It has been a while since I have been here.
The outside still has light remaining.
In the past, I would come here when the night deepened more than this.
“It has been quite a while, Raidou-sensei. Today you came on your own, at an unusually earlier time.”
“Yes, I finally got the time to. I thought that I should come by here at least once since I am here.” (Makoto)
“Thanks. I am happy to have become one of the stores that Raidou-sensei remembers in this Rotsgard.”
“Haha, please bring me one drink and fish for a side dish. I will be taking my leave at the second glass, so no need to be too thorough.” (Makoto)
“Oh?”
“I have been trying to finish up work as fast as possible lately. My number one objective today was to check up on you, Master.” (Makoto)
“…It is an honor.”
In reality, dinners and the time after that, I would pass them all in Asora recently.
After coming to the Academy Town, I remembered the bar Shiki and I would come to every so often, Rabidoll.
I have already gone to the Gotetsu restaurant a number of times at noon to greet them.
Just as the Master said, it is still pretty early to come to a bar.
Rabidoll has quite the dense menu, so it can be used as a place to have a meal in, but right now there’s no other customers aside from me.
Or more like, I am the only one here aside from the Master.
The small glass prepared for me…ooh, looks like he plans on having me drink a pretty thick one today.
He had already prepared a dish and nuts, and the glass that had already been poured with transparent liquor had been placed in front of me.
I had a chat with the Master, and was told about the things that have happened recently in Rotsgard as well as Jin and the others who have become regulars recently.
I don’t think this is the type of establishment that would be the talk of people though.
The Master seems to be happy, so that’s good I guess.
They have also become regulars in Gotetsu.
Luria has gotten completely into her job lately.
The Boss seems to think she is dead already which pained my heart a little.
She has been missing since then, and it was almost at the time of that incident after all.
“This is the first time I have this.” (Makoto)
It has a soft taste, but it feels hot once it passes down my throat.
The aftertaste isn’t bad either.
I’ve had mostly sweet liquor lately, so this feels fresh.
It is tasty.
“Yes. It seems like you have some other business this night, so I have prepared a lot of things to lighten your mood.”
…
Because I am leaving soon, huh.
This is his way of saying ‘you will be having fun tonight, right?’, isn’t it?!
“Thanks for the consideration.” (Makoto)
“Someone like you, Raidou-sensei, must be free to choose whoever, right? I am jealous.”
Coming from the mouth of a person that, when he and I are lined up, the women would gather more at his side…
The Master of a bar or a restaurant have their own charm.
I wonder why.
“No way. I don’t have the ability for that.” (Makoto)
But maybe that wasn’t the right answer.
What kind of response one should make while having a drink?
In my case, I feel like those kinds of topics don’t relate much to me.
Even so, giving out the mood of someone reaching for higher than what they can get might be more fitting for a drunkard…?
“…..”
“What’s the matter, Master?” (Makoto)
“Raidou-sensei, I may be a bit rude here, but I will be asking something out of line.”
“? Go ahead.” (Makoto)
The Master suddenly made a serious expression.
“I have been told that you have been confessed to in a special way by a lot of girls in the Academy for a period of time.”
“…Ah, yes.” (Makoto)
Must be that.
The one event that has left a scar on me and deals damage to my mind every now and then.
I am sure that this is the one event that has caused me the most constant damage in this world.
“But…”
“?”
“It seems like you have confessed to someone in that popular phase of yours.”
“Eh?” (Makoto)
Me, confessing?
That’s far pass like or dislike.
It was no popular phase at all either.
I had no such brave soul to confess to someone in that traumatic past of mine!
“Do you know about a girl called Seiren Garmena?”
“Seiren…? No, it is a name I have no recollection of. I was being pushed quite a lot, with girls saying ‘I don’t mind being your 2nd or 3rd’ and stuff like that, so my memory might be a bit fuzzy…” (Makoto)
“You had it rough, huh. Sorry for bringing out this topic.”
The Master was truly apologetic.
“No, I don’t mind. And so, what’s the matter about that Seiren-san person?” (Makoto)
“You really don’t remember? That’s surprising. Even though it is the girl that you apparently told her that you would grant anything she wishes for for one night with her.”
……
Who was the idiot who spread that shitty lie?
Lies, rumors.
Hasn’t it been all about that lately?!
Who would make such a pathetic advance?!
Grant anything she wishes for one night?!
There’s a limit to messing around…!
…?
One night?
Wish?
……
…
Ah.
“…Looks like you remembered. That’s a relief. Yeah, it is truly a relief.”
“If I remember correctly, that girl is a researcher in the Academy…and her name is Seiren-san?” (Makoto)
There is one.
No, it is not like I did something like using a roll of money to slap the girl in the face and have her listen to me with that money.
That’s definitely not it.
But…one night.
I remembered those words.
Every single one of them was pressing me so much to become a mistress or something similar for my money and power, so one time, I tried doing the exact opposite and went the piece of shit route.
I told one of them that if they do anything I wish for one night, I would grant any wish she wanted.
If I remember correctly…she darted off in an instant.
The sight of her lab coat waving side to side surfaced fuzzily in my mind.
Aah, so that girl was Seiren-san.
It happened, it did happen, it so happened.
“Here. A fizz arc.”
“Oh, I love this one.” (Makoto)
“Actually…Seiren-san is a customer that comes here often. She is one of the few customers that orders this drink.”
“…I see. Maybe we have missed each other pretty often then?” (Makoto)
“It is a miracle that you two have not met here once.”
That’s…just like me.
And at the same time, not like me.
“…I see.” (Makoto)
I don’t know how to respond to that, so I just nod.
In the first place, I haven’t heard about this girl Seiren till now.
I don’t even know if she survived the variant incident.
“Actually, she has been in a rough spot since then. If you have no issues with her, Raidou-sensei, can you help her out? Is what she asked me to tell you.”
“I don’t really mind it. No, acting like that after she confessed is questionable in itself though.” (Makoto)
Rough spot?
Why?
I really have no issues with her.
But if that Seiren person is suffering because of that confession, I do feel I am somewhat responsible.
I also feel like the Master led the conversation in a way that it would feel that way.
He does give out that sad atmosphere of pitying Seiren after all.
“You were exactly the type of person I thought you were, Raidou-sensei. Please help her feel better even if for a little bit more.”
“Is it such a big deal that you would have to lower your head, Master? Also, about Seiren…-san, what happened to her?” (Makoto)
“She is being treated as an idiot for rejecting your confession, and she is facing quite the stressing experience outside the Academy. To the point that the alcohol here tastes more bitter…”
An idiot that is using…
My…
Confession…
I don’t understand the meaning of those lines of words.
“You have might, assets, connections; you are a high catch that has everything aside from looks.”
“…Oooh.” (Makoto)
Even though I only had two glasses, I feel like puking.
“Not only did you take the initiative when assisting the Academy in suppressing the variants, you also used your own funds to help out greatly in the reconstruction of Rotsgard. If you weren’t in front of me right now, I would doubt if you actually exist. Thinking a person like that couldn’t even be real.”
Yeah, that was out of my own convenience.
So that’s what it meant when I was told to keep the good acts to a minimum?!
That’s why Seiren-san is being made fun by the others as a top class failure of a gold digger, huh.
Then, the more light is shone on the Kuzunoha Company and I, the heavier it must have been for her.
…That’s sad.
I kinda feel bad about it.
“Seiren-san was sulking a whole lot. She is wise, and she is a girl that researched mainly magic. She did her best in it.”
…Master, please don’t stimulate my guilt any further.
Seriously?
There’s a lot of companies that don’t look favorably at the Kuzunoha Company that have been cornered quite a lot or have been crushed altogether.
My impression in Rotsgard is scarily good.
Way too good.
If you are suspected of being an enemy of the Kuzunoha Company, you end up having a terrible experience.
In those days, I worried quite a lot as a merchant too…no, my field of vision was so narrow that I couldn’t see at all the things that I should have looked at.
I didn’t have any leeway in my heart.
“To think that I made her have such a bitter experience… I didn’t notice at all. Looks like it has turned into a pitiful situation.” (Makoto)
“It is a person that you don’t get involved with directly, so it is not your fault, Sensei. I am sure she also understands this.”
Really?
I feel like that girl should be having a real big grudge on me.
I didn’t even know her name after all.
“Got it. I will think of a way to regain her honor.” (Makoto)
“Please do. She is an important regular customer.”
He bowed splendidly at me as he asked.
Maybe I should ask the cooperation of the staff of the school, Jin and the others, and the Academy Principal.
The Academy Principal owes me big from that incident, so I gotta ask him to pay me back properly or he will get the wrong idea that we are the type of people that do favors because we like and can be used as he wishes.
Even if he already thinks like that, this is a chance to clearly define our relationship.
It seems like she is from the research department, and since it is affecting her work there, the power of the Academy Principal should be effective.
I should also investigate how exactly she is being treated…
What should I do about the matters outside school?
Zara-san, maybe?
I don’t think Ester-san from the brothel and the demi-human leader Bor can be of much help here.
Also, maybe the customers that regularly come to our store?
“I may be lacking, but I will try. Thanks for the meal.” (Makoto)
“No need to be modest. I look forward to your next visit.”
Right.
I forgot one other important name.
Even though it was a complete misunderstanding, there’s no doubt I messed up.
I should confess to Tomoe and Mio tonight and explain to them.
I see…
I don’t want to count that. I really don’t, but…that’s probably my first confession in my whole life…?
I have a lot of scarring experiences in this world, but this ranks pretty high within those.
Once I wrap this up politely, I should seal this memory and put it into the deepest corner of my mind.
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Thanks for the chapter! I am curious about what will be the result of this
OK it took me a bit to remember this but basically Makoto became well known for being the rich owner of an up-an-coming company who could also train people to be really strong so a bunch of gold diggers started approaching him and saying they didn't mind being his 2nd or 3rd wife/mistress if he gave them everything they wanted. Makoto got tired of their shit so as soon as a girl approached him he tried to act like scum to drive her off and told her that if she became his first wife even if only for a day he would give her anything she desired and she immediately said no thanks and fled. She never even got a chance to say anything to him beforehand. Now apparently there are a bunch of people giving the girl a hard time and mocking her for being the girl that the incredibly ugly Makoto confessed to.
Anyways with how the bar master is asking Makoto to help out the girl, I'm guessing she's a nice girl and Makoto totally misunderstood her in some way. Like since they mentioned she's a researcher maybe she was going to propose some research topic that Makoto could help her with but Makoto said what he said before she had a chance to speak and it freaked her out so she ran off without explaining herself and some other people who hate her saw it and have been using the event to bully her. Don't know what Makoto could do to help though. Maybe hire her as a researcher for Kuzunoha.
To clarify: That's a bit different to the rumors in this chapter. You could be right. It's possible she just wanted funding for research and just caught the blow-back from Makoto's exasperation. It's possible or even probable the rumors are from someone else.
In chapter 84, can it be confirmed that it is that seiren person wuo had said it
(So that was Raidou huh. He is certainly an outrageous user. Maybe he can use it?)
Is this her??
He said that was Eva's voice, so probably not?
Is she talking about "materia prima" whichi s makoto's ultimate magic??
Chapter 92:
"There was once when a girl who had an appearance that was truly to my taste came wearing a white robe and, I couldn’t tell if she was demanding research expenses or proposing marriage, but when she did, I said jokingly:
[If you become my number 1, I will marry and give you as much money as you want]
And when I said that, not only did she show me an expression of incredible disgust, she also said:
“No thanks!”
As if her life was at stake, and ran away as fast as she could."
That's a bit different.
Well it does say he couldn't tell if she was asking him for research expenses or a marriage proposal so maybe it'll turn out that she's one of those stereotypical scientist-types that are horrible at communicating so Makoto just assumed she was just another golddigger.
Oh yeah there is that, and also maybe the one in the past where makoto caught soneone's thought passed through him after meeting Eva for the first time in rotsgard, maybe she's the one who have such thoughts on makoto, maybe?
What a weird point to jump to right now. Completely out of left-field! I do know that Seiren-san is suppose to show up in one of the later chapters (thank you commentators on alphapolis site) but had no idea she was one of the gold diggers. This caught me completely off guard... Can't say it's a good progression. Really, why help her? She spread the flames herself a then got caught in the raging forest fire. With how apathetic Makoto is, I didn't think he would help her. Is it a sign of his discrimination lessening? But what benefit will having her as a connection provide? She's a magic researcher, but Makoto's got the Arkes and Shiki for that role. Is she vitally important for the arc? Seriously, is the author trying to compete with Nintendo in regards to left-field surprises?!
I have no clue where the author is heading with this. On the plus side, we now have more examples of Makoto's growth as a merchant and person! Again, thank you Reigokai!l for the chapter!
in this case I think Makoto wants to help because Makoto hasn't confirmed the reason Seren came to him at that time, if it turns out that Seren came not to propose marriage to Makoto, he would definitely feel guilty but if it turns out Seren would want to propose to him, he would definitely think more indifferently at the master's request
sorry my english is quite chaotic
He didn't really care much about her in the beginning, he doesn't know her at all, but he knows the bartender and apparently it seems Makoto care about him to some extends
I think most of the comments missed this important point...
> Really?
> I feel like that girl should be having a real big grudge on me.
> I didn’t even know her name after all.
> “Got it. I will think of a way to regain her honor.” (Makoto)
> “Please do. She is an important regular customer.”
> **He bowed splendidly at me as he asked.**
(yeah, it doesn't help that we read only from Makoto perspective, which sometimes made readers easily skip some fine details ... if this is a manga the scene should be more clearer to understand)
all in all, he does not care about her to start to act sundenly, but if master gotta bowed to him like that... for Makoto - it means at least he should do something about it (also, a little bit of Japanese culture in play here I guessed)
You bring up a good point. It's true that it is a request from a bartender he is on good terms with, enough to call him "master". It's just the way he says it in his mind... really, he is a confusing individual to understand sometimes. Not sure if it was the best idea to constantly use first person for narration. In any case, this clears my mood a little. Thank you!
Thanks for the chapters.
ah yes, golddigger karma strike back ~
but she dare to ask other people help for the thing that happen because of her own act....
dont help her makoto, let her rot :v
Thanks for the chapter desu~
Eh? Seiren?
Dunno what that is, but if it’s annoying, isn’t it better to leave it out in the sun to rot?
True
Oh Gosh! Don’t eat her Mio. Even for your Waka’s sake.
Why would I eat her?
That would leave a bad taste in my mouth
It's mostly forgotten by now but the entire human race in this world was created according to the goddes standards, so he is literally the ugliest person in this world (some people even believed he was actually half monkey), but when his company became a known succes a bunch of golddigers approached him offering to be the second, third, etc wife (note that NONE ever offered to be the first wife), one day he got tired of this and said to one of them that he would give everything she wants if she became the first wife, she refused and ran away, I remember because I found it hilarious they approaching him so shamelessly and yet ran away that easily
This. As far as I can tell this is either a separate incident, or her personal retcon to "anything you want for one night". What I'm not clear on is; If it's a separate incident, did this girl approach him first with a second/third-wife offer? If she came up to him and he hit her with this jab then I don't see the problem. That's just her getting called out as a gold digger and self destructing. Tomoe will sort it out though. Memory skills and all that.
What did the author actually use for 'simp' because I can't see that aging well.
>What did the author actually use for ‘simp’ because I can’t see that aging well.
It's a memeword the translator thought it's a good idea to put in a chapter for comedic purposes.
Why do english translators think it's a good idea to insert joke words and memes in what is supposed to be a close-as-possible accurate translation?
@Jose Could be. The setup here is that he just shot down Daena's wife on that assumption, so he'll feel like crap regardless. What interests me is the clear escalation from "first wife" to "one night". The relevant factor is going to be who's running the rumor mill and why, but also the "an idiot that is using the excuse of being confessed by you" line is still confusing me. What is she using it as an excuse for?
Most likely since the conversation is not show on full just he recounting it most likely was her saying to give her fund's to her research on an high and mighty manner then makoto coming from an wave of golddiggers just did an be my 1st to her and she ran in disgust not because ugly but because that is like sexual harassment. An typical unlucky moment of Makoto
https://reigokaitranslations.com/2016/03/19/chapter-92-makotos-worries-and-unexpected-rumors/
There was once when a girl who had an appearance that was truly to my taste came wearing a white robe and, I couldn’t tell if she was demanding research expenses or proposing marriage, but when she did, I said jokingly:
[If you become my number 1, I will marry and give you as much money as you want]
And when I said that, not only did she show me an expression of incredible disgust, she also said:
“No thanks!”
Maybe she even was asking about reasearch founds and nothing else.
"I couldn’t tell if she was demanding research expenses or proposing marriage"
Somehow i got the feling there was a misunderstanding maybe she even liked him by how he really was but then she got that answer from him. It wouldnt be wierd if she got disapointed and that was why she answered “No thanks!”
In this world it's strange that she refused infinite gold and connections for research.
Not if he asked for her body in exchange i mean not every single hyuman are garbage even in that world.
True, like in our world, "just" most of them :P
So she wanted research money BUT Makoto was so annoyed by the golddiggers that he just did an confesión that is so makoto
can someone cornfirm whether there is also a difference in the raw?
I thought thats how i remembered it... this story is becoming trash.
It isn't that great a development and the timing could have been handled better. I've come to accept that while this is my favourite novel, the author is an amateur. With promise but an amateur regardless.
What makes you say that? Stop reading then. You're the trash here.
Praise be REIGOKAI for a double surprise
Damn what a throwback, if I remember right the girl run away soo fast that Makoto got depressed and talked about this problem with Sif and Yuno
I don't really remember, but didn't she have a look of complete disgust when he "confessed" to her?
Cause if that's the case, I really don't see why he should help her...
‾\_(ツ)_/‾ Well, it's probably just being really petty at that point though...
I think that was the one the he said he would take as a first wife ie one he would have to do a bunch to make an heir she wanted to be like 3rd or 4th so she could get his money and power but not really have to do anything since while not normally ugly by his world in this one he looks demihumanish ie normal in a sea of barbies and kens lol
no, no.
while I dont remember the chapter at the start of his teaching time he mentioned that lot of girl confessed and asked to be 3rd or 4th wife.
and he refused em all.
then he discovered they were gold digger and the next one he proposed "became my 1st wife and you'll have all the money you want" and she gunned.
from then he didny get any other confession.
She confessed to him
Its like he said though, its something a simp would say, yet it didnt happen in the story like that.
I thought he grew out of his pathetic nature after dealing with all the trouble and drama setting up his 2nd shop but the author wants a double take.