Vol 3 Chapter 6 (1/2)
Volume 3 Chapter 6, “This is what the Fairies want”
———- The Kingdom of the Lake, the Headquarters of the Union
Union Eun?”
Female Union Employee: “All the employees in the Headquarters have been assembled”
Acting Chief: “Yeah”
Union Employee: “The objective this time is—”
Acting Chief: “This time, silence is important”
Female Union Employee: “Metal, then”
Union Employee: “The market prices have risen as of late”
Acting Chief: “It seems the Central Continent and the Holy Ee quantities of weaponry to prepare for the war We are to apply pressure on this”
Union Employee: “Then our funds will…”
Acting Chief: “The Councillor has coold pieces”
Female Union Employee: “On a much smaller scale than the wheat issue”
Union Ein with, metal is much more expensive, so the volume of flow is much smaller”
Acting Chief: “At the same time, we are also to apply pressure on coal”
Female Union Employee: “You mean the fuel? Charcoal?”
Acting Chief: “No, this is a directive from the Councillor”
Female Union Employee: “That seems very suspicious”
Union Eo and receive the reports”
Acting Chief: “Use a quick horse”
Union Employee: “Yes”
Acting Chief: “We need to buy up transit and procure their hands on it Most of it is to come from the North”
Female Union Employee: “Understood”
Runs in
Union Eun”
Acting Chief: “Indeed”
Union Employee: “There is no e can stop it”
Acting Chief: “Wars were never things which requiredas one person in the group of people who are involved in this ants it, the ill take place They’re very extres, wars”
Union Employee: “Yes”
Acting Chief: “I’ Councillor He has been achieving all sorts of i up More than putting an end to this war, perhaps it isto put an end to the war”
——- The Kingdom of Elm, the Quarters of nobility
Weak nobleman: “This year’s taxes have all been collected”
Middle Aged Knight: “…”
Powerful Landlord: “I have so to say about that With this level of taxes, all the serfs are going to starve to death”
Weak noble the taxes are unreasonable!”
Powerful Landlord: “But with the poor harvest this year from the heat…”
Weak nobleman: “Shut up! What do you reat aht?!”
Powerful Landlord: “But the wells in my land have dried up…”
Weak noble?”
Middle Aged Knight: “Hahaha”
Powerful Landlord: “…It’s the truth”
Weak nobleman: “What a lie You can just sell the wheat you harvested last winter this spring and use that money”
Powerful Landlord: “That’s…”
Weak noble to deceive us into believing this story about a poor harvest”
Powerful Landlord: “It is just as I told you…”
Weak nobleman: “What?”
Powerful Landlord: “This year’s taxes are collected not in produce but in cash…”
Weak nobleman: “Well, fine”
Powerful Landlord: “In that case I’ll pay I’ll get you the 70 gold pieces immediately”
Weak nobleold pieces”
Powerful Landlord: “Huh?”
Weak nobleold pieces? Just as it is written in the laws”
Powerful Landlord: “But that’s in the old currency, right? As you are aware, the new currency is worth 3 times as much as the old one…”
Weak nobleman: “That may be so, but where in the laws does it say that the rate of tax is adjusted based on currency? As the laritten, based on the value of your land and property, you are to pay a tax of 210 gold pieces”
Powerful Landlord: “Do the noblemen want the peasants to die!”
Weak noblehts of the hen it is convenient for you!” Slams table
Powerful Landlord: “Even if you say so like that, if the tax is insufficient, then I’ll have to coht? In the end, we’re all in the same boat I intend to pay, it’s just that I hope you will be able to reconsider the…”
Weak nobleman: “Come on!”
Powerful Landlord: “!”
Middle Aged Knight: “My Lord, stay your hand”
Weak nobleman: “Ah”
Middle Aged Knight: “We will never acco so heavy handed”
Powerful Landlord: “Please help, Sir Knight!”
Weak nobleman: “Fine, then what?”
Middle Aged Knight: “In a situation like this, we have to listen to our friends There’s only one way I can think of getting around this”
Weak nobleman: “…Which is?”
Middle Aged Knight: “Attack We’ll follow the coast and plunder the lands of the Kingdom of Winter”
Weak nobleman: “You intend for us to be pirates!”
Middle Aged Knight: “I have no gripe with piracy But of course, ill not officially sanction it This is not piracy This is privateering We are not pirates, we are privateers There’s a difference”
Powerful Landlord: “Then…”
Weak nobleman: “Hmm”
Powerful Landlord: “Our land does not have very much, but we do have bandits If we could tado the way… I do believe we can support them eapons and the like”
Weak noble”
Middle Aged Knight: “Then let us see what those cowards can do against us”
——– By the Borders of the Holy Iht
Elder Maid Sister: “…”
Disciple Bard: “… …”
Disciple Bard: (Ahh Mht?)
Elder Maid Sister: “…”
Disciple Bard: (Has the Elder Maid Sister woken up…)
Elder Maid Sister: “…”
Disciple Bard: (Is she crying…?)
Elder Maid Sister: “… … …”
Disciple Bard: (Why…?)
Elder Maid Sister: “…Sorry… …”
Disciple Bard: (…Is this about this afternoon? What is she going on about?)
Elder Maid Sister: “…Sorry… I can’t save you… Sorry…”
Disciple Bard: (Elder Maid Sister…)
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Explanation
Privateering: In effect, it is exactly the same as piracy However, it is sanctioned by a country and is directed towards merchant vessels or caravans of an enemy country If captured by the enemy country, theycountry is likely to treat them as heroes
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——– The Borders of the Holy Eht
Lieutenant of Light: “Forward, march!”
Marching
Lieutenant of Light: “Fall in!”
For
Healthy Peasant Soldier: “…”
Young Peasant Soldier: “Alright”
Lieutenant of Light: “Fore!”
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Lieutenant of Light: “Stand down! Clean and prepare equipment!”
Clattering of muskets
Holy I?”
Lieutenant of Light: “Sir, everything is proceeding smoothly, sir”
Holy I results?”
Lieutenant of Light: “Our current objective is to march 16km in a day”
Holy Imperial General: “Hmm”
Lieutenant of Light: “What do you think?”
Holy Imperial General: “Train them a bit more The current pace is not a problem, however, on the battlefield, speed decides life and death I need the Heavy Brigades to move at a speed of at least 32km over two continuous days”
Lieutenant of Light: “And the punishment for failure is execution?”
Holy I But the first unit which is able to meet the mark shall be entitled to two days of leave Keep a record of the longest distances achieved and we canof that”
Lieutenant of Light: “Understood”
Holy I?”
Lieutenant of Light: “Yes About that”
Holy Imperial General: “Is there a problem?”
Lieutenant of Light: “The amount of black powder provided is insufficient”
Holy Ih we had planned for it…”
Lieutenant of Light: “We had set aside an appropriate a them at a much faster speed than expected I would like to request an increase in the stocks of black powder”
Holy I but I will try”
Lieutenant of Light: “I thank you deeply”
Holy Imperial General: “Hey”
Lieutenant of Light: “Yes?”
Holy Ie has had the best perforhbours As a result, I want you to ht The practical achieveood You have been true to the pride of these serfs as adherents of the Light”
Lieutenant of Light: “Yes! Thank you for your encouragement!”
———— Mountain Ridge on the Border of the Kingdom of Metal
Scout: “Co in! Two thousand cavalrymen!!!”
Disciple Soldier: “Two thousand…”
Metal Lieutenant: “So few”
Disciple Soldier: “According to our reports, the Deht nunificant nu them Two thousand is few, but…”
Metal Lieutenant: “But this does not bode well for us”
Disciple Soldier: “…”
Metal Lieutenant: “What is it?”
Disciple Soldier: “What is the distance? When e be in contact with the enemy?”
Scout: “They are between the two ridges Estimated time to contact, five minutes”
Disciple Soldier: “Confire occurrences or sudden attacks!”
Metal Messenger: “Yes!”
Scout: “I will scout ahead”
Disciple Soldier: “Carry on”
Metal Lieutenant: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “This could just be a probe for our strength”
Metal Lieutenant: “Sorry?”
Disciple Soldier: “By sending out a se our abilities, equiped to take the City of White Night in a single night, but this ti more precautions”
Metal Lieutenant: “But won’t that unit suffer casualties?”
Disciple Soldier: “They will retreat To begin with, the Demons can afford such casualties, especially because it is unlikely that ill be locked in a battle of extermination”
Metal Lieutenant: “Five minutes…”
Disciple Soldier: “We have time”
Metal Lieutenant: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “And the catapults?”
Metal Lieutenant: “We have one or two of them on hand”
Disciple Soldier: “Prepare the catapults!”
Metal Lieutenant: “If you used the catapults in such a narrow ridge, you could bring down the cliff walls!”
Disciple Soldier: “That’s fine Our soldiers are the best in the world at building roads, aren’t we?”
Metal Lieutenant: “That ood at”
Metal Soldier: “Catapults prepared and ready to fire Where should we take them to?”
Disciple Soldier: “Push theht-hand side! It’s fine even if you bring it down My intention is for you to bury the forest so prepare for continuous fire!”
Metal Soldier: “Yes!”
Disciple Soldier: “What a wasteland”
Metal Lieutenant: “I understand In that battle, the entirety of the Kingdoht fell to the Demons The same will happen to us if we do not e in a series of s to a war of attrition”
———- The Holy Imperial City, a House on the Outskirts
Disciple Bard: “It’s fairly run down”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yeah”
Disciple Bard: “But the Church is like this, after all?”
Elder Sister Maid: “Eh?”
Disciple Bard: “I mean, I’ve travelled to many places in the Continent, but the Church can be found in just about everywhere”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yeah, I suppose so”
Disciple Bard: “The Spirit of Light? God? Even though they believe in the same God, there are quite a few varieties, aren’t there?”
Elder Sister Maid: “It is basically the same faith, but there are differences in interpretations and practical applications, which steadily add up to greater separations These are ious Orders Broadly, they are the sa, but on the finer details, there are definitely differences
“For exaious Orders that place a special eious days, rituals, and ious Orders that arethe masses The Church may seem to be a venue for faith and worshi+p, but in truth, they also preside over ,also as a public place”
Disciple Bard: “So that’s why everybody pays so much attention to the Church”
Elder Sister Maid: “Indeed”
Disciple Bard: “But… the Church really is everywhere”
Elder Sister Maid: “That— Well… In a way, there’s nothing for it”
Disciple Bard: “Really?”
Elder Sister Maid: “The Church of the Holy Spirit Light, also known as the Central Church, is incredibly powerful Usually, when one refers siest faction in the organization In the Central Continent, more than half of all adherents come under the influence of the Central Church
“Actually, even though people do jointly to these lords, but also often to the Church That is why the Church is able to exercise such a supreme influence over every part of their lives Since the Church is such a nore it and must constantly respect its authority, without which they cannot govern their people All the Church needs to do is to proclaier have the overn your people and your bloodline would forever be tainted from that day thenceforth”
Disciple Bard: “How monstrous”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yeah For this reason, the Church, especially the Church of the Holy Spirit of Light, wields immense power If this poere to be applied justly, it would be able to protect the people from the barbaric actions of ruthless nobility or monarchies… However, in truth, the nobilities and royalties are patrons of the Church, and the serfs and settlers have to suffer the most Moreover, with the abilities at their disposal, they are also able to control the flow of infore nuymen who are just out to improve their own lots in life”
Disciple Bard: “So that’s why they can afford to have such an arrogant attitude”
Elder Sister Maid: “Indeed…”
Disciple Bard: “What do you think? If they could just get rid of that attitude, they ood”
Elder Sister Maid: “I would certainly respond very favourably to that”
Disciple Bard: “Wow, it’s sparkling”
Elder Sister Maid: “It’s a”
Disciple Bard: “Wonderful”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yeah” Smiles
Disciple Bard: “It’s just sparkling in gold”
Elder Sister Maid: “It’s nificent than that palace”
Disciple Bard: “You’ve seen a palace?”
Elder Sister Maid: “Oh, umm Just a bit”
Disciple Bard: “I don’t even see any pillars without carvings on them”
Elder Sister Maid: “My eyes are so dazzled Just how big is this place?”
Disciple Bard: “Well, just by looking at it, it appears to be at least a thousand paces in breadth, with the s constructed fro with the pillars covered in Frescoes Gold leaf inlays Carvings are of trees and nature, done by hand With a first-rate team of master artists, sculptors, and builders, this must have taken at least 20 years to complete!”
Elder Sister Maid: “You’re very knowledgeable about this!”
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Explanation
Fresco: This refers to the practice of painting a ith plaster and then shaping it into a sculpture before the plaster dries This is usually done on walls which are intended to stand for a long time and hence, failure is not permitted If the fresco fails, the wall must be stripped of its plaster and redone from scratch
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Disciple Bard: “Well, I knew a very useless engineer”
Elder Sister Maid: “I expected it to be a lot bigger, with a ”
Disciple Bard: “Yeah Those sorts of churches are more common”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yeah”
Disciple Bard: “What should we do?”
Elder Sister Maid: “I guess we have no choice”
Disciple Bard: “Looks like we should just give up Even though we came all the way here”
Elder Sister Maid: “We’ll infiltrate it”
Disciple Bard: “Eh?”
Elder Sister Maid: “We’ll enter quietly I’ve got so”
Disciple Bard: “Ehh?!”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yes?”
Disciple Bard: “For real?!”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yes”
Disciple Bard: “Why do you think this is a good idea?”
Elder Sister Maid: “Why… I think I’ve been influenced by the Hero”
Disciple Bard: “?”
Elder Sister Maid: “No, I’ve been in the company of some very brash people”
Disciple Bard: “Please be more serious about this”
Elder Sister Maid: “You’re right I’ve got to come up with a more serious and detailed infiltration plan”
Disciple Bard: “Yeah, we need to prepare To begin with, we should get a basic scheuards and where our final destination is”
Elder Sister Maid: “We’ll spend so out more information Thank you You’re very level-headed about all this”
Disciple Bard: “…Eh? Since when did I start supporting this infiltration plan?”
Elder Sister Maid: “This is reallyme excited”
Disciple Bard: “Really?”
Elder Sister Maid: “The at…”
———– The Kingdoht
Sigiled King of the Pale: “Hmm, and so they withdraw, huh”
General of the Pale: “What sort of punishive them?”
Sigiled King of the Pale: “It’s fine In any case, their dom of Metal destroys one mountain pass, they will not avoid this war This report also gives good infordom which are wider, even if they are further away?”
General of the Pale: “Oi! Bring that map over here!”
Soldier of the Pale: “Yes!”
Lays out map
Sigiled King of the Pale: “These are the mountains And these are the forests Are the forests here thickly wooded?”
Captured Minister: “…Yes… That is the Genesis Forest”
General of the Pale: “Our soldiers’ etation”
Soldier of the Pale: “Your Majesty, can we not just simply use your powers to obliterate the enemy and seize e need from them?”
Sigiled King of the Pale: “Of course we can As long as you are willing to face the Hero yourself”
Soldier of the Pale: “I apologise for the rudeness!”
General of the Pale: “—In any case”
Sigiled King of the Pale: “This route is passable by our Pale Cavalry and our Infantry units How long do you think it will take for the Heavy Deh it?”
General of the Pale: “Between 10-12 days The erous than those in the Underground World, but the roads are fine”
Sigiled King of the Pale: “assemble the cavalry Have them scout out the terrain in this area If they meet any humans, they are to kill them all It would be troublesome if they discovered our intentions”
General of the Pale: “Then the battle will take place on these plains here”
Sigiled King of the Pale: “The Plains of Scilla — Oi! What is Scilla?”
General of the Pale: “Answer!” Kicks
Captured Minister: “…Scilla is a type of grass It begins white and turns purple when it flowers… Those plains… are covered in them…”
Sigiled King of the Pale: “Purple, huh”
General of the Pale: “How auspicious The colour of the Pale”
Sigiled King of the Pale: “I must meditate before my battle with the Hero”
General of the Pale: “Yes!”
Sigiled King of the Pale: “I’m sure you knohat to do next To control this country, all we need are about 2,000 soldiers to garrison it Fory we talked about”
General of the Pale: “Yes As you wish!+”
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Explanation
Chinese Squill: A plant in the squill fae plains The flowers bloom a lovely shade of violet and the roots may be eaten as well In japan, they are also known as Sandaigasa (Palace Visit Umbrellas) because when the retainers of the Emperor visit him in the Palace on busy days, the number of u squills
Commissary: In the Army, these refer to units which are placed behind the frontlines to ensure that their own soldiers follow orders and do not attens of resistance to following orders or cowardice, they can attack them from behind Since they would be attacked by their own soldiers from behind, which is less well-defended, soldiers hence prefer to attack the enemy which is in front of theht situations, but is really only required in situations in which the soldiers already have dismal morale and are likely to shatter and desert
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——— The Demon World, the Conference of Khans
The Silver Tiger Lord: “The De”
The Baron of Steel: “Welcome back!”
The Witch-Queen of Banshees: “Congratulations on your recovery!”
The Chieftain of the Tattooed: “It is a relief to see you in full health”
The De: “Eh, ah Well… thank you”
The Chief Maid: “Well, Your Majesty Please take a seat”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “The De has recovered”
The Baron of Steel: “Mmm”