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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

♟️ʀᴇɪ ᴋɪʀɪʏᴀᴍᴀ ♟️16-18 ʏ/ᴏ (ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ) ♟️ᴀᴇᴏɴ ᴀʀᴄᴀɴᴀ ♟️ᴅᴇᴍɪꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟ ♟️ꜱʜᴏɢɪ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇʀ ♟️ꜱꜰᴡ (ᴀꜱᴋ ꜰᴏʀ ɴꜱꜰᴡ) ♟️ᴄʀᴏꜱꜱᴏᴠᴇʀꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇᴅ! ♟️ꜱᴘᴏɪʟᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀ 5 ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ɪɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟɪᴏɴ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

“But most importantly, true happiness is knowing who you are, and that only you can be you! That nobody can replace you! If you can’t understand that, then you’ll never be able to make ANYONE happy!”

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

“So whether you realize it or not, bending reality to give everyone the lives they want isn’t true happiness! True happiness is knowing that you belong in the world! True happiness is knowing that you have value!

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

“What do you think happiness is? Because I can tell you right now that it’s not having everything you want in life! Because when you’re at the top of the mountain, there’s no one there. It feels lonely, and it also feels like there’s nowhere else to go.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Strength. I was filled with it. And now I could fight. I could fight against the forces of evil and make a difference.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I took a moment to catch my breath after my speech. However, it wasn’t long before another group of shadows ambushed us. That’s when I felt something new form around my eyes A mask. It felt like it was attached to my face. I pried it off with all my might, and then?

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

“They manipulated her like how my sister manipulated me! So they better hope they survive when they get what’s coming to them! You break someone like that, you deserve to be shattered! I’m DONE with manipulators, I’m DONE with letting them get away with it!

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

“Those bastards know NOTHING! They FORGED that suicide note for their own gain! And then they kicked someone who was ALREADY down! They sent her PAST rock bottom and BROKE HER!

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

“When you lose your parents, it feels like you’ve hit rock bottom. It feels like you’ve lost everything. When I lost mine, everything went downhill from there, and the only way to support myself was through Shogi. To lose your only parent is devastating enough, but to be BLAMED FOR IT?!

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

“Those bastards…they don’t know what it’s like to lose both of your parents.” The other thieves looked at me in surprise.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

The men that read her the suicide note blamed her for her mother’s apparent suicide. They blamed her for simply being a kid. I was furious. I was angry beyond belief.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

This story broke my heart. But what broke my heart even further was how she found out. Through a suicide note. Or what was presumed. Though I could tell it was a fake.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

She never knew her father, so she was adopted by someone close to her parents. Just like I was.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I didn’t want to make the talking cat miss something important, so I just went along with them. This was when I found out about the girl’s past. Her name is Futaba Sakura, and she had lost her mother in what appeared to be a suicide.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I was about to help them, but they told me to stay back and let them handle it. So I stayed back and observed, taking in what’s happening. After the fight, a young girl dressed like an Egyptian queen of sorts, approached us.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I asked them how to leave, since I just wanted to get out. The cat told me that he was gonna go with me, since it’s dangerous and I could get lost. However, that’s when a shadowy figure attacked. It ambushed us and turned into some weird creature.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

They didn’t immediately trust me, but the guy who appeared to be the leader said that they could, since I was Sojiro’s friend, even though I’m nothing more than an acquaintance.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I had no idea what that meant until I put two and two together and figured out that they were the Phantom Thieves. I told them I was a supporter.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Exploring the pyramid, I encountered a lot of hazards, which I managed to narrowly avoid. That’s when the group of high schoolers and I crossed paths. They were startled by me, though the cat quickly told them that I wasn’t a shadow and didn’t seem like a cognitive being.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I walked around outside for about an hour, trying to find my way back. However, I was starting to get hot, so I headed into the pyramid and explored it to cool off.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I saw a group of high schoolers my age, dressed in unique outfits that you would only see in a Shonen manga. I wanted to find my way out, but I didn’t wanna cause them any trouble. So I ended up searching by myself.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I was no longer at his house. I was in a desert, in front of a gigantic pyramid. Last night, I had not gotten much sleep. I couldn’t fall asleep all night. So I wondered if I was just seeing things as a result of my lack of sleep.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Thus, Sojiro asked me to take it over to his place, trusting me since Akari’s my friend. I picked up the package, heading to where he told me to go. Once I arrived at his house, I set down the package and turned around to leave. However, my surroundings suddenly began to change.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

But it could never compare to Akari’s homemade cooking. After I finished my curry, I paid for my meal before heading towards the door. I noticed that there was a package at the door. It turns out, the mailman always delivers the package to his restaurant for some reason rather than his home address.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Café Leblanc. A restaurant with a friendly atmosphere to it. Normally, Akari invites me to eat dinner with her, but today, she and her sisters were out of town all day to visit family. So she told me about this restaurant that her good friend, Sojiro, owns. The curry was delicious.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

🎸𝓒𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓶𝓮 𝓛𝔂𝓻𝓲𝓬 🎸24 𝔂/𝓸 🎸𝓖𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓵𝓾𝓲𝓭 🎸𝓜𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓷, 𝓿𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓸𝓻, 𝓬𝓸𝓼𝓹𝓵𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻, 𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓽 🎸𝓐𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓪𝓿𝓪𝓲𝓵𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓷𝓮𝓮𝓭 𝓼𝓾𝓹𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽!

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

E.g., the abusers they fight against remind him of how he mercilessly defeated his opponents when the stakes were devastating for them (like when one of his opponents’ loss led to a divorce), but in reality, he had no choice but to win in order to make ends meet, since Shogi was all he had.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Rei is someone that’s trying to understand himself and his place in the world. He struggles with self-doubt and is trying to understand that he’s nothing like the horrible people he often compares himself to, as he often feels guilty in seeing the slightest resemblance between him and them.

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

𝚄𝙻𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙴 𝙿𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙾𝙽𝙰: 𝙿𝚢𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚜 ♟️Gray muscular figure, tactical armor suit, black protective boots, ballistic shield ♟️Reflects physical, weak to ranged, blocks fire, uses ice attacks

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ℝ𝕖𝕚 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕪𝕒𝕞𝕒 (ℙ𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝟝 𝔸𝕌) @phantomshogi.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

𝙰𝚆𝙰𝙺𝙴𝙽𝙴𝙳 𝙿𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙾𝙽𝙰: 𝙰𝚗𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚙 ♟️Green muscular figure, shirtless, loose black pants, sits on white cloud ♟️Blocks physical, weak to ranged, resists fire, uses ice attacks

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