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Clutching the stump where his arm used to be, Leopold's face contorts with hatred.

And then the ground around him explodes. Massive slabs of rock shoot through the icy layer that Setsuranka covered the ground with, almost looking like flower petals as they circle around Leopold's position. Worried, you begin to run backwards, wary of stepping off of the layer of ice that's proven successful in keeping you from being detected by anything aside from Leopold's own eyes.

Though the stone slabs continue to rise from the ground, soon you find yourself far enough away that you feel safe enough to rest your legs for a short while. While you take this break, you attention shifts away from your own personal safety to that of your allies... to your left, you see Inaba take the much larger princess in her arms and leap away from the rising stones. And to your right, you see a dome of ice that's mostly covered by the dirt that Leopold was throwing at Monique. You find yourself breathing a sigh of relief when you notice the portion opposite Leopold's direction begin to melt away.


>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack
>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

>>38300283
>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

>>38300283
>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack
Inaba fast, trust her.

>>38300283
>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

>>38300234
Wait, since when are we a Tiger?

>>38300283
>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack
Inaba has hostage rescue on lock down.

>>38300283
boost and finish him

>>38300283
>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

>>38300283
>>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

>>38300344
Since Maire was encouraging our pocket loli.

>>38300283
>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

>>38300283
>>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack

Putting my trust in the bunny. Also can we prep a spell whilst we run? Maybe Twilight's Wake?

>>38300283
Grab Lucy, get her to Monique, have him fly her and Inaba out of here, we can hoof it. Leopold will gets what's his later, this time on our terms.

We can't have a dramatic reunion mid fight, kill the big bad then get the princess.

>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

Monique knew the risks, and he can defend himself more than Inaba who also has to worry about a hostage.

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>>38300234
All PGQ girls are beautiful in their own unique ways!

>>38300283
>>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

Lucy can heal Monique if needed.

>>38300283
>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack

Back up Monique.
Inaba looks to be retreating and is probably faster than you.

>>38300283
>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack
Inaba can take care of Luciana, she's fresh from not doing anything other then sniff the entire day. Monique is the only one with magic enough to match leopold, and could have gotten fucked up.

>>38300283
>>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack

>>38300283
>>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

>>38300556
Again why?

>>38300283
>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack

>>38300283
>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack

Inaba is quick and surefooted, if we go to them we're painting a larger target on Luci and will fail to divert Leo's attention.
Leo is PISSED, and last we saw Monique was cut on his head and worn out from the earlier fight. From what I've gathered in Leo's monologue he's gonna want to take vengeance first.

>>38300283
>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack

>>38300283
>>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack
Gotta back up our nigga Monique.

>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack

My rationale is that he's probably going to be keying off of our movements and if he does detect us with the earth sense thing than it's better to be away from Luci and Inaba.

And Monique actually might be hurt.

>>38300283
>Run towards Leopold

kill

>>38300283
run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack

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>>38300741
We need to Blade Mode him.

>>38300283
>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

So what are the chances that we hit the enrage timer on this fight because Leo's connected to the ground again?

inb4 two "???" attacks even out the advantage.

>>38300283
>run for luciana and inaba, you're worried about them

>>38300283
>Run towards Monique, Luci can cast spells now that she's ungagged and Inaba is a freaking powerhouse.

>>38300791
If he ???'s us I say we just boost and break everything in his (and our) body

>>38300283
>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack

Leopold is pissed at both Monique and Reinhold (moreso Reinhold). Running towards Inaba just puts them in more danger. Let Inaba take care of Luciana and back up Monique.

>>38300407
And people thought helping her may not have been a good idea.

>>38300283
>>run towards monique, you're not sure if he was injured in that last attack

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>>38300283
>run towards monique

also i tried doing a thing

>writing

>>38301087
Breddy gud.

>>38301087
You did the thing well.

>>38301087
That's pretty good anon
Nice work

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what the fuck i've missed the first vote on the past 3 threads gaaaaaah

>>38301087
Good stuff Anon.

>>38301087
That is awesome. Far better than I could ever hope to draw.

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>>38301087
Good work, Anon.

Now work more.

>>38301087
I want to see your drawing process.

>>38301087
Nice.

It's always good to see new drawings of best girl.

So. Leopold was one reveal. One remains.

give me your shadowruns, /pgq/

>>38301366
An ancient evil has awoken

>>38301087
Someone get this man some colors..

>>38301366
Vincent was a bear all along

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>>38301366
No, they're mine.

>>38301366
We are long ago in a distant land.. and a certain shape-shifting master of darkness strives to destroy a foolish sword wielding warrior.

最終決戦テーマ:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFUwZ_z-Hmg

>>38301366
My hunch says something to do with Vincent. Like he turns out to be an elemental or something along those lines.

>>38301366
Sylvie went off to save her dad. Alone.

>>38301366
Reinhold is the traitor, he just doesn't know it yet.All the rape was really indoctrination and Spindel was trying to warn us of this fact when she chased after us.

>>38301366
Our sword actually has gained a spirit

>>38301511
And it's Volker's. God, I would die from the happy feels.

>>38301467
Good. Maybe we'll finally be rid of moeblob.

>>38301511
I wonder if we can form Gran by having the sword eat Leopold's soul?

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>>38301459
>TiTS
Mah nigga

...When the hell is SC coming stateside, anyway?

>>38301580
I wouldn't know.
played and beaten the original trilogy in the original japanese, and am holding off on getting zero until I have some money to spare

>>38301465
>Like he turns out to be an elemental or something along those lines.
Seems mildly plausible.

>>38301493
>Tina became part of our sword
>has started telling us to kill pretty much whenever given the chance
>Tina is a girl made of crystals (ok, fine, but work with me here.)
>the Queen of Diamonds was the trigger signal to set off the sleeper agent in The Manchurian Candidate
CRYSTAL CONSPIRACY CONFIRMED, DEEPEST LORE, ETC.

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You've drawn Leopold's ire, and heading towards Luciana and Inaba would likely only serve to put them in further danger, damn it all. But fortunately, Inaba's proven herself to be plenty agile enough to stay out of the way of any stray attacks. They should be fine for at least a little while longer.

Monique, on the other hand... you're worried about him. He was already bleeding from the head when the real assault on Leopold began, and you would have expected him to have freed himself from that ice dome soon after Leopold holed himself up in whatever the hell attack he seems to be setting up.

...or maybe it's just a simple tantrum. It's not like you really give a damn either way.


>[1/?]

>>38301672
>reinholdcasual.png
THIS IS NO TIME TO BE RELAXING, REINHOLD

Okay, alright. Maybe you didn't exactly have time to change.

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>>38301632
>Tina is Over Shine

>>38301707
I actually thought about having him change into his uniform before leaving the castle, but Reinhold don't got no time for that shit.

>>38301730
I forget, do our casuals have any of the defensive buffs that our uniform has? Cause if not, kudos on us for doing this well in what's basically a 'No Armor' run.

>>38301757
Nope.

That's why I considered it, but yeah. Girlfriend is kidnapped, no time to change clothes. Reinhold has his sword and that's good enough for him.

>>38301757
We are become the armor.

>>38301785
Awesome. I mean, I know we're using Steel Body and we have a Sealed King backing us up, but we're still taking on a Contractor with no armor on. That's still somethin'.

>>38301757
Even if it did, those enchantments were strictly for the purpose of mitigating cutting damage, while Leo's likely to be using piercing or crushing attacks almost exclusively.

>"Yes, Niklaus spent a fair bit of time on it. I believe the way the enchantment worked was that the cloth was made to be extremely resistant to cutting, though he couldn't do anything about stabbing damage without making the entire thing rigid... and by that point, you might as well be wearing full armor."

>>38301720
God I hope not. OverShine is a bitch.

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>>38301672
>[2/2]

Wordlessly, you run along the outer perimeter of the ice unit you reach what remains of the dome that Monique threw up. You ease closer, creping towards the slight opening that's opened up...

"Monique?" you call out in a hushed tone.
"...ah, so you're still alive," Monique replies with a hoarse tone of voice. "That's good, I'd hate for the Princess to lose her love just when she's finally on the verge of being rescued..."

You mumble the incantation for Sparkle Shine in order to get a better view... and reel back when you actually see the condition that your rival is in.

"Shit!" you blurt out without thinking. "Are you-"

Monique's leg is jammed in between two very large sheets of rock.

"I'm alright, but I'm having a rather difficult time getting out of here, as you can see," he says with a defeated smile. "Doesn't seem to be broken, but I lack the physical strength to break free."


>what shall you do?

>>38301879
>Overshine a bitch
he knows

remove him

>>38301936
boost and break dem rocks

>>38301936
Can we Dead Line Fault the two slabs? Might give away our position but it'll give Monique time to get to safety.

>>38301936
>>what shall you do?
Stab with Dead Line Fault parallel to his leg through the upper sheet of rock (if the rocks are sandwiching his leg on the top and bottom) so that the slab breaks away to either side of his leg.

If his leg is stuck between them vertically, Dead Line Fault at a diagonal-down angle at a place below his leg so that the slab pinning him will slide away cleanly.

>>38301936
Break the rocks?

>>38301936
>Strength & Leverage. Shift our sword to fit and use it as a lever. Ask it to help us do this as well.

>>38301936
Dead line fault the rocks.

>>38301936
I would say to use Dead Line Fault to break the rocks, but we would have to get out of there really fucking fast to not get shredded.

>>38301936
dead fault the rocks with our fist then use the sword to drag monique out

>>38301936
I'm guessing there's no way to do this quietly so let's do it fast and just deadline fault it.

>>38301936
>Deadline fault a slab, drag his ass to a defensible position and then defend.

Monique is as good as dead without mobility against a ground-based foe. At the very least we can say we tried and lure Leo to attack head on now that there's blood in the air (so to speak).

I've got third shift in 20 minutes, I'll leave it to you guys. Do Not Fuck this up.

>>38301936
Dead line fault sounds like our best option here.

>>38301936
>Cast steel body and physically tear the rock off.
>Cast deadline fault on one one of knives and Sunder the rock.
>Convert our sword into a crowbar and jack him out.
>Get him to ice the rock and pull him out while the surface is slippery.
All options have a risk of injury his leg, but at least one of them should work, so I say go with whichever one of these is least likely to fuck up

>>38301936
Stick our sword in the crevasse and force it to expand, opening the space.

If we use dead line fault, we should shield his legs with that shield spell I can't remember the name of. Unless we can't because of the rocks?

>Haven't read PGQ since around the duel with Monique
>What the fuck is happening here

I think I have some catching up to do.

>>38301672
>...or maybe it's just a simple tantrum
Leopold having a hissy fit about everything going wrong is wonderful.

>>38301936
We could break the rocks, I guess? I'm not sure whether stuff like dead line fault would just stab up the leg with shrapnel or what, though I guess Rein would know. It'll give away location to Leo, but if we leave Monique he's a hostage to threaten us with.

>>38302105
Yeeeeaaaah

>>38301936
Make sure to advise him that once he's free, to get clear as quickly as possible.

We saw him using Snowflake Step earlier, so maybe suggest that he try to use it wherever possible to stay off the ground. I'd say to keep airborne with flight instead, but we don't know how good his combat aerial maneuverability is.

>>38302101
Shade Guard? Seems like a good idea, since huge stone slabs and the remainder of his ice dome should provide some fodder for it.

>>38301936
Cut his leg off, get sword lady to staunch the bleeding, fastball special him out of the danger zone while he chants his flight spell.

>>38302105
Like, a fuckin -lot- of catching up. Break out the Mountain Dew and coffee, it's a doozy.

>>38301936
The only things I can think of doing now is either freeing Monique or drawing attention away from him and towards us instead.

I vote the latter as even if we free Monique it doesn't seem like he has enough energy to keep on fighting.

>>38302105
Only 100+ threads

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It's always an option

>>38301936
We're already at +2 advantage so I say we just quickly move in for the kill.

>>38302186
I'm curious if they carry over to the next leg of the fight or if we gotta start all over from 0 again.

>>38302203
I don't know but even if we don't kill him it should at least get Leo's attention away from Monique.

Probably depends on how much healing magic Leopold knows.

>>38302186
Monique has helped us a lot so far.
If we just go solo with Leopold, I guess special moves in the Strike/Crash/Guard might appear.

>writing

>>38301936
Your majesty, what is your recommendation?

>>38301936
>Break rocks with deadline fault or whatever else Reinhold deems best.
>Share awkward moment with Monique that makes sword feel strangely threatened.

If Monique dies do we get Setsuranka?

>>38302237
Watch Setsuranka choose our sword as her next master instead.

>>38302203
I felt like first-to-3 might be a bit anticlimactic, but there's been a bunch of other combat decision-making interspersed throughout the encounter, so it hasn't really been an issue.

Otherwise, I almost wouldn't have even minded him gaining back another "HP" worth of advantage during downtime, since if pure Strike/Crash/Guard was all there was to the encounter it would've felt like it'd warrant a first-to-4 (or even 5, maybe? that might drag on a bit if things go down to the wire, though) instead.

>>38302237
Would our swords hook up?
Is Setsuranka into Shota considering how young our sword is compared to her.?

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>>38302271
>she is
>our sword isn't

>our sword becomes Reinhold.sword

>>38302254
Then we need only have Niklaus inject us with crystals in our metal form then fuse with our sword.

>>38301087
I love it.

>>38302271
Great...now we're at the point of shipping our sword with someone else's. I don't know whether to be proud or scared.

>>38302308
Arch said that wouldn't work last thread

>>38302271
The sword itself is at least the same age as Karel and Emilio. (Since Reinhold was 8 at the time he inherited it, and Volker had been using it for 5 years by that point.)

>compared to her
And if that's the criterion, she's basically locked out of anyone we know being a reasonable candidate aside from Arnaud or Celestino, and even that might be cutting things close.

>>38302372
We ntr Monique with our sword which he ordered Setsuranka to destroy.
She apologizes to our sword over whatever swords do on a date.
I think it's rather a rather fitting revenge.

>>38302271
>Is Setsuranka into Shota considering how young our sword is compared to her.?
Well, if she's into Monique, who's about as old as our sword, then yeah.

>>38302458
Monique's 22, which is a not insubstantial amount older than our sword.

>>38302467
It's insubstantial compared to Setsuranka

>>38302467
So he got beat up by a 17 year old? Then went on a vendetta against the same 17 year old and still had to cheat to win?

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>>38302443
I think that'd only work if our sword was a bit more male...dear god I'm almost thinking this is a good idea now.

Hey Arch, if you ever need a side story for a stretch goal, here's one for you.

>>38302507
You're forgetting this is an anime world. A 17 year old male is comparable to an adult.

>>38302552
Let me ask you this, woyld our sword prefer Setsuranka dressed as a maid?

>>38302507
Monique is petty and vengeful. This is not news.

>>38302552
>quest ends with two swords in a restaurant, sharing a plate of pasta
What?

"........."

You peer at the crevice that Monique's leg is trapped in, and then leap backwards a slight ways so that you can see what Leopold is doing... and of course he's tearing the ground up. Thanks to his tantrum, the only part of the ice covering that's left is the outermost perimeter.

"I'm gonna break up the rock," you say. "So try and wedge something in the so you don't get trapped even worse, alright?"
"It's already done," Monique replies.

And in an instant, the empty space between the two stone slabs is filled with ice. Figuring that that will act as a decent enough buffer as anything else, you cast Dead Line Fault while stabbing into the rock with your sword as hard as you can.

Though your sword only pierces about half a centimeter's length into the stone itself, the damage spreads along the entire upper slab until the thing crumbles under its own weight. With your task taken care of, you take hold of the man's shoulder and yank him free of his rocky entrapment.


>[1/?]

>>38302558
Right, right . . . Hence the Nico.

>>38302577
At least he can put aside his differences when it counts.

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>>38302572
Maybe something frilly...and with glasses

>>38302558
Except for the crazy facial hair. You don't get the crazy facial hair until you're in your late 30s because that's like the pupal stage of the animu character before he transforms into an ACTUAL old person and starts acting kind of cuckoo and/or venerable and the facial hair ACTUALLY goes out of control

>>38302607
Give her frostbitten hands, that could be her.

>>38302607
But anon, Setsuranka is competent and useful. I don't think you have thought this through.

>>38302648
Pizzabutt is still a better fighter than Overshine.

>>38302607
>Monique shows up to drop Setsuranka off for her date.
>Passes over a bundle of cloth.
>The sword is wearing lacy lingerie

>We head out and leave them together for privacy
>Just as we exit, a glimpse of our sword changing

...Was that a ...tentacle...?
>Monique and Reinhold drink to forget.

Also: WTF am I writing!?

>>38302607
On one hand I want to ship the swords, on the other I really want to see what happens when Monique tries to fuck the sword.

>>38302694
Only in his mind anon. His waifu won't be real until he's dead or a withered old man. Unless he gets really good at magic. Like Arianne good.

>>38302678
Weeks later, Luciana drops by the Rein-room.

Finds discarded pantsu.

"Reinhold, what the hell is this doing here!?"
"AAAAH, get it away, my trauma!"

>>38302716
On the other hand our sword will be there for her long after he's dead.

>>38302716
I'm not sure that's actually necessary, since getting more gud is actually twice as effective in this regard. It both increases his lifespan and the throughput of energy he's able to provide for expediting her unsealing.

>>38302716
Can Ariane NTR Monique
It'd be like poetic justice for his first appearance in quest.

>>38302694
Is Monique like legit in love with Setsuranka?

>>38302585

"...thanks..." Monique says as you help him to his feet. He stumbles on his formerly-trapped leg for a splitsecond, but soon rights himself. "WATCH OUT!"

You find yourself forced out of the ice dome just before a stone slab crashes into it. As the dust and snow clears, you realize that you'd have been crushed just now if not for Monique. And that he would have been crushed if not for you.

"I think that we're even now," Monique says, glancing at you with a wry smile on his face before refocusing his attention on the center of the battlefield.


>[2/?]

>>38302751
Yeah, but it's not really safe for loving.

>>38302764
Yeah, good point, wouldn't be surprised if he started a harsh magic regimen.

>>38302770
Why would she? She could just smite and or embarrass him.

>>38302791
Troll, it's almost over. GTFO.

>>38302788
I like to think so.

>>38302802
>"I think that we're even now,"
This is where we stab 'im!

>>38302788
I thought this was confirmed.

Question is, how does Setsuranka feel about him?

>>38302558
Once upon a time in this world 17yr old males were considered to be adults.

>>38302802
We broke eachothers swords, now we saved eachothers lives. We truly are the best of rivals. We truly are the best of friends.

>>38302802
>"I think that we're even now,"

"Oh no. Look what Leopold did. I was too slow. Did you see that Luciana? Did you see what Leopold did to Monique? He was so full of life. Now I have to get revenge for what Leopold did to him."

>>38302802
>"I think that we're even now"
Dat callback. We bro for reals now.

>>38302892
I'd like to think we aren't quite that big a bunch of dickbags. We'll just take him off of our midwinter card list.

>>38302847
>We broke each others swords, now we saved each others lives.
Yeah, it's pretty nic-

>We truly are the best of rivals.
Sure, I suppose that's still true even though we've been pretty cordial latel-

>We truly are the best of friends.
Okay now, don't get carried away.

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>>38302847
>We truly are the best of friends.

>Go back to Granache to tell Nicolette that she's lost her status as our best friend to that blue haired assbastard
Dark-Nico, activate

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>>38302802

Now that you can get a good look at what was going on while you were getting Monique out of that rut he was in, you realize that your dear-death wasn't a direct attack. No, it seems that all of the stone slabs that Leopold rose from the ground flipped over, effectively resurfacing the ground with earth instead of ice.

"Luci-"

Frantic, you search for the two girls... and find them at the opposite end of the area, standing on what little ice there is left.

Thank God.


>[3/?]

>>38302939
Nah man, Monique is a cool dude who has literally done nothing wrong.
We could totally bro it up with him.

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>>38303015
>who has literally done nothing wrong

>>38303012
We should probably ask Monique to re-ice the place.

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>>38303015

>>38303012
>[4/4]


"You good to go?" you glance at Monique. "Leg not bothering you?"
"Setsuranka has taken care of that for now," Monique replies. "What's the plan?"


>metal body + tailwind charge while Monique circles around
>both of you charge in together
>hold back while waiting for him to make the first move
>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground

>>38303066
>>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground

>>38303066
>>metal body + tailwind charge while Monique circles around

>>38303066
>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground

then

>both of you charge in together

FOR THE SAKE OF MANLINESS! EVEN IF IT'S WITH MONIQUE!

>>38303066
>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground
>metal body + tailwind charge while Monique circles around

>>38303066
>metal body + tailwind charge while Monique circles around

>>38303066
>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground

>>38303066
>metal body + tailwind charge while Monique circles around

>>38303066
ice the floor.

>>38303066
>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground
then
>both of you charge in together

>>38303066
>>metal body + tailwind charge while Monique circles around

>>38303066
>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground
>metal body+tailwind charge

Give monique some cover while keeping leo's attention away from the girls

>>38303066
>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground
Then. if successful
>metal body + tailwind charge while Monique circles around
If Leopold tries to re-earth the ground, have Monique use Snowflake Step or whatever to avoid detection while we distract Leopold

>>38303066
>>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground

Toss a few Twilight's Wakes to keep Leopold on guard whilst he does this.

>>38303066
>>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground
>>metal body + tailwind charge while Monique circles around

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>>38303066
>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground

>>38303066
>both of you charge in together

What could go wrong?

>>38303066
Not sure a mass re-icing is worthwhile without the Morning Fog to obscure his regular line of sight. He can just see where we are with his eyes now; making the terrain a bit more awkward isn't worth the mass expenditure of effort compared to using that effort on other attacks/zone control with ice walls.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST!

>>38303066
>try to have monique replace the ice on the ground

>>38303218
Not until we get the 'final form' speech, Anon.

>>38303190
If we ice the ground, Leopold's earth based attacks would need to break through the ice first.

>>38303190
I thought the icing was meant to keep his big bad attacks highly telegraphed and to force him to not pay attention to his tremorsense (and therefore not hone in on where Bunny+Luci are)

>>38303301
That's likely the case.

>>38303282
If our feet were crunching the ice massive boulders and rock spikes probably won't have a problem.

>writing

>>38303066
>>metal body + tailwind charge while Monique circles around

We are healthier, and he is so pissed at us

>>38303323
It's also makes it easier to blindside the dick.

>>38303301
It's not exactly like they're hiding. Just last post we figured out where they were by looking around for a little while.

>>38303066
Wasn't the whole point of the ice on the ground to prevent Leo from seeing us when combined with Morning Fog? Seems kind of useless to reapply it now that Morning Fog is gone and it doesn't seem to hinder his ability to control the ground below him.

>>38303430
Doesn't let him see shit going on behind him (Monique/Inaba sneak, Luci casting, Nik and Taka emerging)
It's less useful than before, sure, but to say it's useless is to imply that Leopold having a 360° radar of his surroundings is useless to him.

>>38303480
... shit, I forgot taka was with us.

>>38301366
I think the big reveal is waiting for us back in the castle

>>38303480
>>38303574
Takamaru died off screen

All those death flags were going to catch up to him eventually

>>38303574
Technically him and the others are killing dudes back in the fort.

>>38303594
EVERYBODY IS spinelle_____________

>>38303574
He's the Melon of samurais.

>>38303574
WAKA WAKA WAKAMARU

So what are the odds we kill Leopold with a sword throw?

"Throw another layer of ice on the ground," you say to him. "If you do that, he'll be forced to rely on his sight in order to figure out where we are instead of having a 360-degree view of everything around him.
"...yes, that makes sense," Monique nods. "And we have plenty of magical energy to spare, so it shouldn't be much of an issue for us."
"Thanks," you nod while readying your own sword. "Gimme a direct path to him, then circle around him while I charge."
"Heh. Consider it done."

Starting in a straight line, the residual ice on the ground spreads from the point where you're standing and creeps its way towards Leopold, who seems to be waiting for you to make your move.

You decide to oblige him.


>[1/?]

>>38303773
At this point, steel body (new incantation by us) is our signature spell.

>>38303781
>You decide to oblige him.
shiiiiiiiiiiiiit yeah

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>>38303781
let's get this mofo

>>38303794
I don't think sword throw was ever a spell

>>38303986
THERE IS MAGIC IN BELIEVING

>>38303781

As you charge toward your hated foe, Setsuranka's ice trails in front of you like a rolling carpet heralding your arrival. Chanting the incantation for Metal Body and then Tailwind afterwards, you soon find yourself accelerating so fast that the ice can barely stay ahead of you.

"LEOPOLD!!" you roar.

The ground around him roars back.


>[2/?]

>>38304048
>Crash

>>38304048
Oh boy, here we go.

>>38303986
There is when ours can break swords and burrow into flesh.

>>38304126
I think the sword being capable if telepathy is more magical than it being capable of swordthings.

>>38304048


Before you can get within stabbing range, the one-armed bastard bares his teeth at you and leaps backwards as a gigantic spiked outcropping shoots up as if trying to stab the night sky itself. Your direct route ruined, you manage to save your casting of Tailwind by forcing the sharpest turn with the spell that you've ever done before. And if not for Monique's ice serving to decrease the friction beneath your feet, you'd surely tumble over and leave yourself exposes to whatever attack the bastard was trying to set up.

Sliding along, you make a wide turn around Leopold's repeated spiky onslaught...


>[3/?]

>>38304048
Boost

>>38304215
What if we just use the sword to STAB LEOPOLD IN THE HEART!?

>>38304235
>STAB LEOPOLD IN THE HEART!?
He does not have one.

>>38303986
>start training to manipulate sword metal
>eventually reach the point where it can be manipulated quickly and at distance

>throw sword as hard as we can
>unsuspecting enemy is confused
>decomposes itself into hundreds of flechettes in midair
>unsuspecting enemy is perforated

And that's what it will take before I could possibly concede that sword throw attack isn't a spectacularly stupid thing.

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>>38304223
>And if not for Monique's ice serving

HAHAHA I LOVE TACTICS

>>38304242
his ass will have to do.

>>38304242
Cold.

>>38304223
Fuck yeah, the ice was useful.

>>38304244
I don't think you get it, we throw it. It either hits or misses. If it touches it can burrow and shred insides on contact.

>>38304324
Does it have that capacity if we don't wield it?

>>38304357
No. Reinhold can only manipulate it while in physical contact with it.

>>38304223
And this is the story of how Reinhold, Monique, and Leopold invented the slalom.

>>38304223
BOOST WHEN

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>>38304386
Not gonna lie, I giggled.

>>38304375
Then just have a thread of metal follow after the sword.

>>38304375
>>38304357
>>38304324
So obviously
>throw sword
>wait for it to embed
>run up and grab it while still inside a motherfucker
>"Will it blend?"

>>38304396
I'm not sure I trust ourselves with Boost + Tailwind while we still require any amount of maneuverability.

>>38304416
If you can run up and grab the sword that's stuck inside them, you could've just run up and stuck the sword inside them manually without having to risk throwing your weapon away if you miss.

>>38304416
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AbjC2k2df4#t=56

>>38304396
TRIPLE BOOST

>>38304443
>you could've just run up and stuck the sword inside them manually
Less fun

>>38304473
but anon that kills the Reinhold

>>38304386
Reinhold should Steel Body himself a pair of skates.

>>38303773
>After a series of powerful ball-busting moves Leopold gets up to advantage 2
>Rein is bloodied and held in place by a Colossus Hold, and nearly every bone from his hips down are dust
>Leo, thinking he has won, begins monologuing "Poor orphan brats don't marry princesses, I'll be sure to find her a horribly rich fetishist"
>Suddenly, the temperature drops and Monique goes in for one last desperate bout
>In close combat Leo is forced to use Stone Body in order to mitigate Sword-Waifu's honed edge.
>Focusing on his bracelet, Rein whittles a hole through the stone grip enough free his hand
>Monique gets sent flying back with more of his head covered in blood and a horrifically angled leg.
>Rein wrestles his sword from his other hand and Dead Line Faults his torso free
>Without the use of his legs he's still a sitting duck and Leo laughs as he approaches.
>Rein has the strangest smile on his face, and he mumbling something.
>"Hey Leo, it's been a real rocky road, but I'm getting pretty sick of this schist"
>Leopold is so infuriatingly stunned he doesn't notice Rein finish his chanting
>"Dead Line Fault!"
>In a miraculous event the sword connects and barely scratches the surface of Leo's torso.
>The crack turns to spindles, and spindles into fissures.
>His chest caves in and he falls over.
>Monique somehow crawled back to the scene of fight
>Bloodied, broken, but smiling he turns to Rein, "That was...an...ice move..." before passing out.

>>38304223

You soon find yourself on the defensive, running in a wide circle in hopes of avoiding Leopold's relentless stalagmite attacks.

Should you charge right on, trusting that your increased weight and momentum will allow you to plow through whatever Leopold sends at you? Or maybe you could throw a few castings of Twilight's Wake at him...

...and just as you decide to do the former, a crescent-shaped blade of ice that you recognize as Arctic Blade smashes into Leopold. The impact sends him flying, and the ice itself digs into his side a short ways before exploding into an array of ice crystals.

The idiot was so focused on you that he lost track of what Monique was doing.


>[4/?]

>>38304443
Admittedly, the sword blender tactic works better using a set of crystal infused throwing knives than it does a big sword.
Also, knives are smaller, so make for better manipulation.

>>38304515
>The idiot was so focused on you that he lost track of what Monique was doing.
Yay planning!

>>38304549
Actually crystal infused knives sounds like it would be pretty neat and useful.

>>38304473
Gerhard shattered every bone in his arm punching a hole through Leo's bro (who I'll give you was in stoneform at the time) while double-boosted.

I'm not sure I'd even want to know what would warrant three castings.

>>38304549
>>38304594
>throw a crystal-metal powder into the air
>any subsequent contact with our weapon connects the "circuit" and lets us instruct all of the powder that clung to the target to burrow inward.

>>38304675
>I was [...] YOU
2spoopy

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DA RULES

>Strike
>Strikes are fast, precision based attacks. Any attack which seems like it may rely on overwhelming speed or pinpoint accuracy is likely a Strike. As a general rule of thumb, most mundane small arms fire is considered a Strike. Strikes defeat Crashes, but are defeated by Guards.

>Crash
>A Crash is a highly telegraphed, but extremely powerful blow. Any attack which seems to rely mostly on the brute strength or overwhelming force is likely a Crash. As a general rule of thumb, most thrown objects, like trees or boulders, are considered Crashes. Crashes defeat Guards, but are defeated by Strikes.


>Guard
>A Guard is a defensive posture or evasive stance which is used to set up a counter-blow. Any attack which appears as if it could be a feint, focuses on counterattacks, or which seems to be a stalling tactic is likely to be a Guard. Guards defeat Strikes, but are defeated by Crashes.


>Every time you get a hit in, you gain a point of Advantage. The first to get three points, be it you or the opponent, is the winner.

>>38304675
Come at me bro!

>>38304675
>"You!" he shouts. "I was all YOU! ESCHENWALD!"
>"I was all YOU"

And then Reinhold was a Leopold.

>>38304515
>[5/5]


Allowing yourself to finally skid to a halt, you watch as five more ice blades fly right at the writhing Leopold.

But they don't connect with him, but rather a stone wall that be hastily threw up to block the attack.

"Fuck'n..." Leopold's back heaves as he punches ice crystals off his stump-side with his remaining arm. "Fucked all my plans up... should've just killed the bitches and kids and princesses and all of you bastards when I had the chance..." he growls. "Capital's twenty miles away, and-"

A gigantic stone arm punches through the ice and crushes several more ice blades.

"Th... that's it..."

His entire body made of stone, Leopold clutches his face and stares at you with a mad gleam in his eyes.

"You!" he shouts. "It was all YOU! ESCHENWALD!"

>>38304712
Aren't we at 2-0?

>>38304675
>"I was all YOU! ESCHENWALD!"

So that's the twist!
Reinhold is Tyler Durden.

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>>38304712
I know da rules

>>38304752
"YES IT WAS COME AT ME MOTHERFUCKER!"

>>38304752
IT WAS ALL ME BARR-LEOPOLD!

>>38304752
>ESCHENWALD
>He recognises our adoption
D'awww....

>>38304712
>>38304752

TRIPLE BOOST AND CRASH

>>38304752
>"You!" he shouts. "It was all YOU! ESCHENWALD!"

dude what

>>38304761
Yes.

>>38304752
>Strike
This is obviously a Crash.

>>38304752
IT WAS ME! REINHOLD!

>>38304813
This kills the Leo... but also the Rein, so let's not.

>>38304819
So, to be clear, we need 1 more point of advantage? Not come-in-with-plusone-from-previous-fight?

>>38304816
He's "and-i-would've-gotten-away-with-it-too-if-it-weren't-for-you-meddling-orphans"ing; a classic sign of having already mentally thrown in the towel.

>>38304837
Yes.

>>38304855
OKAY BOYS BREAK OUT THE ENGLISH MAJORS

SOME OF YOU HAVE GOT TO BE NEETS NOWADAYS, RIGHT?

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>>38304752

>>38304872
>SOME
Good one. ;_;

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>>38304752
I can't really if this is him guarding or crashing, or if we're even supposed to vote on what to do at this point. But I say we >crash

>>38304886
your tears allow me to reproduce

>>38304752
So are we supposed to be voting right now?

>>38304924
harukasan pls go

>>38304752
>Boost & Crash
His body is stone and he is holding his hand to his head after throwing up some walls to stop Monique's onslaught. There is not enough context to know what his move will be, but that leaves us advantaged. Unless this is a ??? that can only be beaten by 1 thing then we have a 2/3 chance of adding an advantage and finishing him. This ability he's using seems like a desperate power type ability, so it's either a hyper crash or a huge guard, therefore I think a Crash to counter it would be appropriate.

Wait for the prompt.

>>38304934
That was him reposting the last story bit from before THE RULES for an Archelon Toewr-brand spelling correction, so I'm wagering it's not yet time.

>>38304953
99% sure combat is starting next post.

>>38304920
>>38304934
>>38304953
Hang on. Wait for next post

>>38304962
Anons these days, eh?

Just got here, so are we bros with Monique now?

>>38304999
Not bros. I'll give him a chance to let Setsuranka reform him from being a major dickweed.

anon and monique have one thing in common; trying to fuck swords

>>38304999
Pretty bro I guess.

>>38304999
Never.

Leopold stomps onto the ground and a large pillar rises next to him.

"YOU'RE the one who fucked everything up!" Leopold shouts, pointing at you with his remaining hand. "and I bet it's something that YOU did that my backup still ain't here!"

You don't respond.

Lost in his rage, Leopold screams at the top of his lungs before running right at the pillar that he just made.

And melts inside it.


>[1/?]

>>38304999
Ehhh, we're better than we were

>>38305032
Bear wrecking the face of backup confirmed.

also wat

>>38305032
>my backup still ain't here

Bro, I think Vincent ate your backup.

>>38304999
I feel like each of us probably still thinks the other is a bit of a shit in one way or another, but it seems like things are going to be substantially more civil (maybe even bordering on jocular) rather than going breaking into borderline man-catfights like before.

>>38304989
Sorry, i'm a tad bit anxious.

>>38305032
>"and I bet it's something that YOU did that my backup still ain't here!"

I guess that confirms Vincent destroyed Ancellotta

>>38304953
we have a 2/3 chance of adding an advantage and finishing him
1/3 chance of gaining a point
1/3 of matching his attack and drawing
1/3 of giving him a point
Assuming Arch doesn't play a Monty Hall paradox on us or something.

>>38305079
So we're frenemies?

>>38305101
This is probably some weird-ass attack, like the leviathan had in Cateno.

i hope spinelle is... dealt with by luci in the epilogue

>>38305121
>spoiler
You mean sex, right?

>>38305032
I'm pretty sure Sir Vincent is making a bunch of lakes at the moment.

>>38305128
Murder, actually. But same difference, really.

>>38305101
THE RULES used to have this line in it as well.
>>There are also special attacks, which are capable of breaking the usual strike/crash/guard dichotomy, so be careful!
I dunno if it's off the table here, but something to try and break the mold seems like the kind of thing he'd be busting out if he had in his arsenal now that the chips are down.

>>38305109
That word makes me want to strangle someone, but it's also not an inaccurate description.

>>38305131
On the bright side for Ancellotta, lake districts are excellent for tourism.

>>38301106
>>38301108
>>38301132
>38301132
>>38301162
>>38301190
>>38301192
>>38301208
>>38301267
>>38301405
>>38302320
holy shit

thanks guys

any requests for what to do next?

>>38305247
It depends on whether he starts to move really fast (underground) or becomes some kind of slow moving colossus shit.

>>38305270
lewds, duh

>>38305240
"It's a great date spot" - Karel Alysse Granache

>>38305032

"...what the hell...?" you mutter under your breath, reflexively backing away from this bizarre scene.

Monique, on the other hand, is not so hesitant. From his far-off position, he lets a volley of Arctic Blades fly. They all strike true, littering the surface of the column with flower-like explosions of ice... yet it remains standing.

Just as you're considering hitting the thing with a Dead Line Fault spell and shattering it outright, the pillar's surface begins to ripple... and out comes Leopold. Still made of stone, he looks no different from when he stepped inside it.

Except for one exception.

The arm that you'd taken from him appears to have been restored!

Or rather, -replaced-. In the place of his stump, Leopold flexes a bestial stone arm that's at least as long as he is tall. Stomping his feet into the ground for support, Leopold raises his new appendage in the air.


>[2/?]

>>38305270
lewds

or full color, if that's more your thing

>>38305270
I'd love some Monique or Luci

>>38305298
truly, his body is...

...made of stones

>>38305270
I'm an absolute sucker for full cast pictures.

>>38305298
So, archelon, are you going to let Reinhold make the masturbation joke?

>>38305270
>>38305305
Monique NTRing Reinhold

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>>38305334

>>38305298
Can't we still just Dead Line Fault him?

>>38305328
>He's got the arm AND the shaft, and it's already rock hard!

>>38305334
Monique is swordsexual unfortunately

>>38305270
Luci in a wedding dress

>>38305298
> the pillar's surface begins to ripple... and out comes Leopold.
...can we detect whether or not his real body is actually still inside the pillar?

I wouldn't put it past him to send out a stone doppel to throw us off for a moment while he melts into the actual ground through the base of the pillar in an attempt try and tunnel away to gank Luciana as a last-ditch effort to make us "lose". It seems like just the kind of spiteful bullshit this guy would pull now that he's mid-nervous breakdown.

>>38305298
Stone-club arms might be great for whack-a-mole, but let's see you try and eat spaghetti with it, bitch.

Wait, so what did we go with, guard, crash, or strike? I didn't say anything because I was waiting for archelon to prompt us.

>>38305429
These are the prompt.

>>38305429
We haven't voted yet, this is the prompt

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>>38305298
> In the place of his stump, Leopold flexes a bestial stone arm that's at least as long as he is tall. Stomping his feet into the ground for support, Leopold raises his new appendage in the air.

>>38305373
This is a good idea

At least ask our sword to get a quick read on him

>>38305298
>[3/3]

Though you're still more than a little bit stunned by.. whatever the hell this is, Monique's still on the full offensive, sending several more Arctic Blades right at Leopold.

"Hmph."

Not even bothering to turn his head away from you, the fallen Knight shifts his eyes in the direction of the oncoming attack. With the sound of broken glass, his arm whips out like lightning and swats every single projectile out of the sky, shedding a thin later of stone with each impact. And once that's been taken care of, he charges right at you.


>crash
>guard
>strike

>>38305479
>>guard

Fast whippy attack implies precision.

>>38305479
>guard

>>38305479
>guard

>>38305479
>guard

It's fast? I was expecting trickier, so I feel like there is a ruse being employed...

The ruse might be that the attack is really "Charging right at you", necessitating a Strike.

>>38305479
Laser-targeting stone arm lash seems like textbook Striking material.

>Guard

Would like to suggest >>38305373 again, just because I'm still feeling a little bit antsy about this whole situation.

>>38305479
>guard

>>38305479
>guard

>>38305479
>guard

>>38305479
>crash

I feel like this is a feint

>>38305479
Fast direct attack so
>guard

right?

>>38305479
>Guard
Steel Body and also >>38305298

>>38305529
Charging seems like a strike to me, unless he's "charging up" DBZ style