"Martha's Built Upper" Second Half

Okay, I'm going to stop by the other clubs and say hello.

I'm gonna go look for more reference material.

You guys handle the sales until I get back, okay?

Very well then, leave it to us!

Hey, hey, if it isn't Master! Did you finish your doujin on time?

...You did!? Seriously?

See for yourself.

Don't mind if I do. Hm, hm...

What do you think, old man?

I like the cover, but I'm not really sure what the protagonist's motivation is.

You've got a point. Martha makes a great protagonist, but she doesn't have any connection to the other characters.

So she just ended up going around picking fights for essentially no reason at all.

I should have caught that during the rough draft phase, but I didn't. (Sniff)

That aside, these spreads aren't bad at all.

And that final showdown between Lady Martha and the mysterious swordmaster... (Chef's kiss)

Very well then, a copy, if you please!

Oh?

This must be the book I modeled for. May I have a copy, please?

I, too, would like a copy.

S-sure thing. Here you go.

...Hmm. Hm, hm...hm.

...Why am I facing a swordmaster wielding a Laundry-Drying Pole at the end? What happened to the purity of hand-to-hand combat?

Ordinarily, bringing a sword to a brawl would end in one-sided slaughter...

...but in your case, Lady Martha, I must concede that your fists far surpass any blade.

Indeed, I see that in the end, you catch and snap my sword in your hands before trapping me in a deadly grapple.

Hahaha, it would seem my goose is well and truly cooked now. When you're through with me, I daresay I will look like one who has just been through a meat grinder!

Oh come now, don't exaggerate. They really captured how I would actually behave here!

Of course I'd go easy on you after putting you in a choke hold. See? I'm even giving you a chance to admit defeat!

Although... May I ask you something, Fujimaru?

Here, in the last scene. Why am I the one in the choke hold now?

I can't possibly imagine this samurai managing such a thing with his twiggy arms.

Are you familiar with judo, Lady Martha?

I understand it has become something of a sport in recent years, but originally, it was designed to help one survive an encounter with the enemy while remaining armored.

Any samurai would at least know the fundamentals, so I can easily imagine this one being able to surprise you at least once, especially if you had permitted yourself to let your guard down.

...! All right! You and me, on the beach, right now! Let's see for ourselves whether this comic is right!

Need I remind you, this fighting style originated with Jacob, and he used it to wrestle angels into submission!

It could not possibly lose to some amateur's judo!

Hahaha, forgive me, but I am not ready to depart this world just yet. Farewell!

WhaHey! Get back here!

Oh, here's the money I owe you for the book! It was great! I can't wait to see what you do in the sequel!