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Posted by Seems pretty clear to me that the locking content away was a troll response to the criticism he received for chapter 39. He even mentions CureTc by name who made a comment about the scan's quality.
http://vatoto.com/reader#16dc05fba91da073_38
Their response to criticism was to make the manga even more unreadable on purpose knowing that it would provoke this kind of reaction. Like CureTc has mentioned already Subby-D does not upload often and does not work with other groups. It is likely the only thing they get out of uploading scans is posting meme jokes and provoking people who read the manga.
The link to FA scans is probably just a comment on the fact FA is still going to be busy on ch.40 for a long time. Kind like he's saying 'well if I'm so bad then why was I able to get this scan out before FA?'. Personally I'd rather read a well translated, cancer free scan.
I also really hope that people can rub enough brain cells together to realize that it's a joke and don't try donate in hopes of "unlocking the manga". It's not going to happen. Donate to FA if you want but don't do it expecting to receive the unlocked manga.
I don't particularly mind the odd t/l note or joke in the margins or credits page which edits an earlier page that appeared in the manga (though Grand Blue is funny enough that it hardly needs any additions. Distractions just detract from a gag manga at the top of it's game if you ask me). Can be funny or cringy, but what matters is that it doesn't impact the experience or reading the manga. This is different than what happened with Rapeman scans whether they were dmca'd or not. The comments here aren't degenerating into a political shouting match, just criticisms of the scan's quality against those defending it. It's important to let these conversations play out even if it breaks out into arguments. It may give a lot of negativity to the manga by association, but it also lets people understand exactly what is going on rather than being extremely confused when the latest chapter is full of censorship and no-one seems to be commenting on it. It isn't obvious that the comment section is locked until you scroll right down to the bottom.
