Translation ) Ace First meeting pt.1
This is translation of the game Heart no Kuni no Alice from another Korean translation.
Actual post Here. It starts off with the picture of Ace. I skipped the part with Peter.
Pain text - Alice's POV description
'...' - Alice's thoughts
"..." - Alice's dialogue
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First meeting part.one
>After meeting Peter at the Castle
Peter is heading for the castle. I don’t want to put up with him anymore so I decide to take a walk in the gardens. Change of scenery is nice, but it’s unfair to have walked all this way and do nothing.
“That guy … I can’t like him…”
I don’t even need to like him. But regarding that I’ve met him twice already, he is one of the main characters of this dream. It is a dream, and he is good-looking; I just have to go easy on him. So what if he kidnapped me, forced me to kiss him, and killed a man in front of my eyes …
“… It would be hard to like him.”
I hurriedly conclude. If I could have affection for someone like him, I would have to wonder if I’m right in my mind. Even now, I am sick of myself for dreaming a castle. I don’t want to question my sanity anymore. If I walk without a proper destination, I can’t tell the distance. I don’t have to hurry. I like this kind of time.
Ace: Huh? You’re a new face.
“?”
As I walk through the gardens, I meet a man who is wearing a different outfit from the soldiers. It was different, but he seems like a worker. The design is similar. This … Am I being interrogated for trespassing? I’ve walked by soldiers few times, but since they all walked past me, I thought I could walk freely around this place. But I could have snuck into a restricted section.
“Hello. Um, I’m not a suspicious person …”
It’s hard to make excuses when I have walked on my own. The man does not persist and listens to my story. He is a normal person without rabbit ears. He is different from Peter in a good way, but in right now, he is hard to handle. I can’t think of a reason for trespassing.
‘This dream, it’s too realistic. Since it’s a dream, it would be nice if everything was a free pass.’
“Ah .. Mm~ That is, I am Stupid Rabbit … no, Peter White’s acquaintance.”
Ace: Peter White!? Mr. Peter’s friend? You are???”
You’re lying - is the feeling of the surprise he is showing. [He has something like a normal friend …] What he mutters mindlessly is realistically terrifying. That guy must not look normal even to his comrades. I’m glad there is someone with common sense.
Ace: …Ah! That’s wrong. How can I say this … he is popular, but he doesn’t look like the type to have friends or girlfriend, or any normal friends … Because Mr. Peter is very mean, you see? Last time … Aaah, I didn’t mean anything bad by it.
He quickly makes an excuse but however you listen to it, it only comes off as bad.
“I can’t really say I’m a friend … Just someone he knows.”
Ace: I thought so.
The words somehow feel real.
Ace: So? Are you here to visit him? He is probably at the audience hall. Even though he’s a Minister class, he is always tardy or absent. He’s probably getting a stern lecture from the Queen … But I think it’s all waste of time, since he doesn’t submit despite the lecture.
“Minister? That person?! He doesn’t look like one at all!! If something like that was a Minister, there wouldn’t be any governing?”
Ace: I think so too.
“If he’s always like that, anyone would.”
Ace: But, that person. He is smart and really strong.
We can talk little more easily now. It feels like I can tell him what’s on my mind.
“He seems like he has a bad personality.”
Ace: Haha. I wouldn’t say it’s good.
We chuckle at each other. I’m glad. I thought this world was only full of people with bad personality and mouths. I can talk to him comfortably.
Ace: I’m Ace, the Knight of Castle of Hearts. You are?
“A Knight! I see, you do give off that feel. I’m Alice Liddell … I think I am a foreigner.”
Ace: A foreigner? So you’re from the outside world …. Julius must have made a fuss.
“! You know Julius?”
Ace: Eh? You know Julius too?
“I met him a little while ago. Right after I came here … You know him?”
Ace: We’re friends. I haven’t met him recently, is he doing okay?
This youth and Julius are friends. Unexpectedly, I could accept it. A stuffy person like him could only be friends with someone who is laid-back and patient. And to hear [He looks like he wouldn’t have normal friends] from a person who is friends with Julius, Peter is incredible.
“I didn’t stay that long so I don’t know the details, but he looked like he was okay. He treated me decently despite chasing me out.”
Ace: He chased out a girl … Geez … But that’s like him. He isn’t living healthily … He only fixes clocks and never comes out of that clock tower.
“Living and working at the workplace, right? I thought he looked like a craftsman. Seems to be hard-working.”
Ace: Not only is he hard-working, but it wouldn’t be understatement to say that the work has become his life.
We talk about the craftsman we both know immediately. Ace was a pleasant person, I was hungry for reassurance. After coming to the dream world, I had gotten the worst kiss, saw a shooting incident in front of my eyes. Nothing good happened. ….. It is mostly Peter White’s fault.
“I, Peter kidnapped me to this world.”
Ace: K-Kidnap … Our country’s Prime Minister is ridiculous as ever… ….. Did he do something to you?
It’s hard to tell what he’s thinking, but he shouldn’t the type of person to do indecent things to a girl …
“Eh ….? Uh ~ that’s to say …”
If one is to say he did something, he did. Plenty already. It would be on the much horrible nuance than ‘indecent.’ It would only be right for him to be denounced for the forced (ish) kiss incident.
Ace: …. Did he do something?
Ace’s eyes become sharp.
Ace: To do ungentlemanly things to a girl, he’s the worst. Even if he’s the Minister …
“He didn’t do anything, too bad ….”
Ace: … Really?
Ace must be a chivalrous person who wouldn’t put shame on the Knight title. But unfortunately, I am not the type of girl to be protected and be swooned. To be protected by a knight, it might be better than prince on a white horse, but It’s still the same Meruhen. I rather not.
“Mmhm, really.”
Ace: ……. If you say so, okay. He’s pretty good-looking ….
“No no Peter’s face is good-looking, but it’s not about looks …”
He’s good-looking, but everything else is a mess. I feel like Ace is misunderstanding me.
Ace: If you two reached an agreement as a result, I won’t ask too much.
He’s definitely misunderstanding. Too make it worse, in a very unpleasant ~ way.
“… Ace. It’s a misunderstanding. It wasn’t violent or anything like that …”
Ace: I said it’s okay. I’m not a classless person. There are so many different kinds of relationships. I don’t get it, but if it’s about acknowledging, I suppose there is that type too.
I don’t get it either. And I don’t think there is that type.
“… Basically. People who live in this place don’t listen to what other people are saying.”
Making excuses is troublesome.
“It’s a misunderstanding but … whatever. Peter has a debt he needs to repay me. If something like him is the Minister, take responsibility and treat me well.”
Somehow after I started dreaming this dream, I feel like I show too much of my true color. It’s a bit different from giving up. It’s very peaceful. I don’t have to lie, I don’t have to make myself look like a well-behaved child. This is a dream I am going to awake up from anyway, so I don’t have to worry about the consequences. It’s a nice feeling.
Ace: …. Sure. A comrade’s ill manners are joint responsibility. I will make it up to you.
Ace was a man who was much nicer than so-called friend Julius and loyal and sincere. In other words, he was a nice person. Even in this ridiculous world, a normal person seemed to exist. Plus he does not have rabbit ears. He is starting look very cool. He is a kind knight. Also he said that the Minister was his comrade, meaning he had a pretty high status. A nice person and a high class. I like those kind of very much. I will definitely befriend him and consult his convenience.
“Julius said that in this country, if you interact with others for an adequate time, I can go back in due time.”
I think it’s a dream with that has that kind of plot. I couldn’t wake up even with adequacy, but I’ll go along since I have a lot of time.
Ace: If Julius who protects time said it, then it probably is. If that’s the case, you should stay in the castle.
“At the Castle? Is it okay?”
Ace: Because, you are acquaintance with Mr. Peter, and you know me too.
His grin is refreshing. Especially after seeing Peter’s pervy smiles.
“I want to be friends with you, not just an acquaintance.”
We smile at each other and get out of the gardens. While we make small talks and wonder around, it doesn’t feel like I am walking.
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Some parts sound awkward orz well technically this is my first translation. Still, I hope you enjoyed! ♥