Darkside Blues Page #2

shut up at the name of Messiah--

Kenzo?

Want a kiss?

Mai! Did you just say something

aggressive in casual conversation?

Go ahead. See?

Here I come!

Wow! You sure know how

to make an entrance.

Is he the terrorist they're looking for?

The guy who attacked

the Persona main office?

Give the guy a cigar.

Whoops... Good evening.

Hi.

Kiddo, do you have business with this guy?

No.

Is he your boyfriend?

Nope.

Really? That's good.

Then I'll take him.

Be my guest.

Please! You can have this!

Save me!

Save me, please!

What's wrong, Mai?

Then I'll bid you good

night, you clever girl.

Sorry, Mister. Looks like

I'm not so clever after all.

I guess you're right.

An "enhanced" human.

Makes me sick.

I pass on monsters.

I'll leave it to my leader.

Listen, you!

I see. The leader of the

Messiah isn't just a figurehead.

I underestimated you.

You catch on quick.

Damn! Until next time.

That was creepy.

Nicely done. Turns out you

didn't need me after all.

Quit patting yourself on the

back and carry this guy.

We've got to get him to a doctor.

Me? Why? It's dangerous to

get involved with terrorists.

Leave him be.

I took his money.

If you won't help, I'll do

it alone. But, in exchange...

...you'll never see me again.

Okay, I'll do it! I'll do it!

I'm sorry, Selia, but I had to

bring him to somebody I trust.

I imagine so. He has burns from

a high-power laser in five spots.

Bullet wounds in four spots.

Stab wounds... Shock-rod wounds...

Is this that terrorist?

If he eats nutritious foods,

he can be on his feet in 3 days.

You've gotten better,

Ms. Former Nurse.

Yeah, you never should have

been forced to resign--

Keep your big mouth shut!

It's all right.

I'm just happy people remember me that way.

But this is all I can do.

Take him home.

Selia...

I've finally accepted it.

I know. Thank you, Selia. Kenzo?

Yas'm. I's just a horse

to carry yer baggage.

Thanks for your help.

Give me back my clothes.

You can't. If you tried to get

up now, your wounds would reopen.

I've had wounds like these for

the last three or four years.

And where do you plan to go?

The whole town is crawling

with Persona killers.

Outside Shinjuku, their private

guards are everywhere.

The only place in Tokyo that

they don't own is right here.

No choice. I can't

give you any more trouble.

If so, I wish you never hired

us in the first place.

When you buy the Messiah's

loyalty with money...

...it means you've

bought your life back.

I'm sorry.

Maybe that was a little corny.

Not just a little.

Have any friends?

Yeah, but I can't reach them

since I lost my one communicator.

It uses a special carrier wave.

I can't make one.

Leave that to us. This guy

may look like a Sumo wrestler...

...but he majored in

electrical engineering.

But I don't have any money.

Just pay us later.

Hey! I'm not taking on any

pain-in-the-ass jobs.

It's not a matter of money!

One more bill.

Listen, you...

Stay here if you want.

Until they build the communicator.

But...

However, you are not

allowed to enter my room.

Thank you.

Selia, you...

Renew yourself!

Renew yourself!

Number eleven, Crystal Street...

That way?

Katari!

I'm on the first floor, but there's

light coming from the skylight.

It's beautiful. As if a crystal

were melting in the moonlight.

Ah, how poetic.

Darkside!

How strange. When a person

comes in from the front hall...

...they go directly

to your room?

You had business with me,

so you came to my room.

Those who wish to go

to other rooms, go there.

Hmm? That's convenient.

What is your business?

It doesn't seem like renewal.

Renewal?

You mean Dream Treatment?

So, what is this Dream Treatment?

Did you treat Katari?

Katari?

You rescued him that night.

He just left here, right?

First time I've ever seen him with

such a vivacious look on his face.

That boy was dreaming

a very bad dream up until now.

It's not our brains

which suppress our souls...

...but dark phantoms.

Can you renew me?

What do you see?

Nothing.

I only see the darkness.

There are no dreams of darkness.

You don't feel sorrow or hatred...

You're lying! You're lying!

I... I...

This isn't sorrow?

It isn't hatred?

It's a sorrow over sorrow.

A hatred of your hatred intensifying.

For you, renewal is unnecessary.

Come again.

Wait!

Yes, in these first-world nations,

there are a lot of pretty girls.

Yo, Babe, let's party tonight.

Enji got away?

I'm very sorry.

He disappeared from a shuttle

flying 5000 m above Tokyo.

Did he jump out?

Yes, without a flying unit or a parachute.

We have the Japan office

looking for him at the moment.

Let him be. Enji is Enji.

When he's tired of

his games, he'll come back.

The end.

And with that, the young man

pretending to be...

...a white knight

is gone for good.

It's 'cuz you don't want to go

on a date that this happened.

Now you'll come with us.

We're all at that age

where we want some company.

Wait a second.

That's impossible! Every bone

in his body should be broken!

Yes, these first-world nations

are nothing like Africa.

There are a lot of pretty girls,

and a lot of stupid men.

Dammit! Kill him!

You okay?

Thank you.

No problem. Men just rescue

pretty women naturally.

I'll take you home.

Don't look so worried. Despite

appearances, I'm a gentleman.

See, I had a pretty strict childhood.

You're pretty agreeable.

I could get a crush on you.

Is this it, Sister?

Yo, Sister?

Hey, Granny. The lady

with me went "poof."

She went to the room to

which she intended to go.

You had no intended room,

so you are stuck in the lobby.

It's only natural.

That was supposed to mean something?

This is the Mirage Hotel,

and this is its nature.

Sorry, but I'm going

to take a look-see.

Well, in this whole wide world...

Is he the guy, Guren?

Mr. Vice President, we have

an estimate concerning the...

...maturing of the

aforementioned man.

Put it on my A/V panel.

Yes, sir.

Alchemist Pigero's special

potion, Re-health.

It will cure any wound.

Thank you, Master Pigero.

Please wait, Selia.

Take this, too. It's free.

But, sir! It's too--

It's okay. I'm hoping you

won't need it, but...

Thank you.

Laser cannons? Damn. I wish

that kid lived in a time of peace.

He's a strange guy.

Any normal person would've gone

insane or withered away by now.

I'm going all-out!

He is a life form who was sealed

in a different dimension...

...when he was a baby of just

three years, eighteen years ago.

His maturation rate was

incredibly rapid... Incalculable.

What?

Really, Guren? Is he someone

even you are afraid of?

I'm going to call it quits today.

I just got a message from heaven.

This is my calling card.

So, you've got red blood?

I'm relieved.

Everything was born of the darkness.

Renewal comes from the darkness as well.

You win.

I'm so impressed, you're giving me chills.

Let's do this again sometime.

If you want treatment.

That's out of the question.

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