Vol 1 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Mismarca V 1, Chapter 1: The First Prince of Mismarca
Consolidated Chapter 1
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The continent
“Prince!”
To the north was the Republic of Zepilm, where humans and Majins live equally [TL Note: The author seems to use 魔人 (ably for the race with superiorto stick with Majins Especially since there's also 魔物 (mamono), which in this case refers to demons]
“Prince!!”
To the south was the Gran Marsenal Empire, where Majins are the rulers
“Prince Mahiro, where are you at?”
Stuck between the terful nations, in a place called the Middle Plains, were many small nations, and of these a country smaller than a city existed It was a country that will create treh, right now, it was only a small country where people lived peacefully
“Stupid prince!”
This was the royal castle The girl who had been calling for the Prince was Pariel Karyzel, an eighteen year old novice Royal Guard
“Haa, haahe's not here”
She was drenched in sweat after running scatteredly throughout the city, and her throat was parched fro so much Each time this happened, she was not sure where the prince disappeared off to
Gradually, Pariel was overcoer
“Come out here you idiot prince!”
Her loud voice reverberated throughout the wide corridor Though she looked expectantly at the doors that opened occasionally, those who appeared were only unrelated soldiers and officials
“Haa, haaif it's like this”
Pariel once again took in a great breath of air
“~Prince, co me~!”
“Yes, my honey!!oh, it's just Pariel”
The handsome, black-haired youth that suddenly appeared out of nowhere was the next successor to the crown of the Kingdom of Mismarca, Mahiro Yukilsneak Edenfalt He was 15 years old
“Where did you come from!? If you could hear me from the start then answer me!”
“Geez, you shouted with all yourandto do? I am the prince, after all”
“Err, I think there's so with that”
“Well, it doesn't reallywith your childish pranks when I'm free”
“Wait a second, you immature kid”
Pariel pulled violently the prince's cloak
“You say sos from time to time, don't you”
“Ah No, see”
The prince then touched her chest Pariel couldn't keep her coherence as her chest was being fondled
“What?”
“Humph See This amount”
Grope, grope
“That's why I called you childish”
“fuckING PRINCE!”
BAM!
“Hey, listen, you Do you knohat it means to hit a member of the royalty? In other countries, it is an act of treason, and means capital punishment, you know? That means the penalty will be extreht?”
Well, in the first place, there wouldn't be such a weird prince in those other countries; disregarding this, Pariel only walked oddly behind the prince, her head hanging down, and repeatedly nodded her head while following Mahiro
“Yes, I really understand my mistake, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, princeI just couldn't control myself”
“Not being able to control yourself, isn't that a cliché used by criminals?”
“N-no, but, um, this, if prince suddenly touches me like that, what am I supposed to think”
“That, see Aren't I the prince? Ahahaha Want to eat some frisk?” [TL Note: Frisks are a popular brand of mints in japan]
“No, thank you!!”
Only his apperance It was really only his appearance If he kept quiet and looked priether with a white stallion, but to the rounds, the prince's idiocy and eccentricity ell-known
Mahiro turned around while putting away a rectangular tablet into his pockets
“So, what did you want?”
“Er, er wanted you to have an audience with him”
“Eh? Father? Then it's all right if I don't go It's just going to be another of his lectures and speeches”
Pariel couldn't help but to wonder what kind of an upbringing the Prince had that caused him to become so weird
“Even if you say thatisn't your father the king?”
“But, really, ry”
“No That's the same in any household It's not just in the royal family”
“Ah, I still don't feel like going Maybe I'll just pretend that I didn't hear of it Yan-pi-kon-pi”
“What country's language is that? So, we're going now If not, I'!”
Pariel pushed the prince's back as she walked
“Isn't it okay to get scolded once in a while? In our long lives, there will be such days We'll just do better the next day!”
“Do you want me to repeat the same words you just said to you!?”
“No thanks I'et yelled at I'd want to die”
“I' Lift up your head normally! Your crown is tilted, too!”
“That's because you hit ot a whiplash!” [TL Note: Whiplash is a neck injury caused by sudden jerking movements of the head The text used this term, so I just kept it”]
They arrived at the audience hall The king sat in his throne at the innerathered all the important people who supported the country
Despite saying that he was a tio, Mahiro re the red carpet that stretched across the center of the hall Pariel parted from the prince, and stood close to the entrance of the audience cha in this castle one year ago This was not the first time that she found herself in such an occasion, but she still could not get used to it
(Did so happen?)
The air everyone gave off felt soe
“You're late, Mahiro”
The king, sitting on the golden throne, said solerave voice, and with just that his voice reverberated throughout the audience hall He was a member of the race called Majins
“There were many unpleasant occurences So, what do you require of me, Father?”
“Only one thing There are soht, the EmpireGran Marsenal resumed its invasion”
Hearing this, the assembled vassals immediately broke into a commotion
The principle of the Majin's rule was to use their overwhelain laborers A mere twenty years after it was founded, the Empire had already conquered the southern half of the continent, quickly establishi+ng its splendor and prosperity, beconed supreme
Now, in order to protect the vast amounts of new territories from invasion by demons, the Empire had spread its arht that a second, large-scale invasion would not occur, but
(A war is starting)
“Calm yourselves!”
Upon hearing the king's thundering cry, Pariel, and everyone else,silence struck the ears of everyone present
“I understand your anxieties However, if ere to be shaken by this, then the people will also be shaken by this What is there for us to gain if we give into our fears? I will depart now for the Republic in order to discuss with the other members of the Anti-Imperial Alliance our future movements Therefore”
The king paused before speaking again
“I will leave Mahiro in charge as acting ruler I entrust the country to you, Mahiro”
The hall becaain Mahiro erIt was an unfavorable situation
“Father Even if you say that, it's too ain victory”
“Do not be anxious Who said that you will be fighting a war? Even though I said invasion, the Empire still has yet to make a move In one month, or at the soonest in half a month, the Imperial main forces will start to deploy, that's the situation I will return in five days, or a week at the latest I only need you to take over for me in that time period”
“ButFather”
“Mahiro!”
At the king's suddenly severe voice, the prince drew his body back
“Right now it is still fine But in the future, I fear that the continent will become a world filled ars and disturbances At that time, I will not be here So, if that ti of this country”
“”
“The overned by the minister But, the ones who stand at the top of the country are still us from the royal family Do you understand, Mahiro?”
Mahiro faced doards with a gloomy expression
“I understand”
“I am aware of your reputation inside and outside of the country But, that should not concern you The problem is that you are not prepared In other words, you e yourself, then soon your scandalous nae as well I trust that you are aware of this”
The king shook the crown sitting on his head slightly
“No, first, youcan never earn the trust of his people by acting like a clown To put it otherwise, it is the duty of the king to earn the people's trust So, given this opportunity, this is so that I would like to teach you”
Mahiro was overwhelaze Silencethere was only silence After looking at his son's reaction, the king lowered his gaze and sighed deeply
“Only for a few days will you be taking up responsibility for this country However, if during this time you clear off your name and perform well, and earn even a little bit of trust from the peopleperhaps, when I return, I will remove the seal placed on your powers”
Mahiro, who had been looking doards, suddenly raised his head in surprise
“Thatdo you really mean that, Father?”
“Your powers as a Majin are far too strong Therefore, when you were young, your poere sealed But if you are able to becothen there should be no problems”
Since the king was a Majin, Mahiro obviously was one also But as said in the conversation just noas the first ti Mahiro's powerit was probably norh to rival courthimself, a destructive power, dwelled inside of Mahiro; it was dangerous
“I understand”
Mahir stated
“Then I will show that I aovern this country in your stead, Father”
That proudly straightened back That voice without any hints of hesitation
Perhaps that was the real Mahiro
That was the first time that Pariel saw that side of the prince, ever since she started attending to him It was probably the same for everyone else present in that place as well
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The king was to depart froe black autoic coating, a legacy of the old civilization In front of and behind the king shone coluhts in the country They were led by four captains and three generals Aside fron diplomats, and a few chamberlains
The auto was in was at the center of the forhts, all from this country whose entireout was definitely not an insignificant
“Then, I leave it to you, Mahiro”
“I will take care of it, Father”
Mahiro bowed deeply towards the king as looking out of the s of the autoht forward
“Depart”
After hearing the order, thethe vehicle sounded the horns, and the procession startedslowly, not unlike a continental train It took several ates The sudden erounds of the royal castle that was left behind felt a little desolate
“Are you not being a bit too strict with Mahiro?”
In the passenger seat of the car sat the old general ore a black eyepatch, looking back over his shoulders He was Schlevan, the White Mage, one of the king's old friends, and his most trusted confidant
“Despite his playfulness, Mahiro is not without his virtues Especially outside the castle, in town”
“Isn't it good that he leaves the castle often, then?”
The king lightly raised his hand in response to the waving hands of the populace alongside the road The automobile, a restored relic of the ancient civilization, was capable ofat a faster rate, but itarmy around it
“He really is a kind person If he found theto kill rats or stray slimes in the castle, he would definitely stop them”
“Heh, this is the first time I've heard of that”
Schlevan laughed in a hoarse voice
“If rats appear, then it is proof of the good grains stored within the castle If sli well, and proof that the earth is fertile Hmm, maybe I see his point”
“Good griefHe's been saying that nonsense forever now, doesn't it ever grow old?”
On this continent, where countless lives, as numerous as the stars, have been lost, why did so of vermin like rats, exist? Especially as and ploys that existed in the royal palace
“In this world, being a wise king is enough Being too kind to not even kill a bugin times of peace, it is a virtue that is worthy of admiration, but”
“Then, I cannot even begin to wonder why you forced the prince with such a cruel task if he is like this Well, I wonder how the prince will handle this”
The oldbeard, and held back a yawn
“This is merely what I expect of his abilities In case that Mahiro really proves to be a big idiot, I left Edelweiss behind”
“Well, now that you mentioned it, she is there Well then, the country will be secure, and”
Schlevan sank his body into the seat, let out a big yawn, and then started to softly snore The veteran lanced over
“With all due respect, Your Highness, if there are any problems”
“If you heard, you should understand The problem is Mahiro, so I left Edelweiss behind That's all”
Thethe vehicle, let out a troubled sigh
“That is true, of course I heard the talk regarding Prince Mahiro, if it is Edelweiss-sama, then”
“So what of it?”
“A few days ago, I found hi rooroup, ent to beat him u-, erm, um, I mean, to educate him a little”
“”
“The cornered prince unleashed out of nowhere rats, cockroaches, wild slimes, our natural enemies”
“It's fineI understand now”
“Then, please excuse me”
The king i his eyes
Mahiro gazed silently, through the opened castle gates, at the procession est road until the last ranks disappeared into the distance
Pariel was the first to speak out of the senior officials and personnel left behind to watch over him
“Then, Prince Mahiro, what should we do first? Everyone, please wait for the Prince's orders”
With that, Mahiro turned around to face the group Everyone had already replaced the shocked, troubled appearance that they usually wore around him with one of honest devotion towards their lord
“Pu”
Mahiro spurted out
“ha Mwahaha HahahaAHAHAHAHA!”
“P-prince?”
Hearing this outburst, Pariel grew more worried than anyone else
“FREEEEEEDOOOOOOOM!!”
Mahiro cried out suddenly He raised his clenched fists high into the air, al to pierce the heavens
“FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!”
With that shout, he used up all of his air in his body
“Haa, haa Let me say it one more time! FREE-”
Gon Pariel had reflexively hit him with her clenched fists
“Prince What? Freedom, was it?
“I, right now! I have finally obtained freedo dream that all humanity desires! In this appropriately democratic country, true freedom!!”
“Huhh?”
“Father is not here! And all the iht now I am”
Mahiro suddenly cut off his words and thrust his thumb into the air
“I AM KING!!”
“PPrince?”
“Hey hey Pariel, I a! Day in, day out, I'll have no liht now, I have become someone who is emancipated fro a forlish translation, I just put in another word fitting the context”]
“Is that you using difficult words like emancipated, idiot prince?”
Pariel questioned, but the prince, in his elation, did not hear her
“Freedom to eat canned mackerel with soy sauce breakfast, lunch, and dinner, three meals a day! Freedom to stay up however late I want to, wake up however late I want to! Ahh, what a wondrous week this will be!!”
“Ero on a vacation”
Rather, the king thought he would use this opportunity to force the prince to e the country and to become wiser Even he, who knew the prince's nature, probably did not expect such a huge idiot
“I hereby order you as the king! Officials! Where is the Minister of Internal Affairs, Kalro?
“Ha, haaPrince Mahiro, here I am”
A s up to Mahiro Mahiro flourished his cloak with an over-exaggerated motion, and held his hands afloat in the air
“I order you to gather up all the fees of twelve and thirty-five, dress the and-”
Blam
A shock of aand would probably never be seen again ran through those present in the courtyards of the royal castle
The strange age limits spoke volumes about the seriousness of the prince At that ht that the prince was a genuine idiot
Why is that? Because I thought the same myself
“Erhness, that orderare you serious about it?”
While the minister was flustered by shock, Pariel butted in
“Prince! Did you not hear properly the king's speech? Stop saying these unreasonable things, you're beco less and less a proper prince! This isn't the tiht invade us!”
“Pariel, did you yourself listen to Father's speech properly? They won't be here until after half a ht?”
“I know, but!”
If that was really true, then the king would not have entrusted the country to Mahiro So it meant that the country was still not safe yet
“Heh Nothat long, oppressive life under careful watch in the palace, right now this freedo wild animal! That despotism, oppression, tyranny, those restrictions placed on dom who suffers from such inhumanity?!”
It's the end Everyone iht down over the country's few hundred years of tradition, and it would instead become another part of the Empire
SMACK
A sound akin to that of thunder ca everywhere
“What's happening here?”
Mahiro, who had fallen to the floor, turned around to behold a single maid, who held in her hands a relic from the old civilization, a forbidden tool used for educational guidance purposes – the legendary slapstick [TL Note: Kanji is written as 張閃, iven as ハリセン (harisen), a japanese slapstick used in manzai]
Uniform, neatly cut black hair Eyes that were as cold as ice She was the leader of the maids of this country, and as Mahiro beheld her, he rapidly blinked away the stars that were flying in his vision
“E-eh? You're here, Edelweiss?”
“Yes What of it?”
That cold voice This person always gave off the feeling that she was never surprised by Mahiro's actions
Head maid Edelweiss Whether it were the chamberlains or the maids, this person commanded all of the vassals that served the royal fahts, the Royal Guards It would probably be sieneral instead of a maid
Of course, she was also Pariel's superior Luckily, she was Mahiro's arch-nemesis
“Did you not depart along with Father?”
“No, I did not”
“Isis that so?”
“Do you have any last words?'
After seeing Mahiro cower, Edelweiss turned around to address the assembled vassals
“Have no worries about His Highness So, let us just await the king's return with patience Everyone, return to your stations”
Everyone assembled, ould not have hed with relief as if a typhoon had just passed by, and obediently dispersed
Edelweiss was like the very embodiment of discipline in the country The upholder of public morals
“Ahahhhh Wait! My a hasjust been scattered”
Sob sob sob
“Even thoughthere was only one piece leftto finish the Pandora's box”
Sob sob sob sob sob sob
“That's not so to despair about, is it?!”
“You say that because you don't knoonderful freedom is”
Sob sob sob sob sob sob smack
“Your Highness, you are being very irritating right now”
What a merciless person
“Pariel”
“Ye-yes!”
“You hness's reins You are not his escort for nothing”
“Ye-yesbutI've already tried, I mean, I have already attempted to stop hioto talk politely here]
Pariel refrained fro on Edelweiss's stateer, not to discipline or to teach hi tree
“The prince looks pretty sturdy I will allow a bit of violent treat as he could make a full recovery”
She really was a merciless person
“Do you understand?”
“Yes! I understand!”
She bowed
“Then, Your Highness, please excuse me”
“Um Eh Ah Edelweiss?”
“Anything wrong?”
“So how should I act as king?”
“I leave you the freedom to decide what is proper to do ”
Translation, “I don't need you here”
Pariel always thought that she would never want to anger this person To put it in another way, it was aets treated this way every tied from his hobbies
“In other words, to say it plainly, I'm not needed?”
“Yes”
“UuuuuuuIII'thisthis countryit's beco a democracy!!”
Sobbbbbbbbb
Crying and screa like someone would from a teen drama, the prince ran off towards somewhere
“H-hey,ait up Prince! Princeeee!”
Pariel ran after him
Edelweiss, as left alone in the castle, did not sh, and instead, simply stood there with no expression on her face
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“It's time”
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“Transmission over”
“Haa, haaI finally found you”
Despite the country's sest in the Middle Plains Pariel always had to painstakingly search through it every ti on the rooftop at one edge of the castle, looking over the northward part of the castle town
(Prince?)
Sometimes, just sometimes, when Mahiro was alone, he would show such a detached face Despite his fooling around, he still had things he thought about within his mind
He was gazing at a small street, filled with houses and stores A protective, outer wall, ainst invasions by demons, enclosed the entire area At the center enclosed area stood the huge castle, surrounded by ramparts and a moat Its size was truly massive; one part of the courtyard contained a small-sized forest
“What are you thinking about?”
Mahiro was pulled back into reality by Pariel's softly uttered question He raised his face, and turned around with a s was hidden away after he cleared his throat
“Did you see that wind?”
“Really, you were just daydreaain”