Chapter 140 (Beastars)

Acting Direction in a Tragedy (トラジェディーにおける演技指導) is Chapter 140 of the manga Beastars written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki, published in the Weekly Shōnen Champion of the Akita Shoten publishing house.

Synopsis
Listening to the belated conversation Holger had with Melon, Legoshi feels as if Melon is speaking directly to him at a very close distance, and although he believes eavesdropping on a conversation is immoral, Legoshi tries to listen as much as he can to get as much information as possible. Legoshi rambles on how he had heard sloths take longer to respond in a conversation, depending on how important the animal they are talking to, so if Holger is responding to his conversation with Melon 12 hours after he leaves, then they must get along, and judging by what Holger says, Melon has been very serious with him, so listening to Holger's answers, Legoshi discovers how lonely and unhappy Melon is. After finishing his tattoo, Legoshi has to stop listening concluding that even though Melon seems to be just the typical bad life criminal, he is an animal just like him, feeling that he wants to talk to Melon again, at the same time as He does not want to meet him again because of his fear of him, but assumes that Melon must have his own fears, so Legoshi sets out to investigate him with caution and good faith. Before leaving the place, Legoshi gets a tip from Holger and discovers that Melon went to the coast after leaving the tattoo parlor.

On the coast, Legoshi sits on the shore of the beach wondering what Melon will feel when he sees the sea, remembering both the words of Melon and his mother, Legoshi concludes that he does not see the resemblance between Melon and his mother, but since they were both born as hybrids and suffered because of it, Legoshi cannot see Melon as evil. Given this, Legoshi wonders what he thinks when he sees the sea, imagining that he would bring Hal to talk to her while they see the sea, although surely only she would see the sea, while he only sees her and would probably end up doing something to scare her. Although he also remembers that he has never visited the sea with the Canines from Room 701, so he would be fine to go with them, and he also considers the idea of going to the open sea with Sagwan and Seven so he can see the world from which comes from Sagwan. Legoshi concludes realizing how optimistic he is behaving and considers that he is only enjoying his life for once in his life, all thanks to his friends, for which Legoshi thanks them and assumes that Melon looks at the sea in complete solitude, longing for someone who could understand him, and even though he doesn't believe it could be that someone, he wants to get to know him better. But surprisingly, Legoshi receives a shot that pierces his right ear and witnesses Melon making his entrance accompanied by the Shishigumi, presenting himself as the son of a leopard mother and a gazelle father, proclaiming himself a tragic hero who came to see the sea with a glance sad or rather, that's the role I play. Legoshi realizing that he has fallen into Melon's trap, watches as Melon recites while laughing at each of the words he said to Holger, revealing that thanks to his super-developed senses he knew that Legoshi was following his trail and that he orchestrated all to set a trap Melon reveals that Holger always repeats the same intricate phrases to him, laughing uproariously at the fact that Legoshi has swallowed it all and how innocent he is. Given this, Legoshi finally understands that Melon is a truly evil being, while he mocks Legoshi for having pitied him, after which Melon thanks Legoshi for bringing pleasure to his life without flavor and satisfied, he leaves giving the Shishigumi freedom of eat it. After this, Miguel shows rejection of the idea of eating Legoshi, lamenting how tarnished the pride of the Shishigumi has been, so he refuses to eat Legoshi, pointing to him as the culprit of the fall of the organization, and despite that Agata points out that Legoshi is the reason they met Rouis, Dolf turns a deaf ear and declares that unlike canines, felines are proud animals, so they take Legoshi to a cliff where they prepare to execute him, throwing him into the sea with a cement bucket on his feet, as long as he experiences the death that felines fear the most.

Characters

 * Melon
 * Legoshi
 * Holger
 * Leano (Legoshi's imagination)
 * Haru (Legoshi's imagination)
 * Durham (Legoshi's imagination)
 * Jack (Legoshi's imagination)
 * Miguno (Legoshi's imagination)
 * Collot (Legoshi's imagination)
 * Voss (Legoshi's imagination)
 * Seven (Legoshi's imagination)
 * Sagwan (Legoshi's imagination)
 * Shishigumi

Important Events

 * Legoshi gets a tattoo.
 * Legoshi follows Melon's trail to the coast.
 * Legoshi falls into Melon's trap and is ambushed and captured by the Shishigumi.
 * Legoshi receives a wound on his right ear.

Trivia

 * Legoshi's tattoo "7/5. 水" means "7/5. Wed", the date this chapter takes place.
 * This is the second time Legoshi has visited a coast.
 * Legoshi receives a wound to his left ear, which is also his second gunshot wound.