Monster
	 Volume 2 : Surprise Party
	  Chapter 4 (12)
	   Birthday of Terror

 - Page 83 -

Nina: Oh, hi, Papa? It's me...
	I just got off work.
	I'm going to see some friends for a while...
	Yeah, at Heidelberg Castle...

Father: Okay... Well, your mother's preparing your birthday party. Come home soon.
	(click)

Mother: Was that Nina?

Father: Yeah. She's going to see some friends.
	What kind of friends, who knows...

Mother: Oh, she's old enough.

Chapter 4 : Birthday of Terror

 - Page 84 -

Nina: (thump)
	{"I will see you at 7 o'clock in the evening on your birthday tomorrow at Heidelberg Castle."
	I might be able to figure it out...
	I might be able to recall my memories before age 10...}

<<Geitel: Don't worry about the past; think about the future instead.

Nina: {But...
	I want to know...
	Who I really am...}

 - Page 85 -

Chapter 4 : Birthday of Terror

 - Page 86 -

Mauler: So Doctor, if this girl really is at the Fortner place, what are you gonna do?

Tenma: First of all, they will all be in danger. I'll call the police and ask for help.

Mauler: Gyeh heh heh heh! You think the cops are gonna come based on your groundless little theory?! Nothing's even happened yet!!

Tenma: If anything DOES happen, it will be too late!!

Mauler: Nothing'll happen!! The girl ain't there!! This is all in your head!
	Listen, Doc. Lemme explain why I don't believe you.

 - Page 87 -

Mauler: I visited the murder site of the middle-aged couple in Cologne, to write our story.
	It was terrible...
	I've seen tons of murder scenes on the job.
	Robbery murders, grudge murders, spousal murders...
	I've seen all kinds that would make your stomach turn.
	But that one was different...
	I couldn't feel any kind of purpose in it...
	There was no desire or hate involved... All I could sense was that someone's life had ended...

 - Page 88 -

Mauler: You work for years, writin' articles about this stuff, and you just KNOW. I can tell you're way off on this one.
	This kid ain't even 20 yet, according to you. You think he can pull a perfectly emotionless murder?
	That ain't the work of a kid. (skwek)
	It's something much bigger.

Tenma: Bigger... what?

Mauler: That's the problem.
	It pains me to admit this.
	I got years and years of experience. I'm confident in my writing abilites.

 - Page 89 -

Mauler: But for that case, I just couldn't make the words come out. (crumple)
	(jjkk)
	All I could come up with, stale as it is...
	...Was that it was the work of the Devil.
	No, that's not it.
	See? I just can't find the right words.
	The only thing that I CAN say is...

 - Page 90 -

Mauler: If I ever catch sight of that killer,
	I'll beat him to death myself.
	You can't allow a guy like that to stay alive.
	The great reporter of justice, Lord Mauler, will risk his career to end that scumbag's life!!
	Gwahahaha!!
	Eh, don't worry. You're wrong, anyways.

 - Page 91 -

Mauler: Number 16, Necker Lane... This is it.

Tenma: (gulp...)

Mauler: (knock knock)
	Good evening! Pardon me!

Father: Yes, who is it?

Tenma: {Whew...
	We made it in time...}

Mauler: Ah... Excuse me. My name is Mauler. I write for the Heidelberg Post.

Father: A newswriter?

Mauler: I want to ask you about a few things...
	About this search request for a young boy, back in 1986...

 - Page 92 -

Father: W-we're fine, thank you!!

Mauler: Ack!!

Tenma: P-please, we must talk to you!!
	Do you have a daughter?! A twin girl whose brother went missing?!
	Please! Please answer!!

Mauler: Oh, damn...

Tenma: What?

Mauler: That was a cake.
	They had a birthday cake in there.

 - Page 93 -

Tenma: You took custody of a pair of twins nine years ago, didn't you?!
	The girl is still here, correct?!

Father: Please leave!!
	We have raised Nina as our own daughter.
	We are a peaceful family. Please don't stir up any trouble.
	Leave us alone!!

Tenma: You took custody of a pair of twins nine years ago. The boy had marks from brain surgery... and the girl had lost her memory.
	Then the boy disappeared.
	Am I correct?!

 - Page 94 -

Tenma: Please open up.
	Let us talk to your dau...

Mauler: Mr. Fortner, we must talk to the police!!
	You and your daughter's lives are in danger!! Hurry!!

Tenma: Mr. Mauler...

Door: (creak)

Father: W-what do you mean?

Mauler: Let us see your daughter.

 - Page 95 -

Father: S-she's out at the moment...

Tenma: W-where?!

Father: At Heidelberg Castle...
	She said she was meeting with friends...

Tenma: Let me use the car!!

Mauler: W-wait, we gotta call the cops first!!

Tenma: There's no time for lengthy explanations!!
	Give me the keys!!

Mauler: Okay. I'll stay here and call.

Tenma: Thanks!!

Mauler: Hey, Doctor.

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Mauler: Be careful!!
	Like I told you before, this guy's one sick puppy!!
	You better not die on me!!

Tenma: Mr. Mauler...

Mauler: Come back here alive. And then...
	I'll quit smoking.
	Just like you said, you quack.

Tenma: Your wife will be very happy.

Mauler: Heh.

 - Page 97 -

Mauler: Now how am I gonna explain this to the cops?

Father: Is...
	Is our daughter safe?! What's happened?!

Mauler: It's okay. Let me use your phone.

Father: What's happened to our daughter?!

Mauler: Settle down!!
	(click click)
	Well, I'll be damned...
	The phone line's been cut.

 - Page 98 -

Shears: (ch-chnk)
	(ch-chnk)

Nina: {It's way past the time he said...
	I guess it was a prank after all.
	I'd better go home. Papa and Mama are waiting.}

Gardener: No.

 - Page 99 -

Nina: Huh?

Gardener: You have to wait here.
	You can't go.

Nina: W-who are you?

Shears: (ch-chnk)

Tenma: (huff)(huff)
	Anna!!  
	(huff)(huff)
	Please be safe, Anna!!

Gardener: He asked me.
	To make sure you stay here.

 - Page 100 -

Nina: (click)(click)

Gardener: I told you to wait!!
	Don't you know what "wait" means?

Tenma: Anna!!

Nina: A...
	Anna...?

 - Page 101 -

Tenma: Anna...  
	(huff)(huff)
	No... Nina Fortner, right?

Nina: W-who are you?

 - Page 102 -

Tenma: Do you remember me? I'm Dr. Tenma.
	You're safe... Thank God I'm in time, Anna...
	(huff)(huff)

Nina: {Anna...
	Dr. Tenma...}

Tenma: Let's go. Back home.

Nina: Are you...
	The prince on a white horse...?

Tenma: Huh?

Gardener: Who are YOU?!

 - Page 103 -

Gardener: Don't.
	Don't interfere...
	I have to make her wait here.
	Otherwise I won't get my money!!
	He said all I had to do was watch her!! He said nobody would come!! Dammit!!

 - Page 104 -

Gardener: Huh?!
	Aaagh!!

 - Page 105 -

Gardener: OWWWW!!

Tenma: Wha...?

Nina: Are you okay?

Tenma: H-holy...

Nina: It's aikido. Give me something to tie his hands!!

Tenma: Oh...
	Right!!
	Who hired you?!

Gardener: I... I don't know.

 - Page 106 -

Tenma: When did he say he was coming?!

Gardener: I-I dunno!
	H-he just said he had an important job to do first.

Tenma: He's at your house!!

Nina: Huh?

Tenma: We have to go back!!

Nina: W-what's going on?

Tenma: I'll tell you later!! Come on, Anna!!

 - Page 107 -

Nina: Anna...

Tenma: COME ON!!

Gardener: Damn...
	Shit, I can't get it loose!!

Figure: (click)

Gardener: Ah...
	AH...

 - Page 108 -

Nina: Please tell me, Dr. Tenma!! Who ARE you?!
	And my name isn't Anna, it's Nina!!

Tenma: No, when you came into my hospital, your name was Anna!! And...
	Your brother's name was Johan...

Nina: Brother...
	{Dr. Tenma...
	Anna...
	Johan...!!}

 - Chapter 4 End -