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Panel 1 (Right)
Usami: Regarding the cultural exchange— I believe a dinner gathering would be most suitable. What do you think?
Jabaloma: Sounds good. We’ll send Maru and Cross to assist with the preparations.

Panel 1 (Left)
Usami: Then… Tsurugi, Yuuka, I’m counting on you.
Both: Eh?!

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Panel 2
Tsurugi: We can’t really cook anything decent, you know.
Yuuka: “We”, huh?
Usami: Naturally, I’ll be giving you plenty of guidance.

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Panel 3 (Top Right)
Yuuka & Maru: Presenting—!!
Panel 3 (Bottom Right)
Yuuka & Maru: Yuuka and!! Maruru’s!!
Panel 3 (Left)
Delivery!! Kitchen!!

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Panel 1
Tsurugi: What’s that supposed to be?
Yuuka: You don’t know? It’s a revival of an old cooking show that’s trending again.
Maru: I only did what I was told to.
Yuuka: You sound like some low-level delinquent in a juvenile crime ring…

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Panel 2
Yuuka: First, we check if the dishes on our list have any issues. After that, we’ll cook them and do a taste test.
Tsurugi: Issues? Like what?
Yuuka: Like Simurian-specific allergies, or Rumelian religious taboos, of course.

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Panel 3 (Top Right)
Tsurugi: Ah, yeah— there might be ingredients that resemble Kalyan too.
Yuuka: Wait, are they even allowed to eat meat?
Maru: Cross, we don’t have to worry that much about it, right!?
Panel 3 (Bottom Right)
Cross: Kalyans vary a lot by individual in form and size. The Rumelians do eat livestock and what you’d call “fish” on Earth.
Panel 3 (Left)
Tsurugi: Huh, so Simuria has oceans too?
Yuuka: Of course it does. It’s the mother of all life.
Maru: But I didn’t see any sharks there.

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Panel 1 (Right)
Yuuka: Ugh, there’s no flour-based foods on here.
Panel 1 (Left)
Tsurugi: Well, it’s not Japanese cuisine, so that can’t be helped, right?
Yuuka: No, come on—how could they leave that out!?
Tsurugi: Yeah, fair point. It’s pretty popular with foreigners too.

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Panel 2
Maru: Flour-based foods?
Yuuka: You know—like the takoyaki we ate together.

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Panel 3 (Right)
Maru: !!
Panel 3 (Left)
Maru: Cross!! Takoyaki is amazing!!

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Panel 1
Tsurugi: Maru, are you like… a super picky eater or just bad with taste?
Cross: Not particularly.
Tsurugi: Then I guess it suits a Simurian’s palate just fine.

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Panel 2 (Right)
Yuuka: Alright!! For the cultural exchange—let’s do a takopa!!
Panel 2 (Left)
Maru: That must be short for takoyaki party! Splendid!!
Yuuka: You catch on quick, Taco Boy!! Then let’s go buy some ingredients for custom fillings!!
Maru: Custom…?
Yuuka: Yeah, we add stuff besides octopus—like mochi!
Maru: Mochi!?

Tsurugi: This is what a takopa looks like. (shows them a video)
Cross: …

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Panel 3
Cross: (imagining Dabura, Jabaloma, and Maru at a takopa)
Anxiety…

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End of Chapter 10
Editor’s Note: Next time—everyone joins the TakoPa!!
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Local Kashimo Glazer — 06/11/2025 21:29
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