Naomi, a pleasant sixteen-year-old with long, straight ebony hair, was doing what she loved best: her weekly visit to the anime and manga section of her local bookstore. Since she was a young girl, she had read from her older sisters' collections of manga and learned to love nearly anything that was of her homeland's style. Her speciality was in reading and watching such topics that were highly obscure or out of the general public's eye. Today was to be rather special, as Naomi was purchasing the entire box set of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in manga form. Many sets had yet to sell, much to her pleasure, and she was able to select one that was the best quality based on the visual clues from the outer wrapping of plastic. She jaunts up to the register, being run today by Ms. Azami.
"Oh, something fairly out of the ordinary for you today, huh Naomi?" she asked as she scanned the box set.
"You know me Ms. Azami, always looking for something new!" Naomi replied.
"Well, you're in luck, as you have been the first to buy the set. As such, the publisher is running a promotional deal that the first fifty sets sold receive a mystery capsule. Rumors have been surrounding about what is inside, but few have yet to tell." Ms. Azami explained as she took Naomi's yen and prepared change.
"Wow, that sounds exciting!"
"Indeed. Here's you're capsule. Have a nice day."
"You too Ms. Azami. Dewa Mata." Naomi called as she suddenly burst into a full on run for home. Naomi's parents would not be back for quite some time, as would her sisters. This left our main female safely home alone to read the entire set in about two hours. After finishing the last chapters, Naomi grabbed the capsule and gently opened it to reveal...
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