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Translator: Tynkerd
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Editor: TranslationChicken
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[Subaru: Come to think of it, I think I heard of you… a maid who quit a little while ago before I arrived here, right? I came to the mansion about a month ago… so it’s been three months since you left?]
[Frederica: That seems to be right. I had resigned my position due to personal reasons, and I still remember how painfully lonely it felt, leaving here. … But it seems that I was able to return much sooner than I expected]
Covering her mouth with her sleeve, Frederica smiled. As long as she covers her mouth, her beautiful golden hair and her cold, barely passable gaze, would combine into something even resembling feminine beauty. But her mischievous personality and her mouth-full of fangs tend to negate that no matter what.
In the living room of the Roswaal Mansion, Subaru and Frederica have just exchanged some basic information beyond their names. Listening to her self-introduction again, he seemed to recall having heard that name before.
[Subaru: Three months ago, so that means you’re acquainted with Emilia-tan, right?]
[Emilia: Hrmph! That would be correct, yes]
[Subaru: Who says ‘Hrmph’ these days? Also sulking like that is so outdated it’s cute, geez]
To Subaru’s question and gaze, Emilia sat down onto the couch, averting her eyes as if refraining from joining the conversation, though she was obviously still listening intently. She had been acting like this ever since she realized, too late, how Frederica had tricked her. But that aside,
[Subaru: It’s only been two or three days since you returned, right? We left from the village three days ago……four if you count the traveling time. It seems to be quite a coincidence]
[Frederica: I was surprised too when I returned to the mansion to find it empty. Luckily, there was a letter explaining things in the master’s study, so I avoided the worst of the confusion]
[Subaru: A letter?]
[Frederica: Yes, from Ram. She was the one who called me back to the mansion, though she was rather haphazard in her communication…. I know it’s indulging her too much to pass it off as her personality, but that’s how I feel]
Through Frederica’s half-awkward smile, Subaru saw the time-worn bond she and Ram must have shared, and all the wonderful days they have passed together. At the same time, erased from her memories, her time spent with Rem must have been just as long.
[Subaru: Could you tell me why Ram called you back?]
[Frederica: I don’t completely understand the reason myself. But Miss Emilia was here at the time, I am sure she would know]
At once, both their gazes poured onto Emilia inquisitively. Even now, Emilia continued to maintain her “I’m still really, really angry,” attitude, turning her face away. But, as she slowly became unable to resist the attention focused on her, she tried to steal a quick glance in their direction. Only, it ended up being a rather obvious glance.
[Subaru: Emilia-tan, cheer up… or, actually, I’m not the one who upset you this time. Frederica, apologize properly would you?]
[Frederica: I ask for your forgiveness, Miss Emilia. What I did a moment ago was not nice and I apologize. I was so happy we could meet again after so long, my bad side just, slipped out]
[Emilia: …You won’t tease me like that anymore?]
[Frederica: No, I will refrain from doing so. For all the world I will never again tease Miss Emilia in that manner again]
Subaru couldn’t quite get rid of the feeling that the wording of Frederica’s apology left some room for interpretation. However, our Goddess Emilia seemed to believe in those words without a second thought, and her up-to-now sulking expression relaxed into one that seemed to say, “I suppose it can’t be helped”.
[Emilia: I understand. I’m not angry anymore. Is that good enough?]
[Frederica: Yes, I am very sorry for before, Miss Emilia. ——Too easy.]
Somehow, only Subaru heard that last part. He jerked his head to look at Frederica, but she was playing dumb. Emilia, who had no idea she was being considered “too easy,” placed a finger to her cheek and said,
[Emilia: So, let’s see. The reason Frederica was called back to the mansion… umm]
[Subaru: Yeah, yeah. Rushing to call back someone you fired would mean there’s some kind of emergency…actually, I think I might have an idea]
There was indeed an emergency, it was only a few days ago that the Mansion and Arlam village were targeted by the Witch Cult. Considering her skill, which had been able to knock Subaru unconscious in an instant, Frederica must be another shady maid of the Roswaal Mansion with some crazy combat abilities. In short, Ram must have called her back to buff the mansion’s defenses during their state of—
[Emilia: It was because Ram’s aptitude for housework is catastrophic, and the mansion ended up in an unimaginable state of disarray. It was only a few days, but it kept getting harder and harder to live in]
[Subaru: That’s actually a very compelling reason!! She really is all talk and no… wait, Ram knows she’s hopeless, she even said so herself! She’s right about that at least, but then she should have put in some effort to improve!! Right!?]
Subaru’s chest felt like it would explode from how compelling that reality was compared to his over-guessing of the situation.
Emilia let out a wry smile at his outburst, and shifted her gaze to the living room— or rather, to the entirety of the mansion, as though she could see through its very walls.
[Emilia: But, since Frederica returned, the mansion really has become quite tidy. I think Ram made the right decision in leaving it to someone capable, rather than make things worse by ignoring it]
[Subaru: Emilia-tan, I don’t think you meant it, but that statement’s like a slap to the face! And, well, I still don’t think that’s a good enough reason for her to give up so easily]
[Frederica: Putting Ram’s assessment aside for the moment, it has been such a long time since I have been given the opportunity to do some really worthwhile work. Luckily, since no one was around, I was able to spend the time on further cleaning the mansion]
Listening to Frederica speak of diligently holding up this household, Subaru held his breath, unable to ignore the pain wrenching in his heart.
For this, was the forces of the world compensating for the eradication of Rem’s existence by the Authority of “Gluttony”.
[Subaru: I guess since Ram can’t run the mansion by herself, the obvious solution was to rely on someone else…]
So Ram had contacted Frederica, who had resigned, asking her to return to the mansion. Without Rem, the Roswaal estate couldn’t continue to function, and so, Rem’s replacement, Frederica, had arrived.
Yet, the only one in the world who knows of this sad truth is Subaru. Ram had only done as necessity demanded, without stopping to think about why she needed Frederica’s help all of a sudden, or just how she had managed to take care of the estate until then. That was all there was to it.
But,
[Subaru: Sorry for being serious all of a sudden but… is it a requirement for all the maids of Roswaal’s Mansion to be so quirky?]
[Frederica: ……? Considering who our master is, what’s the point of even asking that question?]
[Subaru: That’s annoyingly persuasive!]
At this point, all of Subaru’s doubts have been answered. Seeing his response, Frederica nodded her head contentedly, and resuming her perfect posture, stared fixedly at Subaru. Then, casually, in a lowered voice,
[Frederica: By the way, the driver of the dragon carriage outside the mansion has been left out there for over an hour now……is that alright?]
[Subaru: Hmm? Oh, you mean Otto. I see, it’s already been an hour…… Well, I don’t think it’s that big of an issue. I want to hurry and let Patrasche rest in the stable, but you don’t need to pay attention to that Otto guy too much…]
[Otto: For a companion who shared a near-death experience together, that is really quite heartless, Natsuki-san! I never thought I was lower in priority than a ground dragon!]
Right on cue, Otto dramatically opened the doors to the living room. His shoulders hunched up angrily, he was glaring at Subaru while disapprovingly breathing through his nostrils. At his entrance, Subaru slowly stood up, shook his head, and sighed.
[Subaru: No, Otto, you’re mistaken]
[Otto: How am I mistaken? It’s too late to take back your words from a moment ago……]
[Subaru: It’s not that you’re lower in priority than a ground dragon. It’s that you are much, much lower in priority than a ground dragon]
[Otto: That’s twice over! That’s even worse!]
Content with Otto’s response and foot-stomping, Subaru turned his gaze toward the window. That is, toward the front yard where the dragon carriage pulled by Patrasche was parked.
Otto followed his gaze, and seemed to understand its meaning. With a still somewhat bitter face, he spoke,
[Otto: I’ve already put Patrasche in the stables. She is a proud and difficult child, but she didn’t want to cause Natsuki-san any trouble, so she was quite docile]
[Subaru: Hearing that from you, it makes me doubt your Divine Protection of “Animal Whispering”. If she were a woman, Patrasche would have been a total kuudere, even though she’d be soft on the inside. When did this change happen??]
[Otto: How would I know that kind of thing. More importantly……]
As Subaru was still struggling to understand just what made Patrasche so devoted to him, Otto moved the conversation to the other matter regarding the dragon carriage, that is—-
[Otto: What should be done about the girl sleeping in the carriage? I think it’s rather pitiful to leave her shut up in there. If you are busy I could carry her to a room……]
[Subaru: —Don’t you lay a finger on Rem]
There was not a hint of malice in Otto’s proposal. But his own voice was ice cold… Subaru himself was surprised by the razor sharpness of it, when he saw Otto flinch.
It was almost a whisper, the words were low and dark, a reflection of the viscous heaviness of his mind. It was good that this did not reach the ears of the girls, but still, Subaru was deeply disturbed by the abnormality of the sound that had escaped his throat.
Next Part 3/3: https://translationchicken.com/2016/10/05/rezero-arc-4-chapter-2-insults-and-gratitude-part-3-final/
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I can’t wait for Part 3! Such a beautiful scene coming up!!
Sorry this took till today! At night time I can’t be sure if something is good or bad so I waited until the morning to finish editing!
The entire draft for Chapter 2 was done by Tynkerd, really awesome! Once again most of the dialogues are straight from the draft, it was really good!!
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Son Wukong did a reading of Arc 4 Chapter 1! I absolutely love watching your readings! Your every reaction just makes all the effort worth it 🙂
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Next Part 3/3: https://translationchicken.com/2016/10/05/rezero-arc-4-chapter-2-insults-and-gratitude-part-3-final/
Thank you so much for the translations ❤
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Thanks for reading! :3
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Thank you very much!!!
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THANK YOU !!
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Thanks for reading 😀
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I can’t understand, is Patrasche male or female? Last episode of anime said it’s male, this translation also said it’s male, but wiki says she is female and it’s makes sense more. So what is it?
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Great job by the way, enjoying this very much so far!
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or “if she were a woman” means if she was human?
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Yes. 😛
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Patrasche is Female! :3
The Anime says female as well!
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well, I have watched episode 25 many times and it clearly says “he” and “guy” so I was confused there
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That’s probably a mistake by the subtitle translators?
Patrasche is a female :3
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You can see at 19:43 at episode 25. This is HorribleSubs (Crunchyroll). I think it was a mistake, pretty big one, but considering there were pretty big mistakes there as well, I’m not too suprised.
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Yeah Subaru was pretty surprised when he found out Patrasche was female!
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Subaru just keeps bullying Otto. I hope he pushes Subaru off the carriage once more.
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Otto deserves it to be honest, but Subaru need to ease up a bit
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lmao, cycle of karma!
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I’m sure if someone tried to murder you out of cowardice and left you for dead, you wouldn’t treat them with a lot of respect either. That’s the normal way to act. Otto’s there for personal gain right now, he’s not their friend.
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Poor Otto :,(
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haha
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Wow i cant wait for the next part Thanks like always chicken-san
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*As Subaru was still struggling to understand just what made Patrache so devoted to him*
Devoted to whom ?subaru or otto?
Patrasche spelling is wrong didn’t noticed till now.
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“devoted to him” is to Subaru considering the context.
Oh shoot! Patrasche spelling! I’ll go fix it now!
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Patrasche best girl.
Thank you for another translation/editing Chicken and Tynkerd!
I am loving this experience!
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Glad to hear that!! :3
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Oh right. Subaru’s love is the obsessive and overprotective type. I see… So when Ren wakes up she’s going to have to deal with a Stalkerry Subaru. Why do I feel like that would make her happy? Ah wait, her memories may be gone so she may be creeped out instead. If that’s the case, how will Subaru make her fall in love with him again?
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Mmm, if Rem won’t wake up until she regains memory then it’s fine. Otherwise, I’d say his reaction is a tiny bit odd even by his standards, perhaps there’s something to that?
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It’s the pain of not being able to save Rem, despite their promise to each other, and Rem being forgotten by everyone she cares about. I think Subaru’s reaction makes sense. Even if he himself finds it odd. After all, for all intents and purposes, his sanity stabilizer is no longer there.
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Mmm, you have a point there. It’s just so oddly amplified in that last exchange and “viscous heaviness of his mind” has red flags all over it lol.
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I would say obsessive and protective but I wouldn’t say he would be stalkery. You might think that cuz of the way keeps treating people who come towards rem. Remember he is in deep deep grief and he kinda went insane at one episode so his sanity may not be right since he lost rem again which was the same reason he lost it last time. ( also the death of Emilia last time too.)
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No. Subaru is already pretty stalkery. It comes with the territory of being prone to obsessive love. Although it’s usually played for laughs.
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Chicken. Thanks for the chapter. I love Snarky Subaru. And now. The development of Roswaal and Ram.
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Omg I’ve been eagerly waiting for this! Thank you sooooo much Chicken-san and team!!! 😀
Where are you from though? I was wondering what time zone you live in.
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I live in Canada! Tynkerd and Safin live in Japan and Nicholas lives in Denmark!
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lol Subaru continues being mean to otto, i am beginning to feel a little sorry for him. XD that ”Don’t you lay a finger on Rem” scene was creepy, but also sad, the loss of her is really affecting Subaru.
thank you team chicken for the translation 🙂
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Yeah really eager to see which direction Subaru and Otto’s interactions go later in the story! They are just hilarious whenever they’re together!
Even Subaru felt bad when he frightened Otto here though…
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Someone should create a holy chicken anthem then pin it as the first comment of each chapter
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lol!
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Rem 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
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Ah, the suffering continues
Thanks for these Translations dude o/
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Thanks again for your hard work
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Subaru still remember what Otto did first time when white whale arrives 😀
Can’t wait for another chapter!
Thanks for translation! Evil chicken cult never disappoints me!
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Haha :3
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Thanks ace and co.
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Ohhhh it seems that Subaru’s dark side popped out near the end of this chapter hope to see it more often.
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That feeling when you’re waiting for a chapter release :’)
It’s just amazing to be able to read these translations everyday, thanks =)
I finally managed to catch up after being busy last weekend, and damn was that worth it!
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😀 Glad you’re liking them Lennart!
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Thanks for translation. When will be next?
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Today or tomorrow, I want to make it perfect!
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THANK YOU !
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Nice owo
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Thank you for the translation
Holy Chicken Team
(well if i cannot eat holy chicken……….then can I eat Evil Chicken…….,it’s been a long time since I’ve been eating a Chicken,and why do I write this again?)
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lmao don’t eat the chicken!
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thank u guys ^^
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Thank you chicken and everyone helping
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Subaru x Patrasche doujins when
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Well, I kind of like Federica but something doesn’t feel quite right, idk maybe I’m overthinking.
There’s Rem woooooooooooooooo!
Also, does Beatrice knows something or has she donde something else than read?
Thank you Holy Team of the Chicken! (name not definitive) Loving your work and loving you boiz.
Good vibrations!
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Haha! Always look forward to your vibrations!
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Thanks for your hard work!
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Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
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:3
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Is the WN finished?
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It’s still ongoing! Tappei will keep writing it for many years to come.
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Thank you for the amazing work!
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Thx!
My brain is vibrating,!
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Okay I will hold my rage to eat the Chicken………(even evil Chicken is forbidden to eat…)
LOL………………….urgh……………
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argh why don’t subaru try to convince there’s someone missing?? there are some timing like ram suddenly incapable in handle the mansion. really loves that anger toward otto when talking about rem tho. as usual, thanks for translating
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Again & again thank you as always.
great chapter & would be cool if subaru could talk with patrasche using otto xD
Sorry for my bad english.
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After a nice, long day at school, I love coming home to this. You all are so dope for taking the time out of your lives and doing this! Love you peeps!
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Great to hear it made your day better! 😀
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Beautiful scene coming up? Good. I must be stimulated emotionally. Fill the void.
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Haha
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Once again Thank you for the translation!! you guys are really working hard and i really appreciate it , Thank you once again.
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I just verifies that Frederick is in the anime for about 3 seconds. In episode 11 she asks Rem Why she tries so hard in a flashback of Rem’s past. It is about 8:18 of close to it.
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Thank you very much for your continued translation of this amazing series! I really can’t wait for Part 3! I think my favorite part about this series is the characters though. They seem very lifelike, in that they have their own quirk and mannerisms that I can easily visualize. I also hope Frederica continues to be around, another maid character could be pretty interesting since Rem’s seeming to take a backseat for the time being. Once again, thank you for the excellent work here!
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Thanks as always chicken : 3
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I wonder how potent is that blessing of animal whispering. Oh my, Emilia on sulk mode could be adorable to look at.
Thank you once again Lord Chicken and Ser Tynkerd.
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Dear Chicken, long time lurker (since the beginning) and 1st time post, I thoroughly enjoy your translating and the rest of the people you are working with.
I thank you all very much.
I have some fluency in japanese as well and I’d like to see if there are small bits of dialogue I can assist with.
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May I know how much differences are there from the light novel and the web novel? Regardless, thanks for the translation!
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Not worth mention
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Thanks for the chap + have a nice day sir o/
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I’m glad to see that your translations keep getting better and better. Almost no mistakes left to correct 🙂
You have one mispelling of Frederica’s name: “Ferderica” somewhere in the text.
Thanks as always 😀
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Satella is love, Satella is life
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YOU’RE MY BOY BLUE!!!
thank you so much for the translations. after no game, no life, i wanted to continue with the story. now i can at least get some closure with Re:Zero.
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Jesus that’s a lot of people in the thank u box. Keep up the amazing work.
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Thank you chicken for another awesome translation 😀 really enjoyable reading, can´t wait for the next part! n.n
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Arigatou Chicken-sama!
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Does anyone know when the next chapter will be released? Im dying to know, or to know if it’s unconfirmed.
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Can’t wait for echidna to appear!
Hypu hypu!
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Thank you soooo much this is amazing!!!
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Thank you very much for time that you spent on translations. You made me, and many other people happy. I wish you the best health and hope you will continue to enjoy this stuff.
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I had chicken for dinner… ah, wrong forum. THX !!! ❤
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and once again: that above is me too, and I am no author of anything here except the comments… sorry
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Chicken-sama godess of translations please bestow the next part upon us we beg you!
(*-* )
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How did Frederica trick Emilia in the last chapter ? Can someone explain that to me please? Cause now shes acting strange or something?
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You know for each moment I try to imagine what it would look like animated.
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Mistake spotted: ctrl+f and search “Ferderica” it should be Frederica 😉
But that aside I deeply appreciate your efforts from the bottom of my heart and will continue reading everything!
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oooo thanks! I’ll go find it and fix it! :3
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love you
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So Rem was like the core of the Roswaal Estate, for it to function normally.. Wow…
And those cold, dark words of Subaru to Otto was surprising.. Oooh I like this chapter 😀
Thanks again for the great translations!
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Dam Subaru is just snapping at anyone at the mention of Rem. It’s kind of annoying me now. Otto is offering help just decline him no need to snap!!! 😡
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I think Subaru’s behaviour can’t be helped… He’s the one who is carrying the burden of Rem’s condition. Still poor Otto. Thanks for your efforts in the translation!!
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Domo for the stuffs uwu
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