--MANGA TRANSLATIONS--
--TRIGUN MAXIMUM VOLUME 7, CHAPTER 4---
--"GOOD-FOR-NOTHINGS AND THE BLUEES"--

Translation by sumire

Page 96

Wolfwood and Vash in the desert. Wolfwood shoots Vash with a rubber band.

 
Wolfwood: Cripes.
The legendary demon gunman feared as a human calamity...

Page 97

Wolfwood: ...and he looks like he's been to a funeral and another funeral and then another funeral.

Vash: ..... That's not nice...
.....
That's... not nice...
Wolfwood: I'm saying that you look like you should be hanging around the river of Hades!
Go to hell and don't come back!!

Wolfwood gives Vash one hell of a Cross Punisher noogie.

Shots ring out from the distant town.

Wolfwood: !! Gunshots...

 

Page 98

A lynch mob has strung up a little guy standing on top of a big potato-looking guy.

Mob: Let's see you cry and repent!
You no-good dirty scoundrels!
Scar-eye (note: He's never given a name): Er, excuse me, good citizens,
I have one favor to ask.
Would you mind letting this fellow go?
You all know he's innocent.
Guy: ....All right.
Fair enough.
He's bound, but he's not hanging.
Go on, Hancock, you can go anywhere you like.

Page 99

Hancock: WAAAAH!
D'I may be dumb, but I know what's gonna happen if d'I do, darn you--!!

The mob laughs.

Guy: Then I guess there's just one thing to do.
We'll aim for the "platform" first!
Let's see how long you can stay standing!

Page 100

Before the mob can shoot, a bullet severs __'s rope. Vash walks between two men, and moves before they can aim at him.

Wolfwood: Give it up.

Page 101

Wolfwood: If you mess with him...
It'll just complicate things.

Vash still looks sad.

Mayor: It's Va...
Vash--
the Stampede!?

Guy with glasses: What did you say, Mayor!?

Mayor: I saw him!!
At Colnago...!!
I saw it--He stopped a bullet!

Page 102

Mayor: ..... Everyone, lower your guns.
(to Vash) ...Go anywhere you like.
But never come near this town again.

A diner in the middle of the desert.

Scar-eye: Really--you helped us out a lot back there.
Here's to Mr. Famous!

Page 103

Vash has a pained smile. Wolfwood stands by the door.

Scar-eye: I've heard about you.
The last rumor I heard was that all those tall tales about you were true.
Heh, heh.
Vash: .....
They are.

Scar-eye: Idiot.

He throws back a shot and slams the glass down on the table.

Page 104

To Scar-eye and Hancock's surprise, Vash does the same. They get into a drinking contest and laugh drunkenly. Wolfwood eyes them wearily from the bar.

Page 105

Wolfwood: ..... Oh, well. This might be the last time. He might as well enjoy it.

Bartender (surprising Wolfwood): And what'll you have?

Wolfwood: Whoa--didn't see you there, Granny.

Bartender: Aren't you gonna enjoy it?

Wolfwood: Nah--I've got a lot on my mind.

Bartender: ..... Who're your friends?

Wolfwood: A couple of down-and-out scoundrels.
One of them's tried to wash his hands of the past, but it just keeps coming back to haunt him.
Especially from society.

Wolfwood: How 'bout you?

Bartender: I'm the angel of mercy who pickles the scoundrels in alcohol.

Scar-eye: Hey, Grandma!
How about turning on the radio!

She does. Music plays.

Bartender: Scoundrels or not, they're alive. Even if they're suffering.
That's why they need a place like this.

Wolfwood smiles.

Page 106

Bartender: Well then, now that we all know why we're here, what do you say?

Wolfwood: Right. Gimme a glass of your strongest.

Bartender: We've only got one kind here.
And it's strong enough to power an engine.

Later.

Hancock: Gee...
To cause the deaths of so many people all by yourself.
Scar-eye: .....Huh.
You feel like you're being crushed under the weight of your regret?
.....Everyone feels that way.
There isn't anyone who hasn't wanted to escape from it all.

Page 107

Scar-eye: Go to sleep and forget about it. That's all you can do.
People wil forget all about you...
In time.
Time is what'll save you.
You'll end up all alone...
But you've always been all alone.
And for times like that,
There's music and this stuff.

He taps the bottle with his finger.

Scar-eye: You're expecting too much.
Remember, you didn't get any gifts when you were born into this world.

Page 108

Suddenly, the radio squawks into static.

Scar-eye: .....
Damn.
And here it was turning out to be such a good night.

Vash suddenly gets up and staggers out the door.

Scar-eye: Hey! You okay?

Page 109

Vash is standing outside, not vomiting, but with his hand clamped to the back of his neck. Wolfwood comes to check on him.

Vash: Wolfwood...
You...
...really are...
...my "guide," right?

Wolfwood looks serious.

Wolfwood: Yep. That's right.

Vash was covering a tiny cluster of Angel-arm wings sprouting from the back of his neck.

Pages 110-111

Suddenly, a bolt of something streaks across the sky and causes an explosion in the distance.

Page 112

Narration: New Santiago, 8:20 P.M.

A kid sits on his roof with a telescope.

Kid: Huh?

There's a streak, a flash of bright light, and then a rain of stars.

Kid: Whoa...

Page 113

Narration: November, 9:55 P.M.

A satellite-tracking station.

Technician A: STL 1001--
There's no answer!

Technician B: Strange--this is the first time this has ever happened.

Technician C: What could have made a satellite that was functioning normally a minute ago go silent?
Hacking? Debris? Or did it just reach the end of its life?
Technician D: That's highly unlikely.
A satellite is a high-tech assemblage of nanomachinery and armaments.
This is a terrible stroke of luck--
--OH!

Page 114

On the display screen, signals from all the satellites are disappearing.

Technician A: STL 1007 and 1013... dead!
1004, 1006, 1012, 1015..
Various technicians: It can't be!
1003 down!
This...
It's not stopping! It's not stopping!
The world's communications... are coming down!

Page 115

A wing in the darkness.

Pages 116-117

Knives crouches atop a tower with a massive Angel Arm.

Page 118

We see he is at the very pinnacle of his fortress.

Page 119

Elendira: Power...
That can reach all the way outside the atmosphere...
I'm honestly surprised...
That Master Knives has decided there's no turning back.
I wanted to see him finish it, but...
Is there anyone who'll be able to survive what lies ahead?

Page 120

Vash: You guys...

They're just about passed out cold.

Vash: It looks like I've got to go.

Hancock: What--? Where?

Scar-eye: Whaddya mean, Vash? Come on in and have another drink.

Page 121

Vash: .....
Thanks.
But we're going now.

Scar-eye: This is just making it harder. Just go now.

Vash: You know...

Scar-eye: What?

Vash: ...This wasn't bad.
To be able to have a couple of drinks before the end--
I'll probably never be able to forget tonight.

Page 122

Scar-eye: ..... Heh.
You weren't listening to a word I said.
Idiot.

Vash and Wolfwood hit the road.

To be continued...

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