Wind Breaker — Chapter 1

THERE IS A SIGN...

...DISPLAYED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THIS TOWN.

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A SIGN...

...THAT WAS ERECTED BY THE STRONG.

I ONLY CARE ABOUT THE STRONG...

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I HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE WEAK.

MAKOCHI TOWN - TONPU MARKET STREET

C'MON, DON'T BE LIKE THAT, BABE. DON'T YA WANNA HANG OUT?

LISTEN, ALREADY! GET OUT OF MY WAY!

I'D LOVE TO...

ISN'T THERE ANYTHING YOU WANNA DO?

...SMASH SOME EGGS RIGHT INTO YOUR UGLY MUGS...

BUT MY HANDS ARE FULL, AND THAT'D BE A WASTE OF EGGS.

SO...NO. I'LL HOLD BACK.

YOU MIGHT END UP HURTING THAT PRETTY FACE OF YOURS. I LIKE A WOMAN WHO CAN FIGHT BACK. BUT IF YOU'RE TOO HARD- NOSED,

HEY! THAT HURTS!!

...WHO HAVE THEIR HEADS UP THEIR ASSES, THINKING THEY'RE STRONG...

AND WEAKLINGS...

HUH?

...MAKE ME SICK.

YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE A FEW SCREWS LOOSE...

...TO EVEN THINK YOU'RE STRONG.

I WANT THE WEAK TO AVOID ME.

YA BETTER REMEMBER THIS FACE... AND THIS NAME...

I WANT THE STRONG TO SEEK ME OUT.

I AM...

...HARUKA SAKURA!

FROM FURIN HIGH SCHOOL!

HEY, WAIT!

HEY!

HEY, YOU!

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE STANDING HERE...

HUH? ME?

I JUST CAN'T STAND PEOPLE LIKE THAT!

I-I DIDN'T DO IT TO SAVE YOU!!

?!

BY THE WAY...ARE YOU HUNGRY?

I-I'M NOT HUNGRY!!

YEAH, YEAH. WHATEVER. I'M JUST ANOTHER WEIRDO...

喫茶 ポ ト ス

YOU DON'T SEE PEOPLE COMING TO THIS TOWN EVERY DAY. HOW RARE.

Oh, sorry! THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!

IT'S NOT YOU WHO'S WEIRD...

THIS TOWN HAD A LOT OF TEAMS AND GANGS AND WHATNOT BREAKING INTO FIGHTS NOT TOO LONG AGO.

IT WAS VERY UNSAFE ON THE STREETS. NORMAL PEOPLE WOULDN'T EVEN COME CLOSE.

THAT BEING SAID, I WASN'T BORN IN THIS TOWN EITHER.

THIS CHICK...

I'M KOTOHA TACHIBANA.

MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE FREAKED OUT...! I JUST PUMMELLED FIVE GUYS IN FRONT OF HER!!

...WHY'S SHE ACTING SO FRIENDLY?

NICE TO MEET YOU, SAKURA.

PLUS...

HM? YOU'RE NOT GONNA EAT?

O-OH... NO TAKEOUT, HUH ...? BY THE WAY, SAKURA...

HUH? YOU MEAN TAKE- OUT, RIGHT? WE DON'T DO THAT HERE!

WHOA, SO GOOD!

YOU DON'T LIKE OMELETTE RICE?

CAN I GET TAKEOFF HERE?

I-I'M EATING!! I'M GONNA DIG IN NOW!!

YOU'VE GOT AN IN- TERESTING LOOK.

BOTH SIDES OF YOUR HAIR AND YOUR EYES ARE DIFFERENT COLORS...

SO? YA GOT SOMETHIN' YA WANNA...

WOOOW! YOUR EYE LOOKS LIKE A MARBLE!

...SAY...?

I'M NOT GLARING YOU DOWN FOR A FIGHT, MAN...

WHAAAT?! DO YA WANNA GO?! HUH?!

Like this! CRAZY HOW, EX- ACTLY? WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE I'M USED TO SEEING A GUY WITH AN EVEN CRAZIER DO! MOST PEOPLE GET FREAKED, OR TRY TO PUSH ME AWAY WITH EVERYTHING THEY'VE GOT... YOU'RE A WEIRD ONE...

HOW YA LOOK DOESN'T MATTER IN A FIGHT...

WAIT, IS THAT WHY...?!

THAT'S WHY...

...I CAME TO FURIN.

FURIN HIGH SCHOOL

WITH THE LOWEST AVERAGE SCORES, AND THE STRONGEST FIGHTERS.

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FURIN IS WHERE FAILURES GATHER.

A DOG-EAT- DOG WORLD, WHERE FACTIONS ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING... THE UNDERLINGS ARE ALWAYS UNSEATING THEIR BOSSES...

BE IT OBON OR NEW YEAR'S, THERE ISN'T A DAY WHEN THE STUDENTS AREN'T SMACKING DOWN.*

AND I'M GONNA BE THE TOP OF THE SCHOOL!

OH? WELL, THAT'S SOME PRETTY BIG TALK.

NOT REALLY...

...ARE WILLING TO BET EVERYTHING ON BECOMING THE BEST OF THE BEST AT BRAWLING... THAT'S THE DREAM IF YOU ASK ME.

IT'S A BATTLE TO DETERMINE THE TRASHIEST OF THE TRASH.

THE LOWEST OF THE LOW, HATED BY ALL OTHERS, WORTH NOTHING BUT THEIR FISTS...

THAT SUITS ME PERFECTLY.

YOU'VE GOT HIGH EXPECTA- TIONS...

AAAH, THAT MUST BE WHY YOU'RE WEARING THE UNIFORM EVEN THOUGH CLASSES START TOMORROW!

YOU'RE EXCITED, AREN'T YOU?!

WHA?!

I-I AIN'T EXCITED! I, UHH...

REALLY, NOW? YOU'RE PUMPED FOR YOUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL LIFE, AREN'T YOU?

I JUST MOVED IN! I DON'T HAVE NO OTHER CLOTHES!

THANK YOU FOR COMING AGAIN, YAMA-JII!*

I left the money on the table. KOTOHA- CHAN, THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT MEAL.

YOU LITTLE... LET'S TAKE THIS OUT- SIDE...

I'LL COME BY AGAIN NEXT TIME.

TAKE CARE.

HEY, OLD MAN.

YOU FORGOT THIS.

OH, GOOD- NESS!!

I'VE BEEN FORGETTING THINGS A LOT LATELY.

HERE, FOR YOU...

THAT WAS A PRESENT FOR HIS GRANDSON, APPARENTLY.

"YOU REALLY HELPED ME THERE."

"THANK YOU," HE SAID.

AAAAH?! SH-SHUT YER TRAP!!

HOW CAN YOU GUYS ACT LIKE THAT AROUND A GUY WHO LOOKS LIKE ME?!

WHY'RE YOU BLUSHING?

THIS WHOLE TOWN'S MAD! INCLUDING YOU!!

PLUS!!

HOW CAN HE...THANK SOMEONE LIKE ME?!

I'M WEARIN' THE UNIFORM OF THE INFAMOUS DELINQUENT SCHOOL!!

THERE'S NO WAY YOU GUYS DIDN'T KNOW!!

...WOULD EVEN SUSPECT ME... NORMAL PEOPLE WOULD HAVE THEIR GUARD UP...

WHEN I PICKED UP A GUY'S WALLET AND GAVE IT BACK, HE EVEN BLAMED ME FOR STEALIN' IT!!

Poliiiiice!

HE'S GOTTA BE MORE CAUTIOUS! HE NEEDS TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S STILL INSIDE!!

DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TRUST YOU? OR NOT?

SAKURA, IT WAS RIGHT FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FURIN.

BUT...

...YOU WILL NEVER BE THE TOP OF FURIN.

NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.

HAH?

IN YOUR CURRENT STATE, YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THE TOP...

...NO ONE IN FURIN WOULD EVEN GIVE YOU THE TIME OF DAY.

AS IF!!

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW STRONG I AM!

YEAH, YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME SKILLS...

...BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BE THE TOP OF FURIN.

BECAUSE YOU...

...ARE ALONE.

I AIN'T SO WEAK THAT I NEEDA DEPEND ON SOMEONE ELSE TO WATCH MY BACK!!

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BEING PHYSICALLY ALONE.

YOU SHOULD GO MEET THE FURIN KIDS FIRST...

...THEN YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN.

I DON'T GET IT.

H- HELLO ?!

HEY, NOW... I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D HAVE THE GUTS TO COME AT US...

...YA FURIN PUNK.

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YOU GONNA IGNORE ME NOW?

YOU'RE THE ONE TELLING PEOPLE TO NOT FORGET YOUR NAME AND FACE...BUT HERE YOU GO, FORGETTING MINE.

BUT IT AIN'T GONNA BE EASY FOR ME TO FORGET YOUR LAME-ASS FACE, EVEN IF I WANT TO.

DYEING YOUR HAIR AND WEARING CONTACTS, HUH? WHAT'RE YOU, A COSPLAYER?

HUH? SERIOUSLY? THAT MOP IS HIS REAL HAIR?

WHAT IS HE, A CAT?

HM? WAIT, IS THAT YOUR REAL HAIR?!

AND YOU'RE NOT WEARING ANY CONTACTS...

D I S G U S T I N G.

EVERYONE IS ALWAYS... ...PUSHING ME AWAY... ...REJECTING ME... ...DISMISSING ME...

THIS IS THE RIGHT REACTION...

THIS IS MORE LIKE IT...

BUT I WANT TO AT LEAST FIND SOME WORTH IN MYSELF...

IF I BEAT THE GUY IN FRONT OF ME, THEN THAT MAKES ME BETTER THAN THEM.

ONCE I REACH THE TOP, I'LL BE ABLE TO FEEL THAT WORTH EVEN STRONGER...

IT MAKES ME MORE WORTHY...

YOU WILL NEVER BE THE TOP OF FURIN...

...BECAUSE YOU ARE ALONE.

YOU'VE STARTED A WAR... BETWEEN US AND FURIN—

YOU PICKED THE WRONG GUY TO SLUG.

THERE AIN'T A TEAM IN THIS TOWN WHO WOULD STAY QUIET AFTER GETTING A FIST TO THE FACE.

YOU PEOPLE WERE THE ONES WHO DIDN'T WANT TO BE NEAR ME!!

I KNOW MY THAT LOOKS BETTER ARE THAN WEIRD... ANYONE STRANGE, ELSE. EVEN...

BUT... ...WHAT DOES THAT MATTER? WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE TO YOU PEOPLE?

THIS IS...

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!

IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M ALONE... ONLY ONE PERSON CAN BE AT THE TOP!

AS LONG AS I'M STRONG IN A FIGHT...

...AS LONG AS I'M THE STRONGEST AROUND, THEN THAT'S ENOUGH TO TAKE THE TOP, RIGHT?!

SO WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH BEING ALONE?!

HEY! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!

YOU FURIN BASTARDS CAN'T DO A THING IF WE TAKE THE TOWNSFOLK HOSTAGE!!

HEY, PUNK! YA BETTER STAND STILL!!

Watch where you're touching!!

DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA!!

TH-THANK YOU...

I JUST WANTED TO KNOCK THAT BASTARD OUT!!

DON'T TAKE A KNIFE TO A FIST FIGHT, DAMN IT!

YOU ASSHOLES BETTER BE CAREFUL ON HOW YA FIGHT...

I CAN READ ALL YOU ASS- HOLES LIKE A BOOK.

DAMN IT...

THIS AIN'T EVER GONNA END IF I GOTTA KEEP PROTECTIN' HER...

WHY THE HELL AM I EVEN STILL PROTECTING HER IN THE FIRST PLACE...?

DOING SOME- THING FOR SOME- ONE ELSE'S SAKE...

...IS NEVER GONNA BENEFIT ME IN THE END, ANYWAY...

SHIT...

OW...!

SEE?! THAT'S WHY I SHOULDN'T BE WORRYIN' ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE!

SERIOUSLY... WHAT THE HELL...AM I DOING...?

WHAT...AM I TRYING TO DO HERE...?

A FIRST- YEAR? MAN, YOU REALLY SAVED OUR BUTTS, BEING HERE!

A FURIN... ...UNIFORM...?

?!

DON'T TELL THE BOSS THAT YOU WERE CAUGHT UP IN MORE TROUBLE, 'KAY?

KOTOHA- CHAN.

HEY...YOU LITTLE SHITS...

WHAT THE HELL?! WHAT'S GOING ON?!

DON'T GO SWINGING THIS KINDA STUFF AROUND TOWN.

YOU UNDER- STAND...

WHY ARE PEOPLE FROM FURIN...

...TRYING TO HELP ANOTHER FURIN STUDENT?!

ONLY FOUR MORE PEOPLE SHOWED UP!! THAT'S ALL! GO BEAT THE SHIT OUTTA 'EM!!!!

DON'T JUST STAND THERE!

IT'S FURIN...

FURIN'S HIRAGI!

SEND 'EM FLYING!! MATSUMOTO, KAJI, YANAGIDA! DON'T LET A SINGLE ONE OF THEM GET PAST US!

SHIT...

IF YOU'RE HURT, THEN GET BACK!!

SHUT UP! THAT GUY WAS MINE!!

STAY STILL, YA MORON!! KEEP WOBBLING AROUND...

...AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO PROTECT YOUR DUMB ASS!!

WHAT?

G O O O O !!

WHAT THE HELL...?

WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU GUYS!!

WHAT...IS GOING ON HERE ...?

THIS TOWN...

THAT'S WHAT I TOLD YOU, RIGHT? ...WAS FULL OF TEAMS AND GANGS AND WHATNOT FIGHTING EVERYWHERE.

GET THEM GOOD!!

TO BE PRECISE, THAT WAS THE CASE UNTIL TWO YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN, THE TOWN HAS CHANGED.

AND THE PEOPLE WHO CHANGED IT...

...WERE THE STUDENTS OF FURIN HIGH.

THE FIRST THING THEY DID WAS SET UP THE SIGN IN FRONT OF TOWN...

IF YA CAN'T USE A DAMN BAT RIGHT, THEN AT LEAST LEARN HOW TO READ!!

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WHO CAUSES PAIN!

ANYONE PAST THIS POINT!

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THEY ORIGINALLY HAD FURIN HIGH'S NAME WRITTEN NEXT TO IT, BUT...

...EVENTUALLY, THE TOWNS- PEOPLE GAVE THEM A NEW NAME...

WHO BRINGS DESTRUC- TION!

...AS THE PROTECTORS WHO FIGHT TO DEFEND THE TOWN.

WHO HOLDS EVIL IN THEIR HEART!

WILL BE PURGED...

...BY BOFURIN, WITHOUT EXCEP- TION!!

BOFURIN... THE CHIME OF THE WIND BREAKER...

...THE PROTECTOR OF THIS TOWN...

TRUE, THAT WAS THE CASE TWO YEARS AGO.

THE LOWEST OF THE LOW... HATED BY ALL OTHERS...

AND THE FACT IS, THEY'RE STILL FIGHTING...BUT...

My eyesight has gotten so bad lately...

...THEY'RE LOVED BY EVERYONE IN TOWN...

...AND THEY'RE NEEDED HERE.

WHAT THE HELL...?

THEY'RE JUST LIKE...

...HEROES...

THEY LOOK LIKE DELINQUENTS... THEY FIGHT ON THE STREETS...!

...BUT NO ONE IS AFRAID...AND NO ONE IS AVOIDING THEM...

Anyone can pull that off. You looked so cool bending that bat!

THEY'VE BEEN ACCEPTED HERE?!

WHAT?!

YOU DID WELL FENDING THEM OFF ON YOUR OWN AT FIRST!!

AND YOU, TOO! YOU WERE AMAZING OUT THERE!!

BOY...

We need to treat it right away... THEY STABBED YOUR LEG, DIDN'T THEY?

STOP IT!!

SAKURA... I SAID YOU WERE ALONE...

...BUT...I CAN TELL THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE...

THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN...

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...THEY NEED YOU, SAKURA.

WHY DID YOU GIVE YAMA-JII THE PRESENT HE FORGOT? I DON'T NEED ANYONE! AND I WON'T ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH ANY OF YOU EITHER!!

DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY!!

THEN... WHY?

WHY DID YOU HELP ME?

GNGH

YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN UP ON OTHERS YET.

AT THE VERY LEAST, I'M WILLING TO FACE YOU HEAD-ON.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO...

SO, PLEASE...

...LOOK UP AND FACE US, TOO.

ONCE YOU GIVE IT A TRY...

...YOU'LL FIND WHAT YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

AAAH!

HEY, WHAT'RE YOU...

YOU DELINQUENTS ARE TRYING TO PLAY THE HERO NOW?!

IF ALL YA GOTTA DO IS WIN IN A FIGHT, THEN EVEN I CAN DO THAT, EASY!!

WHAT IS ALL THIS BOFURIN CRAP?!

WHAT PROTECTOR OF THE TOWN?!

WILL THEY WELCOME... ANYONE HERE...?

THIS...

...HATED BY ALL OTHERS, WORTH NOTHING BUT HIS FISTS...

...IS HOW A BOY WHO WAS THE LOWEST OF THE LOW...

...BECAME THE HERO OF THE TOWN.

CHAPTER 1: SAKURA AND FURIN

FURIN HIGH SCHOOL FIRST YEAR, CLASS ONE BIRTHDAY: APRIL 1ST HEIGHT: 5'6" WEIGHT: 130 LBS BLOOD TYPE: AB LIKES: OMELETTE RICE (RECENT DISCOVERY) HATES: ALL VEGETABLES

HATES HATS AND SUNGLASSES.

WEARS A MOUNTAIN JACKET AS OUTERWEAR

HE INSISTS THAT HE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A PREFERENCE, BUT WHEN ASKED, HE SAYS HE LIKES SPORTY STYLES. STUFFS CHANGE STRAIGHT INTO HIS POCKETS.

PLAIN SHIRTS WHITE SHIRTS APPARENTLY HAS THE SAME FIVE SHIRTS. LIKES IT SIMPLE!!! APPARENTLY LIKES SLIM-FIT PANTS.

APPARENTLY, CAN TELL THE DIFFERENT TASTES IN WATER(?) DOESN'T USE A COVER FOR HIS PHONE. APPARETLY LIKES "HIGH-TECH SNEAKERS"...

APPARENTLY... HE ONLY KNOWS HOW TO PUT THIS ONE OUTFIT TOGETHER...