第6話

あらすじ

日本語の要約がないため、Englishで表示しています。

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Hungry and nearly broke, Spike and Jet chase a bounty named Giraffe. Spike reaches him moments after he has been shot, but Giraffe dies after handing over a ring and warning Spike not to trust appearances. The trail leads to Wen, a talented harmonica player who looks like a child, and Zebra, Giraffe's former friend, who appears to be the boy's incapacitated guardian. Jet learns that Wen has looked the same for decades. During the catastrophic Astral Gate accident that devastated Earth, Wen was exposed to unusual energy that stopped his aging and made ordinary injuries harmless. He has since manipulated Zebra and killed anyone who threatens his secret. The stone set in Giraffe's ring formed from the same event and can disrupt Wen's immortality. Spike converts it into a special bullet and confronts the boy during a performance. After surviving Wen's attacks, Spike shoots him with the stone-tipped round. Wen rapidly ages, finally experiencing the death denied to him for years, while asking whether Spike understands the relief of time moving again. Spike cannot provide comfort; he simply watches the curse end and leaves without a bounty.