Desert Punk 6

Desert Punk, Volume 1, Chapter 6 (pp. 163~194)


<163>
WHUCK


<165>
GWHIRRR

="Demon of the Desert!?" Talk about false advertising!
=He hardly even put up a fight!

=He was always like that. Always letting people down.
=P-Plus he was a wise-guy.
=He was short, but he was one big stupid asshole.

=Alright then, let's have you hand over the key.
=No way!


<166>
=Are you insane!? Shooting a cannon at close range like that...
=You could've blown the key away!

=I did make sure not to harm you.

=...An ambush!?

A scout. He tells the main force where and when to attack the target via radio.
=H-How did you know where we were?

=I pretended to lose sight of you, but I was actually watching you from a distance.
=I figured attacking immediately would be too simple, so I waited for the right moment.//You made a fool out of me these past 3 months, so I was forced to take a more cautious approach.


<167>
=She musta punked you pretty bad, huh—Imagine that, the rich kid from the Ohkawa Co....
=Now that'll make a good story, heh-heh-heh...

=ACK!
WHACK
THUCK
=Akio...!//Lay off my little brother, you bastards—!

=UCK!
[x2]WHACK
=BLEH!
CONK
THUCK
=Big bro—!

=Quite a contrast from your family, isn't it.
=Well, I guess there's no way the first-born from the wife and the second-born from the mistress could ever get along.

=The poor siblings work together, and the rich siblings squabble over the inheritance...
=It's only natural.


<168>
=Now then, dirty shitlings from the desert...
[x2]OW
=How dare you try and defy me.//You'll all be dying slowly and painfully...

=First, I want this girl stripped.
=Get me the key.
UCK

=WEE-HEE—Finally—!
=Don't try and resist—We're gonna hurt you if you don't play nice—

=WEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE—
=Boobies—

=EE—K


<169>
=Huh...!?
GRAB

=WHOAAA—
G-GRUCK
SLIP

[x3]ROLL
THUD
=Hey, Hiro-kun fell off the ledge!//...Huh?

=HUFF//HUFF
=Gonna fucking kill you...

=I'm gonna fucking kill you...
G-GRUCK


<170>
=URR—It hurts all over—
[x3]HUFF
=Oh, you were alive?

=Wow—
=You're one tough bastard...

=I thought I was dead too...
GONK
=Watch out!
SWUP
I didn't die 'cause I ducked into the trench, but I got hit pretty bad...


<171>
=Thanks to you, all my precious equips got busted up...
[x2]SOB
Like my shotgun—
And my helmet—
=WAAH...
=Don't move! Put your hands in the air!//Y-You killed Hiro-kun...!
=HMPH

=You fucking super-rich masturbating bastard—
GLARE
=I'll never...

DASH
=Ever forgive you for this—!

[x3]UCK
GACHUK

=AHHH—Stop! What do you think you're doing—!?
Huh?


<172>
=Stupid—!

[x2]PANT—
OWWW
OWW

=Hah-hah-hah, what're these guys thinking!?
Idiots—
=Oh man—He's totally gone nuts—

BRIP

=Hi-yah—
ZWOP
WHOA!
[x2]FUMBLE
=TEE-HEE-HEE-HEE

=What the hell!
BLEH
CRACK
=Pervert!


<173>
[x2]ROLL
[x2]GACHUK

SWOP

=HAH—!
BAM
=Heyy—! That's my key—!

=ACK!!

=You want it?


<174>
BWHAP

=Then come and get it.
W-WHOOSH

=You little—!
BLA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA-

=It's no use! We can't see him!
WHAAA—T
=After him! Get back to the Kong!

=Hey!!
=What!?


<175>
=The girl and the three stooges are gone too.
=WHAAT!?
=Sorry sir—We couldn't shoot because we were afraid we might hit you—

=No dude—I said it loud and clear—
=I was like "They're running away—" But the shorty* was too loud—
=I'm gonna fire all these guys.
[margin note]*A shortened M-16 used by tank crewmen. It has zero silencer mechanism, so it's really noisy.

=Damn it! We could've shot all those bastards if it weren't for Kong—!
=Forget about that, where'd Desert Punk go!?

=This is bad... Kanta's totally snapped...
=What's that mean?
=There's no guessing what he'll do once he's like that.

=He might even try a suicide attack... And destroy the key...
=Uh-ohh—

=Listen! I don't care if you have to kill him! Just get me that key!
=WEE-HEE-HEE, come and get me—!


<176>
GWUUUSH
BBB—T

[x2]WHAP

CLANK
CLA—NK

=What the—!?
=He's taunting us!
=WEE-HEE—
GWUSH


<177>
=He's got the key! Find a way to get it back without killing him!
[x3]GATHUCK
=We'll use gas, sir!//He doesn't have his mask on anymore!

[x2]GONK

[x2]WHUCK
=WHOA!

=AHHH—//Crap!
[x2]POOF


<178>
=Doesn't look like he's gonna make it...
G-GRACK

=That idiot...

=WEE-HEE
GWUUSH
=WEE-HEE-HEE
BBBT


<179>
=Hey, he's going right!//The right, damn it!
=Is it just me, or is he actually making it easier for us to follow him?
=He's trying to trap us!?

=What the hell is he trying to pull—!?
=That guy's totally nuts—!
=Little fucker... If it weren't for that key we would've diced him up already—!

[x2]WHAP
TONK
TI—NG
GWUSH
=Hey! He's shooting that cap pistol again! Is he mocking us!?


<180>
=CRUSH HIM—!
HAACK
=Huh...? But the key...

=It's better than shelling him and having it break into pieces!
=If it breaks, it's a draw! End of story!
=Uh-oh... He snapped...

GRUCK
=WOO-HOOO—


<181>
BWHAP
THUD
GWHOOSH

WHAP
TI—NK
=URRRR—

=Yeah—Stupid assholes—!
T-TAP
SWOOP

TUG
=WHOA!


<182>
TOSS
THUD
=BLEH
GRACK

=Free—ze!

=Kanta, what the fuck is wrong with you?
=You're the one that said anyone who even thinks about trying to beat Kong is the biggest douchebag in the desert.


<183>
=Hey—Gimme back my key—

=Give us the key—!
=Don't try anything stupid—!

=...Bastards...
SHUFF..

=UCK!!

=WHOA!
=AHHH!

=Don't be a spoilsport, the fun's just started.
=If I can't kill Kong, I'm blasting this key to bits.
KACHUK


<184>
=You guys would rather have the last word too, wouldn't you?
=Or would you rather have me pop it right here?

ZUP
=Ah...

=H-
TAP
=Hey! He's getting away!

=Nothing we can do now. He's really gonna try and do it.
=Yep, it's over.
=We know 'cause Kanta's thrown grenades at us before. More than once.
=...That's quite a friendship.

=Guess we might really have to kill him...


<185>
GWHOOOOSH

WHOOSH


<186>
BBB—T

Nobody has ever
Made such a big fool out of me

Desert Punk


<187>
=Last round.
=Magazine's broken, so no reloading.

BLAM
=HI-YAH!

=NOOOO—!


<188>


=My key—!

GWUUSH
[margin note]Grenade shot

GONK
=WHOA!!


<189>
GONK

GONK
GWHIP

TH-TH-TH-TH-THUCK


<190>
=H-He did it...!
=He beat the invincible Kong...!

=That idiot...
=He really went and killed himself...

=You really think I'd do something that stupid?
TWW—
WHA-WHA-WHAAT
=He's alive!!

=Alright, you guys handle the rest.

[x3]GASHUCK


<192>
=Hey hey hey—!
=WEE-HEE-HEE
*lots of gunfire*
=C'mon out—!

=L-L-Let's get outta here—!
[x8]GONK
=We'll be full of holes if we step out now—!
=But the armor won't hold up forever—! We're finished if they hit the fuel tank—!

BLAM
=WHOA!


<193>
=That was amazing—! You're the only person who's ever defeated Kong—!
=HAH-HAH-HAH—No problem! Now lemme rub your tits!

WHACK
=What the hell are you talking about, he screwed himself over.

Kong's too bulky and powerful to chase a mouse through its mousehole.
That thing's only invincible in the airy desert. Having all that heavy armor must've gotten to that guy's head.

=Anyhow, today's job has ended in a success.
=Desert Punk added another notch to his record, and all 5 of them made heaps of money.


<194>
=However, this incident would eventually bring Desert Punk...
=Into a struggle of even greater proportions...

=But that's a story for waaay later.

And before you knew it, the sandstorm was over.