Dagashi Kashi 2

013:

コ
Kokonotsu...

ハ
Haah...

い
Just... do what I'm asking you to.

僕
No, pops... I'm not your toy, dammit...!!

ハ
Haah!

ハ
Haah!

店
Tend to the store!!

嫌
No waaaay!!!

ご
Excuse me... Is anyone here?

い
Welcooomey!

あ
Ah!

ま
We're not done y-

や
I finally arrived.

第
2nd Sweet: Umai Bou
[Translation note: "umai bou" means "delicious stick".]

014:

こ
This is...
dagashi shop "Shikada Dagashi", right?

突
When he saw the unexpected visitor,

コ
Kokonotsu was

見
instantly mesmerized.

015:

あ
She was a creature rarely found around there: a girl his age he had never seen before.

更
Furthermore, she had the aura of someone from the city. And, most importantly...

か
She...

か
She's cute...!! No, not cute... gorgeous...?

す
Wow! It's just as if she came straight out of a 2D world!!

？
?

と
P-Pops, w-we've got a client.

お
W-We have to welcome her...

店
Thanks for running the store.
Pops.

店
Thanks for running the store.
Pops.

016:

親
Damn you, old maaaan!!

リ
*krik* *krik* *krik* *krik* *krik*

店
Thanks for running the store.
Pops.

ち
Hey, is this "Shikada", or am I mistaken?

は
Ah!
Yes! Err, no! You're not mistaken!

い
Are you really sure...?

店
Thanks for running the store.

じ
So the person who left earlier must have been You-san.
[Translation note: His name is a pun, "you" also means "eight".]

ち
I arrived exactly as he was leaving, talk about bad timing.

タ
I think it has nothing to do with timing, he just used this chance to force the store work on me...

父
Do you know my father?

！
!

ふ
Hmph...

も
Of course I do.
He's a celebrity, after all.

何
How come...?!

私
My name is /Shidare Hotaru/.

あ
Actually, I don't think I want know the details.

あ
Huh?

「
"Shidare"? I've heard that name some-

気
So you've already found out...

017:

そ
That's right!! You know the famous sweets manufacturer, the "Shidare Company"!!

チ
When talking about chocolate, snacks, or cookies!! Anyway, when talking about sweets in general, it's the first thing that comes to mind!! The "Shidare Company"!!

そ
And, to cut to the chase, it's my father's company! The "Shidare Company"!!

…
But, someday... /It will belong to me/...

枝
And I, /Shidare Hotaru/, will turn it into the greatest sweets manufacturer in the world! Nice to meet you.

018:

な
How do I say this...?

あ
Erm... Nice to meet you to.

ど
The pleasure is mine.

ち
She's a bit strange!

そ
Oh right... You said you wanted to see my father, right?

シ
[...]ikada

駄
Dagashi

そ
Yes! Exactly!
I crossed many mountains and valleys in order to meet him! It was wackily far!

ハ
Wackily?

ふ
Hu hu... Oh well, it's not a big deal.

ま
I can start by
having a little bit of fun with you, his son.

ヨ
Son of You-san! Let's see if you are worthy of

確
being my rival!!

な
She said something... I thought only a PokXmon trainer would say...!!

019:

で
Here I come, then!! Which dagashi is the one to rule them all? The rightwise king born of all dagashi?

え
Huh?!

そ
Exactly!! The Umai Bou!!

そ
Huh? Really?!

う
One of the reasons why Umai Bou is so famous is because it comes in many different flavors...

…
Aaah...

な
I'm really in the mood for pizza right now.

な
W-What? What's going on?!

し
Ah, but I want to eat nattou as well!

こ
What should I do in this case...? I'm agonizing over it!

…
...

チ
*glance*

え
Huh?! What?! Why not eat pizza and nattou...?

は
Ah!!

気
It seems you've realized... Yes! That's the right answer!

そ
It's the best solution! Basically...

本
There are some dishes which,
by nature, you will never eat together...

気
But there's a way to eat whatever you feel like!! And that is...

020:

う
The Umai Bou!!

様
The Umai Bou will meet many different requests!

メ
Mentaiko x Corn Potage

シ
Sugared Rusk x Salted Beef Tongue

サ
Salami x Chocolate

ブ
Pork and Kimchi x Nattou

オ
Onion Salad x Brown Sugar

チ
Chocolate x Nattou

納
Nattou x Shrimp Mayonnaise

納
Nattou x Nattou

す
A-Amazing... It's amazing, but why would you ever want to eat one of these combinations?! And why so much nattou?!

そ
And so, I want to hear what combinations you'll come up with!!

は
S-Sorry?

つ
Show me the best combination you can create...

私
And try to satisfy me!!

え
Hmm, well... Okay...

な
Now she said something like the last boss of a video game would!!

「
You mean, like, "cheese" and "takoyaki" to make a "cheese takoyaki" flavor...?

[right-hand side umai bou]

た
Takoyaki Flavor

う
Umai

棒
Bou

お
Oh! He's getting octo-punched!

[left-hand side umai bou]

チ
Cheese Flavor

う
Umai

棒
Bou

[end of umai bou]

と
Something like that...?

悪
It's not bad, but...

パ
It lacks punch.

パ
Punch, huh? Hmm...

あ
Ah, then...

021:

い
How about grilling the Umai Bou themselves...?

…
I-It still lacks punch!!

う
*shlurp*

め
You're drooling your mouth off, here!!

う
Hmm... I see...

あ
Ahn...

２
Can I use more than two?

！
!
/I don't mind./

え
Then... With a "Pizza", an "Onion Salad", and a "Corn Potage"...

イ
You can make a set with an Italian feel to it... How is it?

オ
O-

お
O?

022:

お
Ottimo!!
(delicious)

や
I knew it, she's really strange...

な
You aren't half bad...

で
But she's a bit cute...

な
Somehow, Kokonotsu encountered an existence that he couldn't help but be interested in.