshino: “hmm?”

Kurama: “I don’t like your eyes. I hate the way how it’s shining so strangely in the dark night.”

------FLASHBACK ENDS-------

(It was the night when Ibuki kidnapped me and gave me to Kurama.)

Yoshino: “I know a lot more about Kurama now than I did back then.”

Kurama(blushing): “It’s still not enough. After wanting all of you, I’m still want more and more....I’d rather force myself to conquer all of you than hiding you from the rest of the world.”

(.....Mm.)

Kurama(blushing): “And the brilliance of your eyes.”

His red eyes approach with an insatiable heat.

Along with that, Kurama’s palm covers my eyes.

Yoshino: “Mmm.....”

In the darkness, I feel my lips being robbed.

A sweet sigh leaks from my mouth and his tongue invites itself in.

Yoshino: “Haa....ahh...Ku...ra...maa....”

(Mm...no more...)

I was even more sensitive now that my eyes are covered and I was easily overwhelmed by Kurama.

When my head was in a haze, he removes his hand.....

(.....Beautiful.)

I see Kurama looking down at me defenselessly.

Kurama: “Yoshino.”

His deep voice calls my name and softly bites my neck.

Yoshino: “Nnn....Ku...rama...”

Kurama: “Why are you keeping your voice down....? I like the way you resist, but you don’t have to fight greed, do you?”

Yoshino: “Nm...because...”

(Because it’s so embarrassing that I’m the only one drowning so much.)

Kurama: “I’m the only one who has the privilege to hear your sweet voice.....leave yourself to pleasure and accept my heart with your body.”

I can’t resist anymore. Everywhere he touches, just melts.

Yoshino: “Ahh....Ku...ra..ma....Mm...too....”

I put my arms around his neck and beg for him.

Kurama: “Finally gave up resisting?”

Yoshino(blushing): “How can I not...when you’re being so romantic...”

Kurama: “....Cheeky woman.”

(We will deepen our love as often as we can. In our own way...and fast.)

Kurama whispered to me and held me down, forcing his body in mine more roughly than usual....

On that night, I received the love of a lone demon who never belonged to anyone.....

fin.

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#ikemen series #ikemen genjiden #ikemen mc #ikemen genjiden kurama #main story translations #otome #cybird #cybird ikemen #cybird otome

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reikaidetective · 3 years

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If you could switch bodies with anyone in YYH, who would it be and why?

I'll start; I'd have to say either Hiei, Jin or Kurama.

Hiei, because I'd love to have the telepathic ability. There's a lot I could do with it that would fuel with me joy as I scare people. I'd also want to be able to stand on top of a tree or use his speed. He's really out living my dream.

Kurama, because I could take aesthetic photos. I'd just love to see what's it like to be popular for once . . . But I doubt he'd want me doing his homework or tests. XD A break from my life would be nice. So getting a glimpse of how he lives on a daily basis would be interesting.

Jin, because I could fly about not giving a single fuck.

#yu yu hakusho #yyh #shuichi minamino #kurama #yyh kurama #yyh yusuke #yusuke #yusuke urameshi #hiei #hiei jaganshi #yyh hiei #kuwabara kazuma #yyh kuwabara #kuwabara #kazuma kuwabara #Team Urameshi

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cynthiaandsamus · 3 years

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Custom Toonami Block Week 77 Rundown!

Code Geass: So since Shirley’s dead, Lelouch has a similar thought to Cornelia and blames the power of Geass itself instead of her actual murderer. So instead of using the Geass Order like he planned he decides to say fuck it and burn it all to the ground, completing his Darth Vader transformation by not only killing the men, but the women AND THE CHILDREN AND THE SCIENTISTS (Science is the fourth gender, look it up, it’s in Dr. Stone). But yeah half of this episode is just murdering scientist who granted were making child supersoldiers but also don’t have any weapons, like they have zero security no wonder Cornelia was able to walk right up to V.V. And the Black Knights are pissed about killing civilians but I feel like once the horde of children starts making them shoot each other they should get the picture. Rolo murders all his friends, C.C. murders all her former supports, Dietard puts a ninja hit out on Ohgi and Viletta also wants to kill Ohgi, poor Ohgi the dude has like nothing going for him and just ended up in this fucked up chess game and he’s just some dude that fell in love when he saw Viletta naked (didn’t we all) but anyway V.V. pilots Jeremiah’s Pumpkin Battleship and before Lelouch can make Rolo kamikaze himself for killing Shirley, Cornelia wipes him out anyway in probably her most badass moment in the series, using the Pumpkin Battleship’s Byakugan Blindspot to bring it down. V.V. is dead like five times over but Charles comes out to drag Lelouch into the Spear of Longinus so he can do Human Instrumentality or whatever.

Inuyasha: Naraku’s kidnapped Rin so Sesshomaru will kill Inuyasha for him and Sesshomaru hates two things more than anything: being implied he likes humans, and being told what to do, so he tells Naraku to fuck off and goes to fuck him up. This being one of Naraku’s plans of course Sesshomaru doesn’t actually have a choice in this and the battle is a farce so he can spread bits of himself all over and absorb Sesshomaru like Super Buu did to Mystic Gohan. However Inuyasha’s new powerup lets him throw a wrench in that by breaking his barrier and Kagura has to pretend to fight him even though she just wants the doggy brothers to fuck Naraku up. Also Kohaku and Rin have a cute little interaction while he’s holding her captive and Kohaku sees Sango again which triggers his selective amnesia shit. Like you get the feeling Kagura probably would’ve been a better guard for Rin but Naraku only has so many named demons and Kanna isn’t allowed to do anything so might as well throw Kohaku in there to get bonus mental damage to Sango which only works out if you know they’re going to split up like that. But again, this is one of Naraku’s plans so it’s like 50% torture, 50% just trolling people to fuck with their heads.

Yu Yu Hakusho: Younger Toguro faked his death and ambushes Yusuke’s date with Keiko because the plot just doesn’t want this relationship to happen. Toguro pulls up on a motorcycle which is just kind of weird to see and he takes Yusuke somewhere, idk if they walked or if Yusuke got on the back of the motorcycle but Toguro either tossing his motorcycle away to go walk to a car park with Yusuke or Yusuke holding onto Toguro’s waist while they ride are equally hilarious images. Anyway Toguro demolishes the parking garage while still breaking all the rocks that are about to crush Yusuke just to literally flex on him how much stronger he was than when they fought. It’s weird because Toguro seems to kinda be mad about having to fake a loss but also respect Yusuke as a fighter which is strange since Kuwabara was the one that put in the effort for that fake win. That doesn’t matter though cause it’s DARK TOURNAMENT TIME BABY! One of the most iconic anime arcs ever is about to begin and it’s kinda funny they yadda yadda over a two month training arc like there’s like three minutes of Kuwabara training with Hiei and Kurama (where Kurama is the bad cop ironically enough) and Yusuke training with Genkai again before it’s like “Okay let’s just get to the tournament” like I don’t think I’ve ever seen an anime where they announce the tournament and then go sign up for it in the same episode, usually they milk that shit to really sell the preparation but they go with “Here’s a few scene and Yusuke’s a lot stronger now, take our word for it” which is a funny way to start one of the most epic tournament arcs ever.

Fate Zero: This is an episode I’ve heard a lot about, Iskandar, Saber and Gilgamesh fuck around drinking, the whole thing kinda reads like a fanfiction or a Ghost in the Shell episode since 75% of it is just talking. Gilgamesh is basically like “Yo, see that shit? All that shit is my shit, even if I don’t know what it is, it’s mine, so fuck off.” Iskandar’s like “What could the man who once conquered the whole world want? To conquer the whole world TWICE!” and Saber’s like “Hey my whole country got destroyed cause I was thrown into a role I was grossly underqualified for so, maybe not that?” and this pisses Iskandar off because her regret and martyrdom isolates and enfeebles her, he sees the downfall of nations as inevitable and leadership as something to form a community that emulates their leader, not to isolate the ruler as some lone pillar. Also Kirei’s Assassins jump them and Iskandar uses Unlimited Dude Works to stomp them all. Basically it’s the whole Ling/Bradley discussion from FMA but with more nuance, rulers have to benefit their people but they can’t be so dragged down by it that it destroys everyone involved once that pillar collapses. So Iskandar’s like “Yeah you have a really toxic way of looking at things Saber, I’m out. Stop beating yourself up about what’s already happened.” And Gilgamesh is like “No, let her keep beating herself up, this fun, I’m having fun.” So Saber has the admiration of the villain and the disdain of the hero which is an odd situation to be in.

Konosuba: So this one is an OVA or something I think so we don’t get closure on the whole “Kazuma is going to jail for horny and non-horny crimes alike” subplot but we do get a cute little story about Kazuma slowly getting murdered while basically doing the Higurashi Punishment Games on everyone. Ironically he’s not pervy enough for Darkness or Aqua because he’s just a voyeur for Darkness and Aqua he apparently has no sexual attraction to whatsoever. It’s kind of interesting because a few times one or two of them heavily imply they’d just straight up take his virginity if it’d help and he doesn’t go for it, I don’t know if that’s better or worse than what he actually does but once again the ‘principled scumbag’ archetype comes into play and it’s always fun to see what Kazuma will or won’t do, it tends to be just enough that we’re willing to see him punished but not enough to make us hate him, it’s a surprisingly good balance. Anyway, Darkness is boobs, Kazuma may be a lolicon for Megumin, Yunyun and Wiz are also boobs, Aqua is boner repellant and Kazuma dies anyway because the real wish was the friends we made along the way but real friends are the ones that murder you when you’re a scumbag… or something. On to Season 2 next week!

Sailor Moon Crystal: I’m kind of loving the Evil Tuxedo Mask aesthetic, like the bishie face with the red eyes and the suit is really cool-looking. Anyway Tuxedo Mask is evil now and seduces Usagi all over again with the power of evil and video games. There’s probably a message here about girls falling for toxic boys but that’s the subtext over a lot of Sailor Moon that there’s lots of bullshit out to get teen girls and they shouldn’t waste their energy on it. Usagi’s kind of having an existential crisis over evil Tuxedo Mask and Luna’s feeling bad about calling him evil before and now that he actually is evil she doesn’t know what to do. Anyway he finds Zordon’s Tower by hypnotizing Makoto and we do the full transformation scene and speech for four of the scouts so you really know they were stretching the plot with this one. Usagi gets over herself but it’s too late, Evil Mask has the crystal and summons Queen Beryl by… flapping his cape, guess calling her was that easy, man you’d think they coulda just stomped these guys a long time ago but oh well.

Durarara!!: We leave off where Shizuo just crushed someone with a car door, good times. Celty takes the knife they had, believing it to be Saika but is so superstitious about it she doesn’t even see it’s a crappy Pampered Chef knife that’s like two years old max. Then Haruna, the reporter’s daughter reveals not only did she have a weird relationship with the teacher hitting on Anri but she’s also controlling all the Saika zombies around the city because to swords cutting people is loving them like how sharks bite things to see what they are. She sics her army on Anri and Shizuo separately and goes after her teacher who was just coming to sexually harass Anri again so… yay? Anyway Shizuo says fuck you to being in a polyamorous relationship with hundreds of sword zombies and Anri reveals that Haruna’s Saika isn’t the real Saika because HER Saika is the real Saika, we got katana school girls here folks, it really is an anime after all.

#ooc #Toonami #Custom Toonami Block #Code Geass #Inuyasha #Yu Yu Hakusho #Fate Zero #Konosuba #Sailor Moon Crystal #Durarara!!

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itsclydebitches · 4 years

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So I'm curious what are some character designs you love? Not from RWBY, but just i general. I'm the same anon who got you to check out Berserk and I'd say essentially all of the designs are done damn well. Fit the character. Changes that makes sense for growth. Also make sense given the setting. Even women in armor that doesn't have those massive boob plates. Good designs impact so much subconsciously to have much we enjoy other aspects of a story.

Congratulations! You’ve unlocked my never-ending need to praise Yu Yu Hakusho! :D

This long, picture-laden post needs two disclaimers going forward:

I’m not an artist. In the sense that I’m not a visual artist who knows anything about what makes character design good from a technical/community approved standpoint. This is purely based on my own, personal reaction to a beloved series.

Connected to that, I’m going into this under the assumption that people might really disagree with me (?). Based on the cartoons and anime that I see praised for character design, I don’t think YYH fits whatever list more knowledgeable viewers are pulling from. But I’m gonna lay out my thinking anyway!

Major spoilers for Yu Yu Hakusho below.

Alright let’s do this.

First off, when people start talking character design they often reference how cool a character is. Which makes sense. You want a character to be visually engaging and distinct. Something that makes you go “Wow!” whenever you look at them. However, one of the things I love about the YYH cast is how normal they are. Because they’re supposed to be normal. The trope of the main character having a crazy hair color has become so prominent that we’ve got memes about it now and that works for a lot of stories. You know who is important because, despite the assumption that they’re average people not dying their hair, they stick out like a sore thumb among the rest of the cast.

However, normalcy is a really important part of YYH. The entire point at the start is that Yusuke is not special. He’s not unique. He’s a delinquent kid who most assume isn’t going anywhere in life. When he dies this doesn’t unlock some Super Special Backstory - you were innately amazing all along! - he just gets caught up in the plot because of a paperwork issue. The afterlife doesn’t know what to do with an asshole kid who unexpectedly saved another kid’s life so they just kind of... shuffle him around until he’s given another chance to live. Then he gets to pay back that second chance by becoming a Spirit Detective. Yeah, Yusuke is talented when it comes to fighting and spirit energy, but at the start that’s rarely emphasized outside of “He’s the best street fighter among no-name street fighters so really, it’s not impressive once you take Yusuke out of his tiny world of school parking lots and the occasional alleyway.” The takeaway is that he’s a dime-a-dozen troubled teen who got involved in the spirit world due to an impulsive act and a bunch of bureaucracy. Indeed, it’s a HUGE moment of emotional growth for Yusuke to realize that people do love him despite his supposedly average, unremarkable, and otherwise negative personality. His normal-ness - and others’ expectation that he could someday make himself great if he learns to work at it - is crucial to where Yusuke starts out. Making him visually distinct in terms of Anime Protagonist Looks would undermine a lot of that. This isn’t supposed to be a Super Special Kid Destined For Greatness. He’s just... a kid. A normal kid. A kid who has to work and learn and grow if he wants to make something of himself. So he gets black hair, brown yes, and a green school uniform. He’s pretty damn average looking.

Same with Kuwabara. Same with Keiko. Same with Atsuko. They’re just normal people going about their lives and I always appreciated that they looked the part. You can still easily tell them apart thanks to different hair colors, texture, jaw lines, and outfits, but none of them seem out of place in the average world they start out in. Which, as said, is crucial to a lot of YYH’s themes. The ones who look more visually distinct - Hiei and Botan - aren’t human. It makes sense that they wouldn’t obey these same average laws of the rest of the cast and they are our first taste of a world that, in terms of character design, will eventually get pretty wonderfully weird. They function as stepping stones.

This eventually becomes a story about the demon world and those demons wouldn’t come across as particularly scary/other if you begin the story with equally strange looking humans. Or even just “I don’t see people who look like that walking down the street” humans. Alongside many themes, there’s a contrast at work here. Yusuke stepping out into a stadium full of demons who despise him because of his species hits home when he is so clearly distinct from them. Suddenly, his normal is abnormal.

Once the ball gets rolling, Yusuke’s looks are constantly in contrast with both his environment and his inner self. He looks like a scary thug but then unexpectedly saves a life. He looks like an average human but is actually the strongest among a group of scary-looking demons. He looks like this badass spirit detective who everyone assumes with have an equally badass spirit beast but, uh...

Oh my god that’s a precious baby. By the time our cast is family and everyone accepts that Yusuke looks scarier than he actually is or ever was - once the core group is made up of not just humans but demon loving humans who are equally soft - we turn it all on its head again and reveal that Yusuke has demon blood. For the first time he looks as strange and powerful as he is. Yusuke’s normality is done away with the second he’s fully accepted his place in these worlds, throwing everything back into chaos.

Yusuke’s demon form becomes even more foreign looking when he’s being controlled by his ancestral father. The above is a Yusuke who is still Yusuke and in many respects the design reflects that: natural hair color, human body, tattoos easily covered up with a shirt. When he’s gone full Mazoku though, something dangerous, the white, wilder hair and change to his expressions ensure we read him as something feral. For the first time in the series Yusuke is truly the dangerous creature he’s pretended to be since his principal was running after him at school.

As a side-note about character costumes, we see this emphasis on normality in their outfits as well. Obviously a story like RWBY is limited by how much time/money they have for animation, but it nevertheless has an impact to see the group almost constantly in their battle gear. They’re never not the main characters of an action-fantasy show, not even while just out around town with no expectation of entering a fight.

In contrast, Yusuke and Kuwabara are often animated in everyday clothing that remind us that they’re really just teens trying to live their lives outside of this crazy nonsense. Kuwabara wasn’t even formally hired for all this! The cast wears sweaters and jackets while out and about. More formal clothes for special occasions. Jeans and t-shirts when they’re unexpectedly caught up in a fight because, you know, they’re not ready for battle every second of every day. They’re drawn like normal folks because, outside of the ring, they are.

(We’ve also got a lot of parallels between Yusuke and Kuwabara’s civilian clothing, visually reminding us that they’re far more alike than they might be willing to admit.)

Despite often changing outfits, the group maintains a basic color pallet that makes them recognizable, yet it’s also not so limited that they appear strange for sticking to one (1) color for the entire time we know them. Yusuke, like most people, is drawn to particular colors, mostly greens, yellows, and blues, so each time we see him he’s familiar while also being distinct from the last time he changed.

Hiei, as someone who initially wants nothing to do with anyone else and relies on assassin-like speed to take out his enemies, is dressed almost entirely in black. Without that bit of white in his scarf/hair you’d lose him in the shadows... which is the point.

When he opens up and actually becomes friends with the team, his color pallet starts opening up a great deal too.

And we’re shown all the little changes he starts incorporating that speak to his growth: his Jagan eye, a bandaged arm hiding his Dragon of the Darkness Flame, the necklace connecting him to Yukina.

I’ve blathered on about the outfits enough but as a quick final note: EVERYONE WEARS APPROPRIATE FIGHTING CLOTHES.

No one (even the women to my recollection) wear heels. Everything is loose-fitted and looks easy to move in. They’ve got sensible belts, bandages if they need them, and... that’s it. No unnecessary bells and whistles that distract from what’s supposed to be the story’s real draw: good fights and good characterization. Even the more elaborately styled characters (usually) look like they chose their outfits practically first and for the aesthetic after. At no point do I recall watching this show and going, “WHY would you wear that to a fight??”

Anyway, back to the designs.

The exceptions to either side of these extremes - from human normal to demon monstrous - are Genkai and Kurama, both of whom straddle the line. Genkai is someone who has pushed her spirit and body far past the norm. She’s the first human we meet who truly goes beyond that normality, even if you don’t immediately realize it. Her pink hair (such a soft color in her old age it’s not at all distracting) is a slight hint that something isn’t quite right with her. She’s obviously human... but not a normal human. Not anymore.

Those unnatural looks are emphasized in her youth when she was at the height of her power.

Genkai as a young woman has vibrantly pink hair (a bright pastel like Botan’s), a softer face, and far more emotive eyes. She looks ethereal, which fits not just her own journey to power but Togoru’s as well. Her story is intimately tied up in what that power does to the human body/soul. So Toguro starts out like this

a pretty normal looking guy who is on the far end of what the human body is naturally capable of. He’s buff as hell, but not so much that it looks unreasonable. I’ve seen body builders bigger than him. He’s the average (dehydrated...) MCU superhero. However, he ends up like this

In Togoru’s case his abnormality is explicitly presented as grotesque. Rather than giving him a cool looking characteristic that’s clearly supernatural (blue hair, an extra eye, curly horns, etc.), we’ve taken a human characteristic (muscles) and expanded them to an unnatural degree. He’s got some uncanny valley shit going on.

Paralleling Genkai, we likewise see Kurama subtly standing out among his human allies.

He’s a demon in a human’s body. By in-world logic his appearance should be just as normal as anyone else’s, but a bit of his true nature shines through. His hair is long in a style not popular in YYH’s Japan. His red is far less of a natural shade than Kuwabara’s. He carries himself with the air of someone who is ancient, because he is. His human design deliberately reflects his true demon form so when that’s finally revealed we still recognize him as Kurama.

(Same sort of work with Hiei’s demon form.)

When we look at the cast together we have an immediate, visual impression as to who is normal and who is not - and those assumptions are embedded into the story. Yusuke is someone you’d overlook in the crowd, but he’s the most powerful. Kurama is clearly other in some way, but he’s desperate to live an average, human life. Kuwabara is designed to look and move like the fool and a lot of his development (his and others’ in relation to him, really. Like Hiei) is built around respecting him despite those looks. Hiei is tiny but will kick your ass. Genkai is tinier and will kick your ass worse.

Her size combined with her age - combined with her status as Yusuke’s teacher - is a continuous reminder not to judge power by looks alone. Don’t underestimate your opponent and get overconfident (a major flaw of Yusuke’s). Know that you still have a LOT to learn about the world. That woman you assume is just a rude grandma? She’s going to break your expectations over and over and over again.

Speaking of size, that’s a major aspect of Koenma’s design as well. When Yusuke learns he’s meeting the head of the underworld he starts picturing a massive, demonic beast who (sensing a theme here) looks the part of a supernatural ruler. Seeing Koenma for the first time - an adorable toddler-like being - is an absolute shock.

It’s a gag for the audience, but it’s not just a gag. Due to his looks Yusuke is unable to take Koenma seriously, despite knowing the power he holds.

Which, even more-so than arrogance, is Yusuke’s greatest flaw throughout the series. He doesn’t take school seriously. His death seriously. Ruler of the underworld seriously. His teacher seriously, etc. Yusuke constantly acts like he doesn’t care, throwing basic respect and effort in the face of whatever authority figure is desperately trying to keep him from self-destructing. He’s on the receiving end of multiple speeches throughout the series (mostly from Genkai) that boil down to, “Care about something, dammit. Take this seriously!” and when he does it’s GREAT. It’s a moment of growth we’ve really built to in a hundred different ways, including how he reacts to others’ looks. Koenma’s design feeds directly into the primary flaw Yusuke is working to overcome. How will he go from a delinquent laughing in the face of the most powerful being to someone multiple worlds can put their trust in? Design assists with that.

When Yusuke does respect Koenma (even if he still insults/teases him because that’s just an ingrained part of Yusuke’s personality) Koenma’s appearance can change. It’s no longer serving its original function, so he evolves into a very good looking young man (with references to Tuxedo Mask to emphasize those good looks) that just... happens to still carry a pacifier.

A pacifier that is revealed as an incredibly powerful weapon that will help save the world. Again: don’t judge anyone or anything solely on their looks. They’re never precisely what you’d assume they are based on your first glance - with the exception of minor villains whose looks serve only to convey their villainy:

For everyone else, looks are complex. Two of the most different looking characters (color-wise anyway) are actually siblings, their contrasts reflecting both differing cultures and the emotional distance between them.

The scariest looking monsters are just paper-pushers. It’s the handsome humans you should watch out for.

And this is our hero, a man charged with protecting three worlds.

I could say SO MUCH MORE but this is already disgustingly long so basically YYH (I think) does a great job of:

Crafting characters that are distinct but not different for the sake of different. They always feel like they belong to their individual worlds and adhere to whatever “normal” is by those standards.

Tying character looks really closely to the show’s themes and individual growth. Which, frankly, is something I think all good character design should do.

It’s not nearly as flashy as other anime... but YYH knows what it wants to accomplish and went about it beautifully. Catch me still weeping over this show fifty years from now.

Peace ✌️

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thebeingofeverything · 4 years

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For the character ask... Amaimon and Izumo!

Just did the Amaimon for this ask so I’ll do Izumo in this one :D Thanks @athgalla

Give me a character and I will answer:

Why I like them: In the beginning, like anime season one, I didn’t think much of her beyond, ah, another tsundere character. But Izumo is probly my favorite amongst the human characters besides Shima and Lewin bc she had Rin’s back from the start and didn’t let the opinions/peer pressure of the others sway her from telling them they were being dumb. I appreciate her bluntness and love her aesthetic in general (demon-possessed kitsune Izumo was SO GOOD).

Why I don’t: She’s still a little generic tsundere to me. I think she has a lot of growth potential I hope Kato explores more.

Favorite episode (scene if movie): Definitely the possessed by Inari scene, it was such good heartbreak for her.

Favorite season/movie: Illuminati arc, though this seems given, considering the whole focus was on her this one lololol

Favorite line: “Some people go on about defeating Satan and making friends but chicken out when it counts. I hate cowards like that.”--Just let em have it, Izumo XD

Favorite outfit: That casual purple sweater with the tank top under it and leggings was such a look tbh. I want to go out and get one like it XD

OTP: If I ship her with anyone it’s Rin or Shiemi. Both are for similar reasons. She just brings out the confidence in them and they in her.

Brotp: Again, her and Rin, though it’s been fun to see her with Bon these recent chapters. And Amaimon would be perfect if they’d had the chance to interact more.

Head Canon: I tend to have that she’s got latent demonic instincts in her bc of her ancestry. They’re diluted, but she still “gets” demons and their reactions better than the pure humans.

Unpopular opinion: I know she’s come far from the stand-offish tsundere, but she doesn’t seem to have had the same growth the other main cast has.

A wish: She gets to meet her sister again at some point.

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: Not sure I have one for her. Maybe not getting together with Shima? Not that I couldn’t see it explored in fic form, but not canon. Also I really hope Kato doesn’t pull a Kishimoto and end it on the ladies of the cast retiring to become housewives while the guys go on to be badasses :|

5 words to best describe them: Aloof, waspish, blunt, tsundere, independant.

My nickname for them: Don’t really have one, but I kinda like fox-girl for her, a throw back to my Yu yu hakusho days and Yusuke calling Kurama fox boy lmao

#izumo kamiki #ask response #ao no exorcist #blue exorcist #tboes asks

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luckystarchild · 4 years

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If NQK were to live with one of the boys... how would they fare? Would it work or would they starve to death or something like that after the first week? What is the usual state of the apartment/house? What kind of dinamic do they have?

This ask is HELLA FUCKIN’ OLD. I am sorry it took me so long. Finally have a PC where I can type with abandon, so I’ve decided to start with the oldest Asks in my inbox and work my way forward in what shall be known as “Lucky’s Ask Marathon of 2020.” Starting with this one, the oldest in my inbox!

Let’s start with a person she’s basically already lived with during LC: YUSUKE URAMESHI.

From the outset, Yusuke makes zero attempt to clean up after himself. He is a mess of a roommate, and while this would normally drive NQK UP THE GODDAMN WALL, she knows him well enough to not get her hopes up that he’d ever pick up a shirt or do a dish. She has NO EXPECTATIONS, and that means she is NEVER DISAPPOINTED. She’d do the chores, and she’d be mildly resentful, but her already low expectations keep her from losing her temper about it. She cleans up after him and gives him an earful every time, and he tells her to shut it, and they fight, but that’s just how they are, and that’s that.

THE BRIGHT SIDE to living with Yusuke is that he’s a great cook, so she never really has to worry about whether or not he can feed himself (and if she buys enough food, HE’LL actually feed HER). And they will never have to worry about neighborhood kids messing with their place, because they’ll be too scared of mean-muggin’ Yusuke to dig up her begonias.

And now for KAZUMA KUWABARA.

She goes into this living arrangement with high hopes. He’s a real sweetheart of a guy who totally asks what he can do to take care of their house, together, as a unit. As it should be! Women taking care of the household is SO last decade. Their place would start off super clean and really well taken care of… but it wouldn’t stay that way. It would start small. A dirty shirt kicked under a chair. A dish left overnight on the coffee table. Tupperware with a science experiment left to grow inside it at the back of the fridge. Kuwabara would get comfortable, and he’d stop doing the chores he was so gung-ho to perform when they first moved into their place. And Keiko would remind him to clean up, and he’d happily do it as soon as she asked… at first? He’d slowly take more and more time to clean up when she asks, and eventually she’d start getting resentful of how she’s forced to clean up after him lest she wish to live in an utterly disgusting sty, and one day she’d get pretty damn mad that she had to clean out the fridge AGAIN. And he’d be good for a while after that! But then the cycle would repeat itself, and eventually she’d cave and just hire a cleaner/housekeeper to take care of it before it can become a problem.

(Confession: I live with a Kuwabara, and these are the problems we face. I know EXACTLY how this would all go. Love the guy, but DAMN is he a mess. LOL)

But the upside is that he’d 1000% sense whenever she was having a bad day, and he’d know without asking if she needs space, a bottle of wine, or a cuddle. And he’d always deliver, which is why she’s willing to put up with all the mess.

And then we come to… HIEI.

Oh boy. Where the fuck do I start with Hiei?

She basically doesn’t HAVE a roommate if she lives with Hiei. His bed? Doesn’t look slept in. His closet? Pretty much empty; Hiei is a minimalist. The living room? Barren, decorated with her things and her things alone. He’d pay his bills on time (if you count money getting left in suspiciously weird units of currency on her desk) but he’d never contribute to the weekly trip to the grocery store unless he wants something and gives her the money to buy it for him (in this scenario, Hiei despises buying groceries, and he makes his item requests by scrawling something on the whiteboard she’s hung in the kitchen for this purpose). He would, however, leave random foods in the kitchen for her to find. Like… a melon. A loaf of bread. An entire wheel of hard cheese. The majority of a beef cattle, unbutchered. She’s pretty sure he’d basically a cat leaving her the equivalent of a dead bird, because he doesn’t think she’s feeding herself properly. NQK would be living with a cross between a gremlin and a stray cat, and frankly? It’s a pretty nice arrangement.

And last but not least, we come to KURAMA.

This is the part where NQK gets her comeuppance, because this time around it’s HER who’d piss off HIM.

I’m a magpie. I collect things. Books, records, artwork, little trinkets… and while in his past life Kurama was a thief who also collected shiny objects with magpie-like enthusiasm, he’s not the same level of pack-rat as NQK. He’s more… particular about his collections. She just finds something she likes and collects EVERY LAST THING RELATED TO THAT SUBJECT WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. (I’m staring at my YYH stuff as I type this.) Sure, she’d work with him to keep the place super spotless and aesthetically pleasing, but her private space (bedroom or office or whatever) would be a maze of random collections that would inevitably spill out into the shared spaces. A figurine on a table. A stack of books beside the door. A candle or two on a tray on the bookcase… and then three candles. And then four. And then ninety two fuckin’ candles all in some godforsaken variation of sandalwood. Who even makes this many variations of sandalwood candle, Kurama asks you??? And then he’d forced her to have a rummage sale and she’d cry, but in the end she’d be glad that he pulled a Marie Kondo on her… because it just makes room for a new collection.

Also, she’d forget to water his plants when he goes out of town and they’d all die. Unless they’ve been, like, NQK-proofed by Kuram’s demon powers.

This Ask was great and I’m mad I didn’t get to it sooner. Love ya, anon, and sorry it took so long.

1/120 asks and counting.

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wonderfulworldofmichaelford · 5 years

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Psycho Analysis: The Pillar Men

(WARNING! This analysis contains SPOILERS!)

“Awaken my masters!”

Sometimes it’s really hard to divide a villain team into singular entries to cover on Psycho Analysis; the characters are just too intrinsically linked to take apart and do individually. So, the easy answer to this problem is to just do the whole group together! And considering these guys come right out and make their big debut by striking a pose together, how can I not group them together?

The Pillar Men are the major antagonists of the second (and objectively one of the best) parts of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. The trio consists of sinister and mysterious leader Kars, crafty and determined second-in-command Esidisi, and loyal and noble warrior Wamuu, and they pose one of the greatest threats in all of the JoJo canon on account of being enormous, ridiculously buff ancient Aztec vampires with insanely bizarre powers.

Oh, and Kars is the one who made the mask that turned Dio, thereby making Kars a greater scope villain for the entire franchise, so there’s that too.

Of course, while they’re all a serious threat, they aren’t really totally equal in terms of quality. Just watching the show it’s easy to tell who the more interesting Pillar Men are, though I will say all of them are good villains.

Actor: Kars is portrayed by John DeMita, who has had a long history voice acting smaller roles; Esidisi is portrayed by Chris Jai Alex, whose biggest role to date aside from this is Panthro in ThunderCats Roar; Wamuu is voiced by Paul St. Peter, who is probably the most famous of the three as he is the voice behind Xemnas of Kingdom Hearts fame, Kurama in Naruto media since 2014, and perhaps most surprisingly (and amazingly) of all, Wormmon in Digimon Adventure 02. All three do excellent jobs, with their voices really helping sell the character of the Pillar Man they’re voicing, and generally speaking they seem to be considered some of the best-voiced characters in the dub.

Motivation/Goals: The Pillar Men share one simple goal: they desire to obtain the stone mask and the Red Stone of Aja and combine them so that they may become the ultimate lifeforms, thus becoming invincible. This seems like a really good plan… but, frankly, it also seems like overkill considering these guys are basically godly powerful right off the bat, their only major weakness being sunlight. I suppose wanting to find and eradicate your only weakness is a smart goal, and the fact you become a literal god on top of that is icing on the cake.

Personality: Wamuu and Esidisi both really shine in the personality department, while Kars, unfortunately, hangs behind the two. Wamuu especially is a very interesting character, being the most honorable and noble of the Pillar Men; from his allowing Caesar’s blood bubble headband to continue to exist to his constant playing fair in his fights, Wamuu easily cements himself as one of the most affable antagonists in the franchise, to the point where he and Joseph basically become friends as he dies. His code of honor, fierce loyalty, and sheer badassery makes him a lot of fun to watch.

Esidisi is not quite as nice or honorable as Wamuu; considering he posessed the body of an innocent girl just so he could try one final suicide attack after his initial defeat shows he’s not afraid to be a bit underhanded, as does his crying psych out trick. And yet, that being said, Esidisi is still a pretty honorable villain in his own right, and much like Wamuu he does view Joseph as a very worthy adversary. The lengths he goes to aid his fellow Pillar Men indicates he does have a fondness for them, one that is seemingly reciprocated, and this sort of villainous friendship is always nice to see. While definitely more pragmatic and tricky than Whamuu, there’s no denying Esidisi was a worthy foe.

Kars… is odd. As the leader and the final foe to be faced in the story, he spends much of the series mysterious, his nature and motives shrouded in mystery. However, unlike DIO or Yoshikage Kira, we never really do get much of a sense of who Kars is in comparison to his fellow Pillar Men until the very end of this part. What we do get ultimately ends up being contradicted as well; his love of the natural world, for instance, shown best when he kills drunk drivers to save a dog and overcomplicates a landing to avoid crushing flowers, is tossed out the window when he becomes the Ultimate Life Form and allows his squirrel hand to kill another squirrel. He also puts up an act of being honorable and noble like his subordinates, but it’s all seemingly for show, as he goes back on his word when it suits him and he plays dirty and sadistically. Even his love for his fellow Pillar Men is a bit iffy; while it’s pretty obvious that he did care for Wamuu and Esidisi, and he told Joseph he would avenge them after their deaths, he does at one point pretty callously dismiss Santana, a Pillar Man he himself had raised. Kars’ personality just seems to flip flop back and forth when it suits him, and putting that aside he’s just a bit too mysterious and vague for his own good.

However, if nothing else, Kars shares one trait with his fellow Pillar Men: he is undeniably over-the-top and hammy to an absurd degree when the scene calls for it, and that honestly does redeem him at least a bit. And what little we do get about his origins and the source of his motivations is pretty interesting and makes a lot of sense. It just comes a bit too late for his own good.

Final Fate: All three Pillar Men meet their end in this part. Esidisi diees first; after being reduced to little more than a brain and some blood vessels, he is vaporized by sunlight after trying to steal Suzie Q.’s body. Wamuu is defeated in one-on-one combat between himself and Joseph, with his dying moments cementing how honorable he is and showcasing the culmination of his relationship with Joseph. Kars has the most sever and disturbing fate of all three; after becoming the Ultimate Lifeform and being blasted into space by sheer accident, his adaptive abilities kick in and put him into a state of hibernation to save him from the cold, airless vacuum of space. Unable to move and trapped entirely as he drifts further and further away, Kars eventually ceases thinking to cope with this horrible situation.

Best Scene: As a group, there is no better scene with all three than their introduction, in which upon waking up for the first time in thousands of years, all three of them strike a dramatic pose together. It is one of the most JoJo moments you will ever witness.

Individually, Wamuu has his final battle and ultimate death against Joseph, which cements his status as the very best Pillar Man with his noble and badass qualities on full display.

Esidisi has the scene where he breaks out crying to psych Joseph out, a weird and iconic trait of the character that was even adapted as a taunt in All-Star Battle.

And Kars has the moment where he decides to strum the opening notes of “Roandabout” on Lisa Lisa’s legs solely to piss off Joseph.

Best Quote: Wamuu’s best quote is the one used to introduce this Psycho Analysis, and the one used to introduce the Pillar Men as a whole: “Awaken, my masters!”

Esidisi gets this when he turns Joseph’s signature trick on him: “Next you'll say, ‘I'm going to wipe that smirk off your face!’ Watch.” This is only improved when Joseph responds with exactly that and then calls him out on stealing his tricks.

Kars gets this after the Pillar Men give their wedding rings to Joseph: “Let us keep moving. Apparently the human race has regressed rather than evolved.”

Final Thoughts & Score: The Pillar Men are really fun antagonists. They bring a level of seriousness and drama to the story that plays well off of Joseph’s goofy and eccentric personality, while not being entirely above goofiness themselves; I mean, Esidisi’s sobbing trick and Kars turning his hand into a squirrel are both things that happened, after all. And on top of all of that, they take the overly buff and macho aesthetic of early JoJo to its ludicrous, logical extreme with their awesomely god-like builds. They’re not called “The Aztec Gods of Fitness” by fans for nothing.

As I mentioned though, some of the Pillar Men are just more interesting than others. Unsurprisingly, Wamuu is a 10/10; with his excellent voice acting, his defined and noble personality, and his strange yet compelling relationship with Joseph make him one of the most notable antagonists in the entire franchise, and he’s not even the big bad!

Esidisi scores an 8/10. He’s not quite as impressive as Wamuu is, but he’s still pretty awesome in his own right. His incredible determination and love for his comrades to the point where he just refused to die for a bit solely to make their lives a little easier is honestly a bit inspiring and a great show of his true character. The fact he fights with his own blood veins is also ridiculously cool and disgusting all at once. Kars… I am giving a 6/10. He has a reputation of being one of the more base-breaking villains of the franchise, though definitely not to the extent of Diavolo, and it is a bit easy to see why. Kars is a bit too mysterious for his own good, and what little we do see of him seems to get dropped whenever it suits his mood. All that aside, there really is no denying that what we do learn about him is relatively interesting, and when he finally cuts loose towards the end and starts hamming it up, he honestly does live up to the precedent set by his cohorts. Still, I can’t pretend like he’s not overshadowed a lot by Esidisi and Wamuu; they’re just a lot more fun as antagonists. At the very least Kars is a lot of fun to play as in All-Star Battle, though his GHA really is a pain to pull off.

No matter the individual quality level though, as the collective big bads of this part of the Joestar Saga the Pillar Men are all some of the most interesting and unique foes in the series. I think what’s most impressive is that the series somehow managed to top these guys with nearly every villain after this. You heard right, this series gave giant ancient Aztec vampires with incredibly strange body powers and with one of them literally becoming the ultimate lifeform in the second part of eight and counting, and yet somehow they still managed to keep escalating the villains from here to ludicrous extremes, with a bisexual psychopathic egomaniac vampire who can stop time, a hand-fetishizing serial killer who can turn things into bombs and rewind time, a paranoid mafia don with multiple personalities and the ability to erase short chunks of time, a gay priest who has a thing for prime numbers and wants to reset the universe for his vampire boyfriend, and a dimension-hopping United States president who wants to collect the pieces of Jesus Christ’s corpse to attain ultimate power all following as big bads.

It really is that sort of series. And when the series is like that, it’s better to start embracing how crazy and over-the-top you are early on, and what better way to do that than with Aztec super vampires? The Pillar Men are a great way to ease people in to the insanity that would follow, being a perfect mix of down-to-earth understandable weirdness and out-there bonkers wackiness. Much like Forever after, they marked a point where the series really started shaping up into the one we all know and love by truly creating and embracing its identity. For that, they definitely deserve a lot of respect.

UPDATE: The only real change here is that Wammu gets bumped down to a 9/10. This is mainly because, as amazing as Wammu is, he’s still not quite on the level as villains like DIO or Kira in terms of iconicness. I wish he was, but sadly we do not live in that world.

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accessfuckingdenied · 5 years

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Hi~ can i please ask for A, B, H, I, K, P, U, Y for Kurama Norihito?

Sure you can ~

A: Attitude - How they act towards the first date?

- We all know that Kurama is a really sophisticated and cold boy, but nobody knew he had a soft spot. He will be extremely calm, but almost distant, because he has really bad trust issues. He will test you to see if he can trust you, then he will slowly get closer and closer to you, holding your hand, blushing and hiding in his hair. He is not going to talk that much on the first date, he will bring a flower and give it to you, looking blankly at your eyes. Subsequently, he will adapt to you and become more warm and open.

B: Benefits - Any perks of him/her dating you?

- While he assumes that he is not that much of a special person, you will really enjoy your times together. You will talk and openly share your interests and moments. Kurama is the guy that can convince you that everything is going to be okay just with a single look. The atmosphere with him is always cozy and aesthetically pleasing. He will make sure he got you a drink and you are feeling well. You will always feel warm near him and he will let you sleep in his lap, caressing your hair.

H: Hinder - When it comes to you working/studying, will they hinder and annoy you, or no?

- Never. When you warn him that there is something important you are obligated to finish in a certain period of time, he will nod and leave you alone, sleeping or reading a book. It will feel like he is not in the house, because he is quiet and his gait is really light and almost no sounds are heard from him. The only thing he will do is to bring you food and drinks in order to keep you fresh and enthusiastic for studying/working. He will also ask you how it is going and offer you a rest from all the stress you've been on.

I: Intimacy - Will they rush with sex?

- He was never a fan of these things. He will never even think of sex until you mention it. He will state that he will do it only when you feel comfortable. He says that this is not much of a problem, but never liked to think about these things, maybe because he is young. He will patiently wait and the thought of sex will not reach him until the final day when both of you decide to do it.

K: Kin - Are they anxious about introducing you to their parents?

- 50/50. His mother always wanted the perfect girl for him and had strict requirements, while his dad said that the right person is the one that he feels good with. When Kurama informs you about his mother, he will try to make you look as acceptable as you can, only for her to at least have some good impression on your looks. You and his dad will become really close, while his mom will frequently ask you some really weird questions. He is calm because she will only play with you until he tells her to stop.

P: Pain - How do they deal with the pain after argument?

- He will be super pissed and will not talk. His anger and pain never fade away so easily. Emotions influence him really bad when they hit him in a bad state, so he will need days to recover from a fight, from an argument - a day. He may not show any emotions, but he feels them. He will say that he will just ignore you in order to arrange his thoughts better and find a proper solution. When he feels like finally forgiving you, he will come to you and apologize. It is kinda lonely when he is angry, but he does it to prevent your relationship from ending.

U: Utopia - Are they the perfect soulmate? Is life with them flawless?

- He sure is a sweet and caring guy, but his cold appearance is his biggest minus. He is pretty stoic and numb and you will almost never differ his emotions from one another. You will never know when he is sad, hurt or upset, because he will keep a single poker face. That doesn't mean he will not smile and talk to you, he actually cares for the relationship and you, its just his face and attitude he inherited from his mom. He admits he sometimes gets irritated for no reason, but he will never shout at you and hurt you, he will rather snuggle.

Y: Youth - Are they acting childish to cheer you up? Or are they serious and speculate a lot on that?

- He is rather serious, but he will not reject you holding his hands and swinging them from joy. He will always celebrate with you, going out in different places and discussing what happened, him finally smiling and showing his soft side. You will be permitted to play with him and suffocate him from hugs, he will secretly laugh out loud and fill with excitement because his loved one is happy and achieved whatever. He will not be able to hide his happiness after something like that happens.

Hope you liked it.

Thanks for the ask! Feel free to ask me again. Stay healthy ❤

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How does the yyh cast react after getting drunk off eggnog ?

Every year, my entire family gets together and I have a really big family. (My mom is one of eleven siblings. So holidays are crowded.) Every year, more than anything, I dread the eggnog. Because it's tradition for everyone (within reason) to have one glass and IT'S SO GROSS OHMYGOD WHY IS EGGNOG A THING?! *ahem* Some of these might possibly be based on various family members. If you see one and want to know if it's a real thing I've witnessed, please ask! I love telling weird family stories.

For the purposes of this ask: the humans are drinking regular eggnog and the demons got a little something extra in their cups to give it a little more kick.

Kurama: The Deep Thinker

Once Kurama crosses the line between tipsy and drunk, he can be found moving from person to person and engaging in really deep conversations. At least, they appear deep because Kurama is 100% serious about how aesthetically pleasing your scarf is against your sweater and have you ever realized that scarves are just like mittens for your neck? At the end of the night, you can find him sitting on the floor deep in conversation with a cactus that was a lot smaller earlier that day.

Genkai: Ninja Ghost

She was pregaming before everyone else woke up that day because she was not dealing with a house full of morons even a little bit sober, and she retreated to high ground right after the party started. No one is really sure where she is, but every now and then someone gets hit in the head by an empty bottle while laughter sounds from above.

Hiei: Dazed and Confused

He looks totally unaffected at first, but when it does hit it hits HARD. Kuwabara is convinced that Hiei's been possessed at first, because he just sits on the table staring at all the blinking lights. When he finally does move, it's to follow a tipsy Kurama around and wonder aloud about the state of his derriere. After the sixth time Hiei yells, "Where is your ass, Kurama?!" he finally gets an answer. Kurama drinks the eggnog that'll tip him from tipsy to drunk and ends Hiei's confused questioning by telling him, "You can't see my ass because you're not worthy."

Yukina: Giggle Thunder

She's the one listening to everyone else, and she just can't stop laughing. Her hands are clapped over her mouth, but the giggles are still getting through. Her face is red, her eyes are watering, and she's doubled over laughing so much that she now has a very defined six pack. Her giggles are infectious. Anyone sitting in close proximity will get swept up into the storm and will be unable to stop laughing until they're in physical pain.

Yusuke: Ultimate Hype

The eggnog only brings out the most basic parts of his personality. Usually, this just means that he's really loud and probably stirring up trouble. He's yelling for people to take MORE shots, he's making Yukina laugh until she nearly passes out, and he joins conversations just long enough to shout something that'll get the others into a debate. (Or a fight)

Keiko: Droppin' It Low

Move out of the way, everybody! When she starts drinking, she just wants to dance. She'll start off kinda shy and will only dance with Yusuke. After some eggnog, she's gonna get down. Everyone and everything becomes a dance partner, and she's pulling off moves that mere mortals only wish they could do. (At some point, Yusuke may or may not throw some money around.)

Kuwabara: The Octopus

He's a big guy, right? So it should take a while before his inhibitions get lowered, yeah? Wrong! After two glasses, he's feeling awesome and floaty. A few drinks after that, he grows extra arms and has to hug everyone and tell them how amazing they are while petting their hair. If you stand still for more than ten seconds, he will attach himself to you and possibly start serenading.

Shizuru: Fight Me

Seeing her a little tipsy is magical. She talks and laughs freely, is more openly affectionate, and is a great listener. Once that eggnog really hits though, she's ready to fight. She doesn't get angry. She just wants to have a good time while also punching someone in the face. Surprisingly, this is how the majority of her friendships start.

Koenma: The Wanderer

At the beginning of the party, he's enjoying himself with everyone else. After things start getting crazy, he completely disappears. Poof! Don't worry though. He'll be back the next morning to check on everyone's hangovers. He'll also be wearing a feather boa, one handcuff, and a top hat.

Botan: Hot Damn

It was pretty cool at the start of the party, possibly chilly, but don't you think it's getting a little hot in here? After every drink, she loses another article of clothing. It starts off simple, with her shoes kicked off and her jacket lost somewhere. By the end of the night, her shirt is somehow on the roof.

BONUS

Hokushin: Pokerface Master

The whole night, he looks exactly the same. No dark cheeks from his body burning up the eggnog or from laughing. The only person at the party that cops wouldn't arrest on sight. No one thought it was possible to tell when he was drunk, until Yusuke loudly whispered to Kuwabara about how he thought Hokushin really needed a hug. He didn't move, but his neck stretched all the way across the room so that he could headbutt Yusuke. Everyone realized how far gone Hokushin was when it took ten solid minutes for him to pull his head back.

Chu: Den Mother

Funnily enough, he's the most sober of the whole bunch. He likes the taste of eggnog, but he's totally immune to it. He spends the whole night making sure that no one gets killed and sneaks Rinku in so he can take pictures for possible blackmail.

Jin: The Streaker

He's already so bubbly and loud that there isn't really that much of a difference. There comes a time though, when he's perfectly sloshed, that something magical happens. His clothes become invisible and he has to run! Then he has to fly! (Chu gathers him up after he passes out on a tree, and after he takes a picture.)

Touya: The Chemist

Hands-down, the best bartender that any party could hope for. He knows how to mix drinks so that they taste delicious and have a max amount of the giggle juice. Be careful though, his drinks are always strong so try to go slow. Can be found at the end of the night curled up in the bathtub and hugging the blender.

Sazuka: Karaoke King

Listen, karaoke is no joke. He's the one who suggests karaoke, sets it up, and then kicks it off. Everyone joins in because karaoke is irresistible, and the song choices get weirder and dirtier as the night goes on. When Sazuka wins, he wears Botan's scarf tied around his head as a crown.

Shishi: Sneaky Lil Imp

He shrinks down to his imp form, grabs the biggest bottle he can find, and then disappears. He's actually hanging out with Genkai and playing cards in the rafters. The winner of each hand gets to choose who they throw their empty bottles at. Oh, and he handles all of Genkai's refills. Will wake up the next morning in the kitchen sink after sleeping on a very large rubber duck with no memory of how he got there. (Genkai is how he got there, because no one outdrinks the master.)

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ASK!

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~Kurama~Main Story Chapter 22~

Warning!! The story has a lot of violence and blood.

Chapter 21

---------Part 1---------

Kurama: "Stop! Ibuki-----"

Yoshino: "......!!"

Kurama pushes me and I fall to the ground. The next moment, I felt a splash of blood on my face.

I realized it was Kurama's blood.

Yoshino: "Kurama...what..."

Kurama: "Nn.....Didn't I order you not to get scratched by other men?"

(No! Don’t lie to me anymore...I hate it...)

Ibuki: “That’s a great result. I knew my instincts were good. I’m glad I gave you Yoshino.”

Kurama: “.......”

A ragged breath escapes from Kurama’s clenched lips, and a gust of wind with the smell of death rolls in.

Ibuki: “Well, that’s quite an injury you got there.”

The lightning flashes from across the wind dazzle the eye.

(Lend me the power of the nine-tail fox----)

Ibuki: “I like you. I like people who don’t give up, who struggle in vain.”

The greatsword split the wind and closed in on me as I tried to drown out the alien power.

(Almost there----)

Kurama: “Don’t touch what’s mine.”

Kurama hugs me tightly as he covers me.

Yoshino: “Kurama!”

Kurama: “...don’t...make a fuss...”

Black wings fluttered from his back as he took the brunt of Ibuki’s attack.

His limbs began to weaken and he barely managed to hold on.

(Why are you defending me to such an extent?)

Ibuki: “.....Nnn...”

Ibuki, whose shoulder was ripped open by the tornado, stepped back holding his wound.

(But it’s only a matter of time before he’ll kill us...)

Kurama: “Yoshino, you have to run away!”

Yoshino: “But.”

Kurama: “Hurry up! You have to...”

(I don’t like it.)

Ibuki: “If you, who have trampled on the weak, should be defeated by the stronger, that would be just providence. It was fun, Kurama. You’re good as dead now.”

Yoshino: “Stop!”

Kurama: “!!”

I thrust my palms forward, feeling the lightning and roar with my body.

(Nn...hot....)

Yoshino; “Nnn....nn...”

The unquenchable heat burned my skin and the pain was so intense that I cried.

Kurama: “Idiot....why are you....doing this....

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. My body moved on it’s own...

2. I won’t leave Kurama...

3. I told you, I wanna fight together...(+4/+4)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Yoshino: “No....I told you..already...I’ll fight together with you...”

Kurama: “Tch...No. I will not allow you to put yourself in danger anymore.”

I tried staying on my two feet, but I was too weak....

Ibuki: “It’s a beautiful feeling. Unfortunately, it won’t work against me.”

Ibuki walks up to me through the sand and looks down at me in amusement.

(No....)

I tried my best to resist being picked up by him.

Yoshino: “Nn....”

The palm of his hand pressed lightly against my back, and I became numb. I felt my body slowly losing its power.

Ibuki: “I don’t mind you struggling. But I’m tired and you’re too.”

Kurama: “Let go---Yoshino!”

--------Part 2---------

Kurama: “Let go---Yoshino!”

Kurama crawls towards me on Ibuki’s shoulders and reaches out for my hand.

Ibuki: “Sorry. I gave her as a toy once, but now, I’m taking her away. I wish I could have played with you longer, but now it’s time to say goodbye, Kurama.”

Kurama: “Ibuki!”

Ibuki: “....Hahaha. I love to watch you dying with that cute face .” (For this, I can’t deny. Because when Kurama glares, it looks incredibly cute.)

As Ibuki said, the light in Kurama’s red eyes is not spoiled even at times like this.

It was glittering and glowing with rage.

Yoshino: “No! Stop---!”

Just as Ibuki raises his great sword-------

???: “How dare you make my Yoshino cry, Shuten Doji.”

Ibuki: “...!”

(This voice-----)

Suddenly, we're surrounded by blue flames and Ibuki turns around.

Ibuki: “-----Foxfires.”

Tamamo: “Correct.”

Yoshino: “Tamamo!”

Kurama: “...why are...you....”

I looked at him in amazement at how much I had missed him.

(Did you come to help...?)

Tamamo walks up to us, his beautiful silver hair fluttering.

Tamamo: “Release Yoshino, right now.”

Ibuki: “No can do, Nine-tail fox.”

With an uncanny calmness, Ibuki distances himself from Tamamo.

Ibuki: “It would be churlish to spoil the fun.”

Tamamo: “According to my aesthetics, no amount of bad taste play can disturb me. I was the first to arrive on the scene when I heard of the raid on the Imperial Court.....Following the trail of the magic, I didn’t expect this.”

Ibuki: “Oh dear, I stayed back for too long. But, how are you going to attack me when I have this woman in my arms?”

Tamamo: “Hmm...what should I do?”

He smiled and nodded his head.

Tamamo: “Let’s just make sure we don’t hit Yoshino, I guess.”

With the words, small foxfires emerge around Ibuki.

(When did you...!)

Ibuki: “Heh, you are really careful, aren’t you?”

Ibuki’s great sword swept away the blue flames that were coming at us all at once.

Ibuki: “.....!”

One of the fox fires scorches Ibuki from the front.

Ibuki: “The rest of them were illusions, huh----I hate you already.”

(Amazing! Such a skill on a spur of the moment----)

Tamamo: “Sorry, I’m so good at concocting spells, aren’t I?”

He snapped his fingers and said in a droll tone.

Then the foxfire floated in the air again......

Ibuki: “You’re blowing, you little fox. You’ll never bring me to my knees with your petty attacks.”

Tamamo: “I suppose so. Trouble is, my power is far from recovered.”

--------Part 3-------

Tamamo: “I suppose so. Trouble is, my power is far from recovered. But....”

He snapped his fingers once more, and all at once, the foxfires exploded.

Tamamo shouts to drown out the sound.

Tamamo: “You’re not the kind of lad who sleeps around here, are you? Kurama!”

Kurama: “You don’t have to tell me that!”

(Kurama....)

The wind whipped up with a roar.

Ibuki: “....You’re a dead man, you know that?”

Cut and bleeding by a blade of wind, Ibuki still smiles thinly.

Tamamo: “Are you ready to give up and give Yoshino to us?”

Ibuki: “No way. We’ll just play our trump card. Don’t just stand there and watch. Give me a hand, Yasuchika!”

(Eh!?)

Kurama and Tamamo: “.......”

In a breathless moment, the space in the shadow of the grove to which Ibuki’s gaze was directed, was distorted.

Yasuchika: “......I hope you don’t try to use it as a convenience.”

Yoshino: “Yasuchika..san...!?”

Yasuchika-san emerged from the distortion.

He had a cold face, unlike the aloofness I know him to be.

Tamamo: “I knew you would come, Yasuchika.”

Kurama: “.....”

The foxfire and the blade of the wind flew towards Yasuchika at the same time.

Yoshino: “Nn....”

The purple light spreads like a net to prevent the foxfire and the wind blade.

I found him holding a piece of paper with an intricate pattern on it at his fingertips.

(Is that...a talisman?)

Yasuchika: “Hi, Tamamo-chin and Kura-rin. Also, fox princess, how are you doing?”

Though he’s smiling, I can’t read his mind at all.

(It’s not like the fear of Kurama or Ibuki. I don’t know what to say.)

Ibuki: “Brilliant, Yasuchika.”

Yasuchika: “In Onmyoji arts, unlike the powers of demons, there is a price to pay for great skill. Ibuki. You know this very well, but you’re playing on the assumption that I’ll clean up after you.”

Ibuki: “I’m doing it for ‘him.”

Yasuchika: “I hate you, because you know I’ll shut up when you say his name....Now, let's go.”

In the next moment, the purple net changes shape like smoke.

Tamamo: “Tch...smokescreen.”

Kurama: “Wait! Give her back to me! She’s mine----”

Kurama tried to run at us from behind a thick smokescreen, but an invisible wall blocked his way.

Yoshino: “Ku..rama...”

(I wish I could be near you right now.)

I want to hold your bleeding body and tell you not to be reckless, but I can’t do that now.

Soon purple smoke blocked the view....

Ibuki: “Sleep for now.”

Ibuki’s voice rumbled inside my head and my consciousness crashed into darkness.

......................

By the time the purple smoke had cleared, Ibuki, Yasuchika, and Yoshino were already gone.

Kurama: “.............”

Tamamo: “Where are you going, Kurama?”

--------Part 4------

Tamamo: “Where are you going, Kurama?”

Kurama stands up, bleeding, and Tamamo stands in front of him.

Kurama: “I’ll follow them. I’ll follow the traces of his magic....”

Tamamo: “I’m sure Yasuchika will be well prepared. And with your body, Ibuki will finish you off....or will you risk your life and stab each other in the back?”

Kurama: “It’s better than being humiliated.”

Tamamo quietly met his gaze, which was filled with icy anger.

Tamamo: “I know it’s a lot to ask of you to endure----but, Yoshino would be destroyed if she knew you died for her.”

Kurama clicked his tongue hearing Tamamo’s words.

....................

(Mmm......)

The shock to the body wakes me up.

Ibuki: “You’re up. Just in time.”

(Ibuki! Where are we-----)

I jumped up in a panic and found that I had been lowered to the ground inside a tent.

Yasuchika: “Sorry to wake you up from your sleep, so early but I’d like to introduce you to someone.”

Yoshino: “...?”

Still, with a confused mind, I turn to the direction indicated by Yasuchika-san.

???: “We finally meet, fox princess.” (AHHHHHH MY HEART!!!!!)

(Who is this man?)

In a graceful robe and a mysterious tone.

His quiet beautiful eyes seem to draw me in as I look at him.

Yoshino: “Who are you....?”

When I ask him, he gives me a soft, languid smile.

???: “A lot of people call me Sutokuin or Your Majesty. I don’t really like it, it’s too ostentatious.”

( ‘Sutokuin’....you mean the Emperor who gave up his throne. right?”

Yoshino: “Don’t joke about it! No member of the Imperial family would be here.”

???: “That’s right too. So, will you call me Akihito?”

Yoshino: “Akihito-san?”

Akihito: “Mm. I like it. Hearing ‘san’ next to my name feels fresh. But if you want, you can call me like how you call Ibuki.”

Yasuchika: “.....Akihito-sama. We don’t have time to play games.”

(Onmyoji is supposed to be a high-status profession, isn’t it? I can’t believe that Yasuchika-san calls him “sama”)

As I looked at them in surprise, Yasuchika-san turned to me.

Yasuchika: “Yoshino-san. It’s understandable that you don’t believe us, but.....Akihito-sama is the former Emperor of Hinomoto(Japan)”

(No way...)

Still, in doubt, a new question arises.

Yoshino: “You mean...”

Akihito: “I'll be straightforward. In the eyes of the world, I should have been dead by now.”

-------Part 5--------

Akihito: “ “I'll be straightforward. In the eyes of the world, I should have been dead by now. It’s kind of like the same situation as Yoshitsune.”

Ibuki: “I think your situation is somewhat more complicated than his.”

(It’s too far-fetched to be a lie to make any sense. Then...?)

Yoshino: “Wait, if that’s true....and aside from Yasuchika-san, there is one more person responsible for all this chaos------”

I was surprised.

Yoshino: “Does that mean, the one who made a deal with Ibuki-----is you?”

Akihito: “You’re clever.”

Ibuki: “Isn’t it ironic. A man with the noblest blood in the land of Japan is bound to a demon.” (Ironic and badass!!)

Yasuchika: “It’s not the worst mistake. As for me, I’d kill that demon any day.”

Yasuchika-san replied to Ibuki with a smile.

(Ibuki made a deal with the former emperor...so he got some of his powers as well?)

Yoshino: “Then Akihito-sama....what is your purpose?”

Akihito: “Akihito-sama’...well, there’s nothing that can be done about that now.”

Akihito-sama murmured, unfortunately.

Akihito: “I’m not averse to straightforward questions. I’ve got a grudge against the whole Hinomoto. So I’m going to curse and destroy all of them.”

His voice is so soothing that I’m willing to listen to it forever.

The softness of his speech made it all the more strikingly different.

Yoshino: “....Are you serious?”

Akihito: “Nope. I lied.”

The smile on his face is both deceptive and sorrowful.

(What kind of life do you have to live to make you laugh like this?)

Ibuki: “Don’t scare her, Akihito.”

Akihito: “I didn’t mean to.”

Yasuchika: “Now that the introduction is over, let’s get to the main subject.”

Softly, Yasuchika-san interrupts us.

Yasuchika: “Have the Shogunate and the Rebels reached the battlefield?”

Akihito: “Yes. The advance team is arriving on both sides. I’ve just had private soldiers attack each end of the line and pass on the information. The Shogunate was defrauded by the Rebels, and the Rebels by the Shogunate, who broke their promise to hand over the prisoners.”

(That’s...!)

Yoshino: “Yoritomo-sama and Yoshitsune-sama will be sure of the truth.”

Akihito: “The main body will arrive a little later. Will they be able to control it all the way to the end? All we need is to make a small edge of a big crowd suspicious.”

Ibuki: “If one of us gets carried away and starts a fight, it can quickly spread to the whole of them and cause a huge fire. Because humans are cute but stupid creatures.”

Then Akihito-san turns to me.

Akihito: “What is your name again?”

Yoshino: “....Yoshino.”

Akihito: “Yoshino. I’ll remember you.”

Then Akihito-sama lowered his eyelashes as if he was slightly troubled.

Akihito: “I want to apologize to you. You can hate me all you want. One more curse on me now won’t make much difference.”

(What are you going to me....?)

Chapter 23

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