I wonder if the commentary on the past manga that's amazing and emotional, and the burnout and anxiety of trying to surpass it, is the mangaka talking about their previous hit, Run Away With Me, Girl

I've heard from so many people jts one of their favorites of all time. So I bet it hits close to home.

Yes! New Battan! Looking pretty toxic and agonizing already, I absolutely cannot wait to be put through the wringer by this one.

I see Battan's name, I say nope!

THATS SO REAL LOL

Battan plus mommy issues??? what more could you want

On one hand i wanna enjoy fantasy of this creepy toxic yuri woman vibes who randomly came to your life and took you by storm
But on the other, she's just so grossly unprofessional that i can't believe she didn't get reported to company
I legit feel so uncomfortable in the way "how this girl even allow to act like this on the job, this is professional setting"

She's going through hell for manga, who's gonna stop her?

Also thank you so much for the chapter, I loved reading it while eating, best breakfast ever

I'm normally not a huge fan of the extremely pushy/stalker type of love interest but I trust Battan to make it interesting. Definitely looking forward to more!

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But on the other, she's just so grossly unprofessional that i can't believe she didn't get reported to company
I legit feel so uncomfortable in the way "how this girl even allow to act like this on the job, this is professional setting"

Well yeah, pushy and stalkerish is an understatement. This woman isn't just creepy or a 'red flag'; there are actual man-eating monsters in yuri series (WataTabe, Futsuu to Bakemono) that are better at posing as 'normal' humans than she is. The double page spread in particular is so weird it would feel at home in a horror series.

She's also different from the typical yandere in that she shows little to no deference to the object of her obsession or seeks her approval at all. She's convinced of her own superiority and invincibility, assured in her ability to win over the main character through sheer force, like a classic vampire.

YESSSS NEW BATTAN YURI

Looks good but its Battan so theres probably some toxic element involving a man. How much you wanna bet she's engaged against her will because of her pushy mom?

am always seated for Battan but the first panel on page 8 has me completely hooked

Ohhhh I love Sumire already...

Now this is the type of editor we need for our hiatus mangas.

The love interest doesn't strike me as too creepy, her intensity is necessary to kickstart the plot. I hope it stays bittersweet, Battan + creepy is perfection. Feels like christmas!!!

I would read the story of the Mermaid if it was real
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/fatale_game_ch02#24

Battan keeps winning goddamn.

I wonder if Iwao Gonda was (or is) in love with the editor Futami

battan never misses i love this so far

Everything has been peak so far, can't wait to see where this goes.

I want to read "I could even go through hell" so much

Battan peak...

a new Battan story. i can't wait to see nanakusa's male love interest!

Looks good but its Battan so theres probably some toxic element involving a man. How much you wanna bet she's engaged against her will because of her pushy mom?

i wouldn't be surprised if this happens at all. I'm also gonna add to this that she ends up with his kid and then sumire will be miserable and alone when the story ends.

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I think I'd be down for the MC ending up with the other mangaka.

I really want a comment from Battan's editor when this is finished, Futami is really her type considering her other work

Seeing the tag line ("A battle without honor or humanity...") and that "Fatale" is the name of the manga reading app, I guess it's going to evolve into an all-out war between Nanakusa and Gonda (maybe more?) for first place in the rankings of the app, all to "win" Futami or something.