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Cynthia comes from a family of assassins. She acts as a part-time student who's [[Running Gag|BALD]] (she only appears that way), and she continuously receives orders from the organization to assassinate people. The story opens with her and 2 friends going shopping for hair growth solution, when a new mission comes up. Her master, who taught her everything she knew 3 years back, was hired as the target's bodyguard. The two must fight, but what will the outcome be? Read on!
Cynthia comes from a family of assassins. She acts as a part-time student who's [[Running Gag|BALD]] (she only appears that way), and she continuously receives orders from the organization to assassinate people. The story opens with her and 2 friends going shopping for hair growth solution, when a new mission comes up. Her master, who taught her everything she knew 3 years back, was hired as the target's bodyguard. The two must fight, but what will the outcome be? Read on!
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=== This series provides examples of: ===


* [[Abusive Parents]]: {{spoiler|Kanae}}'s [[Dark and Troubled Past|mother didn't care about her, and her stepfather sexually abused her pretty much every day]]. {{spoiler|No wonder she killed them both}}.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: {{spoiler|Kanae}}'s [[Dark and Troubled Past|mother didn't care about her, and her stepfather sexually abused her pretty much every day]]. {{spoiler|No wonder she killed them both}}.
* [[Acquired Poison Immunity]]: The Rou sisters.
* [[Acquired Poison Immunity]]: The Rou sisters.
* [[Artificial Limbs]]: {{spoiler|Bridget}}'s left arm is a prosthesis, complete with [[Blade Below the Shoulder|hidden drill]] and [[Self Destruct Mechanism]].
* [[Artificial Limbs]]: {{spoiler|Bridget}}'s left arm is a prosthesis, complete with [[Blade Below the Shoulder|hidden drill]] and [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]].
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Yumiko, who uses not one, but two [[Katanas Are Just Better|katanas]] [[Rule of Cool|at the same time]].
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Yumiko, who uses not one, but two [[Katanas Are Just Better|katanas]] [[Rule of Cool|at the same time]].
* [[Battle Strip]]: The [[Tournament Arc]] has a few examples:
* [[Battle Strip]]: The [[Tournament Arc]] has a few examples:
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* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]
* [[Child Prodigy]]: Cybele when she was still a child, Lingyu Bao when he was still a child, and Yumiko, who has an [[Readings Are Off the Scale|IQ of 300]].
* [[Child Prodigy]]: Cybele when she was still a child, Lingyu Bao when he was still a child, and Yumiko, who has an [[Readings Are Off the Scale|IQ of 300]].
* [[Cold Blooded Torture]]: Yomogi Shii (aka the prince)'s favourite hobby.
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: Yomogi Shii (aka the prince)'s favourite hobby.
* [[Combat Commentator]]: Most of the main charachters do this at least once, but Rin Gotou takes up the role of official commentator during the [[Tournament Arc]]. She manages to make it funny, [[Large Ham|somehow]].
* [[Combat Commentator]]: Most of the main charachters do this at least once, but Rin Gotou takes up the role of official commentator during the [[Tournament Arc]]. She manages to make it funny, [[Large Ham|somehow]].
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: All the main villains, but Yomogi Shii more than anyone else.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: All the main villains, but Yomogi Shii more than anyone else.
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* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: Padre Phantom, a [[Necromancer]] jujitsuka from Brazil.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: Padre Phantom, a [[Necromancer]] jujitsuka from Brazil.
** [[Running Gag|The flying cat mummy]].
** [[Running Gag|The flying cat mummy]].
* [[One Man Army|One Woman Army]]: [[Big Bad|Cybele]] wiped out a whole shaolin temple overnight when she was ten.
* [[One-Man Army|One Woman Army]]: [[Big Bad|Cybele]] wiped out a whole shaolin temple overnight when she was ten.
** Ran Gotou , when surrounded by a 10m radius circle of thugs, floored them in one minute. She was sixteen.
** Ran Gotou , when surrounded by a 10m radius circle of thugs, floored them in one minute. She was sixteen.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: [[Wild Child|Noel Hyoundou]] was raised by wild cats.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: [[Wild Child|Noel Hyoundou]] was raised by wild cats.
** After losing both her parents, Ran Gotou was [[Promotion to Parent|promoted to parent]] and started earning money to pay her little sister's school fees.
** After losing both her parents, Ran Gotou was [[Promotion to Parent|promoted to parent]] and started earning money to pay her little sister's school fees.
* [[Peek a Bangs]]: Lingyu Bao. {{spoiler|They conceal his scarred eye socket.}}
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: Lingyu Bao. {{spoiler|They conceal his scarred eye socket.}}
* [[Razor Floss]]: [[Blood Knight|The prince]]'s weapon of choice.
* [[Razor Floss]]: [[Blood Knight|The prince]]'s weapon of choice.
* [[Running Gag]]: Cynthia is bald!
* [[Running Gag]]: Cynthia is bald!
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* {{spoiler|[[Split Personality]]: Kanae Takaya IS her prince!}}
* {{spoiler|[[Split Personality]]: Kanae Takaya IS her prince!}}
* [[Tournament Arc]]: To decide Cynthia's future.
* [[Tournament Arc]]: To decide Cynthia's future.
* {{spoiler|[[True Loves Kiss]]: Breaks Araya out of her hypnosis.}}
* {{spoiler|[[True Love's Kiss]]: Breaks Araya out of her hypnosis.}}
* [[Villainous Crossdresser]]: The thai woman is... [[Captain Obvious|not a woman]].
* [[Villainous Crossdresser]]: The thai woman is... [[Captain Obvious|not a woman]].
* [[Wild Child]]: Noel Hyoundou was raised by wild cats.
* [[Wild Child]]: Noel Hyoundou was raised by wild cats.

Revision as of 23:15, 8 January 2014

she wasn't bald after all


Cynthia comes from a family of assassins. She acts as a part-time student who's BALD (she only appears that way), and she continuously receives orders from the organization to assassinate people. The story opens with her and 2 friends going shopping for hair growth solution, when a new mission comes up. Her master, who taught her everything she knew 3 years back, was hired as the target's bodyguard. The two must fight, but what will the outcome be? Read on!

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