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Translators: Kurosmith & Kalkin
Proofreaders: Kalkin + imoutolicious
It’s the following morning after the chaotic storm had swept through my
evening.
Maria’s step to solving my ‘unhappiness with the present situation and treatment’ that I talked
about yesterday was quickly revealed to me in full detail.
“Allow me to introduce
her to you. This child’s name is Lily, and she will be in charge of Onii-sama’s
personal security from now on.”
“What?”
I observed the little girl from head to toe, with a look of disbelief
on my face.
Wearing a black patent leather trench coat over the outfit with a
design reminiscent of a Nazi officer’s uniform and a violin case on her back, the
little girl is just staring blankly into space with her eyes devoid of emotion.
Somehow, she doesn’t seem human. Instead, the little girl is like an exquisitely
crafted French wax figure.
That’s exactly the problem.
“H-hold on a second. Are you telling me that this little kid is going
to be in charge of my security?”
Could it be that she’s displeased with my open finger-pointing and
blunt, ignoring attitude? The little girl named Lily mutters something and
puffs up her cheeks, pouting.
“Hmph. Lily, not a... little kid.”
Perhaps it’s due to the way she skips and pauses her sentence; she has a unique
style of speech where the context feels somewhat disjointed.
Such minor idiosyncrasy doesn’t make any difference to me, though.
“Ha! No matter how I look, your body’s only half my size! If you’re not
a little kid, what are you then? A peanut?!”
Here’s a typical loser, strong against the weak and weak
against the strong.
Yes, siree, I`m here.
“Uu, hauu...”
“Lily is one of the top agents we Bandersnatch take pride
in. It`s not a good habit to judge people based on their appearences,
Onii-sama.”
Dorothy, who was listening closely in silence, jumps into our
conversation.
“It would seem a good beating is needed to knock some sense
into him, Onee-sama.”
“You’re the one who needs a good beating, you damn little
sister.”
“Lily! Darkness angel gigantic typhoon!”
“What the hell are you—”
Before I could finish, my body rattles to a halt.
Lily was already behind me with her arms coiled around my shoulder
joint.
Then, with a sound cracking noise, my shoulder twists 90 degrees.
A mountain of pain and a river of tears.
It's somewhere along those metaphors.
I've realized it too late. If I follow my previous logic, I should have
never stood up against that little girl.
Please forgive my impudence, ma’am.
You see it all the time; a lone hero, with nothing to protect himself,
beats up an entire mob of gangsters in the blink of an eye. It’s a cliché you often
see in actions movies.
"Lily will be assigned as Onii-sama’s personal bodyguard. From now
on, with the condition that you’re accompanied by Lily, Onii-sama should be
able to do things freely.”
"Ah, alright."
"Also, you will be attending 'school' right away the day after
tomorrow. Since I’ve already finished your transfer a few days ago."
Finished my transfer a few days ago?
It was just the day before yesterday that I declared I'll stop living a
life of imprisonment that has been going on for nearly two weeks. Then was Maria
waiting for this sort of situation to happen from the beginning?
In the end, it just reminds me of the pointless commotion I caused yesterday
night, and how downright embarrassing it was.
As I nod my head lost in trivial thoughts, Dorothy barges in,
shattering the mood as if it was made out of cheap Chinese glass.
"W-wait a minute... Onee-sama? You're not letting that stupid
idiot attend Illuminati Foundation Academy, are you?
The school name evokes an extremely conspiratorial secret society. Like,
as if they’d be doing shady religious rituals instead of classes.
"Is there a problem with that, Dorothy?"
“I’ll definitely die from embarrassment if
that idiot goes to the same school as me!”
"Well, it’s not like I’ll be enjoying your company!”
"Hmph, I know you're actually happy that you get to attend school
with a beautiful girl like me.”
Somebody please do something about her bishoujo complex.
Dorothy, whose face is full of complaint as usual, is assisted by Lily.
"…Lily too, being with that idiot, embarrassing…"
"Ahhh, Lily! You’re so cute~♡”
Dorothy hugs Lily and rubs her cheeks against her. Despite Dorothy’s
fierce skinship, Lily maintains her poker face with a blank expression.
Seeing how the situation is going, it appears they’re working together
in making me look stupid. No matter how much I try to think of a good motive to
this, the only conclusion that I can comes up with is:
Just what have I done wrong?
“Are you guys just trolling me right now?!”
“Yeah. You got a problem?”
“…There’s, no problem.”
Perhaps it was unnecessary for me confirm it, since I already knew that
much. But still, it’s a little sad hearing it directly from them.
Was it because she
couldn’t bear the sight of me being torn apart by the two? Eventually, Maria joins
in to say her share.
“Both of you, do not speak too harshly of
Onii-sama.”
Nice artillery support.
With just her joining
in, Maria’s influence turns the tide of the war in a blink of an eye; that’s
how overwhelming she is.
It’s overpowering. If
I could use an analogy, it’d be like when the U.S. joined World War II, as a
response to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Hiding behind her back
with my eyes full of expectation, I root for Maria and her words.
“His table manners are indeed disastrous. He certainly
doesn’t have a single ounce of elegance as a Blackhazel. And it is true that
half of his blood is that of the inferior Yellow race. Even then… He is our one
and only Onii-sama!”
Oh my, such
encouraging words they are!
…Wait.
“Maria, I never thought you’d be mean to
me as well!”
Like a seven-year-old
kid running away from a bully, I run into my room with tears streaming down
with my face.
Is there any Korean in this team?
ReplyDeleteYes.
DeleteI hope the Korean does not get any punishment because of copyright infringement
DeleteRealistically, it’s impossible. Keep it up.
DeleteThank you for your kindest concern, Mr. Choi.
DeleteLike many other scanlators and fansubbers out there, we are fully aware of our copyright infringement. In the case that we are requested by an English copyright holder to remove all infringing materials, Imoutolicious LNT will fully comply to their cease-and-desist.
In all my years of scanlating and translating, I've never heard of anyone who actually got punished, save for OneManage, but they just received a shutdown order.
DeleteNo need to worry.
@최강회
DeleteI believe that the possibility of the world ending this year is far, far, far more probable than anyone getting "punished" because of working on this.
@imoutolicious
As far as know, there are no English copyright holders since no Korean Light novels have ever been released in any English-speaking country. In fact, I did not know there was a Korean light novel market until reading your site, so thanks a lot. It's been very informative.
@Kalkin
Onemanga was a Japanese manga online reader, which is completely different than what imoutolicious does. If you want to compare, Bakatsuki would be a better choice. Still, since there are no Korean Light novels been released in English even the possibility of getting a "cease and desist" order is completely and absolutely null.
Heyo! Me again. Great job on chapter 1. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteWow, great first chapter. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt's my first time reading a Korean light novel even though I read many Korean Manhua(manga in korea I think)...
ReplyDeletefirst time read a korean ln and it's really good...
ReplyDeletekeep your hard work...
Thanks a lot for this chap :P
ReplyDeleteThis is a good story, and your team's excellent translation and editing makes it as readable as a 'native' English language novel. Thank you very much for your team's hard work.
ReplyDeleteWhat pissed me off was that at the end, Maris decides not join stop them until AFTER Lily almost breaks the MC's arm and Dorothy calls him an embarrassment. Well, anyway thanks for the chapter!
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