Vol 5 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Translator – Immortal Dreamer
Editor – Lebin
Warning: Novel contains adult content.
TLN: Hey guys/gals.. As you have noticed.. The planned fun-translation-filled vacation for me turned out to become a disease-ridden one instead. It’s been really hard to stick to a steady release schedule with so many projects at my hand and also do them while being sick.
There are readers who will be angry with my abrupt decision and I’m sorry about that to them. So here it goes:
PDL chapters will slow down to 1-2 chapters per week and I’ll be completely focusing on DBW to resume the original pace I started it’s TL with, i.e, DBW will have 5 regular Chapters/week starting next week. That is almost a daily chapter with 2 days break for me. I will slow down on all the rest of my projects.
Once again to all PDL fans, I’m really sorry about this.
To DBW Fans: This week has 2 more chapters left. That is V5c3 and V5c4. V5C3 will be coming soon after this chapter. From next week, i.e, 19th of December, DBW will have 5 regular weekly chapters.
Volume 5 Chapter 2: Seizing A Manor Coincidentally
After Aiwa returned back to his official residence, he specially instructed his subordinates that if someone came here to report anything, tell them to go find the Senior Army General, Hazaar. After that, he left towards Hazaar’s place.
Ever since Aiwa had increased the influence of the low-level officers, Hazaar had been extremely thankful and respectful towards Aiwa. Seeing Aiwa arrive, he not only showed the proper etiquette towards the senior officer but also expressed the utmost respect as a subordinate.
[What advice has Senior come to give?]
Hazaar was local inhabitant that possessed a certain prestige, but under the former senior officer, he was unable to show his expertise at supervising the military. Now, that he had finally obtained the wise new master’s recognition, he now held Aiwa in high esteem. Right now, he regarded Aiwa as his great benefactor, as if it wasn’t for Aiwa’s recognition, perhaps he would have never got the chance to excel.
[I’m just roaming around. Favargo has already attained peace and calm, so simply staying idle makes me a little jumpy!]
Aiwa said as the servants prepared a chair for him to sit.
[Isn’t this peace because of Senior’s reputation, by bringing back the women of Tanzya? Senior is indeed Favargo’s lucky star!]
Hazaar wasn’t trying to needlessly flatter him, but those words truly came from the bottom of his heart. If he wasn’t in favor of Aiwa’s training methods, he also wouldn’t have trained his soldiers diligently. Not to mention, he wouldn’t have kept watch according to Aiwa’s arrangements at the time when he was absent from Favargo for a long time,
[I am not the only one who has contributed. The reason our frontier defense is so stable is all due to you! If Senior Hazaar is able to always defend Favargo’s peace, Her Majesty The Queen would surely feel relieved.]
Hazaar was overwhelmed by the importance Aiwa attached to him.
The previous Senior Officer never a.s.sessed a subordinate like him in this way and tried to monopolize all the contributions.
While the two of them were speaking, a foot soldier informed that a girl has come to report something to the Senior Army General. Aiwa was elated, thinking it must surely be Meliana.
[Isn’t something strange? Shouldn’t that woman have gone to Senior’s place to report, why has she come to my place?]
Hazaar was puzzled.
[Haven’t we announced it before? If I’m unavailable at the official residence, then they can come to report to you. Perhaps that woman has already gone to my place. She must have come to find you since she trusts the Senior Army General.]
Aiwa laughed, without letting Hazaar catch on to any hints.
[Since Senior is here, I still ask Senior to personally hear the case!]
Hazaar felt this matter to be a little suspicious and thus tried to resist.
[How can I do that? This should be yours, the Senior Army General’s office. How can I meddle in the affairs of this place?]
Aiwa laughed: [I’m going to step back on this one!]
Upon saying this, Aiwa hid inside a side room.
He sat on a chair to relax himself, making a maid hold a cup and serve him tea personally.
By the time the tea had been finished, Hazaar came back.
[What happened?]
Aiwa asked naturally.
[A wicked citizen had come to accuse falsely, I sent them away.]
[Wasn’t it a girl called Meliana who had come to report about a man called Hamler?]
Aiwa held the teacup, taking a leisurely sip.
[How did Senior know?]
Hazaar immediately felt nervous.
[When I was strolling along the street, I came across a man hara.s.sing a girl. That girl was called Meliana and that man was called Hamler. That man was very arrogant, he declared that the Senior Army General would never punish his sins. I said I don’t believe him and that b.a.s.t.a.r.d even made a bet with me. Hehe, I didn’t believe this rascal has any relations to the Senior Army General and that brat must surely be tarnis.h.i.+ng the Senior Army General’s reputation.
Hearing until here, a layer of cold sweat formed at Hazaar’s forehead.
[Guards!]
He roared.
A knife-wielding imperial bodyguard immediately came inside.
[Go and bring that scoundrel Hamler here, and also send someone to call back the girl who had reported just now.]
That imperial bodyguard immediately followed the orders, sending men to rush out of the Army General’s office to bring that girl called Meliana back and then go arrest Hamler.
Hamler was taking a stroll among the upper streets when he was suddenly surrounded by the Army General’s imperial bodyguards: [What are you doing?]
[Senior Army General had asked you to make an appearance!]
The knife-wielding imperial bodyguard gave a signal and two guards immediately advanced to suppress Hamler to the ground.
[You’re making a mistake! I am Hamler!]
Hamler struggled while shouting loudly. Under the numerous stares, he was tied up by the Army General’s imperial bodyguards, this was an unimaginable scene!
[We’ve been ordered to arrest you!]
[I’m a relative of the Senior Army General, Hamler!]
Hamler believed that these men had caught the wrong person. He had never received this kind of treatment, even Ex-Senior Officer was a bit tactful with him.
[Fart! How can the Senior Army General have such a rascal relative like you? Tie him up!]
The Chief imperial bodyguard ordered. Other two guards immediately tied Hamler with his arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck. Hamler refused to give in when he was suppressed to the ground and thus his head was pushed down to the ground by the two guards, making him fall flat on his face, filling his mouth with dirt.
When he was brought back to the official residence of the Senior Army General, Hamler became more rampant: [Wait until the Senior Army General fires you!]
However, he didn’t expect that when the Senior Army General appeared in front of him, he had a serious expression on his face, looking with a cold gaze, completely different from the friendly manner in the past.
[Senior Army General, have you fallen for some evil person’s false accusation? They are framing me!]
Hamler could naturally see Meliana and her maid standing to the side. He looked at her with a gaze filled with fury but again showed a friendly smile towards Hazaar.
When Meliana spoke of the events that had traversed, about how Hamler tried to drag her to his home and a strange man stopped him by breaking his two teeth. The narration matched the circ.u.mstances that Aiwa had spoke of.
[You dared to speak drivel in front of me, you shall be punished!]
Hazaar commanded. An imperial guard immediately brought a cangue to shackle him. It was deliberately made to clamp the fingertips of the victim. All ten fingers would be clamped between the board and when the board is pulled from either sides, the person receiving the sentence would lose consciousness due to the pain.
Hamler didn’t surrender yet and thought that perhaps the reason the Senior Army General is acting this way was to pretend for another person to look at and had no choice but to be so serious about this situation. Even if he did confess, he would only be reprimanded with a few words and wouldn’t receive any severe punishment. Thereupon, he admitted his own evil conducts. At this time, Aiwa slowly walked out from inside.
[Senior Aiwa, I have already finished the questioning. I ask Senior to decide the punishment!]
[Senior Aiwa?]
Both Meliana and Hamler were stupefied. This imposing man standing in front of them was Senior Aiwa? Hamler understood that he had been too arrogant and unexpectedly picked a fight with Favargo’s Supreme Commander, moreover also raved about him and betted with him. He could only hope that he had forgotten about the bet.
[Senior Army General, handle it according to the law. There’s no need to be too severe.]
Aiwa said.
Hazaar felt grateful towards Aiwa. After all, this d.a.m.ned Hamler was his relative and Senior Aiwa had give him quite the face.
Therefore, he resisted indulging in selfishness and properly sentenced Hamler to the punishment of forced labor for 5 days.
Aiwa snickered listening to the judgment’s outcome but he didn’t raise the matter of that bet in the middle.
Only after Hamler had received his sentence did Aiwa advance forwards towards him. He laughed: [Hamler, do you remember the bet between us?]
Cold sweat formed at Hamler’s back due to the fear, he had staked all of his family’s property in that bet!
[Senior Aiwa, this lowly person was confused and spoke without thinking, please be lenient!]
Hamler kneeled down in front of Aiwa to beg forgiveness.
[Why don’t you say to the Senior Army General, what kind of bet you made with me?]
Aiwa spoke with a smile, seeming to not at all be taking Hamler seriously.
[You’ve still hid something?]
Hazaa was completely disappointed by this relative of his, who had brought such a difficult situation upon him, and thus felt resentful towards Hamler.
[At that time, I said that if the Senior Army General rules me to be guilty, then I’ll give all of my family property to him! I was merely boasting at that time, Senior Army General!]
Hamler again kneeled in front of Hazaar to beg forgiveness.
[I remember you even found a witness, right?]
Aiwa spoke with a smile.
[Senior!]
Hamler crawled on the ground, banging his head to the ground, making a earth-shaking noise.
[Hehe, you’re also a man, you won’t renege on your words, right?]
Aiwa squatted down and held Hamler’s chin with his hand, making him open his mouth to expose the two missing incisor holes.
Looking at Hamler’s revolting behavior, Hazaar felt disgusted to even see the face of this reckless relative of his who had made him lose his face today.
[Senior …]
[Senior Hazaar, can you give a few personnel? I’ll go to Hamler’s house to take a look at what valuable things he has in his residence.]
Aiwa wiped his hands, so as to not be dirtied by Hamler’s chin.
[Of course. Come, person. Follow Senior Aiwa!]
Immediately, a few personnel came in front of Aiwa.
[Senior Aiwa! Meliana thanks Senior Aiwa!]
Meliana came in front of Aiwa, lowering her head shyly, a peculiar flash pa.s.sing through her eyes. When Aiwa had upheld justice before, she had already started to admire him wholeheartedly, and now after knowing that the chivalrous hero was unexpectedly the famous Senior Aiwa, Meliana was completely overjoyed at the turn of events.
[Hehe, how do want to thank me? I won’t be polite about my request.]
Aiwa felt his heartbeat quicken looking at this girl.
[The young lady shall agree to whatever Senior desires!]
The maid responded for the master. On the way, Meliana had spoke to her that if she was able to marry a chivalrous man like him, there wouldn’t be a need to be bullied by a man like Hamler.
[Stop blabbing!]
Meliana sent a coquettish glance towards the maid Suren and turned back to laugh shyly.
[Hehe, let’s speak of it later. Let me go see what are the stakes I’ve won in the bet.]