[The executive will be coming to White Sand Prison.]
[The demon who tried to arrest me and hates humans…]
Abeno: Justice.
Abeno: He’s coming here himself?
Abeno: That guy, who stays cooped up in the Songbird’s Cage
Is coming here, personally?
Justice: (Yeah.) It’s unusual, isn’t it? Even though, he always says, “I’m busy,” and doesn’t go outside no matter what you offer him.
[One of the Underworld’s most influential people is a shut-in!?]
Page 2:
Justice: Sigh…
Justice: I should prepare a reward before the Executive gets here.
Justice: ……
Ashiya: Wah!
Page 3:
Ashiya: !
Ashiya: (He transformed! [Like Yahiko…])
Justice: …
Justice: Sigh…
How dull…
Justice: You should shout out, “Ehhh–?!” like last time…
Ashiya: (My reaction was criticized!! [Even though you said, “so annoying,” last time?!])
(Ashiya: Eh–…)
[Justice: The Executive is coming here.]
Page 4:
Executive: Was my coming here beyond your expectations,
Itsuki?
Ashiya: (UWAAAH!) Who’s there!?
Executive: …Who?
Page 5:
Executive: Who do you think? Ashiya Hanae.
Ashiya: !
Ashiya: …The
…Executive?
Page 6:
Executive: Correct.
Executive: You did well.
Ashiya: ……
Ashiya: ……
[…Huh? What’s this?
My voice won’t come out.]
[I can’t move my body, either…]
[Paralysis…?]
Ashiya: …..Hh.
[…I also can’t… breathe…!?]
Page 7:
Ashiya: Uuh?!
Ashiya: Cough
Justice: (Wah) …You alright?
Ashiya: …I’m alright.
Page 8:
Abeno: Executive.
Abeno: I didn’t think you were coming.
Executive: I didn’t think I would either… Once I heard there had been a mix-up by the Justice concerning Ashiya Hanae…
Executive: But since you brought him along, it luckily didn’t end up becoming a fool’s errand.
Justice: (Hm?) Why do you know about the mix-up, Executive? (I didn’t tell you…)
Executive: I heard it…
Page 9:
Executive: From the tadpole I brought along.
Executive: It’s connected to the one that’s over there.
Abeno: !?
Justice: Ah… So the line didn’t get disconnected.
(Justice: It was over there, huh…)
Executive: What I was planning to do by having you arrested…
Executive: You’d like to know that, yes?
Page 10:
Ashiya: (Ah…) Yes…
Justice: !
Executive: …That’s fine.
Executive: Allow me to inform you.
Ashiya: !?
[The Executive’s form…!]
Page 11:
Abeno: !
Ashiya: Uwah!
Ashiya: !
Executive: I…
Page 12-13:
Executive: Once I became aware of your existence…
Executive: I have been trying to determine whether I should I let you live or kill you.
Ashiya: !
Ashiya: (Kill…?!)
Executive: You can see demons… A dangerous human has stepped into my territory, into the Underworld where demons live…
Executive: Should I kill him…? Or should I allow him to live as an employee of the Mononokean…?
Executive: I wanted you confined in the White Sand Prison until I reached my decision.
Page 14:
Ashiya: (That’s the reason why he tried to arrest me…?!)
Ashiya: ….Hh.
[Again…!
The paralysis from earlier…!!]
Ashiya: …..h.
…Cough!
[It hurts…!]
Ashiya: Nnuh…
Justice: What’s wrong!?
Abeno: !
Abeno: (Right now, the Executive’s presence is too strong for Ashiya…!)
Page 15:
Abeno: Executive! Return to your other form!
Executive: …How unfortunate. It’s been a long time since I’ve tried to take this form, but
Executive: It seems to be unpopular.
Executive: However, I won’t turn back yet.
Executive: If he can’t even bear this much, well…?
Abeno: !
Abeno: (…I see…)
[The Executive took this form…]
[Knowing that it would make Ashiya suffer…!]
Page 16:
Justice: Hey!?
Abeno: !?
Justice: You…
Justice: He’s… not breathing!?
Page 17:
Justice: Executive… Cut it out al…
Justice: !?
Executive: !
Page 18:
Executive: …Hh.
Abeno: Executive.
Abeno: Turn back.
Page 19:
Executive: !?
Justice: Itsuki…!?
Justice: (Itsuki… picked a fight with the Executive!?)
Justice: (Something like this has never happened until now…!)
Ashiya: Gasp!
Page 20:
Ashiya: Cough! Hack!
Justice: !
Ashiya: Cough… huff… huff… cough.
Abeno: …ch.