title} Oni Island (tr: Oni is sometimes translated as demon or devil, I like ogre, but I can see it's going to come up a lot, and the more you know about oni, the easier my life is... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni )
1} (panel) Oni Island ?(Shiori)?: Whaaat!?
2} S: Some guy, Momotaro, is coming here to take us out you say!?
3} A-rinPuppet: Oooh... Interesting
4} AP: To hear that somebody is still willing to bare their fangs at my exalted self...! (background) Crack (tr: I'm not sure if the puppet speaks of itself as A-rin-sama or not, for the time being, "my self" but I'll ask you to go back if it turns out that the puppet doesn't recognize her own A-rin-ness)
1} R: A-rin-sama... AP: What is it Purple-oni Reni?
2} R: Please allow me to take on that person called Momotaro .
3} K: Taking a head-start is sneaky Reni! S: You want to be A-rin-sama's favorite that badly?! M: The one who should take out Momotaro is me!! (background) chatter chatter chatter
You can say that but the plot of Sailor Moon kinda differs. I remember in the 1st AE volume already has a Sailor Moon chapter based around Aarin. I think this one is another spin using the myth of Momotaro that coincides with the release of Toujinsai.
Yeah, definitely Momotaro will be utilized, but it feels like such a clear hint at The Four Generals, with them berating each other for trying to be Beryl-sama's (or Aarin-sama's) favourite. Time will tell as this arc goes along, I guess!
2} S: You have some kind of plan? (background) he he he he he he
3} R: I'll approach Momotaro as a friend to set him up for a high-five. R: And then I zap him. (Momotaro) ZzzZZzzz (by Reni) He he he (by Shiori) Y..yeah
4} R: Then Momotaro will be swooning over me! (smaller Reni) And his soul will fly away! (by Momotaro) Swoon ♡ Swoon ♡
2} AP: You're saying you failed to destroy Momotaro!? R: Th... That's so...
3} R: I became friendly with Momotaro and we were walking around together... (background) Kibidango are yummyyyyy
4} R: And I totally forgot to take him out!! (background Reni) Seeee Youuu (tr: Momotaro befriended his primary companions (dog, monkey, & pheasant) by giving them Kibidango https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibi_dango_(Okayama) )
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title} Oni Island (5)
1} M: Momotaro's destruction... leave it to little old me. R: Green-Oni Momoka!
2} M: I'll burn Momotaro to a crisp with these thunder calling drums!! (background) Craaash
3} M: I thought what if eventually some human comes to threaten A-rin sama so I wrote my thoughts about it in my diary every day... (background) scribble scribble
4} M: And I've been practicing straight through from last year to get ready and here I am!! (AP) So reliable... (background) Triumphant!
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title} Oni Island (6)
1} M: There's no excuse for my failure
2} AP: You're saying you failed to destroy Momotaro!? M: Th... That's so...
3} M: B... But... Momotaro...
4} M: has a bird in his party!! (background) pheasant