In this chapter, Al realizes her summoned demons aren't that cooperative!
Enjoy!
Showdown, chapter 3: Departure
“Kya, kya-h! W, what
is this-!?”
The screams
of the pilot Al echoed through the small house built in a corner of the town of
water “Zanef”.
“Nice to meet you madam, how about you don’t escape for a while.”
“Hohoho, your swinging
meat is really appetizing.”
A stuffed
bear and frog were flying about, chasing Al.
“In order to protect yourself from the 72 high grade demons living in
the realm of the dead and their mighty power, that skill to choose harmless
stuffed animals as intermediaries, there just isn’t more to say about the
talent you were born with.”
The maid
told her with admiration.
“Are they summons? That is, did I call them?”
“That’s right.”
“In that case…”
Al glared
at the stuffed bear that was chasing her. The demons that are summoned should
obey the orders of the master who summons them…
“Stopp!”
The stuffed
bear suddenly became still.
“Yes, yes, I’m stopping. Madam… Since you went through the trouble,
let’s introduce ourselves.”
“B, by all means…”
“My name is Belphe, I lead forty army corps as a duke of the realm of
the dead, I can use magic by drawing power from the earth, and I’ll serve my
summoner with my power.”
The stuffed
bear paid homage at her feet.
“Well done. It’ll be fine if you stop…”
Then, the
young girl in maid clothes shifted her attention to the lower half of Al’s
body, as the light violet clothes covering her abdomen gently fell down to the
floor.
“Hyawawawah! What are you doing?!”
While red
in the face, Al sensed the stuffed frog’s hiding place from the sound of air
leaking, and stomped on it.
“Guhaa… M, madam, even though I’m the earl of the realm of the dead, and
the supreme chef, Dogor, you would still… kick me…”
Making an
eerie, drool-like sound, the stuffed frog Dogor fainted in agony, spouting out
a honey-colored liquid.
“I think you should focus your attention elsewhere.”
The maid’s
words made Al’s gaze return to the stuffed bear. A light violet cloth was
subtly protruding from the stuffed toy’s mouth.
“Aah, w, what are you eating!?”
“Chuckle, the various juices
of a young wife together are the highest delicacy.”
Munching as
if it was tasty, Belphe ate up the light violet cloth that was Al’s underwear
with a broad smile.
“Summoned beasts are particularly hungry. Seems like they’ll even eat
you if you don’t hold tight. Please be careful.”
“That’s right so, let me satisfy my tight appetite.”
Not
satisfied with just the underwear, Dogor’s tongue crept up the stockings that
covered Al’s slender legs.
“Hyauu!”
Reflexively,
she swung her leg and blew the stuffed toy away. Dogor hit the wall as it
raised its thumb in satisfaction, and trailed down it.
“H, how can I… control them properly?”
Her
underwear eaten by the stuffed toys, Al pulled the hem of her apron a little to
cover herself.
“Relax. Your ability is definitely the best in the Continent.”
The maid
cheered her up with a smile, and handed Al a new piece of underwear.
“Please take these, I guarantee they’re comfortable to wear.”
“T, thank you very much… even so, what can I do with these children?”
“Mada~am, you’re our summoner, please understand us at least~”
Dogor
raised his voice in dissatisfaction.
“I can help madam by breathing fire, and with magic that draws power
from the earth. And, Dogor over there…”
“Hohoho, as for me, I can produce a liquid that melts whatever I want,
and a sticky liquid that stops any movement, if you don’t mind, madam…”
Dogor spat
out a honey-colored liquid from its mouth. The sticky liquid quickly got
attached to Al’s paddle, as Dogor had commanded it with its gaze.
“Madam, this is my flame.”
Belphe
spouted out hellfire from his mouth. Dogor avoided it by a hair’s breadth, and
rolled down on the floor.
“Dogor, I shouldn’t obey others but the one who summoned me.”
“Hohoho, Belphe, please don’t say such harsh things, I was just testing
if madam was an appropriate master for us, it wasn’t just mischief?”
Dogor
looked up at Al’s buttocks, licking his lips.
“Like that, please use those two as their summoner. If you can use the
strength of these two, you won’t have anything to fear from average beautiful
fighters.”
The maid
smiled sweetly, admiring Al’s power.
“Really, though it was to preserve highly classified information, it
couldn’t possibly be this deep down.”
In her room
deep within the basement of the Queen’s Castle, Ymir couldn’t tell who was
muttering.
“No, I’d be worried if it wasn’t deep. This is it.”
“Who are you!”
Ymir
shouted at the figure of the woman in the red dress who had suddenly appeared in
her room.
“Just in case, how do you do, I wonder? My name’s Protean Trickster
Melona, and I intend to borrow your shape of Iron Strategist for a little
while.”
Along with
Melona’s declaration, innumerable tentacles spread at Ymir’s feet, and wrapped
up her body.
As they
repeated their lukewarm pulsation once and again, the tentacles rubbed Ymir’s
whole body, recording her shape.
Though it
was dreadful, the sensation was transmitted through her whole body, and Ymir
lost consciousness, shivering with a comfortable feeling.
“Well well, at any rate, seems like there were a lot who also got in
during my absence.”
From
wearing a red dress, Melona quickly changed to the shape of the Iron Strategist
Ymir.
“Now, is my job already done?”
The fake
Iron Strategist muttered, and grabbed the door leading to the next room.
“The Rebel Army are the hounds of the realm of the dead, out to disturb
the justice in this world… that’s what I did hear from Miss Iron Strategist
Ymir.”
“T, that’s wrong!”
In the Iron
Strategist Ymir’s private room deep in the basement of the Queen’s Castle, the
Gemstone Princess Eilin involuntarily raised her voice.
“It is… wrong?!”
Talking
with Eilin, the Divine Punishment Enforcer Laila looked slightly doubtful.
“As gullible as in the past… I didn’t think it’d come to this.”
“In the past?”
“What, you don’t remember? Back when you lived as a human, I took care
of you…”
“I actually… remember?”
“What, just now…”
“I, I actually remember. So… is that the truth?”
Laila
turned her gaze to Eilin, as she held tightly the Holy Cannon, her divine,
sacred utensil.
“Anyhow, there’s no relationship between the Rebel Army and the realm of
the dead, so I don’t think there’s a need for the Heavens to intervene here.”
“But… the Rebel Army’s leader rides a suspicious horse, and I’ve heard
she became a demon… didn’t she?”
“T, that’s…”
Eilin
mumbled involuntarily. Although there was no proof that the Rebel Army and the
realm of the dead were connected, it was also a fact that there was no
information that could deny Annelotte’s personal abilities.
“Stop tempting the Divine Punishment Enforcer, Eilin!”
Opening the
door vigorously, the Iron Strategist Ymir entered the room, interrupting Eilin
and Laila’s conversation.
“Tempting? Ymir sis, I just want to know the truth.”
“The Rebel Army is approaching Gainos. Laila, depart now!”
The Iron
Strategist ignored Eilin, and ordered Laila to sally forth.
“Yes… I shall depart… yes.”
“W, wait, Laila.”
In response
to by Eilin’s words, Laila stopped suddenly.
“Are you leaving to the war?”
Laila
nodded her head.
“Shut up, Gemstone Princess.”
The sharp
voice of the Iron Strategist cut between the two.
“No matter if you’re my cousin, I won’t protect you if you go too far… Stay
still here until the war ends.”
Feeling the
coldness from the Iron Strategist’s words, Eilin stepped back involuntarily.
“So, Laila. Her Majesty the Queen is waiting, bring divine punishment to
those fools who oppose the Queen to their heart’s content.”
Having
received her orders from the Iron Strategist, Laila left the room.
She was
different… That wasn’t her cousin, the Iron Princess. The Iron Princess Eilin
knew would go to the battlefield with her own weapons, and wouldn’t send
someone to fight like this imitator.
“You there… who are you? What did you do to Ymir sis?”
Before
Eilin’s accusation, a faint smile appeared on the Iron Strategist’s face.
“You’re here…”
Queen
Claudette was squinting, glaring at the Sacred Treasure Fortress Bligh that
appeared on the faraway horizon.
“Fear not my elite! We’re the strongest in the Continent! We won’t be
defeated! And we have God’s divine protection!”
Matching
Claudette’s voice inspiring the soldiers, Laila’s pure white wings shone as she
jumped from the Queen’s Castle, and kept flying over the soldiers.
“This is our victory!”
“Long live the Queen!”
The
soldiers saw that divine figure, and raised their voice, confident in their
victory.
-To be
continued-
So, what Eilin feared actually came true, Melona did supplant Ymir after all. I guess the new technique Melona used here is just to improve her transformation (maybe getting rid of her tell-tale cross-shaped pupils?) and/or knock other people out, since she didn't have trouble transforming into other people just by seeing them in the past.
But, if Ymir and the new Melona hadn't met yet, just who was Ymir conspiring with to get Al? The plot thickens...
And yes, Eilin and Laila used to be friends, that was stated by the Rebellion chart a while ago. Leave it to Laila to forget about it... though, it'd be nice if we found out more about Laila's pre-half-angel life.
Next chapter: the so-called showdown starts!
I feel bad for Aldra... :<
ReplyDeleteI predict alot of melting clothes... :s
...And thank you Mr.Leech for uplooding and the translations. :3
So, did you hear any news about the gaem books? :3
Besides the odd choice that is Suchie-Pai coming out this month, no, no news at all...
DeleteIt's only around the 20-ish of each month that we get the big reveals from the Hobby Japan Magazine, I'm pretty sure the witch will get announced this month or the one after.
*spittake* SUCHIE-PAI?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! That's AWESOME! AND they got Kenichi Sonoda to do the art for the book! Huzzah!
DeleteIn many ways it makes sense. Suchie-Pai being a fighting strip mahjong game, those characters would fit right in in Queen's Blade! Fingers crossed Milky Pai shows up in the future. Her and Melona would make a great team!
Anyway, thanks for the translation. I'm so glad Melona is back.
Ah, so you actually know the character? I thought no one knew Suchie-Pai around here ^^U
DeleteIt's hard to come up with info concerning her, so maybe you could tell us a little bit about her attacks, her story or something?
Hello and thank you for the game.
ReplyDeleteAlso, could you please answer me why this happens when i try to play Arcade with Katja? http://i.imgur.com/ZiIXo.jpg
I've downloaded and installed all characters.
Ah, "Huit", sorry, her name became "Yuit", I'll try to correct it as soon as I can.
DeleteShould be fixed now in the QBB post, thanks for the heads up.
DeleteHmmm...I bet Cutie Honey would make a good addition to Queen's Gate...
ReplyDeleteBy the way, what has Suchie Pai been in anyways? I've never even heard of her before, her design is odd. And where the heck is the Wonder Momo book! I want that!
If you're taling about the QG's rendition of Wonder Momo, she was included as a replacement for DOA's Kasumi after Tomonobu Itagaki trashed Tekken really hard.
DeleteI wouldn't hold my breath for Wonder Momo either, there's nothing about her getting a book so far.
DeleteAs for Suchie Pai, she's from a series of strip mahjong games, as seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InjeXUs29yM
The games are really popular on Japan and the artist if the same as Gunsmith Cats', but she's still an odd choice for QG. If they were aiming for hot chars from popular artists, Cutie Honey, or any girl by Oh Great or Shoji Sato/Inazuma would fit the fighting theme better.