Katenai Ko - Ch. 17

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Thank you for picking this up, Velev.
Damn. They were the TL for quite a few of the manga I was reading. Was there any particular reason for their retirement?
An excerpt from HeatManga (Ah Das Hot's translator)'s discord server:
TL;DR: I’m retiring from scanlating. All my projects are free to pick up . . .
Long version
I’ve made the decision to retire from scanlating. I know this may feel sudden, but it’s something I’ve been wrestling with for a while. Scanlating has been fun, but it’s also been incredibly stressful. I often felt like if I didn’t upload daily, I’d be letting everyone down. That constant pressure really wore me out. It even got to the point where I’d rearrange my entire day after work just to squeeze in chapter editing, and it started to feel like I was stuck on a timer 24/7. This isn’t anyone’s fault—it’s just how my own brain kept making me feel. For my own well-being, I need to step away (I am fine, just tired a lot). All the series I was working on are now open to anyone who wants to continue them, and I hope whoever picks them up can bring even better translations and editing quality to readers.
. . .
Finally, if you see people outside the server asking about my scanlations or wondering why there are no new uploads, please share this message with them so they know what’s going on. Thank you all for your support and understanding.
Some parts were omitted since it was only relevant to the Discord and stuff, but this is the bulk of the message.
 
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I wonder how many chapters until they just start scissoring
Thank you for picking this up, Velev.

An excerpt from HeatManga (Ah Das Hot's translator)'s discord server:

Some parts were omitted since it was only relevant to the Discord and stuff, but this is the bulk of the message.
I'm sure he's retired for real this time
 
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I'm surprised it took this long for the request to be just kissing (the karaoke doesn't count because the request was to "share the drink")

wonder if they'll get around to dating and doing all this without the game pretense
 
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Ah Das Hot was a soldier. As someone who once worked on a series I understand how you end up putting pressure on yourself.

However scanlating it's one of those things you end up just coming back from retirement at some point... Like a curse. Hopefully they are able to find a balance by then

For my actual comment:

Yooooo she's trying to sneak her hand through MCs shirt!!!! She wants heeeer
 
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Thank you for picking this up, Velev.

An excerpt from HeatManga (Ah Das Hot's translator)'s discord server:

Some parts were omitted since it was only relevant to the Discord and stuff, but this is the bulk of the message.
Very understandable, but theres gotta be an easier way to know if a scanlator retires so that anyone else can pick it up
 

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