SAKAMOTO DAYS

SAKAMOTO'S

Readiness potential?

The heck is that?

Listen close. I'll explain it so simply even a monkey could understand.

By the time a person thinks about moving,

their brain has already decided to move.

What are you...

You're talking about the subconscious.

That's right.

I see...

I thought I had to think about punching before deciding to punch.

But I'm actually subconsciously deciding to punch

a split-second before my mind realizes it?

My brilliant lady!

I knew you would understand immediately!

A split-second... That could mean life or death.

Yes.

In other words, if you can go beyond conscious thought

and take advantage of your opponent's readiness potential...

I should thank you.

When I was struggling to block out your incessant thoughts,

I found a new skill deep within myself.

I won't let you hurt the people I care about!

This ends now!

No...

I overdid it... I'm not used to my new ability yet.

Damn--

What a racket.

You think you can come to my turf

and mess with my family?

You're dead meat.

Who the hell?

JUST DESSERTS

What the hell... What happened to you?

ABSOLUTE ETHANOL

Absolute ethanol?

She must've drunk it earlier!

And now she's in Drunken Fist mode...

But...

She's acting different than the last time.

EMOTIONAL DRUNK - ANGRY DRUNK HAPPY DRUNK

It's one thing after another with you two. I don't get you at all.

You must look down on us mafia folk, huh?

No way!

She's a mafia drunk?!

Shin, it's about to go down. Get outta the way.

Die!

Where'd she go?

Get ready. For every person you've killed,

I'm gonna cut off one of your fingers.

Get off me, bitch!

Who do you think you are--

I didn't say you could talk.

Goddamn, that hurts!

Okay, okay.

Please. I'm sorry.

I'll never bother you guys again.

"Please"?

Have you ever listened to someone who begged you for their life?

I'm gonna die...

No, I don't want this to be my ending!

Stop! Don't come any closer!

Bad endings are only fun when they're happening to other people!

No... I want to live longer!

I want to kill so many more people!

I couldn't help but overhear.

You're done,

you sick bastard!

It's not how you die that matters...

It's how you live!

DEATH ROW INMATE SAW RETIRED

TENMON

Well, what do you know? One of those death row dolts

got snuffed out at some home improvement shop.

Oh no... What do we do if there are none left for us?

What was the point of this silly good-luck ritual?

You said you wanted to have tonkatsu.

That was you.

Well, enjoy your meal, then we'll--

Oh? It's Nagumo.

Hey there!

I'm approaching my target now!

Did you eat too much to get into position?

If you feel bloated and need to rest, just let me know!

Looks like our services may not be required.

We can take it easy.

I'll finish quickly so we can look for some inmates.

Don't wolf down your food. That's bad manners.

Mr. Shishiba, you can have the rest.

Thank you for the meal.

Careful, now.

The ones who rush in are the first to die.

I know.

That girl really hates to lose.

I can't eat two bowls of katsudon. I'm already stuffed.

Hmm?

Now, this is unbelievable.

How dare she!

KATSUDON

Why wouldn't she order it without onions?!

SUZUKI HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE

Damn them!

I'm not about to die here.

I have so much killing left to do!

TAXI STAND

Take me to the airport.

What? But I still have a passenger...

Shut up! I'll kill you!

- I don't mind sharing. - All right!

Okay.

I'll steal some money and lay low for a bit.

You're in a rush.

Yeah, sorry 'bout that. Your destination will have to wait.

No worries.

I've just arrived.

Buckle up!

Hey, Lu! Come on, wake up!

Huh? What happened to you, Shin?

He's gone!

We've gotta find him right away!

Shin! What's wrong? Your head hurts?

Is this an aftereffect of my new ability?

Damn it. Why now?

You mean Saw? He's dead.

Christ. You had to make such a big mess in a public place like this?

FLOATERS

Would it kill you to think about us floaters for once?!

Oh, they're floaters.

What's a floater?

Whenever hit men cause collateral damage to the town,

they fix things up to how they were before.

They're the JAA's cleanup squad.

- God, this sucks. - When am I gonna be promoted to hit man?

They're a bunch of degenerates.

Most of them do this part-time while training to be hit men.

Wait, speaking of degenerates... You!

You got wasted on this stuff!

Oh, yeah! That was fun!

Wait, what about our shopping?

Oh, crap! We've gotta get back to the store!

OFFERING

I like this.

Let's see...

How do I phrase this?

I pray that I'll be able to kill the death row inmates.

I find it strange.

Why do people close their eyes when they pray?

Wow, my prayer was answered right away.

Thank you, gods.

Oh, my.

Just my luck, running into the ugliest person on the list.

Do you know how we pray to the gods in Japan?

What?

Bow twice...

Clap twice...