Dagashi Kashi 4

035:

4th Sweet: Kinako Bou
[Translation note: "kinako bou" means "kinako stick"]

036:

は
lost

037:

コ
Coconuts!

シ
Shikada

菓
[...]gashi

氷
Ice

コ
Coconuts! Cocooonuts!

コ
Cocooonuuuts!!

な
What? What?

う
You're too loud.

ど
What happened?
Hey, aren't you the kid from just a moment ago?

て
And, for the record, my name is Kokonotsu.

038:

は
Here! Look!
I won!

あ
won

お
Oh! You really did!

じ
Okay, you can go take another Gorigori-kun. [Translation note: from some reason, he didn't use the pop's real name here (Garigari-kun), while he does it for the other sweets.]

外
They're outside.

や
Yaaaaay!!

や
Yaaay!!

う
He really looks happy.

く
Haah...

ち
Hey!!! Kokonotsu-kun!!

今
I just saw this kid shoplifting a Gorigori-kun from this store!!!

な
W-W-W-What the hell is that girl doing?!

039:

な
So that's what happened!

て
I was sure the Extremist Gorigori-kun Hunters Party had finally come in this town too!

ゴ
What is that Gorigori Hunter thing...?!

そ
Whatever... So you came today again, huh?

ふ
Hmph!
Of course I came.

ア
After all, in order to bring your father to work for us,

ア
I first have to turn you into a fine dagashi store owner.

…
Huh? Wait, she was serious...?!

こ
You live in such a great environment... What a waste it would be not to take it over...

っ
Maybe, but still...

王
You have everything, from the most common sweet to connoisseur treats; snacks, jellies, doughnuts, ramune candies...

は
To tell you the truth, I'm jealous of you...

…
...

見
Look at this model kit! God only knows where it was first bought from!

た
It's so exciting!!

た
So it's exciting...

そ
But what catches my eyes is...

040:

[on the box]

ど
Doriko Candy Main Store

５
55 sticks (15 winners)

棒
Bou Kinako Ataru
[Translation note: "bou kinako ataru" basically means "winning kinako stick"]

１
10 yens

[end of box]

こ
without a doubt, this.

【
[Bou Kinako Ataru]
(nickname: Kinako Bou)
A candy everyone has a close relation to. It is made by solidifying sugar and mizuame and sprinkling kinako over it. A classic for any dagashi store! If there's a red mark on the toothpick, you can get another one for free.

…
The Kinako Bou, huh...?

お
They're good, but to say they catch the eye...
They're plain compared to others...

…
I guess I'll have to start my lecture from there...

ふ
Hmph!

…
...

え
Huh? What's going on...?

い
Listen well, Kokonotsu-kun.
The world of dagashi is a battlefield.

せ
What?!

そ
Every dagashi crafts its own ingenious plans to showcase its beauty to the customers.
Be it packaging, advertising slogans, mascot characters...

そ
But amongst them!! A plain box!! No mascot character!!

己
The Kinako Bou keep on fighting while relying only on their own strength!!!

言
They're just like... desert soldiers!!

砂
I'm a desert soldier.

―
The only thing I believe in...

己
is my own strength...

き
You imagined a desert just because of the color of the kinako! Admit it!!

041:

き
The Kinako Bou have been holding their breath...
Buried in the sand... even now... waiting for their chance...

ふ
Hu hu...

私
For their chance to kill us...!!

…
...

ヌ
Hng!

く
Shit!!

僕
They're gonna kill us?!!

ド
*boom*

と
So, do you understand how amazing the Kinako Bou are, now?

ま
Well... I kind of understand what you're trying to say...

で
Great, let us keep that in mind...

実
and step onto the battlefield!

は
Here, 10 yens.

あ
Oh, thank you...

し
Still...
There is one problem with them.

問
And that is...?

よ
Have a good look.

あ
Aaaaaaaahhh!

042:

ほ
Look!

一
When it's bitten into,
some of the kinako falls down.

胸
Now my chest is all dirty.

き
kinako

ん
Hmm?

ど
What's wrong, Kokonotsu-kun?

い
No, well...
Your... chest...

ほ
Hey!! Come on, look!!

わ
I get it!

わ
I get it, so stop!!

要
So the problem is that your clothes get dirty when eating one...

き
The problem is that I can't eat all the kinako!!

…
So you want to eat it without the kinako falling...

で
But is there really something that can be done about it? Some of it will fall anyway...

ふ
Hu hu hu...
You see...

あ
There's a way!

き
A way to eat a Kinako Bou without the kinako dropping!!

！
!

き
The kinako falls because of the vibration produced by biting into the Kinako Bou!!

つ
Since we know this, we can find a solution...! And that is...!!

043:

「
"One Shot Kill"!!!

美
Sorry I'm so good.

ふ
Phew...!

ぜ
You got it all on your face! You're all dusty now!!

と
And so, by eating it like this, you can eat it without the kina-

で
No you caaan't!! It all fell on your face!!!

ふ
Hu hu... If you're going that far...

え
Hmm?

ア
Then surely you'll show me your technique.

う
Hmm... It's not really a technique or anything...

左
I just put my left hand under it and lick it afterwards...

な
I see...

044:

通
The so-called "Left Hand of God"!

そ
What?! Does it really have such a cool name?!

基
I see that you have a firm grasp of the basics...

私
Then I'll show you my best technique.

き
Hold a Kinako Bou between each finger...!

悪
The "Devil's Swords"!

こ
Weren't we talking about how to eat them without making the kinako fall?!

こ
With this technique, you can eat them in quick succession!

満
It maximizes the satisfa-

げ
*cough*
*cough* *cough*

え
*hack* *hack*

喉
Went down the wrong way.

仕
They're really going to kill her!!

ぷ
Puff! Haah... Drinking a Ramune in this terrible situation...

ま
is exactly like finding an oasis in the desert...!!

む
Choking over baking soda sounds like it would hurt.

き
Please make sure you have something to drink when eating Kinako Bou.