The conclusion of The Bird of Time, in which Yeirumis reads and ruminates upon Kino's memoirs.
On the occasion of March, 2011.
The Bird of Time part four: "You are talking to humanity's first-recorded conscientious objector," Hermes told Kino. "I'm the last person to ever tell someone they should go fight in a war."
The Bird of Time part five: "All these alternate realities I've been shuffling through, Hermes, it's like a radio changing channels, but I've finally locked on to a strong signal. I'm in touch with something. This is way too elaborate for a hallucination. I'm afraid of never coming back, I don't wanna get stuck out there. This time I wasn't even human!"
The Bird of Time part one: Time flies, people change, and nothing can last forever, not even for Kino the Traveler.