Racing across the only path amidst the desolate plains was a lone motorrad (Note: a two-wheeled vehicle. It cannot fly). The motorrad’s silver tank held a straight-twin engine, painted black. Two slightly inconspicuous silver exhaust pipes extended from the vehicle’s flanks. Above the black box, affixed to the side of the motorrad’s back wheel, was […]
Let me preface with this: Today, Michiru will die. The Fifth of October A I woke to a morning that I had been dreading from the bottom of my heart. From the curtain rail rollers, I knew the calendar date had changed. They were in different positions than from the morning of the fourth of […]
And then, the two found the house. Amidst the forest, blanked by the early dusk sky of winter, they stopped at the single, small log cabin. The path was devoid of people, with a lone electric line stretching overhead. Light spilled out from the windows of the house, and a faint column of smoke from […]
The Seventeenth of July H There were eight days of school left before summer break. Emotions of excitement at the thought of summer break, or frustration that there was still over a week left, were emotions well beyond me at my age. My heart had long since dulled to such sentiments. Avoiding the sun’s burning […]
My name is Riku. I am a dog. This is the story of an experience that Shizu-sama, Ti, and I had while standing in front of a certain country’s gates. Though our application for immigration had been refused, Shizu-sama nevertheless decided to enter the country to rest and restock our provisions and supplies. “Sorry about […]
The first time I met her was in my third year of middle school. It was Friday after class, and we had an art assignment due the following week. “Ooh, that’s pretty.” “Hamano… Aria-san?” Summer, with its huge cumulonimbus clouds, had long since come to an end. As the red and yellow autumn leaves came […]
“Hey Kino, happiness is a pretty strange concept for humans, isn’t it?” “What’s this all of a sudden? Did your engine randomly malfunction, Hermes?” “Not at all! It’s just that, humans are born with the goal of finding happiness, right?” “Well, sure. Shisho used to say that that’s what makes us different from animals. Animals […]
(T/N: This would be printed on the inside hardcover of the physical book, which would be covered by a removable paper cover.) “How lazy can you be!”Is that what you were thinking? Make sure to read the whole volume.Alright, sorry. I’ll put the afterword here as well. Eh? You can read this…?That’s… you don’t let […]
That concludes An Afterword Invisible to Intelligent People! October 2014, Shigusawa Keiichi T/N: Thanks for reading. Previous Chapter Table of Contents Next Chapter
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