>Total MP: 39/49

>you learned one spell!
>Aqua Suspend
>Cost: 2MP
>Effect: Forms a floating orb of water. The base is pea-sized, though it can range up to the size of a watermelon. It's possible to cast the spell multiple times and combine the water orbs, though this takes practice.
>never go thirsty again!

>you got one scroll!
>Sanctuary
>Cost: 20MP
>Effect: Forms a stationary invisible barrier around a single target, ranging from the size of a small shack at minimum to an unspecified maximum. Nothing with the intent to harm the target can enter the affected area, and all attacks will be deflected. The barrier itself is unbreakable, and only loses effect when the target leaves its area.
>the strongest defensive spell!


>Guard Rank: CAT
>Congratulations, you are now an annoying CAT!
>Not one of those fancy pedigree cats, but rather a mangy stray.
>The Princess now kind of likes you a little!
>But she still doesn't consider you to be a person.

Thread archive:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=Princess+Guard+Quest

Twitter:
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>>27799819
life isn't that bad i guess

>>27799857
it's pretty sweet actually, we have a few friends, and overall no assholes around us.

So there were some people who wanted to do a timeskip now, and others who wanted to play out through the rest of the next day because they wanted to watch Marianne's reactions to the previous day's events.

While I myself would prefer to run through another day before doing a timeskip, I said that I'd leave it up to you all and so I shall.

As such, there be two basic options:

>play through the next day, skip later
>do the time warp again to two weeks later

>>27799846
do we get a "spell book/spell known sheet" QM? or is all spells remembered once learned?

>>27799902
>>play through the next day, skip later

>>27799902
lets play through the day

>>27799902
>play through the next day, skip later
One more day then we can go to warp.

>>27799915
Remembered once learned, though I intend to put up a pastebin soon.

>>27799902
>play through the next day, skip later
more magic practice. more delicious ero-kawaii lewd mage

>>27799902
next day

>>27799902
>play through the next day, skip later

>>27799902
i say play though the day, then time skip, i DO want to see some dere from the princess. maybe help mend some fences with her and Sylvie and Nico so they can be on at least a slightly better terms.

>>27799902
>play through the next day, skip later

>>27799915
as we use a MP system, i guess we will have a small reminder of the known spells
for now, we just have a candlelight clone and the one you saw above

>>27799902
>play through the next day, skip later

>>27799902
Play through to next day. It feels a little meh to skip the better part of a month we could spend working on relationships and bettering Reinhold but pacing wise it's definitely time for a big event.

>>27799902
>play through the next day, skip later
Got to see that Princess trying out her dere side for the first time.

>>27799950
I'd much rather hang out with Nico after spending yesterday with Sylvie.

>>27799902
>play through the next day, skip later
The thought of watching our princesses reactions would be a worthwhile experience.

Rolled 49 + 20

>>27799902
>>play through the next day, skip later

>>27799902
>play through the next day, skip later

>>27799956

Definitely.

We need to speak with Nico and Slyvie about why they started distancing themselves from her. We've partially heard marie's side where she doesn't hold them ill will and still actually cares for them.

Is the village that Reinhold was raised in on a well known road? It seems very unlikely that there would be an actual brothel in a 'poor fishing village.'

>writing

>>27799902
>>play through the next day, skip later

>>27800084
I live in 'poor farming town' in Nevada and there's a giant billboard advertising a Brothel a few miles out right in front of my house.

Of course, it's along a major highway so I guess your point still stands.

>>27799937
Want me to take care of it? I'm already on pastebin duty for another quest, one more wouldn't be hard.

>>27799846

Archelon, a question.

Regarding sanctuary, can outsiders see inside it?

Can those inside see outside it?

>>27800149
I actually have a file in notepad with everything up, I just need to do some touching up and then it'll be good. Thanks for offering, though.

>>27800153
It's totally invisible, full sight both ways. Outsiders don't know it's there until they try hitting the person inside.

There is a bit of a glowing boundary for those inside, to see where its safe.

>>27800225

Pity.

Otherwise it might have been useful for a false objective while the princess runs.

>>27800225
what happens to someone with harmful intent if they are within the boundary of the spell when it is cast? are they forcibly removed, pushed back or turned into a fine pink mist?

>>27800378
They're free to carry on with said harmful intent.
That's the main drawback of the spell- you better be damned sure that the area you're designating is safe before casting it.

You sit up in your bed, fully rested. As you stand up and look out your window, you see that it's maybe twenty minutes before sunrise. Deciding not to waste any time, (and because you feel kind of grimy thanks to last night's rocksplosion), you quickly get bathed and dressed. After that's done with, you head to your door to start the new day.

>where do you go?

>>27800406

And its a one shot right?

Can it be dispelled by the caster?

>>27800440
Niklaus

>>27800440

Head to our meeting place.

As the maids walk by, attempt to do quick sketches based on impressions and memory.

Do mental and sketching training. It'll help memory retention, quickness of pen and be an amusing sight.

>>27800440
Niklaus. Side-mission get.

>>27800440
let's try to draw someone from memory
>>27800474
>>27800490
not yet, i don't think we're skilled enough to interest/be of use for him

>>27800440
Read a book. I forget which ones we had left but I'll say the finance one because it's all I remember. We also should remember to return books at some point.

>>27800484
Lol Impressionism.

Do it anyways

>>27800440
Find a place with people to sketch.

>>27800440
Sketch practice? Not a huge amount else to do, and we're saving Reinhold's MP for Sylvie, heh.

>>27800447
One usage per castin, yes.
It stays around until the target either leaves the area of effect or dies.

...and I forgot to say, the caster can't be the target.

>>27800505
Alright, which person did you want to sketch?

>>27800505
yes we are. He had something for us to do before, but everyone's pussy hurt too bad to do it. We should build up a credit for future magic teaching. Also, he gives small advice for free, so more interaction with him is good.

>>27800490
Yeah, let's see what Niklaus is up to.

>>27800484
I think what you're referring to is gesture drawing. It's not about impression and memory, it's about capturing the human form in the simplest way possible.

>>27800571
well, drawing marianne would get us in trouble, even if it'd be easier as we see her a lot.
so nicolette, as we already draw her once

>>27800610
Yeah, should probably make up for making that so-so sketch of her last time.

>>27800610

Not so early in the morning, me thinks.

Probably that corridor sketching would be best.

>>27800610
I vote for this. Bonus points when Sylvie discovers our fanbook of Nico.

>>27800440
we need to finish reading the other books or our ninjbrian will get perturbed. read the beginer on earth magic.

>>27800610
i would like to do so though. teatime seems perfect for it.

>>27800440
>Niklaus
let's do this thing

>captcha:PROBLEM Respicat

>>27800665
We bought that one, read one from the library.

>tabulating votes

>>27800610
Nah, we shouldn't draw things we've drawn before. That's how we get in a rut. Just sketch someone we never sketched but are sure they'd be cool with us sketching them, like Sir Vincent, he's a bro. Or we could sketch the princess from memory then burn the paper afterwards. No evidence.

>>27800665
oh, QM, can we take the books with us and read while we wait for the princess?

>>27800577
He was going to use Reinhold in the experiment with the those parasites he wrecked the books over, which would have made Gerhard upset with Reinhold as well. I think Rein was well out of it.

>>27800610
I think a picture of Marianne made from memory would be something to do once Reinhold's gotten good.

>>27800696
I don't think it was that. He said that they failed all attempts at feeding on humans.

>>27800730

Still, the experiment looked like it failed.

Don't want to be the subject of a failed experiment.

>>27800567
hold on, all the descriptions of sanctuary so far specify "attacks". Does that include "attackers"? Or can they just walk through it and stab you?

>>27800691
I don't see why not, if that's what you want to do.
Carrying more than one book around is a no-go, though.

>>27800754
attacks, attackers, people with ill intent who try to walk through the barrier without attacking, it's all deflected.

>>27800754

>No one with hostile intent can enter

>>27800689

Nah don't burn them.

Its more amusing when she finally wants to see what rein sketched and hes doing his best to say no.

>>27800786
But what if it isn't a matter of hatred or violence or trying to do you harm. What if they just want to kill you, not because of you, but just because they want to kill you.

>>27800822

Intent to kill is intent to kill.

Regardless of emotional state.

Also:
>>27800785

Looks like you guys want to get your art on, so what exactly do you want to try drawing?

>>27800822
"i'm gonna kill whatever" and "I'm gonna kill that guy" will get blocked the same.

>>27800822
That's still ill intent.

>>27800822
If their intent is still to cause harm then it is hostile

>>27800746
some one should point out that "questionable human exprimenting with possable lethal results" that Niklaus is wanting to do. that worries me, a lot.

>>27800870
It's not necessarily to cause harm. It's just an action that's going to result in someone dying.

>>27800786
ah, my bad, didn't see that

>>27800867

Sketch passing maids.

Everyone's too busy to pose, especially in the morning.

>>27800875

It steps off all sorts of WORRY alarms.

>>27800867
Sylvie, and if she refuses then we can go ask Marianne

>>27800867
How about sketching the maids at work?

>>27800867
Let's try to just do some stuff from memory while waiting for the princess.

>>27800867
Nicolette, from memory

>>27800867

Maids at work

>>27800867
work on our people drawing skills. try to draw the princess and us dancing yesterday. our facial details kinda left out.

>>27800867
sylvie sounds great, from memory

>>27800867
Nicolette.

>>27800867
sketch meidos

>>27800867
The maids, and anyone else, passing by, don't worry too much about details, just try to get the human form and clothing to look about right, quick sketches.

Don't try to do things from memory, mainly focus on proportions and a sense of movement in the sketches.

>>27800888
It is still hostile because it will harm someone
You can't rules lawyer your way around it not being considered hostile

>>27800888

die in a fire

>>27800973

And then when we look up rein realises hes just sketched Marie

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>>27800958
i agree! maids!

>>27800976
>>27801000
I don't know why you people are being so aggressive about this.

>>27800945
Yeah, let's try Nicolette - see if we can improve on our last sketch if we have that lying that around. Otherwise, from memory is fine.

>>27800867
Sketch passing people us looking at just maids screams misunderstandings and i would love for us to accidentally draw the princess.

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>>27801038
maid spam?

>tabulating votes again

>>27801045

Because that anon is being a retard.

Especially even after the QM has come out to explain the INTENT of what the spell does.

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>>27800958
there are other things we can do with the maids

>>27801045
Because it seems that you're trying to imply that causing harm is somehow non-hostile.
Doesnt matter how serene or non-aggressive you are about it, if youre trying to make someone dead that counts as hostile intent.

>>27800867
I'll side with the passing maids drawings

>>27801045
Because you are being a stupid piece of shit trying to make a loophole where none exists

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>>27801066
maids.

>>27801066
Yeah it seems like maids were being spammed, or it could be the guys wanting maid route to survive.

>>27801038

The genderbent one shot was so much better

>>27801081
Yawn. If yall are going to argue at least do it about something on-topic. Everyone but you and that one fag/troll has already read the QM's post about the spell and moved on.

>>27801075
Well, if you saw a cockroach, you probably wouldn't get angry, or disgusted, or wish it harm. You'd probably just think there was something in the way, right? I wouldn't consider a thought like that as being hostile.

>>27801081
I'm not trying to make a loophole, faggot. I'm just seeing if there is one.

>>27800867
Just sketch passing people, don't want to seem like a perv in front of the princess.

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>>27801072
better not, they can fight back...

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>>27800958
Good taste, I agree because reasons.

>>27801112
She was alright in the anime but her storyarcs were the lowpoint of the manga, especially the last one.

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>>27801072
Do tell

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>>27801132

>>27801107
>QM tells us how the spell works
>explains there is no loopholes
But there might be one!

You are trying to make one

>>27801107
Are you seriously saying that you could kill a cockroach without causing it harm in any way?
Cause that's fucking impressive.
Do you just turn off it's brain with your mind or something?

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>>27801116

>>27801150
>turn off its brain with your mind

The ultimate jedi mind trick.

>>27801147
I was trying to cover the bases.

>>27801150
I said I wouldn't consider a thought like that as intent to cause harm, exactly. It would be important to know if archelon would think something similar, since it could be important for the whole bodyguarding thing.

>>27801147

There is one though.

Make sure that those already within the spell casting area are not going to harm the princess. Because if they're already in the radius, they'll not be ejected.

Thats the one thing we need to watch out for.

>>27801178
If they are that close then I dare say we have already fucked up and she has a sword through her chest

>>27801195

Or assassin masquerading as another friendly noble in need of protection.

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>>27801161
Maids are truly the best.

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>>27801175
Seriously?
Continuing the cockroach metaphor here for a second.
Theres a cockroach, and you hit it with a rolled up newspaper/spray it to death/ feed it to your snapping turtle.
It doesnt matter what you think of it, the end result is that when you began your interactions with said cockroach, you were intending harm.
Even if you dont believe you did for whatever reason, it was harmed specifically because of your actions and intent.
I honestly dont know how else you could percieve this.

>>27801212
Or a noble masquerading as a friendly maid in need of protection.

>>27801212
In which case we have fucked up by allowing them to slip past us and getting under protection when our only responsibility and person to protect is the princess, everyone else can fend for themselves or has their own guards

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>>27801216
indeed
>>27801232
>>27801150
>>27801175
>>27801178
k, we got it. stop please. we don't need a shit storm.

>>27801232
Please do not feed the troll, thank you.

>>27801232
Well, the cockroach is in the way, now it isn't. The act of killing the cockroach is more like a fact of life than a real desire. Who would be satisfied for having killed a cockroach? It's barely a thing at all.

>>27801069
i think we all maid a choice

>>27801266
But he looks so hungry.

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>>27801264

>>27801282
Our new goal is to sketch every female in the castle except Marianne, because princess, and Sylvie, for her delicious tears when she sees her waifu didn't do any of her.

>>27801318
die. in a fire.

>>27801282
indeed.

>>27801286
Then let him starve and the world will be a better place.

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>>27801342
forgot the pic!

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>>27801318
>>27801329
stop you two....enjoy maids.

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>>27801363
I think we have enough maids for now.

>>27801264
>>27801314
Emma? Nice one Parker!

Scenario number one: we and the princess are both in the field and someone shoots an arrow at us. Does it get deflected because they weren't trying to hurt the princess?

Scenario number two: We cast on the princess someone tries to shoot US with an arrow and misses. The arrow accidentally goes toward the princess. will it get deflected? The attacker also wasn't trying to hurt the princess...

>>27801387
>enough maids
But anon there are never enough maids!

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You make a quick stop at your desk to grab your sketchbook and a few pencils, and also check to make sure that your map copy is still there (it is). With preparations out of the way, you head out into the hallway and down the stairs, wandering around until you hit an area with lots of activity.

Maid activity.

Figuring that this is as good a subject as any, you spend the next twenty minutes or so doing quick sketches of the maids as they flit to and fro, dusting the fixtures, carrying buckets, and go about their maidly business. A few cut you a few glances and giggle as you draw, but you're able to finish your sketches without any interruptions.

The art bug finally having left you (for now), you flip through the drawings that you just did... and they're pretty alright. Nothing special, but nothing awful, and you're pretty secure in your belief that you're actually getting better at this whole drawing thing.

Nodding to the few maids who stuck around to observe you as you create ART, you stick your sketchbook in your breast pocket, put your pencils away, and head off.

>go visit Niklaus
>go visit Gerhard
>try and find Arnaud
>try and find Sylvie
>try and find Nicolette
>wait for the Princess
>[OTHER]

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>>27801387
maids or drakka, you can never have enough of it.

>>27801411
I assume it works on anyone inside the field, not just a single target.

>>27801411
It deflects all attacks so naturally it would deflect that

No Sakuya pics?

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>>27801387
there are never enough

>>27801430
>>wait for the Princess

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>>27801387
Last one I swear.

>>27801430
Arnaud! We want him as our role model!

>>27801437
No wait I'm dumb, thinking of something completely different.

>>27801430
>wait for the princess
i need to know if she has some dere dere in her

>>27801430
Wait for the Princess

Read in the meantime

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>>27801443
>>27801433
>>27801416
Alright fine.

Go find Nicolette
Ask her if Gregory is related to her

>>27801430
>go visit Niklaus
Side-mission time nao?

>>27801430
>>try and find Nicolette

>>27801430

>>wait for the Princess

>>27801430
About how much time do we have left before our standard meeting time?

Also, let's meet someone new. Like whoever does the doctoring in this place, it always pays to be on good terms with the person who stitches you up if you get hurt.

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>>27801430
>go visit Gerhard
return book we read. then
>try and find Nicolette
where DOES she stay at here at the palace anyway? it might be important to know.
both of those IF we have the time. then
>wait for the Princess

>>27801430
>>try and find Sylvie

>>27801411
If they're trying to off Reinhold so they can get to the Princess, it'll be deflected.
If they're trying to off Reinhold and don't give a shit whether or not the Princess will get hurt in the crossfire, it'll be deflected.
If they're like FUCK YOU REINHOLD I HATE YOU AND ONLY YOUUUUUUUUU and genuinely bear no desire to harm the Princess in any way, it'll go through.

>>27801430
>wait for the Princess
Read or draw some more while we wait.

>>27801430
>>wait for the Princess

>>27801430
>try and find Arnaud
Maybe if we hang around him enough some of his badassery will rub off on us, kind of like osmosis or something.

>>27801496
Oh gods if we get hurt I am now expecting Nikalus to be our doctor
He would throw weird shit at us and heal us perfectly normally and professionally

>>27801430
>>try and find Arnaud
we need to set up a time to get our fancy clothing for the birthday party.

>>27801430
>try and find Arnaud

>>27801430
>wait for the Princess

>>27801518
So we have to watch out for vengeance-crazed archers with poor aim.
Got it.

>>27801496
Crap, forgot to put that in the subject.
It's 7:05, the Princess generally comes down around 8:30-9ish.

>>27801430
>try and find Arnaud

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>>27801482
um, NO! we don't want to become a lab rat.

>>27801565
So Monique should be on the watch list then

>>27801567
Disregard my >wait for princess

>>27801430
>try and find Arnaud
alway befriend the cool old butler

>>27801567
So we've got about an hour and a half, a bit less if we want to be safe.

For fuck's sake people, don't just wait around.

Visit Arnaud, or someone else, just do something that isn't sitting around.

>>27801430
Try and find Nicolette. Show her she's not the only one we've been drawing.

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>>27801567
time attack then? fine! do this as fast as we can.>>27801511
btw, are we helping you fill up your maid pic file QM?

>>27801430
>try and find Arnaud
butlerman, ho!

>writing

>>27801430
>try and find Arnaud

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>Map copy is still there

We need to take some time to go and memorise it and burn it.

That thing is a disaster plot point and it needs to be BURNED before we leave the castle on the trip.

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>>27801430
>try and find Arnaud

>you will never see Azaka and Touko turned into maids

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>>27801705
agreed.

>>27801705
Or give it to gerhard for safe keeping before we go

>>27801705

Aye.

It doesn't leave the castle grounds again.

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>>27801705
You worry too much and should take comfort in the fact that everyone in the castle so far are good people and wouldn't think of ransaking your desk while you were away.

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>>27801730
gerhard already has the orginal. we need to burn our copy.

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>>27801813
just WHO cleans our room anyway?

>>27801820
That's why he holds onto it for us while we are away so that we can get it back when needed once we return

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>>27801840

>>27801878

oh desire

>>27801869
unless there are secrets tunnels in the castle there really isn't anything we need it for once we know our way around the castle.

>>27801921


...there are

The map specifically showed them.

>>27801840
OP is going to introduce a pervy maid that watches up when we sleep and read too many erotic fiction.

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>>27801969
you mean this one?

>>27801430
>try and find Nicolette
We have time

You pull out your pocketwatch to make sure you're not late... and it's 7:05. Plenty of time before you have to meet the Princess. With a sigh of relief, you ponder what to do next...

...and you decide to go try and find Arnaud. The Princess did say that he'd most likely be in charge of whatever you'd be wearing for the upcoming ball, and you might as well find out what that is beforehand.

You walk along, scanning the hallways for the old butler. You pass by a library, a meeting room, a maid that's being scolded for dropping a vase, another library... before you know it, you find yourself around the vicinity of the armory.

And there he is, walking towards you!

"Ah, good morning!" Aranud says, waving at you.
"Good morning, Arnaud," you reply.

>ask him about fancy vestments
>ask him to take you as his disciple
>ask him if you can marry his daughter and inherit his secret sword techniques
>[OTHER]

>>27801969
OP is going to introduce a pervy maid that watches us when we sleep and reads too munch erotic fiction.

I don't even English

>>27801878
I am both worried and aroused by this idea.

>>27802013
>>ask him to take you as his disciple

>>27802013
>>ask him if you can marry his daughter and inherit his secret sword techniques

>>27802013
>ask him to take you as his disciple

>>27802013

>>ask him about fancy vestments

Have to prepare for out trip.

>>27802013
Wait, do we recognize who the maid that's being scolded is?

>>27802013
>>ask him to take you as his disciple
Failing that,
>ask him about fancy vestments

>>27802013
>ask him about fancy vestments
>ask him to take you as his disciple
Oh yes. Arnaud-senpai~

>>27802013
>ask him about fancy vestments

Please let's not do what I think tg is thinking

>>27801840
You can always ask.
But do you really want to know?

maybe it's Pauline and she smells your bedsheets before then selling them to the highest bidder

>>27802013

>ask him to take you as his disciple

"I bow to your knowledge, Master."

>>27802013
>ask him to take you as his disciple

>>27802013
Marry his secret sword techniques and inherit his daughter

>>27802013
>ask him about fancy vestments

But before that, ask about marrying his daughter, and that swording thing as a joke.

>>27802013
>ask him if you can marry his daughter and inherit his secret sword techniques

this but ask him if he has a daughter first

>>27802013
>All of the above.

Get on our knees and cry, "Arnaud, I am less than a man compared to you. I emplore thee to take this lowly whoreson as your disciple so I may marry your daughter, inherit your martial techniques, and be instructed on what to wear on the trip in three weeks."

>>27802055
We do want to know.

I would like to know more.

>>27802013
>>ask him about fancy vestments
>>ask him to take you as his disciple

>>27802055
I'm going to take a moment to curl into the fetal position.

>>27802013
>>ask him about fancy vestments
>>ask him to take you as his disciple

>>27802013
>ask him about fancy vestments
>ask him to take you as his disciple

>>27802013
>ask him about fancy vestments

>>27802055
i bet she tried to "get some time with us" at the brotel

>>27802013
>ask him about fancy vestments

"I heard from the Princess that I should ask you about what I was to wear for the ball.

Considering I have never dressed up for such an event in my life I'd like to know what to expect."

And don't ask to marry his daughter, we don't even know if he has kids. And he's far too busy with his job to take on a disciple.

>>27802055
>Implying it's not Marianne who poses as a maid every day for a few hours learning about the castle and the staff. She still does smell our sheets, but only takes them for herself.

>>27802054

which is?

Sometimes its hard to tell.

>>27802055
I don't care if she does as long as they get replaced. Would be kinda nice who regularly has access to image through our shit.

>ask him about fancy vestments
>ask him to take you as his disciple

>>27802013
>Fancy Vestments for maximum gentleman
> Ask about being his disciple, both for awesome sword/magic trraining and because badass stories.

>>27802013
>ask him about fancy vestments

And then
>ask him to take you as his disciple

It's really not that much of a stretch, even. Taking swordsmanship lessons from possibly the greatest swordsman in the kingdom.

>>27802115
I think he wants us to ask about skirts and tight dresses and pretty corsets.

>>27802140

Why would we do that?

Marie specifically told us to find THE Butler for clothes to the party.

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>>27802013
>ask him to take you as his disciple

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>>27802055
I don't think I'm sleeping tonight.

>>27802013
"Teach me your ways Arnaud, for I thought I had reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship, then looked up and saw heights I had never dreamed of!"

>>27802013
>>ask him about fancy vestments
>>ask him to take you as his disciple

We gotta improve our sword fighting.

>>27802013

>ask him about fancy vestments
>ask him to take you as his disciple

>>27802158
>"Teach me your ways Arnaud, for I thought I had reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship, then looked up and saw heights I had never dreamed of!"
That actually doesn't sound cheesy or terrible.

>>27802177
Its a little cheesy, but in a relatively appetizing sort of way, like cheese on a sandwich.

>>27802013
>ask him about fancy vestments

>>27802177
No, that's pretty much made of cheese. Not spaghetti, because it's both clearly intentional and humorous, but definitely cheese.

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>>27802055
People will buy our used sheets? score.

>>27802177
It was supposed to be cheesy, but earnest. The kind of thing a good actor could make meaningful in a martial arts movie.

>>27802206
It's called camp when it's intentional, cheese when it's not.

Not the worst spaghetti, though. Only a tiny bit like ravioli.

>writing

>>27802229
Could also call it ham. Mm, ham and cheese. Back in a bit, sammich.

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>>27802223
This is now a wuxia quest.
The part of Arnaud shall now be played by 東方不敗.

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>>27802312
Sploosh.

>>27802312

SHISHOU

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>>27802312
I would follow that man into hell, I would!

>>27802158
If marrying his daughter is out I change my vote to this

>>27802338
Bleach Quest when?

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>>27802312
...I'm actually considering a Wuxia Quest.

YO ARCHELON I GOT A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU
You never announced thread 31 in your Twitter and I missed it and 32 as a result.

>>27802386
He announced 31 and 32 was a continuation of that one.

>>27802386
But he did...

>Archelon @QM_Archelon 16 Oct
>Princess Guard Quest 31: >>>27782507

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>>27802386
I believe you are in error

>>27802432
Wait fuck so he did. Why didn't it show up on my Twitter feed then?

>>27802450
Because twitter is dicks.

>>27802450
maybe you needed to refresh it every once in a while?

>>27802450
Twitter is retarded unless you have a phone.

>>27802450
32 was a continuation or 31 and was not announced.

>>27802458
It's refreshed. It goes from him saying he'll announce it later, to some unrelated tweets from other people, and then the one for this thread. I only see the 31 announcement by going to his page.

Should we storm our brains about stuff t hat should happen in the time skip?

The basics:
Train our swording
Read a bit
Maybe draw
Learn some magic - a new spell or two during the timeskip would be perfectly appropriate

I also think we should get a proper tube for our sanctuary scroll that can hand from our belt.

So what are we going to get out of the time skip? I assume our relationships status will remain the same. It's just a couple of weeks right? I think we should have continued our magic training to the point where we can do one base level spell from each element. And maybe work on our art. And done some reading ie. memorized the relevant city maps to places we will be going.

>>27802563
We'll probably just accrue a few pluses, but I doubt we'll get any hidden flags with them or anything.

>>27802557
As long as we can draw Nico then I'm fine with this

>>27802557

I'd suggest train drawing and memorising the map by constantly copying it and burning it once we have it down pat.

And then perhaps learning Wind Shield. Thats the single most important spell we need in our close protection duties.

>>27802557
our sword training cant get that much better without adding magic... or whatever the hell that rock punch was.

>>27802604

This sounds like a good idea.

While keeping up training and MP practices.

>>27801518
So it can't be used as an anti-monique shield, and if we make new rivals it's useless for that too. But that would be unsporting too, and a waste of a tool given to us with an implicit purpose.

>>27802638
A punch? No, we need a seismic sword blow. Presumably a shield-splitting lunge.

>>27802604
this and art practice. At some point we are going to draw the princess and it needs to be the best picture anyone has ever seen... Or else.

>>27802710
This is exactly what I was thinking. learn the punch and use it with the sword. but it might take more than a few weeks.

>>27802772
I think we'd need to modify the spell to use it with a sword.

And it's definitely more than a few weeks, considering it's something Sylvie just learned and she used to show off to us.

My connection's gone all retarded, I apologize if my replying is even slower than usual.

>>27802673
It's a spell designed to protect others, as opposed to oneself.

>>27802772
Hell, if we can get it to the point that it just destroys the sword we can use conjured swords to deliver the attack.

>>27802772
I think it's worth devoting a couple weeks to doing that.

I mean really, who expects you to hit them with a sword that explodes? It just doesn't happen. Nobody will see it coming. It'll be wonderful, just straight up explode the shit out of somebody by hitting them with a sword.

I can see it now:
>"Your sword work is slow. See how easy I block your attack?"
>[Swording intensifies]
>Suddenly, explosions, explosions everywhere

>>27802710
Zelda sword beams, full stop. That and a haste spell.

>>27802834
>And then Reinhold realized that his exploding sword took his hand with it.

>>27802820
Could we cast it on ourself in a chokehold, like a hallway, and thus allow the princess to escape while we hold the enemy off?

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"Did you need anything from me?" Arnaud asks, bowing.
"I was actually wondering about a few things..." you say.
"Well, there's no need to be shy," Arnaud replies, smiling. "All you need to do is ask!"
"Alright, um... I was wondering if you could maybe take me on as a disciple?" you ask nervously.
"...oh?" Arnaud stares at you for a few moments, and then bursts out in laughter. "Hahaha! I never would have expected you to ask me that, of all things!"

"Er... should I not have?" you ask.
"No, no..." Arnaud replies, still chuckling. "It was just unexpected, that's all. The last person to ask me to take them on as a disciple was Gerhard, you see..."
"W- what? Gerhard!?" you stare at Arnaud in shock. "I figured that he was more than just a butler, but I didn't exect him to be a swordsman too..."

upon hearing your response, Arnaud starts laughing again.

>[1/?]

>>27802834
We like our sword, canonically, even if we the players don't care yet since archelon is holding its backstory back. Also, it's far more efficient for us to explode someone's shield or armor. If we're going to explode a sword it should be after it's already pierced through their heart, for things that don't go down easy.

>>27802870
Can't cast it on yourself at all.

>>27802891
Of course, Arnhaud taught him buttling.

>>27802870
It HAS to target someone else. Arch said so before.

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>>27802834
coupled with our technique sword throw
we can now have the ultimate technique, explosive sword throw

>>27802909
>>27802870
We'll have to hold a choke the old fashioned way if it comes to that: With a metal wall spell.

>>27802894
Was Sylvie's hand damaged when she used it?

I think we could totally channel it through our sword without destroying the sword. I just think the idea of a seismic blade spell is pretty ballin'.

>>27802834
My disagreement with your points comes from our job description.
We are a bodyguard not a front line murder machine.
We should tune our swordwork and magic to make it impossible to kill somone we are protecting.
Parry anything, the ability to cut script, deflection spells. Not massive explosions that could potentially endanger our charge

Rolled 18

>>27802744


I think thats the wrOng way to go about it.

She knows we draw and that we draw portraits of others. She must be asking why we dont ask to draw her and her conclusion might have been that we dont like her, at least prevously.

We cant wait till we're perfect.

>>27802894
I was thinking channeling the exploding awesomeness through the sword. ie. everything we cut blows the fuck up.

>>27802928
Yeah, but if we were going to channel it like that I think we'd probably have to modify it. to be channelable. Either that, or make our sword really an extension of our body in the magical sense, which may or may not even be a thing. Otherwise, we'll have to just use a seismic first to defeat heavy armor and give a swording advantage.

>>27802942
Didn't the explosion only hurt what was in front of Sylvie? As long as the Princess is behind us, it should be fine.

Rolled 9

>>27802942

I am in agreement. Our job is not to kill the assassin but to prevent the death of marie and its an important distinction.

>>27802942
Touché. Explosions, while cool, aren't entirely thematic.

>>27803004
Ricochet from debris could hurt the princess

>>27802891
"N- no, he isn't a swordsman," Arnaud replies, wiping tears from his eyes. "Gerhard asked that I take him on as a disciple in the art of butlering."
".........oh." you reply, feeling kind of dumb.
"As for your request... I'm afraid to say that I'm not really the type to take on disciples... I'd be happy to assist you in improving your skills, however," he says with a smile. "I did the same thing for Sir Gregory when he was your age, and I dare to say that he turned out rather well..."

"You did?" you ask, surprised.
"Yes, he was still every bit as gloomy as he is now, unlike you... but aside from your base dispositions, you're actually quite similar," Arnaud replies, stroking his beard. "And it wouldn't be a bad thing to have a third swordmage here in the castle..."

"...as for your request, I think that I could manage to squeeze you into my schedule after tomorrow," Arnaud says. "We'll start with getting rid of your bad habits, and then we can move on to the more... advanced things. Like Conceptualizing while taking an enemy's attack."

>[2/?]

I'm not sure if I should have the horrible feeling this is all the lead up to some sort of Dishonored-style assassination of the princess or not.

>>27803081
muh dick. muh infinite, fractal dick.

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>>27803081
>classy, charming, a living breathing heartbreaker swordmage route unlocked!

>>27803105
Only if we end up with her and have a child once she is queen

>>27803105
not if we can stop it!

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>>27803081
Out of curiosity, is it possible to be a good 'subtle' sword mage? Focusing on enhancing our strengths rather than constantly slinging spells.

>>27803105
What makes you think the Princess isn't already dead?