This is a tale about a certain day. Kino and Hermes drove through a vast, empty field of grass, heading for a country. Its walls were already in sight, and they rapidly closed the distance. “There’s something I want to buy in that country,” Kino said. “Oh? What?” Hermes asked. “The medium-sized knife I use […]

As a heavy rain poured down on the forest, a single motorrad (note: a two-wheeled vehicle. It cannot fly) shouted over the sound of the rain. “Kino! Are you awake?” Even the phrase ‘raining buckets’ wouldn’t be enough to describe the sheer force of the downpour. One might even worry whether the cloth would collapse […]

My name is Riku. I am a dog. I have long, white, soft fur. My face always makes it seem like I’m smiling and happy, but that doesn’t mean that I’m always happy. I was just born that way. Shizu-sama is my master. He’s a young man who always wears a green sweater. He lost […]

On a certain winter day. Kino and Hermes raced through a frigid landscape surrounded by withered plants, until they arrived at a lone country. It was a large country, encircled by tall, castle walls. The two applied for a three-day stay as always, and once granted permission, the gate opened before them. The winter sun […]

On a certain spring day. At the exact time that Kino and Hermes arrived at the country, another group was also entering.  The group, composed of five men and women, came in a huge truck, and each person wore pure white clothes, like those that a surgeon might wear. “Are you doctors?” The group shook […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]