Bloody Monday 28

Chapter 28

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Maya: You can get...
Maya: your penalty reduced with a plea bargain along with me...
Maya: Not bad, right?

Houshou: Don't say things like that!!
Houshou: She's tricking you!! It's a trap, Fujimaru-kun!!

Houshou: What...
Houshou: What are you trying to do,
Houshou: Orihara Maya!!?
Title: File 28 The Resounding Gunshot

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Fujimaru: What's going on!?
Fujimaru: What is Orihara-sensei trying to do...?

Houshou: Fujimaru-kun.
Houshou: Don't be led astray by her trap!!
Maya: Oh...but I thought it was a good idea.

Houshou: Give it a rest...

Kanou: So now your side is breaking up?
Kanou: I would have thought that a pain-in-the-ass group like you that readily commits suicide...
Kanou: and talks about grandiose things like a virus would have a little more conviction...

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Kanou: So, in reality, you're an amateur group?
Houshou: Don't play dumb!!
Houshou: You're the spy, aren't you, Kanou-san!

Houshou: Fujimaru-kun...we'll know whether I'm telling the truth...
Houshou: soon enough.
Houshou: Your message said that I was the spy, didn't it?
Houshou: But that doesn't change the fact that backup from "Third-i" is heading here.

Houshou: That means that...
Houshou: in the approximately five minutes before the helicopter arrives...
Houshou: he'll make his move!!

Houshou: If I see him doing anything even remotely odd...
Houshou: I'll...
Houshou: protect you with my life.

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Kanou: Oh...you're saying that I'm going to do something?
Houshou: Of course.

Houshou: You're going to let Orihara Maya escape, right?

Kanou: You just don't give the foolishness a rest, do you, Sayuri-chan?

Kanou: If I was going to do that, I would've already done it.
Kanou: Isn't that right,
Kanou: Fujimaru-kun.

Fujimaru: He's right. If Kanou-san were the spy...
Fujimaru: He would have had plenty of opportunities to defeat Houshou-san...
Fujimaru: take me as hostage, and let Orihara-sensei get away.
Fujimaru: ...I know that, Kanou-san.

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Houshou: You can keep aiming at me.
Houshou: Make sure you stay ready.

Houshou: We'll know the truth before long.

Houshou: If it comes down to it...
Houshou: shoot to protect yourself!!

Fujimaru: It's true that he had plenty of oppurtunities...
Fujimaru: but, in doing so, he would have revealed his identity.

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Fujimaru: If I assume that he needs to remain in "Third-i" for some reason...

Fujimaru: ...No!! I can't be lead astray!

Fujimaru: If Kanou-san was the spy...and he needed to stay undercover...
Fujimaru: he would have shot Houshou-san in that instant!!

Fujimaru: If he pinned the crime of being a spy on Houshou-san and killed her...
Fujimaru: He could stay in "Third-i" without suspicion...!!

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Kanou: Fujimaru-kun...

Kanou: Don't listen to them.
Kanou: ...Okay?

Fujimaru: ...Yes.
Fujimaru: Of course.
Maya: Hee hee.
Maya: That's right, that's right.

Maya: He shouldn't pay this pitiful play any heed...right, Takagi-kun?
Text right of Maya: Hee hee
Houshou: Quiet!!

Fujimaru: Then...what is Orihara-sensei trying to do?
Fujimaru: Why is she doing this...?
Fujimaru: Why is she outing her supposed comrade as a spy...!?

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Houshou: So...what are you going to do, Kanou-san?
Houshou: We should be hearing the helicopter from "Third-i" before long.
Houshou: Once that happens, you'll have lost your chance to let Orihara Maya go, right?
Houshou: Or have you already given up?
Kanou: I could say...

Fujimaru: It's okay... If this keeps up, it'll be fine.
Fujimaru: A couple more minutes...If I wait a couple more minutes, reinforcements will be here!
Fujimaru: If I can keep things like this until then...
Kanou: the same thing to you, Sayuri-chan.

Fujimaru: The spy is definitely Houshou-san.
Fujimaru: It's not...

Fujimaru: Kanou-san...!

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Mikhail: The pursuing vehicles will be at the site in another 5 minutes.
Mikhail: That's about the same time the "Third-i" helicopters will arrive.
Mikhail: No changes.

J: ...Hey, Mikhail-kun.
J: No matter how well a husband who's cheating on his wife lies, his wife usually sees through it.
J: ...Why do you think that is?

Mikhail: Well...
Mikhail: Because it's removed from his personal truth.

J: He makes excuses.
J: That's why.
Text left of J: This is surprisingly good...
J: Humans are good at noticing when something is "unnatural".

J: When a husband who normally never talks about work suddenly starts grumbling about having to work overtime...
Mikhail: It's so unnatural that...
Mikhail: it makes her think that he's hiding something...right?

J: Right...
J: The unnatural things he says to hide the truth are what gives him away.
Text left of J: You can have one.
J: Then, what do you think you should do to get someone to think that the truth might be a lie?
Mikhail: ...Um...well...

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J: You should simply...
J: tell them the truth yourself.

J: Now then...it's almost time.
J: Do everything as I told you to...
J: It's all dependent on your abilities now...

J: I'm counting on you, Maya...
J: And...

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J: Houshou-san.

J: That's right...
J: Maya told Falcon that Houshou was the spy...
J: so that he would find it unnatural and be suspicious of her trying to trick him.

Mikhail: Can I ask you one thing?
J: What?

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Mikhail: We could tell that they were in a stalemate through their voices on the radio.
Mikhail: It's just...

Mikhail: We heard that Falcon was having misgivings about Kanou...
Mikhail: but how was that enough to throw things off?

K: Heh heh...
K: You don't get it?
K: That's because...

K: There are 3 where there should have been 2...
K: Is one way to put it.

J: That's right.

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J: Kanou Ikuma...
J: would be fine dividing his attention between Houshou and Maya.

J: But...
J: because of Falcon's doubts, he has to keep watch on him as well.

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J: Falcon's gun could become pointed at him at any point...
J: He can't shake that uneasiness.

J: And he can't let his guard down on Houshou who is excellent at hand-to-hand combat.
J: If he's defeated, Maya will get away and Falcon won't get off easy.

J: Because of that...

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J: His attention to Maya has naturally dimmed because he restrained her to that pipe himself.

J: But...

J: the women...

J: won't overlook that.

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J: That area was an escape spot we prepared in case of capture by the enemy.

J: That pipe was cut in an inconspicuous way before hand... and plenty more tricks were prepared as well.

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Houshou: It's OUR win...

Houshou: Kanou-san.

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Kanou: ...Shoot!!

Kanou: Hurry!
Kanou: Shoot her!!!

SFX in last panel: Bang