From the Meowky Theme to the Cursed Blood [Part 1]
Meo-meow meoww, meo-meow meoww
Meo-meow meoww, meo-meow meoww
Everything changed from that day (the day Emma almost got scolded by Melsa) onwards.
In addition to the battle formation drill that had originally been oriented towards physical exercise, the cats added more training for the tailless whip scorpions with their pedipalps as the focus.
“Meoww, mew mew mew meow! (Punch like you’re gouging ’em hollow!)”
“Mew mew meow!! (Must punch!!!)”
“Mew mew meow!! (Must punch!!!)”
“Mew mew meow!! (Must punch!!!)”
The tailless whip scorpions strived hard to hit a mysterious imaginary opponent over and over while being surrounded by four cats…
The shadows of their introverted selves who liked to live in seclusion was no more.
Eating raw eggs mixed in the feed, running, and rope-skipping… Emma tested various methods on the tailless whip scorpions every day. She thought of overcoming this [training] task, something she had never done before, even in her previous world, by imitating the methods she knew from her only relevant knowledge (R*cky and Jo*).
[T/N: Rocky from the Rocky movie and Joe from the manga, Tomorrow’s Joe]
“Nee-sama… your references are too old.”
“What’s more, you’re actually making a Major League Training Brace[1]?!” William retorted to Emma, who was currently pondering about what she needed to write on Joshua’s purchase order.
“Huh? But William, the only thing I can think of is that thing where you tie a tire to your waist with a rope and drag it around…”
“That’s old too! You reek of the 70s!” [2]
Emma basically relied too much on the knowledge she got from mangas.
“Emma-sama—! We are sorry. This is all because we fed them the wrong food…”
The slum children, who the siblings had entrusted to take care of the insects, came to apologize.
“It’s fine, you just have to be careful next time. Besides, there’s still hope… If these tailless whip scorpion-chans can cut Over in a month, I’ll be safe from the scoldings.”
It was already beginning to feel like summer, even in the royal capital, where the temperature was lower than Palace.
They had kept the existence of the tailless whip scorpions a secret from the Royal Family and the Knight Order. ‘Though they doubted anyone would think of them as the same insect when they had already turned this huge.
“We can take good care of the insects even when Emma-sama, George-sama, and William-sama are absent. We won’t make the same mistake.”
“Fufufu, how very reliable.”
The academy’s two-month summer vacation would begin in about a month. The summer vacation here was longer than that of their previous life since it coincided with the start of the social season. It was an occasion where participation was taken very seriously by all nobles in the royal capital.
The Stuarts originally planned to return to their territory, Palace (while completely ignoring the social season), but it was now decided that they would go to Imperial Japan.
Everything was for rice and Japanese food.
They disguised the real intention of their trip to the public by stating that the three siblings had been chosen to study abroad as exchange students.
In consideration of Imperial Japan, which had isolated itself for a long time, the crisis of the propagation of Over was kept secret between only the Royal Family, the diplomat, Oliver, and House Stuart. Undesirable trouble might arise if Imperial Japan’s magic stone resources were known to other countries.
It was safer to hide everything that could be hidden.
“Emma-sama, do you mind if I watch the insects with you?“
A blue-haired boy talked to Emma with a friendly smile.
“Oh, Miguel. Have you finished making miso?“
“Yes. That said, all we had to do today was wash and soak the beans in water. Mancio, Martinho, and Julian are now resting with the ninjas.“
Joshua had painstakingly searched for soybeans for the Stuart family with his dedication as a merchant. Now that all the preparations for making miso were completed after they had obtained soybeans, the ninjas and Tarous began working on the miso this morning.
That’s right, House Stuart’s miso production officially started today.
“I can’t wait to eat it.“
Once House Stuart’s original miso was completed, drinking miso soup every morning would no longer be a dream.
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Author’s words: Were the first two lines conveyed well…? It was kinda tough…
Translator’s notes:
[2] The author actually used “You reek of the Showa period (1926.12.25-1989.1.7),” which basically meant “you are too old-fashioned”. The 1970s here refers to Japan’s media in the 70s. The 1970s movie/manga(s) referenced in this chapter: Rocky, Tomorrow’s Joe, and Star of the Giants.
