Kino no Tabi:Volume4 Chapter1

“A Land with a Statue” ~Angel?~

Once upon a time, a traveler came to a small country in a valley.

The traveler who came riding a motorad (Note: A motorcycle. Only to note that it cannot fly in the sky) was looking around leisurely at the rich and beautiful farmlands and at the old and historical narrow town road. They stopped in a plaza in front of a statue.

The statue simply had the appearance of a human, and it was holding a long stick in its hand. At its feet, there was a creature which can’t be identified clearly.

The young traveler asked a resident, “What is this?”

The resident answered with a smile.

"This is the statute of an angel which descended from the sky a long time ago to save the country. With his club, he quickly exterminated twenty-two demons that tormented the people, and restored peace in this country. And then he came back to the sky.”

“Angel? Descended from the sky? What’s that?” The motorad asked.

The resident narrowed his eyes, and answered this.

“It’s a fairy tale. It has been handed down in this country up to now--”