A couple of people pointed out some mistakes made in the French parts of the previous chapter. I know I said I was aware that it was going to be inaccurate but in hindsight, I should've asked around for somebody to beta read before posting.
So uh, from now on, if I am going to extensively add a foreign language to one of my stories beyond well-known phrases, I'm going to ask for someone to beta read first.
...Or I could cheap out and [do this when somebody speaks a foreign language] instead.
If any of you spotted the Monty Python references last chapter, congrats and do not fear for it's less likely that I'll find a situation that requires another quote spam.
Anyway, here's an outsider POV chapter.
Magical Gentlewoman Phantom Thief Joker-chan
By Bilbo-sama
Chapter 9 - A Discussion of Genres
"Hey Hiroto," blurted a Shujin boy during lunch, "do you ever wonder if we're in an anime?"
Hiroto, who was sitting next to him as they leaned against the hallway window, calmly placed his chopsticks back on his bento and replied, "why the hell would I want to do that?"
"Because sometimes it feels like we are, man."
Hiroto takes a deep breath and sighs. Man, Takuya has some weird ass thoughts sometimes.
"If we are in an anime, hypothetically," said Hiroto, "then what kind of anime is it?"
"We have a volleyball team so sports anime?" Takuya suggested.
"Isn't the team suspended for now though?" asked Hiroto, frowning as he recalled the Incident in early May. "But I hear that the track team is getting back together."
"They are? Huh. Good for them."
Hiroto ponders for a moment before saying, "well, the Phantom Thieves are a thing so maybe we're just extras in some crime show."
"Yeah, man, it feels as though we're in a knock off of Folders of Death." said Takuya between bites of melon bread.
The transfer student, Akira Kurusu, and Ryuji Sakamoto, resident delinquent, pass by them.
Takuya glances at them, "maybe we're in the weirdest romantic comedy starring those two as the protagonists."
"They wont last, Takuya. Kurusu is too serious and proper despite her criminal record and Sakamoto is loudly emotional."
Takuya shakes his head, "yeah but they're both delinquents."
"That just means they cancel each other out."
And then they hear Kurusu call Sakamoto 'Saka-chan' in a sing-song kind of voice.
"Are you ever going to stop calling me that?" Sakamoto whines.
"Nope!"
"Wow, he's whipped," Takuya comments.
"GET A ROOM YOU TWO!" shouts Hiroto without shame.
Sakamoto makes a 'geh!' noise and Kurusu raises an eyebrow. Before he could retaliate, the lunch bell rings to signal the end of lunch.
After school, Hiroto approaches Takuya and says "I've been thinking,"
"Did it hurt?"
"No, you asshole. Doesn't Kurusu only seem serious looking when she could be really one of those girls who show up one day and proceeds to change everybody's lives for the better despite being really fucking weird? I mean, she brings her cat to school every day and like, nobody even really talks about it."
"Isn't there a name for that?"
"If there is, I forget what it's called."
Takuya watches Takamaki and Niijima-senpai walk by chatting about something. Niijima-senpai looked less stressed out than usual. When did that happen?
Come to think of it, he's seen the two of them hanging out with Kurusu as well...
"Y'know, you may be on to something..."
Later that night, Hiroto recieves a text. Blearily, he checks his phone.
Takuya: Dude what if we're in anime that's similar to Softener but with the Phantom Thieves instead of Shinigami?
Takuya: Like what if their activities are happening in an alternate reality only they can see and their targets are actually being controlled by monsters or something?
Hiroto stares at the text. He looks at the clock. It's 2 AM and thus too early for this.
Hiroto: Dude wtf g2 sleep.
-Several months later-
"Dude, what if Sakamoto is building a harem?" asks Takuya one day in the park.
"What the fuck makes you think like that?" says Hiroto between sips of 1Up.
"That," Takuya points to what he's seeing. In the distance is Sakamoto surrounded by girls. Hiroto can recognize them as Kurusu, Takamaki, Niijima-senpai, and Okumura-senpai. The short red head he hasn't seen before but wow she's cute. Also with them is some dude. Woah.
"What the hell, man," Hiroto whines, "what do they even see in him?"
"Who is even that other guy?" asks Takuya.
"Dunno. Looks like he's from other school," comments the other boy.
Takuya stares at the distant group for awhile before theorizing: "...What if they're all part of that guy's harem instead?"
I'm personally going to go with 'supernatural comedy drama' but even that feels inaccurate. Let's go with 'Atlus JRPG.'
And now for a question: I have written a bunch of short one shots (twelve at last count) that are like in the 300-500 word count range. I've thinking of consolidating them together into a couple of collection chapters.
However, my drive and inspiration has been winding down lately and the ideas I want to write 1000+ words for are taking longer to finish thanks to writer's block. D:
So my choices are:
1. Just go ahead and post the 'super collection' chapters and take my time finishing something but there wont be updates to this story for a while
2. Post a chapter once a week that contains two or three one-shots put together
3. Continue my current schedule (Mondays and Thursdays) and just post the short one-shots individually
Eh, what do you guys think?
