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What Is a Database?
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dom of
K ing Ko d

Don't look so
cross,

But...

Princess Ruruna!
 Ea
rt
The kingdom h'
s
of kod— bl
But, I just have "the country es
so much to do! si
of fruit" n g
Piled up!

This year's
harvest
should be
bountiful!

You should be
pleased about
this busy season.
Ooh...

I wish I could
Ugh! handle things
much more
Here you are. effectively.

You know that our ise

han d
fruit records are M erc tm ent
Depa
r I'm sure it is
managed by files Now, work,
an extremely
Created by... work!!
Overs
ea s efficient
Bu sin
e
Depa r ss
tm ent
system.

the Export
Merchandise depart­ Departm ent
la dee da la
ment, the Overseas la dee dum!
business department,
And the export
department, B A N G!
don't you?

Yes.


 Hmm... I wonder if it is
ineffective to manage Princess
all the data on a Ruruna!!
departmenTal basis.

It was such a
headache when the Bang!
price of apples
went up the other
day.

From my father?!
Oh, it's you,
Cain. What's up?

I have A
present
from the
king.

...
o
g
? a
If my parents were still cess
e

n
Pri
m

in the castle, this would

ti

Do you have
not be happening...!
e

to go?
m
so

ake
sh ke
h a
s
 It is one of my Cain, take
care of Take
important official Care.
duties to travel ruruna
during our Ye...Yes,
abroad! your
absence.
Majesty!
ho-ho-ho

You forced
. ..
Unbelievable! work on me,
ty
clatt li
er a
r e and you're going on a
r
clatte clatte
to

r
trip without me. I can't
ck

believe it!
ba

So
annoyed!
Calm
Down,
please.

The king decided

to take that trip A letter?
Well,
because he trusts
A package...
you, princess
ruruna.

Then, what did

He send me? And a letter.

What Is a Database?  
 "We found a book
about groundbreaking
technology in a
faraway land we
visited.

The person who gave

us this book told us
that the book describes
a secret technology
called a database.

We hear that the

database is a system
that allows everyone
to share, manage, and
use data.

But, how it is used

depends on who reads
this book.

The person gave this

book to us believing
that the kingdom of
kod would use it in a
peaceful manner.

Ruruna...
  Chapter 1
 Oh, please! You don't
know anything about
Open this book, how stressed out I am
and use it for feeling!
the betterment
of our country."
Rip
Rip!

Oh, it's so old...

What in the heck?? Rustle

Yes, it works...
I can't open it.

It's locked.

Hmm...

Is this the c l ic k !
key for it?
It was in the envelope...

-boom!
Ka
?! Hack!

Cough!
cough!

Aiiieee!!

!!!

What Is a Database?  
 Well?

Where am I?

Who are
you?

And who are

you? A ghost?!
?!
You are
in the k...
K...Kod
castle.

Flying...? Zip!

I'm cain!—The
close aide
of princess
ruruna of Kod.

No!
 Huffy! A fairy?
How rude!
I'm tico.

I'm a fairy.

t a
... no st!
o
gh
Floomp!
But only the
people who
opened the book
eeeee!
can see me.

Hee-hee!

This book has That's

supernatural right.
powers to help
the people who
opened it use the
knowledge...
Ta
You came
- da
out of the in a proper !
book? manner.

...

So...you're
Yeah! going to
help us?

What Is a Database?  
Well, she seems
harmless so Well, I
far... guess
so...
Yeah...

Enough about
me! You two
opened the book
to learn about
databases... Okay then,
Let's
start.

Didn't you?
To create a
database...

This is a very
elementary
question...
Wait a
Minute!!

But what is a
database?

Oh, you
don't know I am managing
what it is. values and
numbers customers,
You are handling related to and sales
various values products, by creating
and numbers,
files on a
aren't you?
departmental
Produ

basis.
Sa les
ct

Cu s
tom
er

Yes, and I
have many Oh, so you're
problems... managing data in an
uncoordinated fashion,
by department.

Hm, hm
 Apple: 100G Apple: 100G Apple: 100G
That means data is
duplicated in each
department, right?

Merchandise Overseas
Hm, hm Export Dept.
Dept. Business Dept.

Gold (g) is the currency unit

used in the kingdom of kod,
right?

Kolone Says,
That's right.

"it is an
efficient
system,"

but...
And each
department has
separate data.

Sometimes it
can create
problems.

Just like that

crisis the other
day!!

What Is a Database?  11
 Yes, when the The price of apples,
price of apples which had been 100g,
went up. went up to 120g, as I
remember.

Sudden rise in commodity price

Hm, hm

I sent a Raise the price

message to each to 120G! One department
department to forgot to change
change the price the price.
to 120g,
but...

S h ock! I was sleeping...

I didn't
get your
message...

But...?

Overseas
Business

Apple 100G

price remains the same!

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 Ch a o s !
Not only that... Another department
changed the price to
300g by mistake.

Apple: 120G Apple: 100G Apple: 300G

Ugh, I
shudder
at the
memory
of it...
Is th at Why..
.?
right?
That's 's
Something
strange... wrong!

Overseas Export
Merchandise
Business Dept. Dept.
Dept.

It was particularly
The data in hard for Cain! He
Respective had to run around
departments the kingdom...
conflicts,
doesn't it?
and correct
all the
Sigh errors. Yeah...

:
le
App 0G The price of
12
apples is not
correct...

Fix the price,

please!

Oh, gee.

That's right.
Still a bit
tired...

What Is a Database?  13
 My father said, "let's
start a fruit-picking tour
sometime in the future!"

but I feel we are

far from ready. Fru it
ntry of
Co u
he
d, T
Ko
to
e
m
o
He is lc
Let's start a new

e
W
free and
easygoing. business using the
existing system.
Ha-ha-ha!

So...my official annoyed!

Even if we do start
a new business, it duties will not
seems like it will be be reduced in
impossible to use the the slightest!!
data stored in the
current system.
Calm
down,
The data please!
would be
jumbled up...

Well, it sounds You will be

like you have to tormented by data
make entries and management even if
confirmations each you do your best,
time anything changes, won't you?
and it seems to be a
tough job.

If you start a new

business, you will
have to create new
files for the new
department.
a heap of
documents

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A system in which Is it true?
data is shared
by everyone
is called a
database.

t!
If you used one,
h
you would not
i g
s
have to keep

In
useless data.
You mean we can have
a much more efficient
system than the current
one?

You
know
It sounds Yeah! so can't you just
like it is much...
do it?
worth
studying,
doesn't it? ……
Hee
hee

I do not have a I will teach you

physical body, everything. But For me and
so I can't use you must do your my country...
computers in the best!
real world. I'm
sorry.

I see.

I'm going for it!

But in gratitude
for bringing me
out of the book... Oh,
Princess!