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shivalriesSeason: Autumn
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Location: Judgment Stage (Blue)
Leo: Hello to everyone gathered here today! Here we are at last—the day of Judgment is upon us! Wahahahaha! ☆
Now I'm sure most of you are wondering "what the heck is that?!", but that's okay!
Judgment is Knights' form of internal conflict—a rebellion, basically... ☆
Watch over these next few hours as we bare each other's darkest secrets in this quarrel between lovers—as we dance, as we sing, as we strike at each other and love one another in equal measure... ☆
Shakespeare wrote drama after drama about that kinda stuff! It's way more fun when you can watch other people's relationships get all tangled up! ☆
Am I right or am I right? If you agree, let's hear your thunderous applause... ♪
So without further ado! I was so excited I could barely sleep a wink last night! I'm itching to get started, so let's get crackin' on this already!
And now for the entrance of our merry band of selfish fools, who are here to fight, fight, and fight some more... ☆
Arashi: Mmm... Our king's as energetic as ever, huh?
Izumi: Forget Judgment, I'm pretty sure what most of the audience is actually wondering is just who that crazy idiot up on the stage is.
Look, everyone's at a total loss for words.
You've been out of commission for so long, and you still think you're some celebrity? Nothing's changed one bit—even now you're still walking around like a king in the nude. How embarrassing for you!
Before you start getting ahead of yourself, why don't you actually tell everyone who you are? Didn't you ever learn your manners?
Leo: Oh, Naru! Sena! Where's everybody else?
They didn't turn tail and run, did they? That'd be no fun at all! Wahahahaha! ☆
C'mon, you can't hold back just 'cause we know each other! My Knights isn't sappy like that! ☆
Izumi: Heh, don't play dumb. You know this is part of Knights' unbeatable battle strategy.
Me and Naru-kun set the stage first, to force our opponents to reveal all the cards in their hand.
If we can annihilate them all right then and there, then all the better. But even if we don't, we still have Kuma-kun and Kasa-kun in reserve to finish off the rest.
That's how we've won our way here so far. We're just doing the same thing now.
With our foes' tricks all exposed, it'll be easy enough for even lazy Kuma-kun and inexperienced Kasa-kun to wipe out the rest.
That's how the story goes—just like usual, see?
Or well, maybe it won't go so easy this time.
Leo: Whoa, what happened to the Sena I know and all his annoying confidence? Where's your hype? Come at me!
The more you get caught up in the moment, the more you shine! Right?
Eh, well, I guess you're not the same Sena I once knew... or the same Knights, either. Not much I can do about that.
Alright, okay, I got it! Now it's getting interesting! ♪
Wahahahaha! With that, let's roll out our improv production—our very own human drama!
Our beautiful operatic masterpiece! The tragicomedy of the century! ☆
Anyone can write a book—the book called "life"! Let me read it! And if it's boring, I'll rip it right up and toss it out like an arrogant asshole!
I'm the King of Knights...☆ The "ou-sama", the King of Knights!
Leo Tsukinaga—Leo-sama, if you will! Wahahaha! ☆
If you know me, long time no see! If ya don't, then take my name home with you!
I don't care if you forget, either! I'll say it as many times as it takes to carve it all into your brains—my name! Our story!
Wahahahahaha... ☆
Kuro: Hey, Tsukinaga, sorry to butt in during your deranged little rant here...
But take a step back, yeah? You're our "king" in Knight Killers.
This Judgment gig's just a Duel, right? You didn't give us crap about the details, so I had to go and look it up on my own.
Duel's a tournament-style competition like you often see in martial arts... In each round, you pick a few reps from each unit and have them face off.
Whoever wins stays onstage, and whoever loses has to get lost.
And just like a regular DreamFes, victory depends on the audience's lightstick votes... Well, guess that makes sense?
Then rise and repeat 'til you're either finished off, or... until your team's head honcho gets taken out, just like the king piece in chess.
And for us, that's you—at least for today.
If you lose, we lose.
I mean, you'd have to be a moron to put the general on the front lines, anyway. Let grunts like us handle those for ya.
Tch, this is stupid... Look, we went and got wrapped up in your personal crap—
At least give us a victory as a reward. If you don't, then that'd be a real waste of all my efforts here. How dumb would that look...
Well, I guess it was pretty fun makin' outfits for Knight Killers, though. ♪
Nazuna: You really do enjoy sewing, huh, Kuro-chin~?
Our very own Hajime-chin from Ra*bits likes that kinda thing too. He's always mending tears and the like~♪
Kuro: That so? Ah right, that guy's got a gentle hand when it comes to clothing... He's my go-to when I need outfits washed at school.
But if he likes sewing that much, I'd wanna teach him for real. Introduce me later, yeah? I wanna get to know Ra*bits better anyway.
Still, Nito—ain't exactly the time to be mentionin' Ra*bits, is it?
Don't forget we're Knight Killers right now. Ain't no place for a babyface.
Nazuna: True~ Today I'm playing the villain! ♪
Ah, no way I can let the good little Ra*bits boys see me like this... Heh heh heh ☆
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T/N: "Ou-sama" is the word for "king" which I replaced with "His Majesty", the "King", etc. in this translation. Back when I did my original translation, it actually wasn't revealed in canon yet that the term "Ou-sama" had come out of the name "Leo-sama" (what fans called Leo in the past) so I didn't even think about it, but now with that context in the new translation, it became clear to me that Leo was making a pun on his name as "Leo-sama" in his monologue in this chapter. ;__; I couldn't bring myself to sacrifice that pun since it's so important to his character introduction, thus I stuck in a single "ou-sama" in here.
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< The Thorny Path Chapter 4 || Masterlist || Those Who Kill Knights Chapter 2 >
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Location: Judgment Stage (Blue)
Leo: Hello to everyone gathered here today! Here we are at last—the day of Judgment is upon us! Wahahahaha! ☆
Now I'm sure most of you are wondering "what the heck is that?!", but that's okay!
Judgment is Knights' form of internal conflict—a rebellion, basically... ☆
Watch over these next few hours as we bare each other's darkest secrets in this quarrel between lovers—as we dance, as we sing, as we strike at each other and love one another in equal measure... ☆
Shakespeare wrote drama after drama about that kinda stuff! It's way more fun when you can watch other people's relationships get all tangled up! ☆
Am I right or am I right? If you agree, let's hear your thunderous applause... ♪
So without further ado! I was so excited I could barely sleep a wink last night! I'm itching to get started, so let's get crackin' on this already!
And now for the entrance of our merry band of selfish fools, who are here to fight, fight, and fight some more... ☆
Arashi: Mmm... Our king's as energetic as ever, huh?
Izumi: Forget Judgment, I'm pretty sure what most of the audience is actually wondering is just who that crazy idiot up on the stage is.
Look, everyone's at a total loss for words.
You've been out of commission for so long, and you still think you're some celebrity? Nothing's changed one bit—even now you're still walking around like a king in the nude. How embarrassing for you!
Before you start getting ahead of yourself, why don't you actually tell everyone who you are? Didn't you ever learn your manners?
Leo: Oh, Naru! Sena! Where's everybody else?
They didn't turn tail and run, did they? That'd be no fun at all! Wahahahaha! ☆
C'mon, you can't hold back just 'cause we know each other! My Knights isn't sappy like that! ☆
Izumi: Heh, don't play dumb. You know this is part of Knights' unbeatable battle strategy.
Me and Naru-kun set the stage first, to force our opponents to reveal all the cards in their hand.
If we can annihilate them all right then and there, then all the better. But even if we don't, we still have Kuma-kun and Kasa-kun in reserve to finish off the rest.
That's how we've won our way here so far. We're just doing the same thing now.
With our foes' tricks all exposed, it'll be easy enough for even lazy Kuma-kun and inexperienced Kasa-kun to wipe out the rest.
That's how the story goes—just like usual, see?
Or well, maybe it won't go so easy this time.
Leo: Whoa, what happened to the Sena I know and all his annoying confidence? Where's your hype? Come at me!
The more you get caught up in the moment, the more you shine! Right?
Eh, well, I guess you're not the same Sena I once knew... or the same Knights, either. Not much I can do about that.
Alright, okay, I got it! Now it's getting interesting! ♪
Wahahahaha! With that, let's roll out our improv production—our very own human drama!
Our beautiful operatic masterpiece! The tragicomedy of the century! ☆
Anyone can write a book—the book called "life"! Let me read it! And if it's boring, I'll rip it right up and toss it out like an arrogant asshole!
I'm the King of Knights...☆ The "ou-sama", the King of Knights!
Leo Tsukinaga—Leo-sama, if you will! Wahahaha! ☆
If you know me, long time no see! If ya don't, then take my name home with you!
I don't care if you forget, either! I'll say it as many times as it takes to carve it all into your brains—my name! Our story!
Wahahahahaha... ☆
Kuro: Hey, Tsukinaga, sorry to butt in during your deranged little rant here...
But take a step back, yeah? You're our "king" in Knight Killers.
This Judgment gig's just a Duel, right? You didn't give us crap about the details, so I had to go and look it up on my own.
Duel's a tournament-style competition like you often see in martial arts... In each round, you pick a few reps from each unit and have them face off.
Whoever wins stays onstage, and whoever loses has to get lost.
And just like a regular DreamFes, victory depends on the audience's lightstick votes... Well, guess that makes sense?
Then rise and repeat 'til you're either finished off, or... until your team's head honcho gets taken out, just like the king piece in chess.
And for us, that's you—at least for today.
If you lose, we lose.
I mean, you'd have to be a moron to put the general on the front lines, anyway. Let grunts like us handle those for ya.
Tch, this is stupid... Look, we went and got wrapped up in your personal crap—
At least give us a victory as a reward. If you don't, then that'd be a real waste of all my efforts here. How dumb would that look...
Well, I guess it was pretty fun makin' outfits for Knight Killers, though. ♪
Nazuna: You really do enjoy sewing, huh, Kuro-chin~?
Our very own Hajime-chin from Ra*bits likes that kinda thing too. He's always mending tears and the like~♪
Kuro: That so? Ah right, that guy's got a gentle hand when it comes to clothing... He's my go-to when I need outfits washed at school.
But if he likes sewing that much, I'd wanna teach him for real. Introduce me later, yeah? I wanna get to know Ra*bits better anyway.
Still, Nito—ain't exactly the time to be mentionin' Ra*bits, is it?
Don't forget we're Knight Killers right now. Ain't no place for a babyface.
Nazuna: True~ Today I'm playing the villain! ♪
Ah, no way I can let the good little Ra*bits boys see me like this... Heh heh heh ☆
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T/N: "Ou-sama" is the word for "king" which I replaced with "His Majesty", the "King", etc. in this translation. Back when I did my original translation, it actually wasn't revealed in canon yet that the term "Ou-sama" had come out of the name "Leo-sama" (what fans called Leo in the past) so I didn't even think about it, but now with that context in the new translation, it became clear to me that Leo was making a pun on his name as "Leo-sama" in his monologue in this chapter. ;__; I couldn't bring myself to sacrifice that pun since it's so important to his character introduction, thus I stuck in a single "ou-sama" in here.
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< The Thorny Path Chapter 4 || Masterlist || Those Who Kill Knights Chapter 2 >
