--MANGA TRANSLATIONS--
--TRIGUN MAXIMUM CHAPTER 70--

Printed in Young King Ours, April 2004
Translation by sumire

Page 77

Flashback to Master Chapel

Master Chapel: Traitor... I swear, I'll lure you out.

And then, most likely, my lord and master will...

Pages 78-79

Title page: Legato, hooked up to various medical devices, and Elendira

Page 80

Wolfwood and Trip of Death fight, finally ending up at point blank range.

Zazie: We succeeded in locating the target, Vash the Stampede.

Chapel and the old escort are dead.
Double Fang and Trip of Death are...
...um...

Elendira: ?

Zazie: They seem to be traveling with him. With the target.

Elendira: What's this all about?

Zazie: Er... When it comes to humans, wouldn't you... [know more than us?]

Elendira: Never mind, then. Keep watching them.

Page 81

Elendira turns to Legato.

Elendira (to Legato): You've deteriorated to the point where your teeth are falling out, haven't you.

In the end, you're just one of those who are destroyed--it can't be helped.
Get up already. How pathetic--rendered so helpless by just a shot in the medulla oblongata.
You're supposed to be the only one who's as devoted to Master Knives as I am.

Elendira: He's overwhelmed when it comes to sheer power, but...

...Little Brother's experience is in an entirely different class.
His unpredictability is to be feared.

Elendira: If you're of no use, then...

...not a single reason remains...
...why I shouldn't kill you.

Elendira grips one of Legato's IV tubes as if to pull it out.

Page 82

Elendira: Juuuust kidding.

　

Zazie (thinking): No, he really meant it just now.

Elendira: But... what about all of you?

Zazie: ?

Elendira: It's strange.

Why do you cooperate with us...
when there doesn't seem to be anything in it for you?

Zazie: .....

...Because we want to know.
We want to "know" about both "plants" and "humans."

Elendira: Mm-hmm.

Could this be a test?
To see which is more suitable for you to share the planet with.

Zazie smiles blankly.

Page 83

There is a loud noise.

Elendira: We've put on speed... again.

Knives stands atop the Ark.

Pages 84-85

The Ark speeds towards a giant structure in the night.

Pages 86-87

A vintage car (note that the driver's seat is on the right, as in Japan and Britain). Livio drives, Vash sleeps.

Livio is surprised and Vash is awakened by a flying ship landing in their path. Brad comes down to meet them.

Vash: Brad!!

Page 88

Vash (exuberantly): Yes! I was sure you'd find us! Nice!!

Brad: Wait!

Hey, wait a minute!
..... What happened to the priest?
What are you doing with that him!?

Vash: Oh. I'll explain...

Page 89

Later, on board the ship.

Brad: ...What?

Vash... are you out of your freaking mind!?

Vash: Sorry, Brad.

Brad: What good is apologizing going to do?

He's the enemy! He killed your friend!!

Vash: It's more like... uh... I was going to say...

it's like... he risked his own life to save us... or something!!

Brad (rampaging): You're not making any sense!

Vash: Yow! Sorry!

Brad: ...In any case, I'm against it!!

If you're with a guy like that...
Sooner or later, he's gonna kill you in your sleep!!

Page 90

Vash: If that's what he really meant to do,

he would have done it a long time ago.
When we were alone in the car,
I tried conking out.

Brad and Livio are stunned.

Brad: .......!!

Vash: Sorry! I'm sorry, Brad!

Livio: Vash the Stampede!!

(aside): You were really asleep!?
It's not my place to be saying this, but you...!!
YOU'RE TOO SOFT!!!

Vash (miffed): About what? Honestly...

Livio: !?

Page 91

Vash: You...

...were a person he trusted.
(blushing)...er... I mean... well... I mean... well...

Brad (aside): If it's gonna make you blush, don't say it.

Brad: ..... Well, it can't be helped. But...

Vash: !?

POW! Brad slugs Livio.

Page 92

Brad: He [Livio?] owes his life to him [Wolfwood?].

At least let me give him one good hit.
(aside): Well, actually, I already hit him!

Livio, bleeding from the nose, looks remorseful. Before the others' very eyes, his bleeding stops and the blood dries up and flakes to the ground.

Vash: Whoa. It stopped.

(aside): That's pretty handy.

Brad: It didn't work?

Brad is dancing around like a boxer, aiming jabs at Livio, eager to give him another.

Vash: Er... I think he did feel the pain.

(aside): That's just the way his body is--give him a break.

Livio (aside): Sorry.

Page 93

Vash: Well. Shall we go?

Brad: Huh?

Vash: To the West.

Brad (correcting him): You mean December!!

Vash: Right! There! There!

Vash: They evacuted all the townspeople out of December weeks ago. Did you know that?

Brad: No.

Vash: The militia intends to make it their final line of defense.

There...
They've got a shipboard ion blaster--the only one to have miraculously survived the Big Fall intact.
Their plan is to disable the Ark by burning out all of its circuits.

Page 94

Vash: That is...

If they can get in a good shot.

The militia's final stand.

Page 95

Soldier: "Ark" approaching!

Soldier: Entering phase four of the operation!

Soldier: Clear the battery!!!

It'll fry you when it goes off!

Soldier: System final check!

Soldier: All green! All green! All green! Entering phase five!

Soldier: Diversionary squadron, open fire!

Soldier: Ark entering range in five!

Four!
Entering final phase!

Page 96

Vash: Wait a minute...

Brad: ?

Vash: I don't know the specifics, so this is just speculation, but...

I think a beam cannon is going to use a whole lot of energy.
Just how are they going to get that much power?

Brad: ..... You mean... Wait--

Page 97

Soldier: The Ark has entered firing range!!

Ion blaster, fire!!!

Pages 98-99

Long shot of the Ark against a towering mass of Plant bulbs: close-up of Knives' eyes.

Page 100

::bzzt::

The ion blaster goes dead, to the surprise of the soldiers.

Page 101

Soldier: What happened?

Knives smiles.

Brad: You're right... it's just possible...

People haven't realized...
That the Plants have "will"--
If they refuse to attack their own kind...!!!

Pages 102-103

Brad: It could happen--

A rebellion by the Plants themselves...
Against humankind.

All the thousands and thousands of Plants from the ion blaster smash out of their bulbs and go flying up to the Ark.

Page 104

Brad: If that should happen... then...

There may be no way for us to survive.

Brad's ship breaks free of the clouds. Ahead of them, the flying Plants light up the night sky around the Ark.

Page 105

Outer space.

Communicator: .....

...Nothing.
Gravity scan complete.
000880035--No abnormalities detected in this region.

Page 106

Communicator: Activate gravity dampers.

Gate open.
Warp out.

To be continued next issue...

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