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

Chapter Six: The New Emperor Idem IV

--page 174

Count: "Good morning, Rose-kun. You slept well, I trust?"

Rose: *yaaaaaaawn*


---page 175

Count: "The talk of this being a Monster Mansion are just
rumors, of course."

Rose: "....." *slurp slurp slurp*

Count: "Oh, that's right, I'm going out shopping today and won't
be back until evening, so because your wounds aren't completely
recovered, take it easy, alright? You seem much better, but it's
best not to take chances."

Rose: "Hmmmmmp. Got it. Won't move around no matter what."

Count: "That's good. Well, see you. ...oh."


---page 176

Count: "I've told you this repeatedly, but... don't go running
around inside the mansion. Just to be safe."

Rose: "Err... got it." Just to be safe!?

Count: "Well, see you."

Rose: "......"


---page 177

Rose: "------- Good, he's gone." He's so strange... I couldn't
sleep all night. If I slept, something would have come... I can
hear lauging voices... I always, always feel eyes on me... Living
alone... YEAH RIGHT!


---page 178

There is definitely something here! But why is the Count hiding it?
He must know I'm Idea's clone after seeing my face... so he must
be keeping it from me. I will definitely find out what it is! And 
then there's Idea's Inheritance... before evening!!

Count: They're scared of adults, aren't they...? Anyway, I'd better
hurry and get home.


---page 179

Idem: "You! Out of my way!"

Eiri: "She just has a slight fever."


---page 180

Ririka: "Nnnn?"

Eiri: "Oh, Ririka, you're waking up?"

Ririka: ".....Eiri! Rose is...!!"

Eiri: "Ah, Rose wouldn't die from just that."

Ririka: "~~~~~~truly?"

Idem: "Hey! You said Idea liked that girl... was it true?"

Eiri: "Eh? Yeah."

Ririka: "Ah!"

Idem: "Really. Well, then, I'll just have to love her, too."


---page 181

Ririka: "Huh? What's he talking about."

Eiri: "....."

Idem: "Eiri, you were Idea's friend, so you're my friend, too. Right?"

Eiri: "If you become Idea."

Idem: "I am the same as Idea."

Ririka/Eiri: "!"

Migime: "Idem!"


---page 182

Migime: "You went and let people out of the dungeon!?"

Eiri: "Hey, long time no see. Uhhmmm, you're going by 'Migime',
now, right?"

Migime: "Eiri..."

Eiri: "So how's my migime*, Migime?" Haaa, that's funny, ha ha ha...
 *right eye

Migime: "......"


---page 183

Himmel: "So... Migime's migime is this person's? How'd that happen?"
It's no joke...

Migime: "Himmel-dono*."
 *-dono is an old-fashioned version of -san.

Eiri: "I'm Eiri, nice to meet you. This is Ririka. We are the only
two left of Idea's people in the castle."

Himmel: "Hmmmmm. That genius, the one called Eiri... that's you? 
There's Idem; he's a clone of Idea, so isn't he the same?"

Migime: "Return these two to the dungeon."

servant: "Yes, sir!"

Ririka: "Kyaa~~!"

Eiri: "Wait. ....don't you want to hear.... about Idea's Inheritance?"


---page 184

"Idea's Inheritance!?"

Eiri: "Once you free Ririka, myself, and the rest of the castle's people,
as well as returning Idea's body, I will tell you. And also... where the
other clone, Rose, has gone."

Ririka: "E... Eiri...!?"


---page 185

Rose: "Why is it pitch-black here, even in the afternoon? It's so
dark in here, I couldn't find a hand in front of my face..." 
While I'm doing this, it's already getting to evening... the Count
will be coming home! "THERE!? ...Huh?"

cat: *meow*

*giggle giggle*


---page 186

Rose: "YOU! Wait!!"

*step step step step*

Kya ha ha ha ha!!

Rose: "! ? Eh? (There?) Deadend. (Is it really my imagination?)
~~~~ Nooo."


---page 187

Rose: "They're hiding somewhere, huh... *click* Huh?"

A hidden door!?

Rose: "What is WITH this mansion...!?" This isn't funny!
But... nobody's here.


---page 188

???: "Then, what are we?"

Rose: "YOOUU!!"

???: *giggle giggle*

Rose: "Up there!" What incredible jumpers...


---page 189

Rose: The kids jumped up here, probably? "Under the roof? It's
too dark and confined..."

???: *giggle giggle*

Rose: "Ow. Shit, they're just playing with me... I'm going to
do my best to catch you!! Ow, ow..."

???: "Eeek! A spiderweb!!"

Rose: "! There!!"

???: "KYAAA~~!"


---page 190

Rose: "! Not yet... careless!"

???: "KYAA~! That HURT!"

Rose: "Huh?"

???: "You jerk! What are you trying to DO!?"

Rose: (Ow ow ow...) "Two of them? ...eh...."  ?? The wall is...?


---page 191

Rose: "WAAAAAAAAA!?" I can't use my power, yet...!? I'm gonna hit
the ground! "...AH!? Eh?"


---page 192

Rose: "!? Wha..."

???: "It was too much!"


---page 193

??? #1: (Ugh, he's heavy) "If we killed him, the Count would get mad.
Geez!"

??? #2: "Sorryyy~. Plus, we're having so much fun! We couldn't kill him
yet."

Rose: "You guys... what are you?"


---page 194

??? #1: "Look and see. I'm Kirii."

??? #2: "I'm Kiara."

Rose: "F... fairies?" (You're... uh, flying...)

Count: "Man-made ones."


---page 195

Count: "You've been caught, haven't you..." (I'm home.)

Kirii/Kiara: "Count! (heart)"

Rose: Oh, yeah... 'just to be safe'... "What... the hell are those two?"

Count: "Genetically engineered 'faeries'.  There are laws to stop people
from genetic engineering, but these days, if you can scrape up
enough money, you can make human beings. I found them in a petshop for
wealthy hobbyists..."


---page 196

Kiara: "And we were so cute that you just HAD to have us, right?"
(Welcome home!)

Count: "I didn't think they were quite so strong, though, you know..."

Kirii: (Roses~~)

Count: "Being seen by the public would cause trouble, so they've been
told to stay hidden, but..."

Kirii: "When people come to visit us, it's fun!!"

Kiara: "Fun and interesting!"

Count: "Strange creatures that come out from hiding to meddle with things...
that's how the Monster Mansion got its name, but... I don't know their
limits when it comes to killing people, so I was worried about you.
So, anyway... it's convenient that it's come out like this. This place
has a treasure, you see."


---page 197

Rose: "Idea's Inheritance?"

Count: "Oh, you know of it? I'd expect nothing less from a clone of Idea."

Rose: "If you knew I was a clone, how come you didn't say anything until
now? You just didn't feel like it?"

Count: "Ah, Idea predicted it, you see. 'An Idea who is different from
me is coming; I leave him in your hands,' he said."

Rose: "EH?!"

Count: "This mansion has an entrance to underground... it's a labyrinth.
And..."


---page 198

Count: "The final door can only be opened by Idea. The key is Idea himself."

Rose/Idem: "A door that only Idea can open!?"

Eiri: "That's right. If it's not Idea, the door will not open. Idea is dead,
so it was impossible. There was nobody like you and Rose-kun around to 
open it."

Himmel: "Hmmmm..."

Migime: "......"

Himmel: "Idea's Inheritance, hm? If I remember correctly, everyone was
interested in Idea's Inheritance because the home country of whatever 
town opened it would take superiority over all the other countries... but."


---page 199

Himmel: "Eiri, weren't you friends with the other clone? You might
be lying to us."

Eiri: "I was friends with IDEA. Although I like Rose-kun a lot. You might
say that I'm fundamentally neutral. I couldn't just not tell you, Idem,
so I told you. You say you're the same as Idea, so you should be able to
open it, right? I don't know about the maze on the way there, though."

A door that only Idea could open.


---page 200

Idem: Proof that I am Idea. "I'm going. I'm going there, Migime." If I 
can open that door, then it's proof that I am Idea.

Count: "This is what Idea meant. 'The Idea that is not Idea.'"


---page 201

Count: "So, here you go, this is it. Please get Idea's treasure.
If you're able to get it, of course."



Chapter Six: The New Emperor Idem IV - FIN

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