CHAPTER 01 : THE CRIMSON TYRANT PART 12

CHILD IN THE DEPTHS!

RIDDLE'S CHILDHOOD

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RIDDLE'S MOTHER: Congratulations on your 8th birthday, Riddle.

For this year, your birthday cake is a sugar-free one filled with nuts. It's made from soy flour with lots of lecithin since it's good for the brain.

YOUNG RIDDLE: Thank you, Mama. But, um, I…

Just once is okay, but… I want to eat a tart filled with lots of red strawberries…

RIDDLE'S MOTHER: My, how can you say that! Desserts filled with sugar like that is basically like poison for the body.
Just one slice will make you exceed your quota of calorie consumption.
Come now, this one is filled with docosahexaenoic acid and icosapentaenoic acid. It's much healthier.
Ah, but the recommended calorie intake for an 8-year old is… It's only 600kcal for one meal, so don't eat more than 100 grams, Am I understood?

YOUNG RIDDLE: … Yes, Mama…

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RIDDLE: I've always wanted to eat tarts filled with red strawberries.

Just like the one displayed on the shop window of the bakery that we pass by,

tarts that look like jewels.

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RIDDLE'S MOTHER: That is all for your lessons on classical magic. Read the next 50 pages required for your next magic lessons tomorrow.

Now then, you have 1 hour for yourself before your next lesson begins

YOUNG RIDDLE: Yes, Mother

RIDDLE'S MOTHER: Mother has something to take care of for a while, so I will see you in one hour.

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RIDDLE:I was always surrounded by lessons I had to finish.

If it was possible, they would have extended my lessons longer.
But, something like that was "normal" for me.

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SFX: KNOCK KNOCK

YOUNG RIDDLE: … Someone's knocking on the window?

YOUNG TREY: Oh he noticed us

YOUNG CHE'NYA: Hey, hey. Come play with us!

YOUNG RIDDLE: Who are you?

YOUNG CHE'NYA: I'm Che'nya! This is Trey. Let's play croquet.

YOUNG RIDDLE: Huh….. I can't. Now is my self-study time. I have to keep studying.

YOUNG CHE'NYA: Huh? Self-study means that mew decide what mew study. My grand-paw says

Playing is a kind of study too.

YOUNG TREY: Will you come down for a bit?

YOUNG RIDDLE: … J-just for a bit.

YOUNG TREY: Can I ask your name?

YOUNG RIDDLE: R-Riddle… Riddle Rosehearts.

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RIDDLE:Playing with Trey and Che'nya was very fun. We played a lot of things I didn't know how to play.

They both of them taught me a lot.
During my one hour of free time, I always snuck out of my room without my mother's knowledge.

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YOUNG CHE'NYA: Huh?! Riddle, you've never had a strawberry tart?

YOUNG RIDDLE: Mother says it's like poison so I can't.

YOUNG TREY: Well… you probably shouldn't eat too much…. My family owns a cake shop. Let's go eat some.

YOUNG RIDDLE: Huh… but….

YOUNG TREY: One piece will be fine.

YOUNG CHE'NYA: I could go for a whole one right about meow.

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RIDDLE:Atop a pure white plate, a brilliantly red strawberry tart.

For me…. It shined… Brighter than any jewel.

The first bite was wonderfully sweet…

It was better than anything I'd ever had.

I savored each bite and got lost in it.

I've lost track of time.

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RIDDLE'S MOTHER: How could you! You skipped out on studying to go outside and eat a mound of sugar! Those two instigated it. I won't allow you to spend time with those bad children ever again!

YOUNG RIDDLE: I'm sorry, mother! I won't do it again, so please forgive me!

RIDDLE'S MOTHER: Silence! This is because you broke the rules.

Ah…. I should have never given you so much free time. I have to keep an even better watch over you….

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RIDDLE:If I broke the rules…. My time for fun was completely taken away.

That's why the rules mother makes, I have to follow.

In this town mother is the most respected… that makes her correct.

But…. Tell me, mama.

Why?

Why does my chest hurt like this?

Just on my birthday would be fine….

I want to each a bunch of tarts.

I want to play outside for hours.

I want to make more and more friends.

Tell me, mama….

What rules should I follow…

To make this pain go away?

HIMARI:Geez! You idiot… that's obvious.

None of course!

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RIDDLE: Eh… you….

HIMARI:After seeing all that… I finally understand why you acted the way you do.

Listen, Riddle… following the rules isn't really all that bad. In fact, I do agree it helps a lot in creating a good society.

However, if these rules bring more harm than good to others… then it's not worth following it around. You're the one that is suffering more than anyone else

RIDDLE: But… I can't just ignore the rules… my mother….

HIMARI:Your mother is your mother… and you are you!

Riddle…. It's time to stop letting your mother control you, and create your own rules of your life!

If you want to eat tarts then go and eat tarts!

If you want to have fun then go have fun!

If you want to make friends then go do it!

RIDDLE: I… I don't know if I can…. All my life I was made to follow the rules so that I would have a purpose.…. without it what am I supposed to do…. I…. I have no one anymore….

I'm alone.

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HIMARI:No you're not….

Trey, Che'nya, Cater, Ace, Deuce, Grim, the residents, my sisters…. And also me. We will be there for you.

RIDDLE: Himari….

HIMARI:Come on, your majesty.

Can you not hear them? They are calling for us.

Let's return to our friends…. Besides… there's a certain idiot that's waiting for an apology.

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TREY: Riddle!

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So finally! Here is the latest chapter of my story. A huge thank you for all your patience… and I really hope you enjoy the chapter and animation.

If you are reading this on , you can check the animatics version of this chapter at the link:

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So now comes the last part of the HEARTSLABYUL arc…. And coming up afterwards is the SAVANNAHCLAW! Yay!

Anyway, have a great weekend. See you all on the next chapter.

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