Kouhei Kadono - Boogiepop Omnibus Vol. 4 (Light Novel)

But the point is, Cain may have killed his brother Abel, but he never felt guilty for it, and God forgave him. Thats all it says in the Bible. There was no lifelong burden like in the movie East of Eden . Wasnt there asign? I thought he was marked in some way. Yeah, that part is from the Bible. So didnt that lead to everyone pointing fingers at him? Youd think it would.

Thats where everyones got it wrong. The mark God put on Cain was to prevent anyone from harming him because of his crime. Any injury inflicted on Cain would be paid back sevenfold. In other words, he was basically given official license to do whatever he wanted. Haha, like the idle vassal to the shogun. And the Bible does go into what happened to Cain after that.

He founded a town, had a happy family, and achieved great success in commerce, industry, agriculture and the arts. He was the foundation of everything we know today as culture. The man who killed his brother in a fit of jealousy became the progenitor of everything we consider great. Is that really true? That's all it actually says. He never regretted any of it? It said he became a wanderer, right? Thats all latter-year interpretation. Huh. Huh.

I know its hard to process, butlike, it feels like reality as we know it, right? It does, yeah. But, Kazuko, youre You know Weird? Yeah, very. Getting all worked up about a topic like this. I dont think Im nearly as weird as you, Fire Witch. Hahaha, that's for sure! Hehe The two friends laughed happily. So what else, Professor Suema? Any other world-wide mistakes bothering you? Professor? I hate it when people call me that.

Can you blame them? You know more than most real professors do. Youre a Goddess of wisdom and knowledge. Are you making fun of me? Totally. Argh! Haha, sorry, sorry. Butis there? Hmm Well, what about the box? Box? Likethe myth? Mm. The box containing all unhappiness and evil.

I know the story. It was given to a girl who opened it out of curiosity, and in so doing ruined everything. Yes, that one. And she hastily closed it, leaving behind Hope, wasn't it? Doesnt that strike you as weird? Why was hope included in a box of misfortune and evil? Good point. Once again, everyones been given a simplistic interpretation that gets the true nature of the story wrong. So what was the last misfortune left behind? The future.

Huh? To be more precise, premonitions and harbingers. In other words, the greatest misfortune is to know for certain what is going to happen. Is that misfortune? I meanyou know everything. You know the good coming your way as well as the sad partings. Youve already seen whats going to happen. If we knew all of that, how would we go on living? .

But because the future stayed trapped, people were able to hold on to the faint glimmer of hope that someday better things would come. Thats the point of the story. I see The girl given the box was named Pandora A name that means she who has been given everything. 1
The Six - Our Gang T he boys name was Mikage Kasumi. He was seventeen. An outcast.

Hed been expelled from school a year before, and done nothing much since. There was little point in going home, as nobody but he lived there anymore. Hed never bothered to get a job. Instead, he just spent his days wandering the town, hanging out with friends. He was part of a gang of six--four boys and two girls. Kasumi had no idea where they lived, or what schools they went to.

All he knew was what they could do. He had a talent himself, and the only people who knew it were the six of them. *** There are twelve karaoke joints within a block of the main road alone. Theyre clustered in the high-traffic areasthe farther you go from the station, the fewer there are. But theres still over a hundred of them dotted across the city. Not that Ive ever actually counted, but since we started using the private rooms of karaoke joints to do our thing, weve changed venues every time without ever needing to visit the same place twice.

Room for one, sir? I requested a room for six for three hours. The part-time clerk didnt look any older than me, and when he looked confused, I explained, The rest are coming later. Were meeting up here. Fine, butif they dont show, youre paying for them. I know. I got money.

He snorted. I didnt blame him. I was wearing a school uniform and didnt look like I had that kind of cash at all. You meeting some girls? he leered. Some of them. He cackled.

Hope they dont stand you up! That was no way to treat a customer. This was not a well-run business. Wed been hitting a lot of those lately. Butplaces like this were better for us. The ideal location for us to gather. Sure, I said, and headed for the room he indicated.

I didnt start singing when I got to the room. Ive always hated karaoke. But karaoke rooms were the ideal location for a group of teenagers to hang out for hours on end without arousing suspicion. I sat doing nothing, just staring up at the cheap lighting on the low ceiling. I could hear muted singing from the room next to mine, and the room next to that. The more into it they were, the better for us.

I undid the front of my uniform. Id taken off the buttons with the name of my school, and replaced them with new ones. I didnt know why I was still wearing the thing this long after being done with the place. I guess I just didn't care what I wore, and with the uniform, I didnt have to think about it. Or maybe because it was black? Like funeral clothes. Id added a large pocket to the inside of it.

There was a metal lump the size of my palm inside. A small gun. Loaded. Oh, Kasumi-kun. Lookin gloomy as ever. The door opened and one of the six, Nanane Kyoko, poked her head in.