Cover: One is a Kaijin. Both are Heroes!?
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Master: Hahahaha!!!
Fallen soldier: Gu...
Fallen soldier: Damn...you...
Text box: Japan, a place where many evil organisations are born and every conceivable atrocity is committed!!
Box: The police forces that should’ve been holding them back have long been paralyzed.
Box: And several decades have passed.
Master: Ginza District 3 Squadron is no longer our enemy!!
Master: Hearing the panicked cries of the people of Japan is our ecstasy!!!
Below: Evil organisation: Gamshack.
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Underling: Master, what should we do with them?
Master: Fuhahahahaha. Write some embarrassing doodles on them and leave them dangling from the old Hattori Clock Tower.
Master: Now, my cute Kaijin, let the name Gamshack resound even louder throughout the world!
Master: The Sky Tree will be the next to fall!!!
Piropaya: Master.
Shouts in the background: Gamshack! Gamshack! Hail the Master!
Master: Yes, what is it...
Master: ...Piropaya, one of Gamshack’s Big Four?
Piropaya (P): Here.
Shouts in the background: Piro-sama, I love you! Piro!
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Letter: Letter of resignation.
P: Thank you for everything.
P: I don’t wanna do bad things anymore.
P: I’m going to switch jobs and become a Hero of Justice instead ♡
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Box: The local residents rose to their feet to defend themselves...
Box: ...And created their own defence force: Squadron!
Box: We are now in Kameari, District Katsushika.
P: Nakagawa District 5 Squadron "Go Queen" rejected me too...
P: And now...
P: I don’t have any money left. I can’t even go by train anymore. I guess I’ll have to go on foot now.
P: Let’s see... What other Hero vacancies are left...
P: ...
P: Uhmm.
P: Huh?
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Kid: Stop, you asshole!
Kid: Give back Sachiko’s lunch money!
Kid: Bastard. How dare you steal money from an elementary school kid!?
Kid: Dirt-poor Kaijin!
Kaijin: Get lost! Get lost! A brat shouldn’t have the nerve to walk around with 3000 yen anyway, pe!!!
P: (There are none left...!?)
P: (What the hell? No, don’t tell me...)
P: (Complete wipe-out!!??)
P: ....Ah.
P: Haa....
Box: Eye octopus Kaijin: Tsuruko.
Tsuruko (T): Pi-
T: Piro-shama!
T: Cheer up!
T: There have to be shome imbeciles out there who can shee Piro-shama’s brilliance!!
P: Haaa...
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P: Y-you’re right.
T: I ahm!
P: Master would laugh at me for getting depressed over such little things, wouldn’t he?
P: I’ll do my best.
Kid: Give it back!
Kaijin: Get lost! Get lost!
Kaijin: Move it!
Kaijin: If you don’t...
Kaijin: ...I will run you...
Kaijin: ...Down!
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Kaijin: !?
Red (R): .....Ah.
R: M-my... h-h... hat...
Kid: Huh? That Kaijin asshole was sent flying!
Kid: Ah. That girl! Watch out!
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R: Over there...
R: That’s where Reiko-sama’s statue is...
P: ...Even so...
P: ...They tell me “You’ll be badly received if your chest is too big” or “You have to be a size S.”
Text above Piro: Size L
P: Are looks really that important if you want to be a Hero?
P: It’s hard for Pink (female) Hero’s these days...
T: What ish good about having a figure that looksh like dried squid anyway!?
T: Those imbeciles’ interests are a mystery to ush Kaijin!
T: Piro-shama, you musht be tired from having to shleep outside all the time.
T: Hey, Piro-shama, why don’t we go back to the hideout and ask Master for shome pocket money?
P: No, Tsuruko.
P: I don’t want to depend on Master anymore.
P: I want to do things on my own...
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P: ...And find someone who truly needs me.
P: Huh?
R: No good!!
R: My clothes are causing wind resistance.
R: I’ll be 0.05 seconds too late.
R: It’ll be bad if he hits her!!
R: Reiko-san!!!
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R: CHANGE!!
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Kaijin: ....Ugh....
Kaijin: Y-you are....?
Kid: Give back the money! You, you...
Kid: Idiiiot! Idiiiot!
Kid: Morooon! Morooon!
T: P-piro-shama!
T: Blazhing hair...
T: A tight-fitting outfit...
T: Flashy, wild red... could it bhe...!?
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(The star of Hero Squadron...)
(...Red!!)
R: ....D-damn!
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R: (I got too worked up about Reiko-sama (statue) and accidently transformed.)
Citizen: What, what?
Citizen: It’s a Hero?
Citizen: A Hero?
Citizen: Where’s he from?
R: I’m.. standing out...
Box: This is bad...
Kid: You really helped us out, buddy.. .
Box: ...I’m drawing attention.
Box above the kids’ heads: Red’s inner vision.
Kid: No, not "buddy", it’s "Hero", right?
Kid: What Squadron are you from, Red? I’ve never heard of you before.
Kid: Thank you, Hero.
Kid: Us Hero fans not knowing you means you must be a from a newbie Squadron.
Kid: I see. If you were from a popular Squadron I’d want your autograph, but knowing your name is enough. Tell us.
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Box: There it is.
Kid: From what city is your newbie Squadron?
Box: I’m not a newbie though.
Kid: Wheeere?
Box: Also, I’m from this city.
Kid: I’m a huge fan of Oshiage District 1 Squadron’s Sky Tree Rangers but I’ll support your Squadron a little bit!
P: .....!
P: A new Squadron?
Box: C-c-c-c-calm down!!
Box: They’re not really interested. They’re just curious and just want something to post on their blogs and twitter accounts.
Box: Yeah, that’s it. That has to be it!!
Box: Go with the flow of being noticed, get cocky and give your name!
Box: But some nerd will look me up on the Internet and write stuff without my permission, divulging all kinds of things from my past!!
Kid: Hey!
Box: But, but... if I don’t say my name, won’t they think I’m a jerk!?
Kid: Look over here!
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Box: Even so.. they might look me up on the Internet....
Kid: Your – Na – Me.
Box: They’re on me.
Box: Those eyes.
Box: N-n-n-no!
Box: If they focus even more on me...
Kid: Maybe you don’t have a name...
Kid: Because your Squadron hasn’t debuted yet!?
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P: This battle suit!
P: I’ve never seen it before!
P: Which means I haven’t applied to your Squadron yet!?
P: I wanna...
P: I wanna...
P: Become...
P: A...
P: Hero!
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Box: ----No...
Box: It’s no use...
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Kid: Waa!
Kid: W-what?
Kid: An explosion?
Kid: Where did the attack come from?
P: ...No.
P: He...
P: ...Self-destructed,
P: Right?
Kid: ------
Kid: Why?
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Kid: I dunno what happened...
Kid: But that’s so lame....
Kazuyo: Huh?
Kazuyo: Wait a minute!
Kazuyo: That’s Koutarou, isn’t it!?
Co-worker: This isn’t working out.
Co-worker: Do you know how troublesome it is for us when you self-destruct on the battlefield and can’t fight anymore?
Co-worker: No matter how strong you are... You can’t use the 5-member-combo killer move.
Co-worker: Pink covered for you and got seriously injured.
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R: S-s-sorry.
R: I...
R: I can’t hold it back... When there are citizens around...
R: B-b-b-b-b-b-b-but...
R: I definitely won’t self-destruct the next time, so...
Co-worker: (.... What a pain.)
R: ....
R: ...Eh?
Co-worker: You’re the face of the Squadron, you’re the leader.
Co-worker: To be blunt, that whatever-it’s-called disease of yours...
Co-worker: ...Makes you unfit to be a Hero.
Co-worker: We’re going to join a different Squadron.
Co-worker: Sorry,
Co-worker: But if we stay here, we can never do anything.
Co-worker: You know, Red...
Co-worker: Have you ever looked us in the eye...
Co-worker: And talked to us...
Co-worker: Even once?
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P: Tamada Aquinas Sporadic Hero Hyper Self-Consciousness Syndrome?
P: What a long name for a disease.
Kazuyo (K): Isn’t it? I heard it’s an extremely rare disease that only effects Hero’s.
K: There are only 9 people in the world suffering from it!
K: Wondering how the people he has to protect think about him and view him....
K: It causes extreme anxiety about whether someone is fit to be a Hero, and also causes high stress levels and status ailments.
K: His disease is like that.
Box: A Kameari resident: Kazuyo-obachan. (* oba-chan = used to address an older lady)
K: This boy is Red Koutarou from the Kameari North Entrance Shopping District Squadron, but you’ve probably never heard of him, right?
K: He can’t fight in crowded places due to his disease.
K: A lot of the people here don’t know him either.
K: Right? Koutarou!
R: ....Please don’t rattle on about other people’s secrets, obachan.
P: Uhm, why do continue you work as Hero...
P: If it gives you so much trouble?
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R: No particular reason.
R: I was raised here so I want to protect this place.
K: Kameari Avenue Shopping District Squadron "Kaiten Five"!!
P: ? What’s Kaiten?
K: It means to get back your fighting spirit,
K: To liven up!
P: Waa! That’s a really pretty name!!
P: Ah.
P: But...
P: I was convinced his Squadron hadn’t debuted yet.... (embarrassing...)
K: Well, it’s nearly the same.
K: Blue and the others have already left. Koutarou is the only one left.
P: Huh?
R: (I told you not to rattle on.)
K: By the way, your name is Piropaya-chan, right?
K: Aren’t you getting tired?
K: Should I carry him?
P: No need.
P: I’m totally fine. After all...
P: I’m a Kaijin.
T: Piro-shama is shuper strong.
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R: K-Kaijin?
P: Yes.
R: You’re a Kaijin?
R: Doesn’t that make you a bad guy?
Text above Kazuyo: That octopus wasn’t a stuffed toy? Waa, I’m shocked.
P: No.
P: I left the organization for personal reasons.
K: ...
K: Ah.
K: I see.
K: (!!)
R: Whoa!
K: I-If that’s true, then, Piropaya-chan,
K: Won’t you join our Squadron!?
P: ....Huh?
R: W-w-what are you saying, obachan?!
K: It’s fine, isn’t it? My shop is your sponsor after all.
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K: It’ll be alright if it’s you!
K: Koutarou’s disease plays up around the citizens he has to protect and around his fellow Squadron members...
K: But he’s ridiculously unaffected by enemy Kaijin.
K: I see!
K: Why didn’t I think of it before?
K: That boy is already strong on his own...
K: But it’s kind of pathetic to be a Squadron with only one member.
K: I scouted for so many people and I had simply given up...
K: But, of course! I can just gather Kaijin!!
R: Wai-- Obachan.
P: It’s okay if I...?
K: Shut up already. You were able to talk with Piro-chan just fine a while ago, weren’t you?
R: Eh? Huh..?
P: You...
P: Need me...!?
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P: I’m so happy, Kazuyo-obasama!
T: Thank yhou, imbecile!!
K: There, there!
R: Wai-
R: Wait a minute...
R: S-she might be a Kaijin...
R: But she’s still cut--
R: Cute!
R: That’s...
R: It doesn’t just...
R: ...Make it oka---
K: Alright. We’ve arrived, Piropaya-chan!!!
K: This is the headquarters and sponsor shop of the Kaiten Five,
K: Soba-shop Kaiten!!
T: It ish a tiny shop!
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K: Come in! Come in!
R: O...
R: You’re just gonna ignore me?
K: Darling!
K: A new Kaiten Pink has arrived!
P: Koutarou-sama.
P: I’m still a newbie,
P: But as Kaiten Pink,
P: I look forward to working with you.
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R: I really...
R: Can’t..
P: Huh?
T: Ish that guy alright...?
Box: The Sky Tree towers over the neighbourhood.
Box: Someday,
Box: The fearsome Gamshack and this small Squadron will clash head to head,
Box: But that’s another story.
R: Legendary policeman, Ryoutsu Kankira-san,
R: I wanna be like you....
P: Who is that?
(Note: Ryoutsu Kankira is the lead character of the manga Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kouen Mae Hashutsujo)