Chapter 173: Diverging Paths (5)
After the successive visits from two, no, three guests, several days flew by.
Contrary to my worries, the status window kept displaying choices similar to the ones I had seen in the game. I decided it was still too early ...
2024-11-15 18:27:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 172: Diverging Paths (4)
“Sigh…”
“Why are you sighing again?”
“Are you… really sure about this? This seems a bit…”
Even after I explained everything, Harnie still hadn't stamped the collaboration agreement, worried that she was bu...
2024-11-15 18:25:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 171: Diverging Paths (3)
‘Harnie… is asking me for help?’
Until just a moment ago, we were talking about why Flora had sought her out. I wasn't particularly interested in what the little brat had said, but this was different.<...
2024-11-15 18:18:36 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone,
This Friday we'll be back in business! The last of my pressing issues end tomorrow and I can finally get back to translating! I'll do my best to catch up to our schedule over the course of 5 days starting Friday. Look forward to it.
I am incredibly grateful for how pati...
2024-11-13 13:14:24 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, hope you're all well. Just a little update, I apologise for the delay in updates. This past month has been quite hectic, with this upcoming week being the busiest.
Just to fill you in a little, I had an emergency earlier (but no need to worry, its been sorted out), I also have...
2024-11-03 12:57:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 170: Diverging Paths (2)
At first, she had been nervous.
She had made it to Shatrain, but she didn't know what to say, how to start the conversation.
Should she mention that their sister might come looking for him? Should she ask if he was prepared?
<... 2024-10-23 12:07:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 169: Diverging Paths (1)
“Then, carry on.”
“Yes, Lady Arina.”
Arina, having carefully selected and assigned tasks to her most capable administrators, watched as they dispersed, returning to their duties.
She remained alone, examining the or...
2024-10-23 12:04:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 168: Legitimate Right (8)
As I dragged the man away by the scruff of his neck, the Shatrain villagers’ gazes followed us, their eyes filled with a mixture of curiosity, confusion, and apprehension.
“What’s going on?”
“Isn’t that one of the fe...
2024-10-23 11:58:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 167: Legitimate Right (7)
Ferdi didn’t know his parents.
He didn’t know their names, their ages, or even the sound of their voices.
What could a child abandoned at birth possibly remember?
Nothing.
He was alone.
His world was small....
2024-10-23 11:55:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 166: Legitimate Right (6)
A day had passed.
I had returned to the strawberry fields, following the system's instructions, but…
-Ding!
▶ Strawberry field inspection complete. ◀
▶ Territory survey progress: 6%. ◀
“6%…”
... 2024-10-23 11:53:34 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 165: Legitimate Right (5)
Flora, muttering something under her breath, her voice barely audible, turned and walked away.
And then, a notification popped up in the status window.
-Ding!
▶ Your reward encounter with Flora has concluded. ◀
...
2024-10-23 11:48:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 164: Legitimate Right (4)
Reading books and documents, deciphering their cryptic messages… It was boring.
Fireworks, the dazzling lights of mana illuminating the night sky, those were captivating, a spectacle that never got old.
She would rather be out...
2024-10-23 11:46:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 163: Legitimate Right (3)
“What does that have to do with the Young Master?”
“Trading with the Lusmire merchants is Shatrain’s business. It has nothing to do with Young Master Carsein!”
The villagers, their voices a chorus of disbelief, protest...
2024-10-23 11:45:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 162: Legitimate Right (2)
“Pant… Pant…!”
“They’re… They’re not following us, are they?”
“I… I can’t see them anymore… Let’s… Let’s take a break.”
“Ugh, my chest… It feels like it’s going to explode…”
<... 2024-10-23 11:41:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 161: Legitimate Right (1)
The territory selection process, starting from the highest tier and descending one level at a time, reached the lowest tier, where the final participants awaited their turn.
The last one.
Carsein stepped out of the inscription f...
2024-10-23 11:39:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 160: Chapter 2 - Episode V (7)
Shatrain.
A land blessed with fertile soil, located in the heart of the Empire.
It was known for its two specialties, the Shatrain strawberries and Shatrain grapes, rare and delicate fruits that couldn't be cultivated anywh...
2024-10-23 11:37:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 159: CHAPTER 2 - EPISODE V (6)
The main episode, triggered by the completion of the Hidden Episode, began.
The game's script resumed, its predetermined path unfolding before me.
Arsienne, addressing the assembled nobles, announced the changes and additio...
2024-10-23 11:34:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 158: CHAPTER 2 - EPISODE V (5)
The Eastern Nobles' Conference.
This conference hall, commonly referred to as the Symposium, was divided into sections.
It might have been a conference on the surface, but it was essentially a test, a way for the Imperial F...
2024-10-23 10:12:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 157: CHAPTER 2 - EPISODE V (4)
Mother's worries had escalated when the new rules were announced, the restrictions imposed on family heads during the symposium.
They weren't allowed to offer any assistance, direct or indirect, to prevent cheating and ensure a f...
2024-10-23 10:09:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 156: CHAPTER 2 - EPISODE V (3)
After my conversation with Arina, the game’s script resumed, unfolding as expected.
The entire Bagrand family boarded the carriage and headed towards the conference hall, a scene I was all too familiar with.
“Don’t wo...
2024-10-23 10:08:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 155: Chapter 2 - Episode V (2)
Chirp— Chirp—
‘…Morning already?’
The chirping of sparrows heralded the arrival of a new day.
“Haa…”
I sat up in bed, stretching my stiff muscles.
And then, as always, I checked the status ...
2024-10-23 10:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 154: Chapter 2 - Episode V (1)
The penalty messages for causing trouble at the party appeared as expected.
That meant Arina's next line should be…
“Why did you cause a scene at the party, Carsein?”
A reprimand, a scolding, directed at the tro...
2024-10-23 10:03:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 153: A Significant Intersection (9)
After finishing my shift at the barbecue restaurant…
Jieun, my coworker, handed me a small box as we walked out.
“What’s this?”
“Just… a gift. For you.”
“I’m asking what it is.”
...
2024-10-23 10:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 152: A Significant Intersection (8)
The dance ended, and the party continued.
Radiel, stationed on the terrace as Carsein’s escort, sighed, a faint smile on her lips.
No, it was more like disbelief.
The events of the past hour were so absurd, so ...
2024-10-23 09:57:55 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 151: A Significant Intersection (7)
The moment Helly realized the truth, that this entire situation was a carefully orchestrated act of retaliation, her face hardened.
The ill-fitting shoes, identical to the ones she had sent Harnie.
The prolonged conver...
2024-10-23 09:54:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 150: A Significant Intersection (6)
Confused, Helly stared at the gift Carsein had brought. She had expected something different, something unique, but the moment she opened the box, her eyes widened in alarm.
‘…They’re the same shoes?’
The shoes...
2024-10-07 12:20:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 149: A Significant Intersection (5)
“…”
Minutes passed since Carsein left the terrace.
Harnie sat motionless, her gaze unfocused, lost in thought.
They had returned, her body lifted effortlessly into his arms, and she had been confused at fir...
2024-10-07 12:18:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 148: A Significant Intersection (4)
Since Chapter 2 transitioned from sub-episodes to main episodes, Emergency Missions had a unique characteristic.
Emergency Missions in Chapter 2 were additional events that occurred during the downtime between episodes. They...
2024-10-07 12:16:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 147: A Significant Intersection (3)
The hour-long crash course in ballroom dancing wasn’t easy.
It was an impossible task, trying to master a complex sequence of steps, to synchronize their movements, to embody the grace and elegance of noble etiquette, all ...
2024-10-07 12:14:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 146: A Significant Intersection (2)
“Did you enjoy yourself? Surrounded by those ladies?”
Her words left me speechless.
Enjoy myself?
How could I possibly enjoy that?
I had deliberately chosen this time and location, to avoid attracting a...
2024-10-07 12:13:02 +0000 UTC View Post