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Moca
Maybe this one... No, no, this one... Ah, no, definitely the first one...
Moca
Oh~, but I can't pass on this one~... Hmm~, what should I do...?
Tsugumi
Moca-chan, what's wrong?
Moca
I'm picking out a manga to read on the train back.
Tsugumi
Oh, it is a long train ride. You could probably finish one by the time we get back.
Moca
Yeah, we've got a whole hour and a half to kill~. Alright, I think I'll go with this one~...
Tsugumi
Is that a shonen manga magazine? You really like that genre, right?
Moca
Yeah, they're really good~.
Moca
Ah, but I didn't get to buy last month's volume of this... I guess I'll go with this one then.
Tsugumi
If you're still trying to decide, I have a suggestion! Uhm, let's see... Ah, this one.
Tsugumi
It's a shojo manga, but... what do you think? The story's really interesting, and it's pretty long too!
Moca
Oh, I know this one~. They made a movie out of it, didn't they?
Moca
Hoho~, Tsugu~. Keeping up with the latest trends, I see~.
Tsugumi
Well, I saw that they made a movie, so I figured it must be pretty popular.
Tsugumi
There are so many different manga coming out all the time. It makes it really hard to decide which one to buy...
Tsugumi
So I thought I'd find a good one by picking out something that was that popular.
Moca
And that's how you got sucked in, huh~?
Tsugumi
You'd be sucked in too! Go ahead, give it a chance.
Moca
Hmm, I don't know~. I don't really read shojo manga, especially not the lovey-dovey stuff~.
Tsugumi
I see... That's too bad. Well, if you change your mind, let me know! I can lend you my mine!
Moca
Will do~. Thanks~.
Tsugumi
By the way, how do you pick out which ones you want to read? Besides checking if it's a shonen manga...
Moca
Uhm~, I guess by looking at the art style, title, and the cover? I tend to pick things on based on instinct~. Then if it turns out to be interesting, I'll buy the next volume.
Moca
I've been into this manga recently~.
Moca
I haven't bought any of the actual volumes yet, but I've been reading it in the magazines. It's really good~.
Tsugumi
It does look pretty cool. So you like this art style, then.
Moca
Yeah, I guess. I like the backgrounds in this one. They're pretty sweet~.
Tsugumi
Is this sci-fi? That's what it looks like anyways.
Moca
Yup. It takes place in the near future, and it's about a girl who battles against these aliens who can turn into humans~.
Tsugumi
Aliens who can turn into humans...? Th-that does sound interesting.
Moca
But the main character who's fighting the aliens is usually a quiet, gentle girl~.
Tsugumi
Really?! So a mild-mannered girl who turns out to be a fighting genius...! That kind of story?
Moca
Uh-huh, right on the money~. And it's because she's got this big, crazy secret~.
Tsugumi
A secret? What kind of secret...?
Moca
Fufu~. Saying any more than that would count as a spoiler~. I can't tell you~.
Tsugumi
Aww~! But now I want to know~!
Moca
If you wanna know, I guess you'll have to read the manga. I wonder where it is? I think five volumes have come out so far...
Tsugumi
Ngh... It sounds interesting, but I don't know about buying five books all at once...
Moca
If I had the books, I'd lend them to you, but I don't...
Tsugumi
I do want to read it... Maybe I'll just buy the first one. Hmm~, but I already bought so many souvenirs today...
Moca
Ah, I heard they're going to be making this into a movie. You could just wait for that to come out and go see it.
Tsugumi
Wait, really?! But then... I'd want to read the original stuff before going to watch it...
Moca
Ah~, I know what you mean~.
Tsugumi
Alright! I'll just buy the first book! If it's good, I'll buy the rest, and then go see the movie.
Moca
Yup, sounds like a plan~. Alright, let's go buy our stuff and get outta here~.
Moca
Ah, and when you're done with it, let me borrow it, okay~? I think I wanna re-read them~.
Transcript
Moca
Just as I thought. The croquettes in Inoshima were really good, but you just can't beat the croquettes here...
Moca
Alright, next up, melon buns. Yamabuki Bakery or Inoshima, who will win... Hm?
Moca
If it isn't BanG Dreamer-san~. Are you here for some croquettes~?
Moca
Out running errands? What a hard worker~.
Moca
Me? I'm buying tasty things to munch on and reminiscing about my trip to Inoshima~.
Moca
Wait, didn't I tell you?
Moca
Everyone in Afterglow went the other day~.
Moca
Yup, we had loads of fun~. The only thing that sucked was meeting up so early... It meant I had to wake up before I normally do.
Moca
Have you ever been to Inoshima? It had everything you'd expect of a famous travel spot~. Every few steps, another shop with yummy-looking food would pop up.
Moca
So I ended up eating a ton~. I was easily defeated by the temptation. It was just too strong.
Moca
There were pancakes, octopus crackers, and so many other things...
Moca
Inoshima really is a cut above the rest. Everything I ate there was delicious. Everything.
Moca
You wanna hear Moca-chan's Top Pick for Inoshima? Hmm~, probably the octopus crackers~.
Moca
You ever heard of it? They take a whole octopus and make it into a rice cracker.
Moca
If only we had that shop here too~.
Moca
Hmm~... Let's see~. Do we have any space for them to fit around here~?
Moca
I'd absolutely love it if that shop opened a branch downtown~.
Moca
Yeah~, they were that good. If those octopus crackers were available here, my eating habits would change forever~...!
Moca
The taste is still a mystery to you? Come on~, try using your imagination~. A whole octopus made into a rice cracker... It's really crunchy... with... an unforgettable taste!
Moca
Still don't get it, huh? I guess you really do need to experience the real thing. Now we definitely need them to open up shop here.
Moca
Yeah, better to start sooner than later. Next time you're off, you better head to Inoshima~.
Moca
As they say, strike while the iron's hot, right~?
Moca
Ah, and when you go, make sure to get me a souvenir~.
Moca
I would like one octopus cracker, please~.
Moca
Ah, that's right. Hang on one second... It should be right here...
Moca
Huh? Not there... Here?
Moca
Hm~, not here either. I can't find it...
Moca
I had a point card made there. If you fill it up, you can get one octopus cracker for free, so...
Moca
Since you're headed there, I figured I'd give it to you to use, but I can't find it...
Moca
This is bad news~... BanG Dreamer-san, help me find it, please~.
Moca
This is serious business! The amount of octopus crackers I can eat in the future is at stake~.