I finally delivered the piece that I was commissioned for in December. Although I had a rough layout by the end of January, I wasn't satisfied with the coloring, so I ended up redoing the second layout from the left twice before completing the challenging piece. I made changes to the background with and without dialogue. Eventually, I settled on the size for the final delivery, but initially, I had prepared it at the size for the fifth piece. I'll include that just in case. I love including multiple layouts in my artwork, but I lack the skill in composition.
I'm sorry, the dialogue is in Japanese.