One of these backstories is not like the others. Impressions: Well, I'll say that this is far far less trashy than the light novel illustrations, and doubly so for the manga, which is nonstop crotch and bobb shots. What is there instead though? Four people were unjustly fired from their jobs, so each one […]
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