AR∀GO 40

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Simon: An automotive part lodged in a human body…
Or rather…should I say that they’ve been fused together…
I’ve never seen anything like this…
May I touch it?
Text next to Joe’s head: *Nod*
Right side text: A gruesome, cruel, mysterious corpse…And the one responsible for it, is right beside it…!!
Left side text: The paranormal vs. the paranormal!! Volumes 1~3 are now on sale in stores!!
Arago
-City of London Police’s Special Crime Investigator-
Takahiro
Chapter 40: Mechanical Soldier
Arai
Side Text: A sudden turn of events, chapter 2 of the “Black Horseman arc”…!!

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Side Text: An out of the ordinary corpse…and standing beside it, hiding his true face, is the Black Horseman…
Arago: Old man!!
Joe: Oh, Arago…
This is Dr. Simon Cloteaux.
He’s an expert in the latest medical technology research, it was a lot of trouble getting him to consult for us for this case…
Simon: Good day.
Joe: It looks like you already know each other.
Simon: Yes, I bumped into them on my way here.
So that young man over there is a detective, he must have quite a lot of promise.
Arago: C, complimenting me won’t get you anywhere…
Simon: It’s a pleasure to meet you……
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Arago: Sorry, I’ve got this big scar on my arm, it looks pretty bad.
Simon: Haha, I see.
I suppose you and I are quite alike in that respect.
Arago: His left eye…
Joe: A darkened monocle…I thought it was a strange thing to be wearing…
My eye has been afflicted for a very long time now.
I believe the two of us are quite alike.
Arago: ……….
Joe: Coco, what are you doing here at the scene!?
I thought I told you to stay away from here!

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Arago: The four horsemen, they went this far……
Simon: Well it’s clear this death was by no means natural,
But just what in the world could someone hope to gain by perpetrating such an act…
Such atrociousness…no human could ever do this…
Everyone from MPS,
It’s a privilege to provide any assistance to you that I can.

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This criminal cannot continue to remain at large…!!
Arago: I guess…
I don’t have a choice anymore…
Coco, are you happy now that you saw it?
Coco: No…I’m sorry…

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Box: Southwestern London---Woodlands
Seth: You’re late. Well, I suppose I did get some time to relax.
Now let’s begin your special training on how to use Brionac.
SFX: *Che*

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There’s no getting around it anymore!! Right now, Seth’s the only one who can help me refine Brionac…
If I want to defeat Patchman and the four horsemen, if I want to save Ewan…
Seth: The purpose of this training is for you to understand your power.
Arago: Yeah Yeah
Seth: Up until now, you’ve just been blindly rushing into battles. But you won’t be alive much longer if you continue like that.

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Let’s review first, Brionac is a “power that amplifies life energy.”
And as a result, it grants you an explosive amount of physical strength and enhances your healing abilities, in addition…
It’s possible for you to pour your life energy into other things as well.
Arago: What’s this life energy?
Seth: Ectoplasm, aether, etheric, chakra, prana, aura…
It’s has many different names, but they all refer to the power that forms the soul.
So, you could say that Beggar-san is made up of life energy.
And look at that, it’s leaking out from the scar on your right shoulder.
Arago: Eh!? It’s leaking out!?
Seth: You don’t have to worry, it won’t kill you.
It'll actually work pretty well as a measure of your current condition.

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Moving on, now we evaluate your methods of attack.
Based on the fights you’ve been in up until now, they can be divided into three categories.
Text next to the 1: Firing
Text next to the 2: Striking
Text next to the 3: Grabbing
Seth: I’d like to see your “firing” first.
You should know the basics of it from the time with the subway, both left and right please.
SFX: Che…
Arago: Don’t order me around…
Seth: Are you going to do it, or not?
Arago: Fine, I’ll do it!!
I’m going to be worn out after this…

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Seth: Ten on the left…
Three on the right.
So the left can do ten and the right can only do about three or four…
That’s a big difference in power…
SFX: *Pant*
*Pant*
Seth: Alright , that’s enough for shooting life energy for now!
Let’s move onto to the next!
Arago: Already!? At least let me catch my breath!

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Seth: By molding life energy into a fist, you drive into your opponent, destroying his body,
“Striking”
By covering your hand with it, you can directly touch your opponents life energy,
“Grabbing”
Why do you use your right hand to “grab”?
Arago: No reason really…
It’s just the hand I usually grab with…
Seth: The right arm you received from your brother, it generates a lot of heat from electrical resistance, like the filament that glows inside of a light bulb.
Since Brionac isn’t delivering 100% of its power, it causes pain in your arm, and the power isn’t as stable as it is in your left.
But for some reason it still turns out fine…
Probably because of the left arm…
Text next to Ghari: You almost killed me!!
Text next to Arago: Sorry about that

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Seth: Here are my thoughts after gathering all the information…
Box: The left arm’s side is strong. Brionac is able to take on a stable form here.
The source of Brionac’s power is the “seed” inside of the body.
The seed of Brionac amplifies life energy. Powering up the entire body!
The strength in the right arm is weak. All of the power is used up and it can’t take on a proper shape.
The many lower quality parts from the older brother have a low resistance to Brionac.
Overusing Brionac will damage the older brother’s parts. Which will also put Arago’s life in danger.
The rest of the time will be used for testing the limit of your older brother’s parts, find out their durability.
How much time you can spend in one battle, and how long it takes to recover…
You shouldn’t die from this degree of it.
Arago: Ewan…

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Simon: The Brionac holder, just as you’d expect from twins, he looks similar to his brother…
Today was a plentiful harvest.
And it had quite a bit of fun analyzing my own work for the police…
Just what emotions went through your mind at the sight of my tragic golem?
Fear…or perhaps rage?
Now go, my precious golem…
You’ve acquired a new power thanks to my ability of “fusion”…
Have all the fun you desire…

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Galley: Seth?
Seth: Well then, I’ll see you tomorrow.
Galley: You did great today master!!
Arago: I guess so…all I did was wander around with that brat.
Ghari: Wander!?
It’s been four days since you started this training…
How are you feeling?
Arago: I’m starting to get the feeling back in my right arm…
But my left one is going to take a while to heal……

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Even just "striking" or "firing" from my right arm a little bit wears it out…
SFX: *Sigh*
Ghari: Hey, hey master…
If you give a name to that “striking” attack, you think it might turn into something?
That would be so cool!! Every honorable man needs a killer finishing attack!!
Arago: Oh, you’re right!!
Ghari: You see!?
Arago: Alright then, you come up with one.
But I’ll kick your ass if it’s anything weird.
Ghari: Huh…Kick my…
Wh…what’s that noise…?
!!

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Ma, master!!
Arago: Wha…what the hell is that…!?
I can’t be…the horsemen’s…!!?
Wha…

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Shit…
Text: Arago, a bee's nest…!!!