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Owari no Chronicle:Volume8 Chapter 15

2016-12-01T05:49:11Z

YamiNoRito: /* Chapter 15: Morning Commotion */

==Chapter 15: Morning Commotion==
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''Where are you now?

''Should I head in the direction of your voice?

''In the direction of your resounding will?

In the early morning, the sun had yet to come out over the sea and the sky was a bluish-white covered by hazy clouds rather than a pure blue.

However, the dark ocean surface reflected the light of the sky and that lit surface seemed to rock a little.

The rising of the sea looked less like waves and more like short mountains. The peaks of those water mountains sent back the light of the sky while their feet were filled with a duller light.

A few forms were visible on that gentle rising and falling that resembled breathing.

They were boats.

The boats were not even a one-hundredth the size of the short mountains of the waves and they all had large lights hanging down from their masts.

They were fishing boats.

They all had a white base with blue and red lines decorating them. The sides of the colorful boats had the name of that particular boat as well as a license and license number from the association they belonged to. That association was the Sanriku Harbor Administration Bureau.

This was the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sanriku.

Each of the boats traveling along the vast sea had two to five men or women onboard. They kept a certain distance between each other, their nets were already drawn in, and they all had their backs to the brightness of the sky as they moved west.

The horizon was visible ahead of them, but something white was visible above that line: clouds.

Those objects hanging in the sky were proof that land existed there.

Those boats that were small compared to the sea slowly travelled to the west. They would occasionally rock a bit as they created their own white waves.

The boats in the lead turned a bit to the north.

The sea off the coast of Sanriku had three currents.

The first was the Tsushima Current that came from the Sea of Japan and rotated clockwise along Honshu. It flowed north to south and was the closest to the east coast of Honshu.

The second was the Chishima Current that flowed down from the south side of Hokkaido and to the east of Honshu. It travelled alongside the Tsushima Current as it too flowed north to south along Honshu’s east coast.

The third was the Kuroshio that rotated in the Pacific Ocean. It flowed south to north further east of the previous two currents.

Those currents would change depending on season and time and they would display a variety of emotions, so the boats travelling on that ocean always chose the optimum time to cross those areas.

They were currently moving from the Chishima Current to the Tsushima Current.

A few of them began to scatter to one side or the other. These boats chose to fish on the transition line between currents during the early morning because that was when the fish deep in the water began to move.

The boats wishing to return to port early had gathered together and started to leave.

But at that point, a sound resembling an alarm or a whistle filled the sky. It was a boat’s horn.

However, that ear-splitting sound did not come from the leaving boats.

It came from the ones that still had their nets out in between the currents.

At first, only a few boats sounded their horns, but several more did the same after noticing something and even more of the sounds filled the air a moment later.

A crewmember of one boat hurrying home grabbed the radio on the cramped shed-like bridge.

“What happened!?”

“Look in the water!”

Hearing that, everyone activated the fishfinders attached to their boats.

The rotating green light on the sonar screen displayed what was hidden within the ocean.

It picked up on something.

Something that filled the entire sonar screen.

“…!?”

This was not a school of fish or a ship.

The sonar searched over an area of several hundred meters, so the crewmembers initially thought it was malfunctioning.

However, all of the ships were seeing the same thing.

This should not have been possible.

There was no way something that large was moving through the ocean, so they had no idea what was going on.

But then something else happened.

All of those watching the sonar noticed the light had vanished from the screen.

Or rather, in the time it took for the sonar to make a full rotation, the light moved outside the sonar’s range.

It moved forward in the ocean in an instant.

A great sound came from the ocean as something moved swiftly through the water. The moving object’s presence had created a large gap in the water and its quick movement opened a great pit or abyss.

All of those on the boats saw a ravine open in the ocean.

It was about fifty meters wide and one hundred meters deep and they could not tell how long it was.

Soon thereafter, the ocean exploded.

Air flowed into the ravine and the collapsing water pressing down on it caused an explosion of air.

“!!”

The great blast created a water pillar so large it looked like a wall of water rising above the morning ocean. The white surging wall was over two hundred meters tall, the seemingly unshakable ocean below it trembled, and the ravine split like an opening mouth.

The boats desperately brought themselves alongside the collapsing ocean and watched the trembling of the sea.

Some boats were struck by the waterfalls created when the pillar of water fell back down, some sank into the giant air pockets rising from within the water, and others were rendered completely uncontrollable thanks to those air pockets bursting.

Among it all, a crewmember saw something as his ship rose to the top of a mountainous wave. The ocean now resembled a mountain range, a great mist of seawater filled the air, and the long depression of the sea being split was travelling quickly into the distance.

“————”

He heard a sound in the sky that he should never have heard on the ocean: a roar that resembled creaking metal.

He could not see anything, but all of the crewmembers looked in the direction of that roar that almost sounded like weeping and the moving ocean ravine.

That direction was south and it would lead to the ocean off of Kantou.

At some point, the sun had risen and it pointed in that same direction.

A shadow descended in front of the round morning sun.

From the front, it looked long horizontally.

It was a large airplane.

The thick green craft emitted shimmering heat behind the wings as it began to land.

The sound of the rubber tires tearing into the ground overlapped with the sound of the fully open flaps beating at the air.

Some people moved along the runway while backed by those sounds and the sound of the morning wind. A truck to be loaded with materials approached the arriving transport plane.

All of that activity was visible from in front of the white transportation building at the far end of the runway.

American UCAT guards stood in the large entrance that contained a flower bed and a small roundabout filled with the morning sunlight.

On all their backs were submachine guns modified for concept combat.

Those out on patrol raised a hand in greeting to those at the front entrance who then went out for their patrol.

However, something disturbed their movements.

Someone had appeared from the mountain path on the side of the building opposite the runway.

That woman soon arrived from the other side of the transport control building.

She wore a black T-shirt and black bike shorts, her gray hair fluttered behind her, and she ran with a light step.

“Oh, good morning.”

She raised a hand in greeting when she noticed the guards. Just in front of the roundabout seemed to be her end point because her black basketball shoes dug into the sand there, but she continued jogging in place while catching her breath.

One of the guards frowned until he noticed the emblem sewn to her T-shirt’s shoulder. The pattern showed a land reconnected after being split between left and right.

“Are you German UCAT Inspector Diana Zonburg?”

“Yes, but at the moment I am intruding here where American UCAT has taken residence.”

“I thought you were forbidden to leave the building.”

“I thought you were merely protecting me as a member of German UCAT.”

With that, Diana stopped jogging in place.

She lightly clasped her hands and thrust the palms forward while looking to the entrance beyond the guard who was narrowing his eyes.

“Isn’t that right, Roger?”

“No matter how I answer, it would cause problems with German UCAT,” answered a man in a suit who stepped out of the automatic door.

It was Roger. The morning sun washed over his brown suit as he waved toward the surrounding guards. They took that as a sign to return to their posts and patrols.

Roger sighed and walked over to Diana.

“I am sorry, Diana, but could you try not to interfere with the others?”

“Oh? Since when can you order me around, Roger? I hold the rank of colonel, you know?”

“You were a major ten years ago, weren’t you?”

“And weren’t you a second lieutenant? Were you promoted? Wait. I think I heard you are a captain now.”

“My authority was raised before I was sent here, so I am now a major.”

“Hm,” muttered Diana as she wiped her forehead with the white towel on her shoulder. “Did you meet Itaru?”

“I was thrown from the roof.”

“Yes, he can be a bit aggressive.”

“It was the automaton you built that did it!!”

After a short pause, she tilted her head and frowned toward Roger.

“You don’t have to shout. I can hear you just fine.”

“…”

He bent back and took a deep breath. He closed his eyes, quietly told himself to calm down, and took another deep breath.

Once he opened his eyes, he found Diana also taking deep breaths and smiling.

“The morning air really is wonderful, isn’t it? What do you think of the Okutama region’s air? Is it helping calm down your usually strict and impatient mind?”

“Are you scattering bait so you can challenge me to a war of words?”

“Why would I ever do that? There’s no way you could possibly defeat me.”

She smiled and waved a hand in denial and he subconsciously tightened his tie. Too much strength gathered in his fingertips, so he once more told himself to calm down.

“I have dedicated a lot of time to studying arguments in the past ten years.”

“That must have been a lot of work and I’m sure there were better ways to spend your time. Like crying yourself to sleep.”

“Do not be ridiculous. Americans do not allow themselves to surrender.”

“Does that silly pride come from consuming nothing but burgers and cola? It must be the excess sugar and cholesterol reaching your brains.”

Diana brought a hand to her cheek and lowered her shoulders in a sigh.

“Poor, poor Roger.”

“Why you-…”

Diana’s expression changed when she heard those words slip out.

She gave a bitter laugh.

As the laugh escaped her throat and her shoulders shook, Diana turned her back on Roger.

“I see you haven’t changed. But I no longer have it in me to keep this up.”

“You seem quite willing to me.”

“I can’t do it,” she said while wiping tears from her eyes, turning around, and looking up in the sky. “Not now that there is no longer anyone to stop me.”

Roger could not immediately respond to that comment and he briefly paused to breathe in the morning air of Okutama.

“I suppose not.”

“Anyway, I hear you met the Sayama boy over a video call. Fun, wasn’t he? If you had met him earlier, you would have stopped the attack on Japanese UCAT, wouldn’t you have? You would have thought that strange boy could reach the place we failed to.”

“Well…”

Diana walked off without saying anything more. She made her way to the vending machine at the end of the roundabout and in front of the white building.

Roger followed and the rumbling of another transport plane arrived in the eastern sky. However, he heard the woman speak over that rumbling.

“American UCAT is attempting to stop the Leviathan Road in order to supervise the future of the world in the name of the United States. However, we know the truth,” said Diana. “We are the only ones that know that American UCAT cannot complete the Leviathan Road. Did you tell your superiors that?” She stopped in front of the vending machine. “The survivors of those who once assisted Japanese UCAT decided to hide this truth, but did you tell your superiors who know nothing?”

“No. How could I possibly tell them something so ridiculous,” replied Roger with a shake of his head. “I have not informed American UCAT of what happened.”

“Why not? About fifteen years ago, we began helping Japanese UCAT due to a variety of obligations and happenstances. Even back then, you could have informed American UCAT of what we learned, so why didn’t you?”

“Why didn’t you with German UCAT?” asked Roger in front of the vending machine.

However, he received no response, so he took in a breath and turned toward her.

“Diana, can you guess what Itaru is thinking now? He clearly intends to bear it all himself. He will not even inform the Sayama boy and the others you support and he will have that truth destroyed along with him. …Do you see it that way as well?”

However, she once more did not reply.

She simply pointed at the vending machine with a smile and tapped at one of the sample drink cans.

“How about you make up for a few of your losses from ten years ago?”

Roger’s shoulders drooped when he heard that.

He reluctantly pulled out his wallet and placed some change in the machine. After he heard the money fall, he pressed the button, and Diana quietly thanked him in German and pulled out the can.

“You always drink coffee after exercising, don’t you?” he said.

“Oh? This is IAI’s sports drink coffee.”

She opened the pull-tab, took a drink, and continued.

“But you know what? Director Abram and Doctor Chao were held in reserve back then, so they barely know anything. The only ones who learned the truth were Sayama Kaoru and those trusted by Sayama Asagi.”

“But most of those people died during the Great Kansai Earthquake and UCAT eliminated all of the records while disguising it as conflict within IAI. How do you feel about all that as the single survivor of the Five Great Peaks?”

“Those times were a lot of fun,” she said slowly while looking at the sky and forest displayed on the vending machine’s plastic board and the actual city visible in the distance. “A witch who hated being compared to her uncle’s achievements decided to go to the same place her uncle had. There, the witch was delighted to have people recognize her strength. She met others there who had their own strengths and they had a lot of fun together.”

She gave a quiet laugh.

“The place where I got drunk and hit UCAT Director Ooshiro with the bottle is now a vegetable garden, but the flowers and trees we all planted still exist.”

“Do you intend to continue with those festive days?”

“No,” she replied with a smile and tilt of the head. “I have already retired. All I will do is provide support for those who wish to follow in our footsteps. But…it’s kind of funny. Georgius is now responding to the Sayama boy.”

“…”

“And yet it did not provide us with anything. When Yume first showed me that device which ''you-know-who'' created for some reason, I wondered if it was simply a failure. However, it truly is lending its power to the Sayama boy.” She laughed again. “Yume and the rest of us weren’t able to find the right half of Georgius, but I wonder if they will be able to.”

“They?”

“The Sayama boy and his friends. Just as with the Eight Great Dragon Kings and the Five Great Peaks, he is not alone. I believe they will gather both parts of Georgius, bring the ten Concept Cores to their side, and guide the world beyond the Leviathan Road just as Yume said.”

She lowered her gaze just a bit.

“I believe they will do what we could not.”

With that, she walked past the vending machine and to the trashcan there.

“Diana, isn’t it a little rude to me if you throw it away without finishing it?”

“Oh? But I did finish it.”

She turned her upper body around and shook the can. It showed no sign of weight.

“But you only took one drink.”

“I am jogging for my looks. I already have a decent lung capacity.”

“Let me be clear about one thing, Diana. You are the worst sort of human being.”

“Wh-why would you say that?”

Just as she threw away the can, the main entrance to their right opened and a slender elderly man in a suit walked out.

“Roger! Roger! A mysterious form has been detected in the ocean east of this country!”

“Testament. Colonel Odor, I already knew that. The information gathered by the Japanese Self-Defense Force and our satellites shows an abnormality in the ocean currents. Russia has detected it as well, but they have not sent out their military or UCAT.”

“Roger, Roger. Do you mean…”

“It is likely Black Sun. This is no more than conjecture at this point, but I believe it is slowly travelling toward Tokyo after healing itself at the bottom of the northern ocean after its injuries the other night. It is likely cautious of the surface and enjoying the evolution brought on by the high water pressure. But once it closes in on the Vesper Cannon it desires, it will quickly travel along the surface or fly through the sky.”

“Hm.” Odor stopped at the step down at the edge of the entrance and crossed his arms. “Roger, Roger. How will we prevent it from reaching land?”

“Testament. The mechanical dragon unit has already been divided into teams on the coast of Tokyo Bay.”

“Such brave, brave young pilots. If it were not for the orders of the higher ups, I would travel to the front lines to support them. You should learn from their example, Roger. Got that?”

“We can visit them later. I am sure a visit from their overall commander will delight them and your power will be necessary in the middle stage if they do lose,” said Roger. “Also, we need to capture Black Sun in an Accel Point so we do not disturb the people of the city. That Accel Point will need to be large, but I believe Japanese UCAT’s Kanda Laboratory is researching a device to create one that covers all of Tokyo.”

“Will we… Will we be taking that from them?”

“No.” Roger shook his head and pushed his glasses up his nose. “The Kanda Laboratory has already been sent the information on Black Sun’s approach. To protect their own country, the laboratory has no choice but to create the Accel Point whether we ask them to or not. We will merely accept their cooperation in this matter.”

“I see. I see, Roger. But I have another odd piece of information.”

Roger frowned at that and he took a step toward Odor while asking what it was.

“The enemy. The enemy is on the move. We detected movement not far below ground here. The search team said the movement had arrived here about ten seconds ago.”

“Is it Japanese UCAT?”

Roger tilted his head and twisted his body to look along the ground, but he saw nothing.

It was then that Diana noticed Odor after finishing throwing away her can and taking a breath.

“Oh?” she said in slight surprise. “I thought I recognized that way of speaking. Are you the commander here, honey?”

Roger froze in place when he heard Diana’s final word.

He looked first at Odor and then at Diana.

“Honey?”

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“Yes, Roger. Before you were put under his command, we were married on paper.”

“Then when the colonel mentioned his wife, he meant…”

“That’s right. He meant me. We have yet to even kiss, though.”

Diana brought her right hand to her cheek and smiled as she spoke.

“Ehhhhhhh!?”

Voices erupted from below the ground and a manhole cover on the road behind her blasted straight up into the sky. Two heads rose from the hole after headbutting the metal lid out of the way.

The large one looked to the small one.

“D-did you hear that, Hiba!? I thought she was a well-endowed foreigner, but she was actually a well-endowed untouched foreigner wife! I don’t think I’ve ever been this overcome by shock before, but is that okay!? If so, tell me it’s not okay!”

“Yes, it’s not okay, Izumo-san! You can’t let the shock distract you here!”

“You calm down too, Hiba! If you can’t calm down, how am I supposed to!?”

“Can’t you get Kazami-san to climb up and punch you?”

“Whelp, that thought calmed me down in a hurry. …But that was one hell of a surprising and wondrous announcement! It’s already reigniting my thoughts!”

“I’m just as surprised as you, Izumo-san! Who would’ve thought there was such a novel new genre so close by!? I’m so glad I joined UCAT. It’s so full of stimulation.”

“Don’t cry, Hiba. This ''is'' pretty amazing, though. It’s got a good bit of impact from how unexpected it was too. Still, if the genres are spread out too much, it loses any real focus. Commentator Hiba, do you agree with that assessment of Diana’s attack? What do you have to say as someone active in this field?”

“Well, ignoring the lack of focus, it might be difficult for me personally. I’m not sure I see how the genre of wives can be applied to Mikage-san. But the well-endowed angle is on a direct course high on the inside corner and I think Mikage-san might even be heading in that direction. I’d like for Diana to stay focused and try harder next time.”

“An excellent point, Commentator Hiba. But we really are idiots. Wa ha ha ha ha ha!”

“Yeah, we really are. Hah hah hah hah!”

The two laughed and laughed until finally looking toward Roger and growing serious.

“Crap!!”

They pulled their heads back into the hole and the manhole cover fell from the sky to loudly fill it once more.

At the same time, Odor shouted out.

“Roger! Roger! These are a busy bunch! Do something about it!”

Shinjou stood in the morning light.

The first thing she noticed was the sky overhead.

It was blue and clear, but the color of the sun reminded her of summer.

“Huh?”

She then realized she had no body.

''Um,'' she thought just before realizing what had happened. She had yet to wake up after going to sleep the previous night.

That meant she was seeing the past in a dream while dozing in the morning.

…''I need to get up early today, but if Baku is doing this, what summer am I seeing?

She looked up into the sky and finally noticed something odd. What resembled clouds was rising up to join the actual clouds in the sky.

“…?”

She mentally tilted her head and looked back down.

There, she saw ruins.

“Eh?”

What had once been a city lay before her.

The “clouds” rising from below were pillars of smoke rising from the ruins.

She quickly looked around and only learned that the ruins extended in every direction around her.

She currently stood on a large road that had been burned away. It was a two-lane road and all that remained of the buildings on either side were walls rising only about two stories high. However, even those walls had been colored white and a scorched black color covered them as if something had spilled across them.

All of the buildings had lost their roofs and walls and there was no glass in any of the windows.

The internal structures of the buildings was scattered from the buildings to the road as if they had been spat out.

An arcade had originally covered the road and a structure with a Go board pattern was still visible, but it had all crumbled and burned.

…''It’s already over.

She realized this was the aftermath of an air raid.

She heard a fire alarm in the distance and felt the wind.

This was the cool west wind that occasionally caressed her on summer mornings.

That was when she noticed there were people there.

They were bent over and searching through the rubble on the road or inside the burnt buildings.

Some people carried wood and sandbags in a bicycle trailer and others went around calling the names of families or informing others that survivors were being registered at the local shelter.

All of them were dressed in the slightly old attire Shinjou had seen in history textbooks.

…''This is during World War Two.

She remembered seeing the Firebombing of Tokyo while out in Shinjuku back when they had been investigating 2nd-Gear.

“Is this after that?”

With that question in mind, she ran down the road.

On the way, she avoided and passed by a housewife pulling a bicycle trailer carrying a child and a futon.

She was trying to find some way of identifying the location.

The traffic lights were melted and broken and all the shop signs were burned.

“—————”

Her vision suddenly opened up and a sort of plaza appeared to the left of the arcade.

It was a large space surrounded by a cement wall and it contained burnt trees and a large building that sat at the center of them.

It was a two-story wooden building about one hundred meters across, but even it had lost its roof and been crushed as if punched from above. She also saw scorch marks all over its surface.

…''Is that a school? The attack must have been completely indiscriminate.

As she thought that, Shinjou moved her vision toward the plaza’s entrance.

However, that entrance was filled with people. A closer look showed the entrance was sealed by a metal gate.

The people were approaching the gate and Shinjou heard voices. The people were all insistently and repeatedly calling out different names.

“…?”

She further approached in confusion and saw an old soldier in the center of a ring of people. He looked at a paper in his hand with glasses missing one of its lenses.

And he spoke.

“I will be reading off the names now, so quiet down!”

That caused Shinjou to mentally frown.

…''Is it a list of people they’re looking for?

The old soldier began reading names and they were all paired with a location such as a plaza, a Buddhist temple, or a Shinto shrine. That clued Shinjou in.

“He’s telling them where evacuated people ended up.”

''So that’s it,'' she thought with a sigh of relief. ''Any name read here is someone who was evacuated in time.

Each time a name was read, she saw someone give their thanks and leave the circle of people.

…''Thank goodness.

She looked to the plaza and wondered if the school had been a shelter for evacuees.

A moment later, she noticed some writing.

The gate into the plaza had a metal doorplate and the name there told her the building had not been a school.

“First Hachioji Hospital.”

As she muttered those words in her heart, she looked up in a daze.

She looked at the burned down building, looked back at the doorplate, and finally recalled a certain fact.

…''That was where Shinjou Kaname was hospitalized!

She felt as if her mind had suddenly jumped up. Before she realized it was her racing pulse, she brought her vision into the circle of people and listened to the list of names being read.

However, she only heard other names, so…

“Shinjou! What happened to Shinjou Kaname!?”

She looked at the burned building and the paper in the old soldier’s hand, but her voice could not reach him as this was nothing but a replaying of the past.

…''All I can do is watch!

She held her breath within the circle of people, but she could not stand it any longer and took a step back to leave.

But at that very moment, she heard a dignified male voice from behind her.

“Shinjou! Is there a Shinjou Kaname on that list!?”

…''Sayama-kun!?

She frantically turned around toward that sharp tone of voice. She wondered if Baku’s abilities had grown and the creature’s owner had entered the past with her.

But that was not the case.

A blue truck loaded with wooden boxes that appeared to hold food was stopped in the road. It was dented in places, covered with mud, and the words “Izumo Co.” were partially missing.

A young man impeccably wearing a dirty military uniform stepped out of the truck.

“I apologize to the rest of you, but I am Lieutenant Sayama Kaoru. A man with special military duty was hospitalized here. If possible, I would like to know where he ended up.”

Shinjou was left speechless.

…''That’s Sayama-kun’s grandfather?

The young man approached along the road and his footsteps brought sharp facial features, cheeks with slight facial hair, and a powerful expression into view.

He had a glare in his eyes, but she could not tell if that was normal or due to the situation.

…''That’s different from Sayama-kun’s usual expressionless look.

However, the way the man moved and spoke resembled him and she came to an odd sense of understanding. She also wondered if Sayama was holding his chest even without a body if he was seeing this as well.

…''I’m sorry, but I can’t support you right now.

But while she thought that, Sayama Kaoru passed by her and spoke.

“Do you know where Warrant Officer Shinjou Kaname is?”

The old soldier frowned.

“There is an order to-…”

“Then I shall wait,” readily replied Sayama Kaoru while crossing his arms. “Is it in iroha order?”

Shinjou looked up at him feeling a bit disappointed, but she saw something unexpected there: his expression and attitude.

Strength had not left his gaze and his fists were clenched despite crossing his arms. And they were clenched tightly.

…''He’s really impatient.

Meanwhile, he spoke to the old soldier with no concern in his voice.

“Those waiting for someone at the end of the list can unload the truck. These are private reserves. And you can distribute them. I can trust you.”

The old soldier nodded and began reading the names once more.

While listening to the names, Shinjou mouthed the iroha order. The name Shinjou would be toward the end.

Nevertheless, Sayama Kaoru waited. Even as he looked back to check on the other waiting people unloading the truck, he silently waited for the name to be called.

And Shinjou also waited. If the name Shinjou Kaname was not called…

…''It means he died.

“Shinjou Kaname.”

Suddenly, the old soldier’s voice rang out and Sayama Kaoru’s head sprang up.

However, he levelled his gaze once more and spoke quietly.

“Where is he?”

The soldier gave the name of a Buddhist temple. And…

“All the patients in Building 3 were apparently transported by truck before the air raid last night. The truck turned back to take those in the maternity department, but it didn’t arrive in time and…”

The soldier trailed off as he realized he was growing sidetracked and he bowed his head.

Sayama Kaoru replied by partially closing his eyes and nodding back.

“I do not mind. Any regrets you speak will rise into the sky with the smoke as part of their funeral. It is not my place to say so, but I do not want you to suffer by hiding so much within yourself.”

“Then I will keep those words in my heart instead. If you need a guide to the evacuation spot…”

“Thank you, but I know the way.”

He then turned around, but he stopped in front of the truck. There were still boxes in the back, so he turned back around and spoke to the people.

“Do you not want these?”

“We have taken as much as we need. Take the rest to the people at your destination.”

Sayama Kaoru simply nodded in response to the old soldier’s words and he slowly climbed into the truck.

He saluted from within the window and started up the truck.

Shinjou knew his destination.

…''He’s going to where Shinjou Kaname is.

At that point, her vision went dark.

The past was ending. As she felt herself sinking, she saw the truck driving away.

…''How does it turn out?

“Is the person at his destination my blood relative?”

…''I’m glad Shinjou Kaname was evacuated.

She then had a thought about the dream itself.

…''Why did Baku give me this dream?

Baku always showed them the past when it had some connection to them.

“So is this connected to where we’re going?”

Their plan for the day was to visit the 4th-Gear reservation.

Sayama was likely having the same dream and she decided to ask him about it after they woke and dressed.

…''What was that about?

And…

…''What are the others from UCAT doing?

With that thought, her vision fully fell into the darkness.

A dark tunnel was illuminated only by the white emergency lights installed every few dozen meters and it had water running down the center rather than a road.

This was a sewer. The water visible below the lights was filthy, but it was indeed flowing. And the insufficient light showed something reflected in that water’s surface.

The reflection was of three people travelling along the pathway on the left side of the sewer. One was a short boy, one was a tall boy, and the last was a girl of average height. They all wore school uniforms, but the tall boy carried a giant white sword in his left hand and the girl held a long white spear in her right hand.

They were running away from something and the girl in the back spoke first.

“C’mon, you two! We need to get to Harakawa’s house, so don’t disappear on me and then get spotted!”

“W-wait, Chisato! We can talk this out! Any guy would understand!! Right, Hiba!?”

“H-he’s right, Kazami-san! Any guy would understand! …Okay, this is when you’re supposed to give the punch line about not being a guy!”

Suddenly, a white beam of light raced through the sewer.

She had fired G-Sp2.

Izumo and Hiba frantically ducked down while still running.

The light passed over their heads and they soon heard it hit far ahead of them.

“Y-you idiot!” shouted Izumo. “That kind of punch line could’ve killed me! What if I’d died!?”

“What’s this, Kaku? Have you become such a hopeless man that you talk about reality in what-ifs?”

Three additional shots flew their way, so the boys in the lead pressed against the wall and jumped to avoid them.

“Ha ha ha. These are surprisingly easy to avoid!”

“They really are, Izumo-san!”

“Maybe, but next time I’ll actually aim using the sight.”

“You were firing randomly!?”

“Um,” began Hiba as he ran. “I think Mikage-san would be sad if I died! And Sibyl-san would hold a grudge!”

“That sounds unpleasant, heartbreaking, and hard to endure…but I think we could find a way to put it behind us.”

“Waaah! I much prefer continuing to enjoy the moment! Is that really not an option!?”

Another shot flew toward him, but the light was worn down and deflected just before it hit.

“Izumo-san!”

Izumo had smashed G-Sp2’s shot with V-Sw.

“Th-thank you so much, Izumo-san! As thanks, I’ll give you the collection of internet bookmarks I have on my computer!”

“…”

“Wh-why are you thinking while you run, Izumo-san?”

“Well,” he began while tilting his head. “I realized covering for a guy isn’t all that enjoyable. Chisato, I won’t block the next one, so go for it.”

“Oh, god! This couple really is wonderfully awful!”

“Just get running, you targets. This is a pretty long straightaway.”

Kazami’s voice motivated the leading boys to run even faster with perfectly serious expressions. Hiba moved ahead as he slipped through the emergency lighting with a lighter step than Izumo.

“Does this long sewer pass underneath the runway?”

“No. According to the military god papa, it runs underground alongside the runway. You saw directly underneath the runway last night, remember? It was that weird pit next to that container room.”

“What was that pit? Isn’t it supposed to be about three kilometers long and a hundred meters wide?”

“How should I know? It’s sealed at the bottom and the military god papa only said it isn’t meant as space for a future expansion to the underground facilities. …Well, maybe they’ll build an arcade or bowling alley there.”

“Are the two of you not going to dodge anymore?”

The voice from behind them was filled with murderous intent.

But just as Hiba and Izumo lowered their speed because of that, a secondary sewer flowed into the main one on the right. Hiba, Izumo, and Kazami were running along the inspection passageway on the left, so they immediately passed by the intersection with the secondary sewer.

But just as they did, light reached them from that secondary sewer.

The light was narrow but bright and there were several distinct beams of it.

“————!?”

They heard English and Kazami shouted out.

“They’ve found us!”

At the same time, they heard another voice.

—'''Light possesses power.

Those words tore into the world and the color white raced along the narrow passageway.

Wings of light had spread from Kazami’s back and they stretched almost to the ceiling in an instant.

“Now, then.”

The flapping of those wings overcame the darkness and she flew as if throwing herself forward.

The tips of the wings tore into the arched ceiling and they instantly and audibly flew down to the point that they tore into the water’s surface below. That produced swift forward motion using her power of flight.

It looked like she was using her wings to claw up the narrow passageway walls, but she actually moved forward with great speed.

She flew and quickly overtook Izumo and Hiba.

“Chisato!” shouted Izumo as he ran. “Stand out that much and they’ll target you from behind!”

“Don’t worry. I’ll reach the other end and leave in no time.”

A wall was located about fifty meters ahead and the sewer split to the left and right there.

“Head right there and you’re out. It won’t even take me thirty seconds with my wings.”

As she spoke, shouts in English reached them from behind.

“Izumo-san, am I the only one hearing something bouncing off the walls?”

“No, and I’ve been hearing bursting gunpowder for a while now.”

“Ha ha ha. You have good ears, Izumo-san. …Wait! We’re being shot at!? Ah, Kazami-san is leaving us behind!”

“Don’t say it like that. It makes me sound bad. I’m just going on ahead.”

Izumo shouted toward Kazami’s voice and wings of light that were already growing distant.

“Hey, Chisato! What if I collapse from these invaders’ bullets!?”

“Nn, sorry. I just don’t think this is enough to kill you.”

“I-it’ll kill me!”

Kazami thought for a moment about Hiba’s protest, but she flapped her wings again and continued forward.

“Nn, sorry. Give me a little more time to think about that one.”

“Well, don’t you love taking things slow. …Ah! That one grazed my ear! My ear!”

As Hiba complained, more English shouts and gunshots pursued them.

Kazami quickly reached the wall, flapped her wings, and vanished to the right.

As soon as darkness returned to the passageway, Izumo rushed his body onward and came up alongside Hiba.

“Hiba, this is a cliché line, so listen carefully: Go on ahead and leave the rest to your comrade! …I’m talking to myself, of course.”

“Ha ha ha. Don’t be silly, Izumo-san. It’s normally the big tough one that dies.”

“Do the Taka-Akita Student Council or UCAT seem at all normal to you?”

“W-well…”

“Listen carefully, Hiba. They’re firing guns at us, but America is the land of freedom. If you handle this properly, you won’t be filled with holes. Also, remember that Mikage was captured.”

“Y-you’re right. She was.”

“And this is the most important thing: America keeps things uncensored.”

Izumo laughed and slapped Hiba’s back.

“I’m kind of jealous, you lucky boy!!”

As he ran, he circled ahead of Hiba and hit the shorter boy in the gut with a short uppercut.

“Go be a decoy for a bit.”

It had been a while since he had been hit like that, so Hiba lost consciousness for an instant.

He could not breathe at first.

…''Kh.

With that mental voice of endurance, he came back to his senses and strength returned to his body.

“Ah.”

He looked forward and saw the end of the passageway about three hundred meters ahead. The wall there seemed to be blocking his way, but he saw a large shadow running left to right under the emergency lighting.

It was Izumo in his school uniform.

The boy did not even glance back, so Hiba gave a bitter smile.

“I can’t believe this.”

Behind him, he heard several sets of footsteps that filled the waterway with ripples.

He turned around just as light reached him.

There were eight lights and he estimated they were about fifty meters away.

These were American UCAT soldiers.

He wondered if Izumo was right and he could be reunited with Mikage if he handled this properly. He brought a hand to his face and thought about it.

…''What should I do about this?

As he hesitated, the footsteps that had passed the fifty-meter mark suddenly stopped.

He heard no gunshots or anything else. He only heard the flowing water and his own heavy breathing.

“——————!”

He heard someone shout in English and it echoed down the passageway.

…''What did they say?

His grades in English class were average, but listening comprehension did not begin until the third term for first years. When he heard the same shout again, he tilted his head. Assuming it was universally understood, he took a pose with spread arms as if letting rain wash over him.

A bullet shot by overhead.

“…”

Hiba remained silent and heard the same English word shouted again.

…''Will they shoot me without question if I don’t do as they say?

As he wondered that, the same English shout came once more.

“——————!”

He listened as carefully as he could and managed to comprehend what the man was saying.

However, he immediately felt a chill run down his back and into his butt. After all, the word he had heard was…

…''Freeze?

''I can’t literally freeze myself like ice,'' he thought. ''So what does it mean?

…''Does he mean they’re going to shoot me and throw my body in cold storage!?

His thoughts filled with doubt and panic, but some advice saved him. It was what Izumo had told him earlier.

“America is the land of freedom,” he muttered to himself.

He thought a little more and found his answer.

…''“Freeze” doesn’t make any sense, so they can’t possibly mean that.

America respected freedom. It was the land of freedom. In that case, he was not hearing the word “freeze”.

…''It’s “frees”. The plural of “free”.

The man was telling him to express freedom. Even if they did not speak the same language, if he could use gestures to express how full of freedom he was, he would demonstrate his wholehearted approval of the American way.

''I see. So this is the American way of freeing oneself,'' he thought. ''But how am I supposed to show freedom in a way that anyone can understand?

“…”

Silence fell and he finally reached his answer.

In the center of the lights converging on him, Hiba danced the dance of freedom.

He danced and danced.

He danced his heart out.

It was a very strange dance.

“Ahh.”

Hiba thought to himself.

…''I never knew my body and heart could grow so bold.

His audience reacted with surprised voices tinged with fear and then gunfire.

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Owari no Chronicle:Volume8 Chapter 14

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YamiNoRito: /* Chapter 14: Shadow of Fate */

==Chapter 14: Shadow of Fate==
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''All things have aspects that cannot be seen

''They cannot be seen by people

''They cannot be seen by time

There were stars.

The night sky was an expanse of scattered stars visible through the night clouds floating in front of them.

Looking down showed a similar scene.

That scene was a city nightscape.

Both of those lights were visible from a certain spot in the mountains of Okutama in west Tokyo.

UCAT’s disguised transport control building stood six stories aboveground, so the earth and sky were both visible from the roof’s edge.

A man’s voice could be heard before those lights.

“The lights on the surface look farther away to me. …How do they look to you, Sf?”

“Tes. It does not look that way at all to me. I have determined you are experiencing an optical illusion, Itaru-sama.”

Even though it was night, a beach parasol and a long chair were located on the western edge of the roof. Ooshiro Itaru sat in the chair while wearing a black suit and he raised both hands after Sf spoke next to him.

“An optical illusion, is it? It’s wonderful how accurate your mechanical decisions are.”

“Tes. Unparalleled accuracy is the motto of the German UCAT automaton.”

“Then prove your unparalleled accuracy by getting a headshot on the American UCAT soldiers guarding the roof entrance and wandering around down below. That should cause a commotion.”

“Tes. Unfortunately, I do not possess a firearm. When we were taken into custody, I followed your advice and handed them over.”

“Oh? Well, you can’t exactly prove your unparalleled accuracy like this. I guess I can’t see just how accurate German UCAT can be. How unfortunate.”

“Tes,” replied Sf with a bow.

She then reached into her pocket and pulled out a small object that resembled a watch.

“What is that, Sf?”

“Tes. It is the IAI boy’s love pedometer named Manzou-kun.”

“Is that all?”

“Tes. Do not worry. I have modified it so it is wirelessly linked to the explosives embedded in the firearms I handed over earlier. Once your daily number of steps reaches ten thousand, a transmission powerful enough to break through their jamming will send the detonation signal and demonstrate German UCAT’s accuracy. …I believe seven more steps are needed.”

“Wait, you stupid machine. Are you saying I can’t walk anymore today?”

“No, you can still walk. This simply means German UCAT’s accuracy will be demonstrated on the seventh step. And you may continue walking afterwards with no issue. The world will continue on just fine. Also, my predictions say you will shed tears of praise for me and send an email filled with deep emotion to German UCAT. Now, how about giving it a try?”

“I think you mean I’ll shed tears of grief and send an email of protest to German UCAT, you stupid machine.”

With that, Itaru sank down in the chair.

However, he continued looking at Sf.

As she stood next to him, she stared down below.

“American UCAT is camping on the runway,” he said. “As a German machine, does it look like an American occupation army to you?”

“They are not an army. I have determined UCATs are a type of vigilante organization.”

“Is that so, is that so? So vigilante organizations are giving automatons flashy guns and explosives these days.”

“Tes. That is standard equipment. If you wish for additional equipment, please send a request to German UCAT. A traffic safety firearm campaign is currently running, so the first one to enter will win the common weapon known as a personal anti-tank railgun.”

“The first one to enter? I’m pretty sure I’m the only one who could possibly enter.”

“No, there is one other. And that would be me. Surprised?”

“Oh, wow. How surprising. …Wait! Don’t tell me you entered!”

“No, it is unfortunately against the rules to enter into more than one contest.”

“I see, I see. That’s very good to hear. …What else did you enter!?”

Sf tilted her head at his shouted question.

“Itaru-sama, your blood pressure is rising for some reason. I have determined you need to calm down. Also, I exist solely for you. I was created to not cause any trouble, interruption, unhappiness, interference, worries, or disrespect for you, so rest easy, breathe a sigh of relief, and feel grateful.”

“Then let me use all my self-control and gratitude to ask you this: how well do you think you have carried out that duty?”

“Tes. I have determined I will have done enough as long as I remain by your side. As long as I continue doing that, I will be fulfilling my raison d'être.”

“And if I don’t like it?”

“Tes. Earlier today, you corrected my words to this: they may complain, but they actually like you.”

“Wow. I must really, really love you.”

“Tes. I have recorded that statement in my brain’s storage space. Once this commotion is dealt with, I will send the audio data to German UCAT.”

“Don’t, you selfish machine.”

“Tes. I will not send out this data. It has been successfully saved in my storage space. Thank you for helping me expand my library of data.”

She gave a quick bow and he sighed.

She then looked down once more, but he could not see anything from his chair.

“Are you concerned about American UCAT? Or is it the pathetic ones hiding down below?”

“Tes. I have determined the Americans are more confusing by a margin of a few percentage points.”

“Out with it.”

Sf lowered her head slightly but did not change the direction of her gaze.

“Why did American UCAT occupy Japanese UCAT?”

“You already know the answer, don’t you?”

“Tes. Then let me give my guess. American UCAT’s main force seems to be their mechanical dragons, so I suspect they wish to carry out the Leviathan Road with 5th-Gear using those dragons. They will negotiate through battle.”

“And what is their motive?”

Sf moved her right hand in response. She accurately raised it to shoulder height and extended it such that her index finger pointed to the east.

“Tes. Their motive is likely the same as in that cemetery. It is the same imagination that leads humans to make graves.”

“Is that so?” Itaru sat up in the chair and brushed a hand through his white hair. “You’re more or less right there, as ridiculous as it is.”

He reached for the metal cane leaning against the chair and tossed it to Sf.

She thrust out her left hand to catch the metal pole flying through the darkness. Without losing any momentum, she used her fingers and wrist to skillfully rotate the cane around like a windmill.

“Itaru-sama, here.”

She placed it on the floor to the right of him.

The sharp sound of it striking the concrete caused the American UCAT soldiers guarding the roof to turn around. However, he took the cane regardless and stood from the chair.

“I don’t know all the details myself, but let’s try to increase your knowledge.”

“Tes. Are you referring to the discussion about American UCAT?’

“Yes. I’m talking about why they are so fixated on 5th-Gear.”

Just as Itaru took a step toward the edge of the roof, a young man’s voice reached him from behind.

“Didn’t someone tell us it was best to avoid revealing too much about the past?”

“Those were the words of the one who was always lecturing us, Roger Sully.”

Itaru turned around and found a young man in a brown suit at the entrance to the roof. His blond hair was slicked back and he pushed his glasses up his nose.

“With Diana here too, this feels like a reunion. She is currently sleeping in the beauty salon, but for now I can speak with the Leviathan Road’s supervisor about American UCAT’s situation.”

He walked forward and looked up in the sky.

“We can discuss the truth about the past that Mr. Richard Thunderson revealed to us before leaving the United States.”

Sayama and Shinjou faced the transmission monitor in their hotel room.

The room was dark because the footage on the monitor was dark.

The monitor resembled a fourteen inch television and it was placed against the wall on a side table. The footage on its screen came from Kashima’s camera underneath UCAT.

A white and blue cannon was visible in the darkness.

Chao stood on top of it, so they could tell just how large it was. It was easily over forty meters.

From the top of the cannon, Chao spoke while walking toward the muzzle.

“Anyway, before the Allied UCAT arrived at the National Defense Department, they had captured a single mechanical dragon. Due to the Divine States-World Interaction Theory, the ley line modifications had connected 5th-Gear to Hokkaido. From what I heard, an airplane-like machine launched to Hokkaido’s northern coast was collected by Sayama Kaoru because he was free at the time.”

“My grandfather?”

Shinjou realized Sayama was holding his suit at the left side of his chest as he watched the monitor.

She sat to his left while wearing what she had worn to dinner.

Before leaving for the meal, her body had changed to Sadame’s about forty minutes later than usual.

That was why she wore girl’s clothing, but she pressed against Sayama’s left shoulder without worrying about the wrinkles it would make.

Just after the transmission had arrived, he had told the others what he had discussed with Roger.

American UCAT’s reason and foundation for stopping the Leviathan Road was the will that said all of Richard Thunderson’s authority transferred to American UCAT upon his death and that included full authority over 5th-Gear.

The others gulped in understanding of what that meant, but he had spoken up regardless.

“I will deal with it somehow. The Leviathan Road is mine, after all.”

The others had sworn to do whatever they could to help and he had nodded.

Currently, they were listening to Chao talk about the past.

“Back then, the National Defense Department – along with Siegfried’s research – was investigating the existence of the different Gears and how to produce the gates. After retrieving a mechanical dragon from a foreign Gear, they naturally attempted to analyze it, but they were unable to remove any of its components no matter how hard they tried and they were unable to restart it. Even when they climbed into the cockpit, the supposed controls did nothing. …Why do you think that was?”

Kazami spoke from outside the screen.

“Was it broken?”

“I said they captured it, didn’t I? It didn’t look broken and it indeed wasn’t.”

“Then,” said Shinjou while sensing Sayama turning toward her.

…''Will my voice get through?

With that thought, she asked her question.

“Then was it out of fuel? Or was it not in the right concept?”

“Not quite, Shinjou. …That was Shinjou, wasn’t it?”

“Yes, Doctor Chao.”

“I thought so. …From what Sayama told me, it was Shinjou who figured out why the machine wasn’t working despite not looking broken. Shinjou Kaname, that is.”

“Eh?”

That name caused Shinjou to shrink down.

…''The Shinjou from the National Defense Department?

She tilted her head at the name that might or might not be related to her. Chao then arrived at the muzzle end and looked down from there.

“It was simple. The machine’s cockpit was empty when it fell from 5th-Gear, so Shinjou Kaname concluded that the machine was alive.” She took a breath. “He said the machine had put itself to sleep which kept any of the components from moving and rejected any input from the controls. And so he decided it needed to be returned to 5th-Gear.”

“Returned?”

“Yes. If it was indeed alive, their investigation was nothing more than searching over his body without his permission. That was why they tried to move the machine back to the crash site in Hokkaido.” Chao raised both her hands to shoulder height. “But when the machine opened the concept space gate, it connected to the scene of a concept battle between 5th-Gear and 9th-Gear. Sayama Kaoru, Siegfried, and the others there were caught up in the battle, but the machine suddenly began to move and it protected them.”

“Was that machine named Xolotl 3?”

“Oh? I’m impressed you know that. …The concept space closed and he was once more unable to return. But by that time, the National Defense Department had managed to replicate a weakened form of a few 5th-Gear concepts and language concepts, so Sayama Kaoru returned Xolotl 3 to the National Defense Department and attempted to speak with him.”

At that point, a left hand rose on the screen.

It was Hiba’s.

When he entered the screen, Shinjou spoke her honest thoughts.

“Oh, you were there, Ryuuji-kun?”

“Waaah! I guess I don’t stand out much compared to all these demonic upperclassmen, do I!?”

The sounds of someone cracking their knuckles came from the right of the screen and Hiba’s voice dropped in tone.

“Um,” he began. “I heard the National Defense Department discovered the Concept War when my grandfather and Siegfried-san were fighting over who destroyed a ley line modification facility. I believe corpses and wreckage from those defeated in a concept battle fell in front of them.”

“Yes, that’s right. What about it?”

“Well, does that mean the first actual contact with a resident of another Gear was with that mechanical dragon?”

Izumo clapped his hands together off screen.

“Yeah, that’s what I was going to say. Well said, Hiba. I think I’ll nickname you Mini-Me.”

“Ha ha ha. I don’t think so, Izumo-san. That would make it sound like I’m even remotely like you.”

“They’re a little alike. Kind of like Hiba-kun is the caterpillar and Izumo-san is the butterfly. Right, Sayama-kun?”

“An excellent description, Shinjou-kun. That process is technically known as a metamorphosis and in this case it would be a perverted metamorphosis.”

“Oh, so Ryuuji-kun is the pre-perversion Izumo-san and Izumo-san is the post-perversion Izumo-san?”

“Okay, you two! That’s enough whispering commentary!”

Shinjou tilted her head at Hiba’s shout.

…''Perversion, hm?

She felt like a lot of things had started making sense.

“I have nothing more to say,” she said. “I think we summed it up pretty well.”

“I have a feeling you’re making a rather large misunderstanding,” replied Hiba with doubt in his eyes.

However, the next person to speak was not replying to him.

It was Sayama and his emotionless voice was directed at Chao in the slightly-staticky footage.

“Doctor Chao, that first contact did not initially go very well, did it?”

“Oh? How do you know that?”

“That is simple. When we visited Kanda before, we were shown the past at the guidance of a kind automaton. There, we saw Hiba-sensei, the Ooshiro father who is actually a decent person, and Cronus of 3rd-Gear.”

Hiba turned toward him at the mention of his grandfather.

Shinjou noted the serious look in the boy’s eyes while Sayama continued.

“They mentioned that Mikage-kun’s birth gave Miss Rhea a desire to help Low-Gear and she had the mechanical dragon named Xolotl 3 open a path to 5th-Gear.”

He reached out his left hand to the center of the screen and tapped the cannon with his index finger.

“He must have been wary of the National Defense Department.”

“He was,” replied Chao. “From what I hear, the mechanical dragon only gave the name Xolotl 3 and refused to say anything about 5th-Gear. I think that was in March of 1941. But when he was shown the god of war wreckage and other things they had retrieved, Xolotl 3 gave a few pieces of information and was shocked to find Low-Gear knew nothing of the Concept War.”

“And then along came Miss Rhea?”

“Yes,” confirmed Chao. She sat on the muzzle end with her legs dangling down and her head resting on her arms. “That was in July of 1941. Mikage’s conception was detected from Rhea’s physical condition in July of the following year and that led her to contact Xolotl 3. I believe a group photo of the National Defense Department was taken around that time. Have you seen it? It would probably be pretty faded by now, though.”

“Oh… Is that the one in the Kinugasa Library?” asked Shinjou.

“Yeah, if it exists, it’d be pretty old. There should be one of us in the old UCAT days as well. But anyway…”

“Yes?”

At Sayama’s question, Chao pulled a cigarette from her pocket and placed it in her mouth.

“Four years before we arrived, the National Defense Department went farther than anyone else. It’s a painful fact both for my home country and for the United States,” she said. “Talking about this really takes me back. So much surprised me back then. I couldn’t believe that Rhea’s pregnancy lasted several years and there were plenty of ridiculous commotions after that as well. It’s all so nostalgic.”

The night sky was visible up above.

However, that vast expanse was cut off in every direction by trees.

This was a clearing surrounded by forest and two people stood there.

One was a short old man and the other was a tall old man.

The tall bald one spoke to the short one with a questioning tone in his voice.

“Has American UCAT finally made their move, Hiba Ryuutetsu? That country has a way of mistaking pride and reputation for justice and then obsessing over them.”

“Don’t say that, Siegfried. I know all too well how grudges and regret can put things in motion.”

Near the forest to the west was a stump.

Ryuutetsu sat on that stump in pajamas and sandals and he looked up at Siegfried.

“Don’t you sit down too. Two old men sitting together like pals would be a little too creepy.”

“I have yet to age so much that I must sit,” replied Siegfried.

Ryuutetsu tilted his head and carefully observed Siegfried’s face from below as if looking up into the forest and sky.

“The hell did you just say? Do you want to settle what we started seventy years ago?”

“What are you talking about? That was precisely sixty-eight years ago and it was my win even if we never managed to finish.”

“I clearly had that one in the bag, you moron. And how can you even pretend to have won when my magnificent dropkick broke three of your ribs?”

“And whose left arm was it that my mystical spell literally smashed? And you were the one that wrongfully assumed I had destroyed that facility.”

“But you still destroyed all the other ones.”

“Being accurate in your work is an excellent German teaching. Also, that was not the real reason you were pursuing me. It went back to the day before. We were assigned to the same room, so I was cleaning and I found several indecent magazines below your bed.”

“Yeah,” agreed Ryuutetsu. “And of all the possible ways of handling that situation, you had to hand them over to Toshi. She ended up chasing me around with a red hot fire poker.”

“And in the end…”

“Yeah, I of course tricked her into thinking you had bought them as a way of assimilating Japanese culture. I was chasing you down that night to eliminate the witness.”

“You mountain ape. So does Toshi still think those magazines were mine?”

“Heh heh heh. You aren’t getting away tonight. I won’t let you reveal that misunderstanding after seventy years.”

“Get it into your head already. It was sixty-eight years ago.”

The two of them glared at each other and Siegfried slowly stepped back.

While still sitting, Ryuutetsu placed the bottoms of his feet on the side of the stump so he could leap forward at any moment.

“…”

But they then heard a small whistle that resembled a sigh.

It was the wind producing a whistling noise as it struck something.

The two old men’s expressions vanished for an instant and Siegfried eventually straightened up.

“Is that coming from Rhea’s house?”

“It’s falling apart a little, so the wind gets in. That reminds me of when Rhea’s stomach grew so quickly. That was when we learned 3rd-Gear humans have long pregnancies to match their long lives, but they come to an end pretty damn quickly. Since they had so few descendants, Rhea didn’t know how it worked either and it all caused a huge commotion. Chao was oddly excited.”

“If that had happened in the summer, we might not have been able to stop the Allied UCATs. …And now we really weren’t able to. It was Rhea who saved us back then.”

Siegfried looked up.

The ceiling of trees shook lightly as the night breeze blew through like waves.

“This is a lot like that last night when Richard left for 5th-Gear.”

“Yeah, I don’t know much about that because I was busy with 3rd-Gear at the time. I hear he was pretty manly. When he heard another of his fellow pilots was shot down by Black Sun, didn’t he ignore his orders to return to American UCAT and head out in Xolotl 3?”

“Yes, I’m starting to feel quite nostalgic. I’m almost ready to say he was a somewhat decent man. …I may be growing senile. In my memories, we were always all together back then. Even when I think about the National Defense Department, I picture Chao, Abram, and Richard with us and I begin to wonder if we were all together afterwards as well.”

“I think that sometimes too. But while it may be senility in your case, I think some things really have changed. We had such trouble getting along with Thunderson back then, but now we can speak his name without issue.”

Ryuutetsu stood up from the stump and looked up in the windy night sky just like Siegfried.

“And now he’s dead. I always thought I’d go before him.”

“And American UCAT is here too. It makes me wonder what happened to the resolution that sent him on his journey.”

“That idiot didn’t tell us anything.” Ryuutetsu bent his back and hips as if looking even further into the sky. “He didn’t leave us with anything besides the report saying 5th-Gear was a world of mechanical dragons, a simple history of the place, and that Vesper Cannon he brought back with him. He said something about searching for the other of his dead friend’s twin children, but he wouldn’t let any of us help.”

“Such ridiculous pride. He was supposedly American UCAT’s ace mechanical dragon pilot, but the pathetic man never properly flew one in front of us.”

“That’s right. That’s right.” Ryuutetsu smiled bitterly. “He was always second-guessing himself too. He even asked Lord Northwind why he was chosen to remain in Japan. And yet…”

“And yet?”

“While I was gone, the bastard destroyed 5th-Gear, sank Black Sun in the ocean off of Hokkaido, and returned with the Vesper Cannon that contained half the Concept Core.” Ryuutetsu straightened up. “If only Xolotl 3 was still around. Then we could learn about Thunderson even now and Thunderson might not have died in the first place.”

“Xolotl 3, hm? He’s gone now, isn’t he?”

“Yeah,” said Ryuutetsu while looking up into the sky.

The wind blew in from the east and it brought noise with it.

That noise was the low rumbling of airplane engines.

The identification light of a transport plane was circling as if patrolling the night sky.

Hiba clicked his tongue while watching that flashing of red and white.

“Richard would only say Xolotl 3 and White Creation, which could oppose Black Sun, were both gone and that only the Vesper Cannon remained. But the Vesper Cannon I knew was Xolotl 3’s primary weapon and not that giant thing.” He took a breath. “5th-Gear mechanical dragons have the ability to self-evolve. That was in Thunderson’s report, so I’m guessing Xolotl 3 or some mechanical dragon we don’t know-…”

“Focused on White Creation by combining with the Vesper Cannon to one day defeat Black Sun?”

As Siegfried spoke, the rumbling passed by overhead.

The wind blew and rustled through the forest as if making some kind of appeal.

“And Black Sun, that large mechanical dragon singlehandedly spreading a storm of danger across 5th-Gear, has not been destroyed. Mr. Richard Thunderson received full authority over 5th-Gear from White Creation, but he was unable to fulfill his rematch with Black Sun.”

A night breeze blew across the roof while Roger spoke to the two standing before him.

Those two were Ooshiro Itaru and Sf, his maid.

“When Mr. Richard Thunderson was sent from American UCAT to Japanese UCAT, he stated in writing that all his authority would be transferred to American UCAT upon his death.”

“And so you claim the Vesper Cannon and 5th-Gear’s Concept Core belong to American UCAT? You say Japanese UCAT has kept the Vesper Cannon this long only because he left it here and we can’t begin the Leviathan Road without rechecking all this?”

Itaru asked his two questions in quick succession, but Roger did not immediately reply.

After a while, the wind blew in and he brushed a hand through his hair.

“More than sixty years ago, American UCAT lost some people to Black Sun.”

“And you prepared mechanical dragons to take vengeance?”

“That is not all, but I will still say testament. The Vesper Cannon is a mechanical dragon cannon, it is not known how to fire it, and it likely has a mind of its own. We predict that the Vesper Cannon evolved into its current form by combining with a mechanical dragon damaged in the battle that sank Black Sun.”

“And so Xolotl 3’s mind was taken into it?”

“Yes,” agreed Roger while reaching into his pocket and pulling out a postcard-sized piece of copy paper. “This is a photograph of Mr. Thunderson speaking with Xolotl 3. It is a reproduction of the original. Supposedly, he and Xolotl 3 enjoyed speaking of flying and that was why he was placed in charge of 5th-Gear. If Xolotl 3’s mind resides within the Vesper Cannon, it will respond to an American UCAT mechanical dragon that carries on Mr. Thunderson’s wishes. Don’t you agree?”

“That isn’t all, is it?”

Itaru gave a bitter smile, raised the cane in his left hand and balanced himself on his left leg.

He rested the cane on his right shoulder so it pointed at the landscape behind him.

“Thunderson’s great-granddaughter, Heo Thunderson, is somewhere out there. If the Vesper Cannon doesn’t react to American UCAT, you’re planning to put her in the mechanical dragon, aren’t you?”

“There is no need and I would not allow it.”

“Oh?”

Itaru lowered his cane and Roger pushed his glasses up his nose and returned the photograph to his pocket. Roger looked up at the transport ships visible flying beyond the wall of the concept space.

“A disguised transport ship is waiting in Yokota to take Miss Heo home at any time. It is possible she could be attacked by Black Sun while crossing the Pacific, so the Vesper Cannon can be used as bait and we have also prepared weakened 5th-Gear concepts. The latter have already been proven effective, so American UCAT will lure Black Sun here and settle this.”

“Are you sure? Just because you have mechanical dragons doesn’t mean-…”

“My colonel has already repelled Black Sun over the ocean once. All we need is to supply the finishing blow and that role will of course be filled by our mechanical dragons.”

“Even with a fleet of American UCAT’s latest mechanical dragons, this will lead to deaths.”

“Yes,” agreed Roger while lifting his glasses to hide his expression. “But this is the desire of our higher ups who wish to show off American UCAT’s technology and strength. The colonel and I will form a defensive line at Yokota and the mechanical dragon unit will continue ahead to intercept it in Tokyo Bay. The pilots will all be volunteers who have said they will take care of it, so we can only trust in them.”

“I see,” said Itaru before turning to Sf. “What do you think of all this?”

“Tes. It seems to me the invaders are simply attempting to take the world for themselves using war and the lives of the dead.”

“Very good.” Itaru turned to Roger. “What do you think of Diana’s automaton, Roger?”

“I can only imagine she created it to mock us.”

“It’s quite a problem. Then again, I think she was trying to be considerate to those of us who survived that battle. Did she send anything to you?”

“Only the sand. After all, I was obedient and, unlike you, gained quite a lot back then. She did not need to provide any help after the fact.”

At that point, he suddenly began walking toward the edge to look down.

“As for the one who isn’t obedient…”

Roger crossed the roof, passed by Itaru, and arrived at the edge. He stood on the raised area meant to prevent anyone from jumping and lightly held up his body.

“What do you think? I am getting good at insinuating things, aren’t I? This is a technique I picked up from that man. And-…”

He was unable to finish.

At some point, Sf had moved up behind him and she shoved his raised chest with both hands.

“Ah,” he said.

“…”

As if in slow motion, he collapsed over the edge of the roof.

By the time the guards turned around in confusion, he had already vanished, so they had turned back, assuming nothing had happened.

The wind blew through and Itaru finally spoke.

“Explain what you just did, Sf.”

“Tes. He stepped up and seemed to be hesitating, so my assistance circuits activated.”

“Do you think anyone could escape that unharmed!?”

Sf tilted her head.

“Diana-sama was perfectly fine.”

“Do not confuse strange Germans with strange Americans. They have completely different special techniques.”

Sf gave a brief and expressionless look up into the sky, but she soon lowered her head.

“Tes. I have committed that to memory. From now on, I will not help Americans in that manner. I am perfectly able to distinguish between races, so do not worry.”

However, she then looked to the now-empty edge of the roof.

“I do not hear any words of thanks from Roger-sama.”

“It may just be me, but I doubt you’ll ever receive any from him now.”

“Itaru-sama, may I send an email of complaint to American UCAT? ‘I kindly shoved a representative of yours from the roof and was disappointed that he did not express any gratitude.’ …How does that sound?”

“Do whatever you want, but don’t get me involved.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a hand reached onto the edge of the roof from the outside.

It scratched at the surface two or three times in search of something to grab onto.

Itaru sighed and spoke to Sf.

“Sf, help him.”

“Tes.”

Sf pulled a collapsible bamboo broom from her skirt and swept the hand away from the edge.

“Wah!” shouted Roger’s voice.

“…”

Itaru and Sf watched as the voice travelled further and further down.

After several seconds had passed, Itaru finally spoke.

“Sf, what did you help him with?”

“Tes. I determined he was attempting to sweep the edge of the roof.”

Sf looked to the edge but quickly tilted her head. She pulled a dust cloth from her apron and roughly wiped down the area his hand had been searching along.

“I have determined that was a truly amateurish job. Using your hand leaves fingerprints.”

“You’re attempting to eliminate the evidence of his struggle, aren’t you?”

Meanwhile, the door up to the roof was thrown open.

Roger stood in the doorway, but his outfit was a bit different. Specifically, his suit was torn as if by claws.

“Wh-what kind of knowledge did Diana give that automaton!?”

“Roger, I’m glad to see you’re doing well. Let me tell you something interesting: I don’t understand a thing about this automaton except that she is cruel to Americans and Russians.”

“That witch is supposed to be German, so why does she love lies and jokes so much?”

Roger walked swiftly over in his torn suit and Sf turned toward him and held out the slightly dirtied dust cloth.

“Roger-sama, I assisted your bravery and dealt with your poor attempt at cleaning, so I have determined it would be best if you gave me some words of thanks.”

Roger stopped in his tracks and stared at Itaru, but Itaru waved his hands back and forth.

“If you have anything to say, take it to Diana.”

“Do you really think that witch will listen?”

Roger turned back toward Sf and pushed up the glasses that were now cracked on the right side.

“That could easily have turned into an international incident. You should be thankful that I survived.”

Sf nodded at Roger’s words.

“Tes. Then I will accept that our thanks have cancelled each other out. I suppose that is the American way.”

She took a breath, looked up into the sky, shrugged her shoulders, and whistled.

“That American-style whistle means that my acceptance circuits have completed running. Will that suffice?”

“That pretty much covers it. Do you understand now, Shinjou, Sayama?”

Kazami watched as Chao stood up on the cannon.

When the woman turned around in her white coat and the sleeves flipped around, Shinjou’s voice came from the cell phone Kashima held and the girl sounded rushed.

“D-Doctor Chao!”

“Ha ha ha. Shinjou-kun, as Doctor Chao, don’t you think she should make some medicinal foods? Then we could ‘Chao down’ on- gwah!”

“C-c’mon, Sayama-kun. I want to ask something, so I made you quiet!”

“Shinjou, your phrasing at the end there was a little weird,” commented Kazami.

Meanwhile, Chao’s footsteps grew more distant, so Shinjou frantically spoke up.

“Wait a minute, Doctor Chao! I want to ask something! Um… Miss Chao!!”

Chao did not stop.

“That’s not gonna cut it.”

“Th-then Young Lady Chao!!”

“Keep going.”

''What is going on?'' wondered Kazami before turning toward Kashima.

“Shinjou, say what you have to say. It looks like Doctor Chao’s test is pretty tough.”

“U-um, then…”

Shinjou’s hesitation ate up some of her time, but she finally asked.

“What happened to Shinjou Kaname!?”

Kazami looked toward the one being asked, but Chao did not stop walking away along the cannon.

However, she did speak quietly.

“Silly girl.”

She sighed and slowed her exit a bit.

“When Shinjou Kaname was ill, my grandfather attempted to bring him to the people of 4th-Gear,” said Sayama. “That was so 4th-Gear could heal him, but it never happened. Does that mean…”

“Are you trying to say Shinjou Kaname died of his illness? You fools,” said Chao. “Before those like me arrived, Shinjou Kaname apparently quit the National Defense Department and was hospitalized in Hachioji. And there, he recovered.”

“Eh? Then he never met 4th-Gear because his illness healed and there was no need?”

“I don’t have the right to tell you about any of that, so ask someone else. But let me tell you one thing. When I was there, a New Year’s card arrived from Shinjou’s home just once. The address was in Shimane and the card said his child had grown a good bit.”

The word “child” caused Kazami to bring a hand to her own stomach.

Seeing that, Izumo gave her a serious look.

“What is it, Chisato? Are you getting fat? Or was that fried chicken you ate past its expira-…”

She decided a hook would be best to create silence, so she did so.

After the sound of flesh and bone collapsing to the ground, silence had fallen over the underground space.

She thought while finding the silence pleasant.

…''Do Shinjou Kaname’s descendants continue down to Shinjou?

The headquarters of IAI’s predecessor, the Izumo Aviation Institute, had been located in Shimane. IAI headquarters were still there, so if Shinjou Kaname was from there…

…''He was supposedly Professor Kinugasa’s assistant, so they probably met at the Izumo HQ.

She then turned toward Kashima.

“Shinjou, you should visit the Shimane headquarters on your way back. You might find some kind of a hint.”

“I think I will. They’ll probably be busy, though.”

“Ha ha ha. Shinjou-kun, you are such a wonderful person to worry about those underlings. And with future events in mind, I would like to search for information on Professor Kinugasa, so a visit to Shimane sounds perfect. Oh, and can I ask something of you, Kazami?”

“What is it, you idiot? Just get back to flirting and get to sleep. Those of us here still have to make plans for tomorrow.”

“Very well,” said the voice coming from Kashima’s cell phone. “Kazami, I have a single request relating to Heo Thunderson.”

“Eh?”

She frowned in displeasure when she wondered what he was going to ask. The others fell silent and she felt relief and trust in that.

“I have received some internal information that confirms Heo Thunderson is in Harakawa’s apartment we visited today. Has American UCAT managed to track her down yet?”

“No, it doesn’t seem so. And if that’s true…”

“Yes, secure her before they do. That would be the perfect bargaining chip.”

“You certainly are direct in your wording.”

“The easier to understand, the better. Also, get as much information on her as you can, even if you have to do some hacking to get it. There is something strange about her. Something about being demon possessed.”

“A demon? I’m not sure what that means, but I’ll have Sibyl look into it. I don’t like how American UCAT is doing things either.”

Kazami raised her eyebrows in a smile.

“I don’t know what kind of girl Heo Thunderson is, but I’m sure American UCAT intends to kindly shelter her…even if she’s actually a kitten that wants to head outside.”

“Very good. The opposite is also possible, but hurry either way. She is likely in that apartment even now. Wait to leave until the early morning when American UCAT lets their guard down and have someone keep an eye on her.”

“Sure.” Kazami nodded and raised the corner of her mouth. “Having something to do is just wonderful.”

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'''''Mushi Uta''''' (ムシウタ) is a Japanese light novel series written by Iwai Kyohei and illustrated by Ruroo. The series was published between 2003 and 2014. A total of 24 Mushi-Uta volumes were published, 16 in the main series and 8 side story volumes. The side story series titled '''''Mushi-Uta bug''''' (ムシウタbug) ran alongside and intertwined with the main series. In 2007, a two volume manga series and a 12 episode anime series based on the novels were released.

==Story Synopsis==
Preying on the dreams of human beings, but also giving its host supernatural powers are the Mushi, which have appeared for a decade. Kusuriya Daisuke, while on the train to school, comes across a girl named Shiika and that meeting sparked an attraction between the two. However, Shiika was a MushiTsuki who had escaped from the countrys top secret facility. Due to that reason, the Special Environmental Prevention Bureau had dispatched their top and strongest agent, the MushiTsuki known as "Kakkou" on a mission to mercilessly eliminate Shiika.

The people who are harboring dreams, and the painful but strong wishes in them, are about to enjoy the coming Christmas.

This is the Encounter of a Boy and his meeting with a Girl.

The Most Beautiful yet Disastrous story of this Fateful Encounter

==Series Information==

'''Mushi Uta'''
*'''Genre''': Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Shounen
*'''Original Title''': ムシウタ
*'''Author''': Iwai Kyohei
*'''Illustrator''': Ruroo
*'''Published Volumes''': 16 Volumes (1-15 + 0)
*'''Series Status''': Complete

'''Mushi Uta bug'''
*'''Genre''': Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Shounen
*'''Original Title''': ムシウタbug
*'''Author''': Iwai Kyohei
*'''Illustrator''': Ruroo
*'''Published Volumes''': 8 Volumes
*'''Series Status''': Complete

== Translation & Registration ==
===Format Standards===
'''Every chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.'''
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===Info===
This is currently a hosted project. Translations are external links to [http://cetranslation.blogspot.sg/ C.E. Light Novel Translations' blog].

==Updates==
*August 2, 2014: Volume 4, Chapter 0.01 Complete
*July 7, 2014: Volume 4, Chapter 0.00 Complete
*May 4, 2014: Volume 0, Epilogue Complete

[[Mushi Uta:Updates|All Updates]]

==Discussion and Feedback==
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==''Mushi Uta'' by Iwai Kyouhei==

===Volume 01. The Dreaming Firefly===
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'''All links below are external links to [http://cetranslation.blogspot.sg/p/projects.html C.E. Light Novel Translations]'''

:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2011/11/mushi-uta-volume-1-dreaming-firefly.html Novel Illustrations]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2011/06/mushi-uta-volume-1-prologue-chapter-000.html Chapter 0.00 Prologue: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2011/09/mushi-uta-chapter-100-daisuke.html Chapter 1.00: Daisuke Part 1]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2011/11/mushi-uta-chapter-101-shiika-part-1.html Chapter 1.01: Shiika Part 1]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2011/12/mushi-uta-chapter-102-daisuke-part-2.html Chapter 1.02: Daisuke Part 2]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2011/12/mushi-uta-chapter-103-shiika-part-2.html Chapter 1.03: Shiika Part 2]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2011/12/mushi-uta-chapter-201-daisuke-part-3.html Chapter 2.00: Daisuke Part 3]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2011/12/mushi-utachapter-201-others.html Chapter 2.01: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2011/12/hey-guys-had-happy-xmas-sorry-about.html Chapter 2.02: Shiika Part 3]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/01/mushi-uta-chapter-203-others.html Chapter 2.03: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/01/mushi-uta-chapter-300-shiika-part-4.html Chapter 3.00: Shiika Part 4]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/01/mushi-utachapter-301-others.html Chapter 3.01: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/01/mushi-uta-chapter-302-shiika-part-5.html Chapter 3.02: Shiika Part 5]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/02/mushi-utachapter-303-others.html Chapter 3.03: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/02/mushi-utachapter-400-others.html Chapter 4.00: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/02/mushi-uta-chapter-401-shiika-part-6.html Chapter 4.01: Shiika Part 6]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/02/mushi-utachapter-402-daisuke-part-4.html Chapter 4.02: Daisuke Part 4]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/03/mushi-utachapter-500-others.html Chapter 5.00: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/03/mushi-uta-chapter-501-shiika-part-7.html Chapter 5.01: Shiika Part 7]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/03/hey-guys-sorry-for-delay-and-due-to.html Chapter 5.02: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/03/mushi-uta-chapter-503-daisuke-part-5.html Chapter 5.03: Daisuke Part 5]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/03/mushi-uta-chapter-504-others.html Chapter 5.04: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/03/mushi-uta-chapter-505-daisuke-part-6.html Chapter 5.05: Daisuke Part 6]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/03/mushi-uta-chapter-506-shiika-part-8.html Chapter 5.06: Shiika Part 8]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/03/mushi-uta-chapter-507-daisuke-part-7.html Chapter 5.07: Daisuke Part 7]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/04/mushi-utachapter-600-daisuke-last.html Chapter 6.00: Daisuke The Last]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/04/mushi-uta-chapter-601-shiika-last.html Chapter 6.01: Shiika The Last]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/04/mushi-utaepilogue.html Epilogue: Merry Christmas]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/04/afterwords-from-author-thoughts-and.html Afterwords from Author (As well as thoughts from TL staffs)]

===Volume 02. The Dream Calling Flame Moth===
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'''All links below are external links to [http://cetranslation.blogspot.sg/p/projects.html C.E. Light Novel Translations]'''

:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/04/mushi-uta-volume-2-maincontent-page.html Novel Illustrations]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/04/mushi-uta-v2-prologue-chapter-000.html Chapter 0.00 Prologue: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/04/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-100-others.html Chapter 1.00: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/04/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-101-daisuke-part-1.html Chapter 1.01: Daisuke Part 1]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/05/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-102-daisuke-part-2.html Chapter 1.02: Daisuke Part 2]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/05/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-103-daisuke-part-3.html Chapter 1.03: Daisuke Part 3]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/05/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-104-toko-part-1.html Chapter 1.04: Touko Part 1]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/05/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-105-daisuke-part-4.html Chapter 1.05: Daisuke Part 4]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/06/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-200-daisuke-part-5.html Chapter 2.00: Daisuke Part 5]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/06/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-201-others.html Chapter 2.01: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/06/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-202-others.html Chapter 2.02: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/07/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-203-daisuke-part-6.html Chapter 2.03: Daisuke Part 6]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/07/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-204-touko-part-2.html Chapter 2.04: Touko Part 2]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/07/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-300-daisuke-part-7.html Chapter 3.00: Daisuke Part 7]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/07/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-400-daisuke-part-8.html Chapter 4.00: Daisuke Part 8]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/07/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-401-others.html Chapter 4.01: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/08/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-402-others.html Chapter 4.02: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/08/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-403-daisuke-part-9.html Chapter 4.03: Daisuke Part 9]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/08/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-404-touko-part-3.html Chapter 4.04: Touko Part 3]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/08/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-405-others.html Chapter 4.05: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/08/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-406-others.html Chapter 4.06: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/08/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-407-others.html Chapter 4.07: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/09/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-408-daisuke-part-10.html Chapter 4.08: Daisuke Part 10]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/09/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-409-others.html Chapter 4.09: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/09/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-410-daisuke-part-11.html Chapter 4.10: Daisuke Part 11]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/09/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-411-touko-part-4.html Chapter 4.11: Touko Part 4]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/09/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-412-others.html Chapter 4.12: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/10/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-413-others.html Chapter 4.13: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/10/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-414-daisuke-part-12.html Chapter 4.14: Daisuke Part 12]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/10/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-500-senri-last.html Chapter 5.00: Senri The Last]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/10/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-501-daisuke-last.html Chapter 5.01: Daisuke The Last]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/10/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-600-touko-last.html Chapter 6.00: Touko The Last]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/10/mushi-uta-v2-epilogue-heart.html Chapter Epilogue: A Heart]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/10/mushi-uta-v2-afterwordfeedback-from-tl.html Afterword/Feedback from TL staffs + Fan arts]

===Volume 03. The Soaring Wings of a Dream===
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'''All links below are external links to [http://cetranslation.blogspot.sg/p/projects.html C.E. Light Novel Translations]'''

:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/10/mushi-uta-volume-3-maincontent-page.html Novel Illustrations]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/11/mushi-uta-v3-prologue-chapter-000-others.html Chapter 0.00 Prologue: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/11/mushi-uta-v2-chapter-100-yuu-part-1.html Chapter 1.00: Yuu Part 1]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/11/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-101-shiika-part-1.html Chapter 1.01: Shiika Part 1]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/11/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-102-yuu-part-2.html Chapter 1.02: Yuu Part 2]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/12/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-103-ubuki-part-1.html Chapter 1.03: Ubuki Part 1]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/12/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-200-yuu-part-3.html Chapter 2.00: Yuu Part 3]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/01/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-201-ubuki-part-2.html Chapter 2.01: Ubuki Part 2]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/01/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-202-shiika-part-2.html Chapter 2.02: Shiika Part 2]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/01/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-203-ubuki-part-3.html Chapter 2.03: Ubuki Part 3]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/01/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-204-shiika-part-3.html Chapter 2.04: Shiika Part 3]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/02/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-300-yuu-part-4.html Chapter 3.00: Yuu Part 4]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/02/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-301-shiika-part-4.html Chapter 3.01: Shiika Part 4]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/02/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-302-shiika-part-5.html Chapter 3.02: Shiika Part 5]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/02/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-303-ubuki-part-4.html Chapter 3.03: Ubuki Part 4]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/03/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-400-yuu-part-5.html Chapter 4.00: Yuu Part 5]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/03/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-401-others.html Chapter 4.01: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/03/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-402-shiika-part-6.html Chapter 4.02: Shiika Part 6]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/03/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-403-yuu-part-5.html Chapter 4.03: Yuu Part 6]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/03/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-404-shiika-part-7.html Chapter 4.04: Shiika Part 7]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/03/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-405-ubuki-part-5.html Chapter 4.05: Ubuki Part 5]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-406-yuu-part-7.html Chapter 4.06: Yuu Part 7]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-407-shiika-part-8.html Chapter 4.07: Shiika Part 8]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-408-ubuki-part-6.html Chapter 4.08: Ubuki Part 6]
:*[http://www.cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-409-yuu-last.html Chapter 4.09: Yuu The Last]
:*[http://www.cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-410-shiika-last.html Chapter 4.10: Shiika The Last]
:*[http://www.cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-411-ubuki-last.html Chapter 4.11: Ubuki The Last]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-412-others.html Chapter 4.12: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-v3-chapter-413-others.html Chapter 4.13: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-v3-epilogue-girls.html Chapter Epilogue: Girls]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-v3-afterwordthoughts-from-tl.html Afterword/Thoughts from TL staffs + Fan Arts]

===Volume 04. The Paradise Where Dreams Burn===
[[File:MushiUta04-000a.jpg|200px|right]]
'''All links below are external links to [http://cetranslation.blogspot.sg/p/projects.html C.E. Light Novel Translations]'''

:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-volume-4-maincontent-page.html Novel Illustrations]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/07/mushi-uta-v4-prologue-000-owl-last.html Chapter 0.00 Prologue: (owl) The Last]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.sg/2014/08/mushi-uta-v4-prologue-001-others.html Chapter 0.01 Prologue: The Others]

 

===Volume 05===
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===Volume 06===
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===Volume 07===
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===Volume 08===
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===Volume 09===
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===Volume 00. The Beginning of Dreams===
[[File:MushiUta00-000a.jpg|200px|right]]
'''All links below are external links to [http://cetranslation.blogspot.sg/p/projects.html C.E. Light Novel Translations]'''

:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/04/mushi-uta-volume-0-maincontent-page.html Novel Illustrations]
:'''The Beginning of Dream'''
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/05/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-000-shiika-part-1.html Chapter 0.00: Shiika Part 1]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/06/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-100-shiika-part-2.html Chapter 1.00: Shiika Part 2]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/06/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-101-kakkou-part-1.html Chapter 1.01: Kakkou Part 1]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/06/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-102-others.html Chapter 1.02: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/07/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-200-shiika-part-3.html Chapter 2.00: Shiika Part 3]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/09/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-201-kakkou-part-2.html Chapter 2.01: Kakkou Part 2]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/09/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-202-others.html Chapter 2.02: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/10/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-203-kakkou-part-3.html Chapter 2.03: Kakkou Part 3]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/10/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-300-shiika-part-4.html Chapter 3.00: Shiika Part 4]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/10/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-301-kakkou-part-4.html Chapter 3.01: Kakkou Part 4]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/11/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-302-others.html Chapter 3.02: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/11/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-400-shiika-last.html Chapter 4.00: Shiika The Last]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/11/mushi-uta-v0-epilogue-kakkou-last.html Chapter Epilogue: Kakkou The Last]
:'''The Dream of Sunset'''
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/10/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-000-others.html Chapter 0.00: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2013/10/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-100-centipede.html Chapter 1.00: A Centipede]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/01/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-101-rina-part-2.html Chapter 1.01: Rina Part 1]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/02/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-102-rina-part-2.html Chapter 1.02: Rina Part 2]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/02/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-103-rina-part-3.html Chapter 1.03: Rina Part 3]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/03/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-104-rina-part-4.html Chapter 1.04: Rina Part 4]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/03/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-200-hatter.html Chapter 2.00: A Hatter]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/03/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-201-others.html Chapter 2.01: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/03/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-202-rina-part-5.html Chapter 2.02: Rina Part 5]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/03/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-300-puppeteer.html Chapter 3.00: A Puppeteer]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/04/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-301-others.html Chapter 3.01: The Others]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/04/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-302-rina-part-6.html Chapter 3.02: Rina Part 6]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/04/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-303-rina-part-7.html Chapter 3.03: Rina Part 7]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/04/mushi-uta-v0-chapter-400-rina-last.html Chapter 4.00: Rina The Last]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2014/05/chapter-epilogue-rina-last.html Chapter Epilogue: A Ladybird]

 

===Volume 10===
[[File:MushiUta10-000a.jpg|100px|right]]

 

===Volume 11===
[[File:MushiUta11-000a.jpg|100px|right]]

 

===Volume 12===
[[File:MushiUta12-000a.jpg|100px|right]]

 

===Volume 13===
[[File:MushiUta13-000a.jpg|100px|right]]

 

===Volume 14===
[[File:MushiUta14-000a.jpg|100px|right]]

 

===Volume 15===
[[File:MushiUta15-000a.jpg|100px|right]]

 

==''Mushi Uta bug'' by Iwai Kyouhei==

===Volume 01. The Silver Lance of Dream’s Continuation===
[[File:MushiUtaBug01-000a.jpg|200px|right]]
'''All links below are external links to [http://cetranslation.blogspot.sg/p/projects.html C.E. Light Novel Translations]'''

:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.sg/2012/09/mushi-uta-bug-volume-1-maincontent-page.html Novel Illustrations]
:*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.com/2012/09/mushi-uta-bug-v1-chapter-1-silver-lance.html 01. - The Silver Lance of Dream's Continuation -]
:*02. - The Night's Song that Weaves the Dream -
:*03. - The Holiday of a Sinking Dream -
:*04. - The Hunter that Entrusts the Dream -

 

===Volume 02===
[[File:MushiUtaBug02-000a.jpg|100px|right]]

 

===Volume 03===
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===Volume 04===
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===Volume 05===
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===Volume 06===
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===Volume 07===
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===Volume 08===
[[File:MushiUtaBug08-000a.jpg|100px|right]]

 

==Project Staff==

*Supervisor:
*Project Manager:

===Translators===
::*[http://cetranslation.blogspot.sg C.E. Light Novel Translations]

== Series Overview ==
'''Mushi Uta'''
*Mushi Uta 01. The Dreaming Firefly (ムシウタ０１．夢みる蛍 - April 25, 2003 - ISBN 978-4-04-428802-0)
*Mushi Uta 02. The Dream Calling Flame Moth (ムシウタ０２．夢叫ぶ火蛾 - October 31, 2003 - ISBN 978-4-04-428804-4)
*Mushi Uta 03. The Soaring Wings of a Dream (ムシウタ０３．夢はばたく翼 - April 28, 2004 - ISBN 978-4-04-428805-1)
*Mushi Uta 04. The Paradise Where Dreams Burn (ムシウタ０４．夢燃える楽園 - September 30, 2004 - ISBN 978-4-04-428807-5)
*Mushi Uta 05. 夢燃える楽園 (ムシウタ０５．夢燃える楽園 - June 30, 2005 - ISBN 978-4-04-428810-5)
*Mushi Uta 06. 夢導く旅人 (ムシウタ０６．夢導く旅人 - December 28, 2005 - ISBN 978-4-04-428812-9)
*Mushi Uta 07. 夢遊ぶ魔王 (ムシウタ０７.夢遊ぶ魔王 - May 31, 2006 - ISBN 978-4-04-428813-6)
*Mushi Uta 08. 夢時めく刻印 (ムシウタ０８.夢時めく刻印 - February 28, 2007 - ISBN 978-4-04-428815-0)
*Mushi Uta 09. 夢贖う魔法使い (ムシウタ０９．夢贖う魔法使い - June 30, 2007 - ISBN 978-4-04-428817-4)
*Mushi Uta 00. The Beginning of Dreams (ムシウタ００．夢の始まり - August 31, 2007 - ISBN 978-4-04-428818-1)
*Mushi Uta 10. 夢偽る聖者 (ムシウタ１０．夢偽る聖者 - April 28, 2010 - ISBN 978-4-04-428823-5)
*Mushi Uta 11. 夢滅ぼす予言 (ムシウタ１１．夢滅ぼす予言 - February 26, 2007 - ISBN 978-4-04-428824-2)
*Mushi Uta 12. 夢醒める迷宮（上） (ムシウタ１２．夢醒める迷宮（上） - July 30, 2012 - ISBN 978-4-04-100353-4)
*Mushi Uta 13. 夢醒める迷宮（下） (ムシウタ１３．夢醒める迷宮（下） - September 29, 2012 - ISBN 978-4-04-100493-7)
*Mushi Uta 14. 夢謳う虫たち（上） (ムシウタ１４．夢謳う虫たち（上） - February 1, 2014 - ISBN 978-4-04-101196-6)
*Mushi Uta 15.夢謳う虫たち（下） (ムシウタ１５．夢謳う虫たち（下） - May 1, 2014 - ISBN 978-4-04-101443-1)

'''Mushi Uta bug'''
*Mushi Uta bug 1st. The Silver Lance of Dream’s Continuation (ムシウタ bug １ｓｔ．夢回す銀槍 - July 31, 2004 - ISBN 978-4-04-428806-2)
*Mushi Uta bug 2nd. 夢囚われる戦姫 (ムシウタ bug ２ｎｄ．夢囚われる戦姫 - January 29, 2005 - ISBN 978-4-04-428808-9)
*Mushi Uta bug 3rd. 夢狙う花園 (ムシウタ bug ３ｒｄ．夢狙う花園 - October 29, 2005 - ISBN 978-4-04-428811-9)
*Mushi Uta bug 4th. 夢並ぶ箱船 (ムシウタ bug ４ｔｈ．夢並ぶ箱船 - July 29, 2006 - ISBN 978-4-04-428814-3)
*Mushi Uta bug 5th. 夢まどろむ迷子 (ムシウタ bug ５ｔｈ．夢まどろむ迷子 - April 28, 2007 - ISBN 978-4-04-428816-7)
*Mushi Uta bug 6th. 夢恋する咎人 (ムシウタ bug ６ｔｈ．夢恋する咎人 - December 28, 2007 - ISBN 978-4-04-428819-8)
*Mushi Uta bug 7th.夢高まる鳴動 (ムシウタ bug ７ｔｈ．夢高まる鳴動 - May 31, 2008 - ISBN 978-4-04-428820-4)
*Mushi Uta bug 8th. 夢架ける銀蝶 (ムシウタ bug ８ｔｈ．夢架ける銀蝶 - December 27, 2008 -ISBN 978-4-04-428821-1)

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User:YamiNoRito

2014-08-21T19:34:02Z

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The Indecent Relationship between Four Lovers

2014-08-21T19:27:36Z

YamiNoRito: /* Volume 2 */

{{Status|Active}}
{{Teaser|English}}

[[Image:Four Lovers v01 cover.jpg|thumb|Volume 1 Cover]]
'''''The Indecent Relationship Between Four Lovers''''' (나와 그녀와 그녀와 그녀의 건전하지 못한 관계) is a Korean light novel series written by Choi Ji-in (최지인 지음) and illustrated by REUM . The series is ongoing with 7 volumes.

==Story Synopsis==
Ahn Kyeong-hyun is a romanceless boy who loves to study, and his greatest reward in life is obtaining perfect grades in school. If he had one wish, it would be to study from sunrise to sunset forever. But one day, when he gets into a car accident and wakes up in a hospital with an amnesia, he is confronted by three girls claiming that they're his girlfriends: Yu Yuyu, his classmate; Han Ka-ryeon, his junior at his part-time job; and Ahn Yeon-hee, his younger sister.

Are they really telling the truth? A chaotic, mysterious, harem comedy of love and lies!

==Translations==
Translations and editing by [http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.com/ Imoutolicious LNT]

==Updates==

* April 22, 2014 - Volume 1, Chapter 5 Complete.

==''The Indecent Relationship Between Four Lovers'' series by Choi Ji-in==

===Volume 1===
[[Image:Four Lovers v01 cover.jpg|right|200px]]
'''All links below are external links to [http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/p/projects.html Imoutolicious Light Novel Translations]'''
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/p/four-lovers-volume-1-main.html Novel Illustrations]
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/2012/09/four-lovers-v1-prologue-cubic-equation.html Prologue. Cubic Equation]
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/2012/11/four-lovers-v1-1-girlfriend.html Chapter 1. Girlfriend]
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/2012/12/four-lovers-v1-side-classmate.html Side. Classmate]
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/2013/03/four-lovers-v1-2-lunch-time.html Chapter 2. Lunch Time]
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/2013/04/four-lovers-v1-side-junior.html Side. Junior]
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/2013/08/four-lovers-v1-3-dinner-time.html Chapter 3. Dinner Time]
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/2013/09/four-lovers-v1-side-sister.html Side. Sister]
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/2013/10/four-lovers-v1-4-bath-time.html Chapter 4. Bath Time]
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/2013/11/four-lovers-v1-side-boy.html Side. Boy]
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/2014/04/four-lovers-v01-5-sweet-days.html Chapter 5. Sweet Days]
::*Chapter 6. Tempest
::*Chapter 7. Bitter End
::*Epilogue. Unsound Relationship
::*Afterword

 

===Volume 2===
[[Image:Four Lovers v02 cover.jpg|right|200px]]
'''All links below are external links to [http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/p/projects.html Imoutolicious Light Novel Translations]'''
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/p/four-lovers-volume-2-main.html Novel Illustrations]
::*Prologue. Quartic Equation
::*Chapter 1. Monday
::*Side. Heroines
::*Chapter 2. Date Date Date
::*Side. Heroines #2
::*Chapter 3. Cohabitation
::*Side. Mate
::*Chapter 4. Give and Take
::*Side. Mate #2
::*Chapter 5. Solitary Queen
::*Epilogue. Close Relationship
::*Afterword

 

===Volume 3===
[[Image:Four Lovers v03 cover.jpg|right|200px]]
'''All links below are external links to [http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/p/projects.html Imoutolicious Light Novel Translations]'''
::*[http://imoutoliciouslnt.blogspot.ca/p/four-lovers-volume-3-main.html Novel Illustrations]
::*Prologue. Quintic Equation
::*Chapter 1. Exam Results
::*Side. Classmate
::*Chapter 2. Journey
::*Side. Owner
::*Chapter 3. Fireworks
::*Side. Classmate #2
::*Chapter 4.Island
::*Side. Classmate #3
::*Chapter 5. Starry Night
::*Epilogue. Return
::*Epilogue. Dishonest Relationship
::*Afterword

 

===Volume 4===
[[Image:Four Lovers v04 cover.jpg|right|200px]]

::*Novel Illustrations
::*Prologue. Husband and Wife
::*Chapter 1. Doubt
::*Side. Junior
::*Chapter 2. Fake Wedding
::*Side. Mate
::*Chapter 3. Battle on the Bed
::*Side. Junior #2
::*Chapter 4. Confession
::*Side. Junior #3
::*Chapter 5. Moonlit Night
::*Side. Junior #4
::*Epilogue. Continuous Relationship
::*Afterword

 

===Volume 5===
[[Image:Four Lovers v05 cover.jpg|right|200px]]

::*Novel Illustrations
::*Prologue. First Date
::*Chapter 1. Second Semester
::*Side. Friend
::*Chapter 2. Preparation
::*Side. Junior
::*Chapter 3. Athletic Meet
::*Side. Sister
::*Chapter 4. Closet Space
::*Side. Boy
::*Chapter 5. His Phrase
::*Side. Mate
::*Chapter 6. Discord
::*Side. Classmate
::*Chapter 7. Dead Heat
::*Epilogue. Renewed Relationship
::*Afterword

 

===Volume 6===
[[Image:Four Lovers v06 cover.jpg|right|200px]]

::*Novel Illustrations
::*Prologue. Comeback
::*Chapter 1. Couple
::*Chapter 2. Outcast
::*Chapter 3. Younger Sister
::*Chapter 4. Desperation
::*Chapter 5. Sense of Loss
::*Chapter 6. Before Departure
::*Epilogue. Accelerating Relationship

 

===Volume 7===
[[Image:Four Lovers v07 cover.jpg|right|200px]]

::*Novel Illustrations
::*Prologue. Depression
::*Prologue. Love Tetragon
::*Chapter 1. School Time
::*Side. Classmate
::*Chapter 2. Cafe Time
::*Side. Junior
::*Chapter 3. Home Time
::*Side. Sister
::*Chapter 4. Mother
::*Chapter 5. Man to Man
::*Chapter 6. Appearance
::*Epilogue. Fateful Relationship

 

==Project Staff==
*Project Administrator:
*Project Supervisor:
===Translators===
:*Imoutolicous LNT

===Editors===

==Series Overview==
# 《나와 그녀와 그녀와 그녀의 건전하지 못한 관계. 1》, 2012-08-01, ISBN 978-8-9267-8151-7
# 《나와 그녀와 그녀와 그녀의 건전하지 못한 관계. 2》, 2012-10-01, ISBN 978-8-9267-8169-2
# 《나와 그녀와 그녀와 그녀의 건전하지 못한 관계. 3》, 2013-01-01, ISBN 978-8-9267-8182-1
# 《나와 그녀와 그녀와 그녀의 건전하지 못한 관계. 4》, 2013-05-01, ISBN 978-8-9267-8209-5
# 《나와 그녀와 그녀와 그녀의 건전하지 못한 관계. 5》, 2013-09-01, ISBN 978-8-9267-8243-9
# 《나와 그녀와 그녀와 그녀의 건전하지 못한 관계. 6》, 2014-01-01, ISBN 978-8-9267-8272-9
# 《나와 그녀와 그녀와 그녀의 건전하지 못한 관계. 7》, 2014-06-05, ISBN 978-8-9267-9570-5

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Kill No More

2014-05-19T22:21:34Z

YamiNoRito: corrected chapter links

[[Image:KNM_cover.jpg|200px|thumb|Volume 1 Cover]]

Kill No More is a Korean Light Novel by Yu Wo (御我). This series is completed with 13 Volumes published and 8 republished Volumes.

==Story Synopsis==
About a poor teenager Kaiser, and Liola, the best assassin in his world who appears in Kaiser's apartment through a dimensional gate but has vowed to kill no more. Some things happen, and instead of going to the government shelter for lost dimensional travelers, they wind up going to school together....

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

=== [[Kill No More:Registration Page|Registration]] ===
'''Translators are asked to [[Kill No More:Registration Page|register]] which chapters they're working on.'''

===Translation===
[http://.japtem.com/ Japtem], the group who are currently translating this novel, does not need any help, but thank you for your interest.

===Info===
'''This is a hosted project. Original Translations belong to the respective group (Japtem)'''

==Updates==
'''May 2014'''
::* 02: Volume 9 Chapter 4 completed.
::* 09: Volume 9 Chapter 5 completed.
::* 16: Volume 9 Chapter 6 completed.

'''April 2014'''
::* 08: Volume 8 Chapter 7 completed.
::* 11: Volume 8 Chapter 8 completed.
::* 18: Volume 9 Chapter 1 completed.
::* 22: Volume 9 Chapter 2 completed.
::* 25: Volume 9 Chapter 3 completed.

'''March 2014'''
::* 06: Volume 8 Chapter 1 completed.
::* 11: Volume 8 Chapter 2 completed.
::* 13: Volume 8 Chapter 3 completed.
::* 21: Volume 8 Chapter 4 completed.
::* 25: Volume 8 Chapter 5 completed.
::* 28: Volume 8 Chapter 6 completed.
[[Kill No More Updates|All Updates]]

==Discussion and Feedback==
If you want to give your thanks to the translators and/or discuss the chapter, please leave a message via comment section. Thank you.

==''Kill No More'' novel by Yu Wo==
===Volume 1 ([http://japtem.com/knm-volume-1/ Full Volume])===
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::* Chapter 1 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-1-chapter-1/ Fateful Meeting]
::* Chapter 2 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-1-chapter-2/ Purity]
::* Chapter 3 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-1-chapter-3/ Pink Big-Eyed Child]
::* Chapter 4 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-1-chapter-4/ Liola is a Dragon Knight?]
::* Chapter 5 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-1-chapter-5/ Breakfast Interlude]
::* Chapter 6 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-1-chapter-6/ Knight's Duel]
::* Chapter 7 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-1-chapter-7/ Dragon Contract]
::* Chapter 8 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-1-chapter-8/ Survival in the Wilderness]
 
 

===Volume 2 ([http://japtem.com/knm-volume-2/ Full Volume])===
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::* Chapter 1 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-2-chapter-1/ Strange Ruins]
::* Chapter 2 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-2-chapter-2/ Mystery of the Cross Necklace]
::* Chapter 3 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-2-chapter-3/ Light and Darkness]
::* Chapter 4 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-2-chapter-4/ Silver Mask is such as bas----]
::* Chapter 5 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-2-chapter-5/ Liola's Rage]
::* Chapter 6 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-2-chapter-6/ Lancelot's Apprentice]
::* Chapter 7 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-2-chapter-7/ The Strongest Student Dormitory in History]
::* Chapter 8 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-2-chapter-8/ Difficult Decisions]
 
 

===Volume 3 ([http://japtem.com/knm-volume-3/ Full Volume])===
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::* Chapter 1 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-3-chapter-1/ Meeting between the Master and Apprentice]
::* Chapter 2 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-3-chapter-2/ Six Forbidden Sins]
::* Chapter 3 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-3-chapter-3/ Method of Dual Identity Dating]
::* Chapter 4 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-3-chapter-4/ Violet Academy]
::* Chapter 5 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-3-chapter-5/ Holy Knight]
::* Chapter 6 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-3-chapter-6/ Seal]
::* Chapter 7 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-3-chapter-7/ Worthy of Consideration as a Godly Healer]
::* Chapter 8 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-3-chapter-8/ Forbidden Black Rose]
 
 

===Volume 4 ([http://japtem.com/knm-volume-4/ Full Volume])===
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::* Chapter 1 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-4-chapter-1/ Running away from home]
::* Chapter 2 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-4-chapter-2/ The Dark Street]
::* Chapter 3 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-4-chapter-3/ Sacrifice]
::* Chapter 4 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-4-chapter-4/ Operation Rescue Liola]
::* Chapter 5 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-4-chapter-5/ Kaigleser]
::* Chapter 6 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-4-chapter-6/ The Voice of the Dragon Cross Necklace]
::* Chapter 7 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-4-chapter-7/ Glory]
::* Chapter 8 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-4-chapter-8/ X Rank Duel]
 
 

===Volume 5 ([http://japtem.com/knm-volume-5/ Full Volume])===
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::* Chapter 1 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-5-chapter-1/ Anise's possessions]
::* Chapter 2 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-5-chapter-2/ The Real Ordinary]
::* Chapter 3 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-5-chapter-3/ Auntie]
::* Chapter 4 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-5-chapter-4/ Well Deserved Pride]
::* Chapter 5 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-5-chapter-5/ The Broken Seal]
::* Chapter 6 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-5-chapter-6/ Storm of Blood]
::* Chapter 7 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-5-chapter-7/ Aura Roasted Barbecue]
::* Chapter 8 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-5-chapter-8/ Declaration of War]
 
 

===Volume 6 ([http://japtem.com/knm-volume-6/ Full Volume])===
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::* Chapter 1 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-6-chapter-1/ Unclearable Suspicion]
::* Chapter 2 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-6-chapter-2/ Moonlit Beauty Lila]
::* Chapter 3 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-6-chapter-3/ Blood Wolf's Bad News]
::* Chapter 4 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-6-chapter-4/ Mystery of the Past]
::* Chapter 5 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-6-chapter-5/ Recovering the Dragon Cross Necklace]
::* Chapter 6 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-6-chapter-6/ Identity Exposed]
::* Chapter 7 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-6-chapter-7/ Becoming another world's Two People, Two Dragon]
::* Chapter 8 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-6-chapter-8/ Taoist]
 
 

===Volume 7 ([http://japtem.com/knm-volume-7/ Full Volume])===
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::* Chapter 1 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-7-chapter-1/ Master Lee's Request]
::* Chapter 2 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-7-chapter-2/ The Sun Faction]
::* Chapter 3 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-7-chapter-3/ Liola's Confusion]
::* Chapter 4 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-7-chapter-4/ Battle between a Dragon and a Snake]
::* Chapter 5 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-7-chapter-5/ Tragedy of Lin's Family]
::* Chapter 6 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-7-chapter-6/ Anise's Letter]
::* Chapter 7 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-7-chapter-7/ Martial Arts Alliance Leader, Xin Jietian]
::* Chapter 8 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-7-chapter-8/ Leader]
 
 

===Volume 8===
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::* Chapter 1 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-8-chapter-1/ Truth about the Devil]
::* Chapter 2 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-8-chapter-2/ Kaiser's Path, Liola's Road]
::* Chapter 3 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-8-chapter-3/ Daylight's Road]
::* Chapter 4 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-8-chapter-4/ One Goal, Three Journeys]
::* Chapter 5 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-8-chapter-5/ One Soul, Two Names]
::* Chapter 6 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-8-chapter-6/ Framing]
::* Chapter 7 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-8-chapter-7/ The Common Result]
::* Chapter 8 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-8-chapter-8/ Story of the Young Devil]
::* Manhua Side Story: [http://japtem.com/knm-manhua-side-story/ Dragon Whelp]
 
 

===Volume 9===
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::* Chapter 1 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-9-chapter-1/ Death-match Between Companions]
::* Chapter 2 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-9-chapter-2/ Meinan and Purity]
::* Chapter 3 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-9-chapter-3/ The Return]
::* Chapter 4 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-9-chapter-4/ Father]
::* Chapter 5 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-9-chapter-5/ Elder Sister, Younger Brother]
::* Chapter 6 : [http://japtem.com/knm-volume-9-chapter-6/ Fortune Teller, Mocha]
::* Chapter 7 : The Dragon Emperor's Heart
::* Chapter 8 : Extra Chapter - Misery
 
 

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===Translators===
::*[http://.japtem.com/ Japtem]

==More Information==
===Wikipedia Articles===
::* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Wo Wiki of the Author]

===Other===
::* [http://blog.xuite.net/kim1984429/yuwo/ Author's Blog]

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