[Grade 1]
A notice has been posted on the wall; An unspoken order from Shiharu: If the room is not cleaned within the week, severe punishment awaits.
[Grade 10]
We're only halfway through cleaning… We can't finish at this pace. Daste and Alma each gulp as Shiharu begins to toy with the whip.
[Grade 30]
With the help of the rest of the team, Lykos was able to sweep up the last of his bounties. Shiharu laughed. "Good work. As long as the world is dirty, the cleanup will never end."
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[Grade 1]
A table? Just use any box you find. What about that one over there? That's literally what Daste says.
[Grade 10]
Daste broke the wooden box. So now we have to use an iron chest filled with weapons and explosives. Lykos refuses to drink here now. He says the smell is too strong.
[Grade 30]
Lykos finally removed the iron chest, so now we have to use the jukebox as a table. "You can listen to music and drink." Says Alma. "Talk about killing two birds with one stone."
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[Grade 1]
A messy altar made by Alma. But he's never seen praying at it. Maybe he's starting to forget that he's a man of God.
[Grade 10]
Every now and then Lykos can be seen in front of this fake alter, one hand to his chest. Emma can't help but wonder what exactly he's praying for, deep in his heart.
[Grade 30]
"Praying is so very human, isn't it?" Shiharu asks, smiling at Emma. She, too, delivers her unspoken prayers to the altar, standing by his side as his eyes happily flutter shut.
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EMMA : Hey, Daste. Fireworks come in different shapes and colors, don't they? Do they use some kind of special technology?
DASTE : Oh, what's with the sudden interest in fireworks?
DASTE : The color and the size of the firework depends on the combination of gunpowder. It takes a lot of courage and skill to shoot off fireworks. It's a delicate process.
EMMA : You!? Delicate!?
DASTE : Y'know what? I'm gonna wake you up tomorrow with fireworks. I'm gonna put a real big one in your room, so be prepared.
EMMA : What!? I was just kidding!
DASTE : Hahaha, BOOM! That was a big one! What do you think of my awesome pyrotechnics?
EMMA : It's so beautiful! The sparks were like stardust! But you know what, Daste? It's late, and I don't really―
DASTE : Ah! What the hell are you saying? I can't hear you over the fireworks!
EMMA : ( I like the idea of testing out the new fireworks, but I don't like the idea of making so much noise in the middle of the night ......)
SHIHARU : Daste? You know what I'm going to say, right?
DASTE : Oh, uh, ...... Yeah, it's late. Let's clean up! I had plans to have a drink with Emma afterwards!
EMMA : Wait, you're making it sound like I'm an accomplice.....!
DASTE : Shiharu is a pain in the ass at times like this! If he knows you are here keeping an eye on me, he'll ease up a bit!
SHIHARU : Hmmm. Be a bit more careful next time, okay?
DASTE : Whew~, that was a close call. Next time, we'll just have to wait till Shiharu is away, huh?
EMMA : ( He hasn't learned his lesson at all! And he's trying to get me involved again.....!)
