20th Century Boys Volume 2 : Prophet Chapter Sixteen God - Page 97 - God: Aaah... aaah... Wah, wah, wah!! Wawawawawawawa!! UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!! Bums: What happened? You were screaming again. Chapter 16 : God - Page 98 - Bum: Did you have another bad dream? God: Mm... yeah... Nah... no... Hupsy-daisy... Don't worry 'bout it. Don't worry. Chapter 16 : God - Page 99 - Bums: Well, a course we gonna be worried. God's dreams come true. You said this year would be the last for Toku-san... And now Toku-san got inna accident and he's gonna die in the hospital. Hey God, what kind of dream was it this time? God: Stop calling me God!! And don't pray to me!! Bums: We're coming to bring you some breakfast, God. Today was tough, though. Couldn't find anything good... God: You eat it. I can find my own breakfast. - Page 100 - Bum: Don't say that. Eat it. If we eat God's portion, we'll get punished. God: Don't act like they're offerings!! Bums: We want you to eat this for us and tell us a story. God's stories are useful. God: None of the things I can tell you will help. Bums: But we wanna hear 'em! God: All's I can tell you about is bowling. Like usual. Bums: We wanna hear it! (clap clap clap clap) God: Sheesh. Too early for this. Okay, yer bowling lane's approximately 1.06 meters in width. Bums: Ohhhh. God: Ya throw the ball, tryin' to get a strike. - Page 101 - Bums: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. God: The instant you let the ball go onto the lane, your mind has to be straight. If you miss your inital angle by just 2 or 3 degrees... It makes a huge difference when the ball gets to the pins 18.28 meters away. It's about 53 centimeters from the head pin to the gutters. That's all that separates a strike from a gutter ball. Bums: Ahhh... ...and? God: There's your story. G'bye. - Page 102 - Bums: That really helps. Sure does. God: Oh... I forgot. Gotta tell ya somethin', Hama-san. Hama: Huh... me? God: Careful of the kids. Bums: Kids? What's 'e mean? - Page 103 - Kenji: Hello, welco... God: Nikkei's average is only 150 yen... Whoa. First 95, now 98. That Bill Gates is such a devil. NYSE goin' straight up through the roof... (rmpl) Kenji: W... what the? Mother: Make him leave. Kenji: I can't just tell him to leave... - Page 104 - Mother: He's looking. Looking at the lunches. He's calling. Calling you. Kenji: Ah... yes. Can I help you...? God: This hamburger lunch here... Kenji: Yes? God: It's past the expiration date. Kenji: Ah... I'm sorry! I'll take care of that right a... - Page 105 - Kenji: W... what are you doing?! God: It's okay. Kenji: It's not okay... I'll take care of it!! God: It's okay. Kenji: No it's not...!! God: Huh...? Kenji: W... what? God: You will suffer a major calamity. Kenji: Wha-? - Page 106 - God: Oh, but that boy of yours... Kenji: It's not a boy, it's a girl!! Kanna: Aaaauuuu!! Kenji: W... whoa, what is it, Kanna?! Kanna: Aau, aauu!! God: Well, aren't you somethin'. Kanna: Daaaaaaa da!! God: G'bye. Kenji: Ah... that lunch!! God: You were gonna throw it out anyways. - Page 107 - Mother: Who WAS that...? Kanna: Daaaaa da!! God: I had a terrible dream... Bum: What was your terrible dream about, God? God: I told you, I'm not God. I don't understand it, I just "KNOW"... That something awful is going to happen... - Page 108 - Bum: Huh... God: But we're fine. No matter what happens to the world... We live like this... Bum: B... big trouble!! God: Hmm...? Is that horrible trouble starting sooner than I dreamed...? Bum: H... Hama-san's in the park with some kids...!! God: Oh, THAT big trouble... - Page 109 - Kids: You bum!! You're an eyesore, you bum!! Hama: Oww!! Oww!! Kids: You shouldn't be sleeping in the middle of the path!! We'll drop you in the river!! Hama: Owwwwww!! God: Enough of that. Kids: Whadda you want, Gramps?! We'll drop you in the river too! - Page 110 - God: Stop, there's poop right in front of ya!! Kids: Wha-!! God: A nice fresh one I laid down right there in the dark. Trust me, you don't wanna step in that. Kids: Uggggh!! God: Which one of you is Fumiya? Fumiya: Huh? God: You Fumiya? Fumiya: H... how did you know that? God: You went out to eat burgers again today, didn't you? In fact, every day since elementary school, you've eaten hamburgers on the way home from cram school. Your mother makes food for you and waits for you to eat it. Fumiya: H... how do you know that, old man?! God: I don't understand why. I just DO. Which one's Kouichi? - Page 111 - Kouichi: Huh? God: You always steal your parents' money and spend it all at the arcade. That's money your parents are scraping together to pay for your education!! Kouichi: H... how could you possibly know that?! God: I told you, I just DO!! Hama: Ohhhhhhh... God... Kid: G... God? God: No, I'm not God. Now listen, when you're trying to bowl a strike... You throw it straight down the middle with all your strength... - Page 112 - God: When you only got the two pins on edges left, that's called a Big 2. That's a rare event. You won't get a spare outta that. Don't worry if you're not in the middle. It's okay to waver to the side a bit. Do you understan' what I'm saying? Fumiya: D... dude, this guy's creepy. Kouichi: W... what do you mean, "God"? God: You don't understand? Want me to talk some more? When your 10 pins are down to just 1... Kids: L... let's get outta here!! Yeah, get away from that weirdo!! Hama: H... hey, God... you were right again... This is what you meant when you said be careful of the kids... God: Let's go back and get some sleep, Hama-san. Tomorrow will be an okay day. Hama: Really? God: Tomorrow will, at least... - Page 113 - God: UWAAAAAAAAAAAH!! (hah)(hah)(hah) T... THAT dream again...!! I can't tell anyone about that one... It's better that they don't know about it... The giant monster that goes, "ZUUUUN ZUUUUN"... - Page 114 - [In December of 2000, humanity will be destroyed.] - Chapter 16 Owari -