Potato Tales

    Translating novels one potato at a time.

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    Chapters

    • Chapter 133: Outside the Ward

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      by Potato "Doctor, how is my daughter?" As the doctor stepped out of the intensive care unit, Hasegawa Kyouko immediately asked.The doctor glanced at the group of anxious family members surrounding him and said, "To be honest, the patient's condition is very critical. Since she was admitted last night, her heart rate has been highly irregular, and she still hasn’t regained consciousness. After reviewing her medical history, I noticed she has congenital heart disease and was hospitalized two years ago due to a…
    • Chapter 132: Wounds

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      by Potato When Naoko entered the hall, she noticed that not only her mother but also her rarely-seen second brother were present."Good evening, Mother, Brother," Naoko greeted them with a bow."Naoko, you're here. It's been a while," Hasegawa Kenji said with a smile."How have you been, Brother?" Naoko asked."The same as always. Naoko, let me tell you, lately, I don’t know why, but if I go a day without hearing the old man’s scolding, it feels like I haven’t finished work yet. It’s terrifying—seems like I…
    • Chapter 132: Showing Off

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      by Potato Li Fangzhang ran out the door and searched everywhere for a long time, but he couldn’t find any trace of Gu Ning’an. The villagers gathered outside, those who could still speak, mentioned seeing a man in a green robe leaving with a Daoist. But even after running far in the direction they pointed, Li Fangzhang still couldn’t find Gu Ning’an. When he returned to the Lu family’s wooden house, a group of villagers who enjoyed gossiping was still gathered out front. Earlier, when Li…
    • Chapter 131: The Past

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      by Potato In the spacious and beautiful campus, just like in high school, Kazumi, wearing black-framed glasses and with shoulder-length hair, was quietly walking.It was now May. A month ago, after an exciting opening ceremony, Kazumi officially became a regular student at the Hachioji campus of Teikyo University.Now that she had achieved her dream of becoming a student at a prestigious university, Kazumi found that she wasn’t as excited as she had imagined. Her expression remained indifferent, making it difficult…
    • Chapter 131: Burning

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      by Potato Everyone followed the direction pointed out by the young Daoist and couldn’t help but look a bit puzzled. “Master Daoist, is there an evil spirit hiding in this teapot?” the honest man asked, disbelief evident in his tone. “What teapot? I was talking about...” The young Daoist turned around and froze in place. He hurriedly leaned over the wooden table, searching frantically while muttering in a panicked voice, “Where is it? Where’s the thing?!” The honest man asked, “May I…
    • Chapter 130: Wood Carving

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      by Potato The group of gossiping women all looked terrified, glancing at one another. They desperately tried to make a sound, but couldn’t even manage the faintest “mm-mm” noise. The "three little quails" stared wide-eyed in astonishment. Wang Sheng couldn’t help but exclaim, “Good heavens, they really can’t talk anymore!” “Confucius said, ‘The way of Heaven has its cycles; none can escape retribution,’” Sun De quipped with a grin. “That’s enough. Follow me inside,” Gu Ning’an said,…
    • Chapter 130: Church

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      by Potato Around 200 kilometers from the city of Boston, there was a small fishing village called Norman. The entire village had a population of only about 300 people. Small fishing villages like this one were common in the surrounding areas of Boston.On the eastern side of the village, near the sea, there stood a Catholic church of moderate size. This church had been in existence for more than twenty years. When it was first built, the church was quite small, only able to seat around 30 people at a time. Even so,…
    • Chapter 13: Virtue

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      by Potato By the time the sun hung in the southeastern sky, more than half an hour had passed.During this time, the rattle-drum seller’s stall steadily drew in parents with their children. Gu Ning’an, true to his word, dutifully told each customer the price of the rattle-drums.In total, five rattle-drums were sold, earning fifty wen. The seller had instructed Gu Ning’an clearly before leaving: no bargaining—ten wen for one drum, take it or leave it.So, Gu Ning’an made sure to inform the mothers who came to…
    • Chapter 13: Fishing for a Traitor

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      by Potato "You startled me," Second Fool said, relaxing as he sheathed his blade, Inviting Moon, and sat back down. "Your Highness, what plan have you come up with?""One of my former teachers used to say, No matter how tight the guard, it can’t stop a determined spear." Ren Ye licked his cracked lips, his eyes shining. "Someone is trying to use Gu to harm me, and they must have help from an insider. That means we need to take the initiative and turn this passive situation into an active one."Second Fool tilted his…
    • Chapter 13: A Can of Soda

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      by Potato After leaving the craft store, Naoko happily stroked the Fukuro doll in her hand, unable to put it down, her expression like that of an innocent young girl."I don’t see what’s so interesting about this thing," said Masashi."Don’t you think it’s cute? It kind of looks like you," Naoko teased."You’re joking, I don’t look like that at all," Masashi replied."Don’t you think your expression looks similar? Especially when you’re not smiling, you look just like this doll."Masashi couldn’t see…
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