I apologize for the confusion regarding the names. I just transliterated them and did not cross-reference the previous works and consult google-sama in my bid to binge. Iâll revert to the names used by the previous translator, however, Iâm gonna make a few minor changes based on my consultation with google-sama.
Itâs hard translating katakana names, you see. They are either too intuitive, like Karisha which is just Graecia in English but with a K, or just plain crazy, like Rosaizu for Rosaith. But it turns out, google sama and ja.wiki-chan has some answers though I donât know how accurate theyâll be. Iâll try them out here so you can have a feel for them. Iâve updated the previous post too. Iâll list them down at another post along with justifications.
I know some of you are gonna shudder when things youâre used to are changed. But what the hell, why not try. Might be better. Might be worse. Iâm not a professional anyway. Iâve also probably missed some terms. Iâve never checked them comprehensively too. If anyone could be bothered enough, check them. Haha.
She can barely breathe as she tries to look at me from her back with her moist, sexy eyes.
I canât believe the usually cool Tetra would be capable of such passion and emotion.
I increase further the strength that leaves my fingertips.
âHyaaâŠDAMEâŠnnnn! Aaahh, kkuhha!â
I then lighten my movements.
âAhhâŠharderâŠstronger!..hyaa!â
I trace Tetraâs body on top of her clothes with my finger. Surprised by the sensation, Tetraâs body shakes in pleasure.
âYou donât have to push yourself you know? Letâs get this over quickly.â I said to Tetra as my fingers crawled over her body. ( ͥ° ÍÊ ÍĄÂ°)
Tetraâs body shook in pleasure.
ââŠ.Please donât tease meâŠâ said Tetra in a sweet voice as she faced me.
But just nowâŠ
âDidnât you ask me to stop?â
ââŠBullyâŠnnnfwaaâŠnnnâŠdonât but continueâŠâ
I donât get it.
âThen what should I do?â
âAaâŠCaress me harderâŠâ
âDoes it hurt?â
Then Tetra said as her cheeks blushed:
âAaâŠit feels better when it hurtsâŠâ
This GirlâŠit canât be helped huh?
I grinned as I slowly put strength in my movements.
âWhat a willful little girl. Really. Since you want it, Iâll give it to you.â I said as I teasingly used my fingers on her.
Tetra convulsed and said with an agitated voice:
âPlâŠ.Please! There!!! MyâŠahh! Caress me there!â
I donât get it. If only sheâd tell me once clearly.
I take a hard look at Tetra.
She looks so agitated. Sheâs breathing roughly too. If I continue to tease her like this, surely sheâd be too pitiful. I guess itâs no use. Letâs just do as she wants!
Tetraâs body shook violently, her mouth half-open as she tried to gasp for air. Her saliva drips from her lips as she lay on the bed exhausted.
Then the door opened just at the same time.
âWhat the hell are you two doing so early in the morning!!! Hn..wa. What?â (Soyon)
âWhatâs wrong?â I asked the bewildered Soyon who just entered the room as I separate my hands from Tetraâs shoulders.
âUmmmâŠWhat were you doing?â (Soyon)
âOh! Just a massage. We went to get the census done yesterday right? Just that we felt a little strained after that so we thought weâd help loosen each other up.â
Itâs just the two of us taking turns massaging each other.
Of course, the results were well worth the trouble. We determined the population numbered around 32,423. With these, we should be able to collect taxes properly.
Come to think of it we agreed to conduct the census for Bartolo too. What a pain.
âSoâŠWhat do you need Soyon?â (Almis)
Soyonâs face turned bright red.
âAh!âŠNo!âŠI misunderstoodâŠ. AhâŠ. No!⊠A letter from King Rosyth came!â Soyon said as she passed me the wood strips.
What could this be about?
âWhat did the letter say?â (Soyon)
âWell, to summarize: âHurry up teach me the paper manufacturing method already!â is written.â (Almis)
Itâs not like I could just teach it like that even though Iâve become a retainer. It should depend on the compensation after all.
âTetra, Letâs go.â (Almis)
âNoooâŠI want moar.â Tetra said in a sweet voice after I shook her awake.
What is this girl saying?
I still havenât even gotten my turn yet.
ââŠ.You teaseâŠHaaâŠâ (Tetra)
Tetra arose while stretching her neck left to right. Bone cracking sounds went off as she stretched her body.
Then Tetra, who returned to her usual cold expression, turned to me and said:
âOkay, letâs go.â (TL Note: Old Counter Strike sound bite just popped in my head, idk why.)
âWipe off your drool before that.â (Almis)
Tetra turned bright red as she wiped off the drool on her lips.
âAlright, as I have requested in the letter, please proceed in teaching how to make paper.â (Rosyth)
âUnderstood. But can you please promise me one thing?â
âWhat is it?â
I say the condition.â
âFirst, as compensation, please give me wheat. Furthermore, can you promise me to not produce large quantities of paper immediately?â
I still look forward to making paper as the primary source of income for the Ars Territory since I reduced the tax rates for wheat after all.
Therefore, a large supply of paper in the market pushing down the price would not be good.
âI see..I understand your circumstances. Iâll postpone operations for a year.â (Rosyth)
If possible two years, though I actually wanted three years reprieve. Canât be helped.
I wrote the steps for paper manufacturing method on a piece of paper and handed it over to King Rosyth. He received it with satisfaction.
âBy the way, do you know how to make iron?â (Rosyth)
âWell, if you say I can, I might be able to but only in principle I guess.â (Almis)
King Rosyth leaned forward excitedly. âTEACH ME!â
Well, I did learn about deoxidizing iron oxides but that was in science experiments in middle school.
It was more or less five so I could understand. (TL Note: I donât understand what he means by five. äžćżäșă ăŁăăăçè§ŁăŻăăŠăăă)
I think thereâs no one who doesnât know what a deoxidation reaction is. That is if they went through compulsory education. Besides, we also briefly touched on the subject in history so I can somewhat understand it.
âYes, but I only have second-hand knowledge on the matter so itâs not like I can manufacture iron with certainty. Please take that into account. Also, I want more wheat as compensation.â (Almis)
âThereâs no problem. However, the wheat will come after my forges can produce iron goods.â (Almis)
Well, itâs only natural. By all means, youâd want the smiths to succeed in making iron goods.
âYes, but first we need to prepare charcoal and iron ore.â
Iron ores are made up of iron oxide. You use the charcoal in the smelting process to isolate the iron in the ore.
âAlso, Iron working would need high temperatures.â
âI told you to teach me the method.â
What an impatient fellow.
âWe would also need to use a tool called a âbellow.â It should be easy to make, probably.â (TL Note:Â https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellows)
I teach King Rosyth how to make bellows. Itâs kind of difficult explaining verbally, huh.
After this youâll have a spongy ball of molten iron and charcoal residue. Youâll then need to hammer out the impurities from this spongy substance. At the very least, youâll be able to make iron from this. This is the most I know on the matter.
Iâm not a smelting specialist after all. We didnât learn that much in school after all. This is the limit of my knowledge. They could make bronze after all, so this explanation should suffice.
âYes, this is enough. Iâll send the grains upon the ironâs successful manufacture.â (Rosyth)
Alright, with this weâll get more wheat.
âThen, please teach me how to make fire medicine next.â (Rosyth)
Fire medicine?
Ah! Gunpowder, huh.
âUnfortunately, gunpowder ingredients are currently at their limits. Besides, only I know how to make it. I think that circulating its manufacturing method would be dangerous.â (Almis)
âDoes that mean you wonât be able to teach it?â (Rosyth)
âThat would be correct.â
King Rosyth lets out a sigh as he heard my reply.
âThen it canât be helped. Certainly, it would be bothersome should King De Morgal begin to use gunpowder too. For the meantime, Iâll content myself with iron.â (Rosyth)
Thank goodness. Your understanding would clearly save me the trouble.
âSo, are your territorial affairs going smoothly? You border King De Morgalâs Territory you know?â
âWell, itâs passable. Iâm still not used to managing territory but Iâm getting by thanks to Bartolo-sanâs help.â (Almis)
Wait, thinking back, Bartolo hasnât seem to have done anything, hasnât he?
âIs that so? Good. Then I shall give advice as well.â
Advice? Advice straight from King Rosyth himself?
âListen, Pay diligence to your relations with your neighbors. A lot of them do not think highly of lords after all.â (Rosyth)
âYes, I understandâ (Almis)
Managing social relationships is important after all. Like in my wedding, for example, we received lots of well wishes and flattery.
âDid you know that Bartoloâs child was just born?â (Rosyth)
âYes, I heard.â (Almis)
When Bartoloâs wife was giving birth, I advised him to use hot water to disinfect all the tools and to use alcohol to disinfect their hands. This is to significantly reduce the risk of the child dying from contracting postpartum infections.
âThat guy had probably prepared for festivities in advance. You should go. Everyone from your clan should prepare for a present. YesâŠI think honey would be a great gift.â (Rosyth)
Itâs not like you had to tell me. That was what I intended to do all along. What should we do for the gifts? Certainly, it would be absurd for each of us to bring honey. I need to think about this.
âAlso, thereâs one more thing I have to tell you.â
âYes?â
âBe careful of Regal DeBell and the DeBell clan. They consider you as an enemy and a threat to their family. Besides, I hear nothing but bad rumors about the guy.â
The DeBell clan, is it? If I remember correctly, they were the most powerful clan in the Rosyth Kingdom before I got landed. Certainly, thereâs little to no difference between the population of my territory and theirs. Sigh, I wanted to have good relations if possible butâŠ
âBut please be at ease. I also hate the DeBell clan. Bartolo hates them too. In fact, a third of the powerful clans hate the DeBell clan. Do you get what I mean?â (Rosyth)
It means I should be at the head of the Anti-DeBell faction, huh. Sigh, I hate troublesome things. But it canât be helped since the hostility comes straight from the other party.
âIâll think about it.â (Almis)
âItâs not like you have to think about it. I think itâs the natural course of action. Conduct yourself skillfully. Iâm expecting great things from you after all.â (Rosyth)
King Rosyth stared at me intently. Whatâs up with the stare, dude.
âI would live for three years more at most. Thatâs why I want you see great accomplishments from you as a lord within a year.â
âAccomplishments?â
In one year, huh. Why does this king want accomplishments from me before he dies? Is it to contain the DeBell clan?
FurthermoreâŠ
âSubjugating King Ferrum, Manufacturing Iron, and Manufacturing Paper. Normally, they would be more than enough accomplishments. However, considering the circumstances, they are not enough. Do great deeds in the management of your territory. And hold fast your land against King De Morgal. If you accomplish suchâŠâ (Rosyth)
âI understand. Iâll do my utmost.â (Almis)
What could he possibly want to sayâŠ
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Three months later, I received a letter from King Rosyth. It reads:
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It seems the iron smelting was a success. Unfortunately, the strength was unusually weak so we couldnât put it to good use. We did, however, managed to trade them to Cretian smiths for a lot of salt.
Perhaps they thought that if they left it as it is then it would become so that we could make iron, so they thought that before we could make profits on it they should just make the profits on it. (TL Note: Got very confused at the source so Iâm only 50% sure on this)
Though you might say its not fit for use, iron is still iron. Â It is for that reason that the Cretians overlooked the quality.
I will send the wheat immediately. Itâs a favor Iâll certainly return so long as I live.
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âWell, so long as I get the wheat I donât have any problems.â (Almis)