Belmonde le VisiteuR 18

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white: Surrounded by the powerful enchantment of the "Samedi!!"
lower left: The 18th Act: To Shijem Serpa
lower right: ishioka shouei

-In just one swing, he minced that monster to bits...!

-He used Lundi's "severing" property in that last attack...

-If you think you've won, you're sorely mistaken!! That thing was just a mish-mash of dead parts!
-I can reconstruct it as many times as I want!!

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-Then would you mind taking a break, madame?

-My "coffin"!!

03
-You were wide open
-Although you can use flesh for defense and offense,
-It seems your limitation is that you can't do both at the same time

-Kuh...Get away from me already, you perv!
-EEEH?!
-What a perv!
-Perv!!
-N-Noo!!!

-Well, since it's apparent that D'Artagnan is after the 6th sword, Samedi...
-I wonder what he's up to now?
-I have a lot to ask you...

-Ch....!
-Hm? You still want to fight?

04
-Like I'll ever tell you anything!!

-Brother...I'm sorry that I served no purpose...

sfx - splish splish

-athos!!

05
-I have no clue who or what you are, but
-I have no desire to see another woman die before my eyes

-Another...?

-Don't worry about my wound
-This hand is useless anyway. It shakes because of the alcohol...

-You know about my eye's power, right?
-There's no point in keeping quiet. Just tell us everything you know
-Let's start with why you came here

-The reason I'm here is to keep Athos out of this
-That was d'Artagnan's request

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-Keeping me away...guess he really hates me

-Nah, I knew that back then too
-I gave him a near-fatal wound...of course he'd stay away from me

-Haa? What did you say?
-He didn't want to get you involved in this mess, that's all

-He always spoke of you highly

07
-"I know three guys who're like brothers to me
-We aren't as close as we used to be, but...
-They're all irreplaceable, lifelong friends"

-I was expecting something more from a national hero...
-To hear him using such frivolent words, he's not what he's cracked up to be

-He still thinks of me as his friend, even after all we went through?

08
-Reflecting on everything she told us...
no bubble: Don't come any closer!
-Don't worry, I won't hurt you
-d'Artagnan is trying to fulfill the last step to gain ownership of the Samedi...

-Out of them all, the Samedi faction is the one undergoing the most turmoil
-I have absolutely no idea what their leader Griev is thinking by simply giving the sword away...I have a bad feeling about this

-Since we know where d'Artagnan is,
-Our best course of action should be to retrieve your eye at once

-mhm, and I can take the Samedi while we're at it...

09
-Oh, real smooth...that would set off a war between Lundi and Samedi in no time

-Is that bad?
-I'm afraid it is...

-...Oh
-Well...that would be fun in its own way too...
-Hey, Medi!! He's planning to do something stupid again!
-Yes, I can sense it too...

-Hey

-I suppose I should tell you Witches or whatever you are in advance...
-I...
-Nah--everyone--absolutely hates you

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-I know I told you that I lost my wife in the past...
-to be more precise, she was actually an ex-wife, and she was executed

-...during a witch hunt

-On that day, without any concern for the punishment I'd receive, I ran away from the front lines and returned to Paris
-But by the time I got there it was too late

-Anne!
-ANNNNE!!

-Master Athos, please keep yourself together!
-If the church learns that she was your ex-wife, who knows what they'll do to you!

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-Damnit!! I know she committed sins for which she can never be forgiven!
-But...to be burned at the stake...she didn't need to be killed as a Witch!!

-At least...at least give her a proper way to go, without suffering!!

-Melody Anne Clarick...she confessed to being a witch during her trial
-A confession is the strongest proof of all

-Confessed!? Lies!! After being tortured day in and day out, you'd confess too!!
-A confession proves nothing!!

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-Speaking out against us is blasphemy against God himself
-Besides, what does an elite musketeer such as yourself have to do with a woman of such station?

-Kuh...!!

-After d'Artagnan returned from battle, it was he who looked after me during my depression
-Athos, that's enough

-d'Artagnan...go ahead and laugh...laugh at this pitiful man
-I...I'm a useless man, who couldn't save the woman he loved

-That's nothing to laugh about
-If it were me, I doubt I could have done anything about it either

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-Come, Athos, and let's hate them together
-Whoever they are, it's certain they are leading people as well as our society astray

-Overcome this trial...by casting your hatred upon them!

-"let's hate them together"
-Those were the words he spoke to me

-So why would that man seek their very power?
-Just what is it he's trying to accomplish, for him to sink so low?

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-I have a duty as his friend
-to see this through!

-So...does this mean you're asking to come along with us?
small: We're Witches, though...
-Forget it!
-If something happens to him, they'll immediately blame it on us Witches
-Now, now...

-d'Artagnan...it is out of my concern for you
-that I will dare to raise my sword against you, should the need arise

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-Well then, let's head off to the 6th Bastion, Shijem Serpa

-All we care about is d'Artagnan and his followers
-But as long as we're stepping foot on the Samedi's territory,
-we must be sure to have an escape route before we can make a move

-Are we riding horseback again?
small: I hate it! my derriere still hurts!
-Unfortunately, we're out of time

-Huh?
-Then what exactly are we going to do?

-That woman brought us a gift...

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-Ooooh!! We're flying!! We're really flying!!

-I thought Witches flew on brooms...
-What is this, exactly?!

-"回帰の箒星" = The "Returning Comet"--It's a tool that will carry people back to their home Bastion in a time of emergency
-Ordinarily, only the faction leader can possess one...
-It can only mean that the witch we defeated held a high rank

-Everyone ready? We're almost there

18 no txt, sfx bubble with "suu"

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----d'Artagnan!!
white: The man who bears the Samedi suddenly appears!!

lower right: The 18th act/end

-END-

looking at the last page seems to be a telltale sign that this comic is on it's way out, lol. Not only the sudden confrontation, but belle's lack of words and no next chapter preview...