Chapter 129 (Beastars)

Jumping out of a Dream of an Annunciation (受胎告知の夢から飛び起きて) is Chapter 129 of the manga Beastars written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki, published in the Weekly Shōnen Champion of the Akita Shoten publishing house.

Synopsis
After discovering which of the three suspects is Melon, Yahya and Legoshi intercept him, catching him off guard, and while Yahya checks Melon's face to confirm his identity, Legoshi remains stunned to find the person in front of him, a hybrid between a carnivore and an herbivore and a dangerous criminal. After finally confirming Melon's identity, Yahya arrests him by handcuffing him to the table, while Legoshi feels that the arrest was anticlimactic. Because the radio waves do not seem to work inside the building, Yahya entrusts Legoshi to watch over Melon while he leaves. Calling for backup and leaving him a gun, Yahya leaves promising to return soon and warns Legoshi to be careful. When sitting next to Melon, he asks Legoshi if he is not a full-blooded wolf and deduces that he is a hybrid animal. Legoshi asks him how he knows it and Melon points out that he is too big to be an ordinary wolf, in addition to seeming to be very interested in him. Seeing that he is right, Melon tries to guess that Legoshi has another species in him, and he reveals that it is part of the Komodo dragon, surprising Melon. Legoshi tells him that his grandfather is a Komodo dragon, while both his parents are gray wolves. Melon deduces that his mother must have had a hard life being a wolf-Komodo dragon hybrid and Legoshi tells him that she committed suicide when he was 12. Melon tells him that hybrids aren't really suited for living and says it from experience. Legoshi wonders why he feels so comfortable talking about his life with a guy he had never seen before, ceasing to see him as a criminal and sees him as a hybrid just like him, Melon asks Legoshi if he knows this mask party, where carnivores and herbivores want to be liberated from their species-bound barriers and commonplace prejudices, so they wear masks and fool around. To Melon it seems fine, since he has no species, no friends, and is a half-baked loner, a freak. Melon removes his mask, revealing his face to Legoshi who is speechless, feeling as if he is looking at his unborn child been brought to life before his eyes. Wondering if Haru would say the same when having a child with him, Melon introduces himself and exchanges names with Legoshi who wonders if Melon is really a freak, with Haru being a rabbit and him being a wolf, the two struggling to find common ground. Therefore, he wants the path that lies ahead of the wall to be a world of salvation, because the species wall is very high and thick. Legoshi searches in his pocket that inside is Melon's handgun, a transceiver, some handcuffs that Yahya gave him and a spare key for the handcuffs. Feeling a strong desire to help Melon, Legoshi takes out the key for the handcuffs and releases to Melon, asking to talk a little more with him and Melon proposes to talk outside.

Outside the club, Legoshi asks Melon why he believes that hybrids aren't really suited for living, but he replies that he only said that because he wanted to, asking Legoshi if perhaps Yahya had not told him about a hybrid's nature. Legoshi tells him that he had only said that they don't eat meat, but that they still have the savage desire to hunt animals. Melon points out how ironic it is that herbivores and carnivores are taught to get along, but their children are treated like freaks. Legoshi replies that he does not think of him as a freak and that in fact, he feels that the more he talks to him, the more he wants to know about him and cannot see him than an evil animal. Melon unamused alleges that that was a very cliché response, suggesting him to say something more entertaining, like a joke, something that will give him a good time. Legoshi replies that he is not a comedian, so Melon asks him to look in his pocket and see if there is something that can give them a good time. Legoshi searches his pockets quickly noticing that the gun that Yahya gave him is missing, just before being shot by Melon who claims that Legoshi is a comedian. Melon leaves the place, thanking Legoshi for giving him a good time, while he lies on the ground unconscious.

Characters

 * Yahya
 * Melon
 * Legoshi
 * Haru (flashback)
 * Gosha (mentioned)
 * Leano (mentioned)
 * Miyagi (mentioned)

Important Events

 * Yahya arrests Melon, but Legoshi frees him after empathizing with him.
 * Legoshi and Melon leave the masquerade party and Melon shoots Legoshi at him after taking the weapon that Yahya left him.
 * Melon escapes again.