Cipher Frontier • Issue 19
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Issue 19: A Man Who Leaves a Storm in his Wake! Introducing Randal!
Helloooooo, everyone!
Today, we’ll be introducing the newest member of the teeeam!
…or so we thought, but for some reason,
we haven’t been able to find them…
we haven’t been able to find them…
You told them what time we’d be meeting, right, Emma?
Absitively posolutely!
I'm 200% sure I told them the right time and place!
I'm 200% sure I told them the right time and place!
I-Is that right… well, then they’re certainly late…
The way of the warrior begins and ends with manners.
To be late is a slight.
To be late is a slight.
To leave us waiting with absolutely no warning for our very first meeting…
Sorry, but I’m not just going to sit here waiting around.
Ahhh! W-Wait! Miss Yuzu!
Let’s not be hasty!
Let’s not be hasty!
Yeah. Let’s hold our horses a little longer.
Right! If you leave, we can’t start our…
–wait, who's that!?
Yo! Nice work, everyone~!
Ahh! Mister Randal!
Nice to meetcha… or something like that.
I’m Randal, the guy who’s going to be working with you from now on.
I’m Randal, the guy who’s going to be working with you from now on.
Y-You…?
y appearances alone… I’d thought you were a knight, or something like that…
y appearances alone… I’d thought you were a knight, or something like that…
Yeah. Well, I don’t have a proper liege or anything… some knight I am, right?
I wander around from town to town, battlefield to battlefield.
I wander around from town to town, battlefield to battlefield.
I’m a little older than you gals, by the looks of it…
But here’s to us working well together, yeah?
But here’s to us working well together, yeah?
Yeah, that’s right! Nice to meet you Randal, I’m Emma!
And Shade. Regards.
You… before introducing yourself, don’t you think there’s something you ought to say?
Hm? Oh, is this about the whole ‘being late’ thing?
My bad! I had to pick these up along the way.
My bad! I had to pick these up along the way.
T-These are…!?
Cards from series 5.
Ahhh! It’s us!
Look, look, I’m riding a dragon! A dragon!
Look, look, I’m riding a dragon! A dragon!
Looks like I’m a priestess here.
White suits my complexion too, don’t you think?
White suits my complexion too, don’t you think?
And these… are my cards.
Whoooa! So cool~!
Wow… dual-wielding blades, are we?
Aye. The skills are interesting, too! …so, where is my card…?
Yeah… about that. There aren’t any.
Hm? Speak up–I didn’t catch that.
Haha, you need me to say it again?
Zilch. None. Nada.
Wha!? Th-That’s…
Awww, I was looking forward to seeing all of together…!
Well… at least you'll get to take a little break…?
R-Right… 'tis a shame…
Yeah, it’s too bad.
Well, don’t beat yourself up about it.
Well, don’t beat yourself up about it.
Oh, quiet! I don’t need your sympathy…!
Hey, I have something that’ll cheer you up!
Th-Thi… this… this is—!?
Ahhh~!
What an adorable little teddy bear!
What an adorable little teddy bear!
Take it as a sign of my commitment to working together.
Sir Randal! Call me Yuzu!
By my judgment, you seem to be a veteran of sorts.
Please, don't hesitate to come to me for anything!
By my judgment, you seem to be a veteran of sorts.
Please, don't hesitate to come to me for anything!
She sure changed her tune quickly…… Yuzu's surprisingly simple-minded at times.
Ah, and some gifts for the rest of you ladies, too.
Yaaay! Candy!
No, is this… that name-brand tome that I’d had my eyes on…!?
There’s a long road ahead for the Cipher crew, isn’t there…?
Well, let’s make sure not to work ourselves to the bone.
Well, let’s make sure not to work ourselves to the bone.
Right… on the path of learning the blade, patience is a virtue.
This series, I’ll be saving my strength for the next time I’m needed!
This series, I’ll be saving my strength for the next time I’m needed!
Mister Randal, you’re so mature!
We’re gonna get along just fine!
We’re gonna get along just fine!
Indeed... to think you'd be so thoughtful...
If you have any questions, be sure to ask!
If you have any questions, be sure to ask!
Heh… so naive. Kids these days…
they really are easily-swayed.
they really are easily-swayed.
…? Did you say something?
Nah, just talking to myself.
Well, I’ll be counting on all of you...
Well, I’ll be counting on all of you...
Speaking of which,
“Emma, Shade, and Yuzu’s Cipher Frontier!”
...Let’s rename it to
“Emma, Shade, Yuzu, and Randal’s Cipher Frontier!”,
effective immediately.
“Emma, Shade, and Yuzu’s Cipher Frontier!”
...Let’s rename it to
“Emma, Shade, Yuzu, and Randal’s Cipher Frontier!”,
effective immediately.
That title is getting longer and longer…
but let’s be sure to keep it going from here!
but let’s be sure to keep it going from here!
We’ll continue where we left off next time!
