Taikouhi Kouho dakedo, Kenjitsu ni Ikou to Omoimasu - Vol. 5 Ch. 23

[MangaDex]

 

[Keykrion]

Very clear that she is just a manipulative bitch that uses basic logic as a justification to be nasty. I didn’t completely disagree with her last chapter, but this is pretty far.

 

[Oliveaffection]

Hate her or love her, Cordelia made some fair points in this chapter. Jade waving at Teresse was really cute.
I tried to do a bit of redrawing in this one, I think it came out well enough. I also learned a Japanese phrase, hopefully my tl note was interesting and informative.

 

[enigmator]

Will wait and see

 

[Bayaya]

Wow, that at the end was really good drawing. You can feel the malice, ooze out of that smile.

 

[Wizardrone]

she is like a kid in an adult body!

 

[Claresilver47]

Oh, it's envy. I hope Teresse puts her foot down and be up front about things like usual instead of allowing herself to be so blatantly manipulated

 

[broadsword80]

Cordelia sounds exactly like the kind of person she warns Teresse about.

Knowing how shrewd Jade is, it wouldn't surprise me if he tailed Teresse and overheard this conversation.

 

[cokelemon]

Is that Rina at the end? If it is, I don't get what Cordelia is playing at here. Is she trying to win Rina's favour and overtake the mc? How does she think she's going to be able to overcome their sisterly bond?
If she's also trying to overtake mc, why is she giving her actual useful advice?

Not sure if everything is just flying over my head or if it's all meant to be explained later

 

[Madologist]

You outrank her in authority, hierarchy, connections and socially. Only thing she outranks you at is your current posting. Time to actually use your position, instead of being talked about being the "weak link" by some uppity wanna-be thinking they can bully you, because they temporarily are on top of you. Time to bury them, either figuratively or literally, you have that power.

 

[sketchy333]

Is that Rina at the end? If it is, I don't get what Cordelia is playing at here. Is she trying to win Rina's favour and overtake the mc? How does she think she's going to be able to overcome their sisterly bond?
If she's also trying to overtake mc, why is she giving her actual useful advice?

Not sure if everything is just flying over my head or if it's all meant to be explained later

The advice is useful, but the intent and manner through which they were conveyed were clearly done with malice. Cordelia wants to demoralize Teresse so that she (Cordelia) can be the top dog court lady instead. It's more about making Teresse timid and withdrawn than actually helping her be a competent court lady. Also, from an outsider's perspective and as someone who sees the situation negatively, Cordelia probably underestimates the depth of Rina and Teresse's friendship and sisterhood.

 

[cokelemon]

The advice is useful, but the intent and manner through which they were conveyed were clearly done with malice. Cordelia wants to demoralize Teresse so that she (Cordelia) can be the top dog court lady instead. It's more about making Teresse timid and withdrawn than actually helping her be a competent court lady. Also, from an outsider's perspective and as someone who sees the situation negatively, Cordelia probably underestimates the depth of Rina and Teresse's friendship and sisterhood.

That makes a lot of sense. Good thing Teresse isn't the kind to be demoralized like that. Thanks!

 

[Antinomy]

Anyone got spoilers on what happens to that wench?

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Thanks for the TL

 

[lengend]

Would be a shame if that "lady" fell into the stairs... Yep truly a shame

Thanks for the chapter !

 

[Wolvenworks]

FYI that salt proverb: “In addition, after Shingen broke with the Hōjō, there was an incident when the Hōjō clan blocked shipment of salt supplies to Kai Province. When Kenshin heard of Shingen's problem, he sent salt to Shingen from his own province. Kenshin commented that the Hōjō had "performed a very mean act". Kenshin added, "I do not fight with salt, but with the sword".” (From Uesugi Kenshin’s wiki page). Kenshin and Takeda Shingen had mutual respect to each other as rival warlords, and it is known that he was greatly upset by Shingen dying ahead of him from sickness.

Remember that back then salt is a necessary commodity for seasonings and preservation of food, and Kai Province (Shingen’s territory, currently Yamamashi Prefecture) is landlocked, so they have to import salt from coastal territories such as Sagami (Hojo Ujiyasu) or Echigo (Uesugi Kenshin).

 

[unime]

Ummm
You can't get in-between the girls girlie. They're sisters
Many thanks

 

[YamiRi]

girls' rivalry is scary...

 

[sunshinelemons]

I like Teresse and the Lillarth family, but Cordelia looking down upon them isn't exactly wrong. A marquis family who still didn't save any money for themselves after getting such a reward? They didn't train their daughter properly in the ways of etiquette and nobility? Teresse, an unmarried woman, keeps running around with a knight?

Sure, she's a bitch and clearly trying to be the one by Riina's side because she feels superior to Teresse, but in the eyes of nobility, she kind of is.

 

[yoshiii]

MC can be smart when she can be, but other times she's just so naive and dense it gets a bit tedious.

Hope this will be a growing experience for her.

Thank you for translating!

 

[Purplelibraryguy]

Some here have said that although that woman is horrible she makes a valid point. Nah.

Really, I think she's making stuff up. As we saw just a few pages before, all the other court ladies are there to snag men--it's expected, so a bit of flirtation is not even a problem. She and Jade are both respectable, single, marriageable, and close enough in status to not even be controversial. Them exchanging a few words in a public space is absolutely fine and normal. Jane Austen would consider it completely unexceptionable. Consider: All the other girls thought they were already dating--and this clearly had had zero impact on her perceived respectability.

It's just nonsense to try to make a gullible girl miserable and self-doubting.