<span>Composed in the form of a series of short stories, this is the story of the travels and observations of the human Kino and the talking motorbike Hermes. </span>Kino<span> and </span>Hermes<span> visit various fantastic countries - a country that can't coexist with others due to the development of telepathy; a country striving to make everything equal, whose residents are extremely united; and so on.</span> <span style="line-height: 1.3em;">Small ripples are formed in the everyday lives of the people living in the various countries by the appearances of the unusual Kino. These ripples gradually become a major influence, rattling the foundations of their normal lives.</span><br /><br /><span>What will Kino and Hermes see in their travels? And what will be left in the hearts and minds of the people they encounter?</span>