Sakamoto Days — Chapter 3

WIND, SOUTH- WESTERLY... DISTANCE TO TARGET, APPROXIMATELY FIVE METERS...

NO OBSTACLES IN SIGHT AND THE ENEMY IS UNAWARE... GOOD!

WHOOPS! YOU MISSED. TOO BAD. NEEEXT!

PSHOO

YOU SUCK, DUDE. AND YOU'RE SLOW!

AUGH! EVERY LAST PRIZE?! DON'T EVER COME BACK!

WE'RE STILL ON THE CLOCK. LET'S GO!

OOPS, SORRY! WE WERE OUT ON DELIV- ERIES...

OFFICER NAKASE AND THE MYSTERIOUS HERO

IS THIS MOTOR- CYCLE YOURS?

WE ADULTS HAVE TO BE EXTRA RESPON- SIBLE...

THIS IS A NO PARKING ZONE!

THERE ARE LOTS OF KIDS OUT TODAY!

IT WAS JUST FOR A FEW MIN- UTES ...

OFFICER NAKASE IKORAIZAKA POLICE

INFORMATION REGARDING MYSTERIOUS MASKED MAN...? WHAT'S THIS?

HERO? OH, WELL, I GUESS WE DID HEAR ABOUT THAT... RIGHT, RIGHT.

MASKED HERO...

HAVEN'T YOU HEARD? IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN!

A MYSTERIOUS MASKED HERO SAVED CITIZENS FROM A BUS JACKING!

THEM

WHAT KIND OF HERO USES VIOLENCE?! I'LL ARREST THEM IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO! WELL, AT LEAST NONE OF THE PASSENGERS WERE HURT, RIGHT? ANYWAY, WE'D BETTER GET BACK TO OUR DELIV- ERIES... LET'S GO.

IT'S UNFOR- GIVEABLE!

HUH?

THAT ISN'T PUBLIC KNOW- LEDGE...

HOW DID YOU KNOW NONE OF THE PASSEN- GERS WERE HURT?

WHAP

THIS IS NAKASE. I'M ON IKORAIZAKA SHOPPING STREET WITH A PAIR OF SUSPICIOUS CHARAC- TERS...

OH, WELL, UH... JUST A HUNCH! I MEAN, I SURE HOPE THEY'RE ALL OKAY! I MEAN, THERE WERE OLD PEOPLE AND ALL...

STOP TALKING...

OLD PEOPLE? YOU SEEM TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT THIS. OH!

OH!

THAT WAS SO SHADY! THEY MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE MASKED MAN SOMEHOW!

I'LL GET IT OUT OF THEM!

WHOA! SHE'S SUR- PRISINGLY FAST!

W A I T !!

WHY, MR. SAKA- MOTO'S RUNNING! THAT'S UNUSUAL!

MR. SAKAMOTO! WOULD YOU LIKE TO TASTE OUR NEW PRODUCT?!

THANK YOU!

HE SURE HAS LOTS OF EN- ERGY!

D I N G

HE'S REALLY POPU- LAR!

HEY, THAT'S WEIRD. WHERE DID THEY...?

HA HA HA! FUNNY!

WE LOST HER.

MITARASHI DANGO ARE THE BEST...

THAT SHOULD DO IT!

DON'T STEP IN IT!

SPLUK

IT WON'T COME OFF!

WHAT DO WE DO? SHOULD I BE THE BAIT AND...

CUT THE FUNNY BUSI- NESS!

BUSTED.

TMP

HUH? DANGO STICKS...?!

WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE?! OF ALL THE STUPID-

YOU OKAY, MISS?

WHAT A MESS!

YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!!

OKAY, I HID YOU. NOW YOU EACH BUY TEN SKEWERS!

IS SHE GONE?

BUT WE'RE FULL!

I'VE NEVER HAD ANYONE GET AWAY FROM ME LIKE THAT...

WELL, I DOUBT THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE MASKED MAN...

NOBODY'S EVER OUTRUN ME.

RATS! THEY GOT AWAY...

ARE YOU GETTING USED TO THE JOB?

YOU'RE A HARD WORKER, NAKASE.

YOU WERE A TOP RECRUIT, AND YET YOU ASKED TO BE ASSIGNED TO THIS SMALL TOWN...

THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR...

YOU HAVE UNUSUAL INTERESTS, NAKASE.

YES! IT'S VERY FULFILLING!

UGH. WAIT, MR. SAKA- MOTO...

A POLICE OFFICER HERE HELPED ME ONCE...

I USED TO LIVE HERE!

SO...

...I CAN HELP PEOPLE HERE NOW!

THAT'S WHY I HOPE...

MR. SAKAMOTO! NOW'S OUR CHANCE!

WELL, DON'T WORK YOURSELF TOO HARD, NOW.

RIGHT! GOOD EVENING!

I SEE.

NO! LET ME GO!

WHAT'S WRONG? I THOUGHT YOU WERE INTO IT!

STOP, PLEASE!

WELL, I GUESS I SHOULD MAKE ANOTHER ROUND...

C'MON, GRAB HER!

HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?!

I'M A POLICE OFFI- CER! WHO'RE YOU?

SHE'S TELLING YOU TO STOP!

LET ME GO!

HUH?

O O P S !

PLOP

HEY, WHAT'S ALL THE COMMO- TION?

THIS...

DING DONG

YAKITORI WITH SAUCE... SO GOOD...

HUH? OH, RIGHT. SURE IS.

GOSH, IT SURE IS LOUD OUT TODAY.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR MEAL. WELL, YOU SEE...

HELLO, OFFICER! WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

OUR NEW RECRUIT, OFFICER NAKASE, HASN'T RETURNED TO THE STATION...

...I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT BE CHASING AFTER YOU GUYS AGAIN.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS?

THAT FAST- RUNNING LADY FROM THIS AFTER- NOON?

YOU MEAN THE LADY COP?

ONE TIME WHEN I GOT LOST FROM MAMA... ...SHE GAVE ME A PIGGYBACK RIDE HOME!

百金

DO YOU KNOW HER, HANA?

I LIKE HER!

WHAT SHOULD WE DO, MR. SAKA- MOTO?

WELL, WELL!

SHE'S AN AWFULLY NICE GIRL, SO I WORRY A BIT...

A TRIPLE SCOOP!

YOU GOT IT!

LET'S GET SOME AFTER- DINNER EXERCISE.

鬼来坂

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TROUBLE YOU'RE IN?!

WHY, YOU...!

LOOK, I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO DO THIS.

BUT SINCE YOU SAW THE GOODS...

RIKI KANEHIRA ZUTTOMO MOTORCYCLE GANG LEADER

H U H ?

EVEN IF I DID HAVE A GUN...

HEH HEH... TOO BAD YOU DON'T CARRY A GUN, HUH?

...I WOULD NEVER POINT IT AT YOU!

TAKING US ON UNARMED?! HEY, IS THIS COP STUPID OR WHAT?!

MULTIPLE VOICES COMING FROM AN ABANDONED FACTORY BEHIND THE SHOPPING STREET!

FOUND SOMETHING, MR. SAKA- MOTO!

ROGER...!

IT'S ALL RIGHT! I'LL PROTECT YOU, I PROMISE!

HOW'D YA EXPECT TO PROTECT ANYONE WITHOUT USING FORCE, YA MORON?

WEAK- LINGS AND THEIR CRAZY IDEALS!

NGH!

PLONK

?!

AUGH!

KOFF!

DAM- MIT! PIGS ?!

DANG, FOR REAL?!

?!

KOFF!

WHAT...?

MR. SAKAMOTO, THREE METERS AHEAD, TWO O'CLOCK!

WHAT'S THIS? I CAN'T SEE! GAH!

GOT IT.

BAM

THREE STEPS AHEAD OF YOU, TWO OF THEM!

A VOICE ?

THERE'S SOME- ONE HERE!

WE'RE UNDER AT- TACK!

WHO IS IT?!

NGH...

IT'S ALL QUIET NOW...

WHAT'S GOING ON?!

YOU COW! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!

EEK!

OOF!

OW...

UH- OH!

MR. SAKA- MOTO ISN'T WEARING A MASK TODAY!

YOU...

WHO ARE YOU?!

HE'S... THIN?!

OH!

RUN...

HEY!

M-MR. SAKAMOTO?!

WAIT A MINUTE...

WHY DOES HE LOOK SO FAMILIAR...

THE NEXT DAY...

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*Sakamoto's

DID HE REALLY BURN THAT MANY CALORIES YESTERDAY? WHAT'S WITH HIS BODY!?

Y U M.

ONE-DAY REBOUND?!

... WEIGHT TRAIN- ING?

I WAS SO HELPLESS YESTER- DAY!

ER, NAKASE? WHY THE SUDDEN...

BECAUSE I'M ANGRY!

BUT WHO WAS THAT GUY IN THE GLASSES?

SORRY. LOOK AT YOU! NOT AGAIN! I TOLD YOU TO STOP AT TWO!

YOU LOOK BETTER WITHOUT THE WEIGHT, MR. SAKAMOTO...

HE LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE I KNOW...