Chapter 066 (Beastars)

A Burial in a Windy Coast (荒星の弔い) is Chapter 66 of the manga Beastars written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki, published in the Weekly Shōnen Champion of the Akita Shoten publishing house.

Synopsis
In the Black Market, Legoshi while returning to Gohin's clinic, finds a lost boy and tries to help him. At that moment, the Shishigumi arrives from behind and without recognizing him they tell him to get out of the way. Legoshi avoids turning around to avoid being recognized. Louis being the only one who recognizes him is surprised to see him in the market, expressing that he is the only person who would not want to see in the market. Suddenly, the Madaragumi (another criminal organization) comes to confront the Shishigumi. Louis sees how Legoshi leaves without him being aware of his presence. He remains perplexed to see that Legoshi had bought a bag of meat until he is interrupted by his subordinates who ask him for permission to fight against the Madaragumi, and he gives them. Louis is left wondering about Legoshi's change, wondering what happened to Haru and the drama club. He concludes that Legoshi has a carnivorous side, feeling like an idiot for believing (even now) that Legoshi was different from other carnivores, that he was a carnivore with a good conscience.

At Gohin's clinic, Gohin thinks about how Legoshi has been training for a week and shows no signs of giving up, thinking about how no other carnivore has trained to overcome his appetite for meat. Gohin enters the freezer and is surprised to see how Legoshi touches the meat very calmly. Gohin stares at him as he wonders what changed Legoshi. Legoshi asks Gohin if he can chat with him and he accepts. Legoshi begins to talk about how he is not popular with the girls, which does not bother him since the only girl he pays attention to is his girlfriend, but alleges that their relationship has not been well. He also begins to talk about Pina who unlike him, is a free spirit in romance. Legoshi tells how Pina mocked him for his lack of experience and he was so agitated that the tension he received from the training vanished in an instant, and he felt refreshed. He claims that he wants to feel more angry, sad and happy with the herbivores. Legoshi declares that he forgot something very obvious - that carnivores and herbivores are beings before anything else and as he gradually developed that mentality during his meat meditation. Having finished his training, Legoshi asks Gohin to take out the bodies they used, which he knows are changed daily.

At night, Legoshi accompanied by Gohin, carries a bag full of meat from the market. While Legoshi can smell the thick smell of meat, he feels no urge from his nose or stomach. Feeling overwhelmed by the weight of lives that he carries with him, he comes to the conclusion that all life is the same and that unfathomable weight is twisting his reason and burning his soul. After reaching a coast where Legosi buries the slices of meat, Gohin notices that Legoshi wrote names on the tombstones and asks why. Legoshi answers that since he told him that he should buy his own meat, he asked the stores, hospitals and funeral homes for information about the animals from when they were still alive. Legoshi quotes some information he was able to gather and Gohin thinks that Legoshi could accomplish something that only he can accomplish, and throws a punch that Legoshi manages to stop, concluding that Legoshi has what it takes. Gohin tells Legoshi that he has completed the first stage of his training, and Legoshi smiles.

Characters

 * Legoshi
 * Louis
 * Shishigumi
 * Madaragumi
 * Gohin

Important Events

 * Louis sees Legoshi in the Black Market, but Legoshi is unaware of his presence.
 * Legoshi completes the first phase of his training after a week.