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In the manga, Chise is referred to as being a "Slay Vega." In Japanese it's
夜の愛し仔（スレイ・ベガ）, "Beloved Child of the Night."

![Preview image for Vol. 3](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UJQQZ.jpg)

What does this term mean? What is the significance of this?


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What is a Slay Vega?


It would seem the scanlators use the term "Slay Vega," while the official
Seven Seas release uses the term "Sleigh Beggy." While the former certain
sounds cooler, the latter seems to be more correct. Acording to [Manx
lore](https://books.google.com/books?id=_P5fcbMQMKEC&lpg=PA313&ots=pRkNtmJAjT&dq=manx%20Sleigh%20Beggy&pg=PA313#v=onepage&q=manx%20Sleigh%20Beggy&f=false)
"Sleigh Beggy" (or rather [Sleih
Beggey](https://books.google.com/books?id=KsgrYMWZTb4C&lpg=PT293&ots=h1BKl7PycW&dq=%E2%80%9CSleih%20Beggey%E2%80%9D&pg=PT293#v=onepage&q=%E2%80%9CSleih%20Beggey%E2%80%9D&f=false)
in the Manx language, meaning "little people." The equivalent of "fairy" in
English.) is a term used to describe a type of fairy that originally inhabited
the Isle of Man.

[![Seven Seas
Edition!](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nRKaWm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/nRKaW.jpg)

On Seven Seas' [Tumblr
blog](http://sevenseasentertainment.tumblr.com/post/120370462795/hello-on-the-
account-of-the-sleigh-beggy), they mention the significance being:

> For Chise, this term is used to describe her being a type of extraordinary
> individual, and not being an actual fairy. So while the scanlator's intended
> meaning for "Slay Vega" may have been "dearest child of the night," it's
> actual meaning to English speakers is "to kill a star."
>
> To this extent, we are of one mind in that the usage of Sleigh Beggy is in
> line with the manga-ka’s intended vision for this amazing series. Hopefully
> this clears up any confusion or misconceptions our readers had.


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Sleigh Vega is correct. Everything is about her being the lone star. Sleigh
Beggy is a very interesting Manx spirit, but she isn't a spirit, she's an
actual human girl, so the Sleigh Beggy translation is altogether incorrect.


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