Translator’s Note:
I have good news for all of you fans of Spearmaster. Thanks to all those supporting the translation on Patreon, we have reached the goal of 300 patrons, which I mentioned a few chapters back. Effectively this means: No split chaptersfor Spearmaster anymore, or in other words, you will always get a full chapter once a week, no matter how long the chapter might be. As long as the number of patrons stays above 300, that is.
The next goal will be at 385 Patrons for one additional weekly chapter for one elected series. Since Hachinan is getting a boost by its anime, take it as a little, partial hint from my side.
– Your local translator, Shasu
While taking some of the leaders of 【Remains of the Moon】along, I had the Slaughter Sisters, Lala and Lulu, guide us to their brothel.
In one of the establishment’s rooms, we talked with the women working there.
I had them accept the matter with the turf.
As the discussion dragged on, the Slaughter Sisters lied down and fell asleep.
Rollo also switched from my shoulder to my hood.
I sensed her restlessly stirring and then curling up on my back.
Since Viine started to look sleepy as well,
“It’s fine, just take a nap.” (Shuuya)
“However, the negotiations are…” (Viine)
“Mel is here.” (Shuuya)
“Excuse me then.” (Viine)
She starts sleeping in a bed used by the Mamas.
Or rather…
The prostitutes had problems negotiating as they were too nervous with us being present.
Thus Mel took lead of the conversation while politely and gently explaining. As result of that, the Mamas finally regained their calm and matters proceeded smoothly.
The prostitutes acknowledged the Pleasure Quarter and the Market Street falling under the control of the 【New Remains of the Moon】 with Lulu and Lala acting as nominal leaders of those areas.
The dual-wielding, black-haired man, Robald Andou, will back them up while constantly staying at Lulu’s and Lala’s side under the pretext of being their guard.
Well, in reality the real leader will be Robald, but it probably doesn’t really matter either way.
If he betrays us, we just have to lop his head off.
“Robald, I’m leaving this place to you, got it?” (Shuuya)
“…Understood. On top of being the one who allowed me to live, you’re someone who also has black hair and a flat face…” (Robald)
After looking into my eyes with his cheeks blushing,
“Besides, you resemble my dad a bit. I will think of it as fate and obey the words of the guild master.” (Robald)
I resemble his dad?
“Really? Did you ever hear the word Japan?” (Shuuya)
“Japan? No, never heard of it.” (Robald)
“I see, don’t mind it then.” (Shuuya)
At that point I turn my eyes in Mel’s direction and nod while putting the question “The negotiations are finished, right?” into the gesture.
“That means we concluded the negotiations then.” (Mel)
“Yes, please take care of us from now on.”
The prostitutes bowed their heads.
With this we’re done here.
I woke up Viine and we left the brothel.
“Master, I’m sorry for falling asleep in the middle of the talks.” (Viine)
“Well, you were tired, weren’t you? I told you to do it, so don’t worry about it.” (Shuuya)
Once Rollo appears from within the hood hanging on my back,
“…Nyaon.”
she meows.
Just like that we advance through the Pleasure Quarter’s streets while taking the leaders along.
I told them that I will entrust the proceeds and all the small stuff to Mel.
With the negotiations following after the leader meeting and the battles, she hasn’t slept much and thus has a foul mood.
She wore an unhappy expression with veins standing out at her temples.
“Okay. But! I want you to read the reports.” (Mel)
“Is there really any need for me to read them? I leave the judgment up to you.” (Shuuya)
While releasing my mana, I apply pressure by glaring at Mel who walks next to me.
“…U-Understood. I shall decide after a careful examination.” (Mel)
“Please do.” (Shuuya)
I correspond with an archaic smile.
At that point a young soldier with a Remains of the Moon armband runs up to us.
He goes down on his knees in front of me and bows.
“Guild master, Madame Kazane’s subordinate, a woman called Mirai, who is the leader of the War Foxes, is right nearby.”
“Mirai? Kazane’s subordinate, huh? Now that you mention it, we didn’t set a date for the meeting, did we?” (Shuuya)
“Guild master, it’s the woman who got in contact with us.” (Mel)
Mel added.
“Got it. You, bring that woman called Mirai to me.” (Shuuya)
“Yes!”
The young soldier runs off.
After a short while he returned with a woman in tow.
The woman’s face is small and well-featured, close to that of a Japanese woman.
For some reason there’s a dot mark painted with thick ink on her forehead.
If it’s an Indian bindi, it would mean that she’s a married woman, but…I think it’s just a fashion statement.
The woman with the pretty face bows and then speaks up.
“…Excuse me, I’m a messenger of Madame Kazane. My name is Mirai.”
“Hello, I’m Shuuya Kagari. Kazane-san wants to meet with me again?” (Shuuya)
“Yes. I have passed on the message from the other day to my master. The reply is that she will accept all of it. That’s the message. And, since she’s nearby right now and waiting for an opportunity, she’d like to request to meet in this place.” (Mirai)
So she has e here, that grandma.
Or rather, I suppose those girls have continuously tracked me.
They might have secretly followed me outside the range of my Grasping Perception.
Well, I suppose they approached me now because it’s a Remains of the Moon group.
“…Sure. Bring her along and let’s meet next to the hardware store over there.” (Shuuya)
“Yes, thank you very much.” (Mirai)
Mirai thanks me, stands up quickly, turns on her heels, and runs back.
And then, I saw how Kazane was actually sitting on something like a palanquin.
There’s a chair atop the palanquin carried by a great number of slaves or subordinates.
Granny Kazane sat on it.
They aren’t yelling “Heave-ho, heave-ho!” while sending it off as done during a festival, but masked, muscular, sweaty and agonizing men approach us while shouldering the palanquin.
Kazane Marumi, Granny Marumi.
The palanquin was lowered to the ground.
Kazane opens her mouth.
“Shuuya-san, let me apologize for the other day.” (Kazane)
She bows her head.
Yet, I can’t trust her.
“Nyaa.”
Having returned on my shoulder, Rollo greets her.
“My, my, I have heard of you, cute black cat-sama.” (Kazane)
“Nnn.”
Rollo seems to have no interest in Kazane.
She only replies with a throaty trilling after faintly moving her tail and averting her face.
“So, you wanted to meet me, right? You happy now?” (Shuuya)
“…Yes. But there’s something I’d like to talk about with you.” (Kazane)
“What is it? Don’t use that strange space anymore. No magic either.” (Shuuya)
“…Very well. Here will be fine. As you can see, I don’t have a spirit binding tool, a magic tool or anything like that with me.” (Kazane)
『She’s right. I can’t sense any strange mana.』 (Helme)
『Seems so, doesn’t it?』 (Shuuya)
As I’m telepathically talking with Helme, Kazane extends both hands from within her cloth robe, slightly revealing the chest with its conspicuous wrinkles.
I can somewhat see her sagging breasts.
As expected, even for me, the temporary president of the Boob Research Society, those are outside my strike zone.
“…Marumi, that won’t work.” (Shuuya)
“…Jeeeez, you’re really mean~
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Nothing less of a former Japanese, to go along with the joke here.
She should be a Japanese from a different world, but the same anime existed in her world too? I didn’t voice out that question, though.
“…So, what is it that you want to talk about?” (Shuuya)
“The lancer of the chaos starting after an inexplicable bloodbath.” (Kazane)
What’s it all of a sudden?
A power of words-like spell? What symbolic expression.
e to think of it, she’s a shrine maiden type. I guess she possesses some unknown divine power.
“It’s the words I previously got to know through my skill. The inexplicable refers to your power which I can’t see. The bloodbath is probably related to your recent dispute with 【Owl’s Fangs】. And I perceived the meaning of chaos as you reforming the underground society by crushing countless dark guilds.” (Kazane)
So she has foresight in addition to appraisal? A medium from a mysterious Japan, huh?
That might be the reason why the God of Fate, Asura, took a liking to Kazane.
Her story might be consistent, but, so what?
“…What about it?” (Shuuya)
Diviner, you don’t know the future.
I can say that as well, but I think she feels uneasy since she can’t see her own future after having gotten involved with me.
“…I want to believe that the calamity has passed, but since I can’t predict anything, I personally wanted to e to a mutual understanding. And, Adolian-sama of 【Assembly of Stars】 mentioned remending you, Shuuya-sama, for the Eight Lights. For the sake of the underground auction held at the end of they year to go down smoothly, we’d like you to cooperate, but…how about it?” (Kazane)
Eight Lights, she says…
Will I be on equal footing with the leading authorities of dark guilds if I take up the post?
I plan to participate in the underground auction, so I’d like to gladly cooperate since I’m looking forward to the auction.
Advice. e on! I shift my eyes towards Viine.
“Master, if you bee one of the Eight Lights, it might be acmodating for the underground auction. And you will likely be able to get to know many big merchants and rich customers.” (Viine)
What precise advice.
As expected of Viine, my woman, who’s an excellent secretary, assistant and attendant.
“I guess that’s true as well. Alright, I will play along, Kazane-san.” (Shuuya)
“That’s great. I will inform Adolian-sama. Once the location of the underground auction has been officially decided, I will get in touch with you, so please honor us with your attendance on that occasion.” (Kazane)
“Roger.” (Shuuya)
“Okay. Let’s meet another time again then.” (Kazane)
Kazane issues instructions to her subordinates.
Her subordinates lift up the palanquin and leave in the opposite direction full of eagerness.
At the time of their departure, the name of a famous mander, who died at Sekigahara, Otani Yoshitsugu, popped up in my mind.
Though he wouldn’t have died, had Kobayakawa e.
“…Guild master, congratulations for being one of the Eight Lights.” (Mel)
“Congratulations.”
As I’m remembering the history of the Battle of Sekigahara, I receive congratulations from Mel and the others all at once.
“Thanks. But, I like my job as adventurer. It won’t hinder that, right?” (Shuuya)
“…”
“What about the reply?” (Shuuya)
I gaze at everyone and use a deep voice.
“Nyagoa.”
Did Rollo understand my intention as well?
She released a weird yell as if threatening everyone.
At that moment,
“Yes, sir!”
“Understood, Guild Master, Rollo-sama.”
“Yes! We will be careful, Rollo-sama.”
Somehow they are calling her Rollo-sama…
Without minding that, Rollo skillfully scratched the base of her neck.
Now then, this is a good point to take a break, so I guess it’s time to return home.
“Well then, we’ll go back home.” (Shuuya)
“Yes. Do you want us to station guards around your house, guild master?” (Mel)
Mel deliberately asks while knowing of my true strength.
“No need. Rather than that, you assigned some personnel to protect my adventurer friends, right?” (Shuuya)
“Yes, of course.” (Mel)
“Very well. See you later then.” (Shuuya)
“Yes, guild master!”
We bid farewell from the leaders at this point.
I get on top of Rollodeen’sHorse Lion back, help up Viine as well, and then we quickly dash through the Labyrinth City Pelneet.
I think I have to give the slaves a little explanation as well, once we get back.
Ah, I remember! I planned to hire servants.
“Rollo, stop.” (Shuuya)
“Nya.”
Using her tentacles, RollodeenHorse Lion smoothly es to a halt atop a roof.
“…Master?” (Viine)
Viine calls out while clinging to me.
“Viine, it’s sudden, but my mansion is big, isn’t it?” (Shuuya)
“Yes. What about it?” (Viine)
“I plan to hire servants.” (Shuuya)
“I see. So we’re going to head to the servant guild next, right?” (Viine)
“That would be fine as well, but I was thinking of getting an introduction from Chianelas or such.” (Shuuya)
“Certainly, it’s quite possible that he will be able to refer us to excellent servants, but it seems also possible that Chianelas has headed to the royal capital Gronheim.” (Viine)
Since she worked under Chianelas, she has somewhat a grasp of his schedule, huh?
“What business does he have in the capital?” (Shuuya)
“I think it might be the regular meeting of the 【Large pany Dualbell】.” (Viine)
“He’s a merchant of a large pany, so I suppose he’s busy. e to think of it, I met you for the first time in Hekatrail, didn’t I Viine…? Do you remember?” (Shuuya)
“No, Hekatrail? …Ah, at that slave market?” (Viine)
“Yeah, yeah, I thought you might remember as our eyes have met back then.” (Shuuya)
Seemingly shocked after I told her that, Viine bees teary eyed.
“…Sorry, I remember. The figure of master as you looked at me then…and yet, I of all people…” (Viine)
“Haha, isn’t it fine anyway? Because we met there, we’re here like this now. Seeing you back then made me think, how nice, Viine.” (Shuuya)
“I’m happy…” (Viine)
Viine closes her eyes, obviously wishing to be kissed.
Answering her plea, I gently kiss her pink and violet colored, beautiful lips.
Soft. Once, then twice; I keep kissing her repeatedly.
As I finish the third kiss, I affectionately piled my lips lightly on her upper lip again.
“Mmh, I love you…” (Viine)
Viine confessed with a slightly alluring smile and moist eyes.
“Yeah, I love you, too.” (Shuuya)
Next I lightly kissed the cheek on the opposite side of her silver mask.
Then I separate my face from hers.
Okay, once I finished employing servants, I will tell her about < !
Translation Notes:
A slight variation of what often appears in scenes where the character is sulking in the manga and anime of “Little Marumi-chan” and “Crayon Shin-chan”
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