Kino no Tabi:Volume6 Frontispiece1
Frontispiece: "A Land of No Admittance” ~Reasonable~
One spring day.
A traveler knocked at the gates of a certain country.
The traveler was a young person, wearing a brown coat over a black jacket. She has short, black hair, and was wearing a brimmed hat and goggles. A hand persuader (Note: A Persuader is a gun. In this case, a pistol) holster is suspended from her waist.
She came here riding a motorad (Note: A motorcycle. Only to note that it cannot fly in the sky).
"Please let us enter,” the traveler said.
Then, the gatekeeper narrowed his eyes and spoke. “No! We cannot allow people like you to enter the country! Please leave right away!”
The traveler asked for the reason, and the gatekeeper responded,
"It’s because you have a persuader with you! All persuader users who came to this country before caused terrible incidents. We've had enought of these incidents. Since then, all persuader holders who sought to enter this country were asked to turn back. Now that you’ve heard the reason, please hurry up and leave.”
The traveler asked, “Can’t I just leave my persuader in custody at the gates so I can enter?”
The gatekeeper became angry, “Don't you get it! People using persuaders are not right in the head, so it doesn’t matter if they discard their persuaders!”
The traveler looked rueful, and gave up on entering the country. She went away on her motorad.
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One summer day.
A traveler knocked at the gates of a certain country.
The traveler was a young person, wearing a black jacket with a vest and a white shirt underneath. She had short, black hair, and was wearing a brimmed hat and goggles. A hand persuader holster is suspended from her waist.
She came here riding a motorad.
“Please let us enter,” the traveler said.
Then, the gatekeeper narrowed his eyes and spoke. “No! We cannot allow people like you to enter the country! Please leave right away!”
The traveler asked for the reason, and the gatekeeper responded,
“It’s because you are riding a motorad! All motorad riders who came to this country before caused terrible incidents. We've had enough of these incidents. Since then, all motorad riders who sought to enter this country were asked to turn back. Now that you’ve heard the reason, please hurry up and leave.”
The traveler asked. “Can’t I just promise to not start the motorad’s engine so I can enter?”
The gatekeeper became angry, “Don't you get it! People riding motorads are not right in the head, so it doesn’t matter if they discard their motorads!”
The traveler looked rueful, and gave up on entering the country. She went away on her motorad.
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One autumn day.
A traveler knocked at the gates of a certain country.
The traveler was a young person, wearing a black jacket with a wide belt fastened around the waist. She had short, black hair, and was wearing a brimmed hat and goggles. A hand persuader holster was suspended from her waist.
She came here riding a motorad.
“Please let us enter," the traveler said.
Then, the gatekeeper narrowed his eyes and spoke. “No! We cannot allow people like you to enter the country! Please leave right away!”
The traveler asked for the reason, and the gatekeeper responded,
“It’s because you are wearing a black jacket! All persons wearing black jackets who came to this country before caused terrible incidents. We've had enough of these incidents. Since then, all people wearing black jackets who sought to enter this country were asked to turn back. Now that you’ve heard the reason, please hurry up and leave.”
The traveler asked. “Can’t I just take off my jacket so I can enter?”
The gatekeeper became angry, “Don't you get it! People wearing black jackets are not right in the head, so it doesn’t matter if they discard their jackets!”
The traveler looked rueful, and gave up on entering the country. She went away on her motorad.
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One winter day.
A traveler knocked at the gates of a certain country.
The traveler was a young person, wearing a black jacket underneath a thick snowsuit. She had short, black hair, and was wearing a furry winter cap and single-lens goggles. A hand persuader holster is suspended in front of her tummy.
She came here riding a motorad.
“Please let us enter," the traveler said.
Then, the gatekeeper narrowed his eyes and spoke. “No! We cannot allow people like you to enter the country! Please leave right away!”
The traveler asked for the reason, and the gatekeeper responded,
“It’s because you have a persuader, riding a motorad, and wearing a black jacket! All people who have persuaders, riding motorads, and wearing black jackets who came to this country before caused terrible incidents. We've had enough of these incidents. Since then, all people who have persuaders, riding motorads, and wearing black jackets who sought to enter this country were asked to turn back. Now that you’ve heard the reason, please hurry up and leave.”
The traveler asked. “Can’t I just leave my persuader in custody, promise not to start the motorad’s engine, and take off my jacket so I can enter?”
The gatekeeper became angry, “Don't you get it! People who have persuaders, ride motorads, and wear black jackets are not right in the head, so it doesn’t matter if they discard them all!”
“That’s a pity. I got heaps of rare fur from the animals I shot down in the forest, but it seems that I can’t sell them in this country.”
The traveler looked rueful, and gave up on entering the country.
The gatekeeper restrained the traveler, and she turned around.
“But after thinking it through, we realized that a persuader is necessary in such a dangerous journey; a motorad’s maneuverability makes it a convenient and nifty vehicle; and a black jacket is fashionable. It looks great on you. It would be harsh if we send away a precious traveler in such cold weather. Please go ahead and enter.”
“Is that so? Then I wouldn’t hesitate.”
The traveler entered the country.
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