scene 31 wip + issue with russian translation group

i've been a little quiet here, sorry! i'm busy with packing orders currently and finishing up scene 31 aaaa i can't wait to show you <3 i plan to post scene 31 on Thursday or Friday, along with another public update (scene 29).

the shop is still open for a few days, too! volume 01 + prototype are sold out now and i'm so happy, thank you so much for your wonderful support! there's still some second choice items left, as well as prints, charms, and sticker sheets. next round of orders will be when i give volume 2 into print (probably in spring 2019). i've learned a lot this year when it comes to packing and organizing and what i can handle and what i can't, so i will apply my new found wisdom for future merchandise and shop openings 💕

i'm self publishing and all your support means so much to me ;; 

which brings me to... i work hard and the comic is where all my love goes into. i'm always honest with my patrons regarding health or delays or anything because lying is a shit thing to do and as a creator it won't get me anywhere. but this goes both ways. i found out i got my trust broken by a former (?) patron. so it hurts me to do this because i hate doing stuff like this but i don't have much choice. 

to the translation group member(s) on here: I'm not entirely sure if you're still here, or if you found other ways in the meantime, but: you're absolutely not allowed to share my whole comic on manga reader pages. you can't take the high res pages for your translation group (which is called *Noah studios*) and use it. you're NOT allowed to use my high res files and my draft files of merchandise to post. you're not allowed to translate the comic, at all. your 15 paid dollars don't give you the right to do that. i'd say it breaks the user agreement from patreon, too.

i don't have many "rules" of how people should or allowed to handle my content. literally the only rule i have is: you're not allowed to translate and repost ongoing comic pages because it's available for free already. it's stealing views and engagement from me. and i need those like i need air, they're essential for the comic and for me as a comic creator. i feel like they don't even realize what they're doing? if someone steals my source of income from me (my comic pages) and the comic fails to get enough engagement and support, fails to grow, i will one day be forced to stop working on it. this group literally stole almost 500k views from me. in perspective, i have only 2m views on tapas, and 3.9m views on webtoons. so 500k is a damn fucking lot. i'm really not as popular as you think and this is hurting the comic directly. it doesn't help one bit, it doesn't give me exposure or more love from readers, because all the engagement goes elsewhere. 

also, and that's just my hurt writer self speaking... you're probably butchering the story with your translation, because the story is building on subtle hints, dialogues, sometimes even sound words, everything is a puzzle piece. things need to have the same meaning, the meaning can't change, or the story won't work later, or the impact will not be there! and a translator won't know where they need to be careful with it. you think telling a story is just randomly putting words into bubbles...? it's not that easy 😭 man.

i'm doing this small shout out because i still have hope to handle this in a kind way, if you read this: please contact me via patreon DM or mail via fantakoi@kandikoi.com and we will talk about it.