LINK'S BROTHER : WOW!! That's amazing! This car is sooo fast!!
LINK : Right? I made it with Lewis.
After they split me and Lewis up, I modified the car exactly like I said I would, and my brother took it for a test drive outside the house.
LINK : (Yeah, it's faster, but…)
LINK : (If only Lewis was here, we'd have made it even faster. )
My dad's a servant working in Lewis's mansion. Lewis and I were huge tech buffs and we hit it off as soon as we met, but…
But Lewis's parents didn't like us playing together.
It had been a week since then, and I still hadn't found a chance to talk to Lewis.
LINK : (Ugh… I wanna talk to Lewis…)
LINK : (Next time, I wanna find a way to make it change direction…)
Lewis is smart, well educated. I learned a lot whenever we'd talk. But most of all, he was just fun to be around.
I adored him.
LINK : (They told me I wasn't allowed to send a letter or call him on the phone… As if a letter would ever be enough…)
Face to face, we'd talk about everything together.
That's how it had always been. We're we got all our best ideas from…
LINK : (We need to find another way… Some way we can talk freely even when we're apart… I wonder if I could make it…)
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A month or so passed and Lewis and I were finally reunited. Not that his parents gave him permission. We'd secretly exchange letters and meet up without them knowing.
LEWIS : Hey Link, I got something for you today. You said you were wanting to read this, right…?
LINK : No way!? That's not the book on Ortega Theory, is it? For me!? Really!? I'm so happy, Lewis!!
LEWIS : Haha, you look so excited! I'm glad I bought it.
LEWIS : If there's anything you don't understand, you can always come to me, so please keep studying.
LEWIS : I want to talk to you more about machines.
LEWIS : Someday you and I are going to create something that will change the world!
LINK : Yes!
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Five years passed in the blink of an eye. And I turned 14…
HOUSE CHEF : Oh, hey, Link! Can I borrow you a minute? The oven's been acting up all morning.
LINK : Yes! I'll be right there!
By now I worked at the mansion with my dad, helping him around the house. It was a good way to make a living.
LINK : Hmm… Seems there was a break in the circuit causing it to cut out. I replaced it with a new one, so it should work again.
HOUSE CHEF : Oh, you fixed it already? Thank you very much. You're really good at this kind of thing, aren't you~?
HOUSE CHEF : Self-taught, right? I heard you won a prize in some contest.
LINK : Yeah! It was a contest for local inventors! I made a machine that could amplify sound or minimize noise!
HOUSE CHEF : Well, I don't know about all that. You and Mr. Lewis are one of a kind to the average person.
LINK : Ah-Hah, no, I'm still a novice compared to Lewis.
HOUSE CHEF : I heard Lewis is doing incredibly well in school right now.
Lewis had went to a highly prestigious engineering school. Many famous mechanics had graduated from there. And Lewis was top of his class.
I needed to work harder, too.
I studied every day, in between jobs. I wanted to hone my skills so that I could be on the same level as Lewis.
"Someday you and I are going to create something that will change the world!"
That day, as I was making my usual preparations, Emma approached me.
EMMA : Hey Link, I finished editing the video you asked me to help with. I made sure to review it thoroughly!
LINK : Well, thank you very much ♪ Sorry for leaving you to edit the video all alone.
EMMA : Oh, don't worry about it. By the way, I found this wooden box when I was sorting through some stuff.... Do you know who it belongs to?
LINK : Whoa, that brings back memories. That's the treasure chest I always used when I was a kid! I remember bringing it with me when I left home. Haha, I totally forgot about it!
Opening the lid, I found a small, tarnished car hidden among the many toys. A toy car that drove automatically. but it didn’t seem to work anymore.
LINK : Man, I really miss those days. I still remember making these things by hand.
Holding it in my hands, the memories come flooding back to me as if it were yesterday. A large mansion, steeped in nostalgia, pain, and unwanted memories. Behind it, a vast garden.
It was the home of my childhood friend, Lewis, an aristocrat. Although I was a servant boy and Lewis was of much higher status, we were good friends.
LINK : Well, I got it to run at least...
LEWIS : Barely. Why doesn't it speed up?
We were looking intently at a toy car with a motor attached that belonged to Lewis. We’d been trying to get the car to run automatically, through a process of trial and error.
LEWIS : Hmm~ Maybe we should increase the number of batteries? That would certainly increase the power.
LINK : I agree. I think we can compensate for the increased weight of the car by reducing the gear percentage.
LEWIS : Alright, let's get to it!
He was three years older than me and a good-natured person. He reminded me of a big brother. We were from different worlds, but it didn't matter. We would always be friends and we would always be together. We spent our days never doubting it.
LEWIS' EDUCATOR : Come here boy!
LEWIS : Ah...
LEWIS' EDUCATOR : Haven’t I told you not to play with the servants’ children! Come on now. This is for your own good!
Lewis's educator tries to take him by the arm and lead him into the mansion.
LINK : Ah, Lewis...!?
LEWIS : Get off me! Link is my friend! We still have a lot of work to do on the car today!
LEWIS' EDUCATOR : Please listen to me, little boy. For it is I who will be scolded by your mother.
LEWIS : No, no! Let go of me!!
Despite his resistance, Lewis was dragged off into the house. All I could do was pick up the toy car that was still running so slowly, and watch him go.
