Konjiki no Moji Tsukai - Chapter 80: The Heroes One Month Later

Open Trans Contributors:

• XCrossJ (8/11 pages)
• CapsUsingShift (3/11 pages)

Alright. Trans done. This Open Trans thing isn't going as bad as I thought it would be.
Credit to CapsUsingShift. His trans is pretty accurate and I barely had to edit it. Not only that, but his TL pace is similar to mine. Was a pleasure to work with him. (Yes. This is the first time we've worked together.)

I'll edit the annotations after I get some sleep.

Source: http://ncode.syosetu.com/n7031bs/80/

Edit 1(18/4/2015): Added Annotations/Notes. Fixed TL error (Credit to Commentor: Kemm)
Edit 2(18/4/2015): Fixed Error (Credit to Commentor: Christoph Pirklbauer)
Edit 3(18/4/2015): Fixed Error (Credit to Commentor: minh khang tran)
Edit 4(19/4/2015): Fixed Error and Foot Notes (Credit to Commentor: Akki)
Edit 5(19/4/2015): Fixed Error (Credit to Commentor: Alejandro Mer)
Edit 6(21/4/2015): Fixed Error (Credit to Yoraikun)

Chapter 80: The Heroes One Month Later

In the 【Capital City: Victorias】, the festival celebrating the birth of King Rudolf van Strauss Arclaim and his daughter, Lilith, had begun. Coincidentally, the two had been born on the same day of the same month.

Although it was festival, it wasn't a large event that took place across the entire nation. Even though it was referred to as the festival of birth, the reality was akin to a birthday party that took place within the confines of the castle. However, for those taking part in the celebrations were very important people.

Of course, the royalty was a given. The guest list extended to famous writers and musicians, painters and chefs, and even famous adventurers. The line-up was so overwhelming, one could only describe it as amazing. Everyone in attendance was someone whose name was well known throughout the country.


Taishi: 「Congrats, Lilith!」


The one who had called out to Lilith who was visibly exhausted from greeting celebrities was one of the heroes summoned from another world. One of the ones that held the fate of the world on their shoulders, Taishi Aoyama.


Lilith: 「Ah, Taishi-sama⁽¹⁾!」


Lilith joyfully rushed over towards Taishi while making a blossoming smile, as if her fatigue had been blown away. Although she normally didn't wear makeup, as this was a fairly important occasion, not to mention that she was the subject of the celebration, she had firmly applied it.

Lilith’s makeup was very natural and looked very good on her. Taishi thought she was always cute but she was even more so today, and he had his breath taken away.


Taishi: (Uu⁽²⁾… Cute!)


Seeing Lilith’s beaming smile as she ran towards him like a puppy, Taishi had a strong desire to embrace her. However, he couldn't do that. He could tell that if he did, the girl next to him would hound him.


*dosu*⁽³⁾


Taishi: 「Gufu!⁽⁴⁾」


He suddenly feels an impact in his side. When he looks, he can see the girl’s elbow buried in his side.


Taishi: 「W-What was that for, Chika...」


That’s right. That girl, like him, was also a hero that was summoned, Chika Suzumiya. She had brown, healthy-looking skin and a nice, slender body. Also, the dress that she was currently wearing had a slit in it that resembled a China dress. It suited her very well.

However, that girl was currently wearing a sour look while wedging her elbow into Taishi.


Chika: 「No reason~. It’s just that you were looking at Lilith with a perverted look on your face so I thought I’d just caution you.」

Taishi: 「What do you mean ‘caution’? This is just violence. In the first place, I wasn't looking at her with perverted...」

Chika: 「You weren't looking at her? Nnnn?⁽⁵⁾」

Taishi: 「T-That’s...」


Looking at Lilith’s pink dress, which slightly exposed her breasts, Taishi’s face turned red, answering while averting his gaze. Noticing where he was looking, Chika stabbed his eyes with her fingers.


Taishi: 「Gyaa!?⁽⁶⁾」

Lilith: 「T-Taishi-sama!?」

Chika: 「F-Fun!⁽⁷⁾ He got what he deserves!」


Lilith nervously tried to support Taishi who was causing a commotion while holding his eyes.

There were two people who were looking at those three from a different place. Those two girls were also heroes that were summoned. The one wearing a yellow dress, which did nothing to hide her voluptuous breasts, was Shuri Minamoto. The other, wearing a deep blue dress while holding a plate full of food, was Shinobu Akamori


Shinobu: 「Nyahaha⁽⁸⁾, Taishi-chi⁽⁹⁾ has it rough~」


She speaks while bringing food to her mouth as if she were a completely unrelated third party.


Shuri: 「Uun⁽¹⁰⁾, but Taishi-kun is also at fault.」

Shinobu:  「You think so~? Well, I bet trying to capture Taishi-chi would be really troublesome」

Shuri: 「T-That’s true」

Shinobu: 「Nn… Are you fine not going over there too, Shuri-chi?」

Shuri: 「Eh? M-Me? N-No, I’m...」


Shuri looked towards the other three as she spoke. It seemed like Taishi was still surrounded by the two while being told something.


Shuri: 「I-I don’t have the courage to join in...」

Shinobu: 「Nyahaha, I’ll bet. You’d need some serious power to jump in there」


Shinobu understood that it’d be impossible for the quiet Shuri to join in on that chaotic spectacle. Shuri, of course, also had feelings towards Taishi. However she couldn't act as forward as Chika or Lilith. Rather than that, if she were asked if she wanted Taishi so much that she would fight with her friends, she wasn't sure how she would answer.

As if understand what that girl was thinking, Shinobu smiled broadly and gave a light laugh.


Shinobu: 「Maaaan, it really is fun, people in love」

Shuri: 「Eh? Did you say something?」

Shinobu: 「Nope! It’s nothing!」


Then, seemingly having finished their conversation, the three walked towards Shuri and Shinobu. Taishi had a dull and tired expression.


Shinobu:「Good work, Taishi-chi!」

Taishi: 「If you were watching, then help me out a bit...」

Shinobu: 「No way! It was so interesting, why do I have to put a stop to it!?」

Taishi: 「Look here, you...」


As she saw Taishi’s shoulders drooping limply, Shinobu laughed. As she did, someone suddenly knocked into Taishi.


Taishi: 「Owa⁽¹¹⁾!?」


Taishi, who was about to tumble forward, desperately endured himself. However, as the one who knocked into him seemed to have dropped something, they had fallen onto their knees as they stared at the ground.


???:「E-excuse me-su⁽¹²⁾! This was completely caused by my carelessness-su!」


Even while they said this, they continued to conduct their search.


Taishi: 「Eh? Ah, no, I’m alright, but...did something happen?」


Taishi said thus while looking down at the person who was desperately searching for something. Said individual seemed to be a male as he wore a tuxedo.


Shinobu: 「Is something the matter?⁽¹³⁾」


Shinobu also raised the question.


???: 「Eh, eeh. It seems that I've apparently dropped my glasses-su. I can’t see a thing-su.」


As they thought this was bad, those around the area began to join in the search.


Chika: 「Ah, isn't it this?」


As Chika had found them, she handed it over to the person. Said individual then began to politely bow several times.


???: 「I must offer you my most sincere and gracious appreciation-su. Even though I was the one who had bumped into you, I am most thankful-su.」

Taishi: 「No, no. We must help each other in times of need.」


As Taishi said thus, he began to observe the individual. Blue hair that had been worn behind them had extended to their waist. As their bangs were considerably long, it completely covered their eyes, to the point where they could not be seen. Although they had worn very large, round glasses, this would lead some to wonder whether or not they could actually see. Their age was not significantly different from the group of Heroes.


???: 「Iya~⁽¹⁴⁾, you've really helped me out-su. Are you alright-su?」


The young man bashfully scratched his head. As he had once again lowered his head, the youth inquired into Taishi’s well being. He had asked whether any injuries were sustained due to his collision.


Taishi: 「No, no, I’m fine.」

???: 「Is that so-su. That’s a relief-su.」

Lilith: 「Ano…⁽¹⁵⁾」


What had been inserted between the two’s exchange was Lilith’s voice.


Taishi: 「Nn? What’s wrong, Lilith?」

Lilith: 「N-no, ano...are you, perhaps, Nazaar-san⁽¹⁶⁾?」


Upon hearing Lilith’s words, Chika pricked up her eyebrows.


Taishi: 「...someone you know?」


As she heard Taishi ask, Lilith faintly pulled her chin.


Lilith: 「Ah, no. I only know about this person because I've heard of them, so...」

Shinobu: 「A celebrity?」


As Shinobu asked thus, Lilith once again slightly nodded.


Lilith: 「Yes. Isn't that the case, Nazaar-san?」


Following this, the young man that had remained silent until now suddenly smiled.


Nazaar: 「Iya~, as I don’t often attend places like this, I didn't think anyone would recognize this face-su.」


He scratched his head as he said thus.


Nazaar: 「Yeah-su. I’m Nazaar-su. Nazaar Skride. Nice to meet ya-su.」


As he said this, Nazaar extended his hand out, offering a handshake. Lilith answered by grasping his hand with both of hers.


Lilith: 「It’s such an honor to be able to meet you.」

Taishi: 「H-hey, Lilith. Would you mind introducing us?」

Lilith: 「Ah, p-please excuse me! Eto⁽¹⁷⁾, this person is Nazaar Skride-san. He is considered one of the most famous artists.」

Nazaar: 「No, no. You say famous, but...I don’t think it’s to that extent!」


As Taishi saw him proudly insist as such, he thought that he was a person was somehow able to display a sense of intimacy.


Lilith: 「Were you perhaps invited by my father for my sake?」

Nazaar: 「Yeah-su. Well, I’ve received an invite before, but I wasn't able to come cause I was busy-su. 」

Lilith: 「Is that so.」

Nazaar: 「Ah, I forgot-su! Congratulations-su!」


As he said thus, he lowered his head. Upon seeing this, Lilith emitted a joyful smile as she grabbed the hem of her skirt and curtsied.


Lilith: 「Thank you for taking the time to congratulate me. Please fully enjoy yourself tonight.」


As her demeanor changed to a princess, she politely produced a string of words.


Nazaar: 「Although I’d really like to, I've got some work left that I have to get finished-su.」

Lilith: 「Will you be leaving so already?」

Nazaar: 「Unfortunately-su.」

LIlith: 「I see...no, I am truly grateful that you were able to visit. I believe the path back home has grown dark. Please take care.」

Nazaar: 「Haha, I’m grateful-su. Then-」


Saying thus, Nazaar departed with a swift pace.


Taishi; 「Is he really a celebrity, that guy?」

Lilith: 「Yes, Taishi-sama. All of his works are wonderfully exquisite. Look, that is one of his paintings.」


Saying thus, Lilith pointed towards a decoration of the party venue. It was a painting that contained a large picture.


It depicted a goddess being surrounded by fluttering angels. Animals and humans were etched into the background. Everyone seemed to be joyously dancing.


Lilith: 「It’s a painting referred to as 《Eden》⁽¹⁸⁾. As my father took a liking to it at a glance, he apparently obtained it from an acquaintance who didn't want it anymore.」

Taishi: 「Hee~⁽¹⁹⁾, this painting certainly as a feeling of warmth, huh. As everyone looks so happy, viewing it kinda makes you feel the same.」

Lilith: 「Indeed. In addition, he is a multi-talented individual. He also writes picture books.」

Taishi: 「Really?」

Lilith: 「When I was a child, I often read the picture book 《The Star’s Gift》⁽²⁰⁾. To this day, I still keep it safely stored.」

Shinobu: 「What’s it about?」


Perhaps as her interest had been piqued, Shinobu inquired.


Lilith: 「It’s an absolutely wonderful story.」


Following this, they had heard the story from Lilith.

In the night sky contained many stars. The stars were always looking over various worlds. Among them, a singular star was overlooking a particular world. In that world, an abundance of people were living there.

However, the world was absent of green, being mostly covered with wild deserts. As food did not grow well in such an environment, everyone had always carried out their lives in hunger. As the star felt pity for this planet, one day, they landed onto the world in the appearance of a person.

Following this, for the sake of the people suffering from starvation, it planted something known as the 《Star Seed》⁽²¹⁾. Then, although the reason for this was unknown, the ground around the planted seed began to grow a variety of crops and vegetation.

In the blink of an eye, the desert transformed into a blanket of lush greenery. That world’s inhabitants that saw this were incredibly grateful to the star. As they would now be able to eat until their stomachs were full, everyone emitted an enveloping smile.

However, the thing known as the 《Star Seed》 was also the star’s life. In exchange for such abundant life, the star decided to give up its life.

The people’s gratitude brought them to create an statue of the star. Following this, the world pledged to ensure that their world prospered, thus, everyone made a wonderful world where everyone joined their hands together.


Shinobu: 「That star was such a good child~. No, I’m not really sure whether they’re a kid though.」


Although she had tsukkomi(ed)⁽²²⁾ herself, she seemed to be genuinely impressed by the story itself. She felt a feeling of warmth spreading throughout her chest.


Lilith: 「Yes. I also love this story so much, that even to this day I sometimes go back and re-read it.」

Taishi: 「That book was from that Nazaar, huh.」


Taishi spoke in admiration.


Chika: 「Well, if we’re talking about Taishi, then even a handstand is impossible for him.」

Taishi: 「Ever since earlier, what’s gotten into you, Chika?」

Chika: 「B-but you’re...that...even though I tried so hard with this dress...」

Taishi: 「Hah? What’d you say?」

Chika: 「Nothing at all! This insensitive Taishi!」

Taishi: 「Ita-!⁽²³⁾」


As his foot was stomped on, Taishi raised a groan of pain.


Taishi: 「W-what the hell, Chika!?」

Chika: 「I don’t care anymore!?」

Taishi: 「I have no idea what that’s supposed to mean!」


Watching the two, Shinobu sighed with half-opened⁽²⁴⁾ eyes.


Shinobu: (That’s no good, Chika-chi. Complimenting someone’s dress is a high grade technique. There’s no way that Taishi-chi who lacks resourcefulness could ever pull it off.)


Chika only wanted Taishi’s impressions of her figure in a dress. However, not only was he completely oblivious to her appearance, he was completely enamored with Lilith. Seeing this, Chika grew irritated, to the point of breaking into an outburst of anger.

Perhaps empathizing with Chika, Lilith remained silent as expected, producing a wry smile. Shuri also sighed again as she felt sympathy for Chika.⁽²⁵⁾
Staring at the heartwarming mood created by the heroes was a person in the shade of a row of pillars. This individual was none other than Nazaar, the one who was conversing with them all previously.


Nazaar: (So those are the heroes-su… I was finally able to see them with my own eyes-su)


Nazaar’s glasses glinted as he stared at them, but then he noticed someone’s eyes on himself. After realizing who was looking at him, instead of running away he looked right back.


Nazaar: (It’s alright-su. I won’t do anything as long as nothing happens-su)


After making eye contact, it seems like the individual understood his meaning and looked away.


Nazaar: 「Haha, even when he’s past his prime, he’s still plenty scary-su. That Judom-san」


Yes, the one who he made eye contact with was the guild master of this country, Judom Lankars. He was also invited to this celebration.

Notes

(Disclaimer: I am describing the terms used above as best as I can describe them. You’re probably better off checking with Google. With that said, please don’t quote me as I am not a professional.)

1. ^ -sama: A suffix used to show respect to the one addressed. Very formal and used to address someone of higher position (eg. A maid addressing her Master).
2. ^ Uu: A groan of some sort.
3. ^ *dosu*:
• TL XJ: Japanese onomatopoeia meaning *thud*.
• TL Caps: sound of dull impact; getting hit.
4. ^ Gufu: Groan of pain.
5. ^ Nnnn: ‘Hmm’.
6. ^ Gyaa: Groan of pain (how many groans are you gonna cycle through?).
7. ^ Fun: ‘Hmph’.
8. ^ Nyahaha: Shinobu’s laugh. 'Nya' makes the laugh seem more feline.
9. ^ -chi: A suffix used to denote familiarity with the subject. It also usually infers that the speaker has a playful, childish personality.
• TL Caps: -chi: suffix similar to -chan, but… not exactly. I get the impression this denotes the speaker as being more playful/childish.
• TL XJ: Suffix used to denote familiarity with the subject. Also denotes the speaker being more playful/childish. A variant of chan/kun as it can be used for either gender.
• TL Caps: Can’t say I’ve ever heard someone use it in real life lol.
• TL XJ: Yeah. Only really heard it in anime and, even then, it was quite scarce. Most recent example would be a character from SNAFU (Either Komachi or Yui. Can’t remember which.). Seems to be a quirk often given to people with Kansai-ben?
10. ^ Uun: An expression displaying negation, denial. Different from and opposite of ‘un’.
11. ^ Owa: Groan of pain (Groan Variety Count: 4).
12. ^ -su: A suffix used to indicate a quirky style of speech. Used similarly to ‘-yo’, ‘-zo’, or ‘-nano’.
• Side Note: We are using this suffix to indicate this quirky style of speech. We are not necessarily using it as the Japanese would.
• Side Note: No. We are not translating it as 'dood'.
13. ^ TL Note: Shift to polite speech indicates that she stops talking in Kansai-ben.
14. ^ Iya: In this context, means ‘Ma~n’.
15. ^ Ano: ‘Um’ or ‘Excuse me’. Difference with Eto is that ‘Ano’ is used to try and grab someones attention.
16. ^ -san: A suffix used to show respect or distance to the one addressed. Less formal than '-sama' and can be used to address anyone of any position.
17. ^ Eto: ‘Um’. Difference with Ano is that ‘Eto’ is used when collecting one’s thoughts.
18. ^ TL Note: Eden of Grisaia | Grisaia no Rakuen.
19. ^ He: Not male pronoun ‘he’. The ‘e’ is pronounced the same as in egg. A Japanese expression denoting admiration or sarcasm.
20. ^ TL Note: Written in Hiragana (AKA no Kanji). Indicates it’s meant to be read by children who do not know how to read Kanji. Although, doesn’t really make sense as Ranalyth is a different language but...meh. It’s Japanese context is as such.
21. ^ TL Note: Refer to Note 20.
22. ^ Tsukkomi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_owarai_terms.
23. ^ Ita: An expression denoting pain. Literally derives from the japanese word for pain, Itami | 痛み. Think ‘ouch’ or ‘ow’. (Groan Variety Count: 5).
24. ^ TL Note: Something like this: http://blog-imgs-47.fc2.com/h/a/k/hako2000/JT_04b678bf.jpg or http://image14.bannch.com/bs/M302b/bbs/332163/img/0212483383.gif bottom left
25. ^ TL Note: It’s not that I have an aversion to insensitive/oblivious protagonists/characters, I just feel that it’s execution is usually sloppy, to the point that it becomes very unnatural. Especially in this case.

Konjiki no Moji Tsukai - Chapter 76: Contract with a Demon?

Alright. Another one. Will probably be a while before my next trans due to circumstances...
So, formatting for this is not great. This chapter started as an open trans, thus, the format is not consistent.
I haven't edited it yet because I'm sleepy and I really should be sleeping now. I'll post an update with the edit and annotations later. For now, you get the content. Good night.

Open Trans Contributors:

• Night Raccoon
• NetBlazer
• ELYSION
• XCrossJ

Source: http://ncode.syosetu.com/n7031bs/76/

Update 1(15/4/2015):

Alright. So I've taken the time to edit and format it. I've also noticed that a few people are quite merciless, trying to point out issues in a work that hasn't been edited. I appreciate the feedback, but man...you guys are harsh.
With that said, now I'll gladly (for the most part) take any criticisms you may have. Fire away.
Also, concerning open trans projects, it's been determined that the person who's done the majority of the translation will post it up. Since I did 11/12 pages, I posted it here.

Chapter 76: Contract with a Demon?

Three days had passed in the manor. During that time, although Hiiro befriended Silva and Shamoe, he didn’t even catch a glimpse of Liliyn. According to Silva, Liliyn usually stayed in her room, relying on Silva to bring her meals.


Hiiro: (Haa, I don’t really care about the Aka-Loli⁽¹⁾, but it looks like the rain’s not showing any signs of stopping…...)


During the past three days, there was no sign of the rain letting up. As it had rained continuously for such a long time, Hiiro thought that the river might overflow. However, Silva assured him that there was nothing to be concerned about.

The reason for this was that the monsters living in the lake were absorbing the Red Rain. Although it was raining continuously right now, there was a point in the past where there was no rain at all.

Because of that, the monsters shrivelled up and died. Since the rain provided them with energy, they literally regarded it as a blessing.

However, to people, this was one of the most annoying events that could occur. As one could not step outside, even without Liliyn present, all one could do was stay muffled in their rooms as they ate and slept.


Hiiro: (This is a waste of time. I originally wanted to practice my 《Word Magic》, but I can’t use magic right now...it’s like I’m in a prison.)


Hiiro was obviously dissatisfied at first. Yet, in actuality, the mansion was filled with books and literature that Silva had collected, appeasing Hiiro’s boredom. Hiiro deemed the books in Silva’s collection as intriguing, especially the books detailing topics related to the Demon World. Thus, he enjoyed himself as he read through them.

At first, he was handed a book recommended by Silva. However, as it was clearly one of those books that the Perverted Butler often had, Hiiro immediately smacked the pervert over the head with it.

As Hiiro was in the guest room, absorbed in his reading, he heard the sound of a door slowly opening. If the visitor was Silva or Shamoe, then they would definitely knock before hand. Thus, he understood that his visitor was the only other existence that resided in the mansion.

Shifting his gaze towards the opened door, he predictably saw a face that he had not seen in a while.


Liliyn: 「Lend me some of your time.⁽²⁾」


With her blazing red hair, Liliyn swayed as she spoke in a commanding tone.


Hiiro: 「I refuse.」


He instantly gave his rejection. However, perhaps expecting such an answer from Hiiro, Liliyn did not grow too upset as she continued.


Liliyn: 「Kukuku⁽³⁾, I see you haven’t changed much. Being able to face me with that kind of attitude, I mean.」

Hiiro: 「I’m reading. Don’t bother me, Hikikomori⁽⁴⁾.」

Liliyn: 「Fun⁽⁵⁾, forget about that and come. I wanna show you something interesting.」

Hiiro: 「...?」

Hearing the words ‘something interesting,’ Hiiro’s curiosity was piqued.


Hiiro: 「What’s so interesting?」

Liliyn: 「Like I said, if you follow you’ll find out.」

Hiiro: 「......」


The two’s eyes met. As Liliyn averted her eyes soon after, all the while emitting a fearless grin, Hiiro shut the book with a *pata*⁽⁶⁾.


Hiiro: 「Where are we going?」

Liliyn: 「Over here.」


Hiiro followed after Liliyn who had left the room. However, he noticed something suddenly drop to his feet as he exited the guest room. As he glanced at Liliyn’s back, he picked up the object at his feet.


Hiiro: (This is...)


Hiiro saw something resembling golden petals.


Hiiro: (The 《Golden Rose》...huh?)


In the fight earlier with the Baron Bone Lizard, Liliyn had consumed the 《Golden Rose》. This piece may have fallen out of her clothing when she had passed this spot. As Hiiro thought thus, for whatever reason, he concealed it in his pocket as he followed after Liliyn who was walking ahead.


They had entered a dimly lit room, a room that Liliyn would refer to as her own.


Hiiro: (This room has really bad taste, huh.)


As he saw several creepy masks and ornaments lined up along the walls, Hiiro shrugged his shoulders. In the center of the room was a large magic circle drawn on the floor, a lone bed sitting on top of it. On top of said bed, Liliyn quietly sat down and stared at Hiiro.


Liliyn: 「I heard that your hobby is reading.」


Hiiro interpreted this as her most likely hearing this from Silva.


Liliyn: 「Right now, I’ve been arranging time to decipher a certain book.」

Hiiro: 「A certain book you say?」

Liliyn: 「That’s right. Well, I give you permission to look.」


As Liliyn said thus, she took a singular book out from under her pillow. The book, wrapped in a pitch black hardcover, appeared to not have anything resembling a title written on it.


Liliyn: 「This was a book that I obtained through several connections but, here. Have a read.」


As she said thus, Liliyn threw the book towards Hiiro. Catching it with both hands, Hiiro first began to check the front and back covers. As he had thought, there was no trace of a title written anywhere. As such, he had no clue as to what the contents of the book were.

For the time being, Hiiro decided to check the contents of the book, his eyes involuntarily widening as he opened the book. Seeing Hiiro’s expression, Liliyn’s gaze sharpened as she stared at him. Of course, Hiiro was oblivious to this.


Hiiro: 「This is...why is such a thing in this world…?」


Hiiro unconsciously muttered in surprise. Of course, this was to be expected. This was because the contents of the book contained words that should not exist in this world.


Hiiro: 「...Japanese.」


Indeed, it was precisely as Hiiro had said. The characters written in the book was undoubtedly the native language of Hiiro’s birth place, Japan.


Liliyn: 「As I thought.」


Upon hearing Liliyn’s words, Hiiro looked towards her. He immediately regretted his actions.


Liliyn: 「Boy, I had thought that you didn’t seem like someone born in the Demon World. No...you’re not even a native of 【Edea】...right?」


As she gave of an eerie smile, a dubious light shone within the depths of her eyes.


Hiiro: (Damn...what the hell did I just say…?)


As he wasn’t paying attention, he did not remember what he had said that was so significantly bad. However, from the current atmosphere, he could grasp that he had spoken something that caused even more problems for him.


Liliyn: 「You can read that, right?」


Hiiro threw back the book as he made his usual poker face.


Hiiro: 「What are you talking about? I was just so instinctively appalled by how messy those words were.」


Certainly, the black book was filled with scribbles. Reading it, one could tell that the characters were quirky. It could easily be called ‘messy writing’. However, seeing through Hiiro’s excuse, Liliyn’s smirk as her amusement was overflowing.


Liliyn: 「Don’t bother, boy.」


Saying thus, she took out a flower from her pouch. It was a charming flower that closely resembled a tulip, yet, its size was so small that it would fit neatly within her hand.


Liliyn: 「This is called a 《Voice Flower》. It’s effect is…」


Liliyn began to pour magic into the flower. Following this-


Voice Flower: 「This is...why is such a thing in this world…? ...Japanese.」


Hiiro clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. He never thought that he would have his voice recorded. What he had heard from the flower was undoubtedly his own voice. It was most likely the words that he had just spoke. If it wasn’t, then it would be impossible for the word 『Japanese』 to appear.


Hiiro: (This brat, she was aiming for this since the beginning…)


Hiiro glared intently at Liliyn, however, she simply dismissed it as if it were a passing breeze as she continued.


Liliyn: 「Well, there’s no need to make such a face. I don’t really care who you are. I have no intention of spreading this either. The only thing that I am interested in is purely you yourself.」

Hiiro: 「...」

Liliyn: 「Because you seem ignorant about the ways of this world, I somehow knew that you were not of this world, that you were of a completely different world, you know? Also, that ‘Jya-pa-nees’⁽⁷⁾ word. That’s either this book’s title, or the general term used for the words written in it...am I wrong?」


Hiiro thought that she was an intelligent fellow as he clicked his tongue in his innermost thoughts. If Arnold was here, he would easily be able to deceive her. Yet, it seemed that he was up against the wrong opponent.


Liliyn: 「Those words couldn’t be deciphered by anyone that I’ve met before. In other words, those characters do not belong to this world. There was also a hero summoning in the past. The hero was a savior belonging to another world. Furthermore, I heard that recently, a Hero Summoning took place in the 『Humas』 Continent. You...are you a hero?」


Liliyn asked as her eyes sparkled with a *kirakira*⁽⁸⁾, shining with the light of intrigue.


Hiiro: 「I’m pretty sure I have no obligation to answer, you know?」

Liliyn: 「Kukuku, certainly you have no obligation to. I just want to know. Then how about this. Name anything you desire. As compensation for fulfilling your wish, tell me about yourself.」


She reached her hand out towards Hiiro. An unpleasant sensation ran throughout his whole body, a sensation that seemed as if he were making a deal with the devil. Even if he thought it was his imagination, it was not entirely false. The girl in front of his eyes was certainly a little girl, no. What held the appearance of a little girl was actually a cunning individual that had lived tens of Hiiro’s life span.

However, as the situation was so one-sided, Hiiro felt uneasy. He had an idea to pierce the current silence, however, he was drawn by the words promising to fulfill his desire. He began to think of how to take maximum advantage of her proposal.

From what he had gathered from Silva and Shamoe, Hiiro understood that she was certainly not the type of person who would willingly spread information about others. Because of this, he particularly thought that her ideas were very exaggerated.


Hiiro: 「...I got it. Then first, listen to my request.」

Liliyn: 「Kukuku, very well.」


Hearing Hiiro’s words, her face brightened as she returned a slight nod.


Liliyn: 「State anything you desire. Even if you were to say you desired my body, I wouldn’t mind, you know?」


Seeing Liliyn jokingly declare thus, Hiiro glared at her with half-opened eyes.


Hiiro: 「As if I would be interested in such a flat⁽⁹⁾ body.」


She was cut down and disposed of in a single strike.


Liliyn: 「F...flat...you say…」⁽¹⁰⁾


As if she had received a considerable amount of shock, her body trembled with a *furufuru*⁽¹¹⁾.


Liliyn: 「T-this...even though he’s just a lowly boy...I’ll pulverise your brain into mush…」


Although Liliyn’s words were drenched with murderous intent, Hiiro was unconcerned as he opened his mouth.


Hiiro: 「I want the admission permit to the 【Fortuna Grand Library】.」

Liliyn: 「I won’t be satiated just by simply killing him...I’ll keep him alive as I show him hell...wait, what’d you say?」⁽¹²⁾

Hiiro: 「Like I said, I want the admission permit to the 【Fortuna Grand Library】. Not just that, but the highest level clearance.」

Liliyn: 「...when you say the highest level, are you saying that you want to view the literature in 《Basement 5》 which requires certificates issued by the royal family?」

Hiiro: 「That’s right. Prohibited books and archaic manuscripts, there seems to be lots of interesting things there, doesn’t it?」

Liliyn: 「...hey, boy. I don’t know whether you’re aware of this, but those that are allowed to view the literature in 《Basement 5》 mostly comprise of only royalty. Even if they gave permits to the public, the chances of obtaining one would be extremely slim.」

Hiiro: 「Aa⁽¹³⁾, it’s precisely because of this that I’m saying I want to obtain such a permit.」

Liliyn: 「...you. Have you ever been told before that you’re very bossy?」

Hiiro: 「I’ll return those words straight back to you.」


Although they maintained a deadlock with their eyes for a while, the first to break it was Liliyn.


Liliyn: 「...haa. Why are you going that far? What’s your goal?」

Hiiro: 「The hell’re you saying? Books are things that are meant to be read. It’s not something made to be stored away in a dark place. I’m travelling all around the world trying to read all the books I can.」

Liliyn: 「Hou⁽¹⁴⁾, so it’s just simple curiosity, huh?」

Hiiro: 「Got a problem?」

Liliyn: 「No…」


She grinned happily as she continued to speak.


Liliyn: 「However, it’d be good if that curiosity didn’t destroy you someday.」

Hiiro: 「I won’t die. Therefore, it’s fine.」

Liliyn: 「Wha...pu-! Kuhahahahahahaha⁽¹⁵⁾! As I thought, you’re definitely interesting! How about it, do you really have no intention of becoming mine!?」

Hiiro: 「You’re so repetitive. I have no intention of becoming yours.」

LIliyn: 「Kukuku, well, that’ll probably change in due time. People change. I’ll bring you to your knees someday with my charm.」

Hiiro: 「That day will definitely not come.」

Liliyn: 「Kukuku, we’ll see about that.」


Saying thus, Liliyn opened the drawer of a shelf that had vials placed on top of it. Taking out something from the drawer, she threw it over to Hiiro with a *hyoi*⁽¹⁶⁾. Luckily, Hiiro caught it as he confirmed what it was.

It was a singular piece of card that had her name written on it. Upon closer inspection, the words 【Fortuna】 were written, with a golden mark pressed onto it.


Liliyn: 「That’s the admission permit. Furthermore, it’s the one you requested, the one with the highest level clearance.」

Hiiro: 「This is...huh.」


Although he told his request half-heartedly, knowing that it was a desire that was unlikely to be fulfilled, as he unceremoniously obtained the permit, he was obviously surprised. Because of this, he began to wonder even more as to the identity of the person before his eyes.

As she had indicated earlier, those that possess the permit for 《Basement 5》 mainly consisted of royalty. And yet, she had one such permit in her possession. Knowing that this fact alone should be enough to startle anyone, Liliyn boasted as she puffed her chest out in pride, wearing a merry smile.


Hiiro: (Even though she said to state any desire, I had no expectations as I told her. Talk about a stroke of good luck.)


In regards to favours, Hiiro had another one in stock. If that one was unable to be granted then Hiiro would have determined that negotiations had broke down, causing him to immediately depart from this place. However, as he had been disappointed in a good way, the fact that Hiiro was puzzled was undeniably true.

This proved the extent of how difficult it was for a normal person to be able to obtain the 【Fortuna Grand Library’s】 highest level permit.

The 【Fortuna Grand Library】 was a library that’s located in the 【Evila Capital: Xaos】. It’s collection of literature was unparalleled in this world. It was also known as the 《Fountain of Knowledge》. It’s said that no matter what problem you have, the answer would be slumbering within its walls.

『Humas』, 『Gabranth』, 『Evila』, 『Pheom』. The library has achieved the gathering and collection of literature from all the continents. However, the library works on a permit system. In order to gain entry, one must obtain permission from both the library director, and the country.

The library has two upper levels and four basements. As one goes lower, the books housed become more important, thus, it becomes even harder to gain access to them.

Basically, 『Evila』 usually apply for a permit for 《Basement 1》, a descending floor that often holds books that are commonly sold elsewhere. Floors even lower than 《Basement 2》 and 《Basement 3》 require not just permission from the head librarian, but the country as well. In other words, there are floors that require permission from the Royal Family to access.

One of which was the floor known as 《Basement 5》, a floor where books that were never revealed to the general populace are stored. Hiiro definitely wanted to read such books.

However, upon hearing this story, Hiiro began worrying about how he would obtain access to such a place. Although he could use 《Word Magic》 to attempt to sneak in like a shinobi, if possible, he wanted to peacefully gain access to such a location. Thus, he took up Liliyn’s offer without giving it much thought.

It was a happy miscalculation that she happened to have a permit. Furthermore, it was a permit of the highest level. He had slightly viewed her as the goddess of luck, however, he decided not to voice this out.


Hiiro: (This brat….no, she’s a hag, huh. Really, who in the world is she…)


Quite unlike himself, Hiiro slightly felt curious about Liliyn herself. Oblivious to such thoughts of his, Liliyn began to speak.


Liliyn: 「According to the contract, I’ve given you a means of entering 【Fortuna】. That’s why, next, listen to my demands.」


Hiiro stared at Liliyn as he placed his hand on his chin. Silence shortly followed.


Hiiro: (I better make use of what I can...huh.)


Thinking as such, Hiiro quietly opened his mouth.


Hiiro: 「...if it’s just hearing you out then I’ll listen.」


Upon hearing Hiiro’s words, Liliyn once again showed a broad smile.

Note:

(Disclaimer: I am describing the terms used above as best as I can describe them. You’re probably better off checking with Google. With that said, please don’t quote me as I am not a professional.)

1. ^ Aka-Loli: Hiiro’s nickname for Liliyn. Aka = Red. Loli = Lolita.
2. ^ TL Note: Literally translates to ‘Let me borrow your face’. I’m assuming it means she wants to borrow him for a bit.
3. ^ Kukuku: Liliyn’s smirk.
4. ^ Hikikomori: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori
5. ^ Fun: ‘Hmph’.
6. ^ *Pata*: Japanese onomatopoeia meaning *close*.
7. ^ TL Note: Japanese was written with Katakana, not the Kanji. This indicates that she doesn’t know that meaning of the word, just the pronunciation.
8. ^ *kirakira*: Japanese onomatopoeia meaning *sparkle*.
9. ^ TL Note: The Jap used here is のっぺら.
10. ^ TL Note: Oh boy. Here we go...
11. ^ *furufuru*: Japanese onomatopoeia meaning *tremble*.
12. ^ TL Note: Is this yandere?
13. ^ Aa: An expression of affirmation. Usually used by, but not exclusive to, masculine, dominant people. Kind of like ‘Uh-huh’ or ‘Yeah’.
14. ^ Hou: An expression of acknowledgement/understanding. Think ‘I see’, or ‘I get it’. Can be sarcastic.
15. ^ Kuhaha: Liliyn’s laugh.
16. ^ *hyoi*: Hard to explain in this context. Here: http://thejadednetwork.com/sfx/browse/hyoi/

Konjiki no Moji Tsukai - Chapter 79: And now, towards the Journey

Been a while(?) since my last trans. Either way, I got another one. And of course, it's another chapter gap.
Seems like our team's grown quite a bit. It's probably thanks to you, the community, who are advertising the series (kinda) to potential translators. So thanks. Eases up my work load (to an extent).
Hopefully, we can continue through this journey together (heh. Pun...).

Enough about that. Here's the chapter.

Source: http://ncode.syosetu.com/n7031bs/79/

Edit 1(14/4/2015): Fixed Annotation/Notes Error.
Edit 2(14/4/2015): Fixed Note (Credit to CapsUsingShift)
Edit 3(15/4/2015): Fixed Error (Credit to Commentor: Henrique Castilho)

Chapter 79: And now, towards the Journey

Liliyn: 「Now, let’s get a move on you lot!」


The following day, Liliyn frolicked as if she were an extremely energetic good girl. She pointed towards the other side of the lake as her back faced the mansion.

As she had indicated, the rain seemed to have stopped during the middle of the night. At the present time, the figure of the 《Forbidden Emperor Cloud》 that loomed over them in the sky was no where to be seen. If one were to compare this day to the previous, the current skies were cloudless, as if the storm had been a lie.

Not only had the weather turned fine after such a long time, but they were also going to be embarking on a journey. In light of this, Liliyn’s mood became ecstatic. Although this was not the first time she had gone on a journey, she did not have a reason to travel until now. In other words, there was nothing that had piqued her interest significantly enough to motivate her to go out on an excursion.

However, at the present time, there was the presence of who Liliyn had declared as an ‘Unusual Visitor’, Hiiro. Hiiro, in and of himself, was the exact definition of unknown. At first, she was determined to learn about Hiiro by any means, even if she had to resort to brute force. However, in light of their exchange the other day, she began to think that drawing out the answers all at once and then have him leave would be such a shame.

As she had never formed such thoughts before, she was bewildered, yet, she also felt comfortable for some reason. It is precisely because of this that, in order for her to continue enjoying this sensation longer, she wanted to discern the answers for herself by observing Hiiro with her own eyes and ears on this journey.


Hiiro: 「It’s fine if you want to go, but what’re you gonna do about the mansion? Well, no matter what you want to do, I guess you can only just leave it be, huh.」


However, Liliyn’s following sentence caused Hiiro to express shock, his eyes widening as far as they could go.


Liliyn: 「What are you saying? Isn’t it obvious that we’re bringing it along with us.」

Hiiro: 「............ha?」


While Hiiro wondered what the hell this girl was saying, he began to doubt his own ears as he assumed that what he had heard was mistaken. Thus, he began to ask for confirmation.


Hiiro: 「O-Oi⁽¹⁾, what did you just say? You’re going to...bring the mansion with you?」

Liliyn: 「Aa⁽²⁾, it’s my possession. I have no intention of letting anyone do anything to it.」


It seems that his ears were not playing tricks on him. Nevertheless, this time, he began to question her sanity. A mansion was not food, nor was it a commodity. Even if one said that they wanted to bring it along, this task would immediately be deemed impossible.


Hiiro: 「Look, if you express such an extreme level of selfishness, I can only see you as a simpleton.」

Liliyn: 「Fun⁽³⁾, if you don’t know anything then shut your mouth, boy. Do it, Silva.」

Silva: 「As you command.」


As he said thus, Silva stood in front of the mansion before kneeling and placing both hands onto the ground.


Hiiro: 「What’re you trying to do?」

Liliyn: 「Well, just watch. You’ll get to see something quite interesting.」


Liliyn conducted herself in a suggestive manner as she smirked. Following her proposal, Hiiro began to watch over Silva’s actions.


Silva: 「Now I shall begin. Dark Gate!」


As he cast the spell, a black something began to spread out through the ground underneath both of his hands. Upon a singular glance, it was easy to identify the black something as a shadow.


*Zuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuzuu......!*⁽⁴⁾


As the shadow began to grow bigger and bigger, it began to encompass the bottom of the mansion. In the following instance, the mansion began to shake with a *gura*⁽⁵⁾.


Hiiro: (Oi, oi. Seriously…?)


As the mansion seemed to tilt slightly, it began to quickly sink. Yes, the mansion began to become swallowed by the shadows. In the blink of an eye, the mansion became buried in the vastly spread shadow, giving birth to a vacant lot.


Liliyn: 「Umu⁽⁶⁾. As usual, he’s such a useful fellow.」


As Liliyn folded her arms, she nodded contentedly.


Hiiro: (I see. According to my memory, Silva was a 『Spirit of Darkness』, wasn’t he. I guess that means that what just occurred was the result of his magic. Even so, saying that they’re going to bring it along. I guess they can store whatever they want with them, huh.)


It was most likely that they could take it out as well.


Hiiro: (It's certainly convenient. But I was showed some really good magic, huh.)


When using 《Word Magic》, imagination is essential. As he was shown Silva’s magic with his own eyes, it had now become easier for Hiiro to produce the same effect with a corresponding word.


Hiiro: (A ‘storage’ word, huh......I’ll have to try it out later.)


In the meantime, Silva, who had just finished his duty, began to converse with Shamoe who had just returned.


Silva: 「Unfortunately, Shamoe, the garden would be quite…⁽⁷⁾」


Certainly, the flowers and crops that were being grown in the garden required care. If left alone, it would be reasonable to expect that, someday, they would wither and become useless. Although Silva’s ability was indeed useful, it appeared to lack any refrigeration or heat insulation functions.


Shamoe: 「T-that’s alright⁽⁸⁾. I have already said my farewells to those children.」


She seemed to have already gave her partings to the flowers that she cherished and tenderly cared for.


Silva: 「Is that so? In which case, I am relieved.」

Shamoe: 「Yes!」

Liliyn: 「Oi, you two! If you’re done then hurry it up! Silva, begin preparations for crossing the lake!」

Silva: 「As you command.」


As Silva responded thus, he approached the lake, his shadow once again spreading over the lake. However, instead of storing an item away, something emerged from the shadows. It was a singular vessel, a boat. The boat that had carried Hiiro previously had become ragged and worn out, thanks to the Red Rain, rendering it useless.


Liliyn: 「Now, let’s set off!」


Liliyn, who seemed to be in a good mood, boarded the boat as she was being escorted by Silva. Even though Mikazuki was there, as the boat was quite large, they had just managed to fit everyone onto the boat.

As Silva confirmed that everyone had got on the boat, he began moving the oar in order to make the move forward. Upon inspection, the oar seemed quite heavy and difficult to handle. However, seeing Silva’s unchanging, nonchalant complexion, Hiiro came to the conclusion that Silva was indeed a level 80 『Spirit』.

Inherently, the 『Pheom』 were a race that preferred harmony and tended to avoid conflict. As they were the race that possessed the most affinity with magic, their physical force, that is to say their brute strength tended to be quite poor, even when compared to other races.

However, as he had a level of 80, he should have obtained decent stats corresponding to such level. In addition, to be able to propel the boat forward with an oar in such heavy red water, all the while maintaining a collected composure indicated that such a difficult task was simple to him.

As they had directly crossed the lake without incident, the four people and one animal placed their feet on solid ground.


Liliyn: 「Well then, boy. The destination is the 【Evila Capital: Xaos】, however, have you decided on what route you’re going to take?」


Liliyn asked thus.


Hiiro: 「No, I don’t really have a particular route in mind. I just wanted to go explore around the Demon World. Also, it’s not like that’s the final destination. I was just thinking of stopping by should I encounter it by chance.」

Liliyn: 「What, you have no plan huh? Boring.」

Hiiro: 「To begin with, this is just a carefree journey. Things like a plan don’t exist.」


In response to her manner of speaking, Hiiro grew slightly irritated. As Hiiro seemed to have slightly taken offense to her comment, he wanted to respond with an excuse. However, upon seeing her contrasting joy at his panic, he decided to keep his mouth shut.


Liliyn: 「Fumu⁽⁹⁾….in other words, you’re in no hurry...as there are a few places that I want to go, should we just go there?」


Hiiro wasn’t particularly going to object. As the Demon World was one which was unknown to him, he would make full use of their knowledge of said world. For Hiiro who wanted to look around the entire Demon World at least once, he was certainly appreciative of the guide supplied to him.

However, once he grew curious and asked as to where she wanted to go, Liliyn simply grinned and laughed as she answered.


Liliyn: 「The 『Imp Race’s』 Village.」

Hiiro: 「............」


‘This brat. How long is she gonna fuck⁽¹⁰⁾ around with me.’ Hiiro began to grow frustrated as he thought thus. Although Hiiro was currently in his 『Imp』 form, he was originally human. Not to mention, the one who had revealed Hiiro was not an 『Imp』 the other day was none other than Liliyn.

If Hiiro were to visit a place where the real ones lived, the probability that various problems would arise were exceptionally high. After all, Hiiro was so ignorant of them that he was unaware of the 『Imp Race’s』 weakness. If they were to investigate him, it would become quite troublesome.

Whether she had known this or not. No, as she had clearly known this and voiced such a proposal, Hiiro glared at her. However, upon seeing Hiiro’s scowl, Liliyn happily accepted it as she emitted a large grin.


Liliyn: 「Kukuku⁽¹¹⁾, I’m joking, I’m joking. It was a small joke of an adorable young maiden.」

Hiiro: 「Where is this young maiden, huh?」


Although Hiiro suppressed his habit of calling her a Baba⁽¹²⁾, Liliyn understood what it was the Hiiro tried to convey.


Liliyn: 「Ah? What’d you say, boy?」


*Piki*⁽¹³⁾ A blue vein appeared on her forehead.


Silva: 「Well, well you two! How about I make a proposal?」

Hiiro | Liliyn: 「「Nn?⁽¹⁴⁾」」


The two began to stare at Silva.


Silva: 「First, shall we proceed while aiming to visit settlements near this area. Following this, we shall continue on the the next closest village. Should we continue on as such, we will naturally arrive at 【Xaos】.」


As Hiiro and Liliyn were glaring at each other, they both let out a *fu*⁽¹⁵⁾ as they shrugged.


Hiiro: 「That’s fine. Let’s get moving.」

Liliyn: 「Kora⁽¹⁶⁾! Don’t go ordering me around, boy! Your master is me, you know.」

Hiiro: 「Stop screwing around, Aka-Loli⁽¹⁷⁾. Who’s my master?」

Liliyn: 「Isn’t it obviously me?」

Hiiro: 「What kind of arrogant things are you saying with such a puny body?」

Liliyn: 「Eei⁽¹⁸⁾! Don’t call me puny!」

Shamoe: 「Feeeee~⁽¹⁹⁾!」

Silva: 「Nofofofofo⁽²⁰⁾!」

Mikazuki: 「Kui kui kui⁽²¹⁾!」


Looking at the two who were arguing in an uproar were Shamoe, who constantly fretted ‘Awa Awa’, and Silva, who continued to laugh joyously. In addition, Mikazuki, thinking that she was able to continue their journey, was overcome with enthusiasm.

Hiiro, after gaining some new companions, once again began his journey with the aim of ending up in the 【Evila Capital: Xaos】. However, Hiiro was not yet aware. In the oncoming tragedy that would soon strike that city, Hiiro would become the greatest determining factor in its conclusion. Hiiro was not yet aware.

Notes:

(Disclaimer: I am describing the terms used above as best as I can describe them. You’re probably better off checking with Google. With that said, please don’t quote me as I am not a professional.)

1. ^ Oi: ‘Hey’
2. ^ Aa: An expression of affirmation. Usually used by, but not exclusive to, masculine, dominant people. Kind of like ‘Uh-huh’ or ‘Yeah’.
3. ^ Fun: ‘Hmph’
4. ^ *Zuzu*: Japanese onomatopoeia for *sinking*.
5. ^ *Gura*: Japanese onomatopoeia for *sway*.
6. ^ Umu: An expression of affirmation. More subtle, like a nod.
7. ^ TL Note: An incomplete sentence, thus, an incomplete translation...
8. ^ TL Note: She uses ‘ie’ | いえ which literally means no. Intended meaning is ‘No need to worry’.
9. ^ Fumu: An expression that displays acknowledgement/agreement/understanding.
10. ^ TL Note: This is not paraphrasing. This is actually what he uses. The word used is Hame | ハメ which means ‘to fuck’, ‘to screw’...
11. ^ Kukuku: Liliyn’s snicker.
12. ^ Baba: An informal/disrespectful way of addressing an elderly female. Think ‘old woman’ or ‘old hag’.
13. ^ *Piki*: Japanese onomatopoeia for *twitch*. If you’ve watched anime, you probably know what this sounds like.
14. ^ Nn: Expression denoting interest or confusion.
15. ^ *Fu*: Japanese onomatopoeia meaning *sigh*. This is more of a light exhalation as opposed to a deep sigh.
16. ^ Kora: ‘Hey’.
17. ^ Aka-Loli: Hiiro’s nickname for Liliyn. Aka is derived from red. Loli is derived from Lolita (I’m fairly certain. Not 100% sure).
18. ^ Eei: An expression of frustration.
19. ^ Fe~: Shamoe’s expression of being flustered.
20. ^ Nofofo: Silva’s laugh.
21. ^ Kui: Raidpic Language.

An Update that may or may not interest you...

First off. No, this is not another chapter. I don't really want to put anymore pressure on Yoraikun seeing as he has several leechers breathing down his back.

As some people may or may not have noticed, a new page has appeared on my blog entitled 'Nidome no Jinsei wo Isekai de'.

This is a new translation project that I have been asked to participate in. I have read the first two chapters (the only available chapters) and have decided to lend the project a helping hand.

Now, I have no idea why they let me in considering I only have experience doing translations and edits for a little over a month, but they did and, for that, I'm slightly flattered.

For those concerned about this 'new arrangement', let me just make things clear.

1. I have not signed a contract for this translation project so I am not bound to it. I will participate as long as I feel like and may or may not drop this project in the future.
2. I am currently an editor and, as my edits take about 30 minutes on average, it should not interfere with KnW translations
3. I will only do translations for this new project under the condition where there is a severe chapter gap in KnW. With that said, this condition is not definite and I may pour some free time into the new Trans if I feel like it.
4. I am not leaving the KnW translation project so do not be alarmed. I will most likely stick with this project to the very end.
5. I am contributing to this new project as it has piqued my interest and I feel that the story has potential.

With that said, I suggest waiting for a bit before going to read it. We need time to nurture the project so that it becomes appealing (hopefully) and interesting.

Konjiki no Moji Tsukai - Chapter 72: The Visiting Red Rain

Assignment done! Now I get to go and translate a chapter...?

Yes, another chapter gap. If you can't tell, this is the latest chapter available so I did it.
I honestly doubt you'd have to wait long for the rest to be filled. CapsUsingShift's done his, and I'm sure Yoraikun will get to the next one (please don't pester him).

I'm not sure what's happening with Chapter 69...seems like Dalmenuis has done some of it, but not sure. If it's inactive for too long, I'll try and see if I can do it or get someone else to (with Dalmenuis' permission of course).

Now. Read at your own discretion.

Source: http://ncode.syosetu.com/n7031bs/72/

Edit 1(7/4/2015): Fixed Error (Credit to Commentors Alex Zhang, TheDeathmail)
Edit 2(9/4/2015): Fixed Errors.
Edit 3(13/4/2015): Fixed Annotations/Notes (Credit to Commentor Allysson David)
Edit 4(14/4/2015): Reverted Annotations/Notes in light of Error caused by Blogger.

Chapter 72: The Visiting Red Rain

Hiiro: 「...haa, so basically, the Demon Lord’s gathered all the powerful and famous men in the Demon world and gave them a Harem?」

Liliyn: 「Kukuku, well that’s about right.」

Hiiro: 「And so the offspring born during this time prospered and are right now living in the 【Evila Capital: Xaos】?」

Liliyn: 「You’re a clever boy. That’s precisely it.」


When the Demon Lord position was filled by a woman, men and children of various races across the Demon World became united. As their descendants gradually increased, they slowly began to form what is known as a country. This would certainly explain the circumstances as to how the 『Evila』, who did not believe in coexistence with other races, formed a country.


In other words, that city was filled with many 『Evila』 who had inherited the blood of the Demon Lord.


Hiiro: 「I get it. So the current Demon Lord, actually, not just him. The entire populace have the previous Demon Lord’s blood flowing through their veins, right?」

Liliyn: 「Well, kinda. It’s not unusual to encounter people of other races who have migrated there as the capital accepts anyone, regardless of race. There are no average people there. I mean, there are even some bizarre freaks lurking about. 」


Liliyn stared at Hiiro, as if indicating that he was a prime example of this, yet-


Hiiro: (As opposed to me, this brat is even more eccentric but...there’s also that pervert over there...)


Silva, noticing Hiiro glancing at him, emitted a complacent smile. If put succinctly, Hiiro though it was creepy.


Liliyn: 「Now then, let’s address the main issue. You, who didn’t know anything about the town, er, country that any 『Evila』 should know, are making your way towards it? You do know that the country was involved in a war just a month ago, right?」


Indeed. About a month prior, the 【Evila Capital: Xaos】gathered its martial forces in preparation for the war against the 『Gabranth』. Although war was easily prevented by the Demon Lord’s conduct, it is not difficult to expect that this problem would cause all hell to break loose in the future.


Liliyn: 「Not to mention, I’ve heard that they’ve started up something with the 『Humas』.」

Hiiro: 「What was that?」


This was the first time he heard of such a thing. The reason they destroyed the bridge located on the 『Gabranth』border was so they could avoid war. As such, Hiiro could not comprehend the reason why they had decided to involve themselves with the 『Humas』 this time.


Hiiro: 「Are they planning on warring with the humans now?」

Liliyn: 「Nn⁽¹⁾? Aa⁽²⁾, no, you’re mistaken. The way I phrased it was misleading, huh. It seems that they’re trying to form an alliance with the 『Humas』.」

Hiiro: 「...is that true?」


Liliyn slightly raised both arms and shrugged her shoulders as she spoke.


Liliyn: 「Who knows? It’s merely a rumour. I only heard that this was apparently declared during the Demon Lord’s speech. Well, seeing as how the current Demon Lord is as sweet as honey, it seems plausible.」

Hiiro: 「Seems like they’re quite a forgiving.」

Liliyn: 「Not really. There were many who had their friends and family killed by the 『Humas』. In the middle of this despair came the alliance. Also, the one who advocated it was the little girl known as the Demon Lord.」

Hiiro: 「Hey, wait a minute! Is the Demon Lord a female?」

Liliyn: 「Aa, though the previous one was male. The one right now is the little girl Eveam, that guy’s daughter.」


Little girl⁽³⁾. It couldn’t be helped that Liliyn would call most women as such. However, this was the first time that Hiiro heard about the Demon Lord being a woman. As the Demon Lord was often portrayed as a male in games, Hiiro arbitrarily assumed that was their gender.


Liliyn: 「Currently, the capital might be in a considerable uproar. The 『Evila』 there consider themselves as the supreme power. Even during the war with the 『Gabranth』, there are many that believed they would have won were it not for the Demon Lord’s interference. Also, there’s the proposed alliance. This in itself is enough of a reason for all of their frustrations to explode. In the event that it does detonate, it’s entirely possible that riots will break out in the near future. Are you really planning on going to such a dangerous country, boy?」


Hiiro knew she began the discussion with the intention of not letting him go. However, there was some truth in what Liliyn said. Should Hiiro head to the capital at such a time and find himself caught up in the riots, it was possible that it would become very troublesome. It was also the home turf of the Demon Lord. Furthermore, it was certain that there would be people of greater levels than Hiiro, possessing mountainous strength.


Attempting to collect information inconspicuously under such circumstances would be quite a challenge. Of course, Hiiro could accomplish it were he to make good use of his 《Word Magic》, however, he understood that it was the way of the world to preserve his use of magic only in particularly irregular situations.


Hiiro somehow vaguely realised that, ever since he was summoned, he seemed to be a presence that often got caught up in problems and turmoil. He could not deny the possibility that he would become involved in something troublesome, should he go towards the capital.


Hiiro: (I wanted to see the country at least once though...)


No matter what one said, it was still the Capital of the Demon Country. He could somehow stipulate that this continent’s size was on a different scale when compared to the human and beast countries. It is precisely because of this that Hiiro wanted to experience it for himself, even if only once.

As it was such a huge continent, Hiiro thought that it would definitely be full of delicious food and valuable books. It was without a doubt a place that he wanted to check out for himself.


Hiiro: (Yeah, especially the books. I’ve heard that they have ‘that’ over there...)


As Hiiro made a contemplative face in silence, he casually glanced outside the window. What appeared before him were mountains and a sky being filled with a white glow. It seemed that day had apparently arrived. It appeared that they had been talking for a long period of time. Yet, in that instance, Hiiro noticed something strange.


Although the bright light of day could be seen from far away, it had yet to enter the vicinity of the mansion. As he began contemplating what on earth this could mean-


*Guraguraguragura!*⁽⁴⁾


The mansion began to suddenly sway significantly. As Hiiro realized what was happening, he began to brace himself in response to the vibrations. Yet, as he saw Liliyn’s nonchalant demeanor, Hiiro gave off a dubious expression as he stared at her in wonder.


Liliyn: 「I see, well, it’s not really a disaster, it’s kind of like an event that occurs often around here, it’s the way of the world.」

Silva: 「Indeed, that is correct.」


It seemed that the two were familiar with the swaying. This could be determined as there was no signs of panic visible from either of them.


After a while, the vibrations slowly decreased before fading away completely. Liliyn folded her arms as she began to converse with Silva.


Liliyn: 「I wonder how long it will be this time?」

Silva: 「I am also curious. As the last time was 3 days, would this time not be even longer?」

Liliyn: 「Reasoning?」

Silva: 「Although the argument supporting this is that the shaking lasted longer than the previous time, it seems that...」


Silva drew close to the window, gazing at the sky while spewing out words.


Silva: 「It seems that the size of the 《Forbidden Emperor Cloud⁽⁵⁾》 is larger than the previous time.」

Hiiro: 「Forbidden Emperor Cloud?」


As Hiiro heard an unfamiliar word, he involuntarily let them leak from his mouth.


Liliyn: 「Kukuku⁽⁶⁾, I see. If you don’t know, then I’ll tell you.」


She was a fellow whose way of speaking seemed to always elicit irritation. Yet, as Liliyn joyfully deflected Hiiro’s gaze, she began to speak her answer.


Liliyn: 「The thing referred to as the 《Forbidden Emperor Cloud》 is a red cloud positioned high above this very mansion.」

Hiiro: 「Red cloud?」

Liliyn: 「Instead of words, it’d probably be better for you to see it with your own eyes.」


As she said thus, Hiiro approached the window in a similar fashion to Silva as he looked up towards the sky. In doing so, he literally saw red clouds blanketing the skies. Following this, Red Rain⁽⁷⁾, which was considered rare in this world, began to fall.


As Hiiro’s eyes were mesmerized by the Red Rain that he had seen for the first time, he simply stood there, rooted in that singular spot. However, as he had heard the previous exchange between Silva and Liliyn, he realised that this rain was likely the cause of the vibrations. Although the rain was undoubtedly bizarre, the matter of whether it was the cause of the mansion’s shaking was questionable.


And yet, as if preemptively addressing Hiiro’s misgivings, Silva answered.


Silva: 「This Red Rain barely ecompasses the area surrounding this island. That is to say, this rain only falls upon lake.」

Hiiro: 「Why doesn’t it rain on the island?」

Silva: 「The 《Forbidden Emperor Cloud》 seems to be a cloud that consists of evaporated red rain. The evaporated water rises through the air and swirls into a cloud and, after a substantial amount of time passes, falls back down to earth in the form of rain. Well, if I told you to think that it ‘comes and goes’, would it be easier to understand?」

Hiiro: 「I see. While I don’t understand why the rain falls in such a manner, it’s true that, from what I can see, it doesn’t seem to be raining on the island.」


No matter from what angle he looked, Hiiro could not see the sight of the windows and the garden or earth outside being drenched due to the rain. It seemed that it did not rain on the island, as Silva had indicated.


Liliyn: 「But you know, the color is not the only thing about the Red Rain that is different than normal. There is one other unique trait that it possesses.」

Hiiro: 「Trait?」

Liliyn: 「It makes magic ineffective. Basically, it has the power of a magic seal.」


The one who had answered was Liliyn. As Hiiro shifted his gaze towards her, Liliyn began to move her mouth.


Liliyn: 「It seems that when this rain begins pouring, magic cannot be used within the vicinity. Although the reason for this is still unknown, during my time on this island, there have been no exceptions to this, including us. I dare you to try.」



Being told thus, Hiiro attempted to concentrate magic into his fingertips as per usual.


Hiiro: (...Nn?)


His fingertips became slightly warm as they glowed with a pale light as normal, yet, no matter how much Hiiro concentrated, nothing happened. He tried to write a word in the air, yet, nothing was projected.


In addition, it had suddenly occurred to him that he could no longer ascertain Mikazuki’s location. As Hiiro had previously installed words onto Mikazuki, he could grasp her general location by sensing his magic. However, at the moment, he could not feel a thing.


Hiiro: (It...it’s been canceled? Moreover, it was by force?)


Hiiro’s thoughts were on the mark. From what Silva had said, this rain was called 《Magic Canceller》. It seemed to possess the effect of forcibly shutting down magic. As such, those who were near the rain were deprived of the use of magic.


In this situation, it was not possible for Hiiro to write and install words on his body for protection. As he couldn’t believe that such a strange rain existed, Hiiro instinctively clicked his tongue.


Hiiro: (No,......isn’t that wrong?)


It was there that Hiiro suddenly had an epiphany. The reason he felt the installed words disappeared was due to the risk associated with writing two words with 《Word Magic》 which he had done earlier. If he wrote two words, all one word spells installed would disappear. He had forgotten about it.

Hiiro: (However, even if I didn’t use the 《Two-Word Chain⁽⁸⁾》 skill, does this mean that they would still disappear even in this rain…...ah, wait a sec!)


While making sure his concern did not appear on his face, he peered at his own body, exhaling in relief as he took note of his skin tone. This alleviation was due to the 「Change」 | 『化』word’s effect had not disappeared. Therefore, he felt secure as his appearance remained one belonging to the 『Imp Race』. If he were to return to being human now, he would not be able to make up an excuse.


Hiiro: (But even so, what the hell does this mean...?)


It was at this point that Hiiro began to contemplate the differences between his installed words and Liliyn’s barrier magic with the spell 「Change」 | 『化』. While the fact that both groups are magic remain unchanged, the former continued to maintain its effects by using magic as fuel while the latter has already produced its results, meaning that the spell has already been cast.


Hiiro: (So magic effects that are fixed seem to be unaffected. It seems that the scratches from the maid have been cured as well.)


If indeed all magic that had been cast was canceled indiscriminately, then his shoulder, wounded by Shamoe’s assault last night, should have scratches re-appearing as the 「Heal」 | 『治』 word’s effect would disappear..


In other words, rather than sealing magic itself, it suppresses the emission of magic. In other words, magic itself.


Hiiro: (Apparently, instead of sealing magic, it seems to seal the use of magic power.)


However, this consequentially benefited Hiiro. It was obviously for the better that Hiiro had not returned to his human appearance. Even so, he was amazed at the existence of such an environment.


Hiiro: (The demon world….it’s really a place where you can’t get bored, huh.)


Although the demon world’s environment was just that, to Hiiro, it was completely different to what he had experienced before. He couldn’t possibly imagine that an environment would render him unable to use magic. As this became a matter of life and death for Hiiro, he sincerely thought from the bottom of his heart that it was good for him to find out about the red rain.


If he fought a monster without knowing this and this rain began to fall in the vicinity, he would be left confused as to why his magic was suddenly rendered ineffective, that confusion possibly allowing a monster to deprive Hiiro of his life. It is precisely because of this that Hiiro genuinely welcomed this experience.


Hiiro: 「I understand that I can’t use magic when this rain is nearby. So what happens if I touch it?」


When near such rain, magic becomes unusable. If he should touch it, it was possible that something of corresponding side-effects could assault his body. Concerned, Hiiro posed such a question, yet, Silva’s answer was surprising.


Silva: 「What Hiiro-sama⁽⁹⁾ is concerned about will not occur.」

Hiiro: 「So if I touch it, I won’t get a curse or anything similar?」


Although Hiiro thought he had a little bit of a ‘game brain’, in this world, it’s better to be err on the side of caution.


Silva: 「There is no such thing. If you were only to touch, then no problem should arise.」


The way he phrased his answer caught Hiiro’s attention. While Hiiro was sceptical as to whether there was something else to be wary of, he stared at Silva.


Silva: 「It is true that Red Rain certainly possesses characteristics similar to water. However, unlike normal water, Red Rain possesses considerable weight.」

Hiiro: 「Weight? You mean, it’s heavy?」

Silva: 「You are correct. In addition, it pelts down from high above in the sky. If one were to be rained upon, the shock received would be quite significant. Therefore, I believe that trying to pass through that rain would prove….quite traumatizing, yes?」

Hiiro: 「......」


He felt that the trauma one would experience would not be to the extent where it could be expressed with the word ‘painful’. However, it was undeniable that, from what Hiiro could see, the rain did not seem to torrent down with a *zaza*⁽¹⁰⁾. And yet, the sound of the rain was as large as the Guerrilla Rainstorm⁽¹¹⁾. Evidently, every single droplet seemed to carry an immense impact.


Hiiro: 「Come to think of it, you didn’t answer my question earlier. What was that shaking a little while ago?」

Silva: 「Aa, that was the aftermath of the barrier that the lady prepared being dissolved.」

Hiiro: 「Barrier? Now that you mention it, you guys did say something about that earlier.」

Silva: 「Indeed. During the night, the surroundings are full of Rank S monsters as a large amount of them make inhabit this area. Although if we were to be attacked, Ojou-sama⁽¹²⁾ would undoubtedly have no problems however, as she dislikes having her sleep disturbed, she set up the barrier in order to repel those monsters from entering the premises.」


It was true that disturbing someone’s sleep could not be forgiven. Hiiro could completely understand this sentiment.


Silva: 「The barrier is also made up of magic. Thus, as the Red Rain forcibly canceled the barrier, the mansion shook in recoil. There is no need for concern. However...」


Silva abruptly narrowed his eyes as he shifted his line-of-sight towards the outside of the window.


「Gugyagyagyagya~~~~!!!⁽¹³⁾」


A deafening howl could be heard. As tension Involuntarily ran throughout his entire body, Hiiro peered out the window in a similar fashion to Silva. Liliyn, the only one who had her arms folded and eyes closed, exhaustingly spat out a sigh as she slowly opened her eyes.


Liliyn: 「As I thought, he came...Baron Bone Lizard⁽¹⁴⁾.」

Notes

(Disclaimer: I am describing the terms used above as best as I can describe them. You’re probably better off checking with Google. With that said, please don’t quote me as I am not a professional.)

1. ^ Nn: Expression denoting interest or confusion.
2. ^ Aa: An expression of affirmation. Usually used by, but not exclusive to, masculine, dominant people. Kind of like ‘Uh-huh’ or ‘Yeah’.
3. ^ TL Note: Little girl = 小娘. Kind of demeaning. GT pushed out alternate translations such as ‘lass’ or ‘puss’. I think you can see why I opted for little girl.
4. ^ *guragura*: Japanese onomatopoeia meaning *wobble*.
5. ^ TL Note: Not sure how to literally translate. The kanji reads as Forbidden Emperor Cloud | 禁帝雲. The furigana suggests to read it as Kin Tei Un.
6. ^ Kukuku: Liliyn’s snicker.
7. ^ TL Note: Furigana literally indicates to read this as ‘Red Rain’. Thus, you’ll be seeing it a lot in the chapter with no variants.
8. ^ TL Note: The skill name was not explicitly stated. However, I felt it needed to be included in order to preserve grammatical quality.
9. ^ -sama: A suffix used to show respect to the one addressed. Very formal and used to address someone of higher position (eg. A maid addressing her Master).
10. ^ *zaza*: Japanese onomatopoeia signifying heavy rain. Like *pitter patter* except multiply effect by a large amount.
11. ^ Guerilla Rainstorms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_rainstorm
12. ^ Ojou-sama: A term used to refer to a female of high status. Alt Trans: ‘My Lady’ | ‘Mistress’.
13. ^ Gugya: I don’t know. Some sort of cry/howl?
14. ^ TL Note: Like Yoraikun, I’m really beginning to question the author’s naming sense...