Owari no Chronicle:Volume1 Chapter 8 - Revision history

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	A smile appeared on Ooshiro’s lips and he raised his right thumb.		A smile appeared on Ooshiro’s lips and he raised his right thumb.

	“Excellent. It seems Baku has already approved of you. Baku will show his owner whatever truth they subconsciously wish to see. If you tell him your current intentions in words, he can show you the past of different Gears. However, you cannot see it if you do not wish to. Remember that.” Ooshiro stood up and put his hands in his suit pockets. “It was all decided here before World War 2. At the beginning of the Showa era, a scholar noticed Babel and took action.”		“Excellent. It seems Baku has already approved of you. Baku will show his owner whatever truth they subconsciously wish to see. If you tell him your current intentions in words, he can show you the past of different Gears. However, you cannot see it if you do not wish to. Remember that.” Ooshiro stood up and put his hands in his suit pockets. “It was all decided here before World War Two. At the beginning of the Showa era, a scholar noticed Babel and took action.”

	“…Who was he?”		“…Who was he?”
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	“The 1st-Gear concept weapon, Requiem Sense<ref>Requiem Sense is German for Requiem Scythe</ref>.”		“The 1st-Gear concept weapon, Requiem Sense<ref>Requiem Sense is German for Requiem Scythe</ref>.”

	It was a giant scythe with the blade ~~bending down~~. A supporting grip stuck perpendicularly from the long handle so that it could be used in fields. The blade that was the true essence of a scythe ~~arced to the front and back~~ from the decorative attachment at the top, ~~and~~ just the ~~front~~ portion of the blade was over a meter long.		It was a giant scythe with the blade folded up. A supporting grip stuck perpendicularly from the long handle so that it could be used in fields. The blade that was the true essence of a scythe was folded down in both directions from the decorative attachment at the top, but just the frontmost portion of the blade was over a meter long.

	And this scythe’s ability went beyond its form.		And this scythe’s ability went beyond its form.

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	The middle-aged gentleman nodded and the soldier brought the fountain pen to Japan.		The middle-aged gentleman nodded and the soldier brought the fountain pen to Japan.

	He drew a ring of ink from ~~northeastern~~ Honshu to ~~the~~ Chubu region. He then drew a circle over East Asia. The top of the circle covered the Soviet Union and China and the bottom reached Burma. Lastly, he connected the two circles with a line.		He drew a ring of ink from Honshu's Tohoku region to Chubu region. He then drew a circle over East Asia. The top of the circle covered the Soviet Union and China and the bottom reached Burma. Lastly, he connected the two circles with a line.

	~~“Northeastern Honshu~~ to Chubu corresponds to East Asia. The coast starting at the northeast is the coast along the Soviet Union, Tokyo Bay is the Yellow Sea, the Izu Peninsula is Thailand, Shizuoka is India, Ise Bay is the Persian Gulf, and the Kii Peninsula is the Arabian Peninsula.”		“Tohoku to Chubu corresponds to East Asia. The coast starting at the northeast is the coast along the Soviet Union, Tokyo Bay is the Yellow Sea, the Izu Peninsula is Thailand, Shizuoka is India, Ise Bay is the Persian Gulf, and the Kii Peninsula is the Arabian Peninsula.”

	“What part of Japan corresponds to Japan as a part of the world?”		“What part of Japan corresponds to Japan as a part of the world?”

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	Brunhild silently walked over to the back of the art room. A locker was located there.		Brunhild silently walked over to the back of the art room. A locker was located there.

	The label on the locker said it was for the club ~~leader~~. She placed a hand on its door and spoke.		The label on the locker said it was for the club head. She placed a hand on its door and spoke.

	“Seeing the world close in and be destroyed was a dreadful sight. We watched it to the end by the gate, knowing that the world had gone too far in the negative direction to be fixed even if we retrieved the holy sword Gram. We saw it all disappear into nothingness.”		“Seeing the world close in and be destroyed was a dreadful sight. We watched it to the end by the gate, knowing that the world had gone too far in the negative direction to be fixed even if we retrieved the holy sword Gram. We saw it all disappear into nothingness.”

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	“The 1st-Gear concept weapon, Requiem Sense<ref>Requiem Sense is German for Requiem Scythe</ref>.”		“The 1st-Gear concept weapon, Requiem Sense<ref>Requiem Sense is German for Requiem Scythe</ref>.”

	It was a giant scythe with the blade ~~folded up~~. A supporting grip stuck perpendicularly from the long handle so that it could be used in fields. The blade that was the true essence of a scythe ~~was folded up~~ and ~~down~~ from the decorative attachment at the top, ~~but~~ just the ~~frontmost~~ portion of the blade was over a meter long.		It was a giant scythe with the blade bending down. A supporting grip stuck perpendicularly from the long handle so that it could be used in fields. The blade that was the true essence of a scythe arced to the front and back from the decorative attachment at the top, and just the front portion of the blade was over a meter long.

	And this scythe’s ability went beyond its form.		And this scythe’s ability went beyond its form.

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	“I was called to…the remains of Honmaru in the East Garden.”		“I was called to…the remains of Honmaru in the East Garden.”

	Wearing a gray suit, Sayama entered through the front gate, passed through a gap in a stone wall almost 10 meters tall, and made his way to the top of a hill.		Wearing a gray suit, Sayama entered through the front gate, passed through a gap in a stone wall almost ten meters tall, and made his way to the top of a hill.

	The area inside was large. The air felt cold in the shadow below the stone wall and he walked on and on up a slope.		The area inside was large. The air felt cold in the shadow below the stone wall and he walked on and on up a slope.
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	The black cat reached a paw out towards the lights. It tried to touch one, but its paw passed right through it. Brunhild gave a small laugh.		The black cat reached a paw out towards the lights. It tried to touch one, but its paw passed right through it. Brunhild gave a small laugh.

	“It’s no use. But it was about 10 years ago that this much light became visible here in Low-Gear. Before that, nothing was visible without preparing a ~~Concept Space~~. …This Gear is slowly being damaged by the negative concepts and the Concept Cores of each Gear are reacting.”		“It’s no use. But it was about ten years ago that this much light became visible here in Low-Gear. Before that, nothing was visible without preparing a concept space. …This Gear is slowly being damaged by the negative concepts and the Concept Cores of each Gear are reacting.”

	“Are the souls of Lady Gutrune and the others inside that blade?”		“Are the souls of Lady Gutrune and the others inside that blade?”
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	Brunhild then lowered the black cat to the floor.		Brunhild then lowered the black cat to the floor.

	“Now, it is time for your job. …You know where your observation target was headed, right? Use the abilities given to you as a familiar to follow him into a ~~Concept Space~~ or wherever else he might go.”		“Now, it is time for your job. …You know where your observation target was headed, right? Use the abilities given to you as a familiar to follow him into a concept space or wherever else he might go.”


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	“…Who was he?”		“…Who was he?”

	“A man who worked as a professor at First Higher School – what is now known as Tokyo University – as a technology ~~adviser~~ for Izumo Steel, the predecessor to IAI. He went on to found your school and made the original proposal for Izumo’s National Defense Department. His name was Kinugasa Tenkyou,” said Ooshiro. “He discovered some ruins on a trip through the Kinki region. That was Babel. After the events of the dream you saw, he entered Babel. He described Babel as being strange ruins. No one fully believed him. After all, he was the only one able to enter Babel.”		“A man who worked as a professor at First Higher School – what is now known as Tokyo University – as a technology advisor for Izumo Steel, the predecessor to IAI. He went on to found your school and made the original proposal for Izumo’s National Defense Department. His name was Kinugasa Tenkyou,” said Ooshiro. “He discovered some ruins on a trip through the Kinki region. That was Babel. After the events of the dream you saw, he entered Babel. He described Babel as being strange ruins. No one fully believed him. After all, he was the only one able to enter Babel.”

	“I find it hard to believe, but did those ruins have some sort of security mechanism?”		“I find it hard to believe, but did those ruins have some sort of security mechanism?”
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	The middle-aged gentleman nodded and the soldier brought the fountain pen to Japan.		The middle-aged gentleman nodded and the soldier brought the fountain pen to Japan.

	He drew a ring of ink from ~~Honshu's~~ Tohoku region to Chubu region. He then drew a circle over East Asia. The top of the circle covered the Soviet Union and China and the bottom reached Burma. Lastly, he connected the two circles with a line.		He drew a ring of ink from Honshu’s Tohoku region to Chubu region. He then drew a circle over East Asia. The top of the circle covered the Soviet Union and China and the bottom reached Burma. Lastly, he connected the two circles with a line.

	“Tohoku to Chubu corresponds to East Asia. The coast starting at the northeast is the coast along the Soviet Union, Tokyo Bay is the Yellow Sea, the Izu Peninsula is Thailand, Shizuoka is India, Ise Bay is the Persian Gulf, and the Kii Peninsula is the Arabian Peninsula.”		“Tohoku to Chubu corresponds to East Asia. The coast starting at the northeast is the coast along the Soviet Union, Tokyo Bay is the Yellow Sea, the Izu Peninsula is Thailand, Shizuoka is India, Ise Bay is the Persian Gulf, and the Kii Peninsula is the Arabian Peninsula.”
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	“What part of Japan corresponds to Japan as a part of the world?”		“What part of Japan corresponds to Japan as a part of the world?”

	“Japan and the Philippines are the Izu Islands. When looking at this world map, Japan’s prided ~~Mt.~~ Fuji fits perfectly with the location of ~~Mt.~~ Everest above India.”		“Japan and the Philippines are the Izu Islands. When looking at this world map, Japan’s prided Mount Fuji fits perfectly with the location of Mount Everest above India.”

	The soldier drew a circle around Honshu’s Kinki region to its Chugoku region, drew a circle around Europe, and connected them with a line.		The soldier drew a circle around Honshu’s Kinki region to its Chugoku region, drew a circle around Europe, and connected them with a line.
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	“Your name and master may have terrible taste, but your choice in actions is a different story. I need to make some changes to my estimation of you.”		“Your name and master may have terrible taste, but your choice in actions is a different story. I need to make some changes to my estimation of you.”

	“Thank you very much. …Here comes the ~~Concept Space~~. It is a standard type using the writing system,” she said quietly.		“Thank you very much. …Here comes the concept space. It is a standard type using the writing system,” she said quietly.

	They all turned toward the group of enemies.		They all turned toward the group of enemies.

	A woman standing at the front of the dark green group held up a metal tube-like object in each hand. They were about 30 centimeters long.		A woman standing at the front of the dark green group held up a metal tube-like object in each hand. They were about thirty centimeters long.

	“Those are the collections of ~~Concept Texts~~ used by 1st-Gear,” said Itaru with a slight smile still on his face.		“Those are the collections of concept texts used by 1st-Gear,” said Itaru with a slight smile still on his face.

	The woman let go of the metal tubes. They fell through the air and struck the grassy ground.		The woman let go of the metal tubes. They fell through the air and struck the grassy ground.
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	A few voices he could not quite hear repeated themselves to construct the foundation of this space.		A few voices he could not quite hear repeated themselves to construct the foundation of this space.

	And then an announcement with discernible meaning came. This was the absurd theory created by bringing together countless concepts. This was the ~~Concept Text~~ applied to this ~~Concept Space~~.		And then an announcement with discernible meaning came. This was the absurd theory created by bringing together countless concepts. This was the concept text applied to this concept space.

	—'''On this planet, south is down.		—'''On this planet, south is down.
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	—'''Writing possesses power.		—'''Writing possesses power.

	Two voices. This was a combination of more than one ~~Concept Text~~.		Two voices. This was a combination of more than one concept text.

	In response, the watch on Sayama’s left wrist vibrated. He looked down and saw the words he had heard scrolling across the watch’s black face in red text. And the instant after he read those words…		In response, the watch on Sayama’s left wrist vibrated. He looked down and saw the words he had heard scrolling across the watch’s black face in red text. And the instant after he read those words…

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	After leaving the station building, it was only a straight path to the Imperial Palace.		After leaving the station building, it was only a straight path to the Imperial Palace.

	“I was called ~~to...the~~ remains of Honmaru in the East Garden.”		“I was called to…the remains of Honmaru in the East Garden.”

	Wearing a gray suit, Sayama entered through the front gate, passed through a gap in a stone wall almost 10 meters tall, and made his way to the top of a hill.		Wearing a gray suit, Sayama entered through the front gate, passed through a gap in a stone wall almost 10 meters tall, and made his way to the top of a hill.
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	“Then tell me about her. If your information is accurate, I can find her for you.”		“Then tell me about her. If your information is accurate, I can find her for you.”

	“Well, let’s see… I think she was a female that was older than ~~me….ow~~ ow ow! I give, I give!”		“Well, let’s see… I think she was a female that was older than me…ow ow ow! I give, I give!”

	Brunhild sighed and flicked the ellipse on the blackboard with her finger.		Brunhild sighed and flicked the ellipse on the blackboard with her finger.
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	She glanced back at the café behind her with a slightly surprised look.		She glanced back at the café behind her with a slightly surprised look.

	“It really was a UCAT ~~cafe~~. They all looked so bored.”		“It really was a UCAT café. They all looked so bored.”

	“How about you say they were working hard to make it look more convincing?” said Ooshiro in resignation.		“How about you say they were working hard to make it look more convincing?” said Ooshiro in resignation.
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	“What part of Japan corresponds to Japan as a part of the world?”		“What part of Japan corresponds to Japan as a part of the world?”

	“Japan and the Philippines are the Izu Islands. When looking at this world map, Japan’s prided Mt. Fuji is fits perfectly with the location of Mt. Everest above India.”		“Japan and the Philippines are the Izu Islands. When looking at this world map, Japan’s prided Mt. Fuji fits perfectly with the location of Mt. Everest above India.”

	The soldier drew a circle around Honshu’s Kinki region to its Chugoku region, drew a circle around Europe, and connected them with a line.		The soldier drew a circle around Honshu’s Kinki region to its Chugoku region, drew a circle around Europe, and connected them with a line.