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Kino no Tabi:Volume11 Frontispiece2

2008-11-14T00:22:40Z

Virenity: A few grammatical errors fixed.

The Country of Flower Fields

—Flower Arrangement—

One spring day.

When run-off water from the melting mountain snow were beginning to bestow energy upon the green of the forest.

With the morning sun upon their backs, Kino and Hermes looked down upon a country on the peak of the mountain.

All they had to do was roll down the road, cut through a certain forest enclosed in high walls, and then just get to the gate,

“Doesn’t look like we can get in, can we, Kino?”

But Kino and Hermes did not move from their spot.

From where they could see, points of fire bloomed here and there from several houses. Faint wisps of smoke and the cries of humans were aloft in the breeze.

Kino pulled out her telescope and gained a clear sight of people killing each other. In the cramped interior of the country, many people were hitting, slicing, sometimes shooting many other people. They killed each other without end beneath the morning sun and the blue sky.

Kino and Hermes bided their time by sipping tea, and then something moved over their heads.

It was a flight of Hovees (note: a Hover Vehicle; denotes a floating vehicle). In formation, they flew without a sound to the heart of the country but for one that landed beside Kino and Hermes.

A middle-aged woman stepped off. A young companion was with her and she wore a splendid military outfit. The rank insignia signified her to be a great person indeed.

“Hey, traveler and motorad. You were thinking of visiting this country and came this far, right? What a disaster, isn’t it.”

Kino greeted her, then inquired as to what was going on.

“That country, you see, was really a mash-up of three different ethnicities living together. They got along with each other pretty well, actually, but recently relations started getting bad. Someone spoke first. ‘We’re the best ones,’ or something.”

“So, three-way struggle, then?”

In reply to Hermes,

“Yep. It’s been a chain of massacres, neighbors and friends alike, all over a difference of blood. Can’t be helped.”

So said the soldier, shrugging. Then relayed to them, "Everything’s going to be resolved in due time, so we came from the neighboring country."

“How’s it going to end?”

“See for yourself.”

And the soldier casually waved her hand to the front.

The squad of Hovees poured over where Kino and Hermes looked down upon the country.

Then, they let fall many bombs, let rain a shower of shells.

The muffled cacophony of the explosions could be heard from the mountain peak as the country was enveloped in black smoke.

In this way, everything was over by noon. After the smoke cleared, there was no sight of a human, no shrieks nor screams nor laughter.

Done annihilating, the Hovees regrouped together in the sky, and a different assemblage swung downward. Something small pattered beneath them.

“What’s that?”

To Hermes’s question,

“Those, you see, are flower seeds.”

So said the soldier.

“Flower seeds of many, many kinds. Since after all, it’s due to rain starting tomorrow. Here, they’ll grow on plenty of nourishment, and by the time it’s summer, it will flourish into a round field of flowers. —It will be beautiful. I’m sure.”

After every Hovee departed, Kino mounted Hermes and sped away.

Spring ended and summer began, and around the time it was about to end.

“It’s a fantastic place.”

“It’s beautiful, isn’t it, Lord Shizu? Tea?”

“Mm.”

A different group of travelers arrived. Two people and one animal arrived in a buggy and looked down on the perfectly round, brilliant field of flowers, deeply impressed by this scenery.

“It’s wonderful. Life as a vagabond mustn’t be so bad if we get to see this often.”

And then the male traveler muttered to himself, I wonder who could have made something so splendid as this.

Kino no Tabi

2008-11-13T16:05:21Z

Virenity:

[[Image:Kino_book_one.jpg|200px|thumb|Volume 01 cover.]]
Kino no Tabi (キノの旅 -the Beautiful World-) project page. Everyone is welcome.

==Story Synopsis==

Kino no Tabi (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, 2007, eleven volumes have been published, and over 5.6 million copies of the novels have been sold in Japan. In Kino no Tabi, 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.

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==Updates==
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*August 8, 2008 - Ch. 1 of Vol. 11 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.-]]
::*[[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-]]
::*[[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]]

===[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8|Volume 8]]===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Chapter1|Chapter 1]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Chapter2|Chapter 2]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Chapter3|Chapter 3]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Chapter4|Chapter 4]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Chapter5|Chapter 5]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Chapter6|Chapter 6]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume8_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9|Volume 9]]===
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Illustrations|Color Illustrations]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter1|Chapter 1]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter2|Chapter 2]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter3|Chapter 3]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter4|Chapter 4]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter5|Chapter 5]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Chapter6|Chapter 6]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Author's Notes|Author's Notes]]
::*[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume9_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

===[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10|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]]

===[[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume11|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:Volume1_Translator's Notes| Translator's Notes and References]]

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Kino no Tabi:Volume6 Frontispiece2

2008-11-13T15:57:30Z

Virenity: Just corrected several spelling and punctuation errors.

Some day, some where,

A Traveler had died by the road. Within his bags were several valuable items.

Two Travelers had come upon the scene and decided to keep the loot for themselves, yet they got into an argument over how it should be shared.

As the two men argued, another Traveler comes upon the scene. The Traveler broke up the two men who were on the verge of killing each other and asked them of the situation.

Both men explained the situation to the latecomer and asked:

“Who would you side with?”

“I will remain neutral and not side with either side,” answered the third Traveler.

“Is that so?” “Really?” the two men reply.

Both men point their Persuaders at the latecomer and pull the trigger, then happily divide the loot evenly among them.

Some day, some where,

A Traveler had died by the road. Within his bags were several valuable items.

Two Travelers had come upon the scene and decided to keep the loots for themselves, yet they got into an argument over how it should be shared.

As the two men argue, Caesar and Hun come upon the scene. Caesar breaks up the two men who are on the verge of killing each other and ask them of the situation.

Both men explain the situation to the latecomer and asked:

“Who would you side with?”

“I will remain neutral and not side with either side,” answered Caesar.

“Is that so?” “Really?” the two men reply.

Both men point their Persuaders at the latecomer and pull the trigger, but the blade from Caesar’s sword had deflected the bullets.
Caesar said to the wide-eyed Travelers, “Please divide the valuables evenly among yourself, or else I will be forced to kill the both of you.”

Some day, some where,

A Traveler had died by the road. Within his bags were several valuable items.

Two Travelers had come upon the scene and decided to keep the loot for themselves, yet they got into an argument over how it should be shared.

As the two men argued, Kino and Hermes came upon the scene. Kino broke up the two men who were on the verge of killing each other and asked them of the situation.

Both men explained the situation to the latecomer and asked:

“Who would you side with?”

“I have no interest in your affair,” with that Kino left with Hermes on her journey.

Some day, some where,

A Traveler had died by the road. Within his bags were several valuable items.

Two Travelers had come upon the scene and decided to keep the loot for themselves, yet they got into an argument over how it should be shared.

As the two men argued, master and a short but good-looking man come upon the scene. She broke up the two men who were on the verge of killing each other and asked them of the situation.

Both men explained the situation to the latecomer and asked:

“Who would you side with?”

“Please hand over the loot and all your valuables to us.”

The master and the man both point their Persuaders at the two Travelers