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Chapter CXXX– For, behold, I create a new plan and a new hope.

80th of Winter 5859 Libertycave, State of Casamonu Time had passed quite quickly in Libertycave, as if a chronomancers had done their work a

80th of Winter 5859
Libertycave, State of Casamonu

Time had passed quite quickly in Li...

Interlude – From whence we came.

Watanabe held the musket in his hands. “This feels wrong.” It was loaded, he had loaded it, and if he had pointed it at someone and pulled t

Watanabe held the musket in his hands. “This feels wrong.” It was loaded, he had loaded it, and if he had pointed it at someone and pulled the trigger…

Rabanowicz tapped Watanabe’s shoulder. “Is there something wrong with the musket, monsieur?”

“No, no. I think it’s perfectly fine.” There was nobody around in the e...

Chapter CXXIX– For, behold, I create new weapon and a new army.

52nd of Winter 5859
Libertycave, State of Casamonu

Gemeinplatz was quite deep into winter by the 52nd. Snow piled higher and higher every day. It was a blessing for the denizens of Libertycave; nobody would dare attack up a ...

Chapter CXXVIII – For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth.

11th of Winter 5859
In front of the Copperworks, Libertycave

“Okay, old man, what odd contraption do you have today?” A simple question, asked by an irritated maid café maid turned revolutionary catgirl wizard who was b...

Chapter CXXVII – Behold, how great a difference a little dwarf maketh!

1st of Winter 5859
Copperworks, Libertycave

Winter, the first. Gemeinplatz had seen the return of General Winter at last. From the ever-snowy peaks of Mount Curry to the whitening plains down below, all had become white. To ...

Chapter CXXVI – Behold, how great a difference a little steel maketh!

88th of Autumn 5859
Libertycave, Mount Curry

Winter was coming, as evidenced by yet another flurry of snow coming down to Libertycave. The trees had shed all their leaves and no brown was left save for Brown. Now it was all ...

Chapter CXXV – Behold, how great a coke a little dwarf maketh!

57th of Autumn 5859
Libertycave, Mount Curry

Bilal had seen many an odd thing during his life. Maid cafes, strange otherworlders, catgirls… Today, however, he was holding something stranger than all of the aforementioned: ...

Chapter CXXIV – Behold, how great a progress a little time kindleth!

49th of Autumn 5859
Libertycave, Mount Curry

Libertycave, despite its name coming from a cave where liberty certainly had happened, lacked caves except the one that Brown had stumbled upon. The cave had been important at one...

Chapter CXXIII – Behold, how great a matter a little beer kindleth!

29th of Autumn 5859
Aroghlie, Zon’guldac

“It’s a shameful display, it really is.” Lady Whitebeard was back home, to quite the expected surprise. Elves, elves everywhere on the streets, in the buildings,...

Chapter CXXII – Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

26th of Autumn 5859
Copperworks, Libertycave

The copperworks, the heart of Libertycave, found itself even more crowded than usual today. Not because there was much copperwork to do, in fact the copperwork ha...

Chapter CXXI – Take heed therefore that the city which is with thee be not abandoned.

25th of Autumn 5859
A field outside of Casamonu City, Casamonu

Mayor Azvaran Earlywatch of Karabush was on his horse, overlooking the army who was marching with him. It was a grand one, over five thousand strong, so grand that its li...

Chapter CXX – Take heed therefore that the allies which is with thee be not sieged.

22nd of Autumn 5859
Castle Casamonu, Casamonu

Brown’s office was unusually silent today. The only soul in the room was Lady Whitebeard, who was slouched on a sofa in the corner. No light came in through the windows of the ...

Chapter CXIX – Take heed therefore that the Imperials which is with thee be not proactive.

19th of Autumn 5859
A cave that isn’t Libertycave, Karabush

Karabush, the province right next to the rebels over at Casamonu, seemed as calm as ever under the cover of night. It was total silence, with the cicadas having r...

Chapter CXVIII – Take heed therefore that the army which is with thee be not incompetent.

16th of Autumn 5859
Imperial Highway №04-750, Aroghlie (Zon’guldac)

It was a calm morning down in the highway right outside of the dwarven city of Aroghlie. Mount Curry, the part of it that had snaked all the way over yo...

Chapter CXVII – Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

15th of Autumn 5859
The Gray Palace, Imperial Capital of Hauptstadt

The hallow grey brick of the palace rang hollow as a pair of men were making their way down a hall. Both were dressed in fine silk, with an attitude silkier than the...

Chapter CXVI – For they shall have a class without problem.

14th of Autumn 5859
New Liberty School, Casamonu

“What is this good for?” blurted out Ayomide flipping around the textbook in her hands. It was cheaply-made paperback copy of… something, she couldn’t exactly read wha...

Chapter CXV – For they shall have a defense without mercy.

12th of Autumn 5859
Imperial Highway №04-030, Casamonu

It was quite the stressful situation for the poor sods in the wagon fort: nobody found it fun to be in the middle of the fort while a horde of horse arche...

Chapter CXIV – For they shall have an attack without mercy.

12th of Autumn 5859
Imperial Highway №04-765, Libertycave

Today was a cold day out in Azdavay. Bilal regretted not bringing another coat as he sat on the back of a carriage going down the newly-built stretch of macadam roa...

Chapter CXIII – For he shall have a visitor without expectation.

11th of Autumn 5859
Castle Casamonu, Casamonu

Knock, knock.

Brown raised his head from the map that he had been intently staring at for the last hour. “Come in.” It seemed that he was about to be distracte...

Chapter CXII – For he shall have judgment without mercy.

7th of Autumn 5859
Libertycave, Mount Curry

Today was a cold day up in Mount Curry. Snow had been creeping lower and lower as the temperatures fell, and the copper rooves of the city were seeing their first snow. Thankfully,...

Chapter CXI – No woman can manage two captives.

5th of Autumn 5859
Castle Casamonu, Casamonu

John Brown had once again made himself busy in his office. There was a whole lot more work to do now that he was managing a whole lot more people: wages, food, the military… As ...

Chapter CX – No catgirl can manage two horses.

4th of Autumn 5859
Imperial Highway №04-030, Casamonu

There was a procession of ...

Chapter CIX – No woman can meet two leaders.

1st of Autumn 5859
An indistinct field outside the city, Casamonu

Today was the first day of Autumn. Lo...

Chapter №5 – Literally Literate

“Cough, cough, it really dusty down there…” Boris felt like the air had come alive and began strangling him the moment he had stepped into the room. He was beginning to regret going along with little Rabanowicz. They had gone down a few floors, and Boris was pretty sure that he was underground by now. The air had gotten musky, the surroundings darker and the walls were cold as Bor...

Chapter CVIII – No man can write two books.

86th of Summer 5859
In front of a building, Casamonu

Shakira stood in front of a building, one that stood inconspicuous due to being overshadowed by the castle above it. She vaguely remembered passing in front of this buildi...

Chapter CVII – No man can serve two masters.

79th of Summer 5859
Castle Casamonu, Casamonu

“I can’t believe I’m heading to the castle under such circumstances…” muttered Inkwell by himself as he headed up the stairs leading to Castle Casamonu. All his servant...

Chapter CVI – You shall see how diplomacy was made a reality.

76th of Summer 5859
Aroghlie (Zon’guldac), Union of Dwarves

Whitebeard took a deep breath. Salty seawater rushed into her nostrils, but she didn’t care about the burning sensation. It was home, or to be more exact, it wa...

Chapter CV – You shall see how feudalism was made a democracy.

76th of Summer 5859
Polling Station (Adventurer’s Guild of Casamonu), Casamonu

“The big city… not quite as big as I imagined.” Shakira murmured to herself, taking in the scenery of Casamonu’s central square. It was...

Chapter CIV – You shall see how land-reform was made a reality.

73rd of Summer 5859
Yellowclover, Outskirts of Casamonu

It was yet another late Summer day in Gemeinplatz. As summer came to a close so did the foot-cooking head-scorching sweat-making heat start to retreat away. Some trees,...

Chapter CIII – You shall see how feudalism was made a democracy.

70th of Summer 5859
A building, Casamonu

There was a building in Casamonu, unnoticeable as it was overshadowed by the castle it was close to yet it held more power than many would realize. Inside were several odd wooden mach...