1. Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
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2. The Man with a Secret Power
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3. This is the comics section.
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4. A battleground, devoid of morality.
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5. By some tragic mistake,
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6. a youngster from a different
department transferred over here.
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7. I look forward to working with all of you.
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8. Kendo-san
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9. I'm Kendo.
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10. I was originally in Distribution,
so I don't know much about retail.
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11. I hope you teach me well.
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12. Welcome!
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13. Such a kind voice.
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14. Good work today.
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15. A graceful demeanor, always
accompanied by a smile.
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16. Crap, he's more refined than all
the girls in the comics section.
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17. In Kendo-san's original
department, Distribution,
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18. * Artist rendition
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19. Distribution
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20. the overwhelming majority of
the work was heavy labor.
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21. As a result, despite his lean figure,
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22. Kendo-san has no trouble lifting
super-heavy cardboard boxes.
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23. Up we go!
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24. And every time he does, we're left in awe.
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25. You're amazing!
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26. It's nothing.
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27. I'm glad I'm apparently being useful.
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28. He's so awesome.
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29. The men are smitten!
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30. In said Distribution division,
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31. there is a living legend of a man...
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32. His name is Assistant Manager Majutsushi.
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33. Distribution
Assistant Manager Majutsushi
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34. Crap, crap, we're sold out.
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35. Normally, the people in charge
at the storefront make orders.
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36. Oh, hello, hi, uhh... err...
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37. Do you have that thing that's
called, like, "Pop Poop Peptic"?
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38. ** Award Winner
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39. A Star Has Fallen
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40. When the world is struck by shortage,
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41. Assistant Manager Majutsushi casts
his special summoning spell.
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42. Hello? It's me.
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43. Books, please.
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44. And with that incantation,
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45. incredible amounts of books arrive
at the store with incredible speed.
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46. Good mor—
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47. Agh!
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48. Oh, Honda, morning.
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49. What the heck happened here?
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50. Haven't you seen the news?
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51. You know, about the revered
author of Ki**ro...
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52. Oh, right, he passed away, didn't he?
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53. Wait, does that mean this is all...
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54. Yeah, these are all the author's books.
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55. I can't believe you got so much so quickly.
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56. Assistant Manager Majutsushi
never fails to amaze me.
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57. He must be keeping an eye on
all kinds of information.
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58. His ability to make orders that
a person from the shop couldn't
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59. is nothing short of magic.
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60. When the world is shaken by
news, whether good or bad,
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61. Assistant Manager Majutsushi
is quietly hard at work.
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62. There it is.
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63. That's the one.
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64. Have you read this manga, mister bookseller?
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65. I'm embarrassed to admit I haven't.
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66. It's so good.
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67. I saw the news on TV, and
I got kind of depressed.
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68. He's about my age.
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69. I like the famous ones he wrote for children,
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70. but I never thought I'd find this one.
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71. I wonder if the busy Assistant
Manager Majutsushi is aware...
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72. That the customers who pick up the books
at the store smile so blissfully.
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73. The products we ordered were damaged!
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74. Where's Aku**-kun?!
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75. Aku**-kun!
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76. At the storefront?
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77. Nope, but the system says it's in stock!
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78. Which means...
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79. Somewhere in here
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80. Please tell me you're kidding!
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81. Hello.
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82. Patrol time.
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83. I can't find it!
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84. Where did you put it?!
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85. Keep them sorted by title, dammit!
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86. It seems like it's always so
much fun in the Comics section.
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87. I'm sorry, would you mind
helping us open the boxes?
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88. Sure.
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89. Our Fair-Day War
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90. Anime adaptation announced!!
Guess who the voice actor is!
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91. An anime?!
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92. TV Drama and Movie Adaptation Announced
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93. Original manga
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94. A movie?!
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95. A stageplay?!
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96. Stageplay announced!
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97. Smash!
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98. * No actual hitting involved
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99. So many fair proposals.
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100. Let's get the big ones out of the way first.
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101. Honda-san, keep record, please.
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102. Please don't leave me behind.
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103. It's your job to keep up!
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104. Yes, ma'am.
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105. Literary Greats Revival Fair
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106. Banners
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107. Horror Stories and Mysteries
from All Times and Places
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108. Stacks
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109. Fairs are fun events where shops, booksellers
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110. and publishers show off their creativity.
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111. Still, though, is there
any point to doing fairs?
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112. They should sell fine if the books
and location are in order.
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113. Well, don't we want to set ourselves
apart from other bookstores?
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114. What do you mean?
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115. Come on up!
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116. Like a fresh food shop
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117. Get your fresh Oso*****-san here!
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118. The manga that the movie's based on?
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119. You've got good taste, sir!
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120. Like a cosmetics shop
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121. Are you looking for anything
in particular, ma'am?
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122. Please sample this new book if you'd ilke.
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123. I recommend this piece,
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124. which exploded online and
by word-of-mouth overnight.
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125. Like, a pushier style.
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126. That's scary.
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127. No one expects a bookseller to talk
to them when they're shopping.
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128. I heard the chefs come to the
table at restaurants overseas.
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129. Oh, I've seen that before.
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130. So what if we did something like...
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131. Enjoying your book, sir?
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132. We'd cause a huge controversy!
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133. I hate how you say it, too!
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134. Even if there's a book you really recommend,
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135. it's not strategic for a bookseller
to talk to a customer.
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136. As if that weren't obvious.
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137. So this one's getting an anime,
and this one's getting a drama.
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138. Nothing but mixed media, huh?
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139. That's not all.
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140. Like this one, here.
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141. Um...
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142. Sorry, they're all movie adaptations!
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143. They're all adaptations!
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144. No problem.
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145. We just have to add extras.
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146. It won't be a big deal.
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147. Easy peasy.
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148. That's true, too.
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149. Movie Adaptation Fair
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150. Anime Adaptation
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151. We were strangely calm at the time.
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152. ** Bookstore
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153. A few days later...
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154. That is, until the moment the fair was announced.
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155. I'm sorry, I'm not at liberty to reveal
our stock count outside of the company.
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156. Huh? "Just tell you secretly"?
I can't, I'm sorry.
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157. However, we have plenty of copies, so we ask
that you refrain from lining up before we open.
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158. You want just the bonuses?
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159. I see, I understand.
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160. No can do!
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161. They're revealing their greed.
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162. Well, when a photo of the cast
is the included bonus...
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163. Understood, we will make an effort
not to get our fingerprints on it.
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164. They don't want us to even touch it?
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165. All right, we look forward to seeing you.
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166. I'm afraid of the phone! I wanna go home!
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167. Stay!
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168. You're doing great!
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169. Fair Leader
Lantern-senpai
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170. The bonus media will be
sealed along with the covers
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171. Movie Announced
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172. so it's clear that the book
comes with a bonus.
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173. Front
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174. They're reversibles, with illustrations are
on the front and cast photos on the back.
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175. Back
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176. Please put them in so that the
illustration side is visible.
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177. We don't want the photos visible?
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178. We want to avoid them drawing too much
attention and get taken without a sale.
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179. I see.
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180. Gotcha.
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181. What the hell?!
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182. This is the Yama**-kun bookmark!
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183. This isn't what I was promised!
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184. P-Please look on the back!
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185. Oh, yay! It's a reversible! Thank goodness.
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186. Excuse me!
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187. I saw this store on the list of distributors.
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188. Don't you have the Yama**-kun bookmarks?!
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189. Don't tell me you're out of them already!
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190. Oh, my, there's a picture
on the backside, too.
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191. Oh dear, I rushed to conclusions.
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192. May I have a new bookmark?
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193. Honda, have you aged?
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194. We learned that movie adaptations starring
idols wreak havoc on people's minds.
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195. The fair list is done
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196. Okitsune-senpai, are we doing an
anthropomorphic cells manga fair?
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197. In charge of Kou-D-sha
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198. Yeah.
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199. Awesome!
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200. I can't wait!
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201. I'm going to buy the new book!
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202. Yay!
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203. Boss
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204. Dark orders from above
You must do a Cells-based fair
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205. I mean, I'm just doing it
'cause I was asked to.
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206. Thank you for your business.
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207. In charge of Kadokawa men's comics
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208. In charge of subculture and 4-koma
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209. We're doing a Jingai fair?
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210. Sounds fun!
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211. We need to order the ones that are out of stock.
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212. Oh, right.
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213. Right, the anime adaptation sets are coming.
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214. Set
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215. Wait, Shu-E-sha's sets are already here!
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216. It's too much!
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217. In charge of Shu-E-sha
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218. The specials are bookmarks.
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219. Again?
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220. Shu-E-sha's really into bookmarks, huh?
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221. Wow, the dyed paper for the fair is so pretty!
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222. In charge of women's comics
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223. In charge of game guides
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224. I know, right?
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225. I bet a lot of people will want photos.
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226. Pandemonium
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227. Serious BL
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228. In charge of BL
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229. Wanna talk about the time we got a bunch of draft
copies, and most of them were for sex scenes?
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230. How...
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231. How are we supposed to spin that?!
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232. It's funny, but please don't!
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233. Honda-san.
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234. In charge of light novels
Yosetsu Mask-san
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235. Yosetsu Mask-san.
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236. Are you not getting American
comic posters or anything yet?
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237. They aren't coming in.
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238. Apparently it's been
complicated by rights issues.
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239. Oh...
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240. Heh, heh...
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241. I was hoping to enjoy them after work.
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242. There's a fan among us!
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243. ** Bookstore
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244. ** Bookstore
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245. Now, then...
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246. Let's get started.
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247. Both staff and customers ask whether
there's a point to doing fairs.
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248. But this is the best part of a bookstore.
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249. Staff Picks
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250. My fairs aren't very creative,
with just hand-made pop-ups.
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251. But it's pretty fun preparing them.
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252. Good work today.
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253. Kendo-san.
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254. That's a lot of hand-drawn pop-ups.
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255. They're work supplies, so
I can use them liberally.
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256. Wow, I wouldn't have thought
the rationale was stinginess.
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257. Staff Picks
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258. It's all good if people get the
sense that we're having fun.
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