Jun 23, 2026
Author's Commentary #16:
Time to talk about Chapter 16: Zafírvíztár.
While the high-end hotel did appear in the original, and was actually where Okisato first encountered the Polish men's team, it never officially had a name, until now. Now let's get into the new characters.
ゴルダ・ゴールドシュミット (Golda Goldschmidt) is how Golda's name is spelled in katakana. גולדה גולדשמידט (Golda Goldschmidt) is how her name would be spelled in Hebrew.
Her birthday is October 20th, which is also National Gold Day.
Her favorite piece is the king, because she believes it's the most "golden".
Golda is an Ethiopian Jew, with an obsession for any and all things gold. As such, she's very athletic, and believes gold is the ultimate financial asset.
シラ・メイリ (Shira Meiri) is how Shira's name would be spelled in katakana. שירה מיירי (Shira Meiri) is how it would be spelled in Hebrew.
Her birthday is December 31st, which is New Year's Eve.
Her favorite piece is the knight.
モーゲ・カトゥン (Möge Khatun) is how Möge's name would be written in katakana. Мөгэ Хатун (Möge Khatun) is how her name would be written in Mongolian.
She is obviously based off of the real-life Möge Khatun who was one of Genghis Khan's many wives, eventually becoming the wife of his son, Ögedei Khan.
Her birthday is December 29th. Since there is no recorded birthday for the historical Möge, I chose this date at random to serve as the birthday for this Möge. There is some significance behind this date though as 1229 was the year Möge's tenure as Khatun began, which is why I chose the date that I did.
Her favorite piece is the king, as she was married to kings.
Originally, Mongolia was only set to have a men's team, but as a result of me doing research for said men's team, I learned about the various consorts of the Khans as well as Genghis Khan's most notable daughters, giving me the missing inspiration I needed to craft the women's team. That being said, I don't think we'll see too much of them here compared to the men's team.
ジョチ・ハーン (Jochi Khan) is how Jochi's name is spelled in katakana. Зүчи хаан (Jochi Kahn) is how his name would be spelled in Mongolian. He is clearly based off of the real-life Jochi, the first son of Genghis Khan and his first wife, Börte, whose birth is regarded with controversy due to the circumstances of it.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).
His birthday is November 8th. Since there is no recorded birthday for the historical Jochi, I chose this date at random to serve as the birthday for this Jochi. There is some significance behind this date though as 1182 was the year he was believed to have been born, which is why I chose the date that I did.
His favorite piece is the king.
It is worth noting that despite sharing his name with a historical figure, he doesn't appear to be a zombie. Of course, it's possible Jad's simply made it so that he looks the most living, but it's still something to think about.
As for some bits about the chapter itself, we actually get a reference to Okisato's food preferences as if you'll recall all the way back from his special chapter in Volume 1, he likes berries. Boar meat is still his favorite, but they didn't have that on the menu.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
