Chapter 51 01 Title: Chapter 51 Margin: Everything is dark, the calling voices go unheard, but she still fears someone else will fall into that wicked grasp... Credit: Author/Kamachi Kazuma Art/Yamaji Arata Character Design/Haimura Kiyotaka - Yamaji Arata 02 SFX: Clack clack Accel: 40% of the medical papers about Body Crystal came from labs funded by A CERTAIN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY. Accel: Sukunabikona Pharmaceuticals is #2 in the industry. Accel: And its largest stockholder is a dummy company owned by Nakimoto. Accel: They retrieved Himegi who had a Body Crystal extraction device inside her. Accel: And the retrieval team included the Tobio sister who had vanished after coming down with the same disease. Accel: All the mysteries are connected. SFX: Step Accel: Nakimoto. Accel: The device that extracts the bodily fluids used to make Body Crystal absolutely reeks of his disgusting tastes. 03 SFX: Jump SFX: Land SFX: Grin Accel: It's time I stopped by to say hello. SFX: Rumble rumble 04 SFX: Flash SFX: Roooooar SFX: Honk SFX: Pshh 05 Woman: Care for a snack? SFX: Roll roll Drivers: This is the one thing to look forward during the long work day. Drivers: It really is. Oh! These baked goods look tasty. SFX: Rattle rattle Woman: The wind? 06-07 SFX: Roar 08 SFX: Boom SFX: Crash crash crash 09 SFX: Pat pat SFX: Grind scrape SFX: Cough cough SFX: Thud Driver: Damn, what the hell was that? Accel: Hey, there. I've got a question. 10 SFX: Run!! Drivers: Eeeeeeek! Accel: Man, fame ain't easy. SFX: Sigh 11 SFX: Burst SFX: Glare Accel: Ah? SFX: Gunfire 12 SFX: Redirection Accel: C'mon, enough with the shooting. SFX: Fwoosh SFX: Wham 13 Accel: Quit playing around. SFX: Bam bam bam bam Man: Ohhhhh 14 SFX: Thoom SFX: Steam... Accel: I don't care about all of you. Where's Nakimoto? Inside? Accel: No, he ain't here. He'd be evacuated immediately during an attack. Man: H-he's not here! Accel: Oh? 15 Accel: Then where is he? Accel: You might want to tell me while I'm still being gentle. Accel: Otherwise... Accel: you'll regret it. Man: Eek. Man: W-wait! 16 Yomikawa: So. Yomikawa: Himegi Matsuri and your sister were taken away by the same people? Yumi: Yes. Himegi-san gave me the chance to get away, but she belonged to the same group as my sister. Yomikawa: Where are they located! We can figure something out! Yomikawa: And even if we can't, we'll do something!! Yomikawa: Who do you think we are!? 17 Yumi: I know where they are... Yumi: but...but you can't. Yomikawa: Why not!? Yumi: It's the Board of Directors. 18 Yumi: Some VIP from the Board is apparently protecting them. Yomikawa: So they're untouchable and no one can stop them. SFX: Spin 19 SFX: Turn SFX: Turn SFX: Slide... SFX: Shut SFX: Grab 20 Yomikawa: Tell me the location. SFX: Tears 21 SFX: Rub rub SFX: Inhale Yumi: It's not a location. Yumi: It's a ship. Yomikawa: A ship? Yumi: Yes. They travel along the canals using a cruise liner called the Escoffier. Yumi: It's registered to a foreign country, so the police power belongs to the captain. If it leaves the dock, Anti-Skill and Judgment are powerless. Yumi: Also... 22 Sign: Women's Locker Room SFX: Thud thud Top sign: Keep the lockers tidy Bottom sign: No firearms allowed!! Always return them to the storage room SFX: Thud SFX: Whoosh 23 Yomikawa: It isn't easy for a single Anti-Skill officer to take on the Board of Directors. Yomikawa: They'll try to stop me in ways both tangible and intangible. I might even lose my life. Yomikawa: But... SFX: Grin Yomikawa: So what? 24 SFX: Rattle rattle rattle SFX: Rattle rattle SFX: Slither SFX: Slither 25 SFX: Pant pant pant SFX: Shut Chef: Okay, you're all tuned up. My doll control can keep the collection device running automatically for a month. Combine that with Sous-Chef's power and gathering the nectar isn't hard. SFX: Pat Chef: Your nectar is only B rank, but I can still use it. Don't worry. Mami: ...Okay. Chef: Now, back to work! Mami: Thank you very much. 26-27 Man: This is so good! Waiter: Thank you very much. I will inform the chef. Woman: What is this? Waiter: That dish is... Woman: My! Waiter: The chef is utilizing his skill to its fullest to delight all of you. Waiter: If you need a break or an emetic, just let us know. Waiter: Now, please enjoy the rest of the meal. 28 Staff: Bring Dish 13 to Table 17! Hurry! Staff: Will do! SFX: Sizzle Staff: Be careful with the Si Bu Nian or you'll get someone sick! Staff: We're short on silverware!! Who's in charge of that! Bring some more ASAP!! SFX: Clatter clatter SFX: Stir stir stir Staff: You do the bussing for Table 23! Staff: This is ready! Take it out! SFX: Pull 29 Staff: I said to keep this chilled, you imbecile! Mami: That's always so incredible. SFX: Wham Chef: Aperitif, if you're free, open one of those for Sous-Chef. SFX: Roll roll Mami: Okay! 30 SFX: Clink SFX: Hold out 31 SFX: Slide SFX: Slide slide slide SFX: Slide Sous-Chef: Begin. Staff: Understood. SFX: Prick SFX: Prick SFX: Prick 32 SFX: Fill fill 33 SFX: Fillll SFX: Fillll SFX: Fillll Chef: How's it going? Sous-Chef: Quite well, chef. Mami: Um, Sous-Chef? Mami: What are you doing here? Sous-Chef: Tao. It's Tao. SFX: Roll 34 Chef: He really needs to learn how to communicate. Chef: This is his power: Aqua Navigator. It lets him set the directionality of a specific liquid. SFX: Fillll Chef: He is currently removing just the urea from the shark. Chef: His power is also used to constantly extract the nectar from your bodies. Sous-Chef: Okay, Chef! SFX: Pop Chef: Now it's time to show our guests how delicious fresh shark can be. 35 Mami: Of course. Chef: Bring in the next ingredient. There's no time to waste. 36-37 SFX: Ki ki SFX: Rustle SFX: Kii kii SFX: Munch munch SFX: Splash SFX: Ki ki Girl: Glad you made it in time. Yeah. The quality is top notch, so Chef's sure to be pleased. These are worth working with. 38 Guy: These violate CITES, so m-make sure no one finds out. Girl: Don't worry. All of the evidence will be erased from the world. It'll be broken down, digested, and absorbed. Guy: Wh-what's that supposed to mean? SFX: Wave wave Girl: Don't worry about it. Girl: Here's your pay. We added a little extra, so we hope to work with you again. Guy: N-not a chance. Do you have any idea how risky gathering all this was? Girl: In that case... 39 Girl: Do you want to be erased as evidence too? We can do that. Guy: Eek. Girl: Kid- Girl: ding. Girl: Don't worry. Let's do this again, okay? Guy: O-okay. 40 Girl: Who...are you? Guy: Eh? Accel: Hi. 41 SFX: Bumps SFX: Slap Girl: This presence... Girl: He's-! SFX: Glare Accel: Don't bother. SFX: Step SFX: Zap 42 SFX: Thud Guy: Eh? Guy: Eh? Accel: Don't worry. It's a lot like anemia. Guy: Eh? Guy: Huh? Guy: A-anemia? Accel: Yeah, definitely. Accel: You keep your mouth shut and finish your job. You're delivering these ingredients to the party, right? Guy: R-right... 43 SFX: Slam SFX: Slide Guy: We're going then. Accel: Sure. Monkey: Ki ki Monkey: Ki ki Accel: Hope you don't mind me joining you. SFX: Munch munch 44 Accel: A party for bizarre food lovers? Accel: How rotten is this city? SFX: Vrrrrr Margin: The Accelerator surprise is on its way!? Box: To be continued next issue. The April Issue goes on sale Wednesday, February 27!!