[Translation] Mr. Morning chapter 3
so I call dibs on scanlating from my scripts, haahahahahahahahahahahahaetc.
Chapter 3
---Page 1---
SFX: poof poof
SFX: crowd sounds
Toy: Whoa! What's with all this people!? Isn't it awfully crowded today?
Gil: Aah~ Don't worry 'bout it. At any rate, they're all sightseers; no one will be boarding.
Gil: From here on out till the Royal Capital you need reservations, so we've got free time on our hands.
SFX: crown sounds
Toy: Sight-seeing? Is there something to see?
Wise: The Round Duke's "Transfer to the Royal Capital".
SFX: close!
---Page 2-3---
[cover page]
---Page 4---
SFX: spin
Toy: Ehee!
---Page 5---
Are they here?
[In this country there are five provinces and the Royal Capital.]
The Round Duke, huh. That time of year already?
Who is it this time?
Hey, don't push.
[Gathering those six together are the ten provincial lords and one with the title of "Round Duke", taking the "role of King."]
SFX: crowd noises
[Make it click in 5 minutes!! The Round Duke system]
Strand: OK!! Well then, let's check everybody's common knowledge in one shot!!
Strand: Those who answer wrong clean as punishment<3
Gil: Gyaa!
[The name originates from how the rank is circulated in turn.]
[National affairs are decided by all provincial lords by means of conferences.]
[The Round Duke is this country's representative.]
[He has role as chairman at provincial lord conferences.]
[commoners][aristocrats][voting]
(cold) Mountain and farm villages<--[Royal Capital]-->Cities (warm)
[Excluding the Royal Capital, five representatives of their provinces are called "provincial lords".]
[Each of their respective representatives are elected.]
Strand: In the provincial lord's rotational system, what is the term of office served as Round Duke? Wiseman!!
Wise: Three years.
SFX: pop!
Strand: Correct! Then the reason is!? Gil!!
Gil: Huh!?
Gil: Eh--
Gil: Ummm, to maintain the impartiality of the chairman and sustain justice...?
Strand: Correct!!
---Page 6---
[In this way, "aristocrats" and "commoners" elect their own representatives]
[and one individual moves the country with ten others.]
Strand: So what is the Round Duke's "transfer to Royal Capital"?
Strand: Next is Towy!!
Toy: Eh! Uhhhhhh...
SFX: crowd noises
Robert: Lessee...
Robert: The new Round Duke is welcomed by the Royal Capital's imperial guards, and advances to the Royal Capital.
Robert: ...Is that correct?
Robert: chuckle
---Page 7---
Crew: Hey!
Crew: That getup...!
Wise: It's been a while since we last met, vice captain of the Royal Capital's Order of Chivalry's Ninth Platoon.
SFX: crowd noises
Crew: Hey, Wiseman. You know this guy?
Robert: Aah, how rude of me.
Robert: I am Robert Wiseman.
Robert: The older brother of that unsociable Miguel. Nice to meet you.
---Page 8---
Rob: hahahaha!
Rob: We've been a military household for generations, so I simply became a soldier too.
Strand: kya kya
Strand: But to already be the vice-captain of the imperial guards at thirty years of age! Amazing!
bg: wow--
bg: he's the real deal!
bg: don't push!
bg: yay
bg: yay
SFX: scrunch
Rob: The reason we don't look alike is because we're half-brothers.
SFX: freeze
Wise: What are you all doing?
Strand: Ah!
SFX: shock
Rob: Oh! You're here, little brother! Nah, just wanted to introduce myself a bit.
Label: Understanding
Gil: (a superior and more beautiful half-brother, huh...)
Gil: Weeeell...
Gil: For you to become like /this/!
Gil: (That twisted--)
Wise: Why are you here too?
Wise: Scatter! If you've nothing better to do, clean!!
SFX: rage
Wise: Towy!!
Wise: Where's Towy!!
---Page 9---
Toy: ...
SFX: gulp
Toy: ...Isn't it hot?
SFX: pshhhh
Wise: ...What are they doing...?
SFX: tension
Bates: Are you the conductor?
Bates: I am the ninth platoon's commanding officer, Georgio Bates.
Bates: I'll be counting on you today.
---Page 10---
Bates: Allow me to introduce the Round Duke; the head of the Lindelts house, Lord Chris.
SFX: pshhh
Bates: He and his attendants will be travelling in Evening.
SFX: nod
Strand: Aah.
Strand: I thought the person in the armour was different- He was the Round Duke!?
Wise: Speaking of the Lindelts House, they're third-generation aristocrats.
Strand: Oh my. But the number of national holidays may increase.
Wise: Can't make any decent laws in three years, huh.
SFX: grip
Rob: Hey now, that's lèse majesté.
["injured majesty" in English; is the crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state. In modern times it is more in jest than is considered treason.]
Rob: Captain.
Rob: I will escort the Round Duke to the rear carriage, so please have your meal before me.
Bate: Hmm.
Bate: Alright. Well then, I'll leave it to you, Wiseman.
Rob: Round Duke.
Bate: We'll meet again later.
---Page 11---
Wise: I didn't know that the Lindelts House's knight was being a provincial lord.
Rob: Huh?
Wise: (Somethings vexing me.)
Strand: Plus, he's the Round Duke! A knighted Round Duke's so cool <3
Wise: The Round Duke doesn't really need physical strength.
Strand: It's the image, the image!!
SFX: smile
Rob: I have something I want you to help me with.
Both: The Round Duke is
Both: A woman!?
---Page 12---
Rob: "Be elected by those that reside on the land."
Rob: That is the condition to be elected to be provincial lord.
Rob: If they're elected, even a female can become provincial lord.
Rob: However, it's a different story becoming the Round Duke.
Rob: As is customary, a female provincial lord cannot go out of line and become the Round Duke.
Strand: For something to be like that in a time of equality between sexes...
Wise: (Do it yourself.)
Toy: (Kuwah--)
Rob: The further up you go, the more stubborn old men there are.
Rob: They go on about customs and traditions and won't stand for them becoming Round Duke.
Rob: Seems that captain's one of them.
---Page 13---
Rob: If the Round Duke's true nature as a woman is exposed, forget being taken to the Royal Capital.
Rob: She may be turned away.
Rob: ...No, not even that. They may say it was a dastardly scheme,
Rob: and be punished...
Strand: I won't stand for that kind of discrimination!!
Strand: Screech
Rob: Well that would be the worst case scenario...
Rob: As such, with everyone's utmost abilities, please keep the captain away from the Round Duke's room.
Rob: When we reach the Royal Capital, the number of her allies will be high.
Rob: If we get there...
SFX: nod
---Page 14---
Rob: Miguel.
Wise: ...
Wise: Even without your concern, the crew members in Afternoon will detain your captain.
Rob: That's not it. I've come to talk to you personally.
Wise: ...Is there something you require?
Rob: (Hey now.)
Rob: Are those the words outta your mouth seeing your brother first time in a while?
SFX: Buu
Rob: You don't come home enough either.
Rob: ...Well don't you want to know the /reason/?
---Page 15---
Rob: My dead mother was a commoner. Your mother is an aristocrat... Speaking of the family line,
Rob: I've had my own way and taken your rightful place as successor.
Wise: How foolish!! Family lineage in times like this?
Wise: I don't really care for the ho-
Rob: Hmm, well. Don't think that I'm just going to turn it over to you.
SFX: unaffected
Rob: No matter what anyone else says, I don't care.
Rob: So you don't worry either, Miguel.
---Page 16---
Rob: I know that the surrounding voices were always carping on.
(What will come out of this job!?)
Rob: And Father, in particular, could never be quiet.
(You weakling!! Follow your brother's example!)
Rob: Those guys are just about cooling down as well, and mother's concerned.
Rob: Isn't it about time you quit this job and come back ho---
SFX: slam
Wise: Quit?
Wise: You've got to be kidding me!
Wise: So you're
Wise: On /his/ side too.
---Page 17---
SFX: bump
Wise: Eavesdropping's a nice hobby.
Gil: Y-You've got it all wrong!!
Gil: I came to call for you and you were deep in conversation, so-!
SFX: rage
sFX: grind grind
Gil: (I'm innoceeeeeeent!)
Wise: ...? What do you want?
Gil: Y-
Gil: Yo!
SFX: Ehe!
Gil: ...Don't be mad?
SFX: All smiles~
---Page 18---
Evening VIP Room
SFX: clack
SFX: spit
Wise: I apologise for my people's rude behavior...
SFX: grind grind grind
Gil: Tch. Told you not to get mad~
Christine: Not at all...
Gil: Seems it's a chick!
Gil: Let's take a peek~
Gil: If we're quiet, we might be able to see her face--
Gil: Alright, it's here! Quietly listen against here!
SFX: creak
SFX: clack
SFX: slam
Gil: pwah
SFX: jump
SFX: de--ad
Toy: ...And after that my injury was treated by her...
SFX: throb throb throb
Toy: Ugh~~
---Page 19---
Wiseman: (I knew you were idiots, but to think you two were that stupid? Aah, I see, idiots have to die before they can be fix---)
SFX: crack
SFX: snap
SFX: rooooaaaar
Toy: Eeeeek! Forgive me!!!
Toy: (Someone save us!!)
Christine: No.
Christine: It's fine.
SFX: clank
Christine: On the contrary, it's actually reassuring if everybody knows.
Wise: was a non-believer
Gil: Ooh
Wise: So it was true?
Toy: Wah!
Toy: You really were a lady, huh. ...But...
Toy: (She's huge...)
SFX: stare...
Gil:
SFX: tower---ing
---Page 20---
Christine: Agh!
SFX: gasp!
Christine: My appearance is strange, isn't it. My apologies.
SFX: clank
Wise: Ah!
Wise: No, that's not---!
Christine: No, it's fine. I'm used to it.
Christine: In the first place,
Christine: I understand more than anyone else that I, choosing an occupation that a woman should not be in,
Christine: do not know where my social stature lies.
Christine: Even so, I desired this appearance.
Christine: So that no matter what eyes were upon me, I'd be fine.
Wise: ...
---Page 21---
Wise: ...Just because you thought you could challenge them because you wanted to...
Wise: while the individual may have such pure thoughts, those surrounding you may not see it that way.
Wise: ...No matter how much effort one seriously puts in, "stuff like that" is worthless.
Wise: There are many people that easily cut down and discard people like that.
(What on earth... What about me are you insinuating, you fool?)
(You should be ashamed!!)
Wise: Even then, if your determination persists,
Wise: You have no choice but to be ready to have no approval from anyone.
SFX: clench
Gil: ...Hey, Wiseman. You've said too much.
Wise: ...
Toy: I'll cheer you on!!
SFX: clatter
---Page 22---
Toy: If there's someone doing his very best,
Toy: There's definitely someone out there cheering them on!!
Toy: Even if I don't get the hard stuff,
Toy: Someone's watching you try your hardest.
Toy: So they say.
Toy: You definitely
Toy: Won't be alone!!
---Page 23---
Toy: That's why-- Whoa!!
Wise: ...
Wise: ...Well.
Wise: Guys like this pop up in the world once in a while too.
Wise: While many may be opposed when you are doing something new and unconventional,
Wise: Strong bonds with new allies can also be bound... Please do your best.
(Chris.)
(Chris, it'll be okay.)
(You have me, and I have you.)
(My presence may not be reassuring,)
(But in the name of "Chris," I swear)
---Page 24---
Christine: Thank you...
(That I am on your side...)
Christine: ...All the same, I feel that this matter of the junshaku is dangerous.
Christine: No matter how much weight the vice-captain's recommendation holds, if the captain finds out...
SFX: clench
Toy: ...She's pretty worried, huh.
Toy: Is the captain really that scary?
Gil: I suppose he'd say being a woman would be inexcusable. Might be assassinated or some other trickery.
Gil: Eheeheehee
Strand: Gya
Strand: Hieeee! That far!?
Toy: Eek!
Wise: Of course he wouldn't in this day and age!!
Wise: (Don't scare them!)
---Page 25---
SFX: sparkle
Bates: How dangerous, speaking of assassination and trickery.
Wise: Whoa!!!
SFX: jump
Bates: If there's something you're worring about, I will help you?
Bates: (A present as thanks for your hospitality.)
SFX: point
Label: Restricted sales within train carriages,"Rainbow Light Stick" (shines when shaken)
SFX: shake shake shake
Bates: ...It can't be!
SFX: fwomp
Strand: No---!!
Towy: The Round Duke has!! Got nothing to do with this!!!
Bates: Wha-!
Bates: So it is about the Round Duke!!!
Strand: Kyaaa! Towy, you idiot!
SFX: stampede
---Page 26---
Bates: Round Duke!!
Bates: Are you safe!?
SFX: slam!
Christine: Eek!
SFX: jump
Christine: Ah...
SFX: dread
Bates: ...
SFX: rage
SFX: spew
Strand/Gil: The jig's up!!
---Page 27---
Bates: Do not
Bates: Relax in the midst of a mission, you imbecile!!!
Bates: Where's the Round Duke--!!? I won't go easy on you just because you're officially residing with special duty!!!
Christine: I'm sorry! I'm sorry, captain!!
Christine: Aah! Towy-kun!?
Label: (Human missile drop)
SFX: spew
Everyone: (...Huh?)
Isn't that the Round Duke--?
Christine: What!?
SFX: shake shake
Christine: N-N-Nonsense!! I am merely a low-ranking soldier!!
Bates: What tale are you spinning about my subordinate, /Christine/?
Box: [Special Duty Officials]
The private officials that come from the province to escort the junshaku. It is basic for the knight to be assigned by the imperial guard or in civil official's cases, the minister's secretary.]
---Page 28---
Toy: Then...
Toy: What about /that/..?
Toy: (Doesn't the Round Duke...)
Background: (It's fine, it's my fault as I woman I chose to have this job)
Christine: It because I'm a knight?
Christine: (I have strength that won't lose to men!)
Gil: Then...
Gil: That appearance...?
Gil: (Nothing to do with the Round Duke...?)
Christine: Aah, I have no poker face to speak of, so I hide it with this!!
Christine:I was worried that I'd spill about the Round Duke's absence...
SFX: clamm
BG: Hahahaha, it's fine. It's actually reassuring if everybody knows.
(WHAT THE HELL'S THAT MEAN!!?)
Gil: More importantly, those wounds alright?
Bates: Ooh.
Strand: Ah.
Rob: The Round Duke is here.
Rob: (Aah, we were found out.)
Rob: Thanks for working with us, Christine.
---Page 29---
Rob: This is the Round Duke, Lord Christopher Lindelts.
Chris: Everyone... I'm sorry for the trouble.
SFX: hmph
All: IT WAS YOOOUUU!?
SFX: jump
SFX: eek!?
---Page 30---
Rob: That's right! You all misunderstood so I used that to my advantage*
SFX: Hahahahahahaha!
Rob: N-
Rob: Not the face---!
Wise: You're a soldier, don't whine about one or two scrapes!!
Wise: (I'm making it hurt!!)
Toy: frightening
Toy: Then...Then the Round Duke being a woman, and the assassination and everything, it was all a lie...?
Rob: Yup.
SFX: frank
SFX: Sorry
Chris: Please don't blame him!!
SFX: burst
Chris: I voiced my selfishness to the vice-captain;
Chris: that I wanted to try seeing the engine room.
Chris: The captain said it was too dangerous and wouldn't listen, so...
---Page 31---
Engineer: When I let him help out, it turns out this kiddo had some muscles.
Engineer: Maybe he's more suited for it more than being some king?
Label: Engineer
Chris: Awawawa! It hurts, Mr. Barroz.
Christine: D-Don't!! He's the head of the Lindelts family!!
SFX: Kyaaa
SFX: poof poof
Christine: Even if you're young, you've graduated as top student in parliament,
Christine: and even as provincial lord, you are a great person!
Rob: Were you pleased by your farewell gift from your friends for your transfer to the Royal Capital?
Chris: ...Yes!
Wise: ...
---Page 32---
Bates: What farewell gift!!?
Bates: You huge imbecile! Look forward to this month's salary.
Bates: (Don't think this will all be settled with a moving story--!)
SFX: Uwoh!
Rob: You're so stubborn, Captain--
SFX: bam
Bates: You're too relaxed!!
Bates: (You idiot!)
Christine: ...Young master.
Christine: I've know that the young master has always excelled at handling machines.
Christine: If the young master prefers machines to being the provincial lord or Round Duke...?
Christine: If so, I will use all my effort for the young master's aspirations to...
Chris: That's not it.
Chris: My fortes aren't necessarily "What I want to do."
---Page 33---
Chris: What I "Wanted to do,"
Chris: was properly fufill the needs of my position, together with the other /Chris/.
Chris: Even if I become Round Duke, please continue to support me, Chris.
Christine: Young master...!!
Christine: Of course!!!
SFX: Uwaaaan
SFX: Deadly hug
sFX: crack
SFX: Uugh
SFX: spew
All: (Ooooh man.)
SFX: tup tup
---Page 34---
SFX: tup tup
Rob: Miguel.
SFX: clatter
Wise: We're almost at the Royal Capital. How are your preparations to disembark?
Rob: All done.
Wise: Honestly, we've had a terrible disturbance because of you.
Rob: (Ahaha)
Rob: My bad.
Rob: Hey, Miguel? ...Do you feel like quitting this job and coming back---
Wise: Not at all.
Rob: I thought so.
---Page 35---
Rob: Oh geez, and Father even went to the effort of preparing a vacant post in the platoon.
Rob: What a waste.
SFX: chuckle
Wise: ...Father did!?
Rob: He's quite worried.
Rob: Rather than a job needing sociability and a smiling face,
Rob: Being a soldier would suit you, what with being so blunt, stubborn, gloomy and scary.
Rob: Ha! Ha! Ha!
Rob: Oh, that wasn't from me. Father said that.
Wise: ...
Wise: Thank you for the advice.
SFX: sigh
Wise: ...Well truthfully, I don't think I'm suited for this job.
SFX: stare
Toy: (He's badmouthing himself!?)
---Page 36---
Wise: Your fortes aren't necessarily "what you want to do."
Rob: ...I see. There's no helping that.
Wise: Well, I'm come back on our next day off.
Wise: To have a big fight with Father, that is.
Rob: Haha!
Rob: Your opponent's getting on in years, go easy on him.
Wise: (What's he doing?)
Rob: (Come here, spot!)
[Robert calls Towy 'pochi', a common Japanese dog name.]
["Junshaku" uses the characters for 'rotary' and 'peerage', and is a phrase that appears to be from the Heien Period to describe something similar to what is in the series. As Mr Morning is set in an English-speaking country, I chose the term Round (from the kanji) and Duke (a title for many peers).]
---Extra---
Royal Capital's Order of Chivalry's Ninth Platoon (a.k.a The Royal Capital's Imperial Guards)
From among the platoons of the entire army, they are unique for being treated as the Round Duke's private army.
Compared to other platoons, they have strong decorative implications; the organisation's group members themselves elected from relatively affluent regional family clans or central aristocrats households.
Their military uniform is also different, with its style exclusive to the imperial guards.
Their parades in suits of armour, its' vestige retained from mediaeval times, are becoming a key sightseeing feature.
However, there is the strong sense those in the ninth platoon are the special, chosen ones. Because of this, the fifth platoon, who stress the importance of mingling with commoners and immigrants, fight with them like cats and dogs, unable to resist butting heads.
[END OF CHAPTER 3]
Chapter 3
---Page 1---
SFX: poof poof
SFX: crowd sounds
Toy: Whoa! What's with all this people!? Isn't it awfully crowded today?
Gil: Aah~ Don't worry 'bout it. At any rate, they're all sightseers; no one will be boarding.
Gil: From here on out till the Royal Capital you need reservations, so we've got free time on our hands.
SFX: crown sounds
Toy: Sight-seeing? Is there something to see?
Wise: The Round Duke's "Transfer to the Royal Capital".
SFX: close!
---Page 2-3---
[cover page]
---Page 4---
SFX: spin
Toy: Ehee!
---Page 5---
Are they here?
[In this country there are five provinces and the Royal Capital.]
The Round Duke, huh. That time of year already?
Who is it this time?
Hey, don't push.
[Gathering those six together are the ten provincial lords and one with the title of "Round Duke", taking the "role of King."]
SFX: crowd noises
[Make it click in 5 minutes!! The Round Duke system]
Strand: OK!! Well then, let's check everybody's common knowledge in one shot!!
Strand: Those who answer wrong clean as punishment<3
Gil: Gyaa!
[The name originates from how the rank is circulated in turn.]
[National affairs are decided by all provincial lords by means of conferences.]
[The Round Duke is this country's representative.]
[He has role as chairman at provincial lord conferences.]
[commoners][aristocrats][voting]
(cold) Mountain and farm villages<--[Royal Capital]-->Cities (warm)
[Excluding the Royal Capital, five representatives of their provinces are called "provincial lords".]
[Each of their respective representatives are elected.]
Strand: In the provincial lord's rotational system, what is the term of office served as Round Duke? Wiseman!!
Wise: Three years.
SFX: pop!
Strand: Correct! Then the reason is!? Gil!!
Gil: Huh!?
Gil: Eh--
Gil: Ummm, to maintain the impartiality of the chairman and sustain justice...?
Strand: Correct!!
---Page 6---
[In this way, "aristocrats" and "commoners" elect their own representatives]
[and one individual moves the country with ten others.]
Strand: So what is the Round Duke's "transfer to Royal Capital"?
Strand: Next is Towy!!
Toy: Eh! Uhhhhhh...
SFX: crowd noises
Robert: Lessee...
Robert: The new Round Duke is welcomed by the Royal Capital's imperial guards, and advances to the Royal Capital.
Robert: ...Is that correct?
Robert: chuckle
---Page 7---
Crew: Hey!
Crew: That getup...!
Wise: It's been a while since we last met, vice captain of the Royal Capital's Order of Chivalry's Ninth Platoon.
SFX: crowd noises
Crew: Hey, Wiseman. You know this guy?
Robert: Aah, how rude of me.
Robert: I am Robert Wiseman.
Robert: The older brother of that unsociable Miguel. Nice to meet you.
---Page 8---
Rob: hahahaha!
Rob: We've been a military household for generations, so I simply became a soldier too.
Strand: kya kya
Strand: But to already be the vice-captain of the imperial guards at thirty years of age! Amazing!
bg: wow--
bg: he's the real deal!
bg: don't push!
bg: yay
bg: yay
SFX: scrunch
Rob: The reason we don't look alike is because we're half-brothers.
SFX: freeze
Wise: What are you all doing?
Strand: Ah!
SFX: shock
Rob: Oh! You're here, little brother! Nah, just wanted to introduce myself a bit.
Label: Understanding
Gil: (a superior and more beautiful half-brother, huh...)
Gil: Weeeell...
Gil: For you to become like /this/!
Gil: (That twisted--)
Wise: Why are you here too?
Wise: Scatter! If you've nothing better to do, clean!!
SFX: rage
Wise: Towy!!
Wise: Where's Towy!!
---Page 9---
Toy: ...
SFX: gulp
Toy: ...Isn't it hot?
SFX: pshhhh
Wise: ...What are they doing...?
SFX: tension
Bates: Are you the conductor?
Bates: I am the ninth platoon's commanding officer, Georgio Bates.
Bates: I'll be counting on you today.
---Page 10---
Bates: Allow me to introduce the Round Duke; the head of the Lindelts house, Lord Chris.
SFX: pshhh
Bates: He and his attendants will be travelling in Evening.
SFX: nod
Strand: Aah.
Strand: I thought the person in the armour was different- He was the Round Duke!?
Wise: Speaking of the Lindelts House, they're third-generation aristocrats.
Strand: Oh my. But the number of national holidays may increase.
Wise: Can't make any decent laws in three years, huh.
SFX: grip
Rob: Hey now, that's lèse majesté.
["injured majesty" in English; is the crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state. In modern times it is more in jest than is considered treason.]
Rob: Captain.
Rob: I will escort the Round Duke to the rear carriage, so please have your meal before me.
Bate: Hmm.
Bate: Alright. Well then, I'll leave it to you, Wiseman.
Rob: Round Duke.
Bate: We'll meet again later.
---Page 11---
Wise: I didn't know that the Lindelts House's knight was being a provincial lord.
Rob: Huh?
Wise: (Somethings vexing me.)
Strand: Plus, he's the Round Duke! A knighted Round Duke's so cool <3
Wise: The Round Duke doesn't really need physical strength.
Strand: It's the image, the image!!
SFX: smile
Rob: I have something I want you to help me with.
Both: The Round Duke is
Both: A woman!?
---Page 12---
Rob: "Be elected by those that reside on the land."
Rob: That is the condition to be elected to be provincial lord.
Rob: If they're elected, even a female can become provincial lord.
Rob: However, it's a different story becoming the Round Duke.
Rob: As is customary, a female provincial lord cannot go out of line and become the Round Duke.
Strand: For something to be like that in a time of equality between sexes...
Wise: (Do it yourself.)
Toy: (Kuwah--)
Rob: The further up you go, the more stubborn old men there are.
Rob: They go on about customs and traditions and won't stand for them becoming Round Duke.
Rob: Seems that captain's one of them.
---Page 13---
Rob: If the Round Duke's true nature as a woman is exposed, forget being taken to the Royal Capital.
Rob: She may be turned away.
Rob: ...No, not even that. They may say it was a dastardly scheme,
Rob: and be punished...
Strand: I won't stand for that kind of discrimination!!
Strand: Screech
Rob: Well that would be the worst case scenario...
Rob: As such, with everyone's utmost abilities, please keep the captain away from the Round Duke's room.
Rob: When we reach the Royal Capital, the number of her allies will be high.
Rob: If we get there...
SFX: nod
---Page 14---
Rob: Miguel.
Wise: ...
Wise: Even without your concern, the crew members in Afternoon will detain your captain.
Rob: That's not it. I've come to talk to you personally.
Wise: ...Is there something you require?
Rob: (Hey now.)
Rob: Are those the words outta your mouth seeing your brother first time in a while?
SFX: Buu
Rob: You don't come home enough either.
Rob: ...Well don't you want to know the /reason/?
---Page 15---
Rob: My dead mother was a commoner. Your mother is an aristocrat... Speaking of the family line,
Rob: I've had my own way and taken your rightful place as successor.
Wise: How foolish!! Family lineage in times like this?
Wise: I don't really care for the ho-
Rob: Hmm, well. Don't think that I'm just going to turn it over to you.
SFX: unaffected
Rob: No matter what anyone else says, I don't care.
Rob: So you don't worry either, Miguel.
---Page 16---
Rob: I know that the surrounding voices were always carping on.
(What will come out of this job!?)
Rob: And Father, in particular, could never be quiet.
(You weakling!! Follow your brother's example!)
Rob: Those guys are just about cooling down as well, and mother's concerned.
Rob: Isn't it about time you quit this job and come back ho---
SFX: slam
Wise: Quit?
Wise: You've got to be kidding me!
Wise: So you're
Wise: On /his/ side too.
---Page 17---
SFX: bump
Wise: Eavesdropping's a nice hobby.
Gil: Y-You've got it all wrong!!
Gil: I came to call for you and you were deep in conversation, so-!
SFX: rage
sFX: grind grind
Gil: (I'm innoceeeeeeent!)
Wise: ...? What do you want?
Gil: Y-
Gil: Yo!
SFX: Ehe!
Gil: ...Don't be mad?
SFX: All smiles~
---Page 18---
Evening VIP Room
SFX: clack
SFX: spit
Wise: I apologise for my people's rude behavior...
SFX: grind grind grind
Gil: Tch. Told you not to get mad~
Christine: Not at all...
Gil: Seems it's a chick!
Gil: Let's take a peek~
Gil: If we're quiet, we might be able to see her face--
Gil: Alright, it's here! Quietly listen against here!
SFX: creak
SFX: clack
SFX: slam
Gil: pwah
SFX: jump
SFX: de--ad
Toy: ...And after that my injury was treated by her...
SFX: throb throb throb
Toy: Ugh~~
---Page 19---
Wiseman: (I knew you were idiots, but to think you two were that stupid? Aah, I see, idiots have to die before they can be fix---)
SFX: crack
SFX: snap
SFX: rooooaaaar
Toy: Eeeeek! Forgive me!!!
Toy: (Someone save us!!)
Christine: No.
Christine: It's fine.
SFX: clank
Christine: On the contrary, it's actually reassuring if everybody knows.
Wise: was a non-believer
Gil: Ooh
Wise: So it was true?
Toy: Wah!
Toy: You really were a lady, huh. ...But...
Toy: (She's huge...)
SFX: stare...
Gil:
SFX: tower---ing
---Page 20---
Christine: Agh!
SFX: gasp!
Christine: My appearance is strange, isn't it. My apologies.
SFX: clank
Wise: Ah!
Wise: No, that's not---!
Christine: No, it's fine. I'm used to it.
Christine: In the first place,
Christine: I understand more than anyone else that I, choosing an occupation that a woman should not be in,
Christine: do not know where my social stature lies.
Christine: Even so, I desired this appearance.
Christine: So that no matter what eyes were upon me, I'd be fine.
Wise: ...
---Page 21---
Wise: ...Just because you thought you could challenge them because you wanted to...
Wise: while the individual may have such pure thoughts, those surrounding you may not see it that way.
Wise: ...No matter how much effort one seriously puts in, "stuff like that" is worthless.
Wise: There are many people that easily cut down and discard people like that.
(What on earth... What about me are you insinuating, you fool?)
(You should be ashamed!!)
Wise: Even then, if your determination persists,
Wise: You have no choice but to be ready to have no approval from anyone.
SFX: clench
Gil: ...Hey, Wiseman. You've said too much.
Wise: ...
Toy: I'll cheer you on!!
SFX: clatter
---Page 22---
Toy: If there's someone doing his very best,
Toy: There's definitely someone out there cheering them on!!
Toy: Even if I don't get the hard stuff,
Toy: Someone's watching you try your hardest.
Toy: So they say.
Toy: You definitely
Toy: Won't be alone!!
---Page 23---
Toy: That's why-- Whoa!!
Wise: ...
Wise: ...Well.
Wise: Guys like this pop up in the world once in a while too.
Wise: While many may be opposed when you are doing something new and unconventional,
Wise: Strong bonds with new allies can also be bound... Please do your best.
(Chris.)
(Chris, it'll be okay.)
(You have me, and I have you.)
(My presence may not be reassuring,)
(But in the name of "Chris," I swear)
---Page 24---
Christine: Thank you...
(That I am on your side...)
Christine: ...All the same, I feel that this matter of the junshaku is dangerous.
Christine: No matter how much weight the vice-captain's recommendation holds, if the captain finds out...
SFX: clench
Toy: ...She's pretty worried, huh.
Toy: Is the captain really that scary?
Gil: I suppose he'd say being a woman would be inexcusable. Might be assassinated or some other trickery.
Gil: Eheeheehee
Strand: Gya
Strand: Hieeee! That far!?
Toy: Eek!
Wise: Of course he wouldn't in this day and age!!
Wise: (Don't scare them!)
---Page 25---
SFX: sparkle
Bates: How dangerous, speaking of assassination and trickery.
Wise: Whoa!!!
SFX: jump
Bates: If there's something you're worring about, I will help you?
Bates: (A present as thanks for your hospitality.)
SFX: point
Label: Restricted sales within train carriages,"Rainbow Light Stick" (shines when shaken)
SFX: shake shake shake
Bates: ...It can't be!
SFX: fwomp
Strand: No---!!
Towy: The Round Duke has!! Got nothing to do with this!!!
Bates: Wha-!
Bates: So it is about the Round Duke!!!
Strand: Kyaaa! Towy, you idiot!
SFX: stampede
---Page 26---
Bates: Round Duke!!
Bates: Are you safe!?
SFX: slam!
Christine: Eek!
SFX: jump
Christine: Ah...
SFX: dread
Bates: ...
SFX: rage
SFX: spew
Strand/Gil: The jig's up!!
---Page 27---
Bates: Do not
Bates: Relax in the midst of a mission, you imbecile!!!
Bates: Where's the Round Duke--!!? I won't go easy on you just because you're officially residing with special duty!!!
Christine: I'm sorry! I'm sorry, captain!!
Christine: Aah! Towy-kun!?
Label: (Human missile drop)
SFX: spew
Everyone: (...Huh?)
Isn't that the Round Duke--?
Christine: What!?
SFX: shake shake
Christine: N-N-Nonsense!! I am merely a low-ranking soldier!!
Bates: What tale are you spinning about my subordinate, /Christine/?
Box: [Special Duty Officials]
The private officials that come from the province to escort the junshaku. It is basic for the knight to be assigned by the imperial guard or in civil official's cases, the minister's secretary.]
---Page 28---
Toy: Then...
Toy: What about /that/..?
Toy: (Doesn't the Round Duke...)
Background: (It's fine, it's my fault as I woman I chose to have this job)
Christine: It because I'm a knight?
Christine: (I have strength that won't lose to men!)
Gil: Then...
Gil: That appearance...?
Gil: (Nothing to do with the Round Duke...?)
Christine: Aah, I have no poker face to speak of, so I hide it with this!!
Christine:I was worried that I'd spill about the Round Duke's absence...
SFX: clamm
BG: Hahahaha, it's fine. It's actually reassuring if everybody knows.
(WHAT THE HELL'S THAT MEAN!!?)
Gil: More importantly, those wounds alright?
Bates: Ooh.
Strand: Ah.
Rob: The Round Duke is here.
Rob: (Aah, we were found out.)
Rob: Thanks for working with us, Christine.
---Page 29---
Rob: This is the Round Duke, Lord Christopher Lindelts.
Chris: Everyone... I'm sorry for the trouble.
SFX: hmph
All: IT WAS YOOOUUU!?
SFX: jump
SFX: eek!?
---Page 30---
Rob: That's right! You all misunderstood so I used that to my advantage*
SFX: Hahahahahahaha!
Rob: N-
Rob: Not the face---!
Wise: You're a soldier, don't whine about one or two scrapes!!
Wise: (I'm making it hurt!!)
Toy: frightening
Toy: Then...Then the Round Duke being a woman, and the assassination and everything, it was all a lie...?
Rob: Yup.
SFX: frank
SFX: Sorry
Chris: Please don't blame him!!
SFX: burst
Chris: I voiced my selfishness to the vice-captain;
Chris: that I wanted to try seeing the engine room.
Chris: The captain said it was too dangerous and wouldn't listen, so...
---Page 31---
Engineer: When I let him help out, it turns out this kiddo had some muscles.
Engineer: Maybe he's more suited for it more than being some king?
Label: Engineer
Chris: Awawawa! It hurts, Mr. Barroz.
Christine: D-Don't!! He's the head of the Lindelts family!!
SFX: Kyaaa
SFX: poof poof
Christine: Even if you're young, you've graduated as top student in parliament,
Christine: and even as provincial lord, you are a great person!
Rob: Were you pleased by your farewell gift from your friends for your transfer to the Royal Capital?
Chris: ...Yes!
Wise: ...
---Page 32---
Bates: What farewell gift!!?
Bates: You huge imbecile! Look forward to this month's salary.
Bates: (Don't think this will all be settled with a moving story--!)
SFX: Uwoh!
Rob: You're so stubborn, Captain--
SFX: bam
Bates: You're too relaxed!!
Bates: (You idiot!)
Christine: ...Young master.
Christine: I've know that the young master has always excelled at handling machines.
Christine: If the young master prefers machines to being the provincial lord or Round Duke...?
Christine: If so, I will use all my effort for the young master's aspirations to...
Chris: That's not it.
Chris: My fortes aren't necessarily "What I want to do."
---Page 33---
Chris: What I "Wanted to do,"
Chris: was properly fufill the needs of my position, together with the other /Chris/.
Chris: Even if I become Round Duke, please continue to support me, Chris.
Christine: Young master...!!
Christine: Of course!!!
SFX: Uwaaaan
SFX: Deadly hug
sFX: crack
SFX: Uugh
SFX: spew
All: (Ooooh man.)
SFX: tup tup
---Page 34---
SFX: tup tup
Rob: Miguel.
SFX: clatter
Wise: We're almost at the Royal Capital. How are your preparations to disembark?
Rob: All done.
Wise: Honestly, we've had a terrible disturbance because of you.
Rob: (Ahaha)
Rob: My bad.
Rob: Hey, Miguel? ...Do you feel like quitting this job and coming back---
Wise: Not at all.
Rob: I thought so.
---Page 35---
Rob: Oh geez, and Father even went to the effort of preparing a vacant post in the platoon.
Rob: What a waste.
SFX: chuckle
Wise: ...Father did!?
Rob: He's quite worried.
Rob: Rather than a job needing sociability and a smiling face,
Rob: Being a soldier would suit you, what with being so blunt, stubborn, gloomy and scary.
Rob: Ha! Ha! Ha!
Rob: Oh, that wasn't from me. Father said that.
Wise: ...
Wise: Thank you for the advice.
SFX: sigh
Wise: ...Well truthfully, I don't think I'm suited for this job.
SFX: stare
Toy: (He's badmouthing himself!?)
---Page 36---
Wise: Your fortes aren't necessarily "what you want to do."
Rob: ...I see. There's no helping that.
Wise: Well, I'm come back on our next day off.
Wise: To have a big fight with Father, that is.
Rob: Haha!
Rob: Your opponent's getting on in years, go easy on him.
Wise: (What's he doing?)
Rob: (Come here, spot!)
[Robert calls Towy 'pochi', a common Japanese dog name.]
["Junshaku" uses the characters for 'rotary' and 'peerage', and is a phrase that appears to be from the Heien Period to describe something similar to what is in the series. As Mr Morning is set in an English-speaking country, I chose the term Round (from the kanji) and Duke (a title for many peers).]
---Extra---
Royal Capital's Order of Chivalry's Ninth Platoon (a.k.a The Royal Capital's Imperial Guards)
From among the platoons of the entire army, they are unique for being treated as the Round Duke's private army.
Compared to other platoons, they have strong decorative implications; the organisation's group members themselves elected from relatively affluent regional family clans or central aristocrats households.
Their military uniform is also different, with its style exclusive to the imperial guards.
Their parades in suits of armour, its' vestige retained from mediaeval times, are becoming a key sightseeing feature.
However, there is the strong sense those in the ninth platoon are the special, chosen ones. Because of this, the fifth platoon, who stress the importance of mingling with commoners and immigrants, fight with them like cats and dogs, unable to resist butting heads.
[END OF CHAPTER 3]