My Name is Zushio Volume 2 Chapter 12 - Page 107 - Farmer: The fields'r all dried up. I feel likely to dry up meself jest standin' here! Zushio: W... WATER...! Farmer: HMM? Zushio: Give me water... Farmer: WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?! -000012- -Burn, Pen, Burn!- - Page 108 - -000012- -Burn, Pen, Burn!- Farmer: YOU'RE ALL SHRIVELED UP!! Zushio: DO NOT BE AFRAAAAAID! - Page 109 - Zushio: I am on a journey... But all the rivers are dry. I could not procure any water... SUPER SKINNY ZUSHIO! Farmer: (he's disentegrating...) Uh... was that supposed to be a death scene? You can't possibly be THAT dried up!! Zushio: Owwwwch... Give it baaaack. Farmer: GYAAAAAAAAHHH!!! - Page 110 - Zushio: That was a close one... Farmer: W-W-WHAT THE HELL?! Ruriie: I'm sorry... Could you possibly spare us some water to drink? Farmer: IS... IS THAT MUMMY WITH YOU?! Ruriie: ...w-well, Zushio's kind of "different", but we're not weirdos or anyth... - Page 111 - Farmer: Is that magnificently-designed creature behind you... REALLY A HORSE?! Fuurai: Human! We have queries for you to answer. Farmer: A ROD...?! Fuurai: I was turned into a rod by the curse of a human. Would you happen to know any way I could turn back into a dragon? Ruriie: ...not weirdos... Poyo: POYO! Zushio: (what's wrong?) Farmer: ...I'll just abandon any hope of understanding, thanks... - Page 112 - Farmer: ...we've been having a drought lately. It's been killing all the farming families around here! Even in conditions like this, the soldiers are going to come for taxes... There could be riots, even...! Ruriie: ...and you got your water from a nearby province? You don't have any ponds for emergencies? Farmer: We do have a river... But it flows right into the lord's estate! Ruriie: WHAT?! - Page 113 - Farmer: He says the fish will die if his pond runs out of water...! We get turned away at the gate when we go to complain... He doesn't even know we're having a water shortage!! Zushio: THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! I SHALL VISIT THIS LORD AND CHASTISE HIM AT ONCE!! Oh... the wind! Help meee... Ruriie: WHERE ARE YOU GOING, ZUSHIO?! - Page 114 - [After spending 30 minutes in a tub of water] Farmer: ...will this make him turn back into a human? Ruriie: ...I think so. ...he's like freeze-dried food or something! Zushio: FUURAI!! SILVER!! WE'RE GOIN' INTO THE LORD'S MANSION!! Ruriie: DON'T DO ANYTHING THAT STANDS OUT! WE'RE WANTED BY THE LAW, REMEMBER?! OOPS...! Farmer: As if I couldn't have figured that out by now! Anju: ...this is also king training... Let Zushio do as he wishes. Ruriie: Princess Anju!! - Page 115 - Farmer: ...king? Princess?! Ruriie: Anyhow, let's use the princess' powers of foresight to think up the best plan possible. Anju: (sparkle!) Farmer: Foresight?! Anju: (ahem!) Ruriie: She can see the future! That's how we knew you were a nice person before we even met you! Anju: ...simply say your plans. I will see whether the outcome will be good or bad. Zushio: (HMMMMMMMMmmmmmmm...) Ruriie: ...how to beat some sense into the lord... - Page 116 - Zushio: HOW ABOUT A SATIRICAL MANGA?! Scroll: Social Satire Sign: CD - OX Bank Inner tube: Democracy Ruriie: HOW BORING! Anju: THAT'S IT, ZUSHIO!! Fingers: (Babam!) Ruriie: (KADONNNN!) YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?! - Page 117 - Anju: We're sorry. We'll have to use your house as our studio. Farmer: (Huh?!) [Wild Dog] Dog: (awooooo) Ruriie: Z... Zushio, are we really gonna use this plan...?! Ruriie: YOU FOOLISH GIRL! EVEN IN THIS FILTHY, TINY, CRAMPED SPACE... AS LONG AS THERE IS PAPER AND PEN, MANGA CAN BE DRAWN!! Headband: FIGHT Ruriie: That's not what I meant! - Page 118 - Zushio: HELP ME, EVERYONE! ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?! Silver: [How many years has it been since the last time I drew manga?] Ruriie: T-they've done this before?! Zushio: I'll draw the people in the latest fashion! Poyo does beta! (fill in the black parts) Silver does backgrounds! (everything but the characters) Fuurai does the finishing touches!! (attach tones, etc.) Anju: Anybody want juice? (warrior's break) Ruriie: ...it's not just a one-panel thing...? Zushio: What are you staring at? Headband: FIGHT Ruriie: Huh? Zushio: DRAW THE SPEED LINES! Ruriie: AAAAHHH!! - Page 119 - Ruriie: Is... is that okay, Zushio? Zushio: (oh my god!) YOU SUUUUUCK!! Ruriie: (WAAAAAAH!) Zushio: YES! FINISHED!! Headband: Fight Ruriie: Lemme see, lemme see! Zushio: First off is a one-page manga! Headband: Fight Ruriie: Okay, so it's just one page! (oh boy oh boy) - Page 120 - [First Panel] (Note to editor: All misspellings intentional. Zushio's not the brightest crayon in the box, ya know?) All True! THE CORRUPT LORD'S CONSPIRACY!! sfx: TADAAA! Thing: Lord [Second Panel] People: Oh deer, we do not have any rayn. Oh deer. Caption: Stupid peasants [Third Panel] People: Wat is the lord doing. W-wat is this?! Caption: Lord's Mansion [Fourth Panel] Big top sfx: BADAAAAA Right Caption: Urine Consumption for Healthy Living Top Caption: His own pee Cup: glug glug Left Caption: Becomes healthy. [Fifth Panel] People: THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!! Guy's Body: Peepul Corner: THE END - Page 121 - Ruriie: THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE!! (POP!) Zushio's Headband: Fight Zushio: Oh riiiight. They probably don't know what urine consumption means. Ruriie: NOT THAT! WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT SATIRIZING?! Zushio: Lack of water? Ruriie: (ugh, too tired...) If he drinks pee when there's no water, doesn't that make him seem like a GOOD GUY?! Zushio: Copy this and post it up all over town! I'll have Act II ready in no time!! Ruriie: LISTEN TO ME!! - Page 122 - [THE NEXT DAY] [Lord: Simodel] [All-nighter] Simodel: ARE YOU THE ONES DISTRIBUTING THIS MANGA?! Farmer: THE LORD'S COME TO ARREST US HIMSELF!! - Page 123 - Lord: HEY, YOU TWO ARE PRINCE ZUSHIO AND PRINCESS ANJU!! Zushio's Headband: Fight Zushio: (sqwerk!) Anju: (howdy-ho) Farmer: What?! The last surviving members of the old royal family?! Lord: YOU'RE the ones drawing this manga?! Well, this is certainly a surprise... CAPTURE THEM!! Guards: (WE WANNA CUT YOU UP, SO PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT!!) Zushio: Thy weapons canst never defeat us! Zushio's Finger: (pow!) Zushio: (hahahaha!) Lord: WHAT?! Ruriie: What's your plan, Zushio?! Zushio: THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD! (famous quote) Ruriie: (d'oh!) - Page 124 - Sfx: KACHING! poik Guard: GYAAAAA!! [* Please do not use pens on humans or animals] Sword/pen sfx: KYAN! Zushio's Headband: Fight Zushio: (HAHAHAHA!!) Ruriie: "MIGHTIER" ISN'T REFERRING TO CLOSE-QUARTERS COMBAT, YOU FOOL!! Guard: DIE, STUPID PRINCE!! Forehead: *THWK* Pen: whack! POP Note: (pen-tip) Blood: BLOOOSH! Zushio: ROUND PEN! G-PEN! KABURA PEN! CHOOSE THY DEATH!! Zushio's Headband: Fight Hand: (fwt)(fwt) Guards: The pen... The pen? The pen... The pen. - Page 125 - Lord: H... he's defeating the guards with his pens?! Guard: (KABOOOM) Guards: Look out, my liege! The peasants are massing out front!! Lord: W... WHAT'S HAPPENING?! Peasants: YO! YA PISS-DRINKIN' PANSY! WHATCHA DOIN' IN THE SHADOWS BACK THAR?! Lord: (ugh!) - Page 126 - Peasants: Okay, yeah, so we hated you for hogging all the water! Butcha say yer drinkin' yer own piss because of the water shortage?! Hey, that ain't so bad after all! Lord: {Water shortage...? I knew of no such thing...!} Peasants: So anyways! We're behind ya, for the time being! Lord: ...to think such a thing could happen while I alienated my citizens... Ruriie: Alienated? Anju: If you are the lord... you must lend your people your ear. - Page 127 - Lord: You mean-?! The prince did this to call my attention to the problem...?! Zushio: BRING ON DAH WADDUH. Pen: (poke poke) Ruriie: Looks like everything went according to plan. Anju: Yes! Ruriie: So anyways... why did you alienate the townsfolk...? Lord: Prince! I am such a fool for feeling guilt at my own methods of health treatment...!! Ruriie: Health treatment...!! - Page 128 - Lord: FROM NOW ON, I'LL TELL MY PEOPLE EVERYTHING! ALL ABOUT HOW I CONSUME URINE FOR HEALTHY LIVING!! Zushio's Headband: -ight Zushio: UH... SERIOUSLY?! - Page 129 - Lord: Prince... I pray for your safety as you continue your journey! Zushio: Mmm! Play nice with your citizens, now!! Fuurai: (oho...) Others: (eeep) Lord: Oh, and, my liege... Rumor says that there is a rebel army somewhere, amassing to restore you to the throne...! When the time comes, I will gratefully support your cause...! Guy: (take deez riceballs) Ruriie: (they're huge!) Party walking away: (patapan patapan) [With Princess Anju's foresight and Zushio's... whatever...] [Might Zushio actually rule the world one day...?!] Ruriie: {No way...!} Anju: (hey... don't stand up, Silver...) - Page 130 - Epilogue Zushio: If I hadn't been born a noble, I would surely be a manga artist today! Ruriie: THANK GOD YOU WERE BORN A NOBLE! - MNiZ Chapter 12 End -