Vol 2 Chapter 6 (2/2)
The Female Paladin: “When a Paladin has a Lord— when the Paladin offers his sword to his Lord, that person gains jurisdiction over the paladin To offer one’s sword is the ulti a desire to work for the Lord, to take up arms and the banner of hen the Lord demands it Whatever is the Lord’s will, the Paladin will deliver… One could say the Paladin beco of the Lord”
Aard silence
The Female Paladin: “That’s the kind of pact I have with the Hero”
The De: “…”
The Female Paladin: “I’m ashamed that I went behind your back and did this without obtaining your permission I understand But I don’t think I forced the Hero to do anything… I don’t think so anyway That’s… After I gave him my sword, I went to the battlefield, and the Hero went to the Demon World, so I couldn’t confirh
“But, I won’t go back on it I’ve o back on it, there’s no way one could even break such a pact To give the Hero ive the HeroI should have done behind your back Especially since the Hero belongs to you”
The De: “…”
The Fe you because we’re friends”
The De: “…”
The Female Paladin: “Now then, come at me I don’t mind even if you scold and shout at me No, that’s the reason why I have co to the Hero, the Hero doesn’t belong to e of a Paladin is like That’s why I haven’t stolen the Hero or anything, I’ll be patient forin the way of your relationshi+p, because that is your right… to own the Hero Well, I’ like that?”
The De: “Mmm”
The Female Paladin: “Yeah…”
The De: “I see”
The Female Paladin: “Yeah…”
The De: “I was raised in the Library It was different from a normal library, but… In other words, I was raised in an environment devoid of company That’s why I was so interested in the love between man and woman”
The Female Paladin: “…”
The De: “Would you say that you’re jealous?”
The Female Paladin flinches
The Dehtness in your chest, a difficulty in breathing, and occasionally get lightheaded? Do you have a sort of strange feeling resulting fro unable to achieve what another has achieved,of inferiority?”
The Female Paladin: “Umm, yeah”
The De: “Then I’m jealous”
The Female Paladin: “…”
The De who allows herself to overfloith Dey, this bed would probably already be burnt to a crisp”
The Female Paladin: “Yeah…”
The De: “There are periods when I feel incredibly, incredibly depressed about this”
The Female Paladin: “…Eh?”
The De: “Sometimes I think the Hero would be better off with a norirl, and that makes me sad”
The Fe…”
The De: “No, this weak side of me doesn’t ive him to anyone I won’t allow s either And I won’t lose to the Female Paladin, even if she is a human”
The Female Paladin: “…”
The Dee of the Paladin is an unbreakable vow, h I’ve been waiting totime”
The Female Paladin: “Yeah”
The De: “…”
The Feht”
The De: “Then, it can’t be helped”
The Female Paladin: “Eh?”
The De that it can’t be helped I must admit that that is usually what someone says when he does not try very hard and just wants to take the easy way out of things But soht hope to do In these cases, it becoe to accept the reality of unchangeable circumstances”
The Female Paladin: “…”
The De: “It can’t be helped that I’m a Demon If you think of cases in siin with, there have been very few Des that did not have their own private harems I’m not sure about the Hero, but I never intended to have one I don’t want there to be anyone else but me by the Hero’s side, but, out of everyone, if it’s the Female Paladin, then I suppose it can’t be helped Above anyone else, I’ll have to endure it if it’s you”
The Fe”
The Fe, carefully”
The De: “I understand”
The De: “I love the Hero As the one ns me, and as a man”
The Female Paladin: “I love the Hero As the owner of my sword, and as a man”
The De: “Yeah”
The Feht”
The De: “I understand”
The Female Paladin: “…”
The De: “That’s hile I intend to let you, I have no intention to lose The Pledge of a Paladin doesn’t sound like a transfer of ownershi+p In other words, it’sattachment of service It’s an idea on a completely different level from what the Hero and I have”
The Fe with the Hero”
The De: “History? If you want to talk about history, I’ht? History refers to a period at least longer than 150 years, right?”
The Female Paladin: “I don’t understand what you mean I’ve even sucked poison from the wound of the Hero, haven’t I?!”
The De: “—?! Oh! So now you want to compare past achieveht, we had a reading date!”
The Fe date? What are you, children?”
The Deo too far, Female Paladin”
The Fes I have no choice but to lose to you in are trifling things like boob size”
The Deirl sized chest?”
The Fe?!”
The De?!”
—— The Village of Wintering, the Manor of the De Room
Elder Sister Maid: “Those are some really loud noises…”
The Hero: “I’ their reunion They’ve probably opened so…”
Elder Sister Maid: “So the Mistress is drunk?”
Little Sister Maid: “Hey, hey, enough about that!”
The Hero: “Oh, that’s right, give me a while”
Little Sister Maid: “Yayyy!”
The Hero: “Tada! I’ve got presents! Do you like them?”
Elder Sister Maid: “What’s this?”
The Hero: “First, for the Little Sister Maid, I’ve got this jade hairpin, and this steamer”
Little Sister Maid: “Stea Is it a basket?”
The Hero: “Nope, it’s so you put on top of a pot”
Little Sister Maid: “On top?”
The Hero: “You boil water below it and the boiling water produces steam that can be used to cook food with Get it?”
Little Sister Maid: “Wow! That sounds so interesting!”
The Hero: “And this is for the Elder Sister Maid”
Elder Sister Maid: “It’s for me?”
The Hero: “Yep, she picked this out for you It’s a coo The Demon… no, I mean the Scholar used to comb her hair all the time with this when she lived alone in her hometown I hear it makes people more beautiful almost instantly”
Elder Sister Maid: “It’s pretty It looks like jewels”
The Hero: “And this is from me”
Elder Sister Maid: “This is…”
The Hero: “It’s a silk satin weave U to look nice in, but I don’t knowor anything So, I’m sorry, but this is the cloth to make it yourself”
Elder Sister Maid: “Wow…”
The Hero: “Ah, I guess it’s not good Is it bad cloth?”
Elder Sister Maid: “No, it’s great I’hest quality cloth I’ve ever come across in my life!”
Little Sister Maid: “Yeah, it’s great! It’s the sort of cloth a princess would wear”
The Hero: “That’s right, the Scholar said she had so for you”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yes Thank you very much”
——- The Deh the Borderlands
Strong gust of wind blows
Middle Aged Merchant: “Whoa What a strong wind”
Anubite Merchant: “It’s a seasonal wind”
Caravan Mercenary: “Oh, it’s strong!”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Everything is being blown around! I’d better check if all oods are still here”
Caravan Party: “Hey!”
Anubite Merchant: “You guys are really resolute”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Doing business is the same no matter where you are, isn’t it? One has to be resolute to survive”
Anubite Merchant: “Indeed”
Caravan Mercenary: “How is the situation here?”
Anubite Merchant: “It’s good and it’s bad”
Caravan Mercenary: “Hmm”
Anubite Merchant: “It’s all calmed down recently, but this City of the Gate has been a hallowed ground for ages Tens of Gods have resided here This was also a vital staging point for the war against the Human World As I’m sure you know, it was controlled by the Crusaders for a while”
Caravan Mercenary: “Yeah”
Anubite Merchant: “The etting worse Many of these soldiers are hopeless drunks, while those who are serious about their job tend to become injured very quickly Law and order in the City of the Gate has always been fairly inconsistent Well, it’s really so which depends on the times”
Caravan Mercenary: “I see”
Middle Aged Merchant: “And what about now?”
Anubite Merchant: “The general consensus is that the adovernht behind to keep him in check Taxes are low and trade is, for the anised every month and the marketplace is also open every week on Mondays and Thursdays Of course, the fact that this is the sort of place where troublesoed We ilant no matter what”
Caravan Mercenary: “That’s the ”
Anubite Merchant: “You’ve got a pretty big train of caravans there”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Really?”
Anubite Merchant: “Yeah,with goods bouncing and rattling off one camel”
Middle Aged Merchant: “They don’t coes?”
Anubite Merchant: “The sand anda consortium of ten or so merchants, in many ways it’s more convenient to coet stuck”
Middle Aged Merchant: “I see In le pony”
Anubite Merchant: “So what have you brought?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “This tis”
Anubite Merchant: “Wheat, eh? Over here, we do grow soood Most of it is used to make alcohol”
Caravan Mercenary: “Is it any good?”
Anubite Merchant: “Not at all In terh Fire Dragon wine is the most powerful I would say Banshee Wine coh I don’t see much of that around the market anymore”
Caravan Mercenary: “I suppose ould be tough to sell?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “It’s a very fragile, troublesoood”
Anubite Merchant: “That’s right But, if you could sell it for a good price, then it would be a pretty good business No matter where you are or what you sell, that’s the ”
Caravan Mercenary: “Indeed Hahaha”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Now that I’ve gotten to the city, where should I lay down my roots, so to speak?”
Anubite Merchant: “You should probably head to the Subliet a Merchant’s License first”
Middle Aged Merchant: “License?”
Anubite Merchant: “Yeah And after that, you should go to the teahouse and make some friends”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Teahouse?”
Anubite Merchant: “Yeah, that’s right… It’s a bit different in the Human World, I suppose A teahouse is a place where they serve tea I don’t suppose you knohat tea is?”
Caravan Mercenary: “Of course We’re not stupid Well, I sort of understand what you’re trying to say”
Middle Aged Merchant: “And merchants meet over there?”
Anubite Merchant: “Yes that is correct The teahouse is a place in the city where h-class teahouse sells higher grades of tea and that’s where the richer ate You could say that the level of tea you drink corresponds to your rank as a merchant Of course, this shouldn’t be taken as a rule, but the same types of merchants tend to o to et private roootiations”
Caravan Mercenary: “Is that so?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Sounds rather like a tavern”
Anubite Merchant: “A tavern doesn’t open early in theof the first bird The buildings decorated with little birds hanging froes outside it are the teahouses”
Middle Aged Merchant: “I’ve learnt soreat”
Anubite Merchant: “I’ll see you soon then”
Caravan Mercenary: “Oh… What a busy looking street”
Anubite Merchant: “This is the City of the Gate, the greatest city in these parts”
——– The De Castle, the East Observatory
The Chief Maid: “…Hather!”
Maid Ghosts: “—”
The Chief Maid: “Heh, I understand No 12 is experiencing a sto okay?”
Maid Ghosts: “—”
The Chief Maid: “I understand Then, on to today’s business We’re going to be very focused this week Is that alright? Focused on cleaning the East Wing”
The Chief Maid: “Make sure you clean the linen, arrange fresh flowers, and sweep the yard, please”
Maid Ghosts: “—”
The Chief Maid: “The kitchen? Of course We’re going to beall the food from the pantry in, so make sure it’s spotless”
Maid Ghosts: “—”
The Chief Maid: “What? cockroaches? I won’t allow it Kill them all”
Maid Ghosts: “—”
The Chief Maid: “Scary? Fine! If the situation calls for it, you can use sorace the name of the Royal Maid Squad!”
——- The Demon World, the City of the Gate, Sublime Porte
Aide-de-Camp: “Commander, sir, you have a visitor”
East Fortress Base Commander: “Let him in”
Door opens
Middle Aged Merchant: “I apologise for the intrusion”
East Fortress Base Commander: “Welcome I am the Base Co Council of this city Ah, I’m sorry, but you are…”
Middle Aged Merchant: “I aed Merchant It’s a pleasure to hly divisive figure in the Hu journey, it is indeed an indescribable feeling to finally meet you” Smiles
East Fortress Base Commander: “Hahaha I was just left behind when all the other people ed to escape Well then, take a seat So? What news do you bring?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “I’ot soent news”
East Fortress Base Commander: “And what kind of news is that?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “It’s not news, I’ve got it with me As requested from me, I have imported the salt”
East Fortress Base Coon Lady? Hahahaha! She did it!!! She et us the salt!!!”
Middle Aged Merchant: “That’s right, she’s a very spirited lady She left me a note Here it is”
East Fortress Base Co! From her?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “If she went so far as to write you a note, then I suppose she intends to stay there for a while longer That’s right, let me introduce you This is the Captain of the Guard of my caravan convoy, the Caravan Mercenary”
Caravan Mercenary: “A pleasure”
East Fortress Base Commander: “Yeah, a pleasure This is my Aide-de-camp”
Aide-de-Camp: “I am the Aide-de-Camp, nice to meet you”
Middle Aged Merchant: “I have eighteen caravans worth of goods Would you like to check?”
East Fortress Base Coht, Aide-de-camp, do a check please”
Caravan Mercenary: “I will go as well”
Middle Aged Merchant: “I’ on you then”
Caravan Mercenary: “I won’t be long”
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Explanation
cockroaches: Even though cockroaches are regarded as unclean, disgusting pests in japan, throughout the world there are many cultures in which they are used for food, medicine, even as pets Of course, in just about every country, having cockroaches in the kitchen is a sign of a coiene
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East Fortress Base Co to worry about”
Middle Aged Merchant: “I too can breathe a sigh of relief”
East Fortress Base Co?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “I’uild in the Union”
East Fortress Base Commander: “Oh?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “The ones who have been in contact with her are an the trade mission”
East Fortress Base Commander: “I understand How shall I reward you for this then?”
Middle Aged Merchant shuffles uneasily
East Fortress Base Commander: “Hmm?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “I already receive a salary froh cooperation with the Lady, ill s”
East Fortress Base Cos?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “It appears we’ll be stepping up the voluoods such as salt This caravan alone won’t do enough, but I’e of salt That’s the reason why I was hired”
East Fortress Base Commander: “…Hmm”
Middle Aged Merchant: “That’s why there’s really no need to compensate me outside of my salary”
East Fortress Base Commander: “I understand… In that case, would you like me to take you on a tour of the city?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “No, that’s really quite alright I’m a minor character after all”
East Fortress Base Commander: “Hah If that was the case, I wouldn’t have made an appointion, the food situation is quite troublesoreat tavern on the outskirts of the City”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Thank you veryto such a place alone because the people there ht be apprehensive about newcomers It’s my first ti trip —being taken to a tavern by a person faon of cold ale, I wouldn’t trade a banquet in the Holy Imperial Capital for that!”
East Fortress Base Coood soak More business can be conducted in theBy that time, the inspection of the salt should have been processed as well”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Yeah, I can guarantee the quality It’s Flower Salt made from Snow Gypsum mined from the Blue Moon Sea”
East Fortress Base Co back with you?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “No, I intend to lay down roots in the City and gather information from various people If I can, there are also a few sectors I intend to introduce myself to”
East Fortress Base Commander: “Oh? Which ones?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “I’ll definitely need to patronise the De a safe and well-paved road to the large hole behind the Gate is also a hile cause, I believe”
——- The Village of Wintering, the Manor of the De, the Maids’ Chambers
The Dees have occurred, eh?”
The Chief Maid: “Yes, as you can see from the report, there’s really been an uproar”
The De”
The Chief Maid: “Yes”
The Deoods in bulk in order to force prices up To go so far as to expend all his financial capital really sends shi+vers up my spine And then he went ahead and invented financial futures In a world without a significant banking systeed force this Money Creation in order to increase no the entire Central Continent with”
The Chief Maid: “Yeah”
The De that can only be a joke”
The Chief Maid: “Oh?”
The Dee for potatoes”
The Chief Maid: “Ohh”
The De Merchant, in his position, could have becoest sponsor of the Holy Eree of his business senses, I do not knoever, he illing to ga of the future His judg, is correct In order to ensure the expansion of the economy, it is necessary to come into conflict withwith the De absolutely essential”
The Chief Maid: “Because the Gate was destroyed?”
The De: “Yeah”
The Chief Maid: “How quick”
The De: “There was no way he could have won those Traditionalistover culture and custo for soamble for that never-before-seen victory That’s why I hold such a deep respect for the Merchant’s spirit”
The Chief Maid: “And now there will be a contest?”
The Deht, it will be a contest to crush the other before time runs out and the opponent becomes aware — However, at any rate, we are the same Despite what they think, neither of the torlds is heretical At any rate, someone must have noticed that and torn down the wall between the torlds I don’t understand how the Gate was destroyed, but the person who ical Power in order to destroy the barrier between cross-world exchanges is clearly one elcoreater cohesion between the world above and the world below”
The Chief Maid: “We can’t stop this wave”
The De: “Indeed”
The Chief Maid: “If only ere prepared”
The De: “There’s no way a person could always be prepared All we can do is react as best we can to situations as they come, make preparations for the worst foreseeable scenarios Moreover…”
The Chief Maid: “?”
The Dedom of Winter, Chief Maid?”
The Chief Maid: “Yes”
The De: “Isn’t it brilliant? Isn’t it wonderful! This is… This is what I’ve been bursting to see The establishhts to Life, Property and Freedoy, but this is the beginning of the extension of basic humanity towards universal love for the people around us Luhtenirl who, a, strove desperately against all odds to find the seeds of the Enlightenht her No, even if I had taught her, this isn’t a ‘knowledge’ that can be passed down Nothing would have coirl crossed that wall borne on the light of her very soul”
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Explanation
Creation of Money: This refers to the creation of more credit Usually, money is borrowed froood, hence money flows from the hands of the banks back into the econo Merchant’s Wheat Futures is an asset which can create money when people with money they wouldn’t usually use releasethese futures
Fundaardless of position in society Whether it be the country or the village, every construct should always strive to uphold fair huhts for every member of the society
Luhtenment, as coined by Rene Descartes
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The Chief Maid: “Yes”
The De: “Aren’t you happy? There’s a line written in the procla an insect, no matter how hard it is’”
The Chief Maid: “…No”
The De: “?”
The Chief Maid: “I…”
The De: “Yeah…”
The Chief Maid: “What did she hope to achieve?”
The De: “…”
The Chief Maid: “She shouldn’t have… It wasn’t so she should have said”
The De: “…Hehe It’s not just her Take a look”
The De: “It seeence of paper for records-keeping purposes It allowed efficient experimental results, remuneration reforms, and even the establishressed towards a Bloc Economy, a brand-new economic system And the ed to struggle through the whole heretical crop incident very well Good job, Disciple Merchant
“On the military side, I’m not very clear on the details but it seems that Field Caies, yet they were still effectively applied by the Disciple Soldier Military nificant advances are being made in the field ofhard as a Lobbyist to the Central Continent Despite their hardline stance, wartie of that young man
“Even though I taught thes, all of these were miracles produced by their own hard work The people born to this world, so that the world will becoe and creativity in order to make miracles occur”
The Chief Maid: “Yes”
The De: “Humans are wonderful This world is wonderful… But we Demons won’t lose to then exchange mechanisms I was also shocked to hear about the establishment of a postal system There is also a brilliantly effective syste Race and the Banshee Race have also entered into a sort of political union for effective administration”
The Chief Maid: “Yes”
The De: “The world outside the Library— It’s so rowdy, so chaotic, and so loveable”
The Chief Maid: “Your Majesty?”
The De: “?”
The Chief Maid: “Are you crying?”
The De: “Eh?”
The Chief Maid: “Your Majesty”
The De wipes her face
The Chief Maid: “— I have a handkerchief ready for you”
The De: “Mmm”
The Chief Maid: “Is it that tragic?”
The De: “No Probably not”
The Chief Maid: “Yes”
The De I’ood this all is I’h it’s not my work — I really like this world”
The Chief Maid: “I think so as well I often think about how nice it is to have seen it”
The Deht It wasn’t a failure to leave the Library after all
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Explanation
Bloc Economy: An economic systeh taxes and other oods within one’s own country or union of countries In this novel, the Disciple Merchant used Bloc Econooods fro the Southern United Kingdo the sah
Lobbyist: A person who atteood relationshi+ps, negotiating, and otherwise persuading politicians In Middle Age society, the society was then classified into social strata based on connections and influences, hence the diplomatic world depended heavily on such lobbyists (not what they were called back then) in order to bring about suitable results for their home countries
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——– The Village of Wintering, the Yard behind the Holy Order Headquarters
Swords clashi+ng
The Hero: “…Hah! Hah!”
The Female Paladin: “Hah, hah! …Hah!”
Swords clashi+ng
The Hero: “Haiya!”
The Female Paladin: “Yaaah!”
Swords clashi+ng
The Hero: “You’re really into it today”
The Female Paladin: “Not yet! Hah!”
The Hero: “Over here!”
Swords clashi+ng
The Hero: “—! Speed Up Spell!”
The Female Paladin: “Prayer for Sp