Chimper #596
The sharp clack of a stone on a Go board is the only sound Noritaka makes for hours. Their partner, a boisterous chimp who runs their shared tea stall, supplies the noise for both of them. In The Great Panda City, Noritaka is known by the name their partner gave them: "the Merciless." It wasn't earned in a duel, but across the game board, where their shy, nurturing demeanor vanishes. They will dismantle an opponent’s strategy with quiet, devastating precision, a faint blush on their cheeks. This intensity got them politely shunned from the city’s formal clubs, making them outcasts. So they started their own, their Lone Wolf gear just a defense against the cold, and the Meow Cap a gift they refuse to take off. Their partner draws in challengers, and Noritaka silently defeats them, offering a warm bowl of soup afterward as an apology.
