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Yukko, the little match girl
Her name is Yukiko Makihara, a main heroine for Tokimeki Memorial 3. Toki-Memo 3 is a dating simulation game that didn't succeed compared with great 1 and 2. The fund named "Toki-Memo Fund" was collected from eager fans for this series, but they didn't get good result.
...To tell the truth, I have never played this game. I am not an eager fan. However, I drew this oekaki for pitiful Yukiko, under an influence of the following parody strip of Toki-Memo 3...
This strip was drawn by one of real eager fans for Toki-Memo 3. I write the translation of it. We must pity Yukiko!
PANEL1
ใฏใชในใในใคใโโ
Christmas Eve.
ใใใใใใพใใใ๏ฝใ
Do you need matches?
ใใใใโฆใฏใใ!!
Do you need...ouch!!
PANEL2
ๅฏใโฆๅฏใใใโฆ
Cold...It's so cold...
ๅฃฒใ็ฉใฎใใใใ ใใฉโฆ
Though these are for sale...
PANEL3
ๆใใโฆ
It's warm...
็งๅใใใใใใใๅฃฒใฃใฆ
็จผใใ ใ้ใงใใกใณใใฎ
ๆๅคฑ่ฃๅกซใใงใใใ
Yukiko's selling of matches covered the loss of Toki-Memo Fund.
ใใใงๆ่ณ่ ใฎ็ใใใซ
่ฟทๆใใใใใชใใฆๆธใใญ
That's mean your investors don't lose.
PANEL4
ๆ่ณ่ ใฎ็ใใใ
ใใใใชใใโฆ
All of my investors,
forgive me...
ใใใใชใใโฆ
Forgive me...