TM Chapter 20

His Life as a... (HIS LIFE AS A・・・) is the fortieth chapter of the Trigun manga. It is also the twentieth chapter of Trigun Maximum.

Summary
Down in the holding cells, a group of men plans to exact their revenge against the two dwarves that were apart of Gray the Ninelives.

Fully recovered from his injuries, Vash helps out with the cleanup of the puppet parts from Leonof. From a pile of puppets, Vash spots a coin half in one of the puppet's hands and takes it. He's then joined by Meryl and Milly; happy to see the girls Vash claims he wants to show them something.

Elsewhere, Wolfwood visits Luida concerning Vash. Although reluctantly, Luida elaborates that the residents of the ship found Vash 70 years ago when he was found near death and without an arm. It's mentioned that Vash had a strong attachment to the ship and when he entered a certain area, he quickly recovered from his injuries. Meanwhile, Vash shows Meryl and Milly the residents still in cryogenic sleep and he thinks about Rem, Meryl then notes about Vash's strange nature. Luida finishes up his explanation about Vash's immortality, it's the an emergency radio message that is sent to Luida about the escaped dwarves. One of the dwarves ambushes Vash, but is easily dealt with by Wolfwood. While Wolfwood disparages Vash, Luida compliments him for his unique personality.