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Ryuusei!

Ryuusei!!

Ryuusei!!

I hear the voice of a horse...

Sometimes, I can hear the neighing in my ears - no, inside my head.

I think it means I'm growing up, but sometimes I'm not sure.

The neighing is whispering something to me.

It's a horse's voice, but it's not a horse.

I want you to record it and investigate.

It's not prostitution.

I only met that girl one time.

Maybe it came off' as the girl just being crazy,

but I had been interested in the communication of the auditory senses of people and animals, and to me it was...

Ryuusei......

LADY OF THE STABLE

Oh...

A horse.

There couldn't be any horses in a place like this.

Oh - there is!

Hey, what is it'?

A horse.

How cute!

It's been a long time, hasn't it'?

Have you forgotten?

I'm Sawada, of the Tokyo Acoustics Research Laboratory.

"Tokyo Acoustics Research Laboratory"?

Didn't you come consulting me'? You said you could hear a horse's voice.

I was able to take some time off, so I came to observe your lifestyle.

My lifestyle? There's not much to it.

What are you doing'?

- Recording. - The waves? - No...

The sound of the sky.

Hmm? It has a sound?

Stillness, the sound of nothingness.

Then night is best: you might be able to record the sounds of the stars.

Let's shelter this, man.

It seems that it's okay.

Do you live here'?

My house is nearby, so I help out at the ranch. But I'm finished for now.

- You go back there at night, don't you'? - Nope.

Then... you're all alone in a place like this'?

For my whole life.

- What about school? - Are you a detective'?

I was in an accident, and got hurt badly, so I quit.

What are you doing'?

Recording the sounds of the night.

Of course.

- Do you come here at lot'? - It's my first time.

- Are you a student? - I guess I'm in-between; a student and a laborer.

A laborer, she says! Isn't that what you'd call a member of society?

What do you mean by "in-between"?

I do as I please, while working a part time job in the mood of a student.

- A freeter? - An artist. - Only self-proclaimed!

These people are my assistants.

That's not true. I keep saying we're lovers.

Are you working'?

Yes, my work is related to acoustics.

Then is this also part of your work'?

- I'm soared. I'm soared. - Of what?

I'm soared of the starry sky.

I've never seen the starry sky look so incredible.

Then don't look at it. Shut your eyes.

No, your mouth is dirty, so I don't like it!

There, there...

There, there...

What are you doing'?

I wanted to hear the sound of your heart...

But I couldn't hear it.

I'm not a horse!

Go ahead and look.

Hey, let me see your horse.

Not a chance.

What's that'?

I'll talk her into letting you see the horse.

Are you her manager or something?

I'm looking forward to this. Over.

Say something. Over.

Doesn't that box intrigue you'? Over.

It's quite mysterious. Over.

Shut up, you haven't even learned anything to report.

I understand. Over.

It's okay. We were outside before, so it just re?ected.

It was in the entrance of the ranch's stable.

When I let out the horses, it would have the re?ection of myself, astride a horse.

I looked too, but the horses also looked firmly at it.

There was one time the horses' souls were sucked out. They must have felt betrayed.

That's why I keep this mirror, to keep their souls inside of it.

Was it a camera?

You feel the same way as the horses, right'?

I see. Are you saying it's a key'?

But it might not open.

- It might come out. - When'?

Sometime.

"I, too, could wind up inside one of those glass bottles..."

You're thinking that right now, aren't you'?

What the hell is this'?!

I told you my family used to run a ranch, didn't I'?

- You kept stuff like this there? - Of course not.

Long, long ago there were many horses.

When they died, we kept a part of each of the various horses, as memories.

So, you understand the words of horses, don't you'?

Do horses speak'?

That was in a manga.

- Manga is real, huh... - Reality isn't manga.

You don't get it...

It is possessed by their spirits.

- So they're alternate worlds? - Maybe.

You don't believe me, do you'?

It would be stupid to take a joke seriously.

I thought you had more sense.

I access them through my own unique methods.

Huh'?

Don't humans have biorhythms?

Horses have them too.

And there are alpha and beta waves.

Anyways, I send that rhythm outside, as a wave signal.

And I access it.

Just like a zoologist.

Uhm, is there a ranch around here'?

I don't know. I'm not from here anyway.

What are you doing'?

Art.

You're talking about art'?

I'm not 'gei'. I'm a woman.

These are mannequins, right'?

Weird.

What business do you have with the ranch?

Products' aren't supposed to move.

- What's with you guys'? - This.

Are you lesbians?

We're from a girls' college horse racing circle.

We heard from the father of the north star, who aimed for a derby with seven consecutive wins,

that the horse named Ryuusei is in this area.

And so you came to see it'?

- What do we do now'? - I hear this one's not a stud...

But it's a horse, none the less.

- "Ryuusei"? - What's that'?

- The name of a horse. - Why are you hiding it'?

Shut up!

Is that horse your boyfriend or something!?

Are you okay'?

There are no horses.

Whats the matter? Hey'? Hey'? Hey'?

Ryuusei... Ryuusei!

Are you okay'?

Thanks...

I pass out sometimes.

I know why you're hiding the horse.

You really like it.

You were calling out the horse's name while you were having a bad dream.

Is this it'?

I don't know... I've never seen it.

That's right.

There's a good method.

Try using this.

- What is it'? - A massage.

Wanna massage its genitals?

I don't know whether or not the horse will enjoy it.

Just that probably won't be enough, so you massage it.

- You're joking. - We're serious. - Why'?

To get his seed.

We need to know if he can breed.

Besides, we might be able to sell it too.

But that's sad.

But don't you wanna try touching it'?

Go on, just do it!

Stop, it'll go wild.

What are you doing'?

I won't forgive you.

Let's go.

This isn't a damn nature walk!

That horse is precious to her. Understand.

Like hell!

We were almost there.

You're fucking with the dolls!

That makes me happy. It looks that way because I love them.

They love you too.

Whats the matter?

No!

- Stop it. - What's wrong'?

- Help, there's something wrong with this guy. - I'm going now.

Stop it!

Please! Stop it!

How do you even sell that kind of art'?

I don't know.

What happened to the girls?

Didn't they go home'?

What sound?

The sound of silence.

The sound of the stars, that you were talking about.

Really?

The sound inside a horse's body.

Eh'?

- I recorded it in Tokyo. - Tokyo?

You probably think there aren't any horses?

Maybe...

It's mysterious...

On that day, l walked around the city, collecting a variety of sounds until morning.

After getting tired, I went home and slept.

When I woke up, I went out to collect more sounds and it was evening.

I'd never seen a sunset of that color...

When I held out the microphone, a horse swallowed it.

I was in a hurry, but I just kept staring at the horse.

I don't know how much time passed, but I heard a dry sound.

The microphone that came out of the horse's anus had dropped onto the concrete.

What about poop'?

- It didn't come out. - It was constipated!

That's good.

You're all alone too, aren't you'?

Because you're good at making up stories.

Really?

They say those who are lonely dream of horses.

Why are you gathering sounds?

Because I want to record the sound of silence...

the sound of nothingness.

That sound that can't be heard at all.

The sound of the last stop.

- The sound of the end of the century? - Not that stop...

The end of this world.

The sound of the final moment, I guess.

Then you're gonna die.

I wonder if the sound from that time will be "ah."

It might be "uh."

Look...

It's microphone poop.

I'm the one who fell for your story.

Why are you covering them'?

I sent a video of this to my friends in Tokyo.

I think they'll all be here soon.

First will be my boyfriend, then others will follow him one by one here.

Besides, those who were satisfied with the video needn't come.

Brush it gently, like this.

- Like this'? - Yeah.

There, there.

- There, there. - That's it.

Gently, gently. That's it.

There, there.

There, there.

That woman and the horse are dangerous.

What's wrong'?

I'll tell you where the box is.

Huh'? You were raped'?

Poachers came to the ranch. They put this on.

Didn't you tell the police?

It wouldn't help if I did. It was a long time ago.

Did you start hearing the horse's voice after that'?

I was covered with this, but, at the time, I felt like I was getting raped by Ryuusei.

I was like a mare being raped by Ryuusei.

Then I became able to manipulate waves.

Are you talking about horses' spirits?

You said this mirror was like a camera, but I have a feeling it's like my own blinkers.

- Eh'? - A blindfold to increase a horse's concentration.

Look. You can only see ahead.

Carry it out for me.

Go home!

- What'? - What's inside there? - Stop!

No! Stop!

Hey! Stop! What are you doing'?

Open it.

It's worthless!

- What are we supposed to do with a specimen like this'? - No!

No! Stop!

No! Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Ryuusei.

Ryuusei.

Ryuusei!!

Why'?

In my dream, you raped me...

but I enjoyed it.

I was hoping you'd eventually rape me in reality.

You have Ryuusei, so you don't need him, do you'?

Ryuusei...

I thought you'd come to Tokyo again.

There are a lot of girls who are sensitive to noise, like you, who would lose their minds living here.

But there's a way to fix it, if you become a horse.

If you do so, then you'll no longer hear the neighing.

You want to raise me'?

What you will see from here on is the world through the eyes of a horse...

A world through blinkers.

Ryuusei died.

I can't hear the final sound...

Translated by brolen for kemushi Timed by lordretsudo