Kino's Journey
Fields of Sheep
Ah, my back feels so warm.
It's making me sleepy.
Don't fall asleep, Kino.
We'll fall.
I won't, Hermes.
It's a lot of work to stand you up when you fall over.
It does always take you a while.
I wish you'd be snappier about it.
You're just too heavy, Hermes.
Maybe if you went on a diet...
Hm?
What's that?
Oh, they're sheep, Kino.
Sheep?
You're right.
Are they taking a nap?
Then we should avoid disturbing them.
They have their own way of life, after all.
Oh, they woke up.
What's that all about?
Are they trying to eat you, Kino?
That or you, maybe.
I don't like the sound of either.
Come on, Kino. Speed it up!
Think this is far enough?
Uh, Kino, I've got bad news.
Huh?
We're going off-road, Hermes.
Watch out for rough patches.
What is going on?
I've had a lot of scary moments with animals,
but I never thought sheep would...
You've hunted and eaten several of them.
I bet it's payback for that.
Think they'll let us go if I apologize?
Sure doesn't look like it.
Well, we'll just have to keep going until they get tired and give up.
They're persistent...
So shoot them?
We can have ram steak tonight!
I don't have near enough bullets.
Besides, I don't want to kill them unnecessarily.
Let's run.
Wait, no! Stop!
That was a close call!
What is this?
A ravine.
Maybe there was an earthquake?
We'd be in real trouble if we'd fallen down there.
Thanks, Hermes.
You're welcome.
But we're still in trouble.
Right.
It's no use.
Kino, you should escape on your own.
To where?
Down this cliff.
You can make it down on your own.
The sheep won't be able to follow. It's too steep.
What about you, Hermes?
Should I slide you down?
That would definitely break me.
So lay me down and leave me here.
Do you think we could go back and cross over by jumping it?
It's way too wide.
Maybe if we had a jumping ramp...
Come on, come on, hurry!
Take your bags, too.
I promise I'll come back for you.
Damn it...
Don't bother!
You're better off leaving the area.
It looks like these sheep target humans.
Can you climb up the opposite side?
I don't think this'll work.
Then walk upstream until you can find a way out.
All right, Hermes!
I'll figure out some way to come back and get you!
Got it!
But I'm not going to starve or anything,
so you don't need to hurry too much.
Who knows? Maybe I can even talk to these guys and get them to listen.
I never knew you could talk to sheep.
I'll have them teach me!
All right. I'll see you later.
I only have a few days' worth of food.
If I get too hungry,
I'll eat up one of you guys.
You sure are annoying and persistent. Good grief.
Don't you all have a home?
Goodnight.
Guess they couldn't escape...
There's just one man.
First his car got stuck in a ditch that was hard to spot.
Then he climbed out of his car to try to escape,
only to be attacked by sheep.
His shin's broken.
He couldn't walk through the pain,
so here, he...
Please...
I'm so glad you taught me how to use these, Master.
I'll be making use of your car and persuader.
Kino!
Hermes! I've come to rescue you!
Kino, where did you get that?!
I found it on my escape.
All right, Kino! With that, you can go to the next country and call for help!
I don't think so.
There's no guarantee
anyone there would come this far out to help.
But there's no way to escape from here!
We won't know until we try!
Hermes, you're not leaking fuel, are you?
You're not broken anywhere, are you?
I'm all good!
All right.
Let's do this!
Boy, you're putting on quite a show, Kino.
Take this!
Don't blame me for this.
Wow, no mercy at all.
Hermes!
Welcome back.
Good to be back.
Hey, you pulled it off!
So what now?
Hold on a moment.
Huh?
Huh?!
Kino, you're... not serious, are you?
You said we could make it with a jumping ramp, right?
That was a joke to lighten the mood!
Too late now!
Ah, this is cruel!
If we weren't in such dire straits, I'd hand you division payments!
Divorce papers?
Yeah, those!
That's enough, Kino.
Let's go.
Roger that.
Accelerate slowly but firmly.
That's a lot to ask.
What a brave sheep!
Kino, if you're eating any, you should eat one like that.
I bet it'd boost your vitality.
This is for that man!
Let's go, Hermes!
Ah, jeez, I don't care anymore!
Let's go!
Motorrads can fly, too!
You alive, Kino?
Well, somehow.
I don't think I'm injured.
Though I never intended to fall over.
All's well that ends well!
It's a good thing we did. That was close!
How so?
The fall directed our landing impact to the side.
If not for that, either the rear wheel would've blown out,
or the frame would've broken.
I guess luck's the one thing you've got going for you!
Hey, stand me up now!
Why do you all fight so hard?
It's not like you were going to eat me.
We're here.
Man, it's honestly been a long time since we had visitors.
It's been very sad. No one's come through
the gates on this side in several years.
I see.
I wonder what this country's like, Kino?
As long as they have beds, that's all I need.
Yeah, you are tired.
The second this door opens,
I'm jumping into the first bed I see and passing out.
Oh, that's right.
Were there any sheep in the vast fields to the east along the road?
Yes, there were.
A lot of them.
Oh, that's great to hear!
Our country originally kept them as fighting sheep.
Fighting sheep?
Something like fighting dogs.
We'd pit two sheep against each other in a ring
and make them fight by butting heads.
It was a very popular pasttime for our country's citizens long ago.
We used selective breeding to create robust,
brave sheep that didn't fear any opponent.
But...
But?
Proponents of animal rights put a stop to the practice,
so we released the sheep into a field with abundant food.
I'm happy to hear they're doing well.
I'll have to let all our citizens know the good news!
Now, this way, you two.
Welcome to our country!
What'll you do, Kino?
Tell them?
Fields of Sheep
Kino's Journey
What a pleasant spot.
This might be the best spot in the whole world for a hammock.
Man, it feels great.
A motorrad isn't a tea table, you know.
The weather's so nice.
You're gonna regret not taking advantage of this perfect day to ride a motorrad.
I'd regret not taking advantage of this perfect day
to take a nap in weather this nice.
Just go and turn into a hammock already.
That wouldn't be so bad.
My journey's at an end.
I'm sleeping here.
Yes, roger that.
Kino's journey ends here.
Wait, what are we doing now?
Napping. Hard.
And what about when you wake up?
When I wake, I'll start my journey.
What? Start it?
In other words, Hermes,
if I think of this as the end of my journey,
then it ends here.
And if, once I wake up from my nap,
I happen to decide to set out on a journey,
that'll be the start of a new journey.
I don't get it.
In other words,
you can change your situation however you like, depending on how you think of it.
So?
So that's it.
What?
Thinking about complicated stuff makes me tired.
So basically, you really want to sleep that badly.
Yeah.
And so my journey ends here.
If this were a serial radio drama, today would be the last episode.
Yes, yes.
We'll start the sequel when I wake up, so hang tight until then.
Right, right. I'll wait.
I'll wait right here.
Not like a motorrad can move alone, anyway.
Don't worry.
I can't carry this much luggage on my own, either.
Just make sure you wake up.
Wake up, and then start your journey.
You'd better wake up.
I know.
Now, goodnight, Hermes.
Goodnight, Kino.
Kino, the journey we shared thus far
Journey's End
was a lot of fun.
Fields of Sheep
You awake, Kino?
Yeah, I'm up.
There.
Now, let's start my journey.
Kino's Journey
Thank you very much for watching!!