(episode comment) the unaware atelier master episode 2

Definitely way oblivious of his own ability that kept surprising Yulishia and other people around him. Yup, that's Kurt, alright. But seriously, I really wonder where he came from and the village that he originated. A lot of the things he would do was normal for him and yet, outside of it, they were incredible feats that wasn't easily achieve by any normal person. Guess that concluded Kurt overall. He was never normal to begin with. And yet his former party really ignored him and threw him out.

He was definitely another case of someone "useless" being thrown out of the party. Only for the party members realizing later on that he had been the most important part of their team. Maybe the real difference for this one is that (1) he really had no idea about the extent of his own abilities, and (2) he has way too low self-esteem. Possibly something ingrained after joining the team and spending time with them, being treated like trash. Then again, I have no idea at the moment. Maybe one of the episodes could show us some backstory about Kurt. Hopefully, they do show something like that.

New characters were introduced. One was an Atelier Master and the other was a princess. Kurt's first encounter with the princess showed another aspect of Kurt's obliviousness and I'm not sure if it's something to be happy about. All of the people who slowly saw Kurt's true potential were all females, by the way. I don't know why I ended up noticing that. Was it intended, by the way? Maybe I'll find answers some other time. Hopefull, there would be a proper explanation or something could still change as the series progresses.

(episode comment) the brilliant healer's new life in the shadows episode 1

Okay... So this was... a bit different from what I was expecting. I mean, one thing is sure, the format didn't follow the ones that I've read in the light novel. I've only read Volume 1, by the way. So at least, in a way, I know how the story goes. I think this episode started right around the middle part where the three gang leaders (as I'd like to prefer to them) were already swooning around Zenos. Lily was already in his care and Camilla was... always there in that house that Zenos was now using as his base of operation.

Even so, I don't mind the difference made. This was only the first episode. They must have done some sort of pattern on the sequence of the scenarios here. Not sure if that was even a good idea. But let's see.

I don't recall ever reading about Til and how her master was treating her in the light novel. But it was a bit similar to Lily's backstory, if I remember it right. Or maybe not. I don't know what to make of that. But I think, in a way, she would appear again in the series to see Zenos. At first, I thought it was Lily. Until I saw the appearance of the girl. Lily wasn't a beastskin.

Come to think of it, was there even a part of the light novel that showed anything about the possession? I don't recall Zenos dealing with anything like that there. Was this a scene exclusive to the anime? I mean, they tend to do that, at times.

In any case, the start was good for me. I think I should be treating this a little bit different from the light novel if they started it this way. Let's see what the next episode will offer.

(episode comment) no. 1 sentai gozyuger episode 7

If I'm going to be honest, I'm more concerned about the next episode than this one. Not sure why. Maybe the preview and the information I saw on Tumblr should be the ones I have to blame for that.

Of course, this was one crazy episode again. Not that I expect anything less than that, considering the dynamic of the team that — until the Professor pointed it out — wasn't exactly acting like a proper team at the moment. I didn't realize that only the Gozyuger was the complete team in that universe, though. Does that mean, it was something similar to what happened to the Sentai members in Gokaiger before? Did the Universe War did the same not just to the Robots (or Sentai Giants, as I'd prefer to call them), but also to the members that controlled them?

More questions again. Sorry.

Sumino was just annoyed the whole time, and it showed. Not sure if I should laugh at that or not. Of course, maybe Rikuo was just unbearable to her. Then again, he never really left her even when she was already pushing him away bluntly. Maybe there was a reason for that. There was probably more to Rikuo than just a person who wanted to become a Number One Idol that brings smile to people. What he went through for him to be forced out of the spotlight was something that was already a usual thing for people in the entertainment industry to go through. And yet, here he was, still aiming to reach higher in his chosen profession even with all that he went through about the baseless rumors that spread.

Even though she was an enemy, I love seeing Bouquet fangirling even more for Rikuo. I wonder what will happen when she finds out that he was an enemy and one of the Ring Warriors. I also found it fascinating that Meguru did the Zyuranger transformation pose at some point when he started to Engage. Of course, I think the battle would be even more intense now that Garyudo ha appeared. Yikes!

I was so sure that the actor who played Ousai Meguru was familiar but I couldn't point it out at first. Until I saw on the internet that he was, indeed, an actor that I've been familiar with. I think he was more known as a stage actor, though. This is the second time I saw a stage actor participate in any Toku franchise. And to think they were the actors I saw in several productions of Mankai Stage. The first one appeared in multiple episodes in Kamen Rider Geats as Kyuun/Kamen Rider Kyuun. And now, the second one is Professor Ousai Meguru, also selected as a Ring Warrior. I wonder if 'that person' will participate in any of the Toku shows someday. I'd definitely want to see it.

(episode comment) the gorilla god's go-to girl episode 1

I really don't know what to expect with this anime. Although I have to say, I'm already itching to read the web novel version. Maybe some other time. For this episode, it sure was a good start. Though let me say this one issue I found in Sophia.

She was an overthinker and also a pessimistic one. Kind of annoying to see her get ahead of herself in her mind, especially after the Gorilla God chose her. I guess she wasn't taught to be a little agressive when it comes to dealing with people. But maybe that's why she was given such a blessing. Maybe that's why the Gorilla God chose her, for some reason. Then again, I'd better not get ahead of myself about the events that would come in the next episodes. Who knows what else could happen.

I already like the headmaster, by the way. Easygoing, but also considerate. I mean, he didn't even look surprised when the results of Sophia's blessing came. But of course, most headmasters hide a lot of things from the students. Let's see what this old man hides — if there was even such a thing.

One thing is sure, though. It looks like she caught the attention of Louis. And it seems like Isaac would be someone who could be a close friend to Sophia. As for Eddie... Not really sure at the moment.

(episode comment) the unaware atelier master episode 1

So... new anime, huh? But I just realized that I was a week too late to start since I saw that there were already two episodes posted. Yikes! But hey, at least I started.

I... don't have much to say about the start. Except... Is Kurt really that unaware and very naive about his own abilities? I mean, it also looked like he was naive about almost everything in life. Not sure what to make of that first realization on the first half of the first episode. But the people around her began to take notice. And yes, it could lead to something dangerous if he wasn't careful.

So this was the typical "got kicked out of a team/party and eventually realizing I'm much more powerful than my previous teammates" kind of story. But according to what I've read in Wiki, Kurt's excessive abilities doesn't extend to anything related to combat. I wonder why, though. And especially the village where he came from where he and everyone there does things that were obviously considered abnormal to many people. What kind of people were they, anyway?

Not many things to say here other than the fact that it was a good start.

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 12

Now that is a little bit intense for an episode. But even when I was reading the web novel, I felt the same way. So no surprise there. But at least we're progressing here, especially when Niberune (this was how it was spelled in the anime while in the web novel, it was spelled Nibelung) woke up and glowed like that. I forgot who the voice was, even when I knew I read the web novel. So I'll not worry myself about that in the meantime. The answer will come as I continue watching, anyway.

Cutting a human doesn't really feel right regardless of the reason. And in two episodes already, Marina was feeling it. Not that I would know what that feels, though. To be honest, when I first read this, it bothered me. But this was the clear issue about the dungeon that I clearly remember from reading this part in the web novel. The issues that Silk and Rain mentioned didn't stay in my mind, for some reason. But I didn't think that twilight seemed to have some effect on those who would encounter it in a dungeon as mysterious as that shown in Glad Shi-im and even in Achromatic Darkness. Crazy, huh?

And now, the culling had began. Now Yuke has a bigger duty to fulfill on this one. Him, a hero? That's something that he wouldn't usually accept, obviously. In this case, though, he doesn't have much of a choice. He was chosen for the role by someone who knew about the Twilight City. Of course, I don't remember how this arc would end, to be honest. Now let's see what exactly will happen as this goes on.

By the way, I only noticed it when I watched the opening credits in full. But they actually included Jamie in the party. I did know that she would be joining, but unsure at which point she would. But I knew it's within this arc. I haven't read that point in the web novel, by the way, as I stopped for some reason I can't remember now. But this is better for now since I would be able to watch this second arc of the anime with no knowledge from the original material. I know I'd still read the web novel, but maybe not at the moment. So you could say that I'd be able to watch this in a blank slate — if that was even the right term for that.

(episode comment) kaitou sentai lupinranger vs keisatsu sentai patranger episode 1

Okay. This is actually one of the series in the franchise that I haven't watched when it was airing. And I'm actually doing it now, for some reason. I still have Kiramager, Zenkaiger, Donbrothers, King-ohger, and Boonboomger. I'm more focused on the recent ones, by the way. I still don't know why I stopped watching Sentai for several years, if I'm being honest right now. But I kind of put that to a stop when since — as you can see in this blog — I've been posting episode comments on Gozyuger. Now let's see if I can keep up with this.

As for the series that I haven't watched at all (without considering the older ones prior to Boukenger), maybe I'll do the same thing as the one I'm going to do here. Who knows. I'm still unsure. 

The concept of two teams in one series was indeed unique, I'm not going to lie about that. I mean, they were really able to pull it off. But why make them sort of rivals, by the way? At least, it's that part that I guess you could say I don't like in more ways than one. But heck! It looks like they love making tensions in this type of genre.

The thieves, especially Kairi, sure likes taunting the police, for some reason. But yeah, he does act like a brat in this. Keiichiro, I think, will be a consistent hothead throughout the series. Not that it was new when it comes to red rangers. I thought at first that this would be like the usual "defeat the enemy in the first episode" kind of thing and then move on. But boy, I was proven wrong.

Especially when the police gained the ability to transform like the thieves. Seems like they never expected that from the police. Then again, you needed a greater fire power to deal with the Ganglers. At the moment, the Lupinrangers had that advantage. But now, the Patrangers now stood on equal footing as the Lupinrangers in terms of fire powers to fight the real enemies. With that, it's obvious that the chase is on.

【episode comment】no. 1 sentai gozyuger episode 6

April Fool's Day... But this one isn't a prank. Or at least, it was just a game for Tokonatsu since he decided to side with the No-One after getting fired as a Prime Minister. Kind of crazy how things turned out here, you know.

I love the interaction between Hoeru and Ryugi on the first part. Especially when Ryugi was making Hoeru walk while he was holding the back of his clothes. For some reason, a lot of people say that they wanted this one to be a running gag of the show. I mean, I do agree on that one since Hoeru looked like a runaway puppy. As Sumino already pointed out. 😂😂

So one thing is sure now. That woman who said things to Hoeru about not making wishes was not his mother. But someone who was with him in the homeworld of No-One together with his brother. This must have hurt him to some extent, especially after returning home, only to see that your family moved on without you. Then again, I can't blame the parents on this one, as well. Ten years is way too long. Hoeru must have wished and wished, only for his wishes to remain ungranted. I really don't know what to think with this backstory, though. At least, in the end of this crazy shenanigans, Tokonatsu got his wish to have a friend whom he considered as his equal. But Hoeru would definitely have second thoughts about having a friend as hyperactive as this guy, though.

But this episode showed something about one common theme among the ring warriors that appeared so far — at least those with longer interaction with the Gozyugers. Loneliness. Though I have to question Rikuo's take on this one, by the way. Maybe next week's episode will show something about that.

So another Bridan general appeared to attack everyone. And Fire Candle seems to have taken a sort of rivalry with Hoeru while Bouquet... was just busy fangirling. Can't blame her on that one. 😂 First appearance of Tega Sword Black. The last part was definitely surprising since this is the first time that any of the Sentai Giants (as I'd like to call it) appeared. There is a possibility that the Gozyugers were not even aware of their existence. But does it have to appear with a cape, by the way? Just something I thought was a bit fascinating.

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 11

Finally get to doing this before I end up not doing it at all. But why is it that this episode seemed to be going a bit fast than how it was in the web novel? I'm pretty sure Clover still explored the inside of Glad Shi-im before encountering Loge. And it was supposed to be a little bit similar to a ruin, not a ghost town. Not sure if they were supposed to mean the same at this point, though.

Of course, that issue with Rain's relatives trying to get her to return to them just to practically sell her off and marry her off to a prince. The first time I read this, though, I was so ready to hate the people involved here. But, yeah. Looks like Yuke still has some plan left in his sleeves. In my opinion, though, this only solidifies fans' expectations that Yuke and Rain are going to end up together. Then again, the web novel almost mentioned that part. So who knows what they will do in this adaptation.

Things are going to get crazy in the next episode, it seems. Especialy with that cliffhanger, although I do remember that they were supposed to encounter that thing in a church and not by the entrance of that city-like dungeon. Hmm... More differences, huh? Oh, well. Let's see what happens.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 12

The last episode! I can't believe it. I actually reached this far in doing this. I mean, I rarely finish reviewing an entire series like this before, you know. So this is indeed an achievement for me.

Then again, this series was definitely a cliffhanger for me and would definitely in need of Season 2 just to see more adventures of Kenzaburo as Grace. Like what she said in her last line here — her journey as the villainess has just began. If there was even a light novel version of this, or even just the web novel version, then I could continue reading this. But alas, that's not the case here.

So this episode basically showcased the events leading up to the play that the student council had prepared for the festival. And several questions were answered... in a way. One was about Anna's mother who attended the festival. It looked like Grace's father knew her, from the looks of it. But she was playing mysterious here. And then Grace's mother who appeared to be more than aware of what was going on with Grace prior to the presentation of the play. Not to mention, the indication that Jacqueline Auvergne appeared to have some sort of precognitive ability, if Kenzaburo had to analyze everything that had transpired. And of course, that rainbow orb that Jacqueline (who looked eerily similar to Grace) was talking to. What the heck was that? For some reason, it has similar voice to Prince Lucas, for some reason.

At least, the play went well. So does the campus festival. But even through all her effort of staying away from Anna and anything that could cause another intimacy boosts aimed at her, Grace seemed to have underestimated all of her efforts and deeds that has transpired ever since Kenzaburo reincarnated inside her. Even with all of that, all's well that ends well for all of them, I guess.

Now I really want a second season soon for this anime. I enjoyed it, overall. Without a doubt. I might read the manga, but maybe some other time.

【episode comment】no. 1 sentai gozyuger episode 5

This was a bit more serious than the previous episode. But it did make me realize that there seems to be conditions to accessing Tega Sword's power to Engage. At least, that's what I noticed about Sumino's case in this episode. You got to have a true (and maybe also pure) reason to fight and receive Tega Sword's power. Sumino lost that reason because of her desperation to find her sister who had been missing for so long. I initially thought that she was gone for only a year or so. But eight years? That's already a long time.

And that clue she mentioned about the kidnapper. Why did they have to show Rikuo with the gray eyes as soon as she said those words? I mean, seriously? Their rivalry over getting the rings even when they were supposed to be teammates already was intense enough as it was. And now this? You've got to be kidding me. To think we're only on the 5th episode.

At least they're gathered... for now. The next episode would definitely be a crazy one since they would be dealing with the Prime Minister who just turned into a terrorist? There has to be something going on behind the scenes here, even if it was to have the fruition of the PM's desire — whatever that would be. Now let's see how Hoeru and the others would have to deal with this in the next episode. 😁✌️

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 10

So this is basically just a preparation for the adventure that Clover would be encountering in that new dungeon in a new city. It was called Duna, which was a trade city, and no name was ever made to that new dungeon. I still managed to read this part in the web novel version, so I'm still keeping up.

I still found one part funny about Yuke saying that Marina and the others as his wives — or specifically, his property — just so they wouldn't be taken by some Samultarian people. Not sure if they were adventurers or knights or something else. I guess I wasn't paying attention when I was watching it.

In my opinion, Clover looked like they were given some sort of preferential treatment by the guild even before they arrived, considering that the Guild Master Maniella had prepared everything for Yuke and the girls. By the way, I really imagined Maniella as a lot wrinkly and sort of short. So she didn't resonate with me the first time I saw her in this episode. But hey, she was capable, without a doubt.

I did notice, though, that the ending song was changed. I guess this was an indication of a new story arc that would be unfolding, considering that Jamie was in the sequence and the girl Nibelung. Honestly, I imagined her a bit younger when I was reading this arc. But let's see what the heck was actually happening at this point since this arc was just starting. 😁✌️

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 11

Second to the last episode. I never thought I'd be able to consistently do this for one show, you know. But hey, I made it!

Now things got a little bit trickier here that added more pressure to Grace, even as Kenzaburo. All because of the script that Grace's mother, Jacqueline Auvergne, hs written 30 years ago. And to think no one had actually performed that script for that long, if I interpreted Francette's words right. That's crazy, you know. This has only made Grace's mother a bigger mystery here, to be honest.

As for the play that the student council would perform, they really had to do gender-swapping on this. And it seems to me that it was like a gender-bender version of "The Prince and the Pauper" with hints of magic and stuff. Gosh, that makes it even more confusing with the soul-swappind the like. This has just gotten even more chaotic. The real problem now would be Grace as she would recite her lines when she had to act as Toby and the other casts unable to actually practice properly. Then the real pressure would come because it looked like Grace's mother would be attending the scampus festival for the sake of watching the play. Talk about real pressure!

Now let's see if Grace would be able to really pull this off somehow. 😁✌️

【poem】Where Love Chose To Stay

So this is the poem I wrote for the third part of "I'll Hold On To You". It's another villanelle and maybe I'll be making this a pattern for each arc of the stort. This was (I think) describing a bit more about the emotions that the pair were dealing with as they (finally) come in terms with their feelings for each other.

Here's the poem:

Here's to that love that bloomed between us since day one
As I whisper more I-love-you's now that I can hold you like this
The flowers that conveyed my feelings smiled at us with the sun

The world becomes scary as soon as I turned my back to run
But I want to hold your hand more so I won't ever miss
Here's to that love that bloomed between us since day one

Our past will give us more pain and won't let it be done
Yet your smile that's meant for me gives my heart so much bliss
The flowers that conveyed my feelings smiled at us with the sun

More nightmares continue to haunt me that I can't outrun
But hearing your voice soothes my heart before I could even notice
Here's to that love that bloomed between us since day one

Even as I continue choosing you, life with me won't always be fun
But every darkness that surrounds me, I can fend them off with your kiss
The flowers that conveyed my feelings smiled at us with the sun

Another journey begins now that we become each other's special someone
And love chose to stay with us as it burns brighter for us to cherish
So here's to that love that bloomed between us since day one
The flowers that conveyed my feelings smiled at us with the sun

【poem】Now That You're Here

New villanelle alert! Yes, I made another one. This is still for my story arc division and a sort of summary for the story arc of "I'll Hold On To You". I didn't think I'd start making this a habit, for real. But I guess this is a good outlet, whether I admit it or not.

And of course, more things that I can post here as part of variations that I intend to do here in my blog. 😊✌️

Here's the poem:

We start our new journey here, now that you're here with me
With each smile and hug that makes our hearts beat fast
As this love that remains hidden continues to bloom for us to see

I can't believe that everything led us here with glee
But here we are, together with you as someone I can trust
We start our new journey here, now that you're here with me

In your eyes, I envision a beautiful future that feels so free
In your embrace, I imagine a life in which my heart I can entrust
As this love that remains hidden, continues to bloom for us to see

Since you came to my life, I wish to the stars reflected in the sea
All I ever want was for these beautiful moments between us to last
We start our new journey here, now that you're here with me

Let me forget the worries in my heart that I still carry
Even without knowing what continues to hover in our past
As this love that remains hidden, continues to bloom for us to see

Each day between us may not always be a one big party
But in time, we know that our life together will be a blast
We start our new journey here, now that you're here with me
As this love that remains hidden continues to bloom for us to see

【poem】The Pain That Brought Us Here

I'm pretty sure I was in 3rd year college (maybe 2nd semester) when I last wrote a villanelle — mainly for a school project. I think the subject was World Literature and we were tasked to create poems using the different styles. We had to do haiku, sonnet, quatrain... Those kinds of poems.

But the one that really stuck with me was the villanelle. I don't know why, but that was the poem I enjoyed writing the most back then.

By the way, that was back in either 2012 or 2013 ( I really can't recall the year I wrote that). And now, after more than a decade, I finally got to write another one. Wow!

I placed this as an introduction for the first story arc of "I'll Hold On To You" and I only placed a bouquet emoji as a chapter title. But I'm making it different here.

Here's the poem:

We met when each of us were in pain
As if it felt like reality was never there
I never thought we'd be freed from it ever again

It all started abruptly, even fate can't explain
Yet the flowers still tell us it's a destiny that's rare
We met when each of us were in pain

All efforts we do to get out seems to be in vain
But we knew that we both have to be aware
I never thought we'd be freed from it ever again

Can we still believe in a freedom that we can attain?
We knew we can, even when it's becoming heavy to bear
We met when each of us were in pain

Each of the hurt we run away from gives our heart the stain
But it's making us the people we are that's beyond compare
I never thought we'd be freed from it ever again

I don't know where our journey will lead us in between its sun and rain
But we have each other now, as if life answered our one great prayer
We met when each of us were in pain
I never thought we'd be freed from it ever again

Just started that new journal! Crazy that I'm already on my 15th journal when I couldn't even finish one journal when I was studying. But here I am! And it really feels amazing.

I only realized that I never paid attention to the number of days that I've been journaling lately. I even feared that I missed another journaling milestone again. I might have to check my notebook once again for me to be able to check.

I just continued counting words on my quotes list and added more lyrics prompts on that other list. Yikes! I'm really giving myself a lot more to work on with what I'm doing.

Finally finished watching all episodes of Rescue Mediums that I downloaded. Man, that was one crazy watching marathon for me. But at least I'm done with it.

[wrote something around this part, but choosing not to type it down. 😁✌️]

We were all busy preparing for the early black-out tomorrow. I mean, from 5 AM to 5 PM? I still have to cook rice for my sister's lunch box around that time using a rice cooker. So the solution? I need to cook rice an hour earlier. I don't mind boiling water for her bath at the usual time since it doesn't use electricity, anyway.

Well, I've finally watched "Royal-ish" and here I am, just repeating scenes I liked. Now let's see if I could read the book version soon. Sure, there would still be differences. But I still want to see.

Why do I feel sleepy the whole day? I didn't even realize I fell asleep until my mom woke me up. Weird. 😕

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 9.5

Honestly, I wasn't even planning on watching this when I realized that this was just going to be a recap of the first arc. But here I am, writing down this short episode comment. They actually made it like a livestream and an interview-like feature on Clover. Which is kind of amusing, by the way.

There's nothing much to say, though, as it was, in fact, just a recap of what happened. Mainly focusing on reintroducing the members of Clover without ever mentioning the other parties, even the scandals and such. I thought they would mention that, but didn't. So this was just like featuring the new adventure party that really rose from below with their skills and achievements as a party.

So, yes. This was just a light one to watch. Nothing disheartening or even annoying. They actually had to do interview and such. This one featured Rain, Marina, and even Yuke made an appearance near the end.

Now, let's see what the next episode is going to feature. But if I'm going to be honest, I haven't even finished reading the web novel version of the next arc to be featured here. So you could say that I'll be watching it with no clue how it would end in both the anime version and the web novel version.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 10

Half part was about summer vacation and the other part was the preparation for the academy's campus festival. Both parts were chaotic in more ways than one. That's all I can say about this.

But both parts does show/mention the two girls' respective mothers. And both does air some sort of mystery in each of them. Like, when Anna's mother was able to point out the "commoner" disguise that Grace had put on when she visited Anna's hometown. And then there's the issue about Grace's mother that Kenzaburo hasn't met yet because the storyline mentioned that she was recuperating in a villa. I did read some interesting theory about Grace's mother, though. But honestly, I doubt if I'd be able to learn much about it in this season. Then again, we'll see.

At least, their preparation for the campus festival was going well. And then there's the plan to make a cross-dressing play, based on the hidden rule that Grace's mother had surprisingly formed during her time as the student body president. Now let's see how this will actually turn out. Or if this will even succeed.

【silent vlog】recording in the morning

This was just something random while I put the dogs out for their usual morning routine. I mean, the sun was rising and it was beautiful. So, yeah. You could say that this was a spur-of-the-moment kind of silent vlog I decided to create and post.

I just realized something today. I never really gave a damn care about what was happening in the politics of the country. I mean, the former president was arrested and basically exiled in The Netherlands. And maybe a large rally (with the possibility of another People Power?) could occur because of what happened. This info was something I only obtained because my mom won't stop talking about it since it started. I mean, yikes! Seriously?

(*something I don't intend anyone to read was originally in this spot*)

I don't know why, but I felt like I wanted to sleep the whole day. I just wanted to lie down and sleep. That doesn't usually happen to me and I couldn't help questioning what was going on. I felt like I walked the whole day without rest. Weird.

Watched some more episodes of Rescue Mediums that was on my phone. But I think I've only watched about 4 or 5. Not exactly too many. But this will do.

One more page and I'd be able to fill that journal up. Finally! But I'll celebrate once I actually got to write on it. Right?

Starte reading a new light novel called "They Don't Know I'm Too Young For The Adventurer's Guild" and I was able to read 46% of it. I mean, it's okay. I'm liking it in a way. Not sure if that even mean anything clear.

Ended up changing the covers of the original stories I posted on Wattpad. You could say that it would allow people/readers to distinguish which are fanfictions and what are the original ones. That means there would be no visual casts or anything like that on the original stories.

Went out to go to the market to buy ingredients for palitaw and burgers. Yup, that's what we had for dinner.

TP's day-off today. She was the one who made dinner tonight. Also the one who washed the dishes.

Watched episodes of Rescue Mediums. Though I have no idea how many episodes I watched today.

Uninstalled FGO and yes, it was indeed distracting me with my productivity and my writing.

I did start writing a one-shot fanfic featuring Sousuke/Saki. Managed to write a page today. I'm happy with that.

Downloaded lots of episodes of Rescue Mediums and watched some more of them. I don't know why I decided to watch this show, though. But I'm loving it.

[wrote something here, but i won't show it]

I'm lost. I'm actually feeling lost on what to write. Or maybe I couldn't get into writing mode again. And honestly, that's not good at all. I shouldn't be like this. I shouldn't be feeling that way. But at the moment, I have no idea what to do.

I added margins to one of the journal notebooks that I just opened tonight. I actually just need to use one of my micron pens and completely consume it after two years (or probably more). And then there's also my blue sign pen that I intended to use now for the same thing. I really shouldn't be buying pens that I wouldn't fully use in the end. I need to do something about this. 😐

【episode comment】no. 1 sentai gozyuger episode 4

Okay! Now I finally caught up in both watching and writing my comment on this series. As per usual, this was another chaotic episode. I mean, an old man who reverted back to his younger self? Or wait. Was that how it happened or something else was in the play? Hmm... Maybe I'll figure it out when the other episodes aired.

But before that, it seems that there was something wrong with Sumino since she couldn't transform for some reason. And that lawyer she confronted was definitely not looking like a good guy at all. He looked like those easily bribable (if there was even such a word) lawyers who would do anything to cover up a case for a price. And there's also the Prime Minister. He does seem like a good guy now. But who knows what will happen in the long run.

Now back to that old man Joji. It was still crazy that Tega Sword chose him. I get it that he hasn't live his life the way he wanted to because of the responsibility of raising a family. But it looks like his wife, before she passed, actually told him what he has to do now that she finally lived her life and left it. Not sure if that was even the right way to phrase it, though. That dream of living his life the way he wanted to — I don't think his family even knew about it. Which was why his grandson talked to him that way at first (without knowing that he was the grandfather). But as his son said, he was stubborn. He would do what he wanted, even with several people getting in the way. And now he was starting to do it, although he has to do it using a different persona.

As for Hoeru... he was a bit surprising, sometimes. No matter how he looked like he was bored out of his life, it seems like he was perceptive about life in a way. Though I couldn't help wondering what happened to his family for him to become like that — a man with no wishes for him or anything else. Even when there was a glimpse of his mother actually contributing to that because of her words, there has to be something else. Something big for that to become her perception about wishes and dreams that she even passed it on to her son. Well, maybe we'll see that in the upcoming episodes.

Thank goodness! Now I just have to focus on commenting on each episodes without getting late this time. See you in the next entry. Ciao!

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 9

This one was just a light episode. Maybe you could say that it was the calm before the storm. I don't remember a particular part where Jamie actually joined the celebration in the web novel. But I like this little addition to the anime version. I do know that she and Yuke were talking about their own thoughts about each other before Mamal even mentioned about the new dungeon in the other town. But there was never a mention about six-leaf clover or something. Nene officially joining Clover was just briefly mentioned in the last part of the first episode/story arc of the web novel. It seems that they lengthened it a little bit in this anime episode. So I think that's good.

I don't really have much to say about this episode, except that it was calm and the girls just hanging out. By the way, I think Rain's getting more points towards getting closer to Yuke. Or have I stated it the right way? I'm not really sure. But let's see what kind of dungeon would be featured in the next arc. I really feel that a new arc would start next week.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 9

Just a lot more weird stuff going on in the academy and the student council had to do something about it. Even when Grace was trying to do things lay low, some of what she was doing only ended up increasing the intimacy boost of the characters towards her. Not exactly a villainess thing to experience, but there was nothing she could do about it. After all, the differences in knowledge in the world where Kenzaburo came from and the world that the otome game was set is one factor for that to occur.

It's good to see more of Hinako's perception about the game and the changes that happened now that her dad is in that world. Just a question, by the way. Did she already graduate from high school or even college? I mean, the amount of time she would spend playing the game and keeping up with her dad's actions there as Grace is seriously huge. I mean, she could pause and all. But who knows what else was happening for her to be able to keep up with her dad's antics.

As per usual, this was an amusing episode. Especially for the love interests who were trapped in the cube. Not sure if I should give any credit to Prince Lucas for actually becoming the reason why they were trapped in that rubik's cube, anyway. By the way, was he really like that? Playful, mischievous and sort of an airhead? Why do I feel that it was just an act or something? But since I have no way of knowing at the moment, let's just leave him as he was.

【episode comment】no. 1 sentai gozyuger episode 3

Well, that was... still weird for me. But it was definitely intensifying in terms of their battle for gathering the rings. I didn't realize that I would see the black ranger girl in this part, though. Of course, I later learned that her name was Ichikawa Sumino and that she was aiding the Prime Minister, for some reason. And that Prime Minister was one of those who has a Sentai Ring. Definitely one thing that was strange for me. And that she was also watching the other 3 Gozyugers, enough to question them as to why they were working together when they were supposed to be enemies because of the goal to gather all the rings.

In a way, this episode's theme was a bit controversial for me because it has something to do with popularity. Kind of crazy, but it does show a lot of what people do just to achieve it. At least, that's what I noticed. And then there was Bouquet, who I thought was a bit uptight at first. I didn't think she would immediately become starstrucked with Rikuo. That was something I found amusing in this episode.

So this time, Rikuo used Tega Sword and made it become Tega Sword Blue. I still think that there could be a way for the five of them to pilot Tega Sword in a way. Maybe I'd be able to see it in the upcoming episodes when all five were finally gathered together and actually starts working together. But I have a feeling that it would still be a long shot.

Another strange thing — Gozyu Eagle. The cast featured was young. So what the heck happened when they introduced him as an old man here? What was going on? So I guess something happened for the cast to change — at least for this green warrior — from an old man to being a teenager who... seems to dress like an old man. Old-fashioned, so to speak.

Okay. Maybe that's all I have to write here about this episode for now.

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 8

This is crazy, not gonna lie. So you could say that this is one of the final battles for this anime. At least, that's what I was aware of, if I were to base it on what I read at the web novel version. I mean, saving Jamie from the Achromatic Darkness after nearly escaping death, so to speak, is definitely a mission worth considering since she did what she could to save Yuke and the other Clover members from Simon's insanity. Of course, there were also other stuff worth considering, especially when they finally realized the true nature of that particular dungeon. Now they had to enter it one last time before the guild finally seal it to rescue Jamie. But before that, it was so satisfying to watch Rain beat up Besio and place the collar on him. And of course, that last spell that Yuke put on that fatty annoying jerk just to make sure he would stay away from Rain.

The one thing that I noticed about this anime version was the amount of (possibly) gory details that were present in the web novel, but not in this version. Especially about the part where Simon was basically a zombie with some of his internal organs coming out and stuff. Crazy, right? But yes, it was more gruesome in the web novel. Perhaps it was because of the way it was described that the production had to consider some stuff to put in the anime version, just to be on the safe side, so to speak.

The one about Yuke firing Prismatic Missile on Simon was probably the turning point of this, in both versions. But if I have to say so myself, Yuke's anger on the web novel was more intense than how it was shown in the anime. I mean, he fired the most powerful (if not the most complete) version of that spell not only because of the dark magic he received by becoming Persephone's disciple or something, but he said in the novel that it was because he never had enough negative emotions in him to unleash that spell's full power. But when he saw what Simon did to Jamie and his attempt to further hurt the other Clover members, all Yuke could see was murder. His desire to really kill Simon for all that he did was what fueled Prismatic Missile. I think that was the most terrible punishment that he could ever give to one of the most horrible people to ever exist. Seriously. And since Simon was already an undead, he would have to deal with the spell's effects for eternity. Sucks for him. Not to mention, attacks from many Shadow Stalkers would definitely intensify his sufferings in that dungeon. Really crazy.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 8

So this is more like a deeper glimpse (if that was even a proper phrase) about the servants (specifically maids) of the Auvergne estate. I mean, Grace does want to teach Anna manners of the high society with the goal of letting her experience life of that rank. But as per usual, she and Anna weren't exactly on the same page with regards to the end goal of that immersion.

It doesn't have much going on other than seeing at least a small part of Grace's daily life. This was more focused on the maids around her that Anna got to meet and interact with. I thought Josette was the only beastkin servant there. But it seems that I was wrong on that. Of course, when a certain estate has around 300 servants, who knows just what other creatures were in there, serving the Auvergne family. 

The one thing that I was curious about was the scene about Grace in a cage and Kenzaburo actually seeing that. But Grace doesn't seem to notice him, for some reason. Would they explain this in the later episodes? Hopefully, they do.

【silent vlog】escaping for a bit

Going to the beach in February? Yup, that's definitely new to us. But I can understand the reason, though. And if you live in Baguio whenever there would be festivals or occasions, you know the issue that I'm talking about. 

【episode comment】no. 1 sentai gozyuger episode 2

Honestly, I still don't know what to think about this series. But since this was only starting, I know I have to give it a benefit of a doubt, so to speak. It's still early for me to judge it with only watching 2 episodes out of a possibly 45-50 episodes series. This episode really made me see that they were rivals, even when they were already starting to gather and they were fighting the No-Ones. Hoeru's still bored with his life, Rikuo's kind of giving a pompous vibe somehow and Ryugi just being too much of a worshipper.

By the way, is the Tega Sword their main mecha/robot? Or this was just a temporary one until all of the members were gathered? I mean, Tega Sword could only house one ranger at a time for now when fighting bigger enemies. Okay, I know it's still early. But it seems that they were taking a long time to gather everyone, huh? And Rikuo already had a Sentai Ring? I wonder how he acquired that.

Yes, I know. So many questions right now. But I guess I'm going to have to keep watching for me to know all that. By the way, it seems to me that Natsume won't be appearing in more episodes after this. And the two humanoid villains (I still have to remember their names here) would finally take things a lot more serious than they usually do. Obviously, they didn't expect this kind of retaliation. But I wonder if the others were right about them — at least the viewers. That these two were not exactly bad people. Then again, a lot can still happen in the upcoming episodes.

Anyway, this episode just gave me nothing but chaos in some ways. Now let's see what the next episode entails.

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 7

This is basically — and without a doubt — the episode I hated the most, so far. I mean, I knew that this was coming. I didn't think it would be this soon. Seriously! Stupidity to the highest level. Kind of crazy that I complain this way about Thunder Pike's actions towards Yuke and the other Clover members even though I already read this in the web novel version. But heck! This was still irritating to watch. I mean, it was already annoying and irritating just by reading it. But I guess it still has a different impact when I was watching it. A lot of the gory stuff mentioned in the web novel wasn't shown in the anime. Maybe that has something to do with censorship or something. It was like, it was just mentioned or implied that the two (obviously) died, only it happened behind the scene.

Oh, yeah. And this just proves what a trash Simon is, even towards the other Thunder Pike members. All for the desire to get his hands on Yuke and think he was taking revenge on him for leaving them. But all this time, he just proved himself to be even more worthless than he always was. At least Jamie knew how to be regretful. Only, it was too late for her to realize that since it all started when Yuke left their party. There was definitely a character development on her part. In fact, she was the only member of Thunder Pike who actually had that development. But it still won't end here for Thunder Pike, that's for sure.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 7

So I just watched the 7th episode. And finally, the Magic Exhibition started. But before that, we finally see Grace's father. I didn't think that changing the surname of the husband after marriage is possible in a medieval style world. I only know this tradition in a Japanese marriage, especially when the woman was from a prestigious family or when the woman's family doesn't have a male heir or something. So they adopt the woman's husband through marriage. I'm not sure how the system on that actually works. So I can't explain it fully.

I guess there are some insecure fathers out there, huh? In fiction and in reality, we see them. At least, Kenzaburo was able to understand him, parent to parent. Sure, they have different styles. But they're still a parent to their respective daughters. They just tend to show love to their children in different ways.

As for the Magic Exhibition, I love it. At least they were able to showcase those spells and skills to the students like that. I love that Hinako was really following through the game, even when she wanted to communicate with her dad badly other than controlling Grace's familiar, Orion. I also love the fact that due to Orion's two elemental attributes, Grace can be both the star of the exhibition (with Anna's wind magic supporting her fire magic) and a support (with her water magic supporting Anna's wind magic). And the funny thing was that Kenzaburo finally realized the raising affection points of the characters around her meant for Grace. The face he and Grace had in the end... 😂😂

All in all, I still love this episode. 😊💕✌️

【episode comment】no. 1 sentai gozyuger episode 1: savior no. 1!

Well, that's a good start. For me, I guess. I just can't believe it took me one week before I got to finish watching this. But since I was watching other shows and also doing something else, I guess I ended up forgetting it. Sorry.

It's sad to think that one of the characters never has a wish for himself other than the necessity to live. At least, if you actually call Hoeru's way of living as... loving. Not having a wish sort of negates every reason one has to thrive in the world. That could also be the reason why he doesn't last in any of his part time jobs.

I just noticed at some point throughout the Super Senta franchise that it became common for the team to be separated first before joining and becoming one team. I mean, that's great. I don't mind it. But it looks like it was adding too many tensions with each other. Maybe that was the purpose of it.

Apart from the rare scenes in the middle of the series and the final battles, this was the first time I've seen the main warrior fight monsters without their suits and helmets in the first episode. And as someone pointed out online, the suit inside Tega Sword mecha (or is that how you call it?) looked a lot like that of Kibaranger. Was that intentional and part of the plan or... just something?

And yes... that appearance from the actor of Boon Red. Though sad to say, I haven't watched Boonboomger at all. So I can't say anything more about it. Maybe I will some other time. Now back to the topic. I can understand Natsume's frustration about what Hoeru managed to acquire despite not having a dream — especially acquiring the Ring Pact. Even in reality, there are people who seemed to have no dreams or passion and yet, still goes to show to the world that they could do it. Then again, there is a time and place to show that frustration. At this point, it might take some realization before Hoeru could even understand Natsume about the source of his frustration.

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths! episode 6

Well, that was nuts! At least for Simon and his party members — with the exception of Jamie. I mean, he literally dug his own grave and that of his party members for doing that. I mean, come on! Was that how high he thinks of himself that he doesn't even know how to self-reflect on his actions? Or he was just plain stupid?

Yup. Maybe the latter. Anyway, who cares? I knew (at least from the web novel version) that he would meet his "eternal" doom, anyway. You'll find out what I was talking about once we get to that part of the story.

But seriously, this is one crazy episode. And a big round of applause to the Guildmaster. He was one scary guy. Then again, aren't most guildmasters like that?

Clover took a step (finally) to conquering — or not — the very dungeon that has been Yuke's goal to reach for so long. The Anachromatic Darkness. Or in the web novel, it was referred as the Colorless Darkness. Of course, I know they meant the same. At least, he wasn't doing it by himself this time. His party members were there. Plus, they had a new member. Honestly, I pictured Nene as much less of a talker while reading the web novel version. She has a sort of withdrawn personality there (just a little). But in this anime, she was talking a little too much. Then again, it's okay. I don't mind.

Honestly, I'm pretty sure that the next episode would feature the appearance of that certain goddess. Then after that, Thunder Pike was about to make another bout of stupidity just to get back at Yuke and the rest of Clover members.

Okay, I'd better stop here before I spoil too much. Remember, I never read the manga cersion. Just the web novel version — and I'm still fine with that.

【episode comment】the wheel of time season 1 episode 1

I was supposed to do this yesterday as soon as I finished watching it. But I got held back by other activities I prefer doing. That, and I was still trying to process what I watched. I'm going to be honest here, I havent't read the books at all. So doing this will possibly give me a different perspective on the story.

This episode was intense for a first episode. Then again, aren't most first episodes like that? I wasn't interested in the romance, as sad as that sounds. But the action and the setting was amazing. Of course, I can't forget Moiraine's magic. The effects on that... I love it.

The first half was a bit slow for me. But I wonder what happened to that other guy that the women in red (were they the Red Ajah?) were chasing. He just vanished, for some reason. Or maybe I wasn't paying attention on that. I don't know. But that blonde woman... I don't like her.

One thing to note about this is that I'm not familiar with the actors and actresses here except for one — Daniel Henney. As for the rest, sorry. I know most (or some) of them are veterans in the industry already. But sorry. I haven't watched too many dramas/series and movies that featured them, anyway. So for now, it might take me some time to familiarize myself with most of the casts and instead, just engage myself with the storyline.

Whether or not it would follow the book series' storyline for the most part, I have no idea. At the moment, I'll treat it as a separate adaptation. I think that would be better.

about the commenters of that ongoing anime

Honestly, I think it's for the best that I rant here than there (the Youtube channel where 'that' anime is airing and posted). This is also one reason why I kept reminding myself not to look at comments in each episode since it would only piss me off.

I'd rather not mention the anime I'm taking about. It's up to you to guess it. But here's my short thoughts on this.

I never read the manga adaptation of it, since I'm not a manga reader. Unless I really want to read it. But here's something I'm sure of. That anime was following closely to the web novel version of it — the original, so to speak. End of the story. And I don't care if the rest of them don't like it. I love it so far and was not disappointed.

A lot of people were complaining that the anime skipped a lot from the manga. Then again, I wouldn't know since, like I mentioned, I never read it. So my only basis was the web novel version from the original site. Of course, I know that if I would comment on that on the site, I would obviously receive some backslash or something. I don't know. I wasn't planning on risking that.

Of course, more often than not, anime adaptations will be different from its preceding adaptations (manga and light novel). Why are they still complaining when it happens most of the time? Besides, they're basically doing it for their Japanese viewers and the fans of the original works. Not the international fans. It's been like that for a long time. And I'm pretty sure that the author of the original work has given his👌on the project. There will always be differences between each adaptations and you can't do anything about it. So don't insist on what you want. They will follow what they want and you can't do anything about that.

Okay. I had enough ranting done for today. Better not ruin my day any further by other people who thought they knew better than the production team and the author.

*inhale... exhale* Honestly, I haven't done something like that in a long while.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 6

So this episode is more about Grace's preparation for the Magic Exhibition that they let her participate. I don't think she even wanted to participate. But since her Magic Beast was unique in more ways than one, she wasn't given much of a choice. I really can't help getting reminded of Shinkenger whenever I would see Grace write Kanji on the magic circles. Which, of course, makes me want to watch that series again. But maybe some other time. In a way, I think she was having a lot more of an understanding about how the magic system of that world works and also of Anna's magic. About when monsters would be drawn to it because of its power and such. But maybe there was another reason for the immense power that Anna's magic held. I don't know why I thought of it that way, though.

Another part of this episode was the verbal bullying. Like, seriously? Urgh! Social status can seriously be a pain in the ass, regardless of the world and the timeline. In any case, Anna seemed to be really firm with her resolve here compared to the original otome game story (if I were to base it on the descriptions that Hinako and even Kenzaburo would tell about the game). And maybe... Just maybe... Those three annoying girls would finally stop being bullies and annoying as heck. (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

【silent vlog】a day in the hospital

Okay. The title can be misleading, but it's not about something bad, okay? I just can't think of a proper title. In this vlog, by the way, I decided to use one of Inshot's newest features — AI speech. I think this is something good for anyone who still don't have the confidence to speak in front of the camera or even record myself speaking. Just like me. Then again, it remains to be seen. But I'd still like to do something about that problem one of these days.

random thought on a midday

So Boonboomger is done...

...and it just added to my list of Super Sentai series that I haven't watched after Ryusoulger.

Why did I stop? Definitely not because I don't like it anymore. That much I can tell.

Was it the characters? I'm sure it's not the plot. But something was definitely stopping me from watching Sentai the same way as before. I just couldn't tell what.

Anyway, we'll see if Gozyuger will change that for me. Or maybe I should just start watching the other series without any thought of other things.

LIST OF SUPER SENTAI SERIES I HAVEN'T WATCHED IN A LONG WHILE:

1. Lupinranger VS Patranger (I know this was shown after Kyuranger, but I seriously haven't watched this at all)
2. Kiramager
3. Zenkaiger
4. Donbrothers
5. King-ohger
6. Boonboomger

Now if I were to consider the number of episodes on each of these series... THAT'S A LOT OF EPISODES TO WATCH. And don't say that each episode is short. I know that. But the amount of episodes is still overwhelming for me. Should I do it 1 episode every day? Just so I can catch up?

I really need to do something about this.

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my students reach the dungeon depths episode 5

It really looked like Simon couldn't get any more idiotic than he already was. I mean, seriously. He still doesn't admit that he and his party were literally failing as adventurers. He still think that Yuke owed him. He used his childhood friend's childhood dream to lure him into coming back to Thunder Pike. He doesn't even acknowledge his own mistakes. For real. It really appeared that he couldn't get any more stupid. Or maybe he would get worse from here.

Good for Yuke to tell him off. For putting some sense on him and for actually bursting out. He was already progressing with everyone in Clover. There was no need to waste all that. They finally have a space of their own that would act as their base of operation, as well. It was going well for all of them. And now, Clover could finally start fulfilling that one big goal they all set when they starting. They could finally start going to the Achromatic Darkness — with the permission of the King himself — for investigative reasons. Along with that, a new member comes along. Now this is going to get a bit intense.

【silent vlog】an unexpected saturday

I have a lot to talk about in each of my vlog, to be honest. But it's not easy to do that when all I want is just record a few clips enough to reach one minute or so. Even with that, I still want to continue doing this while showing parts of my life in my 30s. There's no reason for me to lie about my age, though. Maybe that would deter you from watching this. Then again, this is my real life.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode ⁵

This is kind of funny, to be honest. But I still love it. Kenzaburo was still trying to act as a villainess, but it seems that it wasn't working the way that he wanted to. Even his daughter on the other side of the screen realized that, as well. But I wonder if he'd be able to realize soon that his daughter actually knew about him being inside the game. Then again, with the way he was starting to become immersed in the game, that would definitely take some time.

Grace already said that it was unsure that he would be married to Prince Virgile in the future. Of course, we all know that it was Kenzaburo who actually said that if he was going to base those words from his knowledge of the game. But I couldn't help wondering if the sentiment would remain the same when Kenzaburo finally returns to his world. I wonder what would happen to Grace's life after that now that things were changing drastically already.

【silent vlog】life and writing mixing up

Life makes me crazy most of the time. So my writings were the ones with enough power to keep me sane. Of course, even life gets in the way multiple times. Not that I can help it, actually.

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 4

This is the first time I realized that modelling/being a brand model would go hand in hand with adventuring. In this episode, however, I was proven wrong at some point. So the armors they used were the ones featured in the opening and ending songs of the anime. They were fancier than the ones they initially used. At least now, I have a visual of the armors that each of the girls had, compared to when I was reading it in the web novel.

So new costume was featured. But so does a new enemy. And it was a bit stronger and trickier to deal with. I mean, a creature that can pass through or destroy barriers? That's nuts, if you ask me. And yes, they did have a hard time defeating it. But this episode allowed me to see more of Rain's spells and even that of Silk. As for Marina, she just doesn't back down, that's for sure. And Yuke finally realized that he was also being too hard on himself, thanks to Rain. More moments of them taking care of each other as a team/party. Love it!

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 4

Okay! Beast Summoning, everyone! Or should I call it hatching beasts from its egg? Okay, that was a weird term to use. Anyway, I was curious about the egg's purpose when it first appeared in Episode 1. So it was supposed to be for this particular purpose.

This was where it really took a really weird turn. I mean, a chibi Kenzaburo and a chibi Grace came out of that egg? What the heck was that? I didn't think of it that way when I saw the preview before. I was thinking maybe along the lines of strange creature or something rare. Then the screen that popped up, for some reason. And two hands coming out of it that merged those two chibi figures to later become an Ancient Dragon with two elemental attributes. A very rare feat to witness and achieve, according to them. Not to mention, the elements involved were two opposing ones — fire and water. But I guess that's the lore of that game world. They might provide an explanation to that at some point. Who knows?

The one question that kept popping up was about the screen and the hands that showed up. I mean, did the other students saw that? They were all surprised, but did they all see the same thing or only Grace saw the screen and the hands?

Okay, so that's how the first half went.

The second half was back in Kenzaburo's world where we saw what happened to him after his accident. It was good to know that he wasn't dead, but he was in a coma. That would, in a way, explain why his mind was off in some place, wandering around. And his family finally figured it out! Now they can actually see what was happening to Kenzaburo while he was in the game and while theyr were waiting for him to wake up from his coma.

Now I have a feeling that the next episode would be crazier than ever.

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 3

Well, beating that Zarnag did them good. I mean, their ranks were raised after that. And they were getting more recognized with each dungeon they conquered. Of course, it was also a given that there would be people who'd end up feeling jealous about Clover's slow rise. Should I say who it was? I guess not.

But this only proved that Simon was either dumb, too proud, or just too stubborn and hardheaded. Or maybe even a combination of all four. Oh, and I should add being unable to accept his own mistakes and faults. He really failed to recognize what he and the other Thunder Pike members did to Yuke. He still thought that it was Yuke who owed him a favor and not the other way around. He didn't even last holding on in dealing with his own troubles that he had put himself into. Crazy, right?

Yuke was at least glad and thankful that he had the girls recognized his own true worth more and more. Not just as an adventurer, but also as a person and a leader of Clover. 😊

【silent vlog】my ambition for now

Just back to doing it the usual way. That's all I can say for now. 😁✌️

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 3

This was more focused on the student council since both Grace and Anna were a part of it now. My gosh! The guys seriously have their quirks. I mean, okay. I guess that's a given. But some of those quirks were just... strange to me.

And honestly, those quirks made it even more amusing since it would become a way for them to see Grace in a different light. Wait, did I explain it correctly? Not sure if I made any sense on that one.

And of course, this episode gave focus on Kenzaburo's abacus, which was shown in the previous episode that Grace asked the craftsman to make for her. I think a lot of the calculations in that world were done mentally — which can be exhausting, in my opinion. At least, it became a way for Lambert to interact with Anna without that tension. Or was it the other way around? I just recalled that it was Grace who taught Anna how to use the abacus.

This is still a good episode for me, overall — even though the length of my comment doesn't reflect it. 😁✌️