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Hello this is Yukkuri demasu!
I want to tell about dishes made from sago
noodles, but I think nobody cares. So, let’s not write them. This is not a
cooking blog after all.
Let me comment first: Kazura need to order
Modern Steel Blade from Amazon... I mean the other world still use Bronze. (Gun
is out of option since Japan was very strict with Gun, or maybe Kazura just
need to join a shooting sport club and bought modern gas-repeating crossbow,
hey this is good story materials)
As usual this is not a faithful Japanese
translation, also expect mistranslation.
The Translator that went ‘WHAT THE....’ by the
unexpected twist on Shimoseka Episode 4:
Yuukuri Oniisan
The Editor that do his best correcting my
mistake:
NaoSou
Chapter 16: Travelling to Isteria
In the middle of the room, that was illuminated by a portable
oil lantern, Kazura was reexamining the content of his sack-bag[1], which
he thought will be useful in the travel.
The sack-bag was borrowed from Valetta yesterday. It
was a bag that was made by tightly knitting plant fiber.
The content of that sack-bag was food, like Lipo-D[2], but
it also contained bandages, antiseptic solution, first aid kit and so forth. Those,
together with the portable oil lantern in this room, were purchased at an
outdoor shop yesterday.
The sky outside the window was still dim. The sun still
concealed behind the mountains.
Usually, Kazura would still be sleeping at this time,
but Valetta woke him up today to inform that they will soon depart, thus,
Kazura did a final check on his luggage.
He had changed his clothes and put on Valin’s clothes
that he had borrowed 2 days before. With just a passing glance, Kazura looked similar
to the other villagers.
After Kazura finished with his luggage check, while
carrying the sack-bag, he exited the room.
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「Have
I kept you waiting? Sorry for being late.」
Kazura arrived at the living room and saw Valetta
already prepared and waiting while reading a book in front of the fire in the
hearth.
On top of Valetta’s usual garments, she was wearing a
leather mantle. She really looked like a traveler.
「No
need to apologize since the other villagers haven’t arrived yet. It’s all
right.」
Valetta put the book that she was reading inside her
bag, stood up and presented the nearby mantle to Kazura.
「Although
this is my Father’s, I hope that Kazura-san could wear it. Even though it’s
already summer, the night is still cold.」
「Oh!
It’s the first time I wear something like mantle. It is something nifty.」
Kazura received the mantle and immediately Valetta
taught him how to wear it.
The cloth mantle had fur lining affixed to it, so it
was quite warm.
If someone slept outdoors, he could use it as blanket
and wouldn’t be bothered by the cold wind.
「This
is quite warm...Hm? Valetta-san, what are you wearing on your waist?」
Kazura shifted his attention to Valetta, between the gaps
of her mantle he could see a flat board shaped object fastened horizontally on
her waist.
「Ah,
you mean this? This is a Dagger[3].」
Valetta move her mantle away, then with a familiar
movement she drawn the bronze dagger from its scabbard, and lastly, she
displayed it in front of her.
The blade length was about 40 cm, while the width was
about 6 cm. The sight of the sharp blade reflecting the dim light from the
hearth was quite impressive.
Since Valetta was a girl with a slender body shape,
Kazura felt a sense of incongruity when looking at her.
「.......Eerr,
does Valetta-san know how to wield a sword?」
「Yes,
since Father taught me, I can use swords and spears. But, I am not really
proficient with either of them..... I keep being scolded by Father whenever we
practice.」
Valetta made a bitter smile. With a smooth action, she
turned the dagger in her right hand and put it back in its scabbard.
Kazura was troubled in what kind of comment he should make,
while Valetta wore her mantle and pick up her luggage from the floor.
「Then,
since everyone will soon gather, should we outside?」
She then walked toward the residence’s entrance.
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「Ano.
I think I should be the one who carry that...」 (Val)
「No,
you shouldn’t. Let me carry this myself. Because it’s my selfish wish to tag
along to the town.」(Kaz)
Valetta’s kept objecting while being troubled about
Kazura who showed her a wry smile. He was carrying a wooden rack with tied up
firewood.[4] In
this fashion, both of them exited the residence.
The firewood that Kazura was carrying was to be sold
in the city. Valetta had previously gathered it and stacked them on the dirt
floor. Of course, he felt awkward when he thought that this girl was going to carry
the heavy firewood while he would only be carrying the luggage. So, he decided
to be the one to carry the firewood.
The firewood that he carried, although already
desiccated, was still quite heavy. It might even be high quality firewood.[5]
When both of them exited the residence, there were
three villagers chatting with each other.
They were also wearing mantles. Near the feet of the two
villagers was the same wooden rack which had the same amount of firewood as the
one that Kazura carried.
The other one seemed to be responsible for the
luggage, since there is a large sack-bag that can carry 4 people worth of
luggage near him.
When those three people saw Kazura and Valetta exit the
residence, they quickly greet them.
「Good
Morning, Kazura-sama and Valetta-san.」(Random
Villagers)
「Good
Morning. Did Lodurr-san group not arrived yet?」(Val)
「Not
yet, but I think they will be coming soon.」(Random
Villagers)
「I
understand. Then, I will bring the weapons, please wait for a while.」(Val)
Valetta put down the sack-bag to the ground, and once
more went inside the residence.
「Good
gracious. I am really thankful that Kazura-sama decided to participate in our
travel to the town. Using this opportunity, Lodurr-san can also take along his
wife and his daughter Myra-chan[6] in this travel. [7]」 (Random Villagers)
「No-no.
I think that I am the one who will be a burden so I should be the one who say
thank you..... rather, Myra-chan is Lodurr-san daughter?」
「Ah,
so you didn’t know? Well, Myra-chan only resembles Lodurr-san in their teeth (in other words they don’t resemble each other).
Since she resemble her mother Tana-san[8] so
much, it isn’t strange if you didn’t know.」(Random
Villagers)
Kazura and the other villagers were chatting about
Lodurr’s family, a little time after that the person himself, Lodurr, came with
his wife Tana and his daughter Myra accompanying him.
Lodurr, like the others, was also wearing a mantle
while carrying a wooden rack with firewood, while his wife, Tana, carried their
luggage in a sack-bag.
「Good
Morning, Kazura-sama. I apologize for my late arrival. Come on Myra, you also
need to give your greeting.」(Loduur)
「Good
Moning. I am sorry for coming late.」(Myra)
Prompted by Lodurr, Myra was quickly bowing her head
and gave her greetings to Kazura.
Myra was a little girl that had mid-back length chestnut
hair. From the previous villagers’ story, her age is about 6 years old.
At the time when they made aqueduct and when they
scattered fertilizers on the fields, the village’s girls did their best in
helping distributing water and food.
Like the other adults, Myra was also wearing a mantle of
her size. Looking at her, Kazura thought that she is very cute.[9]
「Good
morning. I also just come out from the house, so it’s fine..... I see, she
really resembles her mother.」(Kaz)
Kazura was earnestly comparing Myra with Tana while
murmuring.
The long straight chestnut hair, the big eyes,
prominent nasal bridge[10],
and the other parts, were firmly inherited from her mother.
Maybe because they had the same hairstyle, the
resemblance was uncanny.
「That’s
true. It’s fortunate that Myra-chan didn’t resemble her father but her
beautiful mother instead.」(Random Villagers)
「Un!」(Myra)
Myra that quickly agreeing with the villagers’ remark,
made the others laughed.
「Still
on that story, huh?....... Also, Myra quickly agreeing with them. Now I am becoming
sad, so you all stop laughing.」(Lodurr)
「Fufu,
Myra, say your thanks to your father for your pretty teeth.」(Random Villagers)
「Un,
Father, thanks for the pretty teeth!」(Myra)
「Hey.....」(Lodurr)
While the other was laughing at that amusing
conversation, Valetta came out from the house. She was carrying four spears
with the spearhead wrapped in cloth, and one set of short bow and leather
quiver.
The spear’s length was about 140 cm, so they could be
called short spears.
「Sorry
for waiting, everyone. Good Morning, Lodurr-san.」
「God
Morning. My daughter will also join our travel, please look after her as well.」
Lodurr said that and bowed his head to Valetta, and
then he received two short spear and a short bow. He then handed them to Tana,
who after receiving the short spears, was removing the cloth that covered the
spearhead and confirmed the blade condition, before once again covering it with
the cloth.
The villagers that tasked with luggage carrying also
received two short spears. The blade was also checked by Tana before returned
to him.
「Then,
shall we depart? Since, if we start walking now, we will arrived at Isteria
tomorrow evening.」
「That’s
true, then let us depart.」
With Valetta’s word, everyone picked up their luggage
from the ground and started to carry it. Thus, they set off towards the village’s
exit.
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Under the still somber sky, the party had left the village
and was continuing to walk at a steady pace on the dry, dusted and unpaved dirt
road to Isteria.
The road width was 3 meter and at its side trees were
planted at fixed interval. It was a scheme to make it harder to get lost while
walking in this road.
The walking speed was not that fast since there is
Myra, so they only casually march while chatting.
Since they were walking on Myra’s pace, every time she
feel tired they would take a short break and on that time they would take a
little sip of Lipo-D and quickly recover their strength.[11]
「Umm,
Valetta-san, can I have a word with you?」
「Yes.
What is it?」
Kazura was walking in the front together with Valetta
and was chatting about Herb Tea, but suddenly ,he stopped talking and he chose
to ask her about the thing that was bothering him.
「Not
long ago, everyone was given a spear. Are there many danger in this journey?」
「It isn’t
dangerous to that extent, but when travelling to Isteria, it’s prudent to be
careful and ensure that there are enough weapon for several people. Although
there is possibility of beasts coming out, there are no sightings of them in
this area. But it’s impossible to resist highwaymen or bandits without any
weapon.」
「So
it’s for highwaymen or bandits, huh?...... What a dreadful story.」
Kazura who was raised in Japan, famous in the world
for its good public order, never met with any highwayman. After seeing the
spears that were used to attack humans, just imagining it send chills to his
spine.
Kazura thought that it might be better for him to buy
a katana from Japan and carry it with him. Looking at Kazura’s troubled face,
Valetta smiled.
「It’s
all right. Since this area at times is patrolled by Nelson-sama’s private army,
those kinds of people won’t appear here. And except me and Myra-chan, everyone
in here has real combat experience. In the unlikely event that we are attacked
by several people, we can still repell them.」
「Real
combat... Do you mean the war 4 years ago?」
「Yes,
everyone here survived those years, therefore, they could wield spears well and
when the time come for them to use it they are very reliable. When autumn comes,
Lodurr goes hunting in the mountain, so his archery skill is first class.」
After hearing Valetta’s words, Kazura sneaked a peek
at the 5 people who walked behind him.
Just by their appearance, you can’t tell that they are
strong, however if their body was observed carefully, they were solidly built
and sturdy. Sometimes they threw glances at the surrounding; surely they were
really vigilant.
Not only there were 5 people that had experience in
live battle at war, ‘Nelson’s private army also patrolled this area, then there
was no need to feel anxious in this journey.
「I
see, we really are in the safe hands, right?」
Kazura honestly feeling relieved, so Valetta’s threw a
smile at him.
「However,
if somehow Beasts come out, then at that time, I wish for your cooperation
Kazura-san.」
「Eh?
Beasts, huh? ........ If it just a boar piglet then I can do something, maybe.」
Kazura interpreted Valetta’s word as a joke, so he
replied with that words, but Valetta eyes glittered with respect.
「Wa!
Are you really mean it? Then, if a Boar Piglet really come out, I will leave it in
your care!」
「Yes,
if it just something like a boar then with one hit from a stick I could still
claim easy victory.」
Kazura replied to Valetta.
「(If the word Piglet also used in here, is that means that there are also Boar on this side?)[12]」(Kaz’s
Inner thought)
Although the explanation was incorrect, Kazura kept walking
on the road to Isteria, while enjoying the scenery of the other world that began
to brighten.
☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽
I think Kazura just raised a flag to be
attacked by bandits or ‘Boars’. It will be funny if ‘Boar’ in this world is
giant Pig of 3 meter with blade like tusks.
[1] Sack-Bag: A simple bag with an opening in its top that
is fastened with a rope or strings. Synonym: Duffel bag, drawstring bag, gunny
sack (for the larger variety), others.
[2] Lipovitan-D®, energy drink, 100 mL of it contain
1000mg Taurine, 50mg of Caffeine, 20mg Vit. B3, 5 mg Vit. B1, B2 and
B6.
[3] 短剣Dagger or Short Sword. Usually not longer than one
adult arm, a personal arms that usually carried by people in the past.
[4] This is Shoiko, an old style way to carry things in
your back, popular when we don’t have cars and truck-chan. In OUTDOOR community
this style of tools is called “external-frame pack”.
[5] Firewood water content should be low. By dehydrating it,
firewood weight will decreased and more easier to carry. Heavy wood (hardwood) burned
well and long lasting, so they are ideal as heat source that need to be long lasting
like or warming room. Dehydrating firewood need quite a lot of time, so Valetta
had prepared the firewood since some time ago, maybe before Kazura arrived.
[6]ミュラ. Myura is Myra.
[7] Since Monster Repellent Kazura™ is here.
[8] ターナ. Taana is Tana
[9] With a little push, maybe Kazura will ‘Fallen’.
[10] Big eyes and high/prominent nasal bridge are beauty
tenet in Japanese / Asian in general (including me).
[11] I won’t be surprised if the otherworld natives will
considered Kazura’s Lipo-D drinks as Soma’s Drop, Panacea, or Elixir of Life.
[12] ウリ坊 Uribou I translated
it as “Boar”. イノシシInoshishi
I translated it as “Wild Pig”. Open for suggestion.
thanks for the chapter :D
ReplyDeletearigatou~!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the boar is going to be an Orc.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure the "boar" in this world really is a menace that can kill an army.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the translation.
ReplyDeleteWell if it's just a beast he might be able to handle it with fire.
ReplyDeleteAccording to a quick google image search for ウリ坊, the translation should be "squeaker" or "boar piglet" (the young child of a wild boar) while イノシシ should be “wild boar” or "wild swine" (if "wild pig" it should be preceded by "Eurasian", which not only is a mouthful, I don't think can be applicable to another world). This makes much more sense, as Japanese boars are small (not as small as Indonesian, but small nonetheless) so their youngest are relatively easy to deal when apart from their mother.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteSince my dictionary say Uribou is synonym for Inoshishi... So I quite confused in this.
Then after searching the dictionary ウリ坊 = 瓜坊. Uribou means melon-boy and specifically describe boar piglet.
Better fixed the translation... Wew..,
「Yes, everyone here survived those years, therefore, they could wield spears well and when the time come for them to use it they are very reliable. When autumn comes, Lodurr goed hunting in the mountain, so his archery skill is first class.」
ReplyDelete=> went hunting, not 'goed' hunting
It's actually "goes hunting".
DeleteThanks for the chapter!
ReplyDeleteFeel sorry for The guy that brings his family knowing that a God is with them. Well I just hope that nothing will happen
ReplyDeleteThanks for the new chapter! The preconception about Kazura is worrying since there's a 6 year old accompanying the group now.
ReplyDeleteThank you
ReplyDeleteThis story is very slow so i dont know if this is going to a fantasy fighting setting or what lol. But i cant seem to hate it and i worry for Kazura
ReplyDeletei was thinking. where is magic. fuck the author if there is no magic!
ReplyDeleteMC is somewhat of "whatever goes" faction.
ReplyDeleteis he really not bringing any weapon with him?
ReplyDelete...Kazuya.......
Wrong WN, Mira-chan!
ReplyDelete"Well, Myra-chan only resembles Lodurr-san in their teeth " he's not the actual fatheeeer XD
ReplyDeleteI think Val wanted to carry Kazuma's part because she knows he's not physically strong at all
Tq
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