Narrator: That same night.... Hibiscus: ...and so, tonight, we welcome you, Shichimi, as our youngest Knight of Ah.. Coriander: Still no trace of Pepper?. Saffron: Not yet. She'd better hurry, or she'll miss Shichimi's speech.. Shichimi: Thank you. I'd like to....
Sound: ZiooOOOOO. ZiooOOOOO. Pepper: Incoming! Watch out! WATCH OUT!!!. Sound: CRASH!. Pepper: Whoops!. Is everyone OK? Nothing broken?. Shichimi: Pepper!. Pepper: Hello Shichimi! Sorry for the dramatic entrance and for being late! I've been running all day, but that's a long story..
Hibiscus: Is she one of your guests?. Shichimi: Yes. She is my friend Pepper. Everything is fine.. Pepper: Carrot, are you OK? Sorry about the landing, I haven’t mastered it yet while using hyperspeed.. And again sorry to everyone for the trouble, and as for how I’m dressed.... Shichimi: tee hee. Wasabi: Shichimi, this young witch who has arrived, is she really a friend of yours?.
Shichimi: Yes, your highness. Her name is Pepper, of the School of Chaosah.. Wasabi: Her presence here pollutes the sacred nature of our school. Get her out of my sight, immediately.. Shichimi: But... Master Wasabi.... Wasabi: But what? Would you prefer to be banished from our school?. Shichimi: !!!.
Shichimi: Sorry Pepper, but you need to leave. Now.. Pepper: Huh? Hey hey hey, wait a minute! I'm sure there's a misunderstanding.. Shichimi: Please Pepper, don't make this difficult.. Pepper: Hey! You there, on the throne. If you have a problem with me, come down and tell me yourself!. Wasabi: Tsss.... Shichimi, you have ten seconds... nine... eight... seven.... Shichimi: ENOUGH, PEPPER! GO AWAY!!!. Sound: SHRRIiii!.
Pepper: Shichimi, please calm d.... Sound: BADuuM!. Shichimi: GO AWAY!!! GO AWAY!!! GO AWAY!!!. Sound: CREEEEE!!!. Pepper: Ouch! Hey! That's... n-NOT... Owww... Nice!. Sound: PAF! POF! POF! PAF!. Coriander: SHICHIMI! PEPPER! PLEASE STOP!. Saffron: Wait.. Wasabi: Hmm!. Pepper: Grrr! OK, you asked for it!. Sound: BRZOO!!.
Pepper: CURSUS CANCELLARE MAXIMUS!!!. Sound: SHKLAK!. Pepper: Ouch!. Sound: PAF!!. Shichimi: Even your best cancellation spell has no effect on me!. Give up, Pepper, and go away! Stop making me hurt you!. Pepper: Oh, my cancellation spell worked just fine, but you weren't the target.. Shichimi: Huh? What do you mean?!. Sound: Pshh... Pshh....
Shichimi: ?!!. Pepper: She was the target! I just canceled her Glamour Spell which keeps her looking young.. I noticed this spell as soon as I got here. So, I gave you a small token of what you deserve for making Shichimi fight me!. Wasabi: INSOLENCE! How dare you, and in front of my whole school!. Pepper: Consider yourself lucky! If I had all of my Rea, I wouldn't have stopped there..
Sound: DRZOW!!. Wasabi: I see. You have reached the level of your predecessors much sooner than I anticipated... This accelerates my plans, but that is good news.. Pepper: Your plans? So you were just testing me, and this had nothing to do with my being late? You really are twisted!. Wasabi: tee... hee.. WHAT ARE YOU ALL STARING AT?! I WAS JUST ATTACKED, AND YOU DO NOTHING BUT STAND THERE?! GET HER!!!. I WANT HER ALIVE!. GET HER!!!. Pepper: Shichimi, we'll have to talk about this later!. I’m sorry, Carrot, but we'll have to take off at hyperspeed again. Hold on tight!. Sound: Tap!. Tap!. ZiiooOO!!.
Pepper: ?!. Wasabi: GET HER!!!. Pepper: Oh dear.. Saffron: Pepper, take my broom!. Sound: Fizzz!. Pepper: Oh wow! Thank you, Saffron!. Sound: Toc!. ziooOOOO!. Narrator: TO BE CONTINUED....
Credits: March 31, 2021 Art & scenario: David Revoy. Beta readers: Arlo James Barnes, Carotte, Craig Maloney, Efrat b, GunChleoc, Karl Ove Hufthammer, Martin Disch, Nicolas Artance, Parnikkapore, Valvin. English version (original version) Proofreading: Arlo James Barnes, Carotte, Craig Maloney, GunChleoc, Karl Ove Hufthammer, Martin Disch. Special thanks: to Nartance for exploring the Wasabi character in his fan-fiction novels. The way he imagined her had a big impact on the way I depicted her in this episode. Based on the universe of Hereva Creator: David Revoy. Lead maintainer: Craig Maloney. Writers: Craig Maloney, Nartance, Scribblemaniac, Valvin. Correctors: Willem Sonke, Moini, Hali, CGand, Alex Gryson. Software: Krita 4.4.1, Inkscape 1.0.2 on Kubuntu Linux 20.04. License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. www.peppercarrot.com. Pepper: Did you know? Pepper&Carrot is entirely free/libre, open-source and sponsored thanks to the patronage of its readers. For this episode, thanks go to 1096 patrons!. You too can become a patron of Pepper&Carrot and get your name here! We are on Patreon, Tipeee, PayPal, Liberapay ...and more! Check www.peppercarrot.com for more info!. Thank you!.
