Something's Taken the Bait (餌になにかが引っ掛かった Esa ni Nanika ga Hikkakatta?) is the one hundred eighty-second chapter of the Dandadan manga series.
Summary[]
The Kur who wielded the Jet Booster Exosuit awakens to find herself out of her suit and in a ruined area, similar in structure to the territory of Reiko Kashima. As she struggles to stand on her feet, she is approached by Count Saint-Germain, who casually asks if the suit is hers. With the exosuit now defunct, Count Saint-Germain suggests she seek a replacement. When the Kur demands to know his intentions, the Count Saint-Germain reveals he needs her assistance with a certain matter. He offers her the choice of declining, but warns that without his help, surviving on Earth's heavy gravity will be nearly impossible — a fact that becomes painfully clear as she struggles to stand while speaking to him.
While on the way to the Ayase residency, Momo asks Aira and Jiji how long they intend to continue glaring at Unji. Aira reveals her skepticism of him, to which Unji responds with indifference, much to her displeasure. Upon arriving at the Ayase residence, Manjiro appears with his van parked out front. Jiji inquiries about the Evil Eye's briefs, and Manjiro explains that they are drawing considerable tourist interest, leaving Jiji confused by this statement. Seiko comes out with suitcases, informing Momo and Bamora that they are going on a trip, and avoids questions about her bandages. She reveals that their destination is Shimane, informing them that there is a possibility of restoring Momo to her original state there. The group then expresses enthusiasm upon hearing this good news. Okarun, Jiji, and Aira request permission from Seiko to join them, which she grants, provided they prepare swiftly for the trip. Seiko then asks Unji, his friend and the old man who they are. Momo explains that he and the old man he is carrying were in the cursed trunk like her and need her help to fix their condition. Seiko suspects they share the same curse as Momo and invites them to accompany her. When Unji mentions he can't afford the trip, Seiko assures him that money won't be a problem. Kinta then arrives on his hoverboard to inform everyone that the blackmailer has been found after meeting up with Koki and that Rin is currently shadowing them. After Seiko inquires the hold up, Momo asks her if they can put off the trip until they help a colleague of theirs. Unfortunately, Seiko tells her that they have to leave immediately to be on time for the hours of the ox on the day of supermoon tomorrow. Aira purposes staying behind and asks for Momo to see to it that she returns to normal. Despite his desire to see her finally return to normal size, Okarun also chooses to stay behind and apologizes to Momo. Momo tells Okarun that she understands where he is coming from, gives him permission to go help their friends, and reassures him that she will turn to normal. Okarun, Aira, and Kinta then race back to the school.
At the gym, Rin stands behind a wall while Murakami approaches her from behind.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Jet Booster Exosuit Kur
- Count Saint-Germain
- Aira Shiratori
- Jiji
- Unji Zuma
- Daiki Hakono
- Raiya
- Okarun
- Bamora
- Momo Ayase
- Manjiro
- Seiko Ayase
- Kinta Sakata
- Rin Sawaki
- Koki Yukishiro
- Takeshi Murakami
Events[]
- The alien wielding the Jet Booster Exosuit is approached by Count Saint-Germain and swayed to work for him.
- The Family returns home along with Unji, Raiya and Daiki to consult Seiko.
- Seiko rushes everybody to prepare and travel to Shimane as they can only perform the ritual during the supermoon at the hours of the ox that same night. She also brings the outside trio along.
- Kinta arrives to inform them that Koki was approached by her blackmailer and Rin is following them to the gym.
- Okarun has Momo promise to return back to normal as he runs back to the gym with Aira and Kinta.
- Murakami sneaks behind Rin with unknown intentions.