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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 ...
(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....
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 calmi...
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...
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, he...
(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 t...
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, wai...
(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 ...
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 abolitioni...
(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 heroin...
(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 ...
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...
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 t...
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...
(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 t...
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...
(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 ma...
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 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 ...
(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 Genso...
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...
(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 on...
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 ...
(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 di...
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’...
(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 Brow...
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'...
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 t...
