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#201 Account of the Pilgrimage Part 4: Rulers of the Night

Vampires.

We’re known by many names—apostles of the night, the rulers of darkness, and the harbingers of terror.

Some say we’re a kind of monster that spawned from the dungeon.

Some also say we’re a sub-species that evolved after branching off the demon race.

Others say we’re undead like the Lifeless King.

But only a few people know exactly what we are.

That’s okay, because the unknown is their source ...

#200 The Guardian’s Visit

“Yaaay! It’s an elder spirit!”

“A superior spirit!!!”

The earth spirits living with us gave Arachne, our surprise visitor, a warm welcome.

“Oh my, it’s rare to see spirits like you materialize. How adorable.”

Arachne is also happy to see the earth spirits gathering around her like puppies.

“...Ah! If you look closely, she’s a spider!”

“Spiders make webs and dirty the house!”

“She�...

#199 Batemy’s Return

Hey, it’s me again, Kidan.

Right now, I’m listening to Batemy’s story of her visit to the Demon Capital.

“How did the contest go?”

I was surprised to learn that the top tailoring brand rivaling Batemy was actually run by her family. Her older sister, I believe, was even bold enough to challenge her to a sewing contest.

Batemy returned to the farm after finishing her business there, which also means the contest is ov...

#198 The Spider Goddess

Batemy here.

Things suddenly took a serious turn.

Elder spirits.

They’re one kind of transcendent beings that reign over this world and preserve its balance by blending into the universal mana flow.

Earth spirits that work on Lord Saint’s farm, for example, are invisible by nature, but they have materialized with Hades’ blessings.

Then, there are the elder spirits.

They are essentially the same as the spirits in that they are spi...

#197 A Contest Between Sisters

“Didn’t Batemy join the Demon King’s army as an orphan after her village caught up in a war and she got separated from her family?”

“I took notice of her hard work as a low-ranking officer and promoted her to be my aide.”

After a brief reunion with my family, I returned to Miss Astres’ side.

“Color me surprised, Batemy. You never showed any signs of looking for your family, so I thought you had been bereaved.”

“I took the initi...

#196 An Unexpected Reunion

Batemy here.

I am once again back in my old home, the Demon Capital.

“Through teleportation, of course!”

And today’s destination is Mixpider, the most famous tailoring brand in the capital.

I longed to work for them when I was still Miss Astres’ aide. Alas, I couldn’t, since soldiers are forbidden to have a side job.

“...So?” asks my partner Belena sullenly.

It’s been a while ...

#195 A Long-Established Brand

Not a single demon in the Demon Kingdom hasn’t heard about the tailoring brand Mixpider.

We even make the garments of our ruler, the Demon King.

Clothes are indispensable to a person’s life.

And the producer that stands at the top of it...

Is us, Mixpider.

I am a highly-skilled professional tailor among the many others belonging to Mixpider; Fleurety.

One day, I was summoned by the president of Mixp...

#194 Frightened Giant

“Mixpider is the largest, oldest, and most successful tailor brand in the Demon Capital. It’s run by a trade association of the same name,” says Mr. Shax, a fellow regular tradesman of the demon royal family.

“The fact that it’s the number one brand in the Demon Capital also means that it’s the number one brand in the Demon Kingdom. There are several other clothing brands in the nation, but none of them can compete with Mixpider.”

So, they’re ...

#193 Long Live the Demon Prince!

Demon Queen Astres has given birth.

We’ve already heard the news of her pregnancy and have seen her baby bump multiple times, so it didn’t come as a surprise to us.

However, the birth of a new life is something that should be celebrated under any circumstances.

All the residents of our farm applauded and congratulated Mrs. Astres and her newborn baby.

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap !

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#192 Bestowal of an Alias

Today, we’re talking about the waypoints.

There are currently several of them scattered around our farm to help us move from place to place.

Since the teleportation spell only allows you to move between any two given points, managing them is important to prevent anyone with ill intentions to make use of it.

Hence, it has triple-layered security so that only the relevant people can use them.

Each waypoint also has a specific password and is place...

#191 Town Musicians of Bremen

Today, we’ll be narrating a game Veil has started.

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“Pochi!”

“Woof, woof!”

“Sakamoto!”

“Neigh!”

“Yoschamo!”

“Cock a doodle doo!”

Veil is playing with the animals.

“Yes! You’ve got good pitch! We’re raising that next!”

She’s originally a dragon, but right now she’s in her petite human girl...

#190 The Mermaid Girls’ Days

“...!”

“...?!”

I spy two people staring at each other.

It’s Letasreit, the former princess of the Human Kingdom, and Angel, the second princess of the Mermaid Kingdom.

They’re exchanging wary looks as if evaluating each other.

They continue their intense staring contest while maintaining a considerable distance, and after putting their hands up in the air like birds puffing up their feathers in intimidation....

#189 Belena’s Q&A

Today’s meeting attendees seated around the table:

Starting from me, the chairman and moderator.

On either side of me are Platy and Veil.

Orc representative Orkubo and goblin representative Gobukichi.

Aileron from the elven group and Panu from the satyr race.

The earth spirits.

Pochi.

Angel Horkosfon.

Our special guests; the Demon King and Sensei the Lifeless King.

The gods Hades and Poseidon.

We also have Mrs. Astres (i...

#188 Teleportation Magic Chitchat

“We, the Orc team, are now heading into the dungeon.”

“YESSIR!”

“Oh no, I forgot our bag! We can’t bring back the monsters we hunted without it!”

“Oh well, just teleport back to the farm and get it.”

“Yessir!”

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“Ahh... Forest bathing feels so good.”

“We elves really are one with the forest.”

“But won’t Boss Aileron get angry at us if we’re late for work?�...

#185 The Holy Witches’ Enrollment

Anyway, after seeing the girls adjusting to their mentors just fine, I returned and saw that Angel’s grueling training with Mrs. Astres and Glasya had already ended.

Angel is lying flat on the ground, drenched in her own sweat.

She’s breathing heavily, so she’s probably still alive...somehow.

“She did well for her first day. As expected from Lady Platy’s sister.”

“Her performance is on par with our army’s privates.”

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#187 Account of the Pilgrimage Part 3: The Wanderers’ Visit

Hakkai the orc here.

We continue our journey led by Prince Arowana and have come across a village around sunset, so we inevitably decided to spend the night here.

Thanks to the pass we received from the Demon King before we left the Demon Kingdom, we are welcome anywhere we go.

His influence reaches as far as this small village that’s away from the metropolis.

However...

There’s a little incident...

#186 Account of the Pilgrimage Part 2: Function Description

It’s me, Hakkai the orc.

I’m accompanying Price Arowana of the Mermaid Kingdom on his terrestrial pilgrimage.

We’re temporarily suspending our journey because he has visited us again—Hermes, the god of wisdom and one of the heavenly deities.

“I has’t cometh today to explain the equipment and abilities installed in Songokufon.”

He seems to be in a happy mood.

When he first came to force Songokufon on us, I th...

#184 Commonsense Gap

I was able to confirm that Puffer was in harmony with the new girls.

Relieved, I decided to go to the next place.

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“Assistants? My very own?”

Garra Rufa, known as the “Witch of the Plague” in her nation and a current member of our farm’s mermaid team, is in the infirmary which had been built within the mansion before I knew it.

My farm has become more accident-prone with more r...

#183 New Valuable Assets

“Keep your head held high while running! You won’t last on the battlefield like that!!!”

“Pochi and the others! Don’t hold back and make her run for her life! She’s doing fifty more laps around the farm!”

The two demon queens, Mrs. Astres and Mrs. Glasya, are still making Angel undergo their gruesome training with the hypercaons chasing after her, so she can’t slow down.

“I-I didn’t know... Queens do... Manual labor!!!”

<...

#182 Sister Showdown

Results: They were beaten in a single blow.

The Five Legitimate Holy Witches were outmatched by Puffer and Puffer alone.

“AHHHHHHHHH!!!”

Puffer’s so strong.

I’ve only ever seen Lampeye and Platy do all the fighting so far, but as I thought, she’s strong.

I guess she isn’t called the “Witch of the Bitter Cold” for nothing.

Without even showing any visible signs of using the potion, the surrounding a...

#181 The Invasion of The Holy Witches

Yoo-hoo, it’s me again.

We’re back at my farm.

I’ve been irritated lately because of two lovebirds flirting right in front of me.

“Lampeye, your eyes are like a blazing fire. Their radiance enchants me.”

“Hendra, every word you say is filled with intense flames, and its heat melts me.”

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Yyyyyep, it’s annoying.

We’ve had numerous couples come together on our farm, but none of them were pu...

#180 Account of the Pilgrimage Part 1: Journey Enroute

There are three main types of dungeons scattered throughout this world—cave, mountain, and ruins dungeons.

In contrast to the first two dungeons that base their appearance on natural structures such as mountains and caves, ruins dungeons are based on man-made structures like the buildings built by the human and demon races. At times, they can be humongous, almost as big as mountains, to satiate the architect’s desire to show off.

At times, such humongous ...

15 Patrons!

Thank you, y'all hip people. As mentioned in my first goal, I'll be releasing a PDF file of Volume 2, but this post is only meant to tell you that it'll be a month from now cause *cough honestly, I still haven't finished translating parts of it + proofreader's been kind of slow *cough.

It hasn't even been over half a year yet since I started this project but seeing this many people appreciate it (both here and on my blog) warms my heart, as I'm just some broke uni student tryna make a f...

#179 Rapid Development

Lampeye, the Witch of Hellfire, is one of the mermaids who work at our farm.

She is also one of the six witches who are reputed to be the best potion-users and used to be a palace guard.

Perhaps it’s because of this personal background that she’s absolutely loyal to Platy, the mermaid princess. Platy’s enemies are also her enemies.

And because she used to be a guard, she’s unsurprisingly skilled in combat and often joins the orcs on t...

#178 Direct Appeal

Still, Hendra speaking here, the controversialist of the mermaid race.

I finally arrived on land after swimming along the currents indicated by Prince Arowana.

“This must be it!”

The ‘saint’s’ farm where Princess Platy is living in seclusion.

I transformed myself by taking a humanizing potion, put on a pair of pants, and walked further into the land in a decent getup.

And then, I met someone.

“Excuse m...

#177 Controversialist of the Seas

My name is Hendra.

I venture to say that I’m born into one of the most prominent families in the Mermaid Kingdom, serving the Mermaid King for generations by producing a number of great generals and officials.

I was born as the second son of four siblings.

However, I did not follow my family’s tradition and left the political field, neither becoming a soldier nor a government official, but making a living by compiling books and reviewing ...

#176 Hakkai’s Lamentation of Divergences

I am Hakkai, a Warrior Orc granted permission to accompany Prince Arowana on his pilgrimage.

Originally, my role was to help Lord Saint on his farm, but it seems that something makes me stand out from the other orcs.

I have always wanted to see the outside world with my own eyes and broaden my knowledge.

The opportunity presented itself when I heard that Prince Arowana, who frequents the farm, was going on a pilgrimage. I appealed to the prince to which...

#175 Remodeled Angel

“I-I loveth rice balls...”

I am Hermes, the God of Wisdom.

I am currently visiting mine own brother Hephaestus in the celestial realm.

I respect the gent as mine own brother and as a fellow god, but meeting the gent face-to-face is still hard to doth.

“I am sorry, brother. I didst not bringeth any rice balls. How is the adjustment of the patched-up angel going?

“T-The child of man whom I gifted offered me a rice ball the o...

LN-Exclusive: Kakashi’s Gradual Promotion No. 6

*Side-story after Chapter 43: The Return of the Demon Race

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Kakashi is no longer moving.

He broke.

After all, he’s made of scrap materials I gathered nearby, so, naturally, he wasn't durable enough.

And yet, he kept jumping around, loosening the ivy that made up his body, eventually damaging his wooden parts.

Now, he’s just a pile of scrap that looks nothing like a human.

Platy, Ve...

#174 The Sea Prince’s Departure

Prince Arowana said he was going on a pilgrimage, which naturally shocked us.

After all he’s the heir to the Mermaid Kingdom that rules the seas.

Moreover, the destination of his journey is on land.

He said he would visit various places on land to broaden his knowledge and gain exposure.

“Well then, may we meet again.”

He’ll start from our farm.

However, since the farm is surrounded by a vast ex...