Side story 4 – Entering magic school
Born as the daughter of a countryside baron in a border town, this spring, I entered magic school.
Magic school is where people with magic power are gathered once they reach fifteen years of age. I was no exception as I activated my magic powers when I was six, and so I also entered magic school.
However, this school has many high-ranking nobles, as the daughter of a countryside baron, the threshold’s a bit too high for me.
If only, my magic was a little stronger, or if I was better at studying, or if I was a special beauty…… If I was a bit more like that person with light magic, Maria Campbell-san…… I’d be able to have a little more self-confidence……
I have hardly any magic, I can barely keep up in my studies, and people would say that my face is charming, but not that I’m a beauty…… Frankly speaking, I’m not suited for this school.
My parents were very happy sending me off to school because it’s the first time that someone’s been born with magic in our countryside baron family, but…… After enrolling in school here, as the daughter of a poor countryside baron, I was looked down upon by the higher-ranking nobles, and sometimes they would have me run errands as if I was a servant.
A few months after enrolling in school here, I already wanted to go back home as soon as I could.
However, even to me, a turning point arrived.
It happened when I was secretly reading romance novels that I had brought from home in a corner of the classroom. Higher-ranked nobles would say that these romance novels are for commoners, but, I really loved them, and had always loved them back when I was in the countryside as well, so I secretly brought a bunch of them to school.
“Hey, is that, could that be a romance story?”
When I raised my head at hearing a voice, someone with a really high social status that the daughter of a countryside baron shouldn’t be able to speak with was standing there.
Katarina Claes-sama, the daughter of a duke and the fiancee of the third prince, my classmate with the absolute highest social status of them all. Because of that, even though we’re classmates, I can’t approach her so easily, and we’ve never even talked once since school started. For such a person to approach me so suddenly, I was so nervous and confused that I completely froze up, and Katarina-sama just smiled gently.
“Actually, I also read romance novels. If it’s alright, would you like to chat about them some with me?”
I was invited just like that, and before I realized it, I was having tea with Katarina-sama, chatting with her about the story.
Katarina-sama was extremely easy to get along with, she didn’t look down on me like all the other high-ranked nobles, nor did she treat me like a servant for running errands.
Katarina-sama is really such an amazing, wonderful person. As the daughter of a duke, she’s also so dignified. Yet, she wasn’t proud like all the others about her social status, that wouldn’t even see those below themselves. Someone with a lower social status like me, she was nice to me even though I didn’t have any redeeming traits at all.
Before I realized it, my heart had completely been stolen away by Katarina-sama.
Sometimes she would play with a puppy in the schoolyard forest, sometimes she would stop and admire the garden flowers. Katarina-sama’s appearance was exactly like that of a saint out of a romance novel.
And so, just earlier…… While I was busy admiring Katarina-sama’s appearance, I tripped and fell, and because my dress got all dirty, Katarina-sama gave me a handkerchief to clean my dress with.
I refused and said “but I’ll get it dirty,” but she just replied “it’s fine, if it’s okay with you, please use it” and smiled. I clenched the handkerchief to my chest and thought “this will become my treasure.”
Even though I had really wanted to go back home as soon as I possibly could…… Now I want to stay at school longer even if it’s just for a little bit.
I want to spend time by Katarina-sama just a little longer –
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“Eh, nee-san? Where’s that work cloth you always wear around your head?”
“Ahh, that work cloth? Just now, I gave it to a friend from class.”
“EH!? It can’t be, nee-san gave something like that away!?”
“It’s not what you’re thinking, it’s because she tripped and fell and got her dress dirty, so I gave it to her to clean herself with.”
“……So that was it…… Thank goodness…… Wait a minute, so you didn’t have a handkerchief?”
“Since I wiped my hands on it after finishing my field work, it’s still dirty.”
“……So that was it…… Hmm? The hem of nee-san’s jacket, isn’t it getting a little frayed?”
“Ahh, this is from that one time, when I was attacked by my natural enemy, a dog, in the school forest. Well, since the enemy that time was small, I was able to defeat it without any problems!”
“……So that was it…… Well, I’m glad then. But, nee-san…… It’s good to be energetic, but, you should settle down a little bit more at school. Recently, you’ve been picking things to eat from the garden and the trees. This isn’t our home anymore, so you really need to stop being so irresponsible and picking up everything you see to eat.”
“……It’s not picking up to eat…… I’m harvesting……”
“……No, they’re the same…… Stop it already, it’s already so hard to hide things from mother about you…… I’m begging you, settle down a little already.”
“………I understand.”
And so, I reluctantly nodded as my stepbrother just looked at me and sighed deeply.
Other girl join the harem
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As always, our beloved monkey leaves behind a trail of formerly troubled love-smitten girls and boys and cats and maids and teachers (but apparently not dogs) as she picks stuff off the ground to eat and tills the soil.
My thanks to you, imperfectluck.
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Ok she is the harem king/queen. Nothing can beat her. Nothing
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She is beyond mere Harem Monarchy, when you are not limited by gender, age, capture targets, rivals, side characters, nor even the true Hero of the story. A true Harem God. A black hole that insta-captures all being in her vicinity.
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Even Gods would bow down to the Almighty power that is their mothers.
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Yes, she’s gotten to the point she is captureing nameless side characters with out trying
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Kings and Queens can be opposed by some group that worships the capture targets or some rival that tries to steal the capture targets. And even they have a best friend that is not capture-able. The absence of a Harem end or any progression of relationship is what separates normal run of the mill harem protagonists from a Harem King.
What separates the Kings and Queens from the God, is that no one can oppose the Harem and the Harem is not limited by any gender or age or character type.
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She isn’t just a black hole for capturing all those around her.
You mustn’t forget she is also dense as one.
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Her mom can. And she can’t capture her either.
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Move aside Ichika, there’s a new harem master in town
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Who’s Ichika?
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Mc from Infinite Stratos, recognized by many to be the densest harem master in the manga multiverse
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and yet he isn’t dense in the LN. never could figure out why they made him dense in the anime
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Glory to Bakarina !
Seriously, how did the others students manage to develop such a good image of her?
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maybe because they see her from side while us she here directly so we know how screwed that girl really is
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Screwed? No no! Bakarina is still wonderful even from this side!
Thanks for the translation! 😀
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They see her status, and are blinded by it. cause lets face it, she is pretty darn impressive in that department. She is the hair to a dukedom, fiancee to a prince, a close personal friend to the other prince, and closes friend and confidant to the individuals most likely to rule every area of the kingdom to come. She is so high up the social ladder that she no longer can be insane or make a faux pas, she will only come of as slightly eccentric as the social world reforms at her will.
The only equals she has are her official harem, everyone else are beneath her, so if they start to complain about how she treats commoners as equal to nobles, it gets explained away by that to her, commoners and most nobles are equally beneath her, and ask them if they would rather be ordered to fetch the cake.
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Oh god the perspective shift that explains what the other girl saw…
My sides.
Katarina and her casually adding onto her harem.
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No wonder Maria said Katarina has a lot of secret admirers XD
(If only they know what the reality truly is… lol)
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Thanks for the side story! Didn’t expect a story about how random Classmate A fell into the harem. XD
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After reading this…I changed my mind about Kirito being a Harem King. Our Bakarina is not only a Harem Master but she also manage to gather an enormous Harem Army
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is she going to make the whole school as her harem without her own knowing o.O, seems possible
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Female character somehow always find bakarina to be dignify and misunderstanding her idiotic action as something graceful, I wonder how many hidden harem member have fallen from that illusion.
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reality vs illusion lol
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Think about what would happen if bakamille and bakarina were partnered up together XD the densest pair of protags to wreak havoc
One to charm the people while the other torments them
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this was just a random character with no name. Not only are the capture targets and the heroine and the fellow rivals, even characters with no name in the story. A true Black hole of Harems. Probably only one of the many incidents.
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I said so, I saiiiiiiid sooooo!!! Keith and Jared are working so hard!!!
;_;
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Yet, they need to try harder…
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another victim for her harem.
Her capture rate is 100% on all gender. The Ultimate Poke-. *cough* Harem Queen
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How is it that she comes across as “dignified” ? I can’t see that farming monkey doing something like that…
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there a said “something better not be know for the good of people itself” and this a perfect example
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She’s no saint she is a sinner!
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Wahh~ Imperfectluck-sama is on a roll~
You must be feeling much better! ^^
Sad, it feels like we’re quickly coming upon the climax and end of the story soon so these side stories are nice~ x3
Thanks for the chapter~ ❤
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oh yeah, I saw your blog and went ahead and commented, not sure if you saw it or if it went through though…
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Wahh~ Senpai noticed me~! >//<
Unfortunately, I don't see it… sadness… T^T
It must not have gone through… 😥
What'd you say? ^^
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I said hi to you and added you on google! Let’s talk there xD
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Heh, even nameless npcs cannot escape.
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I laughed so much!!! Thanks so much for all your hard work imperfectluck!!!!
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Thanks 4 the chapter!
Illusion Reality
Playing with a puppy = attacked by a puppy
Admiring flowers = harvesting
Handkerchief = work cloth
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The whole being attacked by a small dog (natural enemy) is just too much…
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The puppy really might have been playing she is really bad with and afraid of dogs
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If I was Keith, I would despair on how many harem members there are… Zetsuboushita!
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So now random people are just tripping and falling into it…
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When you use a weapon of mass (lol) destruction like her, you’d expect some collateral damage.
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Secret admirer : *Yuri fillter on!!!* Hah~ hah~ Oneesama is so great!!!♡
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“Before I realized it, my heart had completely been stolen away by Katarina-sama.”
………………
you’ve got to be kidding me.
Now we have an anonymous as (ghost) member of the harem club.
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“An”? Signs show much more than a single “an”. This single member is but the representative of the Love-Love Katrina fanclub.
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This chapter is a bit too superfluous since the side character doesnt even appear. Or if she does, just one scene.
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There’s a phrase, “if it ain’t nice, don’t say it.” Why be ungrateful like that? It’s a side story for a reason.
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Sorry, sorry :tehepero:
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And it is important as it shows background. Not every person in a movie has to play a main role, without supporting characters, you will not get far setting up the scene. “All people must have names and big roles!” is simply too naive.
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Reblogged this on Archivity.
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Thanks for the chapter!
Did she really barely win against a puppy?
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They can be truly vicious enemies LoL🐕
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Thanks for the translations
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hahaha XD! The others vision/view of her is so different compare to her reality lol. Though sometimes only a bit ^^.
— Thanks for the chapter! I’ll be looking forward for the next chapter~ ^^.
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Thank you for this! Lol, the Legend of Katarina continues! She will continue to charm everyone that can be charmed! Wahahah! -is in Katarina fanclub-
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ohhhhhh ttqq…. 4 the chap imperfectluck… it abut the fan eh..
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I want to see the Katarina fan club already. I know it exist.
Thanks for the chapter!
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dear girl admirer
your dear baka*cough* katarina is not playing with the puppy in the forest.. she’s fighting it.. LoLoL : thanks for the SS
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“Sometimes she would play with a puppy in the schoolyard forest”
-> I thought she saw her practicing throwing a snake from afar thinking that she was playing “Catch” with a dog (that she can’t see because you know, she was far away and the view was somewhat interrupted by trees)
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I’m waiting for Katarina to make everyone apart of her harem
Thank you for the translations!! :DDD
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Wasnt there a saying that monkeys and dogs cant with each other? Xd
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Why is it that she’s stupid if its her (and/or boys) POV? But when it comes to girls’ POV she became dignified lady?
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“Sometimes she would play with a puppy in the schoolyard forest, sometimes she would stop and admire the garden flowers.”
Blinded by love… Or was it because Bakarina is too bright? (her denseness and stupidity I mean)
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Meatbun Delivery~
Thank you for the chapter ( ●w●)
*pats the puppy*
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