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Mario Nakano 64

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Sep 23, 2024

Author's Commentary #1:

Welcome to Mystery ghost foresight [Remake]. Unlike my other novels, my author commentaries are going to work a bit differently. Rather than commenting on every chapter, I'll typically be commenting at the start and end of each arc.

Speaking of other series, if you've read my commentaries, particularly some from Spice of Life [Remake], you'll have seen me constantly talk about how Mystery ghost foresight needed a remake. Well finally it's here.

First off, Mystery ghost foresight [Remake] is part of the Jouzu-verse, and takes place before Spice of Life [Remake], Escape:Witch [Remake], and En Passant Grandmaster just to name a few. The Shiruka Collection serves as a prequel to this, but it is not necessary to read beforehand. Speaking of which, that segways into my next topic, changes between this and the original.

Back when I first wrote the original Mystery ghost foresight, I intended for it to be a direct continuation of Shiruka's story from The Yowie Hunt, and as such, the prologue of that novel focused on Shiruka waking up as a ghost. Here, I decided to just include a revised retelling of Shiruka's murder, mainly just for this story.

Though if you've already read The Shiruka collection or The Yowie Hunt, then you probably know the truth behind Shiruka's murder. On a quick note, The Shiruka Collection serves as a director's cut compilation work of all the Shiruka short stories and Yowie Hunt seasons and the versions of those stories included in it are considered the cannon versions of their original counterparts.

One final thing I'll mention is that a good chunk of the arcs from the original Mystery ghost foresight will be revised a bit for the remake, but they won't all be exactly the same as their original counterparts, so the original won't be able to spoil everything perfectly. This also means the remake, like all other [Remake] versions of my stories is the new cannon story-line for this series.

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

Mystery ghost foresight [Remake]

Chapter:0

Sep 23, 2024

[Game log #129]

Here's the game from Chapter 206, featuring a Hammerschlag.

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carol Cooke (1069)"]
[Black "Theresa Broadstone (1988)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/play/computer"]

1. f3 e5 2. Kf2 Qf6 3. c4 Bc5+ 4. e3 e4 5. Nc3 Na6 6. Nxe4 Qb6 7. Nxc5 Qxc5 8. h4 b6 9. d4 Qe7 10. e4 Bb7 11. Ne2 Nb4 12. Bf4 O-O-O 13. d5 Qc5+ 14. Be3 Qf8 15. a3 Na6 16. b4 d6 17. Nf4 Nb8 18. c5 dxc5 19. bxc5 h5 20. Qa4 bxc5 21. Qxa7 Nd7 22. Ba6 Bxa6 23. Qxa6+ Kb8 24. Rab1+ Nb6 25. Rxb6+ cxb6 26. Qxb6+ Kc8 27. Qc6+ Kb8 28. d6 Rxd6 29. Rb1+ Ka7 30. Bxc5# 1-0

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:206

Sep 23, 2024

Author's Commentary #206:

Time to talk about Chapter 206: A very sweet fate.
Welp, it technically was a sweet fate, but it sure as hell wasn't sweet. Though Theresa deserved it for all the abuse she subjected Carol to. As I've mentioned before, this was originally going to be it's own Side Story before being merged with the main season. In it, I originally planned for Okisato or Iori to play Theresa instead.

I decided to go with Carol though as I felt it would be better narratively for her to settle the score with her abusive mother. She did still have hope deep down that her mother might have a shred of humanity left in her, but after seeing she had none, felt no remorse for her when she learned what her fate would be.

This also showcases just how malicious and sadistic Skaberghast can be. While I mentioned in a previous commentary that Skaberghast was planned to be the main villain of the season, that was before I began finalizing plans for the season. Since this season's likely going to be really short, it probably won't really have a season antagonist. Though Skaberghast will eventually be a season antagonist for a future season.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:206

Sep 23, 2024

To celebrate the series' 1-year anniversary, I decided to release this chapter on both the original and remake versions of the story. The remake is still the cannon version, but I felt that the original deserved to have the special too. Thanks to all that supported this series, and while it is over, the characters continue to show up in my other works, so their stories aren't done yet. Here's to many more years of Spice of life. Thank you all once again for your support.

Spice of Life

Chapter:123

Sep 22, 2024

Author's Commentary #205:

Time to talk about Chapter 205: Provocations.
This chapter is more of a build-up chapter, though I actually was considering merging it with the next one. The reason I didn't was mainly to build up the match more, and to let readers guess as to what the "sweet fate" truly is.

This was actually meant to be part of the Carol Side Story before I decided to merge it into Season 6. Funnily enough, I have another Side Story focusing on Carol in the works, but I'm not sure how far down the line it'll be until it's released, let alone written.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:205

Sep 21, 2024

[Game log #128]

Here's the Duck Chess game from Chapter 204. Duck chess is a chess variant invented by Dr. Tim Paulden back in 2016. In it, players are required to move a blocker in the shape of a rubber duck following their initial move. The duck can't be captured or passed through, which leads to interesting twists and turns, and even possible triple checks. As such, the only way to win is to capture the king. This also means the king isn't forced to move if it's in check, but not doing so generally leads to a loss.

The annotation for the duck is "Θ". Sadly, there aren't currently any analysis engines for Duck chess, at least not any that I know of, but here's the annotation for the game. Carol's rating has also increased a bit thanks to some off-screen wins.

White: Carol Cooke (1069) Black: Mahi Makihara (1584)
1. e4 Θd6 e5 Θe3
2. Nf3 Θd6 Nc6 Θc3
3. Bc4 Θf6 d6 Θd5
4. Na5 Θe7 Be6 Θd5
5. d3 Θe7 Bxc4 Θd5
6. dxc4 Θh6 Nd4 Θd3
7. Qh5 Θg6 f6 Θf7
8. Ne6 Θd7 Qe7 Θf7
9. Nxc7+ Θd7 g6 Θh4
10. Nxe8#

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:204

Sep 21, 2024

Author's Commentary #204:

Time to talk about Chapter 204: Duck, duck, chess.
The first part of the national team qualifier has concluded, with only baby Yumi not making it through, though that was mainly due to her losing to Daria in the final round. She's still got a chance to become a grandmaster before her 1st birthday though.

As for the game, I've had my eye on featuring a Duck chess game for a while. Duck chess is a chess variant invented by Dr. Tim Paulden back in 2016. In it, players are required to move a blocker in the shape of a rubber duck following their initial move. The duck can't be captured or passed through, which leads to interesting twists and turns, and even possible triple checks. As such, the only way to win is to capture the king. This also means the king isn't forced to move if it's in check, but not doing so generally leads to a loss.

What tempted me to finally feature a duck chess match now was Chess.com's recent Duck chess championship tournament. The "tournament" Carol mentions in this chapter could be seen as a homage to it.

One final thing worth mentioning is that after 200 chapters, I finally explained all the titles chess players can earn. With the exception of Maestro, all the titles are the same as their real world counterpart, with WWCF Master, WM acting as this universe's equivalent of FIDE Master, FM. Maestro is the only title official to the story, but who knows. Maybe if this series gets an anime, the title will become a thing.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:204

Sep 21, 2024

Definitely wasn't expecting them to find an alternative entrance to the tower. I liked the puzzle too and thought it was very clever. I also have a feeling the stuff they found in the vault will play an important role later.

Face of Eternity : Principality of Dreams

Chapter:7

Sep 21, 2024

Welp, guess that's the end of Yukio. This was a good story, but I feel Yukio's sudden twist death at the end really ended things abruptly... All joking aside, that was a funny way to end off the chapter.

Blue Memory

Chapter:12

Sep 21, 2024

Had a feeling Pochi wasn't a dog, but didn't expect him to be a monkey.

Blue Memory

Chapter:11

Sep 21, 2024

It's both shocking and not that in this world the entire entertainment industry is run by AI. That makes me curious about those that try to create art. Are they pushed aside? Is it strictly forbidden? Keep up the great world-building.

Giftear

Chapter:5

Sep 21, 2024

To:Taylor J

To be honest, I kind of just based it off the money you always seem to get from winning Pokemon battles along with private points from Classroom of the elite, and never really thought of it much.

That being said, you wouldn't really get a lot of money just by winning any old game. Rather, you'd need to win big games or tournaments. IRL chess tournaments typically have cash prize pools, which is also true for tournaments in this world. And while it is true that players won't lose money for losing, that's only if they also survive. For example, Cypress' finances ended up being dolled out to Iori as he was killed following his loss. Same thing for Inojin. Players can also lose money if money is included as part of a wager. This isn't restricted simply to DESPER matches though, as any ordinary match could choose to implement a monetary prize/penalty via their WWCF cards.

Though it is worth mentioning that players typically will want to save up their WWCF points rather than exchange it for real-world money both due to the conversion rate, and the fact that there are some things you can only use WWCF points for. Okisato is also not letting on how much money he truly exchanges his points for, as he's primarily just listing off the card's main features. Though he does tend to convert most of the winnings he gets from beating Desperados, resulting in him having a respectable amount of real-world currency on his hands.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:22

Sep 20, 2024

Author's Commentary #203:

Time to talk about Chapter 203: Deliberation.
This turned out to be more of a set-up chapter mainly due to me still trying to pin down how exactly I want this arc to go. To be honest, Season 6 is starting to feel more like a Side Story, but it is a prelude to a major arc which is why I decided to designate it as a season. It is clear though, that characters are being built up, mainly in regards to the qualification for the Chess Olympics. Speaking of which, I guess I'll talk a bit about the character that was introduced last chapter, Mahi Makihara.

牧原舞妃 (Makihara Mahi) is how her name would be written in kanji. 舞妃 means "dance" and "empress".
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is June 18th which is international sushi day.

Her favorite piece is the queen.
Mahi originates from Spice of Life and is Itsuki's mother. She is an elite chef, however, she resented her husband for limiting her ability to improve her cooking and rise to the top of the gourmet world, leading to her eventually killing him when he was in Texas. This resulted in Mahi's incarceration, however, her sentence was eventually repealed once Pewler briefly became president. Pardoning her sentence was actually the only thing he really did as president as he did that immediately after being sworn in and before being forced into the match with Iori. As for why he made pardoning Mahi such a high priority, that will remain a mystery for now, but it will eventually be revealed in the story.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:203

Sep 19, 2024

Author's Commentary #202:

Time to talk about Chapter 202: Carol's nightmare.
This chapter starts off by offering a glimpse into what Carol's past was really like, and it's dark. The poor girl just wanted to be a fun little prankster, but her mother and peers wouldn't allow it and quite literally beat her into submission. I was originally going to have it start off a Side Story focused on Carol, but decided to abandon plans for the Side Story, mainly because I ended up deciding to just merge it with the main season.

Speaking of which, I mainly decided to do a flashback to Carol's past, because it was the only thing I had written in my backlog. Though that got me thinking and eventually it made me think of a way to tie it to the main plot of Season 6. I had always intended to have Carol have a confrontation with her abusive mother, but now it's been promoted to the main season as opposed to just a Side Story. Carol won't be the entire focus of the season though, but the new character that was introduced will play a major role as will possibly the girl from the previous chapter.

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

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:202

Sep 19, 2024

To:Taylor J

I'm glad you agree. Chess has a long history with science, in fact, Albert Einstein was said to have played chess. Maida simply didn't know much about chess until last night, but now she's fascinated by it's research potential. The WWCF cards also helped pique her interest, but once she actually sat down and studied up on chess, she was equally as intrigued by it as the WWCF cards. Best of all, I will confirm that the experiment Maida plans to carry out in class will be shown in the story, though not until the start of Season 2. But in regards to how much interest the chess club will garner now thanks to Maida, that will be revealed much sooner.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:21

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