Tegami Bachi 29

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Text, left: A friend Lag can rely on in a pinch – Zaji!

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Zaji: I've come to save you
Zaji: Little kitty!~

Text, right: As a boy... Lag in shock!!
Small text bottom, directly below titles: Chapter 29: Light, Illuminating the Darkness
^___^ Large text, bottom: TV ANIME ADAPTATION ANNOUNCED!
Small text, left of large: Starting October!!

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Lag: Zaji!!

Lag: I thought you went back...
Zaji: I've let Vashuka handle the report!
SFX: rummage rummage

Lag: Wa-buh—
Zaji: You really can't manage without me!!

Text above Lag: My trousers...

Lag: Wahh?!
Zaji: Annnd
Zaji: Hup!

Zaji: At least put your pants on, Lag!...
Zaji: ...Or no, I should say –

Zaji: Lara-chan!!
Lag: You're so annoying, Zaji!!

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Zaji: Alright...
Zaji: Let 'em fly, shotgun!

Zaji: AOTOGE!!!
[Blue Thorn]

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[...]

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Zaji: Ch... Is he for real?!
Zaji: That bastard, he cancelled out all of my shotgun blasts!

Lag: Zaji...

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Lag: I... I shot a Heart Bullet into Gauche, but it didn't work...
Lag: My Heart didn't reach Gauche's Heart...

Lag: ?

Zaji: Hey, over here!

Lag: The Letter Bullet!!!

Lag: You found it?!
Zaji: That bullet can reach Gauche-san, right?

Zaji: I'll cover you

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Lag: Thanks, Zaji

Zaji: Found us already, has she?
Zaji: That Dingo's no pushover either, huh...

Zaji: Let's go, Lara-chan
Lag: Hey, I've already put the trousers on!

Zaji: Run, Lag!!

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Roda: !!

Noir: Get down, Roda!!

Zaji: Have a taste of that!

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Zaji: Aotoge no Ame!!!
[Rain of Blue Thorns]
Roda: !!!

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Lag: Gauche...

Text, right: I know for sure... that deep down inside Noir's Heart
Text, left: Gauche Suede still exists!

Lag: I have to believe that I can reach Gauche's Heart
Lag: And fire the Letter Bullet!!

Lag: NOIR!!!

Lag: I'm gonna take Gauche back...

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Lag: And then
Lag: I'll stop Reverse!!

Noir: It's futile!
Noir: The "reversal" has already begun!!

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Connor: Sunny!...
Connor: Sunny!!
Connor: Hang in there!!

Connor: Gah...
Connor: Sunny...
Connor: Was your Heart eaten by the Gaichuu?...

Sunny: ......
Sunny: Cold...

Connor: ......!
Sunny: Hungry...

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Nun: The Abbey took you in as an abandoned child.
Nun: Even if we're poor, you should be thankful and do your work!
Sunny [top]: Please, let me pray—
Man: Ugh, you're filthy! Don't come near me, you little church rat!
Sunny [bottom]: Thankful?...
Kids: How long you gonna keep crying, Sunny? We can't sleep!
Sunny: A prayer...
Connor: It's flowing out...

Connor: Sunny's Heart is...
Connor: Flowing out...

Kids: Haaaa
Kids: Haaa
Nun: Push properly!
Kids: Haaaa

Kids: Haaa
Kids: Haaaa
Kids: Haaa

Sunny: Happiness...

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Kid: I sure am jealous of them!

Kid: We gotta work like this without even getting a single piece of bread!
Kid: Just gets you so mad, don't it!!
Kid: I told you we shouldn't have set fire to that house, Sunny!!

Sunny: Joy...

Nun: Food and coal!!

Nun: Repairs on the walls and the hearth!!
Nun: Thanks to this aid, we won't ever go hungry or cold again!!

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Nun: We must show our thankfulness to Reverse...
Crowd: Reverse!!
Crowd: Reverse!!

Text, bottom left: Dear Connor-san...

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Text: I'm sorry for keeping this from you...

Text: I am
Text: A member of Reverse...

Text: I've put medicine in the cookies which will make your body go numb for a short while
Text: It's not poison, so don't worry... I just didn't want to get you caught up in all this...

Text: To make the country of Amberground better
Text: I will become a human sacrifice

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Text: I have been honoured with
Text: This important duty

Text: And that's why
Text: I have no regrets
Connor: ......
Connor: Guh...

Text: Except... for one...
Connor: Cookies, please!!

Connor: Huh? Where's the girl from yesterday?
Sunny: She's not here today. Selling the cookies is actually my job, so...
Connor: Huh, is that right...

Connor: ...oh well! Then let's see...
Connor: I'll take some cookies anyway!!
SFX: drool
Connor: 3 bags of each type!!

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Sunny: R-Right away...
SFX: ba-dump
SFX: ba-dump
Sunny: This person... could be a Bee who's come to interfere with our plan, like Roda-sama said!!

Sunny: Eh?!

Connor: DEEE!!
Text above Connor: Yahoo!!
Connor: LICIOUSSS!!
Sunny: Ehhh?! In one gulp...

Connor: Who makes these cookies?
Sunny: I-I do...

Connor: Whoa, really? You're amazing!!

Connor: I've never eaten cookies as delicious as these!!
Connor: I'm so glad I had to come here for a delivery~!

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Connor: Hiya!
Sunny: You're back again?...
Connor [bottom]: Sunny
Sunny: Connor-san
Connor: Evening, Sunny!
Connor: Cookies, please!!
Connor: Delicious~!!
Sunny: We're all out of cookies for today...
Connor: Whaaat?!
Connor: And I really wanted some more too!!

Sister: You're not going to bed, Sunny?

Sunny: Just a little longer...

Sunny: One
Sunny: And two

Sunny: One
Sunny: And two...
Bubble: ......

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Connor: They're so yummyyyy~!!!

Connor: I absolutely LOVE
Connor: Sunny's cookies!!

Sunny: I love...
Sunny: ...you too...

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Connor: ...huh?...
Sunny: Ah!
Sunny: No...
Sunny: I mean...
Sunny: Seeing people's faces as they enjoy their food

Sunny: Their joyful faces...

Sunny: I...

Sunny: Really love it...

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Text, top: And that's why, so that everyone can have such happy faces...
Text bottom: So that Connor-san...

Text: Can always

Text: Be happy...

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Connor: Give it back!!!
Connor: Sunny's heart...
Connor: You give it back right now!!!

Connor: DAMN IT!!!

Text: I...
Text: Have never been in love...

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Text: But...
Text: Perhaps...

Text: When it came to you...
Text: I...

Bubble: ......
Connor: Sunny...

Connor: Sunny!...

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Lag: !!

Lag: Roda!...

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Roda: Noir
Roda: The human sacrifice has been carried out.
Roda: We no longer need to hinder the Bees.

Roda: You go back to Laurence...
Roda: I'll deal with things here

Lag: !!

Lag: W...
Lag: Wait! Gauche!!

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Roda: He is the man necessary for saving the world...
Roda: Lag Seeing!!
Roda: I won't hand Noir over to you!!

Lag: Ngh...

SFX: boom
Roda: ?!

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SFX [all sfx on this page]: BOOM
Noir: !!

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Noir: This is...

Lag: ....!
Lag: It's "Kibaku"...

Lag: !!

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Lag: CONNOR!!!

Lag: !!
Lag: You found Sunny—

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Lag: ......
Lag: Sunny...

Connor: I was... too late...
Connor: I couldn't save her...
Connor: Lag...

Connor: The Gaichuu... Sunny's sweet, kind Heart!...
Connor: All of it...
Connor: It's all... all...

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[...]

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Lag: ......
Lag: ...Just how...
Lag: How is ANY OF THIS
Lag: Going to save the world?!?!

Lag: I'll never forgive you...
Lag: I'll never forgive you!!!

Noir: And so what if you won't forgive me?
Noir: Your Heart Bullets don't have the power to kill
Noir: No matter how many times you fire, it'll be the same outcome. Nothing will resound in my Heart...

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Noir: Nothing exists here within me but Noir!!
Noir: You'll never be able to
Noir: Bring Gauche Suede back!!

Noir: That Gaichuu is on its way to bring destruction to the capital.
Noir: In a moment, the man-made sun, the symbol of this stratified society, will disappear...

Noir: And the world will become one

Noir: Within the darkness!!!

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Zaji: Lag!!
Zaji: Watch out!!

Lag: ......
Lag: I'll never forgive you...

Lag: I'll never forgive you, Noir!!!

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Lag: AHHHHHH!!!

Noir: ?!

Roda: That "Light"...
Roda: Dissolved Noir's Heart Bullet?!

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Text, right: This radiance surrounding his body... It's...
Text, left: It's just like—

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Lag: I'm not going to bring Gauche back!...
Lag: NOIR!!
Lag: I'M GOING TO WIPE OUT YOUR EXISTENCE!!!!

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Text, left: The Heart of Wrath pierces through Noir!!
Text, bottom: Tegami Bachi... To be continued in July's issue