Episode 5-12: Full-fledged Eccentric!
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Ace
Ace
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Th-that shocked me…!!
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Deuce
Deuce
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He wasn’t there a while ago!
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Rook
Rook
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Hahaha, did I shock you? Pardon. It has always been an old habit of mine to try and mask my footsteps. I am Rook Hunt. My entire life’s motto is to aim for beauty and to protect it. A Hunter of Love, as I would like to put it. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
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Leona
Leona
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Tsk… There’s the weirdo…
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Rook
Rook
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Goodness me, if it isn’t the Beastly Gentleman. It is lunch break so pray, where is Monsieur Dandelion?
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Leona
Leona
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He has his own classes to attend. Just take those herbivores with you and get out of my sight.
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Deuce
Deuce
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Monsieur Dandelion…?
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Rook
Rook
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Fufufu~ Why, it is none other than our Beastly Gentleman’s one and only confidant Ruggie-kun.
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Grim
Grim
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But why a dandelion? Is it because his hair is yellow and fluffy?
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Rook
Rook
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Non-non, it is much more complex than that. Yes, I remember it vividly—It was around the time that the spring was blowing its gentle breath around the school last year.
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Flashback Sequence
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Ruggie
Ruggie
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Alright, this should be more than enough. I have to get these back before they start wilting.
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Rook
Rook
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Bonjour, Monsieur!
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Ruggie
Ruggie
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Wha—?! Who are you!?
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Rook
Rook
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Pardon my rudeness. I am Rook Hunt from Pomefiore. I saw you doing something rather interesting, so I called out to you.
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Ruggie
Ruggie
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Interesting… I was just plucking some dandelions.
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Rook
Rook
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And what do you plan to do with all of those dandelions?
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Ruggie
Ruggie
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I’m gonna eat them, what else?
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Rook
Rook
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Come again?!
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Ruggie
Ruggie
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Dandelions can be used in salads, they can be boiled and turned into tea. And they grow everywhere, too! It’s a real blessing for poor people like me. Well, it’s not like pompous rich people like you will ever understand. My food allowance is in trouble, so I just had to do something. That’s the story. I don’t really have time to deal with you, so please leave me be.
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Flashback Sequence - END
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Rook
Rook
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And there you have it! To him, dandelions were not merely flowers, but also something that could sustain his life. Thus, I refer to him as Monsieur Dandelion.
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Ace
Ace
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Ruggie-senpai ate dandelions?! Wait, aren’t you insulting him then?!
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Leona
Leona
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That guy’s really fine with anything, huh… Has he been feeding me that stuff, too…?
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Rook
Rook
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Non-non, it is not poisonous. Do not judge things so easily now, Gentleman.
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Grim
Grim
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Are dandelions delicious? Maybe I’ll have some next time, too!
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Deuce
Deuce
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I keep telling you to stop eating things you find on the ground.
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Ace
Ace
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(gasps)…! I got caught up in his story, but we’re here for the audition, remember?!
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Deuce
Deuce
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Oh, yeah! Hunt-senpai, we would like to register for the VDC auditions.
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Rook
Rook
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Oh, pardon me. It is another bad habit of mine to get carried away with stories, see? You boys are from Heartslabyul— Ace Trappola from Class 1-A, seat number 25. Your height is 172cm… And you are Deuce Spade from Class 1-A as well. Your seat number is 24 and your height is 173cm. Lastly, we have Ramshackle Dorm’s Prefect, Yuu, and the mysterious being Grim-kun who stands at 70cm.
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Deuce
Deuce
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Eh? How do you know all of that…?!
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Ace
Ace
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How do you know our heights, too!?
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Rook
Rook
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Fufufu, as a hunter, it is but simple information to obtain. It will be troublesome if I left it for later now, would it not?
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Choice 1: For what purpose exactly…?
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Choice 2: (This school is so full of weirdos…)
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Rook
Rook
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If I know it, then I would not need to have you write it down on applications, after all. Three days from now, the auditions will take place in Pomefiore’s ballroom after school. Do not be late.
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Grim, Ace & Deuce
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Understood!
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Leona
Leona
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How long are you gonna talk in front of me? Get lost.
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Rook
Rook
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Oh, Leona-kun! Would you like to audition for the VDC as well? Height and looks aside, I am sure that your athletic abilities will translate well into dancing! Your voice is wonderful as well. I have not seen a lion sing and roar with the sunset as the background, but I can just imagine how intense that would be.
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Leona
Leona
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As if I’d participate in something like that. That annoying Vil is there, too, so no. Not in this lifetime.
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Rook
Rook
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Vil who possesses wholesome beauty, and Leona-kun who sports a wild grace! Seeing you two perform together would be a wonderful sight! Two wildly contrasting beauties…! Oh, how magnificent!
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Leona
Leona
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Tsk… He really doesn’t know how to read the room…
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