Chapter 134 is now up, so for the delay. It was done earlier, but I was doing stuff today, so I didn't get a chance until now. It ended up longer than I expected, but if I didn't have the fun little fourth wall moment it would have been shorter. Still it was enjoyable and very much like how Shift is. So I'm not disappointed by it and it fits.

The chapter completely forewent the need for the heavy carry over that I had from the last chapter. It bothered me a little having it. So I wanted to make I didn't do that again. It was in part a joke and it being long I sort hope it was noticed as one, but I probably doubt people saw it as one. But either way, I try not to do too many of those. This one didn't need one and in fact if I put it in the chapter would have been even longer.

The flashback actually turned out a lot better than I was planning. I had an idea of how I was going to go about doing it, but I didn't know until I started writing. Once I started in it changed and evolved and became what it is now. I think the way Yuki steps up and acts silly, but does so to help out Yumi is very much like him. It is also wonderfully subtle in meaning. I read this sort of things so often in manga, so it is always good when I can actually include and make it work.

It was also nice to use this as a break to get back to characters we have not seen in forever. Hiroshi is the same as always and has some really great moments. It ended up serving as a good moment to show how Yuki and Hiroshi first met, so it ended up being a stealth development for them.

Enjoy!