Translator's Notes and References
1. Grandfather
2. a specific variety of brandy
3. this refers the Yellow Turban Rebellion that was related to Taoist sects. Although I don't know of any golem warrior legends relating to it.
4. In Japanese myths, holy hermits study in mountains
5. He's referring to witchcraft from Normandy which is currently part of France
6. an isolation field type of spell
7. Buddhist terms referring to things that cause indirect and direct effects
8. A club member listed on the roster who takes part in few or none of the club activities
9. A magatama is a comma shaped bead. The Nino indicates it is jeweled and is probably a reference to the Yasakani no Magatama, a piece of the Japanese Regalia
10. In Japan, they use "Makeishura" instead of "Mahesvara". The people of the Great Asian Alliance used the term "Mahesvara" but the Japanese are referring to him as "Makeishura"
11. Reference here
12. Zhou deliberately spoke in Mandarin for the last part. A literal translation would be "Execute, [Heavenly Hound]". Closest reference for the hound is here.
Afterword
It's already the 13th volume of "The Irregular at Magic High School". Did you have fun reading this "Steeplechase Chapter"?
Though it was already indirectly touched on in the story, "Steeplechase" in English refers to an obstacle course race. The initial concept was not to use this as a reference to the competition on the final day of the Nine Schools Competition, but as a reference to the obstacle course race in which the protagonist has to seek out the true nature of the conspiracies thrown at him while overcoming various obstacles. However, looking at the results, rather than an obstacle course, it feels more like a maze with many blind alleys. Perhaps, it might be more apt to name this chapter as "Meandering Chapter". But then, if the title were "Meandering Chapter", it would give the impression that even the participants of Steeplechase Cross-Country would be meandering about the course.
The story this time is not about the Nine Schools Competition, but surrounds the Parasi-Doll conspiracy, and since the focal point is the Steeplechase Cross-Country as the stage, most of the activity of the participants in the other competitions have been left out. While you can catch a glimpse of the various episodes unfolding not just during the matches but also in-between the matches, it was impossible to incorporate their sub-episodes.
And thus, I will be writing the sub-episodes occurring concurrently along with this ?Steeplechase chapter? in the form of short stories. While it's not yet confirmed how many sub-episodes there will be and what form they will take, you should be able to find out more through the official twitter in the near future.
Speaking of near future, by the time this book has reached your hands, the anime should have started airing. Please enjoy that as well. As the blu-ray will be accompanied by anecdotes of the Magic High School characters that have never been presented before, please look forward to it.
With that, hope we'll meet again in the next volume, "Ancient City Insurrection Chapter". Hope you can also patronize both the comics and anime.
Please continue to support "The Irregular at Magic High School".
Satou Tsutomu
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