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Chapters Originally Published in:
Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 3 - 13

Inuyasha Vol 40

Chapter 389: 亀裂
Kirestu
(Crack)
Inuyasha demands to know what Toshu is doing, as he turns the blade, Dakki, towards Inuyasha. Toshu explains that the blade has absorbed demonic power for the first time. Toshu tells Inuyasha that he owes it all to him that he was able to defeat Ryujin and power up his blade. Toshu explains that he always planned to forge a powerful blade all for himself. He collected shattered swords on battlefields and smelted them into new swords. It was there that he met Ryujin. As it turns out it was Toshu that begged Ryujin to allow him to make a sword for him. Toshu never intended to give the Dakki to Ryujin once it was completed, he merely needed a scale from the demon to forge the perfect blade. Toshu then tells Inuyasha that he wants to absorb Tessaiga's power as well. Myoga encourages Inuyasha to attempt to steal Dakki's power using Tessaiga, since it is being wielded by a mere human, the battle should be easy. The two blades clash against one another, energy crackling from them both. Inuyasha forces Toshu down, and everyone calls for him to finish the match, but Inuyasha pauses... Tessaiga has cracked. Inuyasha's remembers Totosai's words about how all of Tessaiga's energy could be drained, leaving it merely a rusty, old sword. Everyone notices Toshu's hand is beginning to grow scales just like his eye. The Dakki is not just absorbing power from Tessaiga, but from Toshu as well. Inuyasha tells Toshu to drop Dakki, but he refuses and the blades clang together again. Tessaiga cracks further as Dakki grinds into its blade as Toshu becomes more and more demonic. Toshu continues to bang Dakki against Tessaiga as it cracks further and further. Suddenly Tessaiga crackles as energy pours off its damaged blade.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 3
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 40 ch. 1
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 21 ch. 17
Publication Date: December 15, 2004
Pages:3 (full color) 15 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: The Final Act Episode 4: Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga
Notes:
  • In her wideban comments, Takahashi discusses what motivates the human characters like Toshu during the Sengoku period.

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    • A: I bought a kotatsu cover online.

Chapter 390: 覚悟
Kakugo
(Resignation)
Inuyasha is shocked as wind begins to blow from the cracks in Tessaiga. Miroku notes that the wind seems to want to protect Inuyasha, as Toshu greedily wishes to take the Tessaiga's powers for himself. Toshu believes that one more strike from Dakki will shatter the Tessaiga, but Inuyasha has confidence in his blade. He crashes Tessaiga down on Toshu. The wind spilling out of the sword was able to sling Toshu away before the blades touched. Myoga explains that Tessaiga is trying to keep Dakki away because it has exhausted almost all of its power. Toshu tells Inuyasha that he can defeat him without even touching him, and suddenly he powers up Dakki, and sends a Wind Scar at Inuyasha. Just as it hits, Inuyasha unleashes the Backlash Wave with the last of Tessaiga's power. As the winds clear, Toshu is still standing, holding the Dakki triumphantly. The Backlash Wave was completely absorbed. Miroku notices that Dakki has a small crack in it as well. It could not completely absorb the power of the Backlash Wave. Inuyasha notices that the wind coming from Tessaiga has now ceased. Inuyasha remembers that Totosai had warned him about Tessaiga completely losing its power if he pushed it too hard. Inuyasha sees the crack in Dakki and brings Tessaiga down on it with all his might.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 4-5
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 40 ch. 2
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 21 ch. 18
Publication Date: December 22, 2004
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: The Final Act Episode 4: Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga
Notes:


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    • A: The Inuyasha movie will be released soon. Please take a look.
    • Webmasters' Note: This would be the fourth and final Inuyasha film, Fire on the Mystic Island.

Chapter 391: 一心同体
Isshindoutai
(One Mind, One Body)
Inuyasha's Tessaiga and Toshu's Dakki clash against one another as the others look on. Finally, Dakki begins to crack, just as Tessaiga has. Toshu forces Inuyasha down by unleashing a Wind Scar of his own. When Inuyasha recovers from the blast, he finds Tessaiga has given its all and transformed back into an old rusty blade. Toshu, now fully transformed into a demon, stands over Inuyasha who rises and prepares to fight on with the now useless Tessaiga. Miroku and Sango try to step in, but Inuyasha stops them. He says that as long as he lives, Tessaiga will not be destroyed. The blades clash again as Tessaiga pushes deeper into the crack already created in Dakki. Suddenly in the middle of another taunt, Toshu's back explodes with energy. Toshu falls to the ground, and Kagome runs to Inuyasha's side. Miroku examines Toshu's body and finds that his hand has merged with the sword. To keep Dakki from breaking, Toshu began to merge himself with the Dakki. His body took the brunt of Inuyasha's attack to save his blade. Dakki finally shatters and the massive amounts of energy it has absorbed spills out and begins to swirl around Tessaiga. Tessaiga grows large again as its cracks are now repaired. Now the dragon scales that Dakki was forged from have merged with Inuyasha's blade.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 6
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 40 ch. 3
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 21 ch. 19
Publication Date: January 5, 2005
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: The Final Act Episode 4: Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga
Notes:
  • The first edition of Inuyasha translated "Tessaiga" as "Tetsusaiga". This is because both spellings in Japanese are written very similarly depending on the size of the small "tsu". When written at full-size (てつさいが/Tetsusaiga) versus when written as subscript (てっさいが/Tessaiga).

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    • A: May this year be a year of peace and safety.

Chapter 392: 平和な食卓
Heiwa na shoukutaku
(A Peaceful Meal)
Back in Kaede's village, Sango tells Kaede that Inuyasha's battle with Toshu has left him exhausted. Inuyasha and Kagome head through the Bone-Eater's Well to the modern era while Miroku convinces Shippo to transform into a duplicate and get close to Sango while he goes off to flirt. Sango interrupts his plan and bashes Miroku into the ground. In the present, Kagome arrives home to find that her mother has a cold. Kagome tells her mom to rest while she goes back to her room and finds that Inuyasha has fallen asleep on her bed. Kagome hopes that Inuyasha will sleep until she gets back from school. Instead, he awakes full of energy at 11:00 and springs out the window, crushing Grandpa Higurashi's bonsai tree. Grandpa tells Inuyasha that Kagome said he is not to leave the house until she comes back, but Inuyasha does not listen and runs off. At school, Kagome tells Eri, Yuka and Ayumi that she cannot go out with them after class because she has to take care of her mother. Secretly though, she is excited to get back home and cook for Inuyasha in hopes of making him feel better. Just as she finishes her thought, she sees Inuyasha leap past the window. Kagome yells "sit" and then goes outside to collect Inuyasha's body and have a talk with him. She pleads with him to take it easy for just one day, and he reluctantly agrees. Back at the Higurashi Shrine, Inuyasha is running in circles around the house waiting for Kagome to come home. When Sota comes in and says that she went grocery shopping, Inuyasha tears off again. When Kagome finally gets home, she finds that Inuyasha has caught dozens of pigeons and fish for her to cook. She demands he let them go while she starts cooking. After a few interruptions from Inuyasha, dinner is finally ready, and Kagome goes upstairs to take some food to her mother. While she is gone Sota spies a cockroach and before he can smash it Inuyasha rushes in and crushes it with Tessaiga. In the process he smashes the sink and water floods the kitchen, ruining Kagome's dinner.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 7
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 40 ch. 4
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 22 ch. 1
Publication Date: January 12, 2005
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: The Final Act Episode 1: Naraku's Heart & The Final Act Episode 19: Kohaku's Shard
Notes:
  • We see Grandpa Higurashi trimming his bonsai tree. In Japan the cultivation of bonsai is a common pasttime. The small plants are trimmed in a style to make them look like miniature versions of ancient trees.
  • Inuyasha and Sota use two different terms for the bug in the Higurashi house. Sota calls it a "cockroach" (ゴキブリ/gokiburi) while Inuyasha calls it a "water bug" (あぶらむし/aburamushi).

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    • A: I'm changing the assignment. Thank you for your long time support.

Chapter 393: 尼寺
Amadera
(The Nunnery)
While travelling down a mountain path, an old man meets the group and warns them to stay away from a haunted temple. He says the place is inhabited by dangerous creatures who eat human flesh. The overcast skies fill with rain as the group continues onward. They come to the temple, and Inuyasha suggests that they rest inside due to the storm. Shippo reminds them of the old man's warning about the temple, but they all decide they would rather slay the demons and stay dry than wait outside in the downpour. Just then a nun meets them at the door. Sango is surprised that the temple seems to be a convent. The nun explains that the villagers have spread the rumors of demons due to the lack of visitors that come by. After they go to their room for the night, Inuyasha reveals that despite the nun's claim, the whole place reeks of demons. When Sango asks if the nun is a demon as well, Inuyasha says that her scent is that of a human. Outside a group of faceless nuns appear from underneath the temple. Shippo is nervous that everyone has fallen asleep, and so he decides he will stay on alert for demons. As Shippo stares at the ceiling, he sees dozens of nuns crawling across it in the dark, staring at him. As the nuns drop down to ambush the sleeping party, Inuyasha unleashes his Iron Reaver Soul Stealer attack. Everyone springs away and begins to slaughter the demonic nuns. In the other room, the human nun hears the commotion and looks concerned. After the battle the corpses of cats fall from under the nuns' robes. It seems these cat demons had killed and impersonated the real nuns. Inuyasha demands that the nun tell them what is going on, while Miroku tries to flirt with her. The nun tells them that long ago a priestess sealed away a powerful cat demon beneath the floor of the temple. Inuyasha and Miroku decide to go and check it out. Flashlight in hand, Inuyasha and Miroku crawl under the temple to have a look around. Miroku starts commenting on how sexy the nun is, unaware that Sango, the nun, and Kagome can all hear him through the tatami floor. The pair come across a hole under the temple where the bones of the cat demon lay. Suddenly the bones spring to life, meanwhile the nun upstairs with Kagome seems to be possessed by a cat demon as well, as her eyes turn to cat-like slits.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 8
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 40 ch. 5
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 22 ch. 2
Publication Date: January 19, 2005
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: None
Notes:
  • Inuyasha: The Final Act had a great deal of material to cover and scant episodes to do it in, consequently some manga chapters had to be omitted from the anime adaptation. However, some of those were then used as a basis for episodes of Yashahime. In the case of this chapter elements of it were later used in Yashahime episode 6.
  • The nun and cat demon debut in this chapter.

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    • A: A new copy machine has been installed at work.

Chapter 394: 化け猫
Bake neko
(Cat Demon)
As Inuyasha and Miroku crawl beneath the temple, the bones of the cat demon spring to life. On the floor above, Kagome, Shippo, Sango and the nun can hear the battle below. Sango runs outside as Miroku, Inuyasha and the cat demon emerge from under the temple, ready to do battle. As Sango runs to help, a hand comes up from the ground and holds her in place. It is the nuns that they battled earlier. Miroku turns his attention to Sango as Inuyasha jousts with the giant cat. His Wind Scar splits the beast in half, reducing it to bones again, and Miroku's talismen make short work of the nuns holding Sango. Miroku takes a moment to rub Sango's rump before they both quickly realize that the cat demon is reforming itself. Inuyasha is shocked that the Wind Scar seemed to have no effect on the creature. Inuyasha says that he can pick up no scent coming from the cat demon. Meanwhile Kirara, Shippo, Kagome and the nun are waiting inside for the battle to conclude. Kagome is shocked as the nun suddenly transforms into a cat demon, and swears to kill them, just as she has killed all the others who would attempt to exorcise the cat demon. Outside the battle continues as the beast reforms once again. Miroku tries using his paper sutras on it, and this time it is reduced to a pile of human bones. They note that it is merely an illusion, but somewhere in the temple someone is manipulating the bones. Inside, Kagome does not know how Inuyasha's nose was tricked into believing that this nun was a human. Just as she ponders this, more nun-demons spring from the floor. Kirara begins to slaughter the nuns, but a mere glance from the head nun reduces Kirara back to her small kitten version. Kagome is paralyzed as the nun grabs her by the throat, and prepares to devour her. Outside Miroku, Inuyasha and Sango try to gain entry to the temple, but the doors seem to be sealed shut. Kagome tells the nun that she knows Inuyasha will save her, but the nun explains that no one has escaped from this cursed temple. Outside the cat demon springs to life again, but inside Kagome hears the nun whisper a plea for help.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 9
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 40 ch. 6
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 22 ch. 3
Publication Date: January 26, 2005
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: None
Notes:
  • Inuyasha: The Final Act had a great deal of material to cover and scant episodes to do it in, consequently some manga chapters had to be omitted from the anime adaptation. However, some of those were then used as a basis for episodes of Yashahime. In the case of this chapter elements of it were later used in Yashahime episode 6.
  • The different in Kirara and the Cat Demon is that Kirara is a "nekomata" (猫又) while the cat demon is a "bakeneko" (化け猫). One of the easy ways to tell the difference is that nekomata have two tails while bakeneko have only one. You can read more about the difference between these two creatures in our cultural notes section.

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    • A: I have a story in the February 5th issue of Big Comic Original.
    • Webmasters' Note: This would be the short story Permanent Love.

Chapter 395: 竜鱗の鉄砕牙
Ryuurin no Tessaiga

(The Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga)
Kagome responds to the nun's plea for help by asking if she is a demon. The nun responds that she is and quickly reverts to her demonic form. Shippo uses his foxfire to aid in Kagome's escape, but the nun is too fast and claws Kagome's shoulder, drawing blood. Outside Miroku and Sango try to get to Kagome, but the barrier around the room prevents them. While fighting the cat demon, Inuyasha smells Kagome's blood and leaves his battle to try and rescue her. Just as the nun is about to strike, Inuyasha breaks through the roof using the red Tessaiga. Before Kagome even has time to relax, the cat demon breaks in behind Inuyasha, but Miroku quickly enters and uses his Wind Tunnel to destroy the large demon. Inuyasha realizes that the scent of the nun has changed to that of the cat demon. The cat demon within the nun's body reveals that it had remained under the temple for one hundred years before the nun arrived. When the nun tried to offer a proper burial for the demon's remains, it sprung to life and took over her body. Inuyasha is ready to strike down the demon, but Kagome tells him that he must not as the human nun is still alive. However, Inuyasha does not stop his attack and swings the Tessaiga at the nun, ripping her robe to reveal a cat paw clinging to her chest. As the paw disappears within the nun's body, the demon dares Inuyasha to strike and he happily obliges as dragon scales appear on the Tessaiga and the cat demon's aura is absorbed within the sword. As the nun collapses, Inuyasha notices that Tessaiga feels hot. In the morning the group says their goodbyes to the nun, but Inuyasha is lost in thought wondering why the Tessaiga heated up after the battle.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 10
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 40 ch. 7
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 22 ch. 4
Publication Date: February 2, 2005
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: None
Notes:
  • Inuyasha: The Final Act had a great deal of material to cover and scant episodes to do it in, consequently some manga chapters had to be omitted from the anime adaptation. However, some of those were then used as a basis for episodes of Yashahime. In the case of this chapter elements of it were later used in Yashahime episode 6.
  • Shippo uses his fox fire (狐火/kitsunebi) in this chapter. This magical attack is often associated with kitsune, though it is thought that this may have been natural phenomena such as ball lightning that were poorly understood historically.
  • The Red Tessaiga was last used in chapter 377 when it failed to slice through a barrier. This is the first time in the last few increasingly infrequent uses that it has been used successfully.

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    • A: The latest 39th volume of the comics is coming out. Buy it.

Chapter 396: 毒蛟
Dokumizuchi
(Venomous Mizuchi)
One night a group of soldiers attack a demon called the Mizuchi. They let fly flaming arrows which only seem to anger the giant demon. The creature blasts them and tears their flesh from their bones. Later Inuyasha and the others hear of the Mizuchi, and soon come upon the bones of the samurai that the creature slew. Sango tells the others that a Mizuchi demon's venom usually is not strong enough to rend flesh, so she is concerned about this creature's unusually potent abilities. Inuyasha tells everyone that he can vaguely smell Moryomaru's scent along with that of the Mizuchi. From a nearby tree, an eyeball with wings flies away and returns to its master. It inserts itself back into its master's head, as he can see Inuyasha and the others approaching. Inuyasha unleashes the Wind Scar towards the direction of the smell he picked up. Suddenly from the water poison to erupt and flies towards Inuyasha. Inuyasha deflects the poison with Tessaiga, but it makes short work of the nearby forest. The giant Mizuchi comes forth, and surprises everyone when it shows it can speak. The creature reveals that it ate a piece of Moryomaru that had fallen into its swamp. After eating his flesh, the demon gained even greater power. Mizuchi's poisonous blast is able to deflect Inuyasha's Wind Scar, which forces him to power up Tessaiga to its dragon-scaled version. The new Tessaiga absorbs the creatures poison, but begins to heat up again, much to Inuyasha's surprise. Inuyasha reverts Tessaiga to its original form as the strange young man watches from afar.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 11
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 40 ch. 8
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 22 ch. 5
Publication Date: February 9, 2005
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: None
Notes:
  • Takahashi's sixth editor on Inuyasha, Shuho Kondo, took over as her editor starting with this chapter.
  • Mizuchi does not appear in the Inuyasha anime series, however it instead appears in Yashahime episode 11. The English translation calls it "venom serpent".
  • Mizuchi (蛟) is a historical yokai that is typically depicted as a water-based dragon. According to the ancient tale Nihongi it was able to spew venom and was ultimately slain by Agatamori (県守).
  • Byakuya debuts in this chapter.

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    • A: I watched Kung-Fu Hustle. It was interesting.

Chapter 397: 夢幻の白夜
Mugen no Byakuya
(Byakuya of the Dreams)
Mizuchi is surprised by the power of Tessaiga as it attempts to absorb his poison. He spreads more poison vapor as Inuyasha changes Tessaiga into its diamond form. Shippo notes that Inuyasha seems to be powering up the Adamant Barrage. Meanwhile the strange young man observes the battle from a distance. The man holds up a leaf and then blows it from the palm of his hand. Suddenly a mystical mist surrounds Inuyasha and the others and four Mizuchis appear out of nowhere. Shippo warns Inuyasha that it is merely an illusion. The Adamant Barrage injures the Mizuchi, but its poison spreads towards Kagome and the others. Miroku springs into action and sucks all the venom into his Wind Tunnel, which weakens him. Meanwhile the Mizuchi escapes into the bottom of the marsh during the confusion. That night Kagome and Sango tend to the feverish Miroku. Sango asks Kagome why Inuyasha only used the dragon-scaled form of Tessaiga so briefly, to which Kagome wonders if Inuyasha is keeping something from them. Elsewhere Inuyasha is beating himself up over Miroku's injury. All of a sudden, the young man that was watching the battle appears and asks Inuyasha why he did not use the dragon-scaled Tessaiga in the battle. Inuyasha demands to know who the man is. He introduces himself as Byakuya, and suddenly the mists surround him again. Kagome and Sango come out and watch as Inuyasha slices through Byakuya, who disappears leaving only a lotus behind. Byakuya watches in shock from a treetop, as Inuyasha quickly locates him and continues the fight. Byakuya refuses to fight as he deftly dodges Inuyasha's blows. Inuyasha angrily announces to everyone that Byakuya reeks of Naraku's scent, and Byakuya confirms that he is one of Naraku's spawn. Inuyasha hears a rumbling in the distance and Byakuya announces that he has told the Mizuchi where to come for its revenge. Byakuya tells Inuyasha that because the Mizuchi ate a piece of Moryomaru, it will continue to regenerate unless Inuyasha drains its power using the dragon-scaled Tessaiga.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 12
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 40 ch. 9
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 22 ch. 6
Publication Date: February 16, 2005
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: None
Notes:
  • Mizuchi does not appear in the Inuyasha anime series, however it instead appears in Yashahime episode 11. The English translation calls it "venom serpent".
  • Mizuchi (大虬) is a historical yokai that is typically depicted as a water-based dragon. According to the ancient tale Nihongi it was able to spew venom and was ultimately slain by Agatamori (県守).
  • Byakuya is revealed to be one of Naraku's incarnations. This marks him as the 10th such incarnation across the entire series.

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    • A: I saw The Phantom of the Opera. It was gorgeous and really good.

Chapter 398: 鉄砕牙の暴発
Tessaiga no bouhatsu
(Tessaiga Released)
The Mizuchi returns for revenge against Inuyasha and the others. Inuyasha tells Kagome to hide while he deals with the demon. Called forth by Byakuya, it unleashes its poisons once again. Inuyasha stands bravely and begins to absorb the poison with the Tessaiga, but the Mizuchi simply continues to spew more toxin just as quickly as Inuyasha can use the dragon-scaled Tessaiga to absorb it. As he absorbs the attack, the Tessaiga begins to heat up as it did in his battle with the cat demon. Inuyasha wonders what will happen next as Byakuya looks on intently. Sango, Kagome and Shippo are hiding inside the shrine with the recovering Miroku. Shippo looks outside at the battle between Inuyasha and the Mizuchi and calls Kagome over. She watches in horror as the blade of the Tessaiga turns black. Poison begins to spew from the blade as it can no longer hold everything that it is absorbing. As Byakuya taunts Inuyasha into action, he leaps into the air and rushes towards the poison-spewing demon. Byakuya wonders why the group is not running away from the poison, but Shippo shouts him down, saying they believe Inuyasha will win. With that, Inuyasha brings down Tessaiga's black blade on the Mizuchi, splitting him cleanly in half. As he lands, Inuyasha watches as his sword pulses with energy and then erupts, knocking him to the ground. As the group rushes to his aid, they find Inuyasha lying unconscious, Tessaiga sticking in the ground, still hot with power as Byakuya simply smiles.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2005 Vol. 13
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 40 ch. 10
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 22 ch. 7
Publication Date: February 23, 2005
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation: None
Notes:
  • Mizuchi does not appear in the Inuyasha anime series, however it instead appears in Yashahime episode 11. The English translation calls it "venom serpent".
  • Mizuchi (大虬) is a historical yokai that is typically depicted as a water-based dragon. According to the ancient tale Nihongi it was able to spew venom and was ultimately slain by Agatamori (県守).

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    • A: I bought a new screentone shelf. My work space is tidier now.


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