347 – Doubts

I don’t guarantee a 100% perfect translation.

Feel free to correct me in the comments.

Bye! need sleep.

For those wondering about why the mistake on the other chapter.

My mouse is kinda broken, i use a vertical mouse because normal mouses hurt my wrist very bad, and the thing is, one in every 5 clicks is an auto double click, dunno why, but its annoying. So, as i finished chapter 345 and clicked to move on to chapter 346 it clicked twice and sent me to chapter 347, i didnt even read the title nor the number and just copied the whole text and started to TL, and although i noticed some weird things, i just assumed the author ommited them to have the readers imagine what they talked about.

Then, after posting it, someone in discord asked me if i deliberately skipped a chapter, so i went to check and had to take the chapter down and started on the real 346.

And thats about it.

Anyway, enjoy. Going to bed now.

 


 

– “How is she?” Roland lied down the pen, and looked at Nightingale quietly appearing in the office.

– “She has fallen asleep after eating a bowl of porridge, her appetite seems to be good.” Nightingale went to the desk and sat on her usual position before continuing. – “Right now, Sylvie is watching her.”

– “Well, that’s good.”

– “Do you believe her story?” Nightingale asked him.

– “In any case, the God Punishment Stone was removed, when we ask again tomorrow, you can tell whether she is lying or not, but…” Roland paused for a moment. – “I think most of what she said is true.”

– “Why?” She was curious about his answer.

– “What would you do if you were to find a man from 400 years ago, using the same language?” The Prince supported his chin with his hands. – “In fact, the two areas, were only separated by the Impassable Mountain Range, her story would be impossible unless both sides shared the same origin, additionally both are very close.”

– “But she called the Four Great Kingdoms, the Savage Lands”

– “That’s the main point… I don’t know what it was like more than 400 years ago, it may just have been a few villages and some criminals who have been banished to this region by the witch society. The Kingdom’s history books also record that the age every major city was established was generally between 200 and 300 years ago, moreover, the astrologers also appeared around that time.” He was full of spirits as he continued. – “I have always wondered why astrologers, who have no real achievements nor research, are also called “Sages” along with alchemists, now I understand, probably the Federation led the remaining survivors, fleeing into these lands adjacent to them, bringing their language and civilization along. These people blended in with the locals and helped them build a government system, strongholds and cities.”

– “It’s like if you have already seen something similar.” Nightingale smiled as she shook her head.

– “This is the only way to explain why we both speak the same language, because we share a common origin. Also, over the past 400 years, civilization has been rebuilding itself, without any kind of development.” Roland earnestly said.

– “Well. Tomorrow we’ll know the answer, if you guessed wrong…   You’ll have to give me one “Luxury lunch”.” Said Nightingale as she extended her hand.

The so-called luxury lunch, was in fact, a set of corn chowder soup, grilled chicken and ice cream sandwich, available only once a week in the kitchen.

– “And what if your guess is wrong?”

– “You can ask for anything you want.” Nightingale tilted her head narrowing her eyes.

Her bright cheeks and perfectly curved and smooth neck, were exceptionally eye catching. In his mind, he gave her “full marks”, no matter what action she took, her movements were extremely alluring, Roland now finally verified how accurate this sentence was.

– “I need to finish this.” He cleared his throat and shifted his attention back to the documents.

Because Agatha had just wake up, Roland tried not to force each other with accurate and meticulous questions, and basically let her follow her train of thought, just asking when he wanted to ask something specific, so the information he received was somewhat confusing.  What he was currently doing was, rearranging the new information Agatha had provided, trying to find out key points.

Without a doubt, the most urgent problem was the Devil.

Why did the war with the Devil began? and why were they being so quiet now? these reasons were information of vital importance for Border Town. There has never been a war without a motive, but the Devil’s actions were not like those of invaders, seizing resources and expanding; they had not occupied this so-called Savage Lands, nor had they enslaved humanity, it seemed more like just a mere slaughter.

Roland also noted Agatha mentioning the words “War of Divine Will”, were both sides incited by the gods to start a life and death war? But the Church had not existed at that time, and naturally they claimed to have only one deity, but none of this had been explained to him, so he could not feel at ease.

At the same time, he needed to find out as soon as possible about the Holy City civilization, their food, clothing, housing, transportation and all of their economic basis, since these details could help him measure the level of development of the civilization at the time, and indirectly determine the strength of the Devil.

As for the Federation itself, Roland was not too concerned. The scarcity of witches caused instability and the lack of combat potential doomed the organization. In the experience brought by history, it has been repeatedly emphasized that in the absence of a generational gap, a full-scale war brings about consumption, and even sophisticated weaponry does not restore the overall disadvantages.

The second point of concern were the magic stones.

According to Tilly, the magical properties of this type of stone, could cover up the weaknesses of an ability, allowing the witches display a power beyond their own, enabling even support type witches to even join in the battlefield, but that in Roland’s eyes, was putting the cart before the horse, even he treated the combat witches as support types, having them join the endless production projects.

However, what was strange was the Federation, they didn’t try to have the witches fight this way, but instead, created the God Punishment Army, this was something really unexpected. Did the magic stones had some unknown flaw? Or were they extremely difficult to produce?

Fortunately, Agatha was a member of the Exploration Society, an organization similar to the current Alchemic Workshop, a gathering of highly gifted witches, specialized in the study and research of magic stones and magical power. Roland vaguely felt that there should be a lot of potential to uncover.

The final question was the Church.

He circled this name in the paper, the establishment and development of this organization clearly could not be answered by Agatha. It was only possible to infer: The Church was established after the defeat of the witches, by those who obtained the secrets of the Federation, and they hid away everything related to the witches, rendering them into the embodiment of the devil. If the people of the Four Great Kingdoms were seen as the descendants of the native people, then the Church would be without doubt an outsider, if the indigenous people themselves had no big civilization, it was no surprise they were able to make a fabricated story and add oracles to it.

All of this, just because the witches had once stood above the ordinary people, so all those refugees who escaped, had regarded the witches as their enemy, and had hunted them down all over the mainland?

Roland frowned, it sounded reasonable, but…   it felt like if something was missing.

The Federation had many Holy Warriors and Exceed, even Transcendent…   even if the people had God Punishment Stones, how could they possible even be a match to such opponents?

It is clear that there is a lack of key information, if one wanted to erase a force that was way stronger than oneself, there is no way it could be done just by hated itself.

– “That witch doesn’t seem to like you very much.” Nightingale suddenly said.

– “After all, she was a witch living at a time they were at the top of the world, in her eyes, I’m afraid I’m no different from some weed at the side of the road.” Roland laughed.

– “Don’t you hate her?”

– “Why? She’s just a poor soul left behind by the times.” Roland shook his head. – “She slept in that ice coffin for more than 400 years, only to wake up to a world completely different, the fear of this strange situation will certainly bring her to build a wall to defend herself, by the time she starts to accept this reality, she should slowly change her mind.”

– “That’s like an answer you would give.” Nightingale said as she smiled. – “Don’t worry, I won’t allow her to harm you.”

 

 

 

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54 thoughts on “347 – Doubts

  1. Thanks a lot for one extra chapter!
    Cannot wait to find out how Agatha reacts after she encounters this “secret magic knowledge”, aka science.

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      1. My god its to aru majutsu all over again, with Roland playing as Alistar Crowley for the science side, on another note is no one gonna comment about the fact that Agatha just said that witches and mortals during their time can breed? That means when awakened the right way they can get pregnant, banzai for Roland and Anna! Sadly Dow I don’t think Nightingale can do so because she already awakened the wrong way, my guess is their wombs gets damaged during the pains in their awakening.

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        1. You misunderstood the statement, she was saying the normal people were used to breed children like cattle until witches pop up….. “there were tens of thousands of people living in them, apart from witches, most of them were people like you. They were responsible for giving birth and taking care of the children until they awakened as a witch, after that, the new witches were given a specialized education training.”

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        2. Agatha, victim of her discriminating times, refers to not magical people as ‘mortals’, ‘commoners’, ‘cattle’.

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  2. A well deserved rest mate. Please take care of yourself more. A lot of people are depending on you now (ahahaha). Thanks again and pleasant dreams. Cheers!

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      1. While Anna appears less frequently, she deals heavy damage every time she does so.
        I would say that it really shows her power as the main wife.

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  3. Can’t get enough of this novel. Again, thanks a bunch for translating this!
    36 Chapters till you are NU approved. In your first announcement you mentioned your current lack of a job, you should consider getting a patreon going once you hit the 50 chapter milestone.

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  4. So all the witches are essentially immortal. This, in case of an absence of war, should result in an ever growing number of Witches, combat or otherwise.

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    1. I think she refers as the ordinary people as mortals since the witches of the past considered themselves as chosen by the gods. I don’t know, i could be wrong, i just translated it as it was.

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        1. “Today” started 1 hour ago for me, and yeah, updates every day.
          Different times, some times, but technically ever day. Will release one after I wake up

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        2. The updates yesterday were in the early hours of the morning since sundays are the days I take my nephew out and I’m unable to release them or translate at any other time.

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          1. Sorry, i just realize that we have different time zone, in my timezone the last chapter is yesterday. And i just realize it when i already post the comment (can’t delete it), just how clumsy am i? LMAO

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    2. Some are almost immortal, but normally they just have better specs than mortals so they could have longer life… well, if they’re not being hunted by the church or got a backlashes

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  5. I hope for more lore on the magic stones and history. Well,we already know that the previous covilization was a 1 weapon generation from her memories. Also if they had a overhuman(witch) noble class they would fear/dismiss inovation and the number of witches with a creative and inovative mind would be low,compared to if all the population could be used as a brain pool

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  6. -Anna had been set as main love interest.
    -Roland and Nightingle have more interesting interactions.
    -Author was not allowed writing harem.
    This is sad.

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    1. Harems usually make poor writing. All that “I love him so much I wouldn’t mind another wife” is silly. Even when wives look the other way when husbands cheat, they’re always bitter about it and are only doing it dreading for their own and their children’s future. And being in a position of power in a society that accepts polygamy only reinforces that as things feel even more coerced.

      Overall, when it’s written realistically, it’s highly political loveless marriages as the children back-stab each other to move up the ladder. Which, I suppose has it’s own charm if everyone is well developed and the story centers on the power struggles and real romance with the concubines. But when it’s written unrealistically, all the female charterers end up so flat and boring that the romance is as interesting as pillow talk with a prostitute.

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      1. You are denying cultures with your statement. Poligamy feels wrong because how we were raised and because one wife is plenty for bitching.

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  7. It sure is nice to wake Up and find 2 new chapters. But dont Spoil us to much T hose who read novels shall learn the Dao of patience.
    T hanks again seki!

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  8. small correction…I think banished should be the right word…vanished doesn’t make any sense in the context.

    “That’s the main point… I don’t know what it was like more than 400 years ago, it may just have been a few villages and some criminals who have been vanished to this region by the witch society.

    “That’s the main point… I don’t know what it was like more than 400 years ago, it may just have been a few villages and some criminals who have been <> to this region by the witch society.

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  9. One more correction. hated = hatred
    It is clear that there is a lack of key information, if one wanted to erase a force that was way stronger than oneself, there is no way it could be done just by [hated] itself.

    It is clear that there is a lack of key information if one wanted to erase a force that was way stronger than oneself, there is no way it could be done just by [hatred] itself.

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  10. Sounds like your mouse button’s spring has metal fatigue. It’s a pretty common problem with cheaply made mouse springs. If you have really good dexterity and some patience you can open the switch, pop out to flatten and reform the leaf spring, pop it back in and you’re good for another few thousand clicks.

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  11. Nightingale was like “Bitch you disrespect my man!? if you hurt him ill fucking kill you”

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    1. Too much ghetto, she is a lady. Nightingale would put a knife on Agatha’s neck and whisper sweet words of how she’ll like to work with Roland or just go with the usual route and let the prince destroy her common sense.

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