Yup. a very low profile release.


This scanlation almost never made it to completion because of extremely unmotivated NBST crewmen .... and women.

I should probably start considering recruiting a new batch of scanlators. But training will take more time than i can currently afford...

Notes on this chapter:

There are 2 emotional flashbacks. Yes! Two of them.

This is the "Total Death Avoidance" Release.



A scanlation from time to time to avoid becoming totally inactive... and therefore totally dead.

The download link:


Motivating the troops is tough after slacking for so long....

Well might as keep the place busy to avoid it being overrun by spam bots.



From the last OP chapter i tried to work on but will never finish....





Nothing new concerning the situation of the NBST. We're still... where ever that is we are....
I've been thinking(I do that a lot), that since i don't have enough time right now to work on all scanlation projects, I might as well concentrate on the easiest of them. i.e. Naruto. For once, Mashashi's simpler drawing style is of some use. I might update with a Naruto release so watch this space.

On the darker side(or brighter depending on your alignment), NBForums.net is up. Ain't that cool? Co-administered by No OnE, Krusnix and myself.

Go over there and before you even consider registering, READ THE FUCKIN' RULES. I put them on the registration from for that very purpose.
I can't believe the number of newbs that come on our forums just to affirm their moronic existence.

Also if you want your weekly manga fix, head to mangahelpers. The've been quite active and have revamped their interface quite a bit. A bit too narrow if you ask me...

So much for playing possum...

ZEHAAAAAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!

and now a moment of silence for Portgas D. Ace...

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okay then, scanlation download link:



Something I noticed while working on this chapter.
Ace's attacks follow a certain pattern:

Hitarubi Hidaruma

Shinka Shinarui

Juu Jika

(Dai) Enkai Entei

The attack names are all composed of 2 phrases and they rhyme with each other. Methinks it be a sort of Japanese wordplay or even some kind of flowery way of speech.
Nifty.

Seems we'll be out of the scanlation scene for a little longer than expected. Yeah. I know. Old news.

Currently, I'm trying to finish college... with limited success... and frankly, i don't see myself editing a raw page of manga before the end of march.

I'll try to rough up the rest of the crew from time to time so there might be an odd release now and then...

to show that NBST will never just roll over and die...