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"That's why the type of siphon revived that was almost disappeared now. Siphon circulates water with vapor pressure."<br>
"That's why the type of siphon revived that was almost disappeared now. Siphon circulates water with vapor pressure."<br>
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"Siphon... I've seen it as a decoration in a cafe, but that's the tool for making coffee, too. Even so, I heard it doesn't make less tasty one instead of a drip..."<br>
"Siphon... I've seen it as a decoration in a cafe, but that's the tool for making coffee, too. Even so, I heard it makes less tasty one instead of a drip..."<br>
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"Siphon improved for zero gravity can make thick coffee by non-convection."<br>
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Why, how tiny I am thinking of the enormous universe. Any failure isn't worth to care. It's no matter if you couldn't promote, go to upper school or get a job for several years thinking of the enormous universe. Even though the deadline bothers me and gives me a stomachache, I could enjoy working...<br>
Why, how tiny I am thinking of the enormous universe. Any failure isn't worth to care. It's no matter if you couldn't promote, go to upper school or get a job for several years thinking of the enormous universe. Even though the deadline bothers me and gives me a stomachache, I could enjoy working...<br>
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No way! Humans must be diligent. The ''dead''line would finish my stomach...<br>
I won't admit! Humans must be diligent. The ''dead''line would finish my stomach...<br>
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By the way, how about the journey to the universe? I guess you'd want to go. Eh, not? Wait, I know you're lying. Except for the universe, where do you want to?<br>
By the way, how about the journey to the universe? I guess you'd want to go. Eh, no? Wait, I know you're lying. Are there any good places except for the universe?<br>
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Actually, private moon tour (without landing) is about to realize. I hear it'll cost 100 million dollars. It's like the Renko's word:<br>
Actually, private moon tour (without landing) is about to realize. I hear it'll cost 100 million dollars. It's like the Renko's word:<br>

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Eternal romance, universe of wheelchair.
...What's the greatest common problem between private Moon Tour and physics?




1.Welcome to the Moon Tour (Welcome to Lunatic City.)
"One of mankind's dreams, voyages to the moon are finally possible!"
"Tours from each of Japan's travel agencies will begin next month."


The footsteps of people coming and going pounded heavily, and in front of the railroad stations, newspaper extras whizzed through the air.

This time, everyone was putting them away in their bags, even the normally tossed extras, because of this unusual, cheerful news (sports news excepted). They said that they were interested in the articles, but there were more than a few who were captivated by the pictures.

Pictures of the universe soothe the soul. The reason is that they force upon you the realization of mankind's triviality. For all the hardships we confront, the feeling we get when we compare them to the sheer vastness of space comforts us. With a universe this immense, one's own efforts are not very important. Bosses and politicians and fallen dictators are all insignificant humans. One should work to their own satisfaction. This feeling can be sensed from just looking at pictures of the universe.

Renko Usami and Maribel Han (Mary) are excitedly chatting at a sidewalk café on a university campus.




2.Greenwich in the Sky (Royal Greenwich Observatory)

"They say that they're also sending off a manned Martian probe."

"Huh. Well, Martian probes are fine. More importantly Mary, let's discuss the "Moon Tours" in the papers."

"Sure. For someone who can tell the time and the place by just looking at the stars and the moon, you'd like to know what the moon's surface looks like, right Renko?"

"I'd know that 'this is the moon's surface,' won't I?"

"What about the time?"

"I'm only tuned in to Japanese Standard Time (JST); Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) is beyond my abilities. It'd be strange if the Earth and the moon used the same time, anyways."

"Wait wait, 'beyond your abilites'... it's just a matter of subtraction, isn't it?"


Currently we use UTC in the universe, but it's basically the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The Royal Greenwich Observatory was constructed in the 17th Century. When you think about a time system, designed to observe the universe, to be used in that universe, it's somewhat funny.




3.Eastern Country Never Sleeps (Vampirish Nightlife)

"Then, when are we going? This Moon Tour."

"You're so hasty, Mary. Well, it'll certainly be crowded; I'd like to get the reservation out of the way quickly, at least."

"It appears extremely crowded during summer vacation and such; it seems rather hot, so how about delaying it to fall?"

"I don't think the moon gets hot; it feels the same, right. Fall's nice; it feels Japanese. In that case, let's go during the harvest moon."

"With dumplings! Let's do it! Let's do it!"


Even with all the knowledge we have about it, the universe is but a eternal romance.

Concerning one of these romances, if we were able to go and stand on our captivating Moon, I'd think that everyone would be itching to go.

However, these two haven't yet found out about the expenses such a tour would incur.




4.Future Universe of Wheelchair (History of Time)

"Yet, manned Martian probe hasn't been still successful. I wonder if we can witness the universe imagined by Hawking."

"My, It's better you work hard, Renko. You have a rare ability."

"I major the different one. Well, I would be as smart as Planck. Plus, I don't think they could observe the evaporation of blackhole Hawking said. And more, mankind has no chance to go to the Mars."

"Oh my, it's pessimistic. Though when you say, I can't help believing so."

"It needs an enormous energy in order to observe. I don't know the truth in theoretically thinking; in fact, observing physics comes to an end. By the way, Moon Tour is too expensive."

In fact, physics comes to an end. It's already been the explanation and philosophy.




5.Demystify Feast (Inside a Veil of Mystery)

"Yeah, the cafe is rather elegant and menus are better in the campus. So, Renko, why does physics come to an end?"

"Yeah, in a word, the observation is too expensive.

"It's the same reason that we cannot participate the Moon Tour."

"The energy for separating small objects is big; the smaller the object is, the bigger the energy is. Atom than molecule, nucleon than atom, quark than nucleon... The smaller the object is, the bigger the energy needs infinitely, right? And then it comes to the ultimate, we'll find the object that cannot be separated even with the biggest energy in the universe. We can say this object is the smallest material in the world. Physics has stepped to the next phase because it has already reached to the smallest world. We cannot observe the rather smallest part, so it can be called philosophy."

"Ah, the newest cakes look tasty! The smallest unit of them would be synthetic egg and synthetic strawberry."


The limit of energy is said to be 1019GeV. If the energy exceeded the quantity, it wouldn't exist in the universe. Besides, this 1019GeV is called Planck energy, which is about as 1021 times as atomic power.




6.Satellite Sidewalk Cafe

"Geez, I shouldn't talk to you about physics. You talk as if there's nobody around here."

"Oh, sorry. It's my major. Anyway, this cake really tasty."

"I miss the Moon Tour... It costs a fortune."

"You know what? A cafe has been opened for space travelers in the satellite. They say a coffee poured in a zero gravity is awesome."

"But it's the indoor cafe, eh? I prefer the outdoor sidewalk cafe."


When you put coffee in a vacuum for a instant, it boils for a moment because of the low pressure; the water freezes as soon as the heat of vaporization disappears. The frozen and boiled coffee, Satellite Ice Coffee is the popular menu.




7.G Free (Zero Gravity)

"Anyway, making coffee depends on the gravity. You cannot drip without it. How do they make coffee under the zero gravity?"

"That's why the type of siphon revived that was almost disappeared now. Siphon circulates water with vapor pressure."

"Siphon... I've seen it as a decoration in a cafe, but that's the tool for making coffee, too. Even so, I heard it makes less tasty one instead of a drip..."

"Siphon improved for zero gravity can make thick coffee by non-convection."

"Huh. In the universe, even if I won't drink it, I'll be awaken with excitement."


Mankind released from the gravity is about to develop a new culture. But, at the same time, they found many tools worked depending on the gravity. It was recently that the gravity, which was proved in the early phase and annoyed physicist for a long time, unified with another power.




8.Celestial Wizardry (Magical Astronomy)

"Huh... I envy the fascination of the universe..."

"What's wrong? You gave a sigh. You say there's no fascination on the earth?"

"At 16:31, I saw the evening star. Mysteries couldn't be left on the earth."

"If the structure of this world was found out, like you Renko, nihilism would appear in the heart."

"That's why I envy your eyes, Mary. You can see plenty of mysterious worlds. Besides, I wanted you to see the gap of the moon's boundary."

"I'd do if the fare of the Tour was low."


The boundary doesn't belong to the earth only; it's just a border, so the moon also has. The boundary of the moon is the one which separates dazzling moon capital from the deserted star with no lives. As long as the boundary exists, even if you went to the moon, you couldn't get any rice cake or medicine moon rabbits are making; a stone of the moon or something would be your souvenir.

"The moon may have a forgotten world; a moon capital with advanced civilization that noble live. Rabbits would make immortal medicine, look out the three-legged crow living in the sun and have pity on mankind excited about Moon Tour. It's only you that can see the world, Mary."

"You're right. I want to go there before humans cultivate throughly."

"Now, let's prepare."

"I wonder if I should learn the moon capital more. Also, the ancient moon that has been forgotten for a long time. The dazzling moon capital in a folklore. The moon that symbolizes insanity. Yes, knowledge makes the gap of the border clear."

"Wait, in my opinion, what we have to get down to first should be part-time job so as to make money for Moon Tour."




9.Necrophantasia

Even though the sun set and it was going to be a dinner time, they finally left the cafe after eating new cake. In this university, students can pay with student card in any campus shops. The price is appropriated for monthly tuition. It reduced the cost for managing money; casher will never crowded; students also do shopping easily (because their parents pay tuition), so the sales are proceeding. But thanks to them, students could spend a lot of money than they expected.

"They say there're the immortal elixirs in the moon."

"Immortal, eh? Is this your necessity, Renko? You said physics came to an end, and you're under nihilism."

"What's nihilism? I'm so alive. Also, I'm excited about the universe and sound asleep in the night."

"Well, if you got it, would you use, Renko?"


The world has developed rapidly and all the countries has become rich; mankind proceeded to the next stage. The population increased from the BCE slowly turned to decrease. The capitalism has promoted the economic gap like Ark of Noah. Because of this, the birth rate of all the country has fallen, though this just means the capitalism entered its final step, population controlling. Japan, which has declined the bitrh rate fastest and its population has decreased, succeeded in avoiding the disadvantage and regaining the diligent and mentally rich national traits by the picked people.

"Immortal elixirs? Of course I'll use. Do you know why the immortal life is supposed to be painful? They just prohibit greediness and resist the person of power. But on the contrary, it means the evidence of immortal elixir's existence. The immortal life doesn't mean the deathless; it means you lose the boundary between life and death and you aren't be alive or dead. It exactly realizes you're in the real world and the Netherworld (Necrophantasia)."




10.Far Side of the Moon (Megalopolis of Moon)

They sat down on the edge of the lake, which has a fountain of the university's facility.

The moon has already been out; flat moon with no craters is seen in the lake.


Mary, the magician, saw them:

Rabbits are making medicine;

Celestial maidens in their dazzling dress,

Are dancing gracefully in the sky.

She saw the inside of the boundary through the moon seen in the water. Seeing this moon, she hit on a good idea.


"Well, Renko. Moon Tour is too expensive to go, so consider together to go there by another way, shall we?"





Postscript

For example, "Nice to meet you, I'm ZUN."

Why, how tiny I am thinking of the enormous universe. Any failure isn't worth to care. It's no matter if you couldn't promote, go to upper school or get a job for several years thinking of the enormous universe. Even though the deadline bothers me and gives me a stomachache, I could enjoy working...

I won't admit! Humans must be diligent. The deadline would finish my stomach...

By the way, how about the journey to the universe? I guess you'd want to go. Eh, no? Wait, I know you're lying. Are there any good places except for the universe?

Actually, private moon tour (without landing) is about to realize. I hear it'll cost 100 million dollars. It's like the Renko's word:

"Moon Tour is too expensive, isn't it?"

Who can say the price is reasonable? Is this the Arc of Noah what the capitalism presents? And, should the abandoned people on the earth drown in the flood of information?

I wonder when the dreaming people on the earth who works frantically with no holidays can go to the moon easily.

Team Shanghai Alice: ZUN (PO3 is also an ark?)



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