Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut Vol. 2 by Keisuke Makino
Author:Keisuke Makino [Makino, Keisuke]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: light novel
ISBN: 9781685798109
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2022-07-15T07:00:00+00:00
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Only one cosmonaut would go public after the success of the manned launch, so Lev and Mikhail were not photographed together. They talked with a florist, ate ice cream, and stared up at the beautiful facade of the church. There were countless citizens around them, but nothing they did drew any attention, since they were still little more than unknown air force privates.
Lyudmila stood by the photographer, eating a second ice cream and throwing out the odd comment like âWhy so glum?â and âCan you make eating that look a little more enjoyable, please?â Apparently, she was having a good time. She seemed more like a director than someone with a hand in the cosmonaut selection.
The four of them circled the square and arrived in front of the mausoleum. Mikhail took a copper coin from his wallet, closed his eyes in prayer, and threw it skyward.
The coin landed at Levâs feet. âWhat are you doing?â he asked.
âThis is where all the paths to the Unionâs future began,â Mikhail replied, pointing at the ground. âItâs only natural that we pass through here on the way to space. Iâm just paying the fare.â
The coin heâd thrown was from 1936âthe year he was born.
Lyudmila stared at him. âYou wear that cool, collected mask all the time, but youâve got a cute side too, huh?â
Mikhail turned away, his face flushing red in a rare show of embarrassment.
âWell, I guess I should pay the fare too,â said Lev, deciding to copy Mikhail with a copper coin of his own. He didnât have one from 1939, though; the coin in his wallet was from 1943.
Levâs shoulders drooped with disappointment, but then he realized that was Irinaâs birth year. Sheâd told him she was seventeen. In that case, heâd pray for her. Heâd pray that a rocket carrying her dreams would fly to the moon.
âHup!â Lev grunted, throwing the coin with all he hadâ¦and losing track of where it landed. âHuh? Whereâd it go?â
âOh dear.â Lyudmila chuckled. âLetâs hope thatâs not a portent for a potential cabin landingâ¦â
As they walked around the square taking photos, a white buildingâthe Military Institute of Medical Scienceâpeeked through gaps between the other structures. Irina was in there now. Lev looked at the hospital and pictured her. He worried about her examinations, and he hoped the instituteâs employees were treating her as well as other test animals that survived. They had all been treated as âthingsâ before their launches, but were loved upon their return and given the royal treatment in place of medals.
Given the way the Delivery Crew saw Irina, however, there was every chance she was being treated as a âcursed species,â chained up andâ
âNot feeling well, Lev?â Lyudmila ran the stick from her ice cream along his neck.
He jumped in fright. âEep!â
âYou need the hospital?â Her tone was soft, but her deep green eyes were sharp. They were not the eyes of the woman whoâd watched them and laughed, but of a political leader.
âNo⦠Iâm fine, thank you.â
âGood to hear.
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