20th Century Boys
	 Volume 2 : Prophet
	  Chapter Twelve
	   Otcho

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Yukiji: You mean you really don't remember, Kenji?

Kenji: N...  nope.

Yukiji: That's amazing...
	You were so obsessed about it, gathering friends under that logo,
	always screaming about "protecting the peace of the world"...

Kenji: Y...  yeah, but I mean, I was just a kid back then...

Yukiji: And why do you want to remember the stories of your childhood?

Kenji: Donkey's...
	dead...

Chapter 12 : Otcho

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Yukiji: I saw it in the newspaper.
	I can't believe that boy would commit suicide...

Kenji: But the thing is...  he might not have actually committed suicide!!
	He sent me a letter, right before he died...
	Asking if I recognized this symbol...!!
	There's a possibility Donkey may have gotten wrapped up in some kind of trouble regarding this symbol!!
	So tell me if you remember, Yukiji!!

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Kenji: Who created this thing...?!

Yukiji: Otcho did.

Kenji: O...

<<Otcho: Now I'll make a symbol, just for us.
	This symbol is a symbol of friendship!!

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<<Otcho: Anyone who knows this symbol is a true friend.

Chapter 12 : Otcho

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Girl: Gyahaha!

Kenji: Otcho...
	That's it...  I remember now!
	It was Otcho!!

Man: WELCOME TO KINGMART!!
	WELCOME!!

Kenji: Uh...

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Ootake: Sirrrrrr.
	You must greet your customers properly!!

Kenji: Uh...  right...

Yukiji: Who's that?

Kenji: The area manager for the Kingmart chain...

Yukiji: I see.  Franchise inspector.
	Well, I'm going home.

Kenji: Ah...  wait a sec...

Ootake: Sir!!  From what I have seen, you seem to think the register is a social area.

Kenji: Um...  uh...

Yukiji: Kenji.
	I came because you seemed serious about finding the truth behind all of this.  Go to this legal office!
	I have a friend named Ichihara there.
	At 2 o'clock this afternoon, victims of the "Friend" group are going to meet for a report on the examination.

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Kenji: B...  but...

Ootake: Ahem!!

Kenji: What am I supposed to do there...?
	It's not like I have anything to...

Yukiji: Tell them everything you know.
	I'm sure your testimony will help.
	This group you're up against seems pretty dangerous,
	but I know you can do it.
	I came because I knew you would.
	Bye!!

Kenji: Ah...  Yukiji...

Ootake: AHEM!!

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Ootake: A word with you, sir.

Kenji: Er...  yes?

[Yukiji...]
[Yukiji, the strongest girl in the world...]

Yukiji: Toryaaaaaa!!

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Yukiji: Now, give me your best shot, Yanbo-Mabo!!
	I can't stand bullies like you!!

Yanbo-Mabo: D...  dangit...  you stupid boy-girl!!
	Boy-girrrrrrl!!

Yukiji: Come on, you cowards!!  You can pick on the weak,
	but you can't do anything against the strong!!

Yanbo-Mabo: Grrrrrr!!
	Whisper whisper...
	KAHA!!
	Yeah?!
	HMPH!!

Yukiji: What?  You want me to beat you up again?!

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Yanbo-Mabo: No, Yukiji, YOU'RE the coward!
	Coward!

Yukiji: How?!

Yanbo-Mabo: You're not playing real sumo.  You grab our sleeves to throw us.
	Yeah, or our collars.

Yukiji: So what?!

Yanbo-Mabo: You have to play sumo naked!!
	So you have to take off your shirt, too!!

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Yanbo-Mabo: C'mon, what's wrong? (jiggle jiggle)
	Hurry up and take it off! (jiggle jiggle)
	C'mon c'mon c'monnnnn.
	What's wrong, coward?!

Yukiji: Shut up!  Just you wait!!

Yanbo-Mabo: Hurry up, would you?  I'm gonna catch a cold.
	Brrrrr, it's so chilly.

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Yanbo-Mabo: What's wrong?  Aren't you gonna take it off?
	Too bad, you gonna surrender?
	Awwwww, are you crying?
	Why don't you just admit defeat, Yukiji-chaaaaan?
	Come onnnnnn, take it offffff.
	Come onnnnnn.
	What are you doin'?!
	Just take it off!!

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Yanbo-Mabo: If you won't take it off, we'll do it FOR you.
	C'mon, c'mon!!

Kenji: STOP IT!!

Yanbo-Mabo: Hnnh?

Kenji: NGAAAAAAAAA!!

Yukiji: Kenji...

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Setsuko: Thanks for waiting, Yukiji. (tap)(tap)

Yukiji: Oh... sure.
	There's a lot of people in there...

Setsuko: Yes, there are.
	They're all parents trying to get their sons and daughters back
	from this mysterious cult...

Yukiji: Did you find out anything...  about Otcho?

Setsuko: Thanks, Yukiji.  You've been a big help.
	I never would have guessed one of your old childhood friends made up that symbol...
	Ochiai Nagaharu...
	Currently missing...
	This is a newspaper clipping from 9 years ago...

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Paper: BUSINESSMAN IN THAILAND GOES MISSING
	Auto accident in the jungle?

Setsuko: This missing businessman was your friend Otcho...

Yukiji: Has he been missing since this?

Setsuko: No.  He was found 1 week after that.
	But there was no info on what happened to him during that time...
	He quit his company directly after the accident...
	And then...  he had a wife and child in Japan, but they divorced about a month before the accident.

Yukiji: What did he do after he quit his company?

Setsuko: I can't find anything after that.
	All in all, it's just too suspicious.

Yukiji: But I can't believe...
	The Otcho I knew would...

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Setsuko: Uh-oh, time for me to go.

Yukiji: Oh...  Have you gotten a call from that Kenji person I was telling you about?

Setsuko: No, not yet...

Yukiji: Oh...

Setsuko: He'll come, won't he?
	It will be SUCH a big help if he does!!

Yukiji: He will.
	I know it!

Setsuko: Thank you for waiting, everyone!!

Yukiji: You'll come, won't you Kenji...?
	Just like you did back then...

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Ootake: Look at this, sir!  Look at your late night sales!!
	This is HALF that of the rival store 200 meters away.  HALF!!
	Even the cigarette store on the corner is talking about joining a franchise!!
	If this continues, we're going to have to terminate our contract with you!!

Kenji: I...  see.

Yukiji: You went up against Yanbo and Mabo when you knew you couldn't stand up to them...

[Sure enough, you were beaten black and blue...  but...]

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[As I sobbed and blubbered, you turned to me and said...]

Kenji: Don't cry, Yukiji.
	Be one of our friends and help us fight evil.

Ootake: Please get a grip on your business, sir!!

[Yukiji...]
[I'm not the same person...]
[I used to be...]

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