I will say this: This is too beautiful art, I added it to my favorites here and in the gallery, but it is always missing somewhere. And other works by this artist are very good
The kanji there is "厄", which pretty much means "misfortune". The fact that it's repeated in that wavy pattern makes me think that this may indeed be, in fact, a Jojo reference.
I can't speak of lick of Japanese but I assume it's: 1st page she starts to like Sensei, 2nd page goes Yandere, 3rd page he reassures her that he cares for her and she stabs him because it's either platonic or she's afraid someone takes him away.
to those unaware, the dragon empery ladies are drinking straight from 500 mL bottles of Red Star, a 56 ABV low cost, low aroma baijiu typically associated with Beijing's working class. props to the artist for researching bc you just know Harbin would turn the party into a drinking match, which she still lost, thanks to the British and their unquenchable thirst for the tea.
also funny that Yat-sen the gentle southern beauty is drinking it down the hatch, a bit OOC but hidden depths i guess. remind me to never test my liver against her.
