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Or forever bound them to Beate, stronger than any curse.

But what if it's the blood of elite creatures?

Then it's time to deal with them.

Or forever bound to Beate, stronger than any curse.

I can't shake the feeling that Zhenya saw the curse on Gion all along, and most likely knew it was connected to Beate, and he was perfectly fine with it the whole time, while Gion ran around town with wide eyes, trying to save Beate from Rinze, just in random interactions... And he didn't reveal anything to anyone. What a guy, I respect him, Zhenya is the best.

The long period of isolation didn't really help Japan. This refers to the politics of Zhenka and Narii.

Beata continues the diary.

Day Twenty-One

Today we flew into a terrible storm! Brr! I've never seen such awful weather. My heart was in my mouth.

Day Twenty-Two

Another storm, apparently we hit a squall line. A nightmare. We spent the whole day with Guyon in our quarters, playing cards. He's so cute when he loses.

Day Twenty-Three

Yet another storm... Staying in the cabin is getting downright boring.

Day Twenty-Four

What is going on with this weather?! I came up with a new card game and easily beat Guyon at it. Well, it's not my fault he doesn't know the rules! And so what if I made them up on the spot?!

Day Twenty-Five

Finally got lucky with the weather, we even took a walk on the deck... Oh well. Turned out to be the calm before the storm.

Day Twenty-Six

We crashed into a goddamn iceberg!!! Carneol and his comrades miraculously survived, but at the cost of our captain and his crew. Hector didn't even try to escape; he just stood on the bridge and went down with his ship... Despite all our shouts and pleas, he firmly said the captain is the last to leave the ship, and since his people were on board, he would stay and face certain death with them. Gods...

Day Twenty-Seven

Sailed in a horribly cramped boat, elbowing each other. A nightmare. Guyon kept glancing strangely at Zoritsa, and I at him. We were both dying to know what other positions one could confess in, but alas, we never found out...

Day Twenty-Eight

Our landing party ended up on a pirate island! And we were greeted there with a very hot reception in the form of a huge airship! When I saw that monstrosity, my jaw didn't even drop. I thought it was the end for us.
But there was nothing to be done, we accepted the fight. I grabbed a crossbow, ran closer, and started shooting at that hunk of junk, praying to all the gods that it would be enough. Fortunately, Kilika and Aiko helped out a lot with magic, and Garrett also provided a couple of accurate shots.
But if only it were that simple! That bastard killed half the squad with its bombs. And then it started to fall, burying the other half of the squad underneath. If it weren't for Kalina's enchanted dress, it would have been the end for Carneol, but as it was, we managed to revive everyone... True, half the group got horrible burns, but at least they were alive. Unfortunately, their happiness didn't last long. Gods...
We approached the fortress that the pirates were storming and couldn't take. And then Kilika's wonderful magic helped! She simply doused all the pirates in fire, and all we had to do was finish off the survivors. What a good girl Kilika is!
When we dealt with the scoundrels, we were able to meet the leader of the besieged! A gorgeous woman, silent, restrained, but gorgeous! From her we learned that the only way to leave the island was by hot air balloon. We had to rush to it.
Two soldiers helped clear the way for us. One - a brave warrior, a real man!
The second - a handsome young man, so young... When I remember what happened to him...
...we had to leave him to certain death. Just like part of our squad. The balloon couldn't carry everyone, and we had to painfully choose who would fly away and who would stay. At first we wanted to stay and fight our way to the pier, but then we learned that was a hopeless endeavor. And then I curse myself for my cowardice. We could have saved Aiko. We could have saved Zoritsa... I blame myself for persuading her to stay, gods... If only I had been decisive enough! Guyon wanted to sacrifice himself and free up a spot, but I couldn't bear that; I yelled at him not to even think about it... I still feel like he hates me for it. And I... For me, losing Guyon was scarier than losing Aiko and Zoritsa combined. Merel and Garrett really pulled a stunt, of course... But they could have thrown Mellen out too, along with Nora, or better yet instead of Nora; it was still a waste of space. It's still hard to go back to that day...

Day Twenty-Nine

Flew, it was very boring. But the besieged leader was even more bored than us.

Day Thirty

Flew. Boring. Guyon suggested playing cards. Since we couldn't play strip poker, I refused.

Day Thirty-One

Welcomed the new month in flight, yay. Agreed to play cards for stakes. Garrett beat me. Was glad we weren't playing strip poker.

Day Thirty-Two

Strangely enough - flew. Guyon, out of boredom, tried to break the side of the balloon with his head. Had to hint that the contents of his skull are dear to me as a keepsake.

Day Thirty-Three

Flew somewhere. Some kind of city, I didn't really understand. Spent a lot of time on explanations and clarifications, didn't really look around.
After the explanations and clarifications, we were led to the station, shoved onto a train, and sent off to Margel. Hurray.

Day Thirty-Four

Rode the train. Terribly bumpy, we sat in a third-class carriage, no privacy and still terribly boring.

Day Thirty-Five

Kept riding. Guyon started whining that he was tired of cards. Had to borrow checkers from someone; he cheered up. Should I tell him that I can't stand checkers and only played for his sake, or not?

Day Thirty-Six

Home, sweet home. I never thought I'd miss some place so much, but Carneol had become dear to me. Although, I guess it's about the people.
The boss decided to cheer us up after the mission, credited us some money and gave us various interesting things. When we unwrapped Guyon's gift, I almost died laughing. I couldn't have come up with anything better myself!
In exchange for losing Aiko, they sent us a new commander. Erefir. A fighting woman, she can really throw a punch! But at the same time, she's not lacking in intellect and manages to be very kind and feminine! Completely, completely unlike Aiko, her polar opposite, but as a leader - not a bit worse!
We went to show her the city; Merel and Garrett tagged along, so we walked as a friendly crowd. First off, we swung by Abundance and checked out the new merchandise. Wow, so many options my eyes were spinning! And they hired my former cellmate Enio to work there. Well, of all people to hire... If they'd asked me, I would have said she's not someone to be trusted. And I suspected it then, and even more so now. After what that bitch did... But everything in due time.
Then we went into List, where the appearance of coldskins couldn't go unnoticed. That's good. I've gotten used to the brain worm. My head hurts a little and a runny nose bothers me periodically, but it's more useful than harmful.
Then I dragged my Guyon to the hospital. A dreadful establishment, too strict, too proper, but... But at least they treat people there. For free. And pretty well. And my poor troubled Guyon needs treatment often, alas...
In the waiting room sat a charming Marya, very sweet and patient. Not surprising given her job! She looked at Guyon and sent him to the doctor...
To Bresia Antimachus. Brr, a terrifying lady. I was even glad we were treating Guyon and not me. A doctor from the gods, hands of gold, can do anything, get anyone back on their feet, but... But she's just terrifying.
She patched Guyon up nicely, but when she was letting him out of the office, she gave me a strange look... What was that about? I didn't beat him! I mean... I did hit him, of course, but not hard and certainly not enough to cause injuries! And after her treatment, Guyon ached pretty much everywhere; she really tormented the poor guy... But he still wanted to go for a walk.
Went to show the boss our beloved Tentacle. Turns out, Evgeny had started quietly blessing people for money, pretty good.
Only Bronislava looked kind of nervous. We found out she just doesn't know what to give Evgeny and asked for help with a gift! That's so sweet! Guyon and I took that on.
Then we saw a new establishment, Ogma's Bar. Couldn't pass it by; it turned out to be so cozy! And my old acquaintance Arthur Ogma from Abundance was working there. Oh-oh-oh, something was amiss there... We had a good time, had a glass of something strong, celebrated the new commander's appointment.
Then we went into Hellfire; it turned out the prices had gone up... But we decided to order the rings there. Later. The walk finally finished off Guyon; he was falling asleep on his feet. Had to drop everything and go home with him.

35 entries. Now Biba and Boba in one day of the diary. Phew. Still have catching up to do...

“Revelation begins with slander about one’s own parents, religion, and homeland; it’s clear, there’s no point in listening any further,” the patriarch decided and banished Alaria Doran from this world, the patriarch said, but in reality, he did nothing more, only smiled faintly, “just kidding. ‘I come here with peace and joy’ – that’s what the inscription engraved above the entrance to the house of God says, and you, more than anyone else, should heed it, even while standing on the other side of this divine font. I thank you for your sincerity, Alaria, child of Tanariss, but know that you are deeply mistaken, confusing the rite of repentance for sins with a secular condemnation of your life, deeds, and weaknesses.” The priest’s blue eyes looked deeper than the outward appearance of the one confessing. “You seem to me to be a person for whom personal interests will always have the highest priority at a crucial moment, and despite your background, religious conviction is clearly not characteristic of you today, so I will describe your situation from a worldly point of view. You have traveled a long, difficult path, overcome severe trials, but still returned to the bosom of comfort – with all your limbs intact, with a sound mind, still young, with a roof over your head, with prospects in life, with physical characteristics above average... And yet, all I see in you is hatred towards yourself and complaints about your fate. A rational assessment of one’s behavior and the results of one’s thinking is wonderful, but a person with your way of thinking will not be useful to this world. They will not be useful to the one who called them, and not even to themselves. Answer me this question: if you were given the opportunity to sell a part of your humanity in exchange for longevity, personal strength, or power, would you take it or not?”

Zhenya, there Errefir was forging weapons for the Rinzeiites for money, you know.

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She should be kneeling next to Alaria...

She did all of this without complaining or hating herself, and then she fixed her mistake 🙂

Both in the same stockings, of course.

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She did all this without complaints or self-hatred, and then corrected her mistake 🙂

Yeah, and before that, thanks to this weapon, the entire squad was wiped out. No, just on their knees, in stockings, repenting, repenting, really repenting...

Requesting a depiction of Raphael and Raptilion kneeling, wearing only stockings.

Raphael is dead. 😔

Then you can have a picture of Raphael on his knees in stockings, kissing Alice's shoe.

Zhenya, Erathia was forging weapons for the Rinzeiites for money, you know.

You're just trying to get revenge on her for snitching on Nisho...

Everything is simple for Zhenya; if he likes a summon, it means it's useful and can be kept; if not, it's just bad luck.
inb4: But what about Klin?
And have you heard his voice? 😍

You're just trying to get revenge on her for snitching on Nishi...

I just want to see her on her knees in nothing but stockings...