YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS THANK YOU FOR THIS OP!! ;W; (and a whopping 100+ pages of typesetting and translation?! That's no small feat! You have my forever gratitude!)
I really loved this arcand I loved how unique all the characters were and Totonou's approach to them and their problems. Also loved the "bad guys," ...now to ramble a bit:(definitely did NOT see the bus driver twist coming!! And to think I thought was he was a cute neat-freak who's biggest sin was killing a goldfish! Pah! His body being fed to them was ironic justice!)
I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally hope the mangaka brings Garo back! I loved that guy, loved his cool mature ikeman vibe and how you'd always wonder just what that guy's thinking (similar to totonou.) And also Totonou getting a new friend he can talk to just sounds nice, I like their interactions - insert marge meme holding a potato "I just think they're neat!"
(And last but not least Garo's last questions for totonou, about him being like a kid wanting attention from someone, if he ever had to choose over his family... and also the way he responds to stress and fear - immediately curling up into a defensive ball, almost like a kid cowering to protect himself eyes emoji more backstory lore??
I just freaking enjoy this manga. Something about the atmosphere and tone laid out over the panels, along with totonou's insightful commentary on these little things makes it so memorable to me, even after a long time has passed. Thank you once again op for all your hard work!