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It's an honor to meet you.

The honor is all mine. I only lent my brother a hand.

What an ambitious youngster.

No messing around with him, huh.

Why are you here?

The exact same as you two.

My big brother sent me as a token of friendship from Chinatown.

Poor guy, being used like that.

-You...! -It's fine.

It's the truth.

So we finally meet, Shorter Wong.

Let go, damn it!

This is our youngest brother, Yut Lung.

My, my. He's so beautiful, I thought he was a woman.

If he pleases you, our brother says you are welcome to keep him.

Wonderful.

I will take care of him as a dear guest.

Yut Lung, wake him up.

It's acupuncture anesthesia.

Remember me, samurai boy?

Arthur!

Don't worry, Ash will be here before long,

to try and save you.

Nice to meet you, young man.

I'm Golzine. I am the owner of your best friend, Ash.

Careful.

Your muscles are still numb.

Yau-Si, they caught you too?

How naive could you be?

Ash must've had a handful taking care of you.

That boy is the baby brother of the Lee guy who sold you out.

But that's not all.

Check out who betrayed Ash and kidnapped you.

You can't trick me into believing that.

Shorter isn't a coward like you.

Hear that? He really trusts you, doesn't he?

There's no way you'd betray Ash!

He's lying, right Shorter?

-Shorter! -Eiji!

He's lying right? Tell me Arthur's lying!

Eiji, I promise, I'll...!

We have a big job waiting for him.

And for you, too.

Words of fear slip out like anger

in spite of how I truly felt inside

Maybe all I wanted was to not be alone,

with you by my side

These train of thoughts linger as darkness falls in time

In too deep inside these streets aligned

It makes me wonder how I even got myself here

in the first place?

To find it, and lose it

Get lost in this moment

Fate somehow brings me hope inside my heart

Anger, happiness, and sadness won't mean a thing when

Fate somehow brings me hope inside my heart

Inside my heart

Inside my heart

You'll see the skyscrapers in about 30 minutes.

It's your home sweet home, New York, right little Lynx?

That Yut Lung boy,

he's poisoned bait thrown here from Chinatown.

I don't need you to tell me that.

So, have you rounded up all the downtown gangs?

Yeah, all but Ash's group.

They chose Ash over you.

Same goes for you.

Ash refused my help and still became their boss.

He did it all himself.

Still regret losing him?

I raised him.

I found him. I polished and taught him.

I created him.

And now I must kill him.

You wouldn't understand.

Papa, everything's ready.

Let's get ready to receive our guests.

I've seen you before.

You shot Griffin.

It wasn't my fault.

Try telling that to Ash, the little bro of Griffin, the guy you killed.

He'll destroy you, for sure.

-Shut up! He's powerless! -Be quiet.

Is everything ready?

Yeah. It's going to go perfectly this time.

Is he talking about Banana Fish?

You got all this equipment and can only make dud drugs, huh?

You tell us, if it's a dud or not.

You're using me as a lab rat?

Shorter!

Eiji!

Begin.

Damn it!

You bastards, I'll curse you!

No, stop!

Watch closely now.

This is what Banana Fish is all about.

Pulse, 98. Blood pressure 80 to 150.

Brain waves are altering.

Pulse is rising even more.

-The hallucinations are starting. -Shorter, stay with me!

I can make him subconsciously believe anything now.

Now, take a good look at this face.

Shorter.

This is "fear" that you're feeling.

Your fear has materialized right in front of you.

You can't run from it.

This is what's causing your fear.

If you don't kill him, you'll suffer from indescribable anguish.

Kill him! Tear him apart and pull his guts out.

It's the only way to be freed from your misery!

This is what Banana Fish can accomplish.

We're going to show this to Ash.

He'll watch his best friend rip apart a boy who means much to him.

His guts will be ripped out. It'll be pure hell.

Ash Lynx?

No doubt about it.

Is Shorter there too?

We've got to tell Boss.

I see.

You leaving?

The Lynx has arrived.

But we were about to have so much fun.

He must be disappointed, too.

It can't be helped. I've invited them to dinner.

You're dining with us.

I can't wait.

Reuniting with my dear friend, Ash Lynx.

He must be feeling the same way.

Something on your mind?

Are you okay with all this?

What, sleeping with him?

Or how he was going to enjoy having us both?

Both!

It's not that big a deal.

Ash has done it, too.

He was one of Golzine's male prostitutes.

He made his way up with his skills and intelligence.

No use glossing it over.

He did what he had to do in order to survive.

It seems like you had a much happier upbringing.

Maybe that's why you irritate me.

But you can't look away from it anymore.

Toughen up and face it.

This is the world Ash lives in.

Why the hell am I wearing this?

What's the guy up to?

Where's Ei-chan and the others?

It seems like our guest of honor is running late.

So beautiful...!

How beautiful.

Like a born aristocrat.

More like a Sphinx than a lynx.

Let us begin.

I chose it especially for you. Can you tell what it is?

Romagne-Conti. I believe it's a '69.

Bravo. I see you still remember what I taught you.

This will be a wonderful night.

Do you like the present I got you?

You punched a hole in my ear. You think I'm happy?

That jade was found especially for you to match the color of your eyes.

I'd say it's about 400,000 dollars.

-400,000 dollars? -48,000,000 yen?

No wonder it's heavy.

Ash used to be a precious merchandise of a certain club I run.

The merchandise is divided into detailed ranks.

People loved those with platinum blond hair and light green eyes.

Just like precious gems, the rarer the more expensive.

He was my most expensive piece of merchandise.

Filthy bastard.

Why aren't Eiji and Shorter here?

They haven't been invited.

Don't worry. You'll see them later.

Worried about the others, huh?

I'd worry about yourself if I were you.

As with you.

-What did you say? -Drop it.

Ash, I gave you books and a good education.

I taught you many things.

I also gave you a gun and taught you how to shoot.

I never would've imagined you'd point that gun at me.

You are the most beautiful, most dangerous beast there is.

Now then, dinner is over.

Let us now take you to the show venue.

Who's there?

The once famous group led by Ash Lynx,

now living here quietly amongst the rats?

Who the hell are you?

I'm Soo-Ling Sing, the boss of the Chinese.

The boss? A tiny brat like you?

Shorter's the boss of the Chinese.

-He's been banished. -What?

The guys at the top got mad at him for hanging with Ash.

Anyways, do you want to start a war with us?

A war?

Ash Lynx is back in New York.

What?

He's being confined in Golzine's mansion.

If you're up to it, we're willing to work with you.

But, you'll get your bosses angry.

It's true that they made a deal with Golzine.

But that's their business.

For us, Shorter is our only boss.

Fine. Let's hear you out.

What an easy lock.

Come this way, please.

That's a Republican senator.

And a colonel, too.

Look at you now.

You know this room, huh.

It's Papa Dino's execution room.

I bet you never imagined that you'd be the one tied to this.

Still acting tough, huh.

Let's see how long you'll last.

You take the fun out of torturing.

But for some reason, I can't help but want to torture you.

That's because you're sick.

That's it. Keep up the good spirit.

Abraham?

Hey, big bro. Just watch and enjoy.

I've perfected the thing you chickened out of.

You...

Do you realize what you're doing?

This is a grand business.

Keep your mouth shut.

Hurry up and begin.

-Don't embarrass me in front of my guests. -I won't.

Abraham Dawson, right?

You used soldiers in Iraq as lab rats and killed them off.

Yeah, because they all made fun of me.

Calling me a rat, a coward... So it was justifiable revenge.

Griffin was a nice guy, but he suspected what I was doing, so...

I had no choice.

Then I guess I have no choice but to kill you, too.

It's justifiable revenge, right?

Shut your big mouth! You're going to die right here.

Shorter!

To think Golzine had connections with them.

What is he up to?

I'm glad you're safe.

I'm sorry...

Don't worry, it's not your fault.

No, not that.

I... I can't...

I can't anymore...

Eiji!

-Ei-chan! -You're alive!

-My head... -It can't be.

That's right. It's Banana Fish.

What?

Ash, let me show you something fun.

Shorter, remember him?

-Stay away! -Yeah, that's right.

He's your enemy.

Kill him!

Here you go.

That's it, there you go.

No, Shorter!

Come on, fight back.

If you don't want to die.

Shorter, it's me. Can't you tell?

Shorter!

Run, Eiji!

Arthur, if you want to kill me, then kill me!

Of course, it'll be my pleasure.

But only after everyone else.

I like to save the best for last.

Watch out!

Good, that's it. Torture him to death.

If you don't want to die, you better fight back.

Shorter, please! Wake up!

Yell all you want. He can't disobey.

It'll be unbearable suffering for him.

Plus, he won't be freed even if he does what he's told to do.

Once he's devoid of a target, he'll break and start hurting himself.

Even if he does survive, he'll be haunted forever by nightmares.

Just like your brother.

Shorter, it's me, Eiji.

Can't you see? Please, Shorter!

-Stop them! -Somebody, help!

Stop...

Please stop...

What a fantastic show.

How about it, gentlemen?

With this drug,

you can even make people kill their own families.

Time for the grand finale. Finish him off, Shorter.

Don't, Shorter...

Shorter!

Shorter!

Ash...

I... I can't anymore...

Set me free...

I'm in so much pain...

Shorter!

Your enemy is right here. Come on.

Shorter!

No!

Run, Eiji. Run!

You've only got one bullet. Don't forget that.

No!

Shorter...

Answer me.

Shorter!

Shorter...

Shot right through him. How are you feeling now?

What a buddy you are. Shorter's such a lucky guy.

How does it feel, shooting your best friend down?

Answer me!

-Right through the heart... -Don't touch him!

His brain is safe, great.

Don't you want to know how it affects the brain cells, big bro?

Take him away.

What are you going to do?

No, take your hands off him!

Shorter! Shorter!

Shorter!

Shorter...

This feels so damn great!