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Chapter LXXXI - We the smugglers.
60th of Summer, 5859A dimly lit building far in the outskirts of town, CasamonuBusiness was booming; booming was business for those who dealt in big booms.Ayda, the current smuggler and former love interest of Shinasi, dealt with many things of great boon to her and her customers. For some it was textiles, for others it was untaxed wine, to others a boom in the form of gunpowder. “Black gold” as it was called, gold for those who wanted a surefire way of blowing someone else to smithereens.Luckily for Ayda, there was no shortage of people lo...
My Second Novel Attempt: Socially Awkward Adventuring (working title)
So, I was checking some of my old emails when I
Chapter №3 – Playing Risk-like Games
“We finish today?”“Yes, we have finished for the day eadhenchik.”A week, or two, had passed and Boris had become able to string together the simplest of sentences. Thankfully the maid, apparently named Anna, dumbed down her sentences in front of Boris so he could mostly understand her. He definitely didn’t like being spoken to that way, but it’d have to do until he comprehended the local language, or managed to make his way back to Montenegro. Boris had tried to talk about his own situation, asking when he was going to be let free o...
Chapter LXXX – We the townspeople.
58th of Summer, 5859Some field right outdoors where there’s currently a lot of kilns, LibertycaveThe kilns roared, the copperworkers poured, and the sky was filled with soot. Libertycave had come back to life once more. For Bilal, it had felt way too empty after the League had left for Azdavay. Now however, the slaves freed from the plantations had made their way up to the Promised Land where there’d be plenty of accommodations. Mud huts and slime soup weren’t exactly the best of accommodations, but one could definitely do much worse.Bila...
Chapter LXXIX – We the soldiers.
(Title card, where art thou?)57th of Summer, 5859Some field right outside of town where there’s currently a lot of people, Azdavay/CasamonuAyomide wanted to tear her gambeson off.The endless rain had ended in Casamonu, only for the sun to rear its ugly head once the clouds dispersed. Now it was pure heat and no moisture, the sun unimpeded to rain on her parade. Even the ground itself felt like it could cook Ayomide’s feet, yet wearing boots was only mildly more pleasant than the alternative. The mountain was cool, chill, scenic… Ayomide c...
(First Draft of) Chapter I – Which deals with the arrival of our hero to the new world and his first meeting with a certain figure.
UPDATE (10/03/2024): This version of chapter I won't be used either. I'll be going with the previous version of the rewritten Chapter I.==========(TITLE CARD and COVER ART PENDING)There was a woman known as Doctor Raban Rabanow Rabanowicz, who currently lived in some place called “Lahanezy” by many.“Urgh… Another patient?” Rabanowicz herself was laying on her bedding as if she was a patient herself. Her blonde “hair”, actually a cheap wig she had put on to fit in with the fashion of the land, was in a mess (not that it was...
Chapter LXXVIII – We the captains.
(Computer still in repair…)55th of Summer, 5859Commander-in-Chief’s Office, AzdavayThe former mayor’s office had found new purpose as the office of old John Brown. Not much had changed in the office though – Brown wasn’t expecting to stay here for much longer.“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.” Commander-in-Chief John Brown greeted the newly appointed captains that were seated around him in a semi-circular fashion akin to a half-eaten donut. “I think we all know why we’re all gathered here.”“Are we planning on sieging Ca...
Chapter LXXVII – We the plotters.
(It’ll take a month for a cable to arrive so that my computer can be fixed. No title cards until then.)55th of Summer, 5859???, ???Sunlight shined through a stained glass window, making an impression on the table below while dust danced under it. Depicted on the window was a simple scene – divine light at top shining down on a man who held a scepter and wore a crown. Such divine light was reserved for one man of course, with the rest of the peasants in the scene having to suffice with sunlight to toil under. Thus the world had been made, fo...
Chapter LXXVI – We the people.
(Yes, my computer still hasn’t been fixed. It’s taking a long time. No chapter header this week either.)55th of Summer, 5859(Former) Mayor’s Dining Room of Azdavay, Azdavay (Azdavay)Every politician needs to entertain their guests, and the late mayor of Azdavay was no exception. His dining room was quite a sight to behold, with a wide open space only occupied by a grand table that certainly had cost quite a lot of money. Illuminating the room would be a chandelier if not for the fact that the new occupants of this dining room didn’t kno...
Chapter LXXV – Let your troubles shine before men.
(CHAPTER HEADER HERE)54th of Summer, 5859Adventurer’s Guild building of Azdavay, AzdavayA cramped room, a floor dirtied with unspeakable substances, and a mass of unwashed, rowdy folk. Those would be the words that’d describe the adventurers of Azdavay, and the situation inside the guild had only gotten only worse with the influx of newcomers. Those without the means had made their way into the temple, while those who could afford it had lodged themselves into the guild. Not that there were many lodgings left to go around – some were payi...
Chapter I – Which deals with the arrival of our hero to the new world and his meeting with its natives.
UPDATE (10/03/2024): I'll be going with this chapter after all.UPDATE (31.01.2024): I'll be completely re-rewriting this chapter, this chapter 1 will stay here for archival.=====“Damn you, there’s a difference between Haruhi Watanabe and Haruhiko Watanabe!”“Do we send him in?”“I can’t bother with it. Send him through.”“All right…”…“Mmm…” Watanabe opened his eyes. How long had he been asleep for? An hour? A day? An eternity? However long it was, his head felt like it was full of water. His vision was blurry,...
Prologue – In which our titular protagonist kicks a bucket and starts off the events of the story.
FOREWORDI'm finally here with the beginnings of a rewrite for The Errant Otherworlder (title change pending, for now I'll call it The Errant Otherworlder Rewritten).The Errant Otherworlder was my first ever webnovel, so it holds a special place in my heart. He kind of got overshadowed by the John Brown Isekai, but I hope to resurrect Watanabe somehow. The Errant Otherworlder Rewritten a complete rewrite of the original to refine its core concept down to something that should be readable and enjoyable. I'd love to hear your feedback ...
Chapter LXXIII – Let your preaching shine before men.
54th of Summer, 5859Azdavay, County of CasamonuAnother day had dawned in Azdavay. The effects of yesterday were still pretty apparent on the nervous faces of the populace. It wasn’t easy to forget the fact that a bunch of slaves had marched in unison on these streets, and that fact was quite the nerve-racking one for many. Nobody had any idea yet as to what their new occupiers wanted, most had though that they’d all have been slaughtered by a band of angry fugitives by now.Despite their many worries however, the town was perfectly intact an...
Chapter LXXII – Let your literacy shine before men.
53rd of Summer, 5859Rogers’ Plantation, Outskirts of Casamonu / AzdavayTensions were quite high everywhere in Casamonu, for reasons not as of yet related to the hostile takeover in Azdavay. Such high tensions called for becoming higher than the tension to escape it, which meant that business was going well for Sir Rogers’ tobacco plantation. To meet this demand the already strict production quotas had been made even stricter, sleep time had been reduced from 6 hours to 4, and new slaves had been bought from nearby plantations that had gone ...
Updated Gemeinplatz Map
Now with 146.7% more cities on the map!
Chapter LXXI – Let your light shine before men.
A great many delusions have been swept away by this war. One was, that the Negro would not work; he has proved his ability to work. Another was, that the Negro would not fight; that he possessed only the most sheepish attributes of humanity; was a perfect lamb, or an “Uncle Tom;” disposed to take off his coat whenever required, fold his hands, and be whipped by anybody who wanted to whip him. But the war has proved that there is a great deal of human nature in the Negro.- Frederick Douglass, What the Black Man Wants (1865)53rd Summer, 5859A...
Chapter LXX – The fight begins once more.
52nd Summer, 5859Azdavay, County of CasamonuSir Doruk, the mayor of Azdavay had a simple job: keep the peace, keep communicating with the count and keep anyone from capturing the city. The first one had been easy enough after he had turned a blind eye to the populace lynching some slaves, and the third one was more than easy enough considering that Gemeinplatz was at peace.The second one seemed to be a hard ask during these times however.Doruk was having issues with tax records and other reports which needed to be filed and sent to the count a ...
Chapter LXIX – The crew gets going once more.
51st of Summer, 5859Imperial Highway №04-763, Outskirts of AzdavayAll roads lead to Rome, except for the roads that were built in realities in which Rome doesn’t exist. Such was the case with the Imperial Highway, on which you couldn’t roam to Rome.Where you could roam to was every other city in Gemeinplatz however, and traders loved to roam to grease the wheels of the economy. One such group was making their way, loaded with a dozen donkeys and a dozen men who were mostly indifferent from donkeys. They were marching single-file to allow ...
Chapter №3 – Playing Risk-like Games
“We finish today?”“Yes, we have finished for the day eadhenchik.”A week, or two, had passed and Boris had become able to string together the simplest of sentences. Thankfully the maid, apparently named Anna, dumbed down her sentences in front of Boris so he could mostly understand her. He definitely didn’t like being spoken to that way, but it’d have to do until he comprehended the local language, or managed to make his way back to Montenegro. Boris had tried to talk about his own situation, asking when he was going to be let free o...
Chapter LXVIII – The walls crumble down once more.
50th of Summer, 5859City of Casamonu, CasamonuTime: sometimes it passes, sometimes it doesn’t.General relativity hadn’t been invented yet however, so the men besieging Casamonu couldn’t exactly explain why the temporal flow had been rushing so quickly. One day they had come to besiege the town, and it only felt like a moment that the walls were slowly crumbling down right in front of their eyes.“Fire!” Two cannons roared once more, taking off what was left of the old walls of Casamonu. It didn’t have much protection due to being an ...
Chapter LXVII – Their battle is fought out.
Today was a beautiful day like any other.Clouds had parted way in an occasion that was rare for the summer of Northern Gemeinplatz, letting sunlight loose all over the muddy landscape of Casamonu. The birds had come out of retreat from General Autumn, chirping away while they had the rare opportunity to do so. An earthly smell permeated throughout the land only broken by the smell of iron, lipids, and a pinch of protein.“ARGH! S-ssibal!”A single casing flew from John Brown’s rifle. Not another moment passed before…BANG!…Kim disappeare...
Chapter LXVI – Their enemy is found out.
49th of Summer, 5859Libertycave, Mount CurryToday, like any other day, a scene which had recently become common up in old Mount Curry took place once more for the final time: a black knight and a tangerine witch making their rounds around the place.“Are we there yet?” protested Tangerina, whose knees were protesting against being forced to walk up the mountain once more.“Does it look like we’re there yet?!” Kim had taken off his helmet, though it was hard to decide whether he wanted to have his head fried with or without a tin can on ...
Chapter LXV – Their postal code is found out.
49th of Summer, 5859Libertycave, Mount CurryLibertycave was more alive than it had ever been, if the vague concept of a settlement could be alive in the first place. No longer would they be stuck on top of a mountain waiting for fate to do what fate does!Soon Gemeinplatz would tremble in fear at the march of the oppressed, whenever the oppressed managed to sort their logistics out. It was easy to say “Let’s go and defeat them while they’re distracted”, but to gather an army strong enough to beat those who are distracted? To have two hun...
Chapter LXIV – Their plans are figured out.
48th of Summer, 5859Libertycave, Mount CurryThere was some big news, so big that it had taken a while for it to walk up the mountain:“Captain Brown, the county is at war!.. I think.”John Brown, the captain in question, was sitting as he always did: in front of a desk with a map laid out on top of it. When the students were away, the cave returned to being the strategic command center of the League of Gileadites. It was always quite busy, with Brown in the center, Tubman sitting somewhere nearby and Ayomide standing next to them while trying...
Finally at that stage!
I'm finally at that stage of online authorship where I have been contacted by Webnovel to sign a contract with them. Of course, I won't be signing this, as even a second of googling will tell you that A&D's contract is unfair and that all their claims are a lie (you "keep" your copyright, but you lose the right to exercise it without permission from the company).I intend to keep the John Brown Isekai and my other work free-to-read (with preview chapters) for all, and no A&D Entertainment will stop that. The above is the emai...
Chapter LXIII – Their family is found out.
47th of Summer, 5859Mount Curry, CasamonuPride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.- Book of Proverbs, 16:18Mount Curry is home to many a romantic scene, from rolling hills, to wandering adventurers, and to lovers making escapades of the kind which would cause the age rating of this work to go up if they were to mentioned in more detail. People engaging in coitus more ferarum à la canines aside, there was a pair who was currently busy engaging themselves with less amorous ventures out there in the mountains.“It’s ...
Three hundred pages of John Brown!
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Chapter LXII – His fort is bombarded upon.
45th of Summer, 5859Outskirts of Casamonu, Casamonu…and the people who caused the knock on the door were standing outside the walls of Casamonu, ready to knock the entire wall down.“Let us blow these walls and topple the tyranny of Count Leon!” shouted Sir Baha, on top his horse. His servant Ted was writing his speech down for future generations, while the rest of Baha’s men were long tired of the grandiose speech from their lord. It seemed like the siege would have been already over if not for the speeches before it.The men breathed a ...
Chapter LXI – His lingo is discussed upon.
45th of Summer, 5859City of Casamonu, CasamonuToday was a day, one which had gone unremarkably up until now for Count Leon. He had woken up, had breakfast, hadn’t brushed his teeth because dental hygiene hadn’t been invented yet, and sat in his office to await any news on the siege of the Earlywatch estate.Oh, only if he had captured that traitorous scum by now! Leon counted on giving Baha leniency in sentencing in exchange for Baha giving him the details on where and how the fugitives operated. Then, instead of bothering to individually pr...
Dialogue Sprites for Parsee's Festival of Love and Jealousy
Now on to something completely different from the John Brown Isekai: I have collaborated (and am collaborating) to make a little indie fangame with a good fellow named Arzvet. The above are the most eyecatching of my work, the dialogue sprites in the game. If you wish to check it out, the game is free to download and play over at its itch.io page which you may find here.
