Kanon sets down the mic. "I'm moving to Osaka next week. Voice-acting school. So I'm not the prize here. You two are." She grabs her bag. "Make Bakulove Vol. 2 together. And this time? Draw the confession."
He blinks. Then laughs — not mockingly, but relieved. "Finally, someone who actually critiques. Most people just say 'good job' and run."
A woman in a flawless Bakuman cosplay — not as Azuki or Kaya, but as an original character from Bakulove itself. She wears a manga artist's apron splattered with pink ink, a headband with mechanical pencils, and carries a prop sketchbook labeled "Page of Confession." C78 Bakuman Bakulove 1 Linda Pro Extra Quality
They spend the next hour setting up together, arguing over panel layouts, debating whether Bakuman's Mashiro should have ended up with Azuki sooner. By the time doors open, they've exchanged LINE IDs and a mutual, grudging respect. Midday. The crowd is a river of fans, cameras, and cardboard swords.
Then appears.
"Extra everything."
They don't kiss. Not yet. But they hold hands — awkwardly, ink-stained, perfectly — and the next page of their story begins. "Linda Pro + Black Quill present: BAKULOVE VOL. 2 — Coming to Comiket 79. Now with 40% more confessions." Kanon sets down the mic
"She's terrifying."
Shinobu freezes. Haruki drops his drink. So I'm not the prize here
"I know."
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