Sakamoto Days — Chapter 1

*Sakamoto's

WHAT KIND OF POOP YA THINK THAT IS?

ALIEN POOP!

S L R R R P

DAYS 1 THE LEGENDARY HIT MAN

ONCE, THERE WAS A HIT MAN WHO WAS CONSIDERED THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.

HIS NAME WAS TARO SAKAMOTO.

WAAAAAH! IT'S HIM! IT'S SAKAMOTO !!

K-KILL HIM! KILLLLL!!

YEEK!

A A A A U G H !!

HUH ?!

HE WAS AMAZ- ING.

ALL BAD GUYS FEARED HIM.

ALL HIT MEN REVERED HIM.

BUT ONE DAY...

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...HE FELL IN LOVE!

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HE RETIRED.

RETIREMENT♡

GOT MARRIED.

HAD A BABY.

AND...

SAKAMOTO GOT OUT OF SHAPE.

SAKA- MOTO'S... THAT'S IT ALL RIGHT...

THE OUT- SKIRTS OF TOKYO...

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU...

...MR. SAKA- MOTO!

WATCH, MISTER!

IF I HIT THIS TARGET WITH MY SUCTION CUP ARROW...

THERE! READY!

...I GET FREE JUICE, OKAY?

THAT KID COMES AROUND A LOT THESE DAYS...

OH, DEAR...

I MISSED !!

EX-HIT MAN TARO SAKAMOTO

SAKAMOTO'S WIFE AOI SAKAMOTO

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ONE MORE TRY!

WATCH ONE MORE TIME, MISTER!

OOPS ...

SPLAT

LOOK AT MY WHITE PANTS!

WHY, YOU LITTLE ...

GAH!

OH, DEAR! WHAT SHOULD WE DO, HONEY?

GRAB

WHAT ...?

YOU'RE DEAD!

THERE, THERE...

THANK YOU, MISTER!

HMPH! PORKY!

THAT WAS CLOSE. I NEARLY OFFED HIM...

WELL DONE

PIERCING THE CAROTID ARTERY WITH A BALLPOINT PEN...!

I SAW IT!!

IT'S SHIN, THE CLAIR- VOYANT.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE, MR. SAKA- MOTO...

HIT MAN (CLAIRVOYANT) SHIN

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IT'S SHIN! I USED TO WORK FOR YOU!

WHY IS KILLING ME THE FIRST THING YOU THOUGHT OF?!

SHIN CAN READ MINDS!

DON'T SIT THERE.

...AND OPENED UP A STORE. THE RUMOR THAT YOU RETIRED AS A HIT MAN...

SO, IT'S TRUE

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MR. SAKA- MOTO, COME BACK TO THE HIT MAN WORLD!

THIS IS A WASTE OF YOUR SKILLS!

AND YOU GOT FAT...

...ALL OF THE BAD GUYS FEARED YOU.

BACK IN THE DAY...

I WON'T GO BACK TO BEING A HIT MAN...

SAKAMOTO

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN ?!

YOU WERE A LEGEND!

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YOU USED TO ONLY EAT FIELD RATIONS ...

YUM

SIGH ...

MIND IF I SMOKE?

HUH?

HON- ESTLY, YOU'RE A SHADOW OF YOUR FORMER S-

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K R I K K K

"I MAY BE OUT OF SHAPE, BUT I COULD STILL KILL YOU IN AN INSTANT..."

MESSAGE RECEIVED!

S-STILL SO FAST...

...COULD I GET YOUR HELP WITH SOME- THING?

HUH? WHY'S HE ASKING MR. SAKA- MOTO...?!

DOES HE NEED SOMEONE WHACKED?!

HEY, SAKAMOTO! SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT...

I NEED TO PRUNE THE BRANCHES AT THE TOP OF THAT TREE, BUT I CAN'T REACH!

OH, NICE! I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON YOU!

CAN YOU DO IT, SAKAMOTO?

MY DAUGHTER WON'T EAT HER VEG- ETABLES...

WE ONLY HAVE ONE BALL!

SAKA- MOTO...

WHA -?!

YOU'RE THE TOWN'S JACK- OF-ALL- TRADES?!

...AND BLENDING IN WITH THE COM- MUNITY.

HEH HEH... I GET IT... HE'S CONCEALING HIS TRUE IDENTITY...

MR. SAKA- MOTO, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THIS NEW YOU...

...IS A TOTAL JOKE!

STUPID BRAT!

I'LL BE BACK-

IN THE FIVE YEARS SINCE I LAST SAW MR. SAKAMOTO...

...HE'S SURE GONE SOFT.

BUT...

SIGH ...

...MR. SAKA- MOTO'S STILL

...COOL AS EVER!

EVEN WITH THE EXTRA WEIGHT, HE'S GOT AN AMAZING AURA!

I WISH WE COULD WORK TO- GETHER AGAIN!

BEEP

DON'T LOOK!!

V R R R

DID YOU WIN OVER SAKAMOTO ?

YES, BOSS?

I'M AFRAID NOT...

SO YOU TOOK HIM OUT?

DO I REALLY HAVE TO WHACK HIM?

MR. SAKA- MOTO'S ALL TUBBY NOW. HONESTLY, HE'S NO THREAT...

BOSS...

SHIN.

YOU KNOW THE RULE.

SAKAMOTO BROKE THE RULE. WE CAN'T LET HIM LIVE.

UH- OH...

YOU RUN OUT ON THE ORGANI- ZATION, YOU GET WHACKED.

BESIDES, SHIN...

KEEP GIVING ME TROUBLE, AND I'LL HAVE THEM DO YOU TOO, WHILE THEY'RE AT IT!

THERE'RE PLENTY OF GUYS WHO CAN DO THE JOB IF YOU AREN'T UP FOR IT!

DO IT OR YOU'RE DEAD MEA- KCHAK OH, SHUT UP!

IF I DON'T, THEN SOMEONE ELSE WILL...

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GUESS I HAVE NO CHOICE... SIGH ...

...I'D RATHER...

IN THAT CASE...

...DO IT MYSELF!

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I'M BORED! WILL YOU PLAY WITH ME?

OH, IT'S SHIN, RIGHT? FROM YESTER- DAY.

BACK SO SOON?

SORRY, KID.

IT'S TIME FOR WAR...

TING-A- LING

...SO I THOUGHT I'D STOP BY TO PAY MY...

HEY, MR. SAKA- MOTO. IT SEEMS I HAVE TO LEAVE TOWN TODAY...

... RESPECTS!

PSHOO

WHAK

!!!

HE BLOCKED MY SHOT WITH A COUGH DROP?!

!!

WHERE'D HE GO?!

AUGH!

RATS! I CAN'T READ HIS THOUGHTS!

WHERE IS HE?!

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AUGH!

NGH!

ARGH!

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GAH

REESTABLISH

I...

OH!

GOOD!

THIS IS THE SECOND FLOOR OF SAKA- MOTO'S!

HE'S AWAKE !

WHERE ...?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY FOR DINNER?

HOW MUCH RICE? A SUPER- SERVING? AN ULTRA- SERVING? OR A MEGA- SERVING?

HUH?

ER ...

SLIM

REGU- LAR...

HUH?! COULD THIS BE... POISONED...?!

LET'S EAT! WHAT'S GOING ON? MY ASSIGNMENT...

I'VE DONE PLENTY OF CONDITIONING TO RESIST POISONS...

TEE HEE! IT'S THE SAME WAY YOU REACTED WHEN WE FIRST MET!

DAD!

...AND DELI- CIOUS!

IN ALL MY YEARS AS A HIT MAN, I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE...

W-WHAT... IS THIS FEELING?

SO WARM ...

SO, MR. SAKAMOTO QUIT KILLING...

...TO PROTECT THIS HUMDRUM, EVERYDAY LIFE...?

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THANK YOU FOR THE FOOD...

I'M NO MATCH...

Please come again! -Sakamoto's

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HEH...

...FOR MR. SAKAMOTO.

YOU WANTED TO SPEAK WITH ME, SHIN?

SO, YOU FAILED TO ICE SAKA- MOTO ...

BOSS...

HOW DISGRACE- FUL...

BWA HA HA HA! YOU'RE KOWTOWING TO ME?

!!

PLEASE LET MR. SAKAMOTO LIVE!

WHY?

WHY ARE YOU DEFENDING HIM?

HUH? SAKA- MOTO...

HE ABAN- DONED HIS RESPON- SIBILITIES.

MR. SAKA- MOTO...

...HAS A HOME...

... BROKE THE RULE OF OUR WORLD.

HE HAS TO DIE.

SHP IF SOME- ONE HAS TO TAKE RESPON- SIBILITY, I'LL DIE IN HIS PLACE.

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

PLEASE LET MR. SAKAMOTO LIVE.

...FOR POINTING A GUN AT MY HERO!

!!

IT'S MY PENANCE ...

FINE.

KILL YOUR- SELF, AND I'LL SPARE SAKAMOTO ...

YEAH, RIGHT!

GO ON AND DIE, YOU FOOL! IF YOU BELIEVE THAT...

NOT THAT I'M SURPRISED ...

I HEARD THAT!

YES- SIR! KILL HIM!

WHOOPS... I FORGOT HE CAN READ MINDS!

GUESS-I HAVE NO CHOICE!

BLAM BLAM BLAM RATTA TATTA TATTA

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TAP TAP

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BUT IT'S LIKE HE CAN PREDICT OUR MOVES!

HUFF! HUFF!

WHY'RE YOU STRUGGLING AGAINST ONE PERSON?!

SHF

GET TOO CLOSE AND HE'LL READ YOUR MIND.

HE'S CLAIR- VOYANT.

KCHK

ALMOST OUT OF BULLETS ...!

WHOA ...

JUST GOTTA GO FOR IT!

THERE!

I'LL SHOOT HIM FROM HIDING.

PSHOO

BLAM

UH-OH...

KZZT

MR. SAKA- MOTO!

HE'S HERE! IT'S SAKAMOTO !!

KILL HIM!

!!

SHOOF

...JUST HAPPENED?

SHUP

DIE!

KRIK

EVERY- ONE, SHOOT HIM!

DON'T ATTACK ONE AT A TIME!

K S H N K

SHUK

CHAK

SAKA- MOTO ...!

YOU PIECE OF...!

AMAZING!

THIS IS...

...THE LEGENDARY HIT MAN...

...TARO SAKAMOTO!

HOW DID YOU KNOW WHERE ...?

MY GUN...?

SAKAMOTO

HE DOESN'T LET HIS GUARD DOWN...

HE DOESN'T TRUST ME...

DON'T TELL ME... YESTERDAY, WHEN WE FOUGHT...

A... MIC...?!

MR. SAKA- MOTO...

AS OF TODAY, I'M G...

I'VE MADE A DECI- SION.

HUH ?!

AN APRON ?

WITHOUT... ER, WITH EXTRA FOR OVERTIME.

EIGHT HUNDRED YEN AN HOUR.

WHAT ?!

OR 850 YEN...

SAKAMOTO

I'M WEARING A NEW SHIRT. YOU'RE SPLATTERING THE BROTH.

COULD YOU NOT EAT RAMEN NEXT TO ME?

MR. SAKA- MOTO...

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MY, MY! ♡ YOU LOOK GREAT, SHIN!

D- DO I?!

WE'RE ALREADY RUNNING LOW ON RAMEN ...

YOU FIT RIGHT IN!

HERE, MA'AM! THE DETER- GENT'S HERE!

OH, DEAR... CAN'T FIND THE DETERGENT...

GOOD- NESS! I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK!

THANK YOU!

I HEARD THAT, YA LITTLE PERV!

I PREFER HOW MRS. SAKA- MOTO LOOKS IN HER APRON ...

THAT ESP SURE IS HANDY!

YEAH. EVEN THOUGH I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

IT'S BETTER THAN MY LAST JOB, ANYWAY.

IS IT FUN WORKING HERE?

SAY IT AND DIE.

WHAT WAS YOUR LAST JOB?

IT WAS A SORT OF CLEAN- ING JOB... FOR SOCI- ETY...

...I CAME TO WORK WITH MR. SAKAMOTO AGAIN...

AND THAT'S HOW...

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WEL- COME!