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[Special Halloween Party-Sanrio collab] – All butlers.

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[Event Story] Cage of Black Raven Translations

Chapter 1: The Black Raven’s Introduction Chapter 2: The Black Raven’s Gathering of Members Chapter 3: The Black Raven’s Attack Chapter 4: The Black Raven’s True Identity Chapter 5: The Black Raven’s Dining Table Chapter 6: The Black Raven’s Letter Chapter 7: The Black Raven’s Release Chapter 8: The Black Raven’s Stroll Chapter 9: The Black Raven’s Doubt Chapter 10: The Black Raven’s Crisis Chapter 11: The Black Raven’s Mask Chapter 12: The Black Raven’s Cage Chapter 13: The Boy’s Name

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Honeymoon Knight event story Masterlist - Akuneko translations

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6

Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9

Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12

Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15

Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18

Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21

Chapter 22

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Special Halloween Party Event

Chapter 1: Summoning Ritual

This is a rough translation of the story. You may encounter minor errors on the way, please be understanding and considerate (⁠*⁠´⁠ω⁠｀⁠*⁠) With that being said, enjoy reading!

October has arrived, the season of Halloween is upon us. The mansion is lively, pondering what kind of Halloween we'd do for this year. One day... Me, Berrien and Miyaji are waiting for a "certain someone" in front of the mansion's door.

Clop... Clop... Clop...

Berrien: Oh, Elvira-sama's carriage has arrived.

Miyaji: She said she has an urgent request according to her written letter... I wonder what exactly happened.

I hope it's nothing too serious.

Elvira-san comes down from the coachman seat as I said that.

Elvira: Pardon me for my abrupt visit, Master of Devil butlers.

Greetings.

Elvira: Things have gotten a tad troublesome on my end...

???: Looks like the horses have stopped?

???: Have we arrived~?

???: Piano-chan, do you want a cookie?

???: Can I? Thank you ♡

T-This voice...

Miyaji: There are children inside the carriage...?

Berrien: Their voices sound quite adorable.

Elvira: I suppose it'd be quicker to show you.

"Kitty-chan..."

Eh!?

K-Kitty-chan...

Elvira: Could you come down from the carriage? I'll open the door now.

Kitty: Okay ♪

*Door opens*...

Kitty: Hello! I am Kitty! Nice to meet you!

!!!

Miyaji: T-This child is...

It's the real Kitty-chan...

Berrien: Aruji-sama, do you know this person?

Yeah.

Elvira: I get it now... It appears that Kitty-chan and the others were summoned from your world.

Berrien: Summoned...?

Elvira: I'll explain the situation.

[According to Elvira-san's story... Another witch performed a certain summoning ritual... And as a result, Kitty-chan and her friends were summoned to this world from the looks of it. The magical effect is only temporary... So they can soon return to their original world in a few weeks... But the witches' territory is an extremely harsh environment... So they were brought here to the Devil's Palace.]

Miyaji: In short... The urgent request is to take care of these children for a few weeks?

Elvira: Indeed, it is.

Please be careful not to attract people's attention to them just in case.

I apologize for having this matter imposed on you.

I'll leave the rest on your hands, Master of Devil butlers.

U-Umm... Y-Yes...

Kitty: Elvira-chan, you're going home?

Elvira: Yes... These people will be very considerate to you.

Kitty: Thank you for all your help ♪ I hope to see you again! Bye-bye!

Elvira: ... Bye-bye.

(Elvira-san smiled...)

Elvira: Well then... I'll be leaving now.

- after a while -

[We held a strategy meeting at the foyer after welcoming everyone from the carriage.]

Miyaji: I'll be giving them sweets to eat in the cafeteria first, but... What should we do next?

Berrien: Indeed. We have to inform the other butlers about the situation...

Kitty: Excuse me~

Wah!

Kitty: Oh, I'm sorry for surprising you.

Berrien: Kitty-chan... Right? Is there something troubling you?

Kitty: Can I know everyone's name if possible?

What's your name?

I'm [Player Name].

Kitty: Your name is lovely ♡ Are you the master of devil butlers?

You're right.

Kitty: So that means you're the master of this giant mansion. That's amazing!

I'll be in your care from now on ♪

[As she said that, Kitty extended her hand. I crouched down and shook it.]

(S-So cute...)

(I'm shaking hands with Kitty-chan...)

Lato: Flure, have you decided on the Halloween costume for this year?

Flure: I don't have the slightest idea at all...

Miyaji: This voice is...

Lato: Mm? Miyaji-sensei, and there's Aruji-sama and Berrien-san too.

What are you doing...

Wait, oh? Who might these little guests be?

Kitty: Hello ♪ I'm kitty!

Flure: I-It talked...

Kitty: Could it be you two are talking about Halloween just now?

This mansion will be holding a Halloween party!?

Flure: N-No... Err... We still haven't decided on a party exactly...

Kitty: Actually, we were talking about Halloween while on our way here ♪

Could Kitty join the party too if possible?

Huh!?

(This is a sudden and unexpected development...)

[And so, we talked about the topic with surprise in our hearts... We have settled on doing a "Halloween Masquerade" with Kitty-chan and her friends. The one who suggested masquerade was Flure... It seems like he has costume ideas in his mind. With that, Flure — who was burning with enthusiasm — ... has begun to prepare for the masquerade costumes at incredible speed.]

- a few days later -

[While walking down the corridor at night... I heard the voices of Miyaji and Cinnamon from the library.]

Cinnamon: Wow! So beautiful.

And the smell is so nice too~♪

Miyaji: Fufu, looks like you like it.

Cinnamon: Did you make this, Miyaji-san?

Miyaji: Yes, it is me.

Cinnamon: Amazing~! I wonder if I can make it too?

Miyaji: I'll teach you how to, so would you like to make it together with me tomorrow?

Cinnamon: Can I? Yay!

Oh, huh? The one standing there is...

Ah...

Miyaji: Oh, forgive me for not noticing your presence.

Cinnamon: Good evening, "arujisama"!

a-arujisama...?

Miyaji: It seems they're following how we act... So Cinnamon and the others are also calling you with "Aruji-sama".

Role-playing as butlers, correct?

Cinnamon: Yup!

[Cinnamon laughed with Miyaji after he said that. Seems like they have gotten close. I asked about the costumes that I've been so curious about ever since I entered the room.]

By the way, what is that costume?

Cinnamon: This fit is made by Flure-kun~!

What do you think? It's so cute~♪

It's incredibly cute.

It suits you very well.

Cinnamon: Ehehe ♪ Thank you!

Miyaji: That reminds me. Since Aruji-sama is here too... Shall I bring it here?

It...?

Miyaji: Could you wait here for a moment?

- a few minutes later-

Miyaji: I apologize for keeping you waiting. Here, please enjoy.

Cinnamon: Oh! It's cinnamon rolls!

Miyaji: I bought it at a bakery in town on passing. I thought it looked quite similar to Cinnamon-kun's tail.

Cinnamon: It's the same as my tail~! Look, look! arujisama!

You're right, it's the same.

C-Cute...

Miyaji: I also bought yours, Aruji-sama. Please enjoy it together with Cinnamon-kun.

Although it's nighttime already... It's fine once in a while, right?

Thank you, Miyaji

Cinnamon: Yay ♪ Let's eat it together~!

Yeah!

Cinnamon: Of course, Miyaji should join us too!

Miyaji: I...

Miyaji, come and eat with us too.

Miyaji: Thank you, Aruji-sama. I'll take up your words then.

- after a while -

Cinnamon: Zzz... Zzz...

Miyaji: He's fast asleep. I wonder if sleeping on my knees is comfortable.

I think he feels secure.

Miyaji: I see... I'm glad if that's the case.

Rest well for the night. Let's craft aroma candles tomorrow together.

Cinnamon: Munyamunya...

[oqwomyo]

finally got myself into Japanese akuneko twitter situation. gonna translate these babies later.

[kamidukki]

[AKNK] if one of the butlers turns out to be the traitor...?

Tidbits and brain-rots, if nothing else...

‼️⚠️Spoiler warning⚠️‼️

Contains information from the latest update from main story episodes and some event stories, as well as subjective opinions. Proceed at your own risks.

Also, this article isn't written in a properly ordered structure whatsoever 🙇

A traitor's presence has long been speculated within the aknk fandom; casting one of the butlers as the designated leaker of information to a third party.

So, the angels, not the nobles?

The most recent update sheds some light on two things: 1) who the possible traitor could be, and 2) to whom this traitor works for.

We've been given a lucid answer to the latter: the sentient/intelligent angels. It was revealed that 'the traitor' reports directly to Cherubim, whereupon the angel pointed out how it must have been tough for the traitor to have to 'climb up' every time they communicated, hinting heavily at the location of information exchange to be one of the ancient towers.

Too early to tell it seems. Who knows if this traitor works exclusively for one party? (Apart from the dev, obviously)

As for the traitor's identity itself... While nothing definitive has yet to be imparted, some people (whose posts made their way on my Twitter feed anyway) seem on the opinion that it's certain that the traitor won't be any of the butlers. The target of suspicion now moves on to the newly introduced character ゴート aka Goat, if you like. Although a thematically consistent name, it still gives us nothing deeper to dig at this point. He is introduced as a post office worker with loud, exuberant qualities while possessing massive, unconcealed admiration for the devil butlers (to the point of being a fan).

[On a related note, the event 郵便局の贈り物/Yuubinkyoku no Okurimono is the one where Goat's superior plays a central role... it seems. I haven't read the story yet so I can't talk in length about it 😅]

Anyway, here's a quick list of what might be points of interest:

The traitor, whose existence having been confirmed, having to climb up (Cherubim made a passing remark : 'if only you could fly, you would easily make it to the top where we are' with the top part put on an emphasis in-game). The traitor speaks to Cherubim using polite speech.

The appearance of Goat, a post man who'll be in charge of delivery to the Devil's Palace. High in spirit, showing a favourable attitude towards demon butlers.

The rumoured assassin of the underworld, objective/identity: unclear. Finlay passes the information to Lucas.

Spoiler; on a related note with the point above, Nac was born into a family of professional assassins and trained from a very young age to be one. Hanamaru, as pointed out by Nac, was a former bounty hunter. I've done some translation on both, feel free to rummage around my aknk tag. Another point of interest on Nac and Hanamaru's relationship lies on the 6th chapter of event 水流の唄/Song of the Water Dragon.

While suspicion on the butlers is being temporarily cast aside, there's this interesting scene where Nac, while on night patrol duty with Shiro, senses someone's presence only to stumble upon Hanamaru, who claims he's there because he sees the grave look on Nac and Shiro's faces on the way back from the kitchen (might be wrong, but that's how I recall the scene goes for now). Nac makes a comment on how good Hanamaru is in erasing his presence (as expected of a bounty hunter), to which Hanamaru replies it might be courtesy of him doing that to avoid day-to-day work. The question is, why isn't Hanamaru sensing the presence of the intruder when Nac does? Is it simply because he arrives later on the scene? Or could it be that Hanamaru is...? (No, not likely)

Nac is noted to go on a long period of absence from the manor, exactly like the Twitter post's preview hinted, to look into the matter of this so-called assassin of the underworld. When asked if there are some letters of correspondence from Nac, Goat says, no, there isn't. If Goat isn't a target of suspicion, that'll be all there is to that scene. Otherwise, might he be an interceptor of correspondence? Let's see where the next update will take us...

That's all for now, I think.

Like others, I think the possibility of a butler being a traitor has been greatly diminished with this most recent update. Even so, I'm not completely taking it out of the realm of possibilities yet. At the same time, I'm not even sure if I'd like the prospect of having my heart torn apart at the impending angst if one of them does turn out to be a backstabber. I can think of several routes in which the direction of the story may unfold; they're not pretty 😭

[sugar-glaze-donut]

it's june

you know what that means for aknk

IT'S JUNE BRIDE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i'm going to try translate the event story now (and ignore the asks that have been rotting in my inbox and drafts for over a year)

[zelk0va]

Akuneko (AKNK) Event Story, "White Worship", Chapter 1: Off to the Southern Land

-Devil's Palace, your room-

-One evening-

(knock knock)

Muu: Master, I think there's someone at the door!

>Come in >Who could it be...

(door opens)

Lamli: Pardon me~! Lamli: Good evening, Master!

>It's late, did something happen? >Is there something you need to attend to?

Lamli: Sir Lucas asked me to call for you, Master! Lamli: Do you mind coming with me for a bit?

>Okay, I understand >What could Lucas need me for...

-Devil's Palace, dining room-

Lamli: Sir Lucas, Sir Lucas! I've brought the Master over~! Lucas: Thank you, Lamli. Lucas: Good evening, Master. Nac: Hello, and good evening, Master. You are looking sublime today as well, I see. Muu: It's Lucas and Nac! The third floor butlers are all assembled here today, huh. Lucas: Master, I'm terribly sorry for calling you all of a sudden. Lucas: It so happens that a new commission addressed to you has arrived today...

>A new commission for me? >Yet another commission...?

Lucas: That's right. Lucas: Our destination for this commission is the Portrair House. Muu: Uh, what's the Portrair House...? Nac: The Portrair family are the nobility that rule over the Southern Land. Muu: Oh, yeah, that's right! I remember now! Muu: Wow, so the commission this time is from the Portrair family!

>What are the details of the commission?

Nac: Two weeks from now, an annual festival is going to take place in a major city of the Southern Land. Nac: We have been asked to guard said festival.

>To guard the festival? What do you mean?

Nac: To put it in simple terms, we have to protect the members of the Portair family from Angels throughout the festival. Lamli: So basically, we'll be doing our usual Angel Hunting. Nac: Precisely. Nac: Apparently, the festival is an event of sacred significance for the Portrair family. Nac: They can't afford to have Angels interrupt it. Muu: A festival treasured by the Portair family... Muu: I'm curious what kind of festival it is, Master!

>Maybe it's some grand celebration >I am a bit interested...

Muu: There'll likely be some delicious food for us to eat there, right? Muu: Hehe! I'm so excited now!

Lamli: Man, Buu, you really like to eat, don't you? Lucas: So, with that said, we third floor butlers, Muu, and the Master will be heading out to complete this commission. Lucas: The plan is to leave tomorrow morning. Lucas: The Portrair House is located quite a ways away, the trip will likely be a long one. Nac: I should also mention that there will be desert areas on our journey.

>Huh...? >D-Desert....?!

Muu: What's a "desert"...? Nac: A desert is an area covered with sand, as far as the eye can see. Muu: Wow! There are places like that? Muu: I've never seen a desert before, so I'm looking forward to it! Nac: Muu, deserts are harsh, unforgiving environments. Nac: I have heard that, in the day, the ground's surface temperature can even reach up to 40 degrees... Muu: W-What?! Lamli: And you're already so short as it is, Buu... Lamli: Try to walk across the desert and the heat just might drive you insane! Muu: Don't say that with a smile on your face, Lamli!

>Is it really that severe of a place? >It's starting to sound kind of scary...

Lucas: Come now, Lamli. Don't make the Master feel any more anxious than necessary. Lucas: By the way, we'll be using camels to travel, so there won't be any trekking through the desert for us. Lucas: We'll also be sure to bring plenty of water, food, and a tent for the trip. Lucas: You have no need to worry, Master. Muu: Hmm...I don't know, I still feel a bit uneasy... Nac: You are a worrywart, Muu... Nac: But fear not. I will calculate every possible situation and make thorough preparations for all of them. Nac: So long as we don't encounter any disaster in the desert, our lives are not in peril. Muu: I see, then....Well, if you say so, Nac... Lucas: Well then, we leave tomorrow morning. Lucas: Master, I hope you can cooperate with us to that end.

>I'll be sure to get ready >(How will our trip turn out, I wonder...)

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Chapter 2→

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aknk beach episode????????

[m4yun0meme1ng]

JUNE BRIDE EVENT-

I want to write a Yin x Lucas Thompscie just to annoy the hell out of her and post it by June.

Tagging: @l1qiaruru, @imnotmarianne, @kazune-nene, @jamarose, @m4yun0meme1ng, @moonvityy, @sweetkiitsunez

[seraphirism]

【栄光の刻印】 | 3rd Anniversary - All butlers.

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[夜明けを告げる者] - featuring Boschi, Lono, Lato and Lamli.

[kotegiris]

[Event Story] 1st Anniversary -Butler’s Prayers- Translations

Chapter 1: Ritual of Prayers Chapter 2: The Four Churches Chapter 3: Don’t Forget Chapter 4: Miyaji and Lucas Chapter 5: Zepar the Butler Chapter 6: May You Rest in Peace Chapter 7: I Want to Keep On Living Chapter 8: Butler’s Mementos Chapter 9: Proof of Life Chapter 10: Not Unhappy Chapter 11: Banquet Chapter 12: Hope for the Future

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[Event Story] The Herald of Dawn

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Chapter 1: Rumors

【Devil’s Palace - Foyer】

On a certain day in November…

One morning after I finished getting ready, Muu and I went downstairs, and in the foyer we saw Boschi looking at the morning paper.

Boschi: ……Hmm……

Muu: Huh? Boschi-san looks troubled.

> It looks like he’s reading the morning newspaper…

Muu: Yeah. …Maybe he can’t read it because the font’s too tiny…

Boschi: …Who are you calling blind? I’m not that old.

Muu: Ah! H-He heard me… Good morning, Boschi-san!

> Good morning, Boschi

Boschi: Ah. Morning, Aruji-sama.

Muu: So… What kind of article are you reading? You look troubled.

Muu: Ah! Did the prices of meat go up again…?

At that moment, Lono and Lato came over from the kitchen.

Lono: Hehe. How was it, Lato-san? This morning’s parsley pasta! It was good, right?

Lato: Yes. Using parsley in food is also delicious.

Lato: If I may, though… Next time, I’d like you to add more parsley.

Lono: …If I add any more, it’ll just become parsley with a side of pasta.

Lono: Let’s work on slowly increasing the kinds of food you can eat.

Muu: Lato-san, Lono-san, good morning!

> Good morning, you two

Lato: Oh, good morning, Aruji-sama, Kuroneko-san.

Lono: Good morning to you too, Boschi-san! I see you’re reading the morning paper.

Lono: Is there any good news? Like something that’ll make Aruji-sama happy?

Boschi: No. There’s rarely ever good news in the papers.

Lono: True… Well, did anything catch your eye?

Boschi: Yeah… There was another riot in Slick.

Boschi: They seem to be targeting the steel factories, so the prices of weapons might go up soon.

Lono: A riot… Must have something to do with the mafia.

> Slick? > Mafia?

Lono: Ah… That’s right; we’ve never really talked about Slick before, huh.

Lono: It’s a town in a remote, mountainous area of the Central Lands. It’s in the middle of nowhere, but the town’s actually pretty big.

Lono: The Bartolo family governs that area. They’re a powerful family under the Grovaners.

> Powerful nobles, got it

Boschi: Yeah. Slick is a town where the steel industry thrives since it’s close to the mines.

Boschi: Nearly all of the Central Lands’s armors and weapons are made with steel from Slick.

Boschi: I’d be lying if I said that public order there is stable, though…

Boschi: Riots are a frequent occurrence. It seems like the mafia, a crime syndicate, are pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Muu: Mafia… Even though it sounds like the name of a snack, they’re scary…

Boschi: ……Yeah. They’re completely different from muffins.

> Seems like a dangerous town

Boschi: Yeah. That’s why we’ve stayed away from it.

Boschi: But now that there’s an article… It seems this riot was a big deal.

As Boschi stared at the paper with his brows furrowed…

The front door opened, and Lucas and Lamli walked in.

Lamli: I’m home~! Ah~ I’m tired.

Lucas: Fufu…Lamli-kun. Thanks for being my negotiations assistant.

Lamli: No, no! If you don’t mind having me, I’ll help anytime!

> Welcome home, you two

Lamli: Ah, Aruji-sama! I’m home ♪

Lono: Those robes… Did you just come from the Grovaners’ this early in the morning?

Lucas: Yup. Late last night there was an emergency request.

Lucas: Nac-kun is out handling a different request, so… I asked Lamli-kun to come with me to hear the details.

Lato: An emergency… So it’s a dangerous task…?

Lucas: Yes… Frankly speaking, it’s far from peaceful.

Lucas: The client for this request is the head of the Bartolo family, who governs Slick…

Lucas: The request is about… The annihilation of the mafia for throwing the town’s public order into chaos.

> We’re going to get rid of the mafia…?

Muu: WHAT…!? But the mafia is…

Muu: Not a snack, but… A group of bad people, right?

Lato: He’s requesting their annihilation, meaning that…

Lato: The situation is beyond his control now.

Lucas: Yup. It may already be in the morning paper, but…

Lucas: The other day there was a large-scale attack on the factories… The Bartolo family is taking it very seriously.

Lucas: There’s no mistake that the mafia is behind it, but they’re still part of the underworld.

Lucas: No matter how many suspects they catch, they’re just the underlings of the organization.  So…

Lucas: We’ve been requested to capture and remove the head of the biggest mafia family… Leo Force.

Boschi: So they want to get rid of the head first.

Lono: But… Isn’t dealing with criminals the military police’s job?

Lono: Why put in a request for us…

Lucas: Well… Actually, the Grovaner family had sent the military police to assist.

Lucas: But they weren’t able to do anything. It seems like the mafia’s influence is too deeply rooted there.

Lucas: The mafia is composed of many organizations. Many of its forces are intertwined and constantly at odds with each other.

Lucas: Thanks to the factory riot the other day… The military police sent by the Grovaner family were crushed.

Lucas: It’s reached the point where they have no choice, but to use the Devil Butlers’ power to restrain the mafia.

Lucas: …That’s the situation.

Lono: Geez… Our main job is supposed to be hunting angels.

Boschi: If they’re coming to us, then that means… They’re fine with us using our demons’ abilities. 

Boschi: …We’ve used our demons’ abilities on bad guys before, but… That was to protect Aruji-sama.

Lono: Yeah. Even if it’s for a request, taking Aruji-sama to that dangerous town is…

Lamli: Yeaah~... Lucas-sama was also against it, but…

Lamli: The Bartolo head is so pushy. Lucas-sama and Finlay-sama couldn’t refuse.

Lamli: I…don’t like him.

Lucas: As the noble in charge, he probably can’t stand it if any more riots happen.

Lucas: I had to accept the request—under the condition that we’ll do our best while making Aruji-sama’s safety our top priority.

Lucas: You’ll be heading to an unstable town for a little, but… Is that alright with you, Aruji-sama?

> I’m not worried since I have you guys with me

Lucas: …Thank you, Aruji-sama. Just hearing your words make me feel better.

Lucas: Getting straight into business… Let’s decide on the members going.

Edit: The words they used could refer to iron or steel, so I've decided to use steel instead!

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[Event Story] The Herald of Dawn

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Chapter 2: Mafia

Lucas: This time we won’t be openly making a move, but it’ll be an undercover investigation.

Lucas: If they know that the Devil Butlers came to catch their head, they’ll hide themselves deeper in the underworld.

Muu: I see… So basically we’ll disguise ourselves and infiltrate the town.

Muu: Fufu… If that’s the case, then I can help.

Muu: I have a good track record in pretending to be a normal cat!

Lucas: Hm~... I’m a bit worried since it’s a dangerous town, but…

Lucas: …It’ll be a relief if you could stay by Aruji-sama’s side and help protect them.

> Muu, don’t leave my side, okay?

Muu: Yes! Leave it to me, Aruji-sama!

Lono: Got it… So you have to act like you’re not a butler.

Lono: Then I’ll go! I’m confident about not being butler-like!

Boschi: …That’s not something you should be bragging about.

Lono: Ah, you’re right… Sorry.

Lono: Well… When it comes to not being butler-like, I’m not nearly as good as you are.

Boschi: Shut up. …But I can’t deny there’s some truth to it.

Boschi: I used to be a bodyguard in the underworld.

Boschi: I probably know more about the mafia than the other butlers.

Boschi: So it’s decided that Lono and I… And Muu will be going.

Lato: Boschi-san, may I also join?

> You want to come?

Lato: Yes. I want to be by your side if you’re going to a dangerous town.

Lato: But… If I’m not suited for this task, then I’ll wait obediently at the mansion.

Lato: …How about it, Boschi-san? Isn’t it better for Aruji-sama if I’m by their side?

Boschi: Hm… Lato coming with us…

Boschi: …That’s a nice idea. The underworld is full of dangerous people.

Boschi: For Lato… He probably won’t stand out among them.

Lamli: True! If anything, Latocchi kind of already has this “outlaw” vibe to him ♪

Lato: Kufufu… Thank you for the kind compliments.

> (…Can you really call that a compliment…)

Lato: So this means I can accompany you.

Lucas: Yup. And for the remaining members…

Lucas: Since it’s an undercover investigation, maybe we should have one more person…

Lucas: Nac-kun is good at these sorts of requests, but…

Lucas: He’s absent right now, taking care of another request. I also have a meeting I can’t miss…

Lamli: Lucas-sama! Please leave it to me!

Lucas: Huh…Leave it to you?

Lamli: Yes! I’ll work with everyone and definitely protect Aruji-sama!

Lamli: I’ve been training a lot recently too! If we fight the mafia, I won’t lose!

Lucas: True… I didn’t think you’d lose to ordinary humans in the first place, but…

Lucas: What do you think, Boschi-kun?

Boschi: …Isn’t it fine? Lamli’s not butler-like either.

Lamli: Nice, Bos! You get it~ ♪

> (He looks so happy…)

Lucas: Fufu, alright. Then I’ll have Lamli-kun join you too.

Lamli: Yaa~y! I’ll definitely protect you, Aruji-sama!

> Yeah, looking forward to it

Lono: Ah, but… If we’re going undercover, then it’d be bad if we called you “Aruji-sama”, huh?

Boschi: Yeah. If possible, we shouldn’t disguise ourselves as nobles.

Boschi: Slick has a large working-class population. If we pretend to be nobles, we’ll definitely stand out.

Lucas: Fufu… I already have an idea.

Lucas: I think this time everyone should…

Lucas: Go undercover as a mafia family ♪

> A mafia…family?

Lato: Family… Meaning we’ll act like we’re related?

Boschi: No, by family he means… Like an organization.

Boschi: Just as the word implies… It’s a group that centers around the head, and its members have strong ties with each other.

Lato: I see… Then our current relationship won’t be changing much.

Boschi: …………Yeah.

> (Really…?)

Lono: Going undercover as mafia members…

Lono: It seems a bit dangerous, but… Doing that will probably make it easier to get in touch with other mafias.

Boschi: Yeah. They won’t stay quiet if an outsider is invading their territory.

Boschi: If we could use that to catch some of them…

Lato: I see. We can get them to cough up where Leo Force is.

Lucas: Yup ♪ Thanks for catching on so quickly.

Lamli: If we’re going to be a mafia family, then… Aruji-sama is the boss!

> Boss…?

Lamli: Yup! We can’t call you “Aruji-sama”, so we’ll be calling you “Boss” from now on.

Lamli: Right, Boss? ♪

Boschi: This is gonna be confusing…… Well, whatever.

Boschi: Now then. I’ll be drilling the mafia rules into your heads from now on.

Lono: Huh…? Mafia rules?

Boschi: Yup. The mafia have their own culture and rules that they follow.

Boschi: To make this infiltration a success… I’ll be drilling it into your heads, so we don’t get our cover blown.

Lono: A-Ah alright… That’ll be helpful, but…

Lamli: …Why do you look so happy about it?

Boschi: Heh. I don't get many chances to teach people about rules and all.

Boschi: I’m not as nice as Berrien-san. Prepare yourselves.

> (...Looks like they’re gonna have a rough time…)

Boschi: …Aruji-sama. Why do you look like this has nothing to do with you?

Boschi: I’ll be teaching you how to act like a mafia boss too.

> Huh, me too…?

Boschi: Of course. You’re gonna be our boss.

Boschi: I’m counting on you to keep up the act.

> I-I’ll do my best…

Boschi: No good. Be more domineering.

Boschi: It’s not that hard. Just think of what I would say.

> “Let’s get this over with”...? > “What a pain in the ass”...?

Boschi: …Gotta start from somewhere. Let’s get started.

Lamli: Geez… I can’t tell who’s the boss here~

Lucas: …Looks like it won’t be easy…

Lucas: Ah, I’ll go ask Flure-kun to prepare suitable mafia suits…

Lucas: Good luck with practice, everyone ♪

And so it was decided that we’ll be acting as mafia for this request…

One week later… We infiltrated the steel industry town, Slick.

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Chapter 7: Dispute

【Slick - Worker’s District】

After leaving the clothing shop… Lato, Lamli, and I took a different route from the way we came.

When avoiding an ambush, don’t take the usual roads.

Lamli: …Is what Lucas-sama always says!

Lato: Hm… I don’t think it’d be an issue even if we were ambushed.

Lato: With Lamli-kun and me by your side, it’s impossible to lay a finger on you.

Lamli: Hm~... Yeah, if we’re fighting humans, then I don’t think it’ll be a problem, but…

Lamli: If they’ve dug a pitfall or threw rocks at us from a high place, wouldn’t it be annoying?

Lamli: …Is what Lucas-sama always says!

> Point made (He’s not wrong)

Lato: I see. A trap would be annoying.

Lato: It’s a bit of a detour, but… As long as we don’t get lost, there’s no problem.

Lato: Fortunately for us, the hotel is a large building and can be seen even from a distance.

Lato: But the streets around here are narrow and winding… It’s not as easy to get to our destination as I’d like it to be.

Lamli: Yeah, seriously~ It feels like the houses around here were just built randomly.

Lamli: If I remember correctly… A lot of the town’s working-class people live here.

Lato: There are many houses, but I don’t sense many people. Are they all out?

Lamli: Maybe. They’re probably still at work.

Lato: Hm… Empty houses…

Lamli: No way, Latocchi. You’re about to say, “If we go through the houses, we can proceed straight ahead”, right?

Lamli: Even if we are part of the “mafia”... It’s not good to just go inside people’s homes like that~

Lato: No, that’s not it. What I wanted to say was…

Lato: “If we go on the rooftops, we can proceed straight ahead.”

Lato: If no one’s home, no one will be bothered by the sound of running on the roofs.

Lamli: Ohh… You have a point…

> He does…? (Really?)

Lamli: Ah, wait a minute. We’re with the boss right now.

Lamli: We can’t let the boss do something so dangerous.

Lato: Yes, but if I held the boss while running…

Lamli: That’s even worse! There’s no way these roofs are strong enough for that.

Lamli: The roof might break under the weight of two people. And if we’re planning to carry them, then that’s my job!

Lato: Hm… I understand your point about the roof.

Lato: Then… The people following us from behind…

Lamli: Yup. We’ll just have to lose them normally~

> There are people following us…?

Lamli: This way, Boss! We’ll be speeding up a little.

Lamli took my hand and we hastened our steps. 

We made countless turns and continued down the alley, turning left and right…

Soon we made it to a wider street… But the two of them suddenly stopped.

> What’s the hold-up? (Is something wrong…?)

Lamli: …Sorry, Boss. They got here before us.

In front of us were… Men in suits, carrying weapons and waiting to ambush us.

More men with weapons appeared behind us… We were surrounded by a dozen or so of them.

Lato: Kufufu… Seems like we’ve kept you waiting.

Lato: Thinking about it, if you knew our destination… Then it’d be easy to narrow down the paths we’d take.

Mafia Men: …That’s right. You upstarts sure made a fool of us yesterday.

Mafia Men: Did you really think you could get away with messing with the mafia?

Lamli: Fufu, yay! I’m glad you told us who you are.

Lamli: You’re not Leo’s allies, so… There’s nothing wrong with taking you down ♪

Lato: Yes. Considering how many men are here...

Lato: …There’s no need for two of us to fight. One of us should take care of things here, and the other should take the boss back to the hotel.

Lamli: Yup! Let’s decide on who gets to escort the boss back…

Lamli: Rock, paper, scissors!

Mafia Men: T-These bastards… They’re looking down on us…

> ……… (I need to act like this is normal…)

Lamli: Ah~! I lost…

Lamli: Boo~, no way around it… I’ll leave the boss to you, Latocchi.

Lamli: Anyway, I’ll distract them, so get the boss out of here.

Lato: Understood. If you’d like, how about I help you out a little?

Lamli: Nah! I want to show off my cool side to the boss!

Lamli: Hey, how much longer are you gonna stand there for? Hurry up and come at me.

Lamli: Feel free to throw your knives too~ I’ll dodge them all!

Mafia Men: Tch… Don’t get so cocky, you shitty brat!

One of the men, rising to the provocation, rushed at Lamli.

But before his knife could reach him… Lamli crouched down and kicked his foot out towards the man’s leg.

The man was knocked off his feet, and the force of it caused him to crash into the men behind him.

Mafia Men: Ugaah! Gwaa!

Mafia Men: What are you doing!? We have numbers on our side; get him!

Lamli: Fufu~n, that’s no good ♪ If you’re gonna attack together, your movements have to be in sync.

Lamli: If not, you’ll just get in each other’s way, you know? …Like this.

While skillfully dodging his opponents… He kicked one man, who broke formation, and sent him flying into another. 

While using his acrobatics to toy with the men… One by one he incapacitated them.

> Not bad (Wow…)

Lato: Kufufu… They seem unable to take their eyes off of Lamli-kun.

Lato: Well then, Boss. Let’s take this chance to return to the hotel.

Mafia Men: Hold it right there! We can’t just let you leave…

Mafia Men: Geh!

Lato: Oh my? Did you just say something?

Lato: I thought you were a pebble, so I kicked you. Now then, Boss, right this way…

Lato took my hand, and we ran back to the hotel.

When I looked over my shoulder, back at Lamli…

He was facing this way with a relaxed smile on his face. Then, our eyes met.

Lamli: (Fufu… No need to worry, Aruji-sama.)

> (Be careful, Lamli)

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Lamli: O~kay! It’s about time for me to get serious ♪

Lamli: Fufu ♪ Come at me, all at once!

Mafia Men: Hey, over here! I found them! Call the others over!

Lamli: …Huh? I feel like there are more people…

Lamli: Hmm~... I said I’d do it alone, but…

Lamli: Geez. Seems like a lot of work, but I just have to do it~

Lamli: Alright~... I’ll take you on one at a time!

Mafia Men: Everyone, get him!!

Lamli: Uwaah! Not all at once…!