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Artist's commentary
I plan to draw a short manga where Mako/Sao were like this in elementary school. It's my first serious story since the Koume manga (pool #15822).
It's about Mako, who had just lost her parents and tended to be in low spirits, and her encounter with Saori, a lively girl who tended to play with boys.