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  • Aluminum Christmas Trees: The main story-line of chapter 28 does indeed happen as shown, and it's a world wide problem. Young girls looking to enter the "idol" industry, or become actresses, professional singers, etc. have to constantly worry that their recruiters and managers might not be legitimate and are merely impersonating being agents of an actual and reputable company, just looking to lure them in to sexually exploit them, or worse. Even if the agent is legitimate, there's no guarantee that he will be ethical and not stoop to demanding sexual favors in exchange for his referral(s) and recommendation(s). Case in point, the Harvey Weinstein case which launched the #MeToo movement had the man in question using Sexual Extortion for decades, and it was an Open Secret. When Seth MacFarlane unveiled the Best Supporting Actress nominees for the 2013 Academy Awards, he even joked "Congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein."
  • Catharsis Factor: Corrupt businesses and scam artists are the closest thing the manga has to antagonists, and it's always cathartic watching them get punished by Necrogant, either by having their dirty laundry aired or by getting them arrested.
  • Come for the X, Stay for the Y: Come for the beautiful girls and the sex scenes, stay for the social critique of workplace culture and the sweet and supportive relationships between the characters.
  • Sweet Dreams Fuel: Especially in Japan. The fact that Necrogrant Black Magic Company treats its employees kindly is the ideal Japanese society wants and needs. Seeing Franz and Serlia getting all lovey-dovey as well doesn't hurt a bit.
  • Woolseyism: When it comes to the fan-subs for this manga, each of the groups that localize it take a more broad approach to the various comedy bits, with a common case being turning the black magic spells into the characters saying "dead" memes in reference to the "dead" languages commonly used in black magic in fantasy. Though there is at least one fan-group that takes things a bit too far and turns it into a Translation with an Agenda instead.

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