【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. 😁✌️

【silent vlog】what's happening lately

Hi, everyone! At the moment, I think I'm going to have to keep up with posting videos once a week, just until I can get back to the usual groove of things in which I can post almost every day. I don't want to overwhelm myself with a high expectation of doing this every single day, unless I can really do it.

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 2

The formation of the team went well. And of course, not everyone would be happy with that. Little by little, people notices Clover because of what Yuke did. Then again, it was obvious that some people would still not see it as a good thing.

Two examples: Thunder Pike and Besio Valas.

Two examples of idiots who thought they were all too good when in reality, they suck to the core. Idiots who seem to be too full of themselves to even accept that even when it hits them in the face. Yup, these people do need a hard core reality check. But if I were to base it on what I read on the web novel version, they never did. So... I'll leave it at that.

Now one challenge showed up in the form of the Zarnag. Really scary, if you ask me. But they did their best to fight it. The one thing I was anticipating to see was the effect of Prismatic Missile that Yuke cast in the end on that monster. I know that it couldn't kill, but I'd still like to see how it looks like in the anime version.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 2

A glimpse of Kenzaburo's life before reincarnating was refreshing, to say the least. Most of the time, isekai stories don't usually do that. Or if they do, it's like a one and done. You know what I mean?

And now, both Grace and Anna became a part of the student council — headed by the Crown Prince, of course. Then again, meeting the other members only added potential "trouble" for Grace, in my opinion, since a lot of what she was doing and what she was saying would add affection points on the other characters towards HER — the supposed villainess. In his opinion, that wasn't supposed to happen. Of course, he wasn't aware of the fact that it was aimed towards her and not Anna the supposed protagonist. Crazy, huh?

One funny thing to me that reminds me of myself at times — Kenzaburo can't remember names. I also can't remember names unless they're names from one of the stories I was writing/planning to write. At times, I can remember names but I can't recall their faces or the other way around. Well, if they have names that are hard to pronounce and spell, even that would confuse me.

The one thing that fascinated me about this episode was the introduction of the magic system and the way they cast spells. I mean, the moment that Kenzaburo figured out that he can use Kanji as a way to cast spells with the help of the magic circle, it definitely reminded me of Shinkenger.

Yes, I did watch that Sentai series, just so you know. In fact, this was the series that made me watch the other ones in the franchise after only remembering that I watched the Tagslog dubbed version of Bioman and Maskman when I was a kid. But that was a long, long time ago.

All I can say, Grace (Kenzaburo) managed to work it out. And then there was also a glimpse of who Grace actually was before her personality changed to that of a villainess. I think it made me connect to her in some way because time and sometimes, the things that we learn to survive the world change the inner child in us and hide it completely. I just want to see Grace return to that curious, caring child that she once was when this whole ordeal is over.

【silent vlog】about what i'm writing # 1

It's been a week (or more) since I posted anything here. Maybe I should make it a habit to post a video at least once a week, huh? That way, I can still be consistent. In any case, I decided to start doing this since I am a writer. I noticed that I rarely talked about the stories I've been writing and still writing. This is the start of it as I plan to talk about one story at a time, even if I have to do it in a short video. I know majority of those upcoming videos would be more or less under a minute. Then again, that's how I'd like to do it. 😁✌️

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 1

Obviously, it's the start. And good thing, too, for Yuke when he finally decided to part ways with the rest of his partymates who don't really see his worth. They were just a bunch of arrogant fools and overbearing idiots, anyway. Not worth spending your life dealing with them.

So I wasn't surprised that they also didn't know that Yuke once teached upcoming adventurers. And now they started forming a team, with him as a new member. I think the difference I noticed between the anime and the web novel version was the spell. There was more spell incantation recited in the anime (and there was an actual incantation) compared to the web novel version. Then again, I could only assume that the spells in the web novel version was using a different (probably ancient) language that it might let the author end up creating a new language just for the spells. That's going to be hard. But I liked both versions, don't worry.

So far, it's going well for me. And I would definitely add this to my ongoing anime to continue watching.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 1

This is just short since I don't intend to make a long comment on this. My brain doesn't work that way at the moment.

So here we are. The start of the series, of course.

I did find this anime weird, at first, when I saw the trailer on Youtube (but not watched it). But I changed my mind when I continued on watching. It was funny. Not to mention, I've never seen anything like this before. A middle-aged man in a body of a woman. I mean, I did read something similar — but it was the other way around. A working woman died in a car accident and reincarnated as the extremely 7th Prince in another world. But I won't delve too much into that right now.

Kenzaburo was truly an amazing dad that supports his daughter's otaku moments. Kind of makes me envious on that department for a personal reason, though. The one I found amusing was his Elegant Cheat whenever his actions become something he would categorized as plebian. He does analyze things a lot, so majority of his monologues were interesting to see. And yes, he still can't stop being a parent even when he was inhabiting the body of a 15-year-old woman.

Overall, it was a good start for me.

【silent vlog】in saying the words

I guess I won't be able to do daily posting as much as I want to. But I still want to do this on a weekly basis. Maybe 2-3 videos in a week. That's doable, right? The words I placed in the video was the question that came up to me while doing this particular walk heading to town. I said to myself that I want to include that in my silent vlog at some point, so I did my best to remember it. To be honest, I still don't know how to properly answer that. Maybe it's a lifetime learning process that I should try emulating or knowing over and over.

【silent vlog】first 2025 journal entry

I was only able to record one video yesterday since most of what I did was to sleep to make up for the lack of it past midnight after the commotion of the New Year died down. Wait, should I really call it a commotion instead of a celebration? Anyway, this was just a timelapsed version of me writing my first entry for 2025 in my journal last night. I mean, I still want to post here as consistently as I can. Not to mention, this is what my night usually looks like.

【silent vlog】should i or should i not?

Happy New Year! I hope all of you watching (and even those that aren't watching) were able to welcome the brand new year with hope, confidence, and determination.

This is a crazy attempt on this silent vlog, that's for sure. But you know, this could possibly help me with my language learning goals. So yes, I'm open to corrections and any pointers on the (obviously) Google-translated transcripts below the usual English ones I'd put. I want to be able to learn more about the language this way. I want to take it slow, and without putting too much pressure on myself while learning Japanese.