Berserk Vol.1, P.1-40 P.5 (A man and a woman are, ahem, engaging in intercourse on the ground. The man is heavily scarred, and his left arm is mechanized from the elbow down.) woman: That's good... woman: That's very goooood. (the woman starts to transform into a monster) P.6-7 (title pages) Berserk: The Black Swordsman (the demon/woman is completely transformed, and is now big and VERY ugly) P.8 demon: I've got you noww, boyy. (the demon runs her tongue along the man's cheek) demon: It is fitting that you should fall to hell while tasting heaven!! (the man places his right hand on the demon's face) demon: ! (then shoves his mechanized left hand into her mouth) man: Looks like I've got you. P.9 (Out in the woods at night. The man dresses himself in armor and a black cloak. He looks back for a moment.) man: ............ (the demon is lying on the ground with smoke coming out of its mouth) P.10 (Daytime, at a castle town. Various travelers pass in and out of the gates, including the black-cloaked man from the night before.) P.11 (he takes notice of a caravan of slave children as it passes him) man: ........ (inside a tavern of the town, a group of soldiers are enjoying themselves) elf: Ahhh!! (a knife hits the wall just below the elf's legs) ogrish soldier: Shit!! soldier: Too bad, you missed!! soldier: [gyahahaha] P.12 (the elf tries to pull off the rope around it's neck) elf: {gasp gasp} ogrish soldier: Quit struggling!! How'm I s'pposed to hit you if you move!! civilian 1: I feel sorry for that elf. civilian 2: There's nothing we can do. civilian 2: Not even the mayor can stand against the men from Koka Castle. civilian 2: It's best just to not get involved. (the man in the black cloak comes in through the doorway, but the soldiers take no notice of him) soldier: Hey!! I'm next!! P.13 (the cloaked man lays a coin down on the bar) man: I'm going to mess this place up a little. bartender: Eh? bartender: ! (the cloaked man pulls out an unusual-looking crossbow) elf: You bastards!! elf: Untie me!! elf: What'll you do if I chew through these ropes myself?! ogrish soldier: I'm going to shup up that mouth of yours. Don't struggle now! (he holds up another throwing knife) elf: Waaaaaah!! elf: No way, no way, no way, no way! {struggle struggle struggle} P.14 (an arrow goes through the ogrish man's head) elf: Uh? leader soldier: Ee...Eegor. soldier: Fucker... Who did this?! P.15 (more arrows are shot, killing off two more soldiers) leader: Hyeee...!! P.16 (the cloaked man reloads the crossbow strapped to his arm) P.17 elf: ............ leader: Ahh... (an arrow goes through the side of the leader soldier's nose) leader: Gyaaah!! (the cloaked man pulls the arrow out of the leader's nose until the tip catches against the flesh) leader: Hee.... P.18 (the elf grabs onto his own nose) elf: [thad musd hurd] man: You're a robber for Koka Castle, right? leader: Uuu uuu. (still holding onto the arrow, the cloaked man pushes the soldier's head onto a table) man: Answer me. leader: Tha...thad's righ... man: Good. Now would you be so kind as to relay a message to your master for me? (he flicks the arrow playfully) leader: Wh......whah mighd thah be........? P.19 man: Tell him that the black swordsman has come. man: That's all. leader: The black... swordsman... elf: ! Behind you!! (the black swordsman, i.e. the man in the black cloak, reaches for the handle behind his back and pulls out an enormous sword) P.20 (the attacking soldier sees something moving above him) soldier: Huh...? P.21 (the sword comes down on the soldier and cuts him in two) P.22 (the torso lands among a group of townspeople) civilians: Uwaaah. narrator: That thing was too big to be called a sword. P.23 narrator: Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron. (the swordsman addresses the leader of the soldiers once more before leaving the tavern) swordsman: I'm counting on you. elf: Ah, ah, wait! Wait!! elf: Wait, you jerk!! (the elf struggles at the rope around its neck) elf: Ahhh, geeez. P.24 (somehow he got himself free, and has caught up with swordsman out in the streets of the town) elf: Hey, wait I said!! elf: If you start saving someone, elf: you should follow through until the end. Wait up! elf: By the way, that's a really amazing sword. elf: How much does it weigh? (the swordsman ignores him completely) elf: ............ elf: Ahhhhh. elf: My name's Puck. Nice to meet you... Puck: I was traveling with some performers when we were attacked by those nasty robbers! Puck: Since then they kept me in a birdcage and then marinated me in a wine bottle. It's a miracle that I'm still alive! P.25 Puck: I've heard that this town has been attacked a bunch of times too, but now the mayor's made a deal. Puck: In return for losing their freedom, the people were promised that they wouldn't be attacked... Puck: But now it looks like they might be attacked again anyway. swordsman: ........ Puck: It would probably be a good idea for you to get out of here. Puck: If more of those jerks find you they'll tear you to pieces. Puck: They're not just robbers. (Puck gets ready to sit down on the swordsman's shoulder) Puck: They're also the soldiers around here...... (the swordsman slaps the elf away before he can sit down) {bashi = whap} Puck: Aaaa!! Puck: Ow... Ouch! Wha'd you do that for?! P.26 swordsman: Don't touch me. swordsman: I'll mash you. Puck: Wha!! Puck: What's yer problem!! What kinda attitude is that when I was being concerned about you?! Puck: ! (a mass of soldiers surround the swordsman and aim their weapons at him) Puck: Look at that. P.27 Puck: Well then, I'll be going. swordsman: Shit. (in a dungeon within the castle, the swordman is being whipped and tortured) P.28 (image of him hanging by his arms, covered in whiplashes) P.29 torturer: You're such a stubborn fellow!! (the torturer pushes the swordsman's chin up with a rolled up whip) torturer: You could at least make some sort of noise, hm? How about it? (the swordsman spits blood into his face) torturer: ! torturer: You... you shit......!! (he gets ready to whip him again) voice: Stop! torturer: ! P.30 (a funny looking old man has entered the chamber flanked by guards) old man: That's enough. torturer: But this...... Lord mayor! mayor: ! mayor: Does this heap of weapons all belong to that man there? torturer: Yes... Maybe he's planning to start a war by himself? He really doesn't seem to know his bounds. (the mayor approaches the swordsman) mayor: Are you a mercenary? swordsman: ........ P.31 mayor: Stranger, you have...... done something terrible. mayor: Do you have any idea what you've done? mayor: Because you killed those men...... mayor: this town will most likely be destroyed!! swordsman: Are those soldiers standing near you so worthless? guard: What was that?!! mayor: (to the guard) Halt!! mayor: You don't know how........ terrifying the master of those men is........ P.32 (image of a heavily armored warrior on horseback wearing a cobra-shaped helmet) mayor: He... or rather it... is not human. It is something much more frightening... Perhaps even a creature of hell... mayor: There is no one capable of killing him...... No human could at least... swordsman: I see... So that's why you made that shady deal... mayor: ! (the mayor grabs the swordsman by the neck) mayor: What do you know?! mayor: A wanderer like yourself couldn't........!! swordsman: I understand. P.33 swordsman: I know. swordsman: That thing is a monster that eats humans... swordsman: I know it very well. mayor: ........ swordsman: I also know that you send food to him. mayor: ! swordsman: When I was passing through the entrance to the town, I saw the carriage filled with women and children. mayor: I... I am the mayor!! It is my responsibility to protect this town!! swordsman: Aren't you confusing "this town" with "yourself"? P.34 (the mayor clutches at his chest) mayor: Y... mayor: you... mayor: Ug... (he collapses to the ground) guard: Lord mayor!! (the swordsman grins) mayor: Do it...!! Hurt that man as much as you want, I don't give a damn............!! mayor: Just don't kill him!! mayor: I'll have to hand him over to the men from Koka Castle later!! (the torturer looks elated as he burns the swordsman with a hot poker) P.35 (the mayor leaves the chamber supported by the two guards) mayor: G...get my carriage ready immediately... mayor: I must go straight to Koka Castle to beg his forgiveness... (Koka Castle, a formidable looking fortress surrounded by rocks) voice: The black swordsman, you say? robber: Yes sir! P.36 robber: He carries a fearsome sword taller than he is. He sliced Deen in two with it in one stroke... robber: He also dresses entirely in black and has a mechanical hand. He's a very suspicious-looking fellow...... lord: ........ lord: Could it be... lord: him? guard: I have something to report. lord: What is it? guard: The town mayor is at the castle gate now...... He's requesting an audience with you regarding the recent incident...... lord: I see... P.37 lord: It's been a while since you last visited me, mayor. mayor: M...my lord, couldn't we just forget about this incident? mayor: I'm unaware of the exact circumstances, and it was a wandering stranger who commited the offence... mayor: It really doesn't have anything to do with the people of the town... P.38 mayor: I...I'll double the money and hostages sent to you!! mayor: So please........!! lord: You look haggard........ mayor: ... Eh? lord: Perhaps it's because this time you have your own neck to worry about. lord: Isn't that right, mayor? (The castle lord flicks a piece of food from his fork into the mayor's hand. The mayor scuttles back when he sees that it's a human ear.) mayor: Hi... hiii!! P.39 lord: Money... hostages, I don't care about such things. mayor: ........ lord: However...... I would like to see human running around in the midst of great flames... lord: I would like to hear the sounds of bones being crushed beneath the hooves of horses........ lord: I don't need a reason........ lord: Such things don't matter to me... mayor: .......!! P.40 (two of the castle guards grab the mayor by his arms) mayor: ! mayor: Wh......what are you doing?! mayor: Let go of me!! mayor: Unhand me I say...!! mayor: My... my lord...!! mayor: My loorrd... {batann = shutting of the chamber door} lord: ........ lord: The black swordsman...