Listen to Vivian’s explanation of the state of affairs again.
ヴィヴィアンからの情勢解説をもう一度聴くことができます。
Kokuyōka: In English, this section is called “Past Lessons”.
Table of Contents
Sanbreque’s Invasions
The History of the Iron Kingdom
Hugo’s History
Hugo’s Escape
The History of the Kingdom of Waloed
Primordial Wedge’s Effects
Barnabas’ History and the Kingdom of Waloed’s Geography
Sanbreque’s Invasions
Having returned to the Hideaway from Kostinice Refugee Town, Clive asks Vivian about the recent state of affairs in various countries.
After Clive returns from this ill-starred adventures in Kostinice, he visits Vivian for a review of the state of the realm following the fall of Drake’s Head and the empire’s invasion of the Crystalline Dominion.
コストニツェ難民街から隠れ家へ帰還したクライヴは ここしばらくの各国の情勢をヴィヴィアンに尋ねた
| Translated Japanese (Kokuyōka) | Original English | Japanese | Translation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Located in the north-east of the Wind Continent is the Empire of Sanbreque. For some time, the country has been being damaged by the Black Region. | Long though Sanbreque’s dominion over northeastern Storm has endured, recent days have seen the Blight wrest ever more land from her grasp. | 風の大陸北東に位置するザンブレク皇国は かねてより その国土を黒の一帯に蝕まれていた | |
| For that reason, it has long been fighting with the Kingdom Waloed, which is across the sea, in search of new territory. | For which reason she has continued to wage war on her rival across the strait, hoping to claim less blackened pastures. | そのため 新たな領土を求めて 海を挟んだウォールード王国と長く争いを続けている | |
| However, their opponent is a powerful nation that possesses the summoned beast Odin. | But Odin would sooner pawn his sword than Waloed relinquish Ash. | ところが 相手は召喚獣オーディンを擁する強国 | |
| It wasn’t that easy to seize territory and the situation hasn’t progressed. | And the empire pays dearly for every blade of grass bent beneath Sanbrequois boots. | そう易々と領土を奪えるわけもなく 事態は進展していなかった | |
| So the Divine Emperor Sylvestre of Sanbreque set his sights on the Crystalline Dominion, which has abundant resources. | Little wonder, then, that Sylvestre set his sights on the Crystalline Dominion— an altogether easier target, possessed of no less aether. | そこでザンブレクの神皇シルヴェストルが目をつけたのは 豊富な資源を抱えるクリスタル自治領だ | |
| Five years ago—— | It was five years ago… | 5年前のこと—— | |
| You all worked behind the scenes to destroy Drake’s Head, while [Sanbreque] invaded and gained control of that place in one fell swoop. | …while you were busying yourself with the destruction of Drake’s Head, that the empire made its move, subjugating its theretofore neutral neighbor. | 君たちがマザークリスタル･ドレイクヘッドの破壊に 動いていた裏で 一挙にかの地へ侵攻 制圧した | |
| But the Crystalline Dominion is literally the “center of the world”, | A nation which could legitimately claim to to be the center of the world. | だが クリスタル自治領は 文字通り“世界の中心” | |
| and also its greatest strategic geographical point. | Certainly, there is n better place to stage an army. | 最大の地理的要衝でもある | |
| If one could hold that place, the unification of Valisthea would be within reach. | From there, the Holy Empire’s reach spans the Twins. | ここを押さえれば ヴァリスゼア統一にも手が届くだろう | |
| That is exactly why every country had confirmed the Non-Aggression Treaty as a way to keep [each other] mutually in check—— | The non-aggression treaty was the only thing keeping them in check, but if they truly broke the pact without provocation… | だからこそ 各国は相互牽制として 不可侵条約を結んでいたのだが—— | |
| If it is unilaterally broken, a dispute is unavoidable. | …it is only a matter of time before others reply in kind. | 一方的に破られたとなれば 紛糾は避けられん | |
| The Empire of Sanbreque—— | The Holy Empire— | ザンブレク皇国—— | |
| The Republic of Dhalmekia—— | The Dhalmekian Republic— | ダルメキア共和国—— | |
| The Kingdom of Waloed—— | The Kingdom of Waloed— | ウォールード王国—— | |
| and the Iron Kingdom. | And, of course, our friends in Haearann. | そして 鉄王国 | |
| Each are [fighting] for survival. Turbulent times are accelerating. | Who will be left standing, I wonder, when the last drop of blood is spilled. | それぞれが生き残りをかけ 乱世は加速しているよ | |
The History of the Iron Kingdom
With the support of his uncle, Byron, Clive acquired a ship, and tries to deepen his knowledge of the Iron Kingdom before leaving for Drake’s Breath.
With a little help from his Uncle Byron, Clive secures passage to the isle of Drustanus. But before setting sail to destroy Drake’s Breath, he visits Vivian to learn more of the history and ideology of the Iron Kingdom.
叔父バイロンの支援によって船を得たクライヴは ドレイクブレスへ発つ前に鉄王国に関する知識を深めようとした
| Translated Japanese (Kokuyōka) | Original English | Japanese | Translation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Iron Kingdom——a religious state whose territory is the islands west of Valisthea. | As you know, the Iron Kingdom rules over the islands to the west of Storm— or rather, its church does. | 鉄王国——それは ヴァリスゼアの西部島嶼を 領土としている宗教国家だ | |
| But, even among religious states, it differs from how Sanbreque utilizes religion in government. | But this is not the pragmatic approach to state religion employed by the Holy Empire to manipulate the masses. | だが 同じ宗教国家でも ザンブレクが宗教を政に利用するのとは異なる | |
| The Iron Kingdom itself is the state’s infrastructure. | No, the Iron Kingdom is the literal embodiment of the Crystalline Orthodoxy. | 鉄王国は それ自体が 国家の基盤となっているのだからな | |
| 《The Crystalline Orthodoxy》——It is that country’s foundation. | And so, if one is to understand it, one must start there. | 《クリスタル正教》——それが かの国の根幹 | |
| The Crystalline Orthodxy worships the Mothercrystals as sacred objects. | As the name implies, the orthodoxy holds the Mothercrystals sacred. | クリスタル正教は マザークリスタルを聖なるものと崇めでいる | |
| Therefore, not only [was it forbidden] to quarry portions of [the Mothercrystals] for crystals, but using magic, which would abase [crystals] into ordinary tools, was also considered taboo. | And they do not take kindly to heathens plundering the objects of their worship for the means to fill washtubs and light lamps with frivolous feats of magick. | 故に その一部をクリスタルとして切り出すばかりか ただの道具に貶めるような魔法の使用を禁忌とした | |
| According to believers, aether is a defilement and a poison. | Indeed, the faithful consider aether a sinful thing. A poison, no less. | 信徒どもに言わせれば エーテルは穢れであり 毒というわけさ | |
| One of its characteristics is that it treats Dominants, who consume that poison and use magic, as weapons. | And to them, a Dominant is an instrument of evil— albeit one they have proven only too happy to turn against their enemies. | その毒を食らい 魔法を行使するドミナントを 兵器として扱うているのも特徴のひとつだろう | |
| About eighty years ago, | Some eighty years ago, in northern Storm— | 今から約80年前のこと | |
| the Northern Countries and the Duchy of Rosaria clashed when the Drake’s Eye Mothercrystal in the northern part of the Wind Continent disappeared. | Drake’s Eye collapsed. Soon after, in pursuit of aether, and with the Blight at their backs, the Northern Territories descended upon the Grand Duchy of Rosaria. | 風の大陸北方のマザークリスタル･ドレイクアイの消滅を機に 北部諸国どロザリア公国が衝突した | |
| In the shadow of this large-scale war, the Iron Kingdom invaded the Duchy’s territory | And when the Shields of the Flame marched north to meet them, the Iron Kingdom spied an opportunity. | この大規模な戦の陰で 鉄王国は公国領を侵犯するに至る | |
| in the form of [gaining] effective control of Rosaria’s most sacred land—— Drustanus Island, which holds Drake’s Breath, didn’t they? | A few short days later, the Crusaders landed on the island of Mt. Drustanus— home of Drake’s Breath—and plucked it from the duchy’s grasp. | ドレイクブレスを抱くドルスタヌス島—— ロザリア最大の聖地を実効支配する形でね | |
| The Duchy’s resistance was futile… Clive, by the time you were aware of what was going on, it must have already become a place inaccessible except by [military] campaigns. | Rosaria tried to reclaim it, of course, but to no avail. I doubt more than a handful of duchy men have set foot on its shores in your lifetime. | 公国側の抵抗も虚しく⋯クライヴ 君が物心つく頃たば もはや遠征以外で立ち入れぬ地になっていたはずだ | |
| And after Rosaria was destroyed, Drake’s Breath became the Iron Kingdom’s completely. | Nor are they like to again, under the empire’s stewardship. Meaning the Ironblood will keep their island. | そして ロザリアが滅んでからは ドレイクブレスは完全に鉄王国のものとなった | |
| After all this time, those guys have finally gotten their hands on a strategic point that is a stepping stone for their continental expansion. | And with it, the foothold they need to march on mainland soil when next they spy an opportunity. | 時を経て ついに奴らは 大陸進出の足がかりとなる要所を手に入れたというわけだ | |
Hugo’s History
Having received a report of Hugo’s Rosalith Assault, Clive talks with Vivian to learn the details of the situation.
Clive and Jill return from the iron Kingdom victorious, only to learn that Rosalith is under attack by Hugo Kupka and his loyal guard, the Men of the Rock. Vivian relays the latest new regarding the invasion of the imperial province.
フーゴ･クプカによるロザリス襲撃の報告を受けたクライヴは 詳しい状況を知るためヴィヴィアンに話を聞いた
| Translated Japanese (Kokuyōka) | Original English | Japanese | Translation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First of all, about the man named Hugo Kupka… | Let us begin with the story of Hugo Kupka. | まずは フーゴ･クプカという男について | |
| That guy’s official title is 《Financial Advisor to the Council of the Republic of Dhalmekia》. | Or the “permanent economic advisor to the Dhalmekian government,” to give him his formal title. | 奴の正式な肩書は 《ダルメキア共和国評議会経済顧問》 | |
| In a country that emphasizes trade and economics, that title signifies a [social] position that holds both money and [political] power. | In a republic founded on commerce, there could hardly be a more influential position. It has granted him both extraordinary wealth, and extraordinary power. | 商業経済に重きを置くあの国において この肩書きは 金と権力 双方を握る地位にあることを意味している | |
| Additionally, since he is the trump card of the national defense as the Dominant of the summoned beast Titan, everything goes just the way that guy wants it to. | Not that he ever wanted for the latter. Being Titan’s Dominant, he is also Dhalmekia’s last line of defense—a fact he has used to his considerable advantage. | それに加え 召喚獣タイタンのドミナントとして 国家防衛の切り札でもあるのだから すべては奴の欲しいがままさ | |
| Hugo wielded his influence and took control of Drake’s Fang, the nation’s strategic point. | Why, he was even able to pry Drake’s Fang—one of the pillars of the republic— from parliament’s grip. | フーゴはその権勢を振るい 国家の要衝ドレイクファングを掌握 | |
| As a result, the Drake’s Fang garrison was bought out at the time, and ended up becoming a private army that is loyal to Hugo. | And he was quick to buy the loyalty of the Fang’s protectors. Today, they are his faithful creatures—a private army in all but name. | その結果 ドレイクファング守備隊はあうという間に買収され フーゴの忠実なる私兵になり果てたというわけだ | |
| I think the one who marched on Rosaria this time is that bastard. | The selfsame army that marches upon Rosarian soil as we speak. | 今回 ロザリアに進軍したのは彼奴だろう | |
| As you know, Rosaria is currently a vassal state of the Empire of Sanbreque. | By which I mean imperial soil—not that you needed reminding of the fact. | 知ってのとおりロザリアは 現在 ザンブレク皇国の属領だ | |
| However, speaking of its dominating nation, Sanbreque, it is in the middle of a standoff with the Republic of Dhalmekia in the Crystalline Dominion. Naturally—— | Suffice it to say, the empire’s attentions are elsewhere at present, deadlocked as it is with Dhalmekia over its occupation of the Crystalline Dominion. | しかし宗主国ザンブレクといえば クリスタル自治領で ダルメキア共和国とにらみ合いの真っ最中 当然—— | |
| it wants to assemble its military forces in the Self-Governing Dominion. | …Where its legions are now gathered. | 兵力は自治領に集めたい | |
| At the time of the disappearance of Drake’s Head, the Iron Kingdom’s base for continental expansion fell. | Scarcely a handful of garrisons remained to secure its western provinces— and half of them left after the fall of Drake’s Breath. | そんな折 ドレイクブレスの消滅によって 鉄王国は大陸進出の拠点を失陥 | |
| In other words, [Sanbreque’s] western anxieties have been resolved, and their need to commit to maritime defense also disappeared. | With the threat of the Ironblood thus diminished, they had little cause to fear a maritime invasion. | つまり 西の憂いは解消され 海上防衛に注力する必要もなくなった | |
| Sanbreque immediately transferred most of the forces occupying Rosaria, including the navy, to the Self-Governing Dominion. | And so, today, only a token force guards the former duchy’s shores— as Kupka was quick to descry. | ザンブレクはすぐさま 海軍も含めた ロザリア駐屯軍の多くを自治領に回したよ | |
| Hugo didn’t miss the opportunity and advanced his soldiers into Rosaria via a sea route, where security was low. | He landed his troops on the Rosarian coast without encountering so much as a single ship. | フーゴはこの機を逃さず 警備が手薄な海路からロザリアに兵を進めたのさ | |
| That guy’s target, Clive—— | All for you, Clive. | 奴の狙いは クライヴ—— | |
| It’s definitely you. | He wants your head. | 君に間違いない | |
| The reality is, Hugo’s troops are focused only on Rosalith Castle and aren’t paying attention to anything else. | And so he and his men advance upon Rosalth: not to capture the province, but to draw you out. | 事実 フーゴの手勢はほかに目もくれず ロザリス城ただ一点を狙っているのだから | |
Hugo’s Escape
On hearing Byron’s account when he visited the Hideaway, Vivian gave her perspective on Hugo’s whereabouts.
Byron Rosfield makes a surprise visit to the hideaway, and his observations prove to be the last piece of the puzzle Vivian needs to divine the Kingdom of Waloed’s involvement in Kupka’s evacuation from Rosalith.
フーゴ･クプカによるロザリス襲撃の報告を受けたクライヴは 詳しい状況を知るためヴィヴィアンに話を聞いた
| Translated Japanese (Kokuyōka) | Original English | Japanese | Translation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Kupka brought his men into Rosaria by a sea route. | It is known that Kupka’s forces entered Rosaria via its unguarded coast. | フーゴ･クプカは手勢を引き連れ 海路からロザリアへと入った | |
| But what about the guys from Waloed? | So can the same be said of your visitors from Waloed? | ならば ウォールードの連中はどうだろうか | |
| The greatest primary factor in why the Kingdom of Waloed can appear at every battlefield is its naval force. | Certainly, her royal navy is famed for the efficiency with which it bears her knights from one battlefield to the next. | ウォールード王国があらゆる戦場に顔を出せる 最大の要因は その海軍力にある | |
| Its armada, with the large black sailing ship Enherjar as its flagship, is [one of] the two distinctive features of that country, alongside its renowned cavalry corps. | And in the Einherjar—or Black Galleon—she boasts a vessel nigh as swift, and every bit as feared as the kingdom’s legendary cavalry. | 黒き大型帆船《アインヘリアル》を旗艦とする艦隊は 勇名轟く騎馬兵団と並んで かの国の二枚看板だ | |
| Those guys are based in the Ash Continent and must always cross the sea to reach other countries. | A fitting flagship for a land apart, her naval presence being crucial to her ambitions beyond Ash. | 灰の大陸に本拠を置く奴らが他国にるには 必ず海を渡らねばならない | |
| Considering it directly, Waloed must also have arrived in Rosaria via a sea route. | Yes…it seems safe to assume that the royalists did indeed enter Rosaria from the sea. | 素直に考えれば ウォールードもまた 海路でロザリスに入ったとすべきだろう | |
| ——Here’s the problem. | So, then… | ——ここで問題だ | |
| Where’s the best place to hide and take care of a wounded Hugo? | Had you a vested interest in Titan’s survival, whither would you take him? | 負傷したフーゴを匿い 養生させるのに最適な場所はどこか? | |
| A place rich in aether to use for healing magic and a residence where that guy can rest—— | Why, home to Drake’s Fang—a place rich enough in aether to conjure the magicks needed to mend his hurts. | 治癒魔法に用いるエーテルが豊富にあり 奴が休める居城もある場所—— | |
| That’s right, none other than Drake’s Fang. | But would that not entail an arduous voyage around the southern cape? | そう ドレイクファングにほかならない | |
| So, let’s assume the Waloed Army appeared from a sea route and abducted Hugo Kupka. | Let us say that the royalists did put ashore with a mind to spirit Kupka away from under your very nose… | では 海路より現れたウォールード軍が フーゴ･クプカを連れ去ったと仮定しよう | |
| According to Sir Rosfield, a fleet appearing to be Hugo’s troops has been observed off the coast of Port Isolde, | Could that truly have been their plan for him? To load him aboard one of the ships flying republican colors sighted off the coast near Port Isolde? | ロズフィールド卿の話にれば ポートイゾルデ沖で フーゴの手勢と思しき船団が目撃されていた | |
| but to reach the foot of Drake’s Fang, it’s necessary to detour around the southern end of the continent, where the waves are high, which also takes time. | To spend weeks at sea, being tossed hither and yon by unforgiving waves, his life hanging in the balance? | だが ドレイクファングの麓に入るには 大陸南端を迂回する必要があり 波は高く時間もかかる | |
| Would they really force Hugo, who had suffered serious injuries, [to take] a long voyage that could also be life-threatening? | No. The journey would mean Titan’s death, and Kupka’s faithful creatures would not allow it. | 果たして 重傷を負ったフーゴに 命の危険もある長い船旅を強いるだろうか? | |
| Then reports came in that individuals in Waloed armor were heading towards the desert area. | So what then was the plan of our Waloeder friends? Reports suggest they made not for the coast, but for the desert. | そこにきて ウォールードの兵装をした者たちが 砂漠方面に向かっているとの報告が上がってきた | |
| If they chose a land route, crossing the desert would considerably reduce the number of days [spent traveling] compared to a sea route. | And by cutting through the Velkroy, a party traveling light would have Titan back in his bed days before a galley could lurch into port. | 陸路を選択したとするなら 砂漠を横切ることで 海路に比べて かなりの日数を短縮できる | |
| In other words, it wasn’t the ships, but the Waloed soldiers who were the most likely [to have helped] Hugo escape. | To wit, it was the royalists, not the republicans who effected Hugo Kupka’s safe retreat. | つまり船ではなく そのウォールード兵こそが フーゴ･クプカ逃走の本命だ | |
| That’s what I think. | I would stake your life on it. | これが私の考えさ | |
The History of the Kingdom of Waloed
Having defeating his bitter foe Hugo at Drake’s Fang, Clive heard about the Kingdom of Waloed, which he suspects is involved with the Orc Tribes.
Clive returns from Drake’s Fang, where—among other things—he found the Mothercrystal’s mines swarming with Ashen orcs. He asks Vivian for her thoughts on the enigmatic actions of the Kingdom of Waloed and her warrior monarch.
ドレイクファングで仇敵であるフーゴを打ち破ったクライヴは オーク族との関与が疑われるウォールード王国について話を聞いた
| Translated Japanese (Kokuyōka) | Original English | Japanese | Translation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ruler of the Ash Continent: the Kingdom of Waloed, | The Kingdom of Waloed claims dominion over all of Ash. | 灰の大陸の覇者 ウォールード王国 | |
| and the Dominant of the summoned beast Odin… Under King Barnabas, it was a nation born from war. | It is a nation forged by the bloody conquest of Barnabas Tharmr, the Dominant of Odin. | 召喚獣オーディンのドミナント⋯ バルナバス王のもとで 戦によって生まれた国だ | |
| And then [it was in] the Kanver Independence Movement in 849, the Continental War in 865, the Battle of Belenus in 873—— | The Kanverian War of Independence in 849, the Battle of the Twin Realms in 865, the Battle of Belenus Tor in 873— | そして 849年カンベル独立運動 865年大陸戦争 873年ベレヌス戦役—— | |
| It is also a country that has continued to surround itself with the fires of many wars like those. | Wheresoever his armies fought, Odin was found where the fighting was fiercest. | そういった数々の戦火の中に 身を置き続けてきた国でもある | |
| However, for a while they’ve been ominously silent. | But of late, the warrior king appears to have laid his sword to rest. | しかし ここしばらくは 不気味なほど沈黙を守っていてね | |
| It’s the same for the war concerning the Crystalline Dominion. There’s no sign of military support for their ally, Dhalmekia. | Battle rages for control of the Crystalline Dominion, yet Tharmr sends not a single ship in support of his Dhalmekian allies. | クリスタル自治領をめぐる戦にしてもそうさ 同盟国のダルメキアに 軍事支援している様子はない | |
| I hear the Black Region’s erosion is severe in the Ash Continent. | Meanwhile, the Blight ravages great swathes of Ash… | 灰の大陸は 黒の一帯の浸食が激しいと聞く | |
| Despite that, I don’t sense [from Waloed] even the will to gain new territory like Sanbreque is doing. | Yet warlike Waloed shows not the faintest interest in laying claim to untouched lands. | にもかかわらず ザンブレクのように 新たな領土を得ようという意志も感じられない | |
| If I accept your account, that they sent orcs into Drake’s Fang—— | So why go to the trouble of sending an army of orcs into the heart of Drake’s Fang… | 君の話を受けるなら ドレイクファングに オーク族を送り込んだことになるが—— | |
| [Then] they weren’t seen moving to make the Mothercrystal their own. | …only to make no attempt to claim the Mothercrystal for Waloed? | かのマザークリスタルを 我がものにしようという動きも見えなかった | |
| And yet, I have never once heard rumors that they are neglecting their military preparations. | It can hardly be for lack of men. Tharmr’s armies rival any in the Twins. | だが 軍備を怠っているという噂だけは ついぞ聞かないのだ | |
| So when will Waloed’s banner fly again? When will the jet-black knight Odin gallop [across] the battlefield? | No, we have not seen the last of the Waloeder standard. Odin will ride again. It is but a question of when. | では 次にウォールードの旗がたなびくのはいつか 漆黒の騎士オーディンが戦場を駆けるのはいつなのか | |
| Probably at that moment—— Whether it wants to or not, the world will shake. | And on that day, who will be trampled underfoot? | おそらく そのとき—— 否が応でも世界が揺れるだろう | |
Primordial Wedge’s Effects
Having returned to the Hideaway from the collapsing Crystalline Dominion, Clive tried to grasp the situation in various places that was caused by the change in the look of the sky.
The Crystalline Dominion lies in ruins, and the realm in chaos. Clive goes to Vivian to learn more of the darkness that has swept over Valisthea, and the Black Galleon that sails beneath it.
崩壊するクリスタル自治領から隠れ家へ戻ったクライヴは 空模様が変化したことによる各地の状況を把握しようとした
| Translated Japanese (Kokuyōka) | Original English | Japanese | Translation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every since this eerie sky appeared, abnormal circumstances are occurring in various places. | Beneath these darkened skies, fear and confusion reign over Valisthea. | この薄気味悪い空になってからというもの 各地で異常事態が発生している | |
| Around the Mothercrystals you all have destroyed so far, the amount of aether has decreased—— | Oh, the lands around the fallen Mothercrystals had already begun to wilt for want of aether— but not like this. | これまでも 君たちが破壊したマザークリスタルの周辺では エーテルの量が減少—— | |
| The large crystals set up in town wells, blacksmith furnaces and the like, can no longer be used. | Crystals that filled wells and fueled furnaces now nothing but pretty shards of rock… | 街の井戸や鍛冶場などに置かれる大型のクリスタルは 使用することができなくなっていた | |
| In addition to that, there are regions under this sky where even small crystals are unusable. | And those that hang from the peoples’ necks cast nary a glimmer of light to keep the dark at bay. | そこに加えて この空の下では 小型のクリスタルすら使えない地域が出ている | |
| It seems certain that people are ranting and raving that it’s the end of the world. | It is only a matter of time before the commonfolk convince themselves that the end of days is upon us. | 世界の終わりだと喚き散らす人々の姿が 目に見えるようだよ | |
| But as usual, it doesn’t end there… | Yet I fear a swift end is more than we can hope for. | だが それだけで済まないのがこの世の常⋯ | |
| Even as we speak, aetherpools are occurring everywhere, and Akashic are appearing one after another. | While most of the world thirsts for aether, the remainder drowns in it, spawning Akashic in droves. | こうしている間にも 至るところでエーテル溜まりが発生 アカシアが続々と出現している | |
| With magic being unable to be used properly, [countries] are teeming with monsters. In this situation, they can’t maintain themselves. | And amidst the hordes of mindless beasts, with magicks as like to fail as function, even the strongest nation would falter. | 魔法がまともに使えないなかで 化け物どもがあふれかえるのだ この状況では どの国も立ち行かない | |
| The Vassal State of Rosaria’s and the Iron Kingdom’s governments aren’t functioning and Sanbreque’s national hub was destroyed. | Rosaria and the Iron Kingdom teeter on the brink of collapse, while the tragedy in Twinside has all but paralyzed the Holy Empire. | 属領ロザリア 鉄王国は行政が機能しておらず ザンブレクは国家中枢が壊滅 | |
| In Dhalmekia, [already] in chaos due to the Drake’s Fang Disappearance, the council members responsible for governing have fled and it seems there are rumors [Dhalmekia] is already on the verge of collapse. | Dhalmekia fares little better. Rumor has it the ministers fled the capital after the fall of Drake’s Fang, leaving their beloved republic to crumble. | ダルメキアは ドレイクファング消失による混乱から 政を担う評議員たちが遁走 もはや瓦解間近との噂もあるようだ | |
| Furthermore, information has also arrived that the Kingdom of Waloed has moved its flagship, the Einherjar. | Waloed, meanwhile, moves in earnest. The Einherjar has been sighted off Storm. | さらに ウォールード王国が 旗艦アインヘリアルを動かしたとの一報も入ってきている | |
| If I had to describe the current world in one word, it would be… chaos. | The world, in short, is in chaos. | 今の世界を一言で表すなら 混沌さ | |
| What people have spent a long time slowly building up—— It is now simply breaking down. | It would seem our civilization was nothing but a castle of sand, to be washed away at the whim of the waves. | 人が長い時間をかけ ゆっくりと築き上げてきたもの—— それがただただ 壊れゆこうとしているのだから | |
Barnabas’ History and the Kingdom of Waloed’s Geography
While preparing to head for the Ash Continent, Clive received a special lecture from Vivian concerning the Kingdom of Waloed.
Before setting out for the wild wastes of Waloed, Clive consults Vivian on how one might best go about bearding Barnabas Tharmr in his Ashen lair.
灰の大陸に向かうため支度を進めるクライヴは ヴィヴィアンからウォールード王国に関する特別講義を受けた
| Translated Japanese (Kokuyōka) | Original English | Japanese | Translation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| To understand this country and its founding hero, “The Ageless King”—— | Barnabas Tharmr—the one they call the Last King. | この国を知るには 建国の英雄にして“不老の王”—— | |
| We must speak of the man named Barnabas Tharmr. | Understand him, and you will understand the Kingdom of Waloed. | バルナバス･ザルムという男について語らねばなるまい | |
| A drifter who came from the Outer Continent of Valisthea, he brilliantly brought together the various tribes of the Ash Continent at a young age—— | Barnabas was only a boy when he arrived from beyond the southern seas, and barely a man before he united the ragged tribes of Ash. | ヴァリスゼアの外大陸からやってきた流れ者の彼は 若くして 灰の大陸の諸部族を見事にまとめ上げると—— | |
| And destroyed the Kingdom of Veldermark, widely called the strongest [country] at that time, in one night. | And having unleashed them upon the formidable Veldermarke, he set his throne upon the ancient kingdom’s ruins. | 当時 最強の呼び声高かったヴェルダーマルク王国を 一夜のうちに滅ぼした | |
| This historic event would cause the name Barnabas Tharmr, and the overwhelming power of the summoned beast Odin, to resound throughout the world. | The victory sent shockwaves around Valisthea, tales of Odin’s might spreading through every court, parlor, and drinking hole in the realm. | この歴史的事件により バルナバス･ザルムの名と 召喚獣オーディンの圧倒的な力は 世に広く轟くこととなる | |
| That was in Year 843 of the Continental Calendar. | Note that this was in the year 843. | それが 大陸暦843年のこと | |
| Barnabas became the king of Waloed and for forty years now, he has continued the guard the throne without aging. | And that the king still sits upon his throne some forty years later, quite untouched by time. | バルナバスがウォールードの王となり 老いることなく玉座を守り続けて 早40年 | |
| From his recent quiet watch [on the world], one might think that hero had finally become board of war, but instead he’s now very aggressive. | Waloed’s recent inaction left many wondering if Odin had lost his appetite for war, and yet here we are. | 近頃の静観ぶりから かの英雄もついに戦に飽いたかと思えば 一変して此度の大攻勢だ | |
| He began to expand his influence by leading a large army and deployed his flagship, the Einherjar. | The Einherjar was committed to the fray—a bold declaration of intent. | 旗艦アインヘリアルを持ち出すと 大軍を率いて勢力を展開し始めた | |
| He sent Orc tribesmen into Drake’s Fang. He made the Akashic overrun Kanver. | Orcs swarm around Drake’s Fang, and throngs of Akashic haunt Kanver’s streets. | ドレイクファングにオーク族を送り込み カンベルはアカシアに蹂躙させる | |
| The purpose of those advances can no longer be said to be resource exploitation or territorial expansion. | Though how precisely the havoc they wreak serves Waloed remains unclear. | その進軍目的は もはや資源収奪とも領土拡大とも言い難い | |
| Nevertheless, if those advances were carried out on King Barnabas’ commands—— One thing is certain. | Regardless, if the order to attack truly came from King Barnabas, then one thing is certain— | それでもなお バルナバス王の指揮で行われた進軍だとすれば—— ひとつだけ確かなことがある | |
| As far as the Kingdom of Waloed is concerned, both the Orc Tribes and the Akashic are no longer their adversaries. | Waloed has achieved the impossible, and made bedfellows of beastmen and the aether-addled alike. | オーク族もアカシアも ウォールード王国にとって もはや 敵対勢力ではないということ | |
| The place you all are going to arrive at is the stronghold of suspicious guys like that. | All of which is a roundabout way of saying that you will be in unknown territory when you set foot on Ash. | 君たちが乗り込もうとしている場所は そんな 得体のしれない奴らの本拠地なのさ | |
| The Ash Continent has advanced erosion from the Black Region, and the few ports of call are rigorously vigilant—— | Much of the continent has already been lost to the Blight, and what few ports remain will be fiercely guarded. | 灰の大陸は黒の一帯の浸食が進み 数えるほどしかない寄港地は警戒が厳重—— | |
| And in fact, most of the coastline is effected by strong ocean currents. An ordinary sailing ship couldn’t even get close. | And that is to say naught of its natural defenses. Offshore currents will cast an ill-equipped ship out to sea one moment, and dash it against the rocks the next. | それどころか 沿岸部の多くが海流の影響を強く受けている 並の帆船では 近づくことすらできないだろう | |
| But, our Enterprise once managed to arrive there even in circumstances like that. | But then the Enterprise is anything but ill-equipped—and Mid has made land there before. | だが そんな状況のなかでも 我らがエンタープライズは 一度辿り着いた | |
| That’s right, the black sand beach where you were cast away… The quiet 《Shadow Coast》, is it? | Now, if only there were someone with an intimate knowledge of the Shadow Coast, and where a daring gentleman might put ashore… | そう うち棄てられた黒い砂の渚⋯ 静かなる《影の海岸》にね | |