Golgo 13 13

Golgo 13, Special Edition Volume 3, Chapter 13 (pp. 134~176)


<134&135>
=S-Stella, wait!

Melancholy Summer


<136>
Part 1: The Sea of Malta

=Y-You know how I feel about you! Please, Stella, you've got to understand, these feelings!
=N-No, let go!
=H-Help, someone—!

=N-Nobody's coming! Just listen!
=S-Stop, let go!

=R-Refuse me, and you'll be out of work tomorrow, alright!?
=Ahh!

WHACK


<137>
=Ahh!

ZWUSH!

=U-Uck...


<138>
=W-Who the hell are you!?

=Huh!


<139>
=Malta is an island located at the center of the Mediterranean, at latitude 36° north between Europe and the African continent. Spanning 28km from east to west, and 15km from north to south, the island has an area of 246 square kilometers, and is a member of the British Commonwealth, having gained its independence in 1964...

Part 2: A Woman Alone


<140>
=Phew—!

=Hey, mister sailor!

=Is that me?
=You're the only guest, in case you haven't noticed.

=There's a parcel here for you!
=Ah, thank you!

=Hmph, it's not like I wanted to grow fat, you know!


<141>
=Sample Jewelbox//Made in Mexico//XX timber
[x2]ZWUSH

GUCK

GRICK

[x2]ZWUSH
=Screw Production Machine. New Model.

[x3]CHUK

KACHII—NG

=Door Chime. Steel Model Sample.

[x3]CRICK

HUCK!

CHUK

GLUT

SHUK!


<142>
TH-TH-THUD

SCREE—CH


<143>
=Look at this!
PLICK!

=Look what you did to me!
=You're lucky this was all you managed to do...


<144>
=If you'd hit me in the wrong spot, I'd be dead for sure!

=What're you gonna do about this!?
=Mrs. Glaston!?
=P-Please, get out!

=Hah, so you're fine with me taking this to the police!?
=Y-You were the one who...

=So you're saying it was self defense! You think the police are gonna buy that...? I've got a big bandage and you don't even have a scratch on you!//Besides, it may be small but I still own a factory here!//And I'm your employer... How do you expect to keep living here even if you do manage to convince the police!?

=I remember you not qualifying for unemployment checks! You're really alright with this!?
=Th-This isn't fair!


<145>
=Look! I don't wanna be like this either!//I'm really in love with you!//I want you! Love can change a man into a god or a devil!//P-Please, I'm begging you... Listen to me...

=See? If you listen... I'll buy you a dress, jewels—Anything you want...//Everything's in it for you!
=N-No!

=I have a husband!

=Hah, so now its the husband!

=That man of yours is never coming back. You should know that better than anyone else... Am I right!? You're not gonna be beautiful forever... I-I just can't hold back any longer...
=D-Don't come any closer!

=Y-You've got to...

DASH
SWUSH

=I-I'm going to scream!


<146>
=You think anyone's around? They're all at work!
ZWUP!

ZZT...

GRUCK

TH-THUD

WHAM

=Whoa!

=D-Dear!


<147>
=H-How did you...?
=L-Look, I-I can explain all of this...

DASH

=I'll kill you!
SWUP
=W-Wait!
=I-I was seduced!

=I-It's true! See? Please understand!
=I-I won't ever do anything like this again, I promise!

[x2]CLACK

WHAP

=You little bitch!


<148>
=Y-You're the wife of a murderer!
=Wh-Who took pity on you this whole time!?

=W-What's with that face!? You ingrate—!!

=Th-That face made my husband...!
=D-Damn bitch—!
=C-Cut it out!

=I-I'll remember this!
=You're not getting any more work!

=I-I'm serious!

=We worked so hard together to get this far, you're the only one I really love!
TH-TH-TH-THUD


<149>
TH-TH-THUD...


<150>
Part 3: Through the Crowd


<152>
=Hmph! Staring at a whore like that! No wonder she's so good at stealing men!
=Sneaky little bitch!

=Excuse me—This cabbage...

=I want this cabbage.
=It's sold out!

=B-But...
=That cabbage is already reserved for the proper wives!


<153>
Part 4: Through the Kasbah

=Malta joined the United Nations in December, 1964, but has agreed to a British military presence within its borders for the next 10 years. The European Union Mediterranean Headquarters are located on the island.

=And where there are armies, and men in service, there are always...


<154>
=My, what are you doing with such a serious glare in your eyes?
=This isn't the place for a woman like that...

=Oh, her...
=She came asking for work yesterday, and "Mom" really took to her after she told us her story.


<155>
=We all felt sorry for her...//She got abandoned by her husband...

=But...
=She doesn't seem to take it that way.//Even though he's clearly never going to come back...//She's really a pure one. Waiting for a man who's abandoned her forever. I wish I could be like that too, even for a moment...

=Hey, if it isn't Chartchai!
=Welcome!


<156>
=Isn't that you?

=Hey there, Mac...

=Been a while, hasn't it!

=Oh, come on in!

=You didn't say the password, so for a second I thought I had the wrong man.
=Golgo 13!

=I-I mean Chartchai!

=Anyways...

=They're worried about you over at headquarters... How long do you intend to remain in Malta...?


<157>
=Glaston is somewhere in Eastern Europe! They want you to fly there immediately...

="Somewhere," means...
=You must not know where he is...

=That's why once the agency finds out, you can go straight to...
=You can give me orders after you've discovered Glaston's whereabouts...

=B-But I just can't imagine that Glaston would show up at Malta again!

=That woman... She was just a tool he used for his escape...

Part 5: Traitor


<158>
=Isn't this a bit over the top for a secret meeting place, Mr. Golgo 13!
=Give me the details...

=I am Hume, Director General of MI6!

=A check for 20,000 pounds! Via Switzerland!

=Arnold Glaston, former high-ranking official in foreign affairs!


<159>
=He sold our secret files to the KGB for over 2 years!//He felt threatened and fled from the country in 1963!//He made a very clever escape!
=That was ages ago...

=When high-ranking officials visit foreign countries, keeping track of them is our top priority. It's a matter of national security, after all!//However, there are exceptions, which he took advantage of.

=A honeymoon! He faked a relationship and had a wedding. Headed out with his new wife, and completely had us fooled.//And Glaston disappeared at his destination, the island of Malta.

=Two of our agents in Malta caught wind of this at the last second and took pursuit, but both were killed! Those two were Maltese citizens, so the police treated it as a normal murder case...
=They determined that the culprit fled the country, but the woman he left behind still receives persecution as the wife of a murderer!

=Why hasn't the woman returned to the country? Why is she still in Malta?

=That is not our concern! She was simply used and then abandoned!//She has no ties with us or our nation!


<160>
=I see... So your people refused her reentry into the country! No sympathy or forgiveness in Her Majesty's Kingdom, even for those who commit no crime themselves.

=Glaston was with the KGB until last month!

=But, something must have gone awry, and he was expelled by the KGB.//We'd been waiting for this opportunity... We used every single resource at our disposal to find him! And we're still searching...//But we have no clue as to where he's hidden himself. That's why we're counting on you!

=To track down a man who may be anywhere around the world, all just to save face...
=We'd prefer not to look at it that way! We've already made preparations at all the locations he's likely to appear at!

=How long did this man stay in Malta?
=It's not likely he'll return to Malta. That woman he used to escape is still living there!

=He knows we're likely to have the place staked out...
=Besides, he had absolutely no regrets about leaving that woman!

=Why would he risk returning to a place like that!?

=How long?


<161>
=10 days... But we've made no preparations in Malta...

=Not when there's no chance of him showing up...
=10 days, huh...

Part 6: Late at Night in the Kasbah

=Have you caught anything I've said so far?
=Huh?
=Yeah...

=So you'll fly to Eastern Europe immediately!

=I've told you already...
=You can order me around after you've located Glaston!

=B-But...

=That's all...
=You can leave!


<162>
=Right then. See ya, Chartchai!

=Thank you very much...


<163>
Part 7: The Night is Quiet...


<164>
GWISH

=GA-TH-THUCK...

=ZZT... THUMP!


<165>
Part 8: Bouquet from the Rain


<166>
TH-TH-THUD

SCREECH


<167>
=KNOCK KNOCK... Yes...

=GACHUK!

=Mrs. Glaston?
=Yes, that's me...
=I'm here to deliver some flowers...

=Have a nice day... THUMP!


<168>
[x2]GACHUK
GUCK
BATHUMP

WUSH


<169>
Part 9: A Shot Clears the Rain!

VRRRRR...

RRRR...


<170>
GACHUK

GACHII—NG


<171>
CHUK


<172>
GLANCE!

[x3]CRICK

THUD


<173>
=S...Te...Lla...


<174>
Part 10: To Die Alone

=It's me...

=Y-You're still in Malta!? Glaston is definitely somewhere in Eastern Europe! You've got to fly there immediately!

=Staying in Malta won't...
=My job is done...

=Huh!? Wh-What did you just say!?
=I said, my job is done!

=I never wanted to hear your voice again, but giving you the results was part of the deal...
=Th-Then...!?

=Contact one of your agents here, and have them get rid of Glaston's body immediately!
=Understood? Immediately! Before anyone notices...

=I'm counting on you, do it immediately!
=A-Alright!

=B-But why did Glaston show up at Malta, of all places?
=Once he was out of the country, there should've been no reason for him to stay at Malta for that long... 10 days! Think about it.

=I just wanted to be sure, that's all...


<175>
=Th-Then Glaston was really...
=Goodbye...

GACHUK

SHUCK!

BATHUMP


<176>
[x7]CLACK

Published August, 1969.