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Otogaso — Preface —^[1]

On a certain day and month in the year 2001. A phone rang in Keiichi Sigsawa’s apartment.

Sigsawa: (picks up the phone) “Hello, who’s this?”

Mysterious man: (in a man’s voice) “Good afternoon. Is this the Sigsawa residence?”

Sigsawa: “I don’t deny that, but who might you be?”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “Oh, sorry for not introducing myself. I am Kino.”

Sigsawa: “… Huh? I don’t get what you mean.”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “I said I am Kino, the protagonist in your novel. Nice to meet you.”

Sigsawa: “…… Sorry but I am going to hang up now. As in, right now.”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “Don’t do that. After I went out of my way to call you? How rude.”

Sigsawa: “Well, no offense… but, you sound too old to be Kino.”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “Ah. Indeed, I am already fifty-four years old. I teach economics at some university in Tokyo. I am quite popular with the female students, you know. I even receive a lot of chocolates every Valentine’s Day.”

Sigsawa: “No one asked you for that. How did you get my number anyway?”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “I could still find out even if no one told me, I am Kino after all.”

Sigsawa: “…… If you are Kino, then where is Hermes right now?”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “I ran into Shizu, and Hermes was having a duel with his dog.”

Sigsawa: “… A duel with Riku? How?”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “Reaching no conclusion after throwing insults at each other for three days and three nights, they said they are going to settle it with a 50 meter back stroke. Hermes has left for the sea with a pair of diving goggles, but he hasn’t returned yet. Maybe he has been swept out to open sea?”

Sigsawa: “…… What about Shizu?”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “Some guys on an internet forum said that Shizu is my pedophilic stalker. That man went to get an explanation out of them. He said it will take some time because there are a number of them.”

Sigsawa: “…… What about Master?”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “She’s been charged under the Firearms Act and is in police custody at Shibuya station. She’ll probably escape soon and start a gunfight. The police can’t handle her alone, so they may have to mobilize the armed forces.”

Sigsawa: “…… The Kino in my works doesn’t talk like that.”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “Hmph—— you’ve lost.”

Sigsawa: “What do you mean by that?”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “Never mind. Anyway, I see ‘A Safe Country’^[2] was rejected again. Will it ever see the light of day?”

Sigsawa: “W-wait! How did you know that? Only me, my editor and that spider that I talk to in my room know!”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “Because I am Kino.”

Sigsawa: “……”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “There are lots of other things that I know. For instance, ‘The Land of Couples’^[3] was edited from a rejected short story for volume two. The version of ‘Colosseum’^[4] you submitted for the Dengeki Game Novel Prize^[5] has a scene where I was wounded and lying half-naked for treatment, not to mention sewing up my jacket. ‘Kino’ was a name you came up with for the male protagonist of another story, but gave it to me in a hurry since you ended up not using that one.

Sigsawa: “Wow!”

Self-proclaimed Kino: “’Wow’?”

Sigsawa: “So it’s true! … Amazing! I never thought Kino really did exist! You are Kino, right?”

Kino: “That’s what I’m telling you from the very beginning…. Just because you are an author, that doesn’t mean you have to be suspicious of anything and everything all the time.”

Sigsawa: “S-sorry. I’ll reconsider my skepticism.”

Kino: “I have to go now.”

Sigsawa: “No way! Don’t go yet! Please! Let’s talk some more! Ah yes, which country is the most memorable for you? Please tell me so I can write it down!”

Kino: “Sadly… my three days are up.”

Sigsawa: “… Please, five more minutes!”

Kino: “Come on, Hermes. Let’s go. Goodbye.” (loud engine noise)

Sigsawa: “No wait!”

Kino: “Hermes, is that seaweed?” (voice getting distant)

Sigsawa: “Ah… Wait… Please don’t leave…” (tearful voice)

*Beep beep beep*

Keiichi Sigsawa January 2002

Translator’s Notes

↑ The Japanese title was kept because I can’t find a suitable translation for it. Sorry…
↑ Volume 6 Chapter 6: “A Safe Country” — For His Safety —
↑ Volume 4 Chapter 3: “Land of Couples” — Even a Dog Doesn’t Eat—
↑ Volume 1 Chapter 4: “Colosseum” — Avengers —
↑ Kino no Tabi was originally submitted as an entry for this contest in 2000. It was a finalist, but it did not win. However, soon after, it was serialized in Dengeki hp.

[1] The Japanese title was kept because I can’t find a suitable translation for it. Sorry…

[2] Volume 6 Chapter 6: “A Safe Country” — For His Safety —

[3] Volume 4 Chapter 3: “Land of Couples” — Even a Dog Doesn’t Eat—

[4] Volume 1 Chapter 4: “Colosseum” — Avengers —

[5] Kino no Tabi was originally submitted as an entry for this contest in 2000. It was a finalist, but it did not win. However, soon after, it was serialized in Dengeki hp.

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-Some day, some month, in the year 2001. A phone rang in Keiichi Sigsawa’s apartment.
+==Otogaso — Preface —<ref>The Japanese title was kept because I can’t find a suitable translation for it. Sorry…</ref>==
-Sigsawa: [pick up the phone] “Hello, who is this?”
+On a certain day and month in the year 2001. A phone rang in Keiichi Sigsawa’s apartment.
-Mysterious man: “Is this the Sigsawa residency?”
-Sigsawa: “I don’t deny that, but who are you?”
+Sigsawa:  (picks up the phone) “Hello, who’s this?”
-Self-claim Kino: “Sorry for not introducing myself. I am Kino”
+Mysterious man:  (in a man’s voice) “Good afternoon. Is this the Sigsawa residence?”
-Sigsawa: “… I don’t get what you mean.”
+Sigsawa:  “I don’t deny that, but who might you be?”
-Self-claim Kino: “I said I am Kino, the same Kino in your novel. Nice to meet you.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “Oh, sorry for not introducing myself. I am Kino.”
-Sigsawa: “… sorry but I am going to hang up now.”
+Sigsawa:  “… Huh? I don’t get what you mean.”
-Self-claim Kino: “Don’t do that, I hardly got the chance to speak with you! Isn’t that very rude!”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “I said I am Kino, the protagonist in your novel. Nice to meet you.”
-Sigsawa: “Well… sorry but you sound too old to be Kino.”
+Sigsawa:  “……  Sorry but I am going to hang up now. As in, right now.”
-Self-claim Kino: “Yes, I am already fifty four years old. I work as a lecturer in a university for economics, I am quite popular with the students and received a lot of chocolate on valentine.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “Don’t do that. After I went out of my way to call you? How rude.”
-Sigsawa: “I didn’t ask for that! How did you get my number anyway?”
+Sigsawa:  “Well, no offense… but, you sound too old to be Kino.”
-Self-claim Kino: “I could still find out even if no one told me, I am Kino after all.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “Ah. Indeed, I am already fifty-four years old. I teach economics at some university in Tokyo. I am quite popular with the female students, you know. I even receive a lot of chocolates every Valentine’s Day.”
-Sigsawa: “… if you are Kino, then where is Hermes?”
+Sigsawa:  “No one asked you for that. How did you get my number anyway?”
-Self-claim Kino: “I ran into Shizu and Hermes was having a duel with his dog.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “I could still find out even if no one told me, I am Kino after all.”
-Sigsawa: “… a duel with Riku? How?”
+Sigsawa:  “…… If you are Kino, then where is Hermes right now?”
-Self-claim Kino: “They have been insulting each other for three days and three nights, they say they are going to settle it with a 50 meter back stroke. Hermes has left for the sea with a pair of diving goggles, but he hasn’t returned yet, he could have been swept out to open sea.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “I ran into Shizu, and Hermes was having a duel with his dog.”
-Sigsawa: “… what about Shizu?”
+Sigsawa:	 “… A duel with Riku? How?”
-Self-claim Kino: “Someone on the forum said Shizu is pedophilic stalker of Kino, that man went to get any explanation out of them. It will take sometime cause there is a number of them.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “Reaching no conclusion after throwing insults at each other for three days and three nights, they said they are going to settle it with a 50 meter back stroke. Hermes has left for the sea with a pair of diving goggles, but he hasn’t returned yet. Maybe he has been swept out to open sea?”
-Sigsawa: “… what about Master?”
+Sigsawa:	 “…… What about Shizu?”
-Self-claim Kino: “She’s been charged under the Fire Arms Act and is in police custody at Shibuya station. I bet she will escape in no time. She will be more then a match for the police, maybe they will need to mobilize the armed forces.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “Some guys on an internet forum said that Shizu is my pedophilic stalker. That man went to get an explanation out of them. He said it will take some time because there are a number of them.”
-Sigsawa: “… you don’t talk like that in my works.”
+Sigsawa:	 “…… What about Master?”
-Self-claim Kino: “Fu--- you are something.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “She’s been charged under the Firearms Act and is in police custody at Shibuya station. She’ll probably escape soon and start a gunfight. The police can’t handle her alone, so they may have to mobilize the armed forces.”
-Sigsawa: “What do you mean by that?”
+Sigsawa:	 “…… The Kino in my works doesn’t talk like that.”
-Self-claim Kino: “Of course I meant ‘For His Safety’ being rejected again. Will it ever be used in a novel?”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “Hmph—— you’ve lost.”
-Sigsawa: “Wait! How did you know that? Only my editor and that spider that I talk to in my room know.”
+Sigsawa:	 “What do you mean by that?”
-Self-claim Kino: “Because I am Kino.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “Never mind. Anyway, I see ‘A Safe Country’<ref>[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Chapter6|Volume 6 Chapter 6: “A Safe Country” — For His Safety —]]</ref> was rejected again. Will it ever see the light of day?”
-Sigsawa: “…”
+Sigsawa:  “W-wait! How did you know that? Only me, my editor and that spider that I talk to in my room know!”
-Self-claim Kino: “I know a lot about you. For instance, ‘Even a Dog Doesn’t Eat’ was edited from a rejected short story from second volume. The version of ‘Avenger’ you submitted to Denki Games Novel prize has a scene where I was wounded and lying half-naked for treatment, not to mention sewing up my jacket. My name was taken from a male character from another story, you were worried that the name would fail after the first chapter.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “Because I am Kino.”
-Sigsawa: “Wow!”
+Sigsawa:	 “……”
-Self-claim Kino: “Wow’?”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “There are lots of other things that I know. For instance, ‘The Land of Couples’<ref>[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter3|Volume 4 Chapter 3: “Land of Couples” — Even a Dog Doesn’t Eat—]]</ref> was edited from a rejected short story for volume two. The version of ‘Colosseum’<ref>Volume 1 Chapter 4: “Colosseum” — Avengers —</ref> you submitted for the Dengeki Game Novel Prize<ref>Kino no Tabi was originally submitted as an entry for this contest in 2000. It was a finalist, but it did not win. However, soon after, it was serialized in Dengeki hp.</ref> has a scene where I was wounded and lying half-naked for treatment, not to mention sewing up my jacket. ‘Kino’ was a name you came up with for the male protagonist of another story, but gave it to me in a hurry since you ended up not using that one.
-Sigsawa: “Yea! … Wow! I never thought Kino really did exist! You are Kino, right?”
+Sigsawa:	 “Wow!”
-Kino: “I already told you that… Just because you are the author doesn’t mean you have to be suspicious all the time.”
+Self-proclaimed Kino:  “’Wow’?”
-Sigsawa: “Sorry! I shouldn’t have doubted you… ”
+Sigsawa:  “So it’s true! … Amazing! I never thought Kino really did exist! You are Kino, right?”
-Kino: “I will be leaving now.”
+Kino:  “That’s what I’m telling you from the very beginning…. Just because you are an author, that doesn’t mean you have to be suspicious of anything and everything all the time.”
-Sigsawa: “No wait! Don’t go! Please! Let’s chat a bit more! Tell me which country is the most memorable, please tell me so I can write it down.”
+Sigsawa:  “S-sorry. I’ll reconsider my skepticism.”
-Kino: “Sadly… my three days are up.”
+Kino:  “I have to go now.”
-Sigsawa: “… please five more minutes!”
+Sigsawa:  “No way! Don’t go yet! Please! Let’s talk some more! Ah yes, which country is the most memorable for you? Please tell me so I can write it down!”
-Kino: [Loud engine noise] ”Come on, Hermes. Let’s go. Goodbye.”
+Kino:  “Sadly… my three days are up.”
-Sigsawa: “No wait!”
+Sigsawa:  “… Please, five more minutes!”
-Kino: [Voice getting distance] “Hermes, is that seaweed?”
+Kino:  “Come on, Hermes. Let’s go. Goodbye.” (loud engine noise)
-Sigsawa: “Ah… Wait! Please don’t leave." [Tears flowing]
+Sigsawa:  “No wait!”
-[Do---Do—Do---]
+Kino:  “Hermes, is that seaweed?” (voice getting distant)
+Sigsawa:  “Ah… Wait… Please don’t leave…” (tearful voice)
-Keiichi Sigsawa, Jan 2002
+''*Beep beep beep*''
+Keiichi Sigsawa
+January 2002
+<noinclude>
+==Translator’s Notes==
+<references/>
+<noinclude>
+{{Navigation
+| Kino no Tabi
+| [[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Epilogue|Epilogue]]
+| [[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6|Volume 6]]
+}}
+</noinclude>

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Otogaso — Preface —^[1]