Ah Itoshi no Banchou-sama 15

*Only for use by Evil Flowers

tl by JinHea

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Text below small picture: Flowers and Dreams Comics
- In this volume
Blurb: It’s time for Toku High’s huge annual event – ski classroom!! While still troubled by his inability to get closer to Souka, Katou somehow ended up in a skiing contest against local skier Sasuke, with Souka as the stakes. And when the landlord’s daughter Sanada Yukimura decides to interfere, panic ensues!?
- LaLa Publishing
- Hakusensha

Spine: Flowers and Dreams Comics / Ah my darling Banchou-sama / [4] / Fujikata Mayu / Hakusensha

- Flowers and Dreams Comics / Ah my darling Banchou-sama / Fujikata Mayu

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Text on flap: Fujikata Mayu’s works / —Flowers and Dreams Comics— / Ah my darling Banchou-sama 1~4

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Katou: Banchou’s good points? / Let’s see— / (What should I say)
Sayaka: Butterfly—

- Narration
- The biggest event for Toku High first years – ski classroom – is underway—[star] Still troubled by his inability to get closer to Souka, Katou has somehow ended up in a skiing contest against local skier Sasuke, with Souka as the stakes. And when the landlord’s daughter Sanada Yukimura decides to interfere, panic ensues—!? Also, a special chapter about Reichi is included in this 4th volume.

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- Flowers and Dreams Comics
- Ah my darling Banchou-sama
- Volume 4
- Fujikata Mayu

Text beside ear: Yuu-chan [heart]
- Since the cover is starring a whole lot of men again, I drew Katou-kun’s adorable little sisters.
- Yuu-chaaan

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- Contents
- Ah my darling Banchou-sama Volume 4
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Special chapter 3
- Afterword

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- Ah my darling Banchou-sama
- Chapter 15

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- Greetings.
- Thank you very much for holding my 4th comics in your hands.
- Actually, after sending in enough manuscripts for 3 volumes, my health worsened and I had to take a break from Banchou-sama for a little while. (Because of that, the 3 volumes were late to come out. I sincerely apologise.)
- So, [arrow] this chapter is the long awaited continuation marking my return.
- Afterwards, to Hakusensha and everyone at LaLa Productions, who prepared a place for me to draw again despite the trouble I caused by constantly messing up the serialization plans, and to the readers who never stopped supporting me, I am very grateful. Thank you very much! To those who sent letters and presents even during my break, I apologise! Also, I apologise for putting out this work without warning! Allow me to fool around a little!
Text beside character: Prince Daikon
- That’s all!

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Box: Tokugawa Technical High School. This high school,
- Good morning! Banchou!
SFX: doom
Box: has a Banchou.

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SFX: gyaaaa
- Banchou, let me carry your bag!!
- In fact, I’ll carry Banchou!! If you wish, I can use princess-carry!!
- Mikoshi-carry!! [Note: carrying on the shoulders]
- Bench-carry!! [Note: 2 people put their hands together forming a seat on which a 3rd person sits]
SFX: stmp stmp stmp
Box: This is that Banchou.

- I tell you every day that it’s fine!
Text cutting box: An explanation is in order.
Box: Hirayama Souka. 16 years old.

Box: For some reason, I am the Banchou of a school with such a startling guy to girl ratio that out of 851 students, I’m the sole female…
Text above Souka: Well, I guess I did
- K.O. the former Banchou by accident.

Box: Due to certain circumstances, my reign extended to other schools, and currently [linked] my subordinates number 2539…
- Kya~~
- Banchouuu [heart]
- Instant idol.

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Box: Amongst them
SFX: tug
Souka: Wah
Katou: You guys…

Katou: Shape up!!
White SFX: bam
SFX: gyaaa

Katou: Every single morning!
- Tone it down once in a while!
Souka: Katou-kun!
Bold text: Saved.
Box: The most pulled together guy in Toku High, Katou Yuuji-kun. I am very grateful that he is always by my side, but…

Katou: Ah— sheesh— your hair is a mess. Your ribbon’s crooked.
- Fussing.
- Mom.
- Mom…
- ~A natural caretaker~

Souka: Wah! It’s okay. I can straighten it myse…
SFX: sff
Box: but recently, when he gets close to me, I get a bit…

SFX: trip
Katou: Ah
Text cutting bubble: she’s falling

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Shun: … [linked] Yuu-chan.
Reichi: Is she okay?
Mirai: Just now, Banchou…
Katou: Hm? It’s you guys.
Box: Shun
- Classmates
Box: Reichi
Box: Mirai

- Banchou’s face is all red.
Box: Hugging her to him.

Katou: Huuuh!?
Box: actually, very flustered…
SFX: piiiiii
Box: The reason is… pl… please take a guess (first love)

Box: Now then, for such a heart-thumping squeal-inducing lively Toku High, [linked] this time…
- Alriiiight, let me introduce to you all.

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Box: there is a new teacher…!
Text on right of face: Since my husband’s retired
Text below face: Kimura-sensei
Text on left of face: we’re moving to the country.
- Kimura-sensei resigned a few days ago, [linked] so here is Ii-sensei, who will be taking over for her.
Box: Morning assembly
Ii-sensei: It’s very nice to meet you all! I’m Ii, I’ll be your infirmary nurse. Please treat me well.

Souka: Wow— the new teacher looks nice.
Katou: hmph
White text: Yayyy new teacherrrr
SFX: woohoo
Flower rimmed box: Infirmary nurse / Ii Naosuke.

Ii-sensei: Is everyone okay standing up? [linked] Those with delicate constitutions shouldn’t push themselves, you hear?
- We’re feeling great!
- Sensei is so nice!

Ii-sensei: You say you’re feeling great… [linked] No, really, be honest, okay? You’re really alright?
-Eh… well
- we are feeling great…
Ii-sensei: Is there no one holding it in because they can’t say it!?

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Ii-sensei: Holding it in so much it becomes stressful and an ulcer develops in their stomach – there’s no one like that here!?
Text beside bubble: there should be!
Text below bubble: Huh?
Text below bubble: Somehow…

- That stress will someday lead to heart-sickness, and what if
SFX: shake shake
- y… y-y-

- you commit suicide!!?
SFX: Gyaaaa
White SFX: crackaboom

SFX: pmf

- Aaaand that was your overly caring nurse. He’s prone to worrying.
Text beside mic: worry
- He occasionally collapses from worrying too much. [linked] Anyhow, don’t worry!
- E…eeeeh!!? [small text] Now we’ll worry even more!

Box: After this and that

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Box: the exhilarating morning assembly ended.
Text below box: Returned to their classroom.
Mirai: A really over the top teacher is here—
Reichi: Right! Let’s not worry him too much!
Katou: Yeeeah… but Banchou, are you sure you’re not going to the infirmary?
Sayaka: Huh?

Katou: It could be a fever. Your face was burning up. [text cutting bubble] Maybe a cold?
Sayaka: Nwa-no…!
- Remembering
Sayaka: I-It’s not a cold—

Katou: Not a cold?
- So oblivious…
Sayaka: N…no it’s not~~~ Ummm [text cutting bubble] that was, err…
- I was blushing because Katou-kun was so close, that’s all[heart]
- No way I’m saying that!!
SFX: stmp stmp stmp

Author’s sidebar: “Banchou and the nurse” / So, serialization has resumed. Since it’s being published in the magazine again after such a long time, / please make the material friendly to first-time readers too / …was the order(?). I intended to work hard, but… / I wonder how it turned out… / I did plan to have Ii-sensei’s first name be “Naosuke”, but compared to Ii Naosuke, maybe Ii Naosuke is better…? [Note: the creator is comparing different kanji with the same reading for his name] Was what popped into my mind later. / I guess if that had been the case, they might’ve banned it even in the Edo period.

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- Who said they’re about to meet their maker!!?
SFX: bam
- Gyaaa
SFX: jump

- T-teacher! Didn’t you collapse…!?
SFX: huff— huff—
- Even if I collapse, I’ll speed to the side of a sick child. [linked] Which of you was about to die!? I’m so worried I could die!!
Mirai: That shouldn’t be right!

Katou: Don’t talk about things like dying. [linked] I just said Banchou seems to have a cold. [text cutting bubble] By the way, you okay?
- Banchou?

- Oh, so you’re Toku High’s only girl student. [linked] I heard that your name was Hirayama-san, maybe I got it wrong? [text cutting bubble] I see, Banchou— that’s an odd name.
- No, my name is Hirayama.

- ? Then what’s Banchou?
- Why does a girl have such a vicious name?
- [text cutting bubble] wrong [normal text] She’s simply the Banchou.

- Huh?

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- Presently, Ii-sensei is receiving the explanation that Souka = Banchou.

- What is the meaning of thiiiiis!!?
SFX: rawr
- received.

- Ahahaha, it’s exactly what it says it means. [linked] Souka-chan is the Banchou. [text cutting bubble] Isn’t it a riot!
Text below bubble: What?
- A Banchou in this day and age! And she’s just a little girl! There’s no way she can do what a Banchou does!
Text beside bubble: Shut up
Box: Staff room
Text beside stick: Walking stick for preventing collapse (currently)
- About to collapse

- What’s more…
Box: Souka and everyone else has P.E. (soccer)
Text below arrow: Girls observe

SFX: gyaa
SFX: whoaaa
Big SFX: kick
Katou: Ah, sorry.
Text bellow bubble: I miscalculated the force
- Run awayyyy
SFX: vmmmmm

- Whichever way I look at it, that Katou kid is much more like a leader… and why’s he so incredibly strong!? [text cutting bubble] What’s with that kick!?
- Well, in actuality, Katou-kun is the leader.

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- In actuality!?
- What’s that mean?
- But when push comes to shove, Souka-chan’s pretty amazing too. [linked] Right now she has over 2000 underlings!
Text below bubble: haha

- Then… that means…
SFX: brmmmm

- The real Banchou is Katou-kun
- and Hirayama-san is being used to gather underlings!!?

- Using a girl…
- D… don’t tell me…
- Seduction. Trap!!?
Text on Katou: Evil Katou, a scheming villain
Katou: Come and ensnare the heart of XX High’s boss!
Sayaka: Y-yes~

- Collapse
SFX: kyaaa
- Huh? Are you unnecessarily worrying over something again? It’s all under control. Everyone’s spending their days so cheerfully too—
Text on hair: annoying—

- What do you mean by “cheerfully”, sensei!!?
Text beside bubble: crying on cue
- Aren’t you their teacher!?
- Huh?

SFX: sff
- Let’s see the textbook.

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Sayaka: Kya— Ka-Ka-Ka-Katou-kun
SFX: shff
- Escape.

SFX: shff
Big text: return.
Sayaka: Sorry about that. Here.
Katou: I think something like this happened before…
SFX: suu

- Hirayama-san’s manner
- She runs away, freezes…

- She’s frightened of him!! I knew it, he is threatening her!!!
SFX: nooo
Text below arrow: villain
Box: Trapped

- Th… this is bad!! If I don’t take care of this…
Text above Katou: Your face is red again
- If I don’t take care of fragile students—!!!
Text to right of Souka: hff—
Text to left of Souka: I-I’m fine.

Box: Next day
- Huh? [linked] You ask why I’m being their Banchou…

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- But aren’t you at the front line when there’s fights and so on? It’s dangerous!
- That’s true, but there are various rules—
Box: Caught her during break time.
- I see, Sensei is overly prone to worrying… [small text] so he’s worried…

- I’m okay, sensei. It’s not like the world is full of bad people.
- Plus everyone at Toku High helps me.

- Also,
- Ka… Katou-kun pro… protects m-me.
Text on hand: Shine

- She’s only wavering when it’s about Katou-kun!!
Text on hair: Did he tell you to say that!?
- Hi… [linked] Hirayama-san…

- Although I’m not really sure how it became like this, but [linked] Katou is already—
SFX: stmp stmp stmp

SFX: bam
- Banchou, are you changing!?
- You’re cute even in a labourer’s outfit!!

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- Hm? Is that you, Ii-sensei? You’re not collapsed today? Are you alright!?
SFX: chatter chatter
Mirai: Sensei, can we skip class and hang out in the infirmary?
Ii-sensei: That huuuurts. You guys… [text cutting bubble] really are energetic!
Souka: Waah

- Hey, stop it. You’re bothering him.

SFX: sting
- Sorry, sensei. [text cutting bubble] Come on, Mirai, let go of him.
Bold text: Frown!

SFX: ding dong
- Ah! The bell! Hurry—
- Study study~~
Bold SFX: stmp stmp
Crowd SFX: waa—
- Ah!

- The conversation got interrupted. Moreover, I was glared at…
SFX: hyuuu
Text below bubble: Their teacher doesn’t even try to see it… His classmates interfered…
- Don’t tell me everyone in Toku High is Katou-kun’s underling…!?

- D… dammit!!
Text below arrow: villain
SFX: fufufu…
- If that’s how it is, I have no choice but to confront him!

- Yuu-chan, at least try look gentler when you’re apologising.
Text beside bubble: That frown!
- Shut it. [text cutting bubble] I was born like this.

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- Why on earth is Katou-kun manipulating the school from the shadows!!?
- I’ll look into his background.
- Ah.
TV: At noon today…
Box: Misplaced concern that won’t cease

- Whoa— post office robbers. [text cutting bubble] Pretty close by too. It’s the neighbouring town.
TV: Robbers / 3 people / currently escaping
- Uwah, turn off the TV quick, Ii-sensei collapsed!

- We have to hide the newspapers too. Before, he collapsed after reading an article about the superannuation crisis [text cutting bubble] lamenting “the students’ future!”, I heard.
- He’s a good person deep down, but… [linked] and he’s collapsed again!!

- Ii-sensei, what is it this time!?
- Could he have seen the news just now!?
Book title: Student roster
- Uh… [linked] No… Katou-kun …

Book: Student roster
- Hmm, [linked] so that’s how it is…
Box: after class
- The nurse is worried about Banchou—?

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- Yeah. He said being Banchou is dangerous, so I should quit.
- Well, that is the normal reaction.

- But we have this rule which dictates “the one who defeats Banchou is the next Banchou”…
- knock

- Well, that’s about the limit. No one can defeat you.
SFX: pat pat
Text beside hair: Though Shun could probably go as far as pinching you.
Text above Shun: Yup. I’d do it.
- You stay the way you are, and we’ll protect you. That’s the only wa…

- …y huuuuh!? [small text] again!
Text on steam: Red.
Souka: He’s patting… my head…

- Hey, what’s been going on lately!?
Text beside Katou: Face this way!
SFX: Waa~~
- I-I’m sorry! It’s nothing! I’m fine!
Text below bubble: Don’t worry!
SFX: struggle struggle

- “Don’t worry”, you tell me… [linked] Haven’t you
- been acting weird ever since we came back from that place by the sea?

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- Eh…
Text beside bubble: I guessed right?

SFX: whoosh
- Ah!

SFX continuing into next panel: tmp tmp tmp tmp
Souka: Kyaa—
Katou: You…
Souka: Kyaa—
Katou: Hey!

Katou: I won’t let you get away.
Text below arrow: He’s seen through Souka’s abrupt superhuman movements.
Text above Souka: Captured (in 5 seconds)
Souka: I got caught after just one panel!
SFX on both sides of Souka: Eeeeek

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- Banchou is always saying “sorry” and apologising, [linked] but I have no idea what you’re thinking! [smaller text] Just tell me properly!
- Don’t go “awawa” or “agyaaa”…

- Hey! Don’t turn your back on me!
- [text cutting bubble] Awawawa [text under arrow] saying it [normal text] What do I do, what do I do~~

- Not good, Katou-kun’s finally noticed!
- I have to tell him something. But what?
- At the sea, I became aware of this feeling…

- Hey, [linked] what are you thinking about?
SFX: umm—
- But what will happen if I say it?
- How do I do this?

- As I pondered, something trembled within me…
- somehow, I’m really—

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Katou: What are you scared of?
- scared.

- Uh…!
- He got me…!
- I feel like I shouldn’t
- put these feelings into words just yet.

- I always depend on Katou-kun…
- Getting flustered, [linked] unable to do anything except get embarrassed when he protects me…
SFX: squeeze
- I have to become so that I can protect him…
- Ka…

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- Katou-kun…
SFX: tup

SFX: gyaaaaah
- Icky—

- Se…se-se-sensei! What are you doing?
Text above Katou: Are you worrying about something again?
- I thought it was a decapitated head…
SFX: flop
- No…

- Why did Katou-kun become such a bad child?
Katou: Bad child!? That incident just now!? Where I attacked Banchou a little? You saw!?
SFX: d-dmp
- I sought a reason, [linked] and realised Katou-kun should be pitied… [text cutting bubble] I looked for you everywhere (and collapsed along the way)

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- ? Pity?
Text below bubble: What for?
- Katou-kun!

- I understand it must be miserable without parents! It must be hard to live only with siblings!
SFX: snffl
- Even so, how could you embrace deliquency!? How could you corrupt Souka-chan!!?

- Wha…?

- I am a nurse! I shall protect you with my all!
- Now, take my hand…
- And you’ll…

SFX: push

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- Oww—
Souka: Sensei… what is this about?

- Is it all because you think Katou-kun is a “bad child”, sensei?
- You said you understood his reasons. [linked] By reasons, you mean what you said just now?

- Sensei.

- Apologise to Katou-kun, please.

- Eh!? No, but…
- Sensei, you said some extremely rude things.

- Eh? Wha?

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- Apologise…
- Hey!
- Hurry it up!

SFX: crash

SFX: rush

Box: staffroom
- Hn? Did you hear a sound like glass breaking just now?
Text above bubble: a dropped beaker?
- Huh? Something’s on the school grounds…

- Ah, there’s someone here.
- !? The police?

- Please come out through the window! Are there more people inside!?

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- It’s highly possible the robbers we’re chasing have entered school grounds—
- Nice! [linked] We’ll take these guys hosta—

- Banchou!
SFX: tug
- Hirayama-san, look ou…

- What the hell? You people…

- have no place here—
SFX: grab

Robber: buh
Robber SFX: bam
SFX: whoosh

- right now—!!! Beat it!

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- There it is! Rage brought out her full power—

- You little…!

SFX: grab

SFX: doom
- Oww—
- What!? [linked] Who?
Text above sensei: Panic
- What is this?
- I don’t really get it, but
- one thing I do know…

- She tells you to apologise with a piercing gaze. Instead of being scared when glass is broken and she’s attacked, she tells them “you have no place here!”.
- Well? [linked] Sensei.
SFX: crack
- Hirayama Souka. This girl—

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- You still haven’t apologised…!?
SFX: rummmble
- is ridiculously strong!!!
Text on face: It’s nothing to do with fighting, how to put this…
- I… I am very sorry, Banchou-sama—!
Box: And so,

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Box: the post office robbers were captured,
Text below box: scary—
Text beside box: Ah! It’s the afternoon news!

Box: Souka-san and Katou-kun were featured in the news.
Text beside box: Somehow, the teachers got featured too.
News title: Credit to high school students
Crowd: Kya~~[heart] / Toku High students are thrilled

Box: As for Ii-sensei…
- I was really out of line, Katou-kun!
SFX: waaaah
- Hirayama-san truly is a Banchou amongst Banchou, so much so that one would add “-sama” without thinking~~~!

- If you’re lured to the path of disgrace because my words inflicted scars upon your heart, I don’t know what I’d do—
Box: Has been apologising for a whole week.
Katou: I said you don’t have to go that far—
Souka: Ba… Banchou amongst Banchou… sounds complicated.

- N… now now, [linked] sensei, Katou-kun is tough! He isn’t going to take the path of disgrace!
Text below bubble: It all seems rather complicated, but I’ll cheer you on.
SFX above sensei: waaah
- Hirayama-san… [linked] you…

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- understand your boyfriend very well, huh.
- Ha...

- [text cutting bubble] Haaah—!!? [normal text] Sensei, what are you saying!?
Crowd SFX: gyaaah
Mirai: Nice! Sensei—
- Eh? That’s not it!?
- That’s not it! Why would you think that!?
Text below arrow: His logic: since he’s not using her, they must be dating.

SFX: chatter chatter
- [text cutting bubble] I… [normal text] I keep being protected by Katou-kun, th… th-th-there’s no way we’d have such an equal relation—
- At the sea, I became aware of this feeling…

- Huh? That’s not right either.
- Eh!?
- This time, didn’t you get angry for my sake?

- I can’t tell him yet.
- I always rely on Katou-kun…
- I have to become so that I can protect him.

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SFX: pat
- I was happy to have had you [linked] protected me.

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- Sooo,
- once I’m able to protect him?

- They were that close, but they aren’t dating. That means…
Text on flashback Souka: that
- a purely physical relationship—!!?
Sensei SFX: Noooooooo
Text above crowd: So close you’d mistake them for lovers!? / Sensei, elaborate, elaborate—!!
Shun: Don’t you think Ii-sensei requires a doctor? [text cutting bubble] A specialist.
Box: Desperately.

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- Ii Naosuke (27)
- Virgo. Blood type A. 172cm.
- It was decided that a new teacher will make an appearance. “Seems like situation “the infirmary nurse is a man” pops up a lot in shoujo manga. Although to be honest, I’ve never seen it happen in a manga other than Hana Kimi. It just has that image.” And that’s how it was decided for sensei to be a doctor who’s also a nursing teacher. “Well then, let’s make him overly caring”, and his personality was decided in 2 seconds flat. Maybe less than 2 seconds.
- A character created with ease. He’s quite easy to draw, so I’ve become fond of him.