Muddy 1

I won't be continuing this, unless my boss says I can, as I have other jobs going and lotsa homework.

EDIT: I forgot the [shounen] tag. Sorry.


MUDDY - by Shou Aimoto


(page1)

Clay: All right...

Clay: You're doing great... you can do it!
Clay: Just a little more... come over here...

sfx: zu...

sfx: shuuuu...
sfx: Bsz bsz...
Clay: Dammit...
Clay: Another failure...

Clay: Hm...?
sfx: stomp stomp stomp

Side text(green): A strange building and stranger creatures(!?); a meeting of pure chance, starts here...!!
Bottom text: New Comic No.3! "MUDDY"

(page 2-3)

Copa: Clay, Clay! Did you hear!?
Copa: Furrow from the B-Ward made a "Dragon"!
Clay: What!!?

Narration: My name is Clay.
Narration: I work in the Chimaera Lifeform Production Research Center...

Top text: New Series!!
Red text: Any and all things and experiences; mix'em all up,
Red text: and make a small life grow big!!

Chapter One: Clay and Muddy
By: Aimoto Shou
Bottom text next to name: Jump's proud, new star, debuts big!

Text above Title: New series! First comic, Colored and in 56 Pages!

(page 4)

sfx: chatter chatter

Director: This is amazing! We can make a product out of this one!
Director: The kids would love it!
Director: I'll talk to the higher ups immediately.
Furrow: Thank you very much!

Copa: Wow... even the Director came to see...
Clay: ...

sfx: chatter chatter
Dragon: Keeee

Clay: ...

Copa: What, you're not going to take a look?
Clay: I just remembered something...

Director: Clay, you came to see as well?
Clay: I..need.to...

sfx: eek (lit trans. Doki)

(page 5)

Director: What did you think? He is...
Clay: Oh my! It was amazing!

Clay: I would never be able to do something...
Clay: Like,
Clay: It!
Clay: I...I'll be going now...

Clay: .....

Director: Copa... bring Clay to my room later.
Copa: What? Oh, sure thing.
Director: The nerve...

Furrow: What is it? Who was that?
Furrow: Someone from the A-Ward?
Copa: Oh yeah... you just came here, right?

Copa: He's the ex-prodigy.

(page 6)

Copa: He got his professorship at age 14, and became a Professor,
Copa: And became one of our researchers.

Copa: But once he got here, everything he tried failed.
Copa: He must be real jealous that you made something like this just after arriving.

Furrow: Hey, I might have seen him in a science magazine before...
Copa: He was famous; people expected lots from him.
Copa: That that Clay came to our Center put us in the limelight too.

Woman scientist: It turned out to be bad for us in the end.
Woman: The 'genius' in question didn't do jack squat.

Copa: Well, no matter what we did in the past, if we can't produce results, we're as good as fired.
Copa: He's probably close to getting fired by now.
Scientist: Just because you're starting out great doesn't mean you can go easy, eh?

Furrow: ....

(page 7)

Clay: You're firing me!?

Clay: Wha...!
Director: You...
Director: Should know why the most.

Director: You were told so a long while ago.
Director: I had hopes that you would pull through, so I stayed silent, but...
Director: It appears to have been in vain.

director: You disappointed me to the end, Clay.
Director: This is a parting gift. Take it.
Clay: ...!!

Clay: Th.. it's still too sudden!
Director: It's over, Clay.
Clay: !
Director: Nothing will tie you down now.
Director: Go home and get a rest.

(page 8)

sfx: hyuuuuu (wind blowing)

Clay: You've gotta be kidding...
sfx: flutter flutter (lit. Bata bata)

Clay: ....

Clay: Oh yeah... the Director gave me a 'parting gift'.
Clay: Can't lose my drive!

Box: Looking for a Job?

(page 9)

Girl: HEY!

Clay: Huh?
Clay: Whoa!
Girl: Hey you, that uniform...
Girl: You're from that "Chimaera whatsits" Research Center, right!?

Clay: Oh...!

Clay: But, I... I just got...
Girl: It's an emerginciny!
sfx: Stretch! (lit. BIN)
Girl: Come on, you're a professor, right? Please!

Sheepchimaera: Bhyaaaaa!
Clay: Yes;
Clay: It's all right now.

(page 10)

Lady: Oh thank heavens! Thank you very much.
Lady: But... she never started thrashing about before...

Clay: Oh no... it happens sometimes.
Clay: Compared to pure organisms, Chimaeras are still very unstable.
Clay: If it happens again, please go to the Center to get an antidote for her.

sfx: patter patter (lit. tatata)

sfx: swam! (Bashi!)
Clay: Jeez!

Clay: I'm all the way out in the country because of that damn uniform.
Clay: Dammit... I'm tired.

(page 11)

Clay: ...I wonder how long it's been since I've walked this much...
Clay: phew

Clay: But.. I wonder what to do now...
Clay: The Center required us to sleep there...
Clay: I have to find a place to sleep fast...

Clay: Hm?

sfx: za...

Clay: ....

sfx: blink! (lit. Pa!)
Clay: Yes!

(page 12)

Clay: It's a bit small, but it's a research facility.

Clay:.....
Clay: It's not reacting...

Clay: But it doesn't seem broken.
Clay: I think I can fix it...

Clay: Fix...
Clay: .....

Clay: H..Hmph! That's stupid! And it's all done with...
Clay: Even if an experiment succeeded, what does it mean now?

Clay: ...but still, I guess I'll sleep here anyways, and...
Clay: It's a ruins anyway, so no one'll say anything, right?

(page 13)

sfx: plod plod (lit. noro noro)
Clay: Thaaat's it, good! Over here, over...

sfx: shhhhhhhhh.... (lit. pushun)

Clay: .....

Clay: What on earth am I doing...?
sfx: flop (lit. dosa)

Text: Starting today, this is your room.
Text: If you need anything, just say the word.

(page 14)

Text: Nothing will tie you down now.
Text: Go home and get a...

sfx: slam! (lit. gaba!)

Clay: ....
Clay: ...Dammit! I'll show you!

(page 15)

sfx: shake shake shake (lit gata gata gata)

bubble: zzzzzz
bubble: zzzzzz

Bubble: zzzzz....

sfx(from right to left): shake shake shake! Budump! shake shake shake!

Clay: Urgh.....

sfx: Pshhhhh! (lit. Pushi!

(page 16)

sfx: Boom!
Clay: !!!

Clay: Co..Cold...!
Clay: What is it? Is it biofluid?

Clay: Dammit! Did it break...?
Clay: ....

sfx: shsssssshshhh...

(page 17)

Clay: Wha...?

(page 18)

Clay: !!!
sfx: Splash!

Sfx: push! (muku!)

sfx: shake shake shake! lit. buruburu
Clay: ....
Clay: ....!!

Clay(thoughts): The skin isn't crumbling as usual...
Clay: N..no way...
Clay: Did it...?
Clay: ....

Clay: ...Co..Come on! Over here...!
Clay: Can you understand...?
Clay: Come!

(page 19)

Clay: .....

Clay: NO WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

Clay: What the hell is this!? Is it a Chimaera?
Clay: I've never even heard of a humanoid type before...

Clay: How on earth could somebody make something like this?
Clay: I just threw in random things in blind range, so I don't remember a thing...
Clay: But here he is, the fusion seems to have succeeded...

Clay: Well, I don't care!

(page 20)

Clay: Let's see...

Clay: MUDDY!!
Clay: Your name is going to be "Muddy"!!

Clay: My name "Clay" means clay! (well, duh if you can understand english :P)
Clay: So, from my name, "Mud"!!

Muddy: "Muddy"
Muddy: "Clay"

Clay: That's a good boy. I'll teach you more words later!
Muddy: "Muddy".
Muddy: "Clay".
Clay: Hahahahahaha!

Clay: .....
muddy text: MUDDY! CLAY!

(page 21)

Clay: ...Wait a minute.

Clay: If I turn this thing in to the Center, they might rehire me.
Clay: It's more of a chance discovery more than anything, but it's an amazing... Chimaera...
Clay: Right?

Clay: Urgh...!
sfx: Gulp! (lit. giku)

Clay: BUT...! But I guess I'll observe you for a while?
Clay: I don't know what the hell kind of Chimaera you are anyways.
Clay: You might get taken away from me just like that, too.
Clay: I..I'm sorry, don't look at me like that!

Narration: I decided...
Narration: To raise this Chimaera, "Muddy".
sfx: Slop!

(page 22)

Muddy: What is?
Clay: Lunch.
Narration: If I observe his life cycle, I might remember how I created him some day.
Narration: It won't be too late to act upon it after that.

sfx: barf!

Clay: Wha... You...!
Clay: It took time to make that!

Clay: Does it taste that bad...?
Clay: I never had the chance to let someone else eat it before, but...

(page 23)

Narration: First, it seems like Muddy lives on "dirt".
Clay: You..you idiot!! What are you...
Clay: NONONONO! That's the pot with all the vegetables to save on living costs!

Narration: Even if he looks like a human, Muddy, being a fused organism, wasn't normal at times.
Narration: The 'dirt' he consumes must have some relationship to some of his main ingredients.

Narration: Also; he dislikes clothing and bedding, and always sleeps on the floor.
Clay: He's snoring... again...
Narration: But that doesn't mean he has no human side at all........

Narration: He sits in front of the TV at the same time every day to watch his favorite cartoons.
TV: I'm Bullet Train Anderson!
Clay: It's too loud!
Clay: You're too close!
sfx: click click

sfx: patter patter patter...

(page 24)

sfx: patter patter patter

Muddy: Hi!!
Girl: Heya!! What are you so hurried about?

sfx: dash!
girl: ?

sfx: thump thump thump...
bubbles: wheeze!

bubbles: wheeze wheeze

Girl: 'ere you go.
Clay: phew

(page 25)

Girl: What's the matter today, Doc?
Clay: ...didn't I ask you to not call me that?
Clay: i told him that I'd take him into town today, and...

Clay: He's been like that all morning, and...
Lady: Mister Clay, Mister Clay! (lit. Clay-san, Clay-san!)

Lady: Thank god you're here! Please, come over!
Clay: Huh!? Um.. now's not the best time...
Lady: Just a little, honest!
Clay: ...Is it Chimaera related?
Lady: Why else would I ask you?

Narration: It's been one month since our new life started....
Narration: Muddy and I have both melted into the town as townspeople...

Narration: And Muddy has learned a lot of things.

sfx: Ribbit ribbit

(page 26)

Clay: Oh, this means they're ready for picking.
Clay: If you pluck'em off from the stem, they'll stop croaking.
Lady: Oh, THAT'S what it was!
Lady: It was the first time we tried these, so...
Lady: Thanks a lot!
Narration: It looks like I'm being fairly useful to the people here.

Narration: But in any case...
Clay: Where'd that idiot go...?

Muddy: I wonder which one the "Town" is!!

Muddy: Is it this one...?
Voice: That's a well.
Muddy: ?

(page 27)

Kogane: You're the kid that recently moved in to the outskirts, right?

Muddy: Yeah! I'm Muddy!
Muddy: Who're you?

Kogane: I'm Kogane!

Kogane: And that's MY house!

Kogane: I bet you were real curious about it, right? About who lives in the biggest house in the village?
Kogane: Well, that's me, but...

Muddy: ?
Muddy: ?
Kogane: hmmm....

(page 28)

Kogane: Say, your Papa's a Chimaera Researcher, right?
Muddy: Papa?
Kogane: I wanna go to your place!
Kogane: Who knows? He might be making some secret Chimaera monsters underground!

Muddy: ? Okay! You can!
sfx: growl...

Muddy: I'm Lunch so I'm going home, okay?
Kogane: What!!?

Kogane: Wait a minute!!
Kogane: Yeah! Won't you come to my place? We have lot of expensive treats!
Muddy: But Clay says when it's I'm hungry, it's Lunch, so come home.
Muddy: Oh!

Muddy: Clay, I'm "I'm hunger".
Clay: Oh? Wait a little bit, okay?
sfx: zzzzzt

(page 29)

Clay: Whup...!
sfx: dig!

Muddy: Thanks for the food!
Clay: Doesn't it taste better with salt or something?

Muddy: Oh, wait a minute!
Muddy: I can make "Lunch"!
Kogane: Huh...?

sfx: splash!!!
Kogane: !!?

sfx: crunch munch bite crack bite bite crunch
Kogane: .....!!?

Muddy: I made "Lunch"!

Muddy: Hey, it's okay now!

Muddy: Huh?

(page 30)

bubbles: pant pant pant

Kogane: He... "ate dirt"...!!
Kogane: But it didn't look like he was poor, so...
Kogane: Which means...

Kogane: That guy's an amazing Chimaera Researcher, just like I thought!

Kogane: Not monster Chimaeras, but a Chimaera human!
Kogane: I've got to... tell Papa!!

Clay: Hey... Muddy.
Clay: ...Muddy!

Clay: How long are you going to be on the ground there?
Clay: I'm not going to let you for today even if you lie there all night, you know.

(page 31)

Clay: Wh..What's with that face...!
Clay: It's your fault, you know? I told you I'd take you out to town, but you just ran around all day!

Clay: Besides, you didn't eat anything today, right?
Muddy: ...I ate.

Clay: What?
Muddy: I ate.... "Lunch".
Clay: Outside?
Muddy: Uh-huh.

Clay: Hey! That's great!
Clay: So you can eat by yourself now!

Muddy: I wasn't alone!

Clay: .......what?

Muddy: I wasn't alone. Umm...
Muddy: I forgot his "Name", but...

Clay: So...someone saw you...
Clay: ...saw you eating dirt...?

(page 32)

sfx: dinnnng dooooong

Muddy: Hiiiii!
sfx: slam!
Clay: I..idiot! Don't open it to just anyone!

Muddy: Oh!
Kogane: Hehehe!

Kogane: You said I could come over, right?

Kogane: OH!
Kogane: Nice to meet you!! I'm called Kogane!
Kogane: You're the amazing Chimaera Researcher, right?
Clay: We..well...

Kogane: Oh yeah! My Daddy's here too! I'll introduce you!
Clay: What!?

(page 33)

Kugane: Oh my!!

Kugane: You weren't rude, were you, Kogane?
Kugane: Of course I wasn't, Daddy!
Clay: .....

Kugane: Oh, I'm so sorry to intrude so late in the evening.
Kugane: I'm the richest man in the village; My name is Kugane.
Kogane: I'm his son, Kogane!

Clay: O..oh... the richest...
Clay: Oh, are you from that huge mansion...?

Kugane: Yes, yes! You were dreadfully worried over it, right? Who lives in the biggest house in the village?
Kugane: Well, that would be us, but...

(page 34)

Kugane: I know we're being terribly sudden, but as for why we're here...

Kugane: We would like you to please, please, let us have this boy!
Clay: ....
Clay: Well, that IS sudden...

Clay: ....What's going on?
Clay: I'm not understanding anything, but...

Kugane: You are... the Chimaera Researcher that recently moved into the village, correct?

Clay: Well, if you summarize it like that, yes.
Kugane: Then, you aren't familiar with ...

Kugane: Our wonderful house being called,
Kugane: The "Chimaera Mansion", I presume?

(page 35)

Kogane: We love rare Chimaeras!
Kogane: Hey, Papa!!
sfxL bump bump
sfx: rustle rustle
Kugane: Behold!
Kugane: You, as a professor, should know the true value of these children of mine!

Ku+Kogane: Behold! The Pegasus!
Clay: We..Well!
Clay: An Equine with wings, definitely...!

(page 36)

Clay: That's...

Clay: A Steelcat...!
Clay: That IS rare... I've never seen a real one be....

Clay: FORE!?
sfx: SLAM!

Kugane: THIS REACTION! PROFESSIONALS ARE INDEED DIFFERENT...!
Kugane: Ohhhh.... the people of the village only think Chimaeras are useful as livestock!
Kogane: It's so great that we brought them, Papa!!
Kugane: Please, be our friend!!!

(page 37)

Clay: I see what... you're saying.

Clay: You want to make Muddy part of your collection too, then?
Kugane: That's precisely it!

Clay: If that's what you want, then sadly...
ClayL This boy is truly my own flesh and blood!
Clay: I don't know what made you believe otherwise,
Clay: But if you would please go home...
Kogane: No, Professor!

Clay: ....
Kogane: I saw him!
Kogane: Muddy-kun eats dirt, right?

Kogane: No matter how you look at it, he's not a normal human.
Kogane: Well... this is an educated guess as a lover of Chimaeras, but...
Kogane: Muddy-kun is a Chimaera of "Dirt" and "Man", right?

(page 38)

Kugane: Why, is that true!?
Kogane: Muddy-kun is a "Chimaera Human", right!?
Kogane: Right, Professor!?
Kogane: Professor?

sfx: eek! eek!
Clay: ...!!

Clay: Dammit...

Clay: Oh, will you be quiet!?
Clay: I'm not going to let this boy go, no matter what!
Clay: The mater's closed! Please, go home!

Kugane: ...Well, we hadn't started talking about money yet...

Clay: I don't care how much you...!
Clay: Hmm... is it alright if it's a check?

Clay: Listen to...!

Clay: What!?
Kugane: Well, professor, be reasonable.
Kugane: Having a facility way out here in the country... you have your reasons, right?

(page 39)

Kugane: Working along... you must need a lot of money.

Kugane: We're of the idea that...
Kugane: If we could just aid you, good Professor, in any way we can...

Clay: ...Hmph.

Clay: You people better stop making a racket over this!!
sfx: rip
Clay: I'm not doing this for money!!!!

Clay: ....

sfx: shake shake

Clay: In any case, I'll return this to you!!
Clay: Please, go home!

(page 40)

Kugane: ...Huh!?
Kugane: Wha...
Kugane: Please! Wait; Professor!!

Muddy: Hey Clay, Kogane's...
Clay: Like I care! Leave'em.

Kogane: .....!?
Kogane: What!?

Kugane: Ko....
Kugane: Kogane? ......

Clay: Well, those people...

Clay: It's loud outside again.....
Muddy: Hey! There's a lot outside!
Clay: A lot...? What?

(page 41)

sfx: CRASH!

Clay: Wha...!?

Clay: What the hell are these things doing!?
Clay: Whoa!
Clay: What's going on!?

(page 42)

Kugane: He...Hehehe...
Kugane: Ehehe... why hello there...

Clay: !!

Clay: So it's your doing!!
Clay: Make'em go away!!
Kugane: Well, we can't do that, Professor.

Kugane: Think real good.
Kugane: From our point of view... we were kind and wanted to help you...
Kugane: And so we took gentle means.

Kogane: Argh! You're taking too long!
Kogane: Papa! Stay outside!
Kugane: Ye...Yes...

Kogane: I WANT THAT CHIMAERA HUMAN, NO MATTER WHAT!!!
Kogane: If you won't obey me, I'll just crush this facility to bits!!

(page 43)

Clay: Dammit!
Clay: The equipment...!!

Clay: Ooh no, don't you go breaking things as well!!!

Kogane: I won't stop until you give me Muddy!!
Kogane: If you don't hurry, the facility will become worthless!

Clay: ....
Clay: No....

Clay: Muddy! Just get out of the back door!
Muddy: Okay!

Kogane: Argh! This is so tedious!

(page 44)

Kogane: Attack him!
Clay: Urgh!

Kogane: Well, it doesn't matter. Outside...

Kugane: Boo!

Muddy: Kogane's Papa!
Kugane: It's Uncle Kugane! Remember me well!

(page 45)

Kugane: Kogane will come out as soon after he finishes the deal with your Papa.
Kugane: Let's wait here until he does, okay?
Muddy: ?
Muddy: Okay! I get it!!

Kugane: ...Is it true that you eat dirt, Muddy-kun?
Muddy: Yeah. It is!
Kugane: REALLY!? Uncle Kugane wants to see it too...
Kugane: I'm really jealous of Kogane, who gets to see everything...

Muddy: You want to see me eating?
Muddy: Hmm... you're strange.

Muddy: Okay! Can you wait a bit?

Kugane: Wow!

Kugane: Oh marvelous!

(page 46)

Kugane: Oh that's wonderful, Muddy-kun!!
Muddy: ?

Kugane: Oh, I was so surprised!
Kugane: Can you eat more?

Muddy: Clay gets mad if I eat too much.
Muddy: He says it changes the "Topography" of the "Garden".
Kugane: The shape of the garden?
Kugane: Well well! You can eat as much as you want, now!
Muddy: Really!?

Clay: Say, Kogane-kun....
Clay: ...Do you know what this is?

Kogane: Huh!?
Clay: This is...
Clay: A virus that destroys Chimaera body cells!

Kogane: !!!

(page 47)

Clay: If I inject this into a Chimaera, all of your precious ones will start to crumble away!
Clay: Don't forget that I am of the type that makes these creatures!
Clay: All Chimaera are merely artificial lifeforms... to break them apart,
Clay: Is easy!

Kogane: Argh...
Kogane: ...

Kogane: ...Olive...Oil...?
Clay: ....

Clay: Heh.

Clay: To think that you can read a foreign language at that age...
Clay: That's impressive.
Kogane: Wha....!
Kogane: You!
Kogane: You think I'm just a kid!?

(page 48)

Kogane: Dammit... This lab... I'll destroy it, along with you!
Clay: Ca...Calm down...
Kugane: Kogane! Koganeeeee!!
Kogane: What is it Papa!? You're useless if not for your money! So shut up and...!

Kogane: Wha...?
Kogane: Papa!!?

Kogane: What are you doing!? Where's Muddy!
Kugane: Well, well...
Kugane: Ah!

Kugane: Oh Professor! Please forgive us! We'll really go home now!!
Kogane: What!?

Kogane: I'M NOT FINISHED YET!
Kugane: It doesn't matter anymore! We have to run, or...

Kogane: Huh!? Why would we...?

Kugane: Nooo! He's here!!!
Kogane: Hey! Wait!
Clay: What's that sound!?

(page 49-50)

Muddy: Hey!
Muddy: It's Clay!!

Ku+Kogane: AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

(page 51)

Clay: What the...!
Kogane: You..you're too slow, PAPA! CAN'T YOU RUN FASTER!!?
Kugane: Aaaah! I'm sorry!

Muddly: Huh?

Muddy: Everybody went home.
Muddy: See you again!

Clay: You're... Muddy... aren't you?
Clay: How did you get so... big!?

(page 52)

Muddy: Huh? Oh, um...
Muddy: Kogane's Papa said "Eat dirt please!", so...

Muddy: And then he said "Wow!", and then...

Clay: !
Clay: This is...!

Clay: ...
Clay: Did you really... eat this much!?

Muddy: Uh-huh!!

Clay: The amount he's eaten is clearly larger than his body's volume...
Clay: Which means...

(page 53)

Clay: His body is "made" of dirt...
Clay: The more he eats, in proportion to the amount he consumes...
Clay: His body size changes...!!

Clay: So he IS a mudman!

Muddy: Clay, you look fun!
Clay: Because you did all that crazy stuff!

(page 54)

Clay: Well... there's been a lot up till now;
Clay: But chaos and unsettlement,
Clay: All just gets blown away when I look at you.

Clay: Right!
Clay: We got our house wrecked and a lot of things broken...
Clay: But if it's just that, we should be able to fix it.

Clay: We're going to spend the whole day tomorrow fixing it!
Clay: Let's do our best, Muddy!

Muddy: Okay!!

Muddy: Hey Cla...
Muddy: Ah!

(page 55)

sfx: booooom!

Clay: ....
sfx: crumble crumble

(page 56)

Muddy: Pew...!
Muddy: I tripped....

Muddy: Clay?
Clay: You...!

Clay: You ABSOLUTE IDIOT!
Clay: What are we going to do from tomorrow!? We're going to have to look for a new house, never mind fixing it!
Muddy: Yippee! A day out! A day ou...
Clay: Shut up, stupid!

Clay: I wonder how I can get him down to size....

ED Note: ☆It's okay if you're a little rambunctious! Grow lots!?

MUDDY... Chapter 01/end -> A new incident in Muddy and Clay's mysterious lifestyle? Next chapter, a large 25 pages!