Seventy years ago, women were strong. In a time of warfare, they actively engaged in the war effort both on the front and rear lines of nations all over the world. Either as professional soldiers or partisans, factory workers or farmers, they took on any and all jobs available, and mobilized for one sole purpose: to assist, or to actively participate in the destruction of their enemies, and protect their homeland.
Fifty years ago, women were strong. In the longest and bloodiest conflict of the era known as the Vietnam War, women from both sides willingly gave their services and sacrificed their lives in order to fulfill the missions they were given, and serve their respective nations to the fullest. From the U.S. nurses who braved the bullet hailstorm of the battlefield to tend to and evacuate the wounded, to the North Vietnamese female engineers that risked their lives to demolish unexploded American bombs and fill the craters left behind in order to protect the Ho Chi Minh trail; their services were indispensable, and regardless of the righteousness -or lack thereof- of their cause, the extraordinary bravery they've displayed marked them as outstanding individuals that have put forth their best for their country and everything they cherish.
Fast forward to the 21st century, and we have this anon.
Decades of peace have eroded away the strength of a woman, and now she was overwhelmed and insulted by -what a filthy stain on the pride of humanity- talking dumplings that possess nothing but big words and rotten egos. Worse, she herself was even armed with a shovel and had the intention of fighting back to protect what that belonged to her, but alas, that intention was immediately crushed with the yukkuri's threat of causing a commotion and framing her as an abuser. As shown later, the only another person in the vicinity was none other than anon's landlady, and she must've known that the landlady had no qualms about slaughtering yukkuris to protect her properties. Even so, anon was scared into a cowering, apologizing stature at the yukkuri's threats, begging them to not raise a commotion, despite fully knowing that if they ever dare to do so, the landlady would thunder in and deliver a fate worse than death to them.
In the end, the invading yukkuris received exactly what they deserved, but anon's shameful display left much to be considered. Is this what a society would degenerate into after decades of living peacefully in an illusion of security? The threat of war forged people and trained them to be strong, to stand up and fight for what they hold dear at all costs. But such were the days of the past, as for decades we have indulged ourselves in a sense of safety and peace, dulling away our alertness and preparedness towards potential threats. And unbeknownst to us, that threat has become a reality: the retarded, barbaric manjuus -believing that plants grow on their own; that humans' ability to produce goods, and subsequently the obvious ownership as a result of hard work, is merely a lie in order to rationalize the hoarding and possession of products that grow up on their own- have come onto our doorsteps, and are taking steady steps to undermine the human civilization.
"Peace only comes through preparedness towards crisis", such a paraphrase of the Latin phrase above exists. Only the understanding and proper preparation against the invasion of yukkuris can help avert critical situations similar to that encountered by the anon in this story. Only the ability of self-defense and counterattack can help in pushing back the barbaric manjuus, preventing them from tainting the human living space, and eventually banishing them entirely. Thusly, any and all civilians, especially in areas with high stray yukkuri populations or rural regions close to wilderness, must be educated in the methods and strategies of decimating yukkuris, in the usage of tools for extermination (and optionally abuse), and in the techniques of fending off yukkuris from residences and agricultural properties. Each person is a soldier, fighting on the front line that is their everyday life, for the sake of protecting what they hold dearest, and for humankind's victory against a barbaric, retarded foe.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum" — the idea that echoes throughout history, well into the present day.
Seventy years ago, women were strong. In a time of warfare, they actively engaged in the war effort both on the front and rear lines of nations all over the world. Either as professional soldiers or partisans, factory workers or farmers, they took on any and all jobs available, and mobilized for one sole purpose: to assist, or to actively participate in the destruction of their enemies, and protect their homeland.
Fifty years ago, women were strong. In the longest and bloodiest conflict of the era known as the Vietnam War, women from both sides willingly gave their services and sacrificed their lives in order to fulfill the missions they were given, and serve their respective nations to the fullest. From the U.S. nurses who braved the bullet hailstorm of the battlefield to tend to and evacuate the wounded, to the North Vietnamese female engineers that risked their lives to demolish unexploded American bombs and fill the craters left behind in order to protect the Ho Chi Minh trail; their services were indispensable, and regardless of the righteousness -or lack thereof- of their cause, the extraordinary bravery they've displayed marked them as outstanding individuals that have put forth their best for their country and everything they cherish.
Fast forward to the 21st century, and we have this anon.
Decades of peace have eroded away the strength of a woman, and now she was overwhelmed and insulted by -what a filthy stain on the pride of humanity- talking dumplings that possess nothing but big words and rotten egos. Worse, she herself was even armed with a shovel and had the intention of fighting back to protect what that belonged to her, but alas, that intention was immediately crushed with the yukkuri's threat of causing a commotion and framing her as an abuser. As shown later, the only another person in the vicinity was none other than anon's landlady, and she must've known that the landlady had no qualms about slaughtering yukkuris to protect her properties. Even so, anon was scared into a cowering, apologizing stature at the yukkuri's threats, begging them to not raise a commotion, despite fully knowing that if they ever dare to do so, the landlady would thunder in and deliver a fate worse than death to them.
In the end, the invading yukkuris received exactly what they deserved, but anon's shameful display left much to be considered. Is this what a society would degenerate into after decades of living peacefully in an illusion of security? The threat of war forged people and trained them to be strong, to stand up and fight for what they hold dear at all costs. But such were the days of the past, as for decades we have indulged ourselves in a sense of safety and peace, dulling away our alertness and preparedness towards potential threats. And unbeknownst to us, that threat has become a reality: the retarded, barbaric manjuus -believing that plants grow on their own; that humans' ability to produce goods, and subsequently the obvious ownership as a result of hard work, is merely a lie in order to rationalize the hoarding and possession of products that grow up on their own- have come onto our doorsteps, and are taking steady steps to undermine the human civilization.
"Peace only comes through preparedness towards crisis", such a paraphrase of the Latin phrase above exists. Only the understanding and proper preparation against the invasion of yukkuris can help avert critical situations similar to that encountered by the anon in this story. Only the ability of self-defense and counterattack can help in pushing back the barbaric manjuus, preventing them from tainting the human living space, and eventually banishing them entirely. Thusly, any and all civilians, especially in areas with high stray yukkuri populations or rural regions close to wilderness, must be educated in the methods and strategies of decimating yukkuris, in the usage of tools for extermination (and optionally abuse), and in the techniques of fending off yukkuris from residences and agricultural properties. Each person is a soldier, fighting on the front line that is their everyday life, for the sake of protecting what they hold dearest, and for humankind's victory against a barbaric, retarded foe.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum" — the idea that echoes throughout history, well into the present day.
Is this the actual translation or is this a tongue in cheek call to arms against yukkuri kind -_-?
Edit: shit. There is a translation after all.
And yeah, I sort of agree. The world's societies are on the trend of becoming more and more less offensive and less hardy. It makes you wonder which belligerent nation would fuck up the world in the future (Hoping that does not happen).
Is this the actual translation or is this a tongue in cheek call to arms against yukkuri kind -_-?
Edit: shit. There is a translation after all.
And yeah, I sort of agree. The world's societies are on the trend of becoming more and more less offensive and less hardy. It makes you wonder which belligerent nation would fuck up the world in the future (Hoping that does not happen).
Yes, this is a call to arms against yukkuri-kind.
With the exception of yukkuris that are certified for civilian possession (i.e. pets of merits equivalent to silver badge and above), or would willingly collaborate with humans in order to assist in the destruction of their own brethrens, the rest of yukkuris are to be subjected to unrestricted, indiscriminate and summary executions. Those that possess special and dangerous powers would be sedated with ramune before being disposed of by specified methods.
With the exception of yukkuris that are certified for civilian possession (i.e. pets of merits equivalent to silver badge and above), or would willingly collaborate with humans in order to assist in the destruction of their own brethrens, the rest of yukkuris are to be subjected to unrestricted, indiscriminate and summary executions. Those that possess special and dangerous powers would be sedated with ramune before being disposed of by specified methods.
I agree but there are problems with your plans:
1. Badges may help in organizing which yukkuri are fine for human ownership but you have to understand that the more criminally inclined wont be keen to observe government regulations as they profit quickly and more from violating the law. There will be plenty of faked badged or unbadged pet yus for sure just like there are plenty of pets with fake or no papers in real life.
2. Those that are likely to collaborate with humans are the rarer and powerful varieties which unfortunately have cooperative and tolerant attitudes towards each other which means they can benefit from their varied abilities. This does not seem bad if left on its own but you have to take into account how generally douchebaggy humans who are interested in political and personal power are. It will only take one particularly charismatic or one possessing mind manipulation to distrust humans to break off and form a cadre of super powered yukkuri furthering their own agenda which while unlikely to actually turn bad because they'd probably have the sense to not mess with humans the more insecure humans would not take kindly that there is a highly organized species capable of wrecking our shit out there and attempts will be made to neuter that threat (and fail miserably if certain yukkuris cooperate with each other).
3. Some of those that possess special and dangerous powers cannot be perceived at all -_-. Some are so dangerous that you have to make sure to knock them out without them being distressed in the first place or notified through some other means while asleep by witnesses who see what is going on (there at least two with these abilities).
Reimu "Mister vegetables have to be growing on their own! So you grow up out of fairy tales!"
Marisa "Thinking of believing anything mister human says is a great mistake no ze!"
Reimyu "Schoopid! Schoopid! Yukyakyakya!"
Maricha "Wiick wiick Maricha'sh mishter anyaru ash an apowogy!"Reimu "Apologise! Kneel! And take off mister clothes*!"
Marisa "Hurry or it's more shouting no ze! Will do gossip damage no ze!"
Reimyu "Birthday suit! Things like mister clothes* are imperchinent!"
Maricha "In return dwess Maricha stylishly! Gibe thanks!"
*おくるみ does not appear in any of my dictionaries (actually it does, but wearing a walnut doesn't make sense). I've seen it translated as 'diapers' in other images on this site, but "clothes" makes more sense.Miss "Eh... err... so... sorr......... so..."Reimyu "Yunyaa♪ Abyusaa! ish refreshing wish daddy!"
Maricha "Yunyaa♪ Mish ij houding a saw! Scawwy!"
Reimu "Little ones are super skillful! As expected of Reimu's little ones!"
Marisa "Yu-hu-hu... understand yet? Think about which way is better ze!"