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MDZS manga - chapter 4 English translation

This chapter had so many SFX! 😭

English translation of chapter 4 of the MDZS manga. Please consider supporting the official release at cmoa.jp!

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A bit of yapping for a translation note, Sizhui and WWX both use 校 when referring to (what I've translated as) the Lan clan on pages 7 and 9, but this is more accurately translated to school/sect.

I'm opting to instead translate it to clan, even if sect is a more accurate translation to the Japanese version. In the original Chinese version sect is almost never used (as far as I can remember), and it's a relevant aspect of the story that prestige is tied to bloodline, rather than merit. I do think that translations of this line to school/sect are still fine, as it would be more accurate to the Japanese translation. It's also possible that non-Lan students of the Lan clan would still have the incantation-embroidered robes, and Sizhui could've been referring to the clothes in general. In this case, sect/school would still be perfectly usable. Everyone in this scene at least has headbands, marking them as family members of the Lan clan.