Ma Hon, Short Interview
While I was debating whether or not I should just skip back to the novels instead of doing the mini-stories, I translated this short interview about the map of the kingdom. It’s spoiler-free and took me about ten minutes to do (not counting the time I spent on Youtube XD)
This interview goes along with a map. I’m using the one translated into English on the KKM wiki. I’m not 100% sure what their image policy is but considering I’m the one that photoshopped the English in and uploaded the pic I don’t think it will be an issue. The original image is on my laptop so it’s in digital purgatory at the moment while I attempt repairs.
Takabayashi: If possible, I didn’t want to release this…
Manager G: You don’t know when to give up.
Takabayashi: The sizes of the territories are really random so please don’t put much faith in the land ratios… please… But, even though it looks like this it’s the original hand-drawn map with a lot of the writing cleaned up. There were rivers and mountains all carefully drawn in. It was like ‘I really blew it’ or a mistake of my youth.
Manager G: To the left and right of Conanshia there are countries I’ve never heard of called Narsella, Gresla and Trimea.
Takabayashi: That’s because they haven’t appeared in the story. At the time I was thinking up the setting, the area around Conanshia was in the middle of civil war so there are areas here and there that aren’t independent yet. But, I don’t think that I’ll use them in the future.
Manager G: The former Empire of Zorashia is in the area as well, right?
Takabayashi: Yeah, it’s supposed to be there but I didn’t draw it in, huh (how careless)
Manager G: And then inside The Great Demon Kingdom, the area under the control of the Demon King is a weird shape and it’s really the best part.
Takabayashi: It’s the area where the royal capital is located so I thought that it might be best if it could border as many of the nobles’ territories as possible - and this was the result. But when it comes to Radford and Rochefort, there’s really no way for them to border it.
Manager G: Those two and also Gyllenhaal are a bit left out.
Takabayashi: It might be because there are no main characters from there. Although the southwest area is important in the national defense. Well, the current king is an eternal pacifist so you would think that there would be less difficulties with border security, but… he’s absent a lot so if I had to say, I worry more about the domestic issues.
Manager G: By the way, Luttenberg was there?
Takabayashi: Yeah. It’s ‘The Lion’s Nose’ moreso than ‘The Tiger’s Butt,’ lol. (1)
Manager G: If it used to be under the control of the Demon King… then, this is a satellite area.
Takabayashi: If it wasn’t bordering human lands then even if Second-Son-Father (Dunheely) was granted land, it would have been difficult for him to shelter humans and demon relatives.
Manager G: If the second son inherited it and got along even better with Suzanna Julia, this place would quite smoothly merge into the Wincott territory, wouldn’t it.
Takabayashi: Ah, I see. Lady Celi might have been full of dreams then and completely backed up the second son. Okay, let’s just say that was part of the plan from the very beginning!
(1) The Lion's Nose and The Tiger's Butt rhyme in Japanese. 'Shihi no hana' 'Tora no ana' And yes, there really was a Japanese 'lol' there.
That was it! I figured those who skipped the other part because of spoilers would want something a little more interesting than the newspaper article about UFO catchers~
Oh, and please tell me I'm not the only one OCDing about the little symbol for Blood Pledge Castle being lopsided o.o
This interview goes along with a map. I’m using the one translated into English on the KKM wiki. I’m not 100% sure what their image policy is but considering I’m the one that photoshopped the English in and uploaded the pic I don’t think it will be an issue. The original image is on my laptop so it’s in digital purgatory at the moment while I attempt repairs.
Takabayashi: If possible, I didn’t want to release this…
Manager G: You don’t know when to give up.
Takabayashi: The sizes of the territories are really random so please don’t put much faith in the land ratios… please… But, even though it looks like this it’s the original hand-drawn map with a lot of the writing cleaned up. There were rivers and mountains all carefully drawn in. It was like ‘I really blew it’ or a mistake of my youth.
Manager G: To the left and right of Conanshia there are countries I’ve never heard of called Narsella, Gresla and Trimea.
Takabayashi: That’s because they haven’t appeared in the story. At the time I was thinking up the setting, the area around Conanshia was in the middle of civil war so there are areas here and there that aren’t independent yet. But, I don’t think that I’ll use them in the future.
Manager G: The former Empire of Zorashia is in the area as well, right?
Takabayashi: Yeah, it’s supposed to be there but I didn’t draw it in, huh (how careless)
Manager G: And then inside The Great Demon Kingdom, the area under the control of the Demon King is a weird shape and it’s really the best part.
Takabayashi: It’s the area where the royal capital is located so I thought that it might be best if it could border as many of the nobles’ territories as possible - and this was the result. But when it comes to Radford and Rochefort, there’s really no way for them to border it.
Manager G: Those two and also Gyllenhaal are a bit left out.
Takabayashi: It might be because there are no main characters from there. Although the southwest area is important in the national defense. Well, the current king is an eternal pacifist so you would think that there would be less difficulties with border security, but… he’s absent a lot so if I had to say, I worry more about the domestic issues.
Manager G: By the way, Luttenberg was there?
Takabayashi: Yeah. It’s ‘The Lion’s Nose’ moreso than ‘The Tiger’s Butt,’ lol. (1)
Manager G: If it used to be under the control of the Demon King… then, this is a satellite area.
Takabayashi: If it wasn’t bordering human lands then even if Second-Son-Father (Dunheely) was granted land, it would have been difficult for him to shelter humans and demon relatives.
Manager G: If the second son inherited it and got along even better with Suzanna Julia, this place would quite smoothly merge into the Wincott territory, wouldn’t it.
Takabayashi: Ah, I see. Lady Celi might have been full of dreams then and completely backed up the second son. Okay, let’s just say that was part of the plan from the very beginning!
(1) The Lion's Nose and The Tiger's Butt rhyme in Japanese. 'Shihi no hana' 'Tora no ana' And yes, there really was a Japanese 'lol' there.
That was it! I figured those who skipped the other part because of spoilers would want something a little more interesting than the newspaper article about UFO catchers~
Oh, and please tell me I'm not the only one OCDing about the little symbol for Blood Pledge Castle being lopsided o.o