The Legend of Sun Knight Volume 1 | an Introduction to Knight Theory | by Yu Wo
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Prince Revolution! Presents The Legend of Sun Knight Volume 1 | An Introduction to Knight Theory | by Yu Wo T The Legend of Sun Knight VOLUME 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO KNIGHT THEORY ORIGINAL NOVEL ART WRITTEN BY DRAWN BY YU WO (御我) Ya Sha (亚砂) 1 | P r o l o g u e Prince Revolution! | http://www.princerevolution.org Synopsis I am a knight. To be precise, I am the Church of the God of Light’s Sun Knight. The Church of the God of Light worships and serves the God of Light, and theirs is one of the three largest religions on this continent. As the whole continent knows, the Church of the God of Light has twelve holy knights and each one has his own unique personality and features. To be the Sun Knight is to have shining golden hair, sky blue eyes, a compassionate nature, and a brilliant smile. “The benevolent God of Light will forgive your sins.” I must have said that line at least a million times in my time as the Sun Knight. However, the greatest wish in my life is to be able to stand before the entire continent and roar, “Damn your ‘the whole continent knows’! This Sun Knight just doesn’t feel like smiling! I just don’t want to forgive these human trashes! I just want to pepper my sentences with ‘f***’!” Unfortunately, even to this day, I continue to wear a smile as I say, “The benevolent God of Light will forgive your sins.” About the Author Yu Wo: Who am I? Sometimes I am like a warrior, wielding a sword on the battlefield, with limitless passion and energy. At other times, I resemble a mage, with a mind devoted to research, completely absorbed in the things I like. Or I might be like a thief, leading a free and easy life, letting fate lead me to distant and unfamiliar lands. Occasionally, however, I am similar to a priest, with that gentle heart, filled with compassion towards the livings things of this world. Ultimately, I am a kindly, fantastical world. 2 | P r o l o g u e The Legend of Sun Knight Volume 1 | Disclaimer!An Introduction to Knight Theory | by Yu Wo Please take note of the following: The following translation of The Legend of Sun Knight Volume 1 is by Prince Revolution! and is a "by fans, for fans" translation. This translation is completely FREE of charge, so if you have paid for this, you have been ripped off! Prince Revolution! does NOT ask for donations, payment, or anything else of the sort. We do not benefit monetarily from our novel translations AT ALL. We only ask that you do NOT steal credit or attempt to profit monetarily form our translation. Please also inform us if you come across any individuals or groups stealing credit or profiting monetarily form our translation. Copyrights to The Legend of Sun Knight novels are held by Yu Wo, the author of the novels. Copyrights to The Legend of Sun Knight novel artworks are held by Ya Sha, the cover artists for the first and second editions of the novels respectively. Copyrights to the The Legend of Sun Knight manhua artwork are held by Cat Cross, the artist forthe ½ Prince manhua. Prince Revolution! has received permission from Yu Wo to translate the novels into English. However, this is NOT an official translation of the novels! As such, please cease distribution of this PDF once an official ENGLISH version of the novels has been published. Odd Squad Scanlations (OSS) has permitted us to use their scans from The Legend of Sun Knight manhua in our PDF version of volume 1. 3 | P r o l o g u e HAPPY READING! Prince Revolution! | http://www.princerevolution.org Translators Erialis (chapters 1-4) Raylight (chapters 4, 5, 7, 9, Epilogue) Eilinel (chapter 6) About Prince Rev! Evangeline (chapter 8, 10) Amgine (chapter 8) Prince Revolution! (or PR! for short) was Erihppas (Extra chapter) started in late April 2009 by Erialis for the purpose of translating and sharing the ½ Prince Proofreaders and The Legend of Sun Knight novels with other fans (who unfortunately couldn’t read Chinese). Bridget PR!’s crew has since expanded to include EvlNabiki thirteen translators, eight proof-readers, and Iskeirka three Chinese/English editors, as well as two Shadow Rebirth sister sites who are translating our work into (And all you sharp-eyed readers!) Spanish and German. Chinese/English Editors Anglestagium Links Amgine Prince Revolution! Eilinel http://wwwprincerevolution.org Art From Yu Wo’s Blog http://www.wretch.cc/blog/kim1984429 Odd Squad Scanlations 4 | P r o l o g uYukiSora e hizuka24 The Legend of Sun Knight Volume 1 | An Introduction to Knight Theory | by Yu Wo Contents Prologue: About Religion 08 Rule #1: “Maintain Your Smile at All Times” 10 Rule #2: “Gracefully, Leisurely, and Most Importantly, Fair-Skinned” 20 Rule #3: “Even in the Face of Death, One Must Die Gracefully” 38 Rule #4: “One's Ability to Recover has to be Better than Good” 54 Rule #5: “Save up for Retirement to Avoid Impoverishment in One's Old Age” 66 Rule #6: “Build your Social Network! Maintain Good Relationships with Others, 82 Even if It's a Corpse” Rule #7: “Don't Underestimate Anything; Even a Shirt Will Bite you if it's Angry” 98 Rule #8: “Don't Act Suspicious While Wearing a Cloak” 114 Rule #9: “If you Want to Know a Secret, Ask a Woman” 126 Rule #10: “Carrying out Justice is the Reason for the Sun Knight's Existence” 156 Shared Rule: “No Matter What Happens, the Sun Knight is Perfect” 160 Epilogue: Character Introductions 164 Compilation of Footnotes 5 | P r o l o g u e Prince Revolution! | http://www.princerevolution.org Character Introductions “The benevolent God of Light will forgive your sins.” Real name: Grisia Sun Age: 20+ Hair color: Gold; Eye color: Sky blue Widely regarded as: The benevolent spokesperson of the God of Light, the man closest to perfection alive. “More reports to write again…” Real name: ??? Age: 20+ Hair color: Blue (dyed); Eye color: Green Widely regarded as: A carefree, footloose charmer, the knight-representative of “freedom”. “Sun!” Real name: ??? Age: 20+ Hair color: Red; Eye colour: Amber Widely regarded as: A person with fiery red hair with a temper to match, and worship The Sun Knight. “Sun, are you really all right? Does it hurt? Do you need help? Are you sure?” Real name: ??? Age: 20+ Hair color: Green; Eye color: Gray-green Widely regarded as: A truly nice guy “I’m not too used to sp-speaking with girls…” Real name: ??? Age: 20+ Hair color: Brown; Eye color: Hazel Widely regarded as: The yearly winner of “The Man Women Want Most as Their Husband” poll. 6 | P r o l o g u e Character The Legend of Sun Knight Volume 1 | An Introduction to Knight Theory | by Yu Wo Introductions “The harsh God of Light will punish you for your sins.” Real name: Lesus Judge Age: 20+ Hair color: Black; Eye color: Black Widely regarded as: The most terrifying and cruelest of the Holy Knights, responsible for judging criminals. “...” Real name: ??? Age: 20+ Hair color: Light blue; Eye color: Blue-gray Widely regarded as: A cold person who doesn’t like to talk much. Real name: ??? Age: ??? Hair color: Pink; Eye color: Pink Widely regarded as: A necromancer Real name: Roland Age: 20+ Hair color: Pale gray; Eye color: Pale gray Widely regarded as: A dead knight. 7 | P r o l o g u e Prince Revolution! | http://www.princerevolution.org • Prologue • About Religions This is a continent filled with religions. On this continent, “god” is not a flimsy, dubious entity or a name that one uses only when yelling for help. Gods are real, and a number of them exist. Some gods are extremely weak. Of course, when we say “weak”, we mean by the standards of the gods. Other gods are exceedingly strong. As the strength of a god is largely derived from the piety of the god’s believers, the number of believers is often the crucial factor determining how strong or how weak a god is. As such, the gods often resemble gangsters fighting over territory as they desperately attempt to extend the influence of their own religions. However, if in order to extend their religions’ influence, the gods were to carelessly use their powers on the continent and end up conflicting with other gods, it wouldn’t be too long before the entire continent disappeared from existence entirely. In order to avoid such a situation, the mightiest gods among them all established “the Contract of the Gods”. All of the gods were thus forbidden from directly using their divine powers on the continent itself. Their only option was to invest their powers in some of their followers, who would then wield that power in their stead. In this way, the multitude of religions began to flourish. 8 | P r o l o g u e The Legend of Sun Knight Volume 1 | An Introduction to Knight Theory | by Yu Wo One of the best-known faiths of all is that of the God of Light’s, under the jurisdiction of the Church of the God of Light. Although the Church of the God of Light is no longer as renowned and influential as it used to be due to the growing influence of the God of War and the Shadow God, it is still as they say: a dead camel is still bigger than a horse.