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Shonan Junai Gumi: VOLUME 16 | |
Chapter 135: "Night of the Young Lovers" At Tsujido High, a bored Minamina makes rounds around the school and discovers an empty room. He alerts the authorities, who mistakes him for the burglar and arrests him. Elsewhere, Eikichi and Saegusa pull carts of items from the school towards the bus, where it is being repainted by Ryuji, Nagisa, Tsukai and Itou. Eikichi comments on how livable the bus now looks, fully equipped with running water (taken from the park) and electricity (hooked up by Yasuo, whose parents own an electric shop). Shinomi states that calling the bus their "private castle" is so romantic but Eikichi sees it as his extra crash pad. That night, the Oni-baku Gumi gang get together and celebrate the bus' completion. Ryuji and Nagisa thanks everyone for their help and a drunken Eikichi makes it clear that he will kill Ryuji if he loses his virginity before Eikichi does. They drink through the night until everyone falls asleep, except for Ryuji and Nagisa, who agree with each other that this was a night to remember. They reflect on how far they've gone and decide to get jobs. As they lie in bed looking at the stars, they smile at each other and express their love. It was the night that Ryuji knew what it is to truly love a woman. |
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Chapter 136: "The Hardcore Lawless Demon Gig" Two Enoshima High students walk through the night and discuss the recent hospitalisations caused by the Yokohama Calvary. They walk by an alley with beaten filled with unconscious bodies and are greeted by two men, who ask them who the strongest in Shonan is. The next morning, Nagisa greets her sleepy guests as she cooks them breakfast. They notice Ryuji and Nagisa acting abnormally cheerful and are interrupted by Kaoru, who arrives to give them some onigiri. A jealous Shinomi watches on as only Eikichi eats the onigiri. Eikichi asks Kaoru where his brother has been and he reveals that Kamata is on Yokohama. Elsewhere, Kamata arrives uninvited at a band's jam session and confirms that the band, Baki, is formed from members of the old Vebejail band. Kamata asks the band the wherebouts of Natsu, shocking the band. One of the guitarists retort that it's none of Kamata's business and charges at him, only to get knocked back. One of the band members reveals that Natsu was forced out of the band because no one wanted to be around him. They call Natsu the Death Demon. One of the members, Makio, appears and states that no one has had any connections to Natsu since the "Lawless Demon" gig. No one had really knew Natsu as he was a loner even after joining Vebejail, until that night when they saw what he really was. The night was wild and during the show, rampaging fans rushed up onto the stage, resulting in a massive brawl. During the brawl, a smiling Natsu raised his bass guitar and smashed it down on the head on one of his own band members, killing him. Makio states that bad things happen around the Death Demon and asks what relation Kamata has with Natsu. Kamata replies that he's a friend, or at least used to be. Later, as Kamata walks by the docks, he notices a follower and chases his stalker. Kamata chases him up several flights of stairs. Upon catching him, the stalker insists that Natsu is dead and escapes, slamming the door behind him. As Kamata leaves, he sees his stalker fall down from the top of the building. He looks up and sees Natsu. |
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Natsu & Kamata Chapter 137: "Reunion" Kamata rushes to the top of the building and asks Natsu if he remembers him. He states that they use to talk all the time back in the days and a silent Natsu walks off. As Natsu rides off, Kamata surmises that he has to do something or else it would be hell all over again. At a restaurant called Daytona, Katsuyuki tells Yasuo and Atsushi that he has had no luck in finding the Yokohama Calvary. They spot Tamura outside and Katsuyuki goes out to challenge him to a rematch. The two men exchange blows and appear to be evenly matched. They are interrupted by two guys, who sit and watch the fight. An angry Tamura charges at them and gets knocked backed by a single punch. Katsuyuki recognises them as the two Yokohama Calvary men and declares that he has been looking for them. The two men ask Katsuyuki if he is the strongest in Shonan. Katsuyuki charges and gets easily knocked back by the Yokohama Calvary, who surmise that Tamura and Katsuyuki are too weak to be Shonan's strongest. Elsewhere, Yasuo and Atsushi go looking for Katsuyuki, they spot a Camaro with Yokohama plates speed off and see a bloodied Katsuyuki and Tamura on the ground. The Yokohama Calvary continues their search for Shonan's strongest. Yasuo calls Eikichi to come out and informs him that Katsuyuki was taken down by the Yokohama Calvary. Eikichi tells Yasuo to round up the others and surmises that this may be related to the Steed with Yokohama plates they saw earlier. Elsewhere, the Yokohama Calcary spots a group of guys on the side of the road and chooses them for their next target. |
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Natsu Chapter 138: "The Wrath of Natsu" Eikichi, Saegusa, Yasuo and Yasuo split up to find the Yokohama Calvary. Elsewhere, news of the falling of the building victim reaches the band members, naming Natsu as the culprit. One of the band members informs everyone that they are next on Natsu's list. Before they can escape, Natsu enters the room. Elsewhere, Eikichi, Tsukai, Saegusa, Yasuo and Atsushi run into a bloody-faced band member being chased by Natsu. Tsukai recognises Natsu's Steed from earlier. Eikichi confronts Natsu, stating that no one messes with Shonan. Kamata arrives to meet the man known as "Music Master" and sees the band members unconscious. He surmises that it was Natsu's doing and asks the Music Master what happened. The Music Master reveals that some mob boys over at Honmoku unlocked the wrath of the Death Demon and all ten were killed. We cut back to Eikichi, who charges at Natsu and to everyone's surprise, he gets knocked through the window with one punch. Eikichi retaliates but hesistates upon seeing Natsu's eyes and gets knocked back again. Eikichi states that he is experiencing the same sensations when he first met Ryuji and surmises that Natsu isn't just some average punk. Tsukai jumps in and Eikichi tells him to stay back, stating that Natsu has the look of death in his eyes. Elsewhere, Nakajo arrives at an empty rendezvous and wonders where his Enoshima guys are. He spots them all beaten up and sees the Yokohama Calvary. The attackers surmise that this is the leader of of the weaklings. |
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Kamata, Natsu & Eikichi Chapter 139: "The Death Demon Contract (Part 1)" The Music Master reveals to Kamata that after the "Lawless Demon" gig, the other band members, fearing that Natsu would get them next, went to some Yokohama mobsters to create the "Death Demon" contract. Eighteen hit artists went after Natsu, at first just toying with him. Over time, they realised that the demon had turned the tables on them and took them out one by one. Elsewhere, Eikichi and Natsu continue their fight and Eikichi states that it has been a while since he had this feeling. The Music Master continues his tale, revealing the first time he met Natsu and witnessing what Natsu did to a cat. Their next meeting was after Natsu joined Vebejail and he beat down a member who violated his violin bass. The member who was beaten down eventually committed suicide and the Music Master surmises that he saw the same shadow of death in Natsu's eyes. Sometime later, the Music Master accompanied the mobsters who were ordered to take Natsu out. With five cars and two bikes, Natsu killed them off one by one. The Music Master described it as being inside a horror slasher movie and that they had angered the devil himself and this was the payback. |
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Chapter 140: "The Death Demon Contract (Part 2)" As Eikichi and Natsu go at it, Tsukai and the others try to come up with a plan to stop the fight. Elsewhere, Kaoru rides his bike and expresses his delight at the news of Eikichi being in Yokohama. He spots a fight up ahead and is shocked to see Natsu. The Music Master tells Kamata that he could never forget that night because Natsu was grinning as if he was enjoying it. A shocked Kamata states that it doesn't sound like the Natsu he knew. One by one, the contracted mobsters were killed off, until only three remained. One of them runs over Natsu with his car but his victory is short lived when Natsu retaliates. The other two mobsters run over Natsu, surmising that Natsu should be down. An unaffected Natsu punches through the windscreen. In panic, the mobster accelerates and the both of them plunge into the ocean. Neither of them resurfaced and Natsu was assumed to be dead. The Music Master surmises that he has risen from the dead to put the remaining mobsters down with the rest. Kamata refuses to believe what he just heard and remembers back to when they were young. He states that if Natsu turned out the way he was, then it's his fault. They are interrupted by Kaoru, who informs Kamata that Eikichi and Natsu are fighting in the park. Kamata rushes towards Natsu, worried that he might have to live through that a second time. Elsewhere, Nakajo takes down the masked Yokohama Calvary guy with one punch but gets hit with a stick to the back of the head by the other guy. We cut back to Kamata, who asks the Music Master the name of the mob hired to take out Natsu. The Music Master tells him that there are only two of them left and they were called the Yokohama Calvary. |
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Nakajo, Nakagaki, Mauchi & Eikichi Chapter 141: "Connections from the Past" The Music Master proceeds to tell Kamata that the Yokohama Calvary pair are still famous in Yokohama and that he'll recognise them by the scars on their faces from Natsu stamping on them. Elsewhere, the Yokohama Calvary knocks down Nakajo, stating that they know no fear as they both have seen the demon of death. We cut back to Eikichi and Natsu, who begin fighting to the death, despite Tsukai's attempts to stop the fight. They are interrupted by two police officers and Natsu breaks the fingers of one officer. Eikichi takes down the other officer as Kamata and Kaoru arrive at the scene. As Kamata tries to talk some sense into Eikichi, Natsu begins walking away. Kamata yells to him to forget about revenge and go back to the old days. Natsu tells him to get out of the way, declaring that the nightmare from that night is still unfinished. We cut to a flashback where Natsu's sister thanks Kamata for playing with Natsu. In the present, the others tell Kamata to run and the Music Master wonders what nightmare Natsu is talking about. Kamata breaks down, realising that Natsu was still living in the nightmare of that night. Sometime later, Tsukai asks Eikichi what happened to him and a confused Eikichi surmises that it had something to do with Natsu's eyes. Kamata tells his friends that he doesn't want to drag them into this business and that he will take care of Natsu and the Yokohama Calvary and walks off. Elsewhere, Ryuji gets a job offer. As he walks down the road, he encounters a bloodied Nakajo, who blindly attacks Ryuji. Ryuji demands to know what happened and Nakajo tells him it was the Yokohama Calvary's doing. Nakajo declares that the Yokohama Calvary belongs to him and if Oni-baku interferes, he will go after them. They are watched on by the Yokohama Calvary. We cut back to Eikichi, who tells the others that he has a bad feeling about this and that someone will die before it is over. |
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Chapter 142: "End of Oni-Baku" A surprised Eikichi stops by a mechanic to find Ryuji working there. Ryuji reveals to Eikichi what happened to Nakajo and Eikichi tells him about his meeting with Natsu. They are interrupted by a customer and Eikichi asks Ryuji to visit Katsuyuki with him later. At the hospital, the nurse complains about Katsuyuki and Tamura's behaviour and tells them they should learn to get along with one another. Eikichi and Ryuji arrive just in time to break up the fight. Katsuyuki apologises to Eikichi for dragging them into this mess and updates them on the Yokohama Calvary duo, who is now the most feared pair in the Yokohama Eight mob and tells him about the incident at the Honmoku docks. Katsuyuki expresses his worry as they are after Shonan's strongest and Eikichi reassures him, stating that the Oni-baku is the best anywhere. Later outside, Eikichi and Ryuji debate over who is better out of the two and Eikichi states that when they become adults and leave Shonan going their separate ways, he still wants to keep in touch. Eikichi tells Ryuji that a book he read told him that you'll have many friends throughout life but only one or two true friends. He names Ryuji one of his true friends. They head back to the bus to see Nagisa cooking for Tsukai, Saejima and Abe. Ryuji invites Eikichi to stay to eat Nagisa's curry and Eikichi notices that the two lovers seem closer than before. He asks Abe if Ryuji and Nagisa have done it and Abe questions where Eikichi has been. A shocked Eikichi spots an open condom wrapper and confronts Ryuji. A nervous Ryuji tries to explain himself and an enraged Eikichi punches him in the face. He leaves, stating that the Oni-baku is finished and calls Ryuji a traitor. At home, a teary Eikichi opens a magazine and bids farewell to his virginity. |
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Chapter 143: "Boys Be Ambitious" Eikichi goes to a restaurant to meet his friends, who express there discuss at Eikichi still being a virgin. They state that although Eikichi is a great fighter, he is also a fraud. Abe and Saejima leave with some girls, telling Eikichi that queers don't need to tag along. He is interrupted by Katsuyuki dressed in a clown costume and makeup, who declares that he still loves Eikichi. A frightened Eikichi wakes up from the nightmare and realises that it was also a wet dream. Desperate to "de-virginise" himself, he heads to a brothel in disguise and chooses to spend time with Riho. However, he runs off when he finds out the real Riho is different from the picture. With 30,000Y gone, he decides to call every girl that has ever looked his way. Starting with Aina, every girl he calls hangs up on him. He is interrupted by Shinomi and her friend and he strategically ask Shinomi to talk with him down to the beach. He asks her if he could hump her and gets punched down into the ocean. A crazy Eikichi attacks the next girl he sees and gets restrained by the video store owner, who has been wondering why Eikichi hasn't been renting any videos. Eikichi confides in the video store owner about Ryuji and the owner states that because of Nagisa, he had to give up masturbation. He shows Eikichi all his videos and tells him that Eikichi is still free to have fun with all the girls in his dreams. A happy Eikichi heads home with a pile of videos and declares that he won't lose to Ryuji. At home, Shinomi talks to her friend, who tells Shinomi that she should stop hiding her feelings for Eikichi. Three days later, Shinomi pays Eikichi a visit. Eikichi's mother tells Shinomi that Eikichi hasn't left his room for three days, not even for visitors. They knock on Eikichi's door, telling him that he has a phone call. A zombie creeps out to grab the phone and the door closes. Spooked from what they saw, Shinomi and Eikichi's mother demand that he open the door. |