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Chapter 240: A Bloody Firing Line Showdown!: The Diabolos Guild And The Six Paths Of Pain Vs. The Four Aces Alliance! (Part 2)
"Hello there viewers, Angel Bluebell here...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed. To which I then proceed to open both of them back up again, in order for me to continue, to properly address the viewers*...Now then viewers as usual, a mandatory chapter recap is in order...So viewers, let us now get on with that chapter recap, shall we?...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my eyes closed in a very cute looking manner*"
Date: May 23, 2021
Okay, so getting back to the currently still ongoing situation at hand. Which was just after I had finished my end of chapter fourth wall break from the tail end of the last chapter. And just after me, along with the rest of my allies of The Four Aces Alliance had had to then endure a very annoying interruption by the unfortunately and badly timed arrival of Pain and the rest of his Six Paths Of Pain group. And after the man in the Skull Knight type uniform, had then proceeded to try, unsuccessfully I might add. To use his Ash Maker magic to blind me and the rest of my allies.
But predictably, since I had explained at a somewhat bit of length back in a previous chapter. I had been prepared for such a thing to happen, as with Zachary and Sakura making quick use of the Shield Card. Which they both wound up doing in order to make it so that the ash from Skull Knights Ash Maker magic didn't wind up having any sort of effect on us.
And then, it was time for our follow up. Which as it turned out, was comprised of the following...
"So Skull Knight, you seemed to not have been listening when I said what you were going to do alongside your other two stooge teammates, huh? Well then, I can't say that I am surprised, as your arrogance does seem to do what every other villain such as yourselves tend to do. Which is that it always clouds your judgment as well as your decision making skills. I mean after all viewers, Angel Bluebell here by the way...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed. To which I then proceed to open both of them back up again, in order for me to continue, to properly address the viewers*...But anyway as I was about to say, I think that by this stage of you viewers reading these four fanfics. What with me, Wedding Peach, and the rest of the Four Aces Alliance having to go against those such as Raindevila, Sailor Galaxia, Gensei Kihara, Joker, just to name a few. And every time, the same thing winds up happening. As each one of these villains wound up having their arrogance cloud their judgment. And what did them being arrogant villains towards me and the rest of my allies get them? Oh that's right, they got purified, or in the case of one Gensei Kihara, dumb enough to get baited into using Misaki Shokuhou's self destruction code for Exterior. Which wound up in him killing himself. Which believe it or not viewers, was why he wound up falling over dead during our fight against hi and the rogues gallery back at the lab in Academy City. But you see the thing with that viewers, and what is still to come for you to all read in the chapters that are still too come? Well lets just say that me, along with Keiko, Zachary, and Catherine, have big plans in store for you all. I mean after all viewers, by the time these four fanfics are done at some point after the next five years. We plan to have at least one hundred different forms of anime and media represented in these four fanfics. Yes viewers, you did just read that part right. And if I remember correctly from the little bit I know about 'Loud House: Revamped.' That fanfic is a super collaboration between many authors. While these four fanfics, are not written by multiple authors. But viewer, I am not going to disclose just how many authors are involved in these four fanfics. I mean after all viewers, like with regard to Larry on the tv show Impractical Jokers, I need to keep some sort of mystery to all of this. Oh, and to the folks over in VizMedia, OLM Inc., J.C. Staff, Clamp, and any other company that owns any of the current 39 different anime that are already featured in these four fanfics. You aren't going to have to worry about any copyright issues from me and the rest of my allies. Because the reason as to why these four fanfics were created from the very start, was so that we could eventually offer them to you for adaptation into anime shows. And also, there is no need to give any sort of payment back to us. Whether it be money or anything resembling it. Because unlike MrBeast, or any of his so called buddies. I have no interest in accepting money or anything related to it as a form of payment back. The only thing that me and my allies want out of this, is for these four fanfics to be properly adapted. Which is why we won't be accepting anything less then a 51% say in how these four fanfics wind up getting properly adapted. I mean after all, we need to worry about future generations as well as the current ones. But anyway viewers, I think that I have gone and dragged this current fourth wall break moment on for long enough. So how about we finally get back to the chapter at hand now, okay?...*I proceed to say this, while I am also currently proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed, while also doing this in my usual very cute looking manner as well*"
And then, just after I had proceeded to finish my fourth wall break moment...
"Bluebell look out, in front of you!" I then suddenly heard Keiko yell out to me quite forcefully and loudly with out of seemingly nowhere.
And then, as I then proceeded to instinctively turn my attention as well as my eyesight forward again. I was just able to notice what appeared to be a Kunai heading quite quickly towards me.
But then, as I proceeded to let out a very audible and disappointed sounding sigh from my mouth...
"Really Pain? Is that really the best that you and your band of sad delinquents can do? How about you try a new trick of yours for a change hmm? Because if that is all you got, then let me show you what me and my allies can do. Because while your Kunai here won't land. I can guarantee you that our attacks on the other hand, will!" I then proceeded to shout out to pain with in response. As the power and authority in my tone of voice helped to hammer this very statement of mine home.
Which just as I had proceeded to go and say that very last word of my statement, I had also then proceeded to go and instinctively swing my Saint Sword Of Bluebell in a left horizontal swing in front of me. And as I had intended the outward swinging tapering side of my Saint Sword Of Bluebells blade wound up striking the Kunai just behind the blade portion of it. To which it then wound up getting knocked laterally over to the left. To which it then proceeded to clatter to the floor of the ship that we had all still been on since me and my allies had first wound up in the Edens Zero anime canon timeline. And as the Kunai contacted the floor, it then proceeded to make a very loud metallic clanking sound. And once it had slid for a couple more inches, it then finally wound up coming to rest.
And then...
"Now then Pain, in the words of Richard Hammond in series one episode two of The Grand Tour, lets dance!" I then proceeded to say. Which I had proceeded to say back over to Pain in response, while I once again wore an all too familiar witty and smug looking smirk upon my face. And also while I had proceeded to say my statement back over to Pain with in my usual witty and smug sounding tone.
And then, not even a second or so after I had gone and said my statement...
"Mars...Flame...Sniper!" Super Sailor Mars then proceeded to call out. As her fire based Flame Sniper materialized into existence, along with a fire based arrow. Super Sailor Mars then proceeded to pull back on the arrow with the use of the fire based bowstring of her flame based bow. And a split second after, she then proceeded to let go of the fire based arrow in question. As it then proceeded to quickly through the air towards Pain, while it also proceeded to leave small rooster tails of flame behind it.
"And now viewers, Angel Bluebell here by the way...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed. To which I then proceed to open both of them back up again, in order for me to continue, to properly address the viewers*...Now then viewers, this now marks the end of this current chapter. I know viewers, I know. Not the best place to end it. But look at it this way, a cliffhanger such as this one will entice you all enough to wait for the next upcoming chapter to want to read it. And like always viewers, we will be getting right back into the action in the very next chapter. So viewers from me, Keiko, Zachary, Catherine, and the rest of The Four Aces Alliance, we will see all of you in the next chapter. So viewers, see you all there, okay?...*I proceed to say this, while I am also currently proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed, while also doing this in my usual very cute looking manner as well*"
And now that the chapter recap is over and done with. Well, at least for now, we will now proceed on with the chapter at hand.
Date: May 23, 2021
Okay, so getting back to the currently still ongoing situation at hand. Which was just after I had finished my end of chapter fourth wall break from the tail end of the last chapter. And just after me, along with the rest of my allies of The Four Aces Alliance had had Pain attempt to throw one of his many Kunai that he had in his possession towards me and the rest of my allies that were present.
But more importantly, after I had used my Saint Sword Of Bluebell, to effortlessly deflect the oncoming Kunai. Which I had done by hitting it from its left side with a perfectly timed left handed swing. And as the outward facing tapered side of my Saint Sword Of Bluebell had proceeded to knock it laterally towards the left hand side of the ship. To which after clattering across the deck, it then proceeded to slide a couple more feet, and then lay there motionless.
And once Super Sailor Mars, had proceeded to conjure up her Flame Sniper along with a fire based arrow. To which she had then proceeded to launch said fire based arrow towards Pain and the rest of his group of the Six Paths Of Pain. The arrow wound up hitting its mark. Which in this case, was Pains left hand. And as the arrow then proceeded to graze it, it wound up leaving a bit of a burn mark on his left hand. But the arrow had still done its job, which was make it so that Pain couldn't use either of his hands to use any kind of Jutsu that he might have been planning to use against us.
But then, quite predictably I might add, someone then proceeded to speak up again. And as for who this someone was? Well that much should have been obvious...
"Hey, you have no right to hurt Pain like that! Do you know just who it is that you're messing with?!" One of Pains other five so called allies had proceeded to yell quite angrily over to me with in response. And quite noticeably I might add, they had proceeded to say their response back to me while quite a bit of noticeable arrogance was also clearly audible in their current tone of voice.
But as for me, and my response back to this particular ally of Pains? Well you see, about that...
"Wait hold on, are you taking the piss? Please tell me that you didn't just say that to me just now? Did you just say that I have no right to cause pain to Pain like that? You did didn't you? Well that's just very, what's the word? Ah yes, that was very hypocritical of you to go and say that to me just then! Well then to be honest, that was a very poor choice of a response for a bird such as yourself to say back to someone such as myself. And by the way viewers? Angel Bluebell here by the way...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed. To which I then proceed to open both of them back up again, in order for me to continue, to properly address the viewers*...But anyway viewers, for those of you who don't know of British slang or speech. 'Taking the piss,' is another way to 'tease, mock, or make fun of.' While the term 'bird,' that refers to a British term for a female. As the person who said this statement to me, was indeed a female. But anyway viewers, I think that that is enough fourth wall breaking from me for the current moment. Now then, what do you all say that we now go and get back to the current chapter at hand, okay?...*I proceed to say this, while I am also currently proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed, while also doing this in my usual very cute looking manner as well*"
And then, just after I had proceeded to finish my current fourth wall break moment. I then proceeded to hear an unmistakable noise of an arrow proceeding to whizz quite quickly through the air. But once the arrow, which I could tell was light blue in color. Which indicated that it was a Reishi based arrow. And once it had then proceeded to impact one of the other allies of Pains Sixth Paths Of Pain group. It then proceeded to graze their right hand. But like that of Super Sailor Mars Flame Sniper, it had also just gone and done its job. Which was to make it so that they as well couldn't use their Jutsu. As like that of Pain, it left a small grazing burn mark on their right hand.
And as for who it was that had just gone and shot this Reishi based arrow? Well about that, because that much should have been quite obvious...
"Ah Uryu, well about time you got here. So what, you stopped for a food and a break while getting here?" Ichigo Kurosaki had now proceeded to say over to the now correctly identified Uryu Ishida.
Which predictably...
"Hey, no one asked for you to put in your two cents! And I am fine by the way thanks for asking!" Uryu Ishida had now proceeded to respond back to Ichigo quite angrily with in response. Which was made more obvious by a tickmark, that had now proceeded to show on one side of his face.
But as for me...
"Well to be fair Uryu, no one said that Ichigo here, couldn't not put his two cents in," I had now proceeded to say back to Uryu Ishida in response.
And sure enough...
"Wait, what was that statement you just said to me just now Bluebell?" Uryu Ishida had now proceeded to say back to me in response with. And as I had intended with my statement over to him, he had now proceeded to say this statement of his back to me in response. While a very perplexed and very confused looking expression, was now present on his face in place of the tickmark, that had been there a couple of seconds before.
And as for me, and my initially intended response back to Uryu...
"Exactly Uryu, now can we please keep the bickering between you and Ichigo to be a little less frequent? Angel Bluebell here by the way, nothing like a double negative statement to confuse Uryu huh?...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed. To which I then proceed to open both of them back up again, in order for me to continue, to properly address the viewers*...Now then viewers, this now marks the end of this current chapter. But like always viewers, we will be getting right back into the action in the very next chapter. So viewers from me, Keiko, Zachary, Catherine, and the rest of The Four Aces Alliance, we will see all of you in the next chapter. So viewers, see you all there, okay?...*I proceed to say this, while I am also currently proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed, while also doing this in my usual very cute looking manner as well*"
"Hello there viewers, Angel Bluebell here...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed. To which I then proceed to open both of them back up again, in order for me to continue, to properly address the viewers*...Now then viewers as usual, a mandatory chapter recap is in order...So viewers, let us now get on with that chapter recap, shall we?...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my eyes closed in a very cute looking manner*"
Date: May 23, 2021
Okay, so getting back to the currently still ongoing situation at hand. Which was just after I had finished my end of chapter fourth wall break from the tail end of the last chapter. And just after me, along with the rest of my allies of The Four Aces Alliance had had to then endure a very annoying interruption by the unfortunately and badly timed arrival of Pain and the rest of his Six Paths Of Pain group. And after the man in the Skull Knight type uniform, had then proceeded to try, unsuccessfully I might add. To use his Ash Maker magic to blind me and the rest of my allies.
But predictably, since I had explained at a somewhat bit of length back in a previous chapter. I had been prepared for such a thing to happen, as with Zachary and Sakura making quick use of the Shield Card. Which they both wound up doing in order to make it so that the ash from Skull Knights Ash Maker magic didn't wind up having any sort of effect on us.
And then, it was time for our follow up. Which as it turned out, was comprised of the following...
"So Skull Knight, you seemed to not have been listening when I said what you were going to do alongside your other two stooge teammates, huh? Well then, I can't say that I am surprised, as your arrogance does seem to do what every other villain such as yourselves tend to do. Which is that it always clouds your judgment as well as your decision making skills. I mean after all viewers, Angel Bluebell here by the way...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed. To which I then proceed to open both of them back up again, in order for me to continue, to properly address the viewers*...But anyway as I was about to say, I think that by this stage of you viewers reading these four fanfics. What with me, Wedding Peach, and the rest of the Four Aces Alliance having to go against those such as Raindevila, Sailor Galaxia, Gensei Kihara, Joker, just to name a few. And every time, the same thing winds up happening. As each one of these villains wound up having their arrogance cloud their judgment. And what did them being arrogant villains towards me and the rest of my allies get them? Oh that's right, they got purified, or in the case of one Gensei Kihara, dumb enough to get baited into using Misaki Shokuhou's self destruction code for Exterior. Which wound up in him killing himself. Which believe it or not viewers, was why he wound up falling over dead during our fight against hi and the rogues gallery back at the lab in Academy City. But you see the thing with that viewers, and what is still to come for you to all read in the chapters that are still too come? Well lets just say that me, along with Keiko, Zachary, and Catherine, have big plans in store for you all. I mean after all viewers, by the time these four fanfics are done at some point after the next five years. We plan to have at least one hundred different forms of anime and media represented in these four fanfics. Yes viewers, you did just read that part right. And if I remember correctly from the little bit I know about 'Loud House: Revamped.' That fanfic is a super collaboration between many authors. While these four fanfics, are not written by multiple authors. But viewer, I am not going to disclose just how many authors are involved in these four fanfics. I mean after all viewers, like with regard to Larry on the tv show Impractical Jokers, I need to keep some sort of mystery to all of this. Oh, and to the folks over in VizMedia, OLM Inc., J.C. Staff, Clamp, and any other company that owns any of the current 39 different anime that are already featured in these four fanfics. You aren't going to have to worry about any copyright issues from me and the rest of my allies. Because the reason as to why these four fanfics were created from the very start, was so that we could eventually offer them to you for adaptation into anime shows. And also, there is no need to give any sort of payment back to us. Whether it be money or anything resembling it. Because unlike MrBeast, or any of his so called buddies. I have no interest in accepting money or anything related to it as a form of payment back. The only thing that me and my allies want out of this, is for these four fanfics to be properly adapted. Which is why we won't be accepting anything less then a 51% say in how these four fanfics wind up getting properly adapted. I mean after all, we need to worry about future generations as well as the current ones. But anyway viewers, I think that I have gone and dragged this current fourth wall break moment on for long enough. So how about we finally get back to the chapter at hand now, okay?...*I proceed to say this, while I am also currently proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed, while also doing this in my usual very cute looking manner as well*"
And then, just after I had proceeded to finish my fourth wall break moment...
"Bluebell look out, in front of you!" I then suddenly heard Keiko yell out to me quite forcefully and loudly with out of seemingly nowhere.
And then, as I then proceeded to instinctively turn my attention as well as my eyesight forward again. I was just able to notice what appeared to be a Kunai heading quite quickly towards me.
But then, as I proceeded to let out a very audible and disappointed sounding sigh from my mouth...
"Really Pain? Is that really the best that you and your band of sad delinquents can do? How about you try a new trick of yours for a change hmm? Because if that is all you got, then let me show you what me and my allies can do. Because while your Kunai here won't land. I can guarantee you that our attacks on the other hand, will!" I then proceeded to shout out to pain with in response. As the power and authority in my tone of voice helped to hammer this very statement of mine home.
Which just as I had proceeded to go and say that very last word of my statement, I had also then proceeded to go and instinctively swing my Saint Sword Of Bluebell in a left horizontal swing in front of me. And as I had intended the outward swinging tapering side of my Saint Sword Of Bluebells blade wound up striking the Kunai just behind the blade portion of it. To which it then wound up getting knocked laterally over to the left. To which it then proceeded to clatter to the floor of the ship that we had all still been on since me and my allies had first wound up in the Edens Zero anime canon timeline. And as the Kunai contacted the floor, it then proceeded to make a very loud metallic clanking sound. And once it had slid for a couple more inches, it then finally wound up coming to rest.
And then...
"Now then Pain, in the words of Richard Hammond in series one episode two of The Grand Tour, lets dance!" I then proceeded to say. Which I had proceeded to say back over to Pain in response, while I once again wore an all too familiar witty and smug looking smirk upon my face. And also while I had proceeded to say my statement back over to Pain with in my usual witty and smug sounding tone.
And then, not even a second or so after I had gone and said my statement...
"Mars...Flame...Sniper!" Super Sailor Mars then proceeded to call out. As her fire based Flame Sniper materialized into existence, along with a fire based arrow. Super Sailor Mars then proceeded to pull back on the arrow with the use of the fire based bowstring of her flame based bow. And a split second after, she then proceeded to let go of the fire based arrow in question. As it then proceeded to quickly through the air towards Pain, while it also proceeded to leave small rooster tails of flame behind it.
"And now viewers, Angel Bluebell here by the way...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed. To which I then proceed to open both of them back up again, in order for me to continue, to properly address the viewers*...Now then viewers, this now marks the end of this current chapter. I know viewers, I know. Not the best place to end it. But look at it this way, a cliffhanger such as this one will entice you all enough to wait for the next upcoming chapter to want to read it. And like always viewers, we will be getting right back into the action in the very next chapter. So viewers from me, Keiko, Zachary, Catherine, and the rest of The Four Aces Alliance, we will see all of you in the next chapter. So viewers, see you all there, okay?...*I proceed to say this, while I am also currently proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed, while also doing this in my usual very cute looking manner as well*"
And now that the chapter recap is over and done with. Well, at least for now, we will now proceed on with the chapter at hand.
Date: May 23, 2021
Okay, so getting back to the currently still ongoing situation at hand. Which was just after I had finished my end of chapter fourth wall break from the tail end of the last chapter. And just after me, along with the rest of my allies of The Four Aces Alliance had had Pain attempt to throw one of his many Kunai that he had in his possession towards me and the rest of my allies that were present.
But more importantly, after I had used my Saint Sword Of Bluebell, to effortlessly deflect the oncoming Kunai. Which I had done by hitting it from its left side with a perfectly timed left handed swing. And as the outward facing tapered side of my Saint Sword Of Bluebell had proceeded to knock it laterally towards the left hand side of the ship. To which after clattering across the deck, it then proceeded to slide a couple more feet, and then lay there motionless.
And once Super Sailor Mars, had proceeded to conjure up her Flame Sniper along with a fire based arrow. To which she had then proceeded to launch said fire based arrow towards Pain and the rest of his group of the Six Paths Of Pain. The arrow wound up hitting its mark. Which in this case, was Pains left hand. And as the arrow then proceeded to graze it, it wound up leaving a bit of a burn mark on his left hand. But the arrow had still done its job, which was make it so that Pain couldn't use either of his hands to use any kind of Jutsu that he might have been planning to use against us.
But then, quite predictably I might add, someone then proceeded to speak up again. And as for who this someone was? Well that much should have been obvious...
"Hey, you have no right to hurt Pain like that! Do you know just who it is that you're messing with?!" One of Pains other five so called allies had proceeded to yell quite angrily over to me with in response. And quite noticeably I might add, they had proceeded to say their response back to me while quite a bit of noticeable arrogance was also clearly audible in their current tone of voice.
But as for me, and my response back to this particular ally of Pains? Well you see, about that...
"Wait hold on, are you taking the piss? Please tell me that you didn't just say that to me just now? Did you just say that I have no right to cause pain to Pain like that? You did didn't you? Well that's just very, what's the word? Ah yes, that was very hypocritical of you to go and say that to me just then! Well then to be honest, that was a very poor choice of a response for a bird such as yourself to say back to someone such as myself. And by the way viewers? Angel Bluebell here by the way...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed. To which I then proceed to open both of them back up again, in order for me to continue, to properly address the viewers*...But anyway viewers, for those of you who don't know of British slang or speech. 'Taking the piss,' is another way to 'tease, mock, or make fun of.' While the term 'bird,' that refers to a British term for a female. As the person who said this statement to me, was indeed a female. But anyway viewers, I think that that is enough fourth wall breaking from me for the current moment. Now then, what do you all say that we now go and get back to the current chapter at hand, okay?...*I proceed to say this, while I am also currently proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed, while also doing this in my usual very cute looking manner as well*"
And then, just after I had proceeded to finish my current fourth wall break moment. I then proceeded to hear an unmistakable noise of an arrow proceeding to whizz quite quickly through the air. But once the arrow, which I could tell was light blue in color. Which indicated that it was a Reishi based arrow. And once it had then proceeded to impact one of the other allies of Pains Sixth Paths Of Pain group. It then proceeded to graze their right hand. But like that of Super Sailor Mars Flame Sniper, it had also just gone and done its job. Which was to make it so that they as well couldn't use their Jutsu. As like that of Pain, it left a small grazing burn mark on their right hand.
And as for who it was that had just gone and shot this Reishi based arrow? Well about that, because that much should have been quite obvious...
"Ah Uryu, well about time you got here. So what, you stopped for a food and a break while getting here?" Ichigo Kurosaki had now proceeded to say over to the now correctly identified Uryu Ishida.
Which predictably...
"Hey, no one asked for you to put in your two cents! And I am fine by the way thanks for asking!" Uryu Ishida had now proceeded to respond back to Ichigo quite angrily with in response. Which was made more obvious by a tickmark, that had now proceeded to show on one side of his face.
But as for me...
"Well to be fair Uryu, no one said that Ichigo here, couldn't not put his two cents in," I had now proceeded to say back to Uryu Ishida in response.
And sure enough...
"Wait, what was that statement you just said to me just now Bluebell?" Uryu Ishida had now proceeded to say back to me in response with. And as I had intended with my statement over to him, he had now proceeded to say this statement of his back to me in response. While a very perplexed and very confused looking expression, was now present on his face in place of the tickmark, that had been there a couple of seconds before.
And as for me, and my initially intended response back to Uryu...
"Exactly Uryu, now can we please keep the bickering between you and Ichigo to be a little less frequent? Angel Bluebell here by the way, nothing like a double negative statement to confuse Uryu huh?...*I proceed to say this, while also proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed. To which I then proceed to open both of them back up again, in order for me to continue, to properly address the viewers*...Now then viewers, this now marks the end of this current chapter. But like always viewers, we will be getting right back into the action in the very next chapter. So viewers from me, Keiko, Zachary, Catherine, and the rest of The Four Aces Alliance, we will see all of you in the next chapter. So viewers, see you all there, okay?...*I proceed to say this, while I am also currently proceeding to smile with both of my light blue eyes closed, while also doing this in my usual very cute looking manner as well*"