Chapter 099 (Beastars)

A Leader with a Black Mane (青毛の巨頭) is Chapter 99 of the manga Beastars written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki, published in the Weekly Shōnen Champion of the Akita Shoten publishing house.

Synopsis
At the hospital, Louis observes a couple of locks of hair from Ibuki's mane that he grabbed on impulse shortly after he died and is glad he did it. At the same time, Louis has a visit from his father, Ogma, who tells him that he has ordered a prosthetic leg of the highest quality that will allow him to walk again. Louis thanks him nervously since it is the first thing he says since he arrived. Seeing how his father bought him a prosthetic leg of the highest quality, hosted him in a hospital as fancy as a hotel and talks as little as possible, Louis understands that the situation; his father spends a lot of money on him when he is very angry or proud of him, like when he was 9 years old and failed to get a perfect grade on a test for the first time and his father for whatever reason bought him a 500,000-yen bicycle. This is how the man named Ogma expresses his feelings, showing his complex and mature emotions with statistics and logic. Ogma tells Louis that since he is back, they are going to talk about his future. Louis accepts determined to face his father for real this time. Ogma gives Louis a schedule of the entrance exams for the university he will attend, and he will have his new foot before then. Louis accepts his father's orders, resigning his father-son relationship to business partners. Suddenly Ogma asks him if it was eaten by someone and surprised by the question, Louis asks him if he refers to his right foot. Ogma alleges that it was definitely eaten by someone and although he did not want to talk about it, since Louis came back, that's all that matters. Putting his hand on Louis's head, he asks if it was painful, which surprises Louis. Ogma says that although he humored his antics, this time he went too far. Louis apologizes confirming that his father is the polar opposite of Ibuki, but nevertheless somehow sees both of them as father figures. Thin, slanted eyes with small pupils and glasses - the eyes of an adult who deserves Louis's respect and admiration. Ogma warns Louis that once he's out of the hospital, he will limit his freedom for a while and will not be able to go outside without a bodyguard, which confirms to Louis that his father is angry.

In a skyscraper, the Chief of the Metropolitan Police, Darth, reads his monthly report on peculiar predation cases to his superior, who is making carrot juice and complains about his job. Darth informs him that the alternative would be to let the Police have full authority over these cases, so reports of extreme and peculiar predation cases should be censored from the public, therefore it is his duty to report to him cases of that nature. His superior mocks Darth's anxiety by being in his presence and tells him to relax. Darth responds that it is natural since he is facing the one and only Sublime Beastar, Yahya, the top leader of this society that brings everyone together. He examines the documents and Darth asks him why he always wears a blindfold. Yahya explains that a horse's range of vision is wide enough to see what is behind them and every time he opens his eyes, he sees that every herbivore has a worried look, which will make him run like hell. Yahya claims that he is saving his eyes until the day when he needs to run like hell, and that is what it means to have a Beastar's resolve. He can read the papers as long as he has them on his hands and sees Legoshi's case and does not see anything strange and asks why they want to censor it. Darth explains that the wolf had the deer's consent to eat his foot and that is what makes the case peculiar, and there's a chance that this news could cause an increase in predation incidents. Yahya investigates the case and concludes that Legoshi is quite interesting and it is good that he is still young. Yahya proposes to keep an eye on Legoshi, who although he may look awfully sturdy, he has a tough road ahead of him.

Legoshi is having an uncomfortable conversation with Haru, who is upset that Legoshi does not tell her the reason why he decided to leave Cherryton Academy. Legoshi cannot say anything because the police told him to keep quiet about the incident. Haru denotes Legoshi's scratches on his face and claims to feel tired of worrying about him. Legoshi apologizes and being about to touch her asks Haru to look at him. Remembering that he committed predation, he avoids touching Haru, keeping the distance between them. Legoshi realizes that he dug his own grave and his relationship with Haru is back to where it started. Legoshi asks Haru if she will still see him after she graduates, and Haru vaguely replies yes, but that she might get a boyfriend while she is at university. Legoshi asks her to not say such things while Haru thinks that Legoshi is a wuss.

Characters

 * Louis
 * Ogma
 * Ibuki (flashback)
 * Yahya (debut)
 * Legoshi
 * Haru

Important Events

 * Louis is in the hospital waiting to receive a prosthetic leg.
 * The Sublime Beastar, Yahya, is introduced and has an interest in Legoshi.
 * Legoshi reveals to Haru that he left Cherryton Academy and can't say why, which complicates their relationship.

Trivia

 * This is the first time a character with the title Beastar has been seen.
 * It is revealed that the police often censor cases of peculiar predation, which may incentivize these cases.