D-Genesis: Volume 4 [Parts 1 to 13] by KONO Tsuranori

Author:KONO Tsuranori
Language: eng
Format: epub

Rosary of the Red Breast

Egg of the witness to the Passion.

The one with the power to see truths shall emerge.

“What the hell is this?”

Miyoshi shrugged.

“What’s all this ‘red’ about anyway? The gemstone was blue.”

“I thought that was weird too, so I looked it up. Apparently, ‘Red Breast’ can be another name for a robin.”

“Then the ‘witness to the Passion’ is...?”

According to one Christian legend, a robin had first received its red breast when attempting to remove the crown of thorns from Jesus’ head during his crucifixion, becoming stained with blood.

“So the ‘Passion’ in question is Jesus’ crucifixion?”

“I can’t say for certain, but it seems like that’s what it’s pointing to,” Miyoshi replied.

“Then what is ‘the one with the power to see truths’?”

“I don’t know. According to some stories, robins have the power to see off the spirits of the dead, but I couldn’t find any other old idioms or fables that seemed fitting by flipping through Brewer’s.”

Yeah, nothing comes to mind for me either.

“Anyway, the gemstone itself didn’t seem dangerous, so I thought I’d turn it in for analysis and see what information came back. Maybe something in the composition will help make sense of its flavor text.”

“I see.”

“Which, speaking of—an egg can be a symbol of birth, reincarnation, or creation. It says ‘shall emerge’... You think something’s going to hatch out of the stone?”

“Miyoshi,” I said, “are we sure this thing isn’t dangerous?”

I hated to think of the panic it would cause if the gemstone suddenly cracked like an egg and some kind of creature popped out.

“Please don’t jinx us,” Miyoshi replied.

Well, you already handed it over for inspection, so it’s literally out of our hands now. Nothing left to do but to wish for the safety of whoever’s handling it in the lab.

“The year’s only just started,” I lamented. “Let’s hope society doesn’t collapse in the first month.” I clapped my hands together in my heart, in imitation of a Shinto prayer.

***

Naruse stopped by a short time later.

“How’re you doing?” I asked. “Weren’t you visiting family? Are you sure you’re okay to slip away?”

“No worries,” she responded. “I had to be in town for something today anyway, so it’s no extra trouble.”

“Personal, I hope.”

“A bit of work over at Ichigaya.”

“Man, the JDA doesn’t let you guys catch a break, huh?”

“You said it, not me!” With a laugh, Naruse took out her materials.

“Now then, this is the inscription you discovered in the manor,” she began. “I tried translating it, but couldn’t decipher the back half. It’s written in an entirely different language. At first I thought it might be our usual Aramaic, but the characters don’t match up. I’ve never seen anything like this before.”

Sure enough, the first and second halves of the inscription appeared to be using entirely different symbols.

“So what’s the first half say?” I examined a photo of the inscription on her tablet.

“The translation is included in that file, but it’s basically words of encouragement for explorers.”

“Encouragement?”

“Yep. It seems like the grimoire’s final page—something like an afterword.

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