Here is a sneak peek about some deleted scenes or revised scenes in the story, in case you are interested 😊
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📍Specials! 5 titled Pick one is supposed to have the title of Lucky One where the scene is slightly changed and a question is indeed asked instead of just choices. All the ORC members should have participated and the question is
" Who they think is the Most Lucky" where Rias answered, her choice being Akeno, since she figured out Erin's crush towards the girl.
- In addition to this, a special chapter is supposed to support the idea, where Rias observed how different Erin acts when it comes to Akeno.
📍 Erin's surname, Vermillion, comes from the heroine of the anime Rakudakai Kishi no Cavalry (Chivalry of a Failed Knight.) named Stella Vermillion
- This is Stella
The funny thing is, my memory got jumbled up and I mistook the surname as coming from the other MC in the anime titled Zero No Tsukaima. When I searched for 'Louise Vermillion, Zero no Tsukaima anime character' no results were shown and it was only there that I learned that Louise' full name in Zero no Tsukaima was Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière. See? Look how far it is from Vermillion. 😂 This is what happens when your memory gets jumbled.
- This is Louise
Moreover, I picked the surname cuz it sounds good and I also recommend watching the anime (Zero no Tsukaima) since it is satisfying 👍 I shed tears at the end because I don't want it to end 😂.
📍The skill (Affinity to Weapons) is also derived from Zero no Tsukaima. This is the skill of the main character where I can faintly remember him having ease to wield a sword or any weapon despite having no idea how to use it.
📍Specials! 4: Don't break my dress was initially planned to include the twins in the chapter. They would have been the ones to beat up Issei and not Erin.
📍Chapter 43 titled Knights with a Bond should have included Akeno in the late scenes. After Erin's moment with Kiba, this is where the girl should have entered.
📍 In chapter 41, the part where Erin fought Kokabiel, Author-chan debated on whether Erin would unlock the Balance breaker form of the gear. But after some thought, it was decided that Erin unlock the 3rd level of the gear instead.
📍The title of Chapter 33 alternated between Holy Swords, The Holy Sword Project, and Excalibur until it was decided to adapt its final title.
📍Chap. 41 was originally drafted to have the title of 'Battle with Kokabiel.'
📍Fenrir is supposed to have the ability to transform into human, just like Tsubaki and Azusa. His human form should have been played by Zero Kiryu from the anime Vampire Knight and his name is changed to Zero, to signify a new beginning and departure from his evil past with Loki.
- This is what Zero looks like
However, Author-chan thought that the twins are enough and if Fenrir could transform into human, he wouldn't have much of a convo since Zero's personality is aloof and kinda cold towards other people.
That's why, Author-chan just made him act as the pet of the Vermillion Household.
📍You might have noticed that Kalawarner isn't included in the story. That's because Author-chan really forgot about her 😂
*(Lol, seriously. I didn't watch the episodes in S1 and just relied on reading the episode summary on wikipedia. From there, I salvaged what scenes I could remember and recall)*
📍At the scene where Erin attains her Queen Form, during her final showdown with Sairaorg, it was initially planned that she would shout out her feelings not only for Rias, but also for Akeno. It would be in line with the name of her Queen form 'Crimson Midnight Promotion" with the word Crimson relating to Rias and 'Midnight' referring to Akeno, aside from the Midnight Dragon.
However, after reviewing the anime episodes and checking the progress of the story, Rias had a deeper development with Erin and the latter's scenes with Akeno is too shallow for her to be included in the love shout-out
*(You can say that Rias and Erin had a stronger build-up and it felt wrong to include Akeno on the scene.)*
- That's why, Author-chan decided that Erin would just ask Akeno out on the Specials! chaps
📍The term Midnight Dragon just popped out of nowhere 😂 Author-chan wasn't really thinking of the name of the dragon slash- she forgot again. And it is only during Vali's appearance during S2 scenes that Author-chan noticed that Erin still doesn't have a name for herself such as being Red emperor, White emperor, chuchu and the name of her dragon.
*(The term Blue Dragon empress and Midnight Dragon just came on a whim.)*