Despite Everything

Chapter 19 has Saniko snapping Cookie out of despair so that she can do the same with Muko.

## Cronology

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**Chapter 19: Despite Everything** is the nineteenth chapter of Furry Fight Chronicles. This is the last chapter of the second part and the second volume.

## Summary

The chapter starts three days after the events of the previous chapter. Cookie is still drowning in a sea of despair after Muko's retirement and Nyarai's betrayal. She snaps out of it when Saniko visits her, introducing herself as Muko's older sister. She tells Cookie that she saw the tape of the Masato Match and, as she predicted, Muko entered into a depression because of her loss. Muko has been locked in her room for three days, refusing to come out despite Saniko's attempts to talk to her. As such, she wants Cookie to do it.

Saniko states that while she thinks it's better for Cookie to not talk to her sister again, the squirrel owes Muko an apology for what happened. Cookie refuses out of shame and guilt, believing that she will make things worse for Muko. She changes her mind when Saniko casually threatens to call the police for making her sister fight a biker and then participate in a match without training.

Saniko takes Cookie to Muko's room. When the squirrel opens it, she finds Muko masturbating to Internet porn, embarrassing both of them. Muko promptly kicks Cookie out of her room, calling the squirrel out for not knocking on the door. After things calm down, Muko asks Cookie why did she visit her. Cookie apologizes to Muko for her failures, such as not telling her about her past, not giving her proper training, expect Nyarai to win the match by herself, or warn Muko about the dangers of fighting with Cookie as her manager.

Realizing that she failed Muko, Cookie tells Muko how she fell from grace. After Trilamity Day, Cookie lost her foresight and her Combagals were about to leave her. Shun Gonfano met her and offered to buy her Combagals. Believing that they were going to leave her anyway, Cookie sold them off to Shun and took the money he offered her. Unfortunately, Cookie's popularity was so low that she couldn't get any business opportunities. She resorted to drinking as she became more desperate.

As she traveled to Tendonchi to drink more, Cookie ended at Club Nighthawk. Inside, Cookie made a scene when she watched her former Combagals working as hostesses. Shun drove Cookie away by offering her more money, which caused her former Combagals to lose what little respect they still had for her. Because of the humiliation, Cookie recovered her spark as she became determined to make a comeback. She swore to redeem herself and become the greatest furry fighting manager of all time.

After finishing her story, Cookie bids Muko farewell. Muko comes out of her room and asks Cookie how she overcame despair, who replies that she was unable to overcome her despair so she stopped caring about it. Muko apologizes to Cookie for her poor performance and for running away. She asks Cookie what would she say if she wanted to come back. Cookie honestly tells Muko that she'll have to do serious training that will hurt her body, face dangerous opponents, deal with Shun as an enemy, and negative opinion. However, she promises to turn the world upside down with Muko if the rabbit gives her a second chance.

Muko asks Cookie to make her the greatest Combagal of all time, starting with defeating Nyarai in a rematch, acknowledging the cheetah as her first rival. Cookie welcomes Muko back as her client. In response, Muko tearfully hugs Cookie and spins her around, causing Cookie to cry happily as she protests.

The moment is cut short by Saniko, who thanks Cookie for getting Muko out of her room, but let's her know that she doesn't want a Muko to end with a concussion and a broken jaw like Adelgund. Muko recognizes that furry fighting is dangerous and that there's more to it than sexy girls. She wants to become a true Combagal because she understood the drama and wants to make a mark in the world by furry fighting.

Saniko points out how odd is for Muko to continue after a setback, but she reminds Muko that Cookie ruined Freydar's health. She also calls out Muko for not doing a background check on Cookie because she plunges in new passions without care. Muko states that she wants Cookie to be her manager because of her mistakes, because Cookie wants to redeem herself and is the only one who trusts Muko. Saniko voices her worry about Muko's physical and social safety. This causes Muko to snap and call out her sister for being smothering to her.

Saniko allows Muko to continue her dream of being a Combagal, which makes Muko happy. However, Saniko makes it clear that Muko is not allowed to live in her house anymore, as Muko needs to become independent. The next scene shows that Muko moved at Monyan to live in the Champubator Agency with Cookie. The squirrel asks Muko if living in the closet of a soapland is a good idea. Muko promises Cookie that she will move out once she can find an apartment. She states that, despite everything, they have hope again.

The moment is interrupted when the door is kicked open, revealing Kalita having a baseball bat. The vixen complains about the appearance of Champubator Agency, causing Cookie to ask if she decided to work for her as a Combagal. Kalita refuses, pointing out that she's a loan shark who came to pick up the loan of 20,000 Moni that Cookie made. The chapter ends as Kalita declares that Cookie must pay or face the consequences.

## Continuity

* Saniko casually brings the fight with Kalita and the Masato Match that happened in prior chapters.
* Cookie asks Kalita if she came to her to become a Combagal like she proposed in Chapter 5.
* The loan Cookie made for Dinedon in Chapter 10 is mentioned by Kalita as her reason to go after Muko and Cookie.
* Saniko brings out Adelgund having a concussion and a broken jaw from Nyarai's last kick in Chapter 17.

## Trivia

* Despite being blonde, Cookie is shown with long black hair in her flashback, implying that she dyed it at some point after becoming a manager.
* Curiously enough, Muko doesn't have paw pads on her feet like previous chapters. Ironically enough, this change is a realistic one as bunnies don't have paw pads in the first place.
* This is the last chapter of the second part and second volume.
* Cookie has trichotillomania that made her pull off her hair and eyebrows. In the case of her eyebrows, she pulled them so much that they haven't returned to their original shape in two years.
* Muko's argument with Saniko has her treat her older sister as the end boss of an RPG game. Her use of determination is a nod to Undertale.