Panel 2: Note that Kozue's "ara" exclamation, rendered here in Japanese hiragana phonetic characters, has become a tad unfortunate in the intervening years since 2017—though, technically, the sexualized version (as exclaimed by older women in h*ntai) that's become a meme is the doubled "ara ara." (Then again, you may have no idea what I'm blithering about if you don't watch as many g-d v-tubers as I do.)

Next week on the webcomic, this short but sweet episode wraps up as we head into the penultimate chapter of Empowered vol. 10.

Today’s Patreon update: Originally done as a means of scratching out more worktime to complete the long-gestating Empowered vol. 12, I've switched over to a Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday Patreon posting schedule that won't feature the fixed content format I previously used. So, who knows what today's post might feature? Could be Life Drawing or Distressed Damsels content (both of which are featured at least three times per month), or something in the Work Stages, Vintage Con Sketches or Design departments, or possibly something entirely new. Golly!

-Adam Warren