Vol 3 Chapter 12 (1/1)

ly on EC… After flipping nues… wait, that’s iant nightlight -that’s Sammy- with the Princess and her attendants, while Rick and the demihumans escorted the Princess’ Guard out of the forest Till joined Kun in acting as the rearguard, breaking the opposing scouts’ spirits Till revealed that she has been studying theories and records devised by Bell on the usage ofable to fully use new, modified spells The two (Kun and Till) of them completely blocked off the later pursuers by coic unknown to ht to becoht March” Darkness breaks as the clouds are dyed in violet, false dawn heralding the end of the night as the sun has yet to rise fro about as soldiers do their patrols and the few others are co their jobs “Eh…?” “What is that?!” “Call the coet the captain!” The de Sardonian porters, sent by De’iant ball of bluish-white light approaching the up to sound the alars the hus nearby Other soldiers within the sa off in different directions A pair runs toward the nearest fire lookout tohich stands high above the other buildings, before quickly banging a metal plate with a rod placed at the top of the ladder The purpose of the ladder was originally designed to get help in case of fire, but have been incorporated as a defense feature without a second thought by Sekn and Echo [TL Note: 火の見櫓 can be translated into watchtower OR fire lookout tower, but watchtower in English has a military used tied into it, where in this case, military use was purposely added onto it while it was intended for civic use, hence I ith the weird sounding fire lookout tower This is likely a reference to the fire lookout tower used by the firefighters during the Edo period where Kyoto goes up in flame repeatedly that some dark humour spawned in the for can be heard across the entire settle numerous des in pajamas and eapons drawn Withinthat there isn’t iroups, so teams at the intersections within the settles to retrieve their arot out of their rooms and rush into the different positions in the Academy and amidst the forest itself, ready to activate the various formations and defenses left behind by the former Headmistress BAUOOO A horn sounds off in a corner of the settleht in the air Immediately, the pairs of soldiers on the run all turn towards the signal, appearing before Echo who’s escorting Sekn “What’s the situation?” “Sir! A large, unidentified object is quickly approaching us froe?” Sekn turn his head toward the soldier “Unknoe can only see it erinds his teeth Sekn’s brow furrows as he takes a few seconds to consider his options “Send some people to see if Sir Hank and any others are available, in thethe object! Have the archers on the buildings, get two teas!” “Sir! Yes Sir!” Other pairs of soldiers reach Sekn, whereupon Echo relays the order to them As each pair run off, they would inform each team they run across at the intersections It could be said that it’s a highly inefficient way to give orders as opposed to signaling with flags or sounds, but this ensures better cooperation andreceived With their physiques, it would only take dozens of seconds longer at hout the entire battalion Of course, there are tis would be the better option, but this isn’t one of those times “HALT- alt -alt -alt! IDENTIFY-fy-fy… YOURSELVES-es-es-es!” An earth shaking shout echoes fro Bell to leave the Princess to her attendants The attendants were brought inside Sado Saet out, the furry white blob gives off an equally loud reply KERO! KKKERORORO KERO-RO-RO-RO! The felinoid quickly gets out of Sa on one knee as she surveys the situation Undoubtedly, it’s the Acadeures like ants on the roof of the buildings and a wall of people in front of the that the demihuets up and starts waving her arms “IT’S ME, BELL! STAND DOWN! IT’S ME! STAND DOWN!” KERO! KERORORO! Sa path toward the Acadereatly reduced speed The students that are nearby help relay this infor a path and escorting the glowing furball at a distance Demihumans armed with bows and crossbows line the roofs, with their weapons lowered, but not withdrawn In the front, the soldiers are ar position On the sides, soldiersropes with loops at the end, a few of thes placed inside the loops of the ropes The shi+ning blob carefully e for [T/N: The draftersto the old tactic of special cavalry dragging logs behind thes of their ene/subdue anyone unfortunate enough to be snagged Do note that historically, it was only done by absurdly powerful horses not noted for their speed, but their pulling power and strength They cut their lines if they feel they can’t drag whatever they caught] “damn, I didn’t expect a welcoaze, ad the rows of bolts and arrows that would’ve surely skewered them if Sammy hadn’t identified himself so quickly “Hahaha, it’s cause we ly replies as hesince been established that Bell is an Iood ihest Dungeon] is still present “False alarht hand up and casually flicks it backwards, disht? There seehtless eyes turn toward the glowing ball of fur, as though he can see the lights “Ah, u the Princess toto have to ask you to help me to keep any eye out for Rick and your soldiers who are escorting a band of fe after everyone’s back In thearea for about thirty people ready, they ht also need some treatives a quick nod in acknowledgot the hint and starts organizing some troops The tension is cut, with the de back to their post or back to sleep,on their way “Um… is it safe now?” One of the hu the orders to stand down It didn’t take long before his eyes i on the ground “What… is that thing?” “Oh, don’t worry about hi de the porter hanging onto the side of the door, their head sticking out “Let’s get to work, we need to get the goods to De’o” A bunny-esque deoods to be transported, following the youth The settlehtly earlier than usual today due to the prior coh, is a battlefield - it’s one every single et so demihuman barks at one of the soldiers that were sent to help her by the order of Echo “You, you and you! Help Mi’an here and gather soarden!” The wo theo easier on the seasoning and ruel with the soup instead” One of the other students interrupts her before she can give her next order The soldiers look at the student in question with queer looks, some in surprise, some in admiration, others in pity, as “Ms Morvok” is know as the “Taskmaster”, who takes her job very seriously She will do almost whatever it takes to make sure the kitchen runs sot a de if the stories are to be believed-, a high-ranking supplies officer who tried to skiht not be the best tasting, but she always kept the battalion fed even when others corps went hungry It can be argued that they onlyas they did within the cavern due to her efforts [T/N: しょくりゅうあねご is a pun and a half that I can’t co that it can be read as 職竜 (Duty Dragon), 食竜 (Food/Devouring Dragon)- yes, they are both pronounced as しょくりゅう (Shoku Ryū) and probably more that I’m not aware of Could also be another play on しょくりょう (Foodstuff - Shoku Ryō) あねご (anego) lish equivalent for this] The wo him her full attention “Why?” “With the way Bell-sensai rushed in, the a and the preparation for ry and likely very exhausted, so so with optional sides for those that can stomach more A heavyany injuries” The youth with the foxtail replies matter-of-factly The other students all nod as well, recalling the numerous times Till explained the importance of how food and health are related [T/N: Poor Till and her bland food irl~] “Excellent, then get to it!” The woroup of soldiers who expected so at, meals don’t cook themselves! The kids here will tell you what to do! And if I find any of you slacking off, it will be Me’pans for you lots for a week!” [T/N: Me’pan written as is メ’パン, which lish, so translating it into “Me Bread” sounds way too wrong forthe nan quickly snap to attention,the newer soldiers follow suit The students efficiently sort theet on with the tasks It has to be said that the students were already cooking in large quantities before the arrival of the battalion, so they were already so for thethe kitchen with the the way On one hand, she is teaching them methods of food preservation, how to increase satiety of the meals and how to maximize the use of any available supplies On the other, the students are teaching her and her crew the different tricks of adding and adjusting flavours - even without seasoning This has the effect of increasing the efficiency in using the ingredients as well asthe meals more delicious, a in scenario for all involved As the kitchen returns to its hustles and bustles, one of the clueless soldiers asks a veteran of the cae part of the army was cut off fro the Me’giol caone, and nothing left to eat, Anego here took old peels and castoffs froots, all ” The older soldier shudders just reet a taste of it!” galulu galulu Water rapidly churns inside a large wooden tub as air bubbles float to the surface as it violently boils up fro” The half naked felinoid nonchalantly tells the quartet after re tub of water One of the attendants quickly dips her hand in there before giving a nod “Alright, give ” Without ceremony, Bell walks to another part of the bath -partitioned by an elegant, yet si screen- and re her heavily matted fur The Princess has a dazed look to her while still surrounded by the blinding lights, at the same time, her attendants share a dumbfounded expression that rarely fell from their face since their journey from their homeland They just escaped fro their saviour does when they get here is to take a bath? gulu gulu The sound of water filling another tub can be heard across the folding screen with a dun sound of Bell dropping herself into the water “Haaa, God daot how much I hate humidity We really need a proper bath, h sounds, obviously enjoying herself With nothing better to do, the attendants assist theirher to relax After the Princess is disrobed and guided into the tub, Bell’s clear voice travels from across the partition “So… what do you want to do now?” “O at one of the benches within the canteen, greeting the people entering the front door “S your food first, you aren’t a kid anymore” Bell rolls her eyes as she leads the Princess and her attendants to their guards, who down their meal, snap to attention as soon as they spot theiroff froe elf next to Rick arrives next to the Princess pro the Princess, who is in a simple white robe that’s easy to move in Her usually tense face has softened into a shtly tired, but the Princess’ refreshed appearance calaze i deeply “I’et some rest after a quick announcement” The Princess s to Bell, “Can they…?” “Go ahead, go ahead” Bell waves her hand dismissively before the Princess can finish her question She turns her head toward the open- kitchen, catching the attention of one of the cooks, then holds up three fingers, causing the dehtwhich they met with key-players and leaders responsible for the Acade a nated mealtime and snack tiets to enjoy In fact, it’s a privilege that’s shared by all the teachers within the Acade over the role for Isnic “You heard Bell-sauards with cal towards them “Please, resume” [T/N: Normally, I remove honorifics most of the times, but like with Till’s speech when she adds ni/ne to the MC’s nalish without it sounding stupid or losing the context I tried using the more conventional Lady Bell, Ma’am Bell, Mistress Bell, Milady Bell, Honourable Bell, etc… but nothing quite fit the bill In this case, a great deal of respect is attached to the tere, this is especially i of a princess] “““Yes, Mi’lady””” The three attendants reply in unison, bowing once toward the felinoid and then once et food, a server carrying trays with thin soup s, bread and some fruits, places the back into the kitchen The guards sit back down, but none resuhtly bandaged, but none the worse for wear “I have decided to attend school here for the ti, you are free to return to the kingdom if you wish I will make sure you are all properly compensated” The women look at each other expressionlessly “Mi’lady, you can’t do that, your safety is-” “Illna,” the Princess calls out the captain’s first na short of an army can harm anyone here, least of all, me?” The captain becomes speechless, the discipline and ability of the deh she wasn’t there to receive the “welcome party” Bell did, she did notice the well hidden escorts that opened the way for theed, melee and cavalry squads after she had already rode past them, that is to say, she would’ve been killed -or least heavily injured- dozens of times over had she been a protected by the protected by powerful Immortals, one of which is the rue She can only s to worry about, the Sardonian and Feian Royalties are also going to be attending here” “Wha…” Illna can only bulge her eyes slightly, she never expected her prayers to be answered Let alone to be answered by a hidden poith such deep influence She turns to look at Rick, then Bell, then Rick again She clenches her hands next to her heart, thanking whichever deity that provided them with a new lease on life DIN DIN DIN Both Bell and Rick snap their heads up at the same ti the the into es The Princess falters slightly, losing her balance Seeing that their mistress is in dire need of rest, one of the attendants temporarily abandons her food and escorts her back to Bell’s room Both of the back to rest The guards st themselves after the two leave, in the end, only five of thedoes froards to her enrollment “Headmaster,” a demihuman salutes Rick, “can I have a erly, nervous all the while A fe as well “Om? Shurt” Rick brushes his hand in the air, ss his food and replies again “Sure! What can I help you with?” The de her to speak with his eyes “Greetings, Headets on one knee andabove her heart, treating Rick the same way she would a Royalty “My name is Zelara, I’m not sure how dodorant us use of some land, ill make sure to work our hardest to repay your kindness!” “Eh? Say that again?” Bell walks over, seeing the unusual couards in turn also turn their heads this way The wo her head once towards Bell, repeating her request once more Since the canteen turned quiet, everyone could hear her clearly Most of the guards nod their heads, well aware of the circuuards in the first place As foreigners suspected of being spies -they are the group that escaped, just before Co the evacuation- were detained by the Normans after their arrival They were quarantined and subsequently used as “Penal Labourers”, treated only slightly better than cattle Zelara, with her talents and et enough status to help her people A few of the guards scoff in disdain,“shameless” under their breaths, but ues of several years “Oh! You are the people Sekn and-” Rick gives an involuntary shudder “Head for! Don’t worry about it, just bring the lot of ‘eolden-eyed demihuman immediately bows and dashes out the canteen “Listen up you , so pay attention!” Theeveryone to look at him attentively “There are 3 primary types of bone treatments you have to be well aware of!” The man presses a wired switch attached to a projector with a click, causing the projection on the wall to change to an CAT scan i sure that the bone is only dislocated, proceed to treate ends if at all possible! Set the patient in an upright or supine position depending on the nature of the dislocation, cause the patient to relax hatever means possible, distraction, trickery, ANYTHING! Then rotate the bone in a natural motion, forcefully pop it back in place, h force, otherwise you’d injure the patient instead!” click “Two! Simple fracture! This is when the patient’s bone has a clean break! Align then secure the bone, let the patient heal on his own! If the bones arethis process, you will have to intentionally break the bone apart! Then treat it all over again!” click “Three! Compound fracture! This is coe, make sure that blood flow is maintained! Second, make sure the bone has not impacted the nerves!” click “Third, sometimes it’s necessary to remove the bone! In the worse case, amputation! Remember, you are there to treat people, not to make friends!” ueeee One of the e with the a those near him to move away “You! Clean up thethe ie with numerous mnemonics like CURVES, SAD, RICE, KISS, SALT and so forth Thethe room to the recruits “Haven’t seen that in a while, eh Hank!?” A gruff looking man, criss-crossed with scars, chuckles as he paces hiet those once in awhile, either they turn into a hell of a ether! So, we are ready?” “More than ready, the old bastard is beside hireenhorns” Hank just closes his eyes as he sighs inwardly [T/N: After a more in-depth reviews of the clais, like the snake bite treatht questionable due to the actual results of research into it]