Difference between revisions of "Kino no Tabi:Volume10 Chapter5"
Matt122004 (talk | contribs) (New page: Some day, some month, in the year 2001. A phone rang in Keiichi Sigsawa’s apartment. Sigsawa: [pick up the phone] “Hello, who is this?” Mysterious man: “Is this the Sigsawa resi...) |
m |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | ==“In a Place Like This” — Preface —== |
||
| − | Some day, some month, in the year 2001. A phone rang in Keiichi Sigsawa’s apartment. |
||
| + | Hey, Kino. Is there really a country here?” |
||
| + | Hermes asked Kino this while he ran. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: [pick up the phone] “Hello, who is this?” |
||
| + | “Dunno…” |
||
| − | Mysterious man: “Is this the Sigsawa residency?” |
||
| + | She cocked her head as she replied. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “I don’t deny that, but who are you?” |
||
| + | Kino and Hermes were in a desert. The hard-packed white earth stretched from horizon to horizon, as far as the eye could see. |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “Sorry for not introducing myself. I am Kino” |
||
| + | Clouds covered the sky without fail; a single white sheet. A white sky and a white earth. The farther you looked, the blurrier the distinction between the two. In such a blank world stood a lone motorrad. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “… I don’t get what you mean.” |
||
| + | Kino wore her yellow goggles and a bandana was wrapped around her face. She also had a long, brown coat on, with the excess of the long hem rolled up to her thighs. |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “I said I am Kino, the same Kino in your novel. Nice to meet you.” |
||
| + | |||
| + | “Whaddya mean, Miss Dunno?” |
||
| + | “Actually, I don’t even know why I’m even driving here. It’s strange.” |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “… sorry but I am going to hang up now.” |
||
| + | “I knew it. Well, it’s camel flag around here, I guess.” |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “Don’t do that, I hardly got the chance to speak with you! Isn’t that very rude!” |
||
| + | “…I think you mean camouflage.” |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “Well… sorry but you sound too old to be Kino.” |
||
| + | “Yeah, that’s it! —Nice work.” |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “Yes, I am already fifty four years old. I work as a lecturer in a university for economics, I am quite popular |
||
| − | with the students and received a lot of chocolate on valentine.” |
||
| + | “Uhm, but… What is this ‘camouflage’ for?” |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “I didn’t ask for that! How did you get my number anyway?” |
||
| + | “If we go along further, we’ll figure it out.” |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “I could still find out even if no one told me, I am Kino after all.” |
||
| + | As Hermes said these things and made Kino tip her head again, she drove along. The scenery hardly changed, so it became even more doubtful whether they were moving at all. When some time passed in this manner, |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “… if you are Kino, then where is Hermes?” |
||
| + | “Ah…” |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “I ran into Caesar and Hermes was having a duel with his dog.” |
||
| + | This was what Kino found. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “… a duel with Hun? How?” |
||
| + | It was a very big sign. Half-buried and slanting in the white desert. There were huge letters inscribed on it— |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “They have been insulting each other for three days and three nights, they say they are going to settle it with a |
||
| − | 50 meter back stroke. Hermes has left for the sea with a pair of diving goggles, but he hasn’t returned yet, he could have been |
||
| − | swept out to open sea.” |
||
| + | Kino stopped Hermes before the sign. She let down the kickstand and got off, wobbling over to it, |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “… what about Caesar?” |
||
| + | “Uuugh…” |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “Someone on the forum said Caesar is pedophilic stalker of Kino, that man has went to get any explanation out of |
||
| − | them. It will take sometime cause there is a number of them” |
||
| + | And at length sunk down to her knees. On the sign was written thus: |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “… what about your master?” |
||
| + | ''“The afterword of Volume X begins here, so best regards.”'' |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “She’s been charged under the Fire Arms Act and is in police custody at Shibuya station. I bet she will escape in no time. She will be more then a match for the police, maybe they will need to mobilize the armed forces.” |
||
| + | ‘How can this be?’ Kino muttered as she beat her gloved fists into the white desert. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “… you don’t talk like that in my works” |
||
| + | “‘So this was an afterword! —dammit, that blasted author did it after all!’” |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “Fu--- you are something.” |
||
| + | So Hermes yelled enjoyably for and behind Kino. And then it whispered quietly. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “What do you mean by that?” |
||
| + | “An afterword all of a sudden in the book—it’s within the expectations of many readers, though. This is just one of them.” |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “Of course I meant ‘For His Safety’ being rejected again. Will it ever be used in a novel?” |
||
| + | “Not only in the last volume but this one, too—how can he do this to a character?!” |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “Wait! How did you know that? Only my editor and that spider that I talk to in my room know.” |
||
| + | Kino became angry, but we’ll ignore that as the afterword begins. |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “Because I am Kino.” |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “…” |
||
| + | <center><span style="font-size: 200%;">—</span></center> |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “I know a lot about you. For instance, ‘Even a Dog Doesn’t Eat’ was edited from a rejected short story from |
||
| − | book 2. The version of ‘Avenger’ you submitted to Denki Games Novel prize has a scene where I was wounded and lying half-naked for treatment, not to mention sewing up my jacket. My name was taken from a male character from another story, you were worried that the name would fail after the first chapter.” |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “Wow!” |
||
| + | Okay, so, the afterword. |
||
| − | Self claim Kino: “Wow’?” |
||
| + | As usual, no spoilers. Reading this before the subsequent stories in this book is fine, too. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “Yea! … Wow! I never thought Kino really did exist! You are Kino right?” |
||
| + | So now Kino’s gone up to X. |
||
| − | Kino: “I already told you that… Just because you are the author doesn’t mean you have to be suspicious all the time.” |
||
| + | “Volume 10” is just one word, but since the year 2000 when the first volume went on sale, six years have passed. So if you’ve been reading since you were in sixth grade, you’re a high school senior, now. Amazing. As for me, it’s been a plentiful six years of experience and growth, I believe. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “Sorry! I shouldn’t have doubted you… ” |
||
| + | In all that time, Kino got a drama CD, an anime, video game, a signing at Entama, an anime movie in theaters, a speech on that stage, a signing in Taiwan, a second game—lots happened. |
||
| − | Kino: “I will be leaving now.” |
||
| + | That a manuscript initially entered into the Dengeki Game Novel Prize came this far is because of the support of all of you, readers. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “No wait! Don’t go! Please! Let’s chat a bit more! Tell me which country is the most memorable, please tell me so I can |
||
| − | write it down.” |
||
| + | I am grateful once again as I reach this turning point of a tenth volume. Thank you. |
||
| − | Kino: “Sadly… my three days are up.” |
||
| + | However…I must deliver some very disheartening news. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “… please five more minutes!” |
||
| + | I’ve started to run out of material for the Kino series. |
||
| − | Kino: [Loud engine noise]”Come on, Hermes. Let’s go. Goodbye.” |
||
| + | I’ve been doing my best writing this far, but…I can’t go on any longer. |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “No wait!” |
||
| + | I can’t think of any more… |
||
| − | Kino: [Voice getting distance]“Hermes, is that seaweed?” |
||
| + | Interesting afterwords! |
||
| − | Sigsawa: “Ah… Wait! Please don’t leave.[tears flowing]” |
||
| − | [Do---Do—Do---] |
||
| + | October 2006 |
||
| − | Keiichi Sigsawa |
+ | Keiichi Sigsawa, the Afterword Author Who Dreams of the Future |
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | P.S. I’ll try my best. |
||
| + | |||
| + | <noinclude> |
||
| + | {{Navigation |
||
| + | | Kino no Tabi |
||
| + | | [[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Chapter4|Chapter 4]] |
||
| + | | [[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume10_Chapter6|Chapter 6]] |
||
| + | }} |
||
| + | </noinclude> |
||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 15 September 2013
“In a Place Like This” — Preface —[edit]
Hey, Kino. Is there really a country here?”
Hermes asked Kino this while he ran.
“Dunno…”
She cocked her head as she replied.
Kino and Hermes were in a desert. The hard-packed white earth stretched from horizon to horizon, as far as the eye could see.
Clouds covered the sky without fail; a single white sheet. A white sky and a white earth. The farther you looked, the blurrier the distinction between the two. In such a blank world stood a lone motorrad.
Kino wore her yellow goggles and a bandana was wrapped around her face. She also had a long, brown coat on, with the excess of the long hem rolled up to her thighs.
“Whaddya mean, Miss Dunno?”
“Actually, I don’t even know why I’m even driving here. It’s strange.”
“I knew it. Well, it’s camel flag around here, I guess.”
“…I think you mean camouflage.”
“Yeah, that’s it! —Nice work.”
“Uhm, but… What is this ‘camouflage’ for?”
“If we go along further, we’ll figure it out.”
As Hermes said these things and made Kino tip her head again, she drove along. The scenery hardly changed, so it became even more doubtful whether they were moving at all. When some time passed in this manner,
“Ah…”
This was what Kino found.
It was a very big sign. Half-buried and slanting in the white desert. There were huge letters inscribed on it—
Kino stopped Hermes before the sign. She let down the kickstand and got off, wobbling over to it,
“Uuugh…”
And at length sunk down to her knees. On the sign was written thus:
“The afterword of Volume X begins here, so best regards.”
‘How can this be?’ Kino muttered as she beat her gloved fists into the white desert.
“‘So this was an afterword! —dammit, that blasted author did it after all!’”
So Hermes yelled enjoyably for and behind Kino. And then it whispered quietly.
“An afterword all of a sudden in the book—it’s within the expectations of many readers, though. This is just one of them.”
“Not only in the last volume but this one, too—how can he do this to a character?!”
Kino became angry, but we’ll ignore that as the afterword begins.
Okay, so, the afterword.
As usual, no spoilers. Reading this before the subsequent stories in this book is fine, too.
So now Kino’s gone up to X.
“Volume 10” is just one word, but since the year 2000 when the first volume went on sale, six years have passed. So if you’ve been reading since you were in sixth grade, you’re a high school senior, now. Amazing. As for me, it’s been a plentiful six years of experience and growth, I believe.
In all that time, Kino got a drama CD, an anime, video game, a signing at Entama, an anime movie in theaters, a speech on that stage, a signing in Taiwan, a second game—lots happened.
That a manuscript initially entered into the Dengeki Game Novel Prize came this far is because of the support of all of you, readers.
I am grateful once again as I reach this turning point of a tenth volume. Thank you.
However…I must deliver some very disheartening news.
I’ve started to run out of material for the Kino series.
I’ve been doing my best writing this far, but…I can’t go on any longer.
I can’t think of any more…
Interesting afterwords!
October 2006
Keiichi Sigsawa, the Afterword Author Who Dreams of the Future
P.S. I’ll try my best.
| Back to Chapter 4 | Return to Main Page | Forward to Chapter 6 |
