Chapter 36 (1/2)
Turbulence in Front of the City
Two people reach the gate of Filas Filas, the i the diverse number of people ahead of them enter and leave the city as they approach Visitors are inspected by the guards at the end of a queue
The bright rays fro sun stab Suiate and walls before asking Lefille, “Now that we’re here, what kind of place is the Nelfila Empire?”
Lefille’s expression blanks as she’s left lost for words, “You’re asking that now? We’ve been in the eotten a grasp of the feel?”
“As far as I can tell, everything feels the same The only difference between here and Aster is the diversity of people and nuh Lefille can glea the decorations froes, Sui up such clues Further in this world is new and different to hin of his clothes is unusual
“Didn’t you visit Aster’s library?”
“I’ve studied the subject, I just want to hear Lefille’s impression”
“My impression of the Empire……?”
Suiht He wants the opinion of an inhabitant frohts of such a person would be invaluable
She grasps his intent before long and nods “I see, well, if I had to describe the Nelfila Eht”
Of course, Suimei reacts with a bitter smile “The books also alluded as such”
“Makes sense Nelfila is well renowned for its wealth No other nation coht”
“Except, the E How co for a while The terroups and a nation do countries to enter alliances with theovernmental structure Naturally, a nation coroups can be called an empire, but that doesn’t make it one For Sui ie of Imperial japan from the early modern period
“Oh, that can’t be helped The Nelfila Eht to annex its surrounding countries, but then lost thea war several hundred years ago This place has calmed down since then”
“It is pretty relaxed… But, did its a those hundreds of years?” A suspicious thought pops out of Suirace period of only a few decades is all the Nelfila Empire would have needed to restore its es ago Why weren’t they?
Lefille shakes her head at the question “Three nations preserved their alliance even after the war ended The ht they built due to that sense of crisis made them equals with Nelfila” (I can’t tell if there were only three nations that created an alliance against Nelfila, or those three are the only ones that maintained the alliance after the war ended I’ht become a plot point later)
“The situation beca out”
“Exactly, but the biggest reason is because the hero su ceremony would attract too much attention”
Suimei’s expression clouds at Lefille’s unexpected words “Hero suainst fellow humans?”
“It was during that war that the term hero was first invoked” (A second interpretation is, “Hero’s are said to have been su that war”)
“What……?” Lefille’s words perplex Suier The heads of both the state and hest institution need to co can be initiated Why can one be summoned for a way between people?
Sui the middle of Lefille’s explanation “This is inforh word of mouth Back then, a monarchy near the Autonomous Alliance, the previous name of the current Sardius Alliance, becahbors, and slaughtered countless civilians- Hey,civilians is an atrocity! What’s with your attitude?”
“Well,is pretty obvious It coth With the ruler taking hold of the entire world, everyone being on edge would only be natural” (I’m only 70 sure about this one)
“Ah……”
Sui Lefille’s story One regarding sodouild clerk Dorothea A tyrant took control of the entire world several hundred years ago and in response, three heroes were summoned from another world The heroes smashed the tyrant’s ambitions More important than that, “That’s why heroes were summoned! It’s the precedent set by that war!”
“Yep, you got it That war proved that heroes could be used to oppose invaders The Nelfila Empire’s tyrant from back then publicly massacred people as it annexed h to sway the opinions of the neighboring nations-”
“Into su heroes They should remember that we’re not invulnerable” (Not sure how that last part fits in to the story)
“You’re right It’s said that Nelfila’s e the power possessed by the heroes Afterwards, he warned that anyone who makes enemies of the heroes won’t find anywhere to hide from them in the world
“I see” If that’s what happened, then it can’t be helped If an emperor with more military power and influence than any other country says that, then of course the power of heroes will be revered
More than that, earning the heroes wrath is tantaht be seen as irrelevant, but if a nation wages war on another without it, then said nation will receive political backlash from the international community That’s what happened to Imperial japan A net was enclosed around the country which cut off the i heroes is seen from such a perspective, then they become an exceptional for ceremony has a lot behind it”
“That’s right They have the strength to defeat the demon lord and all the mazoku It’s said that they could even rival a nation’s e?”
“None”
“As a result, se scale wars have remained in the past”
“Just like that?”
“Well, an outburst did happen between Aster and Shaldok two years ago, but Princess titania of Aster Kingdom was able to settle it”
Sui it was thanks to titania’s efforts “Tia?”
“Tia? Oh, you’re asking about Princess titania? Yeah, I heard she was quite active back then”
“Haa, is that what that princess is like?” Suihs out in adorous life style despite presenting herself as a tidy person alking next to Reiji He can’t even i out onto a battlefield She did appear to be as co her true abilities secret? –He can’t be certain Despite as just said, there are various ways to contribute in war However, If Tia wasn’t soht, wouldn’t everyone have tried to stop her fro?
Sui the castle When Reiji’s party left, the king, first prince, and the nobles either spoke words of gratitude to her or were reluctant to see her leave He doesn’t recall anyone trying to restrain her because of the danger Then, does that mean he doesn’t have to worry about theth?
While in the hts, “Next in line!” Suiuard room
Several soldiers urge the civil servant responsible for filling official docu the city?”
“Yes”
“Yeah”
The clerk watches the them some documents of identification Sui Metal and another entering Klant “Very well, write your full name here and show me some ID if you have… Oops, excuse my rudeness…”
The young clerk takes a laid back mood as he corrects himself and asks if they need help
“I can write”
“No problem”
“Excuse my rudeness Well then, please fill out this form Afterwards, if you can pay the entrance tax and toll fee, we’ll be finished”
Sui out the for if because the person likes children or has a gentle disposition, the young clerk bends over to lower his gaze “Ojou-chan, would youout this form?”
To that gentle request, Lefille rim expression as her head jolts back
“Clerk-dono, I’ yourself?”
“Ahaha, I see My bad, my bad, princess”
“What are you saying? You’re still treating ives a furious cry in response to the clerk’s apology She would give the sa in Klant Her outbursts are no different than the wind trying to bloillow tree “—Sui!”
“Huh! Me?”
“Yes!”
But, what can I say? This isn’t a situation where he can say, “This person beca” Is such an explanation even any good? He’s pretty sure anyone who hears that would just laugh
The young clerk turns to Suietic child”
“Yeah, I know, right? Hahaha” Suih this stor it
Lefille, at her wits ends, grabs his waist with both hands “Sui?”
“No… it’s just…” There’s nothing he can do about this situation
The clerk continues to smile at Lefille despite her bewilder your onii-san a little too much?”
“I’ the question and a sood It’s never going to stop…”
Lefille’s head hangs down on her shoulders The shock steals the words fro her sword, suppressing her curse, and helping her with various difficulties after she become small, his reluctance to help seems to have hit her hard
The young clerk, with a glance towards Lefille, faces Suimei with a smile “She looks like the type who stands on her toes and stretches her back to er sister too, so I know exactly what it’s like”
Is it because of that experience that he’s nodding his head? The guards surrounding them smile because of Lefille’s outburst Instead of tension, a warm and fluffy atmosphere fills the room
“Cooing”
Lefille gives up after hearing those words and returns to filling out her forht”
“What’s wrong?”
For sonores Sui her form on the desk, “Tch, this is the result!”
“Not yet! I’ up, yet! I still have my pride! I haven’t thrown that away!” The srandiose state very hard, she soon realized there is nothing that can be done At the edge of despair, the little girl sits doith a petan
“I- I can’t reach…” Gesu, Lefille sniffles as lovely tears flon her face Although her back can reach the desk, her current postureher best
“Of course, ojou-chan You can use this instead” The young clerk presents Lefille with a stool
“I- I!” Lefille is once again irritated by the young clerk’s conduct, however, “I…” She loses spirit after co her head in low spirits, she climbs onto the stool and fills out her forht forth by her melancholy Looks like e that she herself has become small
Suimei clasps her shoulder in an attempt to co with his quill (I could not figure out what that phrase translates into)
Right when they finish, a girl enters fro clerk isn’t disturbed by the intruder Instead, the soldiers salute her while he says, “Second lieutenant, Zandark!”
She was called, “Second lieutenant” She eed red, her skin looks unhealthy, and there’s an eyepatch over her right eye Her other eye gives a sleepy iothic Lolita coat and reaching up her arloves
Suiirl’s unworldly outfit What a strange outfit A lot of people could be seen dressed like that in the other world and seeing it again after such a long time creates a powerful impact That’s not to say it doesn’t suit her Suimei’s only like this because it suits her
Lefille’s thoughts are very similar “Tha- that’s so cute”
No, they are both mistaken Their responses were evoked by the illusion created from the frills attached to the outfit (80 certain about this one)
While Suimei and Lefille react to her outfit, the second lieutenant steps towards the young clerk and speaks with a cold business like tone “I’istry list”
“Yes!” The young clerk’s spine straightens like a pole as he stands at attention and salutes He hurries to the cupboard and from the drawer pulls out a leather covered book
The girl receives the book, pages through while saying, “How troublesome,” and shuts it with a patari
Is the Felmenia empire’s military different froive it a irl She looks like she’s either twelve or thirteen She isn’t a soldier, she’s a child soldier
She aze because she opens her sleepy eye and gives hiaze “Does a soldier such as myself surprise you?”
“No, that’s not the case…” It’s different, but not unusual
While Suiles to express his distaste, Lefille steps in to answer for hi for a soldier”
The girl, finding Lefille’s words hurtful, gives her a scornful glare “I refuse to be told such from a child smaller than me”
“Huh? I’m not a small child!”