character: itou_kaiji
4koma, vertical 4koma, comic strip, manga, monochrome, greyscale, screentone, ink lines, hatching, dramatic hatching, cross-hatching, speed lines, 1man, sharp angular chin, pointed nose, dark mullet, bomber jacket, desktop computer, computer monitor, computer mouse, keyboard, desk, speech bubble, japanese text, onomatopoeia, clicking mouse, sweat drops, intense anticipation, wide eyes, clenched hands, melting face, distorted face, groggy expression, comic despair A four-panel vertical manga strip (4-koma) presented in traditional black-and-white ink on paper, structured from top to bottom with crisp panel borders, dot screentone shading, sharp angular linework, and deep dramatic cross-hatching. Panel 1: High-angle medium shot. A lean man with a distinctive sharp, angular jawline, a prominent pointed nose, and shaggy dark mullet hair sits in a cluttered room before a glowing desktop computer monitor. His right hand firmly grips an optical mouse, forefinger snapping down on a prominent onscreen button labeled "TRAIN" inside a browser-based AI interface. His face is tense with fierce anticipation, eyes narrowed with razor-sharp intensity, teeth gritted, and tiny beads of nervous sweat dotted across his forehead under heavy ink hatching. An angular speech bubble beside his head reads "頼むぞ…!「学習開始」っ…!". Panel 2: Close-up view from low angle. The man leans forward over the desk, both hands clenched into tight fists pressed against his chin. He stares unblinkingly at the monitor screen, where a progress bar has filled completely to 100%. His eyes are wide, pupils dilated in feverish, breathless excitement, mouth curved into an eager, trembling grin. Screentone radiates behind him with dense white speed lines piercing the dark ink background. A rounded speech bubble floating above his head reads "来たっ…!完了だっ…!". Panel 3: Dynamic side-angle medium shot. In a burst of impatient hope, the man lunges toward the keyboard and mouse to trigger the image generation, finger jabbing down with an exaggerated click. His eyes bulge with wild, desperate optimism, head tilted forward, anticipation stretched to the breaking point. The computer screen shows a loading spinner over a prompt box. The onomatopoeia "カチッ" appears near the mouse in sharp brush lettering. His jagged speech bubble shouts "頼む…奇跡を起こしてくれっ…!". Panel 4: Straight-on medium shot of total psychological collapse. On the monitor, the generated image resolves into a hopelessly botched, misshapen, muddy scribble with deformed limbs. Seeing this mediocre disaster, the man's entire body deflates limp over the desk; his once-sharp facial features completely melt and droop into rubbery, wavy, groggy contours, eyes sagging into heavy down-turned slits with hollow white circles, jaw dangling loosely sideways in boneless shock. Dense vertical hatching lines of doom rain down across the upper panel. Spanning the entire width of the frame, massive, dripping, wavy Katakana characters stretch and warp: "ぐにゃあ〜". A trembling, drooping speech bubble next to his slumping shoulder reads "なんだこの出来は…っ!嘘だろ…!?". Comic despair.