Translator Corner
This is the
person who lately woke up at 10 AM (noon) Yukkuri demasu...
I don’t do
much today other than lazing around, but let’s translate this in one sitting!
And it failed
(it took me 3 days of intermittent translating)....Blame it on National
Geographic and www.sare.org articles
that I read for worldbuilding and because I interested in farming due to
previous Takarakuji chapter.
Essentially, Biochar
is good, crop cycling is good, composting is good (all of these three can
increase local soil profile after several years of application), heavy tilling
is bad, heavy chemical fertilizer is bad, monoculture is bad (all of these
three can degrade local soil profile after several years of application).
Conventional
Farming is destined to be doomed because of increasing fertilizer prize (as
cost for Phosporous and petroleum will keep hiking, since petroleum is used to
fuel the fertilizer making-process and transportation), cause severe
environmental degradation (by increased top soil erosion, soil salting, and
nutrient lost) and unsustainable in long term because of decreased soil
fertility and raised production cost.
Translator tract
ends here.
The Translator who wishes Earth rotation slowed down to 28 hours solar day:
Yukkuri Oniisan
The Editor
who thankfully didn’t bothered by my awkward grammar:
NaoSou
Chapter 17: The Resting Lodge and
Hunter of the Dark Night
「Myra, do you want to take a break?」
「No~, I am
still all right.....」
Once hour
had passed since they left the village, the sky became somewhat brighter due to
the dawning light. Hearing the conversation in the background, Kazura looked behind
him. It were the voices of Lodurr and Myra, who walked between him and Tana.
Myra was speaking
energetically when they just departed, but after an hour passed, she talked
less and less, and now, her forehead was sweating and she was silently
trotting.
Although
she had said that she is okay, her expression showed that she was tired.
「Everyone,
shall we rest a little here?」
When Kazura
was going to suggest resting to Valetta, at the same time, Valetta also called
everyone to stop walking after she had seen Myra’s condition.
「Thank you.
I appreciate it.」
「Onee-chan,
I’m sorry......」[1]
Seeing Myra
who was taking small breaths and apologized while feeling despondent, Valetta
squatting to match their eyes level and said while smiling,
「It’s fine, if
you feel tired then you have to take a rest, right?」
「That’s
right, my feet are also completely exhausted. Myra-chan really has more
stamina.」
Kazura, who
carried the wooden rack in his shoulder, was stretching himself and putting
down the rack at a tree base on the side of the road, and then he smiled at the
depressed Myra.
The other
villagers were also putting their luggage under the tree shade.
「Wahahahahaha,
Kazura-sama needs to train his body more.」
「Uu, I’m so
tired.... Valetta-san, could you pass me my bag?」
Kazura once
again smiled at Myra who was laughing observing the villagers’ conversation. He
then received his bag from Valetta and took out one bottle of Lipo-D from the
inside.
「Myra-chan,
come here, I give you some medicine.」
「Un.」
Myra came
quickly after she as called by Kazura and received the opened bottle of Lipo-D.
Although
the dose instruction that was printed on Lipo-D label said that it’s not
recommended to be consumed by children under age 15, Kazura decided that if a 6
years old only consumed one or two gulps, then it would be fine.
「Drink only
one gulp. It’s not good if you drink too much, understand?」
「Un. I
understand.」
Myra nodded
obediently and drank the Lipo-D. There was still some Lipo-D content remained.
「Kazura-sama,
thank you very much!.」
Myra said
her grateful thanks and returned the bottle to Kazura.
Kazura then
patted Myra’s head and smiled.
「Don’t
mention it.」
He putted
back the Lipo-D to the bag and in exchange he took out a can of Sakuma Drop[2] (not the one with
illustration from Grave of the Fireflies).
「Just like
usual, the can lid is hard to open...... okay, it’s open. Myra-chan, could you
open your hand.」
He opened
the stiff can lid and Myra give him her open hand while she was looking at the
mysterious Drops can, and then he shook the can once.
Thereupon,
*garan*, a peculiar sound could be heard and at the same time an orange colored
Drop tumbled down to the center of Myra’s palm.
「Oh, an
orange, huh? It’s lucky that it’s not mint. Myra-chan, try to put it into your
mouth. Since it hard, don’t bite it, all right?」
「Un.」
Doing what
Kazura had told her, Myra put the orange-colored drop into her mouth.
Myra instantly
opened her eyes wide after experienced the new taste of Orange that she never
tasted before. To express her happiness, she showed a wonderful smile while hopping
in joy.
「Is it
tasty?」
「Un! This is
really tasty!」
「That’s
good. Then I give this to Myra-chan. Share it with the others, all right? 」
「Un!」
Myra
received the Drops can from Kazura, and rushed to share the Drops with the
resting villagers.
The villagers
who received the Drops, enjoyed the Drops taste.
「This is
very sweet.」
「Oh yeah? But,
mine is pleasantly cool and refreshing.」
Kazura was
sitting down and watching that scene. Then he turned his gaze to the road that
they had walked.
The road
that Kazura had walked stretched endlessly straight towards the village. Except
for trees that were planted at the roadside as road markers, there was nothing
else.
The area
where road passed through, had some large rocks, and some thin trees, but it
was mostly empty. There are far away mountains that can be seen in the horizon.
The whole area can be called a dry prairie.[3]
Then, he
saw the road that they will travel forward at. It also had the same scenery
spread out and wide.
「Kazura-san,
here, drink some water.」
Kazura was
thinking about the road that he will take and worried about if the sole of his
feet will be blistered. Then, Valetta took out a leather canteen with water.[4]
The leather
canteen had a wooden cork stopper. Its size was also quite large.
「Thank you.
Err, will we keep walking until the sun goes down?」
「No. We will
set up a camp before the sunset. However, just a little far ahead, there is a
resting lodge that had been built by Nelson-sama. We will reach it before the
day ends and make our stop in there.」
Hearing the
word resting lodge, Kazura involuntary gave out a voice, 「Oh!」.
He already
thougt that he would sleep outdoors. To construct a resting lodge at a spot
between Grisea Village and Isteria,.... that Nelson-sama was really something.
Perhaps, by
accumulating this kind of considerate actions, he gained the respect from the
people just like the Grisea villagers.
「Therefore,
even if it is difficult for Myra-chan, she must persevere and keep walking. Of
course, Kazura-san also needs to persevere.」
So, Valetta
answered while unintentionally laughing.
「I’ll do my
best......」
Replied
Kazura, while he carefully stroking his feet that wore the unfamiliar
knitted-straw sandals.
✦✧✦✧
10 hours
had passed.
The sun
that had been furiously enthroned on the overhead sky started to abdicate.
Kazura became worried about the time remaining to make preparations for
camping. But then, the resting lodge, that was constructed from wood, came into
his sight. Nearby the lodge was a forest that extends far and wide, while the
road continues to go through it.
「A,
Kazura-san, I can see the resting lodge!」
「Re-really?.....
I’ saved....」
After
marching for 10 hours, that seemed like a very long time, wearing unfamiliar footwear,
Kazura’s left sole had a single blister in it. Even though he had wrapped a
bandage around it to soften the pressure when walking, frankly, it was still
quite painful.
However, even
the 6 year old Myra kept walking without raising a single complaint, how could
25 years old man like Kazura stop walking because of a single blister? So, to
the worried Valetta and others, he just replied 「I’m fine」 with a
smile, gritted his teeth and kept walking.
En route,
they traveled with a 5 minutes rest every 1 hour walking. They also had 30
minute rest for lunch. But, only Kazura had a blister in the sole.
Myra was
somewhat tired after walking for a long period of time, but maybe because she
drunk a gulp of Lipo-D, she still had some energy to chat with the other villagers
just like on the time of departure.
Kazura also
drank a bottle of Lipo-D on the way, but there is no amazing restorative effect
that was exhibited in the people of this world. Nothing was different than when
he drank Lipo-D back in Japan.
Kazura struggled
until reaching the lodge. After opening the lodge door and confirmed its
safety, two people left in front of the lodge to stand watch while the rest
entered it.
The lodge
had the size of 10 tatami[5] equivalent to an apartment
room, on the four walls were sliding windows, and in the center of the room is
a sunken hearth.
There was
nothing that could be used to make fire inside the lodge, so they took out the firewood
that they had brought, and Kazura ignited a twig with his lighter before
throwing it to as a kindling to start the fire in the hearth.
「Ouch.....
Auw, looks like the blister popped...」
After lighting
the hearth, Kazura sat in front of it. He then removed the bandage and examined
his feet.
The blister
under his left sole was torn and was oozing blood, dying the bandage with red.
「Kazura-san,
are you all right?」
Kazura was
disinfecting the cracked blister with hydrogen peroxide solution, while the
worried Valetta had put down the luggage and sat beside him.
「Aah, I’m
fine. I can walk again after disinfecting and wrapping this with a bandage.」
「Really....? But please, you don’t need to push your body
too much since I will carry the firewood tomorrow.」
「Ah, no, I am
fine with it. Leave the firewood to me.」
Lodurr and
the others were marveled after seeing Valetta have a casual conversation with
Kazura, but since she was conversing with Kazura since the very beginning, she
didn’t feel anything strange.
After that
everyone had their supper (canned mixed rice meal that Kazura had brought),
then they took a rest while alternating the night watch shift.
✦✧✦✧
Later at
the night,
「Kazura-sama,
Kazura-sama」
Kazura’s
body was shaken while a small voice called him, he then opened his eyes.
When he
awakened, he could easily saw Tana squatting near his head.
It’s looked
like that his shift for the night watch had come.
He got up
and wore the mantel that he had used as a blanket, while rubbing his sleepy
eyes.
「Good
morning. Tana-san.」
「Good
morning. Uum, are you all right? For Kazura-sama to also took part in night
watch is...」
Tana said
it with apologetic expression.
Before they
retire, everyone had discuss the order for the night watch. Kazura also mentioned
that he wanted to take part in the night watch, but everybody replied,
「It is
outrageous for Kazura-sama to also took part in night watching!」
And so
Kazura was being remonstrated. But he feel bad for sleeping alone while the
other villagers took shift in night watch, so he overcame the opposition to secure
his turn.
By the way,
they use the movement of the stars to measure the time.
「Not at all,
please let me do it. If only me that receive preferential treatment then I
would felt bad.」
「Ah, is that
so?........... Then, I’m sorry, thank you very much for your work.」
Tana said
it with an apologetic tone. She handed over the nearby short spear to Kazura.
Because
Kazura remembered that for night watch he needs to carry a weapon, he received
the short spear. He felt that the thing in his hand was quite heavy.
Even thought
it was heavy, it was still quite wieldable by Kazura. If it was just for
bashing with it, then Kazura could do it.
「Then, I’ll
go watching. Tana-san please have a good rest.」
「Yes,
because my husband is also outside due to his shift, if you need something, you
can tell him.」
While
wearing the mantle/blanket and brandishing a short spear in his hand, he exited
the lodge.[6]
✦✧✦✧
When Kazura
exited the lodge, on the right corner at a short distance from the door was
Lodurr, who was standing while leaning on the lodge’s wall.
A shirt
spear and a quiver also leaned on his side. He gripped a short bow and one
arrow in his hand.
「Good
Morning, Kazura-sama. How is your foot’s condition?」
「Good
Morning. Since I applied an ointment and wrapped it in bandage, it will be
fine.」
Kazura said
that while showing his bandage wrapped foot to Lodurr who tasked to watching
the back side of the lodge, opposite from Kazura’s position.
By standing
on the opposite side of the lodge corner they could watching the highway on Griseia
and Isteria direction.
Kazura and
Lodurr were chatting for a while, then suddenly Loddur’s shut his mouth and
fixed his gaze on the vast forest. Seeing that Lodurr suddenly stopped talking,
Kazura was wondering what is it that he was looking at, but the only thing
Kazura saw a pitch dark forest.
「To think we
meet Almar[7] in this place.....
Kazura-sama, may I hunt it?」
Lodurr
asked while nocking the arrow and fully drawing the short bow, Kazura had no
idea what he is talking about. What kind of beast was it?
「Ah, sure.」
So, he
replied.
Receiving
Kazura’s permission, Lodurr fired the arrow. It was swallowed by the pitch
darkness of the foresta and then, immediately, an unknown animal death cry 「Gargh」could be
heard.
Lodurr immediately
ran into the forest. After a while he came back carrying a large rabbit-like
animal on his hand. It was an animal that was fully covered by bushy black furs
(It was called Almar).
Its eye was
pierced by Lodurr’s arrow. It seems like it was instantly killed.
「Uwaah, I
never think that I would meet an Almar in this place. This could be sold for a
high sum of money. Kazura-sama, thank you very much.」
Kazura was
in awe about Lodurr’s eyes that were just like a night vision scope, while
Lodurr, who was very pleased with the Almar he carried in his hand, bowed his
head to Kazura and showed his gratitude.
「Eh? Ah?
Don’t mention it....」
Kazura
didn’t understand about why Lodurr said thanks to him, so for now, he just answered
like that. Lodurr immediately went inside the lodge and softly woke up Tana.
The
awakened Tana was surprised when she saw the Almar. They skillfully drained the
blood and skinned it in the center of the lodge. Just like that, they had cut
and separated the fur and the meat.
Meanwhile,
Kazura also entered he lodge when they were draining the blood from it, but
because the night watch didn’t over yet, after handing over the Almar , Lodurr
came back to watch and shared the stories about Almar’s fur and meat until
their shift ended.
The next
morning, the others, who were sleeping and didn’t know about the incident during
the night, were overjoyed with Almar meat yakiniku and voiced their gratitude
to Kazura. Kazura was really puzzled about why they kept thanking him.
☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽
I was hoping
for a boar, get a rabbit instead.
Kazura is
really a dense protagonist... (but not the romantically dense one).
No update for
the next two days.
I had need to
chase some signature... and help my brother translating Tensei Slime Rimuru
102.
After that I need
to retranslate Chapter 3 of Mira because I made a mistranslation (I found it
after retranslate it for the Indonesian version), and then do a Mira chapter 5 (since
it short).
Until then, さらばでます。
[1] No, I won’t translate onee-chan After all, come on...
It’s ‘moe’ when little girl said it,
if it’s a boy speaking it, you can be sure I render it as elder sister.
[2] An old brand of hard candy, that sometime had illustration
of Setsuko from Grave of the Firelies. (That film makes me very sad....)
[3] Just like America Great Plains, Australian Outback, or
some African Savannah? I guess. But the village where Kazura come is near the
Mountain and Forest and River. They just walk 1 hour, so 4 km away. Just like Coastal California Forest and
Mojave Desert, or Montana I guess...
[4] What the proper term of this? Waterbag? Wiki said
canteen.
[5] 1 Tatami is about 1.652m2
[6] Insert Northmen Viking soundtrack here....
[7]アルマル Arumaru à Almar
TYVM for this chapter :D
ReplyDeleteLOL i wonder how he will react when he finds out why they seem to thank him and worship him XD
ReplyDeletearigatou~!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Great work
ReplyDeleteInstead of water-bag or canteen, I think water skin fits better.
ReplyDeleteHe's not actually dense, when the author wrote what the villagers were whispering about (the fact that they think that he's some sort of god called grellore) they were out of his hearing range. He only knows that they call him grellore-sama from time to time, probably thinking it's some sort of nickname.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the new chapter!
ReplyDeleteThanks
ReplyDeleteThanks
ReplyDeleteThank you for the translation.
ReplyDeletethanks for the chapter
ReplyDeletefrom the word about chasing some signature , are you perhaps new student in orientation phase ?
ReplyDeleteNope. I'm a Bachelor of Medicine (sort of).
DeleteThe signature is for collegial approval for my Public Health research paper (sort of)... Because my research partner went to hospital in another town... and the paper is due, like, two months ago? (I'm procrastinating) I should finished it quickly (truthfully it's pain in the bottom, I don't even don't get paid for this...)
Also I think most student orientation practice (in my country that is) is shit... since it's just an idiotic, organized, semi-sanctioned, revenge-prone bullying...
LOL,,
Deletecouldn't agree more with "Student Orientation" thingy,,,
it's the worst,,,
thanks god i already graduated from all of that..
but now i became a coorporate Slave,, Damn.
Hahaha wow!!thank you. Theirmgetting more daring in treating him like a god but i really do think he has the ability to bring good luck
ReplyDeleteThank you
ReplyDeleteSometimes you make some grammatical mistakes bit it doesn't bother me, I like this novel with a passion ! Thank you for the service you are doing for us
ReplyDeleteFrom the sound of it the canteen is probably a waterskin/wineskin from the accompanying imagery.
ReplyDeleteEhhh, will it be too much to request for you to post the translated tensei slime chapters you translate for your brother as well? >< would really love to read it! ><
ReplyDeleteI only TL parts of it (not a full chapter)... If you want to read it, go to my bro blog...
DeleteWait so they all think he is a god who went down to Arcadia?
ReplyDeleteUuuh I get the reference thanks to grave the fireflies, but talk about opening old wounds...
ReplyDeleteIf you slow down the Earth to 28 hours in a day. You will shorten your life from 70 years to 60 years.
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