BXBX NOVEL Chapter 407.2: Dogeza
Her eyes are fixed on one spot――Staring in the void.
Apparently, she is the type who is strong during the real performance. Ohii-sama is no longer nervous. Ohii-sama’s dignified voice resonates all the way here.
“I beg you, great King of Code, please――Make some chocolate for me. Here is my sincerity.” (Alisha)
Her knees bend and with one supple movement, Ohii-sama kneels. Her back is perfectly straight. Her head is bowed deeply while maintaining a quiet and beautiful posture.
The artistry of the dogeza leaves me speechless. Her quiet gesture is certainly filled with respect and gratitude to the king. The dogeza she did during practice were beautiful, but this dogeza is on a different level. It is a dogeza that gambles everything on the table as if she is betting her life on it, a dogeza that gets 120 points out of 100!
It is the ultimate dogeza, a godly dogeza. Ohii-sama is a dogeza genius. She is the Dogeza Princess. Before I know it, I am in tears at her beautiful dogeza.
Ohii-sama――You have completely surpassed me. Is this how a master feels when they see their pupil become independent? I don’t know why, but a feeling of gratitude fills my heart.
Then, Ohii-sama who is bowing deeply, says without raising her head.“…………………… He-He said, it is, not good…………” (Alisha)
“…… Eh?” (Cry)
Do you have no heart, King of Code! To think you would refuse a request after seeing such a wonderful dogeza――. I ask again, unable to believe what I am hearing.
“…… Maybe he didn’t properly look at you?” (Cry)
Ohii-sama raises her head and *furafura* unsteadily rises to her feet. Her face is bright red and tears well up in her eyes. She clings to the door with all her might and yells as if in protest.
“He, did! He, definitely, look at me! I can, tell! What are you going to do!? Cry, you said it would be absolutely fine!? You have to take, responsibility!!” (Alisha)
It is the first time I have seen Ohii-sama show so much emotion. I am unexpectedly taken aback by the force of it.
“D-Don’t get so upset…… It might just be some kind of mistake……” (Cry)
“The one who made a mistake! Is Cry!! My Chocolate!!” (Alisha)
“U-un, un, that’s right. But that is strange…… Dogeza is supposed to be the strongest tho’.” (Cry)
Maybe the King of Code doesn’t like dogeza? This is the first time I am in a situation like this. Ohii-sama hugs her knees and looks up at me resentfully. As expected, even I feel responsible. I have to come up with an alternative plan.
Actually, I already know of an alternative to the dogeza. The problem is that I am not an expert in this tactic.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});However, since dogeza doesn’t work, there is no other option. I didn’t want to do it if possible tho’――.
I frown and say to Ohii-sama, who is looking up at me, waiting for me to speak.
“Actually――There is one more thing. A way to get the King of Code to listen to your request.” (Cry)
“Nh!? Y-You still, haven’t given up? I don’t want to ask the King, I want to know another way to get chocolate……” (Alisha)
That’s no good. If she were to change course now, Ohii-sama’s dogeza would be for nothing.
Besides, there is plenty of chocolate in the world outside of Code, so can’t she just wait a little longer? ………… A bit late for that tho’.
I look straight into her eyes and say apologetically.
“You are going to throw a tantrum.” (Cry)
“Throw………… A…… Tantrum?” (Alisha)
“One that is very disgraceful, one that will not listen to anything. I am sorry, that is not the way a princess should act.” (Cry)
Throw a tantrum.
It was a tactic that Liz often used to get her point across when she was still a child.
When she really threw a tantrum, Anthem, Luke, and even I had no choice but to throw the white flag. Her tantrums were invincible at that time as she could carry on without a care in the world despite receiving Sytry’s and Lucia’s stunned looks, and even Liz’s parents had a hard time dealing with it. Well, Liz didn’t do this for very long, but now it has become a kind of taboo that no one talks about, including her.
In that sense, you could say that Liz has now become a fine Onee-san as she only loses her temper when something happens. Liz-chan is a *iko, iko* good girl, good girl.
The only problem is that I don’t know anything about the basics of throwing a tantrum. Unlike dogeza, I can’t explain to her in words what to do or what to say. That, requires emotion and passion rather than logic.
When Ohii-sama hears my idea, she has a puzzled look on her face as if she doesn’t understand what I am saying. Could she really throw a tantrum big enough to move the King of Code after she had managed to do such a graceful dogeza…… If Liz was there, she would have told us――No, maybe not. Ohii-sama blinks and tilts her head.
“Who is………… Going to throw a tantrum at whom?” (Alisha)
This is problematic…… I want to show her how to do it, but I know what a true tantrum is like, so I cannot just imitate it………… Is there any good idea for that? I *kyorokyoro* look around restlessly, but I cannot find anything――Should she persist in doing a dogeza instead of throwing a half-assed tantrum? Or should I bet on Ohii-sama’s potential?
While I am hesitant about what to do, the door opens, and Rusha, who ran out earlier in panic after Kryhi, returns. She comes running toward us with a sweet voice.
“Honmono-saan! Onii-chan, found it. Kool-san said so, but is this really part of the plaaan?” (Rusha)
“…… We have been waiting for you, Sensei.” (Cry)
“Fuueh?? Eh? Se…… Sensei?” (Rusha)
Rusha widens her eyes and tilts her head in a coquettish manner.
Thanks for reading! Dogeza, the ultimate skill, didn’t work∑(; °Д°) I also love how Cry keep complimenting Alisha’s dogeza and saying that she is the Dogeza Princess Now we will need Rusha-sensei’s help to teach Alisha to throw a tantrum!
And here is my impression of the 7th episode of Strange Grief:
Oh back with a flashback, Liz zooming past everyone show how fast she already was when she was a child. But Anthem and his cardboard armor XD Random comment from Cry made Sytry go down the path of an Alchemist. Is this a good thing or not, no one know…
How do you make a slime not specifically attack someone? And only Sytry and Cry won’t be attacked by it, does it mean she also planned for the rest of Strange Grief to clean up the mess so they are hailed as the savior of the Imperial Capital!? Ans that Cry shocked face before the opening XD
This time we have the full opening, with 2 new scene, Cry polishing his Relics outside and Eva coming to give her report and Tino training while under the watchful gaze of Liz. I’m sure Tino is screaming internally. Sven saying he is using the bow as long-range weapon as mid-opening scene. I agree with you, even in Monster Hunter gotta go for the bow instead of the gun because it is cooler to shoot with a bow.
A previously on for people who didn’t understand what was happening… Did we really need that? You could have use those precious seconds to animate another scene.
Sven taking command because Cry asked him to and first order of business, who have fought a slime XD I like that wind magic cowboy dude showing off while posing Haha love how everyone from First Step pity the guy for being the first victim because he talks too much.
Yooo Sven motivation speech is so cool! (And don’t forget the insult on Cry XD)
Lyle, how dare you doubt about the Divine Strategist after just half a day! Yeah Henrik we get it you believe in Sven, don’t need to say it every single time… But that suspenseful music ending on the guy leaving the camp, you can already her the “And that was the last time we saw him” line.
To think he could have prevented everything if he destroyed that syringe first. Poor dude, he got his priority wrong. Well thanks to that we got a smile monster now. But the beat-up face of the member of Akasha is so cartoony that it is funny.
Damn we got a Gain name drop before Lyle!
As expected of one of the founder team of First Step, Sven in charge helped all the team to coordinate and the way they animated his arrow shot was cool.
Funny how Gain keep saying what Cry said was true, now Gain will never doubt Cry ever again after that.
Wait I don’t understand how the arrow got launched in the air but catching it mid air and shooting them is badass!
Hahahaha that dud explosion with the cartoony sfx was so funny! Well Sven for Cry that thing is at the same level as a slime so he can’t really see the difference! Also Sven, Cry is doing that for you to be stronger you know? He is just gonna leave you barely alive to win or else it won’t be an Infinite Trial.
Let’s ignore the fact that the slime just let Sytry lore dump for us and just enjoy Strange Grief theme song dropping! Sytry does show that she is also a member of Strange Grief by easily avoiding the slime’s attack.
Sytry not preparing for any possible scenario and not bringing more than 1 Anti-Mana Metal, yeaaah I don’t buy that, she must have a hidden agenda ;D
Sven telling Henrick to not be eaten by Sytry does show how he is not underestimating her. I am sure there are plenty who thought she was weak and harmless but regretted it afterward. The animation is really good, the shadow on her do kinda telegraph that “She ain’t as clean as you might think! Can you feel her sinister side” when she turned around
Liz humping Cry and throwing a tantrum! So this is what Alisha is going to do next XD
Oh looks like there is a post credit scene at the end so don’t miss it! When Sytry used to be called Prodigy, huh. But now that she said it the anime didn’t talked about South Ysteria Jailbreak incident that made her being called the Worst of the Worst. I wonder if we are going to see that next episode.
TL;DR
Sven was really cool in this episode, especially during the motivation speech! In the end, Gain was indeed the first victim of the slime. Sytry avoiding the slime without flinching like a boss. Is it just a coincidence that Liz is throwing a tantrum at the end of the episode when we just had the chapter about Alisha throwing a tantrum next? I THINK NOT! (Seriously it’s just a coincidence)
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