PICKLED

‘SMOTHERED
IN PIPING
HOT TEA
SEASONED
WITH DRIED
STRIPS OF
жомви.
CHAPTER 1

IT MUST І МАРЕ FOR

BE SAID... MYSELF ON
a) THE SLY
IN THE
ORPHANAGE’S
KITCHEN.
Story by KAFKA ASAGIRI Art by SANGO HARUKAWA
CHAPTER 1 Looking the Gift Tiger. in the Mouth
TABLE
CONTENTS
Looking the Gift Tiger in the Mouth
001 /

А Certain Explosive
057

Yokohama Gangster Paradise, Part 1

103

Yokohama Gangster Paradise, Part 2

141

Postscript
194
 МУ
МАМЕ 8
ATSUSHI,
AND
CERTAIN
CIRCUM-
STANCES

| KICKED
QUT ОР THE
ORPHANAGE,
NO FOOD МО
SHELTER, NOT
EVEN BRAVE
ENOUGH TO
STEAL...
 FIND
YOURSELF
ADITCH
SOMEWHERE
IN WHICH TO
CURL UP
AND DIE!

/ SHUT UP!
| I REFUSE
го.) 7060
ою! OUT THAT
EASILY...

I'LL
ATTACK
THE NEXT
MAN WHO
PASSES
Ву...

SOME-
ONE'S
COMING!
| ARE
YOU ALL
RIGHT?
YOU WERE
SWEPT UP
BY THE
CURRENT
 APOLOGIES.
YOU ARE
| UNFAMILIAR
\ WITH THE
N TERM?

ጆ WAS
| ENDEAVORING |
TO SHUFFLE
OFF THIS
| MORTAL COIL,
| AND YOU HAD
TO INVOLVE
273
 ет

AND |
YET, YOU WERE КУЛАНДЫН
NONETHELESS PURSUE А
ENTANGLED. I CLEAN, PURE
MUST OFFER SUICIDE—
PRECOMPENGE.
Nenn eum E
IMPOSED ON
y AWFUL 22
IMPOSI— (
\

m
NE

ARE YOU
HUNGRY,
ГАР?

І.І
ACTUALLY
HAVEN'T
HAD
ANYTHING
TO EAT IN
SEVERAL
DAYS...
 NOR HAVE
I...AND
THE RIVER
НИИ? ABSCONDED а
I THOUGHT WITH MY
YOU'D AT WALLET.
LEAST TREAT |
ME TO
LUNCH FOR
RESCUING
You.
 Он! :
YOU HAVE Комод
SUBJECTED д

MUST y
SrYOU ` TODAY, YOU
4
SUICIDE:
CO NS TA NT LY
RUIN MY
‎‫ټس‬

PERHAPS НЕ
САМ FEED

им,
ATSUSHI
 WELL,
ATSUSHI-
KUN,
FOLLOW ME.

«SOME
CHAZUKE
WOULD
BE NICE.

BEING SO | / \ እ
ы ን 3 ል CHILD МЕКЕ
МОМЕУ, . ` INCHES FROM
=) DAZAN =E | ፡ Стати: A
SEEKING
= ብ TREAT YOU TO | BOWL OF
y
እጠ THIRTY OR | CHAZUKE?
7-2: ገሻ 1 60 BOWLS
IF you
 МЕ НАМЕ
ТО RETURN
то WORK,
РАТА.

You vo
LOVE YOUR RIVER" АКО
АРРОМТМЕМТ
BOOKS, LOOK WHAT DIVES ‫וא‬‎
DON'T YOU, You've DONE! HEADLONG
KUNIKIDA- NOW WE'RE DURING
KUN? HIDEOUSLY
BEHIND HOURS!?
SCHEDULE.

NOT АМ
APPOINTMENT
BOOK!
THESE ARE
МУ IDEALS!!
THE PRECEPTS
THAT GUIDE
MY ENTIRE
ሬ/ዎይ//
 Y
FINANCIAL.
LEDGER SAYS
NOTHING
ABOUT
"FEEDING A
FOUNDLING
ALL THE
CHAZUKE
HE WANTS"
EITHER.

До ном
^| ARE YOU
SPEAKING
‎‫ סד‬-
| OTHER?

1 DON'T
EVEN WANNA
SEE CHAZUKE
FOR ANOTHER
TEN YEARS!
 you Guys
SURE SAVED
EVER SINCE MY HIDE,
І СОТ KICKED THOUGH!
ОИТ OF THE
ORPHANAGE
AND ARRIVED
IN YOKOHAMA,
„то T'VE BEEN
FEARED HOMELESS
Тр MEET
MY END AND
STARVING.
SOON!

HAVING
DOWNSIZE..то. 2

RATHE
HEARTLRESSA
ORPHANAGE,
NO?

PASSING OUT
ALMS ‫דס‬‎
EVERY STREET
URCHIN WE
SEE.
 WE ARE
DETECTIVES.

DOWN LOST
CATS OR
WAYWARD

HAVE You
HEARD ОР
THE “ARMED ойк
DETECTIVE DOMAIN 15 ‫וא‬‎
AGENCY," HOME THE REALM
TO THOSE OF MORE...
WITH UNUSUAL DANGEROUS
ABILITIES? WORK.
 4
DETECTIVE
COMPANY
SPECIALIZING
IN HAZARDOUS
| WORK TOO
QU EC DICEY FOR
за THE MILITARY
OR POLICE то M
HANDLE... |

А GROUP
STANDING ON
THE TWILIGHT,
RULING
OVER THE
THRESHOLD
BETWEEN
THE WORLDS
OF DAY AND

AND I'D HEARD

THAT MOST OF
/72 MEMBERS
POSSESSED
SOME TYPE
OF SPECIAL,
SUPERNATURAL
“SKILL,”

19
 —Ç THAT
STOP LINTEL
GAUGING ! LOOKS
Ë ‫ב‬‎ = RATHER
TO PREPARE STURDY
A NOOSE AT 0

!
ግኛ ህወ 7/ а

FELL FOR IT >

„МИАТ
KIND ОР
CASE ARE
THE TWO
OF You
WORKING
ON?
 WE ARE
SEEKING A
TIGER.

YES,
А МАМ-
EATING BEAST
THAT HAS
TERRORIZED
THE CITY AS

CHEWED UP
ACRES OF
FARMLAND...
С THE CREATURE
IS RUNNING
RAMPANT.
 | IT'S BEEN

| | KILLED ME!
 ТИЕ
РЕТЕСТМЕ
AGENCY
DEALS
IN RISKY
CASES LIKE

PAY FOR
YOUR MEAL
WITH YOUR
KUNIKIDA- ARM—OR
KUN BY TELLING
፦ US ALL You
KNOW.

THE BOSS
HIMSELF
WARNED YOU
THAT THE
GATHERING OF
INTELLIGENCE
NEEDN'T BE
AN INTERRO-
GATION.

THAT TIGER
WRECKED MY
ORPHANAGE.
 ፲ፐ
አሪ
| Еро,
ONE DIED, DESTROYED
OUR FIELDS,
ደ TORE OUR
| UT THE STOREHOUSE
RPHANAG то SHREDS |
CASH- E :
so STRAPPED ТО
THEY RECOVER.
TOSSED
ME OUT |ኣ
‎‫ סד‬SAVE
МОМЕУ.

THIS...

И(ке АЈ кулп \
| | _
- YOUR FAULT,
YOUACCURSED
WAPI FREELOADER! 7
DION'T DO |
ANYTHING ç
| | °
-

WE HAVE
NO PLACE FOR
THERE IS ‫اهم‬‎
NO PLACE цн
UNDER THE
SUN WHERE í
YOU MIGHT ў Ж ₪ ў
DWELL! 5 ho 5
 YOU ARE
NOTHING BUT
ASTRAIN ON
THE WORLD!
BEGONE AND
VANISH FROM
THIS EARTH
FOREVER!

SOLINDS
LIKE
QUITE THE
DISASTER.
 10412771 | SATISFIED
FOLLOWED ТУ A | WITA THE
ME ALL THE | RADISHES IN
WAY MERE! — OUR FIELDS

AFTER
LEAVING THE
| ORPHANAGE,
Iwas -
ЭЙЕ
ALONG THE
TSURUMI
RIVER WHEN
 Van: EVIZTED TWO
‎BEGAN
‫و ماي‬ SKEEW .OGA
ROUGHLY І SAW IT ВУ
TWO WEEKS ТИЕ RIVER...
FOUR Dare
AGO...

«AND
WE HAVE
EYEWITNESS
ACCOUNTS OF
THE BEAST BY
THE TSURUMI
RIVER FOUR
DAYS АСО
100.

АВЕ
YOU FREE
RIGHT NOW,
ATSUSHI-
KUN?

IF THE
TIGER 15
PURSUING
You, те
PERFECT!
 WOULD
YOU LIKE
...10 AID
OUR TIGER
HUNT?

you WANT
TO USE ME

КЕ KUNIKIDA- |
CONG
HUNT TO,
IT [| ким,N DELIVER
PELNY
DOWN NOW? непо.
|
VERIPY тив | \ BACKАТ АТ THE
INTEL FIRST

30
 AND WHEN
IT DOES, IT
WILL BE FAR

ኤያ
OUTCLASSED.
ТАМ AN
ARMED
DETECTIVE

DTT
NOTHING

HA-HA...
YOU'RE 50
AT THE CONFIDENT...
ORPHANAGE,
PEOPLE ALWAYS
TOLD ME I WAS
WORTHLESS...

I HAVE NO
IDEA WHERE
MY NEXT
MEAL WILL
COME FROM...
OR MY NEXT
BED...
 THERE 15
NO PLACE
КО ОМЕ UNDER THE
WOULD SUN WHERE
CARE IF YOU MIGHT
I DIED DWELL!
IN THE
STREET.

I MIGHT
AS WELL
JUST ВЕСОМЕ
LET THAT AND VANISH
BEAST FROM THIS
EAT ME EARTH
AND BE
DONE FOREVER!
WITH IT
SHOULD ВЕ
ARRIVING
SOON.
IMAGINE. | / |

፲ፐ-
IT'S THE
IT's MAN-
COME TO 6
GOBBLE TIGER!

vo
YOU NOT
FIND IT
REMOTELY
PECULIAR,
LAD?

36
 BESIDES,
SIMPLY POOR
EXPELLING FINANCES OR
А WARD OR NO, WOULD AN
TWO WOULD ORPHANAGE
HARDLY SIMPLY DUMP
ALLEVIATE ITS CHARGES
THEIR ON THE STREET,
BUDGETARY LIKE A FAMILY
WOES. OF STARVING
FARMERS IN
THEY
HALVE WOULD
THEIR AGES PAST?
NUMBERS
‎‫ סאג‬MOVE
CHILDREN
TO ANOTHER
FACILITY
‫ یا‬INSTEAD.‫‏‬
መመ‫‏‬
 ТНЕ 1 1.
TIGER |
AS TOO WAS
KUNIKIDA- SIGHTED
KUN SAID, THERE
THE ARMED FOUR DAYS
DETECTIVE | AGO.
AGENCY 16 A /
COLLECTIVE ОР
МОМОА ሃሪህ WERE
WANDERING
HARDY AT，
THOUGH

PUBLIC
ALONG THe
KNOWLEDGE, RIVER FOUR
SOME IN DAYS AGO.
THIS WORLD
POSSESS
OTHER-
WORLDLY |3
SKILLS. со

I THINK
THE FACILITY
KNEW WHAT
THE TIGER
ў „МНЕ
ALON ٩ OTHERS,
ТОГО .
THEY 4197
NEVER MASTEERTO
UNABL
ነጋ | THOSE GIFTS,
COME TO RUIN
BY THEM.
YOU INTO ል
SLAVERING
BEAST
BENEATH
THE
MOON—
 АТ THE
CLAWS
OF А MAD
PREDATOR
POSSESS
A CERTAIN
APPEAL...
BY OTHERS
MERELY BY
TOUCHING
APOLOGIES.
፲ FIND NO
 НЕ
MUST NOT
REMEMBER
ANYTHING
IN ANIMAL

1 65
b ሪ
d | ALRAARTHMEERD,
አውች ክና
ረ | ‫לסט‬‎ кмом.
is
eoi ©
ረ
 ‫סא‬
CASUALTIES?‫‏‬
WELL,
THAT'S JUST
DOWNRIGHT
BORING.

A
D
©

3 ₪
RANPO |
EDOGAWA— |
SKILL: SUPER
DEDUCTION

|/ || \
| \
|

YOU'VE :
CERTAINLY |
MADE
YOURSELF AKIKO | |
USEFUL, YOSANO—
РАА... SKILL: THOU | 27 +
NOT QUITE SHALT мот A
UP ТО МУ DIE
LEVEL YET
THOUGH.
 BUT
WHAT ARE

WITH HIM?
HE KNEW
NOTHING
ABOUT
РОРРО THIS, 5
KUNIKIDA— менте
SKILL: THE
MATCHLESS |
РОЕТ иг

-一

CITY HAS
ALREADY КЕМЛ
LABELED MIYAZANA—
HIM A «ЕЕ SKILL:
DANGEROUS 7. UNDEFEATED
BEAST. BY THE RAIN |
/
/
 IF I DIED IN
= THE STREET,
I MIGHT AS =
WELL JUST LET
5
ШІ
Hm EATME AND BE
$ DONE WITH
::: |WE SHALL Жи, т.
 THE
BIZARRE
TALE OF
A TRULY
ECCENTRIC
DETECTIVE
AGENCY INA
CITY PACKED
WITH STRANGE,
WONDROUS
MYSTERIES...

AND THIS
WAS JUST
A TASTE ОР
WHAT WAS
70 COME...

ATSUSHI
NAKAJIMA —
SKILL: BEAST
BENEATH THE
MOONLIGHT
ቺጧጂጂጂጂሟጂኑ።

о.
 CHAPTER 2
А Сетїаїп Explosive
 WHERE'S
ОКРИАМАСЕ 6
 Hello,
Atsushi-
kun. Sleep
well? How
do you like
your new
lodgings?

WELL,
CAPITAL!
BY THE BY,
I MUST
REQUEST A
FAVOR...

| you
INTRODUCED
ME TO
QUITE THE
LAVISH
DORMITORY,
፲ SEE.
 HOW
EXCEEDINGLY
KIND OF YOU
TO COME!
 RELAX MY I HEARD TELL OF
THIS NEW METHOD
HOWEVER, OF SUICIDE, SO
IT SEEMS I THOUGHT I
RATHER MORE WOULD MAKE THE
PAINFUL THAN ATTEMPT!
LETHAL.

ТР: KEEP THE BOTTOM

WELL SECURED! ጌ-

HAVE NO KEEP IT
DESIRE ИР, THEN.
FOR IT DON'T
TO BE YOU WANT
PAINFUL,
SILLY. YOURSELF
WHO ?
WOULD?

МУ
МАМЕ /5
ATSUSHI,
 UNBEKNOWNST |
ТО МЕ, І WAS
TRANSFORMING
INTO A MAN-
EATING TIGER
AND SPREADING

WHY
DIDN'T u |
YOU ASK | N ሪ 4 DAZAI-SAN
SOMEONE 1 75 PART ОР
۳ i THE FAMOUS.
ARMED
DETECTIVE
AGENCY, EACH
MEMBER
GIFTED WITH
SPECIAL
"SKILLS"...

WHAT
DO YOU
SUPPOSE
THEY SAID
WHEN 1
INFORMED
THEM “I AM
GOING TO
DIE"?
 I WAS
ABOUT TO
SECURE
you А ВТ
OF WORK,
ACTUALLY.

YOU HAVE
NOTHING TO
FEAR WITH
DAZAI ON
YOUR SIDE!

THE FULL
CONFIDENCE
OF MY FIRM
AND THE
REVERENCE OF
THE COMMON
MAN ‫סא‬‎ МУ
 ALL THAT
ит
YEUNG = «а « - \| SHOUTING
EMGRRHOIO wea

RHOIDS!
HOSTAGE!
 THIS
IS ALL
THEIR
FAULT

ARMED
DETECTIVE
AGENCY'S у
FAULT! 2 ў |
 „Г BLOW |—
MYSELF AND |
aLL ОР YOU то ТР
SMITHEREENS | зүсч
 YES,
WE Do
TEND TO THE
ATTRACT SUSPECT
ENMITY HAS SOME
FROM A COMPLAINT
VARIETY AGAINST THE
AGENCY. HE
WANTS TO SEE
THE 8055, OR
ELSE, HE'LL
BLOW THE
PLACE UP.

Екоцен TO THOSE
DESTROY ARE HIGH
THE ROOM, EXPLOSIVES
ANYWAY.

SOMETHING
TO DAMPEN
DOWN THE
EXPLOSION...
 „МЕ?
ВЕСТ ሀሪ
SOMETHING
ABOUT THE
HOSTAGE.
 you.
YOU'RE
KUNIKIDA
H

YOU'VE
GOT ONE
OF THOSE
FREAKISH

ANY
FUNNY
BUSINESS,
AND ги.
TAKE ALL
ОР YOU
WITH МЕ!

MY
APPEARANCE
WOULD
MERELY
AROUSE
GREATER
SUSPICION
 ў SENDING
" AS YOU 4 MORE
9). «Р AREYET › AGENTS
UNAFFILIATED, | - WILL ONLY
- HE WOULD МОТ SERVETO
Mou |۴ your AGITATE
А FACE. HIM,
መሸ | | //
К М |

M |

ላ y 2
EN
党 HOW
COULD
2
19) :
и
BUT
Ten 1441
MERELY t 4 CAN'T DO
ENGAGE THE THAT!
SUSPECT'S
ATTENTION.
WE SHALL
HANDLE THE
REST.

- OH!

OH, PERHAPS
HAVE YOU COULD
SOME PRETEND TO BE
FAITH ۸ 7 SOME DOWN-
ME! ON-HIS-LUCK
// ፖኒ TRANSIENT TO

і. Ач.
۱ DISTRACT ИМ?

TROUBLE
OF THIS = B ON ME
NATURE 5
A CINCH 1я
FOR AN Ч
AGENCY %

й
LIKE OURS,
 N
GIVING ME
VA
THAT CRAP! I'M JUST
A PASSER-
BY WHO
SAW WHAT
YOU WERE
D-DOING!

THERE'S,
UH, so
миси
‎‫ סד‬LIVE

L-LOOK AT
ME! I'M AN
ORPHAN WITH
NO FAMILY OR
FRIENDS. I WAS
KICKED OUT
OF MY LAST
ORPHANAGE!

APPARENTLY,
I TRANSFORM
INTO A VICIOUS
BEAST TOO.
THE MILITARY
I НАМЕ NO POLICE WOULD
SKILLS OR HANG ME IF
ABILITIES... THEY FOUND
AS FAR ልፍ 2ህፕ/
SOCIETY'S
CONCERNED,
тм JUST
A PIECE OF
GARBAGE!
 so

EXCEL AT
ACTING
LIKE A
WORTHLESS
VAGRANT...

TOGETHER. 27 4
 SOMETHING. -
_ TO COVER IT UP

FINI
SOMETHING
 он
BROTHER... E
፲ THOUGHT

HE HAS THE
MAKINGS OF n
A SUICIDE
 INDEED.
THERE YOU
HAVE IT,
ATSUSHI-
KUN.
ОВ
YOURSELF,
FOR SEEKING

...ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION.

EXACTLY. | |
 = YUKICHI
| |2 -
|| | PRESIDENT,
ARMED
DETECTIVE
AGENCY

Li
MEN ARE
EQUAL
 РАТА!
ОМЕВ ТНЕВЕ
INFORMED
МЕ OF A
YOUNG MAN
HE CALLED
“PROMISING”

ду
ў ig

-
THERE = т
WAS SOME / |
РЕВАТЕ | RECOMMENDED
OVER - EY
WHETHER је: М ( 2 Боев
‎‫שי‬ “А YOU REMAIN
ANM | ሬይ 一 | WANTED ву
7 - — THE LOCAL
A || - WARD...IN
ISS ‫ها‬‎ EY YOUR BEAST
JAW FORM.

THUS,
OUR BOSS
DECREED
THAT WE
STAGE ALL
OF THIS.
 ки
J| семскевиву

WELCOME
TO THE
ARMED
DETECTIVE
AGENCY.
 ALL THIS
ELABORATE
NONSENSE
 (CANT
DEAL WITH A
WORKPLACE
AS INSANE TF THIS
AND 15 ENOUGH
DANGEROUS TO SHOCK
AS THIS YOU, І FEAR
YOU'LL NOT
LAST LONG.

DORM
POSTHASTE,
KEEP IN
 You ОМЕ |
US FOR THE ||
DORM'S FOOD ||
STIPEND ОР

P.

|
ARMED DETECTIVE AGENCY
СНАРТЕВ 3
Yokohama Gangster Paradise, Part 1
 IMOST
SINCERELY
APOLOGIZE!
p"di
 WHY
АВЕ УОИ
GROVELING,
TANIZAKI?
THAT WAS
ALL PART
INDEED! OF THE
AND SO JOB.
WAS THAT
POMPOUS
WAY You
FINISHED
IT, YES?

RIGHT!?

STARTING
TODAY,
YOU
NOW PARE
ART
OF THE
AGENCY.
ሀሪ NOT ሀሪ
ANYTHING THAT
INTERFERES
WIT
OR BHESOMTIHRECRHSES
OUR GOOD
NA ME.
 WERE I TO
ASK HER TO
STRANGLE WITCHING
SERVER
МЕ, І
WONDER IF ELSE HERE,
SHE WOULD TAKE THAT
VERY
SERIOUSLY.
\ |

ame Ў

IM
SOMETHING 2
OF A SALES
CLERK HERE
AT THE
AGENCY.
 UH, ARE YOU
GUYS REALLY
RELATED?

OUR
FIGURES
ARE ALMOST
EXACTLY THE
SAME, RIGHT
AROUND
HERE...
BEFORE you
JOINED THE
AGENCY?
 TANIZAKI-
SAN...WERE
YOU AND
YOUR SISTER
STUDENTS?

OOH,
GOOD
GUESS!

NICE
WORK.
WHAT
ABOUT
~ — GOVERNMENT KUNIKIDA-
M OFFICIAL? KUN,
THEN?
 ВЕТТЕК
МОТ SAY THAT
THOUGH. HE'LL
 I FAIL
70 EVEN
IMAGINE
/
VOCATION
15 ONE ОР
THE GREAT
MYSTERIES
OF THIS
AGENCY.

I THINK
I'M SURE THERE
WASA
НЕ WAS PRIZE FOR
SOME KIND THE FIRST
OF RUFFIAN,
ВИТ НЕ
SWEARS НЕ
WASN'T.

HOW COULD
A MAN LIKE
HIM HOLU ANY
RESPECTABLE
SORT OF JOB?
 ል
SUICIDAL
MAN
NEVER
2 / са OR BOTH,
RIGHT?
ZA
PETALS OF A
WATER LILY...
AND SUCH
TOUCHING
SWEETNESS!
 ++. SOME
PEOPLE
OF LOW
CHARACTER
ARE
HANGING
 I'M NOT
ENTIRELY

SMUG-
GLERS,
I WOULD
ASSUME. .BUT THEY
| DRESS IN RAGS,
SKULK ABOUT IN
THE SHADOWS,
AND SPEAK A
| FOREIGN TONGUE
| WITH WHICH I
| AM UNFAMILIAR.

THEY'RE 7
Й \ ий
|
МО MATTER
HOW MUCH
Ceac THE MILITARY
CRACKS DOWN,
THEY SWARM
LIKE WHARF
ROACHES.

INDEED.
AND IF ፲
HAD SOME
EVIDENCE
THEY ARE
BREAKING
THE LAW,
т COULD
BRING THAT
‎‫ סד‬THE
POLICE.
«SMUGGLERS

ALL МЕ
AND NEED.

Ка,
|
ата
 THERE
IS NO
OTHER
NAME
APPLICABLE.

THE MAFIA
ITSELF БА
DANGEROUS
GROUP—A
SHADOWY
ORGANIZATION,
SHROUDED
IN THE
UNDERBELLY
OF DARK
SOCIETY...
 ፲
FOUND
THIS
BACK
ON THE
STREET

I THINK
SOMEONE

WE'LL
JUST
HAVE
YOU FILL
«Д OUT THIS
* REPORT

— FINGERED
ALREADY,
I SEE.
 THE
MILITARY
POLICE IN
THIS CITY
CERTAINLY
EXCEL
AT THEIR

:
 8
(2250
 ፲
SWEAR,
WHY DID
WE EVER
HIRE УОЦ
2
 вит уои
HAVE А
"SKILL" YOU

WONDERFUL,
ዘዘ-
1 LOVE SAMA!
 HIGUCHI-
SAN,
OUTLAWS
ARE

WHENEVER

SECURE AN
ESCAPE
ROUTE FIRST.
 CONVERGED
FROM THE
OTHER SIDE,
THEY'D HAVE
NOWHERE
„WAS ТО
GET ALL
OF YOU.
 РОК ТНЕ
SAKE EXCELLENT.
OF MY
OVERSEER

I'LL ВЕ
THERE
IN FIVE
MINUTES.
 аў,
а a
ко:
 ЈА

КЕШ ГЕ?
„>
 СНАРТЕК 4
"S

| ok Y. Ga
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150, Part 2
8.
8
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5.ь

ву
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₪ КаESwe>
OVERSEER
 ‎‫\ لاب‬
= 2 се
~ x \
 ATSUSHI-
YOU HAVE A
- |TOURNIQUET
?
 МЕМЕ
TAILED YOU.
WE KNOW YOU'RE
NONCOMBAT
PERSONNEL.

САВЕ ‎‫סד‬
FOLLOW
THE SAME
PATH YOUR
LOVABLE
LITTLE
SISTER
тоок?
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AT THIS
TIME OF
YEAR. ..?

148
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behind ме
over wy
body.

Yov can't
see me
anymore.

MISSED
BY A
MILE.
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you
JUST AS

DON'T RUN
INTO THIS
PERSON,
IF YOU DO,
FLEE,
 WE WERE
INSTRUCTED
TO CAPTURE
THE MAN-
TIGER ALIVE.
WHAT WILL
KILLING
THEM ALL
ACCOMPLISH?

—I
APOLOGIZE.

ORIGINAL
| BYSTANDERS,
МА WAY.

INDEED.
THAT
 SURELY YOU
MUST HAVE
REALIZED
IT ‫וא‬‎ YOUR
SUBCONSCIOUS
BY NOW...?

RASHOMON.

159
7 га
 ለላሃ
RASHOMON
6
SOMETHING

IT EATS
THROUGH
ALL ‫וא‬‎ ITS

ет
ረዘ?

DOES
MY VERY
EXISTENCE
BRING
MISFORTUNE
| TO OTHERS
—?
 THEY'RE
STILL

сё
BREATHING

STARTING
TODAY, YOU ARE
NOW PART OF
THE AGENCY,

„ОЁ
BESMIRCHES
OUR 6000
NAME.
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5%
55

DEATH? HOW
9x
52

MUNDANE.

1
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፲
BELIEVE
I TOLD
You...

IT WAS
STILL THE
RECKLESS
FLAILING
FOOL.
 MY BLACK
BEAST EATS
THROUGH
ALL IT
ENCOUNTERS

„EVEN
IF THAT
SOMETHING
IS SPACE
ITSELF.

NEITHER А
SPEAR NOR
PURE FIRE
INFLICTS
HARM IF I HAD ‫וז‬‎
THE SPACE CONSUNE
IT OCCUPIES А FRACTION
DOES NOT

THEN...
THEN THERE'S
NO WAY OF
ATTACKING
 STOP
CRYING
ALREADY!

ИХ ~
М
М
lS
ALLOWED
Y 700
ነ ENDLESS-
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y
AY
 SOME
BRAT
ABANDONED
BY HIS OWN
FLESH AND
BLOOD...

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LIVED МУ
WHOLE LIFE
ABANDONED
ВУ OTHERS,
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(браве

‫ סאג‬05
QUICKLY‫‏‬
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NOTHING

AKUTA-
GAWA-
SENPAI!

BACK,
HIGUCHI.

ДУ

ЖО

РА
ER
SUFFICE!
 А BAD
TENDENCY
TO BE
WARY OF
FETCHING
YOUNG
GIRLS...
 + YOU SAW
THROUGH
MY WHOLE
PLAN?

COME, NOW,
ATSUSHI-KUN,
GET UP! І
WOULD PREFER
NOT TO HAVE
TO CARRY
THREE PEOPLE
HOME!
WAIT! I
CAN'T LET
YOU 60
ALIVE...!

187
 АКИТАСАМА-
SENPAI!
вит-!

HOWEVER, N
TIGER... MAFIA WILL. У ВЕТВЕАТ
НАМЕ ТИАТ
MAN-TIGER'S
HEAD ERE
LONG.

Ё МОВЕ | | УЕМ ОМ
THAN - THE BLACK
4| ENOUGH N MARKET.
WA CASH ‫דס‬‎ 18
02 CONTROL :
СА THE UNDER-
ЗА GROUND.
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WAR IT IS,
CORRECT? |
WITH OUR | ፲
AGENCY? | WILL CALL.
WELL, | ИРОМ УОЦЕ
SUPERB!
SEE you
АСЕМСУ
АСАМ
SOMETIME

IF you
CAN HAND
ME SEVEN
BILLION
WHEN I DO,
THEN ALL
IS WELL.

ያ SHOULD
RELISH
SEEING YOU
SUCCEED—
IF YOU
CAN.
 YOU'RE А
PIDDLING
DETECTIVE
AGENCY!

МЕ
COMPRISE
PRACTICALLY
THE ENTIRE
UNDERGROUND
IN THIS
city!

COMPANIES
IN OUR
GROUP...

МЕ
HAVE
ROOTS
IN EVERY
CONCEIVABLE
BRANCH OF
THIS TOWN'S
POLITICS AND

190
 WE WILL
REDUCE
YOUR OFFICE
TO A PILE OF
ASH WITHIN

NOBODY
HAS EVER
DARED TO
DEFY US
AND LIVED
TO TELL
THE TALE!
 "ds
SHOULD
KNOW THAT

AS
EX-MAFIA,
DAZAI-SAN.

ЖУЗ.
69999
STRAY DOGS
 postscript

DAZAI: So—! Here we are at the postscript, then.

ATSUSHI: Um... What? We're handling this? Isn't the author supposed to talk a
bunch on this page?
DAZAI: The writer Asagiri, you mean? He ran off on us. I heard him shouting “The
postscript would make me stand out too much! I'd be so embarrassed, I'd die on the
spot!" He basically has the sense of presence of an inchworm, you see.
ATSUSHI: I'm impressed he could write anything at all...So what should we talk
about?
DAZAI: Well,1have a rough draft on me, and 1 suppose we can make it a comedy-
duo type of thing as we go. ГП be the straight man, so get going with the jokes, all
right?
ATSUSHI: Huhh!? Mel? 1 really think you're more suited for that character-wise,
Dazai-san.
DAZAI Mm?
ATSUSH ght. Okay, then. Some jokes. Where should I start though?
DAZAI: Decide for yourself, Atsushi-kun.
ATSUSHI: Well, how about something about how this story got its start, then?
That seems suitable for a postscript.
DAZAI: Umm...Oh, here's something from the draft. “I talked about how it'd be
cool if the old guard of Japanese poets and novelists was remade into dashing young
men with supernatural abilities, and the editorial room started going nuts for it."
ATSUSHI: That's certainly a...vivid word picture he's drawing there.
DAZAI: Yeah... You know, I don't think this approach is all that funny, is it?
ATSUSHI: Something brighter and happier might work, don't you think?
DAZAI: Nice. I like it. Brighter and happier. So what'll it be, Atsushi-kun?
ATSUSHI: Huh?
DAZAI: I still haven't heard any jokes from you.
ATSUSHI: „Нин?
DAZAI: It's been about twenty lines of text since we assigned our roles for this
postscript. Where's the comedy? I don't have anything to be "straight" about.
ATSUSHI: Huh!? Well, let's see...Umm...0h, how about this? Look at my hand. I've
got an apple perched on top ofit.
DAZAI: Uh-huh...
ATSUSHI: ...Ha-ha! Just kidding! There's no apple at all! It's just a bunch of words!
DAZAI: Atsushi-kun...do you even know how to
be a comedian?
ATSUSHI: I'm sorry...Maybe I don't, huh?
DAZAI: Okay, well, think of it this way. Just
think about the stupidest person you've ever met in
your life and imitate the guy. It's easy.
ATSUSHI: I see. Is that all there is to it?
DAZAI: More or less. Now give it a shot!
ATSUSHI: “Ооой, I wish there was a fast,
non-painful suicide method anybody could pull off...
preferably for free...”
DAZAI:
ATSUSHI
DAZAI: Atsushi-kun...
ATSUSHI: Yeah...?
DAZAI: That was kinda funny.
ATSUSHI: Huh!?
To be continued (really?)
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WHY ARE
YOU COVERED
IN BANDAGES

+ ABOUT MY

FRET NOT, Ц А
ATSUSHI-
KUN! I AM ٨
NOT REMOTELY HA
ANGRY. 1
KNEW YOU
WOULD INQUIRE
НА!
SOONER OR
LATER...
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 O O O
FN

STRAY DOGS
Story: Kafka Asagiri Art: Sango Harukawa

Translation: Kevin Gifford t Lettering: Bianca Pistillo

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BUNGO STRAY DOGS Volume 1
Ока ка ASAGIRI 2013
OSango HARUKAWA 2013
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