Tea House Translations

Prologue: Self-introduction in the guise of a prologue ── eh? Isn’t that just a self-introduction My name is Reese, a healthy child from a small town, which is little more than a week's ride away from the royal capital. Turning fifteen this year. My specialty is [Defense Magic], it’s a type of magic that prevents attacks from enemies. …actually, let me correct that statement a little bit. The only magic I can wield is Defense Magic. As it seems, I’m fatally lacking in terms of other magical talents. Apparently, most people aside from me, can learn to wield a kind of magic with [Attributes]. They could light flames at their fingertips, summon wind, form water, move the ground at will, and so on and so forth. But Defense Magic, on the other hand, happened to be a very basic type of magic that anyone who was born with magical power could wield easily, even more so for beginners who were starting to learn about magic. I have an amazing friend who was born just a few days before me. Usu...

Great Wiseman’s Beloved Pupil   Among many types of magic to exist within this world, [Defense Magic] holds the unfortunate reputation of being the most elementary sort, of them all. Reese is a wielder of Defense Magic. He is also a childhood friend to an extraordinarily rare genius. And what’s more, he holds a big secret; he is the one and only favored disciple of the Great Sage who had discovered his hidden talents. Owing much to the brilliant guidance of the Great Sage, and to his own needlessly unrestrained enthusiasm, the Defense Magic he holds had evolved into something powerful and unparalleled. This is the story of Reese; a boy who wields Defense Magic in an elite magic school and his journey to the very top of the sphere of magic. PROLOGUE >

 After being kicked out from my band, I found myself 10 years back in time and decided to redo my youth yet again     “Frankly speaking, the debut condition for you guys is to remove the drummer Shibakusa Tohru-kun… well, that’s about it.” It was an ordinary afternoon; the location was a conference room of a major record company in Tokyo. Standing at the front was the main producer of the label, who was reciting the debut conditions for the new rock band by the name, [Strange Chameleon]. And I, Shibakusa Tohru, am the drummer of the said rock band. The conditions were very simple, It’s either I quit the band, or the band will not make the grand debut. It is in fact a de facto termination declaration thrown at me. “Drumming is quite technical these days. So, bringing in a better support drummer would expand the range of Strange Chameleon’s music” The producer continued on, "Well, that may be true, but ..." “No, unless your drumming technique improves dramatically or someth...

The girl who was told to be talentless was actually a talented monster "You have no talent for this, I’m removing you from the party.” The party leader Aldis told to the girl. Girl accepted his remarks with a resolute look on her face. It has been half a year since she became an apprentice to her much-admired hero, Aldis. Whether if it’s either cooking, laundry or carrying luggage and even verbal abuse and violence, she silently endured and accepted all kinds of tasks, may it be reasonable or unreasonable or menial. If Aldis was displeased, even if she did nothing wrong, she’d get beaten and spat on. Her beautiful pale pink hair eventually turned dull and dirty. They would not even allow her to have a weapon for self-defense, thus her small figure was slowly carrying the heavy baggage with all her might. She was always given left-overs to fill her stomach with, at times there wasn’t even leftovers to eat.   Always filled with hunger and very little sleep. When camping ...

  An aristocratic bachelor enjoys a different world ~ The elegant single life of a man who never got married ~     Year 20XX Modern Japan was facing a major issue with rapidly declining birthrates. According to the recent statistical reports of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, about 26% of male population never gets married in their lifetime while the figures stay at a about 17% for the female population. And it is expected to rise up to 30% for men and about 23% for women after about a decade at the least. One of the root causes of declining birthrates is the increased rates of unmarried population due to the current trend of avoiding marital status. Many socio-economical, psychological and environmental aspects contributed to this issue but one of major factor lies in the rise of single bachelors in upper class society. ―― Unmarried aristocracy An unmarried, financially independent individuals who uses all the money and time they earn on and for themselv...