Kino no Tabi:Volume4 Chapter3

"Step right up! Welcome to our country traveler!" The guard said this with genuine enthusiasm. "These are some questions we ask people entering the country. Please answer them. It's nothing serious, just write the first thing that you think of." By himself, the guard was waiting inside a small post in front of the gates of the tall castle walls. As soon as the traveler arrived he immediately presented a thick packet of papers. A pen too.

(As usual the author does not directly give away kino's gender, but since we all know it's female I won't bother trying to awkwardly translate this to not use pronouns) The traveler, being taken aback, stared at the papers. The traveler was in her teens. She had short, black, unkempt hair, but her face with its big eyes had a fearless look. Goggles hanged around her neck and she wore a black jacket. Around her waist was a wide belt with some pouches. On her right thigh was a hand-persuader in a pistol holster. The gun had an octagonal barrel and a revolver installed. The traveler asked the guard, "Just me is ok? He is also going to be entering." The traveler then pointed with her thumb to a motorad parked behind her. "Just you is fine, let's see... what was your name?" "Kino" The traveler said this, then pointed once again to the motorad. "Over there is my partner, Hermes." "Pleased to meet you," the motorad named Hermes greeted from a distance. "Again, welcome to our country. As for the papers, just Kino will be fine. It may take some time, but if you can please try to answer everything. You may use the chair and table over here." "I see, this is needed to enter the country?" confirmed Kino. "That is correct," the guard nodded. Kino said she understood, sat down at the chair, and began looking through the stack of papers.

Wow, this is a big chapter, I hope I can finish it :\ - Quincy