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cant hate the massive ego if hes right !!

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this has to be one of the most relatable manga pages i’ve ever seen

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Shiny Gengar and Cutiefly ko-fi doodle for NemuiAkuma!

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the whump fan’s dilemma

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Finished this commission for @hoenn-champion-daigo

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Lang dorm Orter....

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been thinking about the sinnohtrio lately......plus misc other stuff

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"Does love at first sight even really exist?"

"It does. It exists."

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— S1E02, Sasayaku You ni Koi wo Utau.

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[N1A1] Chapter 1: Mash Burnedead and the Forest of Forewarning

(from Mash Burnedead and the Book of Adventures) Choose what Mash does next! Poll under Read More.

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“Where is this?”

It was a dark forest blowing with a damp breeze.

The presence of living things could be felt everywhere among the trees and flowers growing thickly in search of sunlight. However, only darkness could be seen when one turns to look.

“Just, where on earth……”

Mash Burnedead runs with his jet-black robes fluttering and his mushroom-shaped black hair flowing. He is a first-year student at Easton Magic Academy, a school near this forest.

Night falls early in forests.

Surely this place, too, will soon be swallowed up by the darkness.

Of course, there is a reason why this young man is running alone in the forest at this hour.

A few hours ago―

*

Easton Magic Academy is located at the top of a steep mountain with strangely-shaped rocks that reach for the sky.

After finishing class, Mash Burnedead returns to Adler House, one of the three student dormitories under Easton that symbolizes "courage and conviction."

The reason why he returned a little later than the other students is probably because he was off shopping somewhere. As proof of that, look, he has a paper bag in his hand―

"......?"

As Mash reaches out to open the door, he notices something.

The paper bag that should’ve been in his hand until just a second ago is gone.

"Huh?"

Mash flaps his long robe, taking it off a little and turning it inside out to search through it, but he can't find it anywhere.

"Why?"

It contained freshly-baked cream puffs that he had gone all the way into town after school to buy. He ate most of them on the way back to the dormitory, but he did save three as tomorrow morning's snack―

Mash, who is looking at his empty hands in wonder, hears a small noise.

"......!"

Turning around in a second, Mash sees it.

A small black creature crawled into the bushes beside him.

Wait, that creature is holding the paper bag containing the three cream puffs!

Clenching his fists, Mash was about to follow it when he heard his name called from behind.

"Mash-kun, what's wrong?"

"Ah, Finn-kun."

Turning his head in a matter of seconds again, he found his roommate, Finn Ames, who lives with him in Room 302 of house Adler. Finn, wearing the same Adler dormitory robe as Mash, asks in confusion.

“Your neck seems to be spinning; are you okay?”

"I'm not okay."

“Ehh!? Can I have a look?”

As he told a worried Finn that “it's not my neck,'' Mash sat down on his knees in disappointment.

"They took away…… cream puffs……"

"Eh, who did!?"

"A small creature, about this size, and black……"

Mash holds up both hands as though holding a cat and repeats “about this size.” Finn crouches too, saying “about this size?” and moved his hands like he’s holding a cat in the same way.

“No, maybe it’s more like this.”

“Eh? Isn’t it the same?”

“No, it feels a little bigger.”

Finn, who has gone along with Mash's particularity, corrected himself with an “about this size, right.'' Looking as though he’s reminded of something, he says:

"Ah, then it might be the work of a troll. There are rumors that trolls have been appearing around here lately, you know."

“Troll?”

"Yeah, it's rumored that even though it's small, it's a big eater. The other day, the cafeteria’s foodstuff went missing as well. Maybe Mash-kun's cream puffs too..."

Before Finn could finish speaking, Mash, who had been slumped until a moment ago, flew out.

"I'll go get them back."

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Furthermore, there was something unfamiliar here.

It's a square mound of earth. Although it is only a few dozen centimeters high, it measures 6 or 7 meters square and looks like a small stage. But, it's only dirt.

Looking closely, one could see that a perfect circle has been drawn on the mound with straw or something.

Two short lines are in the center of that circle.

Just as he was wondering if this was a bit too simple for a magic circle, a small black shadow appeared without a sound in the center of the circle.

"!"

It's the troll.

The troll he had been looking for was beckoning Mash from the top of the mound.

●　It was convenient for the troll to come out, so approach it as though invited　》》　To Ａ―７

●　This is a trap. Let's observe the situation without going up on the mound　》》　To Ａ―２４

[Notes: The circle seems to be a sumo wrestling ring.

My initial plan was to have the poll up for two days, but apparently polls on tumblr can only be set to either one day or one week. I'm going with one day for now; we'll see how it goes!]

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[N1] Chapter 0: Before the Adventure

(from Mash Burnedead and the Book of Adventures)

The book that is in your hands at this very moment.

This truly is a magical book that has been passed down since ancient times,

a volume that is said to be able to provide a glimpse into the Magic Realm.

I shall not enquire as to where you got your hands on it, though as you have opened this book,

surely there is no way you do not have the slightest bit of magic.

No, even if that is so, it is needless to worry.

That is because this book itself has magical power.

Just a single volume—this book—is necessary for an adventure in the Magic Realm.

Once you turn the page,

you will surely be connected to Easton Magic Academy,

the prestigious school that has produced many elites who will play a central role in the Magic Realm.

Yes, with the power of numbers (paragraphs) held by this book,

you will be able to control the actions of these Easton students.

Will this one day in their lives be full of ups and downs, or will it be another peaceful day?

The story branches and changes depending on the numbers (paragraphs) you choose.

Perhaps I should say that their fate depends on your choices.

This book, like life, has both happy endings (HAPPY END) and tragic endings (BAD END).

But rest assured, unlike life, you can go back and start over this adventure as many times as you like.

If you are not used to it, you can progress while making a note of the numbers you have chosen.

Well, you should be ready now.

Why don’t we flip the page?

You should soon hear their voices, their footsteps.

Look―

[Notes: As the prologue of all three novels currently out are titled exactly the same, here I added N1 to refer to Novel 1 to avoid any confusion.

Words in brackets are furigana in the original text.]

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Saw this interaction and thought of them 😅