【海外の反応】本好きの下剋上2期4話、「本の虫の異世界ものがこんなに暗くなるなんて、誰が想像した？」

今週のラノベの翻訳、熱かったわ。

This week's LN translation was hype.

それ何巻？

>>1

What volume is this?

今訳されてるのは第2部の4巻だよ。

>>2

The volume currently being translated: Part 2 Volume 4.

正直そこが引っかかる。そもそもなんで靴なんか持ってるんだ？しかも室内で。

Honestly, that bugs me. Why would they even have shoes at all, let alone indoors?

>そもそもなんで靴なんか持ってるんだ
足を傷めずに歩き回って、主人に仕えられるようにだろ。床の木もたぶん粗悪でトゲが刺さるんだよ。

>>4

>Why would they even have shoes at all
so that their feet stay intact, so that they can walk around and serve their masters. The wood is probably crap and gives splinters.

そんなこと考えてくれるとは到底思えないけどな。この世界じゃ靴だってタダじゃないんだぞ。窓すら無いんだぞ、まったく。

>>5

I really doubt they would think about this. In this world shoes cost money. They don't even have WINDOWS for fucks sake.

いい世界だなあ。

Nice world.

あそこで「church（教会）」って言葉が使われてるのが気になるの、俺だけ？あの世界に教会みたいな組織は無いし、あの場所を教会とも呼んでない。また翻訳者が適当にでっち上げてる気がする。

>>7

Am I the only one annoyed by the use of the word 'church' there? There isn't really a church-like organization in that world, nor do they call the place a church. It just feels like the translators are just making stuff up again.

いい回だった。マインには神殿長をぶっ潰してほしい（サンタみたいなひげの悪いじいさんのことだよな？ High Priest と Head Priest って名前が似すぎなんだよ）。

It was a good episode. I hope she destroys the High Priest (that's the evil old man with the Santa beard, right? High Priest and Head Priest names are too similar).

＞ああ、私のスープ
＞ああ、私の髪飾り
＞ああ、私の児童労働
マインが現れる前、この世界はどうやって1分でも持ちこたえてたんだ？

> O MY SOUP
> O MY HAIR PIN
> O MY CHILD LABOR
How did this world manage to survive a minute before Main showed up?

>ちょっとおいしい料理を作る
>見た目はいいけど大して役に立たない新製品を作る
>資源の無駄でしかないと誰からも見向きもされない孤児たちを助ける
たしかにこれじゃマインは世界の存続に欠かせない人物だわ

>>10

>Makes slightly tastier food
>Makes new stuff that looks nice but doesn't really do anything
>Helps a bunch of orphans nobody else gives a s**t about because they're nothing but a waste of resources

These things sure make Myne incredibly vital for the continued survival of the entire world

>>資源の無駄でしかないと誰からも見向きもされない孤児たちを助ける
お前も資源の無駄じゃなきゃ、なんでそんなことが分かるんだよ？あの中にあっちの世界のアインシュタインやエジソンやテスラ、歴史に名を残す誰かがいるかもしれないだろ。

>>11

>>Helps a bunch of orphans nobody else gives a s**t about because they're nothing but a waste of resources
How would you know unless you are also a waste of resources? Their world's Einstein, Edison, Tesla, or other person of significance may be among them.

>世界
ただの一国だろ

>>10 >>11

>World
It's just a country

みんな、次の回が待ちきれない。思いやりの話にはいつも目頭が熱くなるんだ。
次は幸せそうな孤児たちが見られるといいな。

>>10

Bros I can't wait for the next episode. Compassion always gets my eyes wet.
I hope we see happy orphans next episode.

2期のキービジュアルの左側に、幸せそうな孤児たちが描かれてると思う。

>>14

I think the S2 key art has the happy orphans on the left.

ラノベを読み進めてるけど、今回のエピローグは最高だった。

Reading through LN and this epilogue was fantastic.

神殿で育ったわけでもないのに、神官長はどうやってあの地位に就いたんだ？よそ者にはちょっと抵抗がありそうなもんだけど。

How did the Head Priest get his position if he wasn't raised by the church? You'd think they'd be a bit resistant to outsiders.

紙を安く作れるようにしたのは間違いなく大きな進歩だ。これで印刷機まで発明したら、自分の生きてる世界にかなりでかい影響を与えることになる。

>>11

Making paper cheap is definitely a significant development. If she also invents the printing press, she'll have a rather huge net impact on the world she lives in.

日本にいた頃のマインってブスだったの？だから本しか愛せなかったとか？

Was japanese myne ugly and that is why her only love were books ?

本人は自分のことをあんまり魅力的じゃないと思ってたみたいだけど、それより大きいのは、そもそも恋愛にまるで興味がなかったってこと。

>>19

She did consider herself to be somewhat unattractive, but more importantly she never really had any real interest in romance in the first place.

麗乃の見た目を見せてほしいな。でもブスだったとは思えない。「魅力的じゃない」ってのは、たぶんアニメによくいるかわいい本の虫キャラって意味だろ。

>>20

I wish they'd show what Urano looked like. Really doubt she was ugly though. By "unattractive" they probably mean the cute bookworm anime archetype.

マインがブチ切れて、この町の神殿を直接乗っ取るのを止めてるものって何なんだ？少なくとも町にいる数人の魔術を使える連中くらいなら潰せそうに見えるけど（魔術の戦闘訓練は受けてないにしても、魔力が多すぎると文字通り死ぬんだから、いずれ自分の限界を試すことになると思う。魔力のこの面に気づかず、何かの目標に魔力を向けてないのはちょっとアホだと今でも思う）。

What stops her from going ape s**t and assuming direct control of the temple/church of this city? She at least seems powerful enough to crush the few magic users in the city (yea she lacks combat training for he magic, but I assume at some point, she's going to experiment her limits, since having too much mana literally kills you. I still think she's a bit of an idiot not to have realised this aspect and put her mana towards some goal she has).

今期で第2部を全部やるの？前回よりペースが遅く感じるし、前は2クールだったよな。

Are they doing all of part two this season? Pace feels slower than last time, and that was two cours.

たぶん半分くらい。でも第1部は14話だけだったぞ。

>>23

Probably half of it. But part 1 was only 14 episodes.

1期は14話で3巻ぶん、今期は12話で2巻ぶんやるっぽい。

>>23

First season adapted 3 volumes in 14 episodes, this seasons looks to adapt 2 volumes in 12 episodes.

サンタって神官長より位が上じゃないの？あいつも魔術が使えると思ってた。

Isn't Santa a rank higher than Ferdinand? I thought he could use magic too.

今日か、少なくとも今週のどこかで本を読んだよな？この作品をきっかけに本を手に取ったり、また読書の習慣が戻ったりした人がどれくらいいるんだろう。

You have read a book today or at least sometime this week, haven't you? I wonder how much this series has gotten people into picking up books or back into the habit of reading again.

俺が本を読むのはムショにいるときだけだ。

>>27

I only read books when I'm in jail.

俺は毎週2〜5冊読んでる。
子ども向けの絵本や中国の漫画じゃないぞ。

>>27

I read 2~5 books every week.
And not kiddies picture book or chinese comic either.

すごーい！絵が無くて字がいっぱいの本を読めるなんて、えらいお兄ちゃんだね！ほんと誇らしいよ！

>>29

Wow! You're such a big boy reading books with all those words and no pictures! I'm so proud!

でもほら、資本主義マインがでっかいSTONKSを引っさげて、昔ながらの児童労働を始めにやって来たぞ！
資本主義、いざ行かん！

But hey, here comes Capitalism Maine with dem fat STONKS to employ some good ol' fashioned child labour!
Capitalism, ho!

児童労働が関係者全員、とくに子どもたちにとっての完全勝利扱いになる時点で、相当いかれた状況だって分かるよな。しかも資本家の太っちょ役が7歳児だぞ

You know stuffs seriously messed up when child labour is considered an absolute win for all parties involved, especially the children. Hell, even the capitalist fatcat is a 7 year old

そのあと本も読めなくなってたあたり、マインは相当こたえたんだな

you know this got myne f****d up when she couldn’t even read afterwards

俺ですら一時停止して深呼吸した。恐ろしい体験だった。人間って現実でも異世界でも想像を絶するほど残酷になれるんだな。

Even I stopped the playback to take a breath. Terrifying experience. Some people can be imaginably cruel in both real world and isekai.

ほかの小説だと冒険者ギルドがあって、孤児に簡単な仕事（掃除、荷運び、配達）をくれて、大きくなったら外の依頼（薬草採り、動物退治とか）を受けられるようになるんだよな。
でもこの世界にはそういうのが無さそう。それかマインが探そうともしなかったから映ってないだけか。

other novels would have a adventurer guild that gives minor jobs for the orphans (clean stuff, carry stuff, deliver stuff) until they are old enough to do outside quests (gather herbs, kill animals, etc).

this world, however, doesnt look like it has one. Or maybe we didnt see it because Myne didnt bother looking for them.

今回から、デリアとフランとギルの髪がシャンプーしたみたいになってるの気づいた人いる？だいぶ打ち解けたみたいだな。

Did anyone else notice that starting this episode, delia, fran and gil have shampooed hair? Seems like they got a lot closer.

気づいた！急に髪がつやつやになってたから、何か見逃したのかと心配になったよ。

I noticed that! I was worried that I missed something, since their hair was shiny all of a sudden.

前回は神官長の青い髪が急につやつやになってた。アニメは全然触れなかったけど、第2話でベンノが寄付を持ってきたとき、金貨5枚だけじゃなくて薄緑色の液体の瓶もいくつか持ってきてたんだよ。たぶんシャンプー。アニメは視聴者に行間を読んでほしいらしい。

Last episode, the head priest's blue hair was suddenly shiny. The anime didn't call any attention to it at all, but in episode two, when Benno arrived with the donation, he not only brought the five gold coins, but also several bottles of pale green liquid, presumably shampoo. It seems the anime wants the audience to read between the lines.

普通のアニメ：悪の赤い目が元に戻る
本好き：髪がつやつやになる

Normal anime: evil red eyes turn normal
Honzuki: hair gets glossy

「しかも、神殿は洗礼前の子どもを人として認めていない」

“moreover, the church doesn’t recognize unbaptized children as individuals”

俺の理解だと、中世では少なくとも農民の間ではそれほど珍しいことじゃなかった。飢饉や病気や事故で、幼い子の死亡率はかなり高かった（4割くらい？）。ある程度自分のことができて働けるようになるまでは、人として「数えられて」なかったのかもしれない。

As I understand it, this wan't too uncommon in medieval times, at least among the peasant class. Famine, disease, or accidents would result in pretty high mortality rate (like 40%?) for the very young. Until they were old enough to be at least somewhat self-sufficient and productive, they might not really "count" as people.

75%に届くのも珍しくなかったんだよ。ピョートル大帝の頃のヨーロッパじゃ、王族を含めても大人になれたのは4人に1人。彼の2番目の妻との子は12人中2人しか育たなかったし、フランス王の子も16人中4人だけ。

It hit 75% fairly frequently. In Peter the Great's time in Europe only one in four lived to adulthood including the Royalty. Only 2 of his 12 children with second wife made it. King of France only 4 of 16.

今回の冒頭はすごく胸がざわついた。このシリーズでここまでのはなかったと思う。終わりにかけて良い方向に向かってくれてホッとしたよ。誰にも気にかけてもらえない飢えた子どもたちを見たまま寝るのは、ちょっとキツかっただろうから。

The beginning of the episode was very unsettling. More so than anything in this series so far. Happy that things started to take a better turn by the end of the episode, would've been a little hard going to sleep after watching starving children that no one gives a s**t about.

土曜日、強すぎだろ 🙂 🙂
「働かざる者食うべからず」
で、今度は囚人と見分けがつかない子どもたちで児童労働の工場を作るのか
マインってこの物語の主人公だよな？

Saturdays are just absurdly OP 🙂 🙂
"Who does not work shall not eat"
And now creating a child labour factory out of children that are indistinguishable from prisoners
And Myne is the hero of this tale ?

『プリズン・アーキテクト』児童労働エディション

Prison architect: child labour edition

まあ実際、新しい話がちゃんと放送されてるのって土曜くらいしか残ってないしなｗ

To be fair, Saturdays are about the only days left even getting new episodes lol

「孤児を救いたい、じゃないと本を読むのに集中できないから！」
マインは相変わらずで安心したｗ

“I wanna save the orphans otherwise I won’t be able to concentrate on reading my books!”
Nice to see Main will never change lol.

神官長のガッカリ感が伝わってきたな。「正義と公平のための革命を望んでいるのかと思えば……まあ、これでよしとするか」

You can feel the head priest's disappointment. "And here I thought you wanted a revolution for justice and equity. Well, we'll make do with this."

マインが頬を赤くするほど燃えてるのを見られて良かった。この子の熱量はときどき桁外れだよな。

It was nice to see Myne fired up to the point of blushing. Sometimes her dedication is off-scale.

翻訳で「Head Priest（神官長）」と「High Priest（神殿長）」って呼び分けるの、もうちょっとどうにかならなかったのか？ たまに混乱する。

Couldn't the translators have done better than calling them the head priest and high priest? It gets a bit confusing at times.

ラノベの英訳は High Bishop と High Priest を使ってる。その呼び方の字幕がいいなら、GJM のファンサブを待てばいい。あるいは Muse Asia は Bishop と Head Priest。
さらにややこしいのが、Crunchyroll は最初、ちびキャラコーナーで青い髪の神官を High Priest と呼んでて、サンタ神官が出てきてから Head Priest に字幕を差し替えたんだよ（でも吹き替え版を見ると今でもそう聞こえる。たとえば第4話の最後のちびキャラコーナー）。

The light novels translations use High Bishop and High Priest - if want subs using them wait for GJM to put out fan-subs. Alternatively, Muse Asia use Bishop and Head Priest.
It's also even worse because Crunchyroll originally called blue haired priest High Priest in the chibi segments until resubbing them Head Priest when Santa priest turned up (but if you watch the dub you can still hear it e.g. in the chibi segment at the end of episode 04).

ドイツ語字幕だとサンタの人が Bishop で、青い髪の人が Head Priest になってる。教会での役職として正確かは知らないけど、少なくとも名前で2人を区別しやすい。

In the German sub the Santa guy is the Bishop, while blue haired guy is the head priest. Not sure if the translations are exactly fitting their roles in the church, but at least it makes it easier to distunguish the two namewise.

本来の役職名は「神官たちの長」と「神殿の長」みたいな感じ。ラノベの英訳は Head Bishop とかそんな感じに訳してて、ずっと分かりやすい。

The actual Titles are "Head of the Priests" and "Head of the Temple" or something like that. The LNs translate it as Head Bishop or something like that and is a lot less confusing.

神官長：なぜ飢えた孤児たちのことを気にかける？
マイン：別に気にかけてないです。ただ気になりすぎて本を楽しめないんです。
この回、どこかにポリティカル・コンパスのミームが潜んでるな。

Priest: why do you care about the starving orphans?
Main: I don't care about them, it just bothers me so much I can't enjoy reading books.
There's a political compass meme in this episode somewhere.

ラノベのこの場面のマインの反応、けっこう好きなんだよね。だいたい「日本にいた頃は、月に100円をアフリカの飢えた子どもたちに寄付して、あとは考えずに済んだ。でもすぐ隣で子どもが飢えてると、そう簡単にはいかない」みたいな感じだった。

I actually like her reaction to this in the LN, it was basically "When I was in Japan I could safely toss 100 yen a month to the starving kids in Africa and then not think about them, but when there are kids starving right next door it's not so easy" or something along those lines

本好きが全然手加減しないのには驚いてる。状況はほんとにめちゃくちゃなのに、主人公がそれを積極的に変えようとしてる。ほかの異世界ものなら、名前のあるキャラだけ助けて仕組みの問題は放っておくところだ。

I'm suprised how gekokujo doesn't pull any punches. Things are genuinely f****d up and the mc is actively trying to change things. In other isekai they would just save the named character and ignore the systemic problem.

マインは*上級者向け*のリバタリアン右派。

Maine is *advanced* libright.

これってマイン専用の地獄なのかも：
本が限られた世界に転生する
本を作る手段は手に入るけど、いつも何かがうまくいかない
図書室の本を丸ごと与えられたのに、もう集中できない
次はどんな運命が待ち受けて、我らが本の虫の読書を邪魔するんだろうな？

This may be Myne's personal Hell:
Reincarnated into a world where books are limited Given ways to make books, but something always goes wrong Given an entire library of books, but can no longer concentrate What will fate throw at our favorite bookworm next to keep her from reading books?

少なくとも目は見えるんだからさ。

At least she isn't blind.

ひどいじゃないか。あんまりだ。時間はできたのに。必要なだけの時間があるのに。ひどい！ひどすぎる！

That's not fair. That's not fair at all. There was time now. There was all the time I needed. It's not fair! It's not fair!

土曜日が来た＝マインがまた見られる 🙂 この作品はもう作り終わってるらしいから、延期の心配をしなくていいのが嬉しい
いやマジで何なんだよ。教会は孤児を閉じ込めて動物みたいにエサを与えるのが、人道的で効率的なやり方だと本気で思ってたのか？ あれだけお高くとまった組織が、人間にあんな暮らしをさせてるなんて狂ってる。
もちろんマインがそれを許せるわけがない。みんなを自分のところで働かせる案は素晴らしい
神官長は実はすごくいい人で、人前ではそれなりの態度を取らないといけないだけっぽい。本人も孤児院をどうにかしたいと思ってたとしても驚かない。だからマインが責任を引き受けるのに何の問題もなかったんだろう
隠し部屋での会話は、側仕えやほかの青色神官の前でのやり取りよりずっと本音で心がこもってて、神官長が本当にマインの成功を気にかけてるのが分かった
今回も最高だった。いつも通りあっという間だった。このシリーズのすごさを一番よく表してるのは、これが異世界ものだってことをしょっちゅう忘れるところだと思う。ジャンルのありがちな型をほとんど壊して、世界観づくりとキャラの成長と物語に集中して成功してる。何もかもテンポが良くて、毎話キャラたちと一日を過ごして成長を見守ってる気分になる。

Another Saturday means more Maine 🙂 I’m glad this show is supposedly finished so we don’t have to worry about any delays

Ok what the f**k. The church really thought locking orphans up and feeding them like animals was a humane and efficient way of dealing with the situation? For an organisation that’s so high and mighty to be having human beings live like that is insane.

Of course no way Maine would be ok with that. The idea to have them all come work for her is great

The high priest is actually a really nice guy it seems he just has to put on certain airs in public. I wouldn’t be surprised if he himself actually wanted to do something about the orphanage, which is why he didn’t have any issue with Maine taking on the responsibility

Their conversation in the private room was a lot more genuine and heartfelt than the one in front of retainers and other blue robes and we saw how he really does care for Maine’s success

Another great episode. Went by fast as usual. One of the biggest testaments to this series is how often you forget it’s even an Isekai. It really breaks most of the common moulds of the genre and succeeds in focusing on its world building, character development and narrative. Everything is so well paced, it almost feels like every episode is a day you’re spending with the cast and seeing them grow.

＞神官長は実はすごくいい人で、人前ではそれなりの態度を取らないといけないだけっぽい。本人も孤児院をどうにかしたいと思ってたとしても驚かない。だからマインが責任を引き受けるのに何の問題もなかったんだろう
別に隣で子どもが飢え死にしかけてるのを喜んでたわけじゃない。今の状況じゃ子どもたちを救う手立てが見当たらなかっただけ。神殿にいつも通り人がいれば、子どもたちに回る食べ物も足りてたはずなんだ。

The high priest is actually a really nice guy it seems he just has to put on certain airs in public. I wouldn’t be surprised if he himself actually wanted to do something about the orphanage, which is why he didn’t have any issue with Maine taking on the responsibility
It's not like enjoys the fact that there are kids starving to death next door. He just saw no out for them in the current situation. Were the temple staffed like usual, there'd be enough food for them.

うわ……暗いな。うん、リアルだ。
ショックを受けてる人に言っとくと、残念ながら人類にとっては珍しいことじゃない。いろんな形の奴隷制や虐待は大昔からあったし、今も続いてる。本好きは描いてる世界（魔法のある中世）をリアルに描こうとしてるんだから、暗くて厳しいのは当然。第1期でルッツの家が**飢えてた**のを覚えてる？ それと、この作品は児童労働を美化してるわけじゃない。まず、それが子どもたちの唯一の生きる手段だし、それに今でも特に田舎や農村では子どもが家業を手伝ってる（最近見た『のんのんびより』を見てくれ）。昔ほどじゃないけどね。18世紀までは*一般*教育（英語が母語じゃないので、言葉の使い方が合ってるといいけど）なんて誰も考えもしなかった。
話を戻すと、フランは本当にすごい。今回分かったことからすると、側仕えとして完璧な人選だった。*孤児を雇うとか何とか言ってください*は完全に裏目に出たな。貴族も教会も妙に企業っぽい空気があるね。教会は怒るだろうけど、マインが無事だといいな。神官長の厳しい言葉を聞いたときは、アンチの言う通りだったかと不安になったけど、幸い（この状況では）僕も行間を読むのは得意じゃなくて、神官長は最初から見たままの人だった。力があって勤勉で賢くて、自分の思惑があって、今の状況に不満で変えたいと思ってるけど、すごく慎重なんだ。
ひと騒動来そうな気がするけど、まあ、全部うまくいくといいな。次の話も楽しみ！

Oh... it is dark. Yeah. Realism.

For those shocked it's nothing unusual for us as a kind unfortunately. Different forms of slavery and abuse were a thing since dawn of time and are still going on to this day. And because Bookworm tries to be realistic about world its depicting (middle ages with some magic) of course it will be dark and harsh. Remember that Lutz's family was **starving** in S1? And no, show isn't glorifying child labour. First of all, it's their only mean to survive and second up to this day, especially in rural or agrarian in general areas kids help with family business (look at Non Non Biyori which I watched recently), admittedly to a lesser extent than in the past. Nobody even though of *general* education (as a non-native speaker I'm hoping I'm using right word here) up to 18th century.

Back to the episode, Fran is really amazing, looking at what we learned next he was a perfect choice to be a retainer. *Say you will employ the orphans or something* actually backfired. Both nobility and the church have this weird corporate vibe to them, hope Main will be fine though church will be angry. After these harsh remarks from Ferdinand I was afraid his haters were right, fortunately *(in this situation)* I too cannot read between the lines very well and he's actually what he seems from the beginning: powerful, studious and smart guy who has his motives and is upset with the current situation therefore wants to change it however he is really cautious about it.

I'm feeling that drama is coming up but well, hope everything will be fine. Looking forward to next episodes!

今期のエンドカード、ほんとに好き。

Really loving the end cards this season.

うん、めちゃくちゃきれいだった

yes it was so hecking pretty

マインが搾取工場を作るって文句言ってる人が多いけど、いやいや！ 他の選択肢は文字通り飢え死にだぞ。マインは自分がいなくなっても続く仕組みの変化を起こしてるんだ。理想的じゃないけど、それでも良いことだよ。

Lots of people complaining about Main creating a sweatshop, but c'mon! The alternative is them literally starving to death. Main is creating structural changes that will last after she's gone. It's not ideal, but it's still good.

搾取工場ってコメントは全部ジョークのつもりだと思うよ。マイン工房が孤児たちの暮らしをあらゆる面で劇的に良くするのは、どう見ても明らかだし。
工房ができるのは、働いてもらわずに孤児たちの生活を良くできるほど、マインがお金持ちじゃないってだけのこと。

I'm sure that all the sweatshop comments are intended to be a joke - since Myne's workshop will clearly and obviously represent a dramatic improvemnent in every aspect of the orphans quality of life.
The workshop is only a thing because Myne just wasn't rich enough to make their life good without putting them to work.

搾取工場でも、いつかチャンスが来たときに稼げる技術は身につく。中世みたいなもので、小さい子はもう家の仕事を手伝ってる。18歳になるまで薪割りを待ったりしない。
マインが孤児たちに無限にお金を出せるわけじゃない。今の立場なら食べ物は出せるけど、あの子たちが生きてる間ずっと、さらにこの先入ってくる孤児たちの分まで出し続けるのは無理だろう。
マインは地下で朽ちていく代わりに、生きる目的を与えたんだ。

The sweatshop would at least teach them skills that they can use to earn if they ever have a chance. It's like the middle ages young kids are already helping with work in their family. They dont wait till they are 18 to start chopping wood for fire.
Myne cant provide unlimited funds to the orphans. With her current status she could provide food but having her to provide food to them the whole time they are alive and the other orphans that will come iafterwards seems impossible.
She created them purpose to live instead of rotting away in a basement.

マインが貴族社会をひっかき回すのが待ちきれない。

I'm ready for Myne to rustle the jimmies of Noble society.

「革命万歳」としか聞こえない

All I am hearing is "Viva la revolution"

J-Novel Club のフォーラムに最高の説明があった。
「本が無いなら、手に入るまで社会を$@#!するしかない」

The J Novel forum has the best description.
If there aren't any books, I'll just have to $@#! up society until I get them

まだちゃんとした貴族は見てないんだよな。はみ出し者だけで。

We haven't seen them proper yet, just the outcasts.

シリーズの最高潮と言っていい回で、新しい筋をすんなり持ち込んでる。
2〜3話前にも書いたけど、この貴族社会の政治の違いから衝突を持ち込む流れは、結末にちょっとご都合主義の匂いがあるとはいえ、本当によく書けてる。ほかの異世界ものの似た場面よりずっと上手く描けてる。たとえば『転スラ』では主人公がとんでもない地位になってて、村一つを飢えから救うのも手を振るだけで済んじゃう。それに比べてマインは、世話役になってこの子たちを救うことにかなり迷ってて、それが思慮深いキャラとしての厚みになってる。行動する前に神官長に相談して、孤児院にまつわる政治を把握しようとしたところも良かった。それで脇役たちの存在感が増して、転スラの大半のキャストみたいなただのかわいい背景にならずに済んでる。
ギルの成長と生い立ちには本当に驚かされた。昔のギルと今のギルの両方にちゃんと芯が通る。デリアのツンデレっぷりも好きだし、それでいてマイン側に引き込むのが難しいキャラのままなのもいい。
脇役といえば、孤児院の問題と、それに対する神官長とサンタ（神殿長）の態度に打ちのめされて、マインがルッツの腕の中で崩れ落ちる場面が大好き。こういう壁を前にキャラがクールに余裕ぶるありがちな描き方を選ばなかったことで、マインがより共感できるキャラになってる。それにルッツがマインの心の支えだってことも改めて示してる。

This is a really great peak for the series seamlessly introducing another plotline.

As I mentioned 2 or 3 episodes before, the whole conflict introduction due to different politics among this noble society is really well written despite having a small pinch of wishful writting with it's expected outcome. Still it's miles better exposed than similar situations on other isekai shows like in the Slime where the main character has attained such a ridiculous status that saving a whole village from hunger just requires a wave of his hand. In contrast there's a lot of hesitation coming from Myne into saving these kids by becoming their caretaker that makes her even more well rounded as a thoughtful character. I liked that angle of consulting the Head Priest before taking any action in order to get a grasp on all the politics involved with the orphanage, that adds a lot of prescence of other support characters that makes them more valuable rather than being just cute background extras like most of the cast in the slime anime.

Gil has truly amazed me with his growth and backstory that does create a backbone for his past self and his new self. I also liked Delia's tsundere aproach while still remaining a character hard to draft on board the SS Myne.

Also speaking of support characters, I loved that bit where Myne just crumbles on Lutz arms because she's overwhelmed by the whole orphanage problem and the posture of the Head Master and Evil Santa about it. It truly makes Myne a more relatable character rather than choosing the cliche stance of making characters act cool and smug against such roadblocks. Not to mention it also reafirms Lutz role as Myne's pillar for moral support.

世界観づくりが本格的に動き出すのはこの部からだよ。今期が終わったらラノベを読むのがおすすめ。どんどん面白くなるし、アニメはかなり削ってるから読み直すのもいいと思う。

It is this arc where the world building really kicks off. I'd suggest picking up the LN after the season as it just gets better though it may be best to reread since the anime does cut quite a bit.

漫画はどう思う？ アニメよりずっとシリアスな絵柄だけど、ラノベに見合ってる？

What do you think about the manga? The style is a lot more serious than in the anime, but does it make the LN justice?

ラノベのほうが説明が丁寧だけど、手短に言うと：貴族の粛清のあと、多くの青色神官が貴族社会に戻った。青色神官が減れば教会に入るお金も減るし、神の恵み（孤児院の食べ物）も減る。しかもその青色神官に仕えてた灰色神官がたくさん孤児院に戻ってきた。
結果として食べ物は足りないのに養う口は多い状態になった。貴族が召使いを買いたくても教会には灰色神官の「在庫」がたくさんあるから、子どもが何人か死んでも困らなかったってわけ。

It's explained better in the LN, but in short: after the noble's purge many blue robes returned to noble society. Less blue robes mean less money for the church, fewer Divines Blessings (food for the orphanage), and many grey robes (that served those blue robes) returning to the orphanage.
This whole situation ended having a shortage of food and many mouths to feed. If nobles wanted to buy servants the church had many grey robes in stock so if a few kids die they wouldn't have a problem with it.

「孤児院を6歳の子に任せたんだって？」
「青い衣を着ているだろう？」
「ああ、でも――」
「なら児童労働でも発明させておけ」

"So I hear you've got a 6-year-old running your orphanage now?"
"She's wearing a blue robe, isn't she?"
"Yeah bu-"
"Then let her invent child labor."

厳密に言えば、この社会じゃ児童労働はもうどこにでもある。*教会*以外はね。マインはそれを教会に持ち込んでるだけだし、少なくとも飢え死にするよりはマシだ。

Technically, Child labor's already ubiquitous in this society except for *the church*. She's just bringing it there since it at least beats them starving to death.

そしてまたマインがみんなを救う！ 史上最年少の人権活動家！

And Main will once again save the day! Earliest/Youngest Human Rights activist!

いや……善意かどうかはともかく、子どもに食べ物で給料を払う搾取工場を開くわけだが。

I mean...well intentioned or not, she is still opening a sweatshop where she pays children in food.

児童労働の禁止を考えられるのは、収入の水準を上げてからだな。

Gotta get the income level higher before she can think of banning child labour.

何がこんなに楽しいのか自分でもよく分からないけど、見続けてて良かった。始まった頃は絵柄が全然好みじゃなかったのに、今じゃ毎週楽しみにしてる。

I don't know what exactly makes me enjoy this show as much as I do, but I'm glad I keep watching. When this first started the art style was really not my thing but man I look forward to this show every week.

本の虫の異世界ものがこんなに暗くなるなんて、誰が想像した？

who'd have thought an isekai about a bookworm would be this dark?

まだ途中までしか見てないけど、マインのやつ、搾取工場を作ったよな？

I’m midway the episode, but she just made a sweatshop didn’t she.

そういう計画だよ。現代社会じゃ児童労働は良く思われないけど、今のままだと子どもたちが文字通り飢え死にするんだから、うちの主人公はマザー・テレサより立派だ。

That's the plan. Child labor is frowned upon by modern society, but when the status quo involves the kids literally starving to death, our protagonist is better than Mother Teresa.

あの社会じゃ子どもも働くんだよ。ルッツや兄弟、マインの姉だって家のために採集してる。中世みたいな社会だから驚くことじゃない。あの子たちは地下で朽ちるか、何かを学んで人生でやっていくかのどっちかだ。
学校も無さそうだし。家の仕事を見て覚えて、早いうちから見習いになる。孤児だと人生の選択肢はほぼ無い。

In that society kids work. Lutz and his Brother aswell as sister of main are working gathering stuff for the family. It's not suprising since it's like a medieval society. Those kids either rot in the basement or learn and do something in life.

Seems like they dont have schools either. You learn from your families profession and become an apprentice at an early age. Being an orphan you almost have no options in life.

分かってるよ、ただ「搾取工場」の案にマインがすごく盛り上がってたのが面白かっただけ。
でも、食べ物をあげるお金が無いって言ってたのは不思議だった。ほとんどの物は銅貨数枚だし、マインは金貨を何枚か持ってるはずなのに。

I know, i just think it’s funny she got really excited about the “sweatshop” idea.

I am curious why she said she didn’t had the money to give them food though, most items cost only a few copper coins and she have a few gold in her possession.

変なのは、Crunchyroll がこの作品について書く記事でさえ食い違ってることなんだよ。第16話のあらすじ記事と、第2期PVについての記事を比べてみて。別々の人が書いてるのは分かるけど、記事が違っても同じ名前で呼ぼうとするもんじゃないの？

It's weird, because Crunchyroll even has this discrepancy when they write about the series: see [their episode 16 recap](https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2020/04/11-1/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-episode-16-recap-blue-robes-and-uncommon-sense) versus [an article about the season 2 PV](https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/03/06/knowledge-is-power-for-two-new-ascendance-of-a-bookworm-cast-members). I know they're written by two separate people, but you'd think they would call for the same name across articles?

栄養失調と脱水で死にかけてる人を救いたいなら、やっちゃいけないこと。
1. 食べ物のためにいきなり働かせる。
2. いきなり好きなだけ食べさせる。最初は少しずつ、できれば流動食や点滴から始めたほうがいい。

Things you shouldn't do if you want to save a person on the brink of death from Malnutrition and lack of water.

1. Make them work right away to get food.

2. Let them eat as much as they want right away. Better to start slow and possibly liquid diet/IV to start.

場面が飛んだり先の場面が挟まったりして、全然うまく描けてないけど、フランとギルはデリアの目を盗んで子どもたちに食べ物を届けてるんだよ。マインとフランが話してたのはそれで、神官長に話す前に状況を整えてたんだ。あのラストシーンはただ分かりにくい。

It's really not shown well, what with the jumping around and flash forwards, but Fran and Gil are sneaking around Delia to get food to the kids. That's what Main and Fran were talking about, prepping to have a good circumstances before talking to the head priest. That ending seen is just confusing.

うん、ほんとそれ。実はマインも同じことを考えてたんだよ！ アニメはこの部分をかなり端折ってたけど、ラノベだと大きな改革を始める前に必要だった準備がもっと詳しく書かれてる。
ラノベでは神官長と会う前に、マインがギルとルッツに頼んで、薄いスープをこっそり孤児たちに届けさせてた。今の状態じゃ普通の食事は受けつけないんじゃないかと心配してね。
（というか、今週のラストシーンって、確かそもそも原作に無かったよね？ マインが自分で乗り込んで孤児たちに好きなだけ食べろって言った覚えは全然ないｗ）

Yeah, definitely. Myne had the same thoughts too, actually! The anime really glossed over this part, but the LN goes through more detail about the preparations that had to take place before they could really start doing major reforms.

In the LN before her meeting with the High Priest/Ferdinand, Myne asked Gil and Lutz to secretly deliver batches of a light soup to the orphans because she doubted that they could handle regular food in their current state.

(Actually the very last scene in this week's episode didn't even happen at all, iirc? I certainly don't recall Myne barging in herself and telling the orphans to eat as much as they want lol)

その通り。最後の場面は原作に無い。フランが、貴族らしく、全部整うまで待つようにと助言してた。

You're right. The last scene didn't happen. Fran advised her to wait until everything was all set for her, as should for nobles.

井口さんの
＞寝台で？
の言い方が完璧すぎる。

Iguchi's reading of

> At the bed?

is just to perfect.

うん、あれはラノベからのいいアレンジだった。

Yeah, that was a nice diversion from the LN.

*この先、隠し扉があるぞ*

*illusory wall ahead*

うわ、あの孤児院は本当にひどい状態だな。マインが助けてる唯一の理由が、読書中に厄介な良心がうずくのを止めて、落ち着いて本を読みたいからってところが大好き。
今日のエンドカード。

Damn that orphanage really is in a terrible state. I love the fact that the only reason that Myne is helping then is just to be able to read in peace without that pesky conscience of her bothering her while she is reading.

Today's [End Card.](https://i.imgur.com/pTczAXm.png)

RPGで、あのNPCを殺せるうちに殺しておけば良いエンディングになったのに、って気づく瞬間（ふざけんなサンタ）

That moment in an RPG when you realize that you should've killed a specific NPC when you had the chance to get a better ending (screw you Santa)

あんな位の高い教会の偉いさんの殺しを、どうやってもみ消すんだよ？

How do you cover up the murder of a high ranked church official like that?

「自分の邪悪さにむせて死んだ」

"He choked on his own evilness."

一つ気になった訳がある。
＞マイン：ここの人たちの考え方は完全に**異常**です。
原文が言ってるのは「（貴族の）常識は（私のとは）まったく違う」みたいな感じ。
だから「ここの人たちの考え方は完全に**違う**」と読むほうがいいと思う。

One translation choice bothered me.

>Main: The way they think here is completely **abnormal**.

What the original is saying is something like "Common sense (of nobles) are completely different (from mine)."

So I think it is better to read "The way they think here is completely **different**."

とにかく言いたいのは、第2部4巻がここまで最高だってこと……3期を作ってほしいって本気で願ってる。まだ半分しか出てないのに、もうクライマックスがすごいことになってるんだ。

Just want to say that Part 2 Vol 4 is amazing so far..I really really hope they make a season 3 so we can see it because the climax is already getting crazy and they have only released half the volume so far.

毎週あなたのコメントを見てたけど、ついに登録して最初の章からラノベを読み始めた。今のところすごく面白いし、序盤がずっと詳しくて、背景の情報や周りの描写がはるかに細かいのがいい。
ラノベを読むのはこれが初めてだから、ラノベの沼にどっぷりハマったらあなたのせいにする。

I've seen your messages every week but now went ahead and actually subscribed and started reading the light novel from the first chapter. Seems really good so far and I enjoy the beginning being much more detailed and giving the readers more background information and describing the surroundings in much greater detail.

This is the first light novel I am reading, so I'll blame you if I'll end up going deep into the rabbithole of light novels.

＞ラノベを読むのはこれが初めてだから、ラノベの沼にどっぷりハマったらあなたのせいにする。
読み始めた瞬間にもう手遅れだったんだよ。

> This is the first light novel I am reading, so I'll blame you if I'll end up going deep into the rabbithole of light novels.

It was already too late the moment you started reading.

ここで聞くのも変だけど、前の孤児院長に何があったのかって説明されるの？ アニメではあまり触れてないけど、何か悪いことがあったのは明らかなのに、何なのかは言わないんだよね。

So bit of a random place to ask, but do they ever explain what happened with the old orphanage director? They aren't hitting on it much in the anime, but they make it obvious something bad happened but never say what.

読書中毒がひどすぎて、落ち着いて本を読むために搾取工場を作るワイ

mfw my book addiction is so strong I make a sweatshop so I can read in peace

今回、側仕えたちの髪がつやつやになってたの気づいた？ マインに気に入られるとヘアケア用品がもらえる。

Did anyone else notice how the retainers’ hair is shiny in this episode? Getting on Maine’s good side means hair products.

もし自分だったら、あれを見た瞬間ルッツに次に頼むのは「硝石と硫黄と木炭を持ってきて。大量に。この幅の金属の筒をたくさん、内側に等間隔でらせんの溝を刻んで。鉛と真鍮の薬莢も要る。最後にバネと木と、この寸法通りの小さな金属部品。貴族には消えてもらう」だな。

If this were me, the moment I saw that my next request of Lutz would be "get me some saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal. Large quantities. I need a large number of metal tubes set to this width with gouges spiraling inside them at equal intervals. I need some lead and some brass casings. Finally, I need springs, wood and smaller metal bits made to these exact specifications. The nobility needs to die."

「バネって一体何だよ？」

"What the f**k is a spring?"

木とロープと滑車と金属が少しあれば、もっと手っ取り早い処刑道具が作れるんじゃないか？

Wouldn't wood, some rope, pulleys, and a bit of metal make for a mch more expedient execution tool?

銃があれば平民と貴族の力の差は一瞬でなくなる。平民がすぐに貴族を追い出せるようになるし、それを望んでる人はけっこういそうだ。魔力はいろいろできるみたいだけど、人の周りに防御の障壁を張るのはできなさそうだし。マインの父さんが先頭に立てば、貴族は数でも力でも火力でも負ける。町が落ちたら、奪い返すために軍が集められるだろう。
ガトリング砲が1門あればそれも潰せる。続く戦争で、マインを旗印にした反乱軍があっという間に貴族を一掃する。
でも残念ながら、そういう方向には行かなそうだ。ガトリング砲をぶっ放すマインの絵面はかなり笑えるだろうけどな。

Guns would instantly level the playing field between commoner and nobility. It would give common folk the immediate ability to oust the nobility, which is something quite a few people seem to want. Mana seems to be able to do a lot, but erecting protective barriers around people does not seem to be one of them. With Maine's father leading the charge, the nobles would be outnumbered, outmatched and outgunned. After the town fell, an army would be mustered to retake the city.

One gatling gun would crush the attempt. The ensuing war, with maine the figurehead leading the rebel forces, would quickly eliminate the nobles.

​

But it doesn't seem the route this will take. unfortunately. But the image of Maine wielding a gatling gun would be quite hilarious.

革命万歳！
マインを大統領に！

#Vive la révolution!
#Maine as President!

正直、子どもが働いたり手伝ったりすること自体は何も悪くないと思う。
児童労働が禁止されたのは、工場の労働環境がひどすぎて、子どもに羊の番をさせたり麦を刈らせたりするのとはまるで別物だったからだ。
子どもに一日中外で動物の世話をさせるのと、一日中小さな部屋に座らせて書き取りをさせた後で、少年アメフトに連れて行ってボロボロにさせるのと、どっちがひどい？
小学校では子どもにありとあらゆる頭を使うことを強いてるけど、それって1800年代の農家が8歳の子に求めてたことと同じくらいキツいんじゃないかと個人的には思う。

Frankly I don't think there's anything wrong with kids working and helping.

The reason we banned child labor was because factory working conditions were so horrible that it wasn't the same thing as sending out the kids to tend the sheep or cut wheat.

What's worse, having a kid outside tending animals all day, or making them sit and write in a little room all day long and then driving them to go get banged up play little league football?

We force kids to comply with all sorts of mentally strenuous behavior in elementary schools that's probably just as hard on them as like, what a farmer might've asked of his 8 year old in the 1800's, IMO.

アニメではかなり抑えてたな。どう描くのか何か月も待ってたんだけど……ラノベほどの衝撃は全然なかった。
アニメだけの人が、マインが何を見て何を経験して、それがどれだけ深く刺さったのかを本当には味わえないのは残念。でも同時に、抑えてもらえたのはアニメ勢にとって幸運かもしれない。ラノベのあの場面は本当に辛かった。読んでて泣き崩れそうになった。少なくとも数分は読むのを止めて、気持ちを落ち着けないといけないタイプの場面なんだ。

They really toned this down for the anime. I've been waiting for this episode for months to see how they would handle it... It just isn't nearly as impactful as in the LN.

It is unfortunate that the anime-only watcher can't truly appreciate just what Myne saw and what she experienced that had such a profound effect on her. But at the same time the anime-only watcher may also be fortunate that it was toned down. The scene in the LN actually hurt me. I nearly broke down while reading it. It's one of those scenes where you just have to stop reading/watching for at least a few minutes to compose yourself and deal with what you just experienced.

これって『エンダーのゲーム』みたいな構成になるんじゃないかと思い始めてる。マインが子どもたちの尊敬を集めて、自分の「軍隊」を作って、内側から体制をぶっ壊すっていう。
あるいは……青い髪の人がグラッフ大佐みたいなポジションで、最初からこれを狙ってたのかもな。

I'm beginning to think that this will be structured kinda like *Enders Game*, where Main earns the respect of a bunch of kids, builds her own 'army' and busts the system from within.

Or... maybe the blue-haired guy is like Col. Graff, and he was hoping for this from the start.

神官長は本当に変化を望んでるんだよ。ただ表立ってはできない。変化を起こすのに必要だったのがマインだったんだ。

He really wants the change. Just cant openly do it, Main was the one he needed to do the changes.

ベンノが受けてた魔法の祝福みたいなのって何だったの？ ラノベ読んでる人、ネタバレしてくれない？ どういう効果があるの？

So, what was that magical blessing thing that Benno received? Could a LN reader spoil that for me? What does it do?

祝福の効果ははっきりとは語られてないけど、ベンノが受けたのは火と成長と鍛錬の神ライデンシャフトの祝福だよ。
＞「心より今日の日を祝福いたします。火の神ライデンシャフトの導きが、ギルベルタ商会をさらなる富へと導きますように」

They haven't mentioned exactly what the blessing does, but he received a blessing of Leidenschaft, god of fire, growth and training.

>“I bless this day from the bottom of my heart. May the God of Fire Leidenschaft’s guidance take the Gilberta Company to ever greater riches,”

ラノベでもまだそこに触れてないの？ 巫女の務めの一つなら、説明されてると思ってた。
まあ神官たち自身も効果を正確には知らなくて、全部信仰頼みってこともありえるか。

They still have yet to approach that in the Light Novel? I would have thought it would have been covered, if it's part of her duties.

Though I guess it's possible even the Priests themselves don't know exactly what it does, and it's all reliant on faith.

自分が「Myne」と書くのは、それが公式の綴りだと読んだから。作者や公式が付けた名前は最大限尊重してる。ときどきちょっと独特な綴りになることもあるけど（たとえば『トニカクカワイイ』の英題『Tonikaku Cawaii』とか）、それに従わない理由はないと思う。

I use Myne because I've read that it is the official spelling. I have utmost respect towards names assigned by the author or the official media. Sometimes they get stylised in a slightly idiosyncratic way (like the title of Tonikaku Cawaii, for example), but I see no reason not to follow it.

あの子たち、水も無しによくパンをがっつけるな。喉に詰まらないの？
それに神殿長は、新しい院長が任命されたことや、孤児院でマインがやる改革に、なんですぐ気づかないんだろう？ けっこう大ごとだよな。

How can they wolf down those bread rolls without any kind of water and not choke?

How exactly would the High Priest not immediately find out about the appointment of a new director and the changes she does to the orphanage? That's a bit big.

院長になったことはたぶん知ってて、仕事が増えてマインが手一杯になるだろうと思い込んで、自分だけの都合のいい世界で満足して、何が起きてるか確かめもしないんだろう。デリアがその気になれば夢を壊せるだろうけど、それは自分の胸にしまっておくみたいだな。

He probably knows that she's the new director, imagines that she will be bogged down by this additional workload and becomes happy living in his own alt reality world, never checking what's going on. Delia might pop the bubble, if she wanted to, but seems that's a thing she will keep for herself.

孤児院にほとんど注意を払ってないから、しばらくは気づかれずに済むってこともありそう。

It's possible that they actually pay so little attention to the orphanage that it could fly under the radar for a little while.