Fourteen 75

FOURTEEN #75

tl by molokidan

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Chapter Three
The Blood of Immortality[23]

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1: The dandelion's withered!!
2: But it was so healthy!!
3: I can't believe this! What happened?!
4-6: ring ring
7-8: beep
9: An emergency call!!
10: ring ring
11-12: beep

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1: Who could be calling at this hour?!
2: ring
3: bang
4: click
5-6: boop
7: Oh, it's Prime Minister Misaki of Japan!!
8: Hello sir, it's Misaki here!!
9: I am very sorry for calling you at this late hour, President Young!!
10: What is happening?!
11: Japan's greenery has begun to wither!!

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1: Eh?! Greenery?!
2: It is 5:30 pm right now in Japan! All the plants we had began withering aroung 5:00 pm!
3: Wh-wha?!
4: None of our citizens have noticed yet,
5: but all of a sudden, all the trees and grass are withering and turning brown!!
6: Luckily, it's evening right now, so the transformations are difficult to see! No one has noticed!!
7: Experts from various areas, however
8: keep sending in reports of plants dying!!
9: Here is a video of a beech forest in Shirakami!!
10: We Japanese have been protecting this forest with the utmost care!!

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1: Look for yourself!!
2: snap
3: Ahhh!!

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1: The leaves are falling off
2: one after another!!
3: I-it can't be?!
4: Are they really dying?!
5: The same thing is happening in Yoshino, Kumano, and various places throughout the country!! Here is the Fuji Woodlands!!
6-9: rustle

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1: Do you understand now?!
2: The trees in the woodland are withering and dropping their leaves!!
3: This is a huge forest, which is said to swallow up people after they enter!!
4: And look at Mt. Fuji!! Can you see how it's turned all brown?
5: The sakhalin firs and larches along with all the other shrubs on the mountain are withering!!
6: The sun has begun to set!!
7: But it's not because of the sunlight that it looks brown. It really is brown!!

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1: Our satellite is sending us color data!!
2: Once the sun completely sets, we won't be able to pick up any more detailed image data!!
3: Thanks to the night, however, our people won't notice the browning of the plants until tomorrow morning!!
4: This is Japan's current situation! Have you noticed anything on your end, President Young?!
5: pah
6: According to our LANDSAT report, America is in a similar situation, but...
7: What did you say?!

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1: I'll go look out the window! I can't believe the same thing would be happening around my house, though!
2: There is one thing that bugs me, though...
3: Huh?!
4: President Young, is that a dandelion on your desk?
5: It's withered!!

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1: So really is...
2: happening over there too!!
3: N-no, this is...
4: This is probably...
5: Because I sat it on my desk for so long and weakened it!!
6: I found this dandelion growing secretly in an underground storehouse beneath my house!!
7: Excuse me, I'm going to look out the window right now. Please wait a moment!!
8: shah

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1: Ahh?!
2: click
3: pah

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1-2: Uwahhh!!
3: Mr. President, that scream...
4: i-is it true?!

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1: I'm going to try calling President Jour in France. I think Europe must be wanting to know what's happening as well...
2: President Young, I am going to disconnect now. By the way, how is your son's green hair?
3: I don't really know why, but in light of recent events, I think it might have been some sort of sign! It gives me the shivers!!
4: My boy Tarou, who is the same as your son, has been so naughty lately, he's really causing us problems!!
5: President Jour's son is also the same age, and talking about our children has allowed us to become good friends!!
6: I hope we can take some time and talk about our sons too in the future!! Goodbye for now...
7: boop

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1: Uwaaaaaahhhh!!
2: The trees in the garden are withered!!
3: creak
4-5: crack

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1: THE DAY GREEN DISAPPEARED
2: I-I can't believe the entire forest...
3: withered...
4: grip
5: Uwahhhh, the trees!
6: Every last one of them!!

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1: Wh-what if the same thing happened all over America?!
2: I-if that's true, then hardly anyone should notice until morning comes!!
3: If everyone realized what was happening all over the country, they would go into a huge panic!!
4: But more importantly, is America's green hair alright?!
5: slam
6: What's wrong with me?! The whole country -- no, the whole world is in the middle of a dire crisis, and I'm worrying about my son's hair...
7: I hope his hair is still green!!
8: I was worried from the bottom of my heart about America's green hair.