Chapter 6

Die Hards (DIE HARDS) is the sixth chapter of the Trigun manga.

Summary
Brilliant Dynamites Neon finds it necessary to kill one of the engineers who is quite willing to lay down his life to protect the passengers. He calls in Kaite to steer, who can’t, but is perfectly able to point out how hard the now dead engineer’s job was. Kaite finds B.D.N.’s new desire to break the Sandsteamer unacceptable. B.D.N. finds Kaite’s willingness to sell out the ship, but reservations about breaking it to be distasteful, and ignoring Kaite’s pleas to spare his father’s ship, prepares to shoot him.

Vash intervenes, shooting out the windshield, trying to defuse the situation, nearly gets shot by B.D.N., and falls out the open windshield, dragging Kaite with him in a very unceremonious rescue. B.D.N. is enthused by the challenge and has his men on alert.

In their search of the ship, a couple of Bad Lads are attacked by the insurance girls.

B.D.N. starts using hostages at gunpoint to try to get the engineer to cooperate in steering, to no avail.

Vash and Kaite find their way back inside the ship through the ductwork. Kaite informs Vash to the fate of the steamer, which leads into an old favorite quote about death and poverty bringing friends. Kaite reminisces about his workaholic father until Vash spurs him to action. Kaite whips out his copy of the blueprints to the Flourish and proceeds to cry about his dad. Vash hammers sense into him, literally, and they’re off to a more strategic position.

B.D.N. is getting cursed by the engineer, more so after he demonstrates his escape method, which is a zipline to one of his own vehicles outside.