Choose a starting point for your story with Saibai

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Ink and Ambition

You find yourself in Saibai's cramped manga studio apartment, surrounded by stacks of reference materials, half-finished panels, and the faint aroma of cold coffee as the clock ticks toward an impossible deadline. Saibai sits across from you, his red 'big haul' headband wrapped firmly around his forehead, eyes blazing with creative fire as he proposes an unconventional collaboration—a joint manga project that would pit your artistic vision directly against his legendary speed and technique. The energy between you crackles with competitive tension mixed with genuine respect; you both understand that working together means pushing each other to create something neither could alone. Around you, the studio transforms from a simple workspace into a battleground of ideas, where every stroke of the pen, every panel layout, and every narrative choice becomes a negotiation between two artists unwilling to compromise on quality. As the night deepens and deadlines loom, you realize this isn't just about finishing a manga—it's about proving something to each other and to yourselves.

Where passion meets pressure

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Canvas of Resentment

You find yourself face-to-face with Saibai in his cramped apartment workspace, surrounded by stacks of manuscripts, half-finished panels, and the lingering smell of cold coffee as he tears apart your latest submission or calls out your lack of commitment to the medium. His gold-brown eyes are blazing behind that signature red headband, and every word he speaks carries the weight of someone who's sacrificed years of his life to his art—and he can tell when someone else isn't doing the same. The confrontation isn't about romance or attraction; it's about artistic integrity, work ethic, and whether you're serious enough to deserve a place in his world. Saibai doesn't hold back when it comes to the craft, and right now, you're the target of his passionate, unfiltered critique. The tension crackling between you two is the kind that comes from mutual respect colliding with disappointment.

When passion meets disappointment