- First, about why Lily's dream of when she healed Bart's injuring was put in the very last page of volume 9 I guess that means in volume 10 might have the reveal some people identity (since here's the spoiler so I will say it is 'GLEN & BART')
On Ch.27 How Lily can't use her magic is that it was some church rules of how priest forbidden from using their special power on others that priest themselves.
Remembered when Midou came to Momoka's house to heal her wound? They talked
'It cannot be used on oneself, it must only be used on other clergymen. Aside from those in the clergy, no one may know of it'
And then Midou said that 'If you seperated from the church or got excommunicated, you'd become unable to use magic, I believe' (ch.22 p.49)
Along with Lily's memory so this is the result, she can't use magic in this world.
(And the rule seems to exist here as well as the memories inside their priesthood.)
Continuing of the story is where left off at --
Nishino got injured from some missed magic(that what we thought right?)
While being laid on the ground with Maki, he spoke up of something like 'The secret magic of recovery that I heard long ago can use in the priest line right?'
Maki was reluctant in thought of what the other priest would think but when she saw someone injured right next to her eyes and remember the phrase that she once talked with Nanaura is that the worst of this mission is maybe 'dying' So she decided to use her recovery magic to heal his wound. (I’m sure if the church rule is really occupy in this world since afterward they decide to stop with the 'bring back memory's experiment' and we could’t see where Maki’ll use her magic next.)
After that Nishino returned to everyone, he might said that his wound doesn't hurt that bad. And after parted with Nanaura, Maki went appear there too.
What's about Nanaura? When he escaped from the building he ran pass Yanuma, but unfortunately because of his injured leg, he can't go after him, and also when he arrived on the stage after gave a call to Minami, he hadn't recognize whether it was a man or a woman because Nanaura cover most of his face (Poor Yanuma...)
However after discussing about who’d know of today event and be absent in today, Minami came to suspect both Maki(who’ showed up later) and Nanura(When Minami tried to call one of Nanaura’s friend, he said that he’s out.)
After the commotion, something came up in Minami's mind and then he decided to tell everyone, maybe especially Nishina since he still seems to believe that Minami’s Moswick-- their prince
‘If that’s really the prince, I’d dare say I will prove that he was to come out’ and he said something like just wait to see until then and ‘believe me’.
After that Fukushima-- one of Moswick’s servant recalled another memories when she was running away in the castle, something about those corpses laid around was caught her eyes and when she came to realize it, it’s about the earring. As Moswick’s soldiers were still wearing their earring, people of Zerestria weren't wearing it.(Why’s that? It feels like someone was collecting it huh?) And then Momoka gave out this information
'The children who were born in the royal family will have the earring make especially for them, make by the holy custom(or I might say, from the church). The stones make from magic stone and the metal were made as a lucky charm for whom're wearing. Knights and servants also wear the same earrings. About the number of how much had been made you might can ask the church.' Then Hiroki said out of Glen's name. 'After he lost it, it seems that it can't be found at all and the first thing that came out of his mount was to request for a new one.'
And then Momoka agreed with this 'Yes-yes, but it just that seems like the material had not been found compatible.'
Teshimano pointed out what he(Vince) saw again 'But in that stone-walled room, I saw him was wearing one, he began suspect of that earring like you thought but just then the question was drifted away by Hiroki and Minami. (So it still un-resolved, maybe because Minami’s memories in that part is still unclear and they don’t want it to lead for new conflict by now)
After that Ootomo said, the meeting must end by now, encouraging other people to regain their memories, Nishino shouted out if that’s be necessary for them to remember. Then Hiroki said, as for the sake of the death... and Ootomo suggested that they need for more resolution.
The reason of today’s attack was revealed later on after everyone had leaved, Maki went to the karaoke place where they usually had meeting to see Nanaura. He told her that everything that happened today is just as plan, they chose to aim at Minami and Teshimano to see if Minami's actually Eugene or not, and luckily that at the scene nobody in Nanaura side knew that reflect magic of Veronica.
(Normally, people wouldn't know that princess has that kind of reflect magic except from Carlo/Ootomo, Gerald/Midou, Bishop, prince Eugene, Lucas, Glen and Vince/Tenoshima that happened to see when Veronica confronted with Lucas in the stone-walled room (ch.18).)
Nanaura said that it was plan to called out of the prince, their target originally based on both Zeze and Minami but as Nishino suggested that Minami might have more possibility to be the prince then the incident of today has been set, also with the plan that Nishino must had shot himself and they knew that it'll alright as they have the priest in their side or if it didn't work they even plan for Nanaura to hurt himself as well. At this explanation, Maki had came up with the question 'Why would he need to go this far?' but at the same time 'This has nothing to do with Maki' that phrase repeated in her thought just when Nanaura told her something that he wouldn't never lied to her but for the reason that he won't spout more than this for in exchange that he can protect her and keep her safely.
And I have to tell you that Nanaura was fully believe that Minami is prince Eugene. (However I'm not quite sure of their plan of what to do next, it's like they just want the certain identity of their prince)
Some people who already knew of Veronica identity was gathered up at Zeze's workplace again, and as after what happened Minami came to even more suspect of Zeze, to think that he might really be Eugene but not even once want to participate in those past life's story. However he seems not to be involved in Nanaura's plan so this main point left for today is Nanaura. Minami thought of a way to make a move depend of how what he would do with the this opportunity…
*Pause here*
Well, I’d like to tell you that along with the raw I also include some of my speculations so my point is that I believe in the dream each one had, that who had it, might actually be that person himself.
And a little off topic, the inner cover, that’s one thing that I’m use to find the meaning of what author’s giving to us.
- Volume 1 Minami / Veronica
- Volume 2 Haruko / Rida
- Volume 3 - Bart and Glen
- Volume 4 Midou / Gerald
- Volume 5 Teshimano / Vince
- Volume 6 Ootomo / Carlo
- Volume 7 Momoko / Lily
- Volume 8 Nanaura / Cotton
- Volume 9 Maki / Sydney
...I don’t dare to seek for any meaning of this arrangement though, but I just have the feeling that in Volume three that she didn’t draw Hiroki/Bart, isn’t just beacause she wanted to draw both brothers /got kicked/
Say and now we've come to half of the book from here I have some reason to just write down of my speculations. (It’s I want you to think together with me as recall those little spot which link to this volume conclusion, speculations are still speculations so if you anything to point out, please do. AND the most important reason that I’m afraid I’d mistranslate something important so I might leave it for scans or next time, okay?)
Then, let see!
Zeze is Eugene.
- In ch.13 p. 53 He said that 'The princess vowed that she'd protect the castle to me.' Even though he said that he doesn't know when and where but that 'I will protect the castle!' was the phrase which Veronica said to Eugene before.(ch.21 p.48)
(And here just when Hiroki pointed out why she has came to believe that Minami is actually Veronica in ch.17 p.41 'Something Zeze said was the trigger' and was interrupted, it's just a shock that they miss a chance to prove Eugene's identity lol.)
- If you read volume 8’s special booklet at how he said that he’s also notice or remember those scent of Veronica and some scent from King of Moswick’s room… (Of what he suggest of himself, you better see for yourself(?)) I don’t know if he’s really a innocent one or just pretend to dodge the question.
- Anyway it seems to turn out in complicated way to me, maybe because of his will that he doesn’t want to remember his past life so he just thought of that memory as some dream of other person’s life. It seems that he’s not even bother to try to reach those characters from those time. (He’s not the one who wrote the letter to reply Veronica/Minami, Zeze even think that maybe that letter is from some of Veronica chan’s friend.. ch.30)
- About the dream, in this volume there is one time that Zeze dreamt of Eugene’s life when he was young, followed after his older brother back and got told to stop following like a dog. But then there’s a younger one that kept attract with Eugene, they went playing outside together, days by days… but as the result of his younger brother’s weak body, he passed away and Eugene blamed himself for that, after that it was like, even after met with Vince, he still didn’t want to open his heart to anyone.
- However, even though Minami keeps nagging on Zeze to spill, he still can silp away every time though. (Maybe or maybe not, in the part where Minami called Nanaura to meet with them, I still can’t be sure with some part they’re talking.)
Nanaura is Cotton Orway, there's no lie in it.
But then what's bugging me this time is that if he's Cotton then why did he thought like 'I completely fooled them, didn't I' (ch.18 p.52) What did he mean by 'fooled' All information that they were talking about is that Squires's inside life, Glen got injured after the battle, the fact that Veronica and Glen aren't lover. Did he really forget or didn't and then Hiroki tried to cover up for him?
If that’s the case then it has a point, from ch.29 there is a story about when they were young(past life version, of course.) A story about Cotton who was going to study in (something like) lieutenant school. Heard of some rumors of Belbania family, he had a chance to encounter with both Bart and Glen in same day, after that he became friend with Glen.
(...And because I thought this part is somewhat important so I don’t dare to mess with it. This story showed their relationship in the past, the way two brothers be together, the feeling from Cotton’s view, what was inside of Glen’s heart about family matters and… the knight pride so I recommend you to just wait and see the full translation!
Sorry for many miss and unsure point though.)
- After being called out, Minami declared(revealed) himself that he is Veronica and also the same at Haruko as Rida. Of course Nanaura would be shock as he believed truly that Minami is Eugene, this action cause much impact to him and together with when he was out of the room to talk with Hiroki (I’m not throughly done with this part) As they about to part, Hiroki said ‘Glento tomodachininattekurete Arigatou (Thank you for being friend with Glen)’ It makes me think that it’s really be Glen said that by himself. Days later, Nanaura(It’s must be his hand writing since Minami can fugure it out) decided to send a letter to tell him that
- Eugene is not enemy.
- Enemy is actually someone else.
- The enemy aims at both Eugene and Veronica.
Well, to give you more explanation, I suspect that Nanaura is on enemy side. Whatever his reason is but he is the betrayal(Uragiri) that in the scene after he leaved Zeze’s karaoke (work) place. He reminded of something like ‘Cotton Orway, you’re in my hand now, the betrayal who betrayed once, won’t say anything to the other’
And after knowing that Minami and Haruko recieved letter, Hiroki seemed to become furious(or feeling unpleasant?). What’s the reason?
Remember this fact right?
- The enemy wanted to invade the castle.
- Veronica wanted to protect the castle.
- Eugene…
About Eugene, I’m not sure about his intention though. If he’s not an enemy, what did he want by order the knight to capture her? (Is it counted as he just didn’t care about the castle?)
After order Eugene went off somewhere with Vince, right? And just where they met with Lucas, when they went down the undreground room Vince was already a little worn out, ...I’d just say that many things under there is still mysterious to me..
- What with that scene in the stone-walled room?
- If Eugene died by magic, by who?
- If there’s any possibility that one of them was misunderstanding and just happened to fight with each other.
- If Lucas obeyed the prince in something, was what it?
(Add*(?) - why're they reincarnated in opposite sex?)
All of this question with lead to my most wanted answer , it’s if Glen is the enemy or not.
My opinion; At some point I just come to adore Glen more and more… My thought’s being cut in two possible ways, it is
1) Glen is the enemy himself (But I just don’t want to think of the idea that he would even raise the sword against his brother who care for him that much.)
2) Glen is the most loyalty squire who would do anything to serve his princess. (Well, I just thought that his love for her is real and no doubt...)
However this is my last suggested v
I think in this possibility HIROKI is actually GLEN not Bart.
(This means maybe Bart is really not reincarnated in this world, this makes me sad though...)
The reasons are :
- ch. 15 the dream of memory back when he was confronted in battlefield is Glen's memory right?
- (And sorry about this if I have to write down of all suspected it would kill me, really OTL) In special booklet of Volume 8, you’d see and (maybe) think like me that, the one who actually remember that perfume’s scent of Veronica is Glen not Bart.
Do you remember every incident that Hiroki use to prove her identity? First when she tried to disguise herself as Veronica, the memory that she told, it’s actually not Bart who was there. And every other situations that she said with clear feeling is also most of the time when Bart and Glen appeared together.
About the magic ability too.(I’m agree with you in this point.) In ch.29 It's also inform that Glen who was a child of servant have the low range of magic(unlike those who born in pure royalty like Bart) among students in the school. That's why she just pretend that she can't remember how to use magic.
(In this part I recommend you(again) to wait and see their squire's school days by yourself, both young-boy Glen and Bart are cute. And I also want to say that's an important part that I don't want to mess up with by my weak translate skill OTL so pardon me)
- Oh.. If I’m not mistaken Belbania guy… there’s another one sibling of Bart, He’s the oldest brother that even told Glen to just better die when Glen was injured his arm back in those day(The soldier who had injured their dominant arm, will get sent back immediately) This one make the same point in which Glen and Eugene have and however this is one of my own interest though lol
Lucas…(just yet) no where to be found.
(Well, He did appear in one slight talking with Carlo near the end of this volume though)
I can't just say that Lucas was on the same side of Glen or not when the memory which include him doesn't have much of information... However I'll left you just one another last question.
If the attack at Zerestria's castle were not caused by Moswick(And maybe also Zerestria themselves), who/what party's else left that'd have possibly to do that ?