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VOLUME 1 – CHILDHOOD

Edgar and Allan Poe

NT: If I had to say it, Din no Monshô might be the novel I hate to translate the most. The reason? Its Chapters are the longest ones, and the worst is that they become even longer as the story progresses.

When I mention the name of the maid of my House, the girl nodded as she let out a smile.

「Yes! It was Wokins! But how do you know?」

She suddenly grabbed me from my shoulders and shook me while she was asking me that.

*Ababa*, she’s being too rough.

I doubt it stops unless I answer her question.

「Actually――」

Wokins is an employee hired by Sefina.

Her skills in handling the sword and magic are incredibly outstanding.

She has silver hair and a youthful appearance.

After telling her that, she put her hands together.

「It’s exactly that person! I am so happy to know that she is still alive!」

The Girl said that while dancing with joy.

But still, my head was still filled with even more doubts.

It was ten years ago that she got that helmet.

Wokins looks like a teenager.

Although I don’t know what her age is, isn’t it strange that she participated in that battle 10 years ago?

「By the way, how old did Wokins seem to be back then?」

「Fumu~. If I remember correctly, I think she looked like she was in her late teens」

Wokins-san, don’t you age at all?

No, I had already begun to have my suspicions after hearing that Wokins had been serving Sefina since she was still just a child.

I just discovered an even more incredible mystery than the Royal Capital itself.

「By the way, is Wokins-san in the Royal Capital?」

「Yes, she’s here. She’s taking a break in the Southern Noble District」

「Uwaa. The Noble District… I can’t go there」

「Even if you could go, you probably couldn’t see her since she’s busy with something right now」

「Nn? Is there a problem going on?」

「――We, the Din Family, came to the Royal Capital to participate in a duel」

The duel.

Anyone should be able to understand what it meant, even if it is or not a noble.

A battle where you fight with pride at stake, where you fight to decide who is right.

That may be the official stance of the duel, but in reality it is nothing more than a struggle motivated by desire.

「In other words, Wokins will be your representative」

「No, she is involved with the petition so it would be impossible」

「… In? The petition?」

「The Noble we face is pointing at Wokins.

His name is, Durf Zajim Hogos」

A dirty and fat hog.

A lustful man who gets carried away by power.

A man with completely stained hands.

And as the dominant nobleman in the western region, his bad reputation has managed to reach even the royal capital.

As proof of her, the Girl …

「UNFORGIVABLE! FOR WOKINS-SAN TO BE HANDED TO THAT DIRTY HOG!」

She was terribly upset.

Her anger could even be compared to what I and Shadiberga feel.

The Girl has become completely hostile against the dirty plague that has dared to annoy her benefactor.

「I will lend you my strength. I’ll do whatever I can do to help」

「No, it’s okay, we’re not in that much of a trouble right now」

「You say you are from the… Din Family. In that case, are you Regis?」

Suddenly she said my name, so I was a little surprised.

「Did you know?」

「I had heard some stories from the street peddlers who came from the west saying that the heir born in the Din House was quite weird」

Regardless of whether I’m weird or not, the girl seems to know about me.

The merchant’s network can be a scary thing.

It’s the type of people who give everything to earn money.

It seems like a job well suited for me. No, rather, should I do it?

The Girl cleared her throat, then, she placed her hand on her chest and introduced herself.

「I’m Edgar Kristanval.

I was part of a group of mercenaries who worked in the north of the Kingdom in the past. Now I have a magic shop in the Royal Capital」

Hohou~ She seems to have had a pretty hard life.

Move from a profession where you earned money through the battlefield, to one where you earn money through a store.

There is a saying that says, «A rolling stone gathers no moss».

I think it was a good change for her.

NT: Errrm, it would be an saying (adage or proverb) that refers to, a person who does not form great ties has no problem moving from one place to another, or something like that. In this case, Edgar was not so attached to her work as a mercenary to have any problem leaving it.

「Please, if there is anything I can help, tell me.

Do not hesitate to call me if an emergency occurs. I still have my skills」

Edgar was wielding a straight sword inside the store.

Her anger towards Durf was reviving.

Regardless of whether she is strong or not, I am sure she is someone I can trust.

Let’s be glad that we were able to form a good relationship.

I could also buy a magic book.

I wonder if I should go home soon.

「Well, then, I’ll go back home」

「Okay. In that case, please take care――」

At that moment, the shop window exploded.

There was the crunch of something crumbling and wood chips flying in all directions.

Due to the suddenness of the event, it took me a while to get defensive.

「Edgar! Get covered!」

「Don’t underestimate a former mercenary」

What seems to be a lost shot of a fireball re-entered the store.

Then, Edgar intercepted it by getting in the middle of its path while conjuring her magic.

「Pure Water that Extinguishes the Flames of Evil!

Gush out from my hands!―― 『Anti-Flare Water』!」

Then, water began to gush from Edgar’s hand.

The water that came out bulged into a large water ball, which enveloped the fireballs that were shot at the store.

The flames could not resist this amount of water.

That little water ball was enough to extinguish the flames.

Surely it was a spell created exclusively to fight fires.

It is not a high-ranking magic that can be used to a large extent, but its power is large enough to take it into account.

However, the only thing that mattered to me at that moment was to take cover.

「… Damn. Did someone start a fight outside?」

Edgar went out the window of the store.

I went after her.

By the time we go outside, a large crowd had already gathered outside the store.

「If you don’t plan to buy anything, don’t block the entrance!」

Edgar broke through the crowd.

I could feel her merchant spirit in her tone of voice.

This really makes me want her store to prosper.

「What’s going on?」

「Aah… Can you see anything?」

Edgar placed me on her shoulders to let me look towards the center of the crowd.

From this place, I could clearly see what was happening.

Apparently it was a dispute between a Noble and a commoner.

There was a young woman apologizing while desperately trying to hide a child behind her.

「Sorry! I will let him know not to enter there ever again!」

「Shut up! The Noble District is not a place where low life pests like you can enter!」

The guy who was screaming seemed to be the assistant of some noble.

The noble in question doesn’t seem to be around.

What about this situation? Edgar asked a woman who was nearby.

「What happened? A fireball suddenly entered my shop」

「Well, it seems that the child entered into the noble district by accident.

The Assistant over there was furious about that…」

I see.

No wonder a child ends up wandering aimlessly.

But even so, the Noble district is dangerous.

Parents should be careful with their children because of that.

But, even so, it is still something that cannot be avoided at all.

「What will you do?」

「I hate Nobles. I will side with the woman there」

After saying that, Edgar began to take away the people around her.

For a moment, she create a small space with no people in the crowd.

At that moment, Edgar took a huge leap over the crowd.

Then she stood in front of the woman, like a bodyguard.

Wait, are you going to make me go with you?

Not that I care, since I was also about to intervene.

Then, Edgar lowered me to the floor and pointed to the Assistant.

「Anyone will make a mistake.

In addition, he is still just a child. Is that the attitude an adult should have?」

「And who are you?」

The Noble’s Assistant looked her straight in the eye on alert.

When all the attentions were gathered, Edgar straightened and said.

「I am the Owner of that Magic Store over there, Edgar Kristanval.

So who do you work for?」

「For a virtuous individual very different from a commoner like you.

Listen carefully. I am the humble Assistant of Durf Hogos-sama――」

「… Ah, that hog」

Edgar said it with a carefree face.

As for me, I felt like running away at full power.

I don’t want to get involved with people from Durf’s side.

The Assistant, hearing the rude way of addressing his Master, narrowed his gaze.

「Damn commoner, your life is not worth enough to talk about my master that way. Also, the one next to you … Hey, by any chance――」

The Assistant began to talk about something with the private guard who accompanied him.

Maybe he notice something.

Then, after snorting, the Assistant laughed and said.

「Aren’t you the Din House’s Heir?

To be friends with a commoner like her. As expected of someone from your calibre」

「What are you talking about, Geezer?

I am Edgar’s nephew. You can call me Allan Poe」

I don’t want to reveal myself in a place like this.

Let’s cut things here.

It could be useless with the Assistant, but it should have some effect on the spectators.

「Then let’s leave it like this.

We don’t have to bother killing a simple commoner who just got in our way」

The Assistant let out an annoying smile.

However, he turned around and returned to the Noble District.

Are you planning to tell Durf?

I don’t care, anyway, I didn’t do anything wrong.

You can do whatever you want.

While thinking about it, the Assistant whispered something to one of the private guards in a cold voice.

「――Disregard it and just kill the kid. If they intervene, you can kill them too」

「We are in the middle of the Royal Capital, will it be alright?」

「The might King also resides in the Northern Noble District, but he will not be involved in everything the nobles do.

If you cause a fuss here, it will just incur the displeasure of the other older High Ranking Nobles」

「… Un-Understood」

The Private Guard who received that order reaffirmed his expression.

The five guards are probably used to fighting.

They are probably all mercenaries.

After the Assistant left, The Guard approached silently.

「Back off, or a I’ll kill you」

「Try it. I will not succumb to someone like you」

When Edgar answered him, the Guard showed an unpleasant look.

Then, he glanced at the guards who were next to him and pulled out his sword-

「Resistance confirmed. Eliminate them」

「Well then, I’ll start ahead of you first」

Then, after saying that, Edgar moved.

At that moment, Edgar stomped on the ground.

Then, with a *Clank*, she pulled out her sword.

Is it a long sword?

Since she had suddenly taken out her weapon, the rest of the guards also rushed to unsheathe their swords.

However, their reaction was too slow.

Edgar raised her sword to the height of her face and muttered something.

She speak so fast that I doubted if anyone else could hear her.

「May my sword burst into flame and pierce the sky.

Be wrapped by the burning crimson flames―― 『Enchantment Fire』」

At that moment, Edgar’s sword blazed magnificently.

Coinciding with that, Edgar’s eyes widened even more and her pupils dilated.

In addition, her fangs, which stood out even more inside her mouth, gave her the appearance of a mad dog.

「Here I go… Se~eiaaaaaaaaaaaa!」

She shortened the distance that separated her from the soldiers in an instant.

One of the guards trying to draw his sword was paralyzed by her surprisingly fast movements.

A loud explosion echoed in place when the Guard’s armor exploded.

Every time Edgar’s sword tip touched his armor, he were struck by a powerful explosion.

「… A-Aagh」

Without being able to bear the pain, the Guard collapsed.

Black smoke rose from his body.

He doesn’t seem to be dead, but neither does he seem to be able to get back up.

「… Scary. Hey」

By the time I called her from behind, Edgar had already started running again.

The soldiers were easily shattered by her sword.

「Ba-Bastard!」

Then she kicked another Guard who was behind her.

At that moment, Edgar couldn’t help breaking her stance.

The Private Guards did not intend to waste that chance.

A sword fell directly to Edgar’s head.

But at that moment, Edgar let out a powerful explosion that prompted the opposite side.

Then, while blocking his attack, she hit her enemy directly in the body.

「Guhm… Damn it. Resisting is useless――」

The Guard tried to get up again.

However, Edgar’s attack had pierced his abdomen directly.

The explosion that was generated when the tip of her sword hit the Guard had caused him a great injury.

「Guuaaaaaaa!」

「Insects shouldn’t make any sound. Silence」

Edgar shot a cold look at the Guard shouting in pain.

Edgar looked like a true villain.

Her switch must have been pulled on when she drew her sword.

Her voice was louder and was much scarier than before.

Let’s call it Mercenary Mode.

The remaining two Guards attacked Edgar with a coordinated attack.

It appeared hard to break through their strong coordination.

However, Edgar made a rapid movement.

Then, one of the Guards was destabilized by the bewilderment.

Edgar didn’t ignore that opening and―― She threw a powerful blow to her side.

「… Ga, haa」

An explosion had hit him from the side, which had made him unable to continue fighting at that time.

However, because she broke her posture to launch that careless attack, Edgar was completely exposed to the other guard.

Then, the remaining Guard raised his sword.

There was no way Edgar could avoid that attack.

It can’t be helped. You dragged me here, so I guess I’ll help you.

「Flickering flames orbs, penetrate deeply into my enemy―― 『Gun Fire』」

The fireball, fired at high speed, hit the guard directly.

The intense mass of heat hit the Guard in the head, momentarily shaking his field of vision.

However, he was still an experienced mercenary.

He quickly came back to himself and looked at me.

「Da-… Damn brat!」

He tried to lift his sword to hit me.

But it didn’t go his way.

A quick attack hit the Guard in the back.

The sound of an explosion rumbled in the place as the Guard flew through the air.

With this, the five guards have become unable to fight.

「… Fu~u, it seems that my instinct has not fully recovered, it is difficult to regulate the intensity of the fire」

Edgar said that while scratching her head, then, she sheathed her sword, which had been burned.

At the end, the story about her being a mercenary turned out not to be a lie.

Although it is not as if I had doubted it.

Even so, someone who fights to help a woman in trouble must be a good person.

「Alright, shoo shoo, you can disperse now. You’re ruining my business.

Just leave some money. I’ll pick it up later.

I retract my previous remark.

She’s just a money grubber.

The crowd began to disperse.

Then, the woman, who was still holding the child, thanked her.

「Thank you very much!」

「No, I haven’t done anything. It was that person who got excited」

「You got angry when he threw that fireball too, right? Don’t try to hide it」

Ooh? Are you trying to make me take responsibility?

But I’m sorry, I will never admit it.

The woman kept bowing to us, who were having that useless discussion.

Well, it seems there are no injuries.

It was good that there were no accidents.

「Excuse me… What are your names?」

「I’m Edgar」

「I’m Allan Poe」

「Both are synchronized」

「Good-for-nothing」

「Say again」

Edgar hit me.

I was just honest.

The woman was laughing with a *KusuKusu*.

I would have liked to respond more intelligently, as the protagonists of a mystery novel.

But still, I can’t go back in time to do it.

We said goodbye to the boy and the woman and returned to the store.

By the way, the Guards we defeated were dragged back to the Noble District by some Servants coming from there.

Give me a break. They even cause problems to the Servants.

When Edgar entered the store, she let out a sigh while looking at the broken window.

「Aaah, come on. I am the one who will have to repair this…」

「The technique with the sword you used was amazing」

「That’s my line.

I hadn’t seen anyone create a fireball like that in years.

So it was true that you were a prodigy」

A prodigy

It makes me feel happy, but I don’t think I deserve it.

I may seem like a prodigy, but when I grow up, I’ll just be a common adult.

Now that I think about it, I think I was called «Young Emperor» in my previous life.

A Prodigy and a «Young Emperor».

Although they are written similarly, why are they so different?

Is it some kind of discrimination?

NT: I didn’t understand it at all, but both words are supposed to write similarly, however, their meanings differ somewhat. One of them refers to a prodigious child, while the other could refer to a proud child (I think). In addition to that, there is also the Kanji that is used to write both words. The Kanji used is the «child» Kanij, which would refer to a virtuous, or chaste, child. In other words, it could be used to refer to him as a Virgin, and if we start to over-thinking about this, we could assume that that «Young Emperor» could have been used to refer to him as a «Virgin with too mucho Self-Confidence», or something like that… maybe… I don’t really know, i just suposse.

「You applied magic on the sword.

Do you think Wokins can do it too?」

「What are you talking about?

I learned this technique with the sword watching Wokins.

Ten years ago, she blew up the wizards and enemy soldiers with it」

Wokins’ scary. Was she the original user of that technique with the sword?

As I expected, it would be bad to make her angry while holding a sword.

「She even reached the point of destroying rocks with her sword」

「Is that even still something a human could do?」

Just when I came to my theory that Wokins really wasn’t human, I caught sight of the sun outside.

The sunset was near.

There were some problems, but I succeeded with my purchases.

「Well then, I’m leaving.

If I have problems with something, I will come to ask you」

「Of course. Do not hesitate to call me when you want to roast that hog.

When the time comes, I will personally take care of that task for free」

「Yes. I’ll keep that in mind」

I said goodbye to Edgar and returned to the mansion.

Play time its over.

From now on, it will only be a dirty battle against that Noble who does not have even a hint of sanity.

I must do everything I can.

Even more with this current situation.

That’s why, I wonder if I should become the bodyguard of my father, Shadiberga.

NT: As always, if you find something weird, whatever, just tell me in the comments.

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