Oh, Wizard. You may constantly be threatening to send me into despair, and I may not trust you any farther than I could throw you with these adorable babby heroes… But at least you almost never make me question my organizational structure. <3 At least we shall always have that.
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OVERALL: In which we learn a little more about what Mayo was like as a teen (HINT: NOT MUCH DIFFERENT), a LOT of people are gullible morons, Gremlin is a punk, and Medusa is SO DONE WITH HIS SHENANIGANS.
Basically, a very nice bit of breather episode after last time. Thanks, Mayo!
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Episode 32:

   SO UH RIGHT, last time was… a bit of a rollercoaster, yeah. So what’s up this time? Mayo failing at cutting onions, apparently. I think he might also be legit camping in a legit camping location, too. Progress?

   … No, no progress here, Mayo just blew up his campsite. gdi mayo why was that can of lighter fluid even remotely in range of that grill, you are TERRIBLE at camp safety

   THIS RANDOM PASSERBY AGREES. A random passerby who turns out to be an old highschool friend of Mayo’s, neat! owo … soooo how long until you turn out to be a Gate for maximum despair/determination

   WHO KNOWS. For now, random Ghoul attack! … No seriously, apparently some Ghouls were just causing trouble by themselves, there is neither Phantom nor Gate in sight. Haruto is just as confused as I am about this.

   Correction! There’s Medusa, way over there! Hi, Medusa. Gremlin’s not pleased with whatever shenanigans you were pulling here, apparently. Normally I’d say “SCREW HIM THEN” but oh right he’s your boss now. Still don’t understand why Wiseman thought this was a good idea. He’s not very good at management.

   GREMLIN, YOU MAY HAVE WISEMAN ON YOUR SIDE FOR SOME INCOMPREHENSIBLE REASON, BUT ANNOYING MEDUSA IS STILL A REALLY BAD IDEA, MAYBE LAY OFF ON THE “MINION”-CALLING AND THE PATRONIZING-TONE NOW, OKAY?

   Meanwhile: Mayo’s friend lives in a shack. I’m not sure what else I was expecting there, really. … A really well-locked shack FULL OF GUITARS WHAT. WELL THAT EXPLAINS THAT I GUESS.

   … Dude. Sell one guitar and actually buy a proper place to keep these in, this is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen. This place is not up to fire code and those padlocks do not protect the GIANT UNSECURED WINDOWS THAT COULD EASILY BE SMASHED IN. This is dumb. You’re dumb.

   CASE IN POINT: That flier, advertising “earn 100million yen [1 million dollars] per day”. Why are you taking that seriously. That is the scammiest thing I have ever seen. YOU ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY A GATE AND I WILL NOT PITY YOUR EVENTUAL DESPAIR (though I still won’t likeit)

   … gdi Shunpei of course you found it too. HARUTO AND KOYOMI ARE JUDGING YOU SO HARSHLY RIGHT NOW AND I DO NOT BLAME THEM. Donuts? Really? You’d just buy donuts? … though that does bring up the question of how haruto buys so many donuts, himself…

   GDI WAJIMA NO. THIS IS WHY YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE ANTIQUE SHOP. Freaking sidekicks and their freaking tendency to fall for scams…

   :( Mayo. Mayo, no. You’re supposed to help your friends not fall for scams, not just tag along because you’re curious to see what the scam is! … I was impressed for a second that Mayo wasn’t interested in the money, then I remembered he’s technically already rich himself :V JUST A HOBO BY CHOICE

   OH HEY LOOK IT’S A PHANTOM TRAP. Actually, a kind of clever one, as much as I hate to give Gremlin credit. As far as I can tell, it goes like this:

   STEP ONE: get a bunch of gullible desperate losers together in one room via the promise of MAD STACKS OF MONEY
   STEP TWO:  the room has magic mirrors, medusa watches through mirrors
   STEP THREE: medusa spots Gates, separates them out
   STEP FOUR: ???
   STEP FIVE: PROFITPHANTOMS

   … I joke, but honestly, a desperate broke gullible Gate would probably be easy enough to break with “HAHA YOUR DREAM JOB WAS A LIE AND YOU’LL NEVER BE HIRED ANYWHERE LOSER,” after a sufficient build-up I mean. GDI, Gremlin, why are you being clever.

   oh look Mayo’s friend got the job ahahahahahaha good job being a gate, hope you enjoy DESPAIR

   Huh. They just gave 3 of the probably-Gates a bunch of money for sitting in a room for hours and then let them leave unmolested. … Okay??? Is this the build-up phase to make the eventual letdown more of a crash, Gremlin? Hmm.

   I’m just sayin, there coulda been more efficient methods here. Like, maybe have them fill out a questionnaire or do an actual INTERVIEW to find out more about these Gates, in case just plain “HAHA YOU’RE BROKE NOW AND WILL BE BROKE FOREVER AND NEVER HAVE THOSE NICE THINGS AGAIN” doesn’t work?

   Mayo’s friend and his guitars, for example, would be an easy despair to exploit. Just burn down his shack. Bam. BUT YOU DON’T KNOW TO DO THAT BECAUSE… well okay it’s just that your plan is not the right kind of clever. Not maximum clever, is what I’m saying here. TRY HARDER

   No, Mayo’s FriendGate. Mayo isn’t jealous, because he’s 1) already rich and thus 2) has the luxury of being a hobo-by-choice. He’s worried about how you’re spending all this money RIGHT AWAY, and also really skeptical about this “job” JUST LIKE YOU SHOULD BEEEEE

   Back at the Antique Shop, looks like Mayo’s dropped by for breakfast the next day. owo Poor Koyomi’s stuck serving plates because again I’m pretty sure she doesn’t/can’t eat. XD;; guys be niiiice

   Speaking of nice, apparently Mayo’s FriendGate was a really nice friend back in high-school, all supportive of Mayo’s archeology dreams and stuff. owo
   … UNTIL THE FIRE NATION PHANTOMS ATTACKED
   … WITH FIREMONEY!!

   PFFFAHAHAHA. XD Shunpei tried to agree with Rinko’s statement that “no legitimate business is giving out that kind of money per day,” and Koyomi promptly tells him to shut up. YOU DON’T GET TO PRETEND TO BE SMART, SHUNPEI, YOU ALMOST FELL FOR IT TOO

   Oh jeez, another group of Gates has been added to Mayo’s FriendGate’s group. At least Haruto, Rinko, and Mayo are now stalkingstaking out the situation from afar! … Rinko’s the only one with binoculars though and Haruto looks so booooredXD

   OMG HARUTO YOU DID NOT JUST PULL THE “tap her other shoulder to make her look away” TRICK TO STEAL THE BINOCULARS. YOU DID NOT. YOU DORK. … on the other hand mayo’s trying to use his hands as binoculars so at least you’re not that level of dork I guess

   AND THEN MAYO AND HARUTO SNUCK INTO THE BUILDING, USING “SMALL” AND “CHAMELEON” AND IT WAS SHENANIGANS FOREVER AND GDI MAYO WHY DIDN’T YOU CARRY HARUTO LIKE UNDER THE CAPE, THAT’D HIDE HIM RIGHT?? MAYBE?? I DUNNO THIS IS RIDICULOUS OKAY

   (“just put a cork in it!” “… how do I talk with a cork in it?” tho XD haruto no, haruto stop)

   WHOOOOOPS now you missed the Gates, they have left, because you were too busy being shenanigans. At least you found Medusa’s spyin’ room!

   OH GOG ABORT MISSION, MEDUSA’S IN ONE OF THE INTERVIEW ROOMS AND I’M PRETTY SURE SHE SAW YOU THROUGH THE MIRROR BACKWARDS SOMEHOW, ABORT MISSION, ABORT, BOOK IT

   BOOKING IT TOWARDS HER LOCATION FOR A CONFRONTATION IS NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND

   … Huh. It works out, though, because Medusa hates Gremlin so much that she’s willing to just let the heroes know the Gates are gone and let them go chase after said Gates unmolested. YET AGAIN, VILLAIN INFIGHTING SAVES THE DAAAY~

   … Make note of this, Haruto, this complete lack of teamwork on the villain’s part is a useful and abuse-able feature

   In other news: I have no clue what Gremlin’s plan was anymore, but there’s another Phantom involved and I think he’s just going to try killing the Gates. GDI THAT NEVER WOOOOORKS

   Also the new Phantom is some sort of plant creature?? … I’d say “Spriggan” but that was already used and, as covered, is not actually a plant creature per se. Boo. … Dryad?

   WELP DOESN’T MATTER, MAYO AND HARUTO HERE TO SAVE THE DAYYY~! … haruto don’t “nice to meet you” the monster, you sassy dooooork

   Awww, dangit. This Phantom can teleport AND he’s supernaturally good at dodging. CHEATER! TEN THOUSAND TIMES CHEATING!

   Pfffahahaha, meanwhile, Mayo’s FriendGate is incredibly amazed and confused by all these SUPERHERO HENSHIN SHENANIGANS. Look, just roll with it and be glad that you don’t have to deal with the despair side of these powers, mmkay

   … Hobgoblin? This Phantom is supposed to be a HOBGOBLIN? I, uh… no seriously where do plants fit in with hobgoblins??? OH WHATEVER. HARUTO THIS DUDE’S CHEATING, HE CAN FLY/FLOAT TOO, LET’S CHEAT BACK~

   AWWWW YESSSSS BLATANT ABUSE OF SUPER-MODE GO! … No, I’m not going to complain about how obviously overkill this is. This mode is shiny. I love it. … In other news, I’m apparently Zed now. MOVING ON~

   WHOOPS YOUR WEAPON DOES NOTHING. WHOOPS HARUTO CAN SUPER SPEED/TELEPORT NOW TOO. WHOOOOOOPS SPARKLESPARKLE GIANT AXE TIME, WHOOOOOOOPS YOU’RE DEAD wait what, a phantom dead in the first half of an arc? … Harutowhat have we done

   OH GOG HE TURNED INTO GHOSTS BEHIND YOUR BACK AND POSSESSED ALL THE GATES OH GDI HARUTO WHY’D YOU HAVE TO MISS THAT, MAYO TELL ME YOU NOTICED

  of course he didn’t notice gdi gdi this is going to be awfullllll

   Oh well, guess that’s a worry for next episode. THIS EPISODE: Mayo and his friend are cute friends together, Mayo gets a guitar-pick necklace, Haruto awkwardly kicks around at the dirt because HAPPINESS, WHAT IS, HOW DOES REACT??? (poor haruto)

  And thus, with Mayo’s friend driving off into the sunset and out of Tokyo NO DOUBT FOREVER, this episode ends.

   … And by “no doubt forever” I mean “taking bets on how long before he turns around and despair-shatters as a result” :V

Episode 33:

   WAJIMA WHY DO YOU STILL HAVE THAT FLIER GDI THAT WAS LITERALLY A PHANTOM TRAP THROW IT OUT ALREADY
   (what no I’m not just trying to distract myself from all the “AND NOW THIS CASE IS WRAPPED UP FOREVER” fate-tempting that everyone else is doing in the antique shop right now, shhhhh)

   Meanwhile: Medusa, I understand that Gremlin is an annoying punk who has no real leadership skills, but, he does for some inane reason have Wiseman’s confidence right now. Maaaaybe don’t be so transparently happy that Gremlin’s plan seemingly failed (in part because of you, no less)? If Wiseman catches on, I think you’d be in trouble…

   (IN OTHER NEWS GREMLIN IT’D BE GREAT IF YOU COULD RESPECT PERSONAL SPACE AND MAYBE STOP CLINGING TO MEDUSA’S SHOULDER WHILE GIGGLING, JUST STOP, THANKS)

   … Huh. In unrelated news, judging by the Super Hero Taizen promo going on in the opening, the Anti-Kengo Butterfly-Hero made a reappearance. Neat. Can’t say I was expecting him to ever show up in anything again, haha. ANYWAY

   … Oh, gdi. I have no clue how, but SOMEHOW the Phantom just caused Mayo’s FriendGate to find a free gas coupon that is ~ONLY VALID IN TOKYO~. So back he goes. Only 4 minutes have passed, please feel vindicated/disappointed in your bets as appropriate

   … Correction: He is somehow wrangling events so that ALL the Gates are having absurd reasons to stay in Tokyo/go back to Tokyo. I have no clue how he is doing this but I call shenanigaaaaans

   Mayo, sometimes I really just do not understand how you haven’t starved to death already. At least you managed to run into your friend while racing about the city aimlessly. Please convince him to just leave already. This is getting silly.

   (PFFAHAHAHA “You are wasting our perfect sappy goodbye!” REALLY MAYO. REALLY. I’M DONE, YOU’RE GROUNDED)

   And thus, because Mayo is not very good at convincing people, Mayo got dragged around Tokyo by his friend while a SERIES OF INCREASINGLY IMPROBABLE EVENTS netted his friend an improbable amount of money. … Soooo, when does the crushing despair happen, exactly? This plan is weird.

   Haruto and Shunpei are having slightly better luck with the Gate they just found, at least, basically managing to INTIMIDATE the poor sucker into agreeing to leave XD LOOK THEY JUST DON’T WANT YOU TO DIE HORRIBLY, JUST GO HOME OKAY

   Meanwhile, Mayo’s FriendGate buys an entire guitar shop. He’s also bought a silk shirt and some nice pants. Mayo is not very amused by this slide back into money-centered silliness. Sorry, Mayo. Your friend is giving you a run for your money in the “derp” category.

   GDI HOBGOBLIN HOW ON EARTH DO YOU KEEP MAKING GOOD/BAD THINGS HAPPEN? YOU HAVE LUCK POWERS OR SOMETHING? WHY DOES A HOBGOBLIN HAVE LUCK POWERS.

   Y'KNOW WHAT, NO, WHATEVER, JUST GET THE GATE OUT OF HERE IN SPITE OF HIS WHINING, HARUTO

   … Okay, really, how many times do I have to say this. PHANTOMS. Trying to kill Gates is a really bad idea because, as has been covered, a dead Gate births no Phantoms. Plus, a lot of people, in the face of an attack WANT TO ESCAPE AND LIVE, not “welp time to give up on everything and go into utter despair”. Utter despair, thus far, seems to be “I no longer have any reason to live,” which isn’t the feeling anyone seems to get when they’re being attacked. You need to attack THAT REASON TO LIVE instead, or else NO SHATTERING.

   But the point is: Hobgoblin, if that random falling platform had hit that Gate, you would LOSE. How is this so hard to grasp?! Why would you even do that?!?! GRAAAAARRRRRGHHHH why am I giving the villains tips, what is wrong with me

   Anywho, silly raging at the Phantoms aside, Haruto cottons on that something’s possessing the Gate, and manages to kick Hobgoblin away from him. Somehow. Apparently Hobgoblin wasn’t so much “possessing” as much as he was “invisibly floating over the dude’s shoulder”. … okay sure why not

   AND THEN SOMEHOW HOBGOBLIN SUMMONED AN INCREASINGLY IMPROBABLE NUMBER OF PRATFALLS, OUT OF NOWHERE, TO STOP HARUTO FROM CHASING HIM???
   I
   WHAT
   WHY IS MY KEY PHRASE FOR THIS DUDE “INCREASINGLY IMPROBABLE”

   I’m sorry Haruto this Hobgoblin is insane and has reality-warping luck-based powers, I don’t know how you’re supposed to deal with this, but uh… good luck?

   Oh, by binding him and slashing him before he can stop you, okay, that was PRETTY SLICK. Now if you could do the same to Gremlin who just showed up to taunt at you and explain his plan, that’d be great

   okay seriously what part of “hobgoblin” did they decide translated into “ghost-possession, luck-manipulation, teleportation, and levitation”? I mean, hobgoblins were like brownies but tricksier, so I guess the luck-manipulation could be seen as an amplification of “pranks”, but possession? He’s really more of a ghost or spectre of some sort at this point, not really a goblin of any variety… GDI LOGIC HAS ABANDONED US :(

   AN.Y.WHO. Yeah looks like the plan is just “give people a lot of stuff then snatch it all away in one fell swoop, HOPEFULLY causing enough despair to crack ‘em.” Not a bad plan, but not the cleverest. It’s lacking a certain style.

   GDI WIZARD STOP COMING UP WITH SITUATIONS IN WHICH THE ELEMENTAL DRAGON MODES AND DRAGO-TIME ARE NECESSARY :( I may have accepted Infinity mode, but that doesn’t mean I’m 100% okay with Dragon yet! … Fiiine. Drago-Time is used so Haruto can keep an eye on four Gates at once, while Mayo focuses on his friend.

   HIS FRIEND WHO IS BEING A MORON JERK RIGHT NOW. DUDE. DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THE “YOU WILL SHATTER” BIT OF THIS WHOLE SITUATION? LET MAYO KILL THE PHANTOM. I DON’T CARE HOW MUCH LUCK YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW, THAT’S NOT THE FREAKING POINT YOU MOROOOOON

   well okay yes Mayo wants the Phantom for himself but not in the way you think, haha :V srsly though he’s not lying and he doesn’t care about money because HE ALREADY HAS IT IF HE WANTS IT, stop being a moron, you’re gonna get yerself shattered

   Meanwhile: Haruto’s fight against multiple dudes who can summon random bad events OUT OF THIN AIR is going about as well as you’d expect, i.e., not at all.

   AND THEN MAYO’S FRIEND-GATE SOMEHOW GATHERED HIMSELF A MINI-YAKUZA POSSE
   I DON’T EVEN KNOW EITHER
   HE’S SETTING THEM AGAINST MAYO ANYWAY WHICH IS A REAL JERK MOVE. MAYO, I THINK YOU SHOULD DITCH THIS LOSER, LET HIM SHATTER okay fine don’t let him actually shatter but maybe nearly shatter, maybe then he’ll LEARN

   okay haruto that one wasn’t even bad luck, that was your Earth-copy being the stupidest moron and getting himself tangled up, I don’t think Hobgoblin even had to do anything there

   MAYO’S FRIEND-GATE, WHERE DID YOU EVEN GET THAT CAR. PLEASE TELL ME YOU DIDN’T STEAL IT. Also: good job nearly running over a lady with a baby carriage and getting yourself into a wreck, HMMM MAYBE YOU SHOULD’VE LISTENED TO MAYO????… idiot

   oh good now your car’s gonna blow up and your yakuza posse has abandoned you, this was entirely avoidableeeeeeee

    Awwww, Mayo <3 all like YEAH I’M AN IDIOT BUT I’M NOT GONNA IGNORE THE BIGGER IDIOT WHO’S IN TROUBLE. At least you’re fully aware of this situation, silly dork. Go ahead and help, I suppose this moron doesn’t entirely deserve death

   hahahahaha hobgoblin this plan was not entirely a good one for you, you picked Mayo’s friend as a target, now Mayo’s gonna murder – um. Mayo? Why are you not going into Hyper mode? Your base mode’s finisher runs on luck, this is kind of a terrible idea!!

   WHY ARE YOU USING THAT FINISHER AAAAAAAAA yup look there’s a 1, good job, this was not the brightest moooove

   … Okay, fine. Respect points for DETERMINATION AND FRIENDSHIP'ping your way through that 1, turning the single spirit-falcon into a huge Hobgoblin-wreckin’ beast. … Still shoulda just used Hyper though

   Meanwhile: Haruto was having trouble with his ring-belt, because LUCK-BASED SHENANIGANS. … So he tore off the whole belt and just activated everything into four simultaneous kick strikes.What.

   … I’m pretty sure that should have magic-overload-exploded or something, but sure, WHATEVER WORKS, LET’S JUST GET THIS GUY OUT OF HERE AND PRETEND THIS WHOLE MESS NEVER HAPPENED

   Oh, NOW you’re going Hyper, Mayo? Pfff. You have the worst timing sometimes. Whatever, finish this last Hobgoblin off so we can all go home

   And thus, with minimal fanfare, the final Hobgoblin got nommed, and Mayo bought himself another who-knows-how-many-days of existence. HURRAAAAAAAAY now someone get these idiot Gates out of here before they trip and somehow despair themselves, jeez

   … N'awwww, fine, Mayo and his friend making up with one another by doing their little SHOUTING OF THE BRO RULES routine is adorable, I suppoooose I can stop being angry at almost everyone for being morons.

   (Especially cute: “THIRD! I’LL GIVE YOU ALL MY GUITARS!” “FOURTH! DON’T WANT 'EM!” … guys I don’t think this format works for a discussion you dooooorks)

   And thus, with everyone happy, this episode ends~!

   … Wait. Wait a second.
   This episode seems… off…
   WAIT.
   WAIT.
   HARUTO.
   YOU DIDN’T EAT A DONUTTHIS EPISODE
   I DIDN’T THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLE
   OH GOG
   HARUTO
   you aren’t… gonna die or something… are you…?
   HARUTOOOOOO

Jeez, Kuuga can be confusing for my recap setup sometimes. I mean, I know two-episode arcs weren’t really a set-in-stone thing yet, but at the same time, Kuuga’s normally pretty good about keeping things arc-ish.
This arc and the next one, though, I had to look at really hard before deciding whether there were three-part-arc shenanigans going on here. There aren’t, technically it’s more of a four-part and honestly I’m just not gonna go there. It’s all very… loose. GDI, Kuuga.
… But enough of my organizational worries, let’s get going!
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OVERALL: So, uh. Is nobody going to acknowledge the end of last arc? No? That’s… cool. Yeah, actually, I’m good with this. Let’s all just laugh awkwardly and hope that it never happens again ahahahaha. ha.
Meanwhile, the Anti-Rider of Questionable Motives and Origin decides to show up to cement his existence, a Grongi has a taxi vendetta, Vampire continues to basically be The Starscream, and Petal Dance Lady poses for album covers. Fun!
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Episode 36:

   SO UH RIGHT. Last time was… certainly a thing. With that in mind, how do we open this time, show? With Ichijo getting Yuusuke some therapy, I hope? Maybe some sort of police discussion over how freaking terrifying Yuusuke is?

   Orrrr we could open with Sakurako reviewing the pictures she’s taken of that bloody glyph on the wall, looking them over with Ichijo, sure. I guess that other stuff WOULD be a bit heavy for the very first scene. ‘Kay, we’ll get back to that I guess. So what’s up, Sakurako?

   Ah, dang. I was worried that the glyph looked a lot like “Kuuga”, and it is indeed just that. A death threat, perhaps? … Sakurako says no. She thinks that maybe the “Kuuga” character was a Grongi character all along. That or EVERYTHING she’s been translating is Grongi? HMM.

   So, are we perhaps dealing with something a bit like the difference between Chinese characters and Japanese kanji, then? I mean, if some sort of apocalypse event happened in OUR world and archeologists were looking at the two cultures via their writings much later on, I’d imagine there’d be a bit of confusion sometimes…

   (Though, honestly, thinking of it in that way kinda adds some weird undertones to the whole Grongi/Linto affair, doesn’t it? Let’s… not do that)

   GDI WHY IS THE HORROR-THEMED OPENING STILL HERE
   IT’S NOT A THEMED OPENING AT ALL IS IT :(
   IT’S HERE TO STAY AND MY BELOVED SILLIER THEMESONG IS GONE ISN’T IT
   WHY THIS KUUGA :( WHY
   r.i.p. cheesy silly themesong, you have been devoured whole by a darker theme

   Oh well. 08:14AM, and Yuusuke’s racing around on his bike! Off to visit Enokida! … Sooo, are we just not gonna mention last arc’s psychotic break at all, then? … I’m okay with that. KEEP SMILING YUUSUKE ;u;

   Hmm. IS Petal Dance Lady really this mysterious No.0? Did she kill all those other Grongi in Nagano? THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW (something tells me she isn’t) (at the very least she seems like the type to have a boss somewhere)

   AND THEN PETAL DANCE LADY POSED FOR AN ALBUM COVER IN THE WOODS SOMEWHERE. No seriously she just swans about for a solid minute, not sure what the point even was

   Right, so back to the more sensible and logical Ichijo and Sakurako we go! Yes, please do elaborate on this 'grongi glyph’ theory, Sakurako.

   Hmmm. She feels that since the Linto people, from what she can tell, were a peaceful people, the “warrior” character feels out of place for their dialect/logography. Weeell, I dunno. Seeing as they obviously had contact with the Grongi, wouldn’t they at least need a glyph for “those guys what attack us with the violence and the stabbing”? Couldn’t it just be a *new* glyph, relatively speaking? … Eh, but what do I know, I’m not the magic translator here. Go on.

   Huh. Sakurako ALSO has a theory that the glyph for “warrior” could also double as the glyph for this “No.0” character. … No, I do not like this theory at all, try again. GDI, YUUSUKE HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS ALREADY, OKAY

   … Not that he shows it most days. Hello, Yuusuke. Hello, Enokida. Both cheerful as usual, I see! And Yuusuke thanks her politely for the bike which he used to drag a monster to a brutal death location last episode, WHICH NOBODY IS MENTIONING. Such a good kid.

   … PFFFAHAHAHA. And then Enokida shares some of what Ichijo said to the Kanto police, to make them give up the bike. APPARENTLY HE REALLY DID JUST GO ON LIKE AN HOUR-LONG RANT OVER HOW AMAZING KUUGA IS AND HOW COULD THEY HINDER SUCH A HERO, WHAT KINDS OF MONSTERS WERE THEY. Beautiful. Anyway, Yuusuke is embarrassed and it’s reallycutegdi

   But back to the matter at hand: Hurray, Enokida has also noticed that these monsters are becoming a little more Kuuga-like, what with the having things that they turn into weapons and all. So, she’d like to do some tests to understand how Yuusuke does it, since it seems to be the same mechanism.

   … dangit, there’s some slightly worrisome implications there. … But ignoring that, HURRAY, SCIENCE!

   Meanwhile: The lady grongi who’s been hanging about with a fan for the past few arcs is painting her nails! GDI grongi, stop being so amusing with your random obsessions

   and then she got in a taxi and poor White Scarfcloak Guy is forced to follow on foot. I hope that guy has some kind of teleportation method, at least. I really do feel sorry for him XD;;

   OH HI VAMPIRE. How’s it going? Not well, it looks like. Maybe stop walking around in sunlight, that might help.

   Waaaait a second, that thing he’s been toying with isn’t a leaf stone at all! It’s some kind of… golden fang? And then he stabs himself with it. Huh. 'Kay.

   … Is that thing related to the fang/talon-ring that Petal Dance Lady uses to send people on Gegeru? Did he just HIJACK THE SYSTEM? … Dude, you are going to be in SUCH TROUBLE. You are so the Starscream of this group. You moron.

   08:22AM (jeez, an awful lot is happening in a very short amount of time here), and it seems Sakurako’s plan is to go and inspect the inscriptions for herself, since she’s only been relying on photos thus far. Fair enough, 2000s camera technology could be iffy sometimes, 'tis true.

   Back at the Pole Cafe for the first time today, and… oh, gdi. Let’s give the rundown:
   1) Pole Cafe Guy is working on his scrapbook. Again.
   2) Minori is doing Yuusuke’s job. AGAIN.
   3) Asahina… is doing something ridiculous with her hair, and is excited about an upcoming movie audition. This is new, but not entirely welcome/interesting. GDI POLE CAFE

   Oh, also Pole Cafe Guy would like to know whether Yuusuke got a girlfriend or something, since APPARENTLY normally the kid doesn’t stay in one place for so long. Also it’s been about 8 months now since the start of this whole mess, neat.

   ANYWAY NOPE HE’S JUST DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO SUPERHEROING, POLE CAFE GUY, NO WORRIES.

   and then Nailpolish Grongi acid-melted the cab driver for daring to charge her ~$16 for her trip. Then apparently decided to try another cab. Without said other cab noticing what happened to the first one. … seems legit

   09:23AM annnnd GDI YUUSUKE STOP ADORABLY MAKING PAPERCRAFT ANIMALS IN ENOKIDA’S OFFICE, STOP IT, WHY ARE YOU BEING SO ADORABLE when you were so terrifying last episode?!
   … I’m not saying the two things can’t coexist but gdi yuusukeeeee I worry for youuuuu

   holy coooow and Yuusuke actually turns down a free lunch because he has to go work at the cafe. What’s with all this responsibility all of a sudden?! YUUSUKE. WHAT ARE YOUUUUU.

   Hmmm. Back with Sakurako and Ichijo again, we’re investigating the dig, hurray! But now Sakurako says that the ancient warrior (who was clearly wearing the Kuuga belt) sealed No.0 into the coffin here? Well, which is it, are they both the same or not?

   Ah, jeez, I forgot that they found 200 empty Grongi graves at the start of these shenanigans. We’re only up to, what, nearly 50 noticed & numbered Grongi thus far? Daaang. … Then again, another 30-ish just recently got ka-splattered by No.0 or somebody, so I guess we’re actually nearly halfway done! :V

   Man, no wonder Sakurako’s been having trouble. Half of these written-on slabs are all cracked and the writing’s faded, I’m surprised she’s been able to magic-translate as much as she has.

   … Huh, I didn’t think of that. Yeah, Nailpolish Grongi going on a Gegeru probably does mean that Petal Dance Lady is back in Tokyo, right?

   Either that or Nailpolish Grongi was set before Petal Dance Lady left for her WHIRLWIND POSING TOUR. Maybe she had a really long timelimit and was procrastinating? … WHATEVER: ICHIJO, BACK TO TOKYO PLEASE, WE WILL NEED YOUR BRAINSMARTS

   AW DANGIT AND NOW VAMPIRE’S ON THE MOVE, TOO. Vampire, couldn’t you have waited until after Nailpolish Grongi’s Gegeru, honestly? You’re The Starscream, nobody cares about youuuuu

   Whoops, there goes another cab driver! … Huh, she seems to be up to 5 kills now, unless White Scarfcloak Guy’s actor was just playing around with the number of beads. :V … That’s actually not that many kills. I guess she just lucked out and got a really low number for her Gegeru?

   … GDI, Vampire, where’d your coat go? That tanktop just looks silly. Nailpolish Grongi is not impressed. Not even when you ditch the umbrella and reveal that you can stand in sunlight now. SHE LOOKS SO BORED, IT’S GREAT

   OHSNAP time for a fight, in what looks to be a dive-bar-ish concert location! First sighting of Nailpolish’s Grongi form, go! … Okay I’m not certain what she’s supposed to be but considering she just pulled out a gauntlet with three claws, that does it, she is now Wolverine.

   Also the claws are acid now. PROTIP, VAMPIRE: STOP BEING AN IDIOT AND LEAVE THIS LADY TO HER GEGERU

   COPS ARRIVE!… And promptly realize that since it’s just more Grongi infighting, it’s not worth risking lives over. They’re just gonna wait outside. BEST COPS <3

   AND MOREOVER THEY’RE ALREADY LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE FOR KUUGA TO KILL THIS THING, SINCE THE ACID IN WOLVERINE WILL POSSIBLY MAKE AN EVEN BIGGER EXPLOSION THAN BEFORE. BEST. COPS.<3

   Ohsnap. Yuusuke arrives on the scene and barely even pauses, swapping into Blue mode and pulling off a nearby fencepole to use as the staff. Very smooth~

   A'IGHT, BOUNCER YUUSUKE’S HERE NOW, BREAK IT UP GUYS, BARFIGHTS AIN’T WELCOME IN THIS HERE FINE ESTABLISHMENT

Episode 37:

   Man, Yuusuke’s gone from struggling against one Grongi to comfortably fending off two (though not exactly beating either, of course). At least until Vampire pulls a suckerpunch on him and runs, anyway. Still! This is some nice hero-strength progression we’ve got going on here uwu

   Welp. Wolverine ran off too, so time to call Ichijo and fill him in re: Vampire getting some kind of upgrade and this whole infighting thing.Yuusuke’s descriptions remain as amusingly simple as ever~

   Ichijo thinks maybe all this weird Grongi behavior is tied into that No.0 massacre. Well, not like we have any other explanation at this point, so… Yup, that’ll work as well as anything.

   Meanwhile: Sakurako somehow not only has access to, but knows how to use, some complicated-looking lighting & equipment. Jeez, Sakurako, you really are just magic when it’s anything even remotely connected to these glyphs, aren’t you?

   00:05PM, aaaaand gdi Jean you’re still not relevant to the plot. Not even if you bring data on Gouram. Stop showing up and being awkward around Enokida. I really preferred when you just trolled the other side-characters, okay :(

   Woaaaah, Yuusuke’s using his brain! Yeah, on top of Wolverine’s acid-blood maybe being more explosive, any blood that DIDN’T explode might spray about and cause problems. Luckily, the cops are already trying to find a good battle spot considering that, so we’re good <3 best teaaaaam~

   MADE EVEN BETTER BECAUSE HERE’S ICHIJO FINALLY JOINING THE PARTY AGAIN <3 (yuusuke is so happy at this too owo cute puppy babby)

   Aw, man. The only constant about Wolverine’s attack pattern, thus far, is that she’s always hitting taxis. Nothing else about the victims – or the cars – is the same. Not a very narrow pattern…

   I mean… There’s kind of a lot of taxis in Tokyo, I think. And shutting them all down would wreak absolute havoc on the local economy & other transportation systems… gdi grongi, your murderspree is limited yet frustratingly effective

   00:23PM, and Enokida’s reviewing the Gouram data. Yeah, it’s kinda interesting that the Linto made this war-beetle, huh? … I want to believe that it was just in response to being slaughtered by Grongi, but I worry that it means Gouram is ~THE ENEMY~…

   HURRAY, Enokida’s gonna work on an anti-Wolverine-acid thing next! GO GO SCIENCE! … Also Jean continues to be awkward THE END

   Looks like the Grongi are meeting up again. Not even sure where they are this time, honestly. It’s dark and claustrophobic with either a spotlight or a furnace, and that’s literally all I got.

   Anyway, a rather secretarial-looking woman babbles for a bit with the military-looking guy, a punk-rock-dude chimes in, everyone smiles and nods, okay good chat guys, glad we had this discussion

   And then Vampire babbled to himself in the sun. GUYS I DON’T THINK HE’S ALL THERE (and I’m pretty sure petal dance lady is going to murder him dead for these shenanigans) (OR AT LEAST SHE OUGHT TO)

   Oh hey, a letter from that archeologist’s daughter, Mika! Guess she’s still existing. … Yeah that’s pretty much all this letter tells us, that and Nagano is a nice place apparently. KAY THANKS FOR SHARING

   Back with our real heroes… Ah, yeah, we STILL don’t know why Vampire was pacing back and forth between Tokyo and Nagano, do we? Sheesh. I guess he might have just been trying to find that Razor Claw without anybody noticing he was gone (easy enough, nobody liked or cared about him), but… who knows??

   Oh, huh! Apparently the bloody glyph at the Grongi-massacre site has 4 horns on it, unlike Yuusuke’s, which has 2. Other than that they’re identical, but c'mon, some Kanji have smaller differences than that while still meaning completely different things! It doesn’t have to be bad for Yuusuke now, right? … Right?!

   (Ichijo I know it’s kinda important to keep Yuusuke in the loop but at the same time, please don’t worry the babby, it makes him not smile AND HIM NOT SMILING IS TERRIFYING)

   Oh good Sakurako’s found the Dried Spring/Thunder Warriors/Solar Eclipse riddle again, my favorite. … OH AND DOUBLE GOOD: THE “WARRIOR” GLYPH IN THERE ACTUALLY IS THE ONE WITH 4 HORNS, IT WAS JUST SO FADED THAT SHE DIDN’T REALIZE IT BEFORE. WONDERFUL.

   AW DANGIT, some random unnamed citizens have found another area that’s gotten bathed in blood, presumably in Nagano. Goodness gracious I hope that’s Grongi blood. How many got offed this time, and how worried should I still be that they’re getting killed?

   Elsewhere, Wolverine seems to be having some trouble finding a cab. White Scarfcloak Guy shows up to give her the helpful tip that the Linto/humans aren’t DUMB, and she should probably step up her game rather than make it obvious. Sadly, she is not very appreciative. :(

   WHY DOES NO-ONE APPRECIATE WHITE SCARFCLOAK GUY, HE IS CLASSIER THAN ALL OF THEM AND HE DOES THEM A USEFUL SERVICE :(

   Meanwhile: TECHNOBABBLE TECHNOBABBLE, Enokida is investigating the acid! It took them a while to get it back to the lab, it’s so volatile, eheh. Well, not like anyone can blame you! SCIENCE, GO! … Jean is still incredibly awkward and incredibly irrelevant. NEXT.

   Aw dangiiiit, Vampire’s on the move again. At least Wolverine’s not currently doing anything. ACTION COPS AND YUUSUKE, AWAY TO INTERCEPT!

   Pfffahahaha. Vampire was apparently on the move again… in order to attack Petal Dance Lady. She doesn’t even react when he scratches her face. (And why should she – it heals immediately.) VAMPIRE YOU ARE SUCH A STARSCREAM, QUIT IT BEFORE YOU DIE

   OKAY WHAT PART OF “QUIT OR DIE” DID YOU INTERPRET AS “SLAP PETAL DANCE LADY IN THE FACE”? Dude, that smile she’s wearing is a danger smile, it is like the opposite of Yuusuke’s smile, you need to run away

   Oh hello again, Anti-Rider #2! Here to save Petal Dance Lady the trouble of beating up Vampire herself, I see. Cool, cool. … So, d'you think maybe afterwards, you could tell us WHAT IS EVEN UP WITH YOU???  'kthx

   (I’m counting Red Scarf Guy as Anti-Rider #1, fyi) (on account of the bike and the twisted mimicry of kuuga’s henshin posing) (I do what I want okay)

   Oh um Yuusuke, you made it here pretty quick, huh? Well. Uh. It seems the Grongi are infighting again, and considering Petal Dance Lady seems to have ridiculous hax levels of health regeneration, maaaaybe just hang back and wait to see how everything shakes out? … you aren’t gonna, are you

   Wait, he actually kind of seems to be doing that? Huh! I mean, he still transformed, but that’s not a bad safety precaution. Okay! Just keep on staying over THERE, okay, I don’t think your level’s high enough to take on a second anti-Rider yet…

   WHOOOOPS, THE COPS SHOWED UP AND VAMPIRE IS BOOKING IT (after getting pretty soundly beaten by Anti-Rider #2, though I get the impression that the guy wasn’t even really TRYING. Scary…)

   and by “cops” I mostly just mean Ichijo but c'mon he can substitute for the entire rest of the force in a pinch (except maybe enokida) (because SCIENCE)

   OH UM HI PETAL DANCE LADY. I kinda thought you just wandered off when Anti-Rider #2 started wailing on Vampire, but I guess you’re still here? … ichijo run while she’s busy posing for more album covers

   OR OUR EPISODE CAN END WITH YOU LINING UP TO TAKE A SHOT AT HER
   GDI THAT’S NOT GONNA WORK
   ALSO: DOUBLE GDI, I AM NOT DOING ANOTHER THREE OR FOUR PARTER. NO. I AM DONE WITH YOUR SHENANIGANS, KUUGA. WE ARE STICKING TO TWO EPISODES PER RECAP NOW. THIS IS NOW ABOUT THE PRINCIPLE OF THE THING. MAYBE THE FINALE WILL BE AN EXCEPTION IF NECESSARY, BUT SERIOUSLY, WE’RE DONE
   AAAAARRRRRGHHHHH

SO RIGHT. That Kuuga was certainly a thing. At least this Wizard can’t possibly come close to that, right? (Holy frig what did I just type, Kuuga beating Wizard in intensity, truly these are the end times)
…
… Hm? What? This arc is just as intense, just in a different way?
Oh.
Well then.
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OVERALL: HOOOOOOOLY WHAT. Hey, uh, guys? Guys? Remember the last time I said not to mess with Haruto? I’m not sure this beats that, but it certainly reinforces it. Don’t do it. Don’t mess with him, don’t mess with anyone he cares about, just turn around and walk the other way.
I mean, it’s not quite a “YUUSUKE STOPPED SMILING” moment, but goodness gracious, people need to stop messing with these heroes…
… In other news, new upgrade for Haruto! Still not sure whether this one will lead to DESPAIR or not but ahahaha I almost don’t care, this one’s glorious.
Why, it almost makes up for all the heart-twisting this episode put me through! :V
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Episode 31:

   So, what were we up to last time?… OH, RIGHT. GREMLIN WAS SETTING LOOSE A DUDE WHAT WAS CHAINED UP IN A CAVE IN THE LOST FOREST. This is clearly the sanest of decisions.

   Gremlin, that chain is magic-electrified and this dude is wearing a Hannibal mask. Maybe you really shouldn’t – NOPE, THERE HE GOES. Huh, his swords can combine into shears. Nnnnow I’m just thinking about Clock Tower while Chained Man attempts to murder Gremlin for his trouble. WASN’T THIS A GREAT IDEA?

   … Legion. This guy’s name is Legion. Really? First Beelzebub and now this? What’s with these random monsters-of-the-week being given such dramatic names… Ah well. Perhaps this guy will be more worthy of his impressive title! He was chained up, presumably by WISEMAN, after all!

   MEANWHILE: Shunpei tries magic tricks. They don’t go very well. Haruto cheats at magic tricks. It goes better. … But I shake my head at him all the same. C'MON NOW, REALLY, YOU PUNK BABBY?

   (honestly the best part is that he doesn’t even care that he was cheating :V “Well, yeah.” #PUNNNNKKK)

   AAAA KOYOMI NO, DON’T KEEL OVER, WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE, NO, THAT IS VERBOTEN

   Well at least Haruto’s here so you’ll be okay. MORE MANA FOR THE KOYOMI, ALL WILL BE WELL, AHAHAHAHAHAa koyomi take all the mana gdi, you’re not allowed to not be alive

   … Hmmm. Wiseman is impressed by Gremlin’s ability to break the chains (which were indeed placed by him) (not that he knows it was Gremlin but still). That’s… a little terrifying, actually, unless Wiseman is secretly somehow merely a midboss instead of the endboss I’m presuming him to be. Hmmm.

   Ooooh. Wiseman chained Legion up because he refused to play by the rules – just kept murdering humans instead of despairing them. Yeah, that’s not really helpful to you, is it? WELP I CAN TELL THIS GUY’S GONNA BE JUST GREAT gdi gremlin why this

   Anywho, Medusa volunteers to go track Legion down and end him. Meanwhile, Legion murders a dude because said dude could play guitar really well. … So that’s a thing.

   Oh dang. Correction: He ate the dude’s brainsoul or something, judging by this string of “comas” that Rinko’s been working nonstop on trying to solve. Poor, poor Rinko. Policework is busy business during times like this, isn’t it?

   Oh hey, small childrens over there! For whatever reason (PROBABLY A DEADLY ILLNESS OR SOMETHING ELSE HORRIBLE, KNOWING THIS SHOW) the little girl is sad, and her brother tries to cheer her up with magic tricks. He’s not successful, but it’s very sweet of him anyway. D'aww. … GDI WHICH ONE OF THEM IS THE GATE???

   XD GDI HARUTO STOP CHEATING AT MAGIC TRICKS. … Well, at least this time you’re doing it to make a little girl happy, not just to troll Shunpei. (Not that I necessarily disapprove of trolling Shunpei, mind, just… Aah, whatever.)

   AND THEN LEGION ATE ANOTHER LADY’S BRAINSOUL BECAUSE SHE HELPED AN OLD LADY ACROSS THE STREET. Apparently he has a thing for people who do good things. … Yeah, this is about what I’d expect someone who even WISEMAN couldn’t stand to be like.

   OH HI MAYO. Starving again as usual. Well, hey, there just so happens to be a Phantom who I’d appreciate you eating ASAP – OH HEY AND YOU’RE RIGHT NEAR HIM, GREAT! GO CHOMP HIM UP! :D

   … aaaand I just realized the guy named LEGION who is eating BRAINSOULS probably won’t be the kind of Phantom you can solo. … GDI. Mayo, why can’t you be smart enough to phone Haruto for backup :(

   Huh. According to Legion, Mayo is “neither human nor phantom” – or at least doesn’t appear to be either when he’s in his Beast state. Innnteresting. Chimera really is an oddball mess of a thing, isn’t it? Heh, fitting.

   OH HEY WHOOPS WHAT DO YOU KNOW, YOU CAN’T HARDLY SCRATCH HIM WITH YOUR BASIC STUFF gdi when will you learn: Phantoms are not the kind of thing you can solo anymore. Your world has Level Progression turned on. So either call for backup, or go into a super-mode! Preferably both!

   Well, one out of two ain’t bad. Alright, super-mode go, aw yeah gonna at least maybe give Legion reason to pause – … … oooor Legion just gets bored and leaves after tossing some Ghouls at Mayo.

   … Dude, wait, Legion, why do you even have those, Wiseman doesn’t like you! Or do Phantoms just… produce Ghoul-stones somehow? Hmm.

   MEANWHILE: Haruto uses his quick-change ring to let the little girl play dress-up and gives her flowers and encourages the older brother and it’s very adorable and wow how is this even the same episode as “EPISODE WHERE INSANE DUDE SERIALLY BRAINSOUL-EATS PEOPLE”.

   gdi aaaand the other half of the episode called, time for us to leave Happy Child Funtimes and go back to Serial Brainsoul-Eating Horrortimes. Ffffiiiiine. Away we go.

   PFFFAHAHAHAHA MAYO. NO, YOU’RE NOT BEAUTIFUL. … Well, okay, in a way, your sheer levels of derp and good cheer are kind of beautiful. Sort of. But not “beautiful” in the kind of way that Legion is looking for. … ANYWHO RIGHT, FILLING HARUTO IN ON THE WHOLE LEGION SITUATION, HURRAAAAY

   (OMG SHUNPEI XD “Nah I think he’s got a point [about you not being beautiful]” “WHAT DID YOU SAY, I AM SUPER BEAUTIFUL” Yes, this is perfect, shunpei keep doing this and maybe I’ll even like you)

   AAAA NO KOYOMI NO D: No using up mana faster! GDI, what, are you a lithium-ion battery, were you being improperly charged? Do we need to keep you in a cool environment, without temperature extremes ever? WHAT DO WE DO TO FIX THIS, THIS IS NOT OKAY

   And then Legion rendered ANOTHER person comatose. Luckily, Medusa’s here to do a thing! Hurraaaay! Medusa, save us! … Medusa’s not going to save us, is she

   Nope, she isn’t. Because Gremlin is insane, and has actually showed up to interfere in Legion’s favor. Outright says so to Medusa and everything. Are you trying to get yourself killed by Wiseman here, Gremlin?!

   HURRAAAAY, THE HAPPY HALF OF OUR EPISODE IS BACK <3 (I don’t care that the small children will inevitably be sad later) (for now they are a bright shining spot of happiness okay) Older Brother is buying his little sister some flowers, since she liked the ones Haruto gave her~

   OMG HARUTO <3 all “pfff no I’m no good at actual tricks, Shunpei’s good at tricks, I just cheat.” Haruto no fair being such a bro about this, you are too sweet

   OH GDI GDI GDI GDI NO D: D: I WAS ASSUMING ONE OF THE KIDS WOULD BE A GATE, BUT I FORGOT… LEGION ISN’T GOING AFTER GATES. HE’S GOING AFTER “BEAUTIFUL” PEOPLE. AND OLDER BROTHER’S CARING FOR HIS SISTER IS BEAUTIFUL. NO NO NO NO NO

   HARUTO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MURDER THIS GUY, QUICK D: oh gog oh gog

   Meanwhile: AHAHAHA GUESS WHAT GREMLIN, YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED: Wiseman’s noticed you. How’s that magic-electricity and dangling over a huge drop by your wrist treating you? BECAUSE SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT’S JUST THE BEGINNING OF IT, YOU MORON.

   … … Wait, what now? Philosopher’s Stone? That’s a thing here? … Right, so, is this typical Philosopher’s Stone, then, or are we talking some sort of souped-up homebrew Stone what will do LITERAL MIRACLES or some such nonsense? WISEMAN, EXPLAIN PLEASE BEFORE YOU MURDER GREMLIN OKAY

   … Rats. No explanation, just a cut back to Haruto fighting Legion. Haruto still hasn’t even transformed yet, I note with some disappointment and worry. Haruto. Hurry up. This dude’s no picnic. YOU’VE GOT CHILDREN TO SAVE.

   PFFFAHAHAHA XD “You’re pretty good, yourself.” “And you’re pretty creepy.” OH HARUTO <3 (but seriously legion don’t you even dare look at haruto, no, haruto needs his brainsoul thanks)

   OH THERE YOU GO, HARUTO. Finally you’ve gone into Wizard mode. Earth, huh? Not bad, not like this guy has any obvious elemental weaknesses to exploit, might as well start out defensive.

   … Though, as an aside? This guy’s awful, Haruto. I’d be… hesitantly okay with you pulling out Drago-Time to end him quickly. … Please?

   Sadly, he does not, though he’s doing a lot of fancy quick-ring-swapping as he tries to suss out Legion’s weaknesses, which is impressive in its own right. Still… Oh, hey, Mayo’s here! Yes! Maybe now you guys can take him down!

   GDI MAYO NO, YOU DON’T WANT THIS GUY TO ADMIT THAT YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL, GDI YOU ARE LOSING SIGHT OF THE BIGGER PICTURE HERE XD (you beautiful dork, never stop)

   !!!! AAAAAA NO HARUTO WHY, WHY DID YOU TAKE THAT HIT FOR MAYO, AAAAA NOOOOO WHY DID LEGION JUST OPEN UP SOME KIND OF RIFT IN SPACE-TIME RIGHT ON TOP OF HARUTO AND THEN JUMP INTO HIS BODY, NO, NONE OF THIS IS OKAY

   oh, no. Oh no oh no oh no. Legion goes inside UNDERWORLDS. Huh. Is… is a coma what happens to people if you break their Underworld when they don’t have a Phantom? Kinda curious but more importantly AAAAAA NO SOMEONE SAVE HARUTO, NOOOOO

   Yuuuuup that sure is Haruto’s Underworld! Hi, Haruto’s Underworld! Still just as horrifically depressing as the last time we met, I see. Hahahaha yes this is so great ahahahaha DRAGON GET OVER HERE AND EARN YOUR FREAKING KEEP GDI

   W-well. Looking on the bright side, at least Haruto isn’t cracking on the outside as Legion begins tearing things up in there? AT LEAST I DON’T HAVE TO SEE THAT AWFUL EFFECT AGAIN? AHAHA? HA? gdiiiii beast hurry the flip up, get in there, I don’t care how you feel about Engaging a dude, DRAGON ISN’T EARNING HIS KEEP, WE NEED YOUNOW

   YES THERE GOOD YOU’RE IN, NOW DESTROY THIS AWFUL AWFUL CREATURE, HURRY THE HECK UP, I DON’T EVEN CARE THAT THERE’S NO SUN IN HERE TO THROW HIM IN, JUST KILL HIM QUICK HOWEVER YOU CAN

   YES SUMMON CHIMERA JEEZ WHY DIDN’T YOU DO THAT FIRST THING, HONESTLY MAYO, AAAA HURRY UP!!

   … okay, okay. Deep breaths. Gotta be a calm, rational recapper–ahahaha okay yeah I’m never that, but c'mon, this’ll be okay, just gotta wait for Mayo to toss Legion out of here and it’ll be fine

   awwww yessss giant Chimera stomping all over Legion, yessss! … I mean sure it’s a little disconcerting that Legion doesn’t appear to be dying from this but eh, first episode of the arc.

   OH THERE YOU FREAKING ARE, DRAGON. GDI, IF YOU WON’T SHOW UP QUICKLY WHEN YOUR GATE’S UNDER THREAT OF COMA, THEN WHAT ARE YOU EVEN GOOD FOR?! Jeez, what, were you taking a NAP?

   (heeheheeehee, Mayo is all impressed by Dragon. … Well, hon, that’s the creature that’s constantly poised to tear apart your friend-rival’s soul, but yes, I guess he is pretty impressive. In his own way.)

   …
   …
   …
   NO
   LEGION DID NOT JUST BLOW UP DRAGON
   NO
   NONONONONONONONONO
   DRAGON I WANTED YOU TO DIE BUT NOT LIKE THIS, NOT TO SOME PUNK SOUL-EATER, NO
   AAAAA AND HARUTO’S BELT JUST BROKE
   AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA CAN HE DO MAGIC, HE CAN’T CAN HE, OH GOG, OH GOG, NO
  MAYO HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN

   WIZARD THIS IS NOT OKAY
   STOP TOYING WITH MY EMOTIONS
  GDI WIZAAAAARD

Episode 31:

   … … Right. So. Apparently Dragon getting kasploded kicks everyone out of Haruto’s underworld, at least? And at least Haruto doesn’t seem to be permanently shattered? ahahahah haa gdi mayo why did you have to fail

   GDI LEGION GET BACK HERE AND LET US KILL YOU, DON’T JUST STALK OFF well okay I mean I guess we can’t really kill you at this point, unless Mayo pulls out some sort of super-rage upgrade, but STILL GDI I HATE YOUR FACE. Aaaand Haruto confirms his magic is gone before passing out. Nooooo D:

   OH RIGHT WISEMAN WAS DOING SOMETHING WITH GREMLIN, hahaha I completely forgot that was happening. Sure, why not. Let’s focus on this instead of that other despair. Right, so, Philosopher’s Stone, what is?

   Whatever it is, we’re not getting answers, but Gremlin thinks Wiseman has it. He ALSO thinks Wiseman has used it already for something – possibly something related to Gates? Specifically, theirs? That or Gremlin just thought it’d be a good time to state for the record that he still considers himself to be “Sora”.

   So… Gremlin wants to be a REAL PERSON, I guess? Hmmm. Kinda interesting. … Kill him anyway for releasing Legion, please

   Awww, no killing happened. Back at the Antique shop, Koyomi’s taking care of Haruto and – OH GOG. KOYOMI. NO. WHO WILL GIVE HER MANA NOW? D: I’d say Mayo, but he kiiinda needs his to keep a psychotic mecha-Chimera from eating him, sooo… gdi

   Oh, NOW you’re hunting down Legion seriously, hmm, Mayo? … Gah, fine, I can’t be really angry at you. You’re already angry enough at yourself for this failure, you’ve got it covered

   GDI HARUTO GO BACK TO BED, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO DO, YOU DON’T… oh gog he really is just lost without his magic ;A; HE WANTS TO HELP BUT CAN’T FIGURE OUT HOW SO HE’S JUST GONNA RUN IN RECKLESSLY NOOOO this is not okay
   this is not giving me much confidence about your future life after the phantoms are killed, haruto

   Well, at least Rinko and Shunpei are tagging along after him, they’re better than nothing and Rinko has a gun and cop skills – GDI SHOW STOP SHOWING KOYOMI BEING SAD, I ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT’S NOT ALLOWED

   HI YES THANK YOU MAYO, please do tell this poor dumb babby punk to stay home and rest before he gets himself properly Phantom-murdered, yes, this is what was needed, YOU can get through to him, thank you <3

   OH GEE I AM SO SORRYTHATEATING PEOPLE’S BRAINSOULS IS NO LONGER EXCITING FOR YOU, LEGION. TRULY THIS IS THE GREATEST OF TRAGEDIES, THAT NOTHING CAN COMPARE TO YOU MURDERING A DRAGON. ALLOW ME TO FIND A TINY FREAKING VIOLIN TO BEAT YOU OVER THE HEAD WITH. … Aaaand he’s going back to kill Haruto properly now. Thanks, Legion. That’s. That’s great.

   ;A; oh gog no haruto why didn’t you go home, why are you just sitting forlornly in the park, oh gog why did the adorable children have to find you here, aaaaa now you have to explain to them that you lost your magic, stop doing this to me Wizard, this is sad

   KOYOMI NO DON’T YOU FREAKING DARE, YOU PUT THAT RING BACK ON YOUNG LADY, I DON’T CARE IF IT’S CURRENTLY GOT NO USE, WE WILL FIND A WAY

   Meanwhile, Mayo finally found Legion, hurray! MURDER THAT JERK.

   oh good yes let’s have a nice backstory time for the adorable little girl, yes, because this episode wasn’t sad enough. … Ah, she is indeed sick, huh? Having surgery next week, huh? Probably gonna die Really worried about it, huh? … Yeah that sucks. But! But! Adorable older brother! Even if you can’t do magic tricks properly, that could still cheer her up! KEEP TRYING OKAY

   OH GOG NO HARUTO ;A; THERE HAS TO BE OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO OTHER THAN MAGIC, NO, DON’T MAKE THIS EVEN SADDER. UM. UMMMM. … gdi he’s right he hasn’t shown any other skills, oh gog, this is horrible

   <3 d'awwwww, adorable older brother. All “yeah the magic was great, but honestly I was just happy you noticed a girl was sad and tried to help.” See, Haruto? You at least have strength of character! You can learn skills! DON’T BE DEPRESSED ANYMORE PLEASE ;A;

   Hurraaaaay, Mayo’s gone into Hyper mode a little faster this time! … Unfortunately, now Legion is EVEN MORE set on killing Haruto, because he sees it as “Haruto’s influence made this dumb punk into a halfway RESPECTABLE punk! I must eat him.” … Legion I will laugh at your demise

   GDI KOYOMI WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT TAKING OFF THAT RING, AAAA NO SHE RAN AWAY FROM HOME TOO?! I’d be angrier at Wajima for not noticing, but really, Koyomi NEVER leaves the shop, unless Haruto’s with her or she’s going to see someone she knows, so…

   HARUTO NO. I DON’T CARE HOW USELESS YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW, I DON’T CARE IF YOU CAN’T GIVE HER MANA, THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU TRACK KOYOMI DOWN RIGHT NOW AND BE THERE FOR HER. … Yes, see, Wajima agrees, and flashback-older-brother-kid also agrees. GO FIND HER. THERE YOU GO.

   oh gdi aaaand Mayo’s gotten himself trapped by Legion’s dumb ripping-through-reality attack. At least it only caught his ankle. I don’t think Legion can make it into an Underworld through just the ankle, as curious as I am to see Mayo’s.

   HURRAAAAAY HARUTO FOUND KOYOMI, YES NOW EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY SOMEHOW sob. She was on the beach where they first met, of course. NOW HUG THIS OUT, YOU POOR ABANDONED BABBIES ;n;

   WOAH WHAT THEY ACTUALLY ARE HUGGING IT OUT ;u; ugh but nooo Koyomi I told you you’re not allowed to not be alive, stop talking about how happy you were, no you are not gonna die, I’d say that might make Haruto shatter but he can’t anymoreaaaaaa

   KOYOMI IF I CAN’T PROMISE NOT TO BE SAD WHEN YOU’RE GONE I AM PRETTY DARN WELL SURE THAT HARUTO WON’T BE ABLE TO. NOW JUST. DON’T. DIE. … hnng. I want to ship this. But Den-O has made me paranoid. CAN’T SHIP IT. BUT. THEY’RE. REALLY CUTE. NO.

   OH GO DIE IN A HUNDRED FIRES, LEGION, THEY ARE HAVING A MOMENT HERE, A MOMENT WHICH IS ALL YOUR FAULT BTW, GO DIE.

   Huh. To his credit, Haruto’s fighting really well even without his superpowers. … I mean, he’s still getting beaten up, but he’s making a good effort at this!

   KOYOMI
   KOYOMI NO
   DON’T RUN OVER THERE BABBY
   DON’T
   GDI DON’T JUST FALL OVER EITHER
   GDI NO GET BACK UP
   GET UP
   NO
  NO
  NO
   … ( ；△；)

   … Haruto. Don’t even expend the effort of throwing this guy into the sun. He doesn’t deserve your effort. Just. Kill. Him.

   holyyyyy cow that was some intense “I WILL NEVER GIVE UP AND I AM NOT GIVING UP ON KOYOMI” right there. Legion? I’d give you the pro-tip to just freaking run, but you don’t deserve that either. So yeah, stay right there. I’m sure it’ll be great for your health.

   AND THEN ONE OF HARUTO’S TEARS JUST EXPLODED.
   WELP

   EXPLODED INTO A FREAKING DIAMOND CRYSTAL FORM-CHANGE RING, HOLY COW. … Thiiiis makes me really nervous about the other magic stones and what they’re actually made of but SCREW IT, PUT IT ON, ACTIVATE IT SOMEHOW, SAVE KOYOMI GO

   !!
   !!!!!!
   HOLY COW HARUTO JUST SOMEHOW RAGE-WILLED DRAGON BACK TO LIFE. That. What. Um. … Okay, gimme a second to sort out my mixed feelings re: Haruto can shatter again now, yet can ALSO use magic again now. In the meantime: I think Dragon has turned all silver. Neat.

   Hmmmmm. Dragon… gdi, why is it so hard to get a read on you? At this point, it almost feels like Dragon wouldn’t shatter Haruto if given a chance – or at least, he’d feel more bad about it than your average Phantom. Regardless, he’s “amused” by Haruto, and rejoins him properly. OKAY, I’LL SORT ALL THAT OUT LATER TOO, KOYOMI SAVING TIME NOW GO

   “Infinity?” … Holy FRIG this is a lightshow. Crystal spirit Dragon flying everywhere and a giant vaguely-prismatic magic circle shooting auroras into the sky and sparkle-trails EVERYWHERE and oh man Legion’s gonna be SO DEAD isn’t he, eeeeee

   OH GEEZ. THAT. IS. Okay. Breaking my usual screencap limit for this, don’t care, this is beautiful.

   OH YES. SARUMAN? SUCK IT, THERE’S A NEW WHITE WIZARD IN TOWN AND HE IS ONE SPARKLY MOFO. … Well, he’s silver technically, but eh, technicalities. Seriously, in looks at least, Saruman has just gotten upstaged. … Yup, don’t care anymore whether this mode may or may not be bad for Haruto’s soul-stability, I love this.

   oh hey mayo, shunpei, rinko, thanks for joining the party, you’re just in time to watch haruto end a thing with sparkly vengeance. I’m bringing popcorn, feel free to join in

   PFFFAHAHAHA. Haruto didn’t even bother dodging that space-time-reality-rip that Legion just tried, it just freaking bounced right the heck off. LEGION, YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. HARUTO IS MADE OF DIAMONDS. YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.

   HI SARUMAN, I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT YOU! How’s Mayu? You’re stalking Haruto like a creeper as usual, I see. “This has become a nuisance,” eh? … pffahahaha that’s it, headcanon set, he really IS just jealous of how much better Haruto looks, rocking the whole light-colorscheme thing

   AND HARUTO HAS A SWORD THAT LOOKS LIKE IT’LL FLIP TO BECOME AN AXE. Dragon just up and made it out of nothing for him. Hahahaha Legion even Dragon wants you dead, you made so many mistakes here bro

   HOLY FRIG AND HARUTO’S GOT SUPER-SPEED OR TELEPORTING OR MAYBE BOTH, TOO, AND THE SWORD IS ALSO AN AXE, AND, AND, AND… Wizard, I almost forgive you for making me dread the earlier upgrades. This one… This one’s good, you did good

   OH MY GOODNESS THE FINALE IS A HIGH-FIVE INSTEAD OF A SHAKE HANDS AND THE SOUND EFFECT IS LITERALLY SPARKLE SPARKLE AS THE AXE GROWS TO LUDICROUS SIZE. YES. I APPROVE OF THIS SO MUCH.

   And thus, with a giant sparkly axe descending from on high to cleave him in twain, Legion was righteously murdered.
  Don’t.
   Mess.
   With.
  Haruto.
   Or.
   KOYOMI.

   YES OKAY SPEAKING OF THAT TIME TO SAVE KOYOMI NOW YES. … Oh, hey, that really is the first thing we cut to after Legion’s extra-satisfactory explosions, hurray!

   YES KOYOMI IS SAVED <3 EVERYONE IS HAPPY <3 HUGS FOR EVERYONE <3 AND WE HAVE A SUPER-MODE THAT I LIKE TOO MUCH TO BE SCARED OF <3 WHO CARES HOW MUCH MY HEART HURT DURING THIS EPISODE, THIS IS NOW A GOOD EPISODE

   Oh, and also Adorable Little Girl and her Adorable Older Brother are both happy and the little girl’s surgery went well. owo And Haruto actually pulls off what might have been an actual magic trick, though he refuses to say whether it was, little punk. … glad to have you back to normal, babby. <3

   But, sadly, we can’t just end there. Because it’s WISEMAN TIME again! … GDI, he didn’t kill Gremlin! He gave the little punk a promotion! WISEMAN THIS IS NOT HOW YOU RUN A GROUP, GDI

   Welp, nothing to be done now, sadly. Sorry, Medusa. Looks like you’re working for the jokester now. This… is going to be interesting, isn’t it

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“ Why was she up there all this time?! ”

Wanda in “Avengers Infinity War”, cinema live udience reaction.

EXO REACT: To realising they love you

Anonymous said to kpopgroupsreact: Could you make a similar reaction to the one you did for ZE:A but for EXO? The one where they find out they’re in love that was so cute please and thanks in advance!!

Suho:He was a bit conflicted with himself. He knew he liked you, he knew he was attracted at the least but it wasn’t something he was ready to fully take in all at once. His realisation that his feelings were far deeper would come slowly but surely. The things that would really ring bells the most for him would be when he unconsciously began to think of you even when you weren’t around. You could be miles away and he would somehow find something that made him think of you. Even his personal tastes were beginning to match yours.

Y/n likes this kind of style…should I buy it?

Xiumin:He really did like you. He liked spending time with you. Even as a homebody he would give up his days relaxing just to see you. He wasn’t as confused about his feelings, it was more that he was trying to avoid complicating things, at least, for you. He loved it most when you were comfortable around him, just seeing you happy and relaxed was enough. But even his generous heart was a little selfish from time to time when he couldn’t hide just how happy you made him, and it would be one of those moments where he would realise it was far more than a simple ‘like’.

Member: “Hyung, y/n is here to visit”

“Where? Come here, y/n.” Y/n actually came to visit. My heart is racing.

Lay:He was usually very good at keeping his personal life away from work, but you had suddenly come between the two and he couldn’t help but let his feelings grow and show. He would start noticing you everywhere, paying special attention to anything that involved you. He’s even start noting down everything you liked and disliked and would find himself changing bits of his routine to match yours. He really wouldn’t be prepared for just how much of an influence you had in his life until he would try to hide it from others.

Is that y/n’s part? Wait, I can’t look too obvious. Why am I so obvious? My ears will turn red.

Baekhyun:He has this thing where he ends up staring. Consciously and unconsciously. He can’t help it, he becomes a somewhat adoring gushing mess when he’s around someone or something he really likes. Like really, really likes. It would be obvious to him he really liked you, but when that simple ‘like’ turned into a strong affectionate sensation he had no control over he would probably be clueless until the teasing from others started.

Member: “Baekhyun, stop staring at y/n the entire time it’s so embarrassing to watch.”

“I’m noooooottttt.” Now I’m going to turn red, just great.

Chen:He’s very good at keeping himself from revealing too much. In fact, he would be so good at just pretending his feelings for you were simply that of admiration and respect. But they ran far deeper than he let on, and it would be one of those moments where his usually calm facade would break as soon as he makes eye-contact with you. He would always want to invite you to all his events because just seeing you made him happy but, not just happy, like really happy. You had come to see him, he would find himself thinking. Or he would like to think. So when one time you were a little late and he couldn’t find you in the crowd his energy would be low and he would be worried until he sees you making your way to your seat and his happiness would return, the bright smile he wears would show up naturally when you smile and wave to him.

Y/n made it…my heart has stopped aching.

Chanyeol: He might find himself in the midst of realising his true feelings when he notices how he’s always concerned with everything and anything that you do. He liked making you laugh and he liked seeing you happy. He was the type to take on his feelings, but he usually kept from expressing them openly if they could be troublesome. He might be afraid to admit to just how much he liked you. He wouldn’t want to ruin what he had with you, but there might be a moment just a random moment where simple eye-contact would push him past his abilities to hold back.

I can’t keep lying to myself, or y/n.

D.O.: He wasn’t the talkative type, especially not on shows but when you were brought up as a topic of conversation he would suddenly be so animated and involved in discussing all your great points. He really did admire you, and it might be obvious to others just how much simply because of how just mentioning your name made him light up. The sudden change in him would bring him to question just how much his admiration for you was just admiration and how much was something more.

MC: “I noticed D.O. Is suddenly very talkative now that we’ve brought up y/n.”

“I’m really not.” *shy laughter*

Why am I like this?

Kai: He liked teasing you because you always had a reaction that made him smile. The little huff, and the tiny shake you always did when you felt wronged was something that made his chest flutter with a strange sensation. It made him feel tingly and he knew it was because he liked you but he didn’t know just how much until he had persuaded you out on a date that he swore wasn’t really a date. But it would be then where he noticed all the little things he absolutely adored about you, from your smile to the way you had a habit of tapping your left foot while making up your mind about what delicious ice cream flavour you wanted. It made his heart go wild with happiness and he couldn’t hide it.

Y/n: “There’s mango, and strawberry, and choco, and mocha swirl…so many delicious choices, why is life full of hard choices?”

Y/n is so cute. I wonder if my feelings are obvious.

Sehun: At first the concept of having deep feelings of love for someone might either scare him or even gross him out. But as he spends more and more time with you he would end up just watching and thinking about all the little things you did. The way you tucked your hair behind your ears when you were focusing, the way you always made sure everyone else was included, or how you stepped in when someone was feeling awkward, or how you smiled from your mouth to your eyes and how your whole being seemed to light up. It would be one of those moments where he was lost in thought just watching you from a distance that he might begin to open himself up to those feelings.

Why can’t I look away?

MONSTA X REACT: To realising they love you

Anonymous said to kpopgroupsreact: please do a monsta x react to realizing they love youo thnx !

Shownu: It wasn’t that he had never thought you were cute or that he liked being around you, but he never really thought too deeply about those feelings. Regardless of his own cluelessness, those feelings would grow and develop and he would realise they were a lot deeper and a lot more significant, simply because he had noticed their presence constantly with him. But he wouldn’t really be able to put a label on them. They would sort of flow right into him, suddenly and unexpectedly.

You had always cheered for him before, it really wasn’t anything different but this time your voice and your smile would make his heart race and his usually blank face would turn into a shy smile.

Since when did I start getting these feelings?

Wonho: He would know he liked you. At least, he knew he thought you were attractive, funny, and really kind. You had definitely attracted him with your personality and he admired you for your talents. But what he didn’t realise was just how deeply his adoration of you went. It would hit him when everyone was admiring you and someone might say something aloud that would suddenly make him realise he didn’t really like that others were thinking of you in the way that he was. He didn’t like the fact that there was someone else that looked at you the way he did. His smile would falter immediately, and he wouldn’t even be able to force himself to bring it back because his heart was in an uproar. He felt like only he was allowed to feel these things and think this way about you, and although he might not want to admit it to himself he knew why.

Why do I suddenly feel so strange?

Minhyuk: He had been affectionate with you from the beginning, it wasn’t really out of character so he didn’t think of it much. He might start to think of you at random moments or if something reminded him of you or a memory he shared with you. It might even stretch to the point where everything suddenly reminded him of you until he finally started coming to terms with his feelings for you. When the others were discussing their new stage outfits during a rehearsal, he might end up spilling his thoughts unknowingly.

“Y/n would really like the colour palette.”

Kihyun: “Why are you suddenly bringing up y/n?”

“Ah…”Whyam I talking about y/n all of a sudden?

Kihyun:It wasn’t really hard for him to dive deep into his own pool of feelings, but he had the tendency to swim around them when be couldn’t bring himself to catch them. He might not realise how attached he had become to you until he started spending all his free time doing whatever you wanted to do. It might finally wash right over him when you were out just having fun exploring when he might feel like he was drowning in your presence and his own feelings.

Y/n: “Kihyun! Take my picture!”

Has y/n always been this captivating?

Hyungwon:He usually faced his feelings head on, it was a hassle to hold back. But he felt very determined to think he merely enjoyed your company and it was nothing more. To be completely honest, he was just hesitant to accept everything because he wasn’t sure of your feelings and so he made this clueless facade a role he had to continue playing. He might even continue to be stubborn when his members realise it wasn’t just him liking you as a friend. It would take someone crossing a line to make him snap and realise his own feelings were a lot stronger than he was admitting. When everyone was gathered during a trip someone might flirt with you continuously, and you might be uncomfortable with the sudden forwardness and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold back getting involved.

The flirting person: “Since when have you been so protective of y/n? And why?”

Since…when? Why?

He might try avoiding your gaze, but the teasing that followed from his members would make things difficult.

It was just…instinctive.

Jooheon:He usually tried to play it cool around you, mainly because he wanted to distract from his blushing face and sweaty palms. But he had started thinking of you so much that he began unconsciously seeing you everywhere and involving you in everything. It was as if he couldn’t control his own mind when it came to you. So when he sat down to write out the lyrics to one of the songs he composed he might strike more chords than the ones in the composition.

Recording staff: “These lyrics are really specific, are they about someone in particular?”

“Someone in particular?” Why do these lyrics remind me of y/n?

I.M.:He was a bit awkward with expressing himself, and so he decided not to think too much of how his heart started to flutter whenever he was around you. Even if it had become obvious to his members he wouldn’t ever admit it unless he absolutely had to. So what would the others do? Obviously concoct a dramatic plan to make it look like you were in grave danger so when they told him in the middle of work that you were in trouble and he didn’t even think twice before rushing to you only to find out you were perfectly fine, it would force him to face his feelings.

My heart dropped so fast…I thought I was going to lose y/n…

@minseoksmarshmallow said to kpopgroupsreact:

Can I request BAP and Block B and Monsta X reacting to you having tattoos? If you don’t write for them no worries!!

Side note: I think only Wonho has tattoos? I’m not sure xD Just as a reminder, please know that I have no intentions to offend anyone and I’m simply writing what I think would be the case based off the info (very little from what we’re given) I can access about each person.

Shownu: He’s pretty open to new things, but tattoos are a bit of a taboo in South Korea. They aren’t that uncommon, but they also aren’t exactly everywhere and they do attract attention. He probably wouldn’t mind them too much if they were small, few and meaningful to you.

“Your tattoos? I don’t mind them.”

Wonho: Since he has a few himself, I don’t think he would mind at all. He might ask you what they meant for you out of curiosity and might even ask to get coupletattoos.

“We should both get ‘monbebes’ with a heart tattooed on our chests.”

Minhyuk: I think he might actually really like your tattoos, big or small, many or a few it didn’t really matter. He might even be a little jealous because he thinks tattoos wouldn’t look as good on him as they did on you. Although, at the same time he might worry a little about what others thought when they saw you with tattoos but he would always defend you.

“Y/n might look cooler and edgier with tattoos, but I’m the sexy, pretty one in this relationship so I think we’re balanced.”

Kihyun: I actually think he would be indifferent to them. He might say he thinks they look cool or something along those lines if you asked but otherwise I don’t really see him thinking too much of it.

“Your tattoos look cool in this one.”

Hyungwon: I’m honestly not sure? I think he wouldn’t really mind if you had tattoos, he might even think they’re cool but at the same time he might just label them as a ‘you’ thing and not a ‘him’ thing.

“I like them, y/n.”

Jooheon: I think he might not like tattoos that much, he seems like he would be in the “your body is sacred” group. He wouldn’t not like you because of them, but he might be persistent in persuading you to not get more.

“Even if you really want more I still think you should think it through a lot because it’s something that becomes a part of your body.”

I.M.: He probably likes them and think they suit you a lot. He’s pretty open to new things and although he might not jump on the tattoo boat, he might start getting more interested in it because of you.

Anonymous said to kpopgroupsreact: Please please do VIXX where they react to you getting bullied by a guy at work thank you

Featured Artist:SNUPER

N: He would initially be really upset you didn’t come to him from the start and even more upset that he had fallen for your lies about being alright even though he had been suspicious that something wasn’t right. He would find out who it was on his own and become far more protective of you. Suddenly, the bullying had ceased and it might take a while for you to find out it was because he had made sure to warn the bully to stay away from you. When you thanked him he would shrug it off as if it was obvious he would notice what was going on and do something about it whether you said something or not.

“When you’re in trouble y/n, you just come straight to me okay?”

Leo: There’s no talking involved after he finds out. The person would be pinned to the ground and there would have to be a lot of people to hold him back. *Leo glare*

This little piece of…

Ken: He gets angry easily but he isn’t the type to get confrontational with full force right away. His approach to dealing with the bully would be death glares and spending every single moment with you so you weren’t alone so the guy knew you weren’t going to be his victim anymore.

“Did he leave? That punk, if he tries anything when I’m gone just tell me y/n, I’ll pound him.”

Ravi:He’s a pacifist by heart, but when it comes to you he is incredibly protective. To the extent that he would already know the who, what, where, when and how. He wouldn’t really care about the why, he would be on that guy’s case and would make him stop no matter what it took.

“If you think I’m going to stand by and just let you push y/n around, then you are in for it punk.”

Hongbin:Hongbin is also more of a pacifist, calm type but he also has his moments. Especially when it concerns your safety. He might not notice until you appear visibly upset or worried and that would be enough for him to find out someome was making your life difficult and he would have a very serious talk with that person.

“I may look nice, but if you don’t stay away from y/n, this nice looking man is going to do some not so nice things to you, okay buddy?”

Hyuk: Hands are about to be thrown. He would be extremely mad about someone being forceful and bullying you, and he wasn’t going to stand for it. He would want to land a blow from the start but he knew it was better to not get violent. However, he would make it very clear to the person that was picking on you that this wasn’t going to go unpunished if they continued.

He has no idea who he’s messing with.

@minseoksmarshmallow said to kpopgroupsreact:

Can I request BAP and Block B and Monsta X reacting to you having tattoos? If you don’t write for them no worries!!

So, I’m not sure about the others but I know Zico, Taeil and Jaehyun have tattoos. Just as a reminder, please know that I have no intentions to offend anyone and I’m simply writing what I think would be the case based off the info (very little from what we’re given) I can access about each person.

Zico: I think he wouldn’t mind you having tattoos at all, in fact I can see him almost gushing over them. I think they would be something he loves talking with you about and he would even offer getting couple tattoos if you wanted because he was all for meaningful tatts.

“Should we get the day we met tattooed on our arms?”

Taeil: He has a lot of tattoos, as for you having tattoos I can see him finding things to relate with you. I think like Zico, he would even suggest getting coupletattoos.

“Next time, let’s get matching ones.”

B-Bomb:He’s a bit of a mystery, I can’t quite place him. I don’t think he would have any particular thoughts about your tattoos, he probably wouldn’t notice if they weren’t big ones or in obvious places.

U-Kwon: “What do you think of y/n’s tattoos?”

“Tattoos?” Y/n had tattoos?

Jaehyo:Even though he has a tattoo he probably would be apprehensive about them on you if they were really big and everywhere. I think he wouldn’t necessarily mind you having tattoos if they were special for you, but he might talk you out of getting more if you got them without a special reason.

“A-another one? Do you really need one? Is it for a special reason?”

U-Kwon: I feel as if he is very straightforward, so if he didn’t like your tattoos he would say it very openly. However, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t like you or that your tattoos keep him from loving you fully. He might even be completely indifferent to them, depending on what meaning they held for you.

“Oh, y/n’s tattoos? They’re cool.”

Kyung: He is a bit hard to place too, like B-Bomb. I think he wouldn’t really have many thoughts about your tattoos, if he liked a particular one he would point it out but otherwise I think he would be pretty indifferent. They were just a part of you so there wasn’t much for him to probe further about, you were you.

“Y/n has this small tattoo behind the ear, I thought it was really cute.”

P.O.: I have a feeling he considers the body to be a bit sacred, so he might not understand if you had tattoos but he would try to. If they made you happy, that’s all that mattered at the end of the day regardless of whether he liked them or not.

“If you like them, then that’s cool y/n. I just don’t like knowing that they probably hurt while you got them, but it’s your life.”

Anonymous said to kpopgroupsreact: Please make a reaction for iKON, BIG BANG or WINNER (whichever you would prefer, or all of them! up to you!) where they thought their girlfriend was cheating on them so they said some really mean things to her but she wasn’t and they found out and tried getting back together? I hope it makes sense, and thank you in advance! 

;-; I think I teared up a little listening to all these sad songs trying to get inspired for this reaction ;-;

Featured Artist: Noel

B.I.:You had been spending so much time at work, and with his own busy schedule he was frustrated that you never seemed to be free anymore whenever he was free. These feelings of frustration soon turned into the ugly suspicions he had that were growing in his mind. Why were you suddenly so wrapped up with so much work? Why weren’t you picking up his calls or replying to his messages as quickly as you used to? Who was dropping you off late every night from work and picking you up so early in the morning? These thoughts caused a rift between him and you and he couldn’t help but be a lot angrier when he spoke with you -which occurred less and less until one day you confronted him about it and the truth came out, and with it all of the poisonous thoughts that were circulating in his mind. After ending the relationship, he learned later on why you had been working so much when a colleague from work stopped by your apartment with a letter. It turned out you had been working extra hours so that you could request a leave from work early and join him on his upcoming tour. You had asked that colleague to pick and drop you off so that it could be a surprise for him. Those long days you came home tired just to meet his harsh glare and the awful words he had said to you when he accused you of being unfaithful made him feel like he had just been hit by a car. He would try contacting you only to find out you had requested a transfer to a foreign branch and were preparing to leave. He’d rush to the airport to find you.

How could I have been so stupid?

Jay/Jinhwan:He had never suspected you for even a heartbeat before. But with him touring around so much and you still being okay and always looking and sounding happy and carefree whenever he spoke to you or met up with you left him wondering if you missed him at all. It grew harder for him when you began to miss some of his calls, saying you fell asleep suddenly. You had always stayed awake despite the time differences just to talk while he was away for work. Why the sudden change? It only began to get worse, and that suspicion became an ugly twist inside him that kept him from thinking straight. He began to stop calling you entirely, and rarely replied to your messages. When he came back home after his last tour for a while you welcomed him back happily. But your smile that used to make him feel like he was the luckiest person in the world had become twisted in his eyes. So he decided to end things, and left a very confused and hurt you behind. It was a few weeks later when your best friend stormed into the rehearsal room furiously. You had been crying non-stop, confused and broken asking why he would want to break up with you when you had been so careful. You didn’t want him to be upset knowing how much you missed him and had tried your hardest to always be happy and smiling because that’s what he said he wanted to see you do the most. You had tried so hard to show him you were happy so he wouldn’t worry while he was away, even though you were so lonely and even lonelier when he stopped calling and replying to you.

I can’t believe I doubted y/n. I have to make things right.

Bobby: Things were strained between the two of you. More than they had been in a while. Even when he wasn’t busy with schedules and could spend time with you, it was as if his existence wasn’t even necessary for your life to continue. The truth was, it was incredibly hard for you to act as if everything was okay. But you were afraid that you would make him feel guilty if everytime you two spent together it seemed like him being away so much was breaking you. You were so lonely without him but you would never let him know because you didn’t want to add to his list of worries. He had enough things to stress about. But this detachment that you forced upon your relationship wasn’t doing what you had hoped, instead it was distancing you two to the point where he began to suspect you had found someone else that was keeping you company when he couldn’t. When things escalated to the point where he blew up and ended the relationship it would take days for him to cool down enough to wonder why he didn’t wait to hear you out. One of the members would have to talk to him about it and he would have to spend a lot of time thinking over his actions. So when he finally called you again he would be much calmer and tell you why he had ended things on such a note and would urge you to open up about things. When you finally told him why you had been acting less attached to him the guilt would be overwhelming. He would suggest starting again after apologising for doubting you.

Why didn’t I just talk things through with y/n from the start?

Song/Yunhyeong: You had been spending more and more time with your friends because he was always so busy, and unintentionally it seemed like you weren’t prioritising your relationship with him over someone else while he was doing everything he could to make you the most important person in his life. He isn’t the type to blow up and he also doesn’t seem like the kind of person to make rash decisions. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t get angry. His anger would be the silent type which made things a lot worse. You would have to be the one to confront him about why he was so upset and short with you and that was when he would release all the thoughts crashing around in his head. He would question you and your faithfulness, pointing out all the things that had caused him to reach that conclusion. Although you knew that you had been spending more time with your friends, it was because you wanted him to not worry about you being lonely and wanted him to be able to focus on work. His accusations against your commitment to him and your relationship were so hurtful that you couldn’t keep the pain bottled up. You offered to end things if he felt he couldn’t trust you and that would startle him. You had said it with such intensity and the tears streaming down your face would be enough to melt him on the spot and dissolve any doubts he had been harbouring.

“I’m sorry y/n, I didn’t communicate with you…I just ended up hurting you more and more…please don’t leave me…”

DK/Donghyuk: You two always made time for one another, there were occasions where you or he had to cancel on certain plans but both of you would always make it up to one another. However, the workload for you two had increased and while you two had promised to continue making time for one another, it had been extra difficult for you to do so. He would try to be understanding but the frustrations of you continuously not being able to make time would make him question you. He would be quick to blow up and it would be quite sudden and unexpected for you. But even though he was rash, he would calm down faster than the others and would rethink his actions and whether he had been right within a day. He knew he hurt you and he knew how important it was to talk through this, and he regretted not trusting your relationship enough.

“I know I made a mistake, and I didn’t think this through before I said all those things to you…I want this to work y/n, please work through this with me.”

Ju-ne/Junhoe: You had been increasingly involved with a few new people you had met and spent time with while he had been promoting abroad with his group. Although it was just you making new friends he couldn’t help thinking you had grown more attached to another person and that you didn’t even miss him. These ugly feelings grew and one day while you two were on the phone he got angry that you hadn’t even bothered to contact him earlier that day when you promised you would, and that was when he accused you of cheating on him. You would be shocked because you had called him but his manager had said he was busy until later that night so you didn’t call again. But you were also angry too and you couldn’t believe he had just accused you of being unfaithful. When you both angrily decided to end things it would be later when he returned home that his manager would ask him if you two had spoken again and reveal how he had asked you to not call until later that day. The car ride back would be a confusing and guilt ridden hell ride for him and he would break down, knowing how much he had wronged you he would know exactly where he was headed from the airport.

I have to apologise for being such a jerk, I can’t believe I did that to y/n.

Chan/Chanwoo: You never forgot to call him or text him and he did the same, and this was something you both were really proud of considering how difficult it was to balance work and your relationship. But, like with every relationship, there were struggles. It was due to his promotion period being extended that he had to cancel on so many plans, and that left you with nothing to do so to not let the loneliness get you down your friends had decided to make you go out and hang with them because you weren’t as busy with work. However, this caused you to sometimes forget to text him back although you always picked up his calls. You never seemed lonely or sad on the phone either and while he knew he should be glad you were okay with the sudden change in his work schedule he couldn’t help but be jealous and upset. He wasn’t the type to let his anger overwhelm him but there were conflicting emotions so one day he just decided to stop calling and texting and you had grown concerned. When you finally tried contacting him enough to get a reply, all you got back was a text saying he’s ending the relationship and when you rushed to see him in person to ask why he would meet you with cold indifference saying you already knew the reason, and that you already had someone to keep you happy even if he wasn’t there. You would be so upset that you would storm away and it would be a few days later that the members and your friends would speak to him and make him realise that you would never betray him. After his head was cleared he would feel so guilty and felt like his broken world was being crushed into dust.

“Hyung…I was so wrong…will y/n ever forgive me?”