Ressentiment 49

And I'm spent.

Ressentiment 49

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The Last Chapter: Goodbye

This energy, it's over 9000! [What's with this energy!?]
This is bad! This is really bad! We got to get out of here!

*Gyoeeeeeeeeee

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Takuro-!

I-
It...

It hurts~!
I told you not to move!

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The Last Chapter: Goodbye

*Pu
Gueeeeeee
I-
It stinks~!

Stay still!!
*Dosu-
If you're still alive, then of course it hurts!!
Oof-

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Leaving me by myself so quickly...
You deserve to suffer for a bit.

Idiot...

Hey,
old lady,

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old lady,

*Su-

*Gu-

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Can you see me, old lady?
I-I'm not an old lady!

... You...

Save Takuro-san, make sure he lives.

This is all your fault. Hurry up and disappear!

If I disappear,
The Takuro-san of this world will be all alone.

This one won't be dying!
You lost!

... Takuro-san, chose this world over reality.

He chose a fake over the real thing.
He chose me over you.

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Poto-

It's my win.

I-it's not over yet! Come over here and fight it out!
You're capable of that, aren't you!?
*Domu- Domu- Domu-
*Bofu- Bofu-

If I were in the real world, it still wouldn't be much of a competition.
You're pitiful.

Excellent!!
Come over here!! I'll take you on any time!

*Ui-n *Biku- *Kasha-
Hey there.

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Doctor! [Old man Furi: Doctor]
... That's right.

There actually is a method,
to bring her into the real world.

She's a virtual life form that was raised on a computer created from DNA by a man named Kanzaki.
Her virtual DNA contains the same information as human genes.

The game company I used to work for,
was originally focused on Bio-technology.

Using a copy of virtual DNA, they conducted an experiment to create life in the real world.
Though from an ethical stand point, the creature wasn't exactly human. And I'm not really sure what really happened to that creature, but...

It's possible,
for Tsukiko to be born into the real world. There's only one problem.

She needs a body to serve as her surrogate mother,
in other words, she needs a female.

I don't know what kind of influence she'll have on the mother's body,
and of course, Tsukiko's memories would disappear...

Do you...
want to live?

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Do you want to die!?
Or do you want to live!?

I want...
to live...

I want to live...
I want to live...

I want,
to live.

Fine then.
I'll give birth to you.

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In exchange,
I'll raise you so you'll never fall in love with men like this. Deal?

Tha-nk
Y-o-u...

But,
I'll...
definitely...

*Gyu-

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Ehara...
Don't be so depressed, it's not your fault.

*Zuzu-
Hey, don't cry.

The only thing we can do with animals that don't pull in a crowd is deal with them. [are dull, aren't interesting]

Nowadays, people can look at virtual wild animals in the, "Unreal."

It's even more realistic than a wild animal in a cage.
It's so ironic...

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Reinhart-sama.
Oni-chama.
Hey, Reinhart.

He's sleeping...
Let's leave him alone.

The extinction of mankind was narrowly avoided unbeknownst to the world.
After that, it became clear that the accusations of terrorism related to Takuro were fake however,
Because of the theft of the bike, and due to his long stay in the infirmary, he lost his job.

And so time passes on. The year 2030, Tokyo- The world has continued it's march of progress.
*Pirorirorin Piroriropi

What? A lunch box!? [Bentou!? PINKU!?]

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*Uiiiiii-
Why!? It's my birthday isn't it!?

I've already bought you some new clothes, and treated you to a nice lunch, isn't that enough?
At least let me take it easy for the night.

Mom's a dummy. DUMMY.
That's why she doesn'thave a man. Dummy~.
Yup. You just got yourself 3 slaps in the face.

I'm sorry...
Say it louder!
I'M SORRY!

Stop biting your stuffed toy, it stinks of spit. If you keep acting like a baby, you'll never find a boyfriend.

I-it doesn't stink!! And it's not that I can't find one, it's that there aren't any good enough!

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I want one that's got a handsome face and fit body, who's good at sports, super smart, and has got a great personality!
If he doesn't have them all, then I'm not interested. I'm not like you, mom, falling in love with all sorts of strange men while saying she's grown disillusioned of 'em.

That kind of make believe man, [man that stinks of lies]
only exists in virtual reality.

Hmm, that's what it really seems like.
My friends all have boyfriends in virtual reality, but you know~

I wanna find one in the real world. I'm definitely gonna find one.

Good.

Oh, this [lunchbox] shop should be fine.
Sakamoto Lunchboxes
Whaaaat? But it's all worn out!

Well, what do you want?
I'll leave it to you.

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Sakamoto Lunchboxes
Wow- it's really falling apart...

Excuse me~

Ah,
*Gata-
Welcome.

It's my birthday...
Dammit~ I'll get the most expensive one they have.

Hey, mister! [I'll spare you, instead of leaving it as Oji-san!]
I'll have two of your most expensive deluxe lunch boxes please.

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Um...
Yes! Right away!

*Jaka Jaka Ui-n ba-ba-ba-

For some reason, it feels... nostalgic.

I-it's ready...

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H-happy birthday. [Congratulations]
Thank you, for being born. [Even if this sounds a little strange, I think this should not change]

... Thank you.
The fingers touched then, were comfortingly[surely] warm.

Ressentiment - End -

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Ressentiment afterword
Huh? Echigo?

It's been 1 year and two months since I started this serial, if you include the preperation period, it'd be 2 years.
Looking back on it after having completing it, it feels like the whole thing happened in a flash.
For some reason I can't bring myself to reread it.
To put it bluntly, it was my first serial, and it made me realize my own shortcomings [lack of ability, made me realize just how much I still had to learn]
I hope to make use of that knowledge in whatever I do next.
But for the time being I hope to enjoy an imaginary vacation with my 7 imaginary girlfriends, and would like to refresh my heart and body.
To all the staff that went along with my constant schedule changes, to my former manager, who even lent money to a sketchy guy like me (Please wait a bit more for it,) to my new manager whose personality changes every time I see him (Bloodtype: AB,) and finally, to the readers who came along for this, "story about useless bums, which includes the author himself," THANK YOU!!
2005. 2. 15
Hanazawa Kengo
Currently 168 Cm, 31 Years Old, 73 Kg.
I guess I'll be jobless, starting tomorrow, what am I gonna do...?
*Fuu...

The second episode of the critically acclaimed serial
Go, Mobuyama-sensei!
The Last Chapter: Goodbye, Mobuyama-sensei
Mobuyama-sensei it's been decided that you have to bring the story to an end.
*Pyon
Mohya!

And you're getting a new manager.
Heya!
But this is already the last chapter...

Sensei! We've just got one more panel left, let's make it a good one!!
and now it's a 4-koma, mohya-!!

The End