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

Chapter One: The New Emperor Idem V

--page 6

Idea's inheritance is inside here...?!



--page 7

Rose: "But I don't have time for something like that. Because I have
to get back to the castle and help Ririka and everyone. And... I am
not Idea."

Count: "Then, you'll be defeated by the one called Idem? The talk is that
another "Idea", Idem, has seized the castle. Isn't that true?"

Rose: "!"

Count: "If that person is "Idea", then the treasure here will be targeted,
right? And that person will gain power...."


--page 8

Count: "Is that okay? Clone of Idea."

Rose: ".... What exactly is Idea's inheritance?"

Count: "Well? You'll just find that out for yourself."

Rose: "Hey..."

Count: "Kirii! Kiara! I'll leave it to you to show him the way."


--page 9

Kirii: "Rose, get over here and listen up, already!"

Kiara: "I don't know the waaayyy~ *heart* We're lost! We're lost!"

Rose: "You guys are the ones who should know the way..."

Now..

Ririka: "Wait a minute!! What do you think you're doing!?"


--page 10

Ririka: "Take these off!!"

Migime: "With the exception of you two, everyone has been released, right?
Until we have the inheritance, we have no reason to trust you, you know."

Eiri: "What about Idea's body?"

Himmel: "That, too, comes with the inheritance."

Eiri: "....."

Ririka: "Uuuuuu....." (sound effect of whiny, low crying)


--page 11

Rose: "So which one IS IT?"

Kirii: "I dunnooo~~~ I'm tired; let's go home...?"

Rose: "Hey! You two feel like helping me out a bit!?"


--page 12

Kirii: "You're such a loud mouth!! We've only gone around once!! And if you
were Idea, we wouldn't even HAVE this problem!!" *GYAAHH*

Kiara: "Scaaaary, scaaaaary, Rose is scaaaaaryyy... Idea was a lot nicer than
you~~!!"

Rose: (Who's the loudmouth...) "Don't compare me to Idea. Anyway, why isn't the
one who shows me the way the Count? Why you two? You're flaky."

Kiara: "Geez... the Count doesn't know the way... Idea didn't tell anyone but us."

Rose: "Eh?"

Kirii: "The count may seem to approve of you, but we don't. Since nobody was as
awesome as Idea, we're still deciding if we want to show you the way."

Kiara: "So, when we say we're lost, we really just mean we're not going to tell
you the way, huh."

Rose: "No way!! From the very beginning, you've been..!?"


--page 13

Kirii: "Yep, I guess."

Kiara: "If we tell the Count that you had an accident while we were showing you
the way, he'll believe us. You're just a clone of Idea. Idea was an amazing person."

Kirii: "He wasn't a person who would need our help."

Rose: "You guys!?"

Kirii: "Look for it by yourself."

Rose: "!"

Kiara: "We won't show you the way."


--page 14

Kirii/Kiara: "And! We won't forgive anyone besides Idea consorting with the Count!
(Leave our Count alone!) Yeah! The Count is ours!"

Rose: "Wait a minute!! Who's consorting!? Don't get all jealous of me!! GET BACK
HERE! KIRIII!!! KIARAAA!!!"

Kirii/Kiara: "If it were Idea, he'd be able to get through this maze. That's how
it is. 'Idea who is not Idea'."


--page 15

Rose: "! Is this a test...?"

If it were Idea...


--page 16

If it were Idea...

Count: "You really came, huh?"

Eiri: "Long time no see, Count."

Count: "Eiri. Tell me what's going on."


--page 17

Count: "Why are there two 'Idea's?"

Eiri: "Ah, that's because Migime made another..."

Ririka: "Rose was here!? Was he? Is he alive? He's hurt, right?"

Count: "He's alright, miss. Rose-kun is alive and well. He's out looking for
the treasure right now."

Idem: "!"


--page 18

Idem: "You mean Idea's inheritance?"

Count: ".....Eiri? Is it okay if I tell them?"

Eiri: "Yeah."

Count: "Okay, but take these off these two."

Guards: "No way!"

Count: "Waa?"

Kirii/Kiara: "AAA!?"


--page 19

Kirii: "What are you doing to the Count!?"

(kick and upper cut!!)

Count: "Kirii? Kiara? Weren't you two showing Rose the right way?"

Eiri: (They're strong...)

Kirii/Kiara: "Ah..."

Count: "You left him alone in that maze~~~!?"

Kirii/Kiara: "But..."


--page 20

Kirii: "We thought we'd come get you, Count~~~"

Kiara: "Don't be mad~~~~"

Count: "What are you talking about..."

Kiara: "But, he's just like Idea..."

Count: "That's because he's a clone."

Kiara: "Well, that doesn't mean anything...."

Idem: "Where is Idea's inheritance!?"

Count: "Inside a maze."

Idem: "A maze?"

Count: "You get in through a door in the interior of the yard."


--page 21

Guard: "You'll guide us!"

Kirii: "KYAA~~"

Count: "Kirii! Kiara!!"

Kirii/Kiara: "Count!!"

Count: "Stop it! Let those kids go!!"

Guard: "If you two want to save the Count, you'll lead us through."

Count: "!"

Kirii: "!"

Guard: "We don't need two of them to lead us through, right? Let's kill one.
When they're young, pulling their wings off is..."

Kiara: "Noooo!! Waaahh~~~"

Guard: "Shut up, already!"

Kiara: "!"


--page 22

Himmel: "What boring people. I don't want people like that. If you've got nothing
else, let's move on."

Guard: "Yes, sir."

Kiara: "!?"

Himmel: "There, now. A request from the one who holds your life. Hurry and get the
treasure from this labyrinth, faerie-sans."

Kirii/Kiara: "......"



--page 24

That Idea didn't tell the way to anyone but those two... it's probably just something
they made up because of the way they are, right...?

And I have to go look by myself!? Wasn't Idea a nice guy!?

I'm going forward without taking my hand off the wall, so I should be able to find my
way, right? (It might take a long time, but...)

Rose: "Hm? UWAAA!! .... ch'."


--page 25

Rose: "Geh... what were you thinking, Idea~~~~??"

Speaking of which, is this treasure THAT crucial? (Ow.)

*gogogogogo*

Rose: "What's that sound? UWAA~!"


--page 26

Rose: "! Geh, is the maze... changing?"

Is there a time limit or something!?

Rose: "!? Where did that come from!? I don't know these paths... so..."


--page 27

Rose: "If I've been here before, then this should be the exit... I can't even
get back to the entrance?"

What should I do?

Kirii: "Turn right here. After that go straight."

Kiara: "Next is left. After that is left again."


--page 28

Migime: "It's a long way, isn't it... are we going the right way?"

Eileen: "Yeah! They're probably lying!"

Count: "If we don't go the right way, we'll die."

Eiri: "That's right. For example, if I go this way..."

Eileen: "!"

Eiri: "That's what would happen."


--page 29

Count: "Eiri, what are you planning? Are you really going to lead them there
like this?"

Eiri: "Of course not. I just came to look for Rose-kun. And to see if I could maybe
confuse them and hurt them a bit."

Ririka: "There! ROSE!!"

Rose: "Ririka!?"


--page 30

Kiara: "Wow! Rose, that's incredible!"

Kirii: "He's really going the right way...!"

Rose: "Kirii!! Kiara!! You twooo~~~!!! WHY ARE YOU SO NONCHALANT!! ...eh?"

Ririka: "Rose... thank goodness... I thought you might be dead..."


--page 31

Rose: "Ririka. What's with those handcuffs?"

Himmel: "Gee, you really look just like him. Other clone of Idea."

Rose: "You guys handcuffed Ririka?"

Himmel: "That's right. Well, then, Idem, please be sure to kill him this time."

Rose: "You... to Ririka....!!"


--page 32

Himmel: "!"

Idem: "!!"

Rose: "A..."

Eiri: "Now. Ririka! Count! Kirii, Kiara! Run!!"


--page 33

Count: "Got it. Kirii, Kiara."

Kiara: "KYaa~"

Kirii: "Kiara~"

Kiara: "Waaahhh..."

Kirii: "Kyaa?!"

Kiara: "Kirii~~!"

Himmel: "You're not going anywhere, faerie-chan."

Kirii: "!!"

Guard: "UWAAA What's happening!! !! Water!?"


--page 34

Rose: "Waa~"

Kiara: "Kirii! Count!!"

Eiri: "A! Rose-kun!"

Ririka: "Rose! And the little girls, too!"

Count: "Kirii! Kiara!!"

Kirii: "Count!!"

Himmel: "!"





Chapter One - The New Emperor Idem V - FIN
don't take the translations, please!
I'd hate to have to send Bloody after you. >=D