Sea of the Wind, Shore of the Maze, Prologue by Kaze no Umi Meikyuu no Kishi Book 1 Page B
Authors: Kaze no Umi Meikyuu no Kishi Book 1
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you."
A nyosen spread a cloth at the side of the river. Taiki walked up onto the blanket on the bank, and another nyosen used the cloth that was hanging at her wrist to wrap around Taiki.
"I can do this myself."
"You never completely dry your upper back, so I think you should still let me do it." After the nyosen said this, she began to wipe down Taiki's body. Even though Taiki felt very embarrassed, all the nyosen wanted to attend to him. And then yet another nyosen helped him put his clothes on, as Youka dried his hair for him.
"I think it's okay already."
"But your hair isn't dry yet."
He took a few tufts of hair in his hand as it rolled off the cloth. His hair had now become an unusual color between black and silver.
"Is my hair too long?"
"Right now, it's still too short!"
Taiki looked Youka with astonishment. "Do I have to keep letting it grow longer? Until it's as long as a girl's?"
"Usually, you let it grow until it stops growing any longer. We'll cut it neatly for you."
"Then I can't cut it myself?"
If you want to be ugly when you transform, then we'll cut it off for you."
"Transform?"
Youka began to comb Taiki's already partially dry hair. "You are a kirin, so you can change into the outer form of a kirin."
"The outer form of a 'kirin'? Do you mean the animal?" [note: in japanese, the word for giraffe is "kirin." for this next part, just keep in mind that while they're all saying "kirin," taiki is thinking of a giraffe,
while the nyosen are all thinking of the divine beast.]
"Yes."
Then, Taiki began to contemplate. He already knew that he was a "kirin," but he thought that it was only a name referring to people who were hatched from the fruit of the tree. However, listening to what Youka was saying, it seemed as if that wasn't the case.
"Then am I originally an animal?" This confused him. Even though it's said that humans are a kind of animal, the meaning was not quite the same.
"Yes."
"Then, the person I saw earlier, Ren Taiho, is she one too?"
"Of course."
Taiki's understanding lessened even more.
Was he going to change into a giraffe like a wolfman's transformation? A wolfman's transformation didn't seem that weird, but to turn into a giraffe, his neck would have to stretch so much, so he felt that it was definitely really weird.
--At this time, Taiki had not yet figured out what kind of creature a kirin was.
Teiei had been smiling and watching Taiki and the nyosen when she discovered a look of uncertainty on Taiki's face and suddenly came to a realization.
"Oh, it's because you haven't transformed before, so you don't understand. The hair on your head is not the same as ours. You have a mane."
Taiki nodded. Giraffes definitely had a sort of mane. Teiei motioned for Taiki to move to in front of her and gently touched the center of his forehead, near his hairline. At this time, Taiki suddenly felt a rush of strong discomfort and anxiety.
"You have a small bump right here."
When he heard Teiei say this, Taiki lifted his hand up and rubbed his forehead. There definitely was a little bump.
"This is a kirin's horn. This horn is extremely important to the kirin. Just then, when I touched your forehead, you should have felt very uncomfortable, right?"
"...A little bit."
"You don't need to be embarrassed about it. A kirin does not like it at all when someone touches their horn. When you get a little older, you'll hate it even more. You won't want to let anyone touch it, not even Sanshi."
After hearing Teiei say these things, Taiki remembered that he had never liked it when someone touched his forehead. Even if it had been his mother, he had still felt like running away.
"Then I'm really a kirin, huh."
"Of course."
From the side, Youka anxiously said, "Just wait until you've transformed. Then you'll understand what we mean."
"How do I transform?"
At this question from Taiki, Youka tilted her head and thought for a little bit. "Yeah... If
A nyosen spread a cloth at the side of the river. Taiki walked up onto the blanket on the bank, and another nyosen used the cloth that was hanging at her wrist to wrap around Taiki.
"I can do this myself."
"You never completely dry your upper back, so I think you should still let me do it." After the nyosen said this, she began to wipe down Taiki's body. Even though Taiki felt very embarrassed, all the nyosen wanted to attend to him. And then yet another nyosen helped him put his clothes on, as Youka dried his hair for him.
"I think it's okay already."
"But your hair isn't dry yet."
He took a few tufts of hair in his hand as it rolled off the cloth. His hair had now become an unusual color between black and silver.
"Is my hair too long?"
"Right now, it's still too short!"
Taiki looked Youka with astonishment. "Do I have to keep letting it grow longer? Until it's as long as a girl's?"
"Usually, you let it grow until it stops growing any longer. We'll cut it neatly for you."
"Then I can't cut it myself?"
If you want to be ugly when you transform, then we'll cut it off for you."
"Transform?"
Youka began to comb Taiki's already partially dry hair. "You are a kirin, so you can change into the outer form of a kirin."
"The outer form of a 'kirin'? Do you mean the animal?" [note: in japanese, the word for giraffe is "kirin." for this next part, just keep in mind that while they're all saying "kirin," taiki is thinking of a giraffe,
while the nyosen are all thinking of the divine beast.]
"Yes."
Then, Taiki began to contemplate. He already knew that he was a "kirin," but he thought that it was only a name referring to people who were hatched from the fruit of the tree. However, listening to what Youka was saying, it seemed as if that wasn't the case.
"Then am I originally an animal?" This confused him. Even though it's said that humans are a kind of animal, the meaning was not quite the same.
"Yes."
"Then, the person I saw earlier, Ren Taiho, is she one too?"
"Of course."
Taiki's understanding lessened even more.
Was he going to change into a giraffe like a wolfman's transformation? A wolfman's transformation didn't seem that weird, but to turn into a giraffe, his neck would have to stretch so much, so he felt that it was definitely really weird.
--At this time, Taiki had not yet figured out what kind of creature a kirin was.
Teiei had been smiling and watching Taiki and the nyosen when she discovered a look of uncertainty on Taiki's face and suddenly came to a realization.
"Oh, it's because you haven't transformed before, so you don't understand. The hair on your head is not the same as ours. You have a mane."
Taiki nodded. Giraffes definitely had a sort of mane. Teiei motioned for Taiki to move to in front of her and gently touched the center of his forehead, near his hairline. At this time, Taiki suddenly felt a rush of strong discomfort and anxiety.
"You have a small bump right here."
When he heard Teiei say this, Taiki lifted his hand up and rubbed his forehead. There definitely was a little bump.
"This is a kirin's horn. This horn is extremely important to the kirin. Just then, when I touched your forehead, you should have felt very uncomfortable, right?"
"...A little bit."
"You don't need to be embarrassed about it. A kirin does not like it at all when someone touches their horn. When you get a little older, you'll hate it even more. You won't want to let anyone touch it, not even Sanshi."
After hearing Teiei say these things, Taiki remembered that he had never liked it when someone touched his forehead. Even if it had been his mother, he had still felt like running away.
"Then I'm really a kirin, huh."
"Of course."
From the side, Youka anxiously said, "Just wait until you've transformed. Then you'll understand what we mean."
"How do I transform?"
At this question from Taiki, Youka tilted her head and thought for a little bit. "Yeah... If
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