Gate of Flesh Page #4

This was just a diversion

for both of us.

Shin didn't come home.

I suppose that means

he's gone for good.

Machiko did it to spite us.

But how could Shin -

Shut up, Roku!

Shin's not to blame!

He's back!

What're you going to do with that?

Eat it.

We cooked a lot of cows

and pigs at the front.

If you guys don't eat better,

you'll get skinny as green onions.

How're we going to eat it?

- How do you think? I'll kill it.

- Kill it?

Damn, that was hard work.

Mino, you go out front

and rubber.

Okay. Can I have a cig?

- What's "rubber"?

- She's keeping watch.

Wipe yourself off with this.

That's strange.

What's the matter?

My cow's gone.

Your cow?

- She's definitely not here.

- That's right.

Something smells.

Look.

Keep up the good work, Officer.

That's... um...

Excuse me... that's...

Officer!

Roasted sweet potatoes, one yen.

Real tasty.

What's going on?

They got wind that Ibuki

was here yesterday.

Roku, you go on home.

They're threatening

to close down the whole market.

Is there any way, I wonder...

Any way to what?

This is awkward,

but since I was the contact

on this deal,

I'll get grief if there's any trouble

for the syndicate.

What are you trying to say?

Could you get him

to call the deal off?

Return the advance?

You're funny.

A grown man acting like a little kid.

Don't be ridiculous.

This might be wood alcohol,

but have some if you want.

I'm drinking.

I'll have some, too.

Don't blame me if it kills you.

If it kills me,

I'll come back and haunt you.

Knucklehead.

If it kills you, it'll kill me, too,

since I'm drinking the most.

I don't care if it does kill me.

Me neither.

Beef is 40 yen a pound, right?

We sell our bodies

for the same price.

You're right.

Something's crazy when

our bodies cost the same as beef.

Don't you think so?

If we're eating 40-yen beef,

and selling our bodies for 40 yen,

then which is it?

Are we eating to sell our bodies,

or selling our bodies to eat?

And either way,

what are we living for?

I have no idea.

Don't think so much.

It's because you're alive

that you can have a feast like this.

Isn't that enough?

I was amazed, Shin,

how you managed to drag it

down those narrow steps.

The cow, I mean.

Hell, when I was in northern China,

I went up cliffs and deep into valleys

with a donkey in tow.

I'm an expert donkey driver.

It must have been really tough.

Shut up!

I don't want your sympathy.

You couldn't possibly imagine

what I went through.

With wounded buddy on his back

He treads the pathless way

A dark march through battlegrounds

As the night turns to rain

Sorry to be such a burden

Says a voice upon his back

Forget it, he says

And marches firmly on

The steps of the soldier

Ever proud and strong

My brother took this with him.

You think they have

donkeys in Borneo?

Borneo? No idea.

That's right.

You said your brother died there.

"Congratulations

on your call to colors. "

Sad, isn't it? This flag.

So many men got one of these,

only to get themselves killed.

With wounded buddy on his back

He treads the pathless way

A dark march through battlegrounds

As the night turns to rain

Sorry to be such a burden

Says a voice -

Come on, everybody.

Liven things up!

The stars float above me

And I ask them my fortune

Where will I find sleep tonight

It's not that I've let -

I'll show you how we crossed

the Yellow River under enemy fire!

All right!

In attack and in defense

Its steel sides lean out

A floating fortress standing tall

On it we can rely

The floating fortress will before

the rising sun protect

The four and distant corners of

His majesty's sacred realm

Fight hard, Shin!

Brother.

- It was suicide.

- Suicide?

What a bunch of weaklings!

Come on, Shin. Let's drink.

I've had all I can take.

Sh*t. I'm sleepy.

Is it true you slept with Machiko?

Yeah.

Are you crazy?

With that loser?

You got that wrong.

Machiko's a real woman.

Shin.

I'm a woman, too, you know.

Shin!

Shin.

What's gotten into you?

Flashing your tattoo

and acting tough is more your style.

Shin!

Enough already! I'm tired!

Leave me alone!

F*** off, you son of a b*tch!

Useless bum! Thief!

I'm kicking you out of here tomorrow.

Harder, Sen!

You take us for fools?

What the hell are you doing?

I'm going to kill you

and then kill myself.

Damn it!

Take me.

I love you.

I love you.

Where are you going?

To sell the beef.

There's much more than we can eat.

Sen said

she was going to kick you out

in the morning.

Maybe it's time for me to leave.

Wait, Shin.

Can I ask you just one thing?

You're the first man I've ever loved.

For the first time, I've felt human,

but now I'll get kicked out of here.

The moment I become

a real woman, I'm an outcast.

How will I survive?

Does feeling human mean

you can't go on living?

Will I fall by the wayside?

How am I supposed to know

heavy stuff like that?

Want to go away with me,

somewhere nobody knows us?

If you do,

come to Hinode Bridge at 9:00.

I've got a couple things

to take care of before then.

I'll be there.

I'll be there for sure.

Roku, go to the market

and tell Abe everything.

This is the problem with letting

a man like that hang around.

He'll get what's coming to him.

Right. Can't have people

thinking we work with him.

Okay.

Let's give Maya a thrashing

and kick her out like we did Machiko.

Shin's unforgivable,

but Maya's just as bad.

Are you serious?

Why would I lie?

Hurry, or he'll make off

with your penicillin.

The penicillin!

Hey, everybody!

Go tell the boss to get the MPs.

That f***ing bastard!

I get nervous when someone

asks me to keep something for him.

I always worry I might lose it.

Might have been better if you had.

What is it, anyway?

The personal effects

of a war buddy.

I couldn't find out

where to take them.

But I didn't have the heart

to burn them.

Honor the departed soul

by keeping them.

Sorry to bother you

so early in the morning.

I've got to be going.

Take care of yourself.

So you're going?

You take care, too.

Drop me a line

when you get settled.

Find yourself a good wife

and start a family.

Hold on a second.

For luck.

- Roku!

- Mino!

Ready?

Heave-ho!

A little higher.

The stars float above me

And I ask them my fortune

Let's take a break.

Where will I find sleep tonight

It's not that I've let

My heart turn to stone

Shin.

But I no longer have

Any tears to shed

Who was it that turned me

Into this kind of woman

They got him!

Get him out of the water.

You grab him there.

Damn! It's not the penicillin.

- Wanna have a good time?

- No, forget it.

Jerk.

- Wanna have some fun?

- How much?

Fifty yen? Okay.

I'd fallen by the wayside.

But I was determined

to cling to the happiness

of the fallen,

even if it dragged me

to the depths of hell.

THE END:

SkyFury

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