Kartoffel Translations

Prev | TOC | Next The scent of the sea reached us before the sea itself came into view. After reaching the top of the slope along the highway, I stopped in my tracks. Beyond the reddish-brown rooftops, a vast expanse of blue stretched endlessly into the distance. White sails billowed in the wind, and the ships far away looked no bigger than leaves floating on the waves. "This is Coenna. We've arrived, Lady Eliana." There was excitement in Luca's voice, too. The boots I'd worn while walking along the river for days were caked with dirt from the road. Pressing a finger against the spot he had repaired for me yesterday, I began descending the slope. The sea breeze brushed my cheeks. The rumble of carts, the sailors calling out to one another, the smell of grilled fish—all of it swirled around me, moving along without waiting for me. The thought that I could step right into the middle of it all on my own two feet filled me with indescribable joy. The grilled fish sk...

Prev | TOC | Next "Welcome, Dahlia. You're early." Just as Dahlia finished her second cup of green tea, Volf entered the drawing room without much more than a perfunctory knock. She wondered whether that was proper etiquette, but Guido's expression remained perfectly composed. "Thank you for inviting me. Um… I arrived a little early, so I had some tea and cake." "…Brother?" Volf seemed to sense Dahlia's hesitation. His golden eyes turned toward Guido with a hint of suspicion. "We were having cheesecake. Didn't I tell you to let the cook here show off his skills once in a while?" Guido replied with an unruffled expression before turning back to Dahlia. "Oh, Rossetti-dono, feel free to tell Volf everything we discussed earlier afterward." "Um…" "You don’t have to think too much on it. I mean exactly what I said." Despite his words, Guido's slightly troubled expression bore a certain resemblance to...

Prev | TOC | Next After waiting for several more hours at the entrance to the twenty-fourth floor, a group of knights finally retreated, having suffered severe injuries. They were a veteran knight order they had known for a long time, a tough bunch who sometimes spent entire years holed up in dungeons. Even a first-rate group like them could face annihilation on the twenty-fourth floor if they let their guard down for even a moment. Captain Touji slapped her cheeks to steel herself, reminding herself that they couldn't afford to get carried away by their newfound strength. They had to stay focused. "Damn it... We screwed up." "It was definitely because of that wonderful smell..." "Ah, damn it! Just coming to this floor, and I can already smell women..." They had been making a point of avoiding them as they headed back, but they happened to catch their grumbling. "Looks like our presence is a little too much for those guys to handle. Maybe we sho...