Chapter 128 (Beastars)

**A "Danger Mixture" Made to Counteract Against a Gas Outbreak** (ガスが発生するので「混ぜるな危険」, *Gasu ga hassei suru no de "mazeru na kiken"*?) is **Chapter 128** of the manga *Beastars* written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki, published in the Weekly Shōnen Champion of the Akita Shoten publishing house.

## Synopsis

Upon starting the infiltration mission, Legoshi is engulfed in a sea of eccentric animals and upon receiving the hints of a woman, Legoshi remembers how Yahya had instructed him to "blend in" at the party by acting as a character who is the complete opposite of himself in real life. Legoshi chooses to fake a highly exaggerated and artificial party personality, so Yahya stops him and takes him away to scold him. Yahya explains that the grown-ups who come to this party are ordinary high-class folk, and that the more well-off they are, the less predatory desires they have, but they still long for the chance to be freed from the species-bound barrier, which is why they come to this place to do as they please. He alleges that he is surprised Legoshi hasn't lost himself with this party's temptations of the party, and Legoshi replies that it is mostly because he already has a girl he is committed to. He also says that he has an apparent herbivore fetish, so his body does not react to females if they are wearing masks that conceal their species. Assuring that this is his strength and weakness, Legoshi declares that he wants to face herbivores head on with all his predatory and sexual desires, so for him this party is a walk in the park. Yahya surprised knew that Legoshi was an odd case, but didn't know he was this much of an eccentric wolf. When rethinking that the objective of the mission is to find a carnivore-herbivore hybrid, Yahya asks Legoshi if he has a plan. Legoshi proposes to move to the center of the hall where he compensates for Yahya's equine vision blind spot, achieving an optimal range of 360 degrees. They proceed to give a visual scan to each animal in the area. Yahya feels like his pupils have been weakened for a long time by his 10 degree blind spot, but now they are full of tenacity, and he will be able to see everything in the room, ensuring that Melon is definitely at the party. Yahya tries to remember his fierce characteristics, an animal among the 500 that are in the room, with a gazelle's antlers and a leopard's mouth, an herbivore's thin body and a feline's curvy back. They manage to identify three targets with these characteristics, so Melon must be one of them. Because going one by one is not a feasible option, Yahya chooses to dance with Legoshi to blend into the environment and not generate suspicion. Legoshi is amazed that Yahya has reduced potential targets so quickly among so many animals around him. Yahya replies that the world would be more peaceful if every animal was as simple-minded as Legoshi and Legoshi states that he always thought he was just a scary old horse. Yahya states he is not surprised, but Legoshi claims to know how cruel Yahya is, so he declares that this will be the last time he will ever help him. Yahya responds that he has had enough bloodshed, a phrase which gives Yahya an idea and punches Legoshi. Legoshi asks him the reason for this and Yahya reminds Legoshi that he hit him the first time they met, so now they are even. He pours some of the blood dripping from Legoshi's nose in a glass, and then proceed to put some of his by cutting his arm with a knife, because every animal in this place are drunk, and their predatory desires are weakened, as well as their sensitivity to blood. Yahya argues that an animal's sense of smell does not depend only on predatory desires, and an animal does not have to be drunk or sober to react to scents of hybrid nature. Yahya raises the glass with a mixture of carnivore and herbivore blood, and challenges Melon to react and reveal his whereabouts.

## Characters

* Legoshi
* Yahya
* Melon

## Important Events

* Legoshi and Yahya search for Melon at the nightly masquerade party and manage to identify three possible suspects.

## References

1. ↑ Previous of the chapter in the Weekly Shōnen Champion.