Sakyo Furuichi/Master of the Royal Palace

A Log of the Struggles of Raising a Child?

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Wow, the royal palace sure is a big place.
Sakyo	So big that this guy is just here wondering about.
Cheetah	Grrr....
Izumi	!?
Sakyo	-- Sit, you.
Izumi	It’s coming over here..!
Cheetah	RAWR!
Sakyo	--!
Izumi	What... is it just passing by?
Citron	Oh! Juliano!
Juliano	grrr grrr~♪
Izumi	It’s just... playing with Citron...
Guy	Citronia, you let him out of his cage again, didn’t you?
Citron	But he looked bored in his cage.
Sakyo	Hey, what’s the meaning of all this?
Citron	Let me introduce him! This is my leopard, Juliano!
Guy	He is Citronia’s pet.
Izumi	Oh, so this is Juliano! But what was he....
	(He has the same pattern as Miru, the cheetah I met at the zoo once... I really think he looks more like a cheetah than a leopard....)
Sakyo	.... Is he really a leopard?
Citron	What are you saying? Juliano is a leopard!
Juliano	Rawr!
Citron	Look, Juliano says so too.
Izumi	(Well, I guess if Citron says he’s a leopard, he’s a leopard.)
Servant	<< Over there! H-Hey, stop~!>>
Sakyo	What?
???	rawr rawr~!
Izumi	HUH!? THERE’S ANOTHER ONE!?
Citron	Oh! That’s Juliano’s son! This is my first time seeing him~
	Juliano Junior~! Come here, pssppspsp~!
Juliano Jr	Rawr!
Servant	<< A-AHH! Jumping around in a place like this he’s gonna knock--!>>
Izumi	OH, that vase is falling..!
Guy	--No need to worry.
Izumi	Nice catch, Guy!
Servant	<< Thank you so much, Guy. If that vase were to break it would surely cost more than I could ever dream fo earning in my whole life.....>>
Guy	<< The vase is fine. No need to worry.>>
Izumi	The servant looks relieved.
Guy	Yes. It is because if this vase would have broke, he said the cost would be greater than what he could have earned in his lifetime.
Izumi	I-Is it really that expensive... !?
Guy	Yes, it is because this is a vase that has been passed down through the royal family for generations.
Citron	This lil guy is cute, but also a bit mischievous.
Guy	It seems as if he gives an equivalent amount of grief to his handler as well.
Sakyo	Wha a headache. He may be a wild animal, but he acts more like a big cat.
Juliano Jr.	.....
Sakyo	--- Yea, what they hell you looking at?
Juliano Jr.	Rawr~ ♪
Izumi	Wow, he’s really grown attached to you, Sakyo.
Citron	Oh, could this be a sign of his respect for you, Sakyo!?
	Carnivorous animals bow down before those they deem as stronger..... That’s our Sakyo!
Sakyo	Humans do not tame wild animals.
Servant	<< I have never seen Juliano Jr. act so tame and docile....>>
Guy	This just confirms Furuichi’s uniqueness.
Citron	Oh! I just thought of a great idea!
	So what do you think about letting Sakyo look after Juliano Jr. while we’re in Zahra?
Sakyo	What? Why am I--
Citron	Sakyo is great at child rearing, and it seems like Juliano Jr. definitely felt something around you.
Izumi	Child rearing...
Sakyo	You’re talking about this guy, right?
Citron	Yes!
Sakyo	I think you’re mixing up people and animals.
Citron	Juliano Jr. is only this snuggly with you, Sakyo!
	You can just hang out with him during your flea time, please!
Izumi	Flea time?
Sakyo	I think you mean free time.
Citron	Yes, that!
Sakyo	Whatever... If it’s only during my free time.
Citron	Thank you~! I am in your web!
Sakyo	.... If that is what you say, you are in my debt.

Tsuzuru	Are you ready, Taichi?
Izumi	Oh, are you two going out?
Taichi	We’re just gonna head out to do some shopping in town. Seems like everyone else has left already.
Citron	See you guys!
Izumi	Huh, you’re not going, Citron?
Citron	I wanted to go, but I have some stuff to do here at the palace.
Izumi	I see.
Tsuzuru	By the way, Furuichi has been taking care of your pet recently, right?
Citron	Yes! My leopard, Juliano Jr.!
Taichi	Aren’t leopards wild animals? I-Is Sakyo alright?
Citron	Well he is Juliano’s son and Juliano is pretty gentle, so I think Sakyo will be alright.
Tsuzuru	Uh, I don’t think that’s how that works.
Izumi	But well, it did seem like Juliano Jr. was growing attached to Sakyo.
Taichi	A man who can make even wild animals yield before him...! That’s our Sakyo!
Citron	Sakyo is taking care of him lots and lots, Juliano Jr. seems pretty happy too.
Izumi	(Now that I think of it, Sakyo had said he was looking after Juliano Jr., but I have yet to see what he is actually doing....)
	Well then, I’m just gonna go check on Sakyo.
Citron	Thank you so much, good luck with Juliano Jr.!
Sakyo	-- Hey, you can calm down. This guy is still here.
Juliano Jr.	Rawr rawr~♪
Izumi	(Wow, seems like they have suddenly become instant friends.)
Sakyo	-- Huh, you came to visit, director?
Izumi	Y-Yea, well I was just curious how you and Juliano Jr. were doing, he seemed to be pretty attached to you.
Sakyo	Even though he’s a wild animal, he’s still a child who likes to play. Guess I just got used to it.
Izumi	Juliano is in his cage I see.
Sakyo	Yea, just for safety. So Juliano can see that Juliano Jr. is safe and doing alright.
Juliano	Rawr~
Izumi	(Wow, Juliano looks pretty relaxed...)
	Umm, can I play with Juliano Jr. too?
Sakyo	Yea, this guy seems to be fond of this cat toy.
Izumi	.... Hey hey, pspspsppsp.
Juliano Jr.	Rawr rawr~!
Izumi	Wow, so cute! But uhh, he is pretty strong.
CHOICE 1: Are you not scared of him? [+] Izumi Sakyo, are you not scared of him? Sakyo I had said it before, but he is just like a giant kitty cat. Also, this guy’s still a baby. Trying playing with him, you’ll see. Izumi Okay, I’ll try. .... Good boy, good boy. Fufu, you’re right.
CHOICE 2: You are good at taking care of him. [+] Izumi From the looks of it, you are good at taking care of him, Sakyo. Sakyo I had mentioned earlier not to confuse humans and animals, however after playing with this guy for a bit I found some surprising similarities. He likes to play and he gets fussy on an empty stomach. He really is just as weak as a child. -- He... Kinda reminds me a little of that brat when he was young. I remember he was also pretty weak, and had that childish innocence about him. Izumi Ahaha, I think Azami would be pretty upset if he heard you say that.
Juliano Jr.	munch
Izumi	UH, Ahh! S-Sakyo! He’s eating your hand!
Sakyo	What? It’s just play biting, don’t worry.
Izumi	Oh he really.. You’re not hurt. S-So that’s a relief.
	(This is stressing me out.... I wonder if he was ever like this with Citron.)
	Sakyo has finally finished taking care of Juliano Jr..
Sakyo	Yea, surprisingly enough the time went by quickly.
Citron	Thank you for taking care of him, Sakyo!
Servant	<< Thank you so much for your hard work. So then, here is Juliano Jr.>>
Juliano Jr.	Rawr~
Citron	Oh, he’s so docile, you can pet him~ He’s such a good boy now thanks to Sakyo!
Guy	As expected of Furuichi.
Sakyo	No, it wasn’t anything big.
Taichi	Oh! Even I can pet him! Juliano Jr. pspspsp!
Azami	Shitty Sakyo, you know he could easily bite off your finger.
Sakyo	What did you say, you brat?
Azami	Nothing.
Izumi	We gotta get going, Sakyo. See you later, Juliano Jr.
Sakyo	He is quite energetic.. -- Huh?
Juliano	Rawr rawr!
Juliano Jr.	! Rawr!
Juliano family	Rawr rawr~♪
Taichi	They both just ran off....
Izumi	.... Doesn’t seem like Sakyo noticed.
Citron	Even though they seemed so attached, they are surprisingly filed.....!
Sakyo	....
	This just goes to show you that kids will be kids...
Azami	Uh, they aren’t your kids though.

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