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Chapter XXXIV – Be swift my hands, to construct them!
13th of Summer, 5859Mount Curry, Casamonu / AzdavayClouds. Rain. Even more rain. A torrent of slaves. John Brown. They were all heading down, and down, slowly rolling over the mountains until they found a place to stop and rest. The clouds turned to rain, rain came down and turned into puddles, and slaves rescued themselves and turned into freemen.Of course, the freemen weren’t returning empty-handed. Brown had, in the day before the arrival of Count Leon’s army, made sure that everything that wasn’t bolted down would be taken back to the...
(1⑨) Rumia (ft. Doremy Sweet) ～ Youkai Hiding in the Darkness
Night of lightlessnessOne’s eyes don’t see too afarActually, it’s dayLicorice was once again wandering near the Misty Lake. Not because the head maid had requested her to bring water, that problem had sorted itself out thanks to the fact that the plumbing over at the mansion had been repaired. No, after the whole ordeal pertaining to gaps and a certain old hag, our heroine had a desire to be somewhere other than the mansion. She had brought along a healthy stack of books, a less healthy stack of scones, and a couple sets of slippers in ca...
Chapter XXXII – Be swift my spear, to impale them!
Tonight was a beautiful night like any other. Scant rays of moonlight shimmered through the clouds, resulting in quite an enchanting scene if one were to stop and look around in the rain. Crickets chirped in a manner that stood between a chorus and straight up cacophony, somehow managing to be calming instead of annoying.Under the moonlight was enslaved maid café waitress turned abolitionist catgirl wizard Ayomide, leading men into battle as they skewered their enemies from above. “Alright, ready? Fire!” Her shouts resonated throughout the...
Chapter XXXI – Be swift, my soul, to answer him!
9th of Summer, 5859Casamonu, Empire of GemeinplatzCount Leon had done it. He had, with diplomacy of upmost adroitness, gathered a force without much financial strain.Favors, politicking, a whole lot of letters and some threats later, a force consisting of a hundred men had gathered in his castle’s garden. This “army” definitely wasn’t big, but the count didn’t need anything big to take care of a few errant slaves hiding in the mountain. It consisted of indebted adventurers, retinues of close noble houses, and donated troops from those...
Chapter XXX – Bless them which revile you.
(UPDATE: Added a bit more text to the end.)Ayomide had woken up today, on the wrong side of the bed to be exact. Somebody had left one of the windows open in the barracks and the breeze had frozen her back stiff during the night. She cursed the person who had made her sleep a living hell.However, her troubles were not to be over. She was making her way to Lady Leila’s room, with food as usual, when she heard awful noises coming from the room: cries and moans of pain. Plenty of them, and Ayomide worried, at least a little bit, whether the form...
(16) Suika Ibuki ～ Happy as Long as She Drinks Sake
The hell’s an oni?Our heroine does not knowShe’s too drunk to learn“Ah, the lake’s beautiful today, isn’t it Sakuya?”“It is beautiful as usual, mistress.The head maid and mistress sipped their black tea in unison, watching the calm waters of the Misty Lake.Licorice was watching these two immortals from the side, admiring the lake herself. It was quite a beautiful lake admittedly, but no environmental beauty would be worth sitting around a couple hours to admire or so our heroine thought. She herself had gotten bored after half an ...
Chapter XXIX – Bless them which argue with you.
All was not well on Baha’s part. All was not well.“Your cousin was executed, Your Excellency, I get your frustration…” However, he still had to get down on his knees and suck on the boots of his rightful liege. “…but, please, those savages have my sister! We could at least negotiate, wait for them to release her, and then attack!”The council, much to Baha’s disdain, was one of imminent war. It was not that Baha was a man of peace, definitely not, but he was a man of not having his immediate family die to a bunch of revolting sav...
(15) Nitori Kawashiro ～ Lateral-Thinking Kappa
Another day, another round of sweeping.Licorice, through her newly gained experience in thorough drudgery, had slowly come to understand why so many geriatric old farts resided in the Scarlet Devil Mansion. This was a changeably static place, of variable intransience, where one could be at peace or at chaos whenever they wished.The problem was, for our heroine, both of those states weren’t good for her. Peace meant more sweeping, and chaos meant…“…kakvo po djavolite, why is there a giant hole on the ground?!”The cobble path of the gar...
Chapter XXVIII – Bless them which inform you.
With their introductions to Brown done, Kyauta and Vaiz left the room to find accommodate themselves with the rest of the freemen, and to also make arrangements for their accommodation. Ayomide went out to help them, leaving the old acquaintances Brown and Tubman alone to catch up.The two abolitionists sat across each other, with tea on the table to fuel discussion. Brown began, after putting down his cup and clearing his throat, their catching-up. “So… General Tubman. We haven’t seen each other for a long time.” Brown was a gentleman, ...
(14) Kogasa Tatarasa (ft. Lily White) ～ The Cheery Forgotten Umbrella
Many umbrellasLost without a second thoughtNever recovered“It’s spring!”…It’s pretty late to announce that. Licorice watched as a fairy flew by, announcing the coming of spring to the Scarlet Devil Mansion. The season had seemingly passed by without much rain, which was good for our heroine. Rain meant mud; mud meant that the garden path had to be cleaned even more thoroughly.Now, with the slow arrival of summer, meant the arrival of much humidity and heat. This was quite displeasing to Licorice, who was only used to dry summers. Brea...
(13) Wakasagihime ～ Mermaid Living in Fresh Water
Today was another beautiful day around the Misty Lake. Despite Gensokyo entering summer, the area around the lake stayed cool as usual thanks to the mist covering it. Youkai would commonly come to the lake to cool off and socialize, meaning that summer wasn’t the best time for your ordinary human to visit the lake.“Dear God, why are there so many buckets…” Licorice groaned as she slowly climbed down to the lake. It wasn’t a long walk from the Scarlet Devil Mansion, but carrying four buckets at the same time made it feel a bit longer. ...
Chapter XXVII – Bless them which meet you.
My PC is up and running again, chapters will be back on the regular schedule.======Most that I have done and suffered in the service of our cause has been in public, and I have received much encouragement at every step of the way. You, on the other hand, have labored in a private way. I have wrought in the day, you in the night. I have had the applause of the crowd and the satisfaction that comes of being approved by the multitude, while the most that you have done has been witnessed by a few trembling, scarred, and foot-sore bondmen and women,...
Notice of Computer Dysfunction
TL;DR: My PC has gone kaputt, there might not be any new preview chapters uploaded next week. I'll release two preview chapters to compensate if such a thing does happen. Below are the ramblings of someone who has gotten slightly mad (and emotional) while trying to fix their PC.Every beautiful things has its end.My hard disk, too, was a beautiful thing. As of today, it lays in life support, and soon it shall fly up to Hard Disk Heaven to meet its manufacturer.Soon, an SSD shall take the place where my 6-year old HDD once stood. Until the sw...
Chapter XXVI – The letter is come.
5th of Summer, 5859Casamonu, Empire of GemeinplatzAn interesting letter had arrived at Sir Leon’s desk today. He calmly read its contents, not sure whether to be happy or frustrated with the news.“…and, Your Excellency, I implore you to gather your council and help me save my sister and avenge your kinsman as soon as possible. Your most faithful vassal, Sir Baha Earlywatch.” Leon put the letter down, leaning back on his desk to think. He had thought that it was likely for some incident to be arisen due to the fugitives, but he hadn’t ...
(11) Hong Meiling ～ Chinese Girl
Body like fine steelRefined into full sharpnessLet us trade blowsToday was not a special day, for Licorice or anyone else.“Sweeping, sweeping, this is a whole lot of sweeping to do while making up a tune…”Going on her business as usual, our heroine was again relegated to the task of sweeping the garden path. The incident with Cirno had made her chances of ever going out without supervision very low, any place outside of the Human Village wasn’t safe for any ordinary folk like Licorice.Becoming food was a whole lot more likely if she was...
Interlude – A sermon in the (after)life of Jacob Smith.
Note: This chapter is supposed to be read after Chapter 7.===Back on Earth, Jacob hadn’t been a common attendant of his local church. He thought that churches in Florida were too ‘woke’, so he preferred spending his time on Sunday by ranting online about how Western civilization was collapsing or whatever.However, things had changed when he had found himself on Gemeinplatz. The Temple of the Divine here was, according to Jacob, a fine establishment that had no problems speaking the truth. No censorship, no mobs, just pure, unaltered free ...
(10) Sakuya Izayoi ～ Maid of the Devil
Around town travelsWhispers of who’s here todayMaids most contrastingToday was a special day for Licorice.It was an ordinary day for everyone else though, so things in Gensokyo moved on as usual. It was the height of spring, with fallen cherry blossoms covering the ground and the sweltering sun made most wish that they had electric fans. Unfortunately for those people, electricity wasn’t exactly common place in Gensokyo, so they had to make do with flapping paper fans and making offerings to various gods to bring better weather.Speaking of ...
Chapter XXV – The reaction is come.
2nd of Summer, 5859Former Estate of Sir Algernon (new name still pending), Azdavay / CasamonuLady Leila was resting in her bedroom, reading a book about the wonders that laid on Earth. She was softly rocking back on forth on a chair, cozying herself by the fireside.Today was not a good day.She had woken up this morning, in hopes that maybe the whole slave uprising was just a nightmare, but the former miners marching up and down the garden leisurely had ridden her of that notion. All of yesterday’s executions were real, her husband’s death w...
(7) Reimu Hakurei ～ Shrine Maiden of Paradise
Ye who art divineProtect us from the youkaiShe is really drunkGensokyo stands separated from the world, since around a hundred-and-fifty years ago. A barrier of common sense stands between the fantastical inside and the mundane outside, and the two rarely mingle together.On the edge of this barrier is the Hakurei Shrine, standing neither in or outside Gensokyo, but in both realms at the same time. In Gensokyo, it stood in a high place up in the mountains, overlooking the entirety of this fantastical realm. The shrine which lay was an old, decre...
(6) Patchouli Knowledge ～ The Unmoving Great Library
From knowledge comes power; with power comes responsibility. The mistress had two of those, the last one was a thing that she wasn’t concerned about in general.To attain the vast knowledge needed for great power the mistress had built, over a hundred years ago, the greatest library in all of Gensokyo. Of course, this library was not a public one, and only a select few from the mansion were authorized to enter, with a few unwelcome guests sometimes barging in.Today, the library had a new visitor. She wasn’t a willing one; she had been dragge...
Chapter XXIV – The aftermath is come.
It was the night of the day that the freemen had held their council. The debate had raged on for a long, long time, after they had dissolved. So much so that no other work had been done for the day, except for some slaves making preparations to depart to Zon’guldac.Far away from all this worry was Ayomide and Ekene, intending to take a soak in the mansion’s bath. One of the things that Brown insisted they bring along was soap; Ayomide could now see why. The old man had been worried about the spread of disease within their ranks, and had tak...
(5) Rinnosuke Morichika ～ Curious Fellow of Curios
On the edge of the Forest of Magic laid a curious shop named Kourindou, operated by an equally curious man. The owner, a certain half-youkai half-human named Rinnosuke Morichika, was a collector and dealer of items that fell in to Gensokyo from the Outside World.While that might seem amazing, and one might think that such a shop might be popular, it was in fact the opposite. Selling a random assortment of junk, combined with the fact that the shop was located next to a forest unvisited by any sane human being, meant that the store was mostly de...
Cover art for "Ordinary Maid, Extraordinary Realm"
Pretty excited to get working on this one.
(3) Remilia Scarlet ～ The Scarlet Devil
“Ah, that felt great… Only if I had a hairdryer.” Licorice did her best to wipe off the last strongholds of water holding onto her hair. It was nigh impossible to completely dry the lush jungles of keratin that lay atop her head, but she did her best with a towel anyways.As recommended by the head maid, she had made sure to prioritize taking a bath. The bathroom was in the basement of the mansion, quite a creepy place to be honest, but she felt all the tension melt away under hot water.Besides, Licorice was a fully grown adult, being scar...
(2) Sakuya Izayoi ～ The Perfect and Elegant Maid
“You think she’s alive?”“She’s been laying here for a day. Do humans sleep that long?”“…Wait, she’s just opened her eyes!”Licorice Meidou woke up, yawned, and found herself being surrounded by a gang of little maids at her bedside. Most of them were observing here from a short distance, while one of the braver ones were busy playing with her hair. They all moved a couple steps backwards when she rose up from her slumber.Having newly awoken, Licorice wasn’t sure of what to make of her situation. Where was she… No, forget ...
Chapter XXIII – The assembly is come.
“People! Folks! Gather around, gather around. No pushing, please.” Brown and Ayomide stood in the middle of a large crowd that had formed in the former dining room of the Algernon mansion.After the executions and an establishment of temporary order came the time to organize the freemen. Brown’s men had already gained their favor by emancipating them, and they hoped that convincing the newly emancipated wouldn’t be too hard. The former slaves of Algernon sat at the chairs, and on the ground as there were not enough chairs, waiting for th...
(1) Licorice Meidou ～ Ordinary Human Girl
This is the first chapter of the side-project that I've just announced (it has a title now: 'Ordinary Maid, Extraordinary Realm'). I plan on releasing this chapter publicly in around two weeks.I'll only be working on this project if I have free time after writing the weekly John Brown Isekai: taking a step back and temporarily focusing on something helps a writer to not burn out. So, don't worry, the schedule won't be affected at all and weekly John Brown Isekai will keep coming out at the same speed.Even if you know not...
A side project that's not related to John Brown or Isekai
TL;DR: I'm going to be spending my free time (a.k.a. time where I'm not writing the John Brown Isekai) to sometimes write a slice-of-life Touhou fanfic that I've been planning for some time. The first chapter will release sometime next month. The schedule of the John Brown Isekai won't be affected in any way, shape or form; you can safely ignore this announcement if you're not interested in this new work.=====In the forgotten lands of Gensokyo lay many a fantastical creature and personages even more fantastical than any crea...
Illustrations for the John Brown Isekai
Pretty excited to begin working on these, I've only focused on writing the chapters up until now without working on the images. These are in no particular order; and I'll be updating this post as I make more.UPDATE (25/06/2023): Updated to add all illustrations up to chapter 26.
Chapter XXI – The unrest is come.
Lady Leila was resting in her bedroom, reading a book about the wonders that laid on Earth. She was softly rocking back on forth on a chair, cozying herself by the fireside.Today was a good day.“On the island of Nehoun, carriages called the sheenkawnsen connect the entire island, allowing one to travel the Nehounchin realm in one day… How peculiar!” She turned the page to see hand-drawn illustrations of Japanese bullet trains, which looked like odd metallic snakes to her. “I wonder if we’ll ever get to see any of these…” She put h...
