Chapter 151 (Beastars)

Please Listen to "Comedians' Gallop" When Reading This Chapter (「道化師のギャロップ」をBGMにお楽しみください) is Chapter 151 of the manga Beastars written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki, published in the Weekly Shōnen Champion of the Akita Shoten publishing house.

Synopsis
After having captured Melon, Legoshi dragged him away, demanding to go with him. Melon asked him where and Legoshi replied to turning him in to the police. Melon resignedly agrees to go without resisting, but keeps in mind that he will spend life behind bars without taking a bite out of Haru and knowing what "deliciousness" tastes like. Legoshi proposes that after turning Melon in, he will have Yahya withdraw his criminal record and thus be able to marry Haru, then he will be with her forever. After falling silent, Melon points to Legoshi's carnivore strength, how the strength of his grip around his wrist is the very same strength a cernivore uses to grip its prey, and if he grips any harder, he could break his wrist, assuring that he has been taught that. Melon alleges that Legoshi is supposed to be kind and gentle to the weak, and Legoshi is puzzled by how from his angle Melon looks like a normal gazelle. Melon does a surprise attack that Legoshi barely manages to dodge, and Melon points out how careful Legoshi has become in his presence and runs away, claiming that this is not cute. Legoshi furiously chases him reflecting on how every time he sees Melon's gazelle face, the strength of his body just seems to fade away, and even while trying to catch him right now, it's like he is chasing the back of a slender herbivore. Determined and not allowing himself to be deceived by Melon, Legoshi manages to pursue him with all his might. Having a chase that damages every place they pass by, Legoshi realizes that if he doesn't catch Melon as soon as possible, they will both end up reaching the center of the city. Trying not to involve innocent animals, Legoshi tries to incite Melon to lead his pursuit to the Black Market, but Melon ignores him and their passage only causes disasters. Legoshi realizes that they have reached the center street and orders Melon to stop because he does not want to involve the innocent animals who live there. Melon corrects him claiming that although in the day the animals of the city seem respectable, when night falls they go to the Black Market to eat meat with their eyes rolled back, surprising Legoshi who finally manages to catch him. Melon reveals that they are on the center street at the heart of the city, the best place for a stalemate. He says that these cleanly paved roads on which all these perfectly reasonable animals walk were made for idiots who believe that this peaceful environment is reality, pointing to a security camera which is made to reassure the population. He ensures that right now the alarms are going off like mad in the police's monitoring room, reporting that when a carnivore grabs hold of an herbivore with such force, the footage tracking that action is transmitted right into the police's system, and that is exactly the situation they are in right now. Melon declares that no matter how Legoshi's senses are, society will desperately try to fill in the gaps and cover up, and witnesses have already decided what they think is happening here. At the moment, Legoshi and Melon are interrupted by a police patrol that orders Legoshi to release Melon. Melon recommends that Legoshi run, because the city center cops are very persistent and will surely lock him up for five days in the slammer. Melon takes advantage of the distraction and escapes from the place, while Legoshi tries to chase him, but is hampered by the police and is forced to flee from them.

At Cherryton Academy, the canines from Room 701 watch the newscast in the school's rest area, where they see Legoshi's case being reported without giving much detail. Jack assumes that the case was just a misunderstanding, but the others assume that he only thinks that because the suspect is a wolf like Legoshi, but hey immediately forget the matter after eating some sweets. The canines ask Jack if he has been keeping in touch with Legoshi lately, and Jack replies that since Legoshi no longer has a mobile phone, he can only reach him on his apartment's landline, but he never answers when he calls him. To his surprise, upon entering their room, the canines meet Legoshi who asks them if he could stay until his fur regains its normal color, to which everyone falls silent, wagging their tails happily.

Characters

 * Legoshi
 * Melon
 * Haru (Legoshi and Melon's imagination)
 * Jack
 * Miguno
 * Durham
 * Collot
 * Voss

Important Events

 * Legoshi and Melon have a chase that reaches the main street.
 * Legoshi is intercepted by the police.
 * Melon manages to escape from Legoshi.
 * Legoshi hides in Cherryton Academy and meets his former roommates.

Trivia

 * It is revealed that Legoshi no longer has a mobile phone.