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Novel Vol 12 Ch 14 (Aoi nursing Ōdanna-sama)

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We may never have this chapter adopted into manga or even into S2 of the anime... so we may never get a visual. However, this scene above does remind me of Ōdanna-sama having no issues being henpecked (and doted) by Aoi... Omatase! Happy to let you know that I finally finished translating Vol 12 Ch 14 (and by late July as promised!). This chapter is special to me because this is where Aoi was taking care of Ōdanna-sama, who caught a cold, thus was bedridden. After this chapter, I will resume translating Vol 7 Ch 6. There’s an intermezzo about Byakuya after Vol 7 Ch 6, so I really need to finish Vol 7 Ch 6 before translating Byakuya (which is one of my favourite characters!). I do need a few months to finish Vol 7 Ch 6 because I have a … sewing project to do… but fingers crossed by late September I can post Vol 7 Ch 6. After some conversations with Rolypolyredbeanbun , I decided to change my translation style from present tense to past tense. Before this chapter, I would translate the s
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Novel Vol 12 Ch 13 (The Night Ōdanna-sama Stayed at My Place)

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Art by Laruha (from Laruha's Artbook, 2019) This short story was published in Laruha's “Camellia and Snowdrop” Artbook (2019) and also in Volume 12 of the Kakuriyo light novel. Laruha's Artbook is so gorgeous, please support the artist by buying the book (e.g., through eBay - I'm not affiliated with any sellers). Come to think of that, please buy the light novels if you can, for we then support both Yūma Midori and Laruha. eBay would have them in a package from Volumes 1 to 12. Anyway, the story in the 2022 version (Vol 12) has slightly different sentences from the 2019 version. However, the story and effect are the same. It seems Yūma Midori-sensei just edited the sentences for clarity and flow. Then, a about a week ago, I came across another Kakuriyo fan-translation site. The fan-translator is Rolypolyredbeanbun; her Wordpress site generally translates Volumes 3 and 4 (thank you!). However, she has also translated the 2019 Artbook version of this short story. Since
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Where is Aoi’s house in Japan?

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The shrine where Aoi 'first' met Ōdanna-sama in Ep 1 of the anime ( source ) Within a few hours, I am going to post Vol 12 Ch 13 translation about the night when Ōdanna-sama spent the night at Aoi’s place. However, this chapter also has some interesting tidbits that may give clues to the location of Aoi’s house, such that I originally wrote a short paragraph in the footnote of my translation about it. However, the post ended up being several paragraphs long. というわけで, I decided to post it as a separate, short post. Vol 12 (p137) gave me the first hint that Aoi’s home is in Kitakyushu (North Kyushu) Japan. Back in Vol 9 Ch 2 , Aoi told Setsu that she studied the World Civilisation as a student of Literature Studies. Now, there is a university in Kitakyushu called (yep, you got it!) the University of Kitakyushu, complete with a Faculty of Humanities, Dept. of Comparative Cultures . It sounds like what Aoi would study, so I think this is where she would study in the real world. The
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Season Two is coming in Fall 2025!!!

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Season Two anime promo by Laruha   Okay, time to go to a temple and pray for the successful production of Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi Season Two! Cos... It's coming, Babe!!! Thanks to some readers who alerted me about this news, I just learned that Gonzo and Kadokawa are renewing Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi Season Two for a Fall 2025 release date (the northern hemisphere autumn, that is). Huzzaaahhh!!! Our patience paid off! And I knew I could rely on you guys to update me with the latest news, haha! In addition to giving enough time for the anime to be produced, hence the autumn release, the timing of the release might coincide with the story, because Vol 6 starts in autumn , and the feeling will just be super sugoi. I take it the last episode of Season 2 will happen around New Year, because that's when the main story of Vol 10 ends.  Of course, I want some epilogues and the gaiden of Vols 11 and 12 to be included as short stories... but a Season Two of the anime that covers Vols 6-10 is
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Volume 12 List of Chapters

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Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi Vol 12 (story by Yūma Midori, art by Laruha)  Apologies for the veeeery looooong hiatus. I didn't even make time to wish everyone Happy New Year, but I hope everyone has been having a lovely year so far. I know the world can be a messy place, but I hope all of you are doing well.  It's been more than two years since I promised to translate the table of content for Vol 12... but I finally got it here. Below is the list of chapters for the Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi novel Volume 12 that I translated from the Kadokawa site . I will add links to my translations for Vol 12 whenever I finish each chapter/section.  Meanwhile, news from the translating desk: I'm still working on Vol 7 Ch 6, but since it has no Ōdanna-sama, I have to say I am lacking the motivation I need to move on with that chapter. I'm still working on it though, cos it has important stuff there. However, to break the hiatus further, I think we all deserve some Aoi-Ōdanna moments. Therefore,
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