Kurenai 24

Chapter 24

01

Ginko: The soldier-for-hire that captured Murasaki-chan...
Ginko: And...

Ginko: the attempted terrorist attack on the hotel the other day.

Ginko: ...What's going on?
Ginko: It's all related to the Akuu Company.
Text: Ginko the information broker demonstrates her specialty!

SFX: Click

Ginko: At this rate...
Ginko: they're going to be a major threat for that idiot.
SFX: Pah
Ginko: I need to get whatever information I can...

02

Ginko: I've hacked in.

Top name: Houzuki Yuuno
Second name: Houzuki Housen
Third name: Houzuki Meiri
Bottom name: Houzuki Chizuru
Ginko: What the...?

03

Text on the upper right: When I'm with you...
Text on the left: the everyday city glows.
Title: Chapter 24 Big Brother

04

Shinkurou: You can't seem to hit them, can you?
Kirihiko: Uuh.
Murasaki: Are you not feeling well today?

Murasaki: You were really, really good at that game you were playing before.

Kirihiko: I was using a character that fought with a knife.
Kirihiko: I'm no good with hammers.
Murasaki: You sure are problematic.
Shinkurou: 5 points...

Lin: Hmph. How silly.

05

Lin: Murasaki-sama.
Lin: I will now demonstrate my skill for you...

Murasaki: Okay, let's play this one next, Kirihiko!!
Lin: Murasaki-sama!!?

Shinkurou: Let's go, Lin-san.

06

Yuuno: That's right...
Yuuno: It's been 12 years since then...

Yuuno: In the end...
Yuuno: I wasn't able to be in the same family as him...

Yuuno: But...
Yuuno: That's why I won't let myself lose Shinkurou-san.

Yuuno: If I think about losing a family member again...

07

Yuuno: B...
Yuuno: Big brother!!?

Shinkurou: Eh?

Yuuno: Ah...

Shinkurou: Yuuno-san...

08

Yuuno: S-sorry.
Yuuno: I just blurted out something weird...!

Yuuno: E-excuse me!

Lin: Big brother?
Shinkurou: I don't know what she meant either!

Sign: Samidare Apartments

09

Shinkurou: What was with Yuuno-san just now...?
Shinkurou: "Big brother"...?

Shinkurou: Even if she mistook me for someone else...
Shinkurou: I didn't think she had any brothers...
SFX: Rinnng

Ginko: Okay, are you at Samidare right now?
Ginko: I'll head over there.

Shinkurou: What is it?
Shinkurou: Come to think of it, you weren't at school today...

10

Ginko: "Houzuki" is being targeted.

Shinkurou: What?

Ginko: I'll tell you the details in person.
Ginko: Anyway, be cautious of your surroundings...

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Ginko: Kyah...!!
SFX: in the left of Ginko's bubble: Ksssh

Shinkurou: G...
Shinkurou: Ginko!?
Shinkurou: Ginko!!!

Shinkurou: Gi...!!

12

Shinkurou: Haa
Shinkurou: Haa

Shinkurou: She's not here...
Shinkurou: Where is she...?

Shinkurou: Damn it...!!
Shinkurou: I knew all too well how much danger an information broker who's gotten some information can be in, but I just let her leave...!!

Shinkurou: What was she going to tell me...?
Shinkurou: She said something about Houzuki...

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Shinkurou: Ah...

Guy: ...I'm shocked...

Guy: You all of a sudden try to punch me on our first meeting.
Shinkurou: Ah...I-I'm sorry!
Shinkurou: It's just that I'm in a hurry...!!

Guy: Are you Kurenai Shinkurou-kun?

Shinkurou: Huh...?
Shinkurou: Eh?

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Guy: I...
Guy: found this over there a bit ago.

Guy: I thought it might belong to a friend of yours.

Guys: Hey, what're we supposed to do with her...

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Guys: I dunno.
Guys: We already got our money, so can't we just do what we want with her?

Guys: Do what we like...? With those glasses?
Guys: You idiot. There're a buncha freaks who love that kinda thing.

Guys: Guys with a glasses fetish...
Guys: you mean?

Guys: Ow!!

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Guys: She kicked you good.
Text to the left and right of last speech bubble: Ha ha ha ha ha
Guys: Tch.
Guys: Hey, start the camera.

Guys: I'm gonna show you just where you stand, bitch.
Guys: I'll make sure of it.

Ginko: Shinkurou...!!

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Guys: What...?

18

Shinkurou: Don't you dare touch Ginko!!!

Guys: What!?
Guys: Do you know who you're talking to here...!?

Guys: Eh?

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Guys: Gweh!!

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Shinkurou: Haa
Shinkurou: Haa

Shinkurou: Ginko!

Shinkurou: Are you okay!?
Shinkurou: Are you hurt!? Did they do anything to you!?

Shinkurou: ...Thank god...

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Shinkurou: I'm so glad...
Shinkurou: Ginko...

Ginko: Why are you crying? You're an adult.
Ginko: Idiot.

SFX: *stare*

22

Guy: I see.

Guy: His fighting style isn't bad...

Guy: But that's it.

Guy: I don't get it...
Guy: Why did this guy receive the Horn of "Houzuki"?

23

Shinkurou: The guy who found this told me where to find you.
Shinkurou: He saw you get taken here...

Ginko: Did you look in my cell phone?
Shinkurou: Huh?
Shinkurou: No...
Shinkurou: Well, I saw the screensaver, but...

Shinkurou: ...I see.
Shinkurou: I guess it's normal for people to get mad that you looked at their cell phone without permission.

Shinkurou: Come to think of it...
Shinkurou: why did that guy know my name...?

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Shinkurou: And I definitely felt...
Shinkurou: deadly intent back then.

Ginko: Who ordered you to do this?

Guys: Um...
Guys: Well...

Guys: We were just given money and...
Ginko: By who?

Guys: I-I don't know!
Guys: I'm serious!
Guys: It was some guy with white hair...

25

Shinkurou: White hair...?

Ginko: Could it be...?

Ginko: Shinkurou.
Ginko: These guys might have some connection to the information I got.

Sign: Houzuki

26

Guy: It hasn't changed at all...

Guy: Why is that?
Guy: I thought I'd done a proper job of destroying it...

27

Shinkurou: The...!!

Shinkurou: The Akuu Company is targeting "Houzuki"!?
Shinkurou: Why...!?

Ginko: I don't know.

Ginko: But the "Houzuki Family" has a lot of influence in the underworld...
Ginko: It's not surprising that someone would be targeting them...

28

Shinkurou: They're bait.

Ginko: W...!!
Ginko: Wait!!

Ginko: You might be a target too!!
Ginko: Shinkurou!!

29

Guy: You certainly look depressed.
Guy: Did something happen?

30

Guy: Yuu-chan.

Yuuno: Wha...?
Yuuno: Big...brother...
Text: A reunion wrapped in mystery...!!