Trigun

                                  volume 1
                                  pp.7-36

By Yasuhiro Nightow
Shonen Captain Comics Special
publisher: Tokuma Shoten
ISBN 4-19-830127-1
600 yen

p.7
Star history year 0104, July 21st, 1:06 pm
11 hours since the 3rd city, July, vanished.

p.8
title: #0 High Noon at July

p.12
At a distance time long ago, at a far off, as yet unseen place
The song of the same human race, still being sung.

p.13
(on a wanted poster of Vash the Stampede)
Vash the Stampede
Estimated age: 24 years old
Place of birth: Unknown
Current address: Unfixed

Wanted in the killing of Count Rebnant Vasquez, as well as for property
damage to a G level container.

Dead or Alive, reward $$60,000,000,000!!

Note: Pacifist

p.14-15
title: #1 60 Billion Double Dollar Man

p.16
(4 men loaded with guns walk into town)

p.17
(posted on a sign)
Today's injury cases - 603
Today's murder cases - 72

(man crashes through a glass window onto the street)

p.18
Man: (who fell out of window onto street and whose entrails are popping
out)He...Help me....doc...doctor....doctor...(the four gunmen walk past)

Onlooker 1: Hey, are you okay?

Onlooker 2: The artificial parts cut too much into the body, did they? You
need a priest more than a doctor.

p.19
(at a quiet saloon with music playing in the background)
Boy: Mom, buy me a gun.
Mother: Well, what's that you're holding now?
Boy: No, I want a real airgun!!

p.20
(waitress brings order to Vash, sitting at a table, he starts to eat)
Boy: I'll clean the henhouse everyday. So will you?

p.21
(door opens, waitress turns)
Waitress: Welcome...

(it's the 4 gunmen)

p.22-25
(major shootout occurs, place is completely thrashed)

p.26
Boy: (crying)Ueeeee......

Head Gunman: .......!! We did it...!!

(Vash is sprawled on the floor facedown, blood pooled around his head)

p.27
Gunmen: Hee...heehehehehe...

Head Gunman: Hahahahaha!! We did it!! 60 billion double dollars!!

Gunman: Our names will be known throughout the planet, won't they!!

Head Gunman: Of course!! We're the ones who shot down the Humanoid Typhoon
in the Vouldoll boondocks! It'll be all over the satellite news this week!!

p.28
Head Gunman: What's wrong, Magnus? Why so cautious? (looks at Vash) With
this much blood? Even if he were breathing, there's no way he could move.

(Magnus keeps staring at Vash. Suddenly his face turns pale. Vash has stuck
his finger in Magnus's gun barrel.)

Head Gunman: Hey hey, neechan, don't look so down!! We won't just
compensate you for the damage, we'll even rebuild your saloon for you.

p.29
Vash: Really?

Head Gunman: Of course. After all, we've got 60 billion double dollars
here! (head gunman stops, turns around slowly. Vash has his arm around
Magnus.)

Vash: That's great. I was worried about that.

p.30
Head Gunman: ..........It stinks like tomato.

Vash: (holding Heinz Ketchup bottle)It fell on my head when I
tripped....Could I ask you to pay my cleaner's bill as well?

Head Gunman: No, it's already been decided. (drawing his gun)You'll have to
make do with a one way ticket to heaven!!

p.31
Bang!

(Vash is holding a gun)

p.32
(the gunmen stand there with suction cup dartls all over their faces)

Vash: (sighing)Too restless. Much too rash! Let's not jump to conclusions,
why don't we talk this out?

Gunman: (trembling) What are you....

Vash: Uh...Self introductions embarrass me, but...

p.33
Vash: But if you insist, how about a hunter of peace who pursues the
shimmering thing called love...perhaps?

Gunmen: (speechless)..........

Head Gunman: (pointing his gun at Vash again) Quit joking around!
"Perhaps"? What do you mean "perhaps"!!!

Gunman: Idiot! Stop! Don't you value your life?! He could've killed us just
now!! This time he will for real!!

Vash: Alright, I get it, if you're gonna shoot me, then shoot!

Head Gunman: I'll kill you!

Gunman: Uwaah!!! Don't provoke him, hunter!

p.34
(while Vash salutes, the head gunman fires)

(*click*)

Head Gunman: !?

Vash: But you can't!! (pointing at Magnus)Because except for this person,
everyone already fired all their bullets!!

Head Gunman: (sweating)......

p.35
Head Gunman: .....How come you know that?!

Vash: I counted!!

(gunmen leave town in only their underwear)

Vash: They didn't have to leave their clothes behind. (handing dart gun
back to boy) Here. It helped a lot. Thanks!!

Boy: (looking at dart gun)..........

Old Man: You're quite good. So this is how you've managed to live "without
shooting".

p.36
Vash: (munching on pizza toast)Yep. After all, for the price of one bullet,
I can eat four slices of pizza toast! But all joking aside, nobody likes to
get hurt, do they? Of course it's always better if no one dies or gets
wounded.

Old Man: (laughing)You're quite unique. How can a gunman make a living like
that?

(Vash and everyone laugh with him)

Waitress: (smiling)I'm really sorry.

Vash: (still laughing) ?

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