Soil 9

Soil, Volume 2, Chapter 9 (pp. 33~56)


<33>
=Bye Mom.

=BATHUMP


<34>
[x?]TRRR

=Ingrate!

=Inhuman!

=Hypocrite!

=Liar!


<35>
[screen]Anonymous Caller
[x7]=TRRR
=We paid our share.
[door]DEATH CRIMINAL DISGUSTING SICK
=You care that much about money?
=You only care about yourself, right?
=You're gonna let the Suzushiros die?
=Stop acting like you're innocent.
=It's not like you actually care.
=We know who you are.
[sign]Anonymous Caller
=Get out of our town.
=You're the culprit, aren't you?
=What did you do to the Suzushiros?
=Did you kill them quickly?
[sign]Nakayama
=Everybody hates you.
=Why don't you just die?


<36>
[x8]=DING-DONG

=BZZT

=BZZZZT
=Council president...!


<37>
"Absence"
=BZZZZT

[far right]=Get out of Soil
[center top]=The culprit is in here
[center bottom]=Kidnapper
[left top]=Give back the Suzushiros
[left bottom]=Hypocrite
[behind]Punishment

=Look, why do I have to describe my sexual encounters to you!?

=I'm just curious, alright!!
=I wanna know what sex is like for an ugly bitch like you!


<38>
=That's sexual harassement, Sergeant Yokoi!
[x2]=BRIP

=You need to take this case more seriously, sir...
=BATHUMP

=...Hmph.


<39>
=BEE—
=GAAH—
=Shoo shoo!
=Scram! Go away!

=He yelled at us!
=What the heck!
=Stupid Katakuri!

=Hello there, Mr. Yokoi and Ms. Onoda!
=Oh... H-
=H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-

=Stop being so friggin' shy!
WHAP
=Ouch!


<40>
=KACHIK
=So, how's the questioning going?
=Oh, well...//W-We've got nothing thus far...

=Th-Th-Th-These past few days, we've been going around all the homes...
=Th-That were making harassing phone calls to the Suzuhara Family, but...
=No one's been willing to tell us anything...

=These "honest folk" are such a pain in the ass.
=We could've just beaten 'em up if they were mobsters.
=GLUCK

=I just can't believe it...
=All that nasty stuff, going on in a peaceful town like this...

=What was I seeing this whole entire time...


<41>
=So the citizens of "Soil..."
=Were really the ones that caused all this...?

=Dunno.
=But either way, that shitty-ass facade's gonna get torn off any second now.

=Huh?

=Umm... Something appears to be going on among the citizens...
=We don't quite know what it is though...

=It's quiet now, but somebody's gonna squeal soon.
=You better brace yourself, Katakuri.


<42>
=It's this child.

=She started trembling in the middle of science class...
=SHUDDER SHUDDER


<43>
=Oh... Should I not be wearing this?
=It's a mask that the shamans used to cure illness during the Jomon period...

=I-I'm sorry...

=You're Ms. Kataoka from the eighth grade, right...?
=Can we have a little talk...?

=Is this about your friends?
=Or did something happen at home?


<44>
[x2]SWISH

[x6]SQUEAK

[x4]=TRRR


<45>
=GACHUK

=Hello, "Soil New Town" police box speaking.

=Hello?
=Who is this?

=...Tell//...You

=Huh?

=There's something...
=I'd like to tell you anonymously...

=...What?


<46>
=Yes, this is Miyahara.
=Hello?
=Hello?

=Hello...

=It's Kento,
=Isn't it?

=Listen, Kento...
=It's okay.
=You don't need to worry about anything.

=...Huh?


<47>
=A ransom letter...!?
=From the culprit...?

=When...!?
=To the town council...!?

=Why didn't you tell us immediately!?

=UCK
=I-I'm sorry...
=The neighbors and council members were watching me...

=But I can't...
=Take it anymore...
[x3]TRRR


<48>
=Please...
=Help me...!

=I can't stand it anymore...!
=Please, make it end...!

=And!? The ransom letter...!//Where is it!?

=...With the council president...//Probably... At his house...

=Shit!
[x2]=GASHUCK
=I can't believe this!

=Shit!
[x2]=SHUCK


<49>
=You don't want to come home because of him, right?
=It's okay... I won't let him lay a finger on you...

=I'll never let him do something so... Disgusting again...

=...Mom...

=You looked...?
=Inside my room...?

=It was so despicable...
=So terrible...
=So disgusting...

=...No... That was...
=That was my fault...
=It all happened because of me...


<50>
=All because...
=I'm so tainted...!

=HUH

=Mom...

=Did you do something... To the council president...?

=WHACK
=CRASH
=AHHHHHHHHH!!

=No! Stop! Let go!!
=I wanna go home!!
=I wanna go hooome


<51>
=AHHHHHHHH!!
=AHHHHHH!!

=BLEP
=Huh? What's wrong? You gonna throw up?
=Do it over there so it doesn't get messy.

=AHH—
[x2]=WOBBLE
=Ton-chan's so shy.
=He can't even rape someone unless he's drunk.
=HEE-HEE-HEE
=AHH—

=Whoa?
=GRACK

=ZZZT


<52>
=BLEHHH
=BLEHHHHH

=PIP

[x3]=DING-DONG
=Shit...
=He's not home...

=BZZT

=What's that smell...?

=GACHUK
=Huh?
=BZZZT


<53>
=Oh,
=It's open.
=GREEEAK

=Nah?

=Huuuh—?

=GRIP


<54>
THUD


<55>
=Hey, Ton-chan!//You listening?

=Aweh?
=Hey, we're done.
=It's your turn, Ton-chan.

=Eehee!

=Hoo hoo!
=Oka—y oka—y!

=CLANK

[x4]=HUFF


<56>
[tag]8th Grade, Class C//Mizuki Suzushiro