Page 1
Kid: Mama! Mama!!
Mother (tired, annoyed): Yes, yes. Just a moment, sorry.
Kid (crying): Mama—! Come here, Mama!!
Mother (snapping): Shut up!!
Mother (thinking to herself): I told them it was a work call… What are you doing…?
Kid (tearing up, lost): I don’t know…
[Scene shifts to a sorcerer collapsing with thud SFX]
Page 2
Old man (charging in): Damn it! My prediction was off!!
Tsurugi (thinking, sweating): Tch…!! I wanted to quickly check Maru’s condition…
Narration Tsurugi (lower panel): Looking at it now… everything so far has gone just as I predicted. The only thing that was unexpected…
Page 3
Maternal Spirit Intimidation!!
Old man (attacking, sneering): Perotsu (lick SFX)
Tsurugi (angry, glaring): You bastard!!
Page 4
“Strong!!”
Old man (grinning, countering): “It’s not just talk—!! This is the real skill of a first-class jujutsu sorcerer!!”
SFX:
ズドッ (Zudo) — thud / impact
シュッ (Shu) — slash / swift motion
Page 5