{"id":1277,"date":"2022-09-06T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2022-09-06T16:54:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T07:54:49","slug":"mechanics-monday-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/?p=1277&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Mechanics Monday #1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1277\" class=\"elementor elementor-1277\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b045edc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"b045edc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2536c4\" data-id=\"c2536c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ded90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ded90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, Matsuzo Machida will give us an in-depth look at the Psycho Sigil and how it changes from character to character in Penny Blood!<\/span><\/p><h2><b>The Psycho Sigil: Crest of the Soul<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Psycho Sigil is the star of PENNY BLOOD\u2019s exciting battle system \u2013 and today, I\u2019m going to tell you all about it!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61321d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b61321d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-1-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed932fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed932fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original idea came to me when I was trying to come up with a way to depict a character\u2019s soul \u2013 an otherwise invisible thing. I didn&#8217;t want it to just be another plain-looking circle&#8230; I needed a way to graphically display a character\u2019s lineage, personality, and trauma, and also in a way that would allow it to transform as the story progresses. I thought it\u2019d be a great way to depict the unique aspects of each character if I could just come up with the right idea.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of fitting a sigil to each of PENNY BLOOD\u2019s characters, I gave Matthew a knight\u2019s sigil, and Emilia a mechanical-looking heart. Each sigil is supposed to represent each character\u2019s psyche. On paper, it seemed like it\u2019d be a great motif for a new button-pressing system, and so far, it\u2019s been working great.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593beca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"593beca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-2.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-2-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbeb9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efbeb9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for how it works, each sigil contains shining dots that represent spots the player is supposed to hit. The player\u2019s goal is to hit the button when the moving light passes over each spot at the proper timing. The Psycho Sigil will serve as an important tool for succeeding in both battles and events, and will require the player to hone their timing skills. Of course, I don\u2019t want to make it overly hard, but if you want to aim for perfect hits in the center of each spot, you\u2019ll need to train your finger.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As explained above, the design of each sigil will differ by character, and the same goes for the location of the spots you\u2019ll need to hit. Some characters\u2019 sigils might be easier for you to deal with even if they\u2019re not your favorite battle party members. You don\u2019t need to worry, though \u2013 as you proceed through the game, you\u2019ll run into an entity named the Sigil Soul. Through speaking with him, you\u2019ll gain items that you can use to boost the hit areas of characters\u2019 sigils<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the battles are centered around the Psycho Sigil system, we\u2019ve still got a lot of other features to show you&#8230;and here are two of them! <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7633f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7633f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-3.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-3-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4d2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b4d2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-One-Hit Kills<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attaining a perfect with a Psycho Sigil input during an attack will allow you to kill a normal enemy in one hit. This system is meant to reward those who manage to perfectly complete extremely difficult inputs as well as show respect for their skills. The one-hit kill animations will not only feel good \u2013 they\u2019ll also be pretty grotesque and extreme, so I hope you\u2019ll all try to land a few of them. I\u2019m also thinking about including certain enemies in the game who can only be truly killed in this fashion.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Combo Attacks<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you might guess, combo attacks allow multiple characters to gang up on an enemy. There were combo attacks in my previous games, but they merely allowed characters to link up attacks one after another rather than attack at the same time. With this game, I\u2019d like to try something different. These \u2018gang-up attacks\u2019 won\u2019t just show the characters using their normal attack animations together \u2013 they\u2019ll all be given special animations that only activate during combo attacks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activating a combo attack will depend on the characters\u2019 affinities and personal conditions, but the most important factor will be \u2018coincidence\u2019. For example, when you play a fighting game for the first time and press a bunch of buttons only to coincidentally unleash a powerful attack. I\u2019d like to put a touch of that \u2018joy of discovery\u2019 in this game. Of course, once you discover a combo attack, you\u2019ll unlock the ability to perform it again at will. And while certain combo attacks may be more difficult to pull off, I\u2019d like to make it so that players will eventually be able to plan ahead and perform the combo attacks when they\u2019re ready. I hope that discovering the hidden combo attacks of each unique character will be a fun cherry on the top of PENNY BLOOD\u2019s battle system.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5f4de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e5f4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-4.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-4-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14cbde8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"14cbde8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-292b9c5\" data-id=\"292b9c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660cd5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_separator_with_icon\" data-id=\"660cd5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_separator_with_icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator_with_icon\" ><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b32ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b32ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, we are proud to present to you Penny Blood\u2019s first Thompson Report, an in-depth interview between characters that will shed further light on specific stretch goals. But first, please allow us to introduce you to our reporter, Dorothy Thompson.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05336b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"05336b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c1fc04\" data-id=\"9c1fc04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c7fd98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"5c7fd98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28b60fd\" data-id=\"28b60fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f8a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2f8a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-13.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-13.png 422w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-13-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-193228d\" data-id=\"193228d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56696ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56696ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dorothy Celene Thompson<\/strong> (July 9, 1893 &#8211; January 30th, 1961) was an American journalist and radio personality. In 1923, she was 30 years old. After contributing to the women&#8217;s rights movement in America, she traveled to Europe in 1920 to pursue her journalism career. Finding success abroad, she was later appointed as Vienna correspondent for the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Further on in her career, she became the first American journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83074ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"83074ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63aa7a8\" data-id=\"63aa7a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90587ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90587ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMatthew&#8230; Someday, you&#8217;ll find yourself pitted against foes who can only be defeated through transforming into a fusion monster. That&#8217;s right \u2013 in order to defeat those monsters, you&#8217;ll need to become a monster yourself\u2026and I&#8217;m going to give you that power right now. Don&#8217;t say your old man never gave you anything, alright&#8230;?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65aba42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"65aba42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2c668b\" data-id=\"f2c668b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d734ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d734ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>\u2605\u30c8\u30f3\u30d7\u30bd\u30f3\u30fb\u30ec\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8<\/b><\/h2><h2><b>File No.01 \u300e\u6575\u3092\u5f15\u304d\u88c2\u304f\u30d5\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\u30e2\u30f3\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u306e\u767b\u5834\u300f<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa554bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"aa554bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db0c0dc\" data-id=\"db0c0dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1e65a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f1e65a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-14.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-14.png 512w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/unnamed-14-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-67feea2\" data-id=\"67feea2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f98fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56f98fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Farrell. Please take a seat over there.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;So you&#8217;re the world-famous Dorothy Thompson, huh? Hard to believe you&#8217;d be interested in interviewing some rube masquerading as a gumshoe.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Now, now, word on the street is you&#8217;ve also become quite famous in your own right. After all, who <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wouldn&#8217;t <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be dying to hear the story of an expert monster hunter who secretly fights in the shadows of civilized society? I&#8217;m especially intrigued by this &#8216;fusion monster&#8217; I&#8217;ve been hearing about \u2013 the &#8216;other face&#8217; of the man I&#8217;m sitting here interviewing, so to speak.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7f57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b7f57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Sometimes, when you run into creatures that don&#8217;t belong in this world, guns and knives aren&#8217;t enough to do the trick. And in those situations, making the wrong split-second decision usually means your goose is cooked.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;You don&#8217;t fear death?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I did at first&#8230; But not anymore. If anything, I&#8217;d have to say it\u2019s sort of exciting.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Instead of fearing your battles, you enjoy them?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;In a way. Standing on the brink of life and death can be very stimulating. Then when I&#8217;m all riled up, I unleash the darkness deep inside my heart. It takes the shape of a knight and utterly consumes me.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;And that &#8216;knight&#8217; is your fusion monster?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Bingo.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;A medieval knight in the 20<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century&#8230; This is all starting to sound surprisingly romantic.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Heh. If you&#8217;re into dead knights, I suppose. This isn&#8217;t some gallant knight riding on a white horse I&#8217;m talking about here \u2013 it&#8217;s a demon that lets me rip monsters into bloody pieces. And nothing feels better than pulverizing &#8217;em in a single blow.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;You served in the great war, didn\u2019t you, Matthew?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I did. I entered the service in the spring of &#8217;17. Things shifted over to the Western Front shortly after I arrived, but I fought in the Battle of Belleau Wood, and then the war ended while I was three miles out of Sedan.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Was the war what awakened you to your power?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;No. I inherited this from my da\u2019. Children inherit all shades of darkness from their folks, don&#8217;t they? My da\u2019 found a way to wield the power of the monster living in the darkness of his heart&#8230; And now, I can too.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;So that power you use to defeat all those monsters was actually a gift from your father.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Not a gift \u2013 a curse. When I turn into Demna, I&#8217;m just another monster to everyone else.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Ooh, I must say that gave me the chills! Now I&#8217;m even more interested in this &#8216;Demna&#8217; character. Will I get a chance to meet him someday?&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know about that. I mean, I&#8217;m flattered, but I can&#8217;t say I recommend it. After all, where there&#8217;s a fusion monster, you can bet there&#8217;ll be blood.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30a91ff elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"30a91ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7010a72\" data-id=\"7010a72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d65d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d65d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Footer04.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Footer04.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Footer04-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Footer04-1024x91.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Footer04-768x68.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Footer04-1536x137.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Footer04-700x62.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, Matsuzo Machida will give us an in-depth look at the Psycho Sigil and how it changes from character to character in Penny Blood! 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