Maoyuu Maou Yuusha

[Mystes]

True. It is quite similar to Spice and Wolf.

[Astrea]

Volume/Chapter 01 is up. Please excuse me if there are any grammatical errors. It's surprisingly hard to keep track of grammar when you're switching from one language to another that has a different grammatical structure.
I'm still figuring out how to use the wiki editor, please tell me if there are any problems with the format i'm using right now and i'll see about improving it (just tell me how).
Hopefully I'll have the second volume up by the end of next week if my boss hasn't kill me with the work load yet.

[Akuma]

Nice this project seems pretty interesting, kinda like spice and wolf. Also, isn't 1 volume pretty short in text or is it one chapter?

[Astrea]

That's a little difficult to explain.
The story was first released on internet so we consider each chapter as a volume. But that's not really accurate either, since i start translating i found that there are some differences between the web release and the published novel. So in terms of the published novel that is the first chapter but in terms of the web release, it's vol 1-3.
Does that make sense?

Another difference is that the web version starts off with: Maou "Become mine, Hero". While the novel has Hero entering the Castle. The novel also had little side scripts explaining vocabulary which the web did not.

I haven't actually read the web version yet so i can't tell you if there are other differences other than what i have mentioned.

[Mystes]

That's a little difficult to explain.
The story was first released on internet so we consider each chapter as a volume. But that's not really accurate either, since i start translating i found that there are some differences between the web release and the published novel. So in terms of the published novel that is the first chapter but in terms of the web release, it's vol 1-3.
Does that make sense?

Another difference is that the web version starts off with: Maou "Become mine, Hero". While the novel has Hero entering the Castle. The novel also had little side scripts explaining vocabulary which the web did not.

I haven't actually read the web version yet so i can't tell you if there are other differences other than what i have mentioned.

Oh man, wait, the part where I translated in V1 was web or novel version?

[Astrea]

Oh man, wait, the part where I translated in V1 was web or novel version?

Web version.
If you want to take a look and do some comparison or something, there's a website (chinese) of both the web version and the novel version.
http://xs.178.com/1057/index.shtml

There are 5 novels out as well as a side story novel, if my research is to be believed. Only one is currently translated into Chinese at the moment, and sadly, I can't tell you when the other volumes will be translated and sold in HK. On the bright side, i have 11 chapters to go through before then (that's up to web volume 31).

[Akuma]

Nice, so anyone got any idea where I can buy it? I tried searching the local bookstores in Japan to no avail. Anyone mind giving me a web link for the LN shop? I feel like reading this one since the manga got me hooked pretty bad.
I also hear the web version was released on 2ch or something.

[KuroiHikari]

Nice, so anyone got any idea where I can buy it? I tried searching the local bookstores in Japan to no avail. Anyone mind giving me a web link for the LN shop? I feel like reading this one since the manga got me hooked pretty bad.
I also hear the web version was released on 2ch or something.

I think this is the one, http://honto.jp/netstore/pd-book_03365093.html

Info of ISBN ripped from ja.wikipedia.org

Spoiler! :

まおゆう魔王勇者 （エンターブレイン）
「この我のものとなれ、勇者よ」「断る!」（2010年12月29日刊行、ISBN 978-4-04-726933-0）
忽鄰塔（クリルタイ）の陰謀 2011年1月31日刊行、ISBN 978-4-04-726994-1）
聖鍵（せいけん）遠征軍（2011年4月28日刊行、ISBN 978-4-04-727097-8）
この手でできること（2011年7月16日刊行、ISBN 978-4-04-727098-5）
あの丘の向こうに（2012年1月21日刊行、通常版ISBN 978-4-04-727144-9 特装版ISBN 978-4-04-727672-7）
まおゆう魔王勇者 外伝（エンターブレイン）
エピソード1 楡の国の女魔法使い（2011年10月31日刊行、ISBN 978-4-04-727551-5）

[Mystes]

I also hear the web version was released on 2ch or something.

Yeah, seems that it was a web novel at the beginning.

[Akuma]

I think this is the one, http://honto.jp/netstore/pd-book_03365093.html

Info of ISBN ripped from ja.wikipedia.org

Spoiler! :

まおゆう魔王勇者 （エンターブレイン）
「この我のものとなれ、勇者よ」「断る!」（2010年12月29日刊行、ISBN 978-4-04-726933-0）
忽鄰塔（クリルタイ）の陰謀 2011年1月31日刊行、ISBN 978-4-04-726994-1）
聖鍵（せいけん）遠征軍（2011年4月28日刊行、ISBN 978-4-04-727097-8）
この手でできること（2011年7月16日刊行、ISBN 978-4-04-727098-5）
あの丘の向こうに（2012年1月21日刊行、通常版ISBN 978-4-04-727144-9 特装版ISBN 978-4-04-727672-7）
まおゆう魔王勇者 外伝（エンターブレイン）
エピソード1 楡の国の女魔法使い（2011年10月31日刊行、ISBN 978-4-04-727551-5）

Thanks for the link, might as well buy it.

[vermiliongrey]

LOL, the demon queen is a Mckinsey's Consultant!

Anyways, this sounds amazing but I'm kinda confused about the format, I always thought it was an original manga (first saw it on Mangaupdate, but didn't pay much attention to it then), but that clearly doesn't seem to be the case after reading this thread. Which format is the original exactly?

Also, who does this project have a translator already?

[vermiliongrey]

Did a quick translation of the character introductions from the first novel.


source

[vermiliongrey]

no longer relevant

[Astrea]

湖之国、榆之国甚至是麦之国
"Lake country, Elm Country or even Wheat Country"
勇者：「既然如此，去那些农业大国比如湖之国、榆之国，甚至是麦之国等地方，不是比较好吗？」
Hero: "if that's the case, wouldn't it be better to go to large agricultural countries like Lake Country, Elm Country or even Wheat Country?
魔王：「前提是他们愿意听我说的话。」
Maou: "They have to be willing to listen to me first."
勇者：「啊——」
Hero: "Ah--"
魔王：「我认为，勇者也暂时别现身比较好。」
Maou: "I think, it might be better if Hero doesn't show himself for the time being."
勇者：「是吗？」
Hero: "Yah?"
魔王：「对。毕竟你是出于那种原因才被派到我这里，或许有人看勇者不顺眼也说不定。
Maou: "Yes. You did get sent to me in the end, perhaps someone does not like Hero."

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『南部诸王国』
Southern boarder Kingdoms

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车轴草 is actually Trefoil

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[Astrea]

So i'll be posting the next chapter within the next two days if everything goes according to plan.

My apologies since i said i'd have it by the end of last week, but it took longer than i expected... I never thought searching economic vocabulary could be so hard or tedious!! But be patient for another two days at most and i'll have it up.

On the bright side the next chapter is slightly shorter, that means that i could probably get that up quicker ^^