TM Chapter 50.5

Wolfwood Spin Off - Freed Bird ([外伝]FREED BIRD, [Gaiden] Freed Bird) is the seventieth chapter of the Trigun manga. It is also the fiftieth chapter of Trigun Maximum.

Summary
Wolfwood is hired to perform a funeral for a young lady named Maylene's grandfather. Her grandfather was a Plant owner and a bandit named Orekano is suspectedly after Maylene's life to kill her.

Afterward, Orekano confronts Wolfwood in a saloon and demands to know where he's hiding Maylene. Wolfwood refuses to tell him and is beaten severely because of it. Later a shoot out with Orekano and his men is had and Wolfwood annihilates them with a single rocket from his cross gun. As payment for his services, Wolfwood recieves a wooden bird necklace.