Kaze no Ou Oneshot : Kaze No Ou

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Kaze no Ou

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On that day, I encountered a legend.

Supreme one shot, center color 37p
The King of the Wind
From "Bokurano," and "His Murder Scheme" creator, Kitoh Mohiro

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A village shrouded in the sounds of a pipe-organ. Nothing has threatened their peaceful rest, until now...

In the night,
the notes of the pipe-organ, blended with the whispers of the wind that enveloped the city, can be heard.

Rising and falling, [or, the highs and the lows]
twittering and bellowing,
the beautiful chords.

In the workshop by the entrance of the road to the village the old man is tuning the pipe-organ.
The notes of a melody that beckon us toward a peaceful night: a lullaby for the village.

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But the children did not share this sentiment.
To them, those notes were the voice of the king of the wind.

The sonorous battle cry that would play when the king of the wind fought.

The one who protected this village.
The King of the Wind.

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Hmmm.
You're unexpectedly childish, Mareo.

But someone had to have fought them off, right?
What lie nearby the roads to the village was an [iron] armored soldier abandoned by a group of raiding crusaders.

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Do you believe in it?

When I was still a babe, the crusaders had attacked the village.

Nobody knows who drove them off. It's said that the pillagers fled that night.
Ever since, this rusted armored soldier has stood as a symbol of peace [nonaggression] for this village.

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Hey, gramps! [not actually his grampa obviously]

You were at it again last night, huh?
Oh, was it too loud?

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Not at all.
I don't sleep that well if I can't hear those notes.

This old man, [gramps] is a pipe-organ craftsman.
20 years ago he came to this village from somewhere and built a pipe-organ for the church.

After that, he's been living in this village while helping out as a smithy.

Mareo, could you give the new pipe-organ a play though?
Sure

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He always gives such an amazing performance.

I was talking about the performance!! That's all!!

It wasn't that great.
Eh!?

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Oh, I was talking about the pipe-organ.

But that's not true,
right? Mareo?

Yeah,
but if gramps says so...

But no matter how it sounds, grampa never stops tuning it.
He could take his time and ease up on it a bit more.

But then we wouldn't be able to hear the lullaby at night.
Father.

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I... I see.

It's something that only the maker would understand.
Wouldn't it be for the best to let him do it until he is satisfied?

Then how about letting Mareo take care of the performance at night?

If we do that, then grampa will be able to listen to the lullaby, and I'll sleep soundly too.

But, I have no right to hear such thing.

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What's going on?

The neighboring village was attacked by the crusaders.
Three people died.

And they took two young girls with them.
Hey! That's not something you should be telling children about.

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In exchange for a guarantee of safety for villages under its control,
the raiding crusaders demand a tribute in money and slaves.

If a village refuses, then they would be in danger of being raided without warning. [with no room to negotiate]

Can't we go see the government officials at the capital and have them do something about it...?
If something like that did anything then other villages would be doing that.

After all, there have even been rumors that
the machines they use were created with the government.

This village hasn't been targeted for more than 10 years.
Everyone has forgotten how to fight.
That's not true, we can fight.
What about weapons then?
They've become scrap iron rotting in your barns.

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One of the scouts of the crusaders
was spotted around the entrance of the village roads!

They're aiming to make an example out of this village. [They're intensively targeting this village]

This village hasn't been raided in a long time. To them it must be like fruit waiting to be plucked. [Like a garden of treasure]

And they've got a grudge against us. Have I done something that I shouldn't have? [Did I do something unnecessary]

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Don't be ridiculous.
The fact that we can even be standing here worrying about something like that is thanks to you.

The things that happened when you appeared in this village with that wayward look on your face,
I haven't forgotten about them.

This is, [This village]
a nice village. [is a nice village]

Even if the people of the village may not be aware of it, over the last 20 years, you've protected this village a countless number of times.
It's time that you've been absolved of your sins already.

Is that your way, of telling me I'm getting old?
That's not it at all.

A normal person wouldn't be able to handle
that device of mine.

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There is,
one person.

He's still a child.

Even children have things they want to protect.

I'm going to go tune the device.

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The whole village is in a frenzy.

Notes rang out
from the old man's workshop.

Now's not the time for music! [Organs at a time like now!?]

The music [notes],
has stopped...

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What's wrong, Fii?

Grampa has-!

You fell,
and hurt yourself?

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I guess this means, I have gotten old.
Otherwise I wouldn't have slipped and fell on the scaffolding.

Something like that could happen to anyone if they weren't being careful.
*batan

How is he?

It's not looking good. To be honest, I'm not sure if he'll last.
How could that be?

The excessive amount of old wounds he's incurred up 'till now have...

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What a pathetic sight I must be, [What a pathetic sight I've shown you]
at such a important time like this.

Don't worry about that. You just stay here and rest.

[It'll be okay] 'cause I'll be fighting too.

I'll protect you and Fii.

Where are you going, Mareo?
Everyone's getting read to fight.

Mareo, wait!!

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What do you think you're doing!?

You shouldn't be moving around!
But there's nobody who can move it besides me...

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I have something,
I need to talk to you about.

You've heard the rumors,
about the king of the wind, haven't you?

Yes,
and?

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This is gramps' work shop. I've never been back here before.

This is...

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This is...
the king of the wind.

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This is the pilot's seat. It's cramped so be careful.

Gramps, this...
That's right, it's the same as the organ in the church.

Air is sent into the cylinders by the engine and it compresses the springs.
And that's when they're ready for action.

The keys release the valves on each of these cylinders. It's operated through the power of the springs of the cylinders that have their valves released.

When the air is released from this valve...

*Kyu-

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You can hear a note. [A note is played/playing]
*Fooo Gashuu

There are 400 cylinders in this one.
On the 187 keys, there are five stops. [stop valves maybe?]

The problem lies in what you have to play
to get it to move the way you want...

I'll be fine.
I've listened to the lullaby
that you've played ever since I was born.

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*Faaaau Gashu
The armored soldiers that the crusaders use,
are driven by the enormous gears that they're made with,

so they're heavy and slow.
Because of that the patterns of their movement are limited.

In exchange for how difficult it is to operate,
the king of the wind doesn't possess any of those weaknesses.

As long as 4 passages of the the air valves exist, you'll be able to use it.
Also, you must pay attention to the amount of compressed air left inside the wind box.

Its head...
It's just a front made using casted metal. A charm like that was something that was necessary.

As long as its fighting head on,
the king of the wind is invincible.

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*Fa Fa Pi Po- Fa Fa
*Dosu Dosu

But why did you keep it hidden?
If the existance of something like this became wide spread, it would not end well. Only a certain few people know about the king of the wind in the village.

Also, it's more intimidating to enemies if it's true form is not known.

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You mustn't tell anyone about it.
Not even Fii.

Listen,
please never tell the children...
that I was once a member of the raiders.

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I see,
so this it how it sounds to the village.

The notes...
are changing...

Has he come in contact with the crusaders?

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The chain's been expanded. Has he been surrounded by foot soldiers?

Rotate it's circular chest.

What is he doing?

He's got it. Good.

He's pulled back the side chest 4 times in a row?

The notes are getting chaotic. [disarranged, confused]

This is not good.
He'll be over powered.

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Now scoop him up with your arms.
Can you do it?

You've got him...

That's good.
You've got him.

The notes are clearing up.

An unfaltering tone.
I've got nothing to worry about.

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Scooping him up with your right arm while rotating the chest. Well done.
Rotating it's waist while walking? Were you protecting the engine? Amazing, you're already capable of that.

What a beautiful melody.

So this is,
the lullaby.

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Father, [hey]

that child is truly gifted at playing the organ, isn't he.

I'm going to,
sleep for a bit.

I never would've thought it'd come to this. Even though I never lost a single battle.
Father... [hey]

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Is that grampa playing...?

No,
the way it's being played,

Mareo's [Areo [sic]]
playing the lullaby.

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Rising and falling, [or, the highs and the lows]
twittering and bellowing,

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And bringing us a peaceful night. [So that a peaceful night comes]

The youth that makes the wind sing becomes a man. And so the legend continues.
The King of the Wind - End