Chapter 47

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Therefore, I'll be quitting to go to college.

Therefore!?

Explain it to me again!
I've already said it 20 times.

But I thought you wanted to be a pro manga artist!

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No! I don't want you to quit!
I appreciate the feeling, but...

I need something a little more... stable.

Wahhh!!

I'm calling Senpai.
Please don't!

It's easier to get assistant work if you say you're an aspiring mangaka.

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Low, Takeda-san! That's low!!
Wahh! Wahh!

Why are you so upset about this!?

Because it's such a waste!
You're an amazing artist, you could definitely...
Fake tears...

If I were really that good, I'd be published already.

I can always pursue it after I've got a degree and stable work.
Don't be overly dramatic.

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I'm just tuning my manga/work ratio from a 90/10 to more like a 40/60. The rest is the same.
I never said I was moving out.
I'll still be here with you. We can work hard together.

And you know,
not everybody can just succeed at whatever she tries, like you do.

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Hey! I'm in a slump too, I told you!

One unlucky day isn't the same as a whole unlucky life!

You don't understand my feelings, Takeda-san!
You're darn right I don't!

And you think you understand mine?
I could never understand the feelings of someone who quit on manga!

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Enough!
Oh!

I didn't... mean...

Not leaving or anything!
Be back in a sec!
Oh... O... Okay...

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I messed up!

I realllly put my foot in my mouth.

Gotta say that with, y'know, some /nuance/...
Morishita-san!

I put some porridge on the stove.

Oh...! Thanks...
'Kay, see you.

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Ooh...
It looks like bubble tea. Kinda adorable. <3

And I made some more ice.
The cold press is in the drawer.
Got it, thanks!

I actually don't feel too bad anymore...

All because of Takeda-san.

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If I weren't working as an artist...

What would I be doing?

Takeda-san was the one who said my art's not that good...

Maybe I'd go back to working at the bookstore?

I do love helping customers...

and seeing so many different faces each day.
Maybe I'll get a part-time job.

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Why are you so good at everything!?
As if...

I bet I'm more suited to that than to drawing manga.

But there might be other things I'd be good at.
Sports?
Masato-kun seems serious about table tennis.

Oh, and the thermometer is-

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What are you doing?
Sorry.

I was just thinking about going pro in ping pong!

That is... /really/ out of nowhere.

/This/ is why you won't get better!
I'm already better!

Takeda-san, let's play ping pong!

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It's not gonna work with rolled-up tissues.
I'll buy a mini ping pong set! At the 100 yen store!
That's really not necessary...

It takes two to play ping pong!!

Then I'll go. Not the one who's sick.

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Yayyy!
It really is wonderful to live with you. <3
Feel like I'm getting twisted around a certain someone's finger...

Bad news!
Can't get any work done!

Ping pong is too much fun!

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I think I'm a natural! We've got a rally going and everything!

What?? Anybody can do that!? No way!!
Well anyway, once this match is done I'll get the rough draft in.

I promise!!

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I'm not getting anything done either!!

Ping pong set is going away.
No way...