Ajin Demihuman Vol1

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Story: Tsuina Miura
Art:
Gamon Sakurai
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File 01: Detection and Subsequent Actions
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Summer
break's
coming
up...
July 23, 07:01
What’re
... your
plans,
Nagai?
My plans?
Well...
I can’t be
Jeez out having
... fun.
You’ll
An As- Study
... piring through
doctor vaca-
has it tion,
tough. too?
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All I’m
trying God...
to do is why’s he
work hard the one
so I can who gets
become to be
a fine sarcastic?
human
being...
I need to ...
keep my What-
friends, ever.
too...
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Kai...
Orangue
Orangaeit A Lait
Au L
You
Yeah, know
right. him?
He’s
a
freak.
He
sure Maybe
seems Must
he’s one Huh.
like a be!
of those a
dif-
ferent “Demi- freak
spe- ”humans.” ...
cies!
What’s
that stuff
C’mon, have to
let’s do with
us?
hurry.

That’s
how Well,
you talk at any
when you rate,
scored Hmph...
in the
top ten
at the
national
medical
course
mock
exams.
But what
No way,
Is it could a
they’re
Like a “Demi-
Ha Aliens.
virus “human”
ha aliens!
? be?
!
T
o
d
a
y,
We’re
going
to talk
about
Demi-
humans.

All
First,
right,
tell me
Ao-
what you
yama. Reminders for
Summer Break know
about
them...
They’re
immortal.
They never
die.
That’s
It’s Demi- right.
uncertain humans... It’s said
if they I can that Demi-
never do, ignore humans
though. this do not
FLlP die.
class.
That’s
They also
about all
emit a
we the
“preculiar
public
voice.”
know.
Demi-
It was humans
military were first
personnel discovered
that the 17 years
locals ago in
called the Ah, Africa.
“Soldier the year
of God.” you were
born.

It U.S.
turned forces
out to seized
be one it and
of the proved
biggest it was
finds true.
ever
for hu-
manity.
It was
The
nearly
news
covered
quickly
up, but it
got
was too
out.
big.
Some said
an alien You only
had been know by
discovered hearsay,
and but there
panicked. was quite
an uproar
at the
well... time...
things
have
calmed
back
down
now.

So far,
They simply 46 Demi-
don’t die... humans
Not by war, have been
accidents, identified
sickness, or around
suicide. the
world.
Some
are
surely Two in
yet to be Japan.
discov-
ered.
You There After all,

can’t could even it’s like
rule be one they say.
it among us “You don’t
out. here. know until
you die...”
GULP
RAiS
E They
were a major
discovery, but Of
not one that course...
immediately there have
touched been no
our lives. documented
cases of a
Demi-human
Even if harming
Wata- one were one of us
nabe? here, humans.
we’d be
fine.
10

I’ve heard
rumors
Hmm that if you
... captured
Um,
a Demi-
human...
You’d
come into a
“vast cash
reward.”
It would be an
But a extremely rare
... event, so you
reward...
would surely
gain fame...
Per-
haps
Prey
?
You
would
gain
owner-
ship
of it,
like
hunted
prey...

...
...
Oh.
... Raise
Kei your hand
Nagai. before
speaking.
Demi-
Um...
humans
so,
not
are
human
?
Huh
...? ?
12

Isn’t
it
obvious
?
Heh …Oh,
heh yeah.
…
The
Next,
utility of
Demi-
humans…
Mom...
We’re not
going to the
hospital?

We got
Damn stuck with
pet shop. defective
Maybe I merchandise.
should sue.
It Kei...
couldn’t why did
be he die?
helped...
He was
sick.

You die
Why? if you’re
defective?
Don’t
... Of course
worry
not!
!
Come to
think
of it...
Why do
we die?
not like It’s

we need ...
to die...

we Not
need like
to ... ...
die
...

Who are
you?
Who
you are
... ...
...Who are
you?
Nagai a
?

You
Tired from were
too much spac-
studying? ing Huh
out, ?
Kei.
What Nah
did ...
I…
Just
Why would A child- re-
that come hood call
up now? memory ?
?
It feels
No… like…
I just there’s
need to some-
concentrate thing
on studying I’m for-
for now… getting.

So I can
become
a fine
human
being.
Ah
K
HOnnN

A ..
C
H h H
A
C
. Ah
A
T h T An B
Don’t
T
E
! T
E acci- r
R R
look dent a
... ?! i
n
s
?
l Look Tsk
o at !
o the
k light
!! !
D BAM
a
m
n
i
t
!
CLiC K

Be my
Has wit-
Someone
ness!
called
That
for an
ambul… it was
the
brat’s
fault,
I not
mean, mine!!
the
cops
yet?
k k
r r
a a
k
k
Urr,
should
I get
one
of the
body,
... too?
hm o
? o
z
e

O
O
Z
E
O
O
Z
E
...
...
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O
Z
E
O
O
Z
E
nkk
…

…
ip
Sl
oo ze
oo ze
o
o
z
e
o
o
o
o z o
o e o z
z o
o
o e
e z o z
e
o e
z
Uh- ...
uh…
So There
really
was
one…
24

Hu- Huh
man No ?
... h-
Uh- …
uh…
I’m
...
Y-yeah…
I believe
...
you, of
course!
We’re…
friends,
after
all.
a
Hahah. . .
Demi- R R
e
u humans w e
t aren’t a s
r e
i F d a
l a
m r
i e c
t h
y humans.

A AA A
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t
w
i
t
c
h
c
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w
i
t
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A G
DASH H
H…
My Huh
body ?!
…

A
Demi- Hm
A
For
real
hu- ?
? man
Demi-
Was ? Huh
it? ?
…
human
!!
Off I’m L-
Where
scot- … let’s
free? did it
catch
Hah! go?!
it!
...Hey,
you.
W
O
O
W e
O e
O
e
e
C
l
a
m
o
r
27

...
are
you
fam-
iliar
with
an…
Saitama
Police
N …in-
o
dividual
c called
l
u “Kei”
e. Nagai”?
Well,
you What’d
see the guy
… do?
You
Hey! won’t
lady believe it!
… They say
he’s a
Demi-
human!
W S
S h S
T
T It’s
T o E
E
But true! My
P
E P
P
c
S
T you a neigh-
r
see bor saw
E
P
e
... s. him get
revived!
28

DASH
Kei!
29

What
If will I can’t
they happen let them
catch
do to me
me...
?! if they P
A can’t...
do? P
A
N
T P
A
N N
T T
They’ll R R R
research e e e
me s s s
And until I e e e
when die!! a a a
will I r r r
even c c c
die?! P P h h h
A P A !! ! !
N A
N N
T T T
30

They’ll I
treat me can’t
like an let
And animal them
when’s until catch
that the day me!
I die!!
even
going
to be?!
c
l
i
k
That was I
close... never
The people turned
trying the
to find power
me are back
probably on...
calling it.
No Can’t Do I
No
... call ask
!!
home! for
Police help
must ?!
be
there.

There’s
no one
I can
ask for
help…
Kai...
Kai!
What
Kei?
is it,
32

It Kai,
doesn’t I memorized
matter! your cell
I just phone
wanted to! number!
Haha, Why
what- would
ever! you do
that?
I’m Kei, give

deleting mommy
Kaito’s your cell
number. phone.
You’re not
allowed to play
with him Why?
anymore.
If you
you can’t want to
play with grow up to
the wrong be a fine
people. human
being,
33

T
a
p T
T T
a a
a p p
p
Kei? Yo.
What do Kai!!
I do?! U-um…
What… Help
uh…
what
me!!
C I
should know.
a I
l will.
m
d
o RUS
TLE
w
n. RUSTLE

Where
I-
I’m are you
right
now,
now Kei?
...
Freak I’m
... ...
Ah
...
nk
...
er
... U-
... um...
PTT
Kei.
35

You
can
trust
me.

By
the
tree
...
Where we
caught
that
beetle!

I’ll be
right
there!
38

ZAKK
ZAKK
SHiN
E
?!
So my
hunch
Found
was
ya…
right
on
Hee
for a
hee
change
hee
...
39

P
P l
l
e
a
e
a
s
e
click
s .
.
e .
d
o
n
’t.
..
Huh
? All
to
s s
right,
I won’t.
t
u
c It’s
I’ll take
k
not like
Demi-
care of
humans
you eat
myself. people.
If I I’ve
catch got a
you, daugh-
She
maybe ter.
doesn’t
she’ll give me an
look at ounce of
me in a respect
new these
light? days.
40

in c h
iN C H
Ah Do be
... as good
I and
Um say, don’t
...
eh? resist...
your
by my girl’s
pal gonna
right get
there. killed,
you
know?
H
u
n
h
?
DA
SH
Ah
Wait !
!! Shit
!

I
said
wait
!
You’ll
know
once
you’re
an
adult
!
Whatever! One sec, do

Doesn’t Demi-humans
concern me!! grow up?
You You
won’t won’t
run
run me me
down!! down!
trip
Run
me…

P
A
P
A
NT
NT
zli
sh
PA
NT
PA
NT
P
A P
A
NT NT
To your You
human need
masters to
NK
...! CLi listen
GR iT
43

wha
m

zsh SL iD E
Yo.
Ka
No ...
names.
Can
you
stand
?
We’re
gonna
run!
d-
GAH UH
Demi-
human
on the
run!
C
L
He l
seems K
to
have a
part-
ner!!

w
h
u
m
You
won’t
run
me
down
...
w
h
u
m

You w
h
U
won’t m
run me
down
!!
w
h
w u
h m
u
m

run
me...
ba-
dump
Kei!
Y-
Don’t
Yup.
stop.
w
h w
u h
m u
m

w
h
July 23, 19:47

u
m w
h
u
m
I’m GRiP It’s our w

sorry Um h
I
chance to u
about ... m
doubt
get some
this distance on the
morn- the back cops
ing... streets! are
out in
force
yet.
Don’t w
worry h
u
about m
it.
Kai
...
Uh...
So I And
...
guess ...
49

I’m
not
human
then?
I ...
don’t
care
about
stuff like
that.

What Demi-
are humans
Demi- ...
humans
?
Every
No one’s
nation
figured
still wants
them out
to know
yet...
the truth
world-
behind
wide.
them.
Nation... ...
This
We must situation
secure is far
Kei Nagai more
serious
at any than you
cost. think...
Before
GU another
LP
nation
grabs
him.
51

Double...
no,
Put up
triple
check-
points! the
On head-
back count
streets !
too!
Do
any- w
w
h
thing h
u
u
m
it takes m
to get
him!!
Personal information regarding

the suspected demi-human: w
h ...A new
U
m Demi-
human.
BTT
Kei
Nagai
w
... h
u
m

We
can’t
let
you
get
away.
w
h
u
m
Checkpoint w
h
u
m
assumed
to be a
demi-
human
w
h
u
m
Newsflash!
Demi-
human
discovered

whum
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BrrrM
O-
It’ll
be fine.
OK They
... won’t
notice.
What’ll How did

happen
if they
things...
catch Well… come to
me? because this…
I’m a
Demi-
They’d... human,
probably duh.
start by
seeing
if I’m
“really
immortal.”

They’ll
Not kill me
that… over
Anything and
over.
but
that
!!
For a split
second… When
no, for that
longer truck
than a split ran me
second… over…
it
hurt…
so
much!
SHiV
ER
You’re
safe Kei. ...
for
now.
60

We’ve gone
I’d say the pretty far on
majority of a mountain
regular folks road… We’ve
probably crossed the
didn’t hear prefectural
the news, border too.
either.
The police
can’t
mobilize
for real
that fast.
You’ll
be safe
tonight
for sure.
For now,
I have
we need a
a spot
place to
in mind.
catch our
We’re
breath.
set!
We can
... start
ok. ... thinking
about
stuff
once
we’re
there.
61

Huh?
Um… Wait, so
I how many
guess Demi-humans
forty- did they say
seven were out
... there?
Brr
rm
m
Brr
So As
it’s many
not as
even 47
that ?
rare.
Ha ha... ...
62

Th-
Thanks,
Kai…
I think
I feel
Well, better.
good.
Maybe
society He’s as
hasn’t weird
gone too as ever,
maybe but...
crazy over
he’s
this…
right.
No… Maybe I
I’ll think could even
about this manage to
later… get away?
July 24, 00:02

We’re
here in
front of
the Demi-
human’s
Hey,
home!
Move
watch
it, car
it!
com-
B
U ing b
B
U
u
S
T
thru s S
T
t
L ! l L
E e E
A third
A big
Demi-human
uproar
has been
has come
discovered
to this
in Japan…
little
and is on
town!
the run!
Man, I was
But there were
shocked!
always some
One of my
things about him
classmates,
that didn’t seem
a Demi-
human…
human…

That’s all
from the The
Demi-human’s police
home. say
The
Demi-
Our coverage human
will continue may have
as we learn already
more! fled to
another
prefec-
G
r ture with
e
a
SAITAMA a helper.
t
!
Working with
departments
from other
Who’s prefectures,
that
? they’ll begin a
full-fledged
search
operation
at dawn.
65

One of the
Essentially higher-ups
The the top guy from the
lady’s in charge of Ministry of
his
Demi-humans. Health, Labor
secre-
tary? and Welfare.
I’m You
respon- must Hand-
sible be Not some…
for… Mister bad Fast-
Tozaki. at track
... Nice to all! bureau-
meet crat…
you.
66

My name is …You’re
not Tozaki. mistaken.
To-
sa-
G
L
A
ki
R
E
is my
name.
My ...
apologies
...
As you
advised,
we’ve greatly
increased
the the number of
Metropolitan personnel
Police and on this.
departments
from other
prefectures
as well…
We’ve pulled
out all the
stops.

Once
Is it’s
that bright
so out,
... we’ll
find it in
no time,
mark my
words.
RUS
TLE
TER CLAT
CLAT TER
That
many?
P
O
P
Ah- SST
Thanks, …
I’m fine.
You
Non- advised
lethal us on
tran- one
other
quiliz- matter…
ers!
68

You said
they’re
the most
But effective
Naturally, way to
obtaining stop Demi-
them is humans…
going to
take us
some time.
But
...
personally, ...Yes,
Umm I’d prefer that is
... that you what I
do not use advised.
them.
It is a
rare
test
sub-
ject.
I’d like to
get it in
the most
neutral
state
possible…

our We
best will
... do
SH
iVE
R
vro om
I
it’s know Kai ...
bad
timing, ...
but…
Hm
?
I’ll I
Ah.
find really
an
alley Need to
for pee…
you.
70

And why
wouldn’t I?
I lived a I still pee
normal life PSSS
HHHH
normally...
until today...
Do Demi-
Or humans
are If only
only that truck
they become
born hadn’t run
Demi-human me over
that after they
way? then...
die once?
Wait
...

w
h
U
p
G
R
So Kei M
!! H
?! ?!
!!

F’real
N ?!
G
fuck! G
G
No
N
That’s G
G
G
mistake,
a hun- it’s the
dred Demi-
mil!! human!
You that
“helper”?
Well, I didn’t
we’ll be believe
taking it at
your first.
Demi-
human,
see ya!
you Yeah,
two right.
crawl Where
out the
from hell
?! did
Where?
... Who
cares.
73

A Demi-
human?!
Seriously
?
I can get
away now
thanks to
him, but...
I hear Are we
you’d sure, 100 Get
get even million?!
more on
lost,
the black man.
market!
No... No...
C
H
O
No
Ow
!!
M
P !!

You
piece
of
AG
H
shit
!!
GR iP
Kei
!!

G
U
H..
Why .
UN
... G..
.
Why is
this
happen-
ing to
I never
me?
did
anything
wrong…
w
r So
Time to You’re
i
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w g
find out! immor-

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tal?
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r
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t
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Why
...
“Why”
?

You
want
to
know
why
?
K
It’s be-
R
A
K
A
K
K
R
cause...

Just I
died think Hey
on it !
us!!
uh-
uh
...
I’m
...

As is
widely
Y
e known,
s, you must be
I careful of
’v
e the Demi-
h human’s
For e voice.
example, a
r
you can d.
suffer
paralysis
and not
be able
to move
for a few
seconds.
It’s
closer
to a
snake
staring
at a
frog.
It has
no
effect
but you on
must be your
While
careful when body,
there are
capturing it.
differences
among
individual
Demi-humans,
You
you could be
just
That’s…
need to in for much
kind of more than
wear
plain.
ear- a little
plugs. surprise.

Still…
a strange
phenomenon.
Do we
know
why it
happens?
That’s
part of
ongoing
As such, research
I cannot and
reply
Ah
Ah Ah

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stop?!
Let’s
It’s a chase
hun- ’em!!
dred
What just...
happened?
mil!!
86

Mister
Toza- It seems
Tosaki, like they’re
done with
their
If you interviews.
wish to
discuss
some
points
with the
family...
I
One Oh, do
question Mister ...
before Tosaki.
you leave.
T
U
M
P
hiding Uh...
any- I hope
thing you
about aren’t
the
demi-
humans
from
us?
87

Every-
one you Oh,
...
says know
the !
brass
hides
stuff
...
But other
than their It’s
“voice,” not as
there is if info
nothing isn’t
that will being
affect you held
or your from
men. you,
That Demi-
much is humans
pose no
certain.
danger.
...
Sir.
Good
luck.
88

We
aren’t
humans.
When
rid your-
by we are
self Of
knowing on duty,
needless
that we are
sentiment
well, “officials.”
Izumi
Shimo-
mura.
Demi-
Shake
humans Shake
pose
no
danger
...
sst
89

As
? long
as
Kei
Nagai
is not a
Variant,
that is.
Hunh
?!
90

What’s
Hm wrong?
? Are
Er they
... coming
after
No. us?
bw ee m
I didn’t think
something like
that would Sorry,
happen so Kei.
soon.
ee eM
C
C L
L A
N
AC G Why
N L C are
G A
N
L
A
N
! you
G G even
…
f
r I mean,
e
i your
g L
A
K
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l face
h
U
K N
C
A K
l
t.
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L
L
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A
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CG
L
A
N
G
91

GWO
OM
C
L
A
Luck
N
G
C
L
is on
our
A
N
G
side.
T C
r
L
A
N
a G Gah
c C
...
k
L
C A
Shit, L
A
N s
N
G
and a
G
?
train’s
coming.
Nrah!!
...
92

STOM
P
!!
KRAK
Yeah,
’course we We going?
are! It’s a We doing
hundred this?!
mil!
C
C L
C L
A
L A
N C
Hn A N
G
L
G A
? N
N
G
G
Why’d
you
stop?
SK
RR
93

C
L
A
N
G
C
L
A
N
G
It
won’t
move
...
The
Hey,
car
No Did
?
… it
stall
?!
C C
L L
My
A A
N N
G G
body.
94

all
…
D…
Die…
of
you
…
I…
never did
anything
wrong.
95

96

gwok
97

BOO M
Hm?
What
was
that
?
Who
knows,
but I think
we shook
them off.
98

I’m
After sure
that now
fight.
A demi-human’s
voice has the
effect of
immobilizing
people…
Why was I the

only one able to
HA move again
soon after?
May-
be
There’s
some-
thing
more
...

...
to
Hm
?
Demi-
Wh
humans
... ?
at
was…
that?
File:02 End

k
l
i
k
Need
to stir
June 16, 03:39
k
l
i
k
the
drift
of
things.
k
l
i
k
File:03

Need
to
teach
The
humans.
File 03: Escape and Threat

...
Tanaka

w
h
u
m
w
h
u
m
July 24, 03:46
Ugh
…
It’s
almost
morn-
ing...
The
media’s
reported
on my
appear-
I ance...
hate The sun
... coming
out is bad
news.
104

...
the
sun.
Doing
as it
pleases...
Always
looking
down on
us...
But we
w
h need to
keep
u
m
We can going
make it to w
h
now...
w
the hideout u
m
h
u
if we get
m
into the
mountains.
Hideout…
Sounds w
h
like an u
abandoned m
place up
there.
Kai
knows
this
stuff
Because
he’s
always
w
riding h
u
his bike. m

We should
be able to
catch our
breath
For
the
time
being
...
To judge But
from what
that then?
run-in,
people
across
Japan
are after
me...
How
...
How
can
I be
safe
?
106

M
GWO
brroo
m
OOOM
...
107

RRR
SKGR
SKGR
He... !
stop- Huh
ped... ?
w
h w
u h
m u
m
w
h
u
m
...
108

BW OO M
He’s
com-
ing!
Hmph.
m
Grr
109

So... GW OO OM They
He’s sped
it. up...
Two
riders.
That
OO M Catch-
“helper”
ing up
is a kid,
should
too!
be
easy.
I can
do this
alone!
I can
capture
it...
What So
do ...
I do
I’m not when I
after a reach
human... them?
it’s a
Demi-
human...
110

What
do
I
do
?
You
seem Let’s
I’m quite leave it
sorry tired, at that
It’s ... Mrs. for
just... Nagai. today.
finding
out that
my son…
no, that
Kei Nagai
wasn’t
human…
My
sympa-
thies.
111

M
BtA
Let’s
go.
No
seemingly
useful
info.
Though
could
examining
be con-
a Demi-
sidered
human’s
useful.
parent at
the time
of detec-
tion
What’s
the
status
on Kei
Nagai?
Still on
the run?
If there
is any
update,
inform
me.
112

They’ve broken
through the
We found
checkpoints
a woman
and escaped
who heard
to near
a Demi-
Kanagawa.
human’s
voice in the
mountains.
The police
are on
the move
under
those
assump-
tions.
M
U
M
B
L
E
It’s highly
likely that A wit-
the helper ness
is an so
amateur... soon
a human ...
civilian.
Yes, A
professional
poacher or
a foreign
operative
wouldn’t
have
committed
such an
error.
113

If it’s an
Of course, amateur
that is the criminal
job of out for
the money,
police... we should
We- quickly be
Really?
able to
find Kei
Nagai.
Is money
the only
motive?
Personally
...
114

He's
here
...
Mr.
Tosa
-
115

116

W
a
i
...
...
t.
Ah
S ...
t
a
y
c
a
Hm
l C
m. L ?
Kl
117

E
m
e
r
Request Individual thought to be g
deploy- Hat sighted near home e
of Kei Nagai.
ment of individual n
thought c
Special y
to be Hat
squad.
sighted
i
near home
of Kei
However, T Nagai.
ensure A
P
calm and
prudent
action-
T
A
P
We must
absolutely
B avoid...the
E nightmare
E scenario.
P
Let’s We have
have time nm.
break- before
fast. the next
person.
118

Mister
Tosaki...
Isn’t
this
al-
ready
... Private Property
(Crops) No Entry
119

Kai…
Kei. he’s
catch-
ing
up!
...
120

w
h
U
m
w
h
u
m
Can
you
use
your
“Voice”
Freeze
his
?!
body!!
121

I don’t
And
know...
Kai,
you There’s
_ the
sound
of the
bikes
cover
my ears
when you
scream!
I dunno
if that’ll
work,
e
fh
u t i hes
B as e
cr d w e
a ’t, w
n
!
n!
n
do
w i
All
right
...
Let’s
do
it!!
122

w
h
u
m
w
h
U
m
w
h
u
m
crashes Won’t No
at this he die ...
spee… if he
One
... sec
Huh ...
?
123

THW UK
He
could What
get us the
killed ...
!!
Oh.
I guess
I
But wouldn’t
die...
Kai
!!
124

p
p
t
ss sp
t p
t
s
t
p
TT
p
TT
p p
T T
T T
I cap- I w
h
tured u
the
did w
h
u
m
Demi- it m
K human ...
L ...
I
K
125

M
m
f
..
It .
a hurts...
frac- and my
ture... body’s
heavy...
n
k
k
..
.
Where Kai
are ?
you
?!
126

Ka
...
Shut
up and
don’t t
move. h
o
k
K
u
h
O
o w
w
..
u .
c
h
!!
127

t
s
Now k
what
No
do I
ser-
do...
vice
...
...
lance
...
The K...
guy Please...
over call an
there... ambu-
he’s lance...
human...
Is
he
...
Hunh
?
Dead
?
128

W
e
l
l,
He
had it
com-
ing.
It’s what
you get
for being
with a
Demi-human.
Is
this it
wouldn’t my
have
happened
?! f
a
u
l
t
If I ?
hadn’t
run...

If I
hadn’t
asked
Kai for
help...
We’ll
have to
Hey. walk to a
Stand spot with
recep-
up.
tion...
You
Can’t
?
tsk.
b
You’re a
No... pissing d
Still... me U
M
off... P
130

If it
wasn’t
for this
guy...
Kai
would
be fine.
T
h
b i
d
a s
U b
b
a
M
P a g
d d u
U
M
U y
P M
P
b
a
d
U
M
P
This
guy
...
If it b
a
wasn’t M
P
d
U
for
this
guy
Huh
?
132

Gwok

G
a
h
w Ah
a THu d
..i
.
134

Kai
You’re
...
alive.
g
w
o
k
I was
playing
dead.
Doesn’t
even
sting.
All
right,
Let’s get
away on
his bike,
... Kei.
Kai Ha
... ha
...

My
leg’s
broken.
I can’t
stand
up...
Or I
Maybe guess
this is what
the end I mean
is...
of the
line?
It’s
barely
If bright
out, and
you stay
already
with me, this.
you might
also…
Kei.
Maybe
humans
and Demi-
humans
just can’t
hang
out.
136

D
R
i
B
B
L
E
You’re
human.
So if you At
No
run to least,
I ...
a place I think
don
that only so.
-
I know
about...
You
will
...
stay
human.
...
137

I’ve
learned
my
lesson
by
u
r now.
r
..
o .
w
w
..
.
I’m
not
human
any-
more. Z
A
Z K
A K
K
K
Why
go It’s
so fine,
far Kai.
for
me?
’C
a
u
uh-
uh
s
e
W
e
’r
...
e
f
r
i
e
n
d
s
?

Even if I He
told him really
I to leave is…a
don’t me here freak.
think
he’d
listen.
not
this
guy
...
Kai
...
If I’m to So
keep Kai what
out of do I
danger,
do?
what
can I
do?
This
Think I think I
... leg...
can ride
Will
What a bike,
any
do I but can
doctor
do, I walk?
treat
it?
As
a...

as
a
demi-
human—
b
a
d
U
M
P
140

b
a
d
U
M
P
b
a
d
U
M
P
b
a
d
U b
M a
P d
U
M
P
W
A h
o
1
a
3
!
0
0
...! !
k
Ui
SQ
141

Ke…
142

I’m all
better!
Let’s
go,
Kai!
143

The
other
side
seems
…
afraid
...
Sexual Services Rankings

So they
won’t do That an
anything incident
drastic like mine
… or Shinya
Nakamu-
Of ra’s
course, might
it’s the recur.
same
for
us.
So,
Mister
What’ll
Sato.
you do
now?
144

A
path…
must
be
Shown
to
him.
joining
up with
Kei Nagai
will be
Will you the first
help me, step…
FL
aP
145

Tanaka
?
File:03 End 146

File:04
Demi-
humans
Is as merely
that immortal
what beings…
you
Hm think,
?
When you
received
your
You blessing
should as a demi-
have human,
listened
harder,
looked
closer.
Allow
me to
teach
you...
that
is
I’ve why
come to
save
you…

Tanaka.

File 04: Interrogation and Aid

Kei.
You Hey,
listen- Kei.
ing to
me?
S
S
T

Yeah.
I’m
listening,
Kai.
...
So,
T Oh.
h
o
u
g
h
... t
s
?
151

Your
grand-
father
lives in
It’s Kyushu,
a tiny and we
village escape
and no there...
one there
will care
Not about
bad Demi-
... humans.
I think it’s
our best
choice.
I’d
have never
come up
with it
alone...
and I We’ll
can go spend
ORANGES buy new the day
clothes hiding
and here,
stuff.
Okay.
152

Enoki
General
Hospital
I don’t
A detective
know
just left...
anything
another
about
one?
any
helper
!!
We only
I’m with the
seek to
research Demi-human
You Control
and
think control Commission,
I Demi- not the
care hu-
police.
?!
I just
want to
Why do I ask you
have to about Kei
deal with Nagai’s
all this private
stupid... life.

That’s
because
you are
Kei Nagai’s
younger
sister,
Eriko.
I am
y sorry,
u when
c you’re
k. trying
to get
better...
154

Some
guy who
mistook
himself
part for a
of human
my was
fam-
How ily.
yucky
is
that?
know I...
some-
one
whose
family
was ...
Demi-
human.
can’t
fathom
the
pain
the
person
must
have
felt,
But
...

I want to
make sure
there are
no more
cases like
yours.
That is why
I want to
shed more
light on
Demi-
humans.
How
they’re
born,
whether
whether
they’re
they’re
really
perfectly
not
immortal
human.
...
I
don’t
Did he
care
differ in
how
any way
tri-
from a
vial.
human
being?
156

...
It’s
really
stupid
...
But
I have
one
story.
... Will
you
leave if
I tell
it?
He said When
weird our
things dog
that’ve died, Yes.
stayed
with me...
157

Eri
...
Run
...
Huh
?

A
ghost
is
com-
?
ing.
...
No
...

is
coming
out?

So !
...
Kei
Nagai
Said
he
saw a
black
ghost
?!
Huh?
I dunno
if it was
black.
161

s I
l t
i j
p u
p s
e t
d
o
u
t.
..
Keep You get I’m going
Mr. Tosaki
might get
mad at me your Eriko to that
later... cool. Nagai’s meeting
take. now.
...
ah
but ...
...
162

Back in
those
days
I played
a lot
with my
brother...
Kai, And
too. ...
...
Oh.
163

W
a
i
t.
Don’t
tell
me
the
hel-
per
...
Hm
Um ?
I ...
may
be
wro
-
164

G
F
F
V
V
T
165

Uh
G
H
A
h
Uh
T
W T
i W
T i
C T
H C
H
You
...
166

K
e
h
e
h

k
h
a
h
Enoki General Hospital
a
h
h
a
h 9/24/15 3:19 PM
THUD
e E-
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e
k
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W
i
Wh T
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T
W
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C
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169

at
w
H
U
m
Z
w
u
p
p

h
hu
?
WHOk

h
u h
f
f
a
a
h
a
a
H
u
f
f
172

h
u
f
h
f u
f
f
...
173

m
hu
w
174

A
tiny
won’t Kyushu
care if settle-
I’m a ment...
Demi-
human,
huh?
Oh
But
h I
... u s
m a
n
a y
n
s
a
f
I guess
there’s e
an upside
to...
?
dealing
with
humans.

If
I kill
them
They
can’t even
come back
to life...

There
was no
need
to be
scared...
Keheh.
Mister
Sato
ordered
to take
you
alive.
...
...
What’s
going
on?

you
...
Need
to
move.
O
O
Z
E
O
O
Z
E

Acting
like a
human,
were
you?
R
U
B
R
U
B
So
I’m ...
a
Demi-
hu-
man
...
181

I’m
a
d
e
m
i.
h ..
u
m
a
n
Well,
hard
not to
believe
it
Now
that I’ve
been
seeing
this
thing...
File:04 End 182

File:05
So,
Tanaka,
do you
like
video
games
?
Me,
I played my fair
share as a child.
Hunh
Mario Brothers,
?
Ice Climbers...
But If you
... have 100
you can lives in a
any game
come video
comes with
back to game,
tricks and
cheats. life 100
times.
What
if you
What could
happens
to the
extra life use
? two
lives
at
once
?

It’s
like
that.
Once you
get the
knack,
it’s easy
...
But demi-humans
a piece regenerate You
that’s too by massing see
far away pieces of
isn’t ...
ourselves
recovered around a
and a new core chunk.
one is
created...
184

What
Gives if
you that
chills, piece
no was
your
?! head
?
GRASP
Oh
...

File 05: Emergence and Organization
you
too?

He
never What
taught do I do
me in a
about case
fighting like
another this?
one of
these.
But
As in their
that’s mind
where so to
my speak is
vision’s in their
linked head.
to it.
So
Should
I attack
its
...
head?
188

How
long has
it been
No, since I
focus. brought
blackie
out?
Can I How do
even I fight
fight it that
off in thing
the first off?
place?
To the
extent
that it’s
human-
shaped,
!! I
should
aim for
...
189

T
SBAT
?!
OOZE
O Z
O
Ex- Z
E Z Z
cuse
me?
Nk
...
I guess
I have
to try
things
out!! brace
190

m
hu
w
GSSH
T
ch
en
cl

gwoK
Wh
...
at BLOP
?!
BLOP
?!
!!

What’s
going
on...
It’s
not
regen-
erat-
ing?!
My
vision
is
hazy
I’m...
...
losing
my
link...
pul-
No verized
...
193

BLOP
mutually
?!
So
...
Strikes
work
?!

o k
gw

BAM
WHUm
196

I
Huh
GOT
?!
CUT
OFF
!
So its
head
was its
weak-
ness
...
I
had
the
right
idea
...
Ke-
heh
But
Cutting
you
it off
have
didn’t
to
do
crush
any-
it
thing.
with
a
Good blunt
to blow
know. ...

P
h
e
w
I need to
call the
Special
I’m SQUAD
LUCKY to clean
Mister this up.
Tosaki
wasn’t
here,
though.
I was And
able to ...
protect
thE girl.
198

!
That
one
was a
decoy dA
...
...
mn
!
199

So
there
was
another
!
This
foot-
age
is
from zbb-
a bpt
month
ago,
200

from
when
#002’s
research
lab was
raided.
This So
case led this
to the is the
discov- Vari-
ery of ants’
Variants. power
...
We also
learned
that last
year’s Shinya
Nakamura
incident was
due to a
Variant.
Wait
a
What sec-
about ond.
their
I can’t “Voice”
keep up ?
with all
these new
factors.

That’s been
explained as
an instance
of tonic
immobility.
It’s a
defensive
instinct
Changes
triggered
in
by a
muscle
superior
tension
being.
render
you im-
mobile.
No
nation
has con-
sidered
their
voice to
Ear-
be an
plugs
issue.
shut it
out-
not to
mention,
its effect
is weaker on
humans who’re
close to the
Demi-human
or who’re
not aware
it’s a Demi-
human.

Shouldn’t We
that be need
off? rather
to...
Par-
don
me.
An
important
experiment
is also
currently
underway…
i a
Izummomur
S h i
They
must
have
butted
heads
as I’d
hoped.

204

T
h
i
s.
..

Well,
I did
But spend
my half a
day at
mind death’s
is door.
clear
now.
No
sur-
prise
if I
start
seeing
things.
ponder
things so I’ve
calmly not had
Since I the
started chance
being to
chased.
I need to
decide what
How do I’m doing
I go about next...
life without
getting
captured?

Fukuoka
Saga
First,
the
Oita
plan
to go
Kumamoto to
Kyushu
...
Miyazaki
Kagoshima
is a
no go.
I can’t
trust
others.
Also,
it’s
almost
1000 km
More
We’d away.
with
never de-
get tours.
there.
It’s
too
For a risky
human.
207

This is
as far
as Kai
goes.
Nine
lives
wouldn’t
be enough
for him.
I
never How do
knew I get
you had I’ve around,
to mess roughly then?
with the figured
shift out how
pedal a bike
that works by
much. watching
Kai.
It would
take a
lot of
practice
I can get before
in all the I could
crashes I actually
want, but ride
the bike one.
will break.
208

I might
There
not be is also
discovered the
if I went option
deeper. of
staying
up on
this
I re- moun-
member tain.
a news
report
...
2,396
people
got lost
in the
mountains
last year.
294 of
them died
or are
missing...
If I can
Can’t I keep
live starving
But
on up to death
it’s
here? and
like
reviving,
cap-
ture.
That’s
the
Three
best
demi- I can
humans
in... do
Japan. alone.

No.
There
are
more.
The MHLW
says
there
are more
than a
That’s million
two deaths a
deaths year in
every Japan.
minute.
Sur- I
And There bet
vi-
more vors. are
than closet
one… Demi-
humans.
210

A Demi-
human
commu-
nity.
If I
contact
them,
I’m
sure
I can learn
How and
where
to live
undetected
by humans.
Kei?
211

Hey,
Oh I’m
... back.
kai
...
Any-
thing ...
there
? gone.
Nope.
Let’s
switch
off taking
one-hour
Okay. naps.
212

If
there is
a Demi-
human
commu-
nity,
The
means of
contact
has to ZAK
be the ZAK K
K
internet.
hide up
here Even
At during
night, find sui-
the Suicide Site BBS cidal
somewhere day.
with phone sorts
service and gather
look for there.
traces of
Demi-humans ZAK ZAK
K K
online. my
plan for now.
I can’t
turn
That’s my cell
why I on.
needed
Kai’s.
214

...
I owe,
and I’ll Kai
never The is
forget one
it... guy
215

All
this
s way.
e
r
i
o
u
s
l
y.
.
.
Thank
you.
216

But
ZAKK
There’s
an even
bigger
reason
I
need
Kai’s
cell.
The
ZA KK
other
those ZA KK path,
Demi- namely
humans ...
must be
looking
for me,
too.
And
Even-
tually
They’ll
find a
certain
person.

P P
R R
R R
i i
N N
G ! G
Talk
about
timing.
I almost P
had a R
R
heart N
G
i
attack...
P
R
R
i
N
G
218

The one My
human little
who ERIKO sister
knows
about !
my
ties CALL
INCOMING
with
Kai.
I need to
determine But the
who it is. police
are in
the same
place.
Is
this
from
a
Demi-
Sorry, human
Or
I can’t a
get the ! hu-
phone man
b now. ?
e Leave a
e message
e after the
e beep.
p

E S S A G E Have
RECOR DING M you
ever seen
a black
ghost?
Ha
You’d !
pick it
up
your-
self?
You’re
This is
Demi-
Kei.
hu-
mans,
right
?

Yes,
in-
deed.
Kei,
Do you
have
a way
to get
around
?
m
whu
m
whu

m
wHU
wh
um
A Demi-
meek human
type, “com-
muni-
There ties.”
And a g should
rough k be two
k
type. t major
types. w
H
U
m
You
can’t
blame
There are
them,
a lot of
though.
humans
who
deserve
to die.
222

What
do you
think,
Tanaka
?
Hm
?
He’s been
But
able to
it’s uncon-
only sciously
been bring one
half a out since
So I he was
day…
have little
high
hopes,
We
Eh
?
have
yet to
assess
him,

224

But
if they
get
rough
...
with
someone
they’d
better
not,
I
will
...
225

kill
them.
File:05 End

STORY: TSUINA MIURA
ART: GAMON SAKURAI
ASSISTANT: CROUTON SANCHI (masking tones)
AJIN
DEMI-HUMAN

Ajin: Demi-Human, volume1

Ajin: Demi-Human volume 1 ̹ʹͲ13 Tsuina Miura / Gamon

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