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| + | In A Place Like This |
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| − | Some day, some month, in the year 2001. A phone rang in Keiichi Sigsawa’s apartment. |
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| + | —Preface— |
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| − | Sigsawa: [pick up the phone] “Hello, who is this?” |
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| − | Mysterious man: “Is this the Sigsawa residency?” |
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| + | “Hey, Kino. Is there really a country here?” |
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| − | Sigsawa: “I don’t deny that, but who are you?” |
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| + | As Hermes ran along, it asked Kino this. |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “Sorry for not introducing myself. I am Kino” |
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| + | “Dunno…” |
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| − | Sigsawa: “… I don’t get what you mean.” |
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| + | She cocked her head as she replied. |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “I said I am Kino, the same Kino in your novel. Nice to meet you.” |
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| + | Kino and Hermes were in a desert. The hard-packed white earth stretched from horizon to horizon, as far as the eye could see. |
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| − | Sigsawa: “… sorry but I am going to hang up now.” |
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| + | Clouds covered the sky without fail and it was only a sheet of white. 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 Motorad. |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “Don’t do that, I hardly got the chance to speak with you! Isn’t that very rude!” |
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| + | Kino wore her yellow goggles and a bandana was wrapped around her face. She also had a long, brown coat on, with the extra-long hem rolled up to her thighs. |
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| − | Sigsawa: “Well… sorry but you sound too old to be Kino.” |
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| + | “Whaddya mean, Ms. Dunno?” |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “Yes, I am already fifty four years old. I work as a lecturer in a university for economics, I am quite popular |
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| − | with the students and received a lot of chocolate on valentine.” |
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| + | “Actually, I don’t even know why I’m even driving here. It’s strange.” |
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| − | Sigsawa: “I didn’t ask for that! How did you get my number anyway?” |
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| + | “I knew it. Well, it’s camel flag around here, I guess.” |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “I could still find out even if no one told me, I am Kino after all.” |
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| + | “…I think you mean camouflage.” |
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| − | Sigsawa: “… if you are Kino, then where is Hermes?” |
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| + | “Yeah, that’s it! —Nice work.” |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “I ran into Caesar and Hermes was having a duel with his dog.” |
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| + | “If we go along further, we’ll figure it out.” |
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| − | Sigsawa: “… a duel with Hun? How?” |
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| + | 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 |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “They have been insulting each other for three days and three nights, they say they are going to settle it with a |
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| + | this manner, |
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| − | 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 |
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| − | swept out to open sea.” |
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| + | “Ah…” |
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| − | Sigsawa: “… what about Caesar?” |
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| + | This was what Kino found. |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “Someone on the forum said Caesar is pedophilic stalker of Kino, that man has went to get any explanation out of |
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| − | them. It will take sometime cause there is a number of them” |
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| + | It was a very big sign. Half-buried and slanting in the white desert. The huge letters inscribed on |
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| − | Sigsawa: “… what about your master?” |
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| + | it—. |
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| + | Kino stopped Hermes before the sign. She let down the kickstand and got off, wobbling over to the sign, |
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| − | Self-proclaimed 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.” |
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| + | “Uuugh…” |
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| − | Sigsawa: “… you don’t talk like that in my works” |
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| + | And at length sunk down to her knees. On the sign was written thus: |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “Fu--- you are something.” |
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| + | “The afterword of Volume X begins here, so best regards.” |
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| − | Sigsawa: “What do you mean by that?” |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “Of course I meant ‘For His Safety’ being rejected again. Will it ever be used in a novel?” |
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| + | How can this be, Kino muttered as she beat her gloved fists into the white desert. |
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| − | Sigsawa: “Wait! How did you know that? Only my editor and that spider that I talk to in my room know.” |
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| + | “‘So this was an afterword! —dammit, that blasted author did it after all!’” |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “Because I am Kino.” |
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| + | So Hermes yelled enjoyably for and behind Kino. And then it whispered quietly. |
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| − | Sigsawa: “…” |
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| + | “An afterword all of a sudden in the book—. It’s within the realm of some authors, though. This is just one of them.” |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “I know a lot about you. For instance, ‘Even a Dog Doesn’t Eat’ was edited from a rejected short story from |
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| − | 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.” |
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| + | “Not only in the last volume but this one, too—how can he do this to a character?!” |
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| − | Sigsawa: “Wow!” |
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| + | Kino became angry, but we’ll ignore that as the afterword begins. |
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| − | Self-proclaimed Kino: “Wow’?” |
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| − | Sigsawa: “Yea! … Wow! I never thought Kino really did exist! You are Kino right?” |
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| − | Kino: “I already told you that… Just because you are the author doesn’t mean you have to be suspicious all the time.” |
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| + | Okay, so, the afterword. |
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| − | Sigsawa: “Sorry! I shouldn’t have doubted you… ” |
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| + | As usual, no spoilers. Reading this before the subsequent stories in this book is fine, too. |
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| − | Kino: “I will be leaving now.” |
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| + | So now Kino’s gone up to X. |
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| − | 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 |
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| − | write it down.” |
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| + | “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. |
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| − | Kino: “Sadly… my three days are up.” |
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| + | 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. |
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| − | Sigsawa: “… please five more minutes!” |
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| + | The book’s application manuscript that was originally the grand-prize winner of Dengeki Game Novel. |
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| − | Kino: [Loud engine noise]”Come on, Hermes. Let’s go. Goodbye.” |
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| + | That it came this far is, by far, because of reader support. |
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| + | For this turning point as the tenth volume, I am gratified again. Thank you. |
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| − | Sigsawa: “No wait!” |
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| − | Kino: [Voice getting distance]“Hermes, is that seaweed?” |
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| + | However…… I must deliver some very disheartening news. |
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| − | Sigsawa: “Ah… Wait! Please don’t leave.[tears flowing]” |
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| + | I’ve started to run out of material for the Kino series. |
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| − | [Do---Do—Do---] |
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| + | I’ve been doing my best writing this far, but…I can’t go on any longer. |
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| + | I can’t think up any more... |
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| − | Keiichi Sigsawa Jan 2002 |
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| + | For an interesting afterword! |
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| + | October 2006 |
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| + | Keiichi Sigsawa, The Afterword Author Who Dreams of the Future |
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| + | P.S. I’ll try my best. |
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Revision as of 04:36, 11 February 2009
In A Place Like This
—Preface—
“Hey, Kino. Is there really a country here?”
As Hermes ran along, it asked Kino this.
“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 and it was only a sheet of white. 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 Motorad.
Kino wore her yellow goggles and a bandana was wrapped around her face. She also had a long, brown coat on, with the extra-long hem rolled up to her thighs.
“Whaddya mean, Ms. 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.”
“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. The huge letters inscribed on it—.
Kino stopped Hermes before the sign. She let down the kickstand and got off, wobbling over to the sign,
“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 realm of some authors, 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.
The book’s application manuscript that was originally the grand-prize winner of Dengeki Game Novel. That it came this far is, by far, because of reader support.
For this turning point as the tenth volume, I am gratified again. 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 up any more...
For an interesting afterword!
October 2006 Keiichi Sigsawa, The Afterword Author Who Dreams of the Future
P.S. I’ll try my best.
