You are Reinhold, master swordsman and victor of the Royal Swordsmanship Tournament. The King was so impressed with your skill, he personally requested that you be transferred out of the army and into the Royal Guard! Not bad for an orphan who was raised in a brothel in a poor fishing village.The only issue at this point is your assignment... you've been charged to be the personal guard of the King's only daughter Marianne. While she is the vision of loveliness that you'd expect from a Princess, her personality is... well... she seems to have some issues.You're finally awake... though everything still kind of hurts, you're back in one piece at the very least.>Sorry, but you've been stripped down to the rank of DOG!>Though dogs are loyal, they're not all that smart...>Though she still considers you her friend, she thinks a little less of you... and also herself.>And while dogs are man's best friend, they still don't count as people.Thread archive:http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=Princess+Guard+QuestCharacter list + descriptions (in progress):http://pastebin.com/1Vhj4DJvList and descriptions of the spells shown thus far:http://pastebin.com/2c9y2sDMTwitter:https://twitter.com/QM_ArchelonQuest compilation that's kindly maintained by a person who isn't me:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n4nhs9gd0kmnnni/04tpEy5_pe>>>>>>>>
Sylvie a shit
>>29695152it is time again
>>29695152voting for not trying to start a feud.
>>29695152Good night, new thread. I need sleep, so I will read you in the morning.
Silvie a shit
>>29695152You're doing good archelon.
Mathias gets fluffy talesMonique gets sword waifuGuess who the real protagonist was this whole time?
>>29695208Arnaud
>>29695199>"Sir Gregory got that mad about you getting injured?" you ask>you getting
>>29695208youthe readerthank you for playing
>>29695213this guy knows
>>29695208Aquaman?
>>29695189>>29695201Luci fans please stop trying to drag your waifu wars into this thread.
>>29695199"I guess I should go reassure them that I'm ok then."
>>29695199>"Sir Gregory got that mad about you getting injured?" you ask, rather surprised to hear that.HAHA Time for deletion.
>Back to dog
>>29695227slyvie is a shitI ship nico
>>29695208Hey man, we got spinelle and tinaL-Living the dream...
>>29695199>:you being injured"slyvie is hurt? what happened
I don't care if this is a Mr. toad post, but somebody post the daily reminder. Inter-story chatter is one thing, retarded and unfunny shitposting is quite another.
>>29695227Actually, Luci is shit too. The only difference is that she's shit who throws itself at you.
>>29695199>"Sir Gregory got that mad about you getting injured?" you askSee? We should have asked if everyone was okay - Sylvie is clearly hurt!
>>29695227That's one guy, broI'm a Luci fan and I think Sylvie deserves a bit more screentime after all the Luci flags which got hit.
>>29695199"Can you get a message to Gregory for me? Get someone to tell him to calm down, Monique's an ass but it's not like he knew I wouldn't be able to walk away from a fight against a sealed king."
>>29695246Anon, so do I, but don't give us a bad name by shitposting.
>>29695152
>>29695227speaking objectively, sylvie is probably the least interesting of them all. I do ship Luci, but I'd be fine with anyone other than Sylvie if push came to shove
>>29695252Can't until the other thread dies. It was the first thing I tried.
>>29695199Base Archelon! another question. if we failed due to bad dice rolls and got killed, you would restart this quest?
>>29695257Two actually
>>29695251We pimp slapped her while we slept. Leftover impulses from our days running the brothel for the boss when he was away.Gregory saw this and realized that a young man with such pimping potential could de-lesbian his daughter.
As long as Reinhold doesn't end up with Marianne or Karel's mom, I'm happy with anyone. Marianne kinda grates me the wrong way.
>>29695252I'm thinking I might need to add a new flowchart to the grouping. The first one I made wasn't enough, apparently.
>>29695249Ha-Harem!! HOO!!
>>29695264This.
>>29695285>restartOh fuck I'm laughingArch bitches about QMing all the time, I bet he'd quit
>>29695269I was fine with anyone until getting force fed sylvie for fifty threads. Now I'm fine with anyone, except Sylvie
>>29695199Check on bracelet!
>>29695298Please do.
"I guess I lost then," you say with a long sigh. "Where's everyone else?""Oh- umm, everyone else stopped by to make sure that you were alright... even the King!" Sylvie says with a weak smile. "I just stuck around because I wanted to make sure that they didn't mess up your surgery... you lost a lot of blood, Reinhold," she sighs."Nicolette's with Melanie and Rana right now, she was crying pretty hard," Sylvie says, shaking her head as she recalls the miserable state that her best friend was just in. "They're in the waiting room right now along with Elena and Mr. Andreas.""What about the others?" you ask."I guess Sir Gregory tried to go and murder Mr. Gilbeault after he did what he did to you... he's with Uncle Thierri right now, I think he's trying to keep him calm.""Sir Gregory got that mad about me getting injured?" you ask, rather surprised to hear that."He's taken a liking to you," Sylvie replies, smiling. "Probably because he's happy that Nicolette has another actual friend to associate with...">[1/?]
Rolled 8>>29695322Seconded.
>>29695264"Plus, the last thing I remember is Monique's chest exploding. That was an ice end to the duel"
>>29695254>Luci is shit too.I just want to point out that if anyone gathered up our sword for us it would most likely be her.
>>29695318>fiftyTry 20, we have been forced fed luci for around 50 though.
>>29695296Oh god my drills.
Ha ha! Time for continued waifu wars!
>>29695318basically thisand we didn't really learn anything about her in those 50. She has glasses, is good at magic, eats a lot, and likes Rein because something
>>29695342Just cause she's rightfully guilty about molesting us
>>29695298add two groupings actaully
>>29695315and i bet he won't quit due to his awesomeness and out of spite.
>>29695327dammit arch you didn't have to worry it was just a minor typo :<well good on you for caring I guess
>>29695348I'm getting tired of her too.Still better than Sylvie though, whom I personally find incredibly bland and uninteresting. She reminds me of Yukiko
>>29695367molestation is unwanted sexual touching, we voted to move closer during the dance. Therefore we were asking for it.
>>29695363Well, at least it isn't whining about losing the duel, or not surrendering during the duel, or QTG trying to stir up shit!
>>29695296>de-lesbian his daughterLost it.
>>29695264I don't see why we should defend Monique.
>>29695266railgun s had vastly superior clone faces than index season 1 did
>>29695327>[2/2]"About everyone else, umm..." Sylvie mumbles, "Prince Emilio and Karel were speaking with your grandmother, the last I saw. Oh- and she's alright, so don't worry about her. She was shaken up pretty bad after watching what happened to you, but she calmed down a lot after they finished your surgery.""At least she's fine," you sigh."But, umm... try not to freak out, alright?" Sylvie says."Freak out about what?" you ask as a sudden feeling of dread washes over you."Citrine, I heard from Rana that she fainted when she saw you hit the ground. B- but don't worry, she's fine! Rana and Marius got her to a doctor right away!">how do you react?
>>29695392Honestly, she's a nice girl.You can act like she's all moe, but there the potential to grow.And yes I just said that to rhyme
>>29695380perfection is a hell of a drug.
>>29695395I think he means the kiss.
>>29695433FREAK THE FUCK OUT OBVIOUSLY
>>29695433go rush to our sisters side.
>>29695433"Oh. No. Nononono--the baby!"
>>29695433Get out of the bed. We're going to go and find her.
>>29695433PANICTHIS IS JUSTIFIABLE PANIC
>>29695433Proceed to freak out.
>>29695433"I need to see her. Now."
>>29695433Go see her immediately.
>>29695433Ask Sylvie to check on her
Guys, I know who Melon's anime adaptation is!
>>29695433>Get up and go check on her.Next on the list: Rematch with Monique.
>>29695433...where is she?
>>29695433hop out of bed"You know where she is? And can you tell everyone else where I went so they don't worry?"
>>29695433Freak out a tiny bit. Then calm down."Man, I really worried everyone, huh? Well, at least she's alright."
>>29695433Sit calmly for a second."FUCK!"Try to get out of bed, get restrained by Sylvie.
>>29695463>>29695461Second we are rushing out full speed.
>>29695471Fifth'ish'd.
>>29695433try to get out of bed then fall. then ask sylvie to help us walk to citrine
>>29695433"I'm cleared to move or am I going to need you to wheel me over there?"
>>29695433"Mind if I check on her? Can I walk?"
>>29695433Freak out, duh
>>29695433FUCK INJURIESBABBY DANGER
>>29695433badly
>>29695433Bolts from the bed, MUST KNOW! MUST SEE!
>>29695433The Baby!
>>29695433FUCKING FREAK THE FUCKING HOLY MOTHERFUCK OUT
>>29695471This.
>>29695487>implying she can stop usShe'll have to break our legs with her punching magic first.
>>29695433THE BABY! MY SISTER! we are going now! the pain be damned!
>>29695433Tell Sylvie to check on her
>>29695499this
>>29695433FUCKING USE BOOST SCROLL TO RUSH TOWARDS OUR SISTER.
>>29695433Try to get up."Where's Citrine? Take me to her, now."
>>29695433Feel bad. Feel really bad. Then try to go see her and fall on our face.
>>29695510FCK BABBY, MAH SISTAH, SHE WHO IS NICE TO ME SINCE EVERYTHING
>>29695474i know who her light novel adaption will be
>>29695433Oh god tell me she didn't go from Labour because of all those horrible puns.
>>29695433I think a calm sense of complete and utter panic is good
>>29695433"I worried her that badly? Damn, that makes me feel worse than Santana ever managed."
>>29695505I vote for this.
>>29695392But Sylvie isn't prone to uncontrollable laughing fits...
>>29695563are you retarded?
>>29695433find the sister
>>29695563I guess you could say her water brokeFUCK THAT'S NOT AN ICE JOKE
>>29695433"She... she's ok, right? When can I go see her?""...I know she worries about me, but I think I might've overdone it this time."
>>29695433Rush out.
>>29695499backing this
>>29695563She wasn't nearly far along in her pregnancy for that.
>>29695563Do you not even pay attention to the story?
>>29695433 Is the Baby ok also we have too say we are sorry too everyone for worring them
>>29695590cool down man
>>29695433Run
>Reinhold breaking the ice and the waterTopkek
>>29695611Indeed.We have to apologize for losing our cool.
>>29695474God you're so fucking late, we already knew this like, the thread after we met her.
>>29695625I think Reinhold is gonna get banned for puns since it'll trigger traumatic memories for most of the cast.
>>29695621>Monique's element is Ice>Karel's element is Waterpls anonymous, lay off the covert homolust implicationsLucianaInvestigatesEasternLiterature.jpg
>>29695650Well they just need to chill out, I think our puns are pretty ice.
Rolled 20>>29695433We get up and try to get to our sisterI'm rolling for this because I'm heading to bedplease let this count arch, be it low or high
>>29695625I fucking hope we phrase it like that.
>Karel is water>Has a fire swordSteamy
>>29695662Holy shit.
>>29695625>Go directly back to hospital, do not pass go, do not collect sympathy
>>29695657The fuck is wrong with you
>>29695433FREAK OUTwe need to see her
>>29695674you called?
>All these posts suggesting we apologize stillNo way, we should instead explain that we will never submit, and will always fight until our last, because we treat every fight as if it were for Marianne, and she deserves no less than that level of dedication.
>writing
>>29695686Why would you respond to the QTG troll.
>>29695696You're pretty desperate for the royal poon, aren't you
>>29695433Fuck everything, we rush to sister.
>>29695696Can you hear that, anon? It's the sound of a young woman's heart shattering into a million pieces.
>>29695662well, that is a good a way to head out as any. see you in the morning.
>>29695657YesIt's time to deal with it and move on.Also I wouldn't call Monique a DMPC
>>29695696>>29695657(These posts are made by the same person)
>>29695702I forgot to ctrl+f
>>29695657You wouldnt happen to be that autist that was shoo'd out of this quest around thread 30 or so, would you?
>>29695691Shut up mcsteamy.
>>29695696Sounds breddy gud
>>29695709It's royal pussy regardless of whether we get Marie, Luci or Sylvie.I think even Nico counts.
>>29695696I can support this with the caveat that we don't say it's "for Marianne." I would think that Reinhold is the kind of guy who would put his all into every fight.
>>29695739>Tfw Rana has no chance
Rolled 1 + 6>>29695739Marianne's the top though, she's the one worth the work. Heavy risk/work... but the priiiizee.
>>29695739Isn't Nico more royal than Sylvie?
I want to say that if anyone berates us for being an idiot and continuing to fight that we say that it was our choice ultimately and we don't regret a thing.
>>29695760Not with that kind of roll, we aren't.
>>29695753Actually her cousin is the Queen of that one country.
Rolled 20>>29695770True that, let's try again.
Rolled 20 + 6>>29695778Perfect
>>29695768>we don't regret a thingSaying this would actually be pretty cool. I want everyone to realize how strong his Mind of Steel is.
>>29695778good job anonyou rolled well enough to get us Luci
>>29695778
>>29695753She's both a dragon, and closely related to draconic nobility.
>>29695696Reinhold isn't Jeremiah Gottwald, he wasn't fighting to the end because he was ordered to.
>>29695778>>29695789Niggas, you crazy.
>>29695789>>29695778I hate both of you
>>29695736I find that kind of impressive. A quest thread can make someone physically ill.
>>29695778>>29695662>>29695760>>29695789what. the. fuck.
>>29695789>>29695778Dice gods say:Marianne x Reinhold OTP
>>29695739i think greg is aquaman's cousin so i think nico counts
>>29695778>>29695789Where the hell were you during the duel?
>>29695778>>29695789Oh fuck
>>29695736Even faggots have some worth.
>>29695696This will make her either mad or will make her hate herself even more because this will cement her feeling that Reinhold getting injured was her fault
>>29695721This post was made by an idiot.
>>29695768Yes, I can support this.
>>29695768Damn right we should.We made the choice to fight him of our own accord, we got to see how we measured up to a Sealed King, and we don't regret a single instant of it. Besides, we knew we had medical care available and that death from blood loss takes a while.
>>29695802I felt pretty sick after the duel actuallyI followed the thread for months and then the duel was just a cutscene of us getting our ass beat. I felt pretty sick after that, especially considering that it was a high point of my day. we'll move on but the shame of losing that will haunt us for the rest of the quest.
>>29695789>>29695778This confirms it... set course to Marianne.
So this is why HMQ always rolls like a crackbitch.
>>29695798Of course he wasn't ordered to, it's just the type of guy Reinhold is.
>>29695802maybe we can give someone a heart attack so we can actually kill with the internet
>>29695833>Shame>implying we didn't do fantastic versus a sealed king
Rolled 9>>29695778>>29695789HuhLet me try
>>29695696I can already tell with sincerity that she's going to shoot that down.I'd rather just say sorry for making them worry but we couldn't resist an actual sealed king
Rolled 7>>29695859Not how it works.
Rolled 6>>29695859You must not have the touch, sempai
>>29695736it's like someone is trying to cyberbully an anonymous mob and thinks it can actually do something...
>>29695833you mean the "shame" of going toe to to with a Sealed King and coming off either equallly or slightly less broken?
>>29695662>>29695789>>29695778Archelon! the dice gods have spoken! the next interaction roll must be an critical success!
>>29695833We lost against a man with a primal elemental spirit of massive power as his weapon, and in doing so we still broke his ribs and forced him into the same condition as us. We did far better than anyone could have expected, and we showed absurd dedication and force of will. I'm proud of Reinhold.
>>29695843>crackbitchJJ doesn't roll that bad.
>>29695848He was actually ordered to try and win by Marianne.
>>29695884no
Rolled 19>>29695884Not necessarily.Just means that Marianne is Rein's true soulmate.
>>29695884And it'll be a critfail just to spite you.
>>29695894I was talking about the fighting to the end bit, not the ordered to bit.
>>29695894And if she brings that up then we laugh and tell her that this fight was our choice not hers, that we fought on because we wanted to, and we have no regrets. We tested ourself against a Sealed King of all things.
>>29695889That's not any consolation, we still lost and it's public record now. What's important is who won and Monique won even if he did play the rules a bit. So who is the better swordsman now? Monique. Actual skill means nothing.
>>29695833We fought an insane pretty boy with a Kingsword who only won because said sword was (Illegally I believe) healing him. We may have lost the duel and our sword but if the kingsword wasn't healing Monique he would've lost when we knocked him down and he barely got back up. The only shame we should feel is how bad our puns were.No actually they were great puns. No shame.
>>29695892JJ rolls terribly in the most mundane stuff and manages to pull off success only when his life is on the line.
>>29695892He rolls bad enough . Espically when dealing with spiderman
>>29695894never, under ANY circumstances do we remind her of this. It'd be like telling Lucina we had to keep going because she gave us her favor or telling Nicolette we promised to kick his ass
>>29695925Who gives a fuck about public record?That's not our business.We're a guard, not a prissy noble.We know we are better than Monique, Reinhold doesn't care about public persona and neither should you.
>>29695916Yeah, please do not let her think that we fought on because of her she doesn't need more self hate.
Rolled 15>>29695954He went on a trip to find a way to defeat us. That's how he got the sword, are you new to the quest?
>>29695941Well, if Marianne told us to go fight somebody to the end, he'd probably disregard that order and quit, because a person like that wouldn't be worth guarding.
>>29695954>And Monique is a bug-fucker boarder guard from a small kingdom. Yet, mysteriously, he has a weapon that all the 99-level assbeaters are killing themselves for, and he's had it for a while. Was this present in his POV chapters? No. It was just there as an excuse for why anon couldn't win.Well, this is definitely correct
>>29695925We weren't fighting for public record. We don't give a fuck what the public thinks of us. We were fighting for ourself, our own desires.And Reinhold has proven to himself that he's the better swordsman, the better man, and never stopped moving forward.
Oh shit.OH SHIT.As you jump out of your bed, Sylvie does her best to keep you from falling over as your knees buckle from under you. Shit, your legs hurt too."Reinhold!?""Citrine's pregnant!" you shout. "Please, I need to see if she's-""I told you not to worry..." Sylvie sighs. "...but since I know you're just going to run off on your own, could you at least let me help you out of the room?""Yeah, alright."You feel pretty weak right now... probably because of the loss of blood. But that's not important right now, you NEED to confirm with your own two eyes that Citrine is okay!As Sylvie helps you over to the door, it swings open before her hand can reach the doorknob. And there's Citrine, looking at you with watery eyes.>[1/?]
We do owe Citrine and Agnes apologies at least.For Citrine, well, we saw how upsetting this was for her.And with Agnes, she had to live through all the rest of her family dying. And now, just when it looked like she might have something left, she had to watch us nearly get killed.Also, if we end up blaming anyone else, it should only be Monique. Don't try to put this on Marie, or Luci, or any of them. That's just cowardly.
>>29695925We don't actually do circuit dueling like Agnes though, we have a cushy bodyguard job, remember? Our Win/Loss record doesn't matter.
>>29695967Why would you respond? It's pretty fucking clear that the post was made solely to stir up another shitstorm.
>>29695954>Bahhh why aren't we invincible?!?
>>29695967nah, he's just a shitposter.
>>29695954but we were given the choice to give up, and we could probably have beat him if we crit. our rolls weren't fantastic, i have literally no doubt that we could have won the duel.
>>29695978Well damn.
>>29695967Oh, wow! So all the other really powerful guys should go on quests to try and defeat each other. Then they could have them, too!
>>29695954we could have rolled great/poorly, we could have backed down, we could have objected to the sealed king, i doubt he would have thought of offering monique another swordeven if it was a fixed match (which i doubt it was) we played a role in it
>>29695983Dis.
>>29695973The sword was the voice he was talking to. We were playing as the sword in every one of his POVs.
>>29695978*SLAP*
>>29695978>MAXIMUM APOLOGY
>>29695978"You're okay. I was worried about you." And give Citrine a hug.Without any thought to the actual circumstances and how worried they were about us.
>>29695983agreed, though I'm not so sure we'll blame Monique for anything aside from being a tool who went out of his way to break Volker's Sword.We got to fight a Sealed King!
>>29695983>we saw how upsetting this was for herMaybe Marianne and Luci should apologize, along with everyone else. It is there fault after all.>>29696006I was responding to bait and you reply?
>>29695954>Was this present in his POV chapters?yes, it was the voice he was hearing, which other people have made reference to, but the audience didn't know they were playing setsuranka until after the fact
>>29696006Either that, or he didn't trust the other voices enough to reveal his prize to them. actually i agree with anon who called bullshit, but im a masochist so im sticking with
>>29696007oh it's coming
>>29695983Das good
>>29696006Every full one, for the two during the duel we were just an observer.
>>29695983Voting against apologizing.
>>29695978>freaking out>oh thank god, she's well enough to visit>give her a great big hug first thing to let her know we're glad she's alright>forget we're too out of it to keep ourself upright>end up toppling over on top of Citrine, injuring her in earnestWE HAVE BROUGHT THIS RUIN UPON OURSELVES
>>29695978No words. Only hugs now.
>>29696007this would be so animeso it's definitely coming
>>29695983Monique didn't want us dead, fuck off. Don't apologize, Reinhold doesn't regret it and would do it again if he could fight a Sealed King
>>29696016Yeah, this sounds about right. We likely would have gotten ourselves so worked up we wouldn't have thought about our own predicament.
>>29696041we aren't apologizing for what we did, we enjoyed it. We're apologizing for being thoughtless.
>>29696023>Either that, orNo, archelon officially confirmed it.Why do so many people only read story posts? Even if you don't care about the shit-storm you should still read archelon's little info posts. You're gonna see them anyway if you're ctrl-Fing through the thread.
>>29696018Yeah, that's the only thing I can honestly fault him for.We WANTED to fight the Sealed King, and if he didn't go full DIO on us we probably could have surrendered once our sword broke.But, alas, he had to go full DIO, and now he will forever be DIO.Fucking Dio.
>>29696007Everybody slaps Reinhold. Then Aquaman comes in and pats him on the back.
>>29695983no apologizing. please, let Rienhold keep some of the spine he earned from the duel.
>>29696041why? at least apologise for worrying them. the sensible thing to do would have been to surrender, and rein should know it.
>>29695988It has nothing to do with invincibility. If archelon had written a scene where the duel played out, I'd have been fine with it. It would have been a narrative construct. But instead he had anon make pointless rolls for two threads.>>29695992The rules regarding critical hits were changed one thread before the duel began. With proper fudging of the DCS, archelon could ensure that we'd never crit.
>>29695978"sorry for worrying you...bloodless hampered wit."
>>29695983We don't really owe any apologies for this but it would still be in character to give them anyway.
>>29696073No, anon. We all know that only cowards do that and if you can breathe you can fight.
>>29696060>>29696073Reinhold knew what he was doing and that he would get hurt doing it, so did everybody else.
>>29695983Yeah we should apologize for worrying them, but not for continuing the duel
>>29696057It worried them, god have some fucking compassion you spaz.In their eyes we should have stepped down instead of harming ourselves. It hurts to watch somebody you care for harm themselves.
>>29695978Don't drop that drama bomb on us Archelon! don't do it! i see citrine is fine, but the baby! let the baby be alright!
>>29696067>Pats him in the back>not pats him on the thighs He then whispers in your ear "Don't worry, I'll nurse you back to health."
>>29696007>>29696067>Everyone lines up>One by one, they walk by with a solemn expression and slap us>Then they dog-pile us in a giant group hug
>>29696084And surrendering isn't the thing Reinhold does, everyone should have realized that before encouraging/distracting him if they didn't want him hurt in a DUEL with a SEALED KING
>>29696066Hate it when people go full DIO.At the Vampire LARP.Ahead of me in the queue at starbucks.That time at the laundromat.Never what you were expecting, BUT IT IS DIO
>>29695983No being a spineless fuck
>>29696076the rules were changed in a votethere's no fucking conspiracy here, man.>>29696081don't get me wrong, I was all for NEVER BACK DOWN, but rein knows that she passed out because of his refusal to surrender, basically. if he'd taken the sensible route and accepted defeat, he'd be in much better shape and she wouldn't have risked injury.
>>29696096I would be more than okay with that.
>>29696094>harm themselvesWe didn't, we fought for everyone that believed we could win. More importantly, for the opportunity to fight a Sealed King.
>>29696096Mother fucker I read that in his voice.
>>29696097That would be so amazingly silly.
>>29696093this is an apology i can get behind
>>29696066>>29696100Care to explain?
>>29696073Since when do 16 year old kids know their limits and when to quit?
>>29696107Marianne: "So that's why my father hired you." Reinhold can never wield his sword again and becomes a royal concubine
>>29696102Jesus christ this is the same exact 'hurr lets snap at Marianne' shit.Fuck that, you can have a spine and not be a total prick at the same time you dense shit.
>>29695296>pimping potentialThen why hasnt he gotten friendly with Monique. Monique has so much swag, fucking swords fall for him.
>>29695983Don't fucking do this, I don't want another downgrade - except this time to a squid
>>29696098>surrendering isn't the thing Reinhold does, everyone should have realized thatNobody here ever saw him in a fight that didn't end in him winning, except Citrine who only saw him in fights with something at stake. Why, exactly, would anyone have realized that?
>>29696131>Reinhold can never wield his sword againare you implying sex with thieri doesn't involve swords
ctrl+f
>>29696118When we should have stopped.Picking up another blade and being a stubborn asshole about it was just elongating everybody's worrying.While I agree with the original decision, there's nothing wrong with ceding that it was reckless.
>>29696134>Not apologizing is being a prickNo, fuck you, he challenged us, and OUR honor, not theirs. We have absolutely nothing to fucking apologize for. This was our fight, not theirs. We didn't endanger them
>>29696128Dio Brando, from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.If you haven't watched Jojo, go watch Jojo.
>>29696128The whole "it wasn't you who destroyed the sword, but I, Monique!" was straight up Dio.
>>29696136pimps hate competition anon, they will kill each other over street corners
>>29696093Maybe even an apology for losing.Seems like a pretty Reinhold thing to do.
>>29696136Because he does not reckognize the authority of the pimp hand.
>>29696041> Not apologizing to your own grandma for making her afraid that you might dieYou're a terrible grandson.
Rolled 2>>29696163Hey autists, people worry about those they love.See Marianne's reaction for instance
>>29696154>elongating everybody's worryingUs just being a bodyguard should do this, after all our life is before Marriane's. Yeah, it was reckless but that doesn't make it wrong. Don't regret it.
>>29696168>Maybe even an apology for losing.To Marianne, specifically, since she was the one who asked us to and is also our employer.
>>29696147>Implying the reason why reinhold can't wield his sword again isn't because it's reserved for Thierri's personal use.
Apologizing for worrying them is not the same as apologizing for continuing the duel and it does not mean we're spineless, it means we care for our friends and are sad that we caused them grief. It's also in character.
>>29696154yeah, that's my feeling. at the time while fueled by rage it might have seemed like a good idea, but he was so horribly injured he couldn't move his arm or hand, he was never going to win. all it did was worry the fuck out of everybody. it resulted in (as far as we know) the potential injury of his sister
>>29696128The Storyteller was way into JoJo and ran an NPC antagonist Prince like Dio.The other two were Cosplay related at a Con and were both the shenanigans of a sometimes friend "You thought it was the Barista who mishandled your order, but no, it was me, DIO"
>>29696194Monique was raised in a noble home.
>>29695983Apologize for worrying them, but not for continuing the duel. It was our choice to keep on fighting, and they should respect that.
something just hit me...volker's sword wasn't really special, maybe grandma knows where we can get a new one/ one with the same resistance.sure it might take a while, sure it won't be volker's, but at least there's a big chance we can get another sword that won't break like a twig when we use it
>>29696181We don't love anyone, except maybe Citrine, and even then we don't need to fucking apologize because we have literally done NOTHING wrong to them. Reinhold is a grown ass man, he can make his own decisions, he doesn't need to apologize for them.
>>29696163We made our grandmother and our sister worried for not just our safety but our very life. Even if we don't regret actually fighting, that's something to feel bad about and apologize for.
when asked why we did what we did, reply "METAL GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!"
>>29696194yea but he was always on the receiving end, he doesn't know he has the power>>29696197thisapologize for worrying = yesapologize for fighting = no
>>29696194He didn't respect Reinhold's pimphand when it came all over his face. That is why they can never be friends.
>50 minutes>280+ replies
>>29696163No, but we fucking elongated a battle that we already knew was over, in front of them all.Of course they'd feel a little goddamn upset at seeing arms being skewered and us breaking the fucking sword.Which arch said could have been saved if we submitted, but we didn't.And I think that was the right choice, but you got to own up that it was in some parts selfish.>>29696185This wasn't in defense of Marianne, as you said, this was our own fight that we chose selfishly to continue.What if we were injured to the point of not being able to guard? That looks real dedicated to her safety right?
>>29696168>>29696190"I'm sorry for disappointing you, Princess. I'll make sure to win the next one."
>>29696228And they'll go "IT CAN'T BE?!"
>>29696164>>29696165Well now we just have to find our Zepelli so he can teach us how to beat him.Alas none of the current cast are fabulous enough to be Zepelli. Their lack of hats is distressing.
>>29696237Shadow quest had 2000 replies a thread at some point.
>>29696146I'm just going to fill in the blanks, but I would assume that Reinhold is the type of person who never surrenders (this trait was recognized by Aquaman). People who guard royalty have to be prepared to fight to the death against insurmountable odds. It doesn't matter that enemy soldiers are flooding into the throne room, you stand and die so that your charge can escape out the secret door. That doesn't mean we should be an idiot and put ourselves in unwinnable positions, and Reinhold clearly was a moron by trying to continue the fight, but he's young and can learn not to be an idiot. You usually don't learn that kind of stubbornness though.
>>29696212>noble homeIs this a pun?
>>29696229I don't think people are even suggesting apologizing for fighting.
>>29696167>>29696172I was talking about Gregory, not Rein. I don't give a fuck about how Rein feels, schizo that he is.
No shame losing to someone who pulled a Dio Brando on you, for real.So is Reinhold going to get a Stand, soon? Will we get to pick what it does?
>>29696251
>>29696251We buy Arnaud a hat.
>>29695978>[2/2]"REINHOLD!!!" Citrine shouts as she races towards you. Sylvie just barely manages to avoid getting crashed into as your sister pulls you into a TIGHT hug. "ohmygodIthoughtyouweregonnadieinthatduelReinhold!!!!""N- no," you say, wincing in pain. "I'm fine, but um... could you maybe let go? I'm all healed up, but everything's still sore as hell.""Sorry!"After Citrine lets go of you, you head back over to the bed and sit down."Sylvie told me that you fainted, is the baby going to be alright?" you ask."Umm, yeah," Citrine replies with an embarrassed smile. "Your pretty dragon friend carried me to the infirmiry right after I fainted, and they say that we're both gonna be just fine.""Damn near gave me a heartattack..." Marius says as he enters the room. "...both of you, I mean. Glad to see that you're up and about, though, bro.""Thanks," you reply with a weak smile."Seriously though... being a super badass is fine and all when it's in a situation that actually matters, but try not to get yourself killed over something stupid like a duel with that dickhead... alright?""C'mon, Reinhold was REALLY cool out there!" Citrine says, smiling at you. "And I was sure that he was gonna win...up until that last hit to the head, anyways," she frowns.>what do you say?
>>29696251That can be rectified.
>>29696251It's obviously Guillame Arnaud. Nobody here is as fabulous as JoJo characters anyway.
>>29696256A very accurate summation.
>>29696242>No, but we fucking elongated a battle that we already knew was over,spine hit, in character we would think that did tons to him, not to mention it was right after he openly mocked us, rage and adrenaline don't always agree with logic
>>29696282No apologizing.
>>29696282WE NEED PUNS.
>>29696282"Sorry for making you guys worry, but it was a friggin sealed king!"Emphasis with more ice puns and hand gestures
>>29696242>already knew was overWhat? We basically won after we continued to fight, would have won if he didn't get possessed.>Which arch said could have been saved if we submitted, but we didn't.Who cares about the sword? Volker broke them all the time and would high five usIt wasn't selfish, it was self interest. Everyone else wanted us to fight too
>>29696282"Yes, but I learned a valuable lesson at least. You can't fight if you run out of blood!"
>>29696282"I think I did pretty good considering my opponent was a Sealed King. Sorry for worrying you guys, though."
>>29696282>REALLY coolNice one Citrine.
>>29696275>So is Reinhold going to get a Stand, soon?Monique beat him to the punch.Goddamn, why is Monique so great
>>29696282Be quiet and look down in shame.
>>29696282Apologize for worrying them, but we really wanted to test ourselves against a Sealed King. Also Monique was being an asshole.
>>29696282"No, I understand. Its just that when the...the sword broke I was kinda out of it. I'm sorry I made you worry so much."
>>29696282"Yeah, I kind of got mad when he broke Volker's sword.""Uh, now that I know you guys are okay, where's that at?
>>29696282"Don't even care about the loss, actually." smile, "I got to fight a Sealed King"
>>29696282"Sorry for making you worry, but you don't get to fight a Sealed King that often."
>>29696282"I'm sorry for worrying you, but wan't the sealed king amazing?!"
>>29696282"The only reason I didn't win is because Setsuranka was keeping him healed the entire time...Fuck it. Sorry for worrying you like that."
>>29696326Dio is always one step ahead of the Joestars, it's to be expected.
Rolled 8>>29696322This.
>>29696322>>29696321This, don't be depressed like a retard.
>>29696318>>29696321This coupled together.We learned a lot from this fight
>>29696282"I thought I did great since I was up against a freaking Sealed King."Then remember our sword broke.
>>29696256>by trying to continue the fightYou mean finishing the fight - we would have won if we weren't fighting the sword. Stop being retarded and thinking that insulting us didn't send Reinhold into rage mode
>>29696282"Yeah doubt I'll be putting that much effort into a duel again. Marius I fought a sealed king and did reasonably well!"
>>29696305We turned out to miss the spine though, but fucked up his ribs pretty hard.
>>29696339Hey guys:Don't go on about how we only lost because of the Sealed King. Everyone fucking knows it already, belabouring the point makes us look like a fucking whiny tool.
>>29696334This.
>>29696282>"Seriously though... being a super badass is fine and all when it's in a situation that actually matters, but try not to get yourself killed over something stupid like a duel with that dickhead... alright?"says the guy who forgets to eat when he works on a masterpiece
>>29696282>>29696334Seconding this.
>>29696282Sorry for worrying you guys but I couldn't back down from a chance to fight with a Sealed King.
>>29696282Apologize for making everyone worry. Not one word about surrendering or giving up though.
>>29696282yeah, Monique did cold cock me pretty good at the end. Sorry for worrying you guys though, I was focused more on testing myself than how everyone'd feel
>>29696282"how the hell did monique even get up from that hit to his spine"not remembering him passing out would be justifiable due to blood loss
>>29696282Chuckle a little bit."Heh. 'Really COOL'. Hehe. I think I did pretty good against Setsuranka, though."
>>29696282"If I wasn't fighting the sword, I probably would have won."No apologizing
>>29696322This.When's the realization of our broken sword going to hit.
>>29696282care to fill me in about what happened afterward? how long was i out?
>>29696321>>29696318>>29696322These, in some logical configuration.
>>29696319He got possessed long before he incapacitated our sword hand. We didn't know what that did, but we knew he was whupping us.
>>29696282"No, I don't think I had much of a shot after that punch failed to take him out. Just no getting around a sealed king with a mundane blade. Perhaps if I ended it right away. But, you know, I had to try. Because, sometimes you get interesting surprises."
All this boasting.
>>29696282"Where is my sword?"
>>29696334This and only this. No apologizing, you squids
>>29696282>>29696214>Apologize for worrying them, but not for continuing the duel.More or less this.The first half was DEFINITELY about wanting to see what a Sealed King was capable of.But the second half, once we already got to see what it could do, was about making it a pyrrhic victory because Monique was being the world's largest shit, and it just wouldn't have been right to give him the satisfaction of a forfeiture after the way he acted.
>>29696359The post you responded to is (in my opinion) more in amazement that we got to fight a sealed king.Which I think should be part of Reinhold's response.
>>29696334>"Don't even care about the loss, actually."Marianne did tell us to win. So we should care at least a little bit.>>29696359What people are going for with these responses isn't whining, but jubilation at the opportunity to fight one.
Hmm, I would find it amusing if we continued to only acknowledge Setsuranka as our opponent rather than Monique.
>>29696322This
>>29696357i'm talking in character, rein didn't know he was being helped by a sealed king, so it would be natural to assume that a hit that hard seriously wounded/slowed down your opponent
>>29696403you seem to be mistaking empathy for cowardice. We aren't apologizing for fighting
>>29696282I found the fight to be pretty cool and the icing on the cake is that i got to fight a sealed king.
>>29696418They clearly don't want to give Monique the satisfaction of being mad that we lost.
>>29696334This.Can we please not be an asshat and go on and on about how we only lost to a sealed king by the way?You sound like losers, seriously. "I wouldn't have lost if you didn't spam DPs! THATS NOT FAIR."
>>29696418>What people are going for with these responses isn't whining, but jubilation at the opportunity to fight one.Which really shouldnt be rein current mindset with the sword broken.It was good to fight one but the cost was too high.
>>29696282Sigh, "Bloodloss tends to encourage bad decisions. But when he broke Volker's - damn. Do any of you know where Volker's sword is? I mean, it'll probably take some work to get it reformed, but it'd really suck to know I lost it completely when I lost my head out there."
>>29696400>Acting like we're a hotshot after all that>>29696402This can wait a little bit.Like a PTSD flashback
>>29696431Sorry, my knee keeps jerking
>>29696334Backing this up.Since we seem to be the worst for wear here, don't apologize. Like I said earlier, it may only make them feel worse/more guilty
>>29696322this with>>29696363
>>29696282"I really feel sorry for that sword for having such a petty and vindictive dickhead for a master."
>>29696334Monique lost the second Setsuranka had to magic his ribs to keep him alive.We lost to Setsuranka meat-puppeting around a broken Monique.
>>29696420It would annoy Monique, do it.
>>29696322This. No apologies for continuing the duel but our sister fainted, that's something to be worried about.
>>29696420>Oh hey Setsuranka, good fight the other day!>REINHOLD! I am shocked that you have the temerity to show you face before me, have you come to grovel before me unrivaled might?>Monique, I'm talking to Setsuranka right now, do you mind? And while you're at it would you mind translating, she seems to lack vocal capacity. Thanks bud.
>>29696444>the sword brokenThat's a good thing idiot, Volker showed us so. The cost was fuck all
>>29696282Apologies, no boasting.
Rolled 1 + 6>>29696412Sure, this.
>>29696444I'm pretending Reinhold forgot about the sword and will reach down to his side to lean on it, noticing it's no longer there.Then the suffering happens.
>>29696282>C'mon, Reinhold was REALLY cool out there!" Citrine says>really coolshe truly is our sister
>>29696469Insulting Monique in front of his sword isn't going to earn you any points. Setsuranka LIKES Monique.
>>29696463THIS.Monique is nothing, refer to them now as Setsuranka.
>>29696475I like thisLet the shock set in slowly
>>29696282Apologies for my selfishness.
>>29696475Hmm.. Why not.Sounds good.
So anyone want to visit Monique and guilt trip the fucker?Or at least explain to him why the sword was so important to us.
>>29696461Agreed. Setsuranka is one hell of a fighter and she kicked our ass. Monique, not so much.
>>29696469HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>29696444I'm thinking that Rein hasn't processed his sword loss yet. I'm just waiting for him to ask where it is and go full thousand yard stare when he's told it was broken.
>>29696508I'm all for guilt tripping him.Hopefully he's still bedridden so he can't run away or do anything about it.
>>29696508>Being a sore loserNo.
>>29696282My votes.>>29696334>>29696337Something like these is what I'd think would be cool.
>>29696508I'd rather us bring it up, maybe, the next time we naturally run into eachother. I'd rather we visit our friends than him.
>>29696487we don't want points with either one of them
>>29696463>>29696494Fuck thatI refuse to call them anything nowAnything other than every terrible ice pun we can make
>>29696508Stupid idea.
>>29696475Nah i hate trauma bullish and i prefer we would be more proud that we have surpassed our father in strength.
>>29696475Please, I want more suffering
>>29696282Stop talking about the sealed king. Rein should be much more concerned about the fact he broke Volker's sword.
>>29696508Don't be such a butthurt sore loser.
>>29696508what if he's paraplegic? or dead? bad idea anyway, guilt tripping is a girl's tool
>>29696517oh we knowit's why we kept going, otherwise we would have stopped at the prompt
>>29696508>being a cuntNo, fuck off. We've already established that Monique is a dishonorable ass, but it really doesn't matter and no one cares.
>>29696508No, let him rot. We're not going to sink to his level and go out of our way to be a dick.If he shows himself in front of us we can do everything in our power to give him a brain aneurism with our weapons-grade terrible humor, but we aren't firing the next shot.
>>29696487Pretty much this.I'll be honest, the absolute best thing we can do?Defend Monique. I know, I know, not a popular sentiment, and I'm one of the people who was calling for blood when our sword broke.THink about it though. Monique was so psychotically vindictive, he probably thinks his target will be as well. Imagine how fucking shitty he will feel when we defend the honor of the duel INSTEAD of bitching out?He'll be squirming in his gay little highboots.
>>29696534It's not even traumaBut Reinhold can't be all suave and conquer all the time man, sometimes, like these last 5 threads, you need a little sad.
>>29696557Well all the better since we were raised in a brothel.i figured we can gaggle things easily and know stuff about make up and dresses
One thing to everyone who's going "yeah volker would be proud."Volker hated breaking (his own) swords, it was a massive pain in the ass and it meant that he was out a weapon until he could find another.Good swords are expensive, even for a noble, and it was a massive pain in the ass to have a sword break just as he'd finally got accustomed to its grip and weight.But his form was shit and he never figured out how to stop doing it.
>>29696534Listen anon, we need to roleplay some negativity too. Reinhold can't react to everything like its a high point in his life. Some adversity and suffering is good for the character, and I much prefer it doesn't just happen in flash backs
>>29696508No.Hell, it's a sword for a sword, even if it was a dick move on his part we should still call it even.
>>29696508You know he'll throw the same thing back at us.His sword was given by his granddad on his deathbed after all.
>>29696545I don't see why, Volker was well known for breaking his swords all the time, and Reinhold finally managed to break the one even Volker couldn't, this is like an extra pat on the back to Reinhold over and above getting to fight a sealed king.
>>29696565I think we should do neitherHe isn't worth our vengeance, and the sword is just someone we haven't met and we therefore don't really have an opinion of
>>29696580How much of that did we know? I mean, he only trained us for like a week or something right?
>>29696444I think he would regard it as unfortunate, but Reinhold doesn't strike me as a man overly sentimental about objects. Especially if they are used exactly as they were intended to be used. I DO imagine he will beat the fuck out of Monique if given half an opportunity for being such a spiteful cunt.
>>29696565I think we should just not acknowledge him.He said the 'grudge' is settled, and honestly I don't care to have a rematch; there's no point in continuing Monique's wild ride
>>29696580Based Arch.Maybe folks will get a hint.
>>29696565I;m okay with this if people don't want to guilt trip him.
>>29696580Okay, changing to "Volker didn't give a fuck, but be inconvenienced."
>>29696586Which he used to block a heavy broadsword, repeatedly. >>29696590Because it's massively annoying. Getting a sword that good is a bitch, and we've been using it for ages, it's become like a part of our arm.It's fucking annoying.
>>29696580So you're saying that breakfags need to shut their fucking mouths and not break things? Good. Fucking annoying.
>>29696580time to learn from Agnes
>>29696590Or it means he's making the same mistakes Voelker made and not improving on the style like Voelker would have wanted.You aren't supposed to take pride in failures, and breaking your own sword is a failure.
>>29696590Volker didn't LIKE breaking his swords. There's a point in the flashback where he complains about the necessity of carrying back up swords.I think he'd be more proud of us if we overcame that weakness in his style
>>29696599Reinhold didn't even know about what the "swordbreaker" name really entailed until coming to Marconetti and learning of his reputation.
>>29696531Oh god. Especially if delivered with the shit eating grin that Monique loves so much.
>>29696600>Overly sentimental about objectsWe've gone over this though. This was a gift from his hero, one of the few things he had, and it kept him safe throughout childhood. There's an attachment there. I'm not saying we should hang ourselves, but it's okay to feel.
>>29696318>>29696322>>29696328>>29696334>>29696337>>29696339>>29696347>>29696356>>29696370>>29696393>>29696412>>29696413>>29696432>>29696438Why is everyone talking about Monique's sword. Reinhold should be more concerned about braking a sword that he's had since he was eight.
>>29696625We wouldn't usually do it, but there were some extenuating circumstances, not completely our fault.
>>29696646I dunno anon.
>>29696612>>29696619>>29696625Regardless of whether /Volker/ liked or disliked breaking swords, Reinhold doing so means he's managed to become more like Volker, he's young enough where being more like the dad he loved and lost as a child is more important than the reality of it being a failure.
>>29696646>playing the character
>>29696646They don't want to let anyone know that they're disappointed that they lost.
>>29696646Shhhh we're waiting for PTSD trauma>>29696475I really hope we do this
>>29696646The realization will hit soon enough, anon. The memory is going to come rushing back to him at the worst possible moment.
>>29696646Show a happy front but suffer on the inside. Trust me, its healthy for Reinhold.
>>29696646I say we just infuse it with crystals like the bracelet then it will never be broken we can just move it and reform it at will
>>29696667
>>29696602You'll be begging to get back on Anon.
Maybe his next sword will be a Sealed King.Would make for a hell of a side-quest.
>>29696667Adopting your fathers bad habits isn't something people LIKE doing.You think kids like growing up to be deadbeat drunks like their dear old papa? When even HE says he can't stand his drinking all the time and wants to stop?
>>29696646We'll get to that in a minute (or two hours, IRL).
>>29696683We should make it into a magical sword made of magical crystal that we can control with our mind, then when it breaks into shards we can kill them by stabbing them with our mind shards
>>29696646This is absolutely true.
>>29696670>Not playing the characterYou're the problem>>29696683Stop talking about shit we don't even know how to do
>>29696704It also steals mana.
>>29696667That's like saying "My dad was a horrible alcoholic, and now I am too!"
>>29696646I'd imagine he's concerned about that as well, but I can't help but think it'd be more narratively fulfilling to address this when we get some time with Agnes rather than doing it right now.Get all of the nervous energy out first, then let the actual consequences sink in.
>>29696683Know what? This may actually be a good idea...We have a person who might be interested in making that just out of the "SCIENCE" mindset...
>>29696645Fuck, that's right. So, basically the ONLY thing we are likely to be sentimental about. Dammit.
>>29696733Use the pieces of Volker's sword as a base, and then throw magic crystal SCIENCE MAGIC at it.
>>29696736Give it a minute to sink in. He's trying not to think about it, and then he'll notice and cry.
>>29696753Fund thisWe have the spare money to give to scientist dude. And the king will likely be okay with it.And we have the spare money to offer
>>29696565That's, actually pretty sound logic
The way I see it is that Reinhold is saddened by the loss of the blade but it's not something that would cripple him emotionally.
>>29696683We're going to make Niklaus the happiest guy ever when we get back"Ah Reinharbor, welcom back! how did the crystal bonding experiment turn out?""Pretty good Nick. You think you can take the bracelet and fuse it with a sword?""... ...""You ok Niklaus?"Meloncamp! Cancel my appointments! I'm a do some science!"
Rolled 10>>29696565I like this actually. I agree to this course of action.
>>29696565Why do you faggots even want to talk to him. Just ignore him. Christ, you fags are autistic.
>>29696777He might do it just for the sheer SCIENCE of it.He gave us the bracelet just to see what prolonged contact with us would do to it. He'd leap at a chance to make it even more SCIENCE!
>>29696777>Giving something we expect to suffer repeated harsh strikes a crystalline structure.It's like we're asking to get the blade shattered immediately.
>>29696753As soon as we get back to Granache.Beeline to THE LAB.Then we can join Niklaus in mad science laughter and scare any castle staff who happen to be in the adjoining hallways.
>>29696667this>>29696698big difference between dad being an alcoholic and dad being kickass at football even if his throwing form is messed up
>>29696713just make the bracelet. into into a bracket hold the two pieces of the sword together. in its sheath until its fixed
>>29696753Burying the sword would be more sentimental.
>>29696565No the absolute best thing to do is just let it go.Why turn it into a binary choice of hating on or praising the guy?
>>29696799MAGIC CrystalsMAGIC SCIENCE! CrystalsIt's completely different.
>>29696823MAGIC SCIENCE! Crystals proven by SCIENCE! to make bears stronger
>>29696799which we can then reform
>>29696831Oh god don't get us on bears again
>>29696820This. It's done so let it be.Turning this into some stupid back-and-forth thing is a waste of time.
>>29696831Bears and swords both hurt people! If it makes bears more hurty than it must make swords more hurty!Perfect logic.
>>29696823No, the key here isn't 'magic' the key here is 'crystal' if it doesn't have a crystalline structure, it's not going to be called a crystal, because it wouldn't have the proper qualities. Magic may give it other properties, but it doesn't change the fact that crystalline structure shatter under heavy impact.
>>29696848Now you're thinking with SCIENCE.
>>29696831can we turn our sword into a bear
>>29696848maybe we can enchant the crystal bit to shoot bears!
>>29696851MAGIC
>>29696851Stop trying to insert reality into MAGIC.It doesn't work.
Is no one seriously going to ask if Monique got disqualified for using fucking magic during a duel?
>>29696857>>29696859Volker was the swordbreakerwe shall be the swordbearer
>>29696876I guess technically it was two against one, that doesn't seem particularly fair but whatevs.
"I think I did pretty well, considering that my opponent was a Sealed King," you say. "...sorry for worrying you guys, though.""It's okay," Citrine replies. "I'm just happy that you're not horribly maimed or anything... I was pretty high up, but it looked like the other guy's sword would've cut through some nerves," she sighs. "But I guess that the doctors here in Marconetti are better at patching folks up than a girl like me who just learned maritime first-aid, huh!""...maritime first aid?" Marius mumbles. "I didn't know you knew that stuff...""That's why I'm always nagging you to eat right, stupid," Citrine says as she elbows her husband in the stomach. "Stuff like scurvy can still happen on land, you know?""But that's enough about my horrible life," Citrine says with a wide smile, "C'mon, Marius! We've gotta go tell Grandma that Reinhold's awake!""Oh yeah, she was really depressed..." Marius frowns. "See you in a bit, Reinhold.""Don't mess around and reopen your wounds!"With that, the Lanzmanns hurry out of the room... but not before Citrine gives you a quick peck on the cheek. It's nice having her around again.>[1/?]
>>29696876we have more important shit to worry aboutlike all of our friends and family being sad we al
>>29696876Reinhold's not that petty.Only the players are.
>>29696876I don't really care
>>29696876I'm sure Gregory or Karel will tell us when we see them.
>>29696851there are also spell designed to strengthen things, which our last sword didn't have>>29696857actually forget that, lets turn a bear into a sword>get bear to spirit ascend in a land with steel as the affinity>get smart bear good enough with magic that it becomes an elemental of bear steel>use king sealing spell to get bear steel sword
>>29696820This. Take a deep breath and realize that while the sword was a link to Volker, it was just a sword, and we have Agnes now.
>>Sword Deconstruction 1/2Monique- What does Monique’s Sword, referring to his great-grandfather’s sword that Rein broke, mean to him? To Monique, I think it’s pretty clear that his sword represented Pride. Monique is the third son of a small noble family, and due to combination of moronic promises and bad genetics he has a girl’s name and a girly face. That has undoubtedly set him up for all sorts of mockery from his eldest brother and most likely left Monique with a bit of a complex. I conjecture that his constant attempts at social climbing aren’t because he like climbing the social ladder, but rather because he feels the need to be valued in other’s eyes. Monique seeks approval.Monique’s sword represented to a certain extent his own claim to family legacy, his martial talent. The sword was the first thing Monique could really take pride in, and he was going to use it to win the Granarche Tourney to prove it to his country. When Rein broke Monique’s sword, he actually broke Monique’s pride to a certain extent.
>>29696876No, no one cares.It'll make itself known if its important, but it is so low on Reinhold's list of priorities as to be expressed by negative integers.
>>29696848God damn I miss Niklaus.
>>29696876Reinhold don't care about that.
>>29696905There's some Freud in there somewhere...
>>29696848Can't argue with that logic
>>29696901or Luciana, since I figure we'll find her, or she'll find us, first
>>29696910Aaaaaand that's now Niklaus's voice, forever.I ain't even mad.
>>29696903>which our last sword didn't haveCould've sworn that was the only thing it DID have.
So this is a little off topic but I was thinking: There is no television so people are going to be reading about this fight in the news paper. It would be awesome if the guy that owned the local paper was at the fight. (important guy and all) In the headline were it normally announces the winner of the fight the paper could list Setsuranka's name instead of Monique's. A lot of people are going to think the fight wasn't fair and this wold be the perfect verbal jab. Imagine how Monique would react if everyone acted like it was his sword that won the fight and not him.
>>29696876I honestly do not think Reinhold cares.
>>29696935nah, just well made
>>29696938If we get told that we won on a technicality we might even burst out laughing, and then groan in pain because laughing hurts too much.
>>29696936I don't think the printing press exists here yet.
>>29696910>>29696934i hear the guy from soul eater that liked vivisections as a way of controlling his inner mass murderer>>29696935no, last sword had zero magic, just REALLY well built
>>29696876Reinhold doesn't give a fuck>>29696948and this will probably happen
>>29696905>>Sword Deconstruction 2/2Reinhold- What does Volker’s Sword represent to Reinhold? Well, let's think about Volker's impact on Reinhold's life. At first Volker simply provided a friendly face in a world all too few. Eventually he started teaching Reinhold how to sword. Finally he offered to adopt Rein and Citrine, freeing them from their shitty existences. When Volker died and Rein received the sword, Rein used it to climb through the ranks of the army and earn his way up until he reached the Granarche Tourney. Through his old sword, Volker was still helping Rein hold along. When he won the Tourney, Rein won the good life, a life free from any really nasty shit. Volker, through his blade, gave Rein hope. I think hope is the source of Reinhold's endless font of optimism.So what did Monique break when he shattered Volker’s Sword? He broke Rein's hope yo.
>>29696936Fuck off already, we lost. Stop being a sore loser and trying to make everyone see just how unfair and bad and mean he was.
>>29696962>He broke Rein's hope yo.Yeah nah.
>>29696952They have books. And magic scrolls.
>>29696948Reinhold doesnt give a fuck about the result.He only wanted the Duel.
>>29696936You're really mad, friend.
>>29696910"Niklaus, do you think it'll work, can we save the sword?""I have no idea! Now give it more of your mana!""What happens if it doesn't work?""Well it either breaks, explodes and kills us all, or gains sentience and kills us all! Lets find out!"
>>29696962We'll be sad, we'll probably cry like a girl about it, but our hope isn't dead. We'll mourn, because it mattered. But our hope isn't dead, Volker's lessons of kindness were far more important than a blade.
>>29696962>He broke Rein's hope yo.No. He just murdered Volker a second time. Very different.
>>29696936i like this. i like this so much.
>>29696991Tina wouldn't hurt us.
>>29696952I'm pretty sure that in an earlier thread Arch confirmed that they did. I could be mistaken tho.
>>29697000not that we'll do it or anything. however, we have no control over that if it does. it would still be amuseing in any case.
>>29696962Sort of. The only problem with these analyses is that both have long since internalized the meaning the swords had to them. Monique is going to be a prideful git for quite a while yet, especially because his parents are almost definitely going to see this much differently from him. Reinhold on the other hand, has become a rather optimistic and hopeful person. Even though the sword is gone, he knows that he'll be ok. It might be because he resolves to reforge the sword, or to never break one again. But he'll keep moving forward
>>29696944>>29696957Then Volker was kind of an idiot. Should've got that shit enchanted to be super stronk at least.
>>29697028it was super stronkit took Sealed King magic power to put it out of commission
>>29697019>>29696992>>29696994I may have overstepped there with the breaking hope bit, but I wanted to emphasize to certain anons that breaking swords is a pretty big deal. Rein's not about to laugh this one offI want suffering damnit
>>29697028I wonder why Volker did not try and use a spell for his swording needs. Do you think it would be possible to alter Fragment Blader to produce a sword of specific characteristics for someone who is accustomed to casting it often?
>>29697011no, Archelon did say they existed. crossbows and firearms don't exist some how.
>>29697028I don't think you can enchant just any sword and have the magic stick. A weapon needs to be magiced while it's being forged to be enchanted.
>>29697044honestly i'm seeing it as a laugh that hides pain, like when cal broke down in phantom of inferno
>>29696991>Tina once she acquires a humanoid body
>>29697044We all do anonDon't worry, plenty is still to be had in the futureI'm looking forward to Nico heartbreak when meido rejects her
>>29697044I think he'll be sad, but he'll recognize that it was inevitable unless he learned from his grandma.Maybe he could be guilt ridden for destroying it due to his stubbornness rather than in an actual strike. By not giving up. He can really blame no one but himself over it, even if Monique claims the credit.
>>29696889"It is a good thing that he didn't get my nerves though, " you say as you open and close both of your hands. "Guess I got lucky.""Actually," Sylvie begins, "the injuries to your hands were pretty clean in general.""Uh... clean? They hurt like hell, and I was bleeding like crazy.""No, I mean in that they didn't go through any major arteries or tendons or nerves," Sylvie replies. "I watched the medics as they treated you, and they were pretty shocked by that," she sighs. "I dunno how, but those two hits were really precise... your collarbone was pretty awful, though.""It FELT pretty horrible," you mumble, wincing as you remember -exactly- how much that shit hurt."Yeah... they had to open you up and have someone hold the pieces in place so a second medic could fuse them back together... there was SO MUCH BLOOD," she groans. "But you're okay now, right? Nothing feels out of place?""No, I'm pretty alright," you reply. "Aside from how sore and weak I feel, anyways.">[2/3]
>>29697009Of course she would. It's more fun that way.
>>29697064A world without crossbows is fucking terrifying from a peasant's perspective.Those poor sods, no wonder the nobles are such arrogant dicks.That and magic. Nobles are a lot more likely to be able to use magic.
>>29696973You can make those without a printing pressI think books and scrolls were made with magic, but magic is still a far cry from a machine that just does it all for youI don't think it's something you can just cast and let it go.
>>29697011>>29697064I don't think it was a 'printing press' so much as magical transcriptionI could be wrong though
>>29697079>[x] mental note: get medics some (good) booze for their services
>>29697079Evidently either Monique or his sword has surgical precision.
>>29697115I like to think it was monique, but I have a feeling it was swordfu being nice
>>29697079>Clinical discussion on the reassembly of 'Holdy>I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH BLOOD! is used unironicallyTerror intensifies.
>>29697115Probably his sword, you'll notice that the collarbone one, which was before he revealed it was a Sealed King, is messy, but the ones afterwards are clean.
>>29697115The fucked up collarbone injury was done before Setsuranka was revealed, so it was probably Monique.The rest was clean, so it was Setsuranka's possession.Setsuranka made an effort not to kill Reinhold.
>>29697079we should probably ask monique isjust out of "you should have seen the other guy" curiosity. how badly did we fuck him up?
>>29697142Well, it looks like we have reason to thank Setsuranka. That's kinda funny.
>>29697139The collarbone was broken by crashing into a wall of ice, they were /all/ caused after the reveal.
>>29697142That or she's just incapable of making anything other than a nice attack.
>>29697152She thinks we were too cool to die
>>29697079see? this is why we do not waifu the Sylviethose are groans of pleasure
>>29697139Hilarious. Does Monique actually possess any sword skill at all? Was the last part of that fight entirely against a Sealed King?
>>29697158wasn't the collarbone the one where he described the feeling of the bone being cut? pretty sure there was a stab wound and not just broken from impact
>>29697087This is sounding somewhat familiar...
>>29697168This. Stare sylvie dead in the eyes.
>>29697115It is the Sword of Awesome Invincibility. It's probably pretty good at this sort of thing.
>>29697158He stabbed us in the collar before the reveal, and then later our collarbone broke when we smashed into a thing of ice.
>>29697179No, he's good, he got to the last round of the tournament after all.It's just we're better.
>>29697179By himself he has enough swordskill to brake his precious rapier on our broadsword.
>>29697088It wouldn't be a cast and let it go... And the first printing presses were "do it all for you" either. They need people to constantly pull levers and and refill the ink and shit because they didn't have steam power to run it.I imagine the magic printing press would start with a master copy that was made by hand. You have a few hundred blank pieces of paper. Cast your spell and all those blank papers are now copies of the original.
>>29697158He stabbed us in the collar down to the bone prior to revealing her. That was his single hit on us before he pulled her out.
>>29697011>>29697090Archelon said that the printing press existed, but had not yet reached this part of the world.
>>29697187I actually misquoted, I was referring to the sapient sword.Sorry.
>>29697168
>>29697184yes, that happened, that was a relatively minor wound, later on Monique reshaped the ice to where Reinhold was dodging, Reinhold crashed /through/ that ice and broke his collarbone.
>>29697179the guy likes to hardblock broadswords with rapiers and sabers. That should tell us a lot about his skills
>>29697179He's good. But Reinhold is a better swordsman than him. He is still a stronger fighter than us, he has more magic than we do, and a fucking Sealed King, but his raw skill with a sword is below ours by some margin.
>>29697186difference here is that magic =/= nobility. anyone can into magic if they can conceptualize script right. this is more of a hording of information by the rich
>>29697194>>29697211This is true, but why would you assume that the relatively small cut was horrible, rather than the major fracturing of the bone?
>>29697079>[3/3]KNOCK KNOCK"Who is it?" Sylvie calls out."Prince Emilio and Karel!" Karel shouts back from the other side of the door."Come on in!" you call out...Looks like they didn't heal your throat, it REALLY hurt to shout like that.As the door opens, Emilio comes rushing in. He looks extremely guilty, but Karel... he just seems pissed."Umm.... Reinhold?" Emilio says as he walks over to you bed. "I'm really sorry about this entire thing... if it wasn't for Father trying to show off for my party, you probably wouldn't have been forced into that duel," he sighs.>how do you respond?
>>29697246It's fine, we DID get to fight a Sealed King, after all.
>>29697246no one forced me into it, i could have said no. i agreed to fight of my own free will
>>29697246Don't worry about it, not your fault.
>>29697246"That would suck. That duel was great, would do it again if I could."
>>29697246Forced? I agreed to it. And it was kinda cool to fight a Sealed King
>>29697232That's a thing to think aboutWhere's others trained as overall constants, Reinhold was stuck without magic. That plus Volker = swordsman of breaking
>>29697246"You need not apologize prince, I think had a pretty cool time all together"
>>29697246"I had plenty of chances to turn the duel down; you shouldn't have to feel responsible for my decisions."
>>29697246"It sucks to be forced into a fight, but your father didn't force me into anything."
>>29697246"It's fine, I was the one who agreed to do it, after all."
>>29697246"No its not. I wanted to do it. Even after he revealed the sword. Especially after he revealed the sword."
>>29697246"are you kidding, how cool was that I went up agents a sealed king."
>>29697246'It's not your fault your majesty, I also would have done a number of things to stop this'
>>29697246>"You saw it, Monique wanted trouble. He would have gotten his duel one way or another."
>>29697246"Don't worry about it, Your Highness. Other than scaring my friends, I was having the time of my life. You don't happen to know where Princess Luciana is, do you? There's something I need to talk to her about"
>>29697246"No one forced me into this. I'm only sorry I didn't win."
>>29697246>not your fault>I DID agree to itAt the very least Rein has a pretty good idea of his limits now.
>>29697246"Don't be. I wasn't forced into anything, I genuinely wanted to duel him.How bad is it for Monique anyways? I saw him choke up blood but don't remember much after that?"
>>29697246"Oh, don't you start. I agreed to the duel, knowing full well that Monique was no slouch, and fighting on the other side of a sealed king is a once in a lifetime chance."
>>29697246"I wasn't 'forced' into the duel at all, Prince Emilio. I chose it. Just like I chose to continue fighting when Monique tried to break me like his father."
>>29697179While he is better than some, he is a VASTLY inferior swordsman than Reinhold. His only good hit on us was when we failed the roll, and even then, that was a mistake on our part. It wasn't until he was possessed by his sword that he started hitting us, and even then we still pulled off something few others could; we crippled him. He was at that point completely incapable of continuing if not for the sword, so while his sword won for him, HE lost horribly.
>>29697232thisrein has 10 points of sword and 1 or 2 points of magicmonique has 8 points of sword and 8 points of magic12 is less than 16 in a real fight, but in a sword only duel our 10 beats his 8not even going to try to figure how the sealed king works into this
>>29697246Are you kidding? I got to fight a sealed kingProved to mock everyone for how we got to fight the magical sword and they didn'tLet's add ice puns too
>>29697289thismaybe ask about Luciana partway or at the end of the conversation, but we really do need to talk with her
>>29697246tell him that it is fine then turn to karel then put your fist out for a fistbump
>>29697246Shrug"I would have accepted anyway. And I got to fight an actual sealed king! That was awesome!""Pity Monique went out of his way to be such a dick. But hey, fair's fair, right?"
>>29697246"Nobody forced me into anything, I agreed to it.""And I got to fight against a Sealed King, which was freaking awesome, even if Monique being a jerk ruined the mood."
>>29697319It was an ice fight until he pulled the sealed king out of snowhere.
>>29697305This. "Its cool."
>>29697329This seems reasonable.
>>29697299All of his ribs were broken, and they had to cut us open to mend a collar bone. I think Monique is still alive, but is probably in worse shape than we are.
>>29697246"I decided to fight, I decided to continue when he pulled out a Sealed King. Nobody forced me.And Karel, thank you."Give Karel a fistbump.
>>29697289don't care about the first bit, but Luci's the only person we don't know the whereabouts of. It's a little funky
>>29697351considering the massive blood loss it's completely reasonable for rein not to have caught monique's last sentence. hell he may not even remember him coughing up the blood, or even anything after that headshot (what with it being a headshot and all)
>>29697246"There's nothing to apologize for, your highness. I chose to accept the challenege, and I chose to continue when Setsuranka was revealed. It was... pretty cool.. to fight a Sealed King."
>>29697246Tell him it's fine, brofist Karel, ask about Luciana
>>29697379We don't know about Marianne too.
>>29697342oh god
>>29697379i'd say we'd be more worried about the fact that mari wasn't mentioned, since it is our job to worry about her
>>29697342lelDo it
>>29697342Oh yes.
>>29697342Someone is going to snap and put us back into a coma if we keep this up too long.
>>29697342This
>>29697342this sounds pretty chill
>>29697406You're right. Sorry, for some reason I misread Melanie once. We need to find her too, then, but Emilio probably wouldn't know that. He'll probably help us find out though
>>29697342GOOD.
>>29697367Yes please, this too. Acknowledge Karel for standing up for us.
Rolled 1, 5 = 6>>29697342THIS
>>29697246I vote for something like these>>29697367>>29697283
>>29697342perfect for breaking the ice
>>29697342you people are fucking idiots
>>29697450Totally worth it. Or should we save this Comedy Gold for King Aquaman?
>>29697342
>>29697485So's Reinhold. We're perfectly in character.
>>29697342No, for the love of god no, not this. We don't need more puns, it was funny for a fight, now drop it.
>>29697485Yeah, isn't it wonderful? Though maybe we should put out puns on ice until we have an audience that can really appreciate them, like Marianne.
>>29697474>Crit fail with 2d100THE END IS NIGH
....hey guys do you think we might actually get some dere from Princess Tsun-Tsun?
>>29697485yeah, the puns are starting to snowball out of control
Rolled 3>>29697342Oh my god yes. We gotta say this.
>>29697342I hope we won't actually say this.The time for punny sarcasm Reinhold is over, now is the time for serious Reinhold.
>>29697450Its going to be one of those fake-bad-ends where someone bashes us upside the head, we get yelled at in whatever the Taiga Dojo equivalent in this universe is, then wake up.
>>29697342Supporting, actually a good pun for once.
>>29697342This is neither the time nor the place for a pun.Just no.
>>29697500I think you mean Thierri. He was the only one who was cool with the jokes and wasn't giving them the cold shoulder.
>>29697342no
>>29697502We lost a rank. She's most likely pissed at us.
>>29697474>>29697504The dice gods have spoken. Let this end.
>>29697502I think she probably used up all her dere-dere when she was frantically screaming our name at the end.
>>29697342I thought that Reinhold thought it was a nice fight BECAUSE he pulled the sealed king outta nowhere.Yeah, it's a pun, but it's forced as fuck and goes against what we've been saying.Please don't go with this, people.
"Don't worry about it, Your Highness," you reply. "Aside from scaring my friends, I was having the time of my life.""Sounds kind of suicidal, but I'm happy that you're not angry with me," Emilio replies."You don't happen to know where Princess Luciana is, do you?""We actually passed her on the way in here... she was crying almost as much as Nicolette was. Umm... I'll go call her over here for you once we leave, though.""Thanks.""Umm... while you may have lost, you still did pretty well against Mr. Gilbeault," Emilio says with a nervous smile. "I was sure that you'd call off the duel once he revealed his sword.""I've got half a mind to challenge that fuckwit again... but Emilio specifically ORDERED me not to," Karel sighs."I don't want to see you get messed up too," Emilio replies. "Even with your Flamberge, it'd take a LOT to be able to beat a Sealed King... and I very much doubt that you're as sturdy as Reinhold here.""Yeah, I am kind of a lightweight," he says, rolling his eyes. "And it'd be kind of really bad if I got stuck here in the infirmiry.>anything to say to or ask Karel?
>>29697502I expect her to beat on us, telling us what a fool we are.
>>29697342No more puns. This has gone on too long. Also, we're kinda happy we got to fight a sealed king.
>>29697520She's still worried though and likes her doggy Reinhold, she just thinks less of him.
>>29697514Thierri really is a cool character icen't he?
>>29697520We didn't do a single thing right for her yesterday so yeah.
>>29697533>Not even "outta snowhere,"goddamnit.
>>29697533Can you talk to your sword like Monique did?
>>29697533So, how's Monique doing?
>>29697533"Thanks"
>>29697533"I could challenge him for you, if you want."
>>29697533"What happened after I passed out there?"
>>29697533bump fists"I know we don't know each other too well, but thanks. You're a pretty cool guy, Karel"
>>29697533"What happened after I lost?"
>>29697533"For what it's worth, I appreciated the show of solidarity, even if I wasn't exactly in a state where I could say so at the time."
>>29697533Emilio X Carol OTP
>>29697533ask if they've seen mari toowaifuing aside she is more important than luci, it is literally our job to worry about her and she hasn't even been mentioned since we woke up
>>29697533ask how fucked up monique iswe the players know he got messed up, but arch passed out before that, I think
>>29697533"Thanks for standing up to me back there. It was really coo... nice of you."
>>29697533>>29697577>>29697580>>29697582voting this
>>29697533"I didn't quite catch what Monique was saying after you challenged him. Blood loss and all that. What happened?"
"Man... I really gotta get it together for next time."
>>29697533"I've seen you storm in as I was passing out. You're a good person."
Rolled 59>>29697533Ask about Marianne.
>>29697588uhrein passed out*arch is hopefully still awake>>29697592hayeah, I think the time for puns is over.
>>29697533"Thanks for what you did back there."Hold out our hand for a fistbump."What happened after I lost anyway? How badly did I injure Monique?"
>>29697533"Thanks for the back up. Not many people would bet so much on principle."
>>29697582This. Recognizing when folks go to bat for us seems like something that would be high on our list.
>>29697533oh god I just realized we're starting to vote Reinhold into a combat sadomasochist.
>>29697603Someone's on Peter Parker Quest
>>29697533>>29697580>>29697588>>29697595These
>>29697559I like the puns as any other guy, but at this point people would just think we caught Monique's crazy.
>>29697533Ask about Marianne.
>>29697533"I owe you, Karel.""How is Monique? And Marianne, for that matter."
>>29697615i'd say more adrenaline junkie
>>29697533"Thanks for backing me up in the ring Karel."Also:"How is Monique doing?"
>>29697563this
>>29697533No matter what we ask, we should probably include asking after Princess Marianne, seeing if she's alright, and asking how mad she is at us.
>>29697623but we will have out petty revenge by making ice puns at monique.
>>29697615He's just a wee bit berserky is all.
>>29697639>Princess MarianneShould probably find her first actually, we guard her after all
>>29697533>Ask how all the rest of our friends are.>Ask what happened with Monique after we blacked out.
>>29697647making ice puns at monique may be acceptable, at emelio it's not
>>29697615soon
>>29697623I reserve the right to continue making them whenever we're within earshot of Monique. But otherwise you're probably right.
Actually, why did we ask for luci?What in the world do we have to ask her?
>>29697647I suppose it would serve to show our attitude towarrds him has lost some warmth.
>>29697678To make sure she knows that we're alright.We were asking after his sister, it was the polite thing to do.
>>29697637>>29697629Fuck Monique. Cunt was a graceless opponent.
>>29697615This isn't bad
>>29697660Agreed.We need to speak to Marianne asap
>>29697678I think they want to talk to her about the kiss
>>29697533This.>>29697629
>>29697595>>29697580>>29697588>>29697666this
>>29697678Waifuing.
>>29697678We've been awake for a while and she hasn't come bursting in to the room yet, I had expected her Reindar to cause her to beeline towards us immediately.
>>29697678Yeah, I'd go for grandma next if i were him.
>>29697660This
>>29697683"Why do you keep making puns?""Honestly Monique, there'snow way I can stop making them when you react so coldly to them."
>>29697623>I like the puns as any other guyIs the whole PGQ playerbase made of small children?
>>29697685We just want to know how badly we messed him up. You'll note that Sylvie didn't say anything about him.
>>29697629>Cunthammer before Marianne.srly
>>29697707OOC she probably convinced herself that she's the reason we got hurt so badIC she's probably just doing something princessy
>>29697738Marianne, while more important, as far as we know, didn"t have her ribs crushed.
>>29697743And its gonna come up infront of slyvie.Excellent.I await the catfight with bated breath as slyvie blames Luci and Luci blames herself.
>>29697678>why did we ask for luci?one guy mentioned it, in character all i can think of is it being his sister and the kiss, which should NOT be talked about with sylvie right there
>>29697629why would we think that something is wrong with Marie?Rein has no reason to believe that she was worried.
>>29697730I would think that we would want to simply wash our hands of that vile man. Ain't no part of him that Reinhold has seen that is worth anything but a punch in the mouth.
>>29697720Making them continuously in-thread is tolerable, if bordering on Chin-levels of this-is-getting-old. It'd be less hoarid if they were a little more originalAll this insisting on constantly trying to make them in-character is insufferable.>NOFUNALLOWED.JPG
>>29697762i think he meant luci before mari, which is an acceptable complaint
>>29697678I guess seeing her brother just made us think of her, and its seemed the polite thing to do.
>>29697769>MarieWe're her guard you idiot. We need to meet up with her for that reason above all else
>>29697765you mean Sylvie flipping out at Luci, Luci tearfully agreeing, and then Rein comforting Luci because it wasn't her faultI don't hate this scene possibility
>>29697629Works for me.
>>29697769>why would we think that something is wrong with Marie?we wouldn't. we would however be interested in the current state of the girl we are payed to watch over
We will eventually get to Marie. She'll be the climax, after everyone else has had their turn.
>>29697782Didn't reinhold hear marie screaming his name? Also, he should be most worried and ashamed to dear old grandma.
>>29697796You understand that Reinhold wouldn't be able to keep a relationship going, right? Even one with Marianne would probably crash and burn if Reinhold doesn't die first
>>29697817no, she was too high up.
>>29697813>She'll be the climaxLewd.
>>29697817>ashamedAhaha, funny. He doesn't regret the fight m8. The most he'll do is apologize for the sword and for giving her a heart attack or something
>>29697813>everyone had their say about reinhold's match>go to Marie's room>you're firedYou saw it here first. Also,>later on it's revealed that Marie fired us so we won't get hurt like that anymore
>>29697765"Both of you stop it or I'm eloping with Rana and Reya. Yes, you heard me right."
>>29697817No, that's what made it sad. Marianne shouted until she was hoar-se and Reinhold never heard a thing.
Do we know how many time have passed before we woke up?
>>29697845>You're fired>>I refuse
>>29697820he really isn't as damaged as people made out at the beginning of the quest.
>>29697859"Why?""I have to be with you"
>>29697845Joke's on her, we'd probably end up going on a quest to find another sealed king.
>>29697859>"Speaking as your bodyguard, I can't very well guard you if you fire me. Request denied."
>>29697845>She also does it so we'll be able to stay in Marconetti with Luciana
>>29697817Nope, the combination of disorienting blood loss, extreme distance and noise pollution from the crowd kept Marie's pleas from young Reinhold's ears. We do need to apologize to Granny for breaking Dad's sword. We pretty much took it on faith tht we couldn't do that...
>>29697845>mari fires us from body guard post>immediately ask thieri for a new job in the castle while she's still in ear shotor just show up the next day anyway saying something along the lines of "i'm not getting paid to be here, but i'm going to stay right next to you until you tell me to leave"
>>296978452shojo4me
>>29697872Bad end. Fuck this country.
>>29697865>find a sealed king with Steel properties>It's a Shirou-expySort of want
>>29697872"I'll just bring her to Granache. That way the two of you can hang out as well, and maybe I can take Luciana on an adventure or two on my days off without her father finding out"
>>29697872mari is staying out of the shipping game between luci and sylvieshe's not taking any sides or helping either one
>>29697900if this ever comes up, we should do this. Hell, if we ever have the option to get anyone out of Marconetti, jump at the chance. This country is a bigger shit than anyone's waifu in any continuity
>>29697915Fuck no.Stay out of politics.
>>29697872fuck that noise, i want to go home
"For what it's worth, I appreciate you standing up for me back there... though I wasn't exactly in a state where I could actually say so at the time," you say to Karel."I just kinda lost control of myself there..." Karel says, sighing. "Dueling's kind of my entire life, so when I watched that asshole show off that he was packing a Sealed King and then went on to actually USE its magic like it was actually okay..." he shakes his head."Father actually commended Karel on his quick thinking," Emilio says proudly. "It didn't exactly amount to much... but he liked that Karel's an upstanding guy who'd put himself on the line for someone else.""Got slapped by my Mom, though," Karel mumbles. "I get that she was worried for my safety and all, but still..."Oh yeah, Karel challenged Monique."I kind of blacked out after you challenged him," you say. "What happened after that?">[1/?]
>>29697872Fuck MarconettiGet Luciana, Elena, Emilio, Karel, and Andreas out of here. This country a shit
>>29697947>completely forgetting best guytaka means nothing to you then?
>>29697938Your mums a whore who wanted to protect her latest crush, she wasn't worried about your safety Carol...
>>29697887The problem is that Thieri is probably pretty disappointed in us. Did you not notice how thoroughly unimpressed he was when Monique pulled a Sealed King out?
>>29697953Taka is from another country.
>>29697953Taka has to go home so he can bring his wife and kids to Granache
Rolled 3>>29697947you forgot gran
>>29697872>we'll be able to stay in Marconetti>stay in Marconetti
>>29697953he comes along with LuciAlthough I'd rather bring him and leave Luci behind
>>29697953Taka would either follow Luci or go back to japanland to see his family.He isn't trapped here like the rest of those poor sods.
>>29697978>leave Luci behindThis. Luci a shit, a shit that tries to penetrate your mouth
>>29697953Taka has an out>>29697974and gran's totally already coming with us
>>29697986I like Luciana, I prefer Marianne, but I still like her.
>>29697947>Bringing them all homeThe waifu wars will never end.
>>29697938he's going to have a new baby sibling isn't he?
>>29697986Luciana is either best girl or second best to Marianne, depending on who you ask
>>29697992She was okay at the start. I don't like Marianne much but I want to go for her just to see how it ends up.
>>29698009I must disagree.Marie a best but Nico is far superior to Luci.
>>29697968>Thieri is probably pretty disappointed in uswe took on a sealed king and were making puns the whole time. remember that thieri hired us to be mari's friend just as much, if not more, than our fighting ability>>29697978and karel and andreas come with emelio and elena, but they still got mentions
>>29697994the only way to end them is to waifu one of the princesses and hook the rest up with each other. Sylvie can get the shadow butler
>>29698018Nico is best bro, but she likes Melanie more than us. Until that becomes a no, we help her with it and be best buds
>>29698009i liked her pretty good up until the kiss. it's a giant negative for me. i get being forward but you don't drop the first kiss bomb on someone you've spent less than 24 hours with after your best friend tells you to slow down with him
>>29697968He didn't expect us to handily beat a Sealed King user.We had the balls to fight them, never gave up, and did some serious damage. He knows we aren't the greatest fighter right now, we're an investment that just showed some serious promise.Put us under Arnaud's guidance for a while longer and he'll have one of the badasses of the next generation working in his household, and loyal to him and his family.
>>29698044This. She was alright before, as a friend that is. Now she's boring
>>29698024>not having sylvie marry off tina
>>29698035I agree with you on that.I have just made it a point to play Nico's route on the VN first, when it comes out.
>>29697986Sylvie go home. You're drunk.
>>29698035>>29698018>>29698009we can all agree that nico, luci, and mari are the best girls, though, right?
>>29698049I expect getting a stern talking to from Gregory and Thierri both for not knowing where to quit though.In an exhibition duel, had Setsuranka (and/or Monique) not been so considerate, we could have been crippled for life.
Rolled 4>>29698044>>29698065weird am not getting that
>>29698082Sylvie is my most disliked girl though.
>>29698083>nicoBest Girl>mariBest Princess>luciWorst Princess (Worst Girl is Sylvie)
>>29698044I actually liked the kiss, but I also really like forward women.That said, she was already far ahead for me, since Sylvie a shit, Nico being more bro than ho, and Melanie being off-limits because you don't go for the girl your friend is going for. Marianne is second place for me, but usually she really pisses me off. This is only like the second time she's actually shown emotion in the past 100+ threads, and the first was unadulterated rage
>>29697938"Sylvie here carried you off..." Karel says, nodding to her. "...and then I did my damnedest to get the ruling for that duel changed to a win in your favor since the FAAAAAABULOUS Mr. Gilbeault went and cheated, using his Sealed King to hold himself together.""Wait, what?" you ask."Nearly all of his ribs were broken," Emilio says. "Lots of blood, it was really bad from what I heard. The only reason he was able to get back up after your hit was because Setsuranka was keeping him alive, basically.""And unfortunately, he's still alive." Karel growls."The ref spouted some bullshit about him violating the spirit of the rules but not the letter so they're still counting it as your loss," Karel sighs. "I tried to convince him otherwise, but the crowd wasn't having it.""From what I've heard from the guards I asked, most of the townspeople think that Mr. Gilbeault is the most amazing person ever," Emilio says, frowning. "But you also impressed a bunch of people by doing as well as you did.">[2/3]
>>29698087You can't cripple people for life when you have the magical EMTs on standby.
>>29697968Monique, a border guard captain whom he doesn't like, has a Sealed King. And he's probably been in Thierri's castle with it. I'd be a little focused, too.
>>29698087If he wanted us dead it would make no difference if we bailed half way through because he would have killed us already, that is, if he was able to
>>29698109>"From what I've heard from the guards I asked, most of the townspeople think that Mr. Gilbeault is the most amazing person ever,""And for all I care they can keep him."
>>29698109Monique is a chode, but that's nothing we didn't already know.He considers the grudge settled, so maybe he'll be less of a chode later on. I dunno.
>>29698109Strange that Monique of all people would be favored by commoners
>>29698142he makes sure not to talk down on them in public
>>29698087Why should we expect Monique to suffer actual, real consequences?
>>29698109Doesn't matter, had a great fight.also thank sylvie again.
>>29698142he is all pomp and fancy and showboating, of course they love him, the peasants are mentally retarded peons
>>29698131Heh! Witty comment, I do say!
>>29698109Isn't that assistive magic though under his dad's rules?
>>29698142Its Marconetti, and he's fabulous.
>>29698161I don't know because if this whole thing has been any indication, monique is very much a favored character.
>>29698142He gave them a show and ended up ahead. I don't think the common spectator would read too much into the background of the fight.
>>29698087I expect Gregory to hi five us for doing as well as we did, and presenting us with Monique's signet ring and matching finger. Thierri said no killing, so he only hurt his pride
>>29698161Wait until we find out what the king and Gregory think of him.He might not be in trouble, but expect some repercussions.
>>29698106again, i'm fine with forward, but added up she has spent less than a day with him and is already giving him her first kiss, that's over board, especially after her best friend, who knows rein a lot better than her, told her to back off some
>>29698176nope because reasonsDon't ever expect arch to compound as to why this is because fuck you that's why.
So are we gonna challenge monique again once we get our bearings and our training arc?
>>29698180Indeed.I'm more interested in the Sealed King lore than the characters, honestly. How many are there, what's their story? Did this get covered earlier?
>>29698142BECAUSE HE IS THE TRUE HERO OF THE PEOPLE.
>>29698200Maybe to a friendly fight, not a public spectacle, we're not continuing a public grudge.
>>29698176yeah, he flat out cheated, but don't expect to ever see him suffer any consequences for it
>>29698161I meant Reinhold will get talked to.What happens to Monique I dare not theorise. King will have many questions, and Gregory wanted to kill him outright.
>>29698200Marianne will probably prevent it from happening again, at least out in the public.
>>29698195He's the DMPC. I'm not expecting anything, but hopefully I'll be surprised.
>>29698200Not unless he does something that necessitates us fighting him again.
>>29698202I believe there were 20 of them.Some jackass wizard wanted a sword harem, so he made a spell that turned elementals into swords. He proceded to go around swordifying the kings until someone killed him.
>>29698202twenty five, I thinkI find it kind of irritating because we were speculating that we could possibly get one eventually and it was pretty much shot down on the spot. So Monique pulling one out of his ass really doesn't count narrative wise.
>>29698200>>29698200 why would we need one? nothing has changed
>>29698200I'd rather see them come to terms with their rivalry and fight side by side to protect the princesses and the kingdom from some nefarious conspiracy, but I doubt we'll get that, probably more stupid VN rival faggotry
>>29698200I don't give a shit about facing him again unless he gets all uppity. Would have to be sure to ask if we needed to bring our own performance enhancers beforehand though.
>>29698200Maybe after a few training arcs and us learning the family style's proper form
>>29698225He'll at lest be on a short leash. Once he has to go back home where there are a lot of powerful people who really hate his guts.
>>29698233>I find it kind of irritating because we were speculating that we could possibly get one eventually and it was pretty much shot down on the spot....oooh, dear, that's not a good sign.
>>29698214Alright then.So are we going to tell him "I wanna fight you again" or "I wanna fight that sword again?"I wonder when the fact that we lost the sword is going to hit Rein, Will he be a messiah and let things go or will he be grudgin'?
>>29698198True true. I'd guess the justification from a few threads ago is probably right though, which is that she knows she's got about 24 more hours before we're gone for good. Probably won't make the kiss a better or worse thing from each anon's perspective, but at least it better than just lolrandumb kissing
>>29698229>>29698233sets was 27first was light, name wasn't given so that implies importance
>>29698254yep, and of course mr gary stu DMPC had to get one, just wouldnt be a proper shounen VN without randomly cheating overpowered rivals
>>29698252bitch please, hes the DMPC, hes just going to continue skyrocketing up the ranks and become king of the universe and lord of over us like the turbocunt he is
>>29698198This is rabu rabu at first sight and it's actually viable marriage material for her.And she wants to get away from her country -so badly-I don't find it that farfetch'd really but I'm a Maryfag
>>29698229Any way to unswordify them?
>>29698254Yeah, because hearsay from Anon is always truth, and that the GM (or anyone) has any obligation to indulge players and their shitty desires.How about you just cool your jets until you see some more exposition about what Monique was up to instead of just complaining that the Gm won't let you have your way?
>>29698254Indeed. At the start of the quest Arch hyped the sealed kings as something really unique and powerful that only the most legendary characters posess. And now we see this little shit with one. Still waiting for an explanation.
>>29698199This quest isn't here to make you feel better.It was clearly explained that everyone with a brain believes it was our win through Monique's violation of rules. The masses however love Monique for the fact he simply has a Sealed king.Archelon isn't being a douche QM who wants us to suffer he's writing in a fairly realistic way.
>>29698252You're right. To keep a better eye on him, he'll probably be given a position in the castle like he always wanted. Such punishment!
>>29698109>[3/3]"Let's not hold you up, though..." Emilio says as he walks over to the door. "I'll go and get Luciana now, since I know you probably want to see her as soon as possible.""You lost a lot of blood," Karel says, following the Prince. "the best way to recover from that is to EAT," he smiles at you. "Once you're feeling well enough to get to your feet, let's all head back to the castle and stuff ourselves until we burst!""That sounds like fun," you laugh.Waving goodbye, Emilio and Karel leave the room... and Luciana shows up a few minutes later."Luciana," Sylvie says, glaring at the Princess as she enters the room."H- hi, Sylvie, Reinhold..." Luciana says to you, putting on her best forced smile. Her red eyes give away how much she's been crying, though."I guess this is my cue to leave... I'll be right outside, just call me if you need anything.">no, you can stick around>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessary
>>29698255i'm hoping for "it sucks that i lost it but i managed to break the one sword volker couldn't, now to learn the family style for real"
>>29698305Don't you think they'd have done it if they could?
>>29698316>>no, you can stick around
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessaryTime for a chat with Luci.
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessaryNo crackbitch JJ (or 'Holdy)
>>29698274now the key to beating Monique's douchiness is specializing in enchantment. We then collect the greatest ingredients and beg the aid of one elemental spirit of each attribute. Under a blue moon, we forge a blade at the highest peak in Granache and each spirit puts just a small part of their energy into the blade. We use the handle from Volker's blade and Tina is the pommel gem. After the night is done, we realize we've done it. We created the only Sealed Queen to appear in this season
Rolled 1>>29698316>no, you can stick around>>29698298Marianne deserves the effort.
>>29698294I think Gregory will be our biggest ally if shit get's any worse. Greg really hates him and so far seems like he can do just about anything short of murder.
>>29698316>>no, you can stick aroundShoot them both down at once
>>29698316>>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessary
>>29698316>no, you can stick around
>>29698311lol are you fucking serious? realistic way? What part of Monique having a sealed king is realistic? I`m all ears so please enlighten me.
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessary
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessaryHaving Sylvie stay is just pain retarded.
>>29698316"Thank you Sylvie. I probably owe you my life.">let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessary
>>29698316>no, you can stick around.
>>29698306See >>29698308
>>29698316>>no, you can stick aroundReinhold: The Happening
>>29698316>No, you can stick around
>>29698316>>no, you can stick aroundThis gonna be gud.
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessaryAnything we have to talk about with Luci is between us and her.
>>29698316>no, you can stick aroundTime to explain that we're not up for a relationship.
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessaryOur chat with Luci is likely to be on subjects like her kissing us, or feeling guilty that it's her fault.This is the sort of talk we should have it be just us and her, not having Sylvie watching.
>>29698316>>let her goIt's not so much about keeping them separated, it's that we're way less likely to get a straight answer out of Luciana on anything if Sylvie's in the room as well.
>>29698316>>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessary>>29698259>>29698298i find the kiss completely understandable, but that does not mean i find it acceptable
Rolled 15>>29698316>>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessary
>>29698316> let her go
>>29698316>[x] let her go, better not have them both in one room"Thanks for staying with me all this time, Sylvie">Ask what her father thought about the fight>Ask about Marie
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessarykeeping these two in the same room is asking for easily avoidable tears, pain, and angst
>>29698316>let her go
>>29698316>>no, you can stick around>>29698360Keep reaching, fag
>>29698316>Let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessary.No need to put Luci through a public rejection.
>>29698357They exist, therefore they are possible to acquire, should we only be fighting peasants armed with sticks because they're the most common military force?
>>29698316>>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessaryNo need for cat fights. We ain't got the energy to deal with that shit right now.
>>29698316 >>no, you can stick around
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessaryPlease god, don't stick the two of them together like this. It is not a good time, we're supposed to be getting less terrible at people.
>>29698373are you the same guy every time?I have to wonder.
>>29698316>>no, you can stick aroundCan we please tell them to stop fighting over us in character?It's incredibly obvious and I doubt Rein likes it. It would be a good first step to being more assertive.I doubt they would deny the words of an almost-died guy.
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessarywe should not be trying to cause drama
>>29698316>>no, you can stick aroundBoth are trash, reject both at once
>>29698316>no, you can stick aroundMay as well get it over sooner rather than later
>>29698365You mean more baseless, accusatory bullshit because someone's mad that someone who isn't /tg/ has a cooler toy?
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessary>>29698397>Ask about MarieIndeed, we oughta talk to her soon.
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessarySincerely thank Sylvie for making sure we didn't bleed to death. Then let her go.
>>29698347ThisThe last day put everything in perspectiveThat and true routeEven if true route is for a girl who takes amusement in others being in distress
>>29698316>>no, you can stick aroundBest to iron out this 'Luci thinks it's her fault' bullshit once. Best have your big boy pants on Rein.
>>29698403What's with the sudden hostility?
>>29698316>Let her go
>>29698316>no, you can stick aroundSAMEFAGS SAMEFAGS SAMEFAG ALERT
>>29698316let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessary
>>29698415what? No, not that I remember. It's just a really nice macro.
>>29698440I agree that we should go for Marianne. But give Luciana her dignity and don't shoot her down in front of her rival, tell them both alone, in person, and sincerely. Don't make a spectacle out of it.
>>29698316>>let her go,
>>29698416after they both just cried after watching you get cut up? is this nigga serious?
>>29698316Let her go.
>>29698457Yep, we go for Marie, but there's no need to disrespect the others by acting like a douche.
>>29698316>no, you can stick around>>29698440Yeah, Marianne isn't good, but her character might change and that will be interesting no matter where it goes
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessaryDon't want a cat fight.
>>29698316>no, she can stayLET THE GAMES BEGIN
>>29698416he did tell sylvie he wasn't looking for a relationshiphe may have thought mari told luci the same thing (morning after kidnappers she said mari told her to slow down) but she clearly needs to be reminded
>>29698316>>no, you can stick aroundDid we not already say we don't want a relationship? Either way, say it again.
>>29698474This. Luciana has just been nothing but forceful since we arrived.
to the people asking for Sylvie to stick around because you think it's in character, good on you, I respect your choice even though I disagreeTo the people asking it specifically to stir up shit, please stop. Step back, think about it, realize you are making a bad choice, and reevaluate your reasoning if not your option
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessaryLess harem, more Sealed King stuff, move the choo-choo
>>29698316>let her go, it's probably best that they both not be in the same room for longer than necessaryaccept or reject, let's do it in private
>>29698316>let her goSylvie is good girl.
>>29698493I seriously suspect Celestino's going to marry her off to Monique. That guys a fucking hero around these parts now.
>>29698446>SuddenThere's been an irrational amount of Silvie hate for quite some time.Personal opinion is that she was the first one to make something like a move, so all of the more vehement supporters of the other Wiafus see her as their primary anger target.My other personal opinion is that there are some people who follow this quest who are just gigantic assholes and hate people who don't agree with them. Farfetched, I know.
>>29698532>after seeing his psychopaty in actionYeaah... no.
>>29698433We're told that all the super powered badasses in the setting kill each other over -rumors- of these damn things in the area. Yet this low-level jackass is toting one around and has been for over a month? Including toting it into the castle. And no one noticed in any of his traveling. Even the super-mages who are actively looking for the things.
>>29698532Luci wouldn't let him do that.Hates him.
>>29698532There has to be some willingness on the part of the wife. Even if she grits her teeth for duty.With Monique, there is only hatred no-......dammit, Monique, don't die to Luci's spies.
>>29698532That would be the greatest ruse imaginable as of now.
>>29698532Not sure if Gregory, Taka, Marianne, Nico, Rein, Karel, or a newly ballsy Emilio would kill him first
>>29698532>monique having the sword, Karel&Mom all the while married to lucyIf that doesn't speak best MC i don't know what will.
>>29698531the Best.
>>29698532give it a week after the wedding for a "tragic accident" to befall him
>>29698532Expect Luci to go rogue if that happens.
>>29698537It's not irrational. I know it's difficult for you to accept, but people can have taste that's different from yours.>>29698545He's not exactly "low-level," is he, if he's got a Sealed King, huh?And, not to point out the obvious, but Setsuranka was in-cog-neeto for all that time.
>>29698433We're just saying the presented lore and the presence of the Sealed King on Monique's person is contradictory, as Monique is not legendary. Nor is Reinhold, mind you! But those two are on the same level, except one of them, for some inscrutable reason, has one of these crazy-legendary weapons. We wanna know why, cuz it's interesting.
>>29698545Doesn't matterhe just put a giant ass bullseye on his assHe showed he's incompetentAnd he had the bladeMore assassins within the next weekAnd he doesn't have the protection to fend off the rush that's going to occur
>>29698531You're a good person
>>29698537It's because Sylvie fans seems to go out of their way to try and sabotage decisions regarding other girls, primarily Luciana.
Which option won?
>>29698537Or maybe they could just not like her? Trust me, I'd know. Because I know she's shi ttoo
>>29698532Dio 2: Dio harder
so how awkward is it to masturbate, knowing an age old immortal is living inside your head?
>>29698587They do have tastes that are different from mine, and I respect them. And then they tell me that I should go jump in a fire because of my tastes and that everything I say is objectively wrong, and I respect them a little less. I'm not saying people can't dislike silvie, I'm just saying that there is a vocal portion of them who are gigantic dicks about it.
>>29698587>He's not exactly "low-level," is he, if he's got a Sealed King, huh?Never heard of luck/plot? It's kind of obvious he's nowhere near Greg/Arianne/any of the older cast's level when, even with the Sealed King, Reinhold pushed his shit in.
>>29698596But that's what Luciana fans do too.
>>29698596I hate both of them, what now? Also, Nico isn't waifu material and Marianne may be interesting one day.
>>29698596... When did this happen? I seriously don't remember this. I do remember the giant us being an asshole to Sylvie thing though.
>>29698592THE PEOPLE will defend him. everyone can trust THE PEOPLE'S POWER
>>29698587If you give legendary gear to a first-level character, he's still a first-level character.
>>29698628Marianne is a raw diamond, we just got to work it.
>>29698596How can you tell? we're all anonymous here.>>29698591Wouldn't it be more a case of 'anyone who has a sealed king automatically becomes a badass?Because, you know, magical weapons of army devastating potential tends to increase your rankings by several dozen timesBasically, everyone who has a sealed king is legendary, because the sealed kings are legendary, it doesn't much matter what they were beforehand.
>>29698622Every waifufag does this. Mariefags more than most.
>>29698614>who are gigantic dicks about it.people being rude about waifuing on my pure /tg/ ???? I never would have noticed
>>29698596oh god not this again.
>>29698606I know my post was confusing, but the point I was trying to make was not that anyone who doesn't like Sylvie is a jerk. It was that there are some people who don't like Sylvie, and are jerks, and MAN are they jerks about it.
>>29698596I dont see this.You're making a big case out of nothing, rein has been played as thick in the skull for quite abit.Full disclosure, I'm a mariefag.
>>29698633Monique doesn't exactly think much of commoners...
>>29698628That is a completely viable option, and I will not tell you your choice is wrong. But I will caution you-based on Arche's writing and the playerbase, we will make a choice at some point, and many people will be disappointed. Prepare for the shitstorm now
>>29698592You're expecting that he's going suffer consequences. That's so naive that it's actually cute.
>>29698655Where do you think you are?
>>29698634What part about him is first level? He's been kicking ass and taking names on the border eight days a week, and then went full Rocky for a month to get swole after the loss.If you don't like him that's perfectly acceptable, Anon, but you should stop hiding behind shitty arguments and straw mans to do it. Own your opinions, dog.
>>29698652Shhh, it's ok, you'll get used to it eventually. I'm sorry I had to be the one to break the news to you.
>>29698662we can dream, we can pray, we can hold out the hope that Monique isn't actually a DMPC. Maybe he will fail, maybe he will suffer the consequences of his bullshit. Maybe someday he won't be a massive Gary Stumaybe
>>29698661 calling it now it'll be Marie, after another dozens of threads worth of effort, rank ups, and flags
>>29698661>implying that even after an unsteady (samefag) majority has gotten us in a route people won't try to get the girl killed or wreck the relationship
This thing is truth, I think.>Marianne crowd is also bizarrely quiet, and I think it's because they know they've already won. Really, the major vocal competition is between Team Luciana and Team Sylvie, with the majority of the fanbase having basically decided that Nico and Meido need to hook up and Rana having appeared too late to have built any momentum.https://archive.foolz.us/tg/thread/28821188/#28827122
>>29698674Compare him to Arnaud, Celestino, Thierri, Gregory, Vincent, or any of the other actual high-level characters. He's a low-level schmock with a nice sword. Deal with it.
>>29698666Narnia, duh.
>>29698686>dozensHah.DREAM ON.
>>29698645Not really.Remember, not only does Monique have this sword, it apparently -likes- him and is cooperating with him. Again, there's nothing legendary or exceptional about him (at least, no more so than Reinhold, certainly not compared to other cast members such as Gregory).Did Monique find Setsuranka completely at random? Is he a distant descendant of the elemental soul trapped in the weapon? Does Setsuranka have an ulterior motive for using the boy that he hasn't perceived? So many questions, and...we're going back to harem-related stuff. That's what's frustrating. I'm worried we'll never come back to it.
>>29698686I hope not. Not because I find her uninteresting or a bitch (which I do) but becasue /tg/ always picks the tsunshit girl with 'hidden depths'
>>29698684>Gary Stu>Only won because he has a literal demigod for a weapon>Everyone hates his gutsI don't like him, but he isn't a Gary Stu just because he has a bitchin' sword.>>29698692Jesus christ I hope not. I'd be fine with whoever wins, but that would put me off this quest altogether.
>>29698692The major issue with your statement, is the assumption that samefags aren't as evenly distributed amongst the routes, as the playerbase is already.The law of averages says this is a false assumption.
>>29698705So? What's any of those listed character's relevance to Monique?You know you're just fishing for red herrings, right?Where are you going with all of this?
>>29698711Don't worry, thirty years of questing and a kickstarter later, we'll all get to choose our own girl.
>>29698713except for the asshole nobles and the pleb common folkand we all know that their opinions are the most important
>>29698711pretty much how I feel about her. She's boring because I know that in the end she's going to win.
>>29698726King is his employer, can just take away his job.The rest are all nobles in the homeland...Think about it, mate
>>29698718We could go into what personality the people who choose each girl are and decide if that type of person would samefag if you want. But that's not what I meant anyway, just that samefags will make it look like the majority changes by several votes each time until it's finallly called
>>29698749>and we all know that their opinions are the most important
>>29698710There will be a flashback that explains how Monique got Setsuranka.
>>29698686That's what I'm expecting as well. But I suppose there is still a lot of story to unfold until then.>>29698713You realize the one of the practically applied definitions of Gary Stu is "Character I don't like?"
>>29698684I'm going to give Arch the benefit of the doubt and wait to make a decision on whether he is a DMPC or not, but first impressions are not favorable
>>29698774Cool
>>29698774I'm most interested in this! Looking forward to it.
>>29698774Good to know, arch. Seems like it'll be interesting.
>>29698774cool looking forward to it
>>29698774thank you.
>>29698713>Only the close friends and a couple people hate Monique, and we were just told most of a country thinks he's the best things since sliced bread>Has yet to suffer any consequences for his actions>Tripped over a legendary artifact that also thinks he's the best thing since sliced bread>not a Gary Stusuuuure
>>29698783After that two-thread long exercise in futility, I have zero confidence in archelon. I'm basically reading the aftermath to see if some suspicions I have are correct.
>>29698783>making a DMPC that is an unsympathetic douchebagDoes anyone do this in real life? I can see how a DM might allow his vanity and power dreams get better of him, but this just seems stretching the definition.
>>29698797He reminds me of Delita from Final Fantasy Tactics.I do not need to remind that Delita, despite what the history books say in that game, did not get a very happy ending.
>>29698814Gary Oak was a DMPC, and he was as unsympathetic as they get
>>29698814many have, if they are not careful, the power can get to a DMs head and their ego can explode
>>29698797>Has yet to suffer any consequences for his actionsGregory wants to make him into ketchup, and the duel JUST happened.>Only the close friends and a couple people hate Monique, and we were just told most of a country thinks he's the best things since sliced breadSo, everyone who's important to the quest hates him? And you forget, they also thought we were pretty fucking badass too.>Tripped over an artifactRead >>29698774Monique a shit, not a Gary Stu.You guys seem to forget you're not reading a finished novel, you're reading something as it's written, and sometimes it might take a little while for karma to brain a character with a heavy rock.
>>29698825Yeah, but he's Gary Motherfucking Oak.Bitches.
>>29698774was it.. love at first touch?
>>29698825Huh. The more you know.
Rolled 4>>29698825Didn't Gary lose every single battle he fought against you and even get one of his pokemon killed fighting you?
>>29698839Fuck Gary.
>>29698814DMPC aren't necessarily self-insert, they simply exist to move the plot along. Bad ones do it by stealing the spotlight.Monique isn't really one as of yet. Not enough presence in the story. He's just the closest thing we have to an antagonist.
>>29698843Not in the anime.He won everything forever up until the end of Johto.
>>29698814That's because the anon who insists Monique is a DMPC is both a moron and a samefag.Monique in no way is a DMPC or Gary Stu. He has obvious and widely acknowledged flaws. He bullshitted victory over Reinhold. He is less martially skilled than Reinhold by all indications. He is unpopular with most of the named female cast.Monique is a challenge, a rival. Giving him an OP sword just keeps him relevant. Anyone who calls him Arch's stand in is a fucking moron.
>>29698843and yet was always ahead of you, and always seen as better than you by everyone else. No matter how many times you win, how high you climb, Gary is always laughing down at you
>>29698797>Gary StuPEASANT HE IS BEYOND THE RANKS OF ANY KINDHIS VERY EXISTENCE IS A MIRACLE IN ITSELF, YOU SHOULD BE PROUD TO EVEN KNOW HIM.
>>29698774Hopefully not too soon. I need to wallow more in the duel aftermath.
>>29698840It was a heartwarming moment
You wave goodbye to Sylvie as she leaves, closing the door behind her. She doesn't seem to like Luciana very much."I... I'm happy to see that you're doing well, Reinhold," Luciana says, stopping rather far away from the bed. "I was really worried about you, but I suppose you really are a tough one..." she says, forcing a smile. "I just want to tell you that I'm really sorry for kissing you when I did, I didn't mean to throw you off... I really hope you don't hate me for it, but I can understand if you do.">how do you respond?
>>29698840For all we know, the sword sensed how desperate he was for revenge, and told him the equivalent of quid pro quo: "I'll help you realize your dream, but you must do X for me," where X can range from releasing the Sealed King curse on that particular weapon, to gathering ALL of them up and unsealing them all at once (bad idea), to making Setsuranka the most bitchin' ham sandwich ever conceived.
Rolled 1>>29698857... It kinda seemed like he was only just barely ahead of you, his unbeatable rival.He even became the strongest trainer in the region only to immediatly lose his title to you, the person who killed one of his pokemon.
>>29698867
>>29698797>superstar celebrities and leaders of the superpowers are your best buddies>the common plebs don't like you and think some asshole is better than youHonestly if this applied to you which potion would you prefer? Common people or few important ones? Quantity over quality?How fast do you think the opinion on Monique will turn 180 if our Super friends publicly called him on his shit and said Rein is a pretty cool guy?I don't know how it is in this setting but these kind of people forge opinions of common folk. I hope they change the rules after this to disallow any kind if magic bullshit
>>29698867"You didn't throw me off my game with the kiss, though I would appreciate it if you didn't push so hard for it.I've told Sylvie this and it's only fair to tell you too, but I'm not ready to start a relationship."
>>29698867"I don't hate you. I don't want a relationship any time soon either."
>>29698867"Luciana, I don't mind that you kissed me, it really didn't throw me off, and had nothing to do with my loss.""But I have to say that you should take things way slower... I told sylvie and nicolette that I still have some personal issues, and I don't want any relationships until I solve those."
>>29698867"That... didn't really throw me off. You have no reason to feel bad about that. "
>>29698867"You worry too much. That kiss had nothing to do with the duel."
>>29698867>"It did threw me off, but only for a minute."
>>29698867>"Please bear my children."Don't say this.Instead, say>"I had already managed to calm down before the duel, and I had bigger things on my mind once Monique revealed a Sealed King.But, I still think you need to slow down a bit. I'm not really... looking for a relationship right now.
>>29698886>>29698887This.
>>29698867"I dunno Luciana. I think that theory requires further testing~"
>>29698875When did one of Gary's Pokemon ever die in the games?
>>29698867"You aren't at fault for my loss. The kiss wasn't something I was expecting, but it didn't contribute to the duel.That aside I'd appreciate it if you didn't push so hard. I'm not ready to start a relationship.
>>29698886this so much
>>29698854he didn't even place in the first league and all his cheerleaders abandoned him>>29698857>and yet was always ahead of youhe had a car
>>29698887>>29698890Good enough, go for it,>>29698903kek
>>29698867Shake head."It's fine. No need to feel bad about it. Besides, if Takamaru didn't warn me, I might have been beaten before learning that I'm fighting against a sealed king."
>>29698895changing my vote to this >>29698867
>>29698886This.
>>29698867This is the third time in as many days that you've believed I might hate you, you should probably get your ears cleaned because I keep telling you that you're a friend.
>>29698867"Well considering I matched a guy with an ancient artifact hit for hit, I think that kiss did the exact opposite of throw me off""Listen, Luciana, I really don't know if I'm ready for a normal relationship right now. Some things happened to me when I still lived in a brothel, and I'm still trying to get over them. But I'd like to stay in touch after I leave, and once I'm sorted out...would you mind if I tried courting you?"
>>29698867The only thing that threw me off was the sealed king. I would never hate you.
>>29698867This>>29698890>>29698903Google that shit, yo.
>>29698906Seconding
>inb4 Sylvie is eavesdropping
>>29698886This
Rolled 11>>29698903The battle on the SS Anne, he had a raticate. You next meet him at the pokemon tower. He doesn't have the raticate anymore.You fight him and next meet him in a graveyard for pokemon with one of his pokemon missing.Its kinda obvious what was implied there
>>29698867Laugh for a second."Luciana, you didn't throw me off. It's not your fault in any way, I fought as hard as I could for my own reasons and it wasn't quite enough.I don't hate you. However, I'm not ready for a relationship right now. I enjoy your company, but I would appreciate it if you didn't push so hard."
>>29698867"That isn't what threw me off. It was the super ice explosion sword that threw me off. No offense to your kiss, but the ancient godlike elemental sword of doom kinda took precedence in my mind by that point."
>>29698886This, but really lead into it.
>>29698867Should probably apologize if she felt we were leading her on.Seriously though it isn't her fault we lost so might as well tell her as much
>>29698916i fucked up i meant this >>2969887
>>29698884>mfw Monique draws his sealed king and leads the revolution to overthrow the tyranny or Reinholdfag royalty
>>29698867Seconding >>29698886
>>29698920This
>>29698903he had a raticate, then you beat him, then you find him at the graveyard tower, then he doesn't have a raticate
>>29698890thisadd a "your an amazing girl and a good friend"(big smile and thumbs up)"now send in the next person I worried to tears
>>29698906Blunt, do it.
>PGQ finally obtains absolute consensus on somethingWoah.
>>29698886ABOUT FUCKING TIME.
>>29698890this
>>29698920>muh traumafuck youyou're doing the same stupid shit we did to Sylvie.If you want to turn her down then do it directly without these stupid excuses. Also,;this is virtually the worst time to do this toy dunce
>>29698867 Any of these seem fine by me:>>29698890>>29698886>>29698897>>29698906>>29698915>>29698919>>29698938>>29698944
>>29698895>>29698920combine these
>>29698890This
>>29698906this
Also, maybe Reinhold will never get a Sealed King because he'll never need one; they may only latch on to those with extreme enough desperation to do 'X', and Reinhold, being our shining protagonist, would never stoop to 'X.' Monique, who as we know is extremely...unstable...would probably do just about any 'X' to keep up appearances, and I'm betting the sword knew it.
>Reinhold: A Legacy of MUH TRAUMAIt never ends, does it.
>>29698920this
>>29698920don't drop the "MUH TRAUMA" bomb her, it's autistic, but keep the rest
>>29698920>muh trauma/molestation and PTSD>muh brothelVoting against.
>>29698867"I lost due to my own naivete." "Had I not let him regain momentum by offering him to get a change sword, I wouldn't be in the state I am now." "That's the last time that fucker gets any mercy."
>>29698867"You didn't throw me off, and I couldn't hate you, you're my friend after all.Though... if it's okay, could we keep it that way for now? I'm not really in a good place to start a relationship for starters and...I've seen the way you and Sylvie have been competing over me, and not only am I not worth it, but it makes me uncomfortable knowing that I'm damaging your friendship with each other. The last thing I want to do is damage any bonds."
>>29698874no pigs exist no bacon no haam
>>29698951>Implying the seas of plebs would be enough to beat even one of the Super characters
>>29698920Drop the bit about the brothel, that's outta fucking nowhere.The general consensus seems to be let her down gently and tell her we just aren't interested right now.
$1000 dollars question:Would Reinhold be more or less dense with a talking sword to give him advice?
>>29698920sounds good, but remove the bit about the brothel. just tell her we've got some issues and keep the rest
>>29698957>>29698937Oh FFS.He just boxed the fucking thing. "Raticate Dying" is the absolute dumbest bit of fanwank in the pokemon games, which is saying something.It only has incredibly circumstantial evidence to even suggest that in the first place. Gary was basically just in the tower to catch a fucking Cubone or some shit. The Raticate is probably just languishing in the PC box BECAUSE IT'S A FUCKING SHIT POKEMON.
>>29698906This.>>29698920NOT THIS
>>29698920Are we actually planning on courting her? I'm fine with going Luci route, but if we're not actually going to keep to it than this is the worst option possible.
>>29699001It's /tg/ either way, so no change in density, just a change in sanity.
>>29698980Quite frankly, that`s one more thing I hate about this quest. That MUH TRAUMA got old a very long time ago.
>>29698920eliminate the brothel bit and we've got a deal>>29699001because /tg/'s speaking for the sword? cube his current density
>>29699010I dont think so.
>>29698906I like this one.
>>29698920Worst option possible. Don't do it
>>29699001Depends on the sword, and whether it cared about stuff beyond doing sword stuff.If it's like Setsuranka probably less, she seems to have a good head on her... wherever a sword keeps it's head.
>>29699001More, definitely more. Also, I'm betting that if he DID attract the attention of a Sealed King, it wouldn't be a sword-type weapon; cue endless shenanigans as Reinhold has to master a completely foreign weapon type.
>>29699001Have you ever seen an anime?He'd become a singularity, and all of the "advice" would be met with "EH NANDATTE?" or a loud noise drowning him out.>>29698920Drop the courting bit and the brothel bit and you're spot on.Drop the brothel because it's awkward as fuck, the courting bit because even though I don't care, I know others will be pissed if we force a routelock here and now.
>>29698996>Implying they are not too good to not resign and retire before killing innocent people led astray by an obsessed maniac
>>29698920thisa long distance relation ship will be very low impact on his life and i just want this route anyway
>>29699029>will be pissedI'm probably not just speaking for myself when I say "Yeah, I'd be pissed.".
>>29699032If we actively court Luci, we can say goodbye to the bodyguard job.
>turning her down at absolute worst timeHoly shit, this is chronical, the idiocy never stops. >I how you don't hate me>I don't hate you. Now I'm going to say that I don't want to have anything romantic with youAt least add that we don't want to lead her on like Marie told us stop doing
>>29698920Vetoing.
I don't see how the hell the common people still think Monique is awesome. The guy himself stated loudly in front of an audience that he pulled out a legendary weapon in order to settle a petty grudge and fought in the most underhanded manner possible simply because he wasn't strong enough to fight him on equal grounds like a man.
>>29699038We're stopping it from getting out of hand. We've realised with the kiss that this shit is going too far too fast and it *needs* to be stopped before she or Sylvie do something really fucking stupid.
>>29698920Not this, please Arch, don't route lock us like this.
>>29699036>implying becoming a wandering manwhore would be EXCELLENT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENTthis is sarcasm, don't respond
>>29699027it's a spear.It needs to be a spear, to fuck with Nicolette.Or an axe, because apparently axes're Thierri's jam.
>>29699036unless we convince Thierri to ennoble or knight us. We move Luciana to Granache, claim it'll help solidify alliance blah blah blah.
>>29699047wouldn't*
>>29699043The same reason people find Professional Wrestling awesome.Watching flagrantly gay men with long hair injure each other on stage in vaguely sexual or phallic ways gets them off without having to admit to homoerotic fantasies.
>>29698920Voting against. If we get route locked right now I will do some very nasty things which I won't mention unless it happens, then you'll see it
>>29699043It's the common people of Marconnette. you know, the shit country? I feel like it's pretty in character.Try that shit in Granache, land of the bros, and Monique would have been booed into not-asia.
>[11:05] <archelon> And then they all call for my death in tomorrow night's thread.>[11:05] <archelon> I just know it.
>>29699045yes but can't we this after everything calmed down?
>>29699064If he route locks us, yeah - fuck him
>>29699055That's... basically impossible. The moving thing. You have no idea how royal/noble courtships actually work, do you?Besides, Celstino would have none of it.
>>29699060>If the thing I don't like happens I'll sabotage the QuestI voted against that option, but I almost wish I could change my vote out of spite. That's fucked up
>>29699050>Pen is mightier than a sword
>>29699072>calmed downThis will never happen and there will always be some shit that someone uses as an excuse not to tell them we aren't interested>>29699078I wasn't serious m8 I hate all of them
>>29699064you do you arch, I'll still read and won't try to kill you whatever the outcomebut for now I sleep and pray nobody dies tonight
>>29699043It`s Monique. Go with it. At least this is at least somewhat believable.
>>29699064
>>29699072Nah. If we leave it, things will simmer and get worse.Shit like this needs to be nipped in the bud else horrible shit tends to happen.Even here Sylvie and Luci are only barely hiding their hostility. Any longer and shit's going to hit the fan, *especially* with the charged emotions around right now.
>>29699076A route lock still feels way to early.
>>29699047okay
>>29699064What could possibly be so horrible to have EVERYONE call for OP's death?Only thing that comes to mind is locking us in Monique route
I don't really care about the girls at all, I'm much more interested in that sword.I guess it's because I'm gay, and that's already been kiboshed.
>>29699077dont noble courtships span in years?
>>29699076Act 1 END.
>>29699063Truly Marconetti is a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Seriously, fuck those guys. If we ever end up with Luci, I'm going to have to demand that we form sort of an Inquisition that has the duty of hunting down the internal enemies of the state.
>>29699064not everyoneBased on voting, I'd guess the angriest people who didn't waifu Luciana will be angrier for a few threads
>>29699100It was more a reaction to the unexpected consensus.He's nervous.
>>29699100We kill him in his sleep. Route complete. Reload previous save & continue as if nothing happened.
>>29699064better write that VN than continuing the quest!seriously fuck this guys.
>>29699064I'll keep reading and voting even if you kill Reinhold and make Monique new bodyguard. Just dont mind selfish idiots
>>29699107More than a decade at this age I think.
So far I'm a Luciana fag and I really don't want to route lock because we haven't really talked to say, Rana or Karel (if Karel's a girl) and we don't know what we're getting into.That being said, come on guys. It's a low thing to fucking ruin a wonderful quest because you didn't like a choice. You knew when you got into it that it's group voting and you might not get your way.
I think we just managed to say the worst possible thing to Luciana at the worst possible time and managed to make Marianne even madder by doing so.
>>29699097We're gonna get VMQ2'd!
>>29699100closing of luci routeHitting another luci flag
>>29699107and are generally done via letters and a few dates, since they usually involve multiple countriesperfect for not getting in the way of bodyguarding
>>29699115So it's not that he's about to drop a bomb, it's that we're actually behaving and that makes him worried?
>>29699107In the odd case where the nobles in question have a choice in the matter, yes.Celestino's pretty damn determined to whore all his kids off for fun and profit.
>>29699111I'm not sure Elena is going to be happy ruling a country with, like, three people left in it. I'm not neccessarily saying the inquisition would get Luci too, I just want loliswordqueen.
>>29699123Oh god don't tell me enough people voted for the "sorry we aren't ready for a relationship" thing despite the fact she was quite clearly still fucked up over Reinhold nearly getting killedWhat the fuck, guys
>>29699100>locking Reinhold as gay>not solving the waifu wars once and for all considering everyone else is ancient/married/both and karel is confirmed female
>>29699100>Implying that wouldn't be the best thing ever
"You didn't throw me off my game with the kiss," you say. "though I'd appreciate it if you didn't, umm... try so hard.""So you don't like pushy girls..." Luciana says with a defeated smile. "No wonder you like Sylvie more.""I've actually already told her this and it's only fair that I tell you too... I'm not ready to start a relationship."Luciana looks rather sad upon hearing your last statement, but then her lips slowly curve into a smile."S... so that means I still have a chance..." Luciana says as she breathes a sigh of relief. "I- I'm really happy that you're okay, Reinhold... Father seemed to be impressed with your performance in the duel as well."She then spins around and skips towards the door..."And, um... thank you for not hating me." she smiles at you. "Emilio said that Father wanted to speak with me about something, so I suppose I'll be seeing you later tonight!"Much happier than she was when she entered the room, Princess Luciana practically floats out of the room.>[1/?]
>>29699123She told us to stop stringing Luciana along, and clearly we needed to take her advice.
>>29699130Yep.He's grown fatalistic that such miracles never last.
>>29699100Either Thierri offers Monique a position in the castle or Celestino offers him one between Luci's thighs.
>>29699145>"I've actually already told her this and it's only fair that I tell you too... I'm not ready to start a relationship."Why would you vote for thisWhy would you vote for thisWhy would you vote for this
>>29699118Actually I wouldn`t mind at all. I hate Monique, but I hate Reinhold "OH NOES MUH FUCKING TRAUHMA" even more. And we would get a cool toy.
>>29699145>Luciana looks rather sad upon hearing your last statement, but then her lips slowly curve into a smile.WE'RE STRINGING HER ALONG AGAIN, GENTLEMEN.
>>29699124That was probably the worst route lock I've ever seen.
>>29699145>so that means I still have a chanceHoly shit, what legs she has. How could she make this leap of logic?
>>29699145Luci confirmed for married of to Monique.
Rolled 19>>29699154Because it was the best thing to say at the time? Because somehow /tg/ is actually able to play a rape victim right and would probably fuck us over later if we hadn't?
>>29699145>"S... so that means I still have a chance..."Shit.We need to get them both in the same room and say that them competing with each other makes us all kinds of uncomfortable and honestly doesn't make either of them look good.
>>29699154Because it's true by consensus?Her reaction isn't ideal, but it deals with the immediate problem of all the charged emotions flying around.
>>29699143Well, guess I was wrong. There is literally nothing here that would piss out everyone.maybe except going "you suffer effects of shock and die, quest over, VN is not happening and everyone walk the dinosaur"
>>29699145>Much happier than she was when she entered the roomGet rekt all you people who thought it was the wrong thing to say. It was, but still - holy shit. We really should have put her down harder cause she doesn't seem to get it
>>29699145>"S... so that means I still have a chance..." Luciana says as she breathes a sigh of relief. "I- I'm really happy that you're okay, Reinhold... Father seemed to be impressed with your performance in the duel as well."JESUS CHRIST LUCIANAWHAT DO YOU WANT, ARCH? DO WE HAVE TO GET A JACKHAMMER AND A TINY COMB TO DISLODGE HER FROM REINHOLD'S DICK?
>>29699159She's just happy that she's not locked out, only postponed.We both know 'Holdy's gonna need to make a decision eventually...
>>29699167>Because it was the best thing to say at the time?WhatHow the fuck could you actually think that?
>>29699145that was not painful or drastic in the least thank you based arch
>>29699145Not sure if this went worse or better than expected.
>>29699145implying this wasn't the best possible outcome until this bit blows over and we have a moment to get them to stop crawling all over our dick
>"Father wanted to speak with me about something">betrothal to Monique confirmed
>>29699190Yes but we're increasing the pain on her.It's not something i'd wish, even on her.
>>29699189Like it even matters, there will never be gril consensus so it will always be a giant plot hole of grils going after reinholds dick. Its really just a matter of how arch develops the plot and how things end up.
>>29699213>implying she wouldn't poison him>implying that's not the best way to go about REMOVE MONIQUE
>>29699213Either that or Daddy dearest is going to practically demand us to marry his daughter.....After Luciana rejects her betrothal to Monique
>>29699064oh man, out of context that makes everyone shit their pantsbut with context, there is nothing to worry aboutso stop grabbing 2 lines of text from IRC and making everyones shadowruns shit themselves
>>29699226Rienhold's got a black hole in his pants.
>>29699219you talk like her loss in this race is a forgone conclusion
>>29699219Reinhold's doing the best damage control he can.It's not on him if all the girls interpret "not now," as "maybe later."
>>29699145Guys, she isn't saying she's going to keep crawling all over us, she's saying "oh good, you don't hate my guts and I have a chance EVENTUALLY."
Harem is the only answersSearch your feelings, you know its true
>>29699241Great, now I can't get "Aww, man, I've got the Shadowruns" out of my head
>>29699260>FLUUUUSH>"Jesus, Takamaru, you can't cook at all - that really gave me the shadowruns."
>>29699253We've been over this.No harems allowed.In the end, there can be only one.
>>29699248This. Reinhold might do some reckless or not have forethought, but he doesn't delude himself
>>29699278>recklessmeant "reckless things"
I wouldn't mind seeing Sylvie and Luciana go at it in a full-on magic brawl.Shit would be so cool.
uhwhere is the IRC, or are you afraid to hand it out in case of floods of fa/tg/uys?also arch have you ever DM'ed in this world, or has the creation of it just been 'for fun' until now.
>>29699275but you know it is the best end
>>29699297It's the one that get's posted in the OP post of every single QTG.
Rolled 13>>29699193I said how I was able to think that right underneath that.
I'm starting to wonder if maybe making Marie hate herself more and more is itself another sort of flag, since we keep triggering that in herGetting more and more of them would be one way to end this quest...
>>29699145>[2/2]Shortly after Luciana leaves, Sylvie comes back into the room... along with Agnes, who she helps into the chair that she'd been sitting in prior to Luciana's short visit. Both Citrine and Marius follow closely behind, and it looks like Marius brought a chair for your sister to sit in."Reinhold..." Agnes says as she rests her cane against the wall. "watching you get skewered like that wasn't good for my old lady heart," she sighs.>apologize to grandma?
>>29699305I actually honestly don't. I think harems are unfair to the girls since the MC has to divide his attention among them. It would be better if everyone found their own counterpart.
>>29699310>Princess Assassin Quest>we do it by making her kill herself
>>29699316Apologize for letting Monique kick our shit in, don't apologize for the fight. Shit was cash
>>29699316This isn't even a question.of course.
>>29699297>also arch have you ever DM'ed in this world, or has the creation of it just been 'for fun' until now.I have never DMed anything ever.The setting was originally for a comic which I have yet to write because I lost my ability to draw and have yet to actually try and get it back.
>>29699316"I'll be honest, it wasn't great from where I was, either." Grin.
>>29699316"I'm sorry, Grandma."
>>29699316I'm sorry I made you worried Grandma, but it was probably the only chance I'll ever get to fight a sea;ed king, I wanted to make the most of it.
>>29699316Yes
>>29699321Yeah...that's the problem with harems, not enough dicks to fuck all of them with, right.Jesus Christ.
>>29699316>[x] YES"I'm sorry for having made you watch this, grandma. And for breaking Volker's sword."Maybe add "how do I not break swords when I fight?" but this is probably not best suited for now.
>>29699321I agree on the harem bit, but I'd like to see an instance where everybody doesn't just happily meet their counterpart if you don't choose them.Someone is going to get hurt no matter what happens.
>>29699316why are you asking? of course apologize
>>29699316"I'm sorry I made you worry."
>>29699316Apologize to Grandma.
>>29699340something like this.I don't want to acknowledge Monique during the fight. The more we keep referring to the fight as being against the Sealed King, the better.
>>29699329This. Fight was amazing, Reinhold admitted already.
>>29699275can there be no one from the start I want a chaste sword saint a man with lust for none but a good fight .
>>29699316Apologize, yes.I would also want to ask them more about Sealed King lore and what they thought of Monique possessing one, but that's probably going to get veto'ed.
>>29699346If it were only dicks, I'm sure Niklaus would come up with a spell to help us. But it's more than just dicks.
>"My grandson is fucking insane."
>>29699316"I don't regret fighting Monique, even if it hurt I'm glad I didn't give up.But I'm sorry I worried you Grandma, and I'm sorry I broke Volker's sword."
>>29699340This.
>>29699316"I'm sorry. When I'm out there fighting I just zone out. I don't think about the people on the sidelines. Hell, I'm not even used to having people on the sidelines that care about me. It's just me and my..."And then it dawns on us that Volker's sword is broken
>>29699316>>29699367this
>>29699316"I've been very stupid today.""Should I have yelded?
>>29699365ok, you don't seem to be taking the bait and instead think I'm not being facetious.tl;dr: Fuck you and fuck off with your godawful opinions
>>29699316apologise for worrying her, or for losing if we're feeling cockydon't you dare apologise for fighting, though
>>29699340Supporting
>>29699316Apologize for worrying her, but mention we don't regret fighting to our limits.And then think about Volker's sword, apologize for breaking it, and ask if anyone gathered the pieces.
>>29699340Supporting this
>>29699386Always remember, the fight was literally one of the best things we've ever done. Never regret it.
>>29699340This
>>29699316"My apologies, but I'm not going to submit for a vain and cruel boy like him."
>>29699334
>>29699408I can feel the butthurt from here. Remember that we punched him in the face first
>>29699408You're an old man and a fool for typing that out.
>>29699416You do realize that he was insulting the Royal Family right in front of the Royal Family? It was either punch him in the face or "Shall I have him killed milady?"
>>29699408I didn't know that Odin read this.
>>29699429RRAAARGH!
>>29699445#sickburn
>>29699436Or, you know, not get involved because it ain't none of Rein-hold's bid-niz in the first place.
>>29699445Res
>>29698774Gives me chills
>>29699455It kind of is when you're attending the royal family.
>>29699464Really? I'm starting to get cold feet over the whole thing.
>>29699297if you don't already know it, I'm not going to give it out, the channel already gets absolutely flooded with chat about PGQ when thats not even its purpose, so I hope you dont mind if I prevent you from dragging more shitstorms and arguments into it
>>29699416we punched him in the face because it was the best goddamned option.otherwise, nicolette gets into a fight with him and destroys him, or she gets in a fight with him and gets hurt, in which case gregory ends him, or there's no fight and he goes unpunished for insulting gregorys wife, which would again end in him being turned into red mist when greg finds out.
>>29699474He's not attending in the least. He's there to kill bad guys and maybe untangle Marianne on the way.He ain't attending to shit.
>>29699464I think it will be nICE to see.
>>29698774>setsu rankakira~<3
>>29699483I'd mostly just lurk to see what arch says, but I understand.
>>29699483Is that you, EGO?At least you've finally stopped posting with your trip, but it'd be better if you weren't such a faggot/EGO about it.
>>29699495well thank you for being a gentleman about it
>>29699502Why does everyone hate EGO?
>>29699486So you're saying he should have killed Monique right there and then?
>>29699502don't you know that all QMs are EGO, including Arch
>>29699511Well, he's a really huge, weeping, whiny vagina on the irc.rizon.irc #ques/tg/enerals channel.If he's not complaining about people talking about PGQ in an IRC channel about quests, he's complaining about how it's not his fault he shitposts with his trip on, how he takes the bait, or why people don't like him when he shitposts.
>>29699513I'm suggesting that inaction is sometimes the best action.
>>29699334Hand injury?
>>29699540You...could say that.There isn't enough coconut oil in the world to undo what archelon did.
>>29699543???
"I'm sorry I made you worry, Grandma," you say, "but it was probably the only chance I'll ever get to fight a Sealed King. I wanted to make the most of it.""Yes, I could tell that from your reaction when that boy first revealed that he's Setsuranka's master," Agnes sighs. "I wish you would've simply quit right then and there, but I suppose that stubborn streak is something that you share in common with Volker...""Volker was like that too?" Citrine asks."Yes, and that's part of the reason why he's no longer here with us," Agnes says with a sad smile. "His employer was killed and Adrien was close to death... Adrien says that he was smiling when he faced those two dragons," she sighs. "If he'd just waited it out inside the Sanctuary and healed Adrien instead of trying to fight both of them at once, he'd likely still be alive today."It's not like you can't understand why Volker would choose to fight them after seeing his friends attacked like they were... hell, you wanted to run out there and kill something when you saw how horribly wounded Adrien was when he showed up at the brothel that day.Shit, you didn't want to think about that.>[1/?]
>>29699554It was a masturbation joke, thug. Coconut oil, hand injury.He jerked it so hard he crippled himself.
It still makes me smile to think of Rein reacting to the unveiling of a Sealed King with a massive grin and shitty puns.
>>29699584The cornier the better.
>>29699532Not punching people when they deserve it is what made Marconetti into the shithole it is.
>>29699606I'm sorry, I must be lost, I didn't realize I had stumbled into Social Justice Warrior Granache Chapter.
>>29699584He is somewhat insane, in a good way. And I'm happy that we didn't give Monique any satisfaction, we met his grand reveal with jokes and didn't even give him the satisfaction of bowing down to him.
>>29699613But Monique wouldn't be as half-decent as he is right now if we didn't punch him.
>>29699613Check your privilege, upper crust nobility scum.
>>29699558>Even adopted Eschenwald kids are suicidal retardsTHE BEST!
>>29699629>Monique>half-decent
>>29699558>[2/2]"But still..." Agnes smiles at you. "...you did well. Aside from that very last bit, anyways. And the bad habits you picked up from Volker convinced Celestino that you're not just trying to trick me out of my money, so I guess you won in your own way.""Wait, the King was suspicious of Reinhold?" Marius asks, shocked that his friend would suspect Reinhold of any wrongdoing."You're just not used to his paranoia... though I suppose that's one of the reasons why he's lived this long. But don't worry, that's over with now.">ask her about Celestino>ask her about Volker>ask her about dueling>ask her about the Sealed Kings>ask her about something else
>>29699613Even if Nicolette was a guy, Monique still would have deserved to be punched for starting to throw a hissy fit to a person who is only following the standard protocol.
>>29699643You're right.He wouldn't be as AMAZING as he is right if we didn't deck him that one time.
>>29699652>ask her about Volker
>>29699629If he was half-decent he wouldn't have called our only memento of Volker a pathetic trinket.I mean, sure, we accidentally broke his grand-fathers sword, but we didn't gloat like a complete shitheel about it like he did.
>>29699664That's why he's only half and not full?
>>29699652>>ask her about Celestino>>ask her about Volker>>ask her about dueling>>ask her about the Sealed KingsAll of-fucking-it!
>>29699652>ask her about something else"Do you reckon the sword can be reforged?"
>>29699652>>ask her about something elsesword we broke
>>29699652Time to be commander Shepard>ask her about Celestino>ask her about Volker>ask her about dueling>ask her about the Sealed Kings>ask her about something else
>>29699652>ask her about VolkerApologize for breaking his sword, ask if anyone gathered the pieces, and ask about how he got it.Jokingly suggest that we'll have to start using two swords now. Realize that it might actually be a good idea. Ask her if she thinks we could make it work.
>>29699652>ask her about Volker>ask her about the broken sword
>>29699652"Where is Volker's sword?"
>>29699652Ask for advice on not leading people on and saying no.Don't even care that Sylvie is here right now.
>>29699652>>ask her about Volker
>>29699652All of it.If that's not an issue, ask if that thing Monique did is actually allowed or if they're just rolling with it because lolpopular.
>>29699652I would like to ask about the Sealed Kings, please."So, about Monique's sword being a Sealed King...how would he even come across such a thing? It seems dangerous for him to reveal so publicly that he has one..."
>>29699686If we can't ask about all of them, then this.
>>29699689>leading people onFuck you, we told them we aren't interested but they just won't hop off Reinhold's wild dick
>>29699652These two>>29699686>>29699673Focus on Volker and our sword. And make sure to give our Grandma a hug at some point, she deserves one, and we could really use a friendly hug.
>>29699652>ask her about Volker>ask her about Volker'ssword
>>29699652>ask her about Celestino>ask her about Volker>ask her about dueling>ask her what happens to pieces of our sword>ask her about the Sealed Kings>ask her if our opponent is alright, as we've heard about his injuries.in that order
>>29699652>[x] ask her about everythingBut let's start with Volker.We broke that sword of his. We're sorry, but ask whether she'd prefer to have the hilt with her, or put it on his grave. Maybe if the smith who forged it still lives and would be willing to make another one.
>>29699710That just means we need to be even more explicit.
>>29699652>>ask her about dueling
Even through the ibuprofen, my headache's starting to really get at me... as such, I'm going to have to call it a night here.Tonight's threads were pretty enjoyable, and I thank you for mostly not acting like assholes. I really appreciate that.Next thread will be Wednesday night at the usual time. Thanks for playing!
>>29699786See you tomorrow(tonight for me), Arch.
>>29699786Thanks for running, Arch!
>>29699786Thanks Arch
>>29699786Thanks for running
>>29699786Nighty night. Now I can archive binge HMQ without getting distracted every few minutes.
>>29699786See you next thread.I'm looking forward to Marianne showing up and calling us a total idiot for what we did. And to meet that with a smile and a complete lack of regret.
>>29699786Interesting run.
>>29699786G'night
>>29699786You an pretty cool bro OP!
>>29699786Thanks for running. Remember the assholes are mostly a vocal minority.
>>29699786>Running PGQ without sleep>Constant headaches>IbuprofenShit, this guy could be Archelon!http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/01/20/man-falls-into-coma-suffers-blistering-rash-after-taking-ibuprofen/
>>29699869>he was taking ibuprofen every four hoursfreakin idiot deserved everything he got.
>>29699710Later we tell the princess "I told them both that i wasn't interested in a relationship...and it made Luci smile and declare that she DID have a chance. I don't get it, am I speaking in some rare dialect that they don't understand? You can't tell me I'm leading them on after that. Point blank, it's not you, it's me, and they're still after, sigh..."
>>29699786Night
>>29699881I took ibuprofen four hours ago. Not every four hours.There's a ton of doctors and nurses in my family, I know better than to do that shit.>sleeping for reals now
>>29699786Thanks for running Arch!
>>29699910I bet your sister sure do, godam siscon.really jealous...
>>29699910Cheers OP, you a good one.
Ya know, I just sorta realized something.. between Marie's outburst during the dance lesson and this duel....that's twice now that we've nearly been iced.
>>29700401We need fire.Because fuck ice. It's always goddamn ice. Every time we nearly die its always FUCKING ICE.
>>29700401wow, i'm impressed Rein didn't froze in terror.
>>29700401
>>29700423We need a fire spell that blasts molten metal.
>>29700625A spell would've been illegal by gilbeaut family rules anyway.Sealed king may not be a I_WIN button, but it's very serious advantage to have.Then again, for nearly magicless Reinhold it was a good taste of how disadvantaged a pure swordsman is against a spellsword and we should expand our portfolio of spells as soon as possible before more happenings hit.
