Soil 22

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Soil, Volume 3, Chapter 22 (pp. 139~162)


<139>
=Fooooo

=Haaaaa

=Kyehhhhhhh!!!
[sign]Kamikawa Station Sports Swordfighting Tournament
=WHAP
=BLAM
=Hi-yahhhhhh!!


<140>
=Good morning.
=Good morning everyone.
[x3]MEOW—


<141>
=RATTLE RATTLE

=Good morning Mr. Yoshizo.
[x3]MEOW—
=Good morning Miss Hatsu.
=Good morning Mr. Fujiyoshi.

=Good morning Mr. Shinzaburo.

=Miss Yoshie, Taki,
=Good morning.

=Good morning Mr. Daisuke.


<142>
=Mr. Masayoshi,
=Tane,
=Mr. Shinzo,
=Mrs. Tae,
=Mr. Kosaku...

=You've all come back to protect Sayuri, haven't you.

=But there's no need to worry.
=He can't touch me as long as I stay here.


<143>
=Eek...!

[x5]=RUCK RUCK


<144>
=GRACK

=....Ahh...

=Ahhhh...
=RUCK RUCK
=GRACK
=GRACK
=RUCK RUCK
=Ahhhhh...!

=It's over...
=Now it's all over...
=Ahhhhh...


<145>
"The Beginning of the End"

[x4]=RUCK RUCK


<146>
=Finally, huh!?
[x2]=RUCK RUCK
=You government guys sure like to take your sweet time!!

=Phew, finally!
=That "foreign object" is disappearing from our town at last!

=Ms. Kosaka...?
=Huh? Ohh...
=Yes...

=Let's hope this will get the children to come back to school...
[x2]=RUCK RUCK
=Yes, absolutely...


<147>
[x?]=TRRR


<148>
=WOBBLE

=Whoa!!
=GRACK


<149>
=Phweck phweck! Salty!!
=Watch out, you fucking moron!!

=Sor—ry.

=Oww! It got into my eye!!
=Owwwww!!


<150>
=Kyehhhhh!!!

=Ureeeeeeeee!!!
[x4]WHACK
=Eeeek!

=...What a ghastly sight...
=She's sounding like the rightful heir to Bruce Lee.
=Kyoeeeeeeee!!!

=One point!
=WHAP
[x2]=Hee


<151>
=...It's almost been a month since Kento Miyahara escaped from the police hospital...
=Begin!
=Ukyahhhhhhh!!
=EEK
=I wonder if they've been able to track down his whereabouts.

=Who cares.
=That's up to the juvenile unit.

=Well, a middle school boy sending in a prank letter. That's all it was in the end.
=Kyehhhhhhh!!
=They're probably not doing a serious job of looking for him anyways.

=Chaohhhhhh!!!

=...There haven't been any developments with the Suzushiro Family disappearance ever since...
=Greeeeeeeee!!!
[x3]WHACK
=EEK
=And the lab is wrapping things up today...


<152>
=How come the higher-ups won't make this a public investigation?
=It just doesn't seem like a case that needs to be kept under wraps...

=Don't dwell on it.
=CRACK
=It gets annoying.

=Was it like this?
=The case that got you transferred over here...?

=...Pretty thick-skinned, aren't you.
=Try being a bit more sensitive.

=Huh?
=Ohh.


<153>
=Looks like ugly bitch is our new champion or something.
=All of her opponents have been geezers though.

=Let's get outta here.
=I don't wanna see her ugly-ass smile.

=S-S-S-Sergeant Yokoi—!!
=*...tsk!*

=I-I-I-I did it, Sergeant Yokoi!!
=I-I-I've advanced to the regional tournament!!

=Yeah yeah,
=Now the whole "Soil" thing is behind you, right?
=Yes sir!
=Then let's hurry up and get on to the next...


<154>
=I've decided to return to basics!!
=Ahh?

=Y-Y-You see, I did some research on my own concerning the rock salt!
=A-A-And the amazing thing was...!

=Take me to that place from before, Tamura.
=Ohh, that place with the really perverted stuff?
=S-S-Sergeant Yokoi—!!
=Yo, swordmaster!
=C'mon Miss Onoda, time for the award ceremony.
=Thou art brave!

=Gee—z...
=How long is this heat wave gonna last...?


<155>
[x2]=PLICK

[x2]=PLICK PLICK
=...Mystery...


<156>
=Mr. Tokita—!!
=Whoa, you two again...!?
=SWUP
=The police have given up!!
=Ouch!!
=GASHUCK

=Our suspicions were true! This wasn't a normal case after all!!
=We the "Paranormal Investigation Team" finally have a case on our hands...!!
=WHAP

="We...?" I'm not included, am I?
=Just give it up already.
=Listen, listen!
=I was looking through some literature when I found this...!
[book]This is the world of the paranormal!!

=See? Right here!
=I've discovered the identity of the "man with scales!"

="The Fish Aliens..."
[text]This is the Fish Alien UFO
[circle]Top Secret
=A hideous body covered with scales...
=Their secret hideout is said to be located off the coast of Bermuda, and they kidnap sailors who sail through the nearby seas...


<157>
=Umm, listen...
=SPLOSH
=When children your age get hooked on stuff like that,
=It signifies a close connection to sexual curiosity, and...

=Seki's always thinking about sexual stuff.
=He was doing some research on the girls bathroom the other day.
=Wahhhh—!

=That's why he wants to get X-ray vision.
=THUD
=Wahhh—! Wahhh—! Wahhh—!
=SPLASH
=Whoa!

=Hot hot hot!!


<158>
=OH

=B-Be careful, alright...?

=H-H-H-Hey, Tomiyama...
=Wanna come over to my house and watch some alien vivisection videos...?
=Huh? Not really.

=L-L-Let's just go home, alright?
[x3]SCRAMBLE
=I do wanna watch that really perverted video from last time, though.
=Fine! Just come!

=*sigh...*
=SPLOSH
=I'm not cut out to be a teacher...


<159>
[x3]=HUFF
=What? What's wrong?
=Aren't we gonna go watch perverted videos?

=D-Did you see that, Tomiyama!?
=See what?
=Mr. Tokita's arm!

=Ohh, what was that? A tattoo?
=Is Tokita actually a gangster?
=Ahh, geez! Don't you get it!?

=Those were "scales!" There's no doubt about it!

=What? What? So the "man with scales" is actually Tokita?
=Ahhhhh! How could this beeeee!?
=The culprit was here all along...!


<160>
=And a member of our very own "Paranormal Investigation Team...!"
=What am I to do as the team director...!?
=He—y! Where are you going, Seki—?

=SHUFF

=Whoa!!
=THUD

=You sure do fall a lot.
[x2]SHUFF
=That's just how life is for you, huh.

=SHUFF
=Huh?


<161>
=T-T-T-Tomiyama...
=Th-Th-This is bad...!
=Huh?
=What is?

=Ahh, geez! Don't you get it!?
=What?
=What?

=Huh?
=Huuuh?


<162>
=Whoaaaaaaaa!!!