Henkyou no Roukishi: Bard Loen - Vol. 6 Ch. 36 - Smoked Spirits

[MangaDex]

 

[Ichaivalrose]

Always a treat to read a new chapter of this, such a warm manga

Ty for tl!

 

[ciera]

Thanks alot

 

[mokonaarappa]

thank you for the chapter, its always good story

 

[Dalek-Bob]

Thanks for translating! I am always excited when I see a new chapter of this one, it is one of my faves.

 

[ZuviX]

thanks for the translation

 

[Haezer]

Aight so lemme get this straight. The wife's family is trying to take Lord Ensire, her husband's territory, all for herself? Did I get that right?

And what about the wife's "sweet smell" then? It was mentioned a few times so I thought that was something important but I still don't understand.

 

[RandomReader2023]

Can someone spoil me who's the woman of the cover, it shows 9 so I guess Volume 9? Maybe she's Loen's future love interest? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[erryky]

Aight so lemme get this straight. The wife's family is trying to take Lord Ensire, her husband's territory, all for herself? Did I get that right?

And what about the wife's "sweet smell" then? It was mentioned a few times so I thought that was something important but I still don't understand.

Seems like she was playing both sides to whatever suited her family benefits. That why the Loen can smell her scent all over the Lord's brother. A hoe, but with a pedigree, basically.

 

[alacaelum]

Yueitan is a king, he just chose a good man to serve.

I like that Bard clarified his suspicions about the whole affair, the woman was still an unknown in all that, and his conclusion is much probably correct.

He did good in leaving, shit like that is not worth of risking your neck.

 

[alacaelum]

Aight so lemme get this straight. The wife's family is trying to take Lord Ensire, her husband's territory, all for herself? Did I get that right?

And what about the wife's "sweet smell" then? It was mentioned a few times so I thought that was something important but I still don't understand.

She is working for her own family, when the brother overthrew her husband she must have informed them, she may even have incited him to do it.

The smell is less some kind of MacGuffin and more an observation. Bard was analyzing tendency, so to speak, basing his conclusion on his knowledge of courts and behavior, he concluded first that she was a vain person, after the revelation of what happened to the true lord and the existence of the son, he came to his second conclusion... that her family was planning to take that territory for themselves using the confusion as an excuse.

If Bard didn't "interfere", they would have just waited for things to boil a little more and acted as if they were investigating things, now they will attack with the excuse of "helping" and lord Ensire will "have died by his brother's hand".

 

[Konrad2]

Thanks for the translation.

 

[vylix]

She is working for her own family, when the brother overthrew her husband she must have informed them, she may even have incited him to do it.

The smell is less some kind of MacGuffin and more an observation. Bard was analyzing tendency, so to speak, basing his conclusion on his knowledge of courts and behavior, he concluded first that she was a vain person, after the revelation of what happened to the true lord and the existence of the son, he came to his second conclusion... that her family was planning to take that territory for themselves using the confusion as an excuse.

If Bard didn't "interfere", they would have just waited for things to boil a little more and acted as if they were investigating things, now they will attack with the excuse of "helping" and lord Ensire will "have died by his brother's hand".

I'm a bit confused.

What happened to Lord Ensire after Bard left? Will she attack Lord Ensire? If Bard predicted so, why he didn't help Lord Ensire (because he is a gentleman?)?

 

[alacaelum]

I'm a bit confused.

What happened to Lord Ensire after Bard left? Will she attack Lord Ensire? If Bard predicted so, why he didn't help Lord Ensire (because he is a gentleman?)?

Lord Ensire will probably be killed.

And Bard didn't help because... he is human, yes he is a good man, a great one even but nobility's peeves are complex and normally just too complicated to involve yourself with them.

And sure... you can say that he already involved himself with such dramas.. but in those cases, he couldn't turn back because the people involve resolved to chase him or he already was cornered, or was something too related to him. Even in this one the brother somehow convinced himself that Bard was there to investigate when he could just let him be and absolutely nothing would have happened.

Bard just wants to live his last years having some fun and eating good food, meeting good people, and maybe help where he can, but even then... there needs to be moments when to know where to back off and let things play out, for his own good and those close to him.

 

[EggMiner]

The politics in this runs like one of my CK3 games

 

[Gunlord500]

Always a treat to read a new chapter of this, such a warm manga

Ty for tl!

Yeah, this is definitely one of my favorite mangas, possible my utmost fave. I don't quite understand all the politics but I really love the moral/philosophical theme, especially as strongly expressed in this chapter, of the beauty that comes in accepting even the hardships of life, ranging from oneself growing old to dealing with the machinations of those above you.

Thanks so much for the translations, cuddlebun!

 

[jeezits]

I kinda wonder if "smoked" is a pseudo-translation of "barrel aged" since the barrels for aged whiskeys are usually fired on the inside to impart flavors? Seems more accurate in context, but I don't know Japanese at all.

 

[Tds-PdV]

Lord Ensire will probably be killed.

And Bard didn't help because... he is human, yes he is a good man, a great one even but nobility's peeves are complex and normally just too complicated to involve yourself with them.

And sure... you can say that he already involved himself with such dramas.. but in those cases, he couldn't turn back because the people involve resolved to chase him or he already was cornered, or was something too related to him. Even in this one the brother somehow convinced himself that Bard was there to investigate when he could just let him be and absolutely nothing would have happened.

Bard just wants to live his last years having some fun and eating good food, meeting good people, and maybe help where he can, but even then... there needs to be moments when to know where to back off and let things play out, for his own good and those close to him.

I'm a bit confused.

What happened to Lord Ensire after Bard left? Will she attack Lord Ensire? If Bard predicted so, why he didn't help Lord Ensire (because he is a gentleman?)?

Well, it’s going to be a conflict for sure, but whether Lord Ensire got killed or the Persare family got purged is not known and not Bard’s business either (he’s just a traveler now).

I mostly agree with what @alacaelum said. It’s just the size of the respective armies and their loyalties are not known, so it’s not definite that Lord Ensire will lose. Ensire soldiers on the field seems to be loyal to him and he will be defending in a castle, that and as a ruling lord, if anything he has an advantage. Though if the Persare managed to amass a sizable army and hire many mercenaries then it could end up differently.

 

[SunSun]

This manga does a good job showcasing just how nasty politics are.

 

[riflow]

Gosh hopefully he doesn't get killed, at the same time, how sad for the son seeing his mother do this to his father.

Reminds me of some of the origin family puppeteering from some otome isekai titles.