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METRO LABYRINTH CHAPTER 110.1: THE TWELVE “MASTER THREADWEAVERS”
Tamiko and I are at the Sugamo City Library.
“A-A-A-acorn, squeak.” (Tamiko)
“Tamiko be quiet. We’re in the library.” (Shuu)
“Squeak!” (Tamiko)
“That’s not an answer. That’s a promise, right?” (Shuu)
Tamiko lay down on the table and flipped through a copy of “Viva the Bounty of the Forest: A Big Book of Edible Nuts!” Incidentally, the melody she is humming in a good mood bears a striking resemblance to the theme song of a certain store from an ancient civilization, but is this a coincidence?
“But
 Content is almost the same
” (Shuu)
What I was reading is a book on the history of New Tokyo. There are three books on the same subject lined up on the table.
The day after returning to Sugamo and reporting to Aomoto and others about the quest in Rikugi Metro. I decided to use the time until Noa returned for lessons, and thus came to the library.
Both Sugamo and Ouji have provided opportunities to study the knowledge needed in this world. But when I arrived here, I was confronted with a series of difficult problems that exceeded my capacity, such as Demons, the five Great Beast Kings, and the secrets of the new world. I decided to take this opportunity to learn more seriously.
(Lately, I’ve been feeling like I’m just going through the motions.) (Shuu)
(Because I felt like I was being washed away.) (Shuu)
What comes to mind is the desperate situation at Rikugi Metro.
We were ambushed, my Fungal Skills was blocked, and we were surrounded by a lot of people.
We somehow managed to overcome the situation, but it was largely due to luck.
And so, the traveling shark presented me with a path to the truth about this world.
(
I have to be stronger.) (Shuu)
To be able to surpass any predicament.
(Before that, I have to be more knowledgeable.) (Shuu)
To be able to choose my own path.
I will consider the trip to raise my level after Noa’s return, but until then, I will do what I can do. So, it’s study time.
“Abeshuu, this looks delicious, squeak. I want to eat it, squeak.” (Tamiko)
“I told you that you cannot eat anything with a skull mark on it.” (Shuu)
“It’s fine squeak. Abeshuu has [Detoxification], squeak.” (Tamiko)
“Don’t risk your life for an acorn.” (Shuu)
Tamiko can’t read, so she sometimes asks me to explain things. Reading and writing are important if you want to live in a human society, so take the time to learn them. We mainly rely on Professor Noa.
Let’s get back to our studies. The reason why the contents of all the history books I have read so far are similar is because the country itself has a short history and all the books are supervised by the Metro Church. It is better to assume that there is some bias toward information manipulation and historical revision.
(Though, it is as Professor Noa said.) (Shuu)
The [Tokyo Judgment] destroyed the city 107 years ago. Survivors who escaped from the [Super Fungal Contamination] that spread on the ground survived by staying in the Metro. It was ten years later that the spores of the “Super Fungi” that had covered the earth disappeared, and it is generally believed that the number of survivors at that time was between 300,000 and 500,000.
Over the next five years or so, settlements were established on the ground based on Metros in various regions. By that time, human beings had mastered the power of Fungal Level and Fungal Class to some extent (although there was no uniformity in the names), and [Master Threadweavers], who possessed exceptional Fungal Skills, inevitably became the leader of the settlements. This is the origin of the Tribes.
“Twelve Tribes led by twelve ‘Master Threadweavers’
” (Shuu)
Shinjuku – Nemurogawa Chuuta
Senju – Oyama Masuo
Gotanda – Tabuchi Kakefu
Nerima – Akame Asagi
Shinagawa – Ryuzaki Sukai
Kameido – Shoumon
Shibuya – Tategami Pipin
Akabane – Ayame Mei
Suginami – Kiwami Kai
Ikebukuro – Tsuruhashi Minato
Akasaka – Inuzuka Teppei
Setagaya – Urita Housei
There were other similar authoritarian ruling regions, but these twelve groups are the only ones commonly referred to as Tribes.
As human civilization was rebuilt on earth, conflicts in each community in each region became more frequent. From the perspective of the Japanese of old, armed struggle would have been something they would have most avoided. However, the people of that time were in a different situation, in a different environment, and under different conditions for living.
People who finally got out of the hole-in-the-wall life had a strong desire and delusion for affluence. They had the power to fight on their own. As a result, competition for resources and skirmishes with neighbors easily erupted and developed into conflicts between groups.
Inevitably, each tribe had more military power and centralized force than other small and medium-sized settlements. Through repeated conflicts, each Tribe, whether it wanted to or not, would expand its power and scale by swallowing up other settlements.
The next stage would be an even greater quagmire. A grand battle that had begun to roll eventually developed into the most feared event of all: a war between the Tribes.
Burned villages, piles of corpses, and metro beasts roaming the streets scavenging for carrion. The most important issues of rebuilding civilization and peace were somehow relegated to a corner, and a bleak atmosphere prevailed, as if they were back in the Metro Era.
(Good thing I didn’t wake up around this time
) (Shuu)
It is difficult to say which is better, that or the Outsuka Metro.
It was the first chief of the Shinjuku Tribe who put a stop to such a warlike world.
He went around to each of the Tribes by himself, called out to them, and brought the chiefs together. In a three-day conference, later called the “Ichigaya Conference,” he proposed the establishment of a governing structure that would span the whole of Tokyo. Finally, with the consent of more than a majority of the twelve members, he himself stepped down as chief of the Shinjuku and put together the governing structure.
The year after the meeting, in the 20th year of the Tokyo calendar. The area sealed off by the wall was renamed “New Tokyo,” and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government was born. A man named Nemurogawa Chuuta was inaugurated as the first governor of Tokyo.
Later, the Akasaka Tribe, strongly opposed to this, rose up in armed rebellion. After a month of fierce fighting, the situation was settled with the destruction of the Tribe and the death of the Tribe’s chief. Akasaka chief Inuzuka Teppei became the first of the twelve “Master Threadweavers” to die.
It is the 25th year of the Tokyo calendar. The Hunters’ Guild is established as an organization under the direct control of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Its first general manager was appointed by Tategami Pipin, a former Shibuya chief and ally of the Tokyo governor. His name and characteristic “blond hair and blue eyes” indicate that he had roots in a foreign country.
The 30th year of the Tokyo calendar. Beginning with this, the “Master Threadweavers” of each tribe stepped down one after another from their positions as chiefs. Some wandered around the country living for freedom after retiring from heavy responsibilities, others stayed in the Metro in search of greater strength, and still others became obsessed with the pleasure of using their power from the shadows. Despite the voices of those who feared a new turmoil, Neaw Tokyo steadily established peace and stability.
The 40th year of the Tokyo calendar. While the peaceful time continues, the country has lost two great “Master Threadweavers”. Tabuchi Kakefu of Gotanda was killed in a duel with his rival Ryuzaki Sukai of Shinagawa, and Urita Housei of Setagaya mysteriousl died at his mistress’s house. The latter is still the subject of a gossip that could easily have been on a daytime talk show, but the truth is still in the dark.
Half a century has passed since the “Tokyo Judgment”. In the year that marked the 50th year of the Tokyo calendar, a major event occurred that shook the country. Shinjuku, the most advanced and powerful tribe, which had been striving to revive scientific civilization with all its citizens, was destroyed overnight.
(

Demons.) (Shuu)