A locked room which would have any mystery novel lover salivating.
How many days have we been stuck here now?
I'm at my limit.
Not physically, but mentally.
Why are we trapped inside this room?
I should probably start from there.
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pa-pa-para pa-pa-para
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pa-
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pa-
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pa-
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pa-
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pa
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pa
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Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
You smile at me as I wake up
目が覚めたなら君が笑って
目
me ga sameta nara kimi ga waratte
me
目
me
が
ga
が
ga
覚
sa
覚
sa
め
me
め
me
た
ta
た
ta
な
na
な
na
ら
ra
ら
ra
君
ki
君
mi
が
ga
が
ga
笑
wa
笑
ra
っ
t
っ
t
て
te
て
te
I thought that world would continue
そんな世界が続くと思ってた
そ
sonna sekai ga tsuzuku to omotteta
so
そ
so
ん
n
ん
n
な
na
な
na
世
se
世
ka
界
i
界
i
が
ga
が
ga
続
tsu
続
zu
く
ku
く
ku
と
to
と
to
思
o
思
mo
っ
t
っ
t
て
te
て
te
た
ta
た
ta
It wasn't enough to become normal
当たり前には少し足りない
当
atarimae ni wa sukoshi tarinai
a
当
a
た
ta
た
ta
り
ri
り
ri
前
ma
e
前
e
に
ni
に
ni
は
wa
は
少
su
少
ko
し
shi
し
shi
足
ta
足
ta
り
ri
り
ri
な
na
な
na
い
i
い
i
Seeing the blue night sky from my distorted perspective
歪んだ視界から見てた青い夜
歪
yuganda shikai kara miteta aoi yoru
yu
歪
ga
ん
n
ん
n
だ
da
だ
da
視
shi
視
shi
界
ka
i
界
i
か
ka
か
ka
ら
ra
ら
ra
見
mi
見
mi
て
te
て
te
た
ta
た
ta
青
a
青
o
い
i
い
i
夜
yo
夜
ru
After so many mornings
何度目の朝で
何
nandome no asa de
na
何
na
度
n
do
度
do
目
me
目
me
の
no
の
no
朝
a
sa
朝
sa
で
de
で
de
Like a shared love
打ち明けた恋のように
打
uchiaketa koi no you ni
u
打
u
ち
chi
ち
chi
明
a
明
a
け
ke
け
ke
た
ta
た
ta
恋
ko
i
恋
i
の
no
の
no
よ
yo
よ
yo
う
u
う
u
に
ni
に
ni
I leave feeling a little bitter
少し酸っぱいままで出かけたら
少
sukoshi suppai mama de dekaketara
su
少
ko
し
shi
し
shi
酸
su
酸
su
っ
p
っ
p
ぱ
pa
ぱ
pa
い
i
い
i
ま
ma
ま
ma
ま
ma
ま
ma
で
de
で
de
出
de
出
de
か
ka
か
ka
け
ke
け
ke
た
ta
た
ta
ら
ra
ら
ra
And we delicately get closer
近付いてく僕らデリケート
近
chikazuiteku bokura delicate
chi
ka
近
ka
付
zu
付
zu
い
i
い
i
て
te
て
te
く
ku
く
ku
僕
bo
ku
僕
ku
ら
ra
ら
ra
デ
de
デ
de
リ
li
リ
li
ケー
ca
ケー
ca
ト
te
ト
te
I'll give you a faint dream
淡い夢は見せてあげよう
淡
awai yume wa misete ageyou
a
淡
wa
い
i
い
i
夢
yu
夢
me
は
wa
は
wa
見
mi
見
mi
せ
se
せ
se
て
te
て
te
あ
a
あ
a
げ
ge
げ
ge
よ
yo
よ
yo
う
u
う
u
Something nice might happen
たまにはいいとあるかも
た
tama ni wa ii koto aru ka mo
ta
た
ta
ま
ma
ま
ma
に
ni
に
ni
は
wa
は
wa
い
i
い
i
い
i
い
i
と
ko
to
と
to
あ
a
あ
a
る
ru
る
ru
か
ka
か
ka
も
mo
も
mo
I'll give you chocolate as a prize
ご褒美にはチョコレート
ご
gohoubi ni wa chocolate
go
ご
go
褒
hou
褒
hou
美
bi
美
bi
に
ni
に
ni
は
wa
は
wa
チョ
cho
チョ
cho
コ
co
コ
co
レー
la
レー
la
ト
te
ト
te
If you have a sweet dream
甘い夢を見れたら
甘
amai yume wo miretara
a
甘
ma
い
i
い
i
夢
yu
me
夢
me
を
wo
を
wo
見
mi
見
mi
れ
re
れ
re
た
ta
た
ta
ら
ra
ら
ra
That is all that matters
それがすべてだなんて
そ
sore ga subete da nante
so
そ
so
れ
re
れ
re
が
ga
が
ga
す
su
す
su
べ
be
べ
be
て
te
て
te
だ
da
だ
da
な
na
な
na
ん
n
ん
n
て
te
て
te
And we'll laugh it off
笑い飛ばそう
笑
waraitobasou
wa
ra
笑
ra
い
i
い
i
飛
to
飛
to
ば
ba
ば
ba
そ
so
そ
so
う
u
う
u
Head straight for that hill
あの丘まで進めストレート
あ
ano oka made susume straight
a
あ
a
の
no
の
no
丘
o
丘
ka
ま
ma
ま
ma
で
de
で
de
進
su
進
su
め
me
め
me
ス
st
ス
st
トレー
raigh
トレー
raigh
ト
t
ト
t
Put your ear down against a sound you can't see
見えない音に耳傾け
見
mie nai oto ni mimi katamuke
mi
見
mi
え
e
え
e
な
na
な
na
い
i
い
i
音
o
to
音
to
に
ni
に
ni
耳
mi
耳
ka
傾
ta
傾
mu
け
ke
け
ke
The voice calling to you
聴こえた?手招きする声
聴
kikoeta? te maneki suru koe
ki
聴
ki
こ
ko
こ
ko
え
e
え
e
た?
ta?
た?
ta?
手
te
手
ma
招
ne
招
ne
き
ki
き
ki
す
su
す
su
る
ru
る
ru
声
ko
声
e
Break down a few barricades
いくつかのバリケード壊せ
い
ikutsuka no barricade kowase
i
い
i
く
ku
く
ku
つ
tsu
つ
tsu
か
ka
か
ka
の
no
の
no
バ
ba
バ
ba
リ
rri
リ
rri
ケ
ca
ケ
ca
ー
de
ー
de
ド
ko
ド
ko
壊
wa
壊
wa
せ
se
せ
se
The more you know the more you don't know
知れば知るほどわからなくもなるくらい
知
shireba shiru hodo wakaranaku mo naru kurai
shi
知
shi
れ
re
れ
re
ば
ba
ば
ba
知
shi
知
shi
る
ru
る
ru
ほ
ho
ほ
ho
ど
do
ど
do
わ
wa
わ
wa
か
ka
か
ka
ら
ra
ら
ra
な
na
な
na
く
ku
く
ku
も
mo
も
mo
な
na
な
na
る
ru
る
ru
く
ku
く
ku
ら
ra
ら
ra
い
i
い
i
In this strange world
思議な世界
思
fushigi na sekai
fu
shi
思
shi
議
gi
議
gi
な
na
な
na
世
se
世
se
界
ka
界
i
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Hey! Morning, friend.
Ugh.
What's that supposed to mean?
Just thinking that I haven't seen you around.
I had to pick this baby up.
How did you manage to get that? Vouchers?
Yep, three years' worth.
I got a loan.
She's an idiot.
I'm talking to an idiot.
Is that a steam carriage?
Y and I were both members of the school's final graduating class.
I am still not sure whether or not we get along.
You could call us accomplices.
A Stanley Steamer, huh?
I love the design.
It was difficult to obtain.
It's quite the excellent find.
Feel free to stay the night.
Thank you very much, Professor.
Y has learned to fake uncharacteristic smiles like a normal member of society.
So?
You didn't come all this way just to show off your car.
You can tell?
To be honest, I'm here on work.
Oh, I'll have black tea.
No shame at all...
What's your work?
The Human Monument.
The Human Monument project...
A celebration of mankind's history, technology, and culture.
That project's still active?
It has been for a while.
Though people only work on it when there's nothing else to do.
Government work...
As a new recruit, I do the grunt work!
My job is gathering data.
The storage device isn't complete yet, though.
We might try an analogue approach.
Can't they find a digital alternative?
Like magnetic tapes or disks?
Those aren't suited for long-term storage.
But only so much can be stored on paper.
True.
And I'm also missing a few other things.
Like what?
Knowledge of, and passion for, human history.
She's just going to fool around.
She'll play around for a while before finding some excuse to give up.
And she's just started.
As Mediators, we're obligated to support government operations.
It was my job to help Y.
But I never expected her to drag me into this mess...
What is this thing?
Know that large mansion outside the village?
Apparently, the owner passed away.
While we were sorting out his belongings, we dug up all kinds of stuff like this.
He even preserved the instruction manuals.
Want to see?
So this is for copying documents.
How old is it?
That's not important.
What's important is that it's well preserved and usable.
He also had a rotary printing press.
That mansion's basement is well-equipped.
I see...
And that's not all.
We hit the jackpot.
Hm?
Data!
It might be what these devices used to print.
Actual publications.
So this mansion concealed a treasure trove?
We can print a copy with this to figure out what's on the disk.
There's electricity here, right?
Yes, this area is on the power grid.
I still regret not stopping it then and there.
In one week, Y would snap.
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The protagonist, Jackie,
is a normal girl whose freckles embarrass her.
One day, Jackie bumps into a rude boy and gets into a big fight.
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In the end, it turns out that the boy likes other boys,
but Jackie happens to be a cross-dresser.
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T-This is...
Flawlessly constructed backgrounds!
Character designs that are unique, yet consistent.
A craft long lost to humanity.
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Amazing, isn't it?
If you want to help with distribution,
you should visit the manga mansion.
The manga mansion?
What's going on?
I used the data!
This disk contained an entire volume of manga.
I used this machine to print copies.
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I thought you were supposed to look for materials for the Human Monument.
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I'll be including this.
Since this mansion has power, I'll keep researching it.
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What else is there to research?
There's tons more data to go through.
Unfortunately, it's suffered a lot of corruption,
so a majority of the data is damaged.
These girls are helping around the clock to salvage information.
If everything goes well, we'll be able to print more complete works like Sweet Love.
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It was full of the kind of censored things between guys that you seem to like.
Don't say "censored".
It was very PG.
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Oh?
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I'm looking for something more moe.
Yes, I'm rotten to the core.
TL Note: The 'rotten' she uses is the same as that in 'fujoshi', a yaoi fangirl.
Moe?
Rotten?
You're saying you're a bad person?
You really don't understand?
You just have no idea!
Why do you sound so condescending?
Forgive me.
I couldn't help but laugh at how uncultured you are.
Yes...
I am this cultural phenomenon's creator.
And this isn't snobby high culture.
This is down and dirty subculture.
In summary, she was hooked.
On what?
On that which allows for vivid depictions of one's wildest fantasies.
The medium called manga.
The Kusunoki Volume 1
Read this, my friend!
The Kusunoki Volume 1
Then join me in celebrating the revival of a glorious culture!
The Kusunoki Volume 1
"The Kusunoki: Volume 1"?
The Kusunoki Volume 1
Technically, it's Volume 4, but I started over.
I used the village's name for the title.
Look at the quality of this magazine!
Even Gutenberg, the father of printing,
would pull out his whiskers in amazement.
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His legacy will still dwarf yours.
Thirty-six B5 sheets of offset printing...
A beautifully coloured, laminated cover...
This masterpiece would stand out anywhere!
And finally, the rediscovered manga "I Won't Let a Woman Have You", in complete form!
That's a pretty awful title you've come up with.
A manga artist from long ago came up with it.
So, if this is Volume 1, do you plan to release more?
Of course!
The goal is weekly publication.
Don't you have a day job?
It may not be feasible now, but in the future I'll make it work.
I'll pour my soul into this endeavour.
She's supposed to be pouring her soul into the Human Monument project.
A few days later...
The Kusunoki Volume 2
Here's Volume 2.
It's a lot thicker now.
If the story is complete, an unfinished draft can be published.
Eventually, we will become the producers in this operation.
My goal is the revival of manga!
Such intensity...
Excuse me.
They like to have fun.
They also like to imitate others.
If they find this, they'll join in...
Shouldn't you try to keep this underground?
If the central office hears about this, you'll be in big trouble.
I didn't consider that...
But it's too late.
Huh?
"The Kusunoki: Volume 2" is loaded on those trucks.
Soon, it will be distributed across the country.
It's spreading.
It will spread everywhere.
Spread across the entire country...
Well, I can live with that.
Y doesn't sound terribly concerned about the prospect.
The Kusunoki Volume 2
Manga publications in the past published works that fulfilled a multitude of demands.
The Kusunoki Volume 2
However, Kusunoki is different.
Each story inside contains the same motifs and adheres to the same theme...
Which is why I've dubbed this magazine for like-minds...
...the douruishi!
TL Note: douruishi = doujinshi. She's reinventing it.
The Douruishi
And so, the douruishi was born.
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
I've never had to deliver an entire box of letters.
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Look at this!
I just read the Kusunoki magazine you publish.
As soon as I'd finished, I picked up my pen to write this letter.
I just read the Kusunoki magazine you published.
As soon as I'd finished, I picked up my pen to write this letter.
I haven't been able to sleep the past few nights,
and it's all your fault!
Yes, I'm dying to know
if Matthew will find true love!
What am I going to do?
Female, 19 years old.
I haven't been able to sleep the past few nights, and it's all your fault!
Yes, I'm dying to know if Matthew will find true love!
What am I going to do?
Female, 19 years old.
The tall and manly Matthew...
The short and adorable Eric...
I've fallen in love with this perfect couple.
Neither works for me alone. I need to see them together.
They really move my heart!
Now whenever I see large and small things paired,
even if it isn't human, it makes my heart throb.
Female, 17 years old
The tall and manly Matthew...
The short and adorable Eric...
I've fallen in love with this perfect couple.
Neither works for me alone.
I need to see them together.
I would like to file a complaint.
I haven't gotten any work done
ever since reading your magazine.
Eric, Matthew, Freddy, and Walter
keep distracting me.
It's your fault for putting lewd
acts between men before my eyes!
I would like to file a complaint.
I haven't gotten any work done since reading your magazine.
Eric, Matthew, Freddy and Walter keep distracting me.
13:10
I feel so sorry for Eric! I want him to be with Freddy! But I don't want him to stay with Freddy because I've fallen in love with Freddy!
Female, 13 years old.
But I don't want them to get together.
Because I've fallen in love with Freddy!
Female, 13 years old.
This hurts to read.
They're killing me.
Now we have proof that there's an audience there.
I have a warning for you...
It's likely that you'll run into some trouble very soon.
I recommend that you prepare yourself for it.
You mean your superiors are going to reprimand me?
No, I don't mean the UN.
There is a large population easily influenced by passing fads like this.
That's exactly what I want.
I've been had!
It finally happened...
They'd never let something like this pass by.
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
Just look at this!
What is it?
Sweet and passionate boy meets boy, a new magazine, "Kunugi".
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
Boy Meets Boy
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
New Magazine
Kunugi
Sweet and Passionate
New Magazine
Kunugi
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!,
"Nemunoki".
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Exciting stories of men on men, "Willow"!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
Kusunoki's readers are publishing their own douruishi.
They stole my idea...
What?
What's so funny?
This is hilarious.
I'm ready to cry!
This is how culture spreads.
Nemunoki
Willow
Exciting stories of men with men!
When someone has a new idea, it gets copied immediately.
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
New Magaz'
Sweet and
It's natural for this to happen.
As the original,
you should continue publishing magazines of a higher quality.
Well, I don't plan on giving up without a fight.
I hope to see fan bases clash.
Like in literary movements,
the fans will split between the Kusunoki, Kunugi, and Nemunoki.
Over my dead body!
Well, good luck.
Thank you.
Who is that?
Haven't I introduced you?
He's a new addition; he works here as my assistant.
I never heard about this!
What's his relationship to you?
Like I said, he's my assistant.
He's very obedient and he works hard.
And he rarely makes mistakes.
Oh, right.
I promised to take Assistant on a picnic in the spring.
Would you like to join us?
Trai...
Trai?
Traitor!
You've been living the good life all along!
If you're going to be a breeder, I'm going for glory.
I'll completely dominate my genre!
Breeder?
Another word for heterosexual.
Y began spending more time on manga.
She dubbed her douruishi publication group a 'circle',
and expanded her operation.
Kusunoki
There was an influx of new douruishi publishers,
Kusunoki
Suginoki .New
Asanoha .New
Mokuren .New
.Tsubaki .New
Sakurokku .New
.Matatabi .First Edition
Azalea .Hot
MEN FUCK ..Kuwa
Willow ..Hot
as over thirty other circles were formed.
.Kusunoki ..The Original
It was an age of fierce competition.
Kunugi
Who wants the new Nemunoki?
Nemunoki
Matatabi
We have Matatabi here.
Acacia
Stop pushing!
Sakurakko
The manga mansion began offering seminars.
Yes, Y really revived the manga culture.
A manga renaissance was ignited.
The time has come.
Kusunoki Cinnamon
After a period spent biding their time,
Kusunoki Cinnamon
Kusunoki released a new douruishi, Cinnamon.
Kusunoki Cinnamon
It was a 216 page compilation of short stories written by contemporary authors.
Kusunoki Cinnamon
Nemunoki .Hot
Kunugi .Hot
FUCK ME .Azalea
Willow .It's out
Matatabi .Your ...favorite
Cinnamon .New
The release blew the competition out of the water in both volume and quality.
It enthralled and enraptured girls with its brazen writing style,
which left little to the imagination.
Kusunoki led the douruishi world.
Cinnamon's shocking release brought Kusunoki widespread renown.
Y was living a life of rotten indulgence.
Rotten...
I love that word.
Maidens should all become rotten after reading my douruishi.
She would drink her fermented wine, savour her rotting meat,
while sampling anchovy fillets and blue cheese.
Fu Fu Fu
Rotten
However, she soon hit an unanticipated snag.
Kusunoki
Your magazines are too heavy, and there are too many!
We don't even have room for everyday necessities.
Sorry, but you'll have to distribute these yourselves, got it?
It was like the arrow that struck Achilles' heel.
They couldn't sustain the boom if they couldn't circulate their magazines!
Boy Meets Boy Market, "Rose Garden of David" Seeking Circle Participation Date: A Beautiful Day in December Location: Kusunoki Village Cultural Center Openings: 60 Booths Schedule: 6-8 AM: Participating Circle Entry 8 - 9 AM: General Public Entry 9 AM: Sale of Goods 12 - 1 PM: Stage Event (Outdoors) 4 PM: Closing
A douruishi market.
A revolutionary idea in which the reader comes to the writer.
W-What is this?!
Rose Garden of David
Amazing...
This is a huge success.
That crowd won't fit inside the village, let alone a building!
We just have to limit entry.
You shouldn't treat customers like-
It's all right.
That's how the industry works.
Really?
Ah, Bureau Chief...
What's going on?
I believe it's a festival for young girls.
They all brought their own lunches, so just keep an eye on them.
Y-Yes, if you say so.
As for Assistant, he was cowering in fear of the intense wave of lust coming from the crowd of girls.
Assistant? Assistant?
Poor boy.
Welcome, everyone!
Please enjoy your stay.
Thank you very much.
We certainly will.
The Rose Garden of David Market begins now.
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Perhaps it's simply fun to be part of a group that shares the same interests,
regardless of what those interests are.
Although it appeared friendly on the surface, the rivalry among clubs was still going strong.
Kusunoki
Nemu
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Special Edition
Kunugi
Special Edition
Kusunoki Special Edition
Kusunoki
Kusunoki has handed out all 4,000 copies!
Kusunoki
Special Edition
Kusunoki
Special Edition
Kusunoki
Lucky!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
4,000?
Oh, we handed out 4,500 copies.
We handed out 5,000.
If you compare totals...
We win.
Here are an additional 3,000 copies-
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
Nemunoki
The beginning of a new era!? An anthology without women!!
What?
They printed more?
Yes, Kusunoki was on home turf.
It could use the rotary press to print as many copies as it needed.
Out of Stock
I forgot that we were in enemy territory.
You were the winner today.
But next time, we'll emerge victorious.
I look forward to the next event!
Ah, douruishi is such a beautiful thing.
Actually, that's the exact opposite of what I was thinking.
Good work, everyone!
Now, then...
That was just the introduction.
Good morning.
Huh?
Grandpa?
Assistant?
Douruishi have a unique,
peculiar presence that made them easy to identify,
even when they appear in unexpected places.
Is this Grandpa's?
The author isn't indicated...
No publisher information.
Huh?
Where am I?
Um...
Where are we?
I think...
...we're in a blank panel.
What did you say?!
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To Be Continued
doushimashita, hiza ni noru risu no ko
どうしました、膝に乗るリスの子
What is wrong, little squirrel on my lap?
kuri no hata, yuuki wo motometemasu, mori no kodomo desu
栗の旗、勇気を求めてます、森の子どもです
A child of the forest with a chestnut flag seeking courage
maachi ga narihibikeba jinrui mo kizuku deshou
マーチが鳴り響けば人類も気づくでしょう
When you sound the march, I am sure humans will notice
watashi wa itsudemo mirai no kanata e tanemaki wo
わたしはいつでもミライの彼方へ種蒔きを
I am always sowing seeds for the future
yagate wa hanasaite, minori no utage
やがては、花咲いて、実りの宴
Eventually the flowers bloom and ripen
dareka ga kataru yume, dareka no yume kanau
誰かが語る夢、誰かの夢かなう
A dream that someone speaks of grants another's dream
nozomeba ii no deshou?
望めばいいのでしょう?
Is that what you wish?
wasuretai tte kimochi
忘れたいってキモチ
The feeling that you want to forget
sore mo uso ja nai kokoro
それも、嘘じゃないココロ
That is not a lie, my heart
kyou wa doushimashita, hata furu korisu
今日はどうしました、旗振る子リス
What is wrong today, little squirrel waving your flag?
mori e nigete iku ando no mori
森へ逃げていく安堵の森
Run away to the forest for safety
kyou wa doushimashita, hiza no ue demo nemurimasen ka
今日はどうしました、膝の上でも眠りませんか
What is wrong today? Why not sleep on my lap?