Let's Play With Kid Blacksmiths-Summon Night: Swordcraft Story

"Master Pratty? Are you sure it was a good idea to do all that training offscreen?"
"Sugar...What are you talking about?"
"..Nothing, Master."


Time to find out if love can blossom on the-er, time to go kick Kenon's ass.

Yeah.

The fact that he's the first really likeable named male character in pratty's age group will have no bearing on how this battle commences.

None.

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Oh, you know how it is, I had to go get some groceries, then this kid wanted me to find his ball, then a girl wanted some golden bugs, and next thing you know I was negotiating a labor contract between Genies and Dreugar...

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Man, I know there was some intervening dialouge, but you can't just lie like that. Did you expect me to be even later? Seriously, some people.

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Verily!

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And Kenon gets a cool point.
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Always. Always.

I am beginning to understand Shintetsu's motives for promising Pratty to Sugar.


Kenon is a cool guy who doesn't afraid of anything, so he gets awesome music.
Music
Fight

Kenon's kinda a dick with his weapon, though not nearly so much as the next two tourney fights. He has redonculous defence and pretty damn good attack and durability, so the guy takes some effort to kill.

To beat him, I used the best drill technique available, with a maxed out TEC rating. This makes for better durability on my side, and with the down+A attack from the drill I could get in a ton of hits on his block. I started out the fight with Astral Guard cast, a spell that increases your defence and is mostly useless. In this case it kept Kenon from beating me into a pulp within the first five seconds.

Occasionally, however, I messed up and started charging up a drill attack instead of doing what I wanted to, or hopping about instead of making a Gurren Lagann move.

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WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!?!

The drill in question is the Aqua Screw. But that joke isn't good enough. No, the aqua screw is the magically enchanted version of a drill "Designed to contain vibrations". And it's aligned to the same element as Sugar. Somehow.

Not making that up, people.

Anyways, enough blocking and well-timed drill grinds, and he went down like a sack of potatoes.

And another perfectly good weapon breaks apart on Pratty's skull. Seriously, that girl...

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Man, he's dignified even when he loses. Kinda reminds me of that obligatory visual novel character who starts out all cold and professional but eventually becomes the most amazing love interest.

Outside the arena, Sanary!
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Was I late, early, or on time?! MAKE UP YOUR MIND!

Everyone's favorite gold-haired jerk shows up, though. Yay.
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Huh. He wasn't as much of a jerk as usual...interrogation time.

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Oh god.

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That's...great. At least whenever I get to my climatic fight with him it won't all occur offscreen during the credits or anything. That would be exceptionally lame and yet strangely hilarious.

Well, time to go enjoy a nice peaceful end-of-day walk. I can't wait to go talk to Kenon and delve into his interesting backstory and how he came to be so much like a samurai at such a young age, then melt his icy heart and show him the joys of love.

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...

*twitch*


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What's that Bron? Razzy fell down the well?

As always, please vote for your favorite of the three romantic interests. And remember to always keep Kenon in your heart, even as the cruel strands of plot force us apart.

I know I will.
 
I'm disappointed by the complete lack of opportunity for G Gundam references in this but SANARY ALL THE WAY!
 
So I won't be able to make a true update until next week, but for now, enjoy this taste of things to come/test video I had lying around.

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mmm, sorry kitti, but I already played through that section and got it all screen capp'ed up, so I just have to get the writing and the video recording out of the way before postan' time.
 
I read this thread title as "Let's play with black kids".

And we shouldn't. They don't need encouraging.
 
Well, with Sanary winning by a fair margin, the firey tsundere finally gets her day in the limelight!

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B-b-b-but..!

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Oh. I knew that.


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What, the aquisition of a new rival? Eh.


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...?

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Strange...Well, don't do anything too rash.

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Smooth move.


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And then she dragged my sassy butt back home.

The morning was interesting, to say the least.

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Pratty, he does that EVERY MORNING. This is as common as Sugar trying to bed you.
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That's..helpful..

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It is strongly implied that Sugar just hurt you!

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Aw. Even when you break a man's back, you're still cute.

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Well that's a relief. But no, this is no simple quest for back remedies...

..It's Razzy. RAZZY.

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oh..?

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Damnit, taken.

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D:

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Sugar also broke it over her knee. That didn't help.

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Well, with a supposedly quite attractive woman's child on the line, how can I say no? There's just a few more things to clear up before continuing on with the day...

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Awesome! I wonder what kind of kickass sword it'll be!

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...

I'm going to kill Bron with his stupid tiny dagger. No...with a ladle. It'll hurt more that way. Still, time to go maul things in the labryinth. We can progress deeper now, and there's some new enemies.

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Spell axes are a more powerful version of spellswords, and carry the same amount of mystic ore. Overall, pretty easy to slaughter.

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These re-colors of the slimes from earlier in the dungeon are kinda jerks. They have this annoying habit of oozing between Pratty's legs and coming up behind her with a suprise attack.

...ew...

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And then there are cuckoos.

forking cuckoos.

These feathery glassholes and their recolors are the BANE OF MY EXISTENCE. If this was nethack, I would break out a scroll of blessed genocide and kill their entire species just so that I would not ever, ever, ever have to deal with another FORKING cuckoo popping up behind me and stabbing me in the back where I can't block them.

Cuckoos are the Zubats and Keese of this game.

Combined.

Spinners also join the arsenal of new enemies. They're killer tops that deal more durability damage to your weapons, but that's about it. I don't bother to stick around getting THE EYE OF THE TIGER this time and so pretty quickly..

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PLOT.

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Sugar, you aren't trying to keep me from helping someone just so you can spend more time alone with me, are you?

The game asks you if you want to jump down right away or not, falling headfirst into a room no doubt full of dreadful dangers and terrifying trials to get to Razzy before it's too late.



It's a pretty big decision, so I decide to sleep on it.
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Well now that I've had my beauty sleep..

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ONWARD, INTO THE DEEP!

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And who should show up, but...
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Oh. Hi...
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Yes, it's the creepy lady from before. What follows is even more lesbian subtext.
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How do you know what weapons Razzy uses?
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Sugar doesn't much take kindly to your admiration of another woman. Especially if you only thought it.

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So...yeah..nice weather we're havin' here, aren't we?

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...? I don't like that face...

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Ohhhkaaay?

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That includes all of you reading this, by the way. There will be a quiz at the end of class.

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I wonder; could those be connected?

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...No. Explain, please. And don't just hit on me.

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That's...not an answer...

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And now for our daily recommended dose of Pratty being a moron.

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Drat!

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..."like" a voice?

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Ah, an NPC who can actually give directions!

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Um...? In what meaning of the word "Special"? And how do you know this?

...Can you see the future?

Are you some kind of creepy sex goddess, hiding on earth?

Actually, that kinda makes sense. Hitting on random kids, being all mysterious, having blue hair for no adequately explained reason, characters who never mention beauty talking about how pretty she is...yep, clearly I just keep running into the local sex goddess. Least that explains stuff.

Well, now that we're done talking with the Creepy Lady Goddess, it's time to go save Timmy from that well!

I mean Razzy. Razzy.

Also, Pratty is fat.
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Ufufufufufu

As always, this is a problem solved by violence, specifically of the hammer kind.
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Which ends exactly as you might expect.

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Months weeks hours a few minutes later...

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Well that was nice of you!

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Pratty has a very low GRATITUDE stat.

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Because if you keep on not having a name, I am going to have to call you Pikachu, you little yellow...person...thing.

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On second thought, I think I like Pikachu more...

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Yeah, su-

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Okay, I-

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Wha-

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What.

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...But...?

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And he's gone in a flash...

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No kidding.

Well, no sense just taking his word for it. Might as well go check out the way I came in.
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Drat. It appears the game has stuck me on some rails.

Moreso than it normally does, I mean.

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That's...a large spider...

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Aw, Pikachu is sad. It's a good thing he doesn't need it to evolve.

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Decisions, decisions..


I can imagine Razzy talking with Sugar while moving Pratty's unconscious form..

"I hope Master Pratty is alright..."
"Well, I dunno. She did kinda land headfirst on the stone floor."
"..."
"Though I certainly didn't expect it to shatter!"
"Remind me not to talk to you..."

Note: The author of this piece does not feel that concussions are to be taken lightly. Learn the signs, prevent the danger.

There is a special song linked to in this post! Can YOU find it? The first one gets a cookie!


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Sorry kitti, but there is NO early voting!

I've been hanging out on the Let's Play Forum, though, so now I present to you...

REALLY BIG IMAGES.

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OR, Pikachu was a cowardly yellow rat, and you just don't know your own strength.

Pikachu mentions how we totally defeated it, even giving my theory yet more support.
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DAMNING EVIDENCE FROM THE POKEMON HIMSELF.

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Well we aren't really blood siblings but I suppose it works if we're just close friends. However, I don't really like you that much, so I figure that it's best not to-

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Or you could do it anyways. That works too.

Pikachu, being the ball of fuzz and lightning that he is, runs off ahead to check out the room we've now opened.

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And it's a dead end. The treasure chest nets us a Kicker Potion, though, a better version of the bandage. Like the bandage, it can be melted down for ingredients. Yes, you can melt liquids too.

Talking to Pikachu advances the plot, and Sugar is quick to point out the problem with this room:
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SHEER GENIUS.

Pikachu's never one to stay still, so he runs back in the direction we already came to try to find another way out.

I guess that means there's nothing for us to do but head back..
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Why?

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Noticed..what? That you want to marry me? Because that was kinda obvious.


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I'm no architect, but I'm not sure how they managed to fit that last room in this chunk of wall...


Sugar, Pratty, Pikachu and myself meet back in the super-sekrit clubhouse that we first met Pikachu in. Quickly it becomes clear that I'll have to do the thinking here, such as when Pratty asks Pikachu for ideas.

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See what I mean? That sort of enthusiastic idiocy is what I'm dealing with here. It's like having Gilligan, hyperactive little kid Gilligan, aaand whoever Sugar is in the same room. Given enough time they will somehow manage to screw up something. In fact, if they don't get out of there pretty soon, they might just cause the entire Labryinth to spontaneously explode.


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You would back sleeping, wouldn't you...

That creepy lady from before is still up there, most likely...we could try calling out to her, and getting her to lower some rope for us to climb up and out of here with. It'd be more productive than everyone sleeping in the same bed for 24 hours, at least. I'm sure she'd be more than willing to help us out of a tight spot.

...on second thought, I vote for sleeping too. Besides, it's not like they can cause too much chaos while asleep, right?

Right?

There's more talking to be done, though, and who am I to complain?

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Pratty: "What's this all of a sudden?"
Pikachu: "Me too, my dream is to win the tournament and become a Craftlord!"

Oh..oh dear...

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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER RIVAL.

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I...don't actually know. Come to think of it, there's nothing that Pratty has planned to do with her power after becoming a craftlord. She's just wanted the position to carry on her father's legacy. Maybe she could use a plan of action for after she wins the tournament.

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Hopefully a better plan of action than that, but still.

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That's news. Is it hiding between the smokestacks somewhere? Just as long as I don't have to go through a stealth mission or Silent Hill to get there, though, I think we'll be fine.

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Aha! Rescue awaits! The answer was to do nothing all along!
Pikachu: "Huh? I heard a female voice!"
Pratty: "It must be Sanary."

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And the captions agree! Time to get the hell outta here and on with our lives.
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Pikachu, you scamp you.

NEXT TIME: What lies in wait for Pratty above ground? How did Sanary find them? Who is the third fighter?