Somewhere on a yellow-golden paved road that leads to the rear door of the Arts Pavillion, on a bridge that runs across a lazy river stream filled with cattails, frog silk and algae.
Day 1 after the initial insult:
"Listen and be enticed, heinous beast! The mesmerizing ode of the moonlight sonata!"
Xibei starts singing.
"Laaarii ladibentom sertii deri llemtom, erinderiniiii de toooom.
Astruderval deni sertaaaaAAAAAHLALALALALAAAAHHH! Let go!
You! Why are you not affected? I have infused all of my Qi in this masterpiece!"
"Ƕմɾ Ƕմɾ! Ӌմ ʂìղց օƒƒ էմղҽ! βąժ ƒօɾ ҽąɾ!"
*Splash!*
Ten minutes later, back at the male dormitories, Xibei enters with furious steps into his room while being painted from head to toe in mud and frog silk with a bitter expression on his face, and is welcomed by his bunkmate.
"Was it the troll again?"
"YES. FUCK! Why did my song not affect him even one little bit? Maybe I should try something else."
Day 2:
"Hah Evil beast, marvel at my Devil's Beguilement dance steps!"
*Shu...sha...fufufufu...shapatsu. Shui...shui...shui…*
"Why is this not working! You should have already been blinded by my magnificent footwork!"
"Ӌօմ էաìղҟӀҽէօҽ ʍօѵҽ ìղ ƒմղղվ աąվ! చհąէ, վօմ ցìɾӀ ղօա?"
*Rip! Shplongh!*
Back at dormitory:
"Why are you mostly naked? Is that a tutu made out of cattail leaves? Well, at least he let you keep your dignity!"
"HRRRRR!!!"
Day 3:
"Gaze upon my latest artistical masterpiece! Fall into a trance as the brush strokes guide you deeper and deeper into the landscape of the painting!"
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"էɾօӀօӀօӀօӀօӀօӀ, մɾ ąɾէ ʂմçҟʂ! Ɱҽ Ӏìҟҽ քìçʂ աìժ ղҽҟҟìժ ցմɾӀʂ ҍҽէէҽɾ!"
*Thunk! Splosh!*
Back at dormitory:
"Do you need me to help you with removing that wooden frame away from your body?"
"RAAARGH!"
Day 4:
"Today you will finally meet your match, lowlife! Hear my soul-mesmerizing poem and tremble in fear!"
"The gaze parts strikingly onto the field"
"Sword, behold the soul beneath thy blade"
"Oh welcome deaAAAAAA…..AAAA...Unhand me, wild beast! Why can't your heathen mind have the capacity to…"
*Splosh!*
"βąժ քօҽʍ, ⊘.Ƽ քօìղէʂ!"
Back at dormitory:
"Again?"
"DON’T YOU DARE UTTER ANOTHER WORD!"
*Shlorp shlorp shlorp shlorp squish shlorp*
DAY 5:
"AHAHAHAHA! Fall prey to my nightmarish musical fog creatures!"
*Fewwwwwfiiiifsss...*
"WAIT, NO! MY FLUTE!" *CRACK*
"çɾąքքվ էմղҽ! քӀąցìąɾìՀҽժ!"
*POP! Shtadung!*
Back at dormitory:
"Damn, Xibei I think that flute is sticking out of the wrong hole of your body, unless you have recently learnt how to play music with your ass."
"GOD DAMMIT IT, YOU! Stop laughing, this really hurts. Also, I think I need some lube. Or smooth soap…"
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"Ok, now that it has come down to this. tremble before the magnificence of my talisman crafting arts. I have to warn you, my grandpa was an onmyoji from the isles! NAGERUZO!"
Lew simply waves the talismans aside.
"ղօէ įʍքɾҽʂʂҽժ, քօօɾ քҽղʍąղʂհìք! Աɾ ʂէɾօҟʂ ąɾ çɾօօҟìժ!"
*Arrggfh shlorp! Slap! Slap! Slap!*
Back at dormitory:
"Why do you keep doing this to yourself? I'm beginning to think that you're almost enjoying it. Are you some kind of an M and I did not know about it? How many pairs of expensive clothes have you ruined so far?"
"It does not matter! I am not going to dress like a commoner for the rest of the day just because I ran into a troll issue for a few minutes! Now help me peel these off! AAAUCH!!! Pull more gently!"
The calligraphy symbols on the talismans had been altered to spell out “moron” instead of “curse” by adding two more strokes, but were somehow still furiously clinging onto Xibei's body.
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"Hold on, hold on, no art attack today! I just want to talk!"
"էąҟ? էąҟ ìՀ ցմժ!" Lew stretches his hand as if waiting to be given something.
"What?"
"įƒ վօմ çօʍ էąҟ, ժҽղ ʂհօ ʂìցղ օƒ ʂìղçҽɾì-էҽą!"
"You want me to B...BRIBE YOU?"
"օմçհ, ղօ, ҍɾìҍҽ ʂօ ղąʂէվ աօɾժ! çąӀӀ ìէ "ìղʂҽղէìѵ" ƒօɾ į էօ Ӏìʂէҽղ. į ąɾҽ ҍմʂվ էɾօӀӀ ąƒէҽɾąӀӀ!"
"Busy with what? All you do is lounge all day doing nothing but scratch your ass under the bridge and wait for some unsuspecting victims to pass by!"
"քɾҽʂąìʂӀվ! Ɱҽ ղҽҽժ ҽ×քҽղժ հìցհ ӀҽѵҽӀ օƒ ѵìցìӀąղՀ ҽѵҽɾվժąվ էօ ցմąɾժ ժìʂ ҍɾìժʝ! Ꭰąէ ղօէ ҽąʂվ!"
"BUT...BUT!!! What have we ever done to you? WHY DO YOU PULL EVERYBODY DOWN INTO THE MUD!?"
"Ӌօմ ąɾէìʂէվ ƒҽӀӀօʂ? ղմէհìղ' ìղ քąɾէìçմӀմɾ. վմ ʝąʂէ հąѵ ʍօʂէ ƒմղղվ ѵօìʂìʂՀ աҽղ վմ ʂçɾҽąʍ! Ƕҽհҽհҽհҽ!"