Magi - Labyrinth of Magic 251

Night 251: hakuryuu’s imperial edict \\
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side: a new development! How will kouen and his two brothers react after hakuryuu’s rebellion!!?\\
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b1: 8 days after the “world congress”, balbadd\\
f2: right now you cannot have an audience with his excellency the general commander. Only prince komei and price kouha can…\\
f3
b1: what should we do now?\\
b2: what will his excellency decide?\\
f4
b1: I put together all the information coming from different sources.\\ the fact that hakuryuu lead a revolution, and killed gyokuen…\\
b2: is the truth.\\
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f4
b1: … hakuryuu lead a few army corps from the southern plateau, really far from the capital “rakushou”, and invaded it in a single move.\\
f5
b1: such a thing was possible because the “transfer magic” of the “priest” judar. The transfer magic was a technique so difficult to acquire that it was originally considered to be a pipe dream, therefore\\ until now there were only three people capable of using it.\\ yamraiha from sindria, Scheherazade from reim and me.\\
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b1: judar…\\
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f1
b1: sorry… I meant…\\
b2: the “priest” also used an incredibly powerful magic during the “congress” other than the “transfer magic”, is that right?\\
f2
b1: exactly. But we are unable to determine what is the source of that power.\\
f3
b1: Phenex’s magic was also removed.\\
b2: my brother and king, we have failed.\\
f4
b1: general kouen.\\
b2: prince hakuryuu has proclaimed an imperial edict.\\
f5
b1: an imperial edict?\\
b2: what does it say?\\
f6
b1: well…\\
b2: just as we have feared…\\
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f1
b1: I will strike at kouen, the traitor\\
f2
b1: ren kouen’s position is due to the traitor ren koutoku, therefore such position is more illegitimate than the one of ren gyokuen\\ ren kouen is illegally gathering a private army in balbadd, therefore he should be stopped immediately\\ all the people who will oppose this edict will be executed just like him.\\
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f1
b1: … hakuryuu really wants to break our country into two.\\
f2
b1: he has declared that he is the next legitimate emperor.\\ and a lot of people will acknowledge him as such.\\
b2: one eighth of the total forces of the kou empire have already declared their alliance to my brother and king.\\
f3
b1: general kouen…\\
f4
b1: please step up for the position of emperor as well!!\\
f5
b1: I think that you should be the emperor not hakuryuu! And it is clear that the others think exactly the same thing!\\
f6
b1: however, if you only consider the lineage, isn’t prince hakuryuu more suitable to be the emperor?\\
f7
b1: that’s not something so say here, enshou!!!\\
f8
b1: no, there is no doubt on the legitimacy of prince hakuryuu’s lineage.\\
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f1
b1: eh?\\
b2: what does that mean, general kouen…\\
f2
b1: exactly what he said.\\
f3
b1: the legitimacy of the lineage\\ and the fact one wants to become emperor or not\\ don’t matter here.\\ there exist king vessels who do not want to become emperor.\\
f5
b1: I…\\
b2: drove hakuryuu into a corner.\\
f6
b1: I looked down on him quite a lot because of gyokuen. Therefore I given up in supporting hakuryuu to become king…\\
b2: said that, I considered that the only way to totally control him was to kill him…\\
f7
b1: and I did not do such a thing,\\
b2: that was my mistake.\\
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f1
b1: but I have no intention to obey\\
b2: hakuryuu.\\
f5
b1: well then,\\
f6
b1: sorry.\\
f7
b1: we will follow you.\\
b2: no matter what.\\
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f2
b1: … what about alibaba?\\
f3
b1: eh?\\
b2: a-alibaba?\\
f4
b1: I know that hakuei and kougyoku have arrived in balbadd. But only alibaba is not here by my side.\\
b2: w-well about that…\\
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f1
b1: both alibaba and Aladdin did not come to balbadd.\\
b2: even alibaba’s household, that was expected to come here quite late, has already arrived.\\
f2
b1: oh my.\\
b2: he really has nerves!\\
b3: w-what the hell is he doing!?\\
f3
b1: where did the two of them go!?\\
f4
b1: … alibaba and Aladdin should arrive there soon, right?\\
b2: I hope they will be able to succeed.\\
f5
b1: yes.\\
b2: I’m sure that they will accomplish their mission.\\
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f2
b1: let’s go to rakushou, the capital of the kou empire!!\\
b2: we have to meet with hakuryuu.\\
f3
b1: if this world, balbadd and everything, will become like Aladdin showed us, then…\\
b2: I will fight with you even if it is a war among siblings!!\\
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f1
b1: Aladdin, I…\\ cannot just look from afar if balabadd will end up involved into a war.\\
b2: I will fight anyone who will come to invade balbadd.\\ … even if it will be hakuryuu…\\
f2
b1: I know.\\
f3
b1: but I still don’t know if hakuryuu has the intention to do such a thing!\\ he has just accomplished his vengeance, therefore he should still be in the capital!\\
b2: there must be something we are able to do.\\
f4
b1: is there really something we can accomplish\\ before a civil war breaks in the kou empire?\\
f5
b1: sure.\\
b2: we will tell him about “alma torran”!\\
TLN: he is so naïve that it almost feels stupid.\\
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f1
b1: people shouldn’t use their metal vessels to fight against their comrades, right?\\
b2: hakuryuu’s enemy is our common enemy,\\ and he probably does not know that…\\
f2
b1: if we don't defeat it, everyone in the world will die!\\
b2: if he hears such a thing, he should immediately abandon the thought of fighting a war against kouen for the sake of the kou empire!\\
f3
b1: and we are the only ones who can tell him such a thing, because we are a third and external party.\\
b2: we are not involved in the succession war of the kou empire after all.\\
TLN: I beg to differ, you will be adopted by the kou family by marring one of its princess and have the right to become an emperor if the other princes die.\\
F4
B1: you are right!\\
F5
B1: even if our way of thinking about things differ…\\
B2: we are friends who fought together in the past after all.\\
F6
B1: to face like that someone so important to you\\
B2: can be difficult.\\
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f1
b1: but we have to do it!!\\
f2: even if we know that one day we will regret this,\\ we cannot give up.\\ I’m sure that this is not for nothing!\\
f3
b1: that’s what I thought after seeing what happened in alma toran!\\
f4
b1: alibaba…\\
f5
b1: I’m sure that I didn’t meet you\\
b2: by pure chance.\\
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f1
b1: eh? What’s wrong?\\
b2: no, nothing!\\
f2
b1: alibaba, thanks for thinking about alma toran.\\
f3
b1: however thinking about it, uncle kouen should be really pissed off right now~~~\\
b2: well~~~ let’s not worry about that.\\
f4
b1: the kou empire in this instant has lost its emperor and it is in chaos. And even the fact that he is the governor of balabadd or not is now uncertain. Therefore he cannot order me around!\\
b2: I can only use this chance to move freely!\\
b3: I see…! Alibaba you are really good when…\\
f5
b1: it comes to finding these kinds of sophisticated excuses!\\
b2: are you making fun of me!?\\
b3: eheh, it’s not like that. Ah look we have arrived!\\
f6
b1: it’s rakushou!\\
f7
b1: wow! It really looks like an incredible city! I wonder how many times it is bigger than balbadd!\\
b2: wait!!\\
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b1: … something is strange… in this city…?\\
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f1
b1: … there is a barrier…!?\\
f2
b1: tch, you already found out. You have good intuition, midget.\\
f3
b1: judar!!\\
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f1
b1: this guy again…! Judar of the kou empire…!\\
f2
b1: did you said a barrier, Aladdin?\\
b2: yes…\\
f3
b1: it is an “isolation barrier”. If we enter in there, we will be unable to use magic nor the metal vessels.\\
b2: … we will end up surrounded by several soldiers and it will be the end for us.\\
f4
b1: !!\\ t-this bastard…!!\\
f5
b1: yeah!\\ You are right, it was a close one. Oh well, I will release the barrier for you then.\\
b2: come. You want to meet him, right?\\
f6
b1: … it seems that we are not really welcomed here.\\
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f1
b1: let’s go.\\
f2
b1: wait a moment.\\
f4
b1: to create an “isolation barrier” you have to prepare around 60 power source points beforehand. We will be safe as long as we destroy several of them.\\
f5
b1: you are too cunning! That’s not cute at all, midget!\\
b2: hurry up and guide us!\\
f7
b1: hey\\
b2: long time no see, hakuryuu!!\\
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b1: indeed quite a long time! Alibaba.\\
inserted: the “new emperor” was waiting for them… what will hakuryuu do after meeting once again his comrades in arms!?\\
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f1
b1: in this manga we will give an advice to all the people who want to become mangaka from your senpai…!\\
f2
b1: welcome!\\
b2: even if I’m more than 30 years old I’m still a new face here! I am issiki miho!\\
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b1: this time we will talk with the author of “magi”, ookata shinobu,\\
near her: welcome
b2: about the “main points in creating characters”!!\\
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b1: I know that “when you have to show a character it is important what is around him”, but… \\ how do you make a character you have created move in those surroundings? \\
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b1: could it be that if you don’t desire to act in such a way, then it is impossible for you to make the characters do it!?\\
near sin: hello\\ guys\\
b2: no, no, no! it’s not like that!!\\
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b1: the characters are other people beside me\\ so I generally think that “how a person with that character will act in this way in this situation?” and things like that…\\
b2: you should observe how the people around you act in order to make your characters act.\\
b3: something like that.\\
f7
b1: isshou-san you should continue like that\\
b2: no I’m just a reporter in this situation\\
f8
b1: sinbad’s introduction shows his real self.\\
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b1: in the sense that… people who are full of self confidence can act normally even if they are naked.\\
near her: it is not like I wanted to see him naked\\
b2: to observe the character as they are someone else…\\ it is like you see them in a objective way!\\
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f1
b1: on the contrary, sometimes I had to change the story\\ because some characters were dear to me.\\
b2: eeeh!?\\
f2
b1: when they fought each other I had to make win the one who was supposed to lose and things like that…\\
b2: isn’t that a bad thing!?\\
f3
b1: if such a thing is not applied to the story then the plot will not be coherent!\\
b2: but on the other side the character will vanish.\\
f4
b1: the reader will think that “this person will never do such a thing!” and stop reading.\\
b2: … that’s what I end up thinking about.\\
b3: well yeah… you don’t feel like reading anymore…\\
near her: you lose your dreams\\
f5
b1: so make such corrections is really difficult\\
b2: why do you always act like that!\\
b3: in this way the story will not advance like I intended!\\
b4: and this is why making the plot is the things that takes me the most quantity of time.\\
f6
b1: the plot is the thread that put together the story, right?\\
b2: yeah.\\
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b1: in that case next time we will talk about the plot…\\
b2: about how to create the “story’s essential points”!!\\