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CHAPTER 2 : LENDINGA TENTACLE
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ANNEL ISE'S HOME WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TODAY ? WELCOME MY LORD ! ANNELISE KNIGHT / ( WOULD - BE ) MANGA ARTIST ANNEL IF IT IS YOUR WISH , MY LORD , I CAN WITH STAND ANY ORDEAL ! ISE ... I'D LIKE TO PUBLISH YOUR WORK IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF OUR MAGAZINE . WELL , ABOUT THAT ... YELD ORCISH EDITOR 34
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IN YOUR MAGA ZINE ... ? ! IN ... LORR THIS IS SO UNEXPECTED ! WHERE DID THIS COME FROM ... ? WHOA ! DON'T LOOK FOR ME } THAT'S TERRIFYING , MY LORD !! WELL , THE ARTIST FOR ONE OF OUR REGULAR SERIES DIS APPEARED RIGHT AT THE DEADLINE ... 35
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U HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO INK UP THE PAGES YOU SHOWED ME LAST WEEK ? I'VE ONLY DONE A BIT ... WE'VE GOT THREE DAYS ! THERE'S A 20 - PAGE HOLE IN OUR ISSUE THAT NEEDS FILLING ! SINDI I KNOW IT'S TOUGH BUT IF YOU FINISH IT , WOULD YOU MIND IF WE RAN IT ? GRAB MY LORD REALLY RELIES ON ME ... ! AH , HOW FAR YOU'VE COME . OH , I'D GLADLY DO THAT FOR MY LORD ... WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE WORK ETHIC OF A TRUE KNIGHT ! 36
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DING THREE DAYS LATER HELLO , ANNELISE ! HOW ARE THINGS GOING ? VT OU ) KA CHART DONNNG QUIVER NGH .. IL AAA AHHHH !! DEATH TAKE ME ... ! QUIVER 000 GRAA AHH HH !! WHAT ARE DOING ? ! GIVE ME THAT SWORD RIGHT NOW ! MY LORD !! * TOUCHING HER HOLY SWORD DAMAGES ORCS !
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LIIL OH , MY LORD ... SHE'S EVEN MORE RUN DOWN THAN I THOUGHT SHE'D BE ! I JUST CAN'T FINISH THOSE PAGES ... BOOOOM Y " 2 ENERGY DRINKS BECAUSE I WAS SCARED YOU'D BE DISAP POINTED MY LORD WHY DIDN'T YOU CONTACT ME BEFORE IT CAME TO THIS ?! U WHAT ARE YOU , A CHILD ?! 38
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TWILING 20.00 THIS ISSUE'S GONNA RUN WITH BLANK PAGES AT THIS RATE ... ! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ?! NGH UBKO I MUST PAY FOR THIS WITH MY DEATH ... ! NGH ... DEATH TAKE ME !! QUIT BEING SO RASH !! COM
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OH ! RIGHT ! HH HH AH AT TIMES LIKE THESE , THERE'S ONLY ONE GIRL FOR THE JOB ! DON'T LET GOOF THAT !! BOO 20 TORTE OOM SUMMONER
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HRRNNNNNGH ( ** api NO ... I CAN'T DRAW AT ALL . THIS IS TORTE , MY FORMER PARTNER . SO WHY DID YOU BRING HER HERE ?! IS SHE A GOOD ARTIST ? HUFF HUFF tai SO ! TORTE ! YOU GOT ANYONE I CAN BRING ON AS AN ASSISTANT ?! SHE USES HER EXPERT SUMMON ... TO ING RUN AN SKILLS EMPLOY MENT SERVICE OVER IN NISHI HACHIOJI . SHE RUNS IT WITH SUM MON ING MAGIC ... ? I SURE DO .
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OOH ! THAT SOUNDS PERFECT ! BUT HE HAD TO GIVE UP ON IT FOR PERSONAL REASONS , SO HE'S BACK ON HIS HOME WORLD NOW . THERE'S ONE MONSTER WHO USED TO BE AN ASPIRING MANGA ARTIST AND DRAWS WELL ... QUICKLY , TOO . YES ! I'M BEGGING YOU ! GREAT ! LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN ! I CAN BRING HIM HERE INSTANTLY IF YOU LIKE . VRRAAAANNNGG OH , NO WHAT IF I LOSE MY SECURITY DEPOSIT ?! RIGHT , JUST LET ME DRAW THIS MAGIC CIRCLE ... 42
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Mlbelajith Memikat A FWSS I SUMMON THEE SERVANT OF 33P BELPHEGOR .. PSSH IS ... IS THAT ... !!! 10
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BWO IT'S A BUNCH OF TENTA CLES !!!
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THAT'S ... A PRETTY NORMAL NAME , ISN'T IT ? HIS NAME IS ICHIRO KOGANEI ... UM , I HOPE NOT ... MY NAME IS ANNELISE . I'M AN ASPIRING MANGA GOOD ARTIST . TO MEET YOU . DON'T WORRY ! HE'S PEACEFUL AND WON'T ATTACK YOU . AND I AM YELD , HER EDITOR . roof 45
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APA H ) AHH HE'S TOTALLY ATTACK ING ME ISN'T HE ?! HE OH , IT'S OKAY ! IT'S A FORM OF GREETING AMONG THE TENTACLE TRIBES . PRINT THIS CAN'T WA SHONEN COMIC ! DRRRRIP YOU , YES , TENTACLES SECRETE A LIQUID THAT CONVENIENTLY REMOVES JUST YOUR ARMOR AND CLOTHING . UM , HE'S KIND OF MELTING MY ARMOR TOO !! I TOLD 0 WE CANS THIS !! I PRIN SLRRE
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000 an RIGHT ... NOW THAT WE'VE ALL SAID HELLO ( ? ) , CAN YOU HELP HER FINISH UP THESE PAGES ? UGH ... THIS IS SO HUMIL IATING ... DEATH IS MY ONLY OPTION NOW ... LOOP DEATH TAKE ME ... WE'RE SHORT ON TIME HERE . STOP WITH ALL THE DEATH WISHES !! WHY NOT ?! I DON'T WANT TO . YEAH , YOU MELTED MY ARMOR AN EVERYTHING ! U 2
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I MOVED TO TOKYO LONG IS THERE A REASON WHY YOU'RE SO RELUCTANT ? AGO , HOPING TO DRAW MANGA FOR A LIVING . YES ... BWSSH GOT IT ! WITH 02 LET'S EVERY DO THING OUR BEST , STARTED OKAY ? WELL . THEY LIKED MY ART I WAS ASSIGNED AN EDI TOR ... ALL MY BSH TENTACLES I WORKED AT A FAST PACE . BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT THEY SUGGESTED CHOOSING WA / MORE POPULAR GENRE , OR UPDATING MY CHAR VTÁCTER DESIGNS ... I REVISED AND REVISED BUT IT NEVER / GOT AC CEPTED 13 BUT I HIT A WALL . THEY SAID MY WORK HAD NO MASS APPEAL . WE CANT ACH CEPT THIS . 48
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I'M SICK OF THAT BUSINESS ! IT'S ROTTEN TO THE CORE ! THE MANGA INDUSTRY'S A BUNCH OF GREEDY , PANDERING BUFFOONS ! THE OTHER PUB LISHERS WERE ALL THE SAME ... AND So , IN DE SPAIR , I LEFT TOKYO . HRA AA I WRONG , YELD ?! THERE'S JUST NO WAY I CAN DRAW MANGA ANY LONGER !! AAT YOU'RE DEAD WRONG !! AGH ?! A
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BUT THAT'S NOT WE'RE CAREFULLY CONSIDERING OUR READERS ' NEEDS AS WE WORK ! COMPRO MISING OUR VIEWS FOR THE SAKE OF CONFOR MITY ... YES , WE ADJUST MANY ARTISTS WORK TO MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE TIMES . L " CLNCH GAA AA YOU'RE SO FOCUSED ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DRAW ... 10 YOU'RE FORGETTING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING - YOUR FEELINGS FOR YOUR READERS !
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TiTUNG JUST LOOK AT HER ! HUH ? ME ?! NOW , THAT EFFORT HAS BORNE FRUIT ! SHE'S ALMOST GOT HER BIG PUBLISHING CHANCE ! BUT EVERY REJEC TION MAKES HER THAT LITTLE BIT STRON GER ! RAISED AS A KNIGHT , HER FIRST WORK WAS COMPLETE NONSENSE ... BLUSSSH NOT AS LONG AS WE STILL HAVE CREATORS AS FOCUSED AS HER ! BOO THERE'S NOTHING ROTTEN ABOUT THE MANGA BUSINESS ! 51
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SHE'S N - NO , I ... SHE'S SO CUTE WHEN YOU EMBARRASS HER ! EMBAR RASSED . I'M NOTHING SPECIAL 999294 RRMMBBLLL LET ME BE YOUR ASSISTANT ... AND HOPE FULLY I CAN TAKE ANOTHER SERIOUS SHOT AT MANGA ! I'M SO GLAD YOU SEE IT MY WAY ! TRUE ... MAYBE I WAS JUST RUNNING AWAY . MY LORD !! YES ! AND HERE'S HOW WE CELEBRATE ! GAAAHH HHHHH !!
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GOT IT ! OKAY , DRAW THE BACK GROUNDS ON THIS PAGE FOR ME ! wirooom 11 M M ALL SET !! S - SO FAST ! OKAY , NO TIME TO LOSE ! YOU HANDLE THE BACK GROUNDS AND MINOR CHARAC TERS ! SUCH DETAIL , AT THAT SPEED ... I'M ON IT ! WE CAN DO THIS 53
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FOR A FIRST PROJECT THEY'RE ONE HELL OF A TEAM ... THEY COULDN'T BE A BETTER MATCH , RHYTHM WISE ! GREAT JOB GUYS ! LET ME HAVE A LOOK ! WE'RE DONE !! SURE ! 54
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L - LOOK AT THIS ... !!! WAIT , LET ME SEE TOO ! I WAS TOO BUSY TO CHECK YOUR WORK UNTIL NOW ... HERE YOU ARE ! HOORATT THE BACKGROUND CHARACTERS ARE ALL TENTACLE BEASTS .... !! U ΝΟ WONDER HE NEVER GOT PUBLISHED ...
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STOP THAT THAT ! EXECUTION DEVICE ISN'T EVEN FUNNY !! MY DEBUT NGH ... MANGA IS A DEATH FAILURE ... TAKE ME !! f DASH BRATA BULL BUT , IN THE END WE WERE SO PRESSED FOR TIME THAT WE HAD TO PUBLISH IT ANYWAY . -CHAPTER 2 END
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CHAPTER 2 : LENDINGA TENTACLE
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ANNEL ISE'S HOME WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE TODAY ? WELCOME MY LORD ! ANNELISE KNIGHT / ( WOULD - BE ) MANGA ARTIST ANNEL IF IT IS YOUR WISH , MY LORD , I CAN WITH STAND ANY ORDEAL ! ISE ... I'D LIKE TO PUBLISH YOUR WORK IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF OUR MAGAZINE . WELL , ABOUT THAT ... YELD ORCISH EDITOR 34
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IN YOUR MAGA ZINE ... ? ! IN ... LORR THIS IS SO UNEXPECTED ! WHERE DID THIS COME FROM ... ? WHOA ! DON'T LOOK FOR ME } THAT'S TERRIFYING , MY LORD !! WELL , THE ARTIST FOR ONE OF OUR REGULAR SERIES DIS APPEARED RIGHT AT THE DEADLINE ... 35
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U HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE YOU TO INK UP THE PAGES YOU SHOWED ME LAST WEEK ? I'VE ONLY DONE A BIT ... WE'VE GOT THREE DAYS ! THERE'S A 20 - PAGE HOLE IN OUR ISSUE THAT NEEDS FILLING ! SINDI I KNOW IT'S TOUGH BUT IF YOU FINISH IT , WOULD YOU MIND IF WE RAN IT ? GRAB MY LORD REALLY RELIES ON ME ... ! AH , HOW FAR YOU'VE COME . OH , I'D GLADLY DO THAT FOR MY LORD ... WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE WORK ETHIC OF A TRUE KNIGHT ! 36
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DING THREE DAYS LATER HELLO , ANNELISE ! HOW ARE THINGS GOING ? VT OU ) KA CHART DONNNG QUIVER NGH .. IL AAA AHHHH !! DEATH TAKE ME ... ! QUIVER 000 GRAA AHH HH !! WHAT ARE DOING ? ! GIVE ME THAT SWORD RIGHT NOW ! MY LORD !! * TOUCHING HER HOLY SWORD DAMAGES ORCS !
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LIIL OH , MY LORD ... SHE'S EVEN MORE RUN DOWN THAN I THOUGHT SHE'D BE ! I JUST CAN'T FINISH THOSE PAGES ... BOOOOM Y " 2 ENERGY DRINKS BECAUSE I WAS SCARED YOU'D BE DISAP POINTED MY LORD WHY DIDN'T YOU CONTACT ME BEFORE IT CAME TO THIS ?! U WHAT ARE YOU , A CHILD ?! 38
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TWILING 20.00 THIS ISSUE'S GONNA RUN WITH BLANK PAGES AT THIS RATE ... ! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ?! NGH UBKO I MUST PAY FOR THIS WITH MY DEATH ... ! NGH ... DEATH TAKE ME !! QUIT BEING SO RASH !! COM
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OH ! RIGHT ! HH HH AH AT TIMES LIKE THESE , THERE'S ONLY ONE GIRL FOR THE JOB ! DON'T LET GOOF THAT !! BOO 20 TORTE OOM SUMMONER
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HRRNNNNNGH ( ** api NO ... I CAN'T DRAW AT ALL . THIS IS TORTE , MY FORMER PARTNER . SO WHY DID YOU BRING HER HERE ?! IS SHE A GOOD ARTIST ? HUFF HUFF tai SO ! TORTE ! YOU GOT ANYONE I CAN BRING ON AS AN ASSISTANT ?! SHE USES HER EXPERT SUMMON ... TO ING RUN AN SKILLS EMPLOY MENT SERVICE OVER IN NISHI HACHIOJI . SHE RUNS IT WITH SUM MON ING MAGIC ... ? I SURE DO .
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OOH ! THAT SOUNDS PERFECT ! BUT HE HAD TO GIVE UP ON IT FOR PERSONAL REASONS , SO HE'S BACK ON HIS HOME WORLD NOW . THERE'S ONE MONSTER WHO USED TO BE AN ASPIRING MANGA ARTIST AND DRAWS WELL ... QUICKLY , TOO . YES ! I'M BEGGING YOU ! GREAT ! LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN ! I CAN BRING HIM HERE INSTANTLY IF YOU LIKE . VRRAAAANNNGG OH , NO WHAT IF I LOSE MY SECURITY DEPOSIT ?! RIGHT , JUST LET ME DRAW THIS MAGIC CIRCLE ... 42
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Mlbelajith Memikat A FWSS I SUMMON THEE SERVANT OF 33P BELPHEGOR .. PSSH IS ... IS THAT ... !!! 10
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BWO IT'S A BUNCH OF TENTA CLES !!!
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THAT'S ... A PRETTY NORMAL NAME , ISN'T IT ? HIS NAME IS ICHIRO KOGANEI ... UM , I HOPE NOT ... MY NAME IS ANNELISE . I'M AN ASPIRING MANGA GOOD ARTIST . TO MEET YOU . DON'T WORRY ! HE'S PEACEFUL AND WON'T ATTACK YOU . AND I AM YELD , HER EDITOR . roof 45
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APA H ) AHH HE'S TOTALLY ATTACK ING ME ISN'T HE ?! HE OH , IT'S OKAY ! IT'S A FORM OF GREETING AMONG THE TENTACLE TRIBES . PRINT THIS CAN'T WA SHONEN COMIC ! DRRRRIP YOU , YES , TENTACLES SECRETE A LIQUID THAT CONVENIENTLY REMOVES JUST YOUR ARMOR AND CLOTHING . UM , HE'S KIND OF MELTING MY ARMOR TOO !! I TOLD 0 WE CANS THIS !! I PRIN SLRRE
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000 an RIGHT ... NOW THAT WE'VE ALL SAID HELLO ( ? ) , CAN YOU HELP HER FINISH UP THESE PAGES ? UGH ... THIS IS SO HUMIL IATING ... DEATH IS MY ONLY OPTION NOW ... LOOP DEATH TAKE ME ... WE'RE SHORT ON TIME HERE . STOP WITH ALL THE DEATH WISHES !! WHY NOT ?! I DON'T WANT TO . YEAH , YOU MELTED MY ARMOR AN EVERYTHING ! U 2
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I MOVED TO TOKYO LONG IS THERE A REASON WHY YOU'RE SO RELUCTANT ? AGO , HOPING TO DRAW MANGA FOR A LIVING . YES ... BWSSH GOT IT ! WITH 02 LET'S EVERY DO THING OUR BEST , STARTED OKAY ? WELL . THEY LIKED MY ART I WAS ASSIGNED AN EDI TOR ... ALL MY BSH TENTACLES I WORKED AT A FAST PACE . BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT THEY SUGGESTED CHOOSING WA / MORE POPULAR GENRE , OR UPDATING MY CHAR VTÁCTER DESIGNS ... I REVISED AND REVISED BUT IT NEVER / GOT AC CEPTED 13 BUT I HIT A WALL . THEY SAID MY WORK HAD NO MASS APPEAL . WE CANT ACH CEPT THIS . 48
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I'M SICK OF THAT BUSINESS ! IT'S ROTTEN TO THE CORE ! THE MANGA INDUSTRY'S A BUNCH OF GREEDY , PANDERING BUFFOONS ! THE OTHER PUB LISHERS WERE ALL THE SAME ... AND So , IN DE SPAIR , I LEFT TOKYO . HRA AA I WRONG , YELD ?! THERE'S JUST NO WAY I CAN DRAW MANGA ANY LONGER !! AAT YOU'RE DEAD WRONG !! AGH ?! A
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BUT THAT'S NOT WE'RE CAREFULLY CONSIDERING OUR READERS ' NEEDS AS WE WORK ! COMPRO MISING OUR VIEWS FOR THE SAKE OF CONFOR MITY ... YES , WE ADJUST MANY ARTISTS WORK TO MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE TIMES . L " CLNCH GAA AA YOU'RE SO FOCUSED ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DRAW ... 10 YOU'RE FORGETTING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING - YOUR FEELINGS FOR YOUR READERS !
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TiTUNG JUST LOOK AT HER ! HUH ? ME ?! NOW , THAT EFFORT HAS BORNE FRUIT ! SHE'S ALMOST GOT HER BIG PUBLISHING CHANCE ! BUT EVERY REJEC TION MAKES HER THAT LITTLE BIT STRON GER ! RAISED AS A KNIGHT , HER FIRST WORK WAS COMPLETE NONSENSE ... BLUSSSH NOT AS LONG AS WE STILL HAVE CREATORS AS FOCUSED AS HER ! BOO THERE'S NOTHING ROTTEN ABOUT THE MANGA BUSINESS ! 51
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SHE'S N - NO , I ... SHE'S SO CUTE WHEN YOU EMBARRASS HER ! EMBAR RASSED . I'M NOTHING SPECIAL 999294 RRMMBBLLL LET ME BE YOUR ASSISTANT ... AND HOPE FULLY I CAN TAKE ANOTHER SERIOUS SHOT AT MANGA ! I'M SO GLAD YOU SEE IT MY WAY ! TRUE ... MAYBE I WAS JUST RUNNING AWAY . MY LORD !! YES ! AND HERE'S HOW WE CELEBRATE ! GAAAHH HHHHH !!
Page 21 Transcriptions
GOT IT ! OKAY , DRAW THE BACK GROUNDS ON THIS PAGE FOR ME ! wirooom 11 M M ALL SET !! S - SO FAST ! OKAY , NO TIME TO LOSE ! YOU HANDLE THE BACK GROUNDS AND MINOR CHARAC TERS ! SUCH DETAIL , AT THAT SPEED ... I'M ON IT ! WE CAN DO THIS 53
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FOR A FIRST PROJECT THEY'RE ONE HELL OF A TEAM ... THEY COULDN'T BE A BETTER MATCH , RHYTHM WISE ! GREAT JOB GUYS ! LET ME HAVE A LOOK ! WE'RE DONE !! SURE ! 54
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L - LOOK AT THIS ... !!! WAIT , LET ME SEE TOO ! I WAS TOO BUSY TO CHECK YOUR WORK UNTIL NOW ... HERE YOU ARE ! HOORATT THE BACKGROUND CHARACTERS ARE ALL TENTACLE BEASTS .... !! U ΝΟ WONDER HE NEVER GOT PUBLISHED ...
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STOP THAT THAT ! EXECUTION DEVICE ISN'T EVEN FUNNY !! MY DEBUT NGH ... MANGA IS A DEATH FAILURE ... TAKE ME !! f DASH BRATA BULL BUT , IN THE END WE WERE SO PRESSED FOR TIME THAT WE HAD TO PUBLISH IT ANYWAY . -CHAPTER 2 END