Kishin Taidou Commentary

 Commentary

 

Jin Haganeya

Dear readers who have picked up this book.

If you happen to be a fan of my bad companion, [Demonbane], then let me recommend this with confidence. This [Fetus of the Machine God] is undeniably [Demonbane], truly [Demonbane], and it shall guide [Demonbane] to even greater realms.

If you happen to be a fan of my brother-in-arms [Hideyuki Furuhashi], then let me recommend this with equal confidence. This [Fetus of the Machine God] is undoubtedly [Hideyuki Furuhashi], precisely [Hideyuki Furuhashi], and it’s something that he, [Hideyuki Furuhashi], alone could ever depict.

And if you didn’t know either of these——may this encounter bring every possible blessing, or perhaps curses, to you all.

Words are magic. Stories are universes. The universe(world) of [Demonbane] created by [Hideyuki Furuhashi] will no doubt bind your heart, enchant you, and engrave an indelible mark of emotion upon your spirit.

Hideyuki Furuhashi is a peerless sorcerer——he’s just simply one of a kind(unique)!!

Greetings everyone, It’s been a while, or nice to meet you for the first time. It’s me, Jin Haganeya. Here, I am thrilled to announce——the grand debut of Demonbane’s side story [Fetus of the Machine God].

And what’s more, this time it was done by none other than Mr. Hideyuki Furuhashi. It’s absolutely incredible. No words can ever express how amazing it is.

I think those who know have probably been aware that [Demonbane] itself was heavily influenced by Mr. Furuhashi’s series, [Black Rod], in the first place.

Strange-looking city of Chaos Hexa. The shrieking minaret. The endless nights and never-ending festivals of the city’s bottom layers where hatred settled. An earthbound spirit that sipped the spiritual energy leaking out from the spirit track(cable). Carrying a huge Arcane Amplification Staff(Booster Rod), the Special Agent Black Staff(Black Rod), who could prospect everything with his Third Eye(Glam Sight), walked through the crowd of people with an intimidating air clad on him. The Black Rod roared. The Compression Spell(Notarick) was accelerated to the ultrasonic range. A [Spell Projectile(Bullet)] was fired. Chant Chant Chant Chant Chant(Cry Cry Cry Cry Cry)——.

The many descriptions that overwhelmed the readers were anarchic, but the story, which had been put together, showed a miraculous balance of beauty. It was an order(art) called chaos. Had it not been for [Black Rod], no doubt Demonbane would turn out very different from what it is today.

To reiterate, this [Fetus of the Machine God] is [Demonbane] by the said [Hideyuki Furuhashi]——what an insane project this was.

It all started when the Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko’s editorial department requested Mr. Furuhashi to write a commentary for Demonbane’s second volume (= [The Wings towards Tomorrow]), but apparently what they got back was the proposal of this [Fetus of the Machine God].

……Wait; it’s still a mystery why the talk about “Hideyuki Furuhashi sharing a commentary” came out of nowhere in the first place. What the hell was that? Were they trying to say that they’ve figured out all of my hobbies and preferences or something? You planned this, didn’t you, Sneaker?

Anyway, there’s no way they could turn down a story like this. Especially how I myself want to read it more than anyone else.

My heart was already racing just from reading the outline of the plot. It was set in the latter half of the 19^th century, earlier than the main story of Demonbane. A tale of Hadou Kouzou in his younger days. A steampunk and occult atmosphere. The battle against an evil cult. A grand adventure spanning across the entire globe, challenging never-before-seen regions. Without losing anything that defines Demonbane, yet separating itself greatly from the original work, as he has also demonstrated in [Samurai Lensman], I’d say the skill in expanding into new worlds is Mr. Furuhashi’s true forte.

There’s nothing more that needs to be said by me. Yep.

In that fashion, we were finally able to deliver [Fetus of the Machine God] to everyone; those who have already read it will understand that the contents won’t betray your expectations in the slightest.

This book sparks the most fundamental joy of the act called reading——the thrill of turning each page with excitement. It somehow feels similar to the adventure novel I first read during my childhood. And at the same time, Mr. Furuhashi’s rich prose emits a strange intensity that leaves us bewildered.

As these elements mixed together, they once again gave birth to chaos, and from that chaos came order, creating a new world of Hideyuki Furuhashi.

Each novel of Mr. Furuhashi reveals yet another aspect of his works, and the complete picture of [Hideyuki Furuhashi] himself remains unknown. But perhaps this very endless charm is what makes the reader come to love [Hideyuki Furuhashi].

Last but not least, this may sound cliché as usual, but I must express my heartfelt gratitude to Sir Hideyuki Furuhashi for writing such a wonderful novel with a Demonbane theme. And finally, I’d like to appreciate the Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko’s editorial department for giving the green light to this project, along with all devoted fans of Demonbane and Hideyuki Furuhashi.

Indeed, Haganeya is very fortunate.

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