Himitsu no Reptiles 1

Himitsu no Reptiles
Chapter 1:




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[Page 001]
The Secret Reptiles vol. 1
[sign] BEER SECTION

[Page 002]
( 1st Reptile ) Messy furs won’t stop me from getting a cat!
( 2nd Reptile ) Don’t say frogs aren’t reptiles. That’s mean!
( 3rd Reptile ) Honestly, this is the…
( 4th Reptile ) You have to tidy up even when you’re living alone!
( 5th Reptile ) Extreme Jokester
( 6th Reptile ) Don’t say frogs aren’t reptiles. That’s mean! (Part 2)
( 7th Reptile ) Kind of a Spin-off? Anyway it’s happening at the same time.
( 8th Reptile ) tale of shed - before
( 9th Reptile ) tale of shed - after
{ Extra (1) } { Special } Nagara After Story // ~ A New Type: Noisy-dere ~
{ Extra (2) } Back is front, front is back.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
< glance glance >


[Page 003]
[top] 1st Reptile
Wait… what do you mean my work is tripled! // No no no! That’s impossible! I’m serious!
BZZZ // { BEEP BEEP }
WOAAAAAAAH!! HEY CHIEF! // CHIEF?!!

[BOX] The wheels of destiny

He actually hanged up…. that
CLICK CLICK
< VRRRRRRR >
Argh, whatever. I give up. // I’ll just ditch work and go to a manga cafe or something….

[BOX] are always turning round and round.

!
…….

< Open >

Since when...
< SHUT >
was this thing here?

[BOX] And that’s why…


[Page 004-005]
[BOX] a tiny little wheel
{ 1st Reptile // Messy furs won’t stop me from getting a cat! }
[STORE_SIGN] {pet shop} ANIMALE
< BREEEEEEEEEEEEZE >
[STORE] ANIMALE
[BOX] can sometimes change one’s life forever.

A pet shop… // How about I get a pet
to help me relieve some stress!


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Welcome!

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< glance >
< glance >
Wow!

< Chatter Chatter >
#all bubbles in this panel are squiggles.

< KRRRRR >
< Twist >

< Sting >
Wow… this is better than I thought. // ...The price doesn’t help though.
[SIGN] Miniature Dachshunds


[Page 007]
…..
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Welcome…..

……

Oops… we ended up making eye contact.
Ah… uhm…. // aren’t these puppies are so cute?

Not at all.
EHHHHHHH?!

But… hold on… aren’t you an employee here?
I am… but I don’t like cats or dogs….
NO WAY!!


[Page 008]
I mean… they smell, bark, and shed furs everywhere…. // Their poop is so big and stinky… The fact we can smell the poop means they’re spreading poop particles in the air. That’s such a poo poo.
What’s with all the poop talk?
I’ll never touch them unless I’m wearing some globes. // Well… I guess everyone have their own personal preferences… but for me….
{ Sigh… }
< Tsk tsk >
But look how cute they are!! // Why are you working at a pet store then?

Are you… // one of those people that think only cats, dogs and hamsters count as pets?

I am Nagara Naga, a proud employee of this pet shop, Animale.
< step… >
Come to the 3rd floor. I’ll show you a world you’ve never seen before.

…….

< Munch munch >

Rabbit… Guinea pigs, hamster… penguin…..
I guess they’ve got a wide range of pets, // but I don’t think they’re that different from cats and dogs...


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< TA DAAA >

PENGUIN!!!!
{ WOAAAAH }
? // Yes. Yes. That’s a penguin. Of course we have a penguin. // It’s a pet store.
Is that really how it works?

We are a super pet store that have everything from saltwater fish to rare animals….
< Slide… >
I will show you... how broad the definition of “pet” is.

……! // These are…..


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< BOOM >


[Page 012]
< Drip… >
< Glare >

< FLING >
< GULP >
BZZZ…..

< SLRRRR >
Whip // Whip

< SNAP >
< Stroll >

WHAT THE….
< GYAAAAAAAAAAA >
HECK ARE THESE?!!!!

Wait Nagara-san… aren’t these all reptiles?! // EEK! CREEPY!!
I’m looking for something more….
……

< INHALE >

< GRIP >


[Page 013]
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
REPTILES ARE THE BESSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!
?!!!!


[Page 014]
This high temperature, high humidity of a tropical rainforest…
< SPARKLE >
This soil, these trees, these vegetation… the fine aroma of reptiles and the steady beats of wildlife...
Ahh…it’s filling me with life…. This is heaven!!

< INHALE >
< EXHALE >
Ah...there’s right amount of reptile density in the atmosphere now. I can finally get back to my usual self and breath regularly. Geez, standing in an area devoid of reptiles is so boring. Isn’t being surrounded by reptiles the very definition of happiness? HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEEHEEHEE

Turns out...
she’s a weirdo!!!
[BOX] We’ll move onto chapter 2 without even mentioning the protagonist's name.



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