Suicide Island 14

*Only for use by I-M.

tl by molokidan

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Chapter 14 - Deer and the Island and Us

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1: Ah...y...you're up pretty
2: early...
3: You're leaving...?
4: Ehh?! ...yeah...
5: That's...
6: Yeah...this...
7: I'm going into the mountains...
8: to hunt deer.
9: Is this about...wanting to touch life...?
10: No.
11: I thought a lot after that.
12: About that beautiful deer...about...us.

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1: We and the deer aren't going to make contact or coexist.
2: Our relationship isn't some gentle thing like that.
3: It isn't anything that sentimental.
4: It's a much purer relationship.
5: Purer...
6: Either hunt or be hunted.
7(2b): I will hunt the deer to eat. That's the relationship we have.
8: I don't know if I'll be able to...
9: It'll probably be really hard...but
10: That's the pure relationship...
11: we have with this island.

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1: ...you were able to change.
2: ...I just wanted to know
3: Why
4: creatures live.
5: I'm sure I'll come back.
6: I'll catch a deer...and then
7: I'll eat its meat, and
8: I'd like you to eat it too.
9: Purely
10: in order to survive.

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1: Sei...
2-4: haa
5: Where am I...?
6: I was using those fern trees as my markers.
7: There they are.
8: This place is much different than how it seemed looking down on it from the roof...if I don't be careful, I'll get lost.
9-11: I got excited.
12: I need to hurry. If I can find them before the river,
13: Why was I able to
14: test out my feelings on her like that?
15: I might be able to finish this earlier than expected.

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1: Feelings I had never felt before
2: started to uplift me.
3: My heart is beating fast.
4: I'm going to hunt my prey.
5: I think...
6: this is the one...
7: Yeah...this has to be the spot.
8: Which means--

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1: The meadow is beyond here...
2: They use this when they come and leave...
3: It's pretty wide...
4: Here!
5: If I can get them here,
6: I'll be able to go home early!
7: Do I have too wide of a scope here, though?
8: If they see me, they won't come...
9: What should I do? Hide here and wait?
10: If they come from those bushes over there, I'll miss my chance.
11: ! That's it...the wind!
12: I have to be on the leeward side...!
13: It's blowing slightly from behind me...this spot won't do.
14: I need to get over to the other side of the meadow and wait.

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1: This is completely amateur hunting.
2: But Sei tried desperately to remember what he learned from TV and books,
3: and made a serious attempt.
4: He used his imagination, simulating it numerous times,
5: concentrating.
6: This was not a game.
7: I think...this place might work?
8: I'll also have space to fix my bow.

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1: How to fix strings on a strong bow
2: Sharp corners are necessary for one to place their weight on the strings and bend the bow (It takes time to find a good place to do that outside)
3: If you're using long strings, then you can pull them easily.
4: The sun still isn't very high up...
5: I thought I had made it in time...

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1: If the sun's this high up, they won't come...
2: Was I too late...?
3: Aren't they going to come to their water source today...?
4: There was even a rain shower yesterday...
5: Should I go to the next point now?
6: No...what should I do...?
7: If I climb up to the north ridge now and still miss them,
8: I might be able to make it to the knoll over the beach by evening...
9: I'm going to go! If night comes while I'm still climbing--...

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1: That sound...
2: from...behind?
3: They're here!

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