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"Due to the current... situation," the King says, "I felt it best to ask for assistance from somewhere that I wouldn't have to worry so much about their men being compromised."

Yeah, Gregory was saying that an entire Guard division going rogue would be completely unheard of in Granache.

"And so, I reached out to our friends in Granache," the King continues. "I'd initially asked for the assistance of Guillaume Arnaud, but sadly that request was denied. Instead, King Thierri sent over Sir Anatole here in his place."
"Runner-up choice Anatole Marignac, at your service," Anatole says, bowing to us.
"And now that introductions are done with, we can get to the root of the matter," the King says, clearing his throat. "Be it due to your actions during this crisis or your country of origin, the four of you have earned my trust."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Monique bows.
"As such, I've opted to have the four of you act independently in rooting out the remaining assassins and traitors who have escaped from us thus far... while I have others on the job as well, including some who personally swore loyalty to my daughter Luciana, the strength of a Knight is essential in the event of a physical altercation."

Ah, so this is what he's getting at.


>[1/2]

>>35377831
>[2/2]

"You'll be splitting up into two groups of two," the King says, "with Sir Andreas and Sir Leopold taking the lead as the senior Knights in this situation."
"Makes sense," Leopold says, crossing his arms. "So who're the other two going to be paired with?"
"That's up to you," the King replies.


>I actually kind of know Monique, might as well go with him
>work with the new guy instead

>>35377904
>I actually kind of know Monique, might as well go with him

>>35377904
>work with the new guy instead

>>35377904
>work with the new guy instead

Aren't we still butthurt about the knighthood?

>>35377904
>work with the new guy instead

>>35377904
>I actually kind of know Monique, might as well go with him

>>35377904
>>work with the new guy instead
Lets give Anatole some screen time.

>>35377904
>work with the new guy instead
I want to see how Anatole operates.

>>35377904
>work with the new guy instead

>>35377904
>>work with the new guy instead
He's going to die anyway, might as well get to home so we can be sad later.

>>35377904
>work with the new guy instead
I wanna see Sir Turkey's moves

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If no man is an island, how can this guy be Anatole?

Sorry, just wanted to post the latest version.

>>35377904
>new guy
Andreas said he didn't like Monique last thread so this is the more in character choice.

>>35378067
B-but Anatolia is a peninsular.

>>35378314
Why would you call him that? We barely know the guy.

>writing

>>35377980
>>35378283
It's like Andreas isn't a professional.
>>35378067
He could be the Emps.

Anybody else think Reinhold should convince Karel to spill the beans to Thierri and Gregory before she goes back to Marconetti?

They've proven able to contain Celestino's retardation, and Gregory would never let Adrien's kid pay for her father's mistakes. She is going to get found out eventually so it's only a matter of time.

>>35378528
We can at least pitch the idea.

>>35378528
We should just tell her that in character and let her decide on her own. It's not our life, let her live as she wants. We should just tell her of the dangers she's going to encounter.

>>35378487
There's no professional reason to pick Monique. If you're going to be paired off into teams on an important mission, it's better not to be with someone you think is a douche if given the choice.

>>35378687
magic sword waifu

>>35378528
This isn't a bad plan but I'd like to prove the Adrien=Raoul connection beforehand just to be safe.
Celestino's reasoning for switching up the guards is to prevent his daughters from falling for someone not at a suitable station for their hand in marriage. If we proved that Karel was Granache royalty, that wouldn't matter and he'd encourage Emilio and Karel to get together, seeing as Marianne doesn't care for him. He'd probably oversee the girl swordy issue in that eventuality as well.

If Anatole goes with Leopold he's definitely going to die. If he's with us we got a chance to save him.

Monique has more plot armor and the fate of Leopold is out of our hands.

>>35378793
Sounds pretty solid.

>>35378528
>>35378576
>>35378600
I think the part that rubs me the wrong way is that Karel is living her life like this due to her Mother's desire to live vicariously though it. Even if it isn't right or needed to hide her true gender. I can only imagine how much further she can grow and do if she wasn't hampered by the lie she lives. How much more happier she would be as well. Maybe even connecting with extended family she night not realize just yet.

>>35378803
monique has a magic sword
we have balls. and a loli princess waiting for us

>>35378752
Magic sword waifu's still helping, just not directly with us.
We've got treble-20 star dust magic on our side anyway. You don't put Magic sword waifu and treble-20 star dust magic on one team and nothing on the other, unless you want the other team to get horrifically slaughtered like the poor, poor red shirts they are.

>>35378793
The important thing is convincing Thierri and Gregory to protect Karel from Celestino.

Thierri would do it because he's cool like that and Gregory personally knew Adrien.

If Adrien is also Raoul then they got an even better motivation to help her and can pretty much solve the situation just by revealing it.

We most likely don't even need to establish that Adrien=Raoul to get them on her side, and them saying something about that is pretty much the only way to prove it in the first place.

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"I'll take the new- er, Sir Anatole," I say.

I'm kind of curious about how this guys fights... and also I'd rather not be stuck running around with Monique. I just hope this new guy isn't more annoying to be around.

"Heh, thanks. I already feel welcomed!" Anatole says, laughing as he walks over to me.
"Well I guess it's you and me, Monique," Leopold shrugs.
"Very well," Monique nods.

With that decided, the King then goes on to explain how he has several spies out in the city who may or may not have information on a potential cell of assassins who were unable to escape the country thanks to the blockade on the borders. And on the other hand, there's still the matter of the guards who turned traitor... it seems that the two groups are working independently to try and get the hell out of the country.

Leopold thinks that it's because the assassins are merely hired swords while the traitorous guards ascribe to some kind of personal grudge against the Royal Family, but I can't be sure.


>go out in the city and root out spies
>head to the dungeon and try and squeeze some information on the traitors

>>35379120
>go out in the city and root out spies

>>35379120
>go out in the city and root out spies
It's not like we are going to gleam much more info out of the traitors, they've been questioned for days presumably.

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>35379120
>>go out in the city and root out spies

Andreas is way too nice for that interrogation crap. Like, way too nice.

>>35379120
>go out in the city and root out spies
also get to know Sir Deathflag

>>35379120
>go out in the city and root out spies

>>35379120
>go out in the city and root out spies

>>35379120
>go out in the city and root out spies
I think we'd have more potential for gain if we headed out and got some digging done.

>>35379120
>go out in the city and root out spies

>>35379228
With Sir Turkey we'll have all the gains we need.

>>35379266
Sir Kekab should be useful in getting shit done if he isn't corrupt.

>writing

>>35379301
Feeling better arch?

>>35379120
>go out in the city and root out spies
Hopefully, we'll find someone who knew more about their emplyer than just being The Masketta Man.

>>35379327
>>35379286
>Anatole was the masked guy all along

Okay so I was thinking about things while I had to spend an entire day cleaning up shit to take my mind off the fact I was cleaning up shit. That's enough about my life story.

I realized that Reinhold probably got maybe 4 lessons from Volker in that week. I'm gonna try and outline them.

First: Don't be an asshole. If you know doing something will make someone else happy, and it's not a particularly hard thing to do, then just do it. Don't be an asshole about it.

Second: How to swing a sword. Fairly straightforward.

Third: Never aim for the weapon. An opponents weapon is, at best, and inconvenience you should avoid or at worst right in your way. If you aim for the person holding the weapon and swing hard enough, something can and will give.

Lastly: A sword is just a sword. Life and death does not rest solely on the quality of one's weapon. What truly matters is one's capacity to win (measured by their skill and ingenuity and, yes, the quality of their weapon) and their desire to win. Desiring to kill won't sate you for shit, desiring to let a magic sword win for you won't leave you satisfied. A true victory comes from wanting to win for your own sake, not letting someone/thing else win for you and not from winning for someone else.


Right, I'm done now, you can all go on with your quest.

>>35379362
Volker also taught him to be a ruthless mofo who aims to kill in combat.

If he had lived to adopt Reinhold he would probably also have given him his hero complex like a bad case of herpes.

>>35379362
>Never aim for the weapon
A guy called "Swordbreaker" said this?

>>35379412
>he would probably also have given him his hero complex and a bad case of herpes.
FTFY

>>35379412
>10/08/14(Wed)00:00:00
fucking creepy, thank you very much

Also, that's part of the 'aim for the opponent' thing.

>>35379440
Supposedly, it was all circumstantial. Also, yes, that's how you break a weapon; reckless disregard for the opponent's weapon and swinging too damn hard.

Ser turkey deathflag seems like a decent fellow with enough character build up to not die that easily, that said it has been awhile since someone died so i got my fingers crossed.

Who is to say Andreas is immune from deathflags. Him snuffing it in a blaze of glory would make good character development for our tiny loli princess. Revenge is a good motivator to improve swording.

>>35379515
>that said it has been awhile since someone died so i got my fingers crossed

The only non-villain guy I can think off who died during PGQ is Sir Armin. Hardly enough to see a pattern.

"I'd like to take that lead about the assassin cell," I say to the King. "Interrogations aren't really my thing, you see..."
"Great, so you leave that to us," Leopold laughs. "Fair enough, you show the new guy the sights in town while we head to the dungeon. That fine with you, Monique?"
"It's not my first choice, but I suppose it's something that needs to be done," Monique shrugs.

Great, so I don't have to worry about any grudges when it comes to this stuff.

"I'm surprised to see you going the proactive route, Sir Andreas," the King says to me. "You're that eager to see some more action on the field?"
"Not particularly, Your Majety," I reply. "I'd just like to get this over with so we can go back to how things used to be, I'd much rather be looking after Princess Elena than fighting for my life."

Though Armin was a good friend of mine, and I certainly wouldn't be complaining if I was able to get revenge for him while in the process of taking care of the rest of this.


>[1/?]

Is there any reason why princess guard quest doesn't appear in the catalogue? I missed the last one and nearly missed this one because of it.

>>35379689
Sure you haven't accidentally blocked the threads?

>>35379689
I dunno, I just checked and it's showing up for me just fine.

>>35379689
It shows up fine for me.

Maybe you filtered one of the words in the OP, >>35379706, or it's just that when arch use pictures of castles it's more difficult to notice the thread.

Try the search function next time. Or use arch's twitter.

>>35379120
I'm actually kind of sad we aren't going into the dungeons, I want to know more about this personal grudge.

>>35377831
>while I have others on the job as well, including some who personally swore loyalty to my daughter Luciana, the strength of a Knight is essential in the event of a physical altercation.
>including some who personally swore loyalty to my daughter Luciana
Did we see this happen?

>>35379515
I don't think Andreas is immune at all really, just more so than Leopold plus the fact that he has rolled well when needed.
But still, I'd rather see him through this and not have Elena getting told that her best friend and swordy inspiration has been brutally murdered because fuck that entire sequence of events.

>>35379759
There's Takamaru, but he's in Granache...

>>35379776
Andreas doesn't have much plot armor and his death would effectively be pretty jarring but the important thing is that as the current PC we have some agency to protect him if shit goes down.

>>35379759
There were some guys that Luciana had working for her, they showed up in a few of the Marconetti threads.

Most prominent was the bit immediately after the attack with the one spy who got saved by Gerhard, he was working directly under Luciana.

>>35379860
I'm pleased to see that with each passing day Reinhold's waifu turns out to be even more boss as fuck.

>>35379860
I'm now pictureing a full dominatrix style Luciana makeing men swear fealty to her.

>>35379901
>implying she doesn't just force them to do so out of nowhere with the power of jasmine tea

>>35379901
Rein won't be impressed by a Dominatrix Luci. He got his fill of it from Spinelle.

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>>35379921
That and her sheer charisma and willpower.

>>35379972
He didn't seem to mind the powerplay when they were eating cake.

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>>35379651


Once Leopold and Monique leave for the dungeon, the King gives me the information on the identity of the spy in question that we're to meet, as well as the rendezvous point. After making sure that I have all of this memorized (can't risk having this stuff written down, after all), the two of us bid the King farewell and make towards the castle gate.

"Wow," Anatole says, whistling as we walk, "I've barely been in this country for a few hours and we're already being sent out on important royal business. Are things usually this exciting?"
"This is a recent development, " I sigh. "Usually I'm acting as bodyguard for one of the King's daughters, and with any luck I can get back to that sooner rather than later."
"Oh?" Anatole looks at me with a sly grin on his face. "Got your eyes on a Princess?" he says, pointing to a painting of Lucian a that we're passing by.


>[2/?]

>>35379972
The way Reinhold described their first time make it sound like she was more into vanilla sex with him. Just, you know, forced.

>>35380014
Sir NTR gonna NTR.

>>35380014
I like this guy. It's a shame he's gotta die.

>>35380014
SPAGHETTI HO!

>>35380014
Too soon.

>>35380014
I wonder if he'll recognise that Violet was Luciana now.

>>35380014
that must hurt...
oh well, he still has her younger sister

>>35380014
>ha ha you beta son

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>>35380014

Yeah, I wish that I could have had a chance at winning over Luciana... but my chance has come and gone.

"That's Luciana, and she's already taken," I reply, rolling my eyes. "I'm her younger sister Elena's bodyguard."
"Hopefully she's just as cute," Anatole laughs.
"...she's eight."
"Whoa, sorry!" he throws up his hands. "...but if you can manage to wait things out, chances are that she'll become just as-"
"C'mon, man," I sigh. "Keep your mind on the job, okay?"
"Guess I hit a sore point, my bad."

I heard that things over there are a lot less formal, but are all the Knights in Granache aside from Gregory like this?


>[3/4]

>>35379972
It doesn't really matter from Dom-Luci's perspective.
Either Rein's into it and it happens or Rein's too PTSD-petrified to do anything other than cry and it happens.

>>35380125
This fuckin' guy.

>>35380125
>wait things out

Don't bodyguards shift every sixth months in Marconetti?

>>35380125
Man, we made the right choice, Sir Turkey is great.

>>35380125
>"...but if you can manage to wait things out, chances are that she'll become just as-"
I like the way this guy thinks.

>>35380125
>know a guy 5 minutes
>already openly conversing about fucking 8 year olds
A bond has been formed. A strange, disgusting bond but abond nonetheless.

>>35380125
Dude, what the fuck...

>>35380169
I'm sure most of the readers are thrilled.

>>35380125
The worst part is that there's a good chance Elena would probably be into him by the time puberty hit if things continue unchecked.

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>>35380169
The best kind of bond.

>>35380197
And if that doesn't work out, there's always Chiara

>>35380049
She probably knows how to do it all.
>>35380132
I can see Luci try to be a Dom, and fail badly at it. Humorous events happen, they try out something else and enjoy that instead.

>>35380206
God he was one of the best characters in that game, dude was hilarious.

>>35380222
I'm sure Lisette could pop out another girl if that doesn't work out.
Don't worry Andreas, you'll get your red princess eventually.

>>35380237
Shame it and the fan discs will never have finished translations.
But that's what happens when you have one of the most decentralized TL projects in a long while.

>>35380237
>one of the best characters in that game
That's like saying he was a character in the game, Majikoi is filled with good characters. 85%

>>35380125
Now that I'm thinking about it, it's good that he's getting this all out of his system now rather than using the same lines around Reinhold.

The combination of knowing Marianne's experience with her previous bodyguard plus Reinhold's formative experiences would probably lead to a slightly less reasoned reception than the one Andreas was able to give.

>>35380295
Reinhold didn't have much chances to show jealousy outside of that whole Monique incident but I imagine that now that they're a couple it wouldn't be pretty.

>>35380268
I can't actually think of any character I dislike.

>>35380125
>[4/4]

Fortunately for me, Anatole leaves me alone for the rest of our walk to the gate, only speaking up to say hi to every single maid that we pass by. I'm starting to understand why King Thierri had him sent up here.

Still though, I'd rather deal with this than Monique's pompousness. I think.

"So which way do we go from here?" Anatole asks me as we pass through the side gate of the castle. "I was paying attentions to the directions that the King gave, but that doesn't really mean much when I have no idea where anything in this city is..."
"It's just before we reach the fountain in the center of town," I say. "Just follow me and we should get there before long."
"Aye aye!" Anatole says, saluting to me.


>pass the time chatting about something that does not involve elena
>keep to myself and walk

>>35380363
>pass the time chatting about something that does not involve elena

>>35380363
>pass the time chatting about something that does not involve elena

Did Andreas knew Monique back in Granache?

>>35380363
>pass the time chatting about elena

>>35380363
>>pass the time chatting about something that does not involve elena

>>35380363
>pass the time chatting about something that does not involve elena

>>35380363
>keep to myself and walk

>>35380376
>>35380380
>>35380391
>>35380414
specify a thing to talk about maybe plz

>>35380430
what he used to do back at his place
or maybe what got him knighted

>>35380447
Both of these work.

>>35380430
That's why I was asking >>35380380

Besides that, this >>35380447

>>35380380
They mentioned having met back when Monique was with the border guard, but didn't really get into it any further. Probably a pretty safe topic of conversation, if nothing else.

>pass the time chatting about something that does not involve elena
Maybe discuss our respective skill sets so we both have an idea what each of us is capable of if we do run into trouble. Nothing fucks up teamwork more than not knowing what the guy you're working with can do.

Or what his previous assignment was before being sent here. He knows we were bodyguarding, but all we know is he got sent here as an extra body.

>>35380430
Ask him how things are going back in Grachne?

>>35380430
Yeah ask Sir Turkey about himself like this
>>35380447

>>35380430
Ask about Monique.
Ask if the shit going down has here has had any repercussions in Granache.
Ask about his skills in combat.
Ask him about updog.

>>35380363
>pass the time chatting about something that does not involve elena
Anatole backstory time
"I was once a humble landmass straddling the border between continents..."

>>35380430
ah, right
hmm, what got him knighted sounds like a fun topic

>>35380468
Who's Updog?

>>35380469
>in West Asia, born and raised...

>>35380493
Updog isn't a person, anon, remember?

>>35380511
Who are you to decide?

>writing

>>35380511
Updogs are people too!

>>35380520
I am the one who decides.

>Sir Anatole
>Sir Armin
Sir Azerbaij when?

>>35380576
Does that mean Anatole really is the guy who killed Sir Armin?

>>35380600
Perhaps, but he won't admit to it.

>>35380576
There's no need for two Kebabs.

"So Anatole," I say, turning to him as we walk down the street, "I see that you don't seem to be carrying a weapon on you. You don't use a sword or anything like that?"

I knew a few guys back in the army who swore by Fragment Blader since they hated being weighted down by weapons...

"Nope, no swords for me," Anatole shakes his head. "My weapon is this thing right here," he says, patting his shoulder.
"Uh... you shoulder tackle guys to death? I mean, I can believe someone like Sir Vincent doing stuff like that, but you don't seem to have the bulk to be able to pull that off."
"Not my shoulder," he sighs, "THIS."

As he pulls on the long half-cape that's hanging from his shoulder, I suddenly feel kind of stupid.

...but wait, how the hell's he supposed to fight with that thing?


>[1/?]

>>35380659
>I suddenly feel kind of stupid.
I wouldn't, what brand of bullshit is Turkey pulling now?

Karel means "strong man".
Andreas means "man".

Does that mean Andreas is a reverse trap too?

>>35380669
He's an assassin of Kali.

>>35380659
"Toro! Toro!"
He is the bullfighter.

>>35380659
Okay ill bite, how do you fight with a cape

>>35380689
smother them to death with it

>>35380689
Tie their hands and feet with it.

>>35380689
He flaunts it until enemies kill themselves due to their inferior fashion.

>>35380718
Seems rather risky and time consuming but hey, if he made knighthood with it...

>>35380689
Convince them it makes you fly and have them jump off the highest building around with it.

>>35380689
Disorients his foe by throwing at their face and then punches them in the head to death.

>>35380730
If that's the case he shoulda been paired up with mc.fancypants. They would apparently get along well.

>>35380689
He hides his punch behind it.

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>>35380659

"Haha, I can tell from the look on your face that you think I'm full of shit!" Anatole laughs.
"Uh... it's not that," I say, shrugging. "I just can't figure out how the hell a cape's supposed to be used as a weapon, that's all."
"Well you see, I cast a certain spell that lets me use it like it's my arm. A reeeeeally long arm."
"Okay?"
"And then there's lots of followup spells that I can use to add different effects to it... hey, maybe you'll actually be able to see it in action today!"

Part of me genuinely wants to see this, but the rest of me just wants to get all this shit over with so my life can go back to normal.

>[2/?]

>>35380808
>Tentacle cape

Can Anatole get any more Based?

>>35380808
I don't know why but this sounds lewd.

Wouldn't he quickly deplete his mana reserves that way?

>>35380821
He's not Takamaru.

I'm glad we send Anatole off to Marconetti because I'd be worried about Reinhold trying to consume his legs if they spent a significant amount of time around each other.

>>35380808
As awesome as it is potentially creepy.
Which seems rather in character at this stage.

>>35380841
Anatole doesn't need his legs, he is sufficiently skilled to get by using only his other members.

>>35380857
How many members has this guy got?
Is he also George Washington?

>>35380808

"So, uh... this cape magic of yours is how you made Knight?" I ask.
"Yup," Anatole nods. "It was a long, rough road.. but I finally got to my goal and now I get to spend most of my time wandering the country hunting down bandits and other ne'er-do-wells... and sometimes I get shunted off to other countries like this, I guess," he shrugs.
"Yeah, sorry you had to get caught up in our mess like this."
"Eh, it's not your fault," he says, shaking his head. "Besides, Marconetti's enemies are Granache's enemies. It's just one of those things that comes with having a thousand-year-long alliance."

At least he's not sore about it.


>[3/4]

>>35380914
>[4/4]

Deciding that we out to have an equal understanding of each other's abilities, I explain the basic gist of my own sword magic and Ephemeris Edge and all that while we continue to walk. And lucky enough, I finish just as we reach the general area that we're supposed to be meeting this spy.

I could almost swear that I've been around here before...

"Oh wow!" I hear a woman calling out. "I never expected to see you here!"
"Huh?"

Both me and Anatole turn to see who just shouted that, and I'm surprised to see... no, I really shouldn't be seeing as how I just realised why this area seems so familiar to me.

"Is this a girlfriend of yours?" Anatole says, pointing to the lady who's running towards the two of us.
"No, it's the mother of a colleague of mine," I say, breathing a LONG sigh.

Please please PLEASE don't start hitting on me this time, the last thing I need is for Anatole to have more material to use on me.


>say hello and greet her like normal
>ask her if she's seen anything odd lately
>sorry, can't talk now

>>35380957
>say hello and greet her like normal

>>35380957
>say hello and greet her like normal

>>35380957
>>say hello and greet her like normal
>>ask her if she's seen anything odd lately

>>35380957
>say hello and greet her like normal

>>35380957
Now I'm curious as to what would happen if we brought Monique

>>35380957
>>say hello and greet her like normal

>>35381014
He'd get all the attention, obviously

>>35380957
>>say hello and greet her like normal

>writing

>>35377831
>hile I have others on the job as well, including some who personally swore loyalty to my daughter Luciana,

Who was this again?

>>35381072

See:
>>35379759
>>35379860

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"Umm, hey... Alicia, right?" I say, waving unenthusiastically to her.
"How sweet of you to remember my name!" Alicia giggles. "I'm in a super good mood because I just got a letter from my sweet little angel Karel, and now you show up to pay me a visit..."

And then she notices Anatole standing next to me.

"Ooh, and you brought a friend!" Alicia says, showing my fellow Knight a beaming smile. "My name's Alicia, how do you do?"
"Just fine, thanks," Anatole replies. "Anatole Marignac, a Knight of Granache currently on loan to King Celestino, at your service."
"Nice to meet you!"

>[1/?]

>>35381150
Oh god, I hope Anatole doesnt give into her flirting.
it'd suck for him to survive the trip only to get killed by karol when he gets home

>>35381150
Alicia has got to be the most sexually frustrated character. She throws herself at anyone.

>>35381172
Not anyone just pretty swordsmen. Good thing she lives in anime land.

I wasn't all that happy with the original Alicia picture so I redid it.

>>35381150

"So you're from Granache..." Alicia nods. "you wouldn't happen to have met my son Karel, would you? He's Prince Emilio's bodyguard."
"I was barely in the castle for half a day before getting sent over here," Anatole sighs. "So I didn't get the chance to meet your son... though I'm surprised to see that a Royal Bodyguard's mother is as young as you are."
"Oh, you flatterer!" she giggles. "Karel's only fifteen though, so it's not just that I -look- young!"

She seems pretty proud of that.

"So what brings the two of you this way?" Alicia asks. "Looking for a place to eat? Because I happen to own a fine establishment right here..."
"Maybe some other time," I say, forcing a smile. "We're out here on royal business."
"...oh," her expression darkens. "This is about that mess that happened the other day?"
"Something along those lines," I nod.
"Well don't let me hold you up," she says, stepping aside so that we can pass. "The sooner you catch those bastards, the sooner I can see my Karel again."
"Heh, thanks for understanding."

>[2/3]

>>35381258
>[3/3]

After leaving Alicia to go back to her restauranting, Anatole and I turn into a back street and continue along our way... though much more on-guard than before.

"So that Alicia lady," Anatole begins, "it seemed like she knew about what was going on in the castle. I thought the King was trying to keep that stuff a secret from the general populace so they don't panic... did her kid tell her about it?"


>it's complicated
>she was there when the initial attacks were going down since she lives in the castle
>[OTHER]

>>35381295
>she was there when the initial attacks were going down since she lives in the castle

>>35381295
>She lives in the castle

>>35381295
>she was there when the initial attacks were going down since she lives in the castle

>>35381295
>>she was there when the initial attacks were going down since she lives in the castle
Simple and concise. I like it,

>>35381295
>she was there when the initial attacks were going down since she lives in the castle

>>35381295
>she was there when the initial attacks were going down since she lives in the castle

>writing

"She was there when the initial attacks happened since she lives in the castle," I say. "Can't really keep it a secret from someone who watched it happen, you know?"
"I guess not," Anatole shrugs.

With that line of questioning out of the way, Anatole follows me through a few more alleys and into an abandoned building. Though it's creepy in here and it feels like we could be attacked at any moment, this is the rendezvous point that the King told me about.

"...so what now?" Anatole asks.
"We wait, I guess..." I reply.

And almost as if waiting for me to say those words, a figure approaches us from the shadows.

"Andreas Sternnacht, Knight of the Starry Skies, and..." the figure says.
"Anatole Marignac, Knight of the Copper Strands," Anatole replies.
"...what?" I turn to him.
"Well my hair's green and that's the color that you get when you burn copper with... ugh, never mind," he sighs.

C'mon, this really isn't the time for jokes.


>[1/?]

>>35381516
>coming up with bullshit titles on the fly
not sure if based.

>>35381516

>Prepare for trouble and make it double

>>35381516
>[2/2]

"He's a Knight here from Granache," I say, pointing to the guy next to me. "For the time being, he's under King Celestino's command."
"I see," the figure replies. "I didn't recognize him so I was worried that perhaps you'd..."
"Turned traitor?" I scoff. "Not in a million years."
"That's good to hear."

Well, this guy is pretty obviously the spy that the King had us get in contact with. Time to get some information!


>what should I ask him about?

>>35381582
Summary of any new information so we can focus on anything that catches our attention

>>35381582

>Got any leads?
>Who's paying those guys?
>How many are there?
>Where are they drafted from?
>How long have they been in town, and how long have they been working for the bad guys?
>Just tell me what you know man...

>>35381582

Supporting:
>>35381597
>>35381599

>>35381258
I thought Karel was 14.

>>35381599
Pretty much this. Anything he knows that's relevant to the investigation is good.

>>35381621
SHIT, DID WE MISS OUR IMOUTO'S BIRTHDAY?!

>>35381599
Don't forget how they managed to stay in place for so long without being discovered as well.
That basically implies someone extremely high up was protecting them, like the princes or princesses high up.

>>35381670
Maybe Celestino plotted it.

>>35381621
>I thought Karel was 14.
DAMN IT I MESSED UP


>writing

>>35381680
It's especially hilarious because of how Karel brought how she was a year younger than Marianne to explain why Aquaman couldn't be her daddy because mommy doesn't go after married men.

>>35381680
Alicia is around 29-34 years old, right?

>>35381702
She was younger than Reinhold is now by the time of Karel's conception so that put her at 31/32 max.

for reference Adrien was somewhere around 30 at the time.

I meant to get one more story post out before I went to sleep, but I don't think I'll be able to. I have class in the morning and need to be up earlier than usual.

Everything's been set up so that I'm QUITE certain that the next thread will end this little sidestory. Sorry for dragging it out over three threads.


And now for questions while I take care of some things.

>>35381721
Adrien/Raol really went for the jailbait.

>>35381724
Can Cecile build lasers and use them to charge up beams or flashbangs? Apologies for the cross quest query. I was reading the archives while waiting for updates and saw that neat little idea.

>>35381677
It makes sense in some ways, but not in others.
I think it's more likely one of his older daughters or sons founded it since the assassins were after the younger kids and his wife.

>>35381724

Cheers for the thread OP. Take care!

>>35381724
Thanks for running!

Is Alicia more sexually frustrated than Luciana?
Did Karel squeel with glee at the prospect of being Emilio's type after Reinhold left?

>>35381724
Are you confident that PGQ will be over before 2015? I betted on it.

Also how old were you when you made these cute photo comics with Lelouch?

>>35381779
>how old were you when you made these cute photo comics with Lelouch?
I need details.

>>35381702
>Alicia is around 29-34 years old, right?
Alicia is 30, Karel is 14.

>>35381747
>Can Cecile build lasers and use them to charge up beams or flashbangs?
It's possible, but she lacks anything even resembling knowledge of how to build such things.

>>35381779
>Are you confident that PGQ will be over before 2015? I betted on it.
That's the plan, and the end is actually in sight!

>>35381779
>Also how old were you when you made these cute photo comics with Lelouch?
Five(?) years younger than I am now.

>>35381775
>Is Alicia more sexually frustrated than Luciana?
Nope, she gets plenty of action when she so wishes. She's just a naturally flirty person to begin with.
fun fact: she wasn't hitting on Anatole at all, he isn't her type.
The feeling is mutual.

>Did Karel squeel with glee at the prospect of being Emilio's type after Reinhold left?
No, she freaked out pretty bad after that because of WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN.


And now I sleep. Thanks for playing!
For further questioning:
http://ask.fm/Maou_Zenigame

>>35381833
>WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN
>COULD
>implying

>>35381833
>No, she freaked out pretty bad after that because of WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN.
We'll make it happen, dammit.

>>35381721
>for reference Adrien was somewhere around 30 at the time.
IIRC it maths out to Adrien being around 23 at the time, assuming that he and Volker were similar ages.

During the flashbacks Reinhold was 8 or so, which means Karel would've been 5 at the time. Adrien said that Volker had been using the sword he gave to Reinhold for the past 5 years, and Agnes later mentioned recognizing it as the one she gave Volker for his 23rd birthday. (Also somewhat corroborated by Gregory being 38 at present, and him and Volker being wise-ass kids together.)

>>35382011
Isn't Adrien five years older than Volker?

>>35377793
I only opened this thread to see if you were still a llama.

>>35381833
Thanks arch

>>35382252
No we are no longer a llama

>>35381852
Best not to. We can nudge her in that direction, but anything more than that would be a betrayal of trust.

>>35382727
Technically, nudging is still making it happen.

It's just a matter of doing so subtly and making everyone involved think it's their idea.

>>35382968
We really gotta confront Gregory about not recognising Adrien's name soon.

>>35382968
On the plus side, if Karel marries Emilio and we marry Luciana, that really would make Karel our little sister.

A bit more nudging may well be called for...just not a nudge as done by Hawke in DAII.

>>35385493
I fully support this

>>35381721
>>35381735
>>35382011
>>35382232
Just to be on the safe side, if we ever do run into Adraoul, let's never ever ever introduce him to the bulk of PGQ's cast.

>>35386077
not even raquel?

>>35386270
Especially not her

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I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself.

Someone post this in the next thread if I miss it, please.

>>35386465
Saved it, but odds are I won't remember it

>>35386430
Imagine the kids