Links Can Make You Late (Reprise)

Hello once again, readers. Sorry this is so late. As the title says, once again I didn’t pay attention to the links for the quest and had to take time to do them. I could have done this yesterday, but I really wanted to finish a physical book I was reading, Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. I got it for Christmas last year and I hadn’t gotten around to it because I was focusing on the quest. However, I completed the side S stories early last week and wanted to spend time finishing a few other stories including this one. It was fun and I’ll read the rest at some point. I’ll talk about it next week because I have a bit to say this time.

I am pleased to announce that I have finished Digimon: Time Stranger! I got all the Digimon I could get before finishing, then completed the game and got the last 5 I needed (all Aegiomon digivolutions). I could do new game + or finish all the achievements (I only have 5 left), but those matter little to me so, maybe, if I get bored.

Onto my week, it was a bit stressful because of the rain and learning that the company didn’t get the leaks fixed from the last time. The clean-up wasn’t as bad as last time and nothing was irrevocably damaged. We had to do some set-up because of the rain that did happen this weekend. I get to see how that worked tomorrow. Fun, right?

I also learned that a slightly higher paying job I’ve tried to get in the company before is most likely opening up. A higher-level position was vacated and someone in the position I’ve mentioned is most likely to get it. I can hope I’ll get it, but past experience hasn’t made me that enthusiastic that I will.

Anyway, to what I’m listening to, the first change is that I finished By the Grace of the Gods Vol 5 and started In Another World With My Smartphone Vol 3. Toya once again manages to stumble on conflict, but this time in Eashen, this world’s equivalent of ancient Japan. Turns out there’s someone using the dead to attack. Will Toya and his girls be able to save the day? And what’s happening in the ruins they originally went to find? Finally, will he finally learn that the girls like him?! All that and more!

I also finished Ginny Returns by kb0 and am listening to Harry Potter, Squatter by Enterprise1701-d. It’s a Harry Potter and Percy Jackson crossover. In it, Harry is taken to New York by the Dursley’s on a business trip and they abandon him. He’s lucky enough to find the Empire State building and end up on Olympus. He squats in a semi-abandoned temple and Hestia finds him. She looks after him and becomes a mother to him. However, some aren’t happy he’s there. I won’t reveal who his Godly parent is, but I did give a small hint. It’s interesting and has 82 chapters. It’s even still updating!

Deku? I think he’s some pro… by Clouds (myheadinthecoudsnotcomingdown) was finished as well and I started The Echo Ranger by Xavon Wrentaile. It’s a My Hero Academia and Power Ranger crossover. Izuku ends up in an antique shop running from his bullies. There he finds an odd three-headed coin that turns into a morphing watch. Tommy Oliver shows up in his dreams and reveals that after the Earth was cut off from the morphing grid and Quirks started to show up, the rangers worked to create the Echo Ranger. They used the still mostly intact power coins of Tommy to give it three modes based on his Green, White and Black powers. Watch as Izuku becomes a Power Ranger in a world of quirks. And will he be the only one? Read and find out! It has 29 chapters and is still ongoing!

So, onto the quest! The first one is Compass of Thy Soul by Umei no Mai. It’s a Naruto fic that I’ve mentioned before here. A person from our world ends up reincarnated into the Naruto world, but instead of the main Naruto storyline; they’re born into the Uchiha in the time of Madara. Kita doesn’t remember much at a young age, but tries to help out. This leads to her being engaged to Madara! Watch as Kita changes things for the better, but maybe not the way canon went. It’s completed and has a finished sequel!

Second is Conflicting Ideals by Razamataz22. It’s a My Hero Academia and Fate series crossover. Grownup Shiro and Rin end up de-aged and in the MHA universe. They try to live alone, but end up caught by the authorities. After trying to escape, they’re offer the chance to go to UA. Watch as Shiro does his best to get the rising heroes to believe in becoming true heroes! And who else would be around, but Archer. How will this end up? It has 73 chapters and is ongoing!

Fourth is Confrontation by ack1308. This one is Worm fic where things go wrong in Taylor’s fight with Lung. Armsmaster convinces her in the hospital to join the Wards. There she meets Shadow Stalker and they hit it off, with neither one knowing who the other is. This can’t go wrong, can it? Completed with a sequel.

Fifth is the sequel, Confrontation II: The Reckoning by ack1308. Taylor and Sophia have learned each other’s identities and now they’re being forced to get used to each other. They even meet Brian and Sophia is interested. Now what is so wrong with that? It’s complete with 10 chapters.

Finally, sixth is Consequences of an Ingenious Mind by White Angel of Auralon. This is a Harry Potter three-shot. Harry hides his intelligence and before third year, decides to change how he does things. Plus, he learns of an interesting way to copy magical tools. Now how would that be useful? A fun little fic.

That’s it for now. Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving and don’t eat too much! May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!

Can’t Think of a Title (2025)

Hello readers, it’s been another week. It was mostly a quiet week and I focused on reading for the quest and finishing Digimon: Time Stranger. I’m on track to finish the side story S’s this month. Lol, I’m not sure I’ll even finish the last main S story this year as I have around 30 cycles left to finish it (based on my calculations). And I still have around 65 Digimon left to get and one more side quest on Time Stranger. I’m AFK leveling right now to get some up to Digivolve.

Now for listening changes, I finished That Time I Was Reincarnated as a Slime Vol 1 and started By the Grace of the Gods Vol 5. In it, Ryoma has learned that there’s a festival coming up in his town. He and begin to prepare for it and end up more involved than he originally thought. He also goes on a hunt, but all isn’t as it seems.

I also finished Fate: Hammer Time by TedTheRabbit or rather all the chapters I had on my text-to-speech app. There’s 8 chapters I still need to catch up on currently. Then I quickly went through Yo-Ho Yo-Ho An Ashikabi’s Life for Me by Quatermass. It’s a Sekirei and Pirates of the Caribbean crossover I’ve mentioned before here. Jack is reborn as the MC Minato. He writes his story as books and becomes a famous author. Watch how he changes the Sekirei story. Sadly, unfinished and only has 13 real chapters.

After I finished that, I decided to read Usagi’s Struggles by Serena530. It’s a Sailor Moon AU set during the first season. During the hunt for the rainbow crystals, Usagi is condemned by the other senshi for her conduct normally and as a senshi. She quits and then becomes sick. This is the story of her learning her real destiny. It’s Usagi/Mamoru and don’t read if you like Rei/Mars. It’s finished with 22 chapters and even has a periodically updating sequel!

Onto the quest, first is Code Geass: Roar of the Rebellion by RyoshiMorino. This is a Code Geass and Zoids crossover that I mentioned here. I didn’t mention much about the story when I first talked about it, so I’ll do it now. Lelouch takes over as Zero during the Shinjuko Massacre, but he brings in his own units instead of stealing them – the Zoids. Turns out the Ashfords had some up with them before their fall, but didn’t have time to do anything with them. Lelouch uses this resource to help in his rebellion. It hasn’t been updated since 2018, so we might just have to be happy with the 27 chapters posted.

Second is Code Geass: The Prepared Rebellion V2 by SeerKing. It’s a Code Geass AU fic I’ve mentioned before here. Lelouch figures out early that he needs to get in shape if he wants to overthrow his father. This changes many things, including getting him a harem. [Content Warning] As I mentioned the first time I mentioned it, there are sex scenes in it. but most of these are in the AO3 site [Content Warning] It currently has 59 chapters (including interludes) and is updated on a schedule (which means mostly once or twice a year. He has quite a few fics going on right now).

Third is Code Geass: The Rise of the Black Prince by nanoman79. This is another Code Geass fic, with a twist that I’ve mentioned before here. In it, Marianne, the mother of Lelouch and Nunnally doesn’t die and this changes everything. Lelouch stays in Britannia and Nunnally isn’t crippled. This doesn’t mean things don’t still happen, it’s just that the Japanese invasion is Lelouch and his siblings coming to visit. It completed with 107 chapters, but the sequel is not likely to be updated.

Fourth is Collateral Damage by ack1308. This is a Worm AU where Danny, Taylor’s father, is a very dangerous cape that’s been retired. When Taylor triggers she gets similar power and she and her father take out their anger on those who should have known better. It’s unfinished with 9 chapters since early last year.

Fifth is Collector Hero: Synthesis by Kairomaru. I recently mention this one here so I’ll skip the description. So, Sixth is Coming Home to Us by jojor99. This one is a Harry Potter one-shot. In it, Ginny isn’t giving Harry the chance to really talk and seems to avoid him. He decides to prove he wants her back. It’s a cute little story.

Seventh and last is Coming of Age by Siriuslives5. It’s another Harry Potter fic but focusing on Ginny during the seventh book. Watch as Ginny goes through Hogwarts controlled by Death Eaters. Sadly, unfinished with 6 chapters since 2005.

Nothing more for this week. Wait, I forgot to mention I got a necklace with Aqua’s wayfinder on it. I’ve been trying to get a wayfinder for a while and it’s great! Hope the lead up to the holidays goes well for everyone. May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!

Links Can Make You Late (and not the Zelda ones)

Hello, readers! I’m sorry this is two days late, but it’s because I forgot to get the links for the quest early and I had to do it on Sunday. I wrote most of this before the quest parts on Sunday, but I needed to sleep. Then I had a night meeting on Monday and couldn’t finish this until today. Onto your normal Matt blabber –

It’s been a normal-ish week, but I did finally get the shiny charm in Pokémon: Legends Z-A. So – I’m getting back to Digimon: Time Stranger to finish it up. More time travel for me and saving Digimon! And learning that the origin you thought you knew for your character is a lie, yay!

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I mean, the hints were there from near the beginning that your origin story might have been made up. The human characters commonly say that your outfit reminds them of the anime “Agent Alpha”. It turns out that you are just a ‘dark shadow’ a remnant of Aegiomon who tried and failed to save Inori and wanted to have their backstory based on the anime her brother loved. Homeostasis, the ‘God’, of the world you’re in creates you to try and fix your own mistakes. We don’t know how the original timeline went, but we’re created to loop through and save Digimon that would have died to allow us to finally move time forward.

[Spoilers]

There’s more I could say, but I’m not finished with the game yet. I’m doing all the side quests and will probably try and get all the Digimon before the game ends. Will I end up doing a new game +? Not unless there is a good reason to. Like if I learn that there is more content that way, then sure, but otherwise I’ll put it to the side in favor of something like getting all the Alphas in the Pokémon Legends games or continuing the grind to 100.

As for changes in what I’m listening to, I finished In Another World With My Smartphone Vol 2 and decided to start That Time I Was Reincarnated as a Slime Vol 1 by FUSE. I chose this one because it’s on my list, but I wanted to listen as far as I can before I get there. I’ve read the manga and watched some of the anime, so I should be able to at least get to the last of the audio books, which is 5 currently.

For an explanation, Satou Mikami is killed by a robber defending co-workers. He’s reincarnated as a slime, but with special powers chosen by his thoughts when dying. There he meets one of the great Dragons, Veldora, who is trapped. They become friends and Satou is renamed as Rimuru Tempest, while Veldora gets the last name Tempest as well. Rimuru ‘eats’ Veldora to try and help free him and decides to go on an adventure while it’s working. Follow him as he meets new friends and enemies!

I also finished a fic I now realize I didn’t mention on here when I started it, Harry Potter and Artificer Legacy by Kairomaru. This is a fic where the Dursley’s didn’t treat Harry badly and in fact allow him to go to crafting camp and learn different crafts. This and Harry discovering his mom’s trunk by accident, leads to Harry crafting magical objects before he goes to Hogwarts. Harry ends up together with Penelope (Clearwater, you know Percy’s girlfriend from books 2-3), Tonks and Fleur. [Content Warning] There is sex and sexual situations in it, some with an underage Harry (starting at 14). Don’t like, don’t read. [Content Warning] This is not complete, but it has 85 chapters and it’s still being updated.

Onto what I’m actually listening to now is, Ginny Returns by kb0. It’s a Harry Potter time travel fic, where Ginny is the one going back in time. The war ends badly, and Ginny and a crippled Hermione are the only ones left. Ginny goes back in time to change the future for the better and ends up before her first year. How will things go? And will she and Harry still end up together? Find out in this finished fic!

I also finished Collector Hero: Synthesis by Kairomaru. I decided to listen to Deku? I think he’s some pro… by Clouds (myheadinthecoudsnotcomingdown). It’s actually the first of the For The Want of a Nail series by this author I mentioned last time. In it, (after he’s rejected by All Might) Izuku decides to send his analysis of certain underground heroes to them on a secret hero forum that he’s figured out the identities of the users. This leads them to think he’s a old pro, they ask for his hero name and after a bad day, tells them it’s Deku. Watch Izuku as he trains to become the first quirkless hero, no matter who says it’s impossible. This one is actually finished!

Now, onto the quest, first is Choices by Epeefencer. This is a Harry Potter one-shot. Harry and Ginny are married, and Ginny is worried about Harry being an Auror. This is compounded when she gets notice that he was injured again. They have a frank discussion on her concerns. It’s an interesting little fic and even has at least one sequel.

Second is Christmas Gifts by DukeBrymin. It’s a Harry Potter short fic with four chapters. In it, Harry and Ginny are very busy with being an Auror and a Quidditch player. They rarely see each other and leave notes. So, they decide to do something about it. (And yes, I know that the two topics are very similar, but it’s just a coincidence.) It’s also complete!

Third is Christmas Wishes by Epeefencer. This one is a Harry Potter two-shot song fic. The song is I’ll Be Home For Christmas and it’s set during the 7^th book. Harry and Ginny write letters to each other for Christmas and Kreacher helps get them to each other. A cute little story.

Fourth is Chunin Exam Day by Perfect Lionheart. This was a popular Naruto fic, but it’s been inactive since 2010. It’s one of the first loop fics based on the concept from Groundhog Day. Naruto goes to sleep after the invasion on the last of the chunin exam and wakes up on the first day of the exam again. He doesn’t understand how it happened, but unless he advances in the exam, he wakes up on the first exam again. He learns who really believes in him and starts to become a really serious ninja, if only to actually get out of the loops. It has 77 chapters, but it becomes a slog after a while. It’s worth a read, but I wouldn’t expect it to ever be finished even if the author has updated one of their fics for the first time recently.

Fifth is Chunin Exam Sabotage by White Angel of Auralon. This is a Naruto one shot. The Third Hokage gets Naruto a secret teacher after he becomes genin to help him catch up. He becomes stronger and is give a task before the chunin exam, sabotage those who aren’t ready for the exam, including his own team. He uses all his skills to do this. You’ll be very surprised on who his teacher is. An interesting read.

Sixth is Closest Encounters by Captain Compass. This is a side story to the Honestly Harry fics I’ve talked about before. It’s several little stories between Harry, Hermione and Ginny from the first story through third year. [Content Warning] There are sexual scenes in the fic between underage characters. However, they are magically grown up and married in them. Don’t like, don’t read. [Content Warning] There are five chapters and it’s probably finished because the main story is complete.

Seventh and final one today is Cloudy, with a Chance of Freedom by sakurademonalchemist. It’s a Harry Potter and Katekyo Hitman Reborn crossover that I’ve talked about before here. In it, after Skull de Mort dies in the Future Arc, he wakes up in his seven-year-old body as Harry Potter. He decides to change things and sets the original timeline on its head. Hogwarts isn’t ready for Skull de Mort and maybe he can even meet and help his fellow Arcabaleno. It’s one of this author’s longer fics with 41 chaps (I know I said 42 in by previous post, but that was wrong I guess), but it’s not finished and was last updated in 2018.

In the mentioned meeting yesterday, I was elected to an important role in the church. However, it shouldn’t be as time consuming as the other main role I was almost elected to or even the one I’m in now. That’s all from me and as always – May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!

Digimon Can Make You Late Reprise

Hello, everyone! Sorry this is late again, and for mostly the same reason, as the title says. My supervisor finally allowed us to start sending everything out on Wednesday and it kept me busy through the end of the week. Then I spent most of the weekend continuing to work on Digimon: Time Stranger. I forgot to continue writing until I was getting ready for bed yesterday and was tired and didn’t want to stay up. I’ve been trying to get as far as I can because from Wednesday night on, I’m most likely going to be playing Pokémon Legends Z-A.

Onto the listening changes, first is I finished By the Grace of the Gods Vol 2. I decided as I was pressed for time at that moment to relisten to In Another World With My Smartphone Vol 1 on Audible. It’s an isekai about Touya Mochizuki a teenager who was accidentally killed by God. God reincarnated him at the same age in a magical world with his smartphone. Follow Touya as he learns magic and meets several girls who are interested in him.

I also finally finished Taylor Varga by mp3.1415player! Going by the Fanfiction.net chapters, there were 432, but that includes … as I was writing this I looked at the Sufficient Velocity threadmarks and learned there were over twenty chapters or interludes not on Fanfiction.net. I’ll have to add them and listen to them soon. Well anyway, I changed to another Worm fic by the same author, Fyre, Fyre, Burning Skitter. A slightly AU Taylor gets transported to a slightly AU Harry Potter universe during the fight at the Dept. of Mysteries. She promptly proves her title of Queen of Escalation and kicks and takes names. Watch as she gathers a new swarm and tries to get home. Unfinished and not updated in over a year, but worth the read.

I also got to a point in Princess of Mandalore by L4 of the West by that I wanted to read and not listen as I knew it was the slide to where things start to really go wrong. I then switched to another Youjo Senki crossover from the same author, but this time with Bleach. In A Young Reaper’s Afterlife, Tanya is killed by Mary and Being X agreed he had messed things up, so he decides to send her friends to the same place he will her, where he can’t interfere. It turns out that this is Soul Society. However, they were not all sent to the same time and it looks like she’s one of the last ones. It’s a Tanya/Visha pairing, Don’t Like, Don’t Read.

Now, to the quest: First is Campione of the Shinju by fg7dragon. It’s a Naruto and Campione! Crossover. Things go badly during the battle with Kaguya and Sasuke dies. He gives his power to Naruto and in trying to take her out, he transports them to the Campione! Universe. He kills her and ends up a Campione. Follow Naruto as he tries to find his way home. It has 7 chapters and is fun, but sadly hasn’t been updated since 2017. They haven’t updated any fic since 2018. However, I think they’re still around as some of their favorite stories were published in 2022 and 2023.

Second is Can’t See the Forest for the Trees by Dlldarkwolf. This is a My Hero Academia fic where fem. Izuku (Izumi) never got One for All. It’s set after the kids graduated and Shoto never started using his fire side. Izumi has somehow adopted Eri and is the Vigilante Forest. Follow as two lost souls find each other. It’s unfinished, but has 14 interesting chapters.

Third is Canary by cloud_nine_and_three_quarters. It’s another My Hero Academia fic. Izuku thinks he’s quirkless for the longest time. However, when he sings Set Fire to the Rain while it’s raining, the rain becomes fire. He learns that his quirk allows him to have get different affects when he sings different songs. He gets into UA’s general course and aims to get to the Hero course. This one is awesome, has links to YouTube for the songs and is complete! A rarity as you can tell.

Fourth is Captured in Her Eyes by White Angel of Auralon. This is a Naruto fic loosely based on the Detective Conan movie of the same name and is one of their older fics. Academy Student Hinata sees a murder on a trip with the class to an amusement park. She loses her memory of it and Naruto must help protect her from the murderer who wants to silence her before she gets back her memory. It’s also complete, but is a product of their learning writing ability.

Fifth is Cardcaptor Izuku by Myven_Nightshade. This is the other Cardcaptor Sakura and My Hero Academia fic that inspired me to write mine. Izuku finds the Sakura Card book in a shop and buys it. He opens it and sends the cards out with Windy like Sakura did (mine doesn’t do that). Kero comes out to complain and the whole set is put down as his quirk. He has to work to capture the Cards, to the displeasure of the heroes and cops. He’s still working on it while in the Hero Course. It’s unfinished with 39 chapters and hasn’t updated since 2022.

Sixth and final for today is Careless Talk by sbmcneil. It’s a Harry Potter one-shot. Harry and Ginny get close in fourth year and Hermoine and Ron accidentally let out the secret that Sirius was an Animagus and it led to Sirius’ death. It’s set from Hermione’s point of view telling her husband what happened. It’s sad, but follows the cread, ‘Careless talk costs lives’.

Now I’m tired after a long day I’m sure I’ll talk about next week. I’ll do my best to make sure my new game doesn’t make it late. As always, My Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!

Digimon Can Make You Late

Hello, my readers! It’s been another week, and it’s been a busy one. I had to finish up things that my co-worker couldn’t do or didn’t know about during my time off when my friend visited. Then my supervisor came back, and we got more things but can’t do anything with them until his says so. It’s frustrating, but what can you do. *shrug*

Sorry this is late, it was combination of being unable to sleep, hosting a zoom for most of Saturday and playing Digimon Story: Time Stranger. I’ve been enjoying it, but I need to get better at exp farming. It seems my Digimon are not at the correct levels for where I am, at least for the boss battles. I’m currently in the Digital World, but I just fixed the trains. I’m going to take some time to grind and get a few of my Digimon to Ultimate before I move on. (lol, the original Digimon theme (Butterfly) performed by the cast just popped up on my playlist as I was writing this.)

If I had written this yesterday, there wouldn’t have been any changes to my listening list. However, today I finished Reincarnated as a Sword vol 14 on Audible and switched to By the Grace of the Gods Vol 2. In this one, Ryoma joins in a monster hunting quest in an abandoned mine. He also gets an idea for using his slimes to do laundry. How will his new business work out?

Moving on to the reading quest; first is Burnt Genes by Night Raydes. This is a one-shot Harry Potter and X-Men crossover, or rather now it is. I vaguely remember it having ten chapters, but this author used to change their name multiple times and rewrite their stories. Now as I previously mentioned, they had a break down and aren’t currently writing. It has Harry awakening a mutation and the X-Men finding him before he goes to Hogwarts. That’s really all that it has currently.

Second is By The Grace of the Gods Book 1-7. This was really added because I listened to them on Audible during the quest and added them. As I’m going to be relistening to them soon, I’m not going describe more for now. Third and last of the B’s is By Your Side is Where I Belong by TexasBean. It’s a Naruto and One Piece crossover that I’ve mentioned before here. Zoro gets lost and ends up in the Elemental Nations before meeting Luffy. He does some bounty hunting work and ends up in Konoha where he meets and defends Naruto from an attacker. Kakashi takes this chance to get Naruto a better childhood and manages to “let” Zoro get “lost” with Naruto and convinces him to take him with him. They get young Gaara too and then head out to eventually meet Luffy. It’s fun and has 26 chapters. Sadly, it hasn’t been updated since early 2021.

Fourth and first of the C’s is Cambion by Quatermass. It’s a Harry Potter and High School DxD crossover I’ve talked about before here. Harry is a half devil and James kicks him out of the Potters for having a different father. Hermione reveals that Riser Phenex is his father and asked him to fight him for Rias’ hand in marriage. It has 20 chapters but sadly hasn’t been updated since 2019.

Fifth is Campione of the Holy Grail by fg7dragon. It’s a Fate Stay Night (Heaven’s Feel Route) and Campione crossover that I’ve mentioned before here. Things go differently and Ilya gets revenge on Angra Mainyu as they’re in the middle of traveling in the Kaleoscope and blows herself up. This happens in the Campione universe and Ilya is reincarnated in that world with several powers as she had the other Servants spirits in her. Follow her as she has fun in her new world. It has 6 chapters and it’s interesting. Unfortunately, it hasn’t updated since 2017.

Sixth and last as I’m tired is, Campione of the Raging Tide by SeerKing. It’s a Campione fic that I’ve mentioned before here. Basically, a different eighth campione is reborn before the Guinevere arc. She accepts Pandora as her new mother and is directed to get the seventh, Godou, to accept his place before the big battle with the campione slayer that’s coming. Jean, the MC, is mostly interested in women and thus if you don’t like, don’t read. It has 31 chapters and is still updating, though it’s in the author’s schedule so it’s months before an update.

To end, I contacted my old friend to edit what I’ve written for my fanfic. They don’t know the stories much at all, but I know they read and write a lot. Therefore, I’m mostly asking them to edit for readability and if they feel I need to add more because the chapters seem short to me. We’ll see how it goes. Anyway, have a great week and May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!

Long Weekend with a Friend!

Hello, readers! My friend is here, but I’m still finding the time to write. I had Thursday and Friday off, so that’s great! We’ve visited several museums and shops. We even saw a parody of the Phantom of the Opera play. It was amusing and was worth going to see, but it’s a local theater, so I’m not going to say where it is. He returned home yesterday, but I still had somethings to do so this isn’t going up until today (Monday).

Onto what I’m listening to, first it turns up I missed a fic that I’d switched until the end, so… A few weeks ago, I caught up to what I’d read in Tome of the Orange Sky by CmptrWz and started listening to Dark Phoenix of Konoha by White Angel of Auralon. It’s a Naruto fanfic that I’ve talked about before here. It’s good, but incomplete. It has 47 chapters and hasn’t been updated since 2018.

Today I finished that fic and started Yet again, with a little extra help by Third Fang. It’s another Naruto fanfic with OCs that I’ve talked about before here. I decided to read this one because it’s sequel is soonish on the reading list that I have left and I wanted to relisten to this one before I read it. It’s hilarious, completed and the sequel gets periodic updates.

I finished Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear vol 4 and found that Reincarnated as a Sword vol 14 was on Audible, so I decided to listen to it. Fran and Teacher go to the Magic Academy to fulfill a quest, but things are never that simple. Plus, is there some kind of time travel going on now? This is the last volume I’ve read so, I may decided to read the next few ones in prep of more coming to Audible.

That’s all for the changes, so now the quest. The first one is Surely This Broccoli Isn’t a Quirk Analyst by sabertoothhousecat. It’s part of a two-story fic that I have under Broccoli Analyst on my list. It’s a My Hero Academia fic where All Might didn’t offer Izuku his quirk and so he started learning to become a quirk analyst. He interns at a quirk counseling office, but takes over appointments because he can help them better. The story starts with Aizawa and Eri going for an appointment and Izuku taking over. He really helps Eri and this gets Aizawa interested. It’s fun and finished.

The second one is the sequel So the Broccoli Is Our Therapist Now by sabertoothhousecat. Izuku caught Nezu’s attention and he becomes the quirk counselor for UA. It mainly shows his interactions with 2-A (at this point) and we see what changes his not being in the class has wrought. It’s also finished!

Third is Broken by Epeefencer. It’s Harry Potter short story. Harry is pining after Ginny and when he approaches her she lashes out at him because she’s had a bad day and he scared her. This causes him to go on a downward spiral and she’s the only one who can help. It’s completed.

Fourth is Broken Dreams by ThunderReborn. I’m currently listening to it and mentioned it two posts ago, but I first brought it up here. Fifth is Broken Hearts – Broken Dreams by Epeefencer. It’s another Harry Potter fic where Ginny rejects him. However, this time it’s on the train before sixth year and unintentional. He runs away and runs into someone who gives him a little help, including dealing with his scar. Follow Harry as he finds his own way to end the war. It’s Harry/Ginny but takes a little bit. It’s completed with 13 chapters.

Sixth is Broken Shadows by sakurademonalchemist. It’s Harry Potter and Naruto crossover that I mentioned here. Harry is a ghost and possesses Shikamaru. It’s interesting, but as always, incomplete. It has 21 chapters and was last updated in 2013.

The final one for today is Bruja by sakurademonalchemist. It’s a Marvel and Harry Potter crossover I mentioned here. Fem. Harry is locked in her cat animagus form by her patron, Hel, after the final battle to escape the wizarding world. She eventually finds Bruce and becomes his cat before Avengers. It’s cute, but incomplete. It has 8 chapters and was last updated in 2016.

To finish off, I’m looking forward to Digimon: Time Stranger that comes out later this week. I’ve preordered it and will probably play it for most of the weekend. Anyway, have a great week and May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!

Rather Short Then Late, Right?

Hello, my readers. This week has been a bit more interesting, but next week is going to be busier. We pre-did some of the work for next week so it would go faster, but I still don’t get why it was changed from the last week of August to the first week of September. We’ve always done the work then and it made sense because in that everything would be ready for September. But there’s nothing I can really do about that other than do the work when told to.

I haven’t changed much in my listening stories. I finished Pick Up The Pieces and Take Stock by Umei no Mai and started it’s sequel, Pick Up the Pieces and Move On. It follows Xanxus as he deals with newly discovered family and figuring out where he wants to go from where he is currently. [*Content Warning*] There are male and male sexual situations in this. It’s not crucial to the fic so can be skipped. Otherwise, don’t like, don’t read. [*Content Warning*] I’ve talked about it before here.

I also finished Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship vol 12 and started Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Vol 3 (the current last one on Audible). In it, Yuna is finally at the capital and has to deal with the people there, while finding food stuffs needed to make some of her favorite foods.

Moving onto the quest, first is Beltane Child by White Angel of Auralon. It’s a Harry Potter fic where during the Horcrux quest in book 7, he goes to a Beltane celebration and gets roped into being the horned warrior to Daphne Greengrass’s goddess. She gets pregnant and when Harry discovers her after things don’t go well with Ginny after the war, he decides to take his fatherly duties seriously. [*Content Warning*] Slight sexual situations, all characters are above the English age of consent (16) [*Content Warning*]. Completed with 11 chapters.

Second is Best Served Cold by sakurademonalchemist. It’s a Harry Potter time travel fic with a slight Hellsing crossover. I’ve talked about it before here. It’s unfinished and hasn’t updated since 2017. Third is Better Left Unsaid by Kenchi618. It’s a Naruto fic where Mizuki didn’t tell him about the Kyuubi during their battle. I’ve talked about it before here. It has 85 chapters and hasn’t updated since 2023.

Next is Between Lies and Truth by sakurademonalchemist. It’s a Harry Potter and KHR fic where Colonello is Harry. It’s set before they’re cursed. I’ve talked about it before here. It’s unfinished with 10 chaps and hasn’t updated since 2018.

After that is Beyond the Outer Gates Lies by gabriel blessing. It’s a Harry Dresden and High School DxD crossover. I haven’t read the Harry Dresden series (even though I own and have read a little of the first book), but he’s a wizard in New York who is essentially a private detective. The one in this story is a version from latter in the series and he locks some extradimensional attackers out of his world at the cost of being on the wrong side. He defeats them all, barely, but uses a tricky power to escape from Great Red. He ends up in Kouh de-aged to a teenager and ends up in Kouh Academy. How will he react when he learns of the supernatural elements of this world? And how are they different from his own? It’s a fun, completed, 3 chapter fic.

Finally, there’s a trilogy by megamatt09; Beyond the Veil Volume One: Arrival , Beyond the Veil Book 2 Challenges, and Beyond the Veil Book 3: Deception. It’s a Harry Potter and Marvel crossover, with DC elements coming in starting in Book 2. Harry follows Sirius through the Veil of Death, and ends up in the Marvel universe. Eventually, he ends up at the Xavior Institute (in the X-Men: Evolution timeline) and tries to find Sirius and maybe a way back. He ends up with many Marvel and DC characters, starting with Kitty Pryde. [*Content Warning*] There are many sex scenes and underage sex (though they’re still in high school) and Harry with older women as well. Sex scenes can be skipped [*Content Warning*]. The trilogy is complete.

Anyway, I finally got a Switch 2, though I don’t have any new games for it. I mainly got it because I wanted to get it before the price potentially rises (I know it might not, but you never know) and in prep for Pokémon Legends Z-A. I’ve preordered it and Digimon: Time Stranger and am looking forward to them in October. At some point soon, I’ll try and update my Fanfiction database with all the new fics I’ve talked about. As always, May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!