I don't think this confusion is a translator issue, I think it's because of the author's writing "style". Anyone else equally as confused in Tale of Yellow Dragon?
This was surprisingly a really good story, imo. I stumbled upon it and was very pleased I read it. The bad guy could have been a little less extreme and the 5 year old a little less mature, imo, but other than that I really enjoyed this manga for a quick midnight read.
I feel like some of them I like even better than og style.