My bet would be that Kanako, being goddess and all, recreated it (rather simple creature that it is, it'd be rather a snap to make one, should one have the ability).\ Oh, and congrats pgraphics, on uploading, in your own words, a "crappy edit" littered with jpeg artifacts.
Super thanks to Moonspeaking Fairy from pooshlmer. Hoping someone can edit this one.
1 Rustle rustle
2 Su: Steak!
K: Eh...grilled newt and fish gruel again? Strange...since June, I'm the only one who's been getting nothing but newt or preserved locust...*
3 FX: Huff huff
Sign: Lost Manjuu •Cute •Lovable If found, notify Moriya Shrine
C: It's gone missing again.
7 Ponk ponk
8 Y: Long time no see!!!
FX: Poff
10 Waaaah waaaa sob sob
*Technically, she's getting imori (Japanese firebelly newt), zousui (rice gruel with veggies, fish, etc. seasoned with miso or soy), and inago (locust) tsukudani (food preserved by simmering in soy sauce and mirin). I'm guessing this is a follow-up strip to one in which Kanako was somehow responsible for Sanae's Yukkureimu going missing.
>>seriously,what the hell is a jpeg artifact It's an alteration of the colors in a JPEG picture because of an elevated compression level or multiple recompressions.
Waaaah waaaa sob sobLong time no see!!!It's gone missing again.Lost Manjuu
•Cute •Lovable
If found, notify Moriya ShrineEh...grilled newt and fish gruel again? Strange...since June, I'm the only one who's been getting nothing but newt or preserved locust...Steak!Rustle rustle