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Mario Nakano 64

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Apr 19, 2024

Hmm, seems like Rayan might end up causing some problems between Kayla and Miko. It's also cool to know that he's the one that gave Lilith the marks on her face. I'm curious to see how he'll affect the story going forward.

Your Healer

Chapter:27

Apr 19, 2024

Author's Commentary #8:

Time to talk about Chapter 8: The spies from Danablu.
This is a new chapter for Spice of life that was originally adapted from a chapter of Mystery ghost foresight like Chapter 7. However, this one ended up being greatly edited from it's original counterpart due to being added to Spice of life for the contest.

I guess now is a good time to talk about Mimi's fellow spies. In addition to Mimi, there was Mille, Marzi, Vivi, Sherry, Eluf, Katrina, and Hylda. As for the countries, Denmark was Danablu, the Soviet Union was Crimgulag, and Japan was Kabuto.

As for how Mimi ended up frozen in the first place, one of her team members betrayed everyone and as a result some of the team members like Hylda and Mille got captured. Mimi was attempting to rescue Hylda, but an assailant shoved her into a cryogenic freezing pod. When she came to, she was in Japan with Rika.

Originally, this chapter was going to serve as buildup for something larger, but I ended up casting that idea aside in favor of using Mille to explain the merger of the Danablu world and the regular one when I was originally writing this for the contest. Once I submitted the remake to the contest, however, I began writing a season 2 of the remake and that was where I was able to finally pull off the original plot point I started with this chapter. I'll explain a bit more about what I'm talking about in the next commentary, since the next chapter is the climatic finale of the Rika and Mimi flashback arc.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Spice of Life [Remake]

Chapter:8

Apr 18, 2024

Author's Commentary #55:

Time to discuss Chapter 55: A hair stakes match.
Like the previous chapter, this was originally set to be two different chapters, but I felt they worked better combined as one. "Not so bald" was going to be the title of the second half of this chapter before I merged it.

Now let's talk about the puns. Obviously, this chapter title and the draft title are puns on the phrases "A high stakes match" and "Not so bad". I was actually debating which one to use for the chapter, but ultimately went with "A hair stakes match" as I felt the other title could be spoilery.

Now let's go over the game. This one was short and sweet, but the one thing I really wanted it to highlight was Iori's inner thought process. Iori is obviously smarter than she lets on, but how much smarter is still a mystery. Okisato can't quite get a read on her, but he definitely suspects she's hiding something dark.

Finally, Iori's now bald... Just kidding. Utami ended up deciding to go with the bald cap, mainly because she felt not shaving Iori would deprive her of what she wanted; content. Of course, Iori still managed to get content out of the ordeal. Though thanks to the gagball, she's now unable to properly challenge Haruki.

Even if Haruki activated his DESPER against her, the DESPER would deem that Iori's at a disadvantage due to the gagball, and thus unable to properly voice her terms for the wager, thus it would declare the encounter a draw and deactivate.

On a completely unrelated note, I'm now caught up with the commentaries for this series. This means that new commentaries will be released daily to coincide with the daily chapter releases.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:55

Apr 18, 2024

Author's Commentary #54:

Time to discuss Chapter 54: Intellect and madness.
Originally, these were two separate chapters, but after seeing how short the first half was, I decided to combine it with the next chapter. The original names for these chapters were "The mad queen and the girl blessed by chess" and "Chaos factor".

The point of the chapter was to put the spotlight on Utami. First, Mimoko purified her of her mad persona, but unintentionally made her worse off than she was before. To make matters worse, the piece of shit is aware and has now declared his intent to rope Utami into his diabolical plan.

However, an unlikely savior has appeared. Everyone's favorite streamer, Iori-chan! Yes, Iori's going to become relevant in the story again, and what better way to make her reemergence than to hit Utami with a crazy bet that loser shaves their head and eyebrows and gets a head tattoo... Ok, maybe she isn't quite the unlikely savior, but Peter certainly is.

Peter is actually aware of the piece of shit's plan, however, he refuses to just give away the answer, mainly because he is both hoping for Okisato to guess things on his own, and because telling Okisato could risk the piece of shit changing plans and coming back at a later date with an even nastier one. He will however, offer Okisato clarity should he guess something right about the piece of shit's plan.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:54

Apr 18, 2024

Author's Commentary #52:

It's time to talk about Chapter 52: The mad queen unleashed.
Just as promised, here's another Důras gambit game. Bibi was completely humiliated and Utami has descended into madness. Though it seems like Mimoko's going to put a halt to that. I guess as a consolation prize for her loss, we'll discuss Bibi.

Originally, Bibi was meant to be the captain of a rival chess team which would serve as the antagonists for a planned arc. However, I ended up abandoning the idea when I finalized the story for Season 2. However, I still wanted to include her in the story so I had her be fodder for Utami.

Her name in kanji is 枇杷木美琵 (Biwaki Bibi). Her first name, 美琵, means "beauty" and "biwa", while her last name, 枇杷木, means "loquat", "pole", and "tree".
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is July 10th which is a reference to the year 710, which was the start of the Nara period. The reason I chose this is because the biwa was said to have first reached Japan during the Nara period (710 to 794).

Her favorite piece is the queen, since Bibi views herself as a regal woman.

While Bibi had a rough time and is going to drop in her rating a bit, this won't be the last we see of her in the story. And who knows, maybe I'll resurrect the rival chess team idea I had when she comes back into the story again.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:52

Apr 18, 2024

Author's Commentary #21:

It's time to discuss Chapter 21: Chess experiment.
his chapter essentially served as a way to help spread word of the chess club throughout the school, and establish Maida as the supervising teacher for it. As such, I decided that it would be fitting for her to have her class do an experiment related to chess. The experiment is essentially seeing what the most common moves are amongst the class. Though when class reconvenes, the students will play each other from the e4 Nf6 position so look forward to that.

Finally, the big secret regarding Hagemi is out; she's the top female chess player in the world. I'll talk more about her background later, so for now, we'll just go over some basic trivia about her.

Her name is written as 承先励美 (Shousen Hagemi) in kanji, with her first name, 励美, translates to "Inspire" and "beautiful". Now remember how I said way back in Author's Commentary #3 that 承先 can mean "first"? That's why I chose it to be Yuusuke and Hagemi's surname as Hagemi is currently the number 1 female chess player in the world.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is March 31st which she shares with Koneru Humpy, an Indian grandmaster and one of the top female chess players of all time.

Her favorite piece is the rook. Initially, she thought rooks were lousy, but quickly found how valuable they are in the endgame, which led to them becoming her favorite piece.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:21

Apr 18, 2024

Author's Commentary #51:

Time to discuss Chapter 51: Double Důras Destruction.
Obviously, it's time to Dů Dů Důras.This chapter not only shows how Peter makes games more entertaining for himself, but also features him mercilessly destroying Okisato and Utami with gambits. Fun fact: This chapter title can be abbreviated as DDD which is a reference to Kind Dedede from Kirby.

The main inspiration for this game is from a video I watched of someone winning with a Důras gambit. As for how I made the game, I simply played chess.com bots that were around Okisato's and Utami's skill level and started both games off with f5 and King f7, then used the assist tool.

This chapter is unique due to the fact that it features two games being simultaneously played next to each other. That alone made it one of the more difficult chapters to write, however, it was worth it. I really enjoy writing games with crazy gambits and plays in them as it makes the victory so much more satisfying. As such, look forward to more crazy games and especially, more Důras gambits.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:51

Apr 18, 2024

Author's Commentary #49:

Time to talk about Chapter 49: Triple cedar hotel.
Now that Triple cedar hotel has made it's debut, I feel now is the best time to do a geography lesson on where the series takes place.

As mentioned in Chapter 1, the series primarily takes place in Kawaguchi, Saitama. The city is located towards the south east of the Saitama prefecture and borders the Tokyo wards of Kita and Adachi.

Lagoon pathways is located in Mito, Ibaraki, the capital city of the Ibaraki prefecture. I chose to have the hotel be there since the Ibaraki prefecture is known for having the second largest lake in in the country, Lake Kasumigaura, within its borders.

As for Triple cedar, it is located in Tochigi city, which is located in the Tochigi prefecture. I chose this location after seeing some pictures of Tochigi and thought that perfectly captured how I wanted Triple cedar to be; a hotel surrounded by forests and trees. Like with Lagoon pathways, it is based on a hotel I once went to, and is greatly exaggerated compared to its real world inspiration.

As for travel time, it's apparently an hour between each of these three cities by car, so they're pretty close together.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:49

Apr 18, 2024

Note: I expanded Mimoko's confrontation with the principal and made a minor edit that better clarifies that the story is taking place in Kawaguchi, Saitama.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:1

Apr 18, 2024

Author's Commentary #7:

It's finally time to talk about Chapter 7: Rika and Mimi.
This chapter was not present in the original version, though believe it or not, it was written and published in my novel, Mystery ghost foresight, which was originally going to be a prequel to Spice of life. However, I ended up losing motivation for Mystery ghost, and discontinued the series. However, I ended up writing Mimi and Rika's history as part of a mystery, and when I decided to rewrite Spice of life, I felt it would be best to put the full backstory in and do it early in the story.

Originally, only the final part of the flashback was included in the original, but it ended up being included in Chapter 40. Having Mimi's backstory early was something I felt was essential for the remake which is why it is taking place at Chapter 7. The flashback also gives some character development to Rika so that's another good reason to have it early.

As for the flashback itself, you'll notice that Mimi is actually speaking Danish when she first awakes. I used a machine translation, so if there are mistakes, feel free to correct me. As for why I had her speak in her native language, I actually enjoy it when characters occasionally speak in their native languages as it can give more personality to them. Sadly this is the last Danish you'll hear Mimi speak in the story, at least not counting Danish dishes and the codenames of her fellow spies. Intriguingly enough, she's fluent in 10 different languages.

Speaking of which, all the Danablu spies are named after Danish food dishes, with Mimi's being salmon laks. As for Mimi herself, she draws heavy inspiration from Lily of Spy Kyoushitsu. The other Danablu spies also draw inspiration from the characters of Spy Kyoushitsu as well, but not as heavily as Mimi does.

One final thing I'll mention is that Mimi is 165 cm tall and her birthday is January 20th, which is actually National cheese lovers day. This is actually very fitting for Mimi since her favorite food is danablu cheese.

Speaking of which, all the major characters in the series have a favorite food. Some I'll reveal early, while others I'll hold off on revealing until they appear in the story.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Spice of Life [Remake]

Chapter:7

Apr 18, 2024

So Ekko did get the MC off his pills. Though the fact that his sister is seemingly off hers without any involvement from Ekko does raise an eyebrow. I hope the MC's sister is not secretly evil.

The Pill That Killed Romance

Chapter:7

Apr 17, 2024

Author's Commentary #6:

Time to discuss Chapter 6: The first heist.
There is once again, minimal difference between this chapter and the original. However, as I mentioned in the previous commentary, the next chapter is where things will shift around. Instead of diving into a new arc like in the original, the remake will now focus a bit more on the girl Rika rescued.

As for the chapter itself, it was a fun chapter mainly thanks to both Dastard and Shiori. Speaking of Shiori, she's a highly skilled underworld doctor and surgeon, but has a girly side too. Her character was inspired a bit by Tae Takemi from Persona 5. Shiori's weapon of choice is a string weapon which she wears on her wrist and looks like an ordinary bracelet.

As for Rika, looks like she makes a pretty good thief. Dastard himself was also impressed that she suggested stealing from the cryogenics lab. As for the stolen research papers, they're sitting in Dastard's vault, though Dastard took snapshots of their contents and is selling the information off on the black market.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Spice of Life [Remake]

Chapter:6

Apr 16, 2024

Dang, Ekko's more savage than I thought. That whole confrontation with the teacher gave me Classroom of the elite vibes. Looking forward to what is likely going to be the revelation regarding Ekko next chapter.

The Pill That Killed Romance

Chapter:6

Apr 16, 2024

Author's Commentary #6:

Its time to discuss Chapter 6: Utami's conundrum. Natrually, we'll be discussing Utami.
Design wise, she was largely inspired by Mitsuru Kirijo from Persona 3. However, I also wanted her to be timid which led to her having alternate personalities. It could also be said that she draws some inspiration from Utena Hiiragi from Gushing over magical girls, which is why name sounds similar to hers. In a sense, I guess she could be described as a fushion of Mitsuru and Utena.

Speaking of her name, 榎歌未 (Enoki Utami) is how her name is spelled in kanji. Her first name, 歌未, can translate to "song" and "not yet". As for her last name, 榎, it simply translates to "Japanese zelkova tree" which includes the Japanese elm, "Nire", of the Ulmus genus from the Ulmaceae family. Thus, it is fitting that Utami's name starts with a U.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me.)

She shares her birthday, May 3rd, with Nona Gaprindashvili, the first female grandmaster.

Finally, as stated in her character bio, her favorite piece is the queen. This is because to her, the queen is everything she wants to be; strong and confident. This is also how she views Mimoko as to her, Mimoko is her queen.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:6

Apr 16, 2024

Author's Commentary #7:

Believe it or not, there isn't much to discuss about Chapter 7: Confrontation.
The chapter primarily serves as a buildup for the the next few chapters so there isn't much to really talk about. One thing I will mention is that the song I believe fits the Desperado league the best is Bach's prelude and fugue in E minor BWV 533. So feel free to play it in the background whenever the Desperado league comes on screen. Now let's talk about Mei.

Mei Utsunomiya is your typical strict disciplinary committee head. Because of that, she feels that her image is directly influenced by the school's, which is why she strictly enforces all the rules. Iori's been a frequent offender for years, and the only reason she doesn't get punished a lot is due to her financial situation.

Mei once punished Iori harshly for her appearance, but Iori naturally used her clout to start a controversy and frame the incident as Mei discriminating against her because she's poor and thus had no choice but to adopt an eye catching look in order to make bank as a streamer.

Her name is spelled 宇都宮命 (Utsunomiya Mei) in kanji. Her name, 命, can mean "fate" as well as "ordering" which she tends to do a lot of. Her last name, 宇都宮, can mean "intelligence", "to rule", and "shrine".
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

As for Mei herself, she actually one of the more underdeveloped characters, though I don't exactly have big plans for her. In terms of design, she draws inspiration from Kobachi Osaragi from Kaguya-sama while her personality is inspired more by Himeko Momokino from Citrus.

Her birthday is June 6th, which is the same as Osaragi's. I actually wanted it to be the same as Himeko Momokino's, but since her birthday is not listed, I chose to have her share it with Osaragi.

Since Mei doesn't play chess, nor plans to, she doesn't have a favorite piece. Even if she did play though, she wouldn't consider one piece more valuable than the others as all have their uses.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:7

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