TM Chapter 34

The Gunslinger (ザ・ガンスリンガー, Za Gansuringā) is the fifty-fourth chapter of the Trigun manga. It is also the thirty-fourth chapter of Trigun Maximum.

Summary
Meryl awakens in her room with Milly resting on the bed. She recalls what the Zazie the Beast revealed to her about Vash and Knives.

At an undisclosed salon, a man gets into a heated discussion with a gunsmith. Vash walks in on the scene as the man abruptly leaves. The gunsmith quickly recognizes Vash and is overjoyed to see him again. Back at the town, Meryl and Wolfwood discuss about Vash on "what" he really is. Wolfwood advises Meryl to return to her office and to request to the higher-ups there to remove her from Vash's case.

Meanwhile, Vash tries shows off his gun in an outside shooting range. Noting its poor condition, Brandon promises that he'll fix the gun by the following day. As Vash trades guns with Brandon, the man from earlier watches them from afar. The man, whom is the sheriff of the town, complains in his office how Brandon favors Vash more than him. Meryl was also there who was looking for directions to the post office and gets easily perturbed by the sheriff's outbursts. Outside of the sheriff's place, she recalls an old man who she's connected to talk about guns.

Just outside of the town, a man named Yangwie and his group plan to "make some money" in the town. Elsewhere, Vash tries out his gun in the shooting range and is confronted by the Sheriff. They briefly talk and are soon confronted by Brandon who disparages the Sheriff. At that moment, Yangwie and his group destroy the town bank and when the Sheriff tries to apprehend Yangwie, he's surrounded by the bandit's men. Beaten to a bloody pulp, Yangwie taunts the Sheriff for his incompetence and his "heroic" persona. Meryl and Milly, watch as the scene plays out, until Vash arrives and with his repaired gun takes out Yangwie and his men.