Comments on: Saiunkoku Book 15 Chapter 2 (2/2)

By: stj

stj — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:42:01 +0000

I hope this is a chance for Ryuuki to come out as the hero and save everyone..including Shuurei…i guess maybe after all this he is realizing how very dependent he was on his allies..which has gotten him in the current situation…and that he has to keep the emperor before the person Ryuuki…I hope now he realizes that he has to use his own head the most and the author really lets us get to know the intelligent and perceptive king..i mean..common..he's been alive after whatever happened during the previous king's reign…this kid has a lot to him..only he's been too unsure about himself…time to show your real strength Ryuuki!!

By: rininta

rininta — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:14:36 +0000

then ryuuki wont end up with shuurei?
what a sad thing….then itd really poor for ryuuki…everything that he dreams was destroyed….and seems like the happines for him was only when he can meet shuurei and it oly a couple of times…..geez…from litle have been suffered…at least give him a little happiness!!!!
its CRUEL story…feel like want to end reading it!!!
well real life is hard already!!!then why the story of a story can not bring some light for this life???
CRUEL CRUEL CRUEL….
seems like shuurei efforts was end up for nothing!
and ryuuki’s love for shuurei also ends up for nothing!

By: vink

vink — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:39:40 +0000

thanks for the translations. i wonder if this story will turn into tragedy? but i dont want it to

By: lennan

lennan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:24:06 +0000

From what I surmise by skimming the novel, it’s starting to look like that’s what’s going to have to happen. XD Since she still has her authority as a Censor.

But what I wonder is how is this going to affect Ryuuki and Shuurei. Is she going to do this one last job and then submit to becoming a consort. I really wonder how the author is going to resolve this in a satisfactory manner.

By: lennan

lennan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:21:32 +0000

Yeah, I’ve skimmed quite a bit of the novel last night and I’ve really found Ryuuki lacking. I don’t know, I’ve been more disappointed with him this novel than any other one. Especially when I got towards the end of the novel where Shuurei once again becomes his official. It’s like the author is banging it into the reader’s head that without Shuurei, this ruler is toast. And at this time, even if she has no feeling of aversion to being Ryuuki’s wife, he’s pretty much screwed if she isn’t his official. What really confuses me, and this may be because I’ve been skimming rather than reading closely, but is there not that much of a conflict between Shuurei’s desire to be an official and becoming the royal consort? But I’m totally getting ahead of myself without thought to other people. I really have to read the entire series in full to formulate how I really feel about it though. But I’m definitely getting the feeling that it’s about time that Ryuuki realize that he’s in deep trouble.

Ah, well, actually I was thinking that by end, it meant the whole deal with the Immortals and by that way would fix Shuurei’s problem of her body, in terms of the overall story not what Uu Uu specifically meant by it. But that’s really just me overthinking it. Although now that you mention Uu Uu specifically, yeah, you’re right he’s probably thinking about her.

By: LR

LR — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:02:22 +0000

Thank you so much for the lovely translations! =)

Perhaps there are too many talented officials around Ryuuki, lol. At this juncture in the story, I think it is a good opportunity to develop and demonstrate Ryuuki’s potential as a ruler worthy enough to lead this diverse group of talented people. With Shuurei away from the center stage during this period, Ryuuki is forced (or manipulated?) to make a stand and think carefully about his true goal in this difficult path as a king. I’m really curious to see what decisions Ryuuki would make to turn the tide of events but he really needs to be clear about the real motivation for his not wanting to give up the throne first.

Politics stuff aside, it would be interesting if somehow, Ryuuki has to gather the support of the Eight Immortals to overcome the ‘evil’ approaching the country, whatever its true form may be. However, I don’t think it would be any of the present characters from court though.

By: charmian

charmian — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:04:46 +0000

It’s actually quite interesting, even if it is mean.

Actually, I don’t think that Uu Uu is thinking about Shuurei at all. He’s probably more thinking about Ruka and the developments w/ the Hyou clan.

By: charmian

charmian — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:03:44 +0000

She already did grant his wish, and look how unhappy this is making everyone. I think the point the author is trying to make is that regardless of whether Shuurei agreed or not, it was a mistake for Ryuuki to ask her.

By: charmian

charmian — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:02:53 +0000

I don’t know. Well, Shuuei and Kouyuu can’t really fall in rank anymore. Though actually, Shuuei does do some useful stuff this volume. Seiran and Kouyuu seem fairly useless in this one though.

By: charmian

charmian — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:54:53 +0000

Yes. In the last thing I translated, I translate the scene that goes along w/ that.

I want to learn more about the backstory too… perhaps next volume. Much more is revealed about the Hyou clan in this volume.