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"GINGA TENSHI" BY KARIBE MARIA.

I'd lived my life thinking that romance was not something to do...

but something to draw.

That's why I thought I'd never get to do any of the activities...

depicted in romance manga in my life.

However...

I just don't know what exactly "in a relationship" means...

Why don't we create its meaning together?

I found myself doing things that I used to think I'd never do in public.

So, you know...

Your pseudo-romance work is over.

Or rather, I forbid it.

Okay!

The things I'd thought were stupid for a grown man to do,

I did them without any shame.

I was also creating a happy atmosphere unconsciously...

And to top it all off,

I even went as far as to bring my private life into my workplace.

Life is about not knowing what's going to happen next.

No need to be so freaked out!

What are you, a resurrected zombie?

That's mean!

My heart almost stopped. Don't do that again.

You're more of a scaredy-cat than I thought.

Huh? I'm not.

Then... let's watch a horror movie together sometime.

What? No way.

You really are scared!

What?

But it's surprisingly not so bad.

Here you go, please eat up.

Itadakimasu!

Aiko-san, what company are you interviewing for today?

Editorial company.

Editorial?

Is it like what Kogo-san does?

Yes.

Seeing Karibe-san and Kogo-san work together got me interested.

But it's probably too difficult for someone with no experience, so I don't expect much.

Well, everyone starts out as an amateur, so...

I'll take the challenge.

You're not helping Uncle with his work anymore?

Ah, no.

The contract is over.

Did you fail in some way, Aiko-san?

No, I didn't... fail, I guess.

Who is it?

Yes!

This is a congratulatory gift from me and Hayase-kun.

A belated congratulations to Karibe-sensei for winning the Japan Manga Awards, and...

I'll go get Karibe-san.

There's no need!

This is also to commemorate the beginning of your relationship!

I could tell right away when I heard his speech at the award ceremony.

I'd always thought that I drew romance manga...

because I was never meant to find love.

But I was wrong.

I'm also capable of falling in love.

I also feel grateful to the person...

who made me realize that.

It was a beautiful confession of love.

I'd expect nothing less...

Well...

I didn't praise you, though.

Sorry.

Oh, is this from Hayase-san too?

Yes. He said he's going to stop being your stalker.

What?

I won't watch over her anymore, but she's still not letting me in...

From now on, he'll be cheering for you guys from afar.

I'm happy to hear that.

How nice! It makes me want to fall in love, too.

Do you know any good guy? Please introduce him to me.

There's no one I can introduce to you...

Thought so...

What time does your interview end today?

I think it'll be over before noon.

Shall I get you some lunch?

No...

We have some leftovers in the fridge...

That's not it.

I'm supposed to finish my NAME before noon, too.

Good luck with that.

You really can't take a hint at all.

Is there any implicit meaning from this?

Dining out!

Weren't we planning to go?

I won't force you if you don't want to...

I want!

You do?

Then... do you want to hang out somewhere before the meal?

Hang out?

Let's go on a date!

Well, if you insist...

I'm all for it.

But we can't go to a movie theater since our movie tastes don't match.

And you're not really a picnic person either...

Picnic?

How about an amusement park?

Huh?

That place is for kids!

Adults going there is just....

I'll let you know when and where to meet later, okay?

- Wait... - I'm off!

I've got no choice.

I see you guys are in a relationship now.

What?

Well, we...

Do your best on your date!

It's not something that takes effort or anything...

I'm off to school!

I don't need to do my best!

I've got no choice...

SUBTITLES BY @EVEYCHOOEY.

SURVEY RESULTS. QUESTION 1 : "FIVE INTERESTING WORKS." TOTAL 790 VOTES. 158 CORRESPONDENTS.

1ST PLACE : "GINGA TENSHI" (136 VOTES).

1ST PLACE : "GINGA TENSHI" (136 VOTES). 2ND PLACE : "AD-LIB UNREQUITED LOVE" (133 VOTES).

Sorry, we're catching up so close.

Kinjo-sensei has been on a roll and creating series of incredible story.

By the way, I'd like to ask for your honest opinion.

Okay.

What do you think of the recent "Ginten"?

It's, um...

What's wrong? Don't point at others!

- That guy's scary! - Stop crying!

Stop it. Stop crying.

Hey! What the...?

Hey! I thought I was attacked by a thug!

Who would attack such a scary guy?

I went home to change my clothes.

I wouldn't be able to have fun in that stuffy outfit.

Then we should've taken a taxi together here.

But, a date should start at a meeting point, right?

And oh, I don't want to waste money on a taxi,

so let's take the train together next time.

Well, okay, I guess.

Okay then, let's go~

Coaster rides are exhausting,

so let's start with something mild.

Wow! So cute~

Karibe-san, look how cute they are!

Let's ride that one then.

It's spinning too fast!

Stop it!

What the heck are you doing?

It's too fast. I can't take it anymore. This is so fun~

Push it hard.

Put some strength.

No, not like that!

It's like this.

Look! It's going up! It's going up!

Please walk in front of me.

This is not for the faint-hearted.

- Welcome. - Hello!

Hello.

Is it just the two of you?

Yes, my uncle is on a date.

You mean with Aiko-san?

Yes.

They went to the amusement park.

I see things went well between them.

Huh? Where's Yuna-san?

Sorry. You probably don't want to see her again.

I won't blame you if you despise her, but you're worried about her instead.

Well, I can't forgive her for what she did to Karibe-kun.

But humans aren't black-and-white creatures.

There are no clear standards for judging good and evil, right?

You're so generous.

Oh, no.

Am I acting too cool?

What do you want to order, Ren-kun?

Omurice.

You've never dared to take risks, have you?

Will I be cooler if I'm willing to take risks?

What?

Are you starting to take an interest in girls or something?

It's from Ruriko-san.

You mean Aiko-san's sister?

Yes. She asks me about Aiko-san from time to time.

THE 13TH OF THIS MONTH IS AIKO'S 30TH BIRTHDAY. PLEASE TELL THIS TO KARIBE-SAN.

Birthday, huh?

Next time, let's go to the amusement park with Ren-kun, too.

You two go without me.

Didn't you have fun today?

In Ibaraki,

there's this waterfall that I've been wanting to visit...

Waterfall?

Ah I see, never mind.

If you don't want to, I can go alone... I'd like to visit it!

Looking forward to seeing the waterfall!

- Really? - Yes.

Excuse me! Can I have another lemon sour cocktail, please?

Sure!

Please make it strong.

Strong?

I can't drink any more...

You're such a bad drunk...

Huh?

I feel like I'm getting as light as a feather!

I'm flying~!

Hey, watch out!

Stay still, will you?

I heard a voice that sounded like Karibe-san's.

It's really him, though.

It can't be!

Huh?

Because all Karibe-san does is draw manga all day long!

Is that... a complaint?

What?

Huh?

He's a hard worker, a genius, and extremely stoic!

To put it simply, he's a manga idiot!

Idiot?

But... that's exactly what makes me...

love him!

If...

Karibe-san ends up being my future life partner, I'll...

You'll what?

Hey!

You'll what?

Like it?

You'll be happy?

Sad?

Hurt?

You'll hate it?

You will what...?

TWO WEEKS LATER.

TO OUR READERS. "GINGA TENSHI" RELEASE DELAY ANNOUNCEMENT AND APOLOGY.

"GINGA TENSHI", WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO BE PUBLISHED IN THIS ISSUE, WILL BE DELAYED ON ACCOUNT OF THE SUDDEN ILLNESS OF THE CREATOR, KARIBE MARIA-SENSEI.

"Ginten" is delayed...

"Sudden illness"?

Is Karibe-san all right?

You dumbass. When a mangaka suddenly got sick, 99% of the time means they couldn't draw it.

And it couldn't be published...

because they failed to submit the manuscript on time!

That's a relief! It means he's not sick.

How is it a relief?!

I've been through that phase twice myself...

I hated myself so much that I wanted to disappear back then.

That bad?

But Maria-sama had never missed a single chapter of "Ginten".

Not once in 11 years of its serialization!

And yet, now...

KOGO-SAN.

"GINGA TENSHI."

IS HE FINALLY DONE FOR? KARIBE MARIA IS SCREWED. LOL. #KARIBEMARIA #GINTEN #GENDERFRAUD #FIRSTDELAY

COULD THIS ALSO BE THE END OF "GINTEN"? ITS POPULARITY HAS DECLINED CONSIDERABLY. #GINGATENSHI #POPULARITYFLOPS #STOPREADINGIT

"GINGA TENSHI"'S FIRST DELAY!!!! THE ERA OF KARIBE MARIA HAS ALSO COME TO AN END. LOL. #KARIBEMARIA #BETRAYED #FINISHED

He didn't draw? Or he couldn't draw?

Which one?

He was planning to finish the "Reiwa Arc" in the next issue.

For the first time in her life, Misuzu met a decent man.

She came to believe that this man would become her partner in life.

But...

But?

He turned out to be a bad guy.

So, is she going to time-travel again? Where to?

To the American Frontier era.

The "Frontier"?

The Gold Rush!

Is this it?

Yes.

Everything was going well up to that point.

So, did he have problems when he started working on the NAME?

Yes.

He couldn't get the characters to act as he wanted them to.

He should just change the plot.

There are times when even the author can't control the characters.

I did tell him that.

But Karibe-kun wanted to draw the ending as originally planned.

And he failed...

It's hard to believe...

That Maria-sama...

Would you like some coffee?

Yes, please.

How's it going?

It'll be done soon.

I see.

Well then, good luck.

Thanks.

I haven't told Karibe-kun yet.

But if he's going to miss the next deadline...

I'm thinking of putting "Ginten" on an indefinite hiatus.

You can't do that!

But...

The one who wants to draw "Ginten" most is Maria-sensei himself, right?

I do know that...

But...

Karibe-kun had been carrying around his loneliness all this time...

and balancing it by drawing love and romance in his manga.

But right now,

he's having trouble finding the balance between reality and the fictional world.

As he struggles to overcome this problem and is trying his best to draw,

I don't want to rush him.

What will happen to "Ginten" then?

I'll wait until he can draw again.

It may take some time but I'm willing to wait.

You may be fine with that...

but the readers won't wait that long.

He really can't draw...

Is that perhaps...

"Decent happiness ruins a writer."

That's what he believes.

I think he believes that once he himself achieves happiness and a sense of accomplishment,

that's the end for Karibe Maria.

If I guessed it right...

then this must be because of me.

YUNA.

INCOMING CALL : YUNA

Hello.

Yuna-chan...

I haven't heard from you at all...

It made me worry.

Is the creation of "Ginten" going well?

It's my fault that he can't draw anymore, right?

That has nothing to do with you.

Really?

Yes.

Are you doing well?

Kogo-san is also worried about you.

I can... survive anywhere.

You see, Yuna-chan...

Bye!

Yes!

What's the matter?

Do you have a minute?

Yes.

Here.

What manga is this?

This is the first manuscript I've shown to the publisher twelve years ago.

Can I read it?

"YOU KNOW WHAT..." "I FINALLY GOT AN 'OK' AFTER MY 5TH CONFESSION."

Is this...?

Actually, back then...

If a girl confessed to you five times, you'd end up falling for her, right?

I'd heard about you from Jun.

What an interesting girl.

And then, I used you as a model for my drawings.

You drew me?

I'd forgotten about it, but reading this after a while reminded me of it.

And now everything makes sense.

What?

Back then...

Fall in love.

Would you like to fall madly in love?

I think the reason...

I suddenly said that to you was because my instincts told me that you'd give me...

the inspiration to draw the manga.

I can't believe it.

That we've been connected for so long.

So... could this mean...

that we're destined... to be partners in life...

like you've always mentioned?

What?

But... you know...

Isn't it my fault that you can't draw your manga right now...?

No, it's not.

Don't worry.

I've been... putting a curse on myself by saying that...

decent happiness ruins a writer.

But I won't succumb to that anymore.

Karibe Maria is a genius, remember?

Yes.

What do you want to do on the 13th?

What?

It's your birthday, right?

What? How did you know...

It seems that Kogo-san and your sister have been in touch.

I had no idea...

But in this day and age...

How do you celebrate birthdays nowadays?

I've only drawn them in "Ginten" in the "Paris Arc" and the "Space Arc".

Then...

Please stay with me.

What? That's what I always do.

Not that... I mean something more special... It's okay.

That's enough... that's what I want.

Really?

Yes.

Then... I'll finish the manuscript by then.

It'll be fine.

Wait, Misuzu-sama!

Wait, wait for me!

That is Auntie's...

I mean Karen-san's dog, right?

Yes. Hayase-san seems to have a lot of free time after he stopped being a stalker,

so he often comes over to help out.

By the way, your uncle's gonna release the chapter in the next issue, right?

I wonder what will happen to him if he can't draw again...

Won't that be the end of him?

That's what Karen-san often says.

Arrghh! I can't draw!

This is the end of Kinjo Karen!

Is it that bad?

Mao-chan! It's time to go.

Okay!

See you later, Ren-kun.

Do you want something to eat?

No...

But you haven't eaten anything...

What do you want for dinner tomorrow?

We're celebrating your birthday. Let's dine out with Ren.

What? How can we?

Please put the manga first.

That's what I want, too.

Kogo-chan, I'm sure you're aware of this.

But the deadline for Karibe-kun's NAME is almost up, isn't it?

Please give us just one more day.

Please!

No matter how hard it is, I can only give you a day, okay?

Okay! Thank you for your understanding!

Tanaka!

Get me a potential one-shot manga to publish as a substitute right now!

Can you do it?

Yes, I can!

Don't be slow. Bring it to me right now!

Yes, sir!

You'll never be able to draw again.

You'll never be able to draw again.

Be quiet!

You'll never be able to draw again.

Shut up!

You'll never be able to draw again...

Shut up!

You'll never be able to draw again. Shut up!

You'll never be able to draw again.

You'll never be able to draw again.

You'll never be able to draw again.

You'll never be able to draw again.

Karibe-san?

I'm coming in!

Karibe-san!

Karibe-san, are you all right?

Karibe-san! Karibe-san! Shut up!

I can draw!

Karibe-san, calm down!

It's all right, It's all right!

It's gonna be all right! Karibe-san!

I guess he hasn't slept well in a while.

He also refused to eat...

I see.

Um... how is "Ginten"?

I'm going to put it on hiatus.

But Karibe-san said he wants to keep drawing it...

Aiko-san...

Please... keep supporting Karibe-kun.

"GINGA TENSHI" BY KARIBE MARIA.

I'm against "Ginten" going on hiatus.

If he runs away now, I'm sure he'll never be able to draw again.

But manga is everything to Karibe-san...

If it were me, I wouldn't be able to live...

The reason Karibe-san can't continue drawing his manga...

is because he's in a romantic relationship now, right?

You did nothing wrong.

But it is because of you.

Sensei fell in love with you...

and lost the balance between reality and fiction in the process.

I thought it was impossible for that to happen to Maria-sama.

That's why I gave your relationship my blessing.

But...

while Maria-sama is as a genius mangaka,

Karibe Seiichiro-san is an ordinary human with blood running in his veins.

Aiko-san.

Yes.

Please return Maria-sensei to us.

Welcome home.

What's wrong?

Ren!

Aiko-san...

What happened?

Why?

KARIBE SEIICHIRO-SAMA.

Karibe Seiichiro-sama.

Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye.

If I see you, I'm afraid I'll lose my determination to leave.

Why...

Being with you...

makes me want to fall in love.

But... you can't draw your manga when you're in love.

But...

I...

love it when you draw your manga.

So it seems that this relationship won't work.

Karibe-san...

please keep drawing manga.

The time I spent with you and Ren-kun in this house...

was truly a blessing.

Aiko-san?

Sorry. Did I wake you up?

Where are you going?

I'm moving out...

What?

I found a new place.

That's the agreement when I first moved here.

But... this is too sudden...

Sorry if this is too shocking for you...

No!

You'll be fine now, Ren-kun.

You're not alone anymore.

But... I want to be with you, too.

I'm sorry.

For me?

Thank you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AIKO-SAN. - REN -

I am...

a mangaka!

Karibe-san...

Karibe-san...

Bye-bye, Karibe-san...

NEXT WEEK, THE LAST EPISODE.

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