ABYSS┇Sea of Trickling ■ | Chapter 11
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Season: Winter (in the past)
Scenario writer: Akira
Characters (in order of appearance): Kanata, Madara, Souma
Kanata: (............)
(puka, puka.)
(floating and swaying.)
(where is this?)
(a never-seen-before scenery.)
(but a seemingly familiar one.)
(how mysterious.)
(is this a dream?)
(kanata’s in the water—)
(—but somehow, it feels very warm—)
Madara: —Kanata-kun!
Kanata: fwah!
Madara: You alright!? You conscious? Damn it, it’s hard to make out his expression and everything else ‘cause of this weird piece of cloth covering up his face!
Kanata: mikejima.
mikejima~ …… ♪
Madara: There, there. It’s allllll okay, God, you’re safe now.
‘Cause I came to save you, see.
……Sorry. For not being able to protect you. To make you have such a dreadful experience.
Kanata: no, it’s okay. i believed mikejima would definitely come and save me, so.
Madara: Haha. God is supposed to be the one who saves, not the one being saved.
Kanata: kanata is not yet a god, so—
—wait, no. might not be able to use that excuse anymore.
kanata must get a grip, must do better.
he must become a god that can properly save everyone…
…because kanata no longer wants to have mikejima make that kind of face.
Madara: …What kind of face am I making?
Kanata: a terrible one. it’s all battered up……are you okay? does it hurt?
Madara: I’m fine. Injuries of this caliber are medals of honor for allies of justice!
Kanata: did you fight again? that’s not good, you know? why can’t you get along with everyone?
Madara: That’s ‘cause a world where everyone is friendly and happy and smiling allllll the time gives me the creeps.
Remember well! In this world, there are people who get angry when someone smiles. When someone is happy, there are always guys that go that extra mile to force misfortune onto them.
Bastards like that are bad guys, so I’ll protect you from them. I’ll make it so that this time and from now on, you won’t have to make a face like that ever again.
Kanata: that’s what kanata said. don’t steal it, mikejima. no copying.
Madara: We’re alike, aren’t we? Then it’s not so unimaginable that we were thinking of the same thing, right?
Kanata: muu…… you only ever make excuses, mikejima.
Souma: —Hey, hey, those who are far away, listen intently! As for those who are close by, look carefully with those eyes of yours!1
Kanata: fwah!? w-what was that just now? a loud voice just…?
Madara: Fufu. God, remember that kid we met at your mother’s funeral?
He’s helping out with the rescue, you know?
Kanata: wha—that poor, poor child that got hit by you?
Madara: So that’s how you see it? That guy’s preeetty amazing. Though he’s kinda weird. But still, if it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have been able to save you like this.
The rescue mission was simple. That kid serves as a decoy and makes as big of a ruckus as he can. Meanwhile, I stealthily infiltrate the ship.
Kanata: ship?
Madara: You were taken onto a ship and about to be taken elsewhere. Don’t you remember?
Kanata: now that you mention it, kanata did kind of feel like he was floating and swaying…?
kanata was scared and closed his eyes, so he’s not very sure.
Madara: The ABYSS guys who kidnapped you were probably planning to flee overseas immediately on that ship.
Kanata: have you seen a movie like that?
Madara: Yeah. I never thought I’d see something like that in real life though.
Still, something feels off about all of this.
Kanata: what do you mean?
Madara: I realized it this time, but technically a kid can’t win against an adult. It’s impossible for a bunch of clever kids to just get a jump on dumb grownups and up and turn the tides like that.
The guys from ABYSS also seemed like they’ve been diligently trained… They’re all probably professionals in this line of work.
And guys like that really fell for a diversionary tactic devised by a mere child? Would it really be that easy?
Kanata: hmm? even if you ask kanata, he wouldn’t know?
Madara: Oh well, whatever. We were able to save you in the end. This is a happy end so let’s just set aside the questionable little details.
Anyways, we have to hurry and escape. Can you walk, God?
I swam all the way here to infiltrate the ship, and beat up a bunch of careless guards with a stick…
After that, I swam and ran allllll the way back here while carrying you on my back…
So yeah, I’m pretty exhausted. It’d help if you could walk on your own two feet.
Kanata: mmm, kanata is not very good at walking but will do his best.
as a god, it would be pathetic to be the one who’s saved all the time.
Madara: Yeah, do your best. I can lend you my shoulder at the very least.
Kanata: i see, so it was mikejima.
Madara: ? What was?
Kanata: during the time kanata had his eyes closed, he felt something warm from time to time. and when he was touched by that, he felt extremely safe.
it felt just like when mother held me…though kanata can hardly remember it anymore.
so that was mikejima, then. kanata felt warm because mikejima carried him on his back.
Madara: I’m soaking wet from going back and forth into the sea, so my whole body is freezing cold though?
Kanata: don’t worry about it. let’s just leave it at that. it’s better than having to think kanata was touched by something even he doesn’t understand.
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1. 「やあやあ、遠からん者は音にも聞け、近くば寄って目にも見よ」in Japanese. This phrase is said to be a set phrase declared by samurai when announcing themselves on the battlefield. However, some have also claimed that this was a phrase made up by a professional storyteller who claimed he had seen old samurai say this back then.
Season: Winter (in the past)
Scenario writer: Akira
Characters (in order of appearance): Kanata, Madara, Souma
Kanata: (............)
(puka, puka.)
(floating and swaying.)
(where is this?)
(a never-seen-before scenery.)
(but a seemingly familiar one.)
(how mysterious.)
(is this a dream?)
(kanata’s in the water—)
(—but somehow, it feels very warm—)
Madara: —Kanata-kun!
Kanata: fwah!
Madara: You alright!? You conscious? Damn it, it’s hard to make out his expression and everything else ‘cause of this weird piece of cloth covering up his face!
Kanata: mikejima.
mikejima~ …… ♪
Madara: There, there. It’s allllll okay, God, you’re safe now.
‘Cause I came to save you, see.
……Sorry. For not being able to protect you. To make you have such a dreadful experience.
Kanata: no, it’s okay. i believed mikejima would definitely come and save me, so.
Madara: Haha. God is supposed to be the one who saves, not the one being saved.
Kanata: kanata is not yet a god, so—
—wait, no. might not be able to use that excuse anymore.
kanata must get a grip, must do better.
he must become a god that can properly save everyone…
…because kanata no longer wants to have mikejima make that kind of face.
Madara: …What kind of face am I making?
Kanata: a terrible one. it’s all battered up……are you okay? does it hurt?
Madara: I’m fine. Injuries of this caliber are medals of honor for allies of justice!
Kanata: did you fight again? that’s not good, you know? why can’t you get along with everyone?
Madara: That’s ‘cause a world where everyone is friendly and happy and smiling allllll the time gives me the creeps.
Remember well! In this world, there are people who get angry when someone smiles. When someone is happy, there are always guys that go that extra mile to force misfortune onto them.
Bastards like that are bad guys, so I’ll protect you from them. I’ll make it so that this time and from now on, you won’t have to make a face like that ever again.
Kanata: that’s what kanata said. don’t steal it, mikejima. no copying.
Madara: We’re alike, aren’t we? Then it’s not so unimaginable that we were thinking of the same thing, right?
Kanata: muu…… you only ever make excuses, mikejima.
Souma: —Hey, hey, those who are far away, listen intently! As for those who are close by, look carefully with those eyes of yours!1
Kanata: fwah!? w-what was that just now? a loud voice just…?
Madara: Fufu. God, remember that kid we met at your mother’s funeral?
He’s helping out with the rescue, you know?
Kanata: wha—that poor, poor child that got hit by you?
Madara: So that’s how you see it? That guy’s preeetty amazing. Though he’s kinda weird. But still, if it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have been able to save you like this.
The rescue mission was simple. That kid serves as a decoy and makes as big of a ruckus as he can. Meanwhile, I stealthily infiltrate the ship.
Kanata: ship?
Madara: You were taken onto a ship and about to be taken elsewhere. Don’t you remember?
Kanata: now that you mention it, kanata did kind of feel like he was floating and swaying…?
kanata was scared and closed his eyes, so he’s not very sure.
Madara: The ABYSS guys who kidnapped you were probably planning to flee overseas immediately on that ship.
Kanata: have you seen a movie like that?
Madara: Yeah. I never thought I’d see something like that in real life though.
Still, something feels off about all of this.
Kanata: what do you mean?
Madara: I realized it this time, but technically a kid can’t win against an adult. It’s impossible for a bunch of clever kids to just get a jump on dumb grownups and up and turn the tides like that.
The guys from ABYSS also seemed like they’ve been diligently trained… They’re all probably professionals in this line of work.
And guys like that really fell for a diversionary tactic devised by a mere child? Would it really be that easy?
Kanata: hmm? even if you ask kanata, he wouldn’t know?
Madara: Oh well, whatever. We were able to save you in the end. This is a happy end so let’s just set aside the questionable little details.
Anyways, we have to hurry and escape. Can you walk, God?
I swam all the way here to infiltrate the ship, and beat up a bunch of careless guards with a stick…
After that, I swam and ran allllll the way back here while carrying you on my back…
So yeah, I’m pretty exhausted. It’d help if you could walk on your own two feet.
Kanata: mmm, kanata is not very good at walking but will do his best.
as a god, it would be pathetic to be the one who’s saved all the time.
Madara: Yeah, do your best. I can lend you my shoulder at the very least.
Kanata: i see, so it was mikejima.
Madara: ? What was?
Kanata: during the time kanata had his eyes closed, he felt something warm from time to time. and when he was touched by that, he felt extremely safe.
it felt just like when mother held me…though kanata can hardly remember it anymore.
so that was mikejima, then. kanata felt warm because mikejima carried him on his back.
Madara: I’m soaking wet from going back and forth into the sea, so my whole body is freezing cold though?
Kanata: don’t worry about it. let’s just leave it at that. it’s better than having to think kanata was touched by something even he doesn’t understand.
✁┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
1. 「やあやあ、遠からん者は音にも聞け、近くば寄って目にも見よ」in Japanese. This phrase is said to be a set phrase declared by samurai when announcing themselves on the battlefield. However, some have also claimed that this was a phrase made up by a professional storyteller who claimed he had seen old samurai say this back then.
