Kara no Teikoku : The Empty Empire
written and illustrated by Naoe Kita
translation by ryuuen yanagi

Chapter Three: The New Emperor Idem 

--page 81

Always... the feeling of having a nightmare....


--page 82

Inside the mirror, Idea is there.

I get the feeling that I can touch him.... change places
with him....

reflection: "You're wrong."

Rose: "Eh?"


--page 83

reflection: "I am not Idea."

Rose: "EH?!"

reflection: "But I am something that is the same as Idea."

Rose: "?! ... !"

reflection: (My name is Idem.)**
**and the gods cheered! oh, sorry... @_@;; 
  that's not part of the translation... ^^;;

Rose: (He's trying to pull me through!) "UWAAAA!!!"


--page 84

Rose: "A... ah... huh?"

Iriya: "Good morning. I came because you were having a nightmare,
but... are you alright?"

Rose: "Iriya." (A dream?) "Mornin'."

*heartbeat*

Rose: (What a horrible dream...)

Ririka: "ROOOOOOOOSE!"


--page 85

Ririka: "Look, look!"

Rose: "Ririka... ---what are those?"

Ririka: "They're puppies. (heart) Cute, aren't they? They're
newborns."

Rose: "Lots of them, aren't there...."

Ririka: "A stray dog had them on the palace grounds."

Rose: "What's this big one?"

Ririka: "? The mom. The mother dog---!"


--page 86

Rose: "Hmmmmpph. Ordinary things have parents, huh. It
would be nice if I had parents or siblings..."

Ririka: "Hey, but... the one who made you, Rose, was Dust,
wasn't it? Well, then, isn't Dust your mother?"

Dust: "E-... But I was just continuing Eiri's work!!"

Rose: (Mom?)

Dust: (Cut it out! Don't look at me like that!!)

Ririka: "And then that means that Eiri is your father, doesn't it!"

Dust: (That would mean I'm married to Eiri~~~)


--page 87

Eiri: "Just call me 'papa'~~!" (Good morning!)

Dust: (Cut it out~~ You say that, but isn't Idea the real parent?)

Rose: "Great weather, isn't it..."

Eiri: "Anyway, eventually Migime will return the body of Idea. He's
hidden in an unknown location.... I can't imagine that Migime would
do it, but..."

Dust: "If that means that he's making another Idea, then I can only
think of one thing."

Eiri: "It's quietest before the storm."

Ririka: "Oh, nooo~~~ it came untied?"


--page 88

Rose: "Ummmmm....? How's this? Did I do it wrong?"

Ririka: (Yep, wrong.) "Tie it in a bow, okay?"

Eiri: "Rose-kun, come here a moment?"

Rose: (There, I did it!) "Eh?"

Ririka: "What about me?"

Eiri: "No, not you."

Ririka: "Damn." (Well, excuuuuse me.)

Rose: "What, Eiri? Clue me in."

Eiri: "Migime's secret location..."


--page 89

Rose: "It's nothing to do with me. I mean, Migime said that,
for the time being, he's going to return Idea's body, right?
Anyway, it's okay if I see Idea."

Eiri: "And what if Idea falls into the hands of the king of 
our neighboring country? Migime is going to have to drive through
there, you know, to bring 'Idea'."

Rose: "You mean the dead Idea?"

Eiri: "Both of them. Idea and... Idea's clone."


--page 90

Rose: "Clone...?"

Eiri: "That's right. You must have seen a bit of what Migime
was trying to do. There will be a conflict between you and
that clone."

Rose: "?! WHY?! There's no connection between us, is there?! 
If the number of clones of Idea is going to increase, why should
we have to fight?!"

Eiri: "You will have to think that way. If it's another clone
of Idea..."


--page 91

Eiri: "He should also have the right to become Idea."

Rose: "Well, I don't WANT to become Idea!"

Eiri: "But at the same time, you're living in the castle, and
accepting our training. It's because of that that I'm telling
you this, but--- it may become such that I can no longer be
your ally."

Rose: "!"


--page 92

Eiri: "Because you are from Idea, I have been protecting you at
all costs. But in the event that Idea becomes two people, isn't
it only fair for me to be loyal to the one that wishes to become
Idea?"

Rose: "...." (Is he thinking that there must be a fight?) "Is
that how Migime is thinking, too?"

Eiri: "---Migime? Are my character and Migime's character different?
And of course, there's Dust, too."

Rose: "........"


--page 93

Eiri: "That's why I thought that you should know now. And if you want
to survive, you will get Idea's inheritance."

Rose: (Survive...) "Inheritance?!"

Eiri: "That's right. There exists an inheritance. Idea put it in a 
place where nobody but Idea could trespass. A man known as 'The Count'
should know about it."


--page 94

Rose: "It sorta.... seems like I can be defeated now, huh..."

Eiri: "Yes, perhaps. You are still unfinished. And Migime was my 
right-hand man. He is most likely creating a completed clone. And 
until I know which person is the best, I cannot go against Idea."

Rose: " 'Until I know which person is'..... Are you saying that 
you didn't make me to be like Idea, then?!"


--page 95

Rose: "I've been doing my best, for what?! Are you saying there's
no reason for my existence?!"

Eiri: "I'm saying that there will be an 'Idea'."

Rose: "I know, but--! .... I've had it!! Eiri! There is NO WAY
I'm going to fight with that clone!! Because I am NOT Idea!!"


--page 96

Rose: (I get it... I get it... "Idea" this, "Idea" that.... I
really get it now! Of course Eiri was acting like I was important!
Because I'm another Idea, I get his seal of approval! But... 
I say I understand, but... there was a time when I wanted someone
to say... (Shit, am I crying?) to say that I'm not Idea!!)


--page 97

*slam*

Iriya: "Ack~ What? Rose-sama? Are you alright? Please forgive me!"

Rose: "Iriya...." (You're such a nice guy...)

Iriya: "Rose-sama?"

Rose: "I'm sorry for losing to Idea~~~" (Dammit! That Eiri! I'm
hungry----!!)

Dust: "Iriya... what's with your clothes?"


--page 98

Iriya: "Uhhmmm..." (I don't have anything to say.)

Dust: "Idea is in here?"

Iriya: "Yes. He wore himself out crying and fell asleep."

*snoooore*

Dust: "He's still a kid*, isn't he..." (Idea sleeping like that....)
  *Dust says 'kid', but the furigana says 'brat'

Iriya: "But wasn't Rose-sama born only a year ago?"


--page 99

Iriya: "If he was born naturally, he would still be in the care
of his mother. Doesn't it seem a bit too harsh?"

Dust: "It's why he's alive. There was no other choice. He's not
a baby boy, even thought he's only been alive for a year. He's
quite tough, because of that."

"UWAAHHH??!!"


--page 100

Rose: "Huh?"

soldier: "It's an attack!! Something is firing on the castle!!
Hurry, go investigate!"


--page 101

Rose: "He's here." (Idea's clone... in the same circumstances as
my own... what kind of person will he be?)

prime minister: "What are you doing? Shouldn't we have the latest
weaponry here?! Haven't you fought back to the raiders?!"

soldier: "No... but.... this is...."

prime minister: "What's wrong?!"


--page 102

soldier: "It's no use! None of the people in this castle can
attack!"

From the mirror... the shadow from the other side... 

Dust: "What?!"

To exchange places with the original, and...


--page 103

When did I realize he was coming?

"It can't be!"

It's not something that has been alive since the beginning----
it was made to replace.

servants: "Idea-sama...?"

A person who was made to replace...

Migime: "Don't hurt the castle too much. It's a symbol of power."


--page 104

Idem: "I know that. But I want to show them my power."

----------a continuation of the nightmare.

Idem: "What should I do now?"


--page 105

Ririka: "His face is the same as Rose's."

Dust: "MIGIME..!"


--page 106

Dust: "You... you cloned Idea, didn't you?! What are you planning?!
Doesn't this mean that Idea has become two people?!"


--page 107

Emperor Idea is two people...!


--page 108

Eiri: "Identical, isn't he..."

Rose: "!"

Dust: "Anyways, you over there!! Arrest him!"

soldiers: "EHHH?? But... you want us to attack someone who has
a face identical to Idea-sama's?! If he's a clone, he's more or 
less...."

Dust: "Erk."


--page 109

Rose: "!"

Idem: "Hello."


--page 110

Dust: "!! That clone can freely use Idea's powers...?"

Rose: "......."



Chapter Three: The New Emperor Idem - FIN

don't take the translations! what a scummy thing that would be!
i'd hate to have to send sithsa after you... T_T;