Dark Angel Version 1.0: 06/05/92 May Newtype, 1992 Artwork and story by Kia Asamiya and Studio Tron Translated by Curtis Hoffmann and Kiyoshi Takenaka English word balloons by Bob Angell Translated by Curtis Hoffmann and Kiyoshi Takenaka Cover His name is Kou.. a clever man. 1 Sidebar A mad beast... appears!! 2-1 [Slash/spurt] -2 [Splashing] -3 [Thundering/splashing] -4 [Thundering] -5 mess. Shou-sama! 3-1 mess. [Splash] Shou-sama!! 4-1 Shou What the hell, how obnoxious! You only need to call my name once. -2 Shou S... sir! Forgive me! Shou Next time you do this... -3 Shou I'll kill you. -4 mess. Ah... Yes sir! -5 Shou -- bah... What is it? mess. Hah... En-sama, from Hokuteki, has come here unannounced. Shou What? 4-2 Shou Seems strange... [Scratch scratch] If I remember right, that ass is not due here for 5 kyouten... Note: 1 kyouten = 3 days. -3 mess. Yes sir. En-sama arrived almost simultaneously with the messenger from Ookoku... Shou Indeed. -4 Shou What do you think? Bii... Bii Shou... Although you're asking me, you already know the answer. Ha ha... As you know, because of En's super-rigid character... 5-1 Bii He has to be here to take care of someone else's business, right? After all. -2 Shou I agree. -3 Shou There IS NO WAY of getting out of this. -4 Bii Well -- ? Is Shou going to be a good child? Hahaha. -5 Shou Cut it out, Bii -- it itches. -6 Shou If I have trouble with him, it will snowball later... Now tell En I will meet him. Mess. Yes sir! 6-1 Bii Ha ha... Even Shou has some weak points! You're cute. -2 Shou Quiet -- . I have no weak points, except chingensai and broccoli. -3 Shou [Sploosh] I have no other choice! Let's go!! 7-3 Shou I'm sorry for making you wait. -4 En I should be the one apologizing, for arriving so suddenly and unannounced. -5 Shou [Slide] -- So, what brings you here today? -6 En Urmmm... 8-1 En The truth is, word has come that a large number of Nanban have been killed by a Seijuu genjuu. I wonder if this is indeed the case... -2 Shou -- hmmm, you have a sharp ear to hear that. You are right. -3 Shou and... as a good child, you have tattled on me to Raiharn of Ookoku, haven't you? En You talk too much, Shou-dono... I still have not talked to Ookoku. -4 Shou [Slam] En!! You bastard!! 9-1 Shou Are you setting me up to owe you a favor? Well!? Are you!! -2 En That's not my intention at all. If Ookoku knows of this, not only Shou-dono, but ALL four of the Gensei's -3 Shou Shi... En running the four lands will be suspected. -4 Shou Hah. I've already dispatched an assassin for this. That worry will end soon. 10-1 En I'm not so sure. -2 Shou Wha--at!! -3 [thud thud thud] -4 Shou Hmph. -5 En [Thud thud thud] I can't do much, but if you are losing control here, I am thinking of lending my "Seven Stars" to you, Shou-dono... -6 [THUD] 11-1 En This is Hokuteki's Hokuto Shichisei. 14-1 Shou Wahahahahaha. -2 Woman What's so funny!? -3 En No, wait. Woman Ok... ok! -4 Shou [Sitting down] What a surprise! Is this a threat!? -5 En No... it is just a suggestion, for now... However, it might change into a more direct instruction, Shou-dono. -6 Shou Great! En!! Sidebar The tension of waiting for the next issue! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Genjuu -- some kind of beast Chingensai -- A kind of vegetable