Kino no Tabi vol.15 by Keiichi Sigsawa

Author:Keiichi Sigsawa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Trollo WN/LN EPUB
Published: 2017-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

Translator’s Notes

Jump up ↑ This is a summary of and sequel to Volume 12, Chapter 10.

Chapter 5: "Land of Journalists" —How to Be a Liar—

On a certain summer day.

As Kino and Hermes were entering a country, the customs officer said, "The name 'Kino' is pretty popular for travelers, huh?"

Kino responded, "I'm not sure, but... I don't think it's that common."

"Is that so...? But your age and sex are different, so I assume you're different people." And with that, the officer gave them permission to enter the country.

"What was that about?" Hermes tilted his neck in confusion. Of course, Hermes doesn't have a neck, that was just a figure of speech.

"Who knows." Leaving it at that, Kino entered the country.

—

"Traveler, you said your name was 'Kino'...? So then — Ah, no, your height and sex are different, aren't they... I beg your pardon. Let me show you to your room." The hotel receptionist was shocked.

"Eh? Your name is 'Kino'... Oh, excuse me. You're young, and even though you look like a boy, you're actually a girl. Ahh, that startled me," said an employee when they went shopping for underwear.

"Eh! 'Kino'? Aahhh!" The children at the park asked Kino what her name was, and when she replied, they screamed and ran away at full speed.

"Hmm..."

"This is weird."

Kino and Hermes decided to get to the bottom of this mystery.

—

The next day.

Kino left early in the morning and asked a policeman for directions.

"Ahh, go straight down that road and take a right at the end. You'll see it soon," the policeman replied cheerfully.

"By the way, my name is Kino."

Once she said that, the policeman pulled out his radio and said something, possibly a request for backup.

He stared hard at them.

Kino and Hermes asked the policeman why they'd been getting that kind of response ever since they entered this country, and once he explained, they understood.

"A famous journalist from our country once wrote a book about a traveler named 'Kino'," he said.

Kino asked, "What was it like?"

"The traveler known as 'Kino' wore a brown coat, and was tall, male, and a murderer."

"A... murderer?"

"Yeah. He killed tons of people in his home country, but that wasn't enough, so he left on a journey. He would quietly kill people in the countries he visited and leave before they could catch him. A cunning and merciless man."

"Aha, so that's why everyone's afraid of Kino!" Hermes exclaimed.

"That's right. Of course, I can see that you're not him."

"Okay, but you still picked up your radio just now — That was to report in about 'Kino', wasn't it? Kino went through customs and was allowed in, you know? Is this how you treat someone that legally came into your country and hasn't committed any crimes?"

"You're right, please forgive my rudeness."

Once Hermes was done berating the policeman, Kino asked, "What was that journalist like?"

"Uhh, he's a man in his fifties that user to be a newspaper reporter. He's probably the single most famous journalist in this country. Probably everyone in this country knows him.

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