Yami No Aegis 2 / Young Sunday Comics

[Machine Translation] Variously known as Vertical Man, he is a freelance bodyguard who escorts criminals as long as they pay him money. He is a freelance bodyguard who escorts criminals as long as they pay him. With his right hand of steel that blocks all attacks, he protects the lives and hearts of his clients today. In addition to "Running Through the Night" above, "Shattered" is about a college girl, Mami, who is kidnapped and confined by a group of hoodlums and addicted to methamphetamine. The volume also includes "Ashes to Ashes. From this volume, the worst kind of man, who escorts even criminals depending on their money, and Yoko Moriwatari, a female detective who despises Ganto and tries to catch him, make an appearance. The cold-blooded assassin Zero also reappears in an important role, and he begins to feel a faint sympathy for Gandito. And Gandito's unexpected past is revealed! Included at the end of the book is an afterword by Kyouichi Nanatsuki, "The Man Called Zero". Synopsis: Ganto receives a job offer from a man named Tadao Majima. Without revealing the reason, he is told to escort himself to Kurasakai City by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and deliver him there. Majima is a bomb maker who has been solely responsible for the production of bombs for a terrorist group clan specializing in corporations. Recently, however, the relationship between the two groups has deteriorated, and Majima is apparently being targeted by a cold-hearted hitman named Shewen, who enjoys killing. Then Yoko Moriwatari, a very skilled female detective, appears in pursuit of Majima and Ganjin, and a fierce four-way battle ensues. Who will have the last laugh...? ( Episodes 9 - 12 ). Character Tate no Ganto (Vertical Kato. He is a freelance bodyguard living in the underworld who will cover for criminals as long as they pay him. With his right hand made of steel that can catch even a bullet lightly, he never kills his enemies and perfectly protects his clients) Yoko Moriwatari ( A 26-year-old sergeant in the Minami Shinjuku Police Department's Community Safety Division. At first she hates the Wild Geese, but eventually her heart is taken by them), Zero ( a lone assassin without a shield. He is so ruthless that he is said to have zero blood and zero body temperature, hence his name), Anna Riddle ( a mysterious girl who is the owner of the tea room Siren and works as the manager of the Wild Geese Man. She is called the Siren Witch.)

闇の世界に生きる男・楯雁人(たて・かりと)。金さえ払えば犯罪者をも護衛するという、フリーランスのボディーガードだ。全ての攻撃を阻む鋼鉄の右手で、彼は今日も依頼者の命と心を護る。 上記「夜を駆ける」の他、チンピラグループに拉致監禁されたうえ覚醒剤中毒にされてしまった女子大生・まみを巡る「砕かれし者」、日本の経済界に巨大な根を張る西藤グループの帝王・西藤修平の財産を巡って繰り広げられる骨肉の争いに、雁人とゼロが絡む「灰は灰に…」を収録。本巻から、犯罪者でも金次第で護衛する最低の男と、雁人を軽蔑し捕まえようとする女性刑事・守渡陽子が登場。また冷血な殺し屋・ゼロも重要な役割で再登場し、雁人にかすかなシンパシーを感じるようになる。そして雁人の意外な過去が明らかに! 巻末に七月鏡一によるあとがき「ゼロと呼ばれる男」を収録。 あらすじ 真島忠男という男から仕事の依頼を受けた雁人。理由は明かさず、明朝8時までに倉境市まで自分を護衛し、送り届けろという。真島は、企業専門のテログループクランの爆弾制作を一手に引き受けていた、爆弾製造者だ。だが最近両者の関係が悪化し、真島は、殺しを愉しむという冷徹なヒットマン蛇紋(シェウエン)から命を狙わているらしい。そこに、真島と雁人を追うスゴ腕の女性刑事・守渡陽子も現れ、四者による激しいバトルが繰り広げられる。最後に笑うのは誰だ…!?(第9話～第12話)。 登場人物 楯雁人(たて・かりと。金さえ払えば犯罪者をも援護するという、闇の世界に生きるフリーランスのボディーガード。弾丸も軽く受け止める鋼鉄製の右手を武器に、決して敵を殺さず、パーフェクトに依頼者を護る) 守渡陽子(南新宿署生活安全課に所属する巡査部長。26歳。最初は雁人を憎んでいたが、やがて心を奪われる)、ゼロ(後ろ楯を持たない単独行動の殺し屋。余りに冷酷で、血液ゼロ、体温ゼロといわれたのがその名の由来)、アナ・リドル(ティールームSIRENの主人であり、雁人のマネージャーを勤める、謎の少女。セイレーンの魔女と呼ばれる)