| Age | 12 |
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| Height | 141 cm |
| Race | Erune |
| Hobbies | Researching Twin Tiger Feng Shui |
| Likes | Huang: Fashion Bai: ○○Novels |
| Dislikes | Huang: ○○Novels Bai: Fashion |
彼女達は、黄色の髪の子は「フアン」、白色の髪の子は「パイ」という名前の双子で、今年は2人合わせて「シンダラ」として歳神のお役目を果たす様子。 「気」の流れを読んで悪い方角、良い方角を見極める「双虎風水」という特技を持ち、高い戦闘能力も持つこの双子、なんでも過去にどちらが本当の「寅神」かを決めるための大喧嘩を繰り広げ、なんやかんやで今は2人で一緒に「寅神」を名乗っているとのこと。 そんなトラブルメーカーな彼女達を成長させるため、育ての親でもある虎の霊獣「ラオラオ」は2人を主人公達の旅に同行させようとしますが……？ 事の顛末はフェイトエピソードにて！ フェイトエピソードでは、主人公に渡すバレンタインのチョコレートを巡ってフアンとパイの勝負が勃発！ 騎空団の団員たちの協力を得ながら手作りのチョコレートを作る二人ですが……果たして主人公に渡されるチョコレートはどんなものになり、勝負に決着はつくのか、ぜひ物語をお楽しみください！ |
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Official Profile
| Age | 12歳 |
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| Height | 141cm |
| Race | エルーン |
| Hobbies | 双虎風水の研究 |
| Likes | フアン：おしゃれ パイ：○○小説 |
| Dislikes | フアン：○○小説 パイ：おしゃれ |
彼女達は、黄色の髪の子は「フアン」、白色の髪の子は「パイ」という名前の双子で、今年は2人合わせて「シンダラ」として歳神のお役目を果たす様子。 「気」の流れを読んで悪い方角、良い方角を見極める「双虎風水」という特技を持ち、高い戦闘能力も持つこの双子、なんでも過去にどちらが本当の「寅神」かを決めるための大喧嘩を繰り広げ、なんやかんやで今は2人で一緒に「寅神」を名乗っているとのこと。 そんなトラブルメーカーな彼女達を成長させるため、育ての親でもある虎の霊獣「ラオラオ」は2人を主人公達の旅に同行させようとしますが……？ 事の顛末はフェイトエピソードにて！ フェイトエピソードでは、主人公に渡すバレンタインのチョコレートを巡ってフアンとパイの勝負が勃発！ 騎空団の団員たちの協力を得ながら手作りのチョコレートを作る二人ですが……果たして主人公に渡されるチョコレートはどんなものになり、勝負に決着はつくのか、ぜひ物語をお楽しみください！ |
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Background
Events
- Auld Lang Syne: The Roomcone War
- ZodiaCamp: The 2nd Divine Generals Assembly
- Auld Lang Syne: Age of Tyranno
Trivia
- Cidala's charge attack animation is a reference to Robert Garcia's desperation move Ryūko Ranbu from The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match.[3] This follows the recurring theme of Zodiac characters using special moves from SNK fighting game characters.
Special Cutscenes
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| Happy Birthday Cutscenes | ||||
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Cidala Sisters: Happy birthday, (Captain)! |
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| 2 | ✔ |
Cidala Sisters: Happy birthday, (Captain)! |
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| 3 | ✔ |
Cidala Sisters: Happy birthday! |
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Huang: (Captain)! |
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Huang: Happy New Year, (Captain)! |
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Huang: (Captain) |
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The sun will be setting soon, and Huang and Bai have each asked (Captain) to meet them in private.
(Captain) had been unknowingly involved in a bout of sibling rivalry. |
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Huang: Ready, and...
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Cidala Sisters: Happy Valentine's!
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| Gift |  Raspberry Chocolate Cake |
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Huang: Whoa, it's (Captain)! H-hey! Wh-what's up? |
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Huang: (Captain), it's White Day today! |
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(Captain) has prepared gifts for the Cidala sisters in return for Valentine's.
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Cidala Sisters: Gawr! |
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Cidala Sisters: Rawr! |
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Huang: The holidays are here... |
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Bai: H-happy holidays, (Captain)... |
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Fate Episodes
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Guardian of the East-Northeast
The crew visits the Tiger Temple to meet this year's year spirit, the twin sisters Huang and Bai Cidala. Their foster parent, a sacred tiger named Laolao, fears his parental methods are inadequate and secretly asks the crew to take the girls with them to see the world. However, the twins catch wind of his plan, and they drag him along too so that they can stay together on their travels.
This year, all signs point to the Tiger Temple located to the East-Northeast.
A new year calls for a new prayer to ensure a safe journey. Of course that's easier said than done when everyone's clamoring for a New Year's blessing.
Jostling through the temple crowds will be an ordeal, to say the least.
Vyrn: Sigh... Now I know what a boxed lunch feels like... It's gonna take us a gajillion years just to meet Cidala.
Lyria: I know what you mean... And have you noticed how everyone has a piece of paper?
Vyrn: Yeah, I saw that too. Are they, like, tickets or something?
They discreetly peek at the slips of paper held by a few strangers next to them. A unique mixture of shapes, words, and arrows is scrawled on each slip.
Vyrn: Boy, nothing's addin' up today. First our job request gets canceled, and now these paper thingies are makin' my head spin.
Prior to coming to the Tiger Temple, the crew had gone island hopping to exterminate monsters as part of a job request.
Client: I'm sorry I couldn't contact you earlier, but it turns out the monsters had already been exterminated before you arrived.
Vyrn: Not again... Feels like every time we hit up a new island in these parts, we're always too late.
Client: I see. So this has been happening on other islands as well?
Vyrn: Yeah. We were on a different island just the other day, and the monsters seemed to have disappeared into thin air. What a waste of time.
Lyria: Well, look on the bright side. At least people are safe now.
Vyrn: Nah, I know it's a good thing. I just wanna know what exactly's goin' on.
Client: Considering whose turn it is to be the year spirit, Cidala must already be on the hunt.
Vyrn: Who's that?
Client: The Divine Tiger of the Twelve Divine Generals.
The Twelve Divine Generals, each of whom belong to a certain temple, are appointed the role of year spirit for their respective year.
Since the time of the War, they have monitored the boundary between the Sky Realm and Astral Realm.
Vyrn: What was the Divine General doin' out here?
Client: They used their incredible strength to smash monsters with a big ol' hammer.
Client: After clearing out the monsters, they... Well, it's hard to explain. Better to see it for yourselves. Follow me.
The man brings the crew to a street corner where a peculiar sash is affixed to the ground.
Client: After taking down an especially large monster, Cidala slapped on one of these.
Lyria: Hm... What is it?
Client: No one's really sure, to be honest, but something about this strip keeps monsters away.
Vyrn: What the heck? So it's like a magic seal or something?
Client: It certainly acts like a seal, doesn't it? They called it something I've never heard before.
Client: Hm, what was it again? Fang? Fonk? Started with an F...
Client: It's not coming to me right now, but you can't argue with the results. We haven't seen a single monster ever since.
Vyrn: Do you feel anything special comin' from this thing, Lyria?
Lyria: No, not really.
Vyrn: All right. Guess we'll have to leave it at that, but I do know one thing: a Divine General took our jobs.
(Captain) suggests paying a visit to the Tiger Temple.
Vyrn: Good idea. After sayin' a prayer for our journey, we can give the Divine Tiger a piece of our minds.
Lyria: Ahaha... That doesn't sound like a very nice thing to do...
Vyrn: Fine, that might be a bit much. I just wanna see what kinda person they are, and what this seal is all about.
Hoping to satisfy their curiosity, the crew set off for the Tiger Temple to ring in the new year.
Lyria: Yay, looks like we're next.
Vyrn: Whew... Took long enough...
After waiting in line for seemingly ages, the crew is finally about to meet Cidala in person.
???: Hey! You made it!
???: Welcome.
Vyrn: Huh?
Lyria: I'm sorry... Wasn't this the line to meet Cidala?
???: Yep! You did it!
???: Thank you for waiting.
A pair of twins stare at the crew expectantly. Each one speaks as if they are Cidala.
Vyrn: Psst. Which one's Cidala?
Lyria: I-I don't know...
Choose: Greet the girl on the left.
???: What's up?
Vyrn: Oh, so she's Cidala.
???: Wrrrong. I'm Cidala.
Lyria: Huh?
Choose: Greet the girl on the right.
???: Yes?
Lyria: Oh, so you're Cidala.
???: Grrr! I'm Cidala!
Vyrn: What!
Continue 1???: Huang, I don't think these people know who we are.
Huang: I think you're right, Bai. Okay, newcomers, open up your ears!
The two girls who call themselves Huang and Bai stand up straight and tall, flashing their pearly whites.
Huang and Bai: Divine Tiger I'm and Cidala of the Twelve Guardian of Divine the Generals East-Northeast—
Huang and Bai: ...
Lyria: Erm...
Vyrn: What'd you say?
Huang: We botched our entrance again...
Bai: Maybe we should count to three first? At least that way we'll be on the same page.
Huang: What kind of lame-o twins have to do a count off?
Bai: To make a long story short, we're both Cidala. It's nice to meet you.
Vyrn: Double Divine Generals? I didn't know that was a thing...
Huang: Sigh... Fine, forget the entrance. Okay, people, show us your layouts.
Lyria: What's a layout?
Bai: Oh, you didn't draw anything before coming to see us? Here, take a sheet of paper.
Huang: It's all about feng shui. Don't tell me you don't know what that is either?
Bai: By layout we mean a home's interior design. Qi flow is influenced by how objects are placed, or even how buildings themselves are arranged.
Huang: People flock to the Tiger Temple to improve their feng shui.
Vyrn: Feng shui? Qi flow? Huh... Learn somethin' new every day, I guess.
Lyria: I wonder if they're talking about that seal the client showed us earlier...
The crew draw a picture of their home on the piece of paper and hand it over to the twins.
Bai: This layout is so strange. It's large, yet long and narrow. What room is a deck? Is that where you go to do your business?
Huang: Come on. It's obviously an airship.
Bai: Oh? You all live on an airship?
Vyrn: We're a crew of skyfarers. Travelin' the skies with no fixed address—makes sense to call a ship home, doesn't it?
Cidala Sisters: A crew...
Vyrn: Oh, that reminds me. We had a job to take out monsters, but I think you two beat us to the punch.
Vyrn: We found your yellow and black calling card stuck to the ground.
Bai: Now that you mention it, I think I did hear that a crew had been hired to exterminate monsters.
Huang: But we were like, "whatever," and crushed those monsters without thinking... Oooh, I get it. You came to yell at us, huh?
Vyrn: Nah, we wouldn't do that. The islanders are safe thanks to you two. We were just curious about how you did it.
Bai: Hmm... The calling card you mentioned is called tiger tape.
Bai: By sticking it on a point of negative qi, it can protect that area from misfortune.
Huang: Keeps little monsties away, so merchants can make bank, and everyone stays safe and happy!
Lyria: It's amazing how well it works.
Huang: For the beefier troublemakers that hassled the village, we made them go squish with our Supreme Tiger Warhammer.
Each girl proudly displays their half of the weapon.
Bai: Some of those monsters were pretty fierce. If you were hired for the job, does that mean you're strong?
???: Very strong, gawr!
Lyria: Eep!
???: Greetings, mighty skyfarers. Make yourselves at home, gawr.
Vyrn: Whoa! How'd a kitty get in here!
Laolao: Who are you calling a kitty, gawr! This lizard's got some nerve talking down to me! The name's Laolao! I'm a sacred tiger, and don't you forget it, gawr!
Vyrn: I ain't no lizard!
Lyria: Oh dear... Can you tell us about yourself, Laolao?
Laolao: I foster these two little ladies. Been protecting the Tiger Temple since the time of the first keeper.
Vyrn: Whistle... Raised by a tiger, eh?
Laolao: Seems like you're really in the dark about how things work at the Tiger Temple, gawr. Divine Tigers don't have biological parents. They're born from peaches, gawr.
Vyrn: Did you say peach?
Laolao: It's a very old story.
Laolao: There once grew a peach tree on the edge of the village, but alas it bore no fruit. That is until the first keeper infused it with their power, and then—poof—it sprouted a peach, gawr.
Laolao: Imagine the first keeper's surprise when they split open the peach and found a baby curled up inside like a ball. That baby became the second keeper, gawr.
Laolao: And so, after a period of time, a new peach would appear, giving us the third, fourth, fifth—well, you get the idea. Which brings us to today.
Laolao: Yours truly here rears all the cubs, gawr.
Vyrn: Poppin' out of a peach is, like, the wackiest thing I've ever heard... You sure the Divine Tiger isn't a primal beast?
Laolao: They're 100 percent mortal, I can tell you that. In fact, the previous keeper has been happily married for a long time and recently had their third child, gawr.
Laolao: They live an ordinary life just like anyone else. Same goes for the previous-previous keeper and the previous-previous-previous keeper.
Laolao: Oh, but if you sniff them real good, you'll catch a whiff of peach, gawr. Guess that's one quirk that sets them apart from regular people.
Huang: Who goes and tells strangers what their daughters smell like?
Bai: People will assume we're a streak of degenerates.
Huang: Except the only degenerate is you.
Bai: No, I'm not. There's beauty in the books I read. Besides, I don't want to hear any lip coming from an exhibitionist.
Huang: Am not! And the only books you read would make even a gangster blush!
Huang's remark causes Bai to pull out a small paperback. She opens the book and shoves it in Huang's face.
Huang: What're you doing! Stop it! Keep that stuff away from me!
Bai: Give it a chance, Huang. Once you read it, you'll see why it's art.
Bai smooshes the open pages against Huang's cheek, who struggles to look away.
Vyrn: What is happening...
Laolao: Grr, cut that out, you gawrls! I'm mortified!
Laolao: Please forgive them. In any case, the take away here is that the Divine Tiger isn't born by normal means, gawr.
Lyria: Gosh... Coming out of a peach isn't something you see every day...
Laolao: The spirit of the first keeper is split between these two, gawr. If you want to argue semantics, you could say the first keeper is their biological parent.
Laolao: Every keeper inherits their physical traits and feng shui talents from the first, gawr.
Laolao: The ordinal direction pointing directly to the northeast is considered an easy pathway for negative qi to flow through, which is why the Divine Tiger developed feng shui, gawr.
Vyrn: What's feng shui anyway? Not just that, but what's negative qi? Ordinal direction? Huh?
Laolao: Feng shui is like a form of divination. It's also the meticulous study of your environs, gawr.
Laolao: The placement of furniture and buildings influences the flow of qi, and... Well, I'll explain more in detail later tonight, gawr.
Steward: Master Laolao, the preparations are underway.
Laolao: Well done, steward!
The elderly gentleman makes a report to Laolao and shuffles away.
Laolao: As for you, good skyfarers, feel free to spend the night with us. Come experience our divine hospitality, gawr!
Lyria: R-really? Why us?
Laolao: That's not important, gawr! Consider it an apology party for swiping your work if you must!
Vyrn: Oh, that? We're not exactly mad or anything, but okay. We'll take it.
Bai: A party? Is meat on the menu?
Huang: Did somebody say meat?
Laolao: Yes, there will be meat, so put your eyes back in your sockets. And wipe the drool from your mouths, gawr.
(Captain) and company have been more or less obligated to partake in a banquet at the Tiger Temple.
Steward: Are we enjoying ourselves tonight?
Lyria: Yes! I've tried every one of the meat dishes, and they all taste amazing!
Steward: I'm glad you liked them. The sisters are quite the meat lovers, so there's plenty more left.
Huang: Chomp, chomp...
Bai: Nom, nom, nom...
The Cidala Sisters look up midway through their feast and turn toward the crew. With their bulging cheeks, they resemble hoarding chipmunks rather than tigers.
Vyrn: Whoa, that's scary.
Huang: Gulp... Did you guys have enough to eat?
Vyrn: Y-yep. We really went ham.
Bai: Try this drumstick. It's delicious.
Lyria: Mm, that looks so yummy! What kind of flavor is it?
Bai: Um... Well, it smells really aromatic... The sauce and spices smell like, um... like harmony...
Lyria: I-I see...
Huang: Bai tries to talk all fancy, but she's bad at it!
Bai: Sigh...
Steward: By the way, girls, I put out a new dish over on the far end of the table.
Bai: Gasp... I need it.
Huang: Dibs on the fat chunk!
Watching the girls dash off, the steward makes sure they're out of earshot before lowering his voice.
Steward: Incidentally, what's the scope of your crew?
Vyrn: Our scope?
Steward: I assume you have your own airship, but how large is it? How many people do you travel with?
(Captain) gives a full rundown of the crew, to which the steward lets out an astonished exhale.
Steward: Well, isn't that something! And how has your journey played out thus far?
Steward: I only ask out of curiosity and not to pry...
The captain gives a brief summary of the adventures undertaken up to this moment.
Steward: Oh my... My, my, my! I couldn't have imagined more astounding feats.
A voice suddenly interrupts their conversation.
Laolao: Are we all doing good here, gawr?
Steward: Master Laolao, these people are the ones.
Laolao: I know. I've already made up my mind, gawr.
The steward departs, leaving Laolao to take over.
Laolao: I'm sorry to ambush you with a favor, but I'd like you to nurture the twins for me.
Lyria: What!
Vyrn: You weren't kiddin' about an ambush... You gotta give us more details than that.
Laolao: It began many years ago when the twins were born, although to me it seemed like only yesterday, gawr.
Tiger! Tiger!
The crew are attacked by monsters while on their way to see a client, but the Cidala Sisters use a unique technique called Twin Tiger Feng Shui to fend off the assault. Once at the client's mansion, he wants (Captain) to exterminate a monster that's riling up other monsters in the area. Huang and Bai stay behind at the mansion to act as the client's bodyguards.
The crew have arrived at the island of their next job. Now they need to meet the client, who lives in a mansion on the outskirts of a city.
However, on the way to the client's home, they are chased off the main road by a horde of monsters and driven into the forest.
Vyrn: Geez... Why are so many beasties runnin' around this close to where people live?
Monster Horde: Grooar!
Just when it seems like the crew is about to lose its pursuers, Huang and Bai suddenly stop in their tracks.
Huang: This looks like a good spot!
Bai: Yep. They're all lined up. Ripe for the plucking.
Vyrn: Hey, don't stop now! We're so close to gettin' away!
But the twins aren't listening. Instead they turn to face the incoming monster horde.
Huang takes out a square board and holds it up with her open palm. Bai places her hand underneath her sister's.
Cidala Sisters: Twin Tiger Feng Shui!
Vyrn: What's happening!
Lyria: I don't know...
Bai: Everyone, take a small step to your right.
Lyria: Um, to the right?
Huang: Actually, you should get behind us.
It doesn't appear as if the girls intend to run nor fight. They simply pace back and forth where they stand.
Vyrn: What are you talkin' about! We gotta make a run for it while we still can!
Laolao: Have patience, gawr, and do as they say.
(Captain) remains confused but decides to trust them and orders the crew to get behind the sisters.
Huang: Vyrn, come stand in front of us.
Vyrn: Wh-what? Y-you're not plannin' on usin' me as a shield, are you?
Bai: Move it.
A chorus of roars and stomping feet crashes through the brush just as the sisters grab hold of Vyrn.
Monster Horde: Grooar!
Vyrn: Nooo! They're closin' in fast!
Monster after monster flit through the trees, honing in for the kill.
However, the charging beasts come to a halt just shy of their targets.
Monster Horde: Grooar!
Vyrn: Bwuh? They all... stopped?
Lyria: Why are they only watching us and not attacking?
Laolao: They definitely could charge at us right now, but monsters are creatures of instinct, gawr.
Laolao: They can see we're standing on a spot that's tough to attack.
Vyrn: Really? What's so special about this place?
Laolao: Low-hanging branches might block their view, or the ground could be unstable, gawr. Any number of details can put them on high alert.
Huang: Everyone's felt that sinking feeling when they sense something's off.
Bai: We used our feng shui compass to pinpoint the direction that will bring misfortune to the monsters.
Lyria: But they can still move, can't they?
Huang: Of course they can. But—
Right on cue, one of the monsters leaps forward.
Vyrn: Yikes! We're dead meat!
Bai: No, not us.
Huang: Their fate is sealed.
Lyria: What's that sound?
Before the other monsters can follow suit, they hear a low rumbling coming from a nearby hill.
The last thing the creatures see are boulders careening toward them down the slope.
Vyrn: Holy smokes! The monsters got buried by a landslide!
Lyria: Oh my gosh! Did Huang and Bai do all that?
Laolao: Wrong, gawr. The monsters made the wrong moves, which led to their demise.
Laolao: While Twin Tiger Feng Shui is activated, as soon as you arrive at the end of a prescribed path, luck decides your fate.
Lyria: I... see...
Vyrn: I don't really get it... But it sounds cool.
Vyrn: So wait. What'd you need me for?
Bai: Today's lucky color happens to be red. And who here is the reddest of them all?
Huang: Twin Tiger Feng Shui gets a power boost when lucky colors and objects come into play!
Vyrn: Hm... Hey, hold it! Who're you callin' an object!
Lyria: Ahaha... I'm just glad that we're safe and everything worked out.
Any surviving monsters flee after seeing their comrades crushed by the landslide. The crew is free to continue to the mansion undisturbed.
Rich Client: Welcome. Thank you for coming.
Glancing around at the mansion, the crew is struck by its immense size, especially given the conspicuous lack of denizens.
Lyria: Wow... You have such a big home. Do you live alone?
Rich Client: Yes, I do.
Vyrn: Huh... So there's a downside to havin' too much space...
Rich Client: It's a story I'm loathe to tell. In short, my business took a tumble. After that, my wife and servants left.
Rich Client: This is all I have to show for—ugh! Cough, cough!
Lyria: A-are you okay?
Rich Client: Y-yes... It seems even my body is beginning to fail me... Misery never travels alone, as they say...
Rich Client: Ahem. Moving on to the job request. Recently the monsters around—cough, cough—around here have been increasing.
Vyrn: Oh yeah, a bunch of 'em already came out to say hello on our way over. It was a pretty big pack too, considerin' how close we are to the city.
Rich Client: An especially large monster seems to be controlling the hordes. I believe it's nesting somewhere close by.
Rich Client: I had visions of rejuvenating my business enterprise, but with those creatures roaming free...
Vyrn: Our job is to get rid of 'em, right?
Rich Client: I would be extremely grateful if you could. I've taken my licks in life, but I'll be darned if I leave the world as monster chow.
Vyrn: Right, so to sum up, we need to take down a big baddie that's lording it over the other monsters.
(Captain) pauses to think, then suggests that the Cidala Sisters remain at the mansion as bodyguards.
Huang: Us two?
Bai: Defend a mansion?
Huang: Aw, can't I go with you? I'll rip and tear any monster to shreds!
Bai: Are you saying you don't want me around, (Captain)?
Laolao: (No, this is a good call. Feng shui at its core is better suited for defense, gawr.)
Laolao: ((Captain) figured that out after observing one battle. The youth is very perceptive.)
Choose: I wish I could take you with me...
Huang: Wha! H-how can you say that when everyone's listening!
Choose: But I need you to wait for me.
Bai: Gasp! This captain is so bold...
Vyrn: Monsters are crawlin' everywhere. Someone's gotta keep our VIP outta their jaws.
Lyria: We saw how amazing your feng shui was. We'd feel much better if you both stayed behind!
At this point, the sisters can't hear what Vyrn and Lyria are saying. They're off in their own little worlds.
Huang: (The captain's only pretending to keep me away... Can't let anyone know about their secret crush...)
Bai: (I know what's going on here... Captain's playing hard to get... So shameless.)
Huang: (It's so obvious that (Captain)'s fallen for me, isn't it? Because I'm such a cutey.)
Bai: ((Captain)... You can't hide those leering eyes from me...)
Huang: F-fine, (Captain). I'll keep this place locked up just for you... I-I mean for the client.
Lyria: Huh?
Bai: The notorious captain enjoys bossing me around.
Vyrn: Uh...
Laolao: (Why are they like this? What am I going to do with you gawrls?)
Huang: Get it together, Bai! A feng shui practitioner has to stay calm at all times! For a Divine Tiger to have impure thoughts is an instant fail!
Bai: You're one to talk. I don't ever want to hear a lecture coming from you.
Huang: What'd you say!
Lyria: P-please! Don't fight! We'll be right back, okay?
Vyrn: If there's even anything to come back to...
Tiger! Tiger!: Scene 2
Huang and Bai assess the feng shui of the client's mansion, concluding that there's lots of negative qi. A burglar suddenly breaks in; the twins easily toss him into the ceiling and a chandelier falls on him. The injured burglar admits he broke into the house because it looked like an easy target. This further solidifies the sisters' assessment that the mansion is plagued with bad luck.
(Captain) and company head off into the wilderness to exterminate monsters, leaving behind three people and one tiger at the mansion.
Huang Cidala is convinced (Captain) has a crush on her.
Meanwhile, Bai Cidala seems to often take things out of context.
Then there's the sacred tiger Laolao, and the mansion's owner.
A terrible crisis will befall this odd collection of house sitters.
Huang: What's up with this weird house?
Bai: Yeah. I've never seen such a layout.
Rich Client: What sticks out in particular? Architecture is a passion of mine; I had this house built to my specifications. Isn't it amazing?
Huang: You have to turn down three hallways just to get to the toilet... I guess you could call it a maze... Zing!
Bai: To say nothing of the kitchen. It's too dark—the windows are far away. And burying the bathroom in the bowels of the building creates bad ventilation.
Rich Client: How bad is it?
Huang: Basically this entire layout is an open spigot of really negative qi!
Rich Client: Negative... qi?
Huang: Living in a house full of negative qi is asking for trouble. This place is in serious need of positive qi.
Rich Client: Wait, don't tell me you believe in superstition? My life is in shambles, but I hardly see how the floor plan of my house can cause—
Just then, a faint noise coming from the bathroom echoes throughout the empty house.
Bai: What was that?
Rich Client: I hung up some clothes to dry. The laundry pole probably fell down.
Rich Client: With the departure of my servants, I've learned the hard way that I'm terrible at household chores.
The client leaves to go check on his laundry.
???: Don't move!
Rich Client: Agh!
Cidala Sisters: Huh?
Laolao: Who are you, gawr?
An unknown assailant appears in the hallway. He brandishes a knife at the others, while keeping his other arm wrapped around the client.
???: Everyone stand up, nice and easy. No funny business, or this guy gets it!
Rich Client: A-are you robbing me?
Burglar: You got it. I'm a burglar! Now that we know each other, hand over all your valuables!
Bai: Did you hear that, Huang? He said he's a burglar.
Huang: I smell a golden opportunity! I didn't think we'd run into one this soon after joining the crew.
Burglar: Hey. You two runts and that... cat thing. Turn around and put your hands behind your backs.
Laolao: I am not a cat, gawr. Still, we'd better do as he says.
With an experienced hand, the intruder ties his captives to a large pillar in one of the open rooms.
Burglar: Just hang there for a while, hehe... My fingers and I have a date with the treasures in this house.
Rich Client: Wait! My house is a facade! I'm all cleaned out! Please have mercy on us!
Burglar: Pfft, I can tell just by lookin'. Everything's fallin' apart, and you haven't done jack to repair the place.
Rich Client: Y-yes, well... I can't argue with the truth.
Burglar: You're lookin' at pro. You thought I didn't case the joint?
Burglar: I just got done with a different heist, and I'm only poppin' in 'cause it's on my way home. Even if you're bankrupt, you gotta have a secret stash somewhere!
Rich Client: Please, that's all I have left! I need it to restart my business!
Burglar: Cry me a river.
The burglar coldly shuts down the client and begins to run his hands along the shelves.
Huang: Whoa-ho! You are a pro! How many houses have you broken into?
Bai: I want to know too.
Burglar: What the hell! H-how did you two get loose!
Huang: The ropes fell off. After we tore them to pieces, I mean.
Huang and Bai casually toss the tattered shreds of fiber at the burglar's feet.
Burglar: You... ripped them apart with your bare hands?
Bai: Tying up girls is odious. What a villain.
Huang: Eww, gross! Better stop doing that if you don't want your luck to tank!
Burglar: Shaddup, ya damn brats! Who are you!
Bai: Aha! That's our cue!
Huang and Bai scramble to strike the poses they've spent so much time trying to perfect.
Cidala Sisters: Divine Tiger I'm and Cidala of the Twelve Guardian of Divine the Generals East-Northeast—
Burglar: What?
Bai: Another failure. You need to follow my lead, Huang.
Huang: Hey, I was going to say that!
Bai: Sigh... Did you catch any of what we said, Mr. Burglar?
Burglar: The hell do I care!
The infuriated burglar grabs the girls, but Huang and Bai shake him off. Or rather, throw him off.
Burglar: Waaah!
Burglar: Gwah!
Burglar: Oof!
After the burglar slams into the ceiling, he crashes back down to the floor. A falling chandelier tops off his battered body.
Rich Client: Geez! Never in my life have I seen a man bounce from ceiling to floor!
Laolao: Girls, hurry up and untie us.
As the woozy burglar, now covered in glass, struggles to get up, the curious Cidala Sisters continue to assault him... with questions.
Bai: Hey, Mr. Burglar. What's so interesting about this mansion?
Bai: W-wait... Were you trying to kidnap us?
Huang: Yeah, we have a lot to learn, so let's hear it.
Burglar: Guh... No reason... Just saw it on my way... home from another heist...
Burglar: No security... No locks... This place was... like a sitting duck...
Huang: Haha! I told you the layout of this house was no good.
Bai: Its orientation points in the wrong direction.
Rich Client: I'm sorry, what?
Laolao: In other words, this house might as well have a big sign that says "everything must go" to criminals.
Rich Client: I can't believe it...
Burglar: Ngh...
Laolao: Out like a light, gawr.
The burglar finally faints from his injuries.
Tiger! Tiger!: Scene 3
The burglar, desperate to escape from the mansion, flips the client to his side by bribing him with jewels he'd stolen in an earlier heist. Now both men pretend to be good friends with each other and demand restitution from the sisters for the broken chandelier and the burglar's injuries. Huang and Bai, having little money, are driven into a corner.
Burglar: Unh... Wha?
Huang: Look who's up.
Bai: Does your back still hurt, Mr. Villain? We tried to make you comfortable.
Burglar: Man, don't call me that...
The burglar finds himself lying on his back, though not restrained. This drives home how much stronger the girls are compared to him.
Burglar: (Who do these kids think they are, acting all smug!)
Burglar: (Never suffered a single humiliation in my entire decade of smooth burgling... until now.)
For the Cidala Sisters, they've lost interest in the prone man. In their minds, they have more pressing matters to attend to.
Huang: (Will (Captain)'s crush grow even stronger, now that I've caught a burglar?)
Huang: (M-maybe the captain will confess to me... How should I answer?)
Bai: (What kind of reward will (Captain) give me for catching the burglar?)
Bai: (Should I even accept it?)
Laolao stares disapprovingly at the sisters.
Laolao: (Where did I go wrong...)
Burglar: (It can't end like this... I'm still in my prime!)
Rich Client: (What have I gotten myself into?)
Five individuals; five different sets of circumstances. The burglar finally gets the ball rolling.
Burglar: (There has to be a way outta this... If only I had somethin' at my disposal...)
He frantically scans the room for anything useful. When he spots the bag at his feet, his eyes dart to the client.
Burglar: (That's it! Only got one shot at this... Here goes nothing!)
The burglar fights through the pain and gets to his feet.
Burglar: Listen to me. I am not a burglar!
Laolao: Huh?
Cidala Sisters: Whaaaat!
Huang: Are you kidding me? That ship sailed a long time ago!
Bai: I knew you were after us all along...
Burglar: No, I'm not!
Rich Client: If I may be so bold as to interject, you yourself announced you were a burglar.
Burglar: What are you talking about, my good friend?
Rich Client: Excuse me?
Opening the bag at his feet, the burglar carefully pulls out gems and precious metals, lays them on a table, and pushes them toward the client.
Laolao: Gawr... Those are worth a pretty rupie.
Burglar: I came over to give you these treasures. That's right. All of them.
Rich Client: What!
Burglar: C'mon, man. We go way back, don't we? These all have your name on 'em.
The client is enthralled by the glittering bounty before him. Having fallen on hard times, the sudden windfall is too much for him to process.
Rich Client: (This is all... for me?)
Rich Client: (This ought to be more than enough to pay off my debts and secure the business capital I need.)
Huang: What are you trying to pull, Mr. Burglar?
Bai: Yeah, I don't buy it.
Huang and Bai turn to each other and shrug.
Rich Client: This man...
Huang: Hm?
Rich Client: This man is not a burglar!
It's such a stunning reversal that the sisters are momentarily silenced.
Cidala Sisters: Whaaaat!
Bai: Did you hit your head, mister? He's a thief, plain and simple.
Huang: Friends don't barge into the house while waving a knife and then tie you up!
Rich Client: No, no, he's an old friend of mine. The only grandchild of my mother's father's wife.
Bai: Wouldn't that make him you?
Rich Client: Forget it! All that matters is he's a friend and not a thief! I know this for a fact!
Laolao: He's obviously being bribed. This is setting such a bad example for the kids, gawr.
Client's Friend: Long time no see, ol' buddy! The years haven't been kind to ya! Hahaha!
Rich Client: Like you said, we haven't seen each other in ages. Not since those days, am I right? Hahaha!
Huang: This is so fake!
Client's Friend: Golly gee! I see you'll be needing a new chandelier! This musta cost you a whopper, eh?
The burglar deliberately bobs his head at the broken chandelier.
Rich Client: ...!
Rich Client: Pardon me for asking...
Laolao: Yes, what is it?
Rich Client: I politely request that you compensate me for this piece of furniture that was destroyed when you threw my friend.
Cidala Sisters: Whaaaat!
Huang: We were taking out a bad guy! That doesn't count!
Rich Client: But he's not a bad guy. He's my honored guest.
Client's Friend: That's right. And the one's who were responsible for launching me were you two girls!
Client's Friend: I think it's only fair that I'm compensated too for the pain and mental anguish I've suffered.
Huang: Um... Erm...
Bai: Huang, how much money do you have?
Huang: Five rupies... You, Bai?
Bai: Seven.
Bai: Is five rupies okay?
Rich Client: That's nowhere near adequate.
Bai: Rats.
Huang: Wait, why only five rupies?
Huang: What happened to the other seven!
Bai: There's a new book coming out soon. Take one for the team, and I'll let you borrow it.
Huang: Quit buying that garbage!
Rich Client: I'm afraid we're at an impasse... The chandelier cost me years worth of profits...
Client's Friend: Oh, my poor back... It hurts so much... There's only one way to settle this...
Huang and Bai begin to panic under pressure.
Bai: You're not going to take it out on us, are you?
Adults: Absolutely not.
Huang: Could it be that... I've captured your hearts?
Adults: No way.
Client's Friend: Sigh, let me spell it out for you. We're talking about money!
Bai: Nya-uh. We're poor.
Rich Client: That really is unfortunate because I didn't want to bring this up with your captain.
Cidala Sisters: Whaaaat!
The thought of causing more trouble for the crew that took them in sends shivers down the sisters' spines.
Huang: (I'll lose (Captain)'s respect forever...)
Bai: ((Captain) will sentence me to an embarrassing punishment...)
Laolao: This is the harsh reality of the real world. You girls must find a way to overcome, gawr.
Tiger! Tiger!: Scene 4
Huang and Bai use Twin Tiger Feng Shui to uncover an incredibly expensive watch under the mansion's floorboards. However, it's broken, which is a bad omen in feng shui. The burglar immediately swipes the valuable watch and uses the opportunity to flee. He doesn't get far before bad luck strikes and gets him caught. (Captain) returns to the mansion after completing the job, the client's fortune takes a turn for the better, and the sisters gain a valuable life lesson.
Huang: We're so busted if we get ratted out!
Bai: A crisis of virtue!
Huang: Bai!
Bai: Huang!
Huang takes out the feng shui compass, and the two join hands.
Cidala Sisters: Twin Tiger Feng Shui!
Their eyes begin to glow, like the eyes of a beast stalking through a dark forest. They're tracking the qi flowing throughout the room.
Rich Client: M-may I ask what you're doing?
Bai: We can see it... Negative qi rages like a river.
Huang: It's pooling to the northwest... In the corner of that big room over there.
Bai: Look. Underneath the floorboards...
Huang: Come out, come out!
The twins cock their hammers and bring them down with authority.
Cidala Sisters: Gawr!
Boom go the hammers.
Adults: Whaaaat!
Rich Client: What are you doing to my house!
Huang: When the going gets tough, we let feng shui sort things out! Nyahaha!
Bai: Since we're broke and don't want to be a burden on (Captain), we chose the next best option.
Rich Client: Your logic makes no sense!
Huang: We'll see when we dig up whatever's buried here. Hiyah!
Rich Client: Nooo!
Client's Friend: These runts are out of control!
Huang: Let's crank it up!
Bai: Got it!
Huang: Tiger-tiger-tiger-tiger-tiger!
Bai: Tiger-tiger-tiger-tiger-tiger!
Cidala Sisters: Smash!
Each slam of the warhammer rocks the mansion on its foundation as the pit in the floor grows bigger.
Eventually the girls hit pay dirt.
Bai: Found it.
Rich Client: Is that... a watch?
The client doesn't seem to recognize it.
Huang: Something's rattling inside. I think it's broken.
Laolao: It all makes sense now. That watch is a source of the mansion's bad juju, gawr.
Rich Client: What do you mean?
Laolao: Broken objects are considered bad omens in feng shui, particularly dysfunctional watches. Nothing you do will turn out right, gawr.
Huang: That's no ordinary watch. I bet it has a dark history.
Bai: It's chock full of negative qi. You shouldn't even get near it.
Rich Client: It doesn't belong to me nor my wife. The previous residents must have forgotten to take it with them.
Laolao: Either that, or they knew it was unlucky and abandoned it here, gawr. But take a look at the other side.
Laolao: It's encrusted with jewels and gold. Must be worth a fortune, gawr.
Rich Client: Ah, so it is! Aside from being covered in dirt, I don't see any signs of exterior damage.
Laolao: If you sold this watch, you could build two or three more mansions, gawr. It puts the stolen goods to shame.
Client's Friend: ...!
Huang: Cool!
Bai: Congrats, mister.
Rich Client: Huh? Is it right for me to keep this?
Laolao: We found it on your property after all, though it'd be wise to sell it off as soon as possible, gawr.
Rich Client: Th-thank you so much! With this I'll be able to settle my debts and have enough money to restart my business!
Client's Friend: Yoink.
Moving with the speed of a cat, the burglar swipes the valuable timepiece from the client's hands.
Rich Client: What is the meaning of this, my friend?
Client's Friend: You can take that friend-talk and shove it! I'm a burglar!
Rich Client: Whaaaat!
Burglar: Huh? You got somethin' to say to me? This watch is mine!
Rich Client: B-but... You... Wait, I... I thought we agreed to be long-lost friends!
Burglar: I don't give a damn! A burglar's gonna burgle! Thanks for the goody!
Reeling from the swindle of the two-faced crook, the client can only watch as the burglar stuffs the watch in his bag of spoils and dashes out of the house.
Cidala Sisters: ...
Laolao: He's fast, gawr.
Rich Client: How did... this happen...
The client sinks to his knees and looks at the girls with anguished eyes.
Rich Client: What are you waiting for! Go catch that criminal!
Cidala Sisters: Whaaaat!
Laolao: This guy flip-flops more than a spinning coin, gawr.
Bai: Have you no shame?
Huang: I thought you called him a close friend!
Rich Client: My friend? I don't know what you're talking about!
Laolao: So that's how you want to play it, huh? You know, this wouldn't have happened if you'd only treated him like the thief he is, gawr.
Rich Client: Hey, he tried to butter me up with his buddy-buddy talk! Geez, what a despicable fellow!
Huang: Who are you trying to fool?
Starting to feel guilty for betraying the sisters, the client tries to pin his lapse in judgment solely on the other man.
Rich Client: Aha! You saw how he snatched the watch from me? So he was a burglar!
Huang: Yeah, we figured that out from the start...
Rich Client: Great! Then you have to catch him and return my watch! Please!
To the client's dismay, the girls plop down on a sofa and chill.
Rich Client: Um... Excuse me, but the thief is getting away...
Bai: Hm...
Huang: How are you feeling?
Bai: Like we've been humiliated and belittled.
Seeing the evident lack of interest from the girls, the client is keenly aware of his misdeeds. This time he grovels on his knees properly.
Rich Client: I... I realize I was wrong. I allowed that man to get in my head with sweet-talk.
Rich Client: I sincerely apologize for my lies and deception. It's no wonder everyone in my life has left this pitiful old fool.
Laolao: At last you've seen the light, gawr.
Rich Client: Yes... It's over. I've made my bed. Disgraceful people like me deserve to fall!
Laolao: Let's not be hasty, gawr. Twin Tiger Feng Shui is already working its magic.
Rich Client: Huh?
Huang: Talk about bad luck. Mr. Burglar dug his own grave by making a run for it.
Bai: He shouldn't have taken the broken watch. Feng shui doesn't mess around.
Laolao: The needle of fortune is slowing to a stop, gawr. Right now it's pointing in a favorable direction for us.
Laolao: And what's good for us is bad for the burglar, gawr.
Rich Client: Erm...
Burglar: Huff... Huff... Hehe! What a freaking haul!
Bewitched by the watch's beauty, he can't stop staring at it even as he flees. Naturally, his foot catches on a tree root.
Burglar: Oof! Damn, that hurt...
Bees: ...!
The residents of a beehive in the tree don't take too kindly to having their home disturbed.
Burglar: Augh! Gaaah! Beeees!
Bees: ...!
His screams draw the attention of nearby monsters, who sense a delicious meal.
Monster Horde: Groooar!
Bees: ...!
Burglar: Wheeze... Pant... Help me please! Anybody!
Burglar: Doof!
When the man rounds a tree to throw off his pursuers, he plows face-first into a gigantic wall of flesh.
Giant Monster: Grrr...
Burglar: Aaaagh!
Vyrn: Get down, mister!
(Captain): ...!
Giant Monster: Gyargh!
Burglar: Huff... Huff...
Having narrowly avoided death, the man is in a state of shock. His only thought is to dump out the contents of his bag to check on his precious cargo.
Vyrn: So he's a burglar, huh? When we saw all the glitzy stuff he had, we smelled somethin' fishy. Looks like we were right.
Burglar: Urk...
Huang: Aren't you happy to see us again, Mr. Burglar?
Bai: Did you exterminate your monsters?
Lyria: Yes, but it wasn't easy. The mountainside was teeming with them.
Laolao: Meanwhile, our monsters came in the form of skydwellers mired in deceitful greed, gawr.
Lyria: Erm... Is that so...
Vyrn: Say, what happened here? Was that huge hole in the floor always there?
Rich Client: Haha... Ah, where do I even begin...
Hm? Who's there?
Hm? Who's there?
???: Um, hello...
Rich Client: My love! And the rest of you! Why have you come!
Bai: Who?
Rich Client: That woman is my wife, and those are our servants.
Rich Client: But I don't know what's brought them here. Has something happened?
Client's Wife: You tell me. We heard dreadful noises that sounded like explosions coming from the mansion. Fearing the worst, we came running—
Client's Wife: Um... Why is there a large hole in the parlor floor?
Rich Client: Haha... I'm sorry for worrying everyone, but it's all my fault. Mine and mine alone.
Client's Wife: I have a feeling this will take time to sort out. But you seem like a changed man, even if just a little...
Client's Wife: We all talked it over and decided to give you another chance if you'd learned your lesson.
Rich Client: Y-you really mean it?
The client's fortune appears to have completely flipped.
Laolao: That's one problem solved, gawr.
Rich Client: Thank you, thank you! Oh, I can never thank your crew enough!
Rich Client: The deplorable behavior I showed today is a guilt I will carry for the rest of my life!
Rich Client: I think it might be time to demolish this mansion and build a new one that's more... welcoming of positive qi.
Laolao: An excellent choice, gawr.
Huang: Looks like everything worked out!
Bai: Yeah, not bad. All the negative qi was flushed down the drain.
Huang: Woo-hoo! Hey, (Captain)! We had our hands full with house-sitting, but it was nothing we couldn't handle!
Bai: Don't reward me too hard, (Captain). It might go to my head...
Vyrn: Yeah? Sounds like a doozy of a story. What happened while we were gone?
Huang: Uh...
Bai: Well, you know... Like...
(Captain) was the one who defeated the tyrannical monster and captured the burglar.
On the other hand, the Cidala Sisters have blasted a huge crater in the client's home and destroyed an expensive chandelier.
And not only did their hammering sow fear in simple cityfolk, it compelled a homeowner to completely gut his beloved dwelling.
Bai: Actually... We didn't do anything, did we?
Huang: Except throw everything into chaos...
Bai: Shoot...
Huang: We tried so hard too...
Laolao: (That's how it goes sometimes, gawr. The good luck that feng shui brings doesn't always play out as you'd expect.)
Choose: You really helped us out.
Huang: Huh?
Bai: In what way?
Lyria: The client is safe, right? You two were the perfect bodyguards.
Vyrn: Yep. He doesn't have a single scratch on him! We knew we could count on you girls!
Choose: I'm glad everyone's safe.
Bai: Huh?
Huang: Safe?
Vyrn: Safety comes first. And it looks like the client wasn't hurt either.
Lyria: Uh-huh! You two did a wonderful job of protecting everyone!
Continue 1Huang: Y-yeah! We pulled out all the stops!
Bai: Grab a chair, and listen to our tale of tribulations.
Laolao: (I couldn't have found a better crew for these two, gawr.)
A relieved Laolao watches over the girls as they eagerly recount the exciting events they had encountered.
Although the sisters have mostly stumbled their way through adversity, it's a sure sign they're growing up.
Wild Rides, Wild Imaginations
Catura visits the Tiger Temple to pass on her duties to Huang and Bai, the next year spirits. The Cidala sisters eagerly ask Catura about the Divine Generals Assembly, imagining how much fun it must have been. Determined to join the next assembly, the Cidala sisters and Catura eventually settle down and begin the transferring of responsibilities.
On a sunny day just before the end of the year, a rumbling sound echoes down the road of a small village.
The rumble goes past farmers and fields until it reaches the Tiger Temple, where the Divine Tigers of the Twelve Divine Generals reside.
Catura: Here we are...
Catura: Nice work, Milky... Moomoo... Take a good rest, okay?
The Divine Ox and guardian of the north-northeast, Catura, gets off her beloved motorcycle.
Crying Voice: Grr! Grrrr!
Catura: Hm? What... is that?
Hearing a strange cry, Catura looks around the temple grounds in search of the sound's source.
Bai: ...
Catura: Oh... There you are! Hello, Baaai!
Bai: ...
Catura: Hm, maybe she didn't hear me... I should get closer...
Catura slowly makes her way toward one of the Divine Tigers, Bai, who is standing in the distance, immersed in a book.
Catura: She's reading something... Wow, it has so many words. I only read... illustrated storybooks...
Bai: Huff, huff... Huff, huff!
Bai breathes heavily through her nose as she continues reading, unaware of the arrival of a guest. Catura takes a peek at the book's cover.
On the cover is a realistic illustration of a woman, and the title written in purple font—
"The New Horizons of a Passionate Skyfarer."
Huang: Grrr!
Catura: Oh, there's that voice again... Is that a voice?
Bai: Huff, huff... Huff, huff!
With Bai still too absorbed in her reading to notice anything, Catura decides to poke the Divine Tiger in the armpit to get her attention.
Catura: Poke.
Bai: Grr!
Catura: Poke.
Bai: Grr!
Bai: W-wow! This story is so exciting that my body's reacting from just words on a page... That's the Passionate Skyfarer series for you.
Catura: Bai...
Bai: Huh? Oh, Catura. You're here.
Catura: Moohoohoo! It's been a while, Bai...
Bai: It has! Oh yeah, I guess it's almost time for you to pass us the year spirit duties, huh?
Catura: What were you reading just now? Can I have a look?
Bai: Oh, this? Um, it's got some pretty difficult content and doesn't have any pictures, so...
Catura: Oh, I see... That sounds hard.
As Bai hugs her book to her chest, a puffy-eyed Huang approaches them with Laolao closely behind her.
Huang: Oh, Catura... Hic... It's been a while... Hic...
Catura: Huh? Huang... What's wrong?
Catura: Your eyes are red... Are you okay?
Laolao: Don't worry about her, gawr. Some time has passed since we last met, Divine Ox. Is your mother in good health?
Catura: Oh, Laolao! Long time no see... Mama is also doing good!
Catura: But... I still want to know... what happened with Huang.
Laolao: Nothing to fret about, gawr.
Laolao: She didn't realize the back of her skirt was rolled up while walking outside, and only found out when she got back that everyone could see her panties, gawr.
Catura: O-oh no!
Laolao: When she finally realized, she burst into tears and has been wailing since. She should really have double-checked before going out in new clothes, gawr.
Catura: So that cry I heard earlier... was Huang.
Huang: Sigh... Sniff... Why didn't anyone tell me...
Bai: Well, I mean, I wouldn't go up and talk to some weirdo who's parading their panties around town either.
Laolao: This wasn't the first time so everyone's probably just used to it by now, gawr.
Huang: Whaaat, no way...
Laolao: Now, since the Divine Ox is here, gawr... Let us begin the handing over of duties.
However, what the Cidala sisters want to hear most from Catura is not about the passing of responsibilities, but something else.
Cidala Sisters: Tell us about the Divine Generals Assembly!
Laolao: Gawr?
Catura: The Divine Generals Assembly? Hm, I thought... I sent you a report about that...
Bai: Yeah, we got it.
Huang: And we read it. But there was one thing...
At the end of the report was a note that piqued the interest of the Divine Tigers.
"All of us danced the hula. End of report."
Huang: What's the "hula"? Why were you dancing at an assembly? I want to know more about that!
Bai: We've been dying to know since. In fact, we're not interested in anything but the Alohas Super Resort right now.
Laolao: What are you saying, gawr! Hurry up and get to discussing your new responsibilities!
Huang: Oh, be quiet, Lao! We need to hear everything about Alohas! Otherwise we won't be able to get anything done!
Laolao: This is an utter embarrassment, gawr...
Catura: Alohas... It was so fun and wonderful! It's hard to explain...
Catura: Hmm... First, Vajra, Vikala, and Mahira went to the luau...
Thinking back to her memories at the resort, Catura describes her experiences there bit by bit.
She tells the three about Vajra, Vikala, and Mahira dancing and shaking their hips on stage, together with bare-chested men who held blades in their hands.
Bai: Oh my! That almost sounds scandalous!
Huang: I'm sure it wasn't that scandalous! They're all Divine Generals, after all!
Catura: It was... fun!
Bai: Was it? What were the rest of you doing while those three were dancing?
Catura: Hmm... We had some delicious food while watching them...
Bai: That sounds like a whole lot of ruckus to me...
Huang: I think I'd be way too preoccupied to eat...
Catura: Let's see, what else was there...
Catura describes the open air bath the seven Divine Generals soaked in together.
Bai: Seven lovely girls together... spending some intimate time together... Just imagine all the possibilities!
Huang: What possibilities are you imagining exactly?
Catura: Let me think...
Catura: Oh yeah! We had pineapple juice at the bath... It was so good!
Huang: Pineapple?
Bai: Never heard of it... Did you like it?
Catura: Yep... All of us loved it!
Bai: Does it warm up your body or something when you drink it?
Catura: Hmm... I remember it had a sweet, refreshing taste.
Huang: I see. So they made juice out of something called a "pineapple."
Bai: But we still don't know what this "pineapple" is. It could be a metaphor, for all we know.
Huang: Metaphor?
Catura: What's a... metaphor?
Bai: Well, to put it simply, a metaphor is basically...
Bai: ...
Catura: Huh... What's wrong, Bai?
Huang: Let her be, Catura. Bai's just trying to say something clever but can't think of the words for it.
Bai: Grr...
Huang: Anyway, it's pretty hard for us to picture Alohas in our minds...
Catura: We had our assembly too, of course! Though... it would've been even better... if everyone was there.
Bai: Right...
Catura: Alohas was lots of fun... but I'm sure it'd be fun anywhere... if we're all together!
Huang: Yep, exactly!
Catura: By the way... Were the both of you busy with something... when we had our assembly?
Huang: Yeah. A lot of monsters appeared on an island close by, so we went to deal with that.
Bai: It's really too bad we couldn't make it to the assembly.
Catura: I see... You must be needed a lot... as feng shui practitioners!
Catura: Oh, speaking of feng shui... Are you able to invite fortune... for matters on love too?
Bai: Of course!
Huang: Wait. Catura, does that mean you've finally found... your destined prince charming?
Catura: Moohoohoo! That's right...
Huang: Grr!
Bai: Ooh, I sense a wholesome chat session coming!
Catura: Yep! Let's spend some time... talking about love together!
Laolao: Gawr... That can wait until after you've finished passing on the year spirit duties, gawr.
Bai: Fiiine.
Catura: That's true... Okay, I'll start handing over the responsibilities then.
Huang: Let's do it! Then we'll get straight to chatting after!
Laolao: That's all you girls think about, gawr...
Laolao watches on as Catura and the Cidala sisters finally begin the passing on of year spirit duties.
'Twas a peaceful day under the clear, blue skies, just before another year comes to a wonderful close.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Rabbit
Huang, Bai, and Laolao visit Makura to pass on year spirit duties and end up helping her rehearse for an upcoming play. Laolao gives the Divine Rabbit high praise for a fantastic script, which gives her the confidence to later put on an amazing performance for the main event.
???: Hm...
A low, troubled groan rings in the outskirts of the island housing the Rabbit Temple.
The groan comes from a well-known young woman on the island.
???: Hrm...
???: Sigh... What a toughie... It's just not quite right...
Distant Voice: Heeey!
Distant Voice: Makuuuu!
Makura: Huh?
Makura smiles at the sight of the figures approaching in the distance.
Makura: Hahah! Here come the chatterboxes.
Bai: Maku, long time no see.
Huang: They told us at the Rabbit Temple that you'd be here!
Makura: Good job finding me! I suppose this is about passing on year spirit duties? Glad you could make it.
Makura: Soon enough I'll be the year spirit, huh... I'd better give it my all.
Laolao: Divine Rabbit, it has been a while.
Makura: ...!
L-Laolao! You're here too!
L-Laolao! You're here too!
Makura: Look at that floofy beard—I mean, you're looking as majestic as ever!
Makura: I just remembered I've got a nice bottle of wine here! How'd you like to share?
Laolao: Oh, what a delight that would be! Thank you for offering, gawr!
Makura: (Ahhh... Talk about adorable!)
Makura: (I have a rising urge to just snuggle up to him, but I have to hold it in!)
Makura: (He's a respected figure in Divine General history... I can't be rude!)
Makura: Hehe... I'll just have to resort to my usual tactic of letting the drinks flow before going in for the snuggle...)
Laolao: Well then, are you prepared to make the transition?
Makura: Um, about that... Could you possibly... give me a bit more time?
Huang: What's wrong, Maku?
Makura: Truth is, I'm struggling with an act for the upcoming play.
Bai: An act you came up with yourself? That's impressive.
Makura: I showed the troupe and they love it, but as the main event draws closer, I find myself feeling unsure...
Makura: Since I had some time alone, I was racking my brain thinking of ways to take things up another notch.
Makura: So at the moment, I'm not so sure I can concentrate on taking over year spirit duties...
Huang: Sounds like a bit of a pickle. Then again, we don't mind waiting a bit for you.
Makura: Sorry... Thing is, I still don't have any ideas on how exactly to improve the act...
Bai: Must be tough as a traveling performer.
Huang: Yeah, we can't even imagine.
Makura: Hey, I know! Why don't you two join me on the stage!
Cidala Sisters: Wha?
Makura: I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner! Adding the Divine Tiger to the act will make it a big hit with the audience!
Makura: The Divine Rabbit and Tiger both onstage at once! We're gonna absolutely kill it!
Makura: What do you say? Care to liven up the stage with me?
Bai: Um... Well, we wouldn't want to impose.
Makura: Hm, do I sense you holding back? That ain't the Cidala I know.
Huang: We'd just end up stealing your limelight.
Makura: Hah, that's more like it.
Bai: Even though it's your show...
Huang: We'll end up getting all the attention the moment we show up.
Makura: Bwahahaha! You've got spunk, all right! It's a contest then—to see who does a better job of captivating the crowds.
Makura: You girls...
Harry: Woo-hoo-hoo!
Makura: Are totally oooonn!
Harrington: Lepus Troupe, represent!
Makura: Gimme just one sec!
Makura quickly revises her script to add a scene where the Cidala Sisters show up, then proceeds to begin rehearsing.
Makura: You two feel free to read the script as you go along!
Makura: Let's see what you've got! Go ahead and stick it to me!
Huang: (The road to showbiz has just opened up for us... What if we end up getting scouted after this?)
Bai: (I don't think I can handle more fans than I already have...)
Makura: You're the audience, Laolao, so keep a close watch, won't ya?
Laolao: Wait, what about the year spirit succession, gawr?
Makura: C'mon! We're starting, you two!
Makura: Aha! So you're the pair responsible for all the mischief round these parts!
Huang: We don't have a clue what you're talking about. Who are you anyway?
Makura: You can't fool me! You're causing mayhem all over as the Tiger Sisters!
Bai: Heheh... And what if we are?
Makura: Well, I'm here to put a stop to your shenanigans—right here, right now!
Bai: Hah, you're all talk.
Huang: Wait till you see what we Tiger Sisters are capable of!
Huang: (Hrm, something's missing... Anyone can read off a script. I need to go the extra mile to be a true actress...)
Huang: (Wait, when it comes to acting, there's one thing you can't do without!)
Makura: Bring it on! I'll take on the both of you at once!
Huang: Get a load of this first!
Bai: Wha?
Makura: ...!
Laolao: Wh-what are you doing! Let go, gawr!
Laolao, who was supposed to be part of the audience, is now in Huang's arms.
Huang: You move an inch, and I'll tear into the little tiger!
Makura: Ooh... Eager to playact, I see.
Bai: I told you not to move! The tiger's life is in your hands!
Huang: Don't make us do this!
The Cidala Sisters do not hold back, pinching Laolao's cheeks and poking him all over with reckless abandon.
Laolao: C-cut that out, gawr! It hurts!
Tiger Sisters: Take this!
Laolao: G-g-g-gwaaar! Leave me out of it!
Makura: ...
Huang: Drop your weapon, and we'll consider letting the tiger go!
Bai: Get on your back and show us your tummy! Submission pose!
Makura: For bunny's sake...
Huang: Huh?
Bai: What?
Makura: Your utter disrespect of the most adorable tiger of all time...
Makura: Calls for the harshest of punishments!
Huang: Um... Maku? You realize we're just ad-libbing it, right?
Makura: No excuses!
Huang: Eep! Run for it, Bai!
However, a response comes not from beside Huang but from far behind her.
Bai: Huh? You called?
Huang: How'd you get there so fast!
Makura: Got you, Huang!
Huang: Gyaaaah!
Makura has Huang restrained, putting an arm across her neck.
Bai: I'll never forget your sacrifice, Huang... My dearest sister...
Huang: Why do you get to survive!
Makura: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Did you actually think you could get away from me, Bai?
Bai: Eek!
Keeping a firm hold on Huang, Makura leaps over to Bai.
Bai: P-please, no...
Huang: Anything but that!
Makura: I hate to say this, but what you two have done is unforgivable! Prepare to be tickled to bits!
No sooner than she declares the disciplinary measure does she rush in for the tickle fest.
Huang: Nyahahahaha! Ehehehehehehehe!
Bai: Teeheeheehee... Hahaha... Hoohoohoo... Haahaahaahoo... Gwahaha... Hooheehee...
Makura: I'm just getting started!
Cidala Sisters: Nyaaaa...
Laolao: Hah... Now you see what it's like to be on the receiving side of your pranks. I hope this has taught you two a lesson, gawr.
Makura's punishment lasts longer than expected. The Cidala Sisters are both collapsed on the ground by the time it's over.
Huang: Huff... Huff...
Bai: After what I just went through, I'm not sure I can still get married...
Laolao: Come now, it wasn't that bad.
Laolao adopts a triumphant attitude as he looks down at the sisters, unaware that Makura is right behind him.
Makura: Laolao! Tell me you're okay!
Laolao: Urgh! What is the meaning of this! Unhand me at once, gawr!
Makura: Thank goodness you're all right! You have no idea how worried I was!
Laolao: Yes, enough with the snuggling now, please!
Makura: Aah, Laolao! You're the beeest!
Laolao: Brgwaaaah!
The snuggle session continues for quite some time... until Makura finally decides it's time to continue the scene.
Makura: It's over for you!
Huang: Gwaaah! You trounced us...
Bai: I yield...
Makura: Okay, that should do it for our rehearsal!
Laolao: ...
Makura: Laolao, how was it!
Laolao: To be frank...
Laolao: That bored me to tears, gawr!
Makura: Wha!
Makura: You know... Haha, I appreciate you being upfront with me...
Bai: You don't look too appreciative right now.
Laolao: To be fair though...
Makura: ...?
Laolao: I took a look through your script and other than the rushed scene where the twins show up, I think you have something special here, gawr.
Makura: You mean...
Laolao: I recommend simply going with what you already have. The Cidala Sisters are unnecessary for your act.
Makura: ...!
Laolao: Just like yourself, the Divine Rabbits up until the previous one always expressed concern for their new act during this time.
Laolao: It's why the Lepus Troupe has grown to the extent it has. What you have here is bound to be a hit with the audience, Makura—I guarantee it.
Makura: Laolao...
Laolao: Have faith in yourself, gawr.
Huang: That's right, Maku!
Bai: Instead of being with you onstage, we'll be cheering you on as part of the audience.
Makura: Huang... Bai...
Huang: We'll back you up with our powers of feng shui!
Bai: By making sure a favorable wind blows your way.
Makura: Phew... Looks like I was the one who wasn't being myself.
Makura: Really appreciate it, guys! I can feel the confidence building up within me!
Makura: And thanks for the sage advice, Laolao. I hope you'll come watch too!
Laolao: I will. Gladly.
Huang: We're looking forward to it, Maku!
Bai: We can do the succession ceremony after that.
Makura: Yep, I've got it all in the bag! You three just relax and enjoy the show!
Makura works on perfecting her act, which later proves to be a roaring success.
As year spirit, the Divine Rabbit will no doubt prove to be just as capable in bringing smiles to all.
Side-scrolling Quotes
| JapaneseThis is an official transcription. | EnglishThis is an official translation. |
|---|---|
| 今日のラッキーカラーは赤！ | Today's lucky color is red! |
| 新刊が出る……どんな熱い展開になるんだろ…… | New volume's out... Is it going to end in another cliff-hanger? |
| トラトラトラトラトラトラトラトラトラっ！ | Tiger-tiger-tiger-tiger-tiger smash! |
| （(主人公)がわたしを見ながら妄想してる……） | (I bet (Captain) dreams about me...) |
| 新しい靴とスカートほしいな～！ | I want to buy new shoes and skirts! |
| （ダメ、(主人公)……そんな目で見ないで……） | (Oh, (Captain)... Don't stare...) |
| （(主人公)、またわたしを見てる！） | ((Captain)'s still staring!) |
| 今日のラッキーカラーは青！ | Today's lucky color is blue! |
| （(主人公)に告白されたらどうすれば……） | (What should I say if (Captain) confesses?) |
| ラッキーアイテムは虎柄のマント！ | A tigerstripe cape is today's lucky object! |
References
- ↑ Granblue Fantasy Official Blog Post, レジェンドフェス開催＆新キャラクター「シンダラ」「フェディエル」(リミテッドシリーズ)「イーウィヤ」、新召喚石「ベルゼバブ」紹介＆「2022迎春スキンセット」販売のお知らせ
- ↑ Granblue Fantasy Official Blog Post, グランデフェス開催＆新キャラクターバレンタインバージョン「シンダラ」「ネハン」紹介＆「シンセリティ・フォーマルスキンセット」販売のお知らせ
- ↑ https://twitter.com/inupetto/status/1477818702586593281