Wind Breaker — Chapter 2

THERE'S AN INFAMOUS DELINQUENT SCHOOL HERE...

...CALLED FURIN HIGH...

BUT THAT SCHOOL... SIGN: "ANYONE PAST THIS POINT WHO CAUSES PAIN, WHO BRINGS DESTRUCTION, WHO HOLDS EVIL IN THEIR HEART, WILL BE PURGED BY BOFURIN WITHOUT EXCEPTION." ...HAS BEEN NICKNAMED BOFURIN. IT'S BECOME A SCHOOL THAT PROTECTS THE TOWN.

DO YOU HAVE A TUMMY ACHE?

HURRY AND GET THE HELL OFF OF ME! YOU'VE SURE GOT GUTS TO USE ME AS YOUR DAMN HORSE!

WHAT? SAKURA, WHAT'S WRONG?

GOOD MORNING, KOTOHA- CHAN.

GRANNY SATO!

ARE YOU TELLING AN OLD LADY TO JUMP OFF YOUR BACK FROM THIS HEIGHT? BE MORE CONSID- ERATE OF YOUR ELDERS, BOY.

I'LL CRUSH YER RUSTED BONES, GRANNY!

DON'T GO SPOUTIN' THAT CRAP WHEN YOU STUCK THAT LANDING LIKE YOU'RE PART OF THE DAMN AV*NGERS!!

AAAAH, OWWWWW... THIS IS AS FAR AS I CAN GO... MY HIPS ARE IN TOO MUCH PAIN...

HAAAH?! DIDN'T YA SAY YER HIPS WERE HURTIN' SO MUCH, YA CAN'T STAND?!

GOODNESS... YOU'RE SO INCONSIDERATE... Hup.

YOU MAY BE RUDE, BUT YOU'RE STILL A FURIN BOY.

YOU WERE A LOT OF HELP. THANK YOU.

POTHOS MORNING MENU: FULLY-PACKED EGG SANDWICH ~WITH SEASONAL FRUITS~

FINALLY, THE ENTRANCE CEREMONY IS TODAY!

HEY, SAKURA! HOLD ON!

DAMN IT ALL!! I'M LEAVING!!

WHADDYA WANT?!

BUT...ISN'T IT STARTING IN THE AFTER- NOON? It's only ten right now...

ARE YOU THAT EXCITED?

N-NO, I'M NOT!! I WAS JUST OUT ON A WALK!!

HMM...WELL, WHATEVER. IT'S NICE TO BE EXCITED.

THERE ARE A LOT OF INTERESTING FOLKS THERE, AFTER ALL.

I-I-I-I ALREADY SAID, I'M NOT EXCITED!

KOTOHA- SAAAAAN!!

OH, GOOD MORNING, NIREI-CHAN!

GOOD MORNING, GRANNY SATO!!

HOW DOES MY FURIN UNIFORM LOOK, KOTOHA- SAN?!

IT'S DAPPER, AIN'T IT?!

FURIN HIGH FIRST YEAR AKIHIKO NIREI

...IS... HUH?! ACK! IT REALLY...

THE TAG'S STILL ON IT...

WHAT THE HEEEECK? I CAN'T GET IT OOOOFF!

SILLY ME! I FORGOT TO TAKE OFF THE TAG ON MY PANTS, TOO!

HUH...AND THIS GUY'S IN FURIN, TOO?

YUP. YOU TWO WILL BE IN THE SAME GRADE.

WH-WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "THIS GUY"?!

ALSO!! I DID. AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE I CAME FROM—

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU BEFORE, EITHER! YOU DIDN'T COME FROM OUT OF TOWN, DID YOU?!

WHAT IS WITH THIS GUY...?

WHAT IS THIS?! HOW?!

THAT HAIR! AND THOSE EYES!!

WHAT ABOUT 'EM...?

ARE THEY FROM STRESS?

I'M SORRY! NIREI, THIS GUY HERE IS SAKURA.

HEY!!

SAKURA... NEVER HEARD OF ANY SAKURA FROM OUTTA TOWN...

WHY WOULD SOME NO- NAME KID COME HERE...?

AND...THIS IS NIREI.

FURIN HIGH ISN'T JUST ANY OTHER NORMAL HIGH SCHOOL! Were you even aware?!

THE PEOPLE OF BOFURIN...

THEY DEFEND THE WEAK AND CRUSH THE WICKED.

...STAND UP TO PROTECT THE TOWN.

THEY'RE LIKE HEROES HERE!

PEOPLE WHO WANT TO AID IN PROTECTING THE TOWN ARE ALL SUPER COOL!!

WHY WOULD A NOBODY WHO HAS NO CONNECTION WITH THE TOWN WANT TO COME TO FURIN?!

EVERYONE WHO COMES TO FURIN ALL LOOK UP TO THEM!

AND OF COURSE, I'M ONE OF THOSE VERY PEOPLE!!

SO I CAN BECOME THE TOP OF THE SCHOOL.

YEAH, THESE HEROES DEFENDING THE TOWN ARE REAL COOL AND ALL...

SO IF I CAN BECOME THE BEST IN A PLACE LIKE THAT...

...AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PRETTY STRONG GUYS THERE...

...THEN THAT'D FEEL PRETTY SATISFYING.

YOU SHOULD WATCH YOURSELF. THAT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE.

IF YOU SAY THAT...

...AND YOU ACTUALLY TRY FOR IT...

...THEN YOU'LL GO BALD.

AAAAH!! ALL RIGHT, I'VE HAD ENOUGH! WE'RE TAKIN' THIS OUTSIDE... BOTH OF YOU...

WHAT'S UP?

LOOK HOW LATE IT IS ALREADY!

HUH? YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE YOUR USUAL BREAKFAST?

HEY, HOLD UP!

KOTOHA-SAN, I'M HEADING OUT NOW!

HEY !!

I ONLY CAME TO SHOW OFF MY UNIFORM...

LISTEN TO ME, DAMN IT!!

I'M THINKING OF DOING THREE MORE ROUNDS OF MY PATROL BEFORE THE ENTRANCE CEREMONY.

SINCE, STARTING TODAY...

...I'M GONNA BE JOINING THE HEROES!

HEH HEH HEH HEH...

THAT GUY DOESN'T LISTEN TO ANYTHING ANYONE SAYS! HE'S JUST A WALKING KLUTZ!!

SEE? THERE ARE SOME PRETTY INTERESTING PEOPLE THERE, HUH?

YEAH, INTERESTING, ALL RIGHT!!

PLUS, WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH HIM...?

OH? I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE INTO FASHION...

THEY CALL 'EM HEROES, SO THEY SHOULD LOOK THE PART...

HE'S SO LAME... PEOPLE LIKE THAT ARE IN FURIN, TOO?

I'M NOT TALKIN' ABOUT CLOTHES...

PEOPLE LIKE THAT WHO ONLY CARE ABOUT THEIR CLOTHES... ...ARE THE FIRST TO RUN WHEN A FIGHT BREAKS OUT.

THERE ISN'T ANYONE MORE PATHETIC.

YOU DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE.

I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE... ENOUGH TIMES TO MAKE ME SICK.

SAY, SAKURA?

I SEE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT COLOR THE COFFEE FRUIT IS?

BROWN... LIKE COFFEE?

IT'S RED.

THEY'RE SMOOTH, LIKE CHERRIES.

AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THE FRUITS WERE THE BEANS THAT THEY SOLD IN JARS.

BUT I NEVER KNEW THAT THOSE WERE ACTUALLY THE SEEDS...

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SOMETHING REALLY LOOKS LIKE IF YOU'RE ONLY LOOKING AT IT FROM ONE DIRECTION.

...AND THAT THEY WERE WHITE BEFORE THEY WERE ROASTED.

...BUT DON'T BE TOO HASTY TO FORM YOUR OPINION.

YOU'RE FREE TO THINK HOWEVER YOU WANT...

YOU SHOULD TALK TO THEM...

...REALLY LOOK AT THEM...

SO, PLEASE... LOOK UP AND FACE US, TOO.

I'M WILLING TO FACE YOU HEAD-ON.

...AND UNDER- STAND THEM.

OR ELSE, YOU'LL NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT A PERSON IS LIKE.

THAT GUY...

...IS HE ACTUALLY A GOOD FIGHTER?

IS THAT THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS TO YOU?

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YOU'RE FREE TO THINK HOWEVER YOU WANT, BUT DON'T BE TOO HASTY TO FORM YOUR OPINION.

YEAH, BUT I WASN'T WRONG...

?!

UH... WHY...?

HEY, IT'S YOU! DO YOU WANT A LOAF OF BREAD? IT'S FRESHLY BAKED!

"WHY"? WELL...

WE JUST WANT TO GIVE BACK WHEN WE CAN!

YOU'RE THE BOY WHO WAS IN THAT FIGHT HERE YESTERDAY!

YOU FURIN KIDS ARE ALWAYS HELPING US OUT.

EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW LUCKY WE WERE TO HAVE YOU HERE!

BRING SOME WITH YOU AND HAVE IT FOR LUNCH!

I...I'M NOT HUNGRY RIGHT NOW!

HUH? OH, THEN... WAIT!

HAVE A GOOD DAY!

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HI, SON! YOU'RE ONE STRONG KID! YOU WANNA TRY COMPETING IN DRINKS AGAINST THIS OLD MAN?!

HEY THERE, BOY! YOU WERE REALLY FLASHY YESTERDAY. TAKE A CROQUETTE. IT'S ON THE HOUSE.

DON'T BE STUPID, DAD!

OH, HEY! THANKS FOR YESTERDAY!

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON...?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH EVERYONE IN THIS TOWN? THEY'RE ALL TOO FRIENDLY TO A GUY LIKE ME...

TO A GUY... LIKE ME...

DON'T BE TOO HASTY TO FORM YOUR OPINION.

SO... IT WAS MY OWN OPINION...

...THAT THERE WAS NO WAY ANYONE WOULD LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT...

W A A A G H !!!

EXCUSE ME!!!

YOU'RE FROM FURIN, RIGHT?!

PLEASE, HELP!!

AAAH...

AND HERE I WAS, HAVING FUN CHATTING UP THAT GIRL...

WHY'D YOU TRY TO GET IN THE WAY, PUNK?

YOU SAID YOU WERE PART OF BOFURIN, AND YOU'RE HERE TO PROTECT THE TOWN...

HA HA HA! NICE ONE.

THAT GIRL DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU!!

...BUT YOU'RE THE ONE WHO NEEDS PROTECTING NOW.

WHAAAT? NOW YOU'RE MAKING STUFF UP.

WAH HA HA HA! GO ON HOME AND CRY TO YOUR MOMMY!

HE WAS LYIN' ANYWAY.

HEY, YOU STILL DON'T GET IT?!

YOU'RE NO HERO!

LISTEN, KID...I'M ABOUT TO LOSE IT.

HUH?

HUH? WHAT WAS THAT?

...THOSE WHO CAUSE PAIN, WHO BRING DESTRUCTION, WHO HOLD EVIL IN THEIR HEART...

...WILL BE PURGED BY BOFURIN. WITHOUT EXCEPTION!

THE ONLY GUYS WHO CAN GET STRONGER BY YELLING ARE THE FAKE SUPER- HEROES ON TV. You've been watching too many shows...

I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE CALLED BOFURIN, BROFURIN, OR WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANNA BE!

THAT'S ENOUGH! LET GO, ASSHOLE!

GIVE UP ALREADY!!

THE ONLY ONE GETTING PURGED TODAY...

...IS YOU!!

WH- WHAT JUST...

WHY DID YOU...

...SAVE ME?!

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, ASS- HOLE?!

HERE TO SAVE YOUR PAL, HUH?!

THAT UNIFORM... YOU'RE FROM FURIN, TOO!!

DID YOU COME ALONE?!

DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA, DUMBASS...

SAVE MY PAL?

I JUST CAN'T STAND PEOPLE WHO ACT LIKE THEY'RE STRONG... ...WHEN THEY'RE WEAK AS SHIT.

IT MAKES ME SICK.

WHAT DID YOU SAY, YOU LITTLE SHIT?!

YOU CAN'T TAKE THEM ON YOUR OWN!!

IN JUST THE BLINK OF AN EYE...

WHO... IS THIS GUY...?

SHIT...YOU GUYS ARE SERIOUSLY WEAK...

...AND EVEN IN FURIN... IT'S A DISAP- POINTMENT, ISN'T IT...? TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE ME IN BOFURIN...

THANK YOU...FOR HELPING ME...

DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SAVE YOU.

YOU CAN FIND PEOPLE TRYING TO ACT THE PART WITH FLASHY LOOKS ANY- WHERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU CAME TO FURIN... ...BUT YOU BETTER REALIZE THAT YOUR STRENGTH ISN'T—

...HAVE BEEN TREATED LIKE A GOFER AND GOT BEAT UP EVERY DAY, EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG...

BUT THE ONLY PERSON WHO STEPPED IN TO SAVE ME...

ALL I COULD DO WAS OBEY EVERYTHING I WAS TOLD...

...WAS SOMEONE FROM FURIN.

NORMALLY, I WOULD'VE BEEN SCARED OF HIM. BUT AT THAT MOMENT...

...HE WAS REALLY COOL.

...I WANTED TO BE STRONG, TO BE COOL... THAT'S WHY I CHOSE FURIN...

I WANTED TO BE JUST LIKE HIM...

BUT...I'M ABSOLUTELY PATHETIC...

PEOPLE... ...LIKE THAT WHO ONLY CARE ABOUT THEIR CLOTHES ARE THE FIRST TO RUN WHEN A FIGHT BREAKS OUT. THERE ISN'T ANYONE MORE PATHETIC.

...WILL BE PURGED BY BOFURIN...

...WITHOUT EXCEPTION!!

YOU ALREADY CAN'T FIGHT. DON'T BE A CRYBABY, TOO.

IT'S ONLY GONNA MAKE YOU LOOK WEAKER.

BUT...

...I'LL ADMIT. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE ALL THAT PATHETIC.

ARE YOU OKAY?

UHH, YEAH! NO, I MEAN... I'M PERFECTLY FINE!

I WAS SO SCARED WHEN THEY GRABBED MY ARM. I'M SO GRATEFUL YOU WERE THERE

THANK YOU...SO MUCH...

A-AND, YOU AS WELL! THANK YOU!

SAKURA!

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WHAT'S YOUR HEIGHT, WEIGHT, BLOOD TYPE, BIRTHDAY, HOBBIES, SKILLS, BEST ATTACKS, AND WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A PARTNER?!

WHA?!

HEY... YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF MUSCLES AND VERY LITTLE FAT. ABOUT 130 POUNDS, HUH? SHOE SIZE IS MEN'S 8.5...... YOU'VE STILL GOT A LOT TO GROW!!

YOU'RE JUST A BIT TALLER THAN ME, SO AROUND 5'6".

Don't touch me! Don't measure me!! THAT'S GROSS!!

S- SORRY...

I LIKE GATHERING DATA ON THE PEOPLE THAT I THINK ARE SUPER COOL...

OKAY! I'LL WATCH YOU! WAY UP CLOSE!

F-FINE. DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

AND WHILE I'M AT IT...

...LEMME SHOW YOU AROUND!

HAH?

I'll smack you into the sky. ARE YOU TRYING TO IMPLY THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET TO SCHOOL?

I MIGHT NOT BE HELPFUL IN A FIGHT...

UHH, NO...NOT THAT...

...BUT I KNOW ALL ABOUT THE TOWN AND ITS PEOPLE!

EVERYONE, ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP!

COME ON!

THE SCHOOL IS THIS WAY!

HEY! DON'T TOUCH ME! DON'T DRAG ME!!

LISTEN TO ME, DAMN IT!!

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FURIN HIGH SCHOOL FIRST YEAR, CLASS ONE BIRTHDAY: SEPTEMBER 21ST HEIGHT: 5'4'' WEIGHT: 125 LBS BLOOD TYPE: O LIKES: GUMMIES HATES: HORROR FILMS

LOVES HATS AND SUNGLASSES.

LIKES POP-STYLED COVERS.

LOVES THRIFTED (HE'S THE CHEAP TYPE), BUTTON-DOWN COLORED SHIRTS! LIKES TO ROLL UP HIS PANTS!

USUALLY HAS GUMMIES IN HIS POCKETS.

LOVES MELON SODA. PREFERS FOLDING WALLETS. LIKES LEATHER SHOES MORE THAN SNEAKERS!

IS ACTUALLY NOT A FAN OF LOUD, RUFFIAN PATTERNS... (LIKE WHAT HE WORE ON THE FIRST DAY.)