Billy Bat 136

Oookay. Uh, I've gotta do 137 now too because that came out in the time it took to finish the first 3.

[Billy Bat 136 Translation by Kewl0210]
Page 1:
Jackie: Ha~~~h. Why didn't we think of this from the beginning?
Maggie: Glad we asked that nerd at Billy Land.
Jackie: Those people are amazing.
Just by saying I wanted to meet Kevin Goodman and wanted to know how...
Maggie: Yeah. And he said then we wanna head to this address in Beverly Hills where he lives.
Why do they know all that?
But anyhow, what do we to to actually see him?
Jackie: Yeaaaah.
Yama: Leave tha' ta me.
Maggie: Huh?
Side: "A drowning person grasps at straws" and a "strong telephone that sometimes connects". Given a task by the bat, they are on their way. Have they been entrusted with the future of the earth?!

Page 2:
Yama: Would'ya come out pleeeeease?!!
Title: Chapter 136 Coming and Going (3/8)
SFX: PINPOOOHN PINPOOOHN

Page 3:
SFX: PINPOOHN PINPOOHN
Someone: Do you have an appointment?
Yamashita: Aaaah, I'm real sorry!! I'm from Japan, name's Yamashita.
Jackie: UWAH!
Yamashita: I'm Yamashita! I used ta run Billy Land Kishuu up till a little while agoooo!!
Jackie: Out of the way!!
Excuse me, we really want to see Mr. Goodman...
SFX: GACHAH
Jackie: U...... Um, excuse me!!
Maggie: It's no good. They think we're totally suspicious.

Page 4:
Jackie: The hung up on us because you had to be so brash right from the get-go, Yamashita-kun!!
Yama: I really am a former president!! Why's a former president gettin' turned away at tha gate?!!
Maggie: 'Cause you're a president that got fired.
Hm?
Jackie: ?
Maggie: Hey, by any chance, is that Kevin Goodman?
Jackie: Huh?
SFX: GIH

Page 5:
Jackie: No, no. He looks nothing like him.
Ah...... But maybe we could try asking him.
Um...... Excuse me.

Page 6:
Guy: Mr. Timmy, where did you go off to?
Kevin: Ah...... Just a quick trip to the bookstore.
Guy: We can't have you going out without telling anyone.
Timmy: I'm fine.
Maggie: Um, excuse me.........
SFX: GASHAN
Maggie: Uh......

Page 7:
Maggie: What's wrong, Mom?
Jackie: That person......
Maggie: He said his name was Timmy, so you do you think he could be the Timmy Sanada that's co-writer of this comic......?
Yama: OWAH!
BOth: !!
SFX: BASAH
Maggie: What?
Jackie: Why the sudden start?
Yama: It's tha bat!!

Page 8:
Maggie: Bat?
Jackie: What happened, Yamashita-kun?!!
Yama: It's not that mansion we're supposed ta be goin' to, it's over there!!
Maggie: Huh?
Yama: 'Urry up! If we don' run after it, it'll get away!!
Maggie: Heeey! We were gonna go shopping on Rodeo Drive after this......
Jackie: It's not the time for that right now, Maggie, Hurry!!
Maggie: Hey, uhh... Ok I'm just gonna say it.
There's no bat anywhere around here.

Page 9:
Guy: "Do not get close to New York city".
You want us to print this?
Kevin: Yes.
I want it clearly visible on the back cover.

Page 10:
Guy: Ah....... Okay, Kevin.
I suppose a gimmick like that is one way of selling magazines.
Kevin: It's no gimmick.
I'm serious.
Guy: .........
Kevin: This prediction is different from the previous ones. It's special. Basically I have to tell as many people about it as I can.
Guy: But.........
Kevin: You're not gonna tell me that you're gonna exert your authority as editor and not run it, are you?
Editor: O...... Of course not.......
But even if I'm okay with it, I'm not sure if President Audrey or Timmy will sign off on it......
Kevin: We'll be okay with Timmy.
And Audrey should be okay with it since we'll sell better if the prediction is correct.
Editor: Oookay......
Kevin: All right, I'll leave you to take care of it. I recorded a warning for the TV show, too. Now all that's left is......

Page 11:
Kevin: to fly to New York and drum up support on-site.
Editor: Um...... Kevin......
What do you plan to do if your prediction is incorrect?
Kevin: I'll take full responsibility.
And of course, Billy will end there.
Editor: Huh......?
Kevin: Though I would actually like to be wrong......
Editor: Th...... Then Billy will......

Page 12:
Devivie: Hey.
Any suspicion on me must be about cleared by now, right?
I'm not the culprit, I'm a victim.

Page 13:
Devivie: Hey, are you a detective?
I absolutely must use a phone, for my work.
Would you mind lending me your cell phone?
.........

Page 14:
[And no text]

Page 15:
Detectiv: !!

Page 16:
[Nothin here]

Page 17:
Devivie: Ku......

Page 18:
Devivie: Hello? This is Devivie.
I'd like to talk with Kevin Goodman. It's extremely urgent.
Huh......?
Kevin went to New York?
I understand. I'll try calling his cell phone.
Huh? He's on a plane right now so I can't connect to him?
Ku......
New York, huh......?

Page 19:
Maggie: So we ended up......
just going back to New York again......
We went to LA, did nothing, then went back to New York.
My whole vacation day got wasted.
Jackie: We didn't really have a choice. We're not playing around here.
Maggie: Hey, mom.
You've been acting weird ever since that guy showed up.
Jackie: Yeah........
I guess that's true.
Maggie: Now, I don't get this whole thing about warnings from bats and all that,
but this kinda sounds like a cult.

Page 20:
Jackie: Yeah.....
Maggie: I know you're saying he's an old acquaintance, but we're just being dragged all over the place. Not a single good thing has happened.
Jackie: I guess so......
I've never actually been happy to hear the bat's voice......
Maggie: Right?!
Jackie: Okay. I'll go with what you're saying. I'm done with this.
The only time I was happy to hear the bat's voice
was when Dad used him as a navigator in his car.
Maggie: Huh? What're you talking about?
Jackie: Well, your deceased grandpa used to be a taxi driver, right?
He told me how the bat would tell him where to go and how much it helped him.
Maggie: Hold on, what?
So even Grandpa could hear the bat's voice?

Page 21:
Jackie: Yeah...... Maybe you'll be able to hear it eventually, too.
Maggie: No, no, no, plea~~~~~se no!!
Yama: Bad news. They sold the last one 'a their famous avocado burgers ta the guy there bafore me.
Dang, I can't believe we lost track 'a tha bat at a place like thi~~~s!
Jackie: Um, Yamashita-kun, about this whole bat thing. I think I'm going to......
Yama: Ah.
There 'e is. Tha's the guy that god tha last avocado burger.

Page 22:
[Oh, there he is.]

Page 23:
Jackie: Kevin Goodman.
You're Kevin Goodman, aren't you?

Page 24:
Kevin: Uh...... Yeah.
If you've got a pen, I'll give you an autograph......
Jackie: Not that!! I'm not here for an autograph. Um...
I don't really care about this, but I was told I really have to convey this to you.
Kevin: Huh?
Jackie: Yamashita-kun has been saying these things about the world drowning. But that really has nothing to do with me.
Abyhow, once I tell you this, my job's done.
Okay? So please listen closely to this.
I'm going to tell you
the crazy thing the bat told me!!
Side: By the guidance of the bat, they've finally met. What are Billy's shocking words that are about to be revealed?!
Bottom: "Billy Bat" Chapter 136 / End
Running next issue, too!! Look forward to it!!