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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]

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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…

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Maternal Spirit Intimidation!!

Old man (attacking, sneering): Perotsu (lick SFX)

Tsurugi (angry, glaring): You bastard!!

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“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

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