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Teh Ping Talk:Miscellaneous

2013-05-18T06:33:51Z

Vonuss: /* Thanks */

==Any Final Questions?==

Alright, there's one month left before I'll be gone, so I'll entertain questions for the time being. Just follow the rules below and post your questions on this document.

::*No discussion on very debatable stuff like political and religious issues.
::*No sexual related stuff here.
::*No translation requests.

To those of you who may be interested in becoming LN translators, now will be a good time to ask me any questions you might have, for...to put it this way, Unicorns will appear if you see me back again. I don't plan to give any farewell speeches (just doesn't feel right for me), so this Q&A will be the final interaction here.

'''Q. Did you take any Japanese classes or did you teach yourself?'''

A: I didn't actually take Japanese classes. When I started out translating, I didn't understand a single word of Japanese. All I had was my pretty 'excellent' coverage of kanji characters which I could guess the meaning from. So yeah, I kind of taught myself Japanese while translating (during the time when I first started on Index). It's more of picking out the grammar nuances, learning the charts and working my way up. It's not easy (and I'm still learning), but I am still around.

'''Q: Who will continue Baka To Test Translation Project?'''

A: Depends. I haven't found a successor yet.

'''Q: I've seen one in SAO before, so did you have other novels that you payed more of your time researching than translating?'''

A: About researching, that's a very fun aspect in this hobby...I would say that Gundam Unicorn would be the one series where I spent 10% translating and 90% researching. I would say that I first started researching on the stories when I started working on Baka Test because of all the questions that were tested. I think Unicorn's the only series in this regards, though the madness that was SAO volume 10 chapter 2 reached the 20-80 ratio. I would also recommend translators to do research, not for the sake of the readers, but to gain some form of knowledge (Baka Test's research can mentally scar me though)

'''Q: What drives you into this..job? translating I mean. Could you say your motivations for this job, also for the wannabe translators.'''

A: Ehh...if I have to put it, it's kind of like a hobby to me. Part of the answer is here: http://www.baka-tsuki.org/blog/?p=513 and, another part of the reason is because I lack a sense of self-worth, the shameless in trying something new (for this profession anyway). I can't say that this is a 'job' that will attract many people because of the time dedication required. If I have to say, you're not going to be very well-known under this Baka-Tsuki community of translating unless you have shown an outstanding amount of contribution, especially for series that have developed massive fanbases (looking at you, Index, Infinite Stratos, SAO). Of course, I feel you got to have a large sense of responsibility in order to be able to keep going, or else you will keep procrastinating (leaders of tomorrow). I can't say to anyone straight that there is any motivation, because there isn't actually one. It comes down basically to one thing, what is/are the reason(s) for translating.

'''Q: As one of the trolls on B-T... What do you think about people who are flaming and complain about translations ?'''

A: If I have to say it bluntly, there is no excuse for translators to get dejected just because other people critique their work and stuff. I honestly...can't take people seriously if they only talk and don't do anything of any contributions, or just type behind the computer and not do anything to try and remedy situations when the people being critiqued are contributing more than them atm. (It's probably because of this that I took up more of an admin role this year, and it's kinda tough to balance it out.) I'm a firm believer in backing up words, and for people complaining about speeds and such, I do try to put the effort in telling them to be patient and such. The results are still bleak, but I'm still optimistic (even idealistic about this).

'''Q: Do you enjoy translating all those chapters or is there a time when you feel it's too late to back out of a certain chapter/novel and feel that you must finish it no matter what?'''

A: While I do try to view all the chapters I work on as my kids, there are a few 'emotional' chapters I had to literally force myself to keep translating. Unicorn has quite a few of them (especially with the parts that weren't adapted into the anime), Mother Rosario, Index Volume 16 (after the first chapter), Baka Test Minami and Shouko's backstory (there's another touching one in 10.5 involving Akihisa and Mizuki when they were kids, now if I can force myself to work on that) and especially Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer. Some do make me cringe when I translate, like...Infinite Stratos volume 7...the Railgun story written by Ryougo Narita-shi...Baka Test volume 4 (the reason why I preferred not to work on that volume), so I had to force myself to be professional when translating them. Normally, the ideal situation is to read through the stories, know what I'm going to expect, and have a mental preparation of going through what's going to happen (especially if it's your favorite series), but because of my workstyle and RL, I don't even have the time to read through the stories beforehand, which I admit does affect the quality of the overall work. Either way, I can't say that I enjoy a lot of the stories I work on, but I do force myself to work through them.

'''Q: And yeah, why are you leaving?'''

A: I'm tired. Yes, I'm tired of translating. At the same time, i want to finish off what I have left so that I don't 'owe' anything to anyone here. At the same time, I am pursuing a double degree right now, and once the next semester starts, I will be saddled with quite a lot of responsibilities both academically and non-academically. I know many of you are asking me to stay as an admin or senior advisor, but I do believe that you guys have to get used to life without me here, and also, I do prefer to be the finisher (the translator) than the quarterback (the admin), which is weird since I get more of QB roles than finisher roles.

'''Q: When are you coming back?'''

A: When Unicorns appear.

'''Q: Ping, when are unicorns gonna appear?'''

A: When you fulfill that request I asked of you. =P I will be back in some way on 22nd March 2013.

'''Q: What do you think of machine translations on BT? Could it help projects progress?'''

A: Well, the general consensus is that machine translations are very bad because they don't translate the grammatical terms well. Sure, they will often get one or two-word terms correct, so it is a good for short phrases, but entire translations on machine translations, to me, is not really the way to go because of the grammatical issues when translating. It is improving with people giving translation recommendations, but I don't expect machine translation to be the way to go for another 10 years at least.

'''Q: Ping, what will happen to SAO translations in the future?'''

A: Right now, there's still Tap around to translate. I'll let him have free reign to do what he wants with the project, but the thing is that I don't see more translators being willing to take up this project because of the stress level involved in this project. It caused me to fake a ragequit, do an April Fools' Joke as a take that to the people complaining about the lack of progress on Volume 5 Chapter 6...and increased the size of my forehead by 3 inches...but jokes aside, whoever who has this project has to be mentally prepared for high demands on this series (unless you can shut your mind from it), so to Tap and anyone else working on it, good luck. It's not going to be easy, so I'll be there with you in spirit =P.

'''Q: What projects have you actually wanted to work on?'''

A: 'When Hikaru was on the Earth' is one series that I was most hoping to work on, since I do like Nomura-shi's works. Accel World is another if I didn't have SAO...and for basketball reasons, Ro-Kyu-Bu!

'''Q: Any LNs you like to read once you retire?'''

A: It's not an LN per say, but [http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Biblia_Koshodou_no_Jiken_Techou Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou] is one series I look forward to catching up. I am getting sick and tired of all the harem stories and such, and I'm looking forward to working on more serious stories per say...Maybe I can check out Another or Sugar Dark. I am looking forward to picking up more obscure stories when I head to the bookstore after my retirement. (and work as a literature club member writing stories everyday, oh who am I kidding...)

'''Q: Is there a series you will like to work on if it wasn't licensed?'''

A: First Choice: Spice and Wolf. Second Choice: Bungaku Shoujo. Third Choice: The Twelve Kingdoms.

'''Q: Are you going to be gone for good?'''

A: Check one of the questions above.

'''Q: Any plans to retake Infinite Stratos?'''

A: Nope. I'll like to ask Life4Kaoru to help take over if IS does come out since they offered quite a lot of support to the project, but it's their choice.

'''Q: What regrets do you have over here?'''

A: Not being able to finish the Shana translations.

'''Q: What are your thoughts of having people competing with each other while doing the same story?'''

A: I would say, redundant, because when two people are doing the same volume, it's like doing a double translation. However, it does have the benefit of making sure that the translators try to keep up their standards. It's the same issue with having kids. Once you have two or more children, each child will want to work harder to impress their parents (at least when they're young), especially the older one who's been getting the attention up till this point. Ultimately, it comes down to the translators' decision, but I'll just state my view here.

'''Q: Any concerns about BT?'''

A: If I have to say, it's that those who post their translations here should be prepared to get their work edited. If they don't accept that they don't have absolute control, this really isn't the place for them. This isn't a particular dig at anyone, but a lamentation on my part since I don't really put that much control over my work when I post here, since I do expect careless typos and mistranslations on my part (I'm fine with my translations being shared, but only if no profits are made, and that credit is given due). Of course, the easy way out is to control everything on my own, but I prefer to be the finisher (translator) than be the all-rounder who has to do everything. I just have to rely on the readers and hope that they make the right edits. This is also the main reason why I don't want to create a blog for my translations, because I don't want to end up doing everything. I just want to 'arrive, post, leave'. This is a culture of BT in itself, and honestly, it isn't for everyone because of how open it is.

'''Q: How do you respond to those who complain about the quality of the work?'''

Speaking of which, I remember one of the posts on a certain place where I was called out specifically, telling me to 'clean up the mess'. The thing is, you can't turn Carbon into gold directly (and when I say directly, I mean that it's possible to do so indirectly by selling carbon and buying gold, but this is just to cover all bases). The style of LN translations is that we do try to keep the meaning and diction as close as possible. Most of the sentences are either dialogue or short paragraphs of 2, 3 lines that eschew adverbs as much as possible. Most of the stories are action and dialogue driven (or in fact, all of them are), and they aren't the best of literary greatness in the first place. And when it reaches the second stage (us), this literary sense is diminished further because of the different grammar styles. We're basically trying to fit jigsaws when we translate. There are some lines that require further elaboration because they just don't work out in English. There are some lines that can be simply translated from long sentences into 1, 2 words. Honestly, you have to read the originals in order to understand this well.

==Singapore AFA 2012 ! ==

Hey there Teh_Ping ~ It's me again XD. Anyways, you going to the festival next week on saturday or sunday? Just wanted to know [[User:Vermiculo|Vermiculo]] ([[User talk:Vermiculo|talk]]) 00:34, 2 November 2012 (CDT)

I'm going on both Saturday and Sunday. Won't be at the concert though. Most likely in the afternoon on Sat, def on Sunday.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 00:55, 2 November 2012 (CDT)

==Teh Ping Talk:Miscellaneous==

Hey, when you get promoted/if you're promoted already, could you bump up unbreakable machine doll from teaser to full project status? Thanks alot. --[[User:Hayashi s|Hayashi s]] 08:36, 11 June 2012 (CDT)

Duly noted.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 05:47, 12 June 2012 (CDT)

Hai - Vermiliongrey

I don't understand your editing in the kokoro connect Spanish page, we can't work things out if you don't communicate directly. Please, to avoid confusion. --[[User:BakaSenpai|BakaSenpai]] ([[User talk:BakaSenpai|talk]]) 23:28, 18 October 2012 (CDT)

Ah~ Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the correction but I believe there will be more errors coming on the way since I'm new on this page and I'm still learning how to adjust the project without conflicts but thanks for your concerns and if anything you believe it's not proper please feel free to edit it. By all means, are you a translator? --[[User:BakaSenpai|BakaSenpai]] ([[User talk:BakaSenpai|talk]]) 23:42, 18 October 2012 (CDT)

I was going to ask you if you were a English translator since they are very short in translator in the English version since one is retired for now until midterms are over and there's only one working very hard on it. I don't know if you take "pending projects" but it's a fantastic novel. In my opinion from what I read and the themes that are included: Romance, drama, comedy ( light hearted ), psychology and super natural. They're more update with the Chinese Version so I don't know if you speak or read it. But you should really read it when you have the time and it's really good. I can tell more info about it but that would be spoilers...However if you help on it, it'll please many fans out there. I don't mean to pry but the project is a few months old so that explain the lack of help --[[User:BakaSenpai|BakaSenpai]] ([[User talk:BakaSenpai|talk]]) 23:55, 18 October 2012 (CDT)

A "possible" vandal registered using "Teh PING" -a normal person wouldn't do something like this.
http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=User:Teh_PING&action=edit&redlink=1
http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Special:Log/newusers
--[[User:Superduperelectromagnetictops|Superduperelectro]] ([[User talk:Superduperelectromagnetictops|talk]]) 22:35, 14 February 2013 (CST)

Most of the accounts created are from bots, I guess. That's not me though. I prefer to have everything accountable to me. If there is any case of vandalism from that user, I'll shut it down.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 23:06, 14 February 2013 (CST)

Happy Birthday --[[User:Drowzycow|Drowzycow]] ([[User talk:Drowzycow|talk]]) 13:31, 12 March 2013 (CDT)

Heh, thanks for the backup there Ping. --[[User:Bilagaana|Bilagaana]] ([[User talk:Bilagaana|talk]]) 11:40, 28 March 2013 (CDT)

== Good luck in the Army ==

It'll problaly drain a lot of your energy, but I think once you get pass it, you feel a little bit better about yourself too.

Thanks for your hard work. I'll hope to see update sometime.

Good luck! --[[User:Hypernova|Hypernova]] 19:23, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations on the promotion ! --[[User:Saganatsu|Saganatsu]] 16:28, 2 July 2011 (UCT)

Lance Corporal? Congrats! [[User:Kira0802|Kira]] 16:48, 2 July 2011 (UCT)

==Shinrei Tantei Yakumo==
As I understand it, Angelanime is not the translator. --[[User:Darklor|Darklor]] 08:14, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Well, that means we have to ask Angelanime who the translator is--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 11:06, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

== To Teh Ping ==

Hello, I just wanted to let you know that I wanted to thank you for all of the translating that you have been doing so far. Reading these light novels have been a real treat and I just wanted to let you know that your work is appreciated.

Thanks for passing the message. [[User:Zephyrus|Zephyrus]] 03:24, 6 March 2012 (CST)

Yo man, I hope your wrist is getting better! Get well soon!! [[User:M.A.D|M.A.D]] - [[User_talk:M.A.D|Talk]] 17:32, 10 August 2012 (CDT)

== Punctuation ==

The types of punctuation used formally were: ...''"" (You might need to see in editing mode to get the difference). I used the characters ... and ' and " to replace them. The thing is, that every type of character has an id set to it in the form of a combination of bits (01010101). This is done because bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, etc, is how data is stored. In other words " does not equal " or " in the storing language. However in English they would mean the same thing. " occurs earlier in the storage character table than " or " therefore it has a smaller id. Thus space can be saved by using it. My advice is to either stop using MSWord and use WordPad or TextPad editor. OR... first write in MSWord then take it to TextPad and then use the find and replace functions to switch the above characters. You can also use FoxReplace addon if you are using Firefox but that's just a little more complex in initializing the settings but the result is that the replacement process becomes fully automated (It's a major pain if you make a mistake though, if you don't exclude pages you need to, then the replacement could affect something you did not wish it to). The final way is to use this site's own search and replace function. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] 15:41, 29 May 2011 (UCT)

One more thing. I've noticed that stuttering words have been separated by commas. Example: "Do, don't think I was doing it for you okay?" The thing is that normally in English writing stuttering words are separated by the use of hyphens(-) lets take the example above. It should have been: "Do-Don't think I was doing it for you okay?" See the difference in the Don't(s). Just thought I should let you know. Was I helpful? [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] 15:41, 29 May 2011 (UCT)

...Well, I guess it would be troublesome. I'm using MSWord right now to eliminate as many typos as I can, and I have no idea how much space does this website have. Will keep this in mind, definitely, but I don't know if I can get myself to work that extra bit though.

As for stuttering, I just followed how it's normally given instead of just following how the English do it. Thanks for your input.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 02:16, 30 May 2011 (UCT)

Either hyphens(-) for short(quick) stutters or three dots(...) for long pause between stutters is what I learned. If there is anything else just let me know. I'll be willing to help. Personally, my method is the FoxReplace one. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 15:58, 3 June 2011 (UCT)

Umm. I've added some info on the FoxReplace method on my talk page. If you feel like it please check it out. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 17:42, 6 July 2011 (UCT)

I would like you to support me [http://www.baka-tsuki.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4564 here], if you are willing. Thank you. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 13:35, 13 September 2011 (CDT)

===Stuttering===
Careful. Stuttering is denoted differently in Japanese and English. In Japanese stuttering is denoted by '''comma''' or three dots. Whereas in English stuttering is denoted by '''hyphen''' or three dots. The reason is to ensure that the <big>'''I'''</big> in stuttering words like <big>'''I-I'''t</big> aren't mistaken with the self reference word <big>'''I'''</big>. There are other similar instances as well. Since '''commas''' would allow for such mistakes to happen thus '''hyphens''' are used instead. Such conflicts do not occur in Japanese (due to watashi, boku, etc instead of in English where <big>'''I'''</big> can be confused since most stutterings are of words that start with <big>'''I'''</big> or similar curcumsatnces, <big>'''A'''</big> is another one). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stutter#Primary_behaviors See here.] Take care. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 12:41, 9 February 2012 (CST)

== Narrative Tense? (Toaru Majutsu no Index) ==

The poll on this conundrum is leaning heavily towards past tense. Should we edit the project-specific guidelines to reflect that consensus? --[[User:Tactician J|Tact]] 11:00, 6 June 2011 (UCT)

As much as I hate to agree with that, go ahead, we should--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 14:06, 6 June 2011 (UCT)

== Collapsibility Upgrade ==

Umm. If it's not too much trouble could you take a look at [[MediaWiki_talk:Common.js|this]]. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 18:06, 29 June 2011 (UCT)

== Questions... ==
How long does a chapter take???

As long as it needs. --[[User:Saganatsu|Saganatsu]] 04:42, 6 August 2011 (UCT)

== Request ==

Since your user page mentioned you're leaving one space open I figured I might as well leave a request. I'd be really glad if you could help with Oreimo, since its translation has pretty much stalled (though I haven't confirmed the status of the translators, from what I gathered they all have it queued). Anyway, if you do pick it up, I'd be more than willing to be an active (personal, if it suits you) editor for the series.-[[User:Ppaaccoojrf|ppaaccoojrf]] 01:13, 26 August 2011 (CDT)

Well, it's a 'maybe', no guarantees though.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 02:54, 26 August 2011 (CDT)

Good enough, let me know if you do pick it up. Thanks for minding the request.--[[User:Ppaaccoojrf|ppaaccoojrf]] 15:15, 26 August 2011 (CDT)

== to Teh_Ping ==

please give Sword art online a piece of your time.thank you.

[[User:Deck of cards|Deck of cards]] 22:57, 16 May 2012 (CDT) I don't know if I'm doing this right I'm a complete noob to baka-tsuki. I'm replying to your message you sent me earlier; it's an original fiction that I created myself, I'm just looking to share it with others and I was wondering if that was a possibility?

Hi I got your message, I'm trying to post it on a forum right now and make a poll (which I don't really know how to do just yetx0.) Also, I'm encountering another problem at the moment, even when I press the preview button it says 'The username you entered is already in use, please select an alternative.' Any suggestions?? [[User:Deck of cards|Deck of cards]] 22:32, 18 May 2012 (CDT)

Haha alright mission accomplished. One problem, by accident I posted two threads. The first one I wrote said it didn't go through so I re-did it. Would you mind deleting one of them?? [[User:Deck of cards|Deck of cards]] 00:53, 19 May 2012 (CDT)

[[User:Deck of cards|Deck of cards]] Hey Teh_Ping long time no talk. I just wanted to let you know that I got a hold of TLG and he gave me permission to continue posting my story on the wiki. I didn't want you to see those pages and be like 'whaa??' lol. I just finished re-editing the ones I already have on the wiki and am about to start posting again. Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it.

== Archiving advice ==

It seems that your talk page is getting more cluttered up. You know, you can always archive your talkpage when it reaches a certain limit. Simply create a new page named '''User talk:Teh Ping/Archive #''', where # is the archive number, and copy all the discussions that you consider too old to keep on your talk page but too valuable to delete. Create a link to the archive on top of your talk page by writing <nowiki>[[/Archive #]]</nowiki>. You won't need to create a link ''back'' to the talk page from the archive. It seems subpage settings are active on user pages. [[User talk:Zero2001/Archive 1|I've already made one.]] [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 21:18, 15 September 2011 (CDT)

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'll be sorting them according to the series.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 21:38, 15 September 2011 (CDT)

=== Subpages <- Archives ===

Umm, I think you named them wrongly. Shall I rename them for you? A backlink will automatically be generated that way. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 15:32, 16 September 2011 (CDT)

^^ [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 00:20, 20 September 2011 (CDT)

Name wrongly? No, I'm just following the wikipedia versions. Baka Test needs to be changed (and Index), but I haven't told told Oni that. Also, there's quite a lot of references out there on Volume 3 Author Notes and Volume 4 chapter 2 that I haven't added in.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 00:34, 20 September 2011 (CDT)

Umm. I mean the names of the subpages you made (assuming this page and the other similar ones were made as a result of the post in the parent section of this section). They were supposed to be named '''User Talk:Teh Peng/*''' not '''Teh Ping Talk:*''' where * is Miscellaneous, etc. A user's page, talk page and '''subpages''' are a users personal space. The way you named them put them in the main page namespace. It could lead to people challenging the pages for deletion. Best if you renamed these Teh Peng Talk pages before that happens. Plus you get an automatically generated backlink to your talk page. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 01:59, 20 September 2011 (CDT)

What Teh Peng? Should be Teh Ping lol. Need to switch around later then.

Anyway, I don't know how to respond to this: http://www.baka-tsuki.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=4553--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 03:48, 20 September 2011 (CD

Hey Teh Ping. I think it's about time you moved your talk pages to under your userspace. Mainspace should be mainly be for project, volume and chapter pages. Others have started to copy you and it's gonna end up making searches more problematic. Everything would be resolved if every user kept subpages rather than make personal pages in the mainspace. If you don't know how, I can move them for you. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 11:53, 3 September 2012 (CDT)

==Registering as an Editor==

How can I register as one (specifically on IS)? I mean in a way that my forum status also gets updated. I feel that those who don't know me can't take me seriously when I post as simply a Reader. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 15:27, 27 September 2011 (CDT)

You just log in on the forum, go to the user control panel, select the "Usergroups" tab, click in the radiobutton beside "Project Editors", scroll down, and hit submit. (I believe you have to get approved, so it will take a few days, but you'll become and editor eventually.) [[User:Hobogunner|Hobogunner]] 15:43, 27 September 2011 (CDT)

==Moving talk pages==

Are you able to track new messages? [[User:Kira0802|Kira]] ([[User_talk:Kira0802|Talk]]) 19:19, 10 October 2011 (CDT)

I just need to set it as 'watch page', so yeah, I can track them.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 00:27, 11 October 2011 (CDT)

==[[Boku Wa Tomodachi Ga Sukunai:Volume1 Past]]==
Uh, that was a surprise, that you translated that. Will you also translate more of this series? --[[User:Darklor|Darklor]] 16:23, 24 November 2011 (CST)

Not really. I still have my other series to work on...--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 17:57, 24 November 2011 (CST)

==Thanks==
High praise to "Teh Ping <The Godly>" *bows*. [[User:All Nighter94|All Night]] ([[User talk:All Nighter94|talk]])

I'm really sorry you had to fix up [http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter4&direction=prev&oldid=146986 this page....] I swear I didn't save it.... I was planning to just submit it later after I had a bit of sleep. So I was shocked to find it there all neat and tidy this morning...

Anyway, thank you very much!

[[User:Ella.servantes|Ella.servantes]] 22:13, 5 April 2012 (CDT)

Ping,
You are pretty awesome. I really don't know how you have dealt with translating and wiping out those douche bag fake names and random junk the past week. Seems as if you and the staff are main lining caffeine. Those random people are a severe problem when I'm just checking for updates. I have a Rosetta Stone thing for Japanese, but have done some research that says I should look into other sources while learning. Also wondering how to learn the written portion. I used to rent from a Chinese woman that has a grand child. Maybe I can start from there on learning the written portion of Chinese.Vonuss 01:33, 18 May 2013 (CDT). I should also take steps to learn how the wiki editing works. My land lord(the Chinese lady) took my English bulldog for walks to the beach and back. I'ma call her and ask.

==Asking for a favor==

Hi Teh Ping, do you know how to contact Js06? I want to translate one of his project into Vietnamese so I asked for permission in the forum, and no one answer. Then I posted in Js06 talk page (since he is the only one translating it) and no answer. Finally I posted in the PJ talk page and still got no answer. So if you happen to know how to contact him, please told him to answer me. Thank you [[User:Gingi|Gingi]] 11:40, 21 April 2012 (CDT)

Is it about Heavy Object, Oreimo or Monogatari? I can help you ask him if you want, but I need to know what series you're interested in.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 11:52, 21 April 2012 (CDT)

Oh yeah, sorry, my bad. It's Heavy Object [[User:Gingi|Gingi]] 11:57, 21 April 2012 (CDT)

Yes, you're allowed to.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 01:25, 22 April 2012 (CDT)

Thanks man. [[User:Gingi|Gingi]] 06:17, 22 April 2012 (CDT)

Hi there. This is regarding the Fan Fiction project by [[User:Deck of cards|Deck of cards]]. Sorry since I was the one who advised him to directly post the series on the Wiki without understanding the rules first. Based on your advise I think he posted it on the forum but in Future Project Suggestions. Can you help on moving it to the Fan Fiction project? I don't know how to do it or I don't have the power to do it.

==Group Membership==
Hey, I'm an Indonesian translator, so can you upgrade my group membership to translator? Thanks. --[[User:Gwilthyunman|Gwilthyunman]] 19:49, 11 June 2012 (CDT)

me too... Is it possible..? [[User:Tony Yon|Tony Yon]] 06:26, 12 June 2012 (CDT)

Please upgrade mine too. Is it still possible? Thanks [[User:Arczyx|Arczyx]] 08:49, 12 June 2012 (CDT)

Do note that I can only promote people to only translator or editor at this point.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 09:12, 12 June 2012 (CDT)

Oh venerable dark lord, Teh_Ping-sama. May I ask an upgrade for my account to translator? May you give thy grace to thou benevolent worshiper. -[[User:Lan013|Lan013]] - [[User_talk:Lan013|Talk]] 09:06, 19 July 2012 (CDT)

i'm a TL, but what do u get if you have this group membership?-[[User:idiffer| idiffer]]

You get a level up, of course, with some nifty skills like deleting pages, quick re-rolling edits and patrolling edits. --[[User:Rock96|Rock96]] 09:46, 19 July 2012 (CDT)

thanks, rock. then i'm in. i need some pages deleted... can you pls upgrade me, teh ping?-[[User:idiffer| idiffer]]

hi, can I get an upgrade to translator and editor? [[User:Hayashi s|Hayashi s]] 11:37, 24 July 2012 (CDT)

Hi Ping, can you upgrade me to translator? :) [[User:Stellarroze|Stellarroze]] ([[User talk:Stellarroze|talk]]) 07:33, 15 August 2012 (CDT)

Hi Ping, can I get an upgrade to be an editor too? There are some people doing vandalism that I want to block. Thanks. [[User:Arczyx|Arczyx]] ([[User talk:Arczyx|talk]]) 00:35, 8 January 2013 (CST)

==About Indowebster==

I'm very sorry about one of our member (in indowebster) for making such profit from printed PDF

although I had long in IDWS, this is my first time I heard something like this (I haven't looked in shopping corner section until now) 
I am also one of the translator in BT, so I understand, and also objected to make profit from PDF 

for now I have talked to oelil (the one who selling the pdf) and some of our moderators and super moderators to prevent something like this happened again) 
and oelil also has closed his thread voluntarily 

I'm as the representative from Indowebster, sincerely apologize to Baka-Tsuki and all of the translators for our rude behaviour

PS : please forgive me if my english is bad since it's not my primary language

-- [[User:LiTTleDRAgo|LiTTleDRAgo]] ([[User_talk:LiTTleDRAgo|Talk]]) 11:43, 2 August 2012 (CDT)

Just like he said, LiTTleDRAgo already talk with the moderators there and the problem is cleared.

I also sincerely apologize on behalf of my fellow Indonesians, so please restore the SAO pages again, for the sake of the honor of my country (Indonesia have bad people just like any other country, and I don't want my country to be bullied by BT members because of them).

So, please...

Also, the main page too...

[[User:Arczyx|Arczyx]] - [[User_talk:Arczyx|Talk]] 12:24, 2 August 2012 (CDT)

I edited the main page to remove any implications of Indonesia since it seems that there was only one person, but I am not going to restore volume 9.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 12:38, 2 August 2012 (CDT)

Thank you very much for the main page. Regarding volume 9, you really mean to ban it for 3 days? Well, if you see this as a fitting shock therapy, then I won't object. I suggest you also put up a warning on SAO page saying "Don't profiting from our hard work" or something so people gonna know why volume 9 got deleted and no one from any country will do something like this ever again (just don't mention Indonesia in there though). [[User:Arczyx|Arczyx]] - [[User_talk:Arczyx|Talk]] 16:31, 2 August 2012 (CDT)

I understand, it's unfortunate things have turned like this, 
if this will really soothe your anger, then I shall speak no more about this -- [[User:LiTTleDRAgo|LiTTleDRAgo]] ([[User_talk:LiTTleDRAgo|Talk]]) 18:41, 2 August 2012 (CDT)

==Changing Default Signature for all member users==

Hey Teh Ping, I have a favor to ask. You know how annoying it is to go through the user page to get to a user's talk page via the default signature; especially when you're in a hurry. Well I found a way to fix that. But I need a supervisor or above to do it for me. Can you copy the source code of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Signature this page] to [[MediaWiki:Signature]]? It would be a great help if you did. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 13:16, 4 August 2012 (CDT)

I need TLG's permission for that though.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 21:05, 4 August 2012 (CDT)

I've already asked Onizuka and Thelastguardian. Let's see how it goes. Although it wouldn't hurt if you gave a little support. Honestly, I don't think you'd really need permission because even wikipedia edited it's default signature to include a direct link to the user's talk page (See the external link above). Plus, it's a less time consuming method than going out of our way to get to a user's talk page. Or to ''ask users'' and ''explain to users how'' to manually edit their signature. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 22:16, 4 August 2012 (CDT)

== Spam ==
Hi, could you IP-ban this guy - http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=User:Blackdiamond . He's been spamming. Thanks.
(Is this international Spam B-T weekend???)
[[User:Stellarroze|Stellarroze]] ([[User talk:Stellarroze|talk]]) 19:31, 18 August 2012 (CDT)

== Password change? ==

Everytime I click onto the forum it takes me to a password change page, but I didn't receive any prior notice for this. This isn't BT being hacked or anything is it? --[[User:M.A.D|M.A.D]] - [[User_talk:M.A.D|Talk]] 14:03, 22 August 2012 (CDT)

Yeah, onizuka-gto is hacking the forum ^^ [[User:Vaelis|Vaelis]] ([[User talk:Vaelis|talk]]) 14:10, 22 August 2012 (CDT)

Ah, got it. I wonder if I should report him to himself :P --[[User:M.A.D|M.A.D]] - [[User_talk:M.A.D|Talk]] 15:07, 22 August 2012 (CDT)

== Hi (translations tips)==

Hi, Teh Ping, do you have any interest in taking an apprentice? :D [[User:MADh0n0r|MADh0n0r]] ([[User talk:MADh0n0r|talk]]) 10:07, 25 November 2012 (CST)

I can see from your profile that you don't know Japanese...do you know Chinese or Korean? I can take apprentices, but do know that I have only 1 month left. (I'll disappear from here after that).--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 10:57, 25 November 2012 (CST)

I don't know korean, but I do know chinese. [[User:MADh0n0r|MADh0n0r]] ([[User talk:MADh0n0r|talk]]) 18:04, 25 November 2012 (CST)

Okay...just a test of your grammar. Try translating this: http://www.wenku8.cn/novel/0/467/25227.htm (May have some pop-ups, so be careful). (For hints, 友少 will mean Haganai, 平坂读 will mean Hirasaka Yomi, いたち means itachi, ブリキ means Buriki, and put all the 老师 as -san instead of -sensei (teacher))

Also, you might want to get started with memorizing these charts: http://www.freejapaneselessons.com/lesson01.cfm http://www.freejapaneselessons.com/lesson02.cfm

Erm, what does "可替换书衣" mean? [[User:MADh0n0r|MADh0n0r]] ([[User talk:MADh0n0r|talk]]) 04:04, 26 November 2012 (CST)

Changeable book cover--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 04:19, 26 November 2012 (CST)

And "幼女" would be..? [[User:MADh0n0r|MADh0n0r]] ([[User talk:MADh0n0r|talk]]) 04:29, 26 November 2012 (CST)

Little girl. BTW, do you have access to a dictionary? It is a bit... unorthodox to ask for definitions here. If you are going to try translate, I don't think you should bother a translator on their page, and you should get a good dictionary. There ARE forums to ask those kind of questions too, and I'm sure the people there will be happy to help you. --[[User:Pryun|Pryun]] - [[User_talk:Pryun|Talk]] 06:10, 26 November 2012 (CST)

Erm, I checked the dictionary already, but I thought it would be weird if the 'exchangeable book cover' has a picture of a little girl. Since it was weird, I thought I'd ask just in case... [[User:MADh0n0r|MADh0n0r]] ([[User talk:MADh0n0r|talk]]) 06:52, 26 November 2012 (CST)

Anyway, I'm done with the translation from chinese to english already, I put 幼女 as Maria already, since she is the cover for volume 4, but what do I do now? [[User:MADh0n0r|MADh0n0r]] ([[User talk:MADh0n0r|talk]]) 07:33, 26 November 2012 (CST)

Just post what you have translated here. (I'm very sure it's an author's joke to encourage lolicons to keep the book cover as there's Maria on it...)

Pryun, I'll allow him to check his translations with me. I don't have much time, so I want to hurry up and train as many prospects as I can. There are other tasks I want MH to do. But first, I want to see his grammar level and also to memorize the charts.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 09:46, 26 November 2012 (CST)

Erm, alright, so here goes...

…… The only thing that I am certain of is that, the me who writes stories about idiots is definitely not a normal. Due to facing my calculator '''computer''' at home every day, I have nothing to write for the afterword, hence I can only use such a barefaced method to write out four pages. But now that I think about it, I have already used the ‘idiots cannot see’ joke in my previous works. This is really bad…

But, never mind.

It’s been a long time, I am the man with few friends, whom is struggling every day to live through my lonely life, Hirasaka Yomi.

The fourth volume of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai has finally been published.

If everyone had fun reading it, I will be pleased.

Though I said that, I don’t really have any interesting stories to write in this afterword, so I’d better do some publicity work.

The first volume of the manga drawn by itachi-san, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, will be published together with this fourth volume on the 23rd of July. Those of you, who are reading this in the book shop, please run along to the manga corner to check it out!

In the manga version of Haganai, Yozora and Sena are really vivid, with those rich facial expressions while doing absurd actions of all sorts, it really is very interesting! The weird faces of Yozora and Sena is really destructive, those really aren’t expressions that beauties should have…… While thinking “with this, even the light novel would have to concede defeat”, I enjoyed the series purely as a reader. Everyone, be sure to check it out!

Other than that, as the manga series of Haganai is receiving praises, the September issue of the Comic Alive to be sold on the 27th of July, inclusive is an exchangeable book cover drawn by buriki-san, as well as a side story novel. Especially the exchangeable book cover, you must see it, it’s Maria! As the original author of the manga, the editing department has mailed me a copy of the Comic Alive, however, I still intend to buy another 2 copies, one for keeping, and another for reading. Although some may think that ‘anyway the side story novel will be added into the collection of the light novel’, however, due to the absurdity of the author himself, who has written a story that makes it difficult to add the side story into the novel, so I expect that the side story most probably won’t be added into the light novels. Therefore, I ask everyone to make sure to buy the September’s issue of Comic Alive. It’s Maria!

This time, too, the script was handed up just in the nick of time, for giving trouble to Buriki-san as well as the other editors, I am very apologetic. For the me with few friends, it is because of all these colleagues in the making of the light novels as well as all you readers, that I was able to make it throught. My, isn’t this just like a normal? Although I only have a few friends…… Anyway, I will still be in your care from now on!

June 2010 Hirasaka Yomi

[[User:MADh0n0r|MADh0n0r]] ([[User talk:MADh0n0r|talk]]) 10:22, 26 November 2012 (CST)

I will do crosschecking and submit them here the next day, but my first impression on the translation is that it is very rigid (I do admit that I have some issues with this as well, but I feel the sentence flow is something a translator should keep working on). Pause whenever you need to.

Some other notes I have:

::*If unsure, use a machine translator for phrases, or maybe a dictionary, or check out some other sources. Remember, even if we're translators, we are not walking dictionaries. Machine translators may not be as accurate as one would like, but they're quite good for short phrases.
::*(I used to have the same mistake as you here) You don't have to make sure that the translated sentence must have the same punctuations and must be at the same place all the time. If you feel that you need to take liberties with a comma or a full stop, just go ahead. Also, some of your conjunctions are used in weird places, like the although...however in the same sentence. Do not try to use that many conjunctions. Rearrange the order of the words if you have to. The most important part is to convey the meaning of the sentence correctly. Feel free to break up any sentences and synthesize them whenever you want to, as long as it doesn't compromise the content.

...Some people complain about not getting Japanese to English translations, but I don't see many of them working on LN translations anyway...so yeah, I'll encourage you to learn Japanese to help in the long run, but you must first get seasoned as a translator. I will give you more feedback and corrections regarding your translations later on (ASAP if I can) before I let you practise further.

EXTRA: You need to memorize the charts if you want to proceed with the Japanese translations. (and also, try learning some Japanese, whether by taking courses or actually self-learning, like this website which helped me quite a lot, http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/about but I don't watch anime. I ended up reading the Japanese raws every single day, see the terms, take notes and stuff, but mostly focused on grammar.) Also, with the recent (Chinese) licensing of Sword Art Online and Accel World, I don't think you will be able to get them in Chinese unless you buy them from a bookshop that sells them, like Kinokuniya (in Singapore, it's in Takashimaya)

--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 11:20, 26 November 2012 (CST)

Huh? Do you mean that you can get Sword Art Online and Accel World in Chinese from bookstores, and not just from fan translations on the internet? [[User:MADh0n0r|MADh0n0r]] ([[User talk:MADh0n0r|talk]]) 22:41, 26 November 2012 (CST)

You can. In fact, these two series can only be obtained because of licenses.

Here's the corrected version.

…… The only thing that I am certain of is that the me who writes stories about idiots is definitely not a normal. I face my computer at home every day, so I have nothing to write for the afterword and can only use such a barefaced method to write out four pages. But now that I think about it, I have already used the ‘idiots cannot see’ joke in my previous works's afterword. This move is really bad…

But never mind.

It’s been a long time, I am the man with few friends, struggling every day to live through my lonely life, Hirasaka Yomi.

The fourth volume of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai has finally been published.

If everyone had fun reading it, I will be pleased.

Though I said that, I don’t really have any interesting stories to write in this afterword, so I’d better do some publicity work.

The first volume of the manga drawn by itachi-san, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, will be published together with this fourth volume on the 23rd of July. Those of you who are reading this in the book shop, please run along to the manga corner to check it out!

Yozora and Sena are really lively in the manga version of Haganai with those rich facial expressions while doing absurd actions of all sorts; it really is very interesting! The weird faces of Yozora and Sena is really destructive, those really aren’t expressions that beauties should have…… While thinking “even the light novel would have to concede defeat with regards to this”, I enjoyed the series purely as a reader. Everyone, be sure to check it out!

Also, as the manga series of Haganai is receiving praises, the September issue of the Comic Alive to be sold on the 27th of July, inclusive is an exchangeable book cover drawn by buriki-san, as well as a side story novel. Especially the exchangeable book cover, you must see it, it’s a young girl on it! As the original author of the manga, the editing department mailed me a copy of the Comic Alive. However, I still intend to buy another 2 copies, one for keeping, and another for reading. Some may think that ‘anyway the side story novel will be added into the collection of the light novel’, but this absurd author himself has written a story that makes it difficult to add the side story into the novel, so I expect that the side story most probably won’t be added into the light novels. Therefore, I ask everyone to make sure to buy the September’s issue of Comic Alive. There's a young girl on it!

The script was handed up in the nick of time this time, and I am very sorry for giving trouble to Buriki-san as well as the other editors. It is because of all these colleagues who helped produced the light novels as well as all you readers that I, the one with few friends, was able to make it through. My, am I being normal here? Even though I have few friends…… Anyway, I will still be in your care from now on!

Late June 2010 Hirasaka Yomi

A guideline on what to do once you're registered: (Use this for reference: http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Format_guideline)

1. First, go to the volume that you want to upload.

2. Do you see the edit button on the top right hand corner? Click it.

3. Look at the 'Internal link' section, that is how you're going to add hyperlinks. (You can look at the other volumes for reference)

4. If you did it right, the words should be in red, (you can edit the titles according to how you see fit, but try to keep it uniform) click on it.

5. Now, you should be in a new page. Click on the 'create' button at the top.

6. Upload the text that you have already translated. (Make sure to press 'enter' once after every paragraph so that it's easier to read.)

7. Next, the headings. At the wiki editing tips page, look at the 'headings' section (well, duh).

8. If you see the format used on all B-T texts, you'll probably get an idea of how to do it. (Just copy what they do.)

9. For pictures, it's under 'thumbnail image', the 'picture' would be from the illustrations of the volume that's available here. If I want a picture from say 'Volume 1 page 031', the format would be <nowiki>[[Image:Index_v01_031.jpg|thumb]]</nowiki>

10. For a footer, just go to any completed chapter here, copy the scripts for the footer, and make the necessary edits.

To add illustrations, go onto the wiki, go to the bottom left corner, and click on 'upload file'. Browse the file from your computer, change the destination filename appropriately (jpg for jpg file format, and so on). Then, just follow what is done on the volume 1 illustrations.

Also, why don't you try out with translating Baka Test? I can use some help for 6.5. Try working on the afterwords first. Just practice more with it, and make sure your text does not have too much of transliteration. Some of your translations are quite literal with the wording. I don't actually have much to teach you at this point, since everything is pretty much mental at this point. Oh, and you can upload your work.

--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 02:54, 30 November 2012 (CST)

Ah, I see... Then, can I help out with the afterword for 6.5? [[User:MADh0n0r|MADh0n0r]] ([[User talk:MADh0n0r|talk]]) 07:51, 1 December 2012 (CST)

Go ahead with it. Just remember not to be too literal with the translations.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 08:21, 1 December 2012 (CST)

Also, you can pretty much choose whatever series you want to do except for Haganai as Vexed wants to take the entire project (I honestly applaud him for that). You can take Baka Test 6.5 if you want, the first story if you like, since I'll be on holiday for the next 5 days, but if you are wondering what series to chose, here are the fansubs for some series.

http://www.wenku8.cn/novel/0/471/index.htm (Amazingly, SAO isn't taken down.)
http://www.wenku8.cn/novel/0/351/index.htm (Aria)
http://www.wenku8.cn/novel/0/381/index.htm (AW)
http://www.wenku8.cn/novel/0/47/index.htm (Oreimo)

Chinese>English translators willing to take on these series, take note.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 08:35, 1 December 2012 (CST)

I've just registered for the 6.5 afterword, though I'm not sure if it's done correctly... Just a question though, do you usually translate from Japanese or Chinese? [[User:MADh0n0r|MADh0n0r]] ([[User talk:MADh0n0r|talk]]) 11:20, 1 December 2012 (CST)

First point, done right. Second, Japanese, for 70% of the time. (If we talk about my career up till this point)--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 12:38, 1 December 2012 (CST)

Hi, I was working on AW V11 when this name turned up: 小幸. Raw test is chinese. Is this a nickname for Utai, maybe? If not, then who? [[User:Tusjecht|[tusjecht]]] ([[User talk:Tusjecht|talk]]) 23:11, 8 February 2013 (CST)

Note, when there is a '小' in front, thre's most likely a -chan behind. In this case, I guess it's Sky Raker calling Kuroyukihime Sa-chan.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 23:15, 8 February 2013 (CST)

Okay then. Then, what would be the translation for this: 学姊. Is it maybe referring to KYH-senpai? [[User:Tusjecht|[tusjecht]]] ([[User talk:Tusjecht|talk]]) 00:06, 9 February 2013 (CST)

Senpai, or sempai. Personally, I'll take sempai. Then again, there are people complaining about the use of honorifics here and there. Just do whatever you want with that.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 00:17, 9 February 2013 (CST)

So it is! Alright thanks, I'll go with senpai for consistency. (: [[User:Tusjecht|[tusjecht]]] ([[User talk:Tusjecht|talk]]) 00:18, 9 February 2013 (CST)

== Problem IPs ==

A round of vandalism in the old Clannad template page:

88.119.128.204

80.242.214.149

213.144.132.98

95.48.133.82
--[[User:Skies|Skies]] ([[User talk:Skies|talk]]) 10:50, 26 December 2012 (CST)

== Oreimo ==

Hello, i know this is likely the wrong place to ask this question so i apologize in advance but i was wondering about two things. First off if Oreimo volume 4 and 5 are indeed fully translated and if so how does one add the full text feature?

==[[Hikaru ga Chikyuu ni Itakoro......]]==
What do you mean with NTR? --[[User:Darklor|Darklor]] ([[User talk:Darklor|talk]]) 04:54, 13 February 2013 (CST)

...The title of each volume is a female character from the 'Tale of Genji'. Google 'Utsusemi'...--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 10:46, 13 February 2013 (CST)

==Lock certain novel pages from anonymous edits==
Hi, I noticed that both Kokoro Connect and Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo are currently open to anonymous editing. Can you modify the page as well as their subpages so that they are protected from anonymous editing? Thanks ^_^ --[[User:MCsq2|MCsq2]] ([[User talk:MCsq2|Talk]]) 03:43, 15 April 2013 (CST)

Teh Ping Talk:Infinite Stratos

2013-05-08T04:55:38Z

Vonuss: /* Question on IS */

==Teh Ping Talk:Infinite Stratos==

==IS==

I'll be doing after the part "close call, really close call..." Kira

Okay then.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 17:05, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

And also, I' want to hear your thoughts about changing/editing IS by putting the general truths (like descriptions) and others from past to present. I'll keep the past for events, but I'll change the monologue into present (if it isn't already done). [[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]] 21:42, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Go ahead with it.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 01:57, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

I finished my part, the rest is up to you^^[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]] 01:33, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

I just woke up. --[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 01:57, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

LOL there's a 11 hours difference between here and Singapore~ I'll send you my part via PM in B-T forums[[User:Kira0802|Kira0802]] 02:03, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Can you protect [[Template:IS Nav]]? [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 15:24, 25 July 2011 (UCT)

Good to hear about Vol 3 and someone who can appreciate one of the finer weapons in Monster Hunter. - [[User:Hayate|Hayate]] - 11:58, 26 July 2011 (EST)

Umm just thought I'd let you know... Iai starts with a capital "I", not a small "l".
See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaido Iaido], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iaijutsu Iaijutsu]. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 23:56, 27 July 2011 (UCT)

The translation notes pages [[IS:Volume1_Translator's_Notes]] and [[IS:Volume6_Translator's_Notes]] have been completely converted and implemented into ref notes in their respective chapter and volume pages. Feel free to delete them. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 11:56, 28 July 2011 (UCT)

Note: <big>↑</big> [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 17:19, 16 August 2011 (CDT)

Thanks. Umm... I want to try something but I will need you to revert my changes if I fail to achieve my goal. Can you help me? [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 05:15, 18 August 2011 (CDT)

I'm your insurance agent.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 06:13, 18 August 2011 (CDT)

Thanks. The thing is, I'm thinking of making the chapter pages into the subpages of the volume page so "IS:Volume1 Chapter1" would become "IS:Volume1/Chapter1". Doing this should automatically create a backlink to the volume page at the top of the chapter page. Well... it would do so in a normal wiki. But I'm not sure that would happen here. So I'm gonna try it with one of the pages... if it works I'll do the same to the rest but if it doesn't then can you revert the move I made. Since I can't delete the newly made page but you can. So... are you ready? I'm doing it on one of them now. Let's see how it goes. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 08:08, 18 August 2011 (CDT)

I think that this is how the monogatari series is setup, and I don't see any back links over there: [[Bakemonogatari/Koyomi_Vamp/008]], but that might be because the parent page doesn't exist. --[[User:Saganatsu|Saganatsu]] 08:19, 18 August 2011 (CDT)

Oh wait scratch that idea. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Subpages#Articles_do_not_have_sub-pages_.28main_namespace.29 I just saw this]. It seems that The Consul will have to [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Link#Subpage_activation set it up first]. But there might be problems for those pages that have a "/" without them being a subpage in essence. Sigh. And it was a good idea too. We could still do it if those kind of pages were in nonexistent or in the extreme minority. As long as the Consul changes the settings (as shown). [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 08:23, 18 August 2011 (CDT)

So how is translating Volume 4 going to work after Chapter 2? Have you heard whether or not Kira is going to get back to working on Chapter 3 anytime soon, or are you going to start from scratch with it? Just curious. [[User:Hayate|Hayate]] - [[User_talk:Hayate|Talk]] - 11:28, 15 September 2011 (EST)

The teaser was our combined effort. I'll continue on from there and mix things up a little.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 10:52, 16 September 2011 (CDT)

Saw your post on /a/. Hooray for IS not being dead in the water anymore! [[User:Hayate|Hayate]] - [[User_talk:Hayate|Talk]] - 13:43 , 30 December 2012 (EST)

==Concerning SS==

Replied to your post on our site, if there's anything else you need from me you can just message me on my profile.
[[User:Hayate|Hayate]] - [[User_talk:Hayate|Talk]] - 21:00, 9 October 2011 (EST)

Let's go with Cecilia. - [[User_talk:Hayate|Talk]] - 19:46, 10 October 2011 (EST)

Will Tehping translate SS as well? [[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 18:29, 11 October 2011 (CDT)

Yes.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 19:48, 11 October 2011 (CDT)

Teh Ping, Why are you so cool? --[[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 07:50, 12 October 2011 (CDT)

Like do you want my translator friend to help translate the SS or be more like an editor like myself?[[User:Hayate|Hayate]] - [[User_talk:Hayate|Talk]] - 21:00, 9 October 2011 (EST)

Shall I add the side stories to the Nav? [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 14:39, 16 October 2011 (CDT)

@Hayate, Well, we can do parts. Honestly, I don't want to waste your friend's skills, so I estimate about 25% of the work will go to him.

@Zero, yes please. I'm planning to upload SS1, some day...

@Castor, because I'm not hot.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 14:54, 16 October 2011 (CDT)

In that case can you guys at least fill in the list on the main page. I'd like to make the change, as complete as I can, in one go. I already have an outline ready in my mind and a good idea how to implement it. However I need to know the names and numbers of the chapters as well as the naming standard we are going to use in order to create and name the links. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 15:09, 16 October 2011 (CDT)

Okay, so there has been a bit of a misunderstanding on my end. When you approached our group with the offer of working on the extra SS material, my translator friend mentioned how we're too bogged down with work on the remaining SS, and quite frankly, we are. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like he'll be able to help much if at all on the SS material since we're still working on releasing stuff we bought from Comiket 80 a few months ago and thanks to school we're critically undermanned so most of the translation work is falling on him. Though, he is willing to do TL-check & I can still help editing-wise and I can put the final PDF together when it's all well and done, but that seems like it would be the most my group can offer at this point. [[User:Hayate|Hayate]] - [[User_talk:Hayate|Talk]] - 16:04, 17 October 2011 (EST)

No problems. The SS will be done in 4 days. (Both Cecilia and Rin), so you guys can do TL check.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 18:56, 17 October 2011 (CDT)

About SS1, Does anyone has the illust? [[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 10:51, 18 October 2011 (CDT)

Download SS1 and copy the pictures, I guess. May I remind all editors not to let Cecilia use any American slang like 'kid'? And that goes for myself too.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 11:43, 18 October 2011 (CDT)

So is that all of the Side stories? Or are there more? I need to know if I'm gonna add them to the IS Nav. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 20:48, 20 October 2011 (CDT)

That's all.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 23:10, 20 October 2011 (CDT)

I've updated the Nav. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 05:58, 25 October 2011 (CDT)

== Question on IS ==

Could you possibly TL Check Vol 6?

Well, we have plenty of proofreaders out there, and the Black Reaper's translating from Japanese, so there shouldn't be any problems. If you want readability, there are editors who will help out (and if there aren't, I'll get them.)--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 05:24, 10 July 2011 (UCT)

hmm since this is a question area i will post a question here : as a reader and translator of IS do you like the new character look change they did and do you think that they will do massive edits to the story to make sure the MF cant do lawsuits against it?? please answer

EXCUSE ME!! someone just posted volume 8 chapter 1...is that like a teaser released by the author? or is the release date (april 25) wrong? will you be translating volume 8? thanks! ps i dont really know how to link my profile here soo.... :D

I think Teh Ping is busy with his Final exam right now. I think earliest May only we will see some progress on this -- Anon205

hey hello there, thanls to you we can read a lot of light novels, but i wanna answer something, do you have a stimate date for the new chapters of IS, please!!!!!!, i need my dosis of IS, i said again thanks to you we can read

Thank you very much for the translations so far. I was wondering if you had a problem with how bad or dirty the eighth volume is supposedly. As a fan, I would still like to read it. As an example; I used to read the Anita Blake series until it turned to all sex and little story. I still gave it a chance before I stopped reading the series. Even then, I still check to see if the writing has changed. Again, thank you very much for the translations so far.Vonuss 23:55, 7 May 2013 (CDT)

== To Teh Ping ==

From: snsninja
Date: 7/14/2011

I wasn't sure where to ask, but seeing as you're the head of the Infinite Stratos translation i'm hoping this is.
I was wondering if I could join the editing staff for Infinite Stratos.
After seeing all the work you guys put into it, i'd like to help out with this series as well.
I don't know japanese, but english is my native language. I look forward to your reply.

Sure, go ahead. There's a lot of editing that needs to be done.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 01:13, 16 July 2011 (UCT)

Alright, what should I do first? [[User:Snsninja|Snsninja]] 02:56, 16 July 2011 (UCT)

Sorry for the late reply. First off, you can start by working on the first translated volume. There's a lot of rewording that needs to be done there, so I appreciate it if you can correct them.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 15:23, 18 July 2011 (UCT)

That's okay. That's great since i'm reading that section right now anyways. [[User:Snsninja|Snsninja]] 19:44, 18 July 2011 (UCT)

Greetings Teh Ping,
I BNNS have started reading your translation of the Infinite Stratos Series and found it most enjoyable, though it seems that in a lot of places the grammar and language is shaky at best, which dramatically decreases the overall enjoyment and understanding of passages. You and the team of Translators have done a bang up job of translating and i would like assist in the editing, i've started with the first chapter and if it's agreeable i would, with your permission as the supervisor, like to continue. Though i feel that i must ask if there is a translator that i can go to for reference of the original to help me decipher some of the passages that seem a little mixed up.

Yours Sincerely.
[[User:Bnns|Bnns]] 02:19, 22 May 2012 (CDT)

I don't know if it's the translators or the editors, but we have gone through so much formatting here that I have lost track. You can edit them if you want, but do understand that for the first volume, Perfect Chaos has already proof-read it, so it's all about grammar there. My style would be the 'realtime' translation, where the reader goes through what the protagonist goes through. It's more a question of aspect than tense.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 01:23, 22 May 2012 (CDT)

Alright thnx for the advice, i'll try to keep it in mind. For my end of things, i've found that large sections are pretty clear, probably thanks to Perfect Chaos for his editing, but i've also found sections where it was pretty vague as a reader, i can get the gist but it sometimes feels incoherent which destroys the flow, so i'm not necessarily sure where the disconnect occurred. I'm more concerned with patching up the little things anyway than making any large scale changes that might inadvertently change the story. Though from what i gather from the 'realtime' translation that you mentioned above it seems to suggest the allowance of certain liberties, that instead of keeping word for word to the story that it's more about keeping to the essence of what the character is going through? Please correct me if i'm wrong. [[User:Bnns|Bnns]] 02:19, 22 May 2012 (CDT)

== IS Vol3 Ch2 Missing image ==

First of all, I want to thank you for your hard work on IS series, really great work, keep it up! =)

On the subject though, you forgot to add p127(http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=File:IS03_127.jpg) image to Vol3 Ch2(http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=IS:Volume3_Chapter2)

I would've done it myself, but I'm afraid to screw up smth in the wiki -_-'' --[[Special:Contributions/82.199.120.46|82.199.120.46]] 14:01, 14 September 2011 (CDT)

== IS Translation ==
I want to ask something, will you translate the rest of IS series, vol 5 & 7, after you're done with vol 3? [[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 09:33, 14 September 2011 (CDT)

Yes.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 10:30, 14 September 2011 (CDT)

Yay~~thank you[[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 06:17, 15 September 2011 (CDT)

Could you help complete volume 4 before doing volume 5 or 7. Please... The suspense is painful. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 15:37, 16 September 2011 (CDT)

In Vol 5 it's Ushio, but in 6 it's Utsuho. Which is right?[[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 20:28, 4 October 2011 (CDT)

It's supposed to be Ushio. Mind correcting the rest for me?--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 19:48, 11 October 2011 (CDT)

Edited --[[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 07:50, 12 October 2011 (CDT)

Between whatever-san and scantily dressed san, which is rightz? or are they different nickname from the start? --[[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 06:41, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

Actually, it's more of the way Honne was dressed. Actual line is Nohohon, so whatever/anyhow would be more accurate.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 07:46, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

Then why not using Nohohon-san for good? If you agree, I want to change it all. --[[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 08:54, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

Just use it then, but I have to use a TN note for the first time--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 09:09, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

So, I can change it all? --[[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 09:13, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

Permission granted.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 09:15, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

Put a '''ref''' note rather than a TN note. Better that way. Plus do it once at the first instance per volume. [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 09:30, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

Ok, it's changed. what's a ref note? [[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 09:44, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

Using this as example

<nowiki><ref>のほほん. A rought translation for it will be 'whatever/anyhow'.</ref></nowiki>--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 09:50, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

More precisely. <nowiki><ref group="{chapter ref code}">のほほん. A rough translation for it will be 'whatever/anyhow'.</ref></nowiki> {chapter ref code} is to be replaced with the the volume number and chapter code = A, B, C, etc. Examples:
*'''Volume 5 Chapter 1''' becomes '''5A'''
*'''Volume 5 Chapter 2''' becomes '''5B'''
*'''Volume 5 Chapter 3''' becomes '''5C'''
*'''Volume 6 Chapter 1''' becomes '''6A''', etc.
Do not remove the "". [[User:Zero2001|Zero2001]] - [[User_talk:Zero2001|Talk]] - 10:09, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

Ok, done. --[[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 10:37, 13 October 2011 (CDT)

==Ushio or Utsuho==

My bad, it's Utsuho...--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 10:52, 17 October 2011 (CDT)

oh. do i need to change them? --[[User:Castor212|Castor212]] 15:27, 17 October 2011 (CDT)

Fortunately, most of them can be done with a rollback.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] 18:56, 17 October 2011 (CDT)

==Thanks!==

Thanks for translating Infinite Stratos- and at such a quick rate too! It's been a pleasure reading this; thanks again. -Glide

==Now then...==

Will a certain missing translator suddenly reappear since Volume 8 already has a definite release date? Or is he still manically laughing from the wails of victims
of a cruel joke of, say, putting up the translation of a yet to be released volume?

Well, we're getting Seitokai antics right from the get-go so god only knows. Anyways, are you going to keep the first chapter protected until you have more translated before editing can be done? - [[User:Hayate|Hayate]] - 1:38, 5 April 2013 (EST)

Vol 8 scans are out now. [[User:Hayate|Hayate]] - 12:22, 21 April 2013 (EST)

I...really can't take the ecchi levels in this story...

First thing is that someone has to upload cleaner versions of the illustrations...somewhere--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 13:56, 21 April 2013 (CDT)

If I can find some halfway decent looking scans, I could probably do a touch of cleaning to make them all nice and junk. [[User:Hayate|Hayate]] - 9:45, 22 April 2013 (EST)

The guy putting the spoilers on AS is Code-Zero, the translator of DxD. And no, we are not in cahoots to create some controversy, this volume is really that bad.--[[User:Teh Ping|Teh Ping]] ([[User talk:Teh Ping|talk]]) 09:02, 22 April 2013 (CDT)

User talk:TJYYEO

2013-05-05T08:54:16Z

Vonuss:

Hi there, I would like to ask if we could both use past tense for narration since that's the common form used around here. Thank you. [[User:Zakashi|Zakashi]] ([[User talk:Zakashi|talk]]) 09:12, 14 January 2013 (CST)

Hi, I'm going to try to edit things until someone tells me not to for Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi. Please look over the changes and inform me if something is wrong. I would also like to know if there is somewhere else I should post this instead of pressing that edit button-it just seems weird to me compared to all the other pages I have viewed on this site. Thank you very much for your translations. It would be nice to have the first volume also, but I don't know any specifics regarding that. However, I am still going to try and edit. Ask me for email or something to correct any mistakes I have made please.Vonuss 01:12, 2 May 2013 (CDT)

If I edit some chapters, I would feel much better if I can send them to someone for approval. I made a bunch of edits when I was drinking using the liquid courage, but after I was done someone actually started to edit. This makes me really happy. I didn't expect any response-except to be removed, but instead another person made moves for improvement. I was not sure on many of the tenses because of a bunch of counters going on. I don't have a list of things I have done, but I would very much like to ply my hand to better myself, and in the future maybe be an editor that is more knowledgable and confident. I would like email or transfer of ideas because I have come across paragraphs that I do not understand. Communication would be utmost if I could help out. Thank you Vonuss 03:54, 5 May 2013 (CDT)

User talk:TJYYEO

2013-05-02T06:17:59Z

Vonuss:

User talk:TJYYEO

2013-05-02T06:12:56Z

Vonuss:

Hi there, I would like to ask if we could both use past tense for narration since that's the common form used around here. Thank you. [[User:Zakashi|Zakashi]] ([[User talk:Zakashi|talk]]) 09:12, 14 January 2013 (CST)

Hi, I'm not sure how to use the name thing at the end. This is Vonuss. I'm going to try to edit things until someone tells me not to for Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi. Please look over the changes and inform me if something is wrong. I would also like to know if there is somewhere else I should post this instead of pressing that edit button-it just seems weird to me compared to all the other pages I have viewed on this site. Thank you very much for your translations. It would be nice to have the first volume also, but I don't know any specifics regarding that, but I am still going to try and edit. Ask me for email or something to correct any mistakes I have made please.Vonuss 01:12, 2 May 2013 (CDT)

Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 2 Chapter 1

2013-05-02T05:37:42Z

Vonuss: /* Part 3 */

==Chapter 1 - Silver Knight==
=== Part 1 ===

Have you heard of it before?

Recently, a hero succeeded in preventing the monster called Necromancia from destroying the city of Ansarivan. According to witnesses, the hero seems dressed in a silver-colored Ark<ref>聖騎甲（アーク） Āku, lit. "Holy Rider Armor") - An unique set of armour Ark-Dragners receive from their Maestro.</ref>.

If not for the hero, the city probably would have already been in ruins. The worst possible situation is maybe the whole district…err no, it will not be surprising if the whole Ansarivan city is razed to the ground.

However, so far no one there knew the hero’s true identity.

As he was dressed in an Ark, he must be an Ark-Dragner.

His purpose is not to show off his skills and he does not ask anything for a reward.

Ahh!!! He is such an honorable and noble person! The Knight of all Knights can’t be anyone apart from him!

So let's call him 'Silver Knight'.

From here on, we gradually announce the establishment of the SKFC (Sliver Knight Fan Club)!

Anyone interested in becoming a member is always welcome!

SKFC kaichou<ref>''Kaichou'' means "president" in Japanese. I leave it there because this is a notice and it looks funny when it is written in the English form.</ref> Jessica Valentine (Advanced Course first year).

===Part 2===

"... So this is your first errand?"

Ash felt Eco looking at him from his back, so he turned around and nodded in response.

"Yeah, since I’m in charge of General Affairs.

There is a big bulletin board facing the staff room at the corridor of the ground floor of the campus. The surfaces of the board are fully disorganized and there are some unauthorized posters. Ash felt dizzy looking at it.

Just right after the official ceremony had ended, Ash immediately received an order from Rebecca.

During the school’s free time, the girls’ dormitory seems to have established an organization named SKFC. There was a rumor that the posters used for recruiting members are plastered everywhere on campus.

Any absurd acts like this which are not recognized by the Student Council cannot be left alone.

To remove all the unauthorized posters is Ash's first errand as the Student Council’s General Affairs chief.

The afternoon courses were going to start in thirty minutes. To make time for the precious lunch break, Ash angrily tore off the posters.

"You're hopeless<ref>The original word is (真是的). It has no direct translation. It is used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.</ref>! Who does the Student Council think they are! First of all, I’m your rightful owner, right? So who allowed you to take orders from outsiders other than me?!"

"I think you had switched our stands. I'm your owner... Anyway, why are you here?!"

Only by now, the dense Ash in amazement.

There will be classes that must be attended after the ceremony, so they separated in the boys' dormitory. Eco just talked with her usual tone, so Ash, without any hesitation, started to chat with her.

"Where is Cosette? Didn't I remind you that during my lesson time, you have to look for her?"

"You-u ...... you still haven't figured it out yet? You really are dense to the extreme!"

Eco puffed her cheeks and turned around in front of Ash.

Her skirt flipped up in midair, revealing a pinkish white thigh.

Looking at Eco’s delicate and charming appearance, Ash’s heart could not help but skip a beat. Then, he finally noticed the difference.

Eco is not wearing her usual casual wear, but a school uniform.

"Just a moment! Why are you wearing our school uniform?"

"Cosette knew I wanted to look around the school, so she lent it to me."

"Oh, what a nice person Cosette is…WAIT! This school is for dragon breeders! Why you, a dragon is here?!"

"I'm just very interested and wanted to know what the things you are doing in this school. Cosette told me that I won’t need to worry about being found out while wearing this dress."

Cosette's devilish smile vividly emerged in Ash’s mind.

“Then, when is the lesson going to begin?”

"You also intend to attend class!?"

"Hmph, I just want to attend class! And you are not allowed to give opinions!"

"Thunk<ref>Sound of stomping.</ref>!" She stomped with a menacing manner and she straightened her chest.

"...... alas."

It seems that Eco had already made up her mind and nothing made her think twice.

Ash can only miserably continue to tear up those “eyesore” posters.

===Part 3===

When the bell rang, Ash and Eco were still in the corridor at the ground floor.

“Gosh! Now we need to rush to class!”

Ash ran while dragging Eco behind him.

"You shouldn't be hasty in front of a noble Dragon!"

This afternoon there is a scheduled lesson on Oracle<ref>竜媒魔法（オラクル） Orakuru, no translation for it. Literally means "Magic Dragon Medium".</ref>. This course is a compulsory subject specified by the Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy.

Dragons regularly secrete a type of crystal with magic, called Bright Dragon Crystals<ref>竜輝華晶 Ryūki-kashō </ref>

Through the Bright Dragon Crystal, the Oracle can be activated. Today, it is widely used by humans who do not have magic as a light and a heat source in daily life.

"Anyway... I have not seen you secrete a Bright Dragon Crystal."

There are many breeders who bring have their pal’s Bright Dragon Crystal with them.

That is not only a proof of their good relationship with their pal, but also acts as a talisman. When they ran into a dangerous situation, it can be used as a medium to activate their oracle.

Unexpectedly, Ash inadvertently made Eco blush.

"Sha<ref>A sound used of scolding people.</ref>!... You better be careful or I will crush you! How can I casually expose those shameful things in front of others!"

Ash could not help but be surprised for a moment.

"Shameful? How shameful can it be?"

"Th-Those downright low things...How can I even be speaking of it!"

"Low? Bright Dragon Crystals are formed when excess magic crystallizes(?) Even when seen, I think it is no big deal….!!! "

"You haven’t seen other dragons secrete their Bright Dragon Crystal before, right?"

"Who says so!? I ''have'' seen!"

Ash calmly replied.

"What!"

Eco looks like she felt a heavy blow, just like a thunderstrike.

"How could there be such shameless Dragons!"

"Anyhow, this is a Dragon Riding Academy. Those incidents are quite common."

Eco stood still in disbelief.

"What you said... is it really the truth?"

"Mmm, it is the truth. For some dragons, as long as you ask them, they would generously secrete it for you. Or else, after the practical skill lessons, you can see that it is all over the field."

"Su-Such a thing could even be happening! The blame should be put on the stupid and ignorant humans who tame the dragons. Now the moral standards of a dragon have dropped this low. This situation is really serious... we dragons have undergone degradation."

"You too had overestimated this problem! Is it really that serious?”

“The secretion of it from a human request, or secrete it anywhere... It's pretty outrageous! Although I do not deny that I inevitably will run into the kind of really intolerable situation. At least carelessly become incontinence<ref>To those who don’t know it means unable to restrain natural discharge of urine or feces.</ref>..."

“Incontinence? Why do you use this word to describe it? In the end, Bright Dragon Crystals are actually... "

Ash felt a chill in his heart.

Because Eco accidentally slipped it out from her mouth, Ash would been happier if he had not heard the facts that he didn't need to.

-- ''Can I calmly face Bright Dragon Crystals in the future......?''

Ash stared blankly at Eco.

Perhaps she had a misunderstanding, Eco angrily shouted:

"I, I will not incontinence!"

===Part 4===

Both of them hastily rushed to the second magic lecture room and found out that Angela-sensei has not yet arrived.

Students in the classroom are chit-chatting excitingly.

Ash suddenly lost all his might, but this is a lucky outcome for him.

Dr. Angela Cornwell, who has an authority on the research of dragons, has shown a strong interest in the young dragon Eco.

Recently, Ash and Eco suffered quite a lot because Angela.

If they were carelessly late for class... she may have taken the opportunity to trouble them and then sternly order them go directly into the dissection room.

Ash looked around, he intend to look out his friends.

At this moment, his eyes fell upon Silvia.

Silvia, all alone on her own, was sitting at the side beside the wall.

Because of her royal family background and insubordinate personality, she was unable to make friends.

Although she received the warm applause from all the students in the morning ceremony which is a rare sight, but to be able to blend into the life of other students, things like this do not happen overnight.

Last month because of some unpredictable events, Ash felt his relationship with Silvia had become closer.

-- ''I should try to sit beside her...''

Just as Ash was trying to do this brave act.

“Oi!”

Suddenly someone pulled his sleeve, he was shocked and his thoughts return to reality.

"Eco... is there anything?"

"That's my line! What are you doing staring blankly?"

"No-nothing... I wasn't in a daze.”

Ash quickly removed his sight from Silvia.

Eco immediately showed an unhappy expression.

It's probably because she saw his attention towards Silvia just now. However, what was the reason for her to be upset?

Just when Ash's mind is fully confused, his good-for-nothing friend<ref>Original word is (损友). When translated it means "bad friend". But there are wider meanings that can also be used to say useless friend or used sarcastically toward those close friends who are mischievous which is in this case.</ref> Raymond Kirkland raised his hand.

"Yo, Ash, this way!"

Raymond had occupied the seat at the last row beside the window, which is the best place to avoid the teacher’s sight.

"Angela-sensei has not arrived yet."

"This period was changed to homeroom! Looks like the staff meeting this afternoon had extended... Well, that is not important."

For Raymond, when he saw beautiful girls such as Eco, he instantly has a shortness of breath.

“Eco is here too! This morning’s ceremony you are really cute……Gawk Pug<ref>sound of being hit while talking </ref>."

After suffering a straight punch from Eco, Raymond's face looked like he was going to heave.

Ash quickly stops her from behind.

"Hey…Hey… What are you doing? Hitting random people!"

"... I just don't know why? I just get mad when I see him."

In the end, Ash had to separate both of them by sitting between Raymond and Eco.

"Hey, Ash...... what’s the situation right now?"

After enduring an iron fist, Raymond immediately sprang back to life and questions Ash.

"Can't you see this with your own eyes? Of course she came here by force."

"She also looks nice in a uniform.... Are you really sure you don't want to have an exchange with my Brigid?"

Seeing Raymond’s perverted expression, Ash can only shake his head and sigh.

"Do you want to be squashed to death by Brigid? Say, how come I didn't see Max?"

Right until now, Ash only noticed that Maximillian Russell, who is supposed be beside Raymond, was gone.

"Ohh, Max should be busy tearing the posters, right?"

“Ehh-Eh?”

Max is a proud member of the Student Council, he is a secretary there. But to be removing illegal posters, it is fair to say that this is not a part of his job.

"You also know his personality, right?"

"Ha ha ... it's hard not to imagine it."

Ash finally figured it out.

Max very serious about hygiene. For example, when he saw someone look lightly messy, he would very much like to clean them. He has a personality where ‘his eyes cannot tolerate even a dust particle’ which causes others to have headaches. So naturally, he must interfere with the business of those illegal posters.

"Also, Raymond, there is something I've wanted to ask you."

"Anything?"

Ash, staring at Raymond's confusing face, threw him a question that he doubted since that morning:

"The ‘Silver Knight’. What is it, actually?"

“What? Are you kidding me?"

Raymond suddenly raised his voice, shocking Ash.

The students around them cast curious looks at them.

Raymond, after an unnatural cough to clear his throat, whispered into Ash’s ear.

"You-u... the poster above has stated clearly, didn’t it? The ‘Silver Knight’ is the hero who protected this town and avoided it from being destroyed by the Necromancia’s attack. To summarize it……"

Raymond lowers down his tone, and says the decisive words:

"It's you!"

"Eeh……me!? It's me? Why?"

Ash became dumbstruck and gazed at Raymond’s snappily stinking face.

"Because you're the one who actually beat the Necromancia!"

"The problem is… Am I suitable to have a stylish name such as the ‘Silver Knight’? Anyway…who is the one responsible for creating this title?!"

"This name is adapted from a novel. A shoujo novel called ''The Sky Dragon Knight Chronicles'', the protagonist is also known as the ‘Silver Knight’. Really popular among the girls."

"Oh......"

"From the eyewitnesses' testimony, at St. Durham<ref>(聖ダーラム) Durham is a city in northeast England.</ref> Square, the Dragner who rode Necromancia has an Ark. His coolness seems to be identical to the ‘Silver Knight’ in the story.

“That time the armour Eco created indeed is silver in colour..."

"No need to worry. Fortunately the academy has suppressed this information, only a few people know that the knight is you."

Raymond strangely felt a bit jaunty.

"If the secret is exposed... I don't know what will happen."

Raymond nonchalantly replied to Ash's question.

"Perhaps you'll run into your first and at the same time your last romantic encounter. I heard that during the school holidays the SKFC members exceeded a hundred people!"

"Is it true?!"

When Ash could not help shouting out loud...

"What Raymond said may not be a joke!"

The owner of the voice behind Ash is Max.

Max with his nervous appearance is the same like always. Compare to Ash and others who appear to look untidy even with their uniform, he always tidies himself up just like a newly-enrolled student.

Underneath Max’s armpit are a stack of posters. Judging from the thickness, there are at least more than one hundred.

"I can't stand this any longer. These people really know how to create trouble."

Standing in the middle of Ash and Raymond, Max sighed deeply.

"However since the SKFC has been locked on by Rebecca, they better be careful. Things like this will soon come to an end, right? Moreover, this type of activity is impossible to maintain for a while."

After Ash optimistically expressed his opinion, Max immediately stared sharply at him through his glasses.

"Wh-Why are you looking at me?"

"It appears that you still don't know what situation you're in. Listen, currently it has been confirmed that there is a big chance that the ability of a Breeder will be passed on to the next generation. The next ‘Silver Knight’ is powerful enough to defeat that Necromancia. Moreover, he is also equipped with an Ark, which also proved that he is an Ark-Dragner."

"…... So?"

Max, just like Raymond, lowered his tone.

"Just in case someone knew that you are the ‘Silver Knight’…... the SKFC will do everything in their might to win your sperm.

"Since when was I a breeding horse<ref>(種馬) ''Taneuma''. Direct translation is breeding horse but it means a breeding medium or tool.</ref>?"

"Stay cool. The SKFC members are originally Breeders. If they bear the child of the Silver Knight, there will be a great chance that the child will become an Ark-Dragner like his father. Though because of Xenoglavia’s<ref>(ゼノグラヴィア戦争) ''Zenoguravia-sensō''. I cannot find any reference for this name do tell me if anyone knew.</ref>War, the young people who intend to become a Dragner are decreasing...... but when it comes to an Ark-Dragner it's at a whole new level."

Despite how others listen it seems to be a joke, but Max was speaking with a serious expression.

"If that being the case, I'll help you no matter what the reason is. I can't stand the Ash who has luck with the girls!"

"Raymond, it seems that we need to have a talk."

"No, I agree with what Raymond is saying."

"Not you too, Max!"

"Otherwise, you don't mind the SKFC knowing your secret?"

Ash became speechless.

"Well, I...... of course, I don’t want them to know. Become popular with the girls with those impure motives has nothing to be happy about."

"Hmm, I'm not really satisfied."

Eco suddenly snappily grumble.

"To be honest, the reason you can defeat the Necromancia is because of the Ark I created? But the one in the spotlight is only the knight…… that's why I always say humans are stupid and ignorant beings!"

“What Eco said is absolutely right."

Just when they are busy chit chatting with Max……

"Sorry for my interruption my fellow students!"

The classroom door suddenly opened with a "Bang!" A group of girls dressed in the academy's uniforms started to fill up the classroom.

The sudden progress made the students speechless. Everyone’s attention is focused on the suspicious group.

There was a total of about twenty people.

The suspected leader of the group of girls stepped forward onto to lectern and her eyes swipeed past the classroom.

Ash couldn’t help but stare at her.

The girl’s gesture has a temperament of nobility in it.

Her orange-yellow elegant curly hair lay in front of her chest. Her slender eyes emitted rays of sparks as if an emerging raging fire.

"I'm the President of the SKFC, Jessica Valentine!"

After announcing her name, Jessica, with an elegant aura, looked at the students around her.

"Those who have seen our posters, I think you had already knew our aim, right? That's right, we're looking for ‘Silver Knight’-sama. That day during the Necromancia’s attack, it to be the school’s off days, we deduced that there should be a lot of students who happen to be wandering at St. Durham Square the combat scene. Now maybe that this classoom may have one or two witnesses……"

"Don’t you think you're asking too much<ref>Original word is过分, is used colloquially to express exasperation of someone is being unreasonable or bothersome.</ref>?"

Silvia, with a courageous and serious voice, interrupted Jessica’s speech.

"Oh my, I thought who will it be, and it turn out to be Oujo<ref>(王女) ''Ōjo'', "Princess".</ref>-sama."

Jessica's response made Silvia’s face turn black.

"I'm not speaking to you as the Princess, but as the Student Council’s disciplinary member who is now giving you a warning! Have you not found out that you are destroying the school's discipline?!!!"

"Ha! Since you're talking to me as a Princess, then I won’t be branded as disrespectful when I argue with you, right?

Jessica's choice that did not intend make any concessions had surprised others.

"Do you think your behaviour as acceptable?"

"The school’s discipline compared to my ‘desire’ is simply nothing!"

"Well, if that's the case, might you speak out your ambition? I'm all ears."

Jessica, like she had already prepared for this, immediately raises her chest and say:

"I want to give birth to ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s children!"

An awkward type of silence suddenly enveloped the entire classroom.

Everyone obviously are feeling disgusted with her direct declaration.

Even Silvia was also stunned speechless.

Finally, a student with low profile who is one of the followers broke the silence.

"President! Your speech had violated club regulation article one hundred and twenty-seven!"

"Hmm…... As expected of Vice-President Lynette-san. Good job noticing. Please allow me to withdraw my previous declaration."

“Withdrawal of declaration has been confirmed!"

After he had listened to Jessica and Lynette who were speak annoyingly rhythmically, Ash muttered:

"Th-That rumour......"

Raymond tried to pacify his concern for Ash:

"Carelessly resisting is suicidal, Ash. I heard that the Valentine Family is a traditional noble family."

Facing Raymond’s smile, Eco started to speak out loud:

"Oh, I really can’t stand those people any longer. The true face behind 'Silver Knight' is……"

"W-Wa-Wait, Eco!"

Ash quickly covers her mouth from behind.

"Mmm -!"

Eco is struggling with all her limbs. In the eyes of others, this situation is like Ash is hugging her from behind, not wanting to let go. Her body's tenderness and lovely feel made Ash blush, but still he must not let go.

It is rare that the school is helping me in controlling the information? If my identity is revealed in a place like this, all their hard work will go to waste.

"Back to the topic, Princess Silvia, it is true that we are making a list of people who are present at the incident."

"So……?"

"Princess, your name is also on top of our list. Maybe you had already know the true identity of ‘Silver Knight’-sama, am I right?"

“Y-You. What are you talking about?!"

It seems that the straightforward character of Silvia is not good at lying.

Silvia was obviously shaken when Jessica hit the bull’s eye.

It is a lie if she says she didn’t know, because that time the one riding with her on Lancelot is actually the ‘Silver Knight’.

"Hey…... Ash? It seems the situation has gotten worse."

When Raymond is warning him, Ash has already stood up and came to Silvia’s rescue.

"Miss. I’m sorry, but now is still the school hours."

The crowd’s attention immediately falls on Ash.

Silvia also looked at Ash with a surprising expression. Perhaps this is an illusion, but it seems that she had breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, I remember that you are the Student Council’s……"

Ash mercilessly interrupted Jessica.

"Can you please leave the classroom immediately? Don't interrupt us in our lesson time."

The classroom fell silent.

Ash's determination caused the entire student body to gasp.

Unexpectedly, Jessica didn’t back down.

In contrary, she is also smiling.

Compared with undisguised expression, the kind of smile was even scarier.

"Your name is Ash, right? A guy with no obvious achievements, but still allowed to join the Student Council…... Hey, Vice-President Lynette? His name is on the list of people who were at St. Durham Square, isn’t it?"

Lynette, like she had memorized the whole list without any hesitation, answered immediately:

"......Ash Blake, advanced course first year. Someone actually confirmed that he show up near St. Durham Square!"

After hearing Lynette’s report, cold sweats emerged from Ash’s body.

"Speaking of this, people call you 'The Boy who can Ride any Dragon'. Could it be…....that you had possibly managed to ride the Necromancia?”

"……!"

A sudden hit at the bull’s eye made Ash speechless.

"It's just that ‘Silver Knight’-sama is a noble Ark-Dragner, and you…... are nothing but simply just a Breeder who is a nobody. People like you simply cannot be compared to ‘Silver Knight’-sama! Oh Hohoho!"

Fortunately Jessica just laughed at that thought. She would never have expected she is at the grasp of the truth.

"Not to mention your Pal ...... hee hee, it's funny just by thinking at it. She turned out to be a child. Even this morning's ceremony has a really fantastic finish."

"Wh-What did you say……!"

After hearing Eco, naturally she would be angrily and want to stand up to refute, but……

"You!!! Don’t interrupt."

Ash immediately reached out to stop her.

"Who do you think you are......"

Although she feels reluctantly, Eco shut her mouth.

All the SKFC members are trembling under the pressure of Ash’s aura.

Although Ash is now a member of the Student Council, in the past he is no other but the infamous 'Number One Problem Child’.

And it is not a name given for nothing.

Jessica is also no different; she is the only one who is showing no sign of fear.

"Ash, stay calm! She's a noble!"

Raymond give a out loud warning but Ash is not bothered by it.

"What is a noble to me when I even challenged a Princess!!!!!!"

"Ahh ... You're right, I totally forgotten all about it ......"

Raymond looks into the distance with a crestfallen expression.

"How dare you insult my Pal......? What is the meaning of this? If you want to apologise, it's better that you do it right now."

"Hah<ref>An insulting sound.</ref>! You are but a commoner and you dare to order ''me'' around!"

Ash and Jessica.

Each refused to back down and stared at each other directly.

Just when the tension reached its climax……

The classroom door is suddenly slammed open.

"So…... I see that you have been wandering around here, Jessica."

All the people in the classroom are attracted toward the overwhelming presence, everybody stay silent.

The one and only exception is Jessica.

“Rebecca! Y-Y……You stay out of my way! "

Jessica unexpectedly never shown any weakness even when the opponent is Rebecca.

"He-Hey, the girl called Jessica…... she really have some nerve? She actually dared to address Rebecca by her first name."

Raymond, opposite of the speechless, Ash calmly pulled out his notepad and make a quickly flip.

"According to my information network…... both of them seem to be childhood friends who grew up in the same hometown."

"You're still the same, never let loose any girl's information."

"Hmm…... you're wrong, Ash. It's limited to 'cute girls' only, okay?"

Raymond laughed proudly at his own works while Rebecca and Jessica's argument still continued.

"I would like to throw the question back to you, Rebecca, why are you here at 'this place'?"

"I come here to notify the members of the Student Council…... It seems that you still with the same stupidity, Jessica."

"You've come at just the right time? Everyone listen carefully!!! The Student Council is controlling the information of the St. Durham Square attacks, we have confirmation! The Student Council took all the trouble to cover up what? Does it imply that the
Student Council had long ago knew ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s identity?"

"Even if it is the truth, I am not obligated to tell you at all. I suggest you to remember your duty as a student?"

"I have no intention of disturbing the class. I just simply urged everyone here to help us collect ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s information!"

"You're still the same, full of nonsensical reasoning......"

"I, the representative of the SKFC, request the Student Council to reveal that information to the public!"

After Jessica’s tenacious declaration. Rebecca gave a frightening expression.

"......At the beginning I don’t want to give you trouble because you are my childhood friend, but I seems that I need to deal with this with another way."

Under the sight of her fierce-looking eyes, Jessica felt that she was going to surrender and back off.

In the eyes of Ash, it seems that Rebecca’s back is full of red glowing aura.

"Wha-What…... the Student Council President even tried to use force to solve problems……"

Jessica can not help but shrink and take a few steps backwards.

"Too bad. To think that I even bothered to treat you nicely."

Rebecca, with a graceful smile, whispered into the ears of Jessica.

"Yikes!"

Jessica immediately starts sweating, her back unnaturally bent.

Jessica headed down and rush out of the classroom. The Vice-President, Lynette, and the other SKFC members quickly scattered.

"Right. Silvia of Disciplinary Affairs, Treasurer<ref>the original can mean treasurer and accounts but still I think CFO is better :).</ref> Max, and Ash of General Affairs. The three people mentioned, please report to the Student Council’s office immediately. An emergency meeting is to be held. That is all."

After Rebecca had informed the others, she left.

"An emergency meeting ... is something wrong?"

Ash asked out, but Max is equally confused.

"The President came personally to inform you, she but also choose to do it during lesson time...... certainly it is no simple matter."

Raymond, between Ash and Max, with a rare worrisome look murmured and grumbled.

"I’m so lonely. I didn't expect that even Ash had joined the Student Council…... Damn, why am I the only one left out?"

"Raymond ......"

"Fortunately, I still have Eco! Hey Eco, why don’t the two of us alone go to have a cup of tea……? Gawk!"

With her superhuman strength, her iron fist knocked Raymond away.

"You shut up! Obviously, I'm a member of the Student Council…... The woman dare not to mention my name and choose to ignore a noble Dragon? I will not forgive her!"

After Ash glanced at Raymond who is sticking on the wall, he tried to speak a few words to calm down Eco:

"You are their 'mascot'. So you don't have to attend any meetings."

"Nothing to do with me?! Since you all wounded the pride of a Dragon, I will attend no matter what!"

Eco cried.

===Part 5===

The Student Council office is located at the top of the school premises in the central tower.

Ash and Silvia, Max, and Eco all of them are walking towards the Student Council office.

The Max who has quick pace walk lead the way while the trio Silvia, Ash and Eco walk together in a row.

This formation formed is by purely coincidence, but sandwiched in between Eco and Silvia, Ash without needing any more reasons feel nervous.

Why are we not there yet......? Ash even has such thoughts.

Since it is still class time, there are no other students at the corridor.

But since the staff meeting has yet to end, every classroom is changed into homeroom.

Even that the students of Ansarivan are with high self-demanding standards<ref>Yes it sounds funny but I cannot find any better words. By the way it also mean high ego.</ref>, homeroom is still inevitably noisy, even the corridors are full of the sounds of laughter.

"By the way, there are two members we haven’t met yet."

While climbing stairs, Ash asked while facing Max’s back.

"Ahh……, the vice president and the secretary? I think both of them will not be attending this meeting."

After hearing Max’s answer, Silvia response to it.

“I cannot turn a deaf ear in this case. Do both of them have any conscious of being in the student council? Any jobs related to the social welfare people, needs to be completed with full effort……this is the family rules of the Lautreamont family!!!! Who does the vice president and the secretary think they are? "

“Plea-Please Allow your humble servant to explain to thee...... ahem! "<ref>This whole sentence is spoken in polite form.</ref>

Max who is not used to be with Silvia speaks in the polite form, so that’s why he could no help but give an unnaturally cough.

Although he is speaking to the princess, but after all both of them are members of the student council Moreover, they are students of the same grade, that’s why he found out that conversation using polite form doesn’t seems natural.

"That vice president is famous for the one who only knew how to fool around, but that person ability as a Dragner is obvious to all. That’s why the president will have a side of her eyes close, it is understandable."

Sure enough, Silvia is dissatisfied.

"How come there is such lax and insolent person! Since that person has the ability that the president acknowledge, but why is the vice president fooling around?"

"OK, OK, in this case since the president is acquiesced with it, what you complain to Max will be useless."

Ash gently calms Silvia down, but on the other hand he also agree with her point of view.

"What kind of person is the secretary?"

Right after Ash asked, Max answer with a mumbling tone.

"The secretary…... in short is any ordinary pushovers. Anyway, you will meet sooner or later."

Speaking of which, they had arrived at the Student Council’s office. The topic regarding the vice president and the secretary came to a stop.

===Part 6===

"So let us began our meeting."

Rebecca with her opening remarks starts the emergency meeting.

Ash initially was also nervous, fearing that Rebecca be disgusted with Eco who came without being invited, but in the end Rebecca doesn’t do or complain about anything.

Looking around, as Max had said, the vice president and the secretary the seats were empty. So, the secretary’s work had to be handed over to Max.

Although Ash is curious about the vice president and secretary but in the end it is clearly not the right time to ask such questions.

Staff meeting is extended, all lessons are change into homeroom, in this situation, it is not hard to figure out that some important things had happened.

It seems that it is really related to the attacks of the Necromancia?

Although he is not willing to make any assumption...... but this still does not rule out the occurrence of a more serious incidents.

"I believe everyone had also hear about the rumor……"

The members presence held their breath to listen to Rebecca announcement.

"Recently, with the girl’s dormitory as their base, the organization named SKFC is highly active in the dark.

"I beg your pardon?"

An unexpected answer cause Ash to almost fell off his chair. At first he thought what emergency and urgent events it is but he didn't for one moment that it would be the SKFC……

While observing the other people's reactions, Silvia and Eco look blankly. Max alone seems to have become accustomed with it, and
Rebecca continues with her speech.

"What is the problem?"

Under Rebecca glare, Ash hurriedly corrects his sitting posture.

"Uh…... because you said it was an emergency meeting, I thought what is more a intractable problem."

"Take it easy, we are not at the main topic yet. SKFC is just a side problem to be discussed."

"I see…..."

Ash nod to indicates his understanding. At this time, Silvia suddenly raised her hand.

"What is the problem, Silvia?"

"I have something that I don’t understand. When president sent Jessica Valentine running off…...

"Oh, I'd like to hear too."

Ash echoed Silvia’s question.

Rebecca took only a few words to send off that arrogance Jessica which made everyone curious what did she whisper into Jessica’s ears.

“Oh, that thing."

Rebecca with a wry smile shrugged.

"As you know, she and I are childhood playmate. Nope, it won’t be exaggerating if I say we are family. She since childhood takes me as her rival…... in short she hates to admit defeat."

"Just like family ......? I have heard of the Valentines are a traditional noble family."

After Ash stated the information acquire from Raymond, Rebecca can not help but burst out laughing.

"Oh ... this is really an interesting rumour. Their family, for generations are serving the family of Randall as house maid, just like the house of Shirley who serves the royal family of the Paladin." "<ref>Paladin the king of Lautreamont knight country also the highest class of all dragner still the interesting is the current king is not even a breeder.</ref>
Rebecca with her eyes staring into a distance, murmured.

"That girl...... a maid?"

Jessica glamorous figure and maid this few word completely cannot be combined. Made Ash shocked.

"So, I threatened her……if you continue to stir up trouble, do not blame me if I announce the Valentine family’s background to the public."

From the looks of her eyes, it is like she is lecturing her useless little sister.

"But why did she lie that the Valentine family is of nobility?"

Silvia seems completely unable to understand Jessica’s thinking.

Jessica from last time likes to daydream, she had a particular strong sense for nobility, and now she is even seriously believes
her family is from a royal linage...... you just need to take it as a disease that can be commonly seen in the adolescence years. "

"So that is how it is......"

When the misunderstanding clears up, Ash feel relieved.

At the same time after he learned that the Valentine’s are maids, Ash subconsciously begin to imagine Jessica wearing a maid
costume.

That insufferably arrogant girl with a feel of nobility when put on the maid attire to serve her master, somehow it doesn't feel
bad…… Ash cannot help but fantasizing Jessica’s graceful appearance.

"Hey…... what are you thinking?"

When he returns back to his consciousness, the side of his cheek felt a painful sting.

Eco with much force slap Ash’s face.

"No, nothing, I am not thinking of anything…..."

Ash face is full of embarrassment.

"Are you're thinking of some improper image?"

"Urgh, I am also thinking the same thing."

Even Silvia also supports the views of Eco and questioned Ash.

"I think there is an eighty percent chance that he is most likely to imagine Jessica wearing a maid attire."

After the Rebecca cheeky speak out her own views, Ash suddenly turned pale.

"Ho-How do you know?"

"Oh, I manage to guess it? I am just talk through my woman intuition…..."

Rebecca seems happily laughing.

Ash feel a murderous intend behind and quickly turned around to look back.

"Have you forgotten that I am rearing you……? And yet you still dare to have fantasy of those females...... you cannot be forgiven.
Don’t you think you lack of consciousness?"

Eco’s fist is shaking.

"How dare you have any perverted thought of the students attending the same school…... how shameless! enemies of all women must taste the iron hammer of death!"

Silvia flushed with anger.

"Wa-Wait! It is just that I am distracted for a moment! Besides, why do you need to be angry with me because of these things?"

"I am gonna trample you!"

"The inviolable family rules!"

Eco's kick and Silvia punch hit Ash at the same time.

“……”

After Ash stumbled back to his seat, the meeting to continue to proceed as usual like nothing had happened.

“President…... I would like to ask. "

Silvia asked.

"What is the problem, Silvia?"

"Just now you say that Jessica take you as her rival...... is her ability that amazing? Jessica Valentine this is the first time I heard her name…..."

Silvia has a good reason to doubt.

Rebecca is not just only an Ark Dragner, but also the president of the school’s student council.

She is undoubtedly the strongest Dragner in the whole Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy. Even Professor or the practical skill instructors can only admit defeat when it comes to Rebecca.

To take Rebecca as her rival. No matter how you think of it, it is not normal.

"Jessica ...... in fact, very motivated for her own self improvement, but she is always futile or she is very persistent in doing things that is meaningless. I cannot deny that she those ‘who are able to overcome all kinds of hardships if you just put in effort' ...... "

To be able to be praise by Rebecca, regardless of her written performance"<ref>Could probably mean test result.</ref>, maybe she is someone who really have some skill.

"In conclusion, the SKFC that Jessica led wants to expose ‘silver knight’ true identity. If their objective is only this we can leave them be. But what they desire is not just this, when given the opportunity, they would like to obtain the ‘Silver Knight’’s sperm. "

"Spe-Spe ……!"

Silvia suddenly blushed. Her movement becomes very unnatural. Seeing her being so shy, Ash also cannot help but feel embarrassed.
"What is it that they want? Is it delicious?"

Unlike Silvia, Eco is confused.

"Nothing, you need not know such a thing

"Even you know, as your owner is it not logical that I do not know!"

"What sort of reasoning is that?!!!!"

"Hmph, even if you do not want to tell me, I still have the dragweiss!"

Eco like entering a trance, suddenly close her eyes.

The dragons that have a longer history than humans, she can search informations dating back to centuries.

"Wha ... what!"

After just a few seconds, Eco’s whole face is blushing as if she is on flame.

She at the same time she turned angry.

"Are you kidding!? Ther-There are actually such a large number of female animals trying to access…... this guy’s…... Spe-Spe......? That’s why I said, human are stupid and ignorant thing!"

Eco seems to be ashamed and embarrassed to speak out that word. It is rare that Eco is blushing exactly like Silvia.

"Hmph…... it seems that the word 'obscene' needed to be added at the back of 'stupid and ignorant'.
"This human sounds really nasty!"

"Stupid, ignorant and obscene humans!"

"You do not need to repeat! It is hard to pronounce!"

"Then you should kneel down and apologize, I will remove the word 'obscene'. I’ll let you represent all mankind, this opportunity is not easy to get you know!?"

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"I will not represent this!"

Ash angrily complained, Rebecca coughed loudly with "ahem".

Suddenly back to reality, cold sweats emerge from Ash.

Disregarding the meeting, Ash and Eco both of them are arguing.

"So-sorry ...... Hey you to came and sit down."

"Hmph, don’t you order me......!"

Eco wanted sternly rejected but halfway she closed her mouth. Her expression is like she saw wild bears in the forest while staring at the face of Rebecca.

Followed by Eco, Ash sight drift towards Rebecca, facing her. Ash same felt a chill in his spine.

"Are you satisfied?"

Even while Rebecca is smiling, but her eyes definitely are not smiling in the slightest.

"I- I understand ......"

Eco is reluctant to sit down on her seat. Perhaps her animal instinct makes her detect Rebecca unfathomable terror.

"Back to the main point, about SKFC…… in all cases, we will be focusing and pay more attention in prevention of them from finding out ‘Silver Knight’s’ identity."

Under Rebecca’s glare, everyone nodded.

"But fortunately they thought ‘Silver Knight’ is an ark dragner, which Eco needs to be thanked in making the ark. So SKFC should be the less likely to targeted Ash who has not become a dragner. Even I, until now, failed to fully understand how Eco managed that. "

"Hmmm, manage? It is good that you understand how great is that!"

Her previous fear disappears, Eco starts to act arrogant again.

"In short, Jessica is not a person who will easily give up, you be careful in this case. Anyway, the secret of the Valentine family, please do not expose it, after all, that’s her secret since her enrollment to this academy. It will be harsh on her if it is exposed…… Now back to the ‘main’ topic. "

Rebecca places her elbows on the table, her fingers overlap. Then she gently lift up her beautiful chin.

Ash notices that Rebecca is worrying about something.

How tough is the problem that Rebecca is facing now?

"The fact is…... I received a message….. The first princess of Lautreamont ,Veronica Lautreamont will come to Ansarivan for a week to visit.

After they heard this news, everyone knew the seriousness of this situation, suddenly they all turn solemn and silent, but right at the next second……

"Noooooo…….!"

The Silvia is moaning abnormally.

"Anything, Silvia?"

Rebecca is concern about her, but Silvia did not answer.

On-Onee sama sh-she’s...... a tyrant...... "

The change in Silvia startled the others.

"Is she really coming to Ansarivan?"

Silvia is trembling and turns pale the end of the world is coming. She huddled up and hid under the table. She is shaking with her hands protecting her head.

The usual Silvia who is always energetic in reality has a timid side - even when Ash had already knew this fact it is still hard to imagine that Silvia would act like this.

"Are you alright? Princess."

When looking under the table, at the same time Ash remember the nick name of the first princess Veronica Lautreamont…...

She is called the ‘Ironblood Valkyrie’.

"The Legend of Silver Knight ~A.S.B.1365.5~"is closed.

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Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 2 Chapter 1

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Vonuss: /* Part 2 */

==Chapter 1 - Silver Knight==
=== Part 1 ===

Have you heard of it before?

Recently, a hero succeeded in preventing the monster called Necromancia from destroying the city of Ansarivan. According to witnesses, the hero seems dressed in a silver-colored Ark<ref>聖騎甲（アーク） Āku, lit. "Holy Rider Armor") - An unique set of armour Ark-Dragners receive from their Maestro.</ref>.

If not for the hero, the city probably would have already been in ruins. The worst possible situation is maybe the whole district…err no, it will not be surprising if the whole Ansarivan city is razed to the ground.

However, so far no one there knew the hero’s true identity.

As he was dressed in an Ark, he must be an Ark-Dragner.

His purpose is not to show off his skills and he does not ask anything for a reward.

Ahh!!! He is such an honorable and noble person! The Knight of all Knights can’t be anyone apart from him!

So let's call him 'Silver Knight'.

From here on, we gradually announce the establishment of the SKFC (Sliver Knight Fan Club)!

Anyone interested in becoming a member is always welcome!

SKFC kaichou<ref>''Kaichou'' means "president" in Japanese. I leave it there because this is a notice and it looks funny when it is written in the English form.</ref> Jessica Valentine (Advanced Course first year).

===Part 2===

"... So this is your first errand?"

Ash felt Eco looking at him from his back, so he turned around and nodded in response.

"Yeah, since I’m in charge of General Affairs.

There is a big bulletin board facing the staff room at the corridor of the ground floor of the campus. The surfaces of the board are fully disorganized and there are some unauthorized posters. Ash felt dizzy looking at it.

Just right after the official ceremony had ended, Ash immediately received an order from Rebecca.

During the school’s free time, the girls’ dormitory seems to have established an organization named SKFC. There was a rumor that the posters used for recruiting members are plastered everywhere on campus.

Any absurd acts like this which are not recognized by the Student Council cannot be left alone.

To remove all the unauthorized posters is Ash's first errand as the Student Council’s General Affairs chief.

The afternoon courses were going to start in thirty minutes. To make time for the precious lunch break, Ash angrily tore off the posters.

"You're hopeless<ref>The original word is (真是的). It has no direct translation. It is used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.</ref>! Who does the Student Council think they are! First of all, I’m your rightful owner, right? So who allowed you to take orders from outsiders other than me?!"

"I think you had switched our stands. I'm your owner... Anyway, why are you here?!"

Only by now, the dense Ash in amazement.

There will be classes that must be attended after the ceremony, so they separated in the boys' dormitory. Eco just talked with her usual tone, so Ash, without any hesitation, started to chat with her.

"Where is Cosette? Didn't I remind you that during my lesson time, you have to look for her?"

"You-u ...... you still haven't figured it out yet? You really are dense to the extreme!"

Eco puffed her cheeks and turned around in front of Ash.

Her skirt flipped up in midair, revealing a pinkish white thigh.

Looking at Eco’s delicate and charming appearance, Ash’s heart could not help but skip a beat. Then, he finally noticed the difference.

Eco is not wearing her usual casual wear, but a school uniform.

"Just a moment! Why are you wearing our school uniform?"

"Cosette knew I wanted to look around the school, so she lent it to me."

"Oh, what a nice person Cosette is…WAIT! This school is for dragon breeders! Why you, a dragon is here?!"

"I'm just very interested and wanted to know what the things you are doing in this school. Cosette told me that I won’t need to worry about being found out while wearing this dress."

Cosette's devilish smile vividly emerged in Ash’s mind.

“Then, when is the lesson going to begin?”

"You also intend to attend class!?"

"Hmph, I just want to attend class! And you are not allowed to give opinions!"

"Thunk<ref>Sound of stomping.</ref>!" She stomped with a menacing manner and she straightened her chest.

"...... alas."

It seems that Eco had already made up her mind and nothing made her think twice.

Ash can only miserably continue to tear up those “eyesore” posters.

===Part 3===

When the bell rang, Ash and Eco were still in the corridor at the ground floor.

“Gosh! Now we need to rush to class!”

Ash ran while dragging Eco behind him.

"You shouldn't be hasty in front of a noble Dragon!"

This afternoon there is a scheduled lesson on Oracle<ref>竜媒魔法（オラクル） Orakuru, no translation for it. Literally means "Magic Dragon Medium".</ref>. This course is a compulsory subject specified by the Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy.

Dragons regularly secrete a type of crystal with magic, called Bright Dragon Crystals<ref>竜輝華晶 Ryūki-kashō </ref>

Through the Bright Dragon Crystal, the Oracle can be activated. Today it is widely used by humans who do not have magic as light and heat source in daily life.

"Anyway... I have not seen you secrete a Bright Dragon Crystal."

There are many breeders who bring have their pal’s Bright Dragon Crystal with them.

That is not only a proof of their good relationship with their pal, but also acts as a talisman. When they ran into a dangerous situation, it can be used as a medium to activate their oracle.

Unexpectedly, Ash inadvertently made Eco blush.

"Sha<ref>A sound used of scolding people.</ref>!... You better be careful or I will crush you! How can I casually expose those shameful things in front of others!"

Ash cannot help but be surprised for a moment.

"Shameful? How shameful can it be?"

"Th-Those downright low things...How can I even be speaking of it!"

"Low? Bright Dragon Crystals are formed when excess magic crystallize(?) Even when seen, I think it is no big deal….!!! "

"You haven’t seen other dragons secrete their Bright Dragon Crystal before, right?"

"Who says so!? I ''have'' seen!"

Ash calmly replied.

"What!"

Eco looks like she felt a heavy blow, just like a thunderstrike.

"How could there be such shameless Dragons!"

"Anyhow, this is a Dragon Riding Academy. Those incidents are quite common."

Eco stood still in disbelief.

"What you said... is it really the truth?"

"Mmm, it is the truth. For some dragons, as long as you ask them, they would generously secrete it for you. Or else after the practical skill lessons, you can see that it is all over the field."

"Su-Such a thing could even be happening! The blame should be put on the stupid and ignorant humans who tame the dragons. Now the moral standards of a dragon have dropped this low. This situation is really serious... we dragons have undergone degradation."

"You too had overestimated this problem! Is it really that serious?”

“The secretion of it from a human request, or secrete it anywhere... It's pretty outrageous! Although I do not deny that I inevitably will run into the kind of really intolerable situation. At least carelessly become incontinence<ref>To those who don’t know it means unable to restrain natural discharge of urine or feces.</ref>..."

“Incontinence? Why do you use this word to describe? In the end, Bright Dragon Crystals are actually... "

Ash felt a chill in his heart.

Because of Eco accidentally slipping it out from her mouth. He would been happier if he had not heard the facts that he didn't need to.

-- ''Can I calmly face Bright Dragon Crystals in the future......?''

Ash stared blankly at Eco.

Perhaps she had a misunderstanding, Eco angrily shouted:

"I, I will not incontinence!"

===Part 4===

Both of them hastily rushed to the second magic lecture room and found out that Angela-sensei has not yet arrived.

Students in the classroom are chit-chatting excitingly.

Ash suddenly lost all his might, but this is a lucky outcome for him.

Dr. Angela Cornwell, who has an authority on the research of dragons, has shown a strong interest in the young dragon Eco.

Recently, Ash and Eco suffered quite a lot because Angela.

If they were carelessly late for class... she may have taken the opportunity to trouble them and then sternly order them go directly into the dissection room.

Ash looked around, he intend to look out his friends.

At this moment, his eyes fell upon Silvia.

Silvia, all alone on her own, was sitting at the side beside the wall.

Because of her royal family background and insubordinate personality, she was unable to make friends.

Although she received the warm applause from all the students in the morning ceremony which is a rare sight, but to be able to blend into the life of other students, things like this do not happen overnight.

Last month because of some unpredictable events, Ash felt his relationship with Silvia had become closer.

-- ''I should try to sit beside her...''

Just as Ash was trying to do this brave act.

“Oi!”

Suddenly someone pulled his sleeve, he was shocked and his thoughts return to reality.

"Eco... is there anything?"

"That's my line! What are you doing staring blankly?"

"No-nothing... I wasn't in a daze.”

Ash quickly removed his sight from Silvia.

Eco immediately showed an unhappy expression.

It's probably because she saw his attention towards Silvia just now. However, what was the reason for her to be upset?

Just when Ash's mind is fully confused, his good-for-nothing friend<ref>Original word is (损友). When translated it means "bad friend". But there are wider meanings that can also be used to say useless friend or used sarcastically toward those close friends who are mischievous which is in this case.</ref> Raymond Kirkland raised his hand.

"Yo, Ash, this way!"

Raymond had occupied the seat at the last row beside the window, which is the best place to avoid the teacher’s sight.

"Angela-sensei has not arrived yet."

"This period was changed to homeroom! Looks like the staff meeting this afternoon had extended... Well, that is not important."

For Raymond, when he saw beautiful girls such as Eco, he instantly has a shortness of breath.

“Eco is here too! This morning’s ceremony you are really cute……Gawk Pug<ref>sound of being hit while talking </ref>."

After suffering a straight punch from Eco, Raymond's face looked like he was going to heave.

Ash quickly stops her from behind.

"Hey…Hey… What are you doing? Hitting random people!"

"... I just don't know why? I just get mad when I see him."

In the end, Ash had to separate both of them by sitting between Raymond and Eco.

"Hey, Ash...... what’s the situation right now?"

After enduring an iron fist, Raymond immediately sprang back to life and questions Ash.

"Can't you see this with your own eyes? Of course she came here by force."

"She also looks nice in a uniform.... Are you really sure you don't want to have an exchange with my Brigid?"

Seeing Raymond’s perverted expression, Ash can only shake his head and sigh.

"Do you want to be squashed to death by Brigid? Say, how come I didn't see Max?"

Right until now, Ash only noticed that Maximillian Russell, who is supposed be beside Raymond, was gone.

"Ohh, Max should be busy tearing the posters, right?"

“Ehh-Eh?”

Max is a proud member of the Student Council, he is a secretary there. But to be removing illegal posters, it is fair to say that this is not a part of his job.

"You also know his personality, right?"

"Ha ha ... it's hard not to imagine it."

Ash finally figured it out.

Max very serious about hygiene. For example, when he saw someone look lightly messy, he would very much like to clean them. He has a personality where ‘his eyes cannot tolerate even a dust particle’ which causes others to have headaches. So naturally, he must interfere with the business of those illegal posters.

"Also, Raymond, there is something I've wanted to ask you."

"Anything?"

Ash, staring at Raymond's confusing face, threw him a question that he doubted since that morning:

"The ‘Silver Knight’. What is it, actually?"

“What? Are you kidding me?"

Raymond suddenly raised his voice, shocking Ash.

The students around them cast curious looks at them.

Raymond, after an unnatural cough to clear his throat, whispered into Ash’s ear.

"You-u... the poster above has stated clearly, didn’t it? The ‘Silver Knight’ is the hero who protected this town and avoided it from being destroyed by the Necromancia’s attack. To summarize it……"

Raymond lowers down his tone, and says the decisive words:

"It's you!"

"Eeh……me!? It's me? Why?"

Ash became dumbstruck and gazed at Raymond’s snappily stinking face.

"Because you're the one who actually beat the Necromancia!"

"The problem is… Am I suitable to have a stylish name such as the ‘Silver Knight’? Anyway…who is the one responsible for creating this title?!"

"This name is adapted from a novel. A shoujo novel called ''The Sky Dragon Knight Chronicles'', the protagonist is also known as the ‘Silver Knight’. Really popular among the girls."

"Oh......"

"From the eyewitnesses' testimony, at St. Durham<ref>(聖ダーラム) Durham is a city in northeast England.</ref> Square, the Dragner who rode Necromancia has an Ark. His coolness seems to be identical to the ‘Silver Knight’ in the story.

“That time the armour Eco created indeed is silver in colour..."

"No need to worry. Fortunately the academy has suppressed this information, only a few people know that the knight is you."

Raymond strangely felt a bit jaunty.

"If the secret is exposed... I don't know what will happen."

Raymond nonchalantly replied to Ash's question.

"Perhaps you'll run into your first and at the same time your last romantic encounter. I heard that during the school holidays the SKFC members exceeded a hundred people!"

"Is it true?!"

When Ash could not help shouting out loud...

"What Raymond said may not be a joke!"

The owner of the voice behind Ash is Max.

Max with his nervous appearance is the same like always. Compare to Ash and others who appear to look untidy even with their uniform, he always tidies himself up just like a newly-enrolled student.

Underneath Max’s armpit are a stack of posters. Judging from the thickness, there are at least more than one hundred.

"I can't stand this any longer. These people really know how to create trouble."

Standing in the middle of Ash and Raymond, Max sighed deeply.

"However since the SKFC has been locked on by Rebecca, they better be careful. Things like this will soon come to an end, right? Moreover, this type of activity is impossible to maintain for a while."

After Ash optimistically expressed his opinion, Max immediately stared sharply at him through his glasses.

"Wh-Why are you looking at me?"

"It appears that you still don't know what situation you're in. Listen, currently it has been confirmed that there is a big chance that the ability of a Breeder will be passed on to the next generation. The next ‘Silver Knight’ is powerful enough to defeat that Necromancia. Moreover, he is also equipped with an Ark, which also proved that he is an Ark-Dragner."

"…... So?"

Max, just like Raymond, lowered his tone.

"Just in case someone knew that you are the ‘Silver Knight’…... the SKFC will do everything in their might to win your sperm.

"Since when was I a breeding horse<ref>(種馬) ''Taneuma''. Direct translation is breeding horse but it means a breeding medium or tool.</ref>?"

"Stay cool. The SKFC members are originally Breeders. If they bear the child of the Silver Knight, there will be a great chance that the child will become an Ark-Dragner like his father. Though because of Xenoglavia’s<ref>(ゼノグラヴィア戦争) ''Zenoguravia-sensō''. I cannot find any reference for this name do tell me if anyone knew.</ref>War, the young people who intend to become a Dragner are decreasing...... but when it comes to an Ark-Dragner it's at a whole new level."

Despite how others listen it seems to be a joke, but Max was speaking with a serious expression.

"If that being the case, I'll help you no matter what the reason is. I can't stand the Ash who has luck with the girls!"

"Raymond, it seems that we need to have a talk."

"No, I agree with what Raymond is saying."

"Not you too, Max!"

"Otherwise, you don't mind the SKFC knowing your secret?"

Ash became speechless.

"Well, I...... of course, I don’t want them to know. Become popular with the girls with those impure motives has nothing to be happy about."

"Hmm, I'm not really satisfied."

Eco suddenly snappily grumble.

"To be honest, the reason you can defeat the Necromancia is because of the Ark I created? But the one in the spotlight is only the knight…… that's why I always say humans are stupid and ignorant beings!"

“What Eco said is absolutely right."

Just when they are busy chit chatting with Max……

"Sorry for my interruption my fellow students!"

The classroom door suddenly opened with a "Bang!" A group of girls dressed in the academy's uniforms started to fill up the classroom.

The sudden progress made the students speechless. Everyone’s attention is focused on the suspicious group.

There was a total of about twenty people.

The suspected leader of the group of girls stepped forward onto to lectern and her eyes swipeed past the classroom.

Ash couldn’t help but stare at her.

The girl’s gesture has a temperament of nobility in it.

Her orange-yellow elegant curly hair lay in front of her chest. Her slender eyes emitted rays of sparks as if an emerging raging fire.

"I'm the President of the SKFC, Jessica Valentine!"

After announcing her name, Jessica, with an elegant aura, looked at the students around her.

"Those who have seen our posters, I think you had already knew our aim, right? That's right, we're looking for ‘Silver Knight’-sama. That day during the Necromancia’s attack, it to be the school’s off days, we deduced that there should be a lot of students who happen to be wandering at St. Durham Square the combat scene. Now maybe that this classoom may have one or two witnesses……"

"Don’t you think you're asking too much<ref>Original word is过分, is used colloquially to express exasperation of someone is being unreasonable or bothersome.</ref>?"

Silvia, with a courageous and serious voice, interrupted Jessica’s speech.

"Oh my, I thought who will it be, and it turn out to be Oujo<ref>(王女) ''Ōjo'', "Princess".</ref>-sama."

Jessica's response made Silvia’s face turn black.

"I'm not speaking to you as the Princess, but as the Student Council’s disciplinary member who is now giving you a warning! Have you not found out that you are destroying the school's discipline?!!!"

"Ha! Since you're talking to me as a Princess, then I won’t be branded as disrespectful when I argue with you, right?

Jessica's choice that did not intend make any concessions had surprised others.

"Do you think your behaviour as acceptable?"

"The school’s discipline compared to my ‘desire’ is simply nothing!"

"Well, if that's the case, might you speak out your ambition? I'm all ears."

Jessica, like she had already prepared for this, immediately raises her chest and say:

"I want to give birth to ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s children!"

An awkward type of silence suddenly enveloped the entire classroom.

Everyone obviously are feeling disgusted with her direct declaration.

Even Silvia was also stunned speechless.

Finally, a student with low profile who is one of the followers broke the silence.

"President! Your speech had violated club regulation article one hundred and twenty-seven!"

"Hmm…... As expected of Vice-President Lynette-san. Good job noticing. Please allow me to withdraw my previous declaration."

“Withdrawal of declaration has been confirmed!"

After he had listened to Jessica and Lynette who were speak annoyingly rhythmically, Ash muttered:

"Th-That rumour......"

Raymond tried to pacify his concern for Ash:

"Carelessly resisting is suicidal, Ash. I heard that the Valentine Family is a traditional noble family."

Facing Raymond’s smile, Eco started to speak out loud:

"Oh, I really can’t stand those people any longer. The true face behind 'Silver Knight' is……"

"W-Wa-Wait, Eco!"

Ash quickly covers her mouth from behind.

"Mmm -!"

Eco is struggling with all her limbs. In the eyes of others, this situation is like Ash is hugging her from behind, not wanting to let go. Her body's tenderness and lovely feel made Ash blush, but still he must not let go.

It is rare that the school is helping me in controlling the information? If my identity is revealed in a place like this, all their hard work will go to waste.

"Back to the topic, Princess Silvia, it is true that we are making a list of people who are present at the incident."

"So……?"

"Princess, your name is also on top of our list. Maybe you had already know the true identity of ‘Silver Knight’-sama, am I right?"

“Y-You. What are you talking about?!"

It seems that the straightforward character of Silvia is not good at lying.

Silvia was obviously shaken when Jessica hit the bull’s eye.

It is a lie if she says she didn’t know, because that time the one riding with her on Lancelot is actually the ‘Silver Knight’.

"Hey…... Ash? It seems the situation has gotten worse."

When Raymond is warning him, Ash has already stood up and came to Silvia’s rescue.

"Miss. I’m sorry, but now is still the school hours."

The crowd’s attention immediately falls on Ash.

Silvia also looked at Ash with a surprising expression. Perhaps this is an illusion, but it seems that she had breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, I remember that you are the Student Council’s……"

Ash mercilessly interrupted Jessica.

"Can you please leave the classroom immediately? Don't interrupt us in our lesson time."

The classroom fell silent.

Ash's determination caused the entire student body to gasp.

Unexpectedly, Jessica didn’t back down.

In contrary, she is also smiling.

Compared with undisguised expression, the kind of smile was even scarier.

"Your name is Ash, right? A guy with no obvious achievements, but still allowed to join the Student Council…... Hey, Vice-President Lynette? His name is on the list of people who were at St. Durham Square, isn’t it?"

Lynette, like she had memorized the whole list without any hesitation, answered immediately:

"......Ash Blake, advanced course first year. Someone actually confirmed that he show up near St. Durham Square!"

After hearing Lynette’s report, cold sweats emerged from Ash’s body.

"Speaking of this, people call you 'The Boy who can Ride any Dragon'. Could it be…....that you had possibly managed to ride the Necromancia?”

"……!"

A sudden hit at the bull’s eye made Ash speechless.

"It's just that ‘Silver Knight’-sama is a noble Ark-Dragner, and you…... are nothing but simply just a Breeder who is a nobody. People like you simply cannot be compared to ‘Silver Knight’-sama! Oh Hohoho!"

Fortunately Jessica just laughed at that thought. She would never have expected she is at the grasp of the truth.

"Not to mention your Pal ...... hee hee, it's funny just by thinking at it. She turned out to be a child. Even this morning's ceremony has a really fantastic finish."

"Wh-What did you say……!"

After hearing Eco, naturally she would be angrily and want to stand up to refute, but……

"You!!! Don’t interrupt."

Ash immediately reached out to stop her.

"Who do you think you are......"

Although she feels reluctantly, Eco shut her mouth.

All the SKFC members are trembling under the pressure of Ash’s aura.

Although Ash is now a member of the Student Council, in the past he is no other but the infamous 'Number One Problem Child’.

And it is not a name given for nothing.

Jessica is also no different; she is the only one who is showing no sign of fear.

"Ash, stay calm! She's a noble!"

Raymond give a out loud warning but Ash is not bothered by it.

"What is a noble to me when I even challenged a Princess!!!!!!"

"Ahh ... You're right, I totally forgotten all about it ......"

Raymond looks into the distance with a crestfallen expression.

"How dare you insult my Pal......? What is the meaning of this? If you want to apologise, it's better that you do it right now."

"Hah<ref>An insulting sound.</ref>! You are but a commoner and you dare to order ''me'' around!"

Ash and Jessica.

Each refused to back down and stared at each other directly.

Just when the tension reached its climax……

The classroom door is suddenly slammed open.

"So…... I see that you have been wandering around here, Jessica."

All the people in the classroom are attracted toward the overwhelming presence, everybody stay silent.

The one and only exception is Jessica.

“Rebecca! Y-Y……You stay out of my way! "

Jessica unexpectedly never shown any weakness even when the opponent is Rebecca.

"He-Hey, the girl called Jessica…... she really have some nerve? She actually dared to address Rebecca by her first name."

Raymond, opposite of the speechless, Ash calmly pulled out his notepad and make a quickly flip.

"According to my information network…... both of them seem to be childhood friends who grew up in the same hometown."

"You're still the same, never let loose any girl's information."

"Hmm…... you're wrong, Ash. It's limited to 'cute girls' only, okay?"

Raymond laughed proudly at his own works while Rebecca and Jessica's argument still continued.

"I would like to throw the question back to you, Rebecca, why are you here at 'this place'?"

"I come here to notify the members of the Student Council…... It seems that you still with the same stupidity, Jessica."

"You've come at just the right time? Everyone listen carefully!!! The Student Council is controlling the information of the St. Durham Square attacks, we have confirmation! The Student Council took all the trouble to cover up what? Does it imply that the
Student Council had long ago knew ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s identity?"

"Even if it is the truth, I am not obligated to tell you at all. I suggest you to remember your duty as a student?"

"I have no intention of disturbing the class. I just simply urged everyone here to help us collect ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s information!"

"You're still the same, full of nonsensical reasoning......"

"I, the representative of the SKFC, request the Student Council to reveal that information to the public!"

After Jessica’s tenacious declaration. Rebecca gave a frightening expression.

"......At the beginning I don’t want to give you trouble because you are my childhood friend, but I seems that I need to deal with this with another way."

Under the sight of her fierce-looking eyes, Jessica felt that she was going to surrender and back off.

In the eyes of Ash, it seems that Rebecca’s back is full of red glowing aura.

"Wha-What…... the Student Council President even tried to use force to solve problems……"

Jessica can not help but shrink and take a few steps backwards.

"Too bad. To think that I even bothered to treat you nicely."

Rebecca, with a graceful smile, whispered into the ears of Jessica.

"Yikes!"

Jessica immediately starts sweating, her back unnaturally bent.

Jessica headed down and rush out of the classroom. The Vice-President, Lynette, and the other SKFC members quickly scattered.

"Right. Silvia of Disciplinary Affairs, Treasurer<ref>the original can mean treasurer and accounts but still I think CFO is better :).</ref> Max, and Ash of General Affairs. The three people mentioned, please report to the Student Council’s office immediately. An emergency meeting is to be held. That is all."

After Rebecca had informed the others, she left.

"An emergency meeting ... is something wrong?"

Ash asked out, but Max is equally confused.

"The President came personally to inform you, she but also choose to do it during lesson time...... certainly it is no simple matter."

Raymond, between Ash and Max, with a rare worrisome look murmured and grumbled.

"I’m so lonely. I didn't expect that even Ash had joined the Student Council…... Damn, why am I the only one left out?"

"Raymond ......"

"Fortunately, I still have Eco! Hey Eco, why don’t the two of us alone go to have a cup of tea……? Gawk!"

With her superhuman strength, her iron fist knocked Raymond away.

"You shut up! Obviously, I'm a member of the Student Council…... The woman dare not to mention my name and choose to ignore a noble Dragon? I will not forgive her!"

After Ash glanced at Raymond who is sticking on the wall, he tried to speak a few words to calm down Eco:

"You are their 'mascot'. So you don't have to attend any meetings."

"Nothing to do with me?! Since you all wounded the pride of a Dragon, I will attend no matter what!"

Eco cried.

===Part 5===

The Student Council office is located at the top of the school premises in the central tower.

Ash and Silvia, Max, and Eco all of them are walking towards the Student Council office.

The Max who has quick pace walk lead the way while the trio Silvia, Ash and Eco walk together in a row.

This formation formed is by purely coincidence, but sandwiched in between Eco and Silvia, Ash without needing any more reasons feel nervous.

Why are we not there yet......? Ash even has such thoughts.

Since it is still class time, there are no other students at the corridor.

But since the staff meeting has yet to end, every classroom is changed into homeroom.

Even that the students of Ansarivan are with high self-demanding standards<ref>Yes it sounds funny but I cannot find any better words. By the way it also mean high ego.</ref>, homeroom is still inevitably noisy, even the corridors are full of the sounds of laughter.

"By the way, there are two members we haven’t met yet."

While climbing stairs, Ash asked while facing Max’s back.

"Ahh……, the vice president and the secretary? I think both of them will not be attending this meeting."

After hearing Max’s answer, Silvia response to it.

“I cannot turn a deaf ear in this case. Do both of them have any conscious of being in the student council? Any jobs related to the social welfare people, needs to be completed with full effort……this is the family rules of the Lautreamont family!!!! Who does the vice president and the secretary think they are? "

“Plea-Please Allow your humble servant to explain to thee...... ahem! "<ref>This whole sentence is spoken in polite form.</ref>

Max who is not used to be with Silvia speaks in the polite form, so that’s why he could no help but give an unnaturally cough.

Although he is speaking to the princess, but after all both of them are members of the student council Moreover, they are students of the same grade, that’s why he found out that conversation using polite form doesn’t seems natural.

"That vice president is famous for the one who only knew how to fool around, but that person ability as a Dragner is obvious to all. That’s why the president will have a side of her eyes close, it is understandable."

Sure enough, Silvia is dissatisfied.

"How come there is such lax and insolent person! Since that person has the ability that the president acknowledge, but why is the vice president fooling around?"

"OK, OK, in this case since the president is acquiesced with it, what you complain to Max will be useless."

Ash gently calms Silvia down, but on the other hand he also agree with her point of view.

"What kind of person is the secretary?"

Right after Ash asked, Max answer with a mumbling tone.

"The secretary…... in short is any ordinary pushovers. Anyway, you will meet sooner or later."

Speaking of which, they had arrived at the Student Council’s office. The topic regarding the vice president and the secretary came to a stop.

===Part 6===

"So let us began our meeting."

Rebecca with her opening remarks starts the emergency meeting.

Ash initially was also nervous, fearing that Rebecca be disgusted with Eco who came without being invited, but in the end Rebecca doesn’t do or complain about anything.

Looking around, as Max had said, the vice president and the secretary the seats were empty. So, the secretary’s work had to be handed over to Max.

Although Ash is curious about the vice president and secretary but in the end it is clearly not the right time to ask such questions.

Staff meeting is extended, all lessons are change into homeroom, in this situation, it is not hard to figure out that some important things had happened.

It seems that it is really related to the attacks of the Necromancia?

Although he is not willing to make any assumption...... but this still does not rule out the occurrence of a more serious incidents.

"I believe everyone had also hear about the rumor……"

The members presence held their breath to listen to Rebecca announcement.

"Recently, with the girl’s dormitory as their base, the organization named SKFC is highly active in the dark.

"I beg your pardon?"

An unexpected answer cause Ash to almost fell off his chair. At first he thought what emergency and urgent events it is but he didn't for one moment that it would be the SKFC……

While observing the other people's reactions, Silvia and Eco look blankly. Max alone seems to have become accustomed with it, and
Rebecca continues with her speech.

"What is the problem?"

Under Rebecca glare, Ash hurriedly corrects his sitting posture.

"Uh…... because you said it was an emergency meeting, I thought what is more a intractable problem."

"Take it easy, we are not at the main topic yet. SKFC is just a side problem to be discussed."

"I see…..."

Ash nod to indicates his understanding. At this time, Silvia suddenly raised her hand.

"What is the problem, Silvia?"

"I have something that I don’t understand. When president sent Jessica Valentine running off…...

"Oh, I'd like to hear too."

Ash echoed Silvia’s question.

Rebecca took only a few words to send off that arrogance Jessica which made everyone curious what did she whisper into Jessica’s ears.

“Oh, that thing."

Rebecca with a wry smile shrugged.

"As you know, she and I are childhood playmate. Nope, it won’t be exaggerating if I say we are family. She since childhood takes me as her rival…... in short she hates to admit defeat."

"Just like family ......? I have heard of the Valentines are a traditional noble family."

After Ash stated the information acquire from Raymond, Rebecca can not help but burst out laughing.

"Oh ... this is really an interesting rumour. Their family, for generations are serving the family of Randall as house maid, just like the house of Shirley who serves the royal family of the Paladin." "<ref>Paladin the king of Lautreamont knight country also the highest class of all dragner still the interesting is the current king is not even a breeder.</ref>
Rebecca with her eyes staring into a distance, murmured.

"That girl...... a maid?"

Jessica glamorous figure and maid this few word completely cannot be combined. Made Ash shocked.

"So, I threatened her……if you continue to stir up trouble, do not blame me if I announce the Valentine family’s background to the public."

From the looks of her eyes, it is like she is lecturing her useless little sister.

"But why did she lie that the Valentine family is of nobility?"

Silvia seems completely unable to understand Jessica’s thinking.

Jessica from last time likes to daydream, she had a particular strong sense for nobility, and now she is even seriously believes
her family is from a royal linage...... you just need to take it as a disease that can be commonly seen in the adolescence years. "

"So that is how it is......"

When the misunderstanding clears up, Ash feel relieved.

At the same time after he learned that the Valentine’s are maids, Ash subconsciously begin to imagine Jessica wearing a maid
costume.

That insufferably arrogant girl with a feel of nobility when put on the maid attire to serve her master, somehow it doesn't feel
bad…… Ash cannot help but fantasizing Jessica’s graceful appearance.

"Hey…... what are you thinking?"

When he returns back to his consciousness, the side of his cheek felt a painful sting.

Eco with much force slap Ash’s face.

"No, nothing, I am not thinking of anything…..."

Ash face is full of embarrassment.

"Are you're thinking of some improper image?"

"Urgh, I am also thinking the same thing."

Even Silvia also supports the views of Eco and questioned Ash.

"I think there is an eighty percent chance that he is most likely to imagine Jessica wearing a maid attire."

After the Rebecca cheeky speak out her own views, Ash suddenly turned pale.

"Ho-How do you know?"

"Oh, I manage to guess it? I am just talk through my woman intuition…..."

Rebecca seems happily laughing.

Ash feel a murderous intend behind and quickly turned around to look back.

"Have you forgotten that I am rearing you……? And yet you still dare to have fantasy of those females...... you cannot be forgiven.
Don’t you think you lack of consciousness?"

Eco’s fist is shaking.

"How dare you have any perverted thought of the students attending the same school…... how shameless! enemies of all women must taste the iron hammer of death!"

Silvia flushed with anger.

"Wa-Wait! It is just that I am distracted for a moment! Besides, why do you need to be angry with me because of these things?"

"I am gonna trample you!"

"The inviolable family rules!"

Eco's kick and Silvia punch hit Ash at the same time.

“……”

After Ash stumbled back to his seat, the meeting to continue to proceed as usual like nothing had happened.

“President…... I would like to ask. "

Silvia asked.

"What is the problem, Silvia?"

"Just now you say that Jessica take you as her rival...... is her ability that amazing? Jessica Valentine this is the first time I heard her name…..."

Silvia has a good reason to doubt.

Rebecca is not just only an Ark Dragner, but also the president of the school’s student council.

She is undoubtedly the strongest Dragner in the whole Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy. Even Professor or the practical skill instructors can only admit defeat when it comes to Rebecca.

To take Rebecca as her rival. No matter how you think of it, it is not normal.

"Jessica ...... in fact, very motivated for her own self improvement, but she is always futile or she is very persistent in doing things that is meaningless. I cannot deny that she those ‘who are able to overcome all kinds of hardships if you just put in effort' ...... "

To be able to be praise by Rebecca, regardless of her written performance"<ref>Could probably mean test result.</ref>, maybe she is someone who really have some skill.

"In conclusion, the SKFC that Jessica led wants to expose ‘silver knight’ true identity. If their objective is only this we can leave them be. But what they desire is not just this, when given the opportunity, they would like to obtain the ‘Silver Knight’’s sperm. "

"Spe-Spe ……!"

Silvia suddenly blushed. Her movement becomes very unnatural. Seeing her being so shy, Ash also cannot help but feel embarrassed.
"What is it that they want? Is it delicious?"

Unlike Silvia, Eco is confused.

"Nothing, you need not know such a thing

"Even you know, as your owner is it not logical that I do not know!"

"What sort of reasoning is that?!!!!"

"Hmph, even if you do not want to tell me, I still have the dragweiss!"

Eco like entering a trance, suddenly close her eyes.

The dragons that have a longer history than humans, she can search informations dating back to centuries.

"Wha ... what!"

After just a few seconds, Eco’s whole face is blushing as if she is on flame.

She at the same time she turned angry.

"Are you kidding!? Ther-There are actually such a large number of female animals trying to access…... this guy’s…... Spe-Spe......? That’s why I said, human are stupid and ignorant thing!"

Eco seems to be ashamed and embarrassed to speak out that word. It is rare that Eco is blushing exactly like Silvia.

"Hmph…... it seems that the word 'obscene' needed to be added at the back of 'stupid and ignorant'.
"This human sounds really nasty!"

"Stupid, ignorant and obscene humans!"

"You do not need to repeat! It is hard to pronounce!"

"Then you should kneel down and apologize, I will remove the word 'obscene'. I’ll let you represent all mankind, this opportunity is not easy to get you know!?"

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"I will not represent this!"

Ash angrily complained, Rebecca coughed loudly with "ahem".

Suddenly back to reality, cold sweats emerge from Ash.

Disregarding the meeting, Ash and Eco both of them are arguing.

"So-sorry ...... Hey you to came and sit down."

"Hmph, don’t you order me......!"

Eco wanted sternly rejected but halfway she closed her mouth. Her expression is like she saw wild bears in the forest while staring at the face of Rebecca.

Followed by Eco, Ash sight drift towards Rebecca, facing her. Ash same felt a chill in his spine.

"Are you satisfied?"

Even while Rebecca is smiling, but her eyes definitely are not smiling in the slightest.

"I- I understand ......"

Eco is reluctant to sit down on her seat. Perhaps her animal instinct makes her detect Rebecca unfathomable terror.

"Back to the main point, about SKFC…… in all cases, we will be focusing and pay more attention in prevention of them from finding out ‘Silver Knight’s’ identity."

Under Rebecca’s glare, everyone nodded.

"But fortunately they thought ‘Silver Knight’ is an ark dragner, which Eco needs to be thanked in making the ark. So SKFC should be the less likely to targeted Ash who has not become a dragner. Even I, until now, failed to fully understand how Eco managed that. "

"Hmmm, manage? It is good that you understand how great is that!"

Her previous fear disappears, Eco starts to act arrogant again.

"In short, Jessica is not a person who will easily give up, you be careful in this case. Anyway, the secret of the Valentine family, please do not expose it, after all, that’s her secret since her enrollment to this academy. It will be harsh on her if it is exposed…… Now back to the ‘main’ topic. "

Rebecca places her elbows on the table, her fingers overlap. Then she gently lift up her beautiful chin.

Ash notices that Rebecca is worrying about something.

How tough is the problem that Rebecca is facing now?

"The fact is…... I received a message….. The first princess of Lautreamont ,Veronica Lautreamont will come to Ansarivan for a week to visit.

After they heard this news, everyone knew the seriousness of this situation, suddenly they all turn solemn and silent, but right at the next second……

"Noooooo…….!"

The Silvia is moaning abnormally.

"Anything, Silvia?"

Rebecca is concern about her, but Silvia did not answer.

On-Onee sama sh-she’s...... a tyrant...... "

The change in Silvia startled the others.

"Is she really coming to Ansarivan?"

Silvia is trembling and turns pale the end of the world is coming. She huddled up and hid under the table. She is shaking with her hands protecting her head.

The usual Silvia who is always energetic in reality has a timid side - even when Ash had already knew this fact it is still hard to imagine that Silvia would act like this.

"Are you alright? Princess."

When looking under the table, at the same time Ash remember the nick name of the first princess Veronica Lautreamont…...

She is called the ‘Ironblood Valkyrie’.

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Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 2 Chapter 1

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Vonuss: /* Part 1 */

==Chapter 1 - Silver Knight==
=== Part 1 ===

Have you heard of it before?

Recently, a hero succeeded in preventing the monster called Necromancia from destroying the city of Ansarivan. According to witnesses, the hero seems dressed in a silver-colored Ark<ref>聖騎甲（アーク） Āku, lit. "Holy Rider Armor") - An unique set of armour Ark-Dragners receive from their Maestro.</ref>.

If not for the hero, the city probably would have already been in ruins. The worst possible situation is maybe the whole district…err no, it will not be surprising if the whole Ansarivan city is razed to the ground.

However, so far no one there knew the hero’s true identity.

As he was dressed in an Ark, he must be an Ark-Dragner.

His purpose is not to show off his skills and he does not ask anything for a reward.

Ahh!!! He is such an honorable and noble person! The Knight of all Knights can’t be anyone apart from him!

So let's call him 'Silver Knight'.

From here on, we gradually announce the establishment of the SKFC (Sliver Knight Fan Club)!

Anyone interested in becoming a member is always welcome!

SKFC kaichou<ref>''Kaichou'' means "president" in Japanese. I leave it there because this is a notice and it looks funny when it is written in the English form.</ref> Jessica Valentine (Advanced Course first year).

===Part 2===

"... So this is your first errand?"

Ash felt Eco looking at him from his back so he turned around and nodded in response.

"Yeah, since I’m in charge of General Affairs.

There is a big bulletin board facing the staff room at the corridor of the ground floor of the campus. The surfaces of the board are fully disorganized and there are some unauthorized posters. Ash feels dizzy looking at it.

Just right after the official ceremony had ended, Ash immediately received an order from Rebecca.

During the school’s free time, the girls’ dormitory seems to have established an organization named SKFC. There was a rumor that the posters used for recruiting members are plastered everywhere on campus.

Any absurd acts like this which are not recognized by the Student Council cannot be left alone.

To remove all the unauthorized posters-must be Ash's first errand as the Student Council’s General Affairs chief.

The afternoon courses were going to start in thirty minutes. To make time for the precious lunch break, Ash angrily tears off the posters.

"You're hopeless<ref>The original word is (真是的). It has no direct translation. It is used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.</ref>! Who does the Student Council think they are! First of all, I’m your rightful owner, right? So who allowed you to take orders from outsiders other than me?!"

"I think you had switched our stands. I'm your owner... Anyway, why are you here?!"

Only by now, the dense Ash in amazement.

There will be classes that must be attended after the ceremony, so they separated in the boys' dormitory. Eco just talked with her usual tone, so Ash, without any hesitation, started to chat with her.

"Where is Cosette? Didn't I remind you that during my lesson time, you have to look for her?"

"You-u ...... you still haven't figured it out yet? You really are dense to the extreme!"

Eco puffed her cheeks and turned around in front of Ash.

Her skirt flipped up in midair, revealing a pinkish white thigh.

Looking at Eco’s delicate and charming appearance, Ash’s heart cannot help but skip a beat. Then, he finally noticed the difference.

Eco is not wearing her usual casual wear, but a school uniform.

"Just a moment! Why are you wearing our school uniform?"

"Cosette knew I want to look around the school, so she lended it to me."

"Oh, what a nice person Cosette is…WAIT! This school is for dragon breeders! Why you, a dragon is here?!"

"I'm just very interested and want to know what are the things that you are doing in this school. Cosette told me that I won’t need to worry about being found out while wearing this dress."

Cosette's devilish smile vividly emerged in Ash’s mind.

“Then, when is the lesson is going to began?”

"You also intend to attend class!?"

"Hmph, I just want to attend class! And you are not allowed to give opinions!"

"Thunk<ref>Sound of stomping.</ref>!" She stomped with a menacing manner and she straightened her chest.

"...... alas."

It seems that Eco had already made up her mind and nothing made her think twice.

Ash can only miserably continue to tear up those “eyesore” posters.

===Part 3===

When the bell rang, Ash and Eco were still in the corridor at the ground floor.

“Gosh! Now we need to rush to class!”

Ash ran while dragging Eco behind him.

"You shouldn't be hasty in front of a noble Dragon!"

This afternoon there is a scheduled lesson on Oracle<ref>竜媒魔法（オラクル） Orakuru, no translation for it. Literally means "Magic Dragon Medium".</ref>. This course is a compulsory subject specified by the Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy.

Dragons regularly secrete a type of crystal with magic, called Bright Dragon Crystals<ref>竜輝華晶 Ryūki-kashō </ref>

Through the Bright Dragon Crystal, the Oracle can be activated. Today it is widely used by humans who do not have magic as light and heat source in daily life.

"Anyway... I have not seen you secrete a Bright Dragon Crystal."

There are many breeders who bring have their pal’s Bright Dragon Crystal with them.

That is not only a proof of their good relationship with their pal, but also acts as a talisman. When they ran into a dangerous situation, it can be used as a medium to activate their oracle.

Unexpectedly, Ash inadvertently made Eco blush.

"Sha<ref>A sound used of scolding people.</ref>!... You better be careful or I will crush you! How can I casually expose those shameful things in front of others!"

Ash cannot help but be surprised for a moment.

"Shameful? How shameful can it be?"

"Th-Those downright low things...How can I even be speaking of it!"

"Low? Bright Dragon Crystals are formed when excess magic crystallize(?) Even when seen, I think it is no big deal….!!! "

"You haven’t seen other dragons secrete their Bright Dragon Crystal before, right?"

"Who says so!? I ''have'' seen!"

Ash calmly replied.

"What!"

Eco looks like she felt a heavy blow, just like a thunderstrike.

"How could there be such shameless Dragons!"

"Anyhow, this is a Dragon Riding Academy. Those incidents are quite common."

Eco stood still in disbelief.

"What you said... is it really the truth?"

"Mmm, it is the truth. For some dragons, as long as you ask them, they would generously secrete it for you. Or else after the practical skill lessons, you can see that it is all over the field."

"Su-Such a thing could even be happening! The blame should be put on the stupid and ignorant humans who tame the dragons. Now the moral standards of a dragon have dropped this low. This situation is really serious... we dragons have undergone degradation."

"You too had overestimated this problem! Is it really that serious?”

“The secretion of it from a human request, or secrete it anywhere... It's pretty outrageous! Although I do not deny that I inevitably will run into the kind of really intolerable situation. At least carelessly become incontinence<ref>To those who don’t know it means unable to restrain natural discharge of urine or feces.</ref>..."

“Incontinence? Why do you use this word to describe? In the end, Bright Dragon Crystals are actually... "

Ash felt a chill in his heart.

Because of Eco accidentally slipping it out from her mouth. He would been happier if he had not heard the facts that he didn't need to.

-- ''Can I calmly face Bright Dragon Crystals in the future......?''

Ash stared blankly at Eco.

Perhaps she had a misunderstanding, Eco angrily shouted:

"I, I will not incontinence!"

===Part 4===

Both of them hastily rushed to the second magic lecture room and found out that Angela-sensei has not yet arrived.

Students in the classroom are chit-chatting excitingly.

Ash suddenly lost all his might, but this is a lucky outcome for him.

Dr. Angela Cornwell, who has an authority on the research of dragons, has shown a strong interest in the young dragon Eco.

Recently, Ash and Eco suffered quite a lot because Angela.

If they were carelessly late for class... she may have taken the opportunity to trouble them and then sternly order them go directly into the dissection room.

Ash looked around, he intend to look out his friends.

At this moment, his eyes fell upon Silvia.

Silvia, all alone on her own, was sitting at the side beside the wall.

Because of her royal family background and insubordinate personality, she was unable to make friends.

Although she received the warm applause from all the students in the morning ceremony which is a rare sight, but to be able to blend into the life of other students, things like this do not happen overnight.

Last month because of some unpredictable events, Ash felt his relationship with Silvia had become closer.

-- ''I should try to sit beside her...''

Just as Ash was trying to do this brave act.

“Oi!”

Suddenly someone pulled his sleeve, he was shocked and his thoughts return to reality.

"Eco... is there anything?"

"That's my line! What are you doing staring blankly?"

"No-nothing... I wasn't in a daze.”

Ash quickly removed his sight from Silvia.

Eco immediately showed an unhappy expression.

It's probably because she saw his attention towards Silvia just now. However, what was the reason for her to be upset?

Just when Ash's mind is fully confused, his good-for-nothing friend<ref>Original word is (损友). When translated it means "bad friend". But there are wider meanings that can also be used to say useless friend or used sarcastically toward those close friends who are mischievous which is in this case.</ref> Raymond Kirkland raised his hand.

"Yo, Ash, this way!"

Raymond had occupied the seat at the last row beside the window, which is the best place to avoid the teacher’s sight.

"Angela-sensei has not arrived yet."

"This period was changed to homeroom! Looks like the staff meeting this afternoon had extended... Well, that is not important."

For Raymond, when he saw beautiful girls such as Eco, he instantly has a shortness of breath.

“Eco is here too! This morning’s ceremony you are really cute……Gawk Pug<ref>sound of being hit while talking </ref>."

After suffering a straight punch from Eco, Raymond's face looked like he was going to heave.

Ash quickly stops her from behind.

"Hey…Hey… What are you doing? Hitting random people!"

"... I just don't know why? I just get mad when I see him."

In the end, Ash had to separate both of them by sitting between Raymond and Eco.

"Hey, Ash...... what’s the situation right now?"

After enduring an iron fist, Raymond immediately sprang back to life and questions Ash.

"Can't you see this with your own eyes? Of course she came here by force."

"She also looks nice in a uniform.... Are you really sure you don't want to have an exchange with my Brigid?"

Seeing Raymond’s perverted expression, Ash can only shake his head and sigh.

"Do you want to be squashed to death by Brigid? Say, how come I didn't see Max?"

Right until now, Ash only noticed that Maximillian Russell, who is supposed be beside Raymond, was gone.

"Ohh, Max should be busy tearing the posters, right?"

“Ehh-Eh?”

Max is a proud member of the Student Council, he is a secretary there. But to be removing illegal posters, it is fair to say that this is not a part of his job.

"You also know his personality, right?"

"Ha ha ... it's hard not to imagine it."

Ash finally figured it out.

Max very serious about hygiene. For example, when he saw someone look lightly messy, he would very much like to clean them. He has a personality where ‘his eyes cannot tolerate even a dust particle’ which causes others to have headaches. So naturally, he must interfere with the business of those illegal posters.

"Also, Raymond, there is something I've wanted to ask you."

"Anything?"

Ash, staring at Raymond's confusing face, threw him a question that he doubted since that morning:

"The ‘Silver Knight’. What is it, actually?"

“What? Are you kidding me?"

Raymond suddenly raised his voice, shocking Ash.

The students around them cast curious looks at them.

Raymond, after an unnatural cough to clear his throat, whispered into Ash’s ear.

"You-u... the poster above has stated clearly, didn’t it? The ‘Silver Knight’ is the hero who protected this town and avoided it from being destroyed by the Necromancia’s attack. To summarize it……"

Raymond lowers down his tone, and says the decisive words:

"It's you!"

"Eeh……me!? It's me? Why?"

Ash became dumbstruck and gazed at Raymond’s snappily stinking face.

"Because you're the one who actually beat the Necromancia!"

"The problem is… Am I suitable to have a stylish name such as the ‘Silver Knight’? Anyway…who is the one responsible for creating this title?!"

"This name is adapted from a novel. A shoujo novel called ''The Sky Dragon Knight Chronicles'', the protagonist is also known as the ‘Silver Knight’. Really popular among the girls."

"Oh......"

"From the eyewitnesses' testimony, at St. Durham<ref>(聖ダーラム) Durham is a city in northeast England.</ref> Square, the Dragner who rode Necromancia has an Ark. His coolness seems to be identical to the ‘Silver Knight’ in the story.

“That time the armour Eco created indeed is silver in colour..."

"No need to worry. Fortunately the academy has suppressed this information, only a few people know that the knight is you."

Raymond strangely felt a bit jaunty.

"If the secret is exposed... I don't know what will happen."

Raymond nonchalantly replied to Ash's question.

"Perhaps you'll run into your first and at the same time your last romantic encounter. I heard that during the school holidays the SKFC members exceeded a hundred people!"

"Is it true?!"

When Ash could not help shouting out loud...

"What Raymond said may not be a joke!"

The owner of the voice behind Ash is Max.

Max with his nervous appearance is the same like always. Compare to Ash and others who appear to look untidy even with their uniform, he always tidies himself up just like a newly-enrolled student.

Underneath Max’s armpit are a stack of posters. Judging from the thickness, there are at least more than one hundred.

"I can't stand this any longer. These people really know how to create trouble."

Standing in the middle of Ash and Raymond, Max sighed deeply.

"However since the SKFC has been locked on by Rebecca, they better be careful. Things like this will soon come to an end, right? Moreover, this type of activity is impossible to maintain for a while."

After Ash optimistically expressed his opinion, Max immediately stared sharply at him through his glasses.

"Wh-Why are you looking at me?"

"It appears that you still don't know what situation you're in. Listen, currently it has been confirmed that there is a big chance that the ability of a Breeder will be passed on to the next generation. The next ‘Silver Knight’ is powerful enough to defeat that Necromancia. Moreover, he is also equipped with an Ark, which also proved that he is an Ark-Dragner."

"…... So?"

Max, just like Raymond, lowered his tone.

"Just in case someone knew that you are the ‘Silver Knight’…... the SKFC will do everything in their might to win your sperm.

"Since when was I a breeding horse<ref>(種馬) ''Taneuma''. Direct translation is breeding horse but it means a breeding medium or tool.</ref>?"

"Stay cool. The SKFC members are originally Breeders. If they bear the child of the Silver Knight, there will be a great chance that the child will become an Ark-Dragner like his father. Though because of Xenoglavia’s<ref>(ゼノグラヴィア戦争) ''Zenoguravia-sensō''. I cannot find any reference for this name do tell me if anyone knew.</ref>War, the young people who intend to become a Dragner are decreasing...... but when it comes to an Ark-Dragner it's at a whole new level."

Despite how others listen it seems to be a joke, but Max was speaking with a serious expression.

"If that being the case, I'll help you no matter what the reason is. I can't stand the Ash who has luck with the girls!"

"Raymond, it seems that we need to have a talk."

"No, I agree with what Raymond is saying."

"Not you too, Max!"

"Otherwise, you don't mind the SKFC knowing your secret?"

Ash became speechless.

"Well, I...... of course, I don’t want them to know. Become popular with the girls with those impure motives has nothing to be happy about."

"Hmm, I'm not really satisfied."

Eco suddenly snappily grumble.

"To be honest, the reason you can defeat the Necromancia is because of the Ark I created? But the one in the spotlight is only the knight…… that's why I always say humans are stupid and ignorant beings!"

“What Eco said is absolutely right."

Just when they are busy chit chatting with Max……

"Sorry for my interruption my fellow students!"

The classroom door suddenly opened with a "Bang!" A group of girls dressed in the academy's uniforms started to fill up the classroom.

The sudden progress made the students speechless. Everyone’s attention is focused on the suspicious group.

There was a total of about twenty people.

The suspected leader of the group of girls stepped forward onto to lectern and her eyes swipeed past the classroom.

Ash couldn’t help but stare at her.

The girl’s gesture has a temperament of nobility in it.

Her orange-yellow elegant curly hair lay in front of her chest. Her slender eyes emitted rays of sparks as if an emerging raging fire.

"I'm the President of the SKFC, Jessica Valentine!"

After announcing her name, Jessica, with an elegant aura, looked at the students around her.

"Those who have seen our posters, I think you had already knew our aim, right? That's right, we're looking for ‘Silver Knight’-sama. That day during the Necromancia’s attack, it to be the school’s off days, we deduced that there should be a lot of students who happen to be wandering at St. Durham Square the combat scene. Now maybe that this classoom may have one or two witnesses……"

"Don’t you think you're asking too much<ref>Original word is过分, is used colloquially to express exasperation of someone is being unreasonable or bothersome.</ref>?"

Silvia, with a courageous and serious voice, interrupted Jessica’s speech.

"Oh my, I thought who will it be, and it turn out to be Oujo<ref>(王女) ''Ōjo'', "Princess".</ref>-sama."

Jessica's response made Silvia’s face turn black.

"I'm not speaking to you as the Princess, but as the Student Council’s disciplinary member who is now giving you a warning! Have you not found out that you are destroying the school's discipline?!!!"

"Ha! Since you're talking to me as a Princess, then I won’t be branded as disrespectful when I argue with you, right?

Jessica's choice that did not intend make any concessions had surprised others.

"Do you think your behaviour as acceptable?"

"The school’s discipline compared to my ‘desire’ is simply nothing!"

"Well, if that's the case, might you speak out your ambition? I'm all ears."

Jessica, like she had already prepared for this, immediately raises her chest and say:

"I want to give birth to ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s children!"

An awkward type of silence suddenly enveloped the entire classroom.

Everyone obviously are feeling disgusted with her direct declaration.

Even Silvia was also stunned speechless.

Finally, a student with low profile who is one of the followers broke the silence.

"President! Your speech had violated club regulation article one hundred and twenty-seven!"

"Hmm…... As expected of Vice-President Lynette-san. Good job noticing. Please allow me to withdraw my previous declaration."

“Withdrawal of declaration has been confirmed!"

After he had listened to Jessica and Lynette who were speak annoyingly rhythmically, Ash muttered:

"Th-That rumour......"

Raymond tried to pacify his concern for Ash:

"Carelessly resisting is suicidal, Ash. I heard that the Valentine Family is a traditional noble family."

Facing Raymond’s smile, Eco started to speak out loud:

"Oh, I really can’t stand those people any longer. The true face behind 'Silver Knight' is……"

"W-Wa-Wait, Eco!"

Ash quickly covers her mouth from behind.

"Mmm -!"

Eco is struggling with all her limbs. In the eyes of others, this situation is like Ash is hugging her from behind, not wanting to let go. Her body's tenderness and lovely feel made Ash blush, but still he must not let go.

It is rare that the school is helping me in controlling the information? If my identity is revealed in a place like this, all their hard work will go to waste.

"Back to the topic, Princess Silvia, it is true that we are making a list of people who are present at the incident."

"So……?"

"Princess, your name is also on top of our list. Maybe you had already know the true identity of ‘Silver Knight’-sama, am I right?"

“Y-You. What are you talking about?!"

It seems that the straightforward character of Silvia is not good at lying.

Silvia was obviously shaken when Jessica hit the bull’s eye.

It is a lie if she says she didn’t know, because that time the one riding with her on Lancelot is actually the ‘Silver Knight’.

"Hey…... Ash? It seems the situation has gotten worse."

When Raymond is warning him, Ash has already stood up and came to Silvia’s rescue.

"Miss. I’m sorry, but now is still the school hours."

The crowd’s attention immediately falls on Ash.

Silvia also looked at Ash with a surprising expression. Perhaps this is an illusion, but it seems that she had breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, I remember that you are the Student Council’s……"

Ash mercilessly interrupted Jessica.

"Can you please leave the classroom immediately? Don't interrupt us in our lesson time."

The classroom fell silent.

Ash's determination caused the entire student body to gasp.

Unexpectedly, Jessica didn’t back down.

In contrary, she is also smiling.

Compared with undisguised expression, the kind of smile was even scarier.

"Your name is Ash, right? A guy with no obvious achievements, but still allowed to join the Student Council…... Hey, Vice-President Lynette? His name is on the list of people who were at St. Durham Square, isn’t it?"

Lynette, like she had memorized the whole list without any hesitation, answered immediately:

"......Ash Blake, advanced course first year. Someone actually confirmed that he show up near St. Durham Square!"

After hearing Lynette’s report, cold sweats emerged from Ash’s body.

"Speaking of this, people call you 'The Boy who can Ride any Dragon'. Could it be…....that you had possibly managed to ride the Necromancia?”

"……!"

A sudden hit at the bull’s eye made Ash speechless.

"It's just that ‘Silver Knight’-sama is a noble Ark-Dragner, and you…... are nothing but simply just a Breeder who is a nobody. People like you simply cannot be compared to ‘Silver Knight’-sama! Oh Hohoho!"

Fortunately Jessica just laughed at that thought. She would never have expected she is at the grasp of the truth.

"Not to mention your Pal ...... hee hee, it's funny just by thinking at it. She turned out to be a child. Even this morning's ceremony has a really fantastic finish."

"Wh-What did you say……!"

After hearing Eco, naturally she would be angrily and want to stand up to refute, but……

"You!!! Don’t interrupt."

Ash immediately reached out to stop her.

"Who do you think you are......"

Although she feels reluctantly, Eco shut her mouth.

All the SKFC members are trembling under the pressure of Ash’s aura.

Although Ash is now a member of the Student Council, in the past he is no other but the infamous 'Number One Problem Child’.

And it is not a name given for nothing.

Jessica is also no different; she is the only one who is showing no sign of fear.

"Ash, stay calm! She's a noble!"

Raymond give a out loud warning but Ash is not bothered by it.

"What is a noble to me when I even challenged a Princess!!!!!!"

"Ahh ... You're right, I totally forgotten all about it ......"

Raymond looks into the distance with a crestfallen expression.

"How dare you insult my Pal......? What is the meaning of this? If you want to apologise, it's better that you do it right now."

"Hah<ref>An insulting sound.</ref>! You are but a commoner and you dare to order ''me'' around!"

Ash and Jessica.

Each refused to back down and stared at each other directly.

Just when the tension reached its climax……

The classroom door is suddenly slammed open.

"So…... I see that you have been wandering around here, Jessica."

All the people in the classroom are attracted toward the overwhelming presence, everybody stay silent.

The one and only exception is Jessica.

“Rebecca! Y-Y……You stay out of my way! "

Jessica unexpectedly never shown any weakness even when the opponent is Rebecca.

"He-Hey, the girl called Jessica…... she really have some nerve? She actually dared to address Rebecca by her first name."

Raymond, opposite of the speechless, Ash calmly pulled out his notepad and make a quickly flip.

"According to my information network…... both of them seem to be childhood friends who grew up in the same hometown."

"You're still the same, never let loose any girl's information."

"Hmm…... you're wrong, Ash. It's limited to 'cute girls' only, okay?"

Raymond laughed proudly at his own works while Rebecca and Jessica's argument still continued.

"I would like to throw the question back to you, Rebecca, why are you here at 'this place'?"

"I come here to notify the members of the Student Council…... It seems that you still with the same stupidity, Jessica."

"You've come at just the right time? Everyone listen carefully!!! The Student Council is controlling the information of the St. Durham Square attacks, we have confirmation! The Student Council took all the trouble to cover up what? Does it imply that the
Student Council had long ago knew ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s identity?"

"Even if it is the truth, I am not obligated to tell you at all. I suggest you to remember your duty as a student?"

"I have no intention of disturbing the class. I just simply urged everyone here to help us collect ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s information!"

"You're still the same, full of nonsensical reasoning......"

"I, the representative of the SKFC, request the Student Council to reveal that information to the public!"

After Jessica’s tenacious declaration. Rebecca gave a frightening expression.

"......At the beginning I don’t want to give you trouble because you are my childhood friend, but I seems that I need to deal with this with another way."

Under the sight of her fierce-looking eyes, Jessica felt that she was going to surrender and back off.

In the eyes of Ash, it seems that Rebecca’s back is full of red glowing aura.

"Wha-What…... the Student Council President even tried to use force to solve problems……"

Jessica can not help but shrink and take a few steps backwards.

"Too bad. To think that I even bothered to treat you nicely."

Rebecca, with a graceful smile, whispered into the ears of Jessica.

"Yikes!"

Jessica immediately starts sweating, her back unnaturally bent.

Jessica headed down and rush out of the classroom. The Vice-President, Lynette, and the other SKFC members quickly scattered.

"Right. Silvia of Disciplinary Affairs, Treasurer<ref>the original can mean treasurer and accounts but still I think CFO is better :).</ref> Max, and Ash of General Affairs. The three people mentioned, please report to the Student Council’s office immediately. An emergency meeting is to be held. That is all."

After Rebecca had informed the others, she left.

"An emergency meeting ... is something wrong?"

Ash asked out, but Max is equally confused.

"The President came personally to inform you, she but also choose to do it during lesson time...... certainly it is no simple matter."

Raymond, between Ash and Max, with a rare worrisome look murmured and grumbled.

"I’m so lonely. I didn't expect that even Ash had joined the Student Council…... Damn, why am I the only one left out?"

"Raymond ......"

"Fortunately, I still have Eco! Hey Eco, why don’t the two of us alone go to have a cup of tea……? Gawk!"

With her superhuman strength, her iron fist knocked Raymond away.

"You shut up! Obviously, I'm a member of the Student Council…... The woman dare not to mention my name and choose to ignore a noble Dragon? I will not forgive her!"

After Ash glanced at Raymond who is sticking on the wall, he tried to speak a few words to calm down Eco:

"You are their 'mascot'. So you don't have to attend any meetings."

"Nothing to do with me?! Since you all wounded the pride of a Dragon, I will attend no matter what!"

Eco cried.

===Part 5===

The Student Council office is located at the top of the school premises in the central tower.

Ash and Silvia, Max, and Eco all of them are walking towards the Student Council office.

The Max who has quick pace walk lead the way while the trio Silvia, Ash and Eco walk together in a row.

This formation formed is by purely coincidence, but sandwiched in between Eco and Silvia, Ash without needing any more reasons feel nervous.

Why are we not there yet......? Ash even has such thoughts.

Since it is still class time, there are no other students at the corridor.

But since the staff meeting has yet to end, every classroom is changed into homeroom.

Even that the students of Ansarivan are with high self-demanding standards<ref>Yes it sounds funny but I cannot find any better words. By the way it also mean high ego.</ref>, homeroom is still inevitably noisy, even the corridors are full of the sounds of laughter.

"By the way, there are two members we haven’t met yet."

While climbing stairs, Ash asked while facing Max’s back.

"Ahh……, the vice president and the secretary? I think both of them will not be attending this meeting."

After hearing Max’s answer, Silvia response to it.

“I cannot turn a deaf ear in this case. Do both of them have any conscious of being in the student council? Any jobs related to the social welfare people, needs to be completed with full effort……this is the family rules of the Lautreamont family!!!! Who does the vice president and the secretary think they are? "

“Plea-Please Allow your humble servant to explain to thee...... ahem! "<ref>This whole sentence is spoken in polite form.</ref>

Max who is not used to be with Silvia speaks in the polite form, so that’s why he could no help but give an unnaturally cough.

Although he is speaking to the princess, but after all both of them are members of the student council Moreover, they are students of the same grade, that’s why he found out that conversation using polite form doesn’t seems natural.

"That vice president is famous for the one who only knew how to fool around, but that person ability as a Dragner is obvious to all. That’s why the president will have a side of her eyes close, it is understandable."

Sure enough, Silvia is dissatisfied.

"How come there is such lax and insolent person! Since that person has the ability that the president acknowledge, but why is the vice president fooling around?"

"OK, OK, in this case since the president is acquiesced with it, what you complain to Max will be useless."

Ash gently calms Silvia down, but on the other hand he also agree with her point of view.

"What kind of person is the secretary?"

Right after Ash asked, Max answer with a mumbling tone.

"The secretary…... in short is any ordinary pushovers. Anyway, you will meet sooner or later."

Speaking of which, they had arrived at the Student Council’s office. The topic regarding the vice president and the secretary came to a stop.

===Part 6===

"So let us began our meeting."

Rebecca with her opening remarks starts the emergency meeting.

Ash initially was also nervous, fearing that Rebecca be disgusted with Eco who came without being invited, but in the end Rebecca doesn’t do or complain about anything.

Looking around, as Max had said, the vice president and the secretary the seats were empty. So, the secretary’s work had to be handed over to Max.

Although Ash is curious about the vice president and secretary but in the end it is clearly not the right time to ask such questions.

Staff meeting is extended, all lessons are change into homeroom, in this situation, it is not hard to figure out that some important things had happened.

It seems that it is really related to the attacks of the Necromancia?

Although he is not willing to make any assumption...... but this still does not rule out the occurrence of a more serious incidents.

"I believe everyone had also hear about the rumor……"

The members presence held their breath to listen to Rebecca announcement.

"Recently, with the girl’s dormitory as their base, the organization named SKFC is highly active in the dark.

"I beg your pardon?"

An unexpected answer cause Ash to almost fell off his chair. At first he thought what emergency and urgent events it is but he didn't for one moment that it would be the SKFC……

While observing the other people's reactions, Silvia and Eco look blankly. Max alone seems to have become accustomed with it, and
Rebecca continues with her speech.

"What is the problem?"

Under Rebecca glare, Ash hurriedly corrects his sitting posture.

"Uh…... because you said it was an emergency meeting, I thought what is more a intractable problem."

"Take it easy, we are not at the main topic yet. SKFC is just a side problem to be discussed."

"I see…..."

Ash nod to indicates his understanding. At this time, Silvia suddenly raised her hand.

"What is the problem, Silvia?"

"I have something that I don’t understand. When president sent Jessica Valentine running off…...

"Oh, I'd like to hear too."

Ash echoed Silvia’s question.

Rebecca took only a few words to send off that arrogance Jessica which made everyone curious what did she whisper into Jessica’s ears.

“Oh, that thing."

Rebecca with a wry smile shrugged.

"As you know, she and I are childhood playmate. Nope, it won’t be exaggerating if I say we are family. She since childhood takes me as her rival…... in short she hates to admit defeat."

"Just like family ......? I have heard of the Valentines are a traditional noble family."

After Ash stated the information acquire from Raymond, Rebecca can not help but burst out laughing.

"Oh ... this is really an interesting rumour. Their family, for generations are serving the family of Randall as house maid, just like the house of Shirley who serves the royal family of the Paladin." "<ref>Paladin the king of Lautreamont knight country also the highest class of all dragner still the interesting is the current king is not even a breeder.</ref>
Rebecca with her eyes staring into a distance, murmured.

"That girl...... a maid?"

Jessica glamorous figure and maid this few word completely cannot be combined. Made Ash shocked.

"So, I threatened her……if you continue to stir up trouble, do not blame me if I announce the Valentine family’s background to the public."

From the looks of her eyes, it is like she is lecturing her useless little sister.

"But why did she lie that the Valentine family is of nobility?"

Silvia seems completely unable to understand Jessica’s thinking.

Jessica from last time likes to daydream, she had a particular strong sense for nobility, and now she is even seriously believes
her family is from a royal linage...... you just need to take it as a disease that can be commonly seen in the adolescence years. "

"So that is how it is......"

When the misunderstanding clears up, Ash feel relieved.

At the same time after he learned that the Valentine’s are maids, Ash subconsciously begin to imagine Jessica wearing a maid
costume.

That insufferably arrogant girl with a feel of nobility when put on the maid attire to serve her master, somehow it doesn't feel
bad…… Ash cannot help but fantasizing Jessica’s graceful appearance.

"Hey…... what are you thinking?"

When he returns back to his consciousness, the side of his cheek felt a painful sting.

Eco with much force slap Ash’s face.

"No, nothing, I am not thinking of anything…..."

Ash face is full of embarrassment.

"Are you're thinking of some improper image?"

"Urgh, I am also thinking the same thing."

Even Silvia also supports the views of Eco and questioned Ash.

"I think there is an eighty percent chance that he is most likely to imagine Jessica wearing a maid attire."

After the Rebecca cheeky speak out her own views, Ash suddenly turned pale.

"Ho-How do you know?"

"Oh, I manage to guess it? I am just talk through my woman intuition…..."

Rebecca seems happily laughing.

Ash feel a murderous intend behind and quickly turned around to look back.

"Have you forgotten that I am rearing you……? And yet you still dare to have fantasy of those females...... you cannot be forgiven.
Don’t you think you lack of consciousness?"

Eco’s fist is shaking.

"How dare you have any perverted thought of the students attending the same school…... how shameless! enemies of all women must taste the iron hammer of death!"

Silvia flushed with anger.

"Wa-Wait! It is just that I am distracted for a moment! Besides, why do you need to be angry with me because of these things?"

"I am gonna trample you!"

"The inviolable family rules!"

Eco's kick and Silvia punch hit Ash at the same time.

“……”

After Ash stumbled back to his seat, the meeting to continue to proceed as usual like nothing had happened.

“President…... I would like to ask. "

Silvia asked.

"What is the problem, Silvia?"

"Just now you say that Jessica take you as her rival...... is her ability that amazing? Jessica Valentine this is the first time I heard her name…..."

Silvia has a good reason to doubt.

Rebecca is not just only an Ark Dragner, but also the president of the school’s student council.

She is undoubtedly the strongest Dragner in the whole Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy. Even Professor or the practical skill instructors can only admit defeat when it comes to Rebecca.

To take Rebecca as her rival. No matter how you think of it, it is not normal.

"Jessica ...... in fact, very motivated for her own self improvement, but she is always futile or she is very persistent in doing things that is meaningless. I cannot deny that she those ‘who are able to overcome all kinds of hardships if you just put in effort' ...... "

To be able to be praise by Rebecca, regardless of her written performance"<ref>Could probably mean test result.</ref>, maybe she is someone who really have some skill.

"In conclusion, the SKFC that Jessica led wants to expose ‘silver knight’ true identity. If their objective is only this we can leave them be. But what they desire is not just this, when given the opportunity, they would like to obtain the ‘Silver Knight’’s sperm. "

"Spe-Spe ……!"

Silvia suddenly blushed. Her movement becomes very unnatural. Seeing her being so shy, Ash also cannot help but feel embarrassed.
"What is it that they want? Is it delicious?"

Unlike Silvia, Eco is confused.

"Nothing, you need not know such a thing

"Even you know, as your owner is it not logical that I do not know!"

"What sort of reasoning is that?!!!!"

"Hmph, even if you do not want to tell me, I still have the dragweiss!"

Eco like entering a trance, suddenly close her eyes.

The dragons that have a longer history than humans, she can search informations dating back to centuries.

"Wha ... what!"

After just a few seconds, Eco’s whole face is blushing as if she is on flame.

She at the same time she turned angry.

"Are you kidding!? Ther-There are actually such a large number of female animals trying to access…... this guy’s…... Spe-Spe......? That’s why I said, human are stupid and ignorant thing!"

Eco seems to be ashamed and embarrassed to speak out that word. It is rare that Eco is blushing exactly like Silvia.

"Hmph…... it seems that the word 'obscene' needed to be added at the back of 'stupid and ignorant'.
"This human sounds really nasty!"

"Stupid, ignorant and obscene humans!"

"You do not need to repeat! It is hard to pronounce!"

"Then you should kneel down and apologize, I will remove the word 'obscene'. I’ll let you represent all mankind, this opportunity is not easy to get you know!?"

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"I will not represent this!"

Ash angrily complained, Rebecca coughed loudly with "ahem".

Suddenly back to reality, cold sweats emerge from Ash.

Disregarding the meeting, Ash and Eco both of them are arguing.

"So-sorry ...... Hey you to came and sit down."

"Hmph, don’t you order me......!"

Eco wanted sternly rejected but halfway she closed her mouth. Her expression is like she saw wild bears in the forest while staring at the face of Rebecca.

Followed by Eco, Ash sight drift towards Rebecca, facing her. Ash same felt a chill in his spine.

"Are you satisfied?"

Even while Rebecca is smiling, but her eyes definitely are not smiling in the slightest.

"I- I understand ......"

Eco is reluctant to sit down on her seat. Perhaps her animal instinct makes her detect Rebecca unfathomable terror.

"Back to the main point, about SKFC…… in all cases, we will be focusing and pay more attention in prevention of them from finding out ‘Silver Knight’s’ identity."

Under Rebecca’s glare, everyone nodded.

"But fortunately they thought ‘Silver Knight’ is an ark dragner, which Eco needs to be thanked in making the ark. So SKFC should be the less likely to targeted Ash who has not become a dragner. Even I, until now, failed to fully understand how Eco managed that. "

"Hmmm, manage? It is good that you understand how great is that!"

Her previous fear disappears, Eco starts to act arrogant again.

"In short, Jessica is not a person who will easily give up, you be careful in this case. Anyway, the secret of the Valentine family, please do not expose it, after all, that’s her secret since her enrollment to this academy. It will be harsh on her if it is exposed…… Now back to the ‘main’ topic. "

Rebecca places her elbows on the table, her fingers overlap. Then she gently lift up her beautiful chin.

Ash notices that Rebecca is worrying about something.

How tough is the problem that Rebecca is facing now?

"The fact is…... I received a message….. The first princess of Lautreamont ,Veronica Lautreamont will come to Ansarivan for a week to visit.

After they heard this news, everyone knew the seriousness of this situation, suddenly they all turn solemn and silent, but right at the next second……

"Noooooo…….!"

The Silvia is moaning abnormally.

"Anything, Silvia?"

Rebecca is concern about her, but Silvia did not answer.

On-Onee sama sh-she’s...... a tyrant...... "

The change in Silvia startled the others.

"Is she really coming to Ansarivan?"

Silvia is trembling and turns pale the end of the world is coming. She huddled up and hid under the table. She is shaking with her hands protecting her head.

The usual Silvia who is always energetic in reality has a timid side - even when Ash had already knew this fact it is still hard to imagine that Silvia would act like this.

"Are you alright? Princess."

When looking under the table, at the same time Ash remember the nick name of the first princess Veronica Lautreamont…...

She is called the ‘Ironblood Valkyrie’.

"The Legend of Silver Knight ~A.S.B.1365.5~"is closed.

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2013-05-02T04:50:29Z

Vonuss:

Hi there, I would like to ask if we could both use past tense for narration since that's the common form used around here. Thank you. [[User:Zakashi|Zakashi]] ([[User talk:Zakashi|talk]]) 09:12, 14 January 2013 (CST)

Hi, I'm not sure how to use the name thing at the end. This is Vonuss. I'm going to try to edit things until someone tells me not to for Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi. Please look over the changes and inform me if something is wrong. I would also like to know if there is somewhere else I should post this instead of pressing that edit button-it just seems weird to me compared to all the other pages I have viewed on this site. Thank you very much for your translations. It would be nice to have the first volume also, but I don't know any specifics regarding that, but I am still going to try and edit. Ask me for email or something to correct any mistakes I have made please.

Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 2 Prologue

2013-05-02T04:43:03Z

Vonuss: /* Part 4 */

==Prologue==
Lautreamont Knight Country, people called it the country of Dragon Breeders.

To the north was the Zepharos Empire, while to the south was the Chevron Kingdom.

Sandwiched between the two major powers, a small country with a population of no more than five million, had a special academy.

Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy.

Educating and guiding teenage boys and girls who formed a contract with dragons -- an academy for Dragon Breeders.

===Part 1===

"Well, we would like to introduce the new members of the Student Council for you students."

Rebecca declared in a loud voice to all the students who gathered in the lecture hall.

The Student Council president, Rebecca Randall, with the prestigious nickname "Scarlet Empress", looking like a marble statue, glorious and splendid, attracted the attention of all the students.

"First of all, in charge of Disciplinary Affairs, Silvia."

"Yes!"

After Silvia solemnly answered, she took a step forward from the stage side curtain.

"Blue Ice Princess"

Like the impression given through that name, Silvia's blue eyes were as cold as ice with bright blond hair that embellished her white beauty.

"I am Silvia Lautreamont and this is the first time I have joined the Student Council. Although I'm still young, inexperienced and have much to learn, I swear I will make every effort to maintain the discipline of Ansarivan Dragon Rider Academy. I hope that every student can take care of me in the future."

Her modest way of speaking caused many whispers among the students.

The overbearing aura of arrogance that previously surrounded Silvia had suddenly disappeared.

Silvia gracefully took a bow and the audience burst into thunderous applause. Because of the enthusiastic applause, Silvia herself couldn't help but feel confused.

Maybe because she felt very reluctant(?), Silvia dashed toward to the side of the stage behind the curtains.

"Your speech was great."

Ash, who also became a Student Council member at the same time, was standing by the stage smiling cheekily towards Silvia, who ran off the stage because of her shyness.

"What's so great about that..."

Perhaps because she wasn't accustomed to being praised, Silvia blushed. Because of her embarrassment she looked down at the ground. After a while her swollen face suddenly stiffened, and she snappily asked Ash:

"That's none of your concern! Why don't you mind your own business! You're going up on the stage next. Are you sure you'll be all right?"

"Th...That's..."

For the infamous Ash who is the school's most problematic student, naturally, this is the first time he would be on stage in this situation. He would be lying if he said that he was not nervous.

"Gosh(?)...I envy you, Princess who does not have anything to do with the word 'tense'."

"Don't be silly. I also felt tense!"

Ash, shocked by Silvia's aggressive manner, couldn't help but shrink back.

"Ah, sorry. Because you didn't seem nervous, I couldn't help but ..."

"As the king's daughter, I was raised to be brought to participate in many ceremonies, so I do not have stage fright ... However, it is also impossible not to feel nervous."

"Is it? Then, I feel a little better."

After seeing Ash laughing out of the blue, Silvia looked surprised.

"So even Her Royal Highness can be nervous. Ah... then it is quite okay for ordinary people like me to feel nervous. After knowing about this, I suddenly feel relieved. Thank you!"

"I-It's nothing. There's no need to thank me for something this small."

Silvia embarrassingly turned her face to the side.

"Well, I'll introduce the next member who is the school's 'Number One Problem Child', who is now turning a new leaf. In charge of General Affairs, Ash Blake."

A noisy boiling atmosphere emerged in the hall right after Rebecca's sentence.

"To put it another way, 'General Affairs' means to help in anything. So no matter what difficulties we run into, feel free to discuss it with Ash."

Seeing the increasingly boiling atmosphere, Ash could not help but feel distressed.

Looking from the center of the stage to the entire hall, a total of four hundred students from basic and advanced courses densely filled his entire field of vision.

"Shit..."

Obviously, just before this moment, he could relax thanks to Silvia's help, but after he stood on stage, the feeling of nervousness emerged without his knowledge.

"..."

Ash suddenly worried about the bandage covering his left arm.

On Ash's left arm, the <Seikoku> pattern was imprinted.

Any Breeder must have an imprint trace, but Ash's <Seikoku> area is extremely large, in which it covered almost all of his left arm.

Because of this, Ash's everyday life had always been with a bandage-covering <Seikoku> to avoid it from being striking.

This morning, he had been even more careful than usual while wrapping his bandage.

Even so, in the view of the audience, there was a feeling of uneasiness - fearing that his <Seikoku> will be seen by the audience through the clothing and bandages.

"Hey ... you better stay strong."

At this time, Silvia's soft sound could be heard whispering in his ears.

Ash pretend to turn his head around casually and found out that Silvia is staring directly at him.

"...Princess?"

Silvia, who held her fist towards her chest, forcefully nodded.

''- To think the Princess would actually cheer for me ...!''

Even though it was a small action, Ash suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

He turned his gaze back to the students.

"Uh ... I have just become a member of the Student Council. My name is Ash Blake. To be honest, I don't know what to do...... Wha... Whatever it is, I will do my job with all my might, so please take care of me!"

After he truthfully expressed his feelings, Ash gave a deep bow.

While maintaining his posture, one second passed, two seconds later.

The hall is stone silent!

''--Is it me, this infamous guy, no matter how much I express myself, I couldn't make myself be acknowledged by others?...''

Just as he started to feel regret-

A loud clapping sound could be heard by Ash.

"Princess ...?"

That's right. Silvia, standing on the stage side curtain, took the lead by starting to applaud.

Rebecca also started clapping along.

Driven by both applauds, the sound of applause slowly spread from every corner of the venue.

Ash looked around the hall. His best friends, Raymond and Max, were smiling at him while clapping and cheering.

"Everyone!"

In a blink of an eye, the enthusiastic applause grew similar to that of the speech by Silvia.

===Part 2===
The relieved Ash returned to the stage side curtain.

"Hmm ... pretty just so-so."

In just a moment, Silvia immediately resumed the usually chilly attitude. However, Ash decided to take it as a praise.

"It's all thanks to you, Princess... Eco is not present yet?"

Ash's pal, Eco, has yet to show up, which made him worry.

The main character of this office ceremony is by no means for only Ash and Silvia.

Some time ago during the celebration of the birth of young dragon Eco <Pal Party>, Rebecca kissed Ash, Silvia, and Eco's cheek, in the name of the initiation ceremony.

Since she accepted Rebecca's kiss, Eco became a member of the Student Council.

So, right after Silvia and Ash had their speech, it should be Eco who should be getting ready by the stage side curtain... However, she had disappeared without a trace.

"Indeed, she had been too late. Hopefully, Cosette will not perform some tricks... "

Silvia frowned.

Cosette was dispatched to Ansarivan from the palace to serve as Silvia's maid. While Ash was busy, he asked ask her to help take care of Eco.

"I'll take care of her clothing." After she learned that Eco will be going on stage, Cosette excitedly volunteered.

But that was two hours ago.

"Does picking clothes have to take so much time?"

"Cosette certainly loses herself while dressing up Eco as a doll. I can't help but pity her."

"You say it as if you have been a victim."

"Please don't make me remember it..."

Silvia looked very funny when she plunged her head under her arms.

===Part 3===
While Ash and Silvia are chattering, Rebecca was giving a speech in order to buy some time.

"... That day, Silvia with soulful eyes said to me, 'I will certainly do my best. Also…please call me by my name. At least in the Student Council, please do not take me as the Royal Princess of the Knight Country.'"

Rebecca vividly described to the students the actual scenes of the 'Pal Party'.

"... At that time, I felt as if someone had confessed to me. By the way, my fellow students, even though Silvia looks like an old fogy, in fact, she has one or two men to her liking-"

"President! That’s enough!"

Silvia raised her fist in anger, cursing from the side curtain offstage.

Suddenly laughter enveloped the school hall.

At this moment…

''-Bang!''

The hall main door was slammed open by someone.

Everyone turned their head back to look behind the door.

The excited Rebecca proudly announced:

"Dear students, our third new member, Eco, has finally appeared!"

Eco walked majestically and the students separated into two to clear a path for her.

Followed after her steps, "Knock, knock"<ref>sound of footsteps.</ref> a chilled sound is echoed in the hall.

Cosette followed behind Eco. She was dressed in the usual maid attire and acted as Eco's retinue.

"Wh-what’s that?"

Ash stuck his head out from the stage side curtain, shocked.

Silvia was also stunned.

Rebecca, from the side, looked proudly at Eco as she progressed towards the stage, and introduced:

"As all of you had heard, Eco, Ash's partner, was born last month. I do not know why, but she has the appearance of a human even though
she’s a Dragon, so we can communicate with her. Therefore, we decided to let Eco become the mascot of the Student Council and sincerely welcome her to join it!"

On the stage, Eco is looking around the whole school.

People can clearly feel the strong will of her bright, ruby-coloured eyes.

Her silvery-pink hair was light and elegant.

The sides of her head has the symbol of the dragon tribe, which are her horns. But because Eco is still a young dragon, the shape of her
horns do not look pointy, but more like ‘circular stubs’.

She was dressed in a luxurious black dress despite her petite body.

[[Image:Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi v2 p021.jpg|thumb]]
"Is that… Eco?"

Ash unconsciously murmured and muttered.

Eco's appearance is not only beautiful, her whole body emitted an elegant atmosphere. Even if one says that she is a princess, there is no reason someone would not believe it.

In fact, students seem to be subdued by Eco's beauty.

"Just say hello to everyone, Eco! Just do exactly as I taught you to do and there won’t be any problems."

The words Cosette whispered to Eco were overheard by Ash.

"Ar…Are you sure?"

Eco asked innocently.

"Of course. I, Cosette, promise you that this will be a great opportunity to immediately win everyone's hearts."

Cosette smiled.

Ash, confused by her words, felt a bad omen.

"Alright."

Eco, not bothered by Ash’s worries, obediently nodded, ''"huff ..."'' she inhaled deeply.

Everyone, without exception, became breathless and focused their attention on Eco's every move.

Eco posed her hands high in the air like to intimidate...

"Gaoo!”<ref>Sound of eco's roaring.</ref>

She let out a roar in front of the students in front of the whole school.

To say she is roaring is not right; the correct context should be more like reading directly from a script.

There was a brief moment of silence, and the hall was soon filled with laughter.

"Wh ... why is everyone laughing?"

The students’ response stunned her.

===Part 4===
Apollo<ref>God of sun.One of the Olympians. Wiki it if you dont know.</ref> House is the student dormitory for male upperclassmen to live in.

Ash's personal room is located on the third floor.

Eco had settled here for about a month's time.

Although she is a dragon, a beautiful girl admitted to the male dormitory had set off a momentary uproar in the Apollo House. Since she had been living here for a month, many had already been accustomed to it.

Just right after she stepped into the room, Eco angrily stomped around.

"This is too outrageous! They actually dare to make fun of such a noble Dragon... this is a sin that cannot be forgiven! This is why I hate those stupid and ignorant humans!"

"You can't blame them... Your greeting is just too different. A dragon will never roar with 'Gaoo', right?”

When the fact that Ash’s simmering smile is reveal, Eco glared angrily at him.

"It's all Cosette's fault! She lied to me! She told me that a dragon must capture the hearts of everyone and it is the most effective way!"

"Okay... I got it."

"What do ''you'' know?"

"Simply put, Cosette saw you usually act high and mighty so she kindly helped you think out this plan. If it weren't for her advice... I‘m pretty sure that there would be about an eighty percent chance of you going up the stage with your proud attitude and shout 'You bunch of stupid and ignorant humans…!' That sort of nonsense."

"Well..."

With Ash's deduction seeming entirely correct, Eco suddenly became speechless.

"So in order to avoid those awkward scenes, Cosette helped you in her own way. And the result is?"

"The result is that I just become the laughing stock for humans!"

"No, you're wrong. Everyone doesn't take you as a joke to laugh at."

"So why are they laughing?"

"No, you're wrong. Everyone thinks that this is very interesting and feels friendly towards you. On the other hand, that dress suits you."

"Huh ...?"

Eco's cheeks quickly turned red as if there was a wild fire burning.

"Are…are you alright?"

"No, it's nothing!"

Eco angrily shook her face to the side, but Ash could not help but smile. All of a sudden he got carried away and reached out to pat Eco's head.

"Are you shy? Haha, it seems that you, too, have a cute side."

Her soft hair felt really comfortable, and Ash became addicted and couldn't stop himself.

"You......"

While facing one's own intoxicated and heavenly atmosphere, Eco's eyes suddenly burst out with a dangerous flare.

By looking closely you'll notice that she is frequently shaking her little fist.

"It appears that... you still don’t know your place."

"Hey, calm down, Eco......"

"I warned you, didn't I? Instead of you keeping me as a pet-"

Eco took a murderous step forward.

"I'm your owner! Now quickly kneel on the ground!"

"Uwa!"

In the instant he collided with Eco, he suddenly felt dizzy.

In the blink of an eye, Ash is facing the floor.

Eco pulled up her skirt and lifted her foot high up in the air.

Despite the small and exquisite size, it contained power, which is undoubtedly no different from a dragon.

Ash’s spine suddenly felt a chill.

"Wait a minute! By the way, are you hungry?"

"Don’t you worry. Before the ceremony<ref>The original meaning is something like promotion ceremony to tell others that you had taken up a job. But to think that I did write promotional ceremony in english XD. Sorry if I forget to mention this before.</ref>, Cosette had given me something to eat."

The strategy with the food temptations was ineffective.

"Since you’re full... then you have to hurry and return the dress! Wearing such a dress while acting wild will crumple the clothes!”

"You don't need to worry so much. Besides, this dress is mine."

"No way! You can't take someone else’s things and claim them as your own!"

"Cosette presented it to me. I heard that this dress was originally Silvia's, but she had outgrown it."

"Why is it Cosette again...? 'Crack<ref>Sound of bone cracking.</ref>'!"

Before Ash could finish his sentence, Eco trampled his back.

"Shut up! I want you crushed!"

"You already crushed it... a while ago."

The force is so strong, it is hard to imagine the one standing on his back is the girl's tiny feet.

An uncomfortable amount of sweat flowed out from his forehead to the neck area.

"What did you just say?"

"Huff!"

Eco started to turn and twist her feet to draw a circle on Ash’s back.

Ash clearly heard the screams of his spine.

"My spine! My spine! Ah! Ah! Ah ......!"

"How is it? Now do you know where your place is?"

While he is gradually losing consciousness, Ash thought he saw an illusion of a sea of flowers.

===Part 5===
Christmas calendar year 1265. Half a month had already passed by in the month of Taurus.

After the Necromancia attack, Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy is finally getting ready for a school reopening.

"Initiation ~A.S.B.1365.5~" is closed.

==References and Translation Notes==
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Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 2 Prologue

2013-05-02T04:35:33Z

Vonuss: /* Part 3 */

==Prologue==
Lautreamont Knight Country, people called it the country of Dragon Breeders.

To the north was the Zepharos Empire, while to the south was the Chevron Kingdom.

Sandwiched between the two major powers, a small country with a population of no more than five million, had a special academy.

Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy.

Educating and guiding teenage boys and girls who formed a contract with dragons -- an academy for Dragon Breeders.

===Part 1===

"Well, we would like to introduce the new members of the Student Council for you students."

Rebecca declared in a loud voice to all the students who gathered in the lecture hall.

The Student Council president, Rebecca Randall, with the prestigious nickname "Scarlet Empress", looking like a marble statue, glorious and splendid, attracted the attention of all the students.

"First of all, in charge of Disciplinary Affairs, Silvia."

"Yes!"

After Silvia solemnly answered, she took a step forward from the stage side curtain.

"Blue Ice Princess"

Like the impression given through that name, Silvia's blue eyes were as cold as ice with bright blond hair that embellished her white beauty.

"I am Silvia Lautreamont and this is the first time I have joined the Student Council. Although I'm still young, inexperienced and have much to learn, I swear I will make every effort to maintain the discipline of Ansarivan Dragon Rider Academy. I hope that every student can take care of me in the future."

Her modest way of speaking caused many whispers among the students.

The overbearing aura of arrogance that previously surrounded Silvia had suddenly disappeared.

Silvia gracefully took a bow and the audience burst into thunderous applause. Because of the enthusiastic applause, Silvia herself couldn't help but feel confused.

Maybe because she felt very reluctant(?), Silvia dashed toward to the side of the stage behind the curtains.

"Your speech was great."

Ash, who also became a Student Council member at the same time, was standing by the stage smiling cheekily towards Silvia, who ran off the stage because of her shyness.

"What's so great about that..."

Perhaps because she wasn't accustomed to being praised, Silvia blushed. Because of her embarrassment she looked down at the ground. After a while her swollen face suddenly stiffened, and she snappily asked Ash:

"That's none of your concern! Why don't you mind your own business! You're going up on the stage next. Are you sure you'll be all right?"

"Th...That's..."

For the infamous Ash who is the school's most problematic student, naturally, this is the first time he would be on stage in this situation. He would be lying if he said that he was not nervous.

"Gosh(?)...I envy you, Princess who does not have anything to do with the word 'tense'."

"Don't be silly. I also felt tense!"

Ash, shocked by Silvia's aggressive manner, couldn't help but shrink back.

"Ah, sorry. Because you didn't seem nervous, I couldn't help but ..."

"As the king's daughter, I was raised to be brought to participate in many ceremonies, so I do not have stage fright ... However, it is also impossible not to feel nervous."

"Is it? Then, I feel a little better."

After seeing Ash laughing out of the blue, Silvia looked surprised.

"So even Her Royal Highness can be nervous. Ah... then it is quite okay for ordinary people like me to feel nervous. After knowing about this, I suddenly feel relieved. Thank you!"

"I-It's nothing. There's no need to thank me for something this small."

Silvia embarrassingly turned her face to the side.

"Well, I'll introduce the next member who is the school's 'Number One Problem Child', who is now turning a new leaf. In charge of General Affairs, Ash Blake."

A noisy boiling atmosphere emerged in the hall right after Rebecca's sentence.

"To put it another way, 'General Affairs' means to help in anything. So no matter what difficulties we run into, feel free to discuss it with Ash."

Seeing the increasingly boiling atmosphere, Ash could not help but feel distressed.

Looking from the center of the stage to the entire hall, a total of four hundred students from basic and advanced courses densely filled his entire field of vision.

"Shit..."

Obviously, just before this moment, he could relax thanks to Silvia's help, but after he stood on stage, the feeling of nervousness emerged without his knowledge.

"..."

Ash suddenly worried about the bandage covering his left arm.

On Ash's left arm, the <Seikoku> pattern was imprinted.

Any Breeder must have an imprint trace, but Ash's <Seikoku> area is extremely large, in which it covered almost all of his left arm.

Because of this, Ash's everyday life had always been with a bandage-covering <Seikoku> to avoid it from being striking.

This morning, he had been even more careful than usual while wrapping his bandage.

Even so, in the view of the audience, there was a feeling of uneasiness - fearing that his <Seikoku> will be seen by the audience through the clothing and bandages.

"Hey ... you better stay strong."

At this time, Silvia's soft sound could be heard whispering in his ears.

Ash pretend to turn his head around casually and found out that Silvia is staring directly at him.

"...Princess?"

Silvia, who held her fist towards her chest, forcefully nodded.

''- To think the Princess would actually cheer for me ...!''

Even though it was a small action, Ash suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

He turned his gaze back to the students.

"Uh ... I have just become a member of the Student Council. My name is Ash Blake. To be honest, I don't know what to do...... Wha... Whatever it is, I will do my job with all my might, so please take care of me!"

After he truthfully expressed his feelings, Ash gave a deep bow.

While maintaining his posture, one second passed, two seconds later.

The hall is stone silent!

''--Is it me, this infamous guy, no matter how much I express myself, I couldn't make myself be acknowledged by others?...''

Just as he started to feel regret-

A loud clapping sound could be heard by Ash.

"Princess ...?"

That's right. Silvia, standing on the stage side curtain, took the lead by starting to applaud.

Rebecca also started clapping along.

Driven by both applauds, the sound of applause slowly spread from every corner of the venue.

Ash looked around the hall. His best friends, Raymond and Max, were smiling at him while clapping and cheering.

"Everyone!"

In a blink of an eye, the enthusiastic applause grew similar to that of the speech by Silvia.

===Part 2===
The relieved Ash returned to the stage side curtain.

"Hmm ... pretty just so-so."

In just a moment, Silvia immediately resumed the usually chilly attitude. However, Ash decided to take it as a praise.

"It's all thanks to you, Princess... Eco is not present yet?"

Ash's pal, Eco, has yet to show up, which made him worry.

The main character of this office ceremony is by no means for only Ash and Silvia.

Some time ago during the celebration of the birth of young dragon Eco <Pal Party>, Rebecca kissed Ash, Silvia, and Eco's cheek, in the name of the initiation ceremony.

Since she accepted Rebecca's kiss, Eco became a member of the Student Council.

So, right after Silvia and Ash had their speech, it should be Eco who should be getting ready by the stage side curtain... However, she had disappeared without a trace.

"Indeed, she had been too late. Hopefully, Cosette will not perform some tricks... "

Silvia frowned.

Cosette was dispatched to Ansarivan from the palace to serve as Silvia's maid. While Ash was busy, he asked ask her to help take care of Eco.

"I'll take care of her clothing." After she learned that Eco will be going on stage, Cosette excitedly volunteered.

But that was two hours ago.

"Does picking clothes have to take so much time?"

"Cosette certainly loses herself while dressing up Eco as a doll. I can't help but pity her."

"You say it as if you have been a victim."

"Please don't make me remember it..."

Silvia looked very funny when she plunged her head under her arms.

===Part 3===
While Ash and Silvia are chattering, Rebecca was giving a speech in order to buy some time.

"... That day, Silvia with soulful eyes said to me, 'I will certainly do my best. Also…please call me by my name. At least in the Student Council, please do not take me as the Royal Princess of the Knight Country.'"

Rebecca vividly described to the students the actual scenes of the 'Pal Party'.

"... At that time, I felt as if someone had confessed to me. By the way, my fellow students, even though Silvia looks like an old fogy, in fact, she has one or two men to her liking-"

"President! That’s enough!"

Silvia raised her fist in anger, cursing from the side curtain offstage.

Suddenly laughter enveloped the school hall.

At this moment…

''-Bang!''

The hall main door was slammed open by someone.

Everyone turned their head back to look behind the door.

The excited Rebecca proudly announced:

"Dear students, our third new member, Eco, has finally appeared!"

Eco walked majestically and the students separated into two to clear a path for her.

Followed after her steps, "Knock, knock"<ref>sound of footsteps.</ref> a chilled sound is echoed in the hall.

Cosette followed behind Eco. She was dressed in the usual maid attire and acted as Eco's retinue.

"Wh-what’s that?"

Ash stuck his head out from the stage side curtain, shocked.

Silvia was also stunned.

Rebecca, from the side, looked proudly at Eco as she progressed towards the stage, and introduced:

"As all of you had heard, Eco, Ash's partner, was born last month. I do not know why, but she has the appearance of a human even though
she’s a Dragon, so we can communicate with her. Therefore, we decided to let Eco become the mascot of the Student Council and sincerely welcome her to join it!"

On the stage, Eco is looking around the whole school.

People can clearly feel the strong will of her bright, ruby-coloured eyes.

Her silvery-pink hair was light and elegant.

The sides of her head has the symbol of the dragon tribe, which are her horns. But because Eco is still a young dragon, the shape of her
horns do not look pointy, but more like ‘circular stubs’.

She was dressed in a luxurious black dress despite her petite body.

[[Image:Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi v2 p021.jpg|thumb]]
"Is that… Eco?"

Ash unconsciously murmured and muttered.

Eco's appearance is not only beautiful, her whole body emitted an elegant atmosphere. Even if one says that she is a princess, there is no reason someone would not believe it.

In fact, students seem to be subdued by Eco's beauty.

"Just say hello to everyone, Eco! Just do exactly as I taught you to do and there won’t be any problems."

The words Cosette whispered to Eco were overheard by Ash.

"Ar…Are you sure?"

Eco asked innocently.

"Of course. I, Cosette, promise you that this will be a great opportunity to immediately win everyone's hearts."

Cosette smiled.

Ash, confused by her words, felt a bad omen.

"Alright."

Eco, not bothered by Ash’s worries, obediently nodded, ''"huff ..."'' she inhaled deeply.

Everyone, without exception, became breathless and focused their attention on Eco's every move.

Eco posed her hands high in the air like to intimidate...

"Gaoo!”<ref>Sound of eco's roaring.</ref>

She let out a roar in front of the students in front of the whole school.

To say she is roaring is not right; the correct context should be more like reading directly from a script.

There was a brief moment of silence, and the hall was soon filled with laughter.

"Wh ... why is everyone laughing?"

The students’ response stunned her.

===Part 4===
Apollo<ref>God of sun.One of the Olympians. Wiki it if you dont know.</ref> House is the student dormitory for male upperclassmen to live in.

Ash's personal room is located on the third floor.

Eco had settled here for about a month's time.

Although she is a dragon, a beautiful girl admitted to the male dormitory had set off a momentary uproar in the Apollo House. Since she had been living here for a month, many had already been accustomed to it.

Just right after she stepped into the room, Eco angrily stomped around.

"This is too outrageous! They actually dare to make fun of such a noble Dragon... this is a sin that cannot be forgiven! This is why I hate those stupid and ignorant humans!"

"You can't blame them... Your greeting is just too different. A dragon will never roar with 'Gaoo', right?”

When the fact that Ash’s simmering smile is reveal, Eco glared angrily at him.

"It's all Cosette's fault! She lied to me! She told me that a dragon must capture the hearts of everyone and it is the most effective way!"

"Okay... I got it."

"What do ''you'' know?"

"Simply put, Cosette saw you usually act high and mighty so she kindly helped you think out this plan. If it weren't for her advice... I‘m pretty sure that there would about an eighty percent chance of you going up the stage with your proud attitude and shout 'You bunch of stupid and ignorant humans…!' That sort of nonsense."

"Well..."

With Ash's deduction seeming entirely correct, Eco suddenly became speechless.

"So in order to avoid those awkward scenes, Cosette helped you in her own way. And the result is?"

"The result is that I just become the laughing stock for humans!"

"No, you're wrong. Everyone doesn't take you as a joke to laugh at."

"So why are they laughing?"

"No, you're wrong. Everyone thinks that this is very interesting and feels friendliness in you. On the other hand, that dress suits you."

"Huh ...?"

Eco's cheeks quickly turned red as if there was a wild fire burning.

"Are…are you alright?"

"No, it's nothing!"

Eco angrily shook her face to the side, but Ash cannot help but smile. All of a sudden he got carried away, and reaches out to pat Eco's head.

"Are you shy? Haha, it seems that you, too, have a cute side."

Her soft hair felt really comfortable, and Ash became addicted and couldn't stop himself.

"You......"

While facing one's own intoxicated and heavenly atmosphere, Eco's eyes suddenly burst out with a dangerous flare.

By looking closely you'll notice that she is frequently shaking her little fist.

"It appears that... you still don’t know your place."

"Hey, calm down, Eco......"

"I warned you, didn't I? Instead of you keeping me as a pet-"

Eco took a murderous step forward.

"I'm your owner! Now quickly kneel on the ground!"

"Uwa!"

In the instant he collided with Eco, he suddenly felt dizzy.

In the blink of an eye, Ash is facing the floor.

Eco pulled up her skirt and lifted her foot high up in the air.

Despite the small and exquisite size, it contained the power which is undoubtedly no different from a dragon.

Ash’s spine suddenly felt a chill.

"Wait a minute! By the way, are you hungry?"

"Don’t you worry. Before the ceremony<ref>The original meaning is something like promotion ceremony to tell others that you had taken up a job. But to think that I did write promotional ceremony in english XD. Sorry if I forget to mention this before.</ref>, Cosette had given me something to eat."

The strategy with the food temptations was ineffective.

"Since you’re full... then you have to hurry and return the dress! Wearing such a dress while acting wild will crumple the clothes!”

"You don't need to worry so much. Besides, this dress is mine."

"No way! You can't take someone else’s things and claim them as your own!"

"Cosette presented it to me. I heard that this dress was originally Silvia's, but she had outgrown it."

"Why is it Cosette again...? 'Crack<ref>Sound of bone cracking.</ref>'!"

Before Ash could finish his sentence, Eco trampled his back.

"Shut up! I want you crushed!"

"You already crushed it... a while ago."

The force is so strong, it is hard to imagine the one standing on his back is the girl's tiny feet.

An uncomfortable amount of sweat flowed out from his forehead to the neck area.

"What did you just say?"

"Huff!"

Eco started to turn and twist her feet to draw a circle on Ash’s back.

Ash clearly heard the screams of his spine.

"My spine! My spine! Ah! Ah! Ah ......!"

"How is it? Now do you know where your place is?"

While he is gradually losing consciousness, Ash thought he saw an illusion of a sea of flowers.

===Part 5===
Christmas calendar year 1265. Half a month had already passed by in the month of Taurus.

After the Necromancia attack, Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy is finally getting ready for a school reopening.

"Initiation ~A.S.B.1365.5~" is closed.

==References and Translation Notes==
<references />

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Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 2 Prologue

2013-05-02T04:29:20Z

Vonuss: /* Part 2 */

==Prologue==
Lautreamont Knight Country, people called it the country of Dragon Breeders.

To the north was the Zepharos Empire, while to the south was the Chevron Kingdom.

Sandwiched between the two major powers, a small country with a population of no more than five million, had a special academy.

Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy.

Educating and guiding teenage boys and girls who formed a contract with dragons -- an academy for Dragon Breeders.

===Part 1===

"Well, we would like to introduce the new members of the Student Council for you students."

Rebecca declared in a loud voice to all the students who gathered in the lecture hall.

The Student Council president, Rebecca Randall, with the prestigious nickname "Scarlet Empress", looking like a marble statue, glorious and splendid, attracted the attention of all the students.

"First of all, in charge of Disciplinary Affairs, Silvia."

"Yes!"

After Silvia solemnly answered, she took a step forward from the stage side curtain.

"Blue Ice Princess"

Like the impression given through that name, Silvia's blue eyes were as cold as ice with bright blond hair that embellished her white beauty.

"I am Silvia Lautreamont and this is the first time I have joined the Student Council. Although I'm still young, inexperienced and have much to learn, I swear I will make every effort to maintain the discipline of Ansarivan Dragon Rider Academy. I hope that every student can take care of me in the future."

Her modest way of speaking caused many whispers among the students.

The overbearing aura of arrogance that previously surrounded Silvia had suddenly disappeared.

Silvia gracefully took a bow and the audience burst into thunderous applause. Because of the enthusiastic applause, Silvia herself couldn't help but feel confused.

Maybe because she felt very reluctant(?), Silvia dashed toward to the side of the stage behind the curtains.

"Your speech was great."

Ash, who also became a Student Council member at the same time, was standing by the stage smiling cheekily towards Silvia, who ran off the stage because of her shyness.

"What's so great about that..."

Perhaps because she wasn't accustomed to being praised, Silvia blushed. Because of her embarrassment she looked down at the ground. After a while her swollen face suddenly stiffened, and she snappily asked Ash:

"That's none of your concern! Why don't you mind your own business! You're going up on the stage next. Are you sure you'll be all right?"

"Th...That's..."

For the infamous Ash who is the school's most problematic student, naturally, this is the first time he would be on stage in this situation. He would be lying if he said that he was not nervous.

"Gosh(?)...I envy you, Princess who does not have anything to do with the word 'tense'."

"Don't be silly. I also felt tense!"

Ash, shocked by Silvia's aggressive manner, couldn't help but shrink back.

"Ah, sorry. Because you didn't seem nervous, I couldn't help but ..."

"As the king's daughter, I was raised to be brought to participate in many ceremonies, so I do not have stage fright ... However, it is also impossible not to feel nervous."

"Is it? Then, I feel a little better."

After seeing Ash laughing out of the blue, Silvia looked surprised.

"So even Her Royal Highness can be nervous. Ah... then it is quite okay for ordinary people like me to feel nervous. After knowing about this, I suddenly feel relieved. Thank you!"

"I-It's nothing. There's no need to thank me for something this small."

Silvia embarrassingly turned her face to the side.

"Well, I'll introduce the next member who is the school's 'Number One Problem Child', who is now turning a new leaf. In charge of General Affairs, Ash Blake."

A noisy boiling atmosphere emerged in the hall right after Rebecca's sentence.

"To put it another way, 'General Affairs' means to help in anything. So no matter what difficulties we run into, feel free to discuss it with Ash."

Seeing the increasingly boiling atmosphere, Ash could not help but feel distressed.

Looking from the center of the stage to the entire hall, a total of four hundred students from basic and advanced courses densely filled his entire field of vision.

"Shit..."

Obviously, just before this moment, he could relax thanks to Silvia's help, but after he stood on stage, the feeling of nervousness emerged without his knowledge.

"..."

Ash suddenly worried about the bandage covering his left arm.

On Ash's left arm, the <Seikoku> pattern was imprinted.

Any Breeder must have an imprint trace, but Ash's <Seikoku> area is extremely large, in which it covered almost all of his left arm.

Because of this, Ash's everyday life had always been with a bandage-covering <Seikoku> to avoid it from being striking.

This morning, he had been even more careful than usual while wrapping his bandage.

Even so, in the view of the audience, there was a feeling of uneasiness - fearing that his <Seikoku> will be seen by the audience through the clothing and bandages.

"Hey ... you better stay strong."

At this time, Silvia's soft sound could be heard whispering in his ears.

Ash pretend to turn his head around casually and found out that Silvia is staring directly at him.

"...Princess?"

Silvia, who held her fist towards her chest, forcefully nodded.

''- To think the Princess would actually cheer for me ...!''

Even though it was a small action, Ash suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

He turned his gaze back to the students.

"Uh ... I have just become a member of the Student Council. My name is Ash Blake. To be honest, I don't know what to do...... Wha... Whatever it is, I will do my job with all my might, so please take care of me!"

After he truthfully expressed his feelings, Ash gave a deep bow.

While maintaining his posture, one second passed, two seconds later.

The hall is stone silent!

''--Is it me, this infamous guy, no matter how much I express myself, I couldn't make myself be acknowledged by others?...''

Just as he started to feel regret-

A loud clapping sound could be heard by Ash.

"Princess ...?"

That's right. Silvia, standing on the stage side curtain, took the lead by starting to applaud.

Rebecca also started clapping along.

Driven by both applauds, the sound of applause slowly spread from every corner of the venue.

Ash looked around the hall. His best friends, Raymond and Max, were smiling at him while clapping and cheering.

"Everyone!"

In a blink of an eye, the enthusiastic applause grew similar to that of the speech by Silvia.

===Part 2===
The relieved Ash returned to the stage side curtain.

"Hmm ... pretty just so-so."

In just a moment, Silvia immediately resumed the usually chilly attitude. However, Ash decided to take it as a praise.

"It's all thanks to you, Princess... Eco is not present yet?"

Ash's pal, Eco, has yet to show up, which made him worry.

The main character of this office ceremony is by no means for only Ash and Silvia.

Some time ago during the celebration of the birth of young dragon Eco <Pal Party>, Rebecca kissed Ash, Silvia, and Eco's cheek, in the name of the initiation ceremony.

Since she accepted Rebecca's kiss, Eco became a member of the Student Council.

So, right after Silvia and Ash had their speech, it should be Eco who should be getting ready by the stage side curtain... However, she had disappeared without a trace.

"Indeed, she had been too late. Hopefully, Cosette will not perform some tricks... "

Silvia frowned.

Cosette was dispatched to Ansarivan from the palace to serve as Silvia's maid. While Ash was busy, he asked ask her to help take care of Eco.

"I'll take care of her clothing." After she learned that Eco will be going on stage, Cosette excitedly volunteered.

But that was two hours ago.

"Does picking clothes have to take so much time?"

"Cosette certainly loses herself while dressing up Eco as a doll. I can't help but pity her."

"You say it as if you have been a victim."

"Please don't make me remember it..."

Silvia looked very funny when she plunged her head under her arms.

===Part 3===
While Ash and Silvia are chattering, Rebecca was giving a speech in order to buy some time.

"... That day, Silvia with soulful eyes said to me, 'I will certainly do my best. Also…please call me by my name. At least in the Student Council, please do not take me as the Royal Princess of the Knight Country.'"

Rebecca vividly described to the students the actual scenes of the 'Pal Party'.

"... At that time, I felt as if someone had confessed to me. By the way, my fellow students, even though Silvia looks like an old fogy, in fact, she is one or two men to her liking-"

"President! That’s enough!"

Silvia raised her fist in anger, cursing from the side curtain offstage.

Suddenly laughter enveloped from the school hall.

At this moment…

''-Bang!''

The hall main door was slammed open by someone.

Everyone turned their head back to look behind the door.

The excited Rebecca proudly announced:

"Dear students, our third new member, Eco, has finally appeared!"

Eco walked majestically and the students separated into two to clear a path for her.

Followed after her steps, "Knock, knock"<ref>sound of footsteps.</ref> a chilled sound is echoed in the hall.

Cosette followed behind Eco. She was dressed in the usual maid attire and acted as Eco's retinue.

"Wh-what’s that?"

Ash stuck his head out from the stage side curtain, shocked.

Silvia was also stunned.

Rebecca, from the side, looked proudly at Eco as she progressed towards the stage, and introduced:

"As all of you had heard, Eco, Ash's partner, was born last month. I do not know why, but she has the appearance of a human even though
she’s a Dragon, so we can communicate with her. Therefore we decided to let Eco become the mascot of the Student Council and sincerely welcome her to join it!"

On the stage, Eco is looking around the whole school.

People can clearly feel the strong will of her bright, ruby-coloured eyes.

Her silvery-pink hair was light and elegant.

The sides of her head has the symbol of the dragon tribe, which are her horns. But because Eco is still a young dragon, the shape of her
horns do not look pointy, but more like ‘circular stubs’.

She was dressed in a luxurious black dress despite her petite body.

[[Image:Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi v2 p021.jpg|thumb]]
"Is that… Eco?"

Ash unconsciously murmured and muttered.

Eco's appearance is not only beautiful, her whole body emitted an elegant atmosphere. Even if one says that she is a princess, there is no reason someone would not believe it.

In fact, students seem to be subdued by Eco's beauty.

"Just say hello to everyone, Eco! Just do exactly as I taught you to do and there won’t be any problems."

The words Cosette whispered to Eco were overheard by Ash.

"Ar…Are you sure?"

Eco asked innocently.

"Of course. I, Cosette, promise you that this will be a great opportunity to immediately win everyone's hearts."

Cosette smiled.

Ash, confused by her words, felt a bad omen.

"Alright."

Eco, not bothered by Ash’s worries, obediently nodded, ''"huff ..."'' she inhaled deeply.

Everyone without exception became breathless and focuses their attention on Eco's every move.

Eco posed her hands high in the air like to intimidate...

"Gaoo!”<ref>Sound of eco's roaring.</ref>

She let out a roar in front of the students in front of the whole school.

To say she is roaring is not right; the correct context should be more like reading directly from a script.

There was a brief moment of silence, and the hall was soon filled with laughter.

"Wh ... why is everyone laughing?"

The students’ response made her stunned.

===Part 4===
Apollo<ref>God of sun.One of the Olympians. Wiki it if you dont know.</ref> House is the student dormitory for male upperclassmen to live in.

Ash's personal room is located on the third floor.

Eco had settled here for about a month's time.

Although she is a dragon, a beautiful girl admitted to the male dormitory had set off a momentary uproar in the Apollo House. Since she had been living here for a month, many had already been accustomed to it.

Just right after she stepped into the room, Eco angrily stomped around.

"This is too outrageous! They actually dare to make fun of such a noble Dragon... this is a sin that cannot be forgiven! This is why I hate those stupid and ignorant humans!"

"You can't blame them... Your greeting is just too different. A dragon will never roar with 'Gaoo', right?”

When the fact that Ash’s simmering smile is reveal, Eco glared angrily at him.

"It's all Cosette's fault! She lied to me! She told me that a dragon must capture the hearts of everyone and it is the most effective way!"

"Okay... I got it."

"What do ''you'' know?"

"Simply put, Cosette saw you usually act high and mighty so she kindly helped you think out this plan. If it weren't for her advice... I‘m pretty sure that there would about an eighty percent chance of you going up the stage with your proud attitude and shout 'You bunch of stupid and ignorant humans…!' That sort of nonsense."

"Well..."

With Ash's deduction seeming entirely correct, Eco suddenly became speechless.

"So in order to avoid those awkward scenes, Cosette helped you in her own way. And the result is?"

"The result is that I just become the laughing stock for humans!"

"No, you're wrong. Everyone doesn't take you as a joke to laugh at."

"So why are they laughing?"

"No, you're wrong. Everyone thinks that this is very interesting and feels friendliness in you. On the other hand, that dress suits you."

"Huh ...?"

Eco's cheeks quickly turned red as if there was a wild fire burning.

"Are…are you alright?"

"No, it's nothing!"

Eco angrily shook her face to the side, but Ash cannot help but smile. All of a sudden he got carried away, and reaches out to pat Eco's head.

"Are you shy? Haha, it seems that you, too, have a cute side."

Her soft hair felt really comfortable, and Ash became addicted and couldn't stop himself.

"You......"

While facing one's own intoxicated and heavenly atmosphere, Eco's eyes suddenly burst out with a dangerous flare.

By looking closely you'll notice that she is frequently shaking her little fist.

"It appears that... you still don’t know your place."

"Hey, calm down, Eco......"

"I warned you, didn't I? Instead of you keeping me as a pet-"

Eco took a murderous step forward.

"I'm your owner! Now quickly kneel on the ground!"

"Uwa!"

In the instant he collided with Eco, he suddenly felt dizzy.

In the blink of an eye, Ash is facing the floor.

Eco pulled up her skirt and lifted her foot high up in the air.

Despite the small and exquisite size, it contained the power which is undoubtedly no different from a dragon.

Ash’s spine suddenly felt a chill.

"Wait a minute! By the way, are you hungry?"

"Don’t you worry. Before the ceremony<ref>The original meaning is something like promotion ceremony to tell others that you had taken up a job. But to think that I did write promotional ceremony in english XD. Sorry if I forget to mention this before.</ref>, Cosette had given me something to eat."

The strategy with the food temptations was ineffective.

"Since you’re full... then you have to hurry and return the dress! Wearing such a dress while acting wild will crumple the clothes!”

"You don't need to worry so much. Besides, this dress is mine."

"No way! You can't take someone else’s things and claim them as your own!"

"Cosette presented it to me. I heard that this dress was originally Silvia's, but she had outgrown it."

"Why is it Cosette again...? 'Crack<ref>Sound of bone cracking.</ref>'!"

Before Ash could finish his sentence, Eco trampled his back.

"Shut up! I want you crushed!"

"You already crushed it... a while ago."

The force is so strong, it is hard to imagine the one standing on his back is the girl's tiny feet.

An uncomfortable amount of sweat flowed out from his forehead to the neck area.

"What did you just say?"

"Huff!"

Eco started to turn and twist her feet to draw a circle on Ash’s back.

Ash clearly heard the screams of his spine.

"My spine! My spine! Ah! Ah! Ah ......!"

"How is it? Now do you know where your place is?"

While he is gradually losing consciousness, Ash thought he saw an illusion of a sea of flowers.

===Part 5===
Christmas calendar year 1265. Half a month had already passed by in the month of Taurus.

After the Necromancia attack, Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy is finally getting ready for a school reopening.

"Initiation ~A.S.B.1365.5~" is closed.

==References and Translation Notes==
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Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 2 Prologue

2013-05-02T04:24:44Z

Vonuss: /* Part 1 */

==Prologue==
Lautreamont Knight Country, people called it the country of Dragon Breeders.

To the north was the Zepharos Empire, while to the south was the Chevron Kingdom.

Sandwiched between the two major powers, a small country with a population of no more than five million, had a special academy.

Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy.

Educating and guiding teenage boys and girls who formed a contract with dragons -- an academy for Dragon Breeders.

===Part 1===

"Well, we would like to introduce the new members of the Student Council for you students."

Rebecca declared in a loud voice to all the students who gathered in the lecture hall.

The Student Council president, Rebecca Randall, with the prestigious nickname "Scarlet Empress", looking like a marble statue, glorious and splendid, attracted the attention of all the students.

"First of all, in charge of Disciplinary Affairs, Silvia."

"Yes!"

After Silvia solemnly answered, she took a step forward from the stage side curtain.

"Blue Ice Princess"

Like the impression given through that name, Silvia's blue eyes were as cold as ice with bright blond hair that embellished her white beauty.

"I am Silvia Lautreamont and this is the first time I have joined the Student Council. Although I'm still young, inexperienced and have much to learn, I swear I will make every effort to maintain the discipline of Ansarivan Dragon Rider Academy. I hope that every student can take care of me in the future."

Her modest way of speaking caused many whispers among the students.

The overbearing aura of arrogance that previously surrounded Silvia had suddenly disappeared.

Silvia gracefully took a bow and the audience burst into thunderous applause. Because of the enthusiastic applause, Silvia herself couldn't help but feel confused.

Maybe because she felt very reluctant(?), Silvia dashed toward to the side of the stage behind the curtains.

"Your speech was great."

Ash, who also became a Student Council member at the same time, was standing by the stage smiling cheekily towards Silvia, who ran off the stage because of her shyness.

"What's so great about that..."

Perhaps because she wasn't accustomed to being praised, Silvia blushed. Because of her embarrassment she looked down at the ground. After a while her swollen face suddenly stiffened, and she snappily asked Ash:

"That's none of your concern! Why don't you mind your own business! You're going up on the stage next. Are you sure you'll be all right?"

"Th...That's..."

For the infamous Ash who is the school's most problematic student, naturally, this is the first time he would be on stage in this situation. He would be lying if he said that he was not nervous.

"Gosh(?)...I envy you, Princess who does not have anything to do with the word 'tense'."

"Don't be silly. I also felt tense!"

Ash, shocked by Silvia's aggressive manner, couldn't help but shrink back.

"Ah, sorry. Because you didn't seem nervous, I couldn't help but ..."

"As the king's daughter, I was raised to be brought to participate in many ceremonies, so I do not have stage fright ... However, it is also impossible not to feel nervous."

"Is it? Then, I feel a little better."

After seeing Ash laughing out of the blue, Silvia looked surprised.

"So even Her Royal Highness can be nervous. Ah... then it is quite okay for ordinary people like me to feel nervous. After knowing about this, I suddenly feel relieved. Thank you!"

"I-It's nothing. There's no need to thank me for something this small."

Silvia embarrassingly turned her face to the side.

"Well, I'll introduce the next member who is the school's 'Number One Problem Child', who is now turning a new leaf. In charge of General Affairs, Ash Blake."

A noisy boiling atmosphere emerged in the hall right after Rebecca's sentence.

"To put it another way, 'General Affairs' means to help in anything. So no matter what difficulties we run into, feel free to discuss it with Ash."

Seeing the increasingly boiling atmosphere, Ash could not help but feel distressed.

Looking from the center of the stage to the entire hall, a total of four hundred students from basic and advanced courses densely filled his entire field of vision.

"Shit..."

Obviously, just before this moment, he could relax thanks to Silvia's help, but after he stood on stage, the feeling of nervousness emerged without his knowledge.

"..."

Ash suddenly worried about the bandage covering his left arm.

On Ash's left arm, the <Seikoku> pattern was imprinted.

Any Breeder must have an imprint trace, but Ash's <Seikoku> area is extremely large, in which it covered almost all of his left arm.

Because of this, Ash's everyday life had always been with a bandage-covering <Seikoku> to avoid it from being striking.

This morning, he had been even more careful than usual while wrapping his bandage.

Even so, in the view of the audience, there was a feeling of uneasiness - fearing that his <Seikoku> will be seen by the audience through the clothing and bandages.

"Hey ... you better stay strong."

At this time, Silvia's soft sound could be heard whispering in his ears.

Ash pretend to turn his head around casually and found out that Silvia is staring directly at him.

"...Princess?"

Silvia, who held her fist towards her chest, forcefully nodded.

''- To think the Princess would actually cheer for me ...!''

Even though it was a small action, Ash suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

He turned his gaze back to the students.

"Uh ... I have just become a member of the Student Council. My name is Ash Blake. To be honest, I don't know what to do...... Wha... Whatever it is, I will do my job with all my might, so please take care of me!"

After he truthfully expressed his feelings, Ash gave a deep bow.

While maintaining his posture, one second passed, two seconds later.

The hall is stone silent!

''--Is it me, this infamous guy, no matter how much I express myself, I couldn't make myself be acknowledged by others?...''

Just as he started to feel regret-

A loud clapping sound could be heard by Ash.

"Princess ...?"

That's right. Silvia, standing on the stage side curtain, took the lead by starting to applaud.

Rebecca also started clapping along.

Driven by both applauds, the sound of applause slowly spread from every corner of the venue.

Ash looked around the hall. His best friends, Raymond and Max, were smiling at him while clapping and cheering.

"Everyone!"

In a blink of an eye, the enthusiastic applause grew similar to that of the speech by Silvia.

===Part 2===
The relieved Ash returned to the stage side curtain.

"Hmm ... pretty just so-so."

In just a moment, Silvia resumed immediately the usually chilly attitude. However, Ash decided to take it as a praise.

"It's all thanks to you, Princess... Eco is not present yet?"

Ash's pal, Eco, has yet to show up, which made him worry.

The main character of this office ceremony is by no means for only Ash and Silvia.

Some time ago during the celebration of the birth of young dragon Eco <Pal Party>, Rebecca kissed Ash, Silvia, and Eco's cheek, in the name of the initiation ceremony.

Since she accepted Rebecca's kiss, Eco became a member of the Student Council.

So, right after Silvia and Ash had their speech, it should be Eco who should be getting ready by the stage side curtain... However, she had disappeared without a trace.

"Indeed, she had been too late. Hopefully Cosette won't do some tricks... "

Silvia frowned.

Cosette was dispatched to Ansarivan from the palace to serve as Silvia's maid. While Ash was busy, he asked ask her to help take care of Eco.

"I'll take care of her clothing." After she learned that Eco will be going on stage, Cosette excitedly volunteered.

But that was two hours ago.

"Does picking clothes have to take so much time?"

"Cosette certainly loses herself while dressing up Eco as a doll. I can't help but pity her."

"You say it as if you have been a victim."

"Please don't make me remember it..."

Silvia looked very funny when she dived her head under her arms.

===Part 3===
While Ash and Silvia are chattering, Rebecca was giving a speech in order to buy some time.

"... That day, Silvia with soulful eyes said to me, 'I will certainly do my best. Also…please call me by my name. At least in the Student Council, please do not take me as the Royal Princess of the Knight Country.'"

Rebecca vividly described to the students the actual scenes of the 'Pal Party'.

"... At that time, I felt as if someone had confessed to me. By the way, my fellow students, even though Silvia looks like an old fogy, in fact, she is one or two men to her liking-"

"President! That’s enough!"

Silvia raised her fist in anger, cursing from the side curtain offstage.

Suddenly laughter enveloped from the school hall.

At this moment…

''-Bang!''

The hall main door was slammed open by someone.

Everyone turned their head back to look behind the door.

The excited Rebecca proudly announced:

"Dear students, our third new member, Eco, has finally appeared!"

Eco walked majestically and the students separated into two to clear a path for her.

Followed after her steps, "Knock, knock"<ref>sound of footsteps.</ref> a chilled sound is echoed in the hall.

Cosette followed behind Eco. She was dressed in the usual maid attire and acted as Eco's retinue.

"Wh-what’s that?"

Ash stuck his head out from the stage side curtain, shocked.

Silvia was also stunned.

Rebecca, from the side, looked proudly at Eco as she progressed towards the stage, and introduced:

"As all of you had heard, Eco, Ash's partner, was born last month. I do not know why, but she has the appearance of a human even though
she’s a Dragon, so we can communicate with her. Therefore we decided to let Eco become the mascot of the Student Council and sincerely welcome her to join it!"

On the stage, Eco is looking around the whole school.

People can clearly feel the strong will of her bright, ruby-coloured eyes.

Her silvery-pink hair was light and elegant.

The sides of her head has the symbol of the dragon tribe, which are her horns. But because Eco is still a young dragon, the shape of her
horns do not look pointy, but more like ‘circular stubs’.

She was dressed in a luxurious black dress despite her petite body.

[[Image:Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi v2 p021.jpg|thumb]]
"Is that… Eco?"

Ash unconsciously murmured and muttered.

Eco's appearance is not only beautiful, her whole body emitted an elegant atmosphere. Even if one says that she is a princess, there is no reason someone would not believe it.

In fact, students seem to be subdued by Eco's beauty.

"Just say hello to everyone, Eco! Just do exactly as I taught you to do and there won’t be any problems."

The words Cosette whispered to Eco were overheard by Ash.

"Ar…Are you sure?"

Eco asked innocently.

"Of course. I, Cosette, promise you that this will be a great opportunity to immediately win everyone's hearts."

Cosette smiled.

Ash, confused by her words, felt a bad omen.

"Alright."

Eco, not bothered by Ash’s worries, obediently nodded, ''"huff ..."'' she inhaled deeply.

Everyone without exception became breathless and focuses their attention on Eco's every move.

Eco posed her hands high in the air like to intimidate...

"Gaoo!”<ref>Sound of eco's roaring.</ref>

She let out a roar in front of the students in front of the whole school.

To say she is roaring is not right; the correct context should be more like reading directly from a script.

There was a brief moment of silence, and the hall was soon filled with laughter.

"Wh ... why is everyone laughing?"

The students’ response made her stunned.

===Part 4===
Apollo<ref>God of sun.One of the Olympians. Wiki it if you dont know.</ref> House is the student dormitory for male upperclassmen to live in.

Ash's personal room is located on the third floor.

Eco had settled here for about a month's time.

Although she is a dragon, a beautiful girl admitted to the male dormitory had set off a momentary uproar in the Apollo House. Since she had been living here for a month, many had already been accustomed to it.

Just right after she stepped into the room, Eco angrily stomped around.

"This is too outrageous! They actually dare to make fun of such a noble Dragon... this is a sin that cannot be forgiven! This is why I hate those stupid and ignorant humans!"

"You can't blame them... Your greeting is just too different. A dragon will never roar with 'Gaoo', right?”

When the fact that Ash’s simmering smile is reveal, Eco glared angrily at him.

"It's all Cosette's fault! She lied to me! She told me that a dragon must capture the hearts of everyone and it is the most effective way!"

"Okay... I got it."

"What do ''you'' know?"

"Simply put, Cosette saw you usually act high and mighty so she kindly helped you think out this plan. If it weren't for her advice... I‘m pretty sure that there would about an eighty percent chance of you going up the stage with your proud attitude and shout 'You bunch of stupid and ignorant humans…!' That sort of nonsense."

"Well..."

With Ash's deduction seeming entirely correct, Eco suddenly became speechless.

"So in order to avoid those awkward scenes, Cosette helped you in her own way. And the result is?"

"The result is that I just become the laughing stock for humans!"

"No, you're wrong. Everyone doesn't take you as a joke to laugh at."

"So why are they laughing?"

"No, you're wrong. Everyone thinks that this is very interesting and feels friendliness in you. On the other hand, that dress suits you."

"Huh ...?"

Eco's cheeks quickly turned red as if there was a wild fire burning.

"Are…are you alright?"

"No, it's nothing!"

Eco angrily shook her face to the side, but Ash cannot help but smile. All of a sudden he got carried away, and reaches out to pat Eco's head.

"Are you shy? Haha, it seems that you, too, have a cute side."

Her soft hair felt really comfortable, and Ash became addicted and couldn't stop himself.

"You......"

While facing one's own intoxicated and heavenly atmosphere, Eco's eyes suddenly burst out with a dangerous flare.

By looking closely you'll notice that she is frequently shaking her little fist.

"It appears that... you still don’t know your place."

"Hey, calm down, Eco......"

"I warned you, didn't I? Instead of you keeping me as a pet-"

Eco took a murderous step forward.

"I'm your owner! Now quickly kneel on the ground!"

"Uwa!"

In the instant he collided with Eco, he suddenly felt dizzy.

In the blink of an eye, Ash is facing the floor.

Eco pulled up her skirt and lifted her foot high up in the air.

Despite the small and exquisite size, it contained the power which is undoubtedly no different from a dragon.

Ash’s spine suddenly felt a chill.

"Wait a minute! By the way, are you hungry?"

"Don’t you worry. Before the ceremony<ref>The original meaning is something like promotion ceremony to tell others that you had taken up a job. But to think that I did write promotional ceremony in english XD. Sorry if I forget to mention this before.</ref>, Cosette had given me something to eat."

The strategy with the food temptations was ineffective.

"Since you’re full... then you have to hurry and return the dress! Wearing such a dress while acting wild will crumple the clothes!”

"You don't need to worry so much. Besides, this dress is mine."

"No way! You can't take someone else’s things and claim them as your own!"

"Cosette presented it to me. I heard that this dress was originally Silvia's, but she had outgrown it."

"Why is it Cosette again...? 'Crack<ref>Sound of bone cracking.</ref>'!"

Before Ash could finish his sentence, Eco trampled his back.

"Shut up! I want you crushed!"

"You already crushed it... a while ago."

The force is so strong, it is hard to imagine the one standing on his back is the girl's tiny feet.

An uncomfortable amount of sweat flowed out from his forehead to the neck area.

"What did you just say?"

"Huff!"

Eco started to turn and twist her feet to draw a circle on Ash’s back.

Ash clearly heard the screams of his spine.

"My spine! My spine! Ah! Ah! Ah ......!"

"How is it? Now do you know where your place is?"

While he is gradually losing consciousness, Ash thought he saw an illusion of a sea of flowers.

===Part 5===
Christmas calendar year 1265. Half a month had already passed by in the month of Taurus.

After the Necromancia attack, Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy is finally getting ready for a school reopening.

"Initiation ~A.S.B.1365.5~" is closed.

==References and Translation Notes==
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User:Vonuss

2013-04-27T02:25:02Z

Vonuss:

These translations are incredibly enjoyable. Thank you very much.

User:Vonuss

2013-04-26T03:58:02Z

Vonuss: Created page with "I have no experience editing or proofreading anything online. I am also severely disappointed in some things I have seen. There are many chapters that have items that I cann..."

I have no experience editing or proofreading anything online. I am also severely disappointed in some things I have seen. There are many chapters that have items that I cannot understand, but also many that have stupid grammatical errors such as "a" and "an" problems. Some also have tense issues. Having two issues in one sentence is something I want to correct if it is needed.

Talk:Rakuin no Monshou

2013-04-26T03:43:26Z

Vonuss:

The synopsis is interesting ... looks like a good novel.. it will be on my watch list .. 
Good luck

The story is pulls in quickly! I read the first threes chapters without realizing it. Also the translator did well on the translation. 

I am seriously fond of this series. This is why I quickly joined as an editor

Talk:Rakuin no Monshou

2013-04-26T03:42:54Z

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User:TJYYEO

2013-04-26T03:38:20Z

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My translation are both from Chinese and japanese source if <big>any mistake made</big> please correct it for me.

jamesyonuss@gmail.com

Hi,
I would like to edit slash maybe proofread your works. I am completely unfamiliar with how it is done on this site-or on any site. I have no experience with wikipedia, but I see so many, so many mistakes on this site, that I cannot overlook. I love all the translations people are attempting to complete. I have no clue how to get into the loop of people trying to edit the work of someone else. I honestly do not know how to edit directly from a translation. I really hate how the translators start-off on another volume besides the first. It really, really pisses me off. I really wish I could translate; then I could complain to my editors, but i just want to read what you write.
I have read not even half of what baka tsuki has, but the amount of "a" and "an" mispronunciations riles me to no end. I have never done any wiki type editing. I am from Michigan. I have been in the United States Military for nine years or more, but I still have an imagination that needs some sort of fulfilling.
I am starting-off with a teaser project because I am hoping that people will not notice. It's a teaser, so if it looks good maybe people will take an extra look and read more. I have read other stories multiple times hoping someone will keep translating or do something with a story-even if it's fake. I believe in the writers(or translators.) I would also like to ask a translator to write e-mails to a writer, if I happen to think I should as a fan, but there is no pressure on that front. It would only be a wish.

Even though I have already submitted this embarrassing comment, I do have content I have edited. How do I email the people on this site?

P.S.
For those munchkin monster people monitoring the site; please redirect me to an appropriate learning center, since I have done something wrong. I really hope that I have not been banished. If I have, then please be my teacher in the world of correcting improper English.

User:TJYYEO

2013-04-26T03:35:31Z

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User:TJYYEO

2013-04-26T03:34:12Z

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User:TJYYEO

2013-04-26T03:31:08Z

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