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Talk:Kino no Tabi:Volume5 Chapter3

2012-07-11T02:02:36Z

Linkums:

Senbonzakura seems to have stopped working on this chapter, but for the record, I'll post what s/he had finished here: 

"Store Journal - Volume 25 Written by the store manager

Store log - Day 3094 (Weather: Clear)
There were no customers again today.　The customer that came a while ago left some seeds. The "pumpkin" vegetables that came from the seeds have finally become edible. I tried cutting it up and boiling it while being careful of the thick rind that the customer warned me about. It tasted sweet and was pretty good. I should try to grow more of them. I wonder if they would taste good fried.

Store log - Day 3095 (Weather: Partly Cloudy)"

[[User:Linkums|Linkums]] 15:18, 9 June 2012 (CDT)

I'm moving really slowly and most of the time not working on this at all as my motivation is pretty low. So other translators are welcome to take this over and if I decide to do more I can just do it on my own for fun. Here's the rest that I did that isn't on the main page due to being not proofread and having untranslated Japanese in the middle of it (also no formatting):

I thought that going on a journey on a motorrad seemed unusual. バイクの方が空を飛べて楽ではないかとその時は考えたけれど、今もう一度考えると、一度でもリフターが加熱しきってしまうと、素人てはどうしようもなくなってしまうから、やっぱり地面を走るモトラドの方が確実かもしれない。
The traveler introduced herself as Kino .
Kino wore a white jacket and black vest .
I have an interest in clothing so I asked about hers. Her vest was a jacket with removable sleeves that she said she removed when it was hot or put on when it was cold.
"I see," I thought, impressed . On a journey, one has to keep one's belongings to a minimum.

After a moment, I ushered Kino and Hermes, the motorrad, into the store.
Kino took a seat and I served her some tea.
As expected of a traveler, she was careful to inquire as to the contents of the tea before drinking any .
I drank some first to prove its safety .
Kino apologized for being impolite, but I told her not to worry about it. I've often heard rumors of robbers who put coma-inducing drugs into tea, so I think it's good to be careful .
"I humbly welcome you to my store," I thanked them sincerely .
Then I asked them if I could start explaining about my main products .
"Before that, would you mind if I asked a few questions about your store ?" said Kino . I was pleased to see that she had an interest in my store. I told her that she could ask whatever she liked .
"Then I'll get straight to it. Why would you have a store like this here?"
"Right! Right in the middle of this big prairie. I was surprised to see a lone shop on the horizon ." Kino and Hermes, the motorrad, asked .
I thought it was a very natural question. Around this store is nothing but grasslands, forests, rivers, and lakes. It depends on your vehicle but the distance to the nearest country is several days' travel.
"And are you, the manager, the only one who works here? There's no one else?" Hermes asked further .
I honestly answered their questions, one at a time. The reason why I set up a shop here is because I liked the location. Considering that I would be living at the store, it seemed obvious that I should choose a nice location. This place was very nice. However, I didn't tell them that the blockheads from my home town forbid me from setting up shop and that I didn't have any country I could go to .
Then I piled up my valuables and necessary equipment on a truck and arrived here . From there, I built the store and house and set up my own shop . I also told her that I had no family and that though my parents are back in my home town, I don't know how they are doing now.

--[[User:Linkums|Linkums]] 21:00, 10 July 2012 (CDT)

Talk:Kino no Tabi:Volume5 Chapter3

2012-07-11T02:00:45Z

Linkums:

Senbonzakura seems to have stopped working on this chapter, but for the record, I'll post what s/he had finished here: 

"Store Journal - Volume 25 Written by the store manager

Store log - Day 3094 (Weather: Clear)
There were no customers again today.　The customer that came a while ago left some seeds. The "pumpkin" vegetables that came from the seeds have finally become edible. I tried cutting it up and boiling it while being careful of the thick rind that the customer warned me about. It tasted sweet and was pretty good. I should try to grow more of them. I wonder if they would taste good fried.

Store log - Day 3095 (Weather: Partly Cloudy)"

[[User:Linkums|Linkums]] 15:18, 9 June 2012 (CDT)

I'm moving really slowly and most of the time not working on this at all as my motivation is pretty low. So other translators are welcome to take this over and if I decide to do more I can just do it on my own for fun. Here's the rest that I did that isn't on the main page due to being not proofread and having untranslated Japanese in the middle of it:

I thought that going on a journey on a motorrad seemed unusual. バイクの方が空を飛べて楽ではないかとその時は考えたけれど、今もう一度考えると、一度でもリフターが加熱しきってしまうと、素人てはどうしようもなくなってしまうから、やっぱり地面を走るモトラドの方が確実かもしれない。
The traveler introduced herself as Kino .
Kino wore a white jacket and black vest .
I have an interest in clothing so I asked about hers. Her vest was a jacket with removable sleeves that she said she removed when it was hot or put on when it was cold.
"I see," I thought, impressed . On a journey, one has to keep one's belongings to a minimum.

After a moment, I ushered Kino and Hermes, the motorrad, into the store.
Kino took a seat and I served her some tea.
As expected of a traveler, she was careful to inquire as to the contents of the tea before drinking any .
I drank some first to prove its safety .
Kino apologized for being impolite, but I told her not to worry about it. I've often heard rumors of robbers who put coma-inducing drugs into tea, so I think it's good to be careful .
"I humbly welcome you to my store," I thanked them sincerely .
Then I asked them if I could start explaining about my main products .
"Before that, would you mind if I asked a few questions about your store ?" said Kino . I was pleased to see that she had an interest in my store. I told her that she could ask whatever she liked .
"Then I'll get straight to it. Why would you have a store like this here?"
"Right! Right in the middle of this big prairie. I was surprised to see a lone shop on the horizon ." Kino and Hermes, the motorrad, asked .
I thought it was a very natural question. Around this store is nothing but grasslands, forests, rivers, and lakes. It depends on your vehicle but the distance to the nearest country is several days' travel.
"And are you, the manager, the only one who works here? There's no one else?" Hermes asked further .
I honestly answered their questions, one at a time. The reason why I set up a shop here is because I liked the location. Considering that I would be living at the store, it seemed obvious that I should choose a nice location. This place was very nice. However, I didn't tell them that the blockheads from my home town forbid me from setting up shop and that I didn't have any country I could go to .
Then I piled up my valuables and necessary equipment on a truck and arrived here . From there, I built the store and house and set up my own shop . I also told her that I had no family and that though my parents are back in my home town, I don't know how they are doing now.

--[[User:Linkums|Linkums]] 21:00, 10 July 2012 (CDT)

Kino No Tabi:Registration Page

2012-07-11T01:54:56Z

Linkums: /* Volume 5 */

To re-iterate the registration procedure:

*"First Come, First Served": please register your intended chapters here

*This is not some Binding Contract of "I must do the work I put down here". Choices put down here are negotiable between translators (including their own selves who signed up for it).

So in other words, find a chapter, register yourself as the translator, and then translate it. :)

== List ==

==''Kino no Tabi'' series ==

===Volume 2===
::*Frontispiece 1
::*Prologue - [[User:XENgK|XENgK]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[User:NorbJunior|NorbJunior]]
::*Chapter2 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[User:Ryo|Ryo]]
::*Chapter4 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[User:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
[[User:Splatted|Splatted]] - '''Started''' (whoever stole this will burn in hell :P) (OMG I only noticed this after 2 months.... I'm so sorry! My eyes must have deceived me T_T I thought I was translating Volume 2 Chapter 8 and signed up down there but I translated this chapter instead. Call me stupid, I deserve it!! And I suppose I'll burn in hell even if you don't say it.... -_-;)
::*Chapter7 - [[User:alicia250|alicia250]] - '''Started'''
::*Chapter8
::*Epilogue - [[User:XENgK|XENgK]] - '''Completed'''
::*Anecdote - [[User:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 3===
::*Frontispiece - [[user:Quincy|Quincy]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]]
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6
::*Epilogue - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 4===
::*Prologue - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Quincy|Quincy]]
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter7 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter8 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter11
::*Epilogue - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 5===
::*Prologue - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 1 - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 2 - - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]], [[user:Linkums|Ryan]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 3 - [[user:Senbonzakura|Senbonzakura]]
::*Chapter 4 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 6 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 7
::*Chapter 8 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 9 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 10
::*Epilogue - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 6===
::*Frontispiece1 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece2 - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece3 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter4 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter7 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter8
::*Epilogue - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 7===
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[User:Dammitt|Dammitt]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]]
::*Chapter6
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 8===
::*Frontispiece1 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece2 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 9===
::*Frontispiece
::*Frontispiece
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Chapter11 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 10===
::*Frontispiece1 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]]
::*Chapter4 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Epilogue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 11===
::*Frontispiece - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter4 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter7
::*Epilogue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 12===
::*Frontispiece1
::*Frontispiece2
::*Frontispiece3
::*Frontispiece4
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1 - [[User:Chengle|Chengle]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 13===
::*Frontspiece 1
::*Frontspiece 2
::*Frontspiece 3
::*Chapter 1
::*Chapter 2
::*Chapter 3
::*Chapter 4
::*Chapter 5
::*Epilogue
::*Various Stories
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 14===
::*Prologue
::*Chapter 1 - [[User:Chengle|Chengle]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 2
::*Chapter 3
::*Chapter 4
::*Chapter 5
::*Chapter 6
::*Chapter 7
::*Chapter 8
::*Chapter 9
::*Chapter 10
::*Chapter 11
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

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Kino no Tabi:Volume5 Chapter3

2012-06-09T20:39:22Z

Linkums: /* A Vendor's Tale ~For Sale~ */

==A Vendor's Tale ~For Sale~==
Store Journal - Volume 25 Written by the store manager
 
Store log - Day 3094 (Sunny) 
There were no customers again today. 
The customer that came a while ago left some seeds. The "pumpkin" vegetables that came from the seeds have finally become edible. I tried cutting it up and boiling it while being careful of the thick rind that the customer warned me about. 
It tasted sweet and was pretty good. I should try to grow more of them. They seem like they would be good fried as well.
 
Store log - Day 3095 (Sunny, then cloudy) 
There were no customers again today. 
Without doing anything in particular, I read a book and tended to the store. 
I finished reading "The Melancholy of Ulericks"<ref>ウレリックスの憂鬱 (The Melancholy of Ulericks) (Urerikkusu no yuutsu) is the third book in the light novel series, "Meg and Seron" by Keiichi Sigsawa, the same author as Kino's Journey.</ref>. It was funny.
 
Store log - Day 3096 (Rainy) 
There were no customers again today. 
The weather was bad all day. I couldn't do the laundry. 
The pumpkin in the pot went bad. It spoils fast.
 
Store log - Day 3097 (Sunny) 
There were no customers again today. 
The weather cleared up and it was a good day. 
I hung the laundry out to dry. I accidentally dropped a shirt and it got covered in mud. Now I'll have to wash it again. 
I thought about putting concrete just under the drying area but I stopped in consideration of the moles and earthworms.
 
Store log - Day 3098 (Sunny) 
There were no customers again today. 
I did the product inspection as usual. Everything was without problems. Whenever someone does buy something, it'll work properly. I feel a bit happier. 
Afterward, I resumed reading.
 
Store log - Day 3099 (Cloudy, then sunny) 
There were no customers again today. 
In the afternoon I hung the "Ring bell for service" sign and went fishing by the river out back. 
I caught five fish, some large and some small. I let the small ones go. 
For dinner I had meuniere for the first time in ages.
 
Store log - Day 3100 (Cloudy) 
There were no customers again today. 
Something's been wrong with the power generator since this morning. I fixed it. 
I cleaned the store as usual. I always strive for a tidy interior. 
I was thinking about smoking the remaining fish, but didn't since there was only a little left. I ate it for dinner.
 
Store log - Day 3101 (Cloudy) 
There were no customers again today. 
I did the periodic inspection of my measuring equipment. It had a slight tendency toward lower measurements, but all were within the acceptable margin of error. I'll re-examine them in another 40 days. 
I unpacked one cut of meat from the freezer .
 
Store log - Day 3102 (Sunny) 
A customer came today. It's the first time in 79 days. For the first time in a long time, I'll have a long journal entry. 
 
The weather was very good since the morning. 
With high spirits I hung out the sheets to dry and opened the store. 
Now that I think about it, I had a feeling that maybe someone would come today, or something like that. 
Since I had that feeling, I thought I might have something like a sixth sense. I thought I might try to measure it this time. 

When the customer came it was a shortly before noon. 
Just as I was wondering what to have for lunch, I heard the sound of an engine coming closer so I hurried outside. 
The customer was a young traveler on a motorrad who happened to be passing by the store when I called out to stop them in a loud voice and, showing interest, they stopped. 

==Translator's Notes==
<references />

Kino no Tabi:Volume5 Chapter3

2012-06-09T20:37:50Z

Linkums:

==A Vendor's Tale ~For Sale~==
Store Journal - Volume 25 Written by the store manager
 
Store log - Day 3094 (Weather: Clear) 
There were no customers again today. 
The customer that came a while ago left some seeds. The "pumpkin" vegetables that came from the seeds have finally become edible. I tried cutting it up and boiling it while being careful of the thick rind that the customer warned me about. 
It tasted sweet and was pretty good. I should try to grow more of them. They seem like they would be good fried as well.
 
Store log - Day 3095 (Weather: Sunny, then cloudy) 
There were no customers again today. 
Without doing anything in particular, I read a book and tended to the store. 
I finished reading "The Melancholy of Ulericks"<ref>ウレリックスの憂鬱 (The Melancholy of Ulericks) (Urerikkusu no yuutsu) is the third book in the light novel series, "Meg and Seron" by Keiichi Sigsawa, the same author as Kino's Journey.</ref>. It was funny.
 
Store log - Day 3096 (Rainy) 
There were no customers again today. 
The weather was bad all day. I couldn't do the laundry. 
The pumpkin in the pot went bad. It spoils fast.
 
Store log - Day 3097 (Sunny) 
There were no customers again today. 
The weather cleared up and it was a good day. 
I hung the laundry out to dry. I accidentally dropped a shirt and it got covered in mud. Now I'll have to wash it again. 
I thought about putting concrete just under the drying area but I stopped in consideration of the moles and earthworms.
 
Store log - Day 3098 (Sunny) 
There were no customers again today. 
I did the product inspection as usual. Everything was without problems. Whenever someone does buy something, it'll work properly. I feel a bit happier. 
Afterward, I resumed reading.
 
Store log - Day 3099 (Cloudy, then sunny) 
There were no customers again today. 
In the afternoon I hung the "Ring bell for service" sign and went fishing by the river out back. 
I caught five fish, some large and some small. I let the small ones go. 
For dinner I had meuniere for the first time in ages.
 
Store log - Day 3100 (Cloudy) 
There were no customers again today. 
Something's been wrong with the power generator since this morning. I fixed it. 
I cleaned the store as usual. I always strive for a tidy interior. 
I was thinking about smoking the remaining fish, but didn't since there was only a little left. I ate it for dinner.
 
Store log - Day 3101 (Cloudy) 
There were no customers again today. 
I did the periodic inspection of my measuring equipment. It had a slight tendency toward lower measurements, but all were within the acceptable margin of error. I'll re-examine them in another 40 days. 
I unpacked one cut of meat from the freezer .
 
Store log - Day 3102 (Sunny) 
A customer came today. It's the first time in 79 days. For the first time in a long time, I'll have a long journal entry. 
 
The weather was very good since the morning. 
With high spirits I hung out the sheets to dry and opened the store. 
Now that I think about it, I had a feeling that maybe someone would come today, or something like that. 
Since I had that feeling, I thought I might have something like a sixth sense. I thought I might try to measure it this time. 

When the customer came it was a shortly before noon. 
Just as I was wondering what to have for lunch, I heard the sound of an engine coming closer so I hurried outside. 
The customer was a young traveler on a motorrad who happened to be passing by the store when I called out to stop them in a loud voice and, showing interest, they stopped. 

==Translator's Notes==
<references />

Talk:Kino no Tabi:Volume5 Chapter3

2012-06-09T20:18:48Z

Linkums: Created page with "Senbonzakura seems to have stopped working on this chapter, but for the record, I'll post what s/he had finished here: "Store Journal - Volume 25 Written by the store mana..."

Kino No Tabi:Registration Page

2012-06-08T15:19:44Z

Linkums: /* Volume 5 */

To re-iterate the registration procedure:

*"First Come, First Served": please register your intended chapters here

*This is not some Binding Contract of "I must do the work I put down here". Choices put down here are negotiable between translators (including their own selves who signed up for it).

So in other words, find a chapter, register yourself as the translator, and then translate it. :)

== List ==

==''Kino no Tabi'' series ==

===Volume 2===
::*Frontispiece 1
::*Prologue - [[User:XENgK|XENgK]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[User:NorbJunior|NorbJunior]]
::*Chapter2 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[User:Ryo|Ryo]]
::*Chapter4 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[User:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
[[User:Splatted|Splatted]] - '''Started''' (whoever stole this will burn in hell :P) (OMG I only noticed this after 2 months.... I'm so sorry! My eyes must have deceived me T_T I thought I was translating Volume 2 Chapter 8 and signed up down there but I translated this chapter instead. Call me stupid, I deserve it!! And I suppose I'll burn in hell even if you don't say it.... -_-;)
::*Chapter7 - [[User:alicia250|alicia250]] - '''Started'''
::*Chapter8
::*Epilogue - [[User:XENgK|XENgK]] - '''Completed'''
::*Anecdote
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 3===
::*Frontispiece - [[user:Quincy|Quincy]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]]
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]]
::*Chapter6
::*Epilogue - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 4===
::*Prologue - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Quincy|Quincy]]
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Chapter11
::*Epilogue - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 5===
::*Prologue - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 1 - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 2 - - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]], [[user:Linkums|Ryan]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 3 - [[user:Senbonzakura|Senbonzakura]], [[user:Linkums|Ryan]]
::*Chapter 4 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 6 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 7
::*Chapter 8 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 9 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 10
::*Epilogue - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 6===
::*Frontispiece1 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece2 - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece3 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter7 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter8
::*Epilogue - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 7===
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 8===
::*Frontispiece1
::*Frontispiece2
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 9===
::*Frontispiece
::*Frontispiece
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Chapter11 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 10===
::*Frontispiece1 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]]
::*Chapter4 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Epilogue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 11===
::*Frontispiece - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter4 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter7
::*Epilogue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 12===
::*Frontispiece1
::*Frontispiece2
::*Frontispiece3
::*Frontispiece4
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1 - [[User:Chengle|Chengle]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 13===
::*Frontspiece 1
::*Frontspiece 2
::*Frontspiece 3
::*Chapter 1
::*Chapter 2
::*Chapter 3
::*Chapter 4
::*Chapter 5
::*Epilogue
::*Various Stories
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 14===
::*Prologue
::*Chapter 1 - [[User:Chengle|Chengle]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 2
::*Chapter 3
::*Chapter 4
::*Chapter 5
::*Chapter 6
::*Chapter 7
::*Chapter 8
::*Chapter 9
::*Chapter 10
::*Chapter 11
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

[[Category:Registration Page]]

Kino no Tabi

2012-05-12T17:47:52Z

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[[Image:Kino_book_one.jpg|200px|thumb|Volume 01 cover.]]

Kino no Tabi (キノの旅 -the Beautiful World- ''Kino's Journey'') is a Japanese light novel series written by Keiichi Sigsawa, with illustrations by Kohaku Kuroboshi. The series originally started serialization in volume five of MediaWorks' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on March 17, 2000. The first bound volume of the series was published on July 10, 2000 by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko publishing label. As of October 10, 2008, twelve volumes have been published, and over 5.6 million copies of the novels have been sold in Japan.

==Story Synopsis==

The protagonist, Kino, accompanied by a talking motorcycle named Hermes, travels through a mystical world of many different countries and forests, each unique in its customs and people.

== Translation ==

=== [[Kino No Tabi:Registration Page|Registration]] ===

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===Format Standards===
'''Every Chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.'''
*[[Format_guideline|General Format/Style Guideline]]

==Updates==
*June 5, 2008 - Project started!
*August 8, 2008 - Volume 11 Chapter 1 completed
*August 13, 2008 - Volume 11 Frontispiece 1-2 and Chapter 2 completed
*August 15, 2008 - Volume 11 Prologue and Epilogue completed
*September 1, 2008 - Volume 11 Chapter 5 completed
*September 12, 2008 - Volume 2 Prologue and Epilogue completed
*October 25, 2008 - Volume 11 Chapter 6 completed
*February 5, 2009 - Volume 11 Chapter 3-4 completed
*February 8, 2009 - Volume 10 Chapter 2 and 5 completed
*April 12, 2009 - Volume 10 Frontispiece 2, Prologue and Chapter 4 completed
*December 26, 2009 - Volume 3 Prologue and Chapter 1 completed
*January 16, 2010 - Volume 3 Chapter 2 completed
*February 26, 2010 - Volume 3 Frontispiece 1 completed
*March 30, 2010 - Volume 5 Prologue and Chapter 1 completed
*April 4, 2011 - Volume 12 Chapter 1 completed
*January 12, 2012 - Volume 14 Chapter 1 completed
*April 6, 2012 - Volume 5 Chapter 4-5 completed
*April 7, 2012 - Volume 9 Chapter 11 completed
*April 14, 2012 - Volume 2 Chapter 6 completed
*April 22, 2012 - Volume 6 Chapter 1 and Volume 7 Chapter 2 completed
*April 29, 2012 - Volume 6 Chapter 5 completed
*May 7, 2012 - Volume 6 Chapter 3 completed
*May 12, 2012 - Volume 6 Chapter 6 and Volume 5 Chapter 2 completed

==The ''Kino no Tabi'' series by Keiichi Sigsawa==

===Volume 2===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Frontispiece|Frontispiece: A Story of a Sniper -Fatalism-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Prologue|Prologue: Amidst the Desert・b -Beginner's Luck・b-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Chapter1|A Tale of Feeding Off Others -I Want to Live.-]] 9% Complete
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Chapter2|Overprotection -Do You Need It?- ]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Chapter3|Land of Wizards -Potentials of Magic- ]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Chapter4|Land of Free Press -Believers-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Chapter5|A Picture's Tale -Happiness- ]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Chapter6|Return -'She' is Waiting For You.-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Chapter7|Land of Books -Nothing Is Written!-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Chapter8|A Kind Land -Tomorrow Never Comes-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Epilogue|Epilogue: Amidst the Desert・a -Beginner's Luck・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Anecdote|Anecdote: Continuation: A Picture's Tale -Anonymous Pictures-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 3===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Frontispiece|Frontispiece: The Land of Love and Peace -Power Play-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Prologue|Prologue: Amidst the Clouds・b -Blinder・b-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Chapter1|A Land Without Borders -Designated Area-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Chapter2|Power of Persuasion -Persuader-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Chapter3|The Land of Identical Faces -HACCP-]] (about 2/3 finished)
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Chapter4|A Tale of a Mechanical Doll -One-way Mission-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Chapter5|A Land not Permitting Discrimination -True Blue Sky-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Chapter6|A Finished Tale -Ten Years After-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Epilogue|Epilogue: Amidst the Clouds・a -Blinder・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume3_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 4===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Prologue|Prologue: Amidst a Sea of Red・b -Blooming Prairie・b- ]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter1|Land with a Bronze Statue -Angel?- ]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter2|××××× -Solo-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter3|Land of Two People -Even a Dog doesn't Eat-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter4|Tradition -Tricksters-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter5|The Land Without the Need for Work -Workable-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter6|A Land Divided -World Divided-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter7|Grapes -On Duty-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter8|Land of Acknowledgment -A Vote-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter9|A Tale of a Raid -Bloodsuckers-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter10|Land of Bridges -Their Line-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter11|The Tower Country -Freelance-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Chapter12|Epilogue: Amidst a Sea of Red・a -Blooming Prairie・a- ]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume4_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 5===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Prologue|Prologue: Amidst the Setting Sun・b -Will・b-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter1|Reminiscence -Blue Rose-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter2|Land Permitting Murder -Jungle's Rule-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter3|A Tale of a Vendor -For Sale-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter4|Land of Heroes -No Hero-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter5|Land of Heroes -Seven Heroes-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter6|A Land at Leisure -Jog Trot-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter7|Land of Prophecies -We NO The Future-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter8|Bodyguards -Stand-bys-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter9|A Tale of a Salt Field -Family Business-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter10|Land of Illness -For You-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Chapter12|Epilogue: Amidst the Setting Sun・a -Will・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume5_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 6===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Frontispiece1|Frontispiece: A Land of No Admittance -Reasonable-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Frontispiece|Frontispiece: An Unbiased Tale -All Alone-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Frontispiece3|Frontispiece: A Tale of a Tank -Life Goes On-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Prologue|Prologue: A Pledge・b -a Kitchen Knife・b- ]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Chapter1|Her Journey -Chances-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Chapter2|Her Journey -Love and Bullets- ]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Chapter3|Land of Fireworks -Fire at Will!-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Chapter4|A Land with an Elder -I Need You-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Chapter5|A Land that Never Forgets -Not Again-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Chapter6|A Safe Country -For His Safety-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Chapter7|During the Journey -Intermission-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Chapter8|The Meaning of Blessing -How Much Do I Pay For?-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Epilogue|Epilogue: A Pledge・a -a Kitchen Knife・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume6_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 7===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi!:Volume7_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume7_Prologue|Prologue: To Do Something・b -Life Goes On・b-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume7_Chapter1|An Aggressive Land -Leave Only Footsteps!-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume7_Chapter2|A Land of Love -Stray King-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume7_Chapter3|Along a River -Intermission-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume7_Chapter4|Winter Tale -D-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume7_Chapter5|A Tale of Teatime in a Forest -Thank You-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume7_Chapter6|Land of Liars -Waiting for You-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume7_Epilogue|Epilogue: To Do Something・a -Life Goes On・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume7_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume7_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 8===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Frontispiece|Frontispiece: Land of Roads -Go West!-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Frontispiece2|Frontispiece: The Land That Can Do No Wrong -Black box-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Prologue|Prologue: Along the Beach, The Beginning and End of a Journey -On the Beach・b-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Chapter1|A Land With History -Don't Look Back!-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Chapter2|A Loving Country -Dinner Party-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Chapter3|Radio Country -Entertainer-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Chapter4|A Reclaimed Land -Confession-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Epilogue|Epilogue: Land of Boats -On the Beach・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 9===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Frontispiece1|Frontispiece: Unacceptable People -Traveler's Tale-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Frontispiece2|Frontispiece: A Tale of Walls -Sweet Home-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Prologue|Prologue: In Sorrow・b -Yearning・b-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter1|Land of Records -His Record-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter2|Evening of Good People -Innocence-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter3|Writer's Journey -Editor's Travels-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter4|Land of Electric Waves - Not Guilty-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter5|Land of Diaries -Historians-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter6|Land of Nature Conservation -Let It Be!-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter7|Land of Merchants -Professionals-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter8|Murder Country -Clearance-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter9|Continue・Tank's Tale -Spirit-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter10|An Old Tale -Tea Talks-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter11|Power of Persuasion II -Persuader II-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Epilogue|Epilogue: In Sorrow・a -Yearning・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 10===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Frontispiece1|Frontispiece: Land of Pets -apPETite-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Frontispiece2|Frontispiece: Tii's Wish -Get Real!-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Prologue|Prologue: A Man's Journey・b -Life is a Journey, and Vice Versa.・b-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Chapter1|Interview Land -Out of the Question-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Chapter2|A Tale of Braggarts -Fantasy-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Chapter3|Land of Protection -Meritocracy-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Chapter4|Land of Telephone Poles -Transmission-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Chapter5|In a Place Like This -Preface-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Chapter6|Tii's Day -a Day in the Girl's Life-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Chapter7|Land With a Singer -Unsung Divas-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Epilogue|Epilogue: A Man's Journey・a -Life is a Journey, and Vice Versa.・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 11===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Frontispiece|Frontispiece: Land of Children -Burn Up-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Frontispiece2|Frontispiece: Land of Flower fields -Flower Arrangement-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Prologue|Prologue: Camera Land・b -Picturesque・b-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Chapter1|Connected Land -Stand Alone-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Chapter2|Land of Disappointment -Hope Against Hope-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Chapter3|Land of Ajin (etc) -With You-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Chapter4|Land Without Borders -Asylum-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Chapter5|Land of School -Assignment-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Chapter6|A Tale of Roads -Passage-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Chapter7|A Tale of Fighting People -Reasonable-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Epilogue|Epilogue: Camera Land・a -Picturesque・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 12===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Frontispiece|Frontispiece: Land of Contribution -How's Tricks?-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Frontispiece2|Frontispiece: A Tale of Bandits -Can You Imagine!-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Frontispiece3|Frontispiece: Land of Biting -I Have Ever Seen Before.-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Frontispiece4|Frontispiece: Wishes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Prologue|Prologue: Within Happiness・b -Birth・b-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Chapter1|Land of Justice -Idiots-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Chapter2|A Land Where Demons Have Come -Take of the Devil.-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Chapter3|Land of Seeking -Common Sense-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Chapter4|Land of Sundials -Counter Strike-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Chapter5|Land of Endeavoring -Passage 2-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Chapter6|Sequel・A Tale of Contribution -How's Tricks?-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Chapter7|A Tale of Letters -the Weak Link-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Chapter8|A Tale of Wagers -Which is Which.-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Chapter9|A Land of Towering Virtue -Serious Killer-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Chapter10|Before the Clouds -Eye-opener-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Epilogue|Epilogue: Within Happiness・a -Birth・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume12_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===Volume 13===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Frontspiece|Frontspiece: A Detestable Land -Abandon Ship!-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Frontspiece2|Frontspiece: An Amazing Land -Nothing Special-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Frontspiece3|Frontspiece: A Story of Living People -You Should Be So Lucky.-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Prologue|Prologue: A Tale of This World・b -It Happens.・b-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Chapter1|A Tale from Long Ago -Choice-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Chapter2|Land of Family -Divorce-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Chapter3|An Unlawful Land -Just Imagine It!-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Chapter4|Land of Travelers -Last Will-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Chapter5|A Necessary Land -Entertainer-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Epilogue|Epilogue: A Tale of This World・a -It Happens.・a-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Special Compilation|Various Stories -a Beautiful Dreamer-]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume13_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]

===Volume 14===
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Frontspiece/Prologue|Prologue: In the Middle of the Morning Sun・b -the Dawn・b-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Frontspiece/Chapter 1|Land of Cultivation of Aesthetic Sensibility -Do What We Say!-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Chapter 2|Land of Sighs -My Daily Life-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Chapter 3|Land of Regulations -Unreal Young Man-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Chapter 4|Land of Better Fortune -The Fifth "C", Cozenage-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Chapter 5|Land of Posthumous Works -Write or Die-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Chapter 6|Land of Ruin -Self-destruction-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Chapter 7|Land of Marriage -Testament-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Chapter 8|Land of Parasitic Insects -Cure-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Chapter 9|A Discriminatory Land -We Are NOT Like Us-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Chapter 10|A Correct Land -WAR=We Are Right!-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Chapter 11|Land of Cowards -Toss-up-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 14 Epilogue|Epilogue: In the Middle of the Morning Sun・a -the Dawn・a-]]

===Volume 15===
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 15 Frontspiece|A Land Found by Accident -Eureka!-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 15 Frontspiece|A White Land -Taste!-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 15 Prologue|Prologue: What it Means to Fight and Die・b -Order!・b-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 15 Chapter 1|Land of Beasts -Standing Beasts-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 15 Chapter 2|Land of Mania -What I Want&Why I Want-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 15 Chapter 3|A Land with a Past -What We Have Taught.-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 15 Chapter 4|Days of Photos -the Beautiful Moment-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 15 Chapter 5|Land of Journalists -How to Be a Liar-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 15 Chapter 6|Land of Criminals -He Had Done It-]]
::*[[Kino no Tabi: Volume 15 Epilogue|Epilogue: What it Means to Fight and Die・a -Order!・a-]]

==Project Staff==

===Translators===
'''INACTIVE'''
:*[[user:XEN gK|XEN gK]]
:*[[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]]
:*[[user:alicia250|alicia250]]

===Editors===

All editors that speak English proficiently are welcomed.

[[Category:Dengeki Bunko]]

Kino no Tabi:Volume5 Chapter2

2012-05-12T16:37:08Z

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==Chapter 2: “The Land of Permitted Murder” ~Jungle's Rule~==

There was a prairie and a lake.

The flat earth was covered in grass and trees as far as the eye could see. Clear water from underground bubbled out to fill small ditches, forming several small ponds.

The bright summer sun illuminated the vegetation on the ground and in the water. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. The blue, dry atmosphere extended everywhere.

There was one way through the prairie.

It was a narrow road and judging from the grass growing on it, it didn't seem to have seen much traffic. Avoiding the lake, the road extended roughly from east to west.

One motorrad (a motorcycle) was running west down the road, fully loaded with travel luggage on its back, both sides, and on top. A silver cup strapped to the side of the bag was rattling as the motorrad sped along the path.

The driver was wearing a black vest under an open white jacket. Around her waist was fastened a thick belt with a hand Persuader (a pistol) holster on her right thigh and a slender automatic one holstered against her lower back.

The rider wore a brimmed hat with goggles over her black hair. Under the hat was the driver's young face. She seemed to be in their mid-teens.

"There's a horse. See it? Kino," the motorrad said suddenly while riding.

Kino, the driver, narrowed her eyes under her goggles at the road ahead.

"Yeah, I see it. Looks like someone's there."

Kino released the handle with her left hand to check the Persuader against her back and then the revolver at her thigh with her right hand.

"I'm stopping, Hermes."

On the side of the road was a horse, laden with luggage, drinking from the lake. Near it was a man with a hat over his face, sleeping on his back. The sound of the motorrad's engine woke him.

The young man, who appeared to be in his twenties, wore riding pants and boots, a thin jacket, and a hand Persuader holster on his right hip containing a forty-five caliber automatic.

The man waved to the approaching motorrad.

"Hey," he called out to Kino as she brought the motorrad to a stop.

Kino got off the motorrad and put down the kickstand, leaving the engine running.

"Hello."

"Howdy."

Kino and Hermes, her motorrad, greeted him.

"Are you from the country up ahead?" the man asked.

"No. We're on our way there now," Kino replied.

"Great, I was just on my way there myself. How about going together? That way you could take half my load for me. It oughta be light for a motorrad," asked the man matter-of-factly.

"I can't do that," replied Kino, just as straightly, with Hermes chiming in with agreement.

The man frowned, openly showing his annoyance, "Well aren't you a cold one. You can't even do that simple thing?"

"That's right," Kino answered with a polite smile. "If I did that, I could just take all your stuff and run. Then I'd get there first and sell it all."

Kino turned away in disinterest and the man tut-tutted in disapproval.

"Well, that's alright... But by the way!" The man looked at Kino as if staring right into her. "Do you know about that country? Have you heard what kind of country it is?" the man asked.

"I don't know any details, but I've heard that it's a very gentlemanly country," replied Kino.

The man burst into laughter and said with a smirk, "Who told you that?! That's completely wrong!"

"What did you hear?"

The man laughed again. "Heh heh heh. Guess it can't be helped. I'll enlighten ya, since it's so amusing. About that country... they call it 'The Land of Permitted Murder'."

"Sorry, what was that?" Hermes asked.

"By law, murder isn't prohibited. You can't steal, but hurting and killing people and every other crime like that isn't prosecuted. It's like it's the murdered person's fault more than the murderer's. It's a jungle in there, just inside the walls. It's a pretty well known story," said the man, who seemed to be enjoying himself.

"And you're wanting to go there then?" Kino asked.

"Yeah, of course. I'll live there. My home country has ludicrously good security and everyone's on stupidly good terms with each other. I absolutely despised it. It was always 'laws, laws, laws' there, so did 'em a favor and ditched the place."

"So, how do you become a citizen of this other country?" asked Hermes.

"I dunno... at this point I'll just live there and see how it goes." The man paused, "If there's a guy I don't like, I'll beat him to death. Seems like a good place for someone like me," he said, acting cool.

"Hmm... That doesn't sound very interesting to me," Hermes replied. The man looked offended.

"Well besides that, there's someone I look up to in that country. Maybe you guys have heard of him? That 'Mr. Legal'."

"No." "Don't know him." Kino and Hermes said shortly.

"I guess you guys really are from out of town." The man paused in amazement for a moment and then started to gladly and quickly explain. "That 'Mr. Legal', he's from a big country to the south where he's the leader of a band of robbers and terrorists and is a well-known serial killer. He accidentally got himself caught, but was such a tough guy that he escaped just before the hanging and fled the country. That's already decades in the past, but he still hasn't been caught so it's almost certainly like they say, that in the end, murderers end up in that country. They say assassins and killers from all over the world gather in that country. So surely he'd be free to kill as much as he wants. I really look up to him and would love to meet him. I wish I could tell you even more!"

"I see. Well, with that we'll be off then," Kino said, climbing back onto Hermes.

"You're a boring one... Hey," the man called out to stop Kino, glaring at her. "You really can't carry anything for me?"

"Yes, please carry your own travel luggage," said Kino, as though stating the obvious, and immediately started up Hermes.

The man was left surrounded in the roar of the engine.

He looked over his shoulder as they drove off. "Fine. I swear, if I see them again inside that country..." he muttered to himself and laughed.

Walls connected to the lake with aqueducts and canals which had been dug outside. The white stone walls towered tall above them.

It was evening when Kino and Hermes arrived near the gate. As soon as they arrived, the bridge over the canal slowly lowered down.

"So, a country where they don't prohibit murder... I bet there'll be some amazing things in there," Hermes said, seemingly enjoying himself.

"Probably so."

"You ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be."

"You don't need to do any preparations for your Persuader?"

"I always do them, so it'll be fine. Now then, shall we go?" Kino replied and started crossing the bridge.

"Do you wish to immigrate? Or are you are you traveling and wish to stay for a short time?" an immigration officer inquired to Kino from inside a small guardroom outside the gate.

Kino told him that they were the latter and would like to stay for three days.

"Are you aware that this country does not legally prohibit murder? Regardless of whether you are a citizen or a traveler, within this country, killing for any reason will not be considered a crime. Do you understand?" the immigration asked as a precaution.

Kino nodded.

"Knowing this, you still wish to enter the country?" the immigration inspector asked again.

"Strange country, isn't it?" Kino said while taking down the luggage from Hermes.

Inside the hotel room, there was a simple chair and bed, as well as a lamp and fan placed along the wall. In the corner was a fireplace, sealed shut so it could not be used.

"You think so? I was thinking that it was pretty normal," Hermes replied, propped up on his center stand in the corner of the room.

"That's what I mean. And besides that, the town is beautiful and even in the evening there are a lot of people out walking around. The people aren't nervous and there don't appear to be many police officers in town. The stores didn't have any sturdy shutters either. And they're kind to travelers as well."

After passing through the city walls, Kino and Hermes had ridden for a while through farmland. When they asked directions to a hotel in town, the people nearby gathered and happily had shown them the way.

Hermes asked, "In other words?"

"What I'm saying is that the public order here is very good, and that's what's strange," Kino replied.

"Ah, I see. Since murder isn't legally prohibited, were you hoping for gangs of ruffians strutting around, women fighting in bars, and dogs trotting around biting people's hands? That's too bad," said Hermes.

"Well, I wouldn't really say I was hoping for it..."

Kino unloaded her luggage next to the bed, took off her holster and vest, and removed the revolver called Cannon from her right thigh.

"Or perhaps...." Kino murmured to herself while she looked at the Cannon's black luster.

"Perhaps what?" asked Hermes.

"Well, whatever. You might understand eventually." Without saying a word more, Kino laid down on the bed with the Cannon still resting on her chest.

"What's that? ...I guess there's no point in asking any more. Goodnight."

The next morning Kino woke at dawn as always.

She opened the window and shutters. A quiet street and a clear blue sky with thin streaks of clouds stretched out before her eyes.

Kino warmed up with some light exercises, then began training with her Cannon and Woodsman, the automatic she kept on her back. She repeatedly practiced her quick draw, rapidly pulling each gun from its holster to a firing position. Afterwards, she disassembled the guns and cleaned them before returning them and the cleaning oil to their holsters.

After taking a shower, Kino got some breakfast from the hotel. With the sun risen, she tapped Hermes awake and left the hotel.

The town was lined with old stone buildings. Along both sides of what seemed to be the main street were shops, the upper floors of which had apartments.

Kino went into a store and sold the things she didn't need as well as other sellable items from her travels, then bought the things she needed. Once the good-hearted, middle-aged shopkeeper learned that Kino was a traveler, he gave her a bargain.

Behind his chair, a long rifle-type Persuader was propped up. Kino asked whether it was for defending against robberies, but the shopkeeper shook his head.

"We've never had a robber in this store or the neighboring stores. This," the shopkeeper answered, "is for killing people."

"Hmm... When?" Hermes asked.

"Hm? Who knows when... I know the sort of situations, but I don't know when they'll arise, so I always just keep it around," the shopkeeper replied with a laugh.

"I see," Kino murmured quietly.

After they had finished shopping, Kino and Hermes rode around to see the country. The country was not very big and by the afternoon they had finished their tour and returned to the main street.

They found a restaurant with tables alongside the street and Kino took a seat, with Hermes behind her chair. A cool breeze passed through in the shade.

Kino asked the waiter if they had anything sweet and was told that there was the recommended special. Without really knowing what it was, she ordered it.

"Here you are. Please take your time."

"........"

What came out was a cream crepe of tremendous size, piled up like a mountain on a huge plate.

"........"

"Kino?"

"Everything's a challenge."

Kino attacked it with a knife, chopping it up roughly until, after some time, she had eaten all of it. Hermes just watched in amazement.

A short while after she finished eating, a number of elderly people came and sat down in a group around Kino.

Having found Kino, an elderly lady from among them asked, "Hey, are you the traveler?"

Kino said yes and the old woman said that they had just finished their hobby of dancing and that they always came to that shop to eat afterwards, so naturally they came today too, and continued on about things that Kino didn't particularly ask about.

"So traveler, don't you think this country has very good public order?" the old woman asked.

"Yes, it's very good," Kino said honestly.

A man in the group with a cane and a long white beard asked Kino, "Where are you heading?"

"I don't know," Kino answered.

"Well then, do you know, Mr. Motorrad?" the old man asked.

"You kidding?" Hermes replied, the pitch of his voice raising at the end.

"Hm... Well then, how about moving to this country?" said the old man.

"Yes, that's a great idea! Why don't you do that? We'll help you out and can find a place for you to live as early as tomorrow, then it's just a simple matter of procedure down at the town hall, you'll just need to sign your name on the paper and then--"

Then, softly ignoring the old woman who was talking as fast and loudly as a machine gun, the old man said to Kino, "How about it? I think this country would be well suited for a person like you."

"What kind of person is that?" Hermes asked from behind the chair.

The bearded old man answered with a smile, "A person who can kill people."

"........"

Kino paused for a while and then shook her head.

"Is that so. That's too bad... But I hope you'll have a relaxing stay. Traveling is dangerous business, so hopefully being here a bit will put your mind at ease."

"Thank you. I'll take you up on that."

"I wonder what you'd think of this country's sweets? They're really quite nice; I think they'd make a good souvenir for your travels. Then we could talk a little about matters outside the city walls instead," the old man suggested. Kino shook her head, with a chagrined face.

Hermes explained, "Sorry, she just finished stuffing herself with those sweets."

"Ah, is that right? Well then, how about tea tomorrow morning?"

The next day. Specifically, it was the morning of the third day since Kino had entered the country.

Kino got up at dawn. She did her light exercises and Persuader training, took a shower as though reluctant to part with it, and had breakfast.

She arranged the luggage and piled it up on Hermes, securely fixing it to him.

She tapped Hermes awake and headed out to the restaurant on the street. The bearded old man from the day before was leisurely drinking tea. Kino was stopped by the old man and they talked about the state of the neighboring countries. The old man squinted his eyes and seemed to greatly enjoy listening. Then he treated Kino to tea and dessert and the two of them divided up the mountain of it and ate it together.

"I'm afraid we'll have to be going soon," said Kino as the restaurant began to get crowded with the noon rush.

"Is that so... Well, thank you, I honestly enjoyed our time," the old man said politely with a bow, which Kino reciprocated.

Kino pushed Hermes back out to the street. She started the engine and the sound echoed out somewhat disrupting the quiet of the town.

On the street, Kino nodded to the old man with the cane just as she put Hermes into gear.

"You!! I found ya! Stop right there!" shouted a loud voice. "It's you! You on the motorrad with the black vest!"

The man Kino had seen outside the country two days before came screaming out of a building. Kino cut Hermes's engine. The street became quiet.

"This place is just perfect. Don't move!"

All the people in the area were paying close attention to the man. He approached Kino, who got off Hermes and kicked down his side stand.

"What is it?" Kino asked, standing in front of Hermes.

"The luggage you've got on your motorrad, put it all on the ground!" said the man, who stood a short distance away.

"May I ask what for?"

"I'll take it for ya. It must be pretty heavy, right? So I'll help ya lessen the weight. I'll take it all, use what I can use, sell what I don't need, and use it for my living expenses. Sound like a plan?"

"I understand, but I couldn't possibly trouble you so much. I refuse," Kino said.

The man cackled and added, "If you refuse, I'll kill you here and now. I'll ask again. If you value your life, leave your luggage and go. Don't worry, I'm not gonna take your clothes off or anything. How about it?"

The man glanced to the holster on his right hip, where a loaded hand Persuader could be seen.

The people who were in the street started pulling away into buildings.

"So you immigrated then, huh?" Kino said.

"Of course! I'm now a citizen of this country."

"But you don't act like one," said Kino.

The man frowned.

"Huh...? That stuff doesn't matter. What's your reply?"

Kino looked to her left and right. No one was in the streets but she could see shadows in the second floor windows of the buildings.

"We refuse. Since we're already leaving the country."

"I guess there's no more negotiating then..."

The man spread his feet shoulder width apart and shook out his hands and shoulders.

"Hermes... Sorry but, could you give me a sec?" Kino said quietly.

"Understood. Just patch up the holes afterward, alright?" Hermes replied.

The man pulled out his Persuader from his waist. Kino reacted quickly and twirled out of the way.

"?"

She took cover, crouching behind Hermes.

"..huh? What are you doing? Coward! You didn't even draw?! Is that thing on your waist just for decoration?" the man howled, thrusting his Persuader forward with his right hand and taking a step closer to Hermes.

"Don't take it personally." The moment he said it, an arrow came flying at an angle from above, hitting his right arm.

The Persuader fell. The man looked at his arm. Where the arrow pierced his arm, blood flowed and dripped.

"Uwah-!"

Just as he cried out in pain, another arrow came flying and hit the inside of his left foot, piercing his boot and pinning it to the ground.

"Gyah-!" The man was in agony. He couldn't remove the arrows from his foot or his arm.

"OWWWWCH-!! Dammit! Damn it!!"

The townspeople gathered quietly around the screaming man. Everyone's face was calm, and they all were holding some sort of weapon. A man holding a big knife. A youth readying a Persuader. A young woman holding a club. A woman came out from an apartment with a crossbow.

Kino looked out at the scene, peeking out half of her face from behind Hermes's tank.

"Hey! The hell'd you do that for?! Damn it hurts..."

The old man with the cane approached the man and spoke.

"It's no good... You can't do that. That's why we stopped you."

"Wha- What...? Damn it! Hurry up and take these out will ya?!"

"I'll answer your question," the old man said quietly. "Here, in this country... The act of killing people is not allowed."

The man glared at the elderly man.

"What? You liar! This is the country where murder isn't prohibited! That's why I bothered to come here in the first place!"

"You're right. You aren't mistaken about that. That's why we're here." The surrounding people chimed in calmly with agreement.

"Wh-What are you saying? What are you talking about? Hey! You bastard! I don't get a thing you're sayin'! Hurry up and take out these arrows! I'll beat ya to death!"

"I can't do that. In this country, people who have killed others, people who have tried to kill others, and people who try to kill others, all of them have ended up being killed themselves."

"So why then?! Murder's not illegal, right?! That's why I came! 'Cause you didn't stop murderers!" the man ranted in confusion.

The quiet old man's voice continued, "Saying it's not prohibited doesn't mean that it's allowed."

"...Quit screwing with me! Who the hell do you think you are anyway, ''your majesty''?"

The old man narrowed his eyes, which were surrounded by wrinkles.

"Who, me? I'm no one deserving of being called 'majesty'. I'm just one citizen, an old man by the name of Legal."

"Wha...?"

The man looked up at Legal with his mouth hanging open.

"Sorry, but you are dangerous." Legal twisted the handle of his cane and pulled to reveal a sword painted a glossy black. With his weight behind it, he pierced the man's heart with the sword. And then he twisted and pulled it out.

The old man with the cane gently closed the eyes of the dead man, and everyone who was there took a moment of silence.

Kino had been watching the scene from behind.

"The death of a fellow man is always a painful thing," someone said, and everyone nodded. Someone requested that arrangements be made for the National Cemetery and someone else took on that responsibility.

Then everyone went their separate ways and returned to where they had been before.

Legal approached Kino and just said, "Take care, alright?"

"Alright," Kino replied and started Hermes's engine. The sound of the engine rang out, somewhat disturbing the quiet of the town.

Kino nodded to the elderly man with the cane from in the street and put Hermes into gear.

The motorrad rode west along a road between a meadow and a lake. When riding along the edge of the lake, their image was reflected with the sky's on the surface of the lake.

"There's a horse. See it? Kino," Hermes said suddenly while riding. Kino narrowed her eyes under her goggles at the road ahead.

"Yeah, I see it. Looks like someone's there." Kino released the handle with her left hand to check the Persuader against her back and then the revolver at her thigh with her right hand.

"I'm stopping, Hermes."

On the side of the road was a horse laden with a large amount of luggage, drinking from the lake. Near it was a man with a hat over his face, sleeping on his back. The sound of the motorrad's engine woke him.

The young man, who appeared to be in his twenties, wore riding pants and boots, a thin jacket, and a hand Persuader holster on his right hip containing a forty caliber automatic.

The man waved to the approaching motorrad.

"Hey," he called out to Kino as she brought the motorrad to a stop.

Kino got off the motorrad and put down the kickstand, leaving the engine running.

"Hello."

"Howdy."

Kino and Hermes greeted him.

"Are you from the country to the east of here?" the man asked, and Kino shook her head.

"No, I'm traveling. I was in that country for three days and I just left a little bit ago."

"Is that so... There's something I'd like to ask but..."

"What might that be?"

The man's face clouded and he said in a serious tone, "I heard from a traveler I met by chance that that country is safe and pleasant, and that it's a gentlemanly place, so that's why I came here." Then he asked, "...is that true?"

"Yes, you're not mistaken," Kino replied and the man's face relaxed. "But that might depend somewhat on what your feelings are," added Kino.

"My country? Yeah, it was a rough place... Security was the worst. Every day there were multiple murders. I even had to kill and steal from God knows how many people to protect my own life. Even they would've liked to have a normal life... I don't want to kill anyone any more. So I left that unpleasant country and now I want to live in a safe one."

"I see. In that case, I think you'll definitely like the country up ahead. There's an old man named Mr. Legal, who it'd be nice if you could visit. If you talk about stories from your travels, I think he'd tell you lots of things too."

"That right? Thanks for the tip," the man said.

After that, Kino asked the man all about the road ahead and the country she was heading to next and the man told her honestly what he knew.

Kino thanked him and made to leave.

"Oh, there was one more thing I wanted to ask..." the man called out and stopped her. "In fact, I heard one strange thing concerning that country when I was in the neighboring country. But could it really be true...? If you happen to know any details..."

"What sort of thing?" Kino asked.

The man hesitated a little and shook his head. "Nah, it's fine. It's so strange, I don't even believe it. It's too disconnected from common sense. It's something I'd find out as soon as I got there anyway, so I'll just find out with my own eyes."

"Is that so... Well then, I think we'll be going now."

"Right, bye then."

The motorrad drove off and the man got on horseback and headed east.

The man was jostled on the horses back. "Is it really true...?" he muttered. "That in that country they pile up the crepes like mountains."

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This is my first contribution to Baka-Tsuki, so forgive me if something isn't formatted correctly or if I missed some proper procedures.

I translated this chapter for part of my senior project in college (2012). Hopefully I can continue translating more chapters of Kino no Tabi in my spare time.

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== List ==

==''Kino no Tabi'' series ==

===Volume 2===
::*Frontispiece 1
::*Prologue - [[User:XENgK|XENgK]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[User:NorbJunior|NorbJunior]]
::*Chapter2 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[User:Ryo|Ryo]]
::*Chapter4 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[User:Splatted|Splatted]] - '''Started''' (whoever stole this will burn in hell :P)
::*Chapter7 - [[User:alicia250|alicia250]] - '''Started'''
::*Chapter8 - [[User:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Epilogue - [[User:XENgK|XENgK]] - '''Completed'''
::*Anecdote
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 3===
::*Frontspiece - [[user:Quincy|Quincy]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]]
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5 -
::*Chapter6
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 4===
::*Prologue - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Quincy|Quincy]]
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Chapter11
::*Epilogue - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 5===
::*Prolouge - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 1 - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 2 - - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]], [[user:Linkums|Ryan Gartman]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 3 - [[user:Senbonzakura|Senbonzakura]]
::*Chapter 4 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 6
::*Chapter 7
::*Chapter 8
::*Chapter 9
::*Chapter 10
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 6===
::*Frontispiece1
::*Frontispiece2 - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece3
::*Prologue - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Epilogue - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 7===
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 8===
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 9===
::*Frontispiece
::*Frontispiece
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Chapter11 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 10===
::*Frontispiece1 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]]
::*Chapter4 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Epilogue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 11===
::*Frontispiece - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter4 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter7
::*Epilogue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 12===
::*Frontispiece1
::*Frontispiece2
::*Frontispiece3
::*Frontispiece4
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1 - [[User:Chengle|Chengle]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 13===
::*Frontspiece 1
::*Frontspiece 2
::*Frontspiece 3
::*Chapter 1
::*Chapter 2
::*Chapter 3
::*Chapter 4
::*Chapter 5
::*Epilogue
::*Various Stories
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 14===
::*Prologue
::*Chapter 1 - [[User:Chengle|Chengle]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 2
::*Chapter 3
::*Chapter 4
::*Chapter 5
::*Chapter 6
::*Chapter 7
::*Chapter 8
::*Chapter 9
::*Chapter 10
::*Chapter 11
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

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Kino no Tabi:Volume5 Chapter2

2012-05-12T16:28:05Z

Linkums: Created page with "<big>The Land of Permitted Murder -Jungle's Rule-</big> There was a prairie and a lake. The flat earth was covered in grass and trees as far as the eye could see. Clear wat..."

<big>The Land of Permitted Murder -Jungle's Rule-</big> 

There was a prairie and a lake.

The flat earth was covered in grass and trees as far as the eye could see. Clear water from underground bubbled out to fill small ditches, forming several small ponds.

The bright summer sun illuminated the vegetation on the ground and in the water. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. The blue, dry atmosphere extended everywhere.

There was one way through the prairie.

It was a narrow road and judging from the grass growing on it, it didn't seem to have seen much traffic. Avoiding the lake, the road extended roughly from east to west.

One motorrad (a motorcycle) was running west down the road, fully loaded with travel luggage on its back, both sides, and on top. A silver cup strapped to the side of the bag was rattling as the motorrad sped along the path.

The driver was wearing a black vest under an open white jacket. Around her waist was fastened a thick belt with a hand Persuader (a pistol) holster on her right thigh and a slender automatic one holstered against her lower back.

The rider wore a brimmed hat with goggles over her black hair. Under the hat was the driver's young face. She seemed to be in their mid-teens.

"There's a horse. See it? Kino," the motorrad said suddenly while riding.

Kino, the driver, narrowed her eyes under her goggles at the road ahead.

"Yeah, I see it. Looks like someone's there."

Kino released the handle with her left hand to check the Persuader against her back and then the revolver at her thigh with her right hand.

"I'm stopping, Hermes."

On the side of the road was a horse, laden with luggage, drinking from the lake. Near it was a man with a hat over his face, sleeping on his back. The sound of the motorrad's engine woke him.

The young man, who appeared to be in his twenties, wore riding pants and boots, a thin jacket, and a hand Persuader holster on his right hip containing a forty-five caliber automatic.

The man waved to the approaching motorrad.

"Hey," he called out to Kino as she brought the motorrad to a stop.

Kino got off the motorrad and put down the kickstand, leaving the engine running.

"Hello."

"Howdy."

Kino and Hermes, her motorrad, greeted him.

"Are you from the country up ahead?" the man asked.

"No. We're on our way there now," Kino replied.

"Great, I was just on my way there myself. How about going together? That way you could take half my load for me. It oughta be light for a motorrad," asked the man matter-of-factly.

"I can't do that," replied Kino, just as straightly, with Hermes chiming in with agreement.

The man frowned, openly showing his annoyance, "Well aren't you a cold one. You can't even do that simple thing?"

"That's right," Kino answered with a polite smile. "If I did that, I could just take all your stuff and run. Then I'd get there first and sell it all."

Kino turned away in disinterest and the man tut-tutted in disapproval.

"Well, that's alright... But by the way!" The man looked at Kino as if staring right into her. "Do you know about that country? Have you heard what kind of country it is?" the man asked.

"I don't know any details, but I've heard that it's a very gentlemanly country," replied Kino.

The man burst into laughter and said with a smirk, "Who told you that?! That's completely wrong!"

"What did you hear?"

The man laughed again. "Heh heh heh. Guess it can't be helped. I'll enlighten ya, since it's so amusing. About that country... they call it 'The Land of Permitted Murder'."

"Sorry, what was that?" Hermes asked.

"By law, murder isn't prohibited. You can't steal, but hurting and killing people and every other crime like that isn't prosecuted. It's like it's the murdered person's fault more than the murderer's. It's a jungle in there, just inside the walls. It's a pretty well known story," said the man, who seemed to be enjoying himself.

"And you're wanting to go there then?" Kino asked.

"Yeah, of course. I'll live there. My home country has ludicrously good security and everyone's on stupidly good terms with each other. I absolutely despised it. It was always 'laws, laws, laws' there, so did 'em a favor and ditched the place."

"So, how do you become a citizen of this other country?" asked Hermes.

"I dunno... at this point I'll just live there and see how it goes." The man paused, "If there's a guy I don't like, I'll beat him to death. Seems like a good place for someone like me," he said, acting cool.

"Hmm... That doesn't sound very interesting to me," Hermes replied. The man looked offended.

"Well besides that, there's someone I look up to in that country. Maybe you guys have heard of him? That 'Mr. Legal'."

"No." "Don't know him." Kino and Hermes said shortly.

"I guess you guys really are from out of town." The man paused in amazement for a moment and then started to gladly and quickly explain. "That 'Mr. Legal', he's from a big country to the south where he's the leader of a band of robbers and terrorists and is a well-known serial killer. He accidentally got himself caught, but was such a tough guy that he escaped just before the hanging and fled the country. That's already decades in the past, but he still hasn't been caught so it's almost certainly like they say, that in the end, murderers end up in that country. They say assassins and killers from all over the world gather in that country. So surely he'd be free to kill as much as he wants. I really look up to him and would love to meet him. I wish I could tell you even more!"

"I see. Well, with that we'll be off then," Kino said, climbing back onto Hermes.

"You're a boring one... Hey," the man called out to stop Kino, glaring at her. "You really can't carry anything for me?"

"Yes, please carry your own travel luggage," said Kino, as though stating the obvious, and immediately started up Hermes.

The man was left surrounded in the roar of the engine.

He looked over his shoulder as they drove off. "Fine. I swear, if I see them again inside that country..." he muttered to himself and laughed.

Walls connected to the lake with aqueducts and canals which had been dug outside. The white stone walls towered tall above them.

It was evening when Kino and Hermes arrived near the gate. As soon as they arrived, the bridge over the canal slowly lowered down.

"So, a country where they don't prohibit murder... I bet there'll be some amazing things in there," Hermes said, seemingly enjoying himself.

"Probably so."

"You ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be."

"You don't need to do any preparations for your Persuader?"

"I always do them, so it'll be fine. Now then, shall we go?" Kino replied and started crossing the bridge.

"Do you wish to immigrate? Or are you are you traveling and wish to stay for a short time?" an immigration officer inquired to Kino from inside a small guardroom outside the gate.

Kino told him that they were the latter and would like to stay for three days.

"Are you aware that this country does not legally prohibit murder? Regardless of whether you are a citizen or a traveler, within this country, killing for any reason will not be considered a crime. Do you understand?" the immigration asked as a precaution.

Kino nodded.

"Knowing this, you still wish to enter the country?" the immigration inspector asked again.

"Strange country, isn't it?" Kino said while taking down the luggage from Hermes.

Inside the hotel room, there was a simple chair and bed, as well as a lamp and fan placed along the wall. In the corner was a fireplace, sealed shut so it could not be used.

"You think so? I was thinking that it was pretty normal," Hermes replied, propped up on his center stand in the corner of the room.

"That's what I mean. And besides that, the town is beautiful and even in the evening there are a lot of people out walking around. The people aren't nervous and there don't appear to be many police officers in town. The stores didn't have any sturdy shutters either. And they're kind to travelers as well."

After passing through the city walls, Kino and Hermes had ridden for a while through farmland. When they asked directions to a hotel in town, the people nearby gathered and happily had shown them the way.

Hermes asked, "In other words?"

"What I'm saying is that the public order here is very good, and that's what's strange," Kino replied.

"Ah, I see. Since murder isn't legally prohibited, were you hoping for gangs of ruffians strutting around, women fighting in bars, and dogs trotting around biting people's hands? That's too bad," said Hermes.

"Well, I wouldn't really say I was hoping for it..."

Kino unloaded her luggage next to the bed, took off her holster and vest, and removed the revolver called Cannon from her right thigh.

"Or perhaps...." Kino murmured to herself while she looked at the Cannon's black luster.

"Perhaps what?" asked Hermes.

"Well, whatever. You might understand eventually." Without saying a word more, Kino laid down on the bed with the Cannon still resting on her chest.

"What's that? ...I guess there's no point in asking any more. Goodnight."

The next morning Kino woke at dawn as always.

She opened the window and shutters. A quiet street and a clear blue sky with thin streaks of clouds stretched out before her eyes.

Kino warmed up with some light exercises, then began training with her Cannon and Woodsman, the automatic she kept on her back. She repeatedly practiced her quick draw, rapidly pulling each gun from its holster to a firing position. Afterwards, she disassembled the guns and cleaned them before returning them and the cleaning oil to their holsters.

After taking a shower, Kino got some breakfast from the hotel. With the sun risen, she tapped Hermes awake and left the hotel.

The town was lined with old stone buildings. Along both sides of what seemed to be the main street were shops, the upper floors of which had apartments.

Kino went into a store and sold the things she didn't need as well as other sellable items from her travels, then bought the things she needed. Once the good-hearted, middle-aged shopkeeper learned that Kino was a traveler, he gave her a bargain.

Behind his chair, a long rifle-type Persuader was propped up. Kino asked whether it was for defending against robberies, but the shopkeeper shook his head.

"We've never had a robber in this store or the neighboring stores. This," the shopkeeper answered, "is for killing people."

"Hmm... When?" Hermes asked.

"Hm? Who knows when... I know the sort of situations, but I don't know when they'll arise, so I always just keep it around," the shopkeeper replied with a laugh.

"I see," Kino murmured quietly.

After they had finished shopping, Kino and Hermes rode around to see the country. The country was not very big and by the afternoon they had finished their tour and returned to the main street.

They found a restaurant with tables alongside the street and Kino took a seat, with Hermes behind her chair. A cool breeze passed through in the shade.

Kino asked the waiter if they had anything sweet and was told that there was the recommended special. Without really knowing what it was, she ordered it.

"Here you are. Please take your time."

"........"

What came out was a cream crepe of tremendous size, piled up like a mountain on a huge plate.

"........"

"Kino?"

"Everything's a challenge."

Kino attacked it with a knife, chopping it up roughly until, after some time, she had eaten all of it. Hermes just watched in amazement.

A short while after she finished eating, a number of elderly people came and sat down in a group around Kino.

Having found Kino, an elderly lady from among them asked, "Hey, are you the traveler?"

Kino said yes and the old woman said that they had just finished their hobby of dancing and that they always came to that shop to eat afterwards, so naturally they came today too, and continued on about things that Kino didn't particularly ask about.

"So traveler, don't you think this country has very good public order?" the old woman asked.

"Yes, it's very good," Kino said honestly.

A man in the group with a cane and a long white beard asked Kino, "Where are you heading?"

"I don't know," Kino answered.

"Well then, do you know, Mr. Motorrad?" the old man asked.

"You kidding?" Hermes replied, the pitch of his voice raising at the end.

"Hm... Well then, how about moving to this country?" said the old man.

"Yes, that's a great idea! Why don't you do that? We'll help you out and can find a place for you to live as early as tomorrow, then it's just a simple matter of procedure down at the town hall, you'll just need to sign your name on the paper and then--"

Then, softly ignoring the old woman who was talking as fast and loudly as a machine gun, the old man said to Kino, "How about it? I think this country would be well suited for a person like you."

"What kind of person is that?" Hermes asked from behind the chair.

The bearded old man answered with a smile, "A person who can kill people."

"........"

Kino paused for a while and then shook her head.

"Is that so. That's too bad... But I hope you'll have a relaxing stay. Traveling is dangerous business, so hopefully being here a bit will put your mind at ease."

"Thank you. I'll take you up on that."

"I wonder what you'd think of this country's sweets? They're really quite nice; I think they'd make a good souvenir for your travels. Then we could talk a little about matters outside the city walls instead," the old man suggested. Kino shook her head, with a chagrined face.

Hermes explained, "Sorry, she just finished stuffing herself with those sweets."

"Ah, is that right? Well then, how about tea tomorrow morning?"

The next day. Specifically, it was the morning of the third day since Kino had entered the country.

Kino got up at dawn. She did her light exercises and Persuader training, took a shower as though reluctant to part with it, and had breakfast.

She arranged the luggage and piled it up on Hermes, securely fixing it to him.

She tapped Hermes awake and headed out to the restaurant on the street. The bearded old man from the day before was leisurely drinking tea. Kino was stopped by the old man and they talked about the state of the neighboring countries. The old man squinted his eyes and seemed to greatly enjoy listening. Then he treated Kino to tea and dessert and the two of them divided up the mountain of it and ate it together.

"I'm afraid we'll have to be going soon," said Kino as the restaurant began to get crowded with the noon rush.

"Is that so... Well, thank you, I honestly enjoyed our time," the old man said politely with a bow, which Kino reciprocated.

Kino pushed Hermes back out to the street. She started the engine and the sound echoed out somewhat disrupting the quiet of the town.

On the street, Kino nodded to the old man with the cane just as she put Hermes into gear.

"You!! I found ya! Stop right there!" shouted a loud voice. "It's you! You on the motorrad with the black vest!"

The man Kino had seen outside the country two days before came screaming out of a building. Kino cut Hermes's engine. The street became quiet.

"This place is just perfect. Don't move!"

All the people in the area were paying close attention to the man. He approached Kino, who got off Hermes and kicked down his side stand.

"What is it?" Kino asked, standing in front of Hermes.

"The luggage you've got on your motorrad, put it all on the ground!" said the man, who stood a short distance away.

"May I ask what for?"

"I'll take it for ya. It must be pretty heavy, right? So I'll help ya lessen the weight. I'll take it all, use what I can use, sell what I don't need, and use it for my living expenses. Sound like a plan?"

"I understand, but I couldn't possibly trouble you so much. I refuse," Kino said.

The man cackled and added, "If you refuse, I'll kill you here and now. I'll ask again. If you value your life, leave your luggage and go. Don't worry, I'm not gonna take your clothes off or anything. How about it?"

The man glanced to the holster on his right hip, where a loaded hand Persuader could be seen.

The people who were in the street started pulling away into buildings.

"So you immigrated then, huh?" Kino said.

"Of course! I'm now a citizen of this country."

"But you don't act like one," said Kino.

The man frowned.

"Huh...? That stuff doesn't matter. What's your reply?"

Kino looked to her left and right. No one was in the streets but she could see shadows in the second floor windows of the buildings.

"We refuse. Since we're already leaving the country."

"I guess there's no more negotiating then..."

The man spread his feet shoulder width apart and shook out his hands and shoulders.

"Hermes... Sorry but, could you give me a sec?" Kino said quietly.

"Understood. Just patch up the holes afterward, alright?" Hermes replied.

The man pulled out his Persuader from his waist. Kino reacted quickly and twirled out of the way.

"?"

She took cover, crouching behind Hermes.

"..huh? What are you doing? Coward! You didn't even draw?! Is that thing on your waist just for decoration?" the man howled, thrusting his Persuader forward with his right hand and taking a step closer to Hermes.

"Don't take it personally." The moment he said it, an arrow came flying at an angle from above, hitting his right arm.

The Persuader fell. The man looked at his arm. Where the arrow pierced his arm, blood flowed and dripped.

"Uwah-!"

Just as he cried out in pain, another arrow came flying and hit the inside of his left foot, piercing his boot and pinning it to the ground.

"Gyah-!" The man was in agony. He couldn't remove the arrows from his foot or his arm.

"OWWWWCH-!! Dammit! Damn it!!"

The townspeople gathered quietly around the screaming man. Everyone's face was calm, and they all were holding some sort of weapon. A man holding a big knife. A youth readying a Persuader. A young woman holding a club. A woman came out from an apartment with a crossbow.

Kino looked out at the scene, peeking out half of her face from behind Hermes's tank.

"Hey! The hell'd you do that for?! Damn it hurts..."

The old man with the cane approached the man and spoke.

"It's no good... You can't do that. That's why we stopped you."

"Wha- What...? Damn it! Hurry up and take these out will ya?!"

"I'll answer your question," the old man said quietly. "Here, in this country... The act of killing people is not allowed."

The man glared at the elderly man.

"What? You liar! This is the country where murder isn't prohibited! That's why I bothered to come here in the first place!"

"You're right. You aren't mistaken about that. That's why we're here." The surrounding people chimed in calmly with agreement.

"Wh-What are you saying? What are you talking about? Hey! You bastard! I don't get a thing you're sayin'! Hurry up and take out these arrows! I'll beat ya to death!"

"I can't do that. In this country, people who have killed others, people who have tried to kill others, and people who try to kill others, all of them have ended up being killed themselves."

"So why then?! Murder's not illegal, right?! That's why I came! 'Cause you didn't stop murderers!" the man ranted in confusion.

The quiet old man's voice continued, "Saying it's not prohibited doesn't mean that it's allowed."

"...Quit screwing with me! Who the hell do you think you are anyway, ''your majesty''?"

The old man narrowed his eyes, which were surrounded by wrinkles.

"Who, me? I'm no one deserving of being called 'majesty'. I'm just one citizen, an old man by the name of Legal."

"Wha...?"

The man looked up at Legal with his mouth hanging open.

"Sorry, but you are dangerous." Legal twisted the handle of his cane and pulled to reveal a sword painted a glossy black. With his weight behind it, he pierced the man's heart with the sword. And then he twisted and pulled it out.

The old man with the cane gently closed the eyes of the dead man, and everyone who was there took a moment of silence.

Kino had been watching the scene from behind.

"The death of a fellow man is always a painful thing," someone said, and everyone nodded. Someone requested that arrangements be made for the National Cemetery and someone else took on that responsibility.

Then everyone went their separate ways and returned to where they had been before.

Legal approached Kino and just said, "Take care, alright?"

"Alright," Kino replied and started Hermes's engine. The sound of the engine rang out, somewhat disturbing the quiet of the town.

Kino nodded to the elderly man with the cane from in the street and put Hermes into gear.

The motorrad rode west along a road between a meadow and a lake. When riding along the edge of the lake, their image was reflected with the sky's on the surface of the lake.

"There's a horse. See it? Kino," Hermes said suddenly while riding. Kino narrowed her eyes under her goggles at the road ahead.

"Yeah, I see it. Looks like someone's there." Kino released the handle with her left hand to check the Persuader against her back and then the revolver at her thigh with her right hand.

"I'm stopping, Hermes."

On the side of the road was a horse laden with a large amount of luggage, drinking from the lake. Near it was a man with a hat over his face, sleeping on his back. The sound of the motorrad's engine woke him.

The young man, who appeared to be in his twenties, wore riding pants and boots, a thin jacket, and a hand Persuader holster on his right hip containing a forty caliber automatic.

The man waved to the approaching motorrad.

"Hey," he called out to Kino as she brought the motorrad to a stop.

Kino got off the motorrad and put down the kickstand, leaving the engine running.

"Hello."

"Howdy."

Kino and Hermes greeted him.

"Are you from the country to the east of here?" the man asked, and Kino shook her head.

"No, I'm traveling. I was in that country for three days and I just left a little bit ago."

"Is that so... There's something I'd like to ask but..."

"What might that be?"

The man's face clouded and he said in a serious tone, "I heard from a traveler I met by chance that that country is safe and pleasant, and that it's a gentlemanly place, so that's why I came here." Then he asked, "...is that true?"

"Yes, you're not mistaken," Kino replied and the man's face relaxed. "But that might depend somewhat on what your feelings are," added Kino.

"My country? Yeah, it was a rough place... Security was the worst. Every day there were multiple murders. I even had to kill and steal from God knows how many people to protect my own life. Even they would've liked to have a normal life... I don't want to kill anyone any more. So I left that unpleasant country and now I want to live in a safe one."

"I see. In that case, I think you'll definitely like the country up ahead. There's an old man named Mr. Legal, who it'd be nice if you could visit. If you talk about stories from your travels, I think he'd tell you lots of things too."

"That right? Thanks for the tip," the man said.

After that, Kino asked the man all about the road ahead and the country she was heading to next and the man told her honestly what he knew.

Kino thanked him and made to leave.

"Oh, there was one more thing I wanted to ask..." the man called out and stopped her. "In fact, I heard one strange thing concerning that country when I was in the neighboring country. But could it really be true...? If you happen to know any details..."

"What sort of thing?" Kino asked.

The man hesitated a little and shook his head. "Nah, it's fine. It's so strange, I don't even believe it. It's too disconnected from common sense. It's something I'd find out as soon as I got there anyway, so I'll just find out with my own eyes."

"Is that so... Well then, I think we'll be going now."

"Right, bye then."

The motorrad drove off and the man got on horseback and headed east.

The man was jostled on the horses back. "Is it really true...?" he muttered. "That in that country they pile up the crepes like mountains."

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2012-05-12T15:51:03Z

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== List ==

==''Kino no Tabi'' series ==

===Volume 2===
::*Frontispiece 1
::*Prologue - [[User:XENgK|XENgK]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[User:NorbJunior|NorbJunior]]
::*Chapter2 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[User:Ryo|Ryo]]
::*Chapter4 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[User:Splatted|Splatted]] - '''Started''' (whoever stole this will burn in hell :P)
::*Chapter7 - [[User:alicia250|alicia250]] - '''Started'''
::*Chapter8 - [[User:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Epilogue - [[User:XENgK|XENgK]] - '''Completed'''
::*Anecdote
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 3===
::*Frontspiece - [[user:Quincy|Quincy]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Amazing_Buffalo|Amazing Buffalo]]
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5 -
::*Chapter6
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 4===
::*Prologue - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Quincy|Quincy]]
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Chapter11
::*Epilogue - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 5===
::*Prolouge - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 1 - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 2 - - [[user:EVOL|EVOL]], [[user:Linkums|Ryan Gartman]]
::*Chapter 3 - [[user:Senbonzakura|Senbonzakura]]
::*Chapter 4 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 6
::*Chapter 7
::*Chapter 8
::*Chapter 9
::*Chapter 10
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 6===
::*Frontispiece1
::*Frontispiece2 - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece3
::*Prologue - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Epilogue - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 7===
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 8===
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 9===
::*Frontispiece
::*Frontispiece
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Chapter11 - [[user:Ella.servantes|Ella]] - '''Completed'''
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 10===
::*Frontispiece1 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]]
::*Chapter4 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Epilogue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 11===
::*Frontispiece - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Frontispiece - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Prologue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter1 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter3 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter4 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter5 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter6 - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter7
::*Epilogue - [[user:Shuijie|Shuijie]] - '''Completed'''
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 12===
::*Frontispiece1
::*Frontispiece2
::*Frontispiece3
::*Frontispiece4
::*Prologue
::*Chapter1 - [[User:Chengle|Chengle]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter2
::*Chapter3
::*Chapter4
::*Chapter5
::*Chapter6
::*Chapter7
::*Chapter8
::*Chapter9
::*Chapter10
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 13===
::*Frontspiece 1
::*Frontspiece 2
::*Frontspiece 3
::*Chapter 1
::*Chapter 2
::*Chapter 3
::*Chapter 4
::*Chapter 5
::*Epilogue
::*Various Stories
::*Author's Notes

===Volume 14===
::*Prologue
::*Chapter 1 - [[User:Chengle|Chengle]] - '''Completed'''
::*Chapter 2
::*Chapter 3
::*Chapter 4
::*Chapter 5
::*Chapter 6
::*Chapter 7
::*Chapter 8
::*Chapter 9
::*Chapter 10
::*Chapter 11
::*Epilogue
::*Author's Notes

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I translated a chapter of Kino no Tabi for part of my senior project and I plan to translate more in my free time.