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[TRANSLATED] CODE GEASS: Lelouch of the Re;surrection (Chapter 5, Pt 1)
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Kouwa 2.
One year has passed1
since the defeat of the Treacherous Emperor Lelouch at Zero's hands.
After its reorganization to center around the United Federation of Nations, the world was enjoying an unprecedented peace.
This year would later come to be recognized as the Miraculous Tomorrow: a period in human history that was free from war.
However, there was also one nation for whom the advent of peace brought destitution.
The Land of Warriors, a kingdom called Zilkhstan.
An invincible kingdom that had successfully repelled invasions from every major power since its founding.
Other nations around the world relied on the skill of Zilkhstan's warriors, and they were actively sought-after as mercenaries.
But those soldiers, that military might, were Zilkhstan's most significant exports: its territory was 90% bare earth, and its other resources were meager.
Hence——
VOICE (Bolvona Forgnar)
I see.
BOLVONA
Yet another request to cancel one of our contracts...
If this keeps up, our country will...
SHESTHAAL
Tch!
<Captain of the Priestess's Royal Guard, Shesthaal Forgnar>
SHESTHAAL
That bastard, Zero...
He's gone too far!
BOLVONA
<hmph>
BOLVONA
I'll go to them2, just this once.
<General of Zilkhstan's Army, Bolvona Forgnar>
There might be no more large-scale conflicts,
but it isn't as if soldiers are no longer needed.
There should still be smaller skirmishes.
BOY
I'll leave that to you, Forgnar.
<King of Zilkhstan, Shalio>
But there's really no need to be concerned...
...when we have my sister's3 prophecies.
SHAMNA
<step>
I do have an idea.
Be ready4 when the time comes!
<Holy Priestess, Shamna>
<clench>
More importantly...
It seems that a certain rat5 has once again crossed our borders.
MAN
<!>
<Special Forces Captain, Swail Qujappat>
Yes, Your Majesty6.
SFX
<clip>
SFX
<clop, clip, clop>
I will head to the Development Bureau to make adjustments to the Nagid Shu Mane.
Summon Yupito and Nadira.
BOLVONA
Yes, Sire.
SHAMNA
<turn away>
...
<TO BE CONTINUED in PART 2 on NOVEMBER 27th (FRI)>
1 Note the continuing passage of time. This chapter begins six months after Chapter 4, now a full year since Lelouch's death. Somewhere in the summer of what would have been a.t.b. 2019 or 2020. ↩
2 'The other party/side'. Another country, perhaps, but a specific one that he expects his audience to already be familiar with from previous discussions. ↩
3 <family-member>上 is honorific language. For those keeping score, this is the pattern Lelouch used once to refer to his father and then later to refer to Schneizel. In keeping with this type of reference, Shalio's speech is formal and stiff, but not polite. ↩
4 Lit. "prepare until that time". ↩
5 Thief/rebel/traitor/etc. ↩
6 So, this is undoubtedly supposed to be something like نعم يا (صاحب) الجلالة / Yes, (Your) Majesty, but the transliteration into Japanese (namu jara rattaku) is... really not great, and the official sub for it (namjala latak) is somehow even worse. The Japanese fandom has more or less decided this isn't even supposed to be a real language! Yeesh. 😵 ↩
Kouwa 2.
One year has passed1
since the defeat of the Treacherous Emperor Lelouch at Zero's hands.
After its reorganization to center around the United Federation of Nations, the world was enjoying an unprecedented peace.
This year would later come to be recognized as the Miraculous Tomorrow: a period in human history that was free from war.
However, there was also one nation for whom the advent of peace brought destitution.
The Land of Warriors, a kingdom called Zilkhstan.
An invincible kingdom that had successfully repelled invasions from every major power since its founding.
Other nations around the world relied on the skill of Zilkhstan's warriors, and they were actively sought-after as mercenaries.
But those soldiers, that military might, were Zilkhstan's most significant exports: its territory was 90% bare earth, and its other resources were meager.
Hence——
VOICE (Bolvona Forgnar)
I see.
BOLVONA
Yet another request to cancel one of our contracts...
If this keeps up, our country will...
SHESTHAAL
Tch!
<Captain of the Priestess's Royal Guard, Shesthaal Forgnar>
SHESTHAAL
That bastard, Zero...
He's gone too far!
BOLVONA
<hmph>
BOLVONA
I'll go to them2, just this once.
<General of Zilkhstan's Army, Bolvona Forgnar>
There might be no more large-scale conflicts,
but it isn't as if soldiers are no longer needed.
There should still be smaller skirmishes.
BOY
I'll leave that to you, Forgnar.
<King of Zilkhstan, Shalio>
But there's really no need to be concerned...
...when we have my sister's3 prophecies.
SHAMNA
<step>
I do have an idea.
Be ready4 when the time comes!
<Holy Priestess, Shamna>
<clench>
More importantly...
It seems that a certain rat5 has once again crossed our borders.
MAN
<!>
<Special Forces Captain, Swail Qujappat>
Yes, Your Majesty6.
SFX
<clip>
SFX
<clop, clip, clop>
I will head to the Development Bureau to make adjustments to the Nagid Shu Mane.
Summon Yupito and Nadira.
BOLVONA
Yes, Sire.
SHAMNA
<turn away>
...
<TO BE CONTINUED in PART 2 on NOVEMBER 27th (FRI)>
1 Note the continuing passage of time. This chapter begins six months after Chapter 4, now a full year since Lelouch's death. Somewhere in the summer of what would have been a.t.b. 2019 or 2020. ↩
2 'The other party/side'. Another country, perhaps, but a specific one that he expects his audience to already be familiar with from previous discussions. ↩
3 <family-member>上 is honorific language. For those keeping score, this is the pattern Lelouch used once to refer to his father and then later to refer to Schneizel. In keeping with this type of reference, Shalio's speech is formal and stiff, but not polite. ↩
4 Lit. "prepare until that time". ↩
5 Thief/rebel/traitor/etc. ↩
6 So, this is undoubtedly supposed to be something like نعم يا (صاحب) الجلالة / Yes, (Your) Majesty, but the transliteration into Japanese (namu jara rattaku) is... really not great, and the official sub for it (namjala latak) is somehow even worse. The Japanese fandom has more or less decided this isn't even supposed to be a real language! Yeesh. 😵 ↩