Golgo 13 17

Golgo 13, Special Edition Volume 4, Chapter 17 (pp. 4~46)


<4&5>
The Blood-Stained Stadium

Part 1: Nicholas Melangie


<6>
[x2]ZZ—T

=Gil?
=The packages have arrived in the hotel room he reserved.//He'll be showing up anytime now... Is everything ready!?

=Stations, highways, and airports are all covered, sir!
=Don't forget about the unregulated airfields!

=There's three over in Cleveland, and two right here in Lakewood. There's over 9000 airports in the States!//And 96% of them are private airfields that aren't regulated by the government!//Don't get lazy!

=Get them in immediately!
=R-Right away sir.

=Angela...


<7>
=You were a run-of-the-mill office employee until I took you in,//And gave you everything you have now.//I even provided your younger brother David with an education...

=You haven't forgotten all that, have you...?

=I'm very fond of Dave. He's brilliant in school,//And he even set a new world record in metallic silhouette at the Olympics.//His shooting skills,//Are truly extraordinary...

=P-Please, Nick!
=A-Anything but that...

=I don't care what happens to me. I'm more than happy the way I am...//But don't drag Dave into all this.//Please Nick, I'm begging you!

=That's entirely up to...

=How well you do your job...


<8>
=We won't need to bring in Dave if you can finish him by yourself...

Part 2: Sunset by the Erie Lakeside


<9>
GWWW...

RRRR—


<10>
ZWUSH
VWHOOSH

BBBB

BRRR—

RRRR...


<11>
Part 3: The Woman Named Angela (1)

=Lakewood, Ohio


<12>
[x3]GACHUK

BATHUMP!


<13>
=That won't do any good...

=You've got to make up your mind before you point the gun...

GATHUCK...

PLICK!


<15>
=Huh!?

=D-Damn!//He's found the remote control camera we set up!

=Golgo 13...
=He's as good as rumored...


<16>
Part 4: The Woman Named Angela (2)

SWUU—SH


<17>
CHUK!

GACHUK

BLICK!


<18>
=Why didn't you run...?

=H-Help me...

=P-Please!
=Save me from Nicholas!

=I-If I go back, Nicholas Melangie will,//K-Kill me...

=Please, you've got to help me!

GATHUCK


<19>
Part 5: The Dropped Cigar


<20>
=You want a smoke?

=Yes...

=Here...

=Smoke it...
=Huh!?

=Smoke that cigar yourself...


<21>
=I-I'd rather have my own...

=Nicholas Melangie, Duke Haggerty in Cleveland,//Lou DiGargot in Cincinnati... All of them are syndicate bigwigs...

=If Melangie wanted to have me shot, he wouldn't send a woman to do the job...

=You screwed up...
=The way you took out that cigar,

=Showed me you already knew which pocket I keep my cigars in.

CHUK!

=B-B-But, th-that's because...
[x2]CRICK
=You saw me smoke beforehand? That isn't going to cut it, Angela!


<22>
=Because we never got that far...

[x2]THUCK

Part 6: Golden Boy

=Johnston College...

[x3]BA-BA—NG


<23>
[x2]BA-BA—NG

BA-BA—NG

WHA—P

BATHUMP!

CHUK!


<24>
=Amazing—! He hit them all perfectly!

=Those were arrows aimed straight through my heart!
=Gosh, you're so obsessed with Dave...

=Did you see the way he angles his arm after he finishes shooting?//That pose is so cool!

=That's his trademark pose. But the experts said it adds nothing to his shooting,//He just does it for show...

=He's a showman. That's all he is!
=Oh hush!

=Hey, he's leaving already...

=I heard he only uses his right hand for shooting!
=How's that possible?


<25>
=What about when he sleeps with his girlfriend!?
=His palms must be as soft and smooth as fine silk!

=That's the real secret to his quick draw.//Got it?


<26>
Part 7: Payback

=The sender?
=We don't know, sir...

CHUK...

=You asked for me, sir?
=Yes...


<27>
=I thought it would be safer to have an expert take a look!//Open up this trunk for us...

=Fool!

=You want to blow this entire place up!?


<28>
GACHUK!

=Call Dave!
=Tell him to get over to the office at once!
=Yes sir!

=And keep close watch on Golgo 13!

Part 8: A Living Target (1)


<29>
=Angela was brutally murdered. The Angela that loved you so much...
=I was devastated... You must feel the same way.

=You'd like to take revenge for your sister, wouldn't you!?

=That Golgo is an extraordinary hitman! He has no equal. Aside from you...
=You can do it! You're the only one that can defeat him!

=Well, Dave!?//How about it? How about killing Golgo with those "golden hands" of yours!?

=Listen, Dave.
=You're still a hero! But Olympics records—


<30>
=They're meant to be broken. Heroes don't stay that way forever!//But not if you defeat Golgo! The memory of Dave Krueger, who defeated Golgo 13...
=Will last for eternity!

=Or...
=Will you stay an amateur...? Are you afraid because your opponent is a top-notch professional!?

=No, not at all... Pro or amateur, when it comes to guns...
=I simply refuse to acknowledge the existence of an individual superior to myself.//Very well, having a professional killer as a target would be interesting...

=Good... Thank you, Dave...
=You're truly the world's best man!//You see, I actually had them make a few alterations to surprise you...

GATHUCK

=The caliber is increased to 38, and the hammer drops at a feather's touch...
=A Hammerli-custom!


<31>
BEE—P

=What is it?
CRUCK
=Mr. Cooper is here!

=Right, show him in!

=Make your report!
=Sir, he's a very difficult man to track... He knows exactly when to make his move, and...

=I'm not interested in any of that!//Just tell me whether you've found Golgo's whereabouts!

=Y-Yes, we did manage to get find him!

=He's currently...


<32>
Part 9: A Living Target (2)

=Surrounded by bodyguards inside a bulletproofed car, huh...


<33>
HUH

ZWUSH

BA-BA—NG
BWIP

=I'm Krueger, Angela's brother...
CHUK!

=I can put a bullet through your heart right now... Or we can postpone our duel for another time and location...//Which would you prefer?


<34>
=Either one works fine for me...

=Seeing you...
=Makes me want to savor this opportunity... I heard you're the only man with the ability to amuse me as a living target...

=Let's save this for another day...//In case you're wondering, I'm keeping track of your every move. You can't escape once I've got you in my sights!


<35>
Part 10: To the Stadium...


<36>
RRR...

SCREE—CH

=You're a little tardy, but alright...


<37>
RRRR...

[x2]CHUK!

=I don't believe for a second that you were forced to show up because those men were watching you...

=You could've easily gotten rid of them and taken off,
=If you'd really wanted to...


<38&39>
Part 11: At the Stadium...

=As payback for my sister...
=You're going to experience true fear.

=First, I'm going to take out your right arm!


<40>
ZWUSH

BA-BA—NG

BWIP

CHUK

ZWUSH
Z-ZWUU—NG


<41>
=A-As expected of a pro... To think someone would see through my "habit..."

ZWISH!

ZZT...

=D-Damn it!
ZWUSH
CHUK!

ZWUP


<42>
*gunfire*

ZWUP...

ZZT...


<43>
THUP...

Part 12: Non-Fiction Theater


<44>
=Pro or not made all the difference... Looks like this non-fiction theater is closed...
=Duke Haggerty

=Didn't turn out like I expected, but it was fun...
=Thanks for the invitation, Nick.
=Lou DiGargot

=B-B-But... G-G-Golgo isn't gonna stop at this.//T-T-Take care.
=Franco Savalas

=Hah...
=I'll be just fine!


<45>
PLICK...

Part 13: And the Muzzle...

RRRR...
=If you don't want me to do my work, you'd better strike soon, Melangie!

=Or else...
=A wolf's fangs heal quickly...


<46>
=And once they heal... It'll be the end for you!

Part 14: And the Muzzle... Draws One Step Closer

Published November, 1969.