^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Princess Minerva, Volume 1, Chapter 1 ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Original Copyright (C) Maisaka Koh, Ishida Run/ASCII COMIX Translation Copyright (C) Hikirin Studio 1995 English Translation: Alex "Alekusiel" Wong ( awong@eecs.tufts.edu ) Proofreading: Iain Sinclair ( axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au ) ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Version 1.1 To maintain the quality of this translation, any part of this translation cannot be changed, or modified in any way during distribution. If this translation is being used in any form of distribution or publication, all the credits of this translation must be included and the translator must be informed. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Translator's Notes: Lines in []: Thoughts of characters ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 7 Baby: Waaah... Waaah... Baby: Hic... Waaah... Old Man: ......Hmm... This baby... Old Man: She seems to possess a rare power... Old Man: Oh oh, poor thing.. okay, I will raise you. Baby: Waah... hic... Old Man: Her name is... oh yeah. Old Man: Let's take her as Dynastar. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 8 Chapter One: Princess's Splendid Idea ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 10 Narrator: At Whistler Kingdom's capital, in the inner parts of the Whistler city, and again at the innermost part of the Whistler Palace--- ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 11 Narrator: There is that ultra luxurious mansion of Princess Minerva--- Bluemorris: Princess Minerva. We are going to arrive soon so please be good. Minerva: What are you talking about, Bluemorris! You think I was doing a carnival with the carriage, are you. Swaro: [ Fufu.. They can't get along... ] Bluemorris: Hey! Swaro. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 12 Bluemorris: We arrived, Princess. Narrator: Princess Minerva, 17 years old The only daughter of Whistler the 12th of the Whistler United Kingdom. First choice as the heir to the throne. Good at: Swordplay and *being selfish* Bluemorris: Thank you for your efforts! You two can stop here. Guards: Yes! Narrator: Bluemorris Rui Alumidash, 22 years old Vice-captain of the palace guards, started to serve as the guard for Princess Minerva 5 years ago. Maids: Welcome back!! Minerva: He~~~y Bluemorris. Bluemorris: Yes? Minerva: Isn't it a b~~~~~~it boring lately~~~ ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 14 Minerva: Day after day there isn't anything besides all these *stupid* social parties. Minerva: There isn't one thing that's interesting! Bluemorris: There is no way out. Bluemorris: But this is your own fault, Princess. Minerva: Yeah!? What a way to put it. Minerva: Yoo. Minerva: But I thought you were my complicity that time? Bluemorris: Com... I was your complicity!! ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 15 Bluemorris: Please don't say something that people will take the wrong way! Even though I tried to stop you, you went on and did experiments on ancient magic... Bluemorris: That was like a nightmare. Minerva: H~~~mm---... Minerva: So--- really? Bluemorris: A princess like you is really... Bluemorris: Princess, call the maids and have them change for you!! Minerva: It's fine, it's dull to do something like that. Minerva: Something like changing I can do it by myself. Minerva: Aa, let's wear this. Minerva: ...But *that*. Minerva: I can't do that myself! If I don't have any opponents... ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 16 Minerva: Be my opponent! Bluemorris!! Bluemorris: Prin...... Princess...... ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 17 Minerva: After all it's better outside the palace, isn't it. Minerva: It's a nice day too, I feel like going to a picnic! Girl on Street: See... see, that's Lady Minerva... Girl on Street: Half a year ago she blew up a whole mine when she was doing research on ancient magic, but looks like she still hasn't learnt her lesson...... Girl on Street: But that princess is an only daughter... The King's worries must be endless, mustn't they.... ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 18 Minerva: U-n, I feel great! Minerva: Fuu. Minerva: Okay! Can't we get started!! ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 19 Minerva: So who is first...!? Temis: Me!! Is it okay, Lady Bluemorris? Bluemorris: Be careful!! ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 20 Temis: Don't worry! I won't fight with full force! Temis: Kuu. Temis: Hii? ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 21 Minerva: Okay. Temis: Aa... Minerva: ! Minerva: Hyo. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 22 Hasthea: I lost!! Minerva: Bluemorris! Bluemorris: [ The princess really is... ] Bluemorris: [ When she started holding the sword.... ] ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 23 Minerva: Fuu. Bluemorris: [ Her eyes become suitable of leading the country in the future...! ] ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 24 Minerva: Temis! Hasthea! Thanks for being my opponent. Minerva: Take your time and rest when we go back, okay--- Minerva: [ I wonder if they are okay... ] Minerva: Hey...... Bluemorris. Bluemorris: Yes!? ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 25 Minerva: I want my own personal guards!!! Bluemorris: Pe... personal guards!? Minerva: Ye---ap. Minerva: Just like my hand... Minerva: And my legs!! Minerva: I want my group of palace guards that moves on my will!! Bluemorris: ......All of a sudden what are you...... ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 26 Minerva: Oh yeah... There is the annual martial contest. Minerva: Your father General Balguris is the head supervisor of the competition, is it? Bluemorris: Ah... erm.... Minerva: From this year on let's establish a new female section... Minerva: ---And then from those participants I will hire those that are strong and cool looking!! Minerva: Ohohohohoho. Minerva: --So I am leaving those arrangements to you, okay? Bluemorris. Minerva: I am getting really excited. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 27 Narrator: In one of the domains of Whistler United Kingdom, in Jerumat Dukedom's streets of Storaton--- Narrator: An ordinary rural town. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 28 Man: You're alone!? Man: Wanna have a drink with me, babe!? Boy: Welcome. Boy: Are you staying? Choria: Yes, do you have any rooms? Boy: E... and... ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 29 Boy: How long are you staying? Choria: 3 days... No, 2 days will be enough. Choria: If I have as many as 2 days I should have finished this... Boy: ...What? Choria: No, I was just talking to myself... So do you have any rooms? Boy: Yeah, that's no problem! Choria: Okay, I will take a room then... and...... Boy: Waa. Choria: Actually I want to take two rooms in a row since I will have companions coming after... Of course I will pay for the full amount in advance! Boy: Hey you. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 30 Boy: Ok-ay... If that's the case, one night is 50 guilders. So in total that will be... 200 guilders! Boy: The rooms are upstairs on your left! Here's the keys! Choria: .......Kido... Choria: Tonight you better close up early and sleep fast! Also, no matter what happens don't awake and come... Choria: Okay!? Boy: ? ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 31 Choria: Well well... I wish there was another inn in this town but... there isn't much I can do. Choria: [ That man at the entrance. ] Choria: ---He must have reported that I am here already...... I can't leave here then. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 32 Choria: So... when are they coming... ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 33 Boy: ...There aren't any more customers coming. Boy: [ You better close up early tonight. ] Boy: And since that big sister said so too, let's close up for the night! Boy: [ But why... ] Rets: Y---es, good evening! Boy: !! ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 34 Rets: Don't make any noise! Boy: He... Rets: Kido... Answer me... *That woman*... Rets: What's the room number that "Choria the Death" is in? ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 35 Boy: U... Rets: You aren't telling me, are you? Brat! Ryanlutan: Don't do that, Rets! Rets: Head! Ryanlutan: Don't use violence on little kids. Narrator: Pay attention here! Ryanlutan: But... Ryanlutan: If you're going to be stubborn, I won't show any mercy. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^