Dagashi Kashi 5

045:

第
5th Sweet: Namaiki Beer
[Translation note: "namaiki beer" is a pun: it both means "cheeky beer", and "nama" means "raw" in general and "draft" in the case of beer.]

お
Heeeeey!
Kokonotsuuu!

…
...

コ
Kokonotsuuu?

ふ
Hmph! I bet he just wants me to tend to the store again...

コ
Kokonotsu!

夏
As if I'd do that every single day just because it's summer holidays!

だ
Seriously, pops forces me to do his work way too much.

今
Today, I'll finally do what I want to do...
I'll draw manga...!!

コ
Kokonotsuuu! Hmm...? Well...
I guess he's still sleeping. Just the day you came to see him.

ご
Sorry you came for nothing, Hotaru-chan.

…
...

…
Hnnng!

や
Well... I didn't hear too well... But I think I heard someone came to see me.

ま
Why, just when I thought I'd take a break! What a coincidence!

で
So,

誰
I heard someone's here to see me.

046:

店
Thanks for running the store.

父
Dad

―
It's hot so...

プ
I'm going to the pool.

親
Old maaaaaan!!!

047:

く
Shit! He got me...

う
Uuugh...

も
I should have...
kept my cool...

あ
I know this old man would do just anything to make me take over the store...!!

あ
Oh!
Kokonotsu-kun?

！
!

何
What are you doing like that in front of the shop?

せ
You'll make your customers run away.

ほ
H-Hotaru-saaan...

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

な
What's wrong?

な
I see. So he did that...
And since he pushed the store work onto you, you don't have any free time left.

は
Exactly...

048:

ま
Well, it's not that bad since she's here...

ど
Now I'm having mixed feelings about it...

ふ
Hmm.

そ
This is indeed a serious issue.

確
Of course you want to have days when you can go to other dagashi stores to learn their ways...

わ
I understand...

違
Wrong!! You got it all wrong!!

え
Huh?!
Then what would you do?!

あ
Ah!! You want to develop new dagashi?!

…
...

ち
No, wrong again.

い
No. You see...

そ
That's not what I mean.

店
He's neglecting his work here and just taking strolls outside,

…
...

僕
he's depriving me of my freedom; that's why I'm angry.

き
I'd bet my bottom dollar annoying me's some kind game for him. That's why...

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

そ
You're wrong.

大
You see, adults have a lot of responsibilities.

…
...

仕
And it's not just at work.
They also have to think of their families.

そ
He's got more to do than just run the store...

049:

私
Since we're still children,
we can only see things from our point of view.

…
But...

そ
Then, Kokonotsu-kun...

な
Do you want to...

私
become an adult with me?

え
Huh?!

そ
W-We should take things more slowly...!! And it may be dangerous!!

大
Don't worry, it will be raw, but safe.

生
Raw?!

な
This is even worse... I mean...!!

そ
We shouldn't do it...

深
before we get to know each other better, and...

050:

へ
Here ya go, sonny!!

[on the namaiki beer]

泡
So much foam!!

生
Draft

な
Namaiki Beer

水
Dissolve it in water and it's just like beer!

ノ
Non-alcoholic, you can't get drunk.

[end of namaiki beer]

生
Namaiki Beer

水
It becomes beer when dissolved in water?! It seems there's a rumor among dagashi enthusiasts that describes it as an "ambitious, innovative, provocative product". Hotaru's father, president of Shidare Company, said "It feels extremely real".

…
... ... What's that?

全
It's the "beer" that adults love so much.

だ
I thought of drinking this to put ourselves into You-san's shoes and view things his way.

…
...!

す
That was such an embarrassing misunderstanding!!!

「
It's "draft"!
[Translation note: "raw" and "draft" are the same word in Japanese.]

ノ
But it's alcohol-free, so it's "safe"!

「
We'll be "adults"!

う
Whaaah!!

ア
Maybe you've already had a similar experience: all the adults are drinking beer at a family meeting...

…
...

自
and you feel lonely and can't fit in because you're the only one drinking either juice or tea...

だ
But, with this,

仲
it seems we can become one of them!!

「
"It seems", huh...?

051:

コ
Have you ever drunk Namaiki Beer before, Kokonotsu-kun?

い
No. I knew about it, but I've never tried it...

え
Oh?! Really?!

…
!

じ
I'll teach you how it's done, then!!

ま
First, pour water in an ice-cold glass.

冷
Chilly!

そ
Then...

中
take the "beer seed" that's inside the bag,

こ
and drop it in the water...

お
Oooh!
It really looks just like beer!!

ツ
Let's take a few dagashi to snack on while drinking...

そ
All right!
Well, a toast to our first drinking party!

カ
Ch-
Cheers!

052:

あ
Ah!

お
It's pretty good... It tastes a bit like apple... no, more like pineapple juice!

ね
Hey, Hotaru-san!

ビ
Don't you think beer tastes pretty good too?!

う
Hu hu hu hu... Aaaah... Munching on Umai Bou while drinking Namaiki Beer...

最
Now, this is the life... Aaah...

あ
Aaah, my glass is empty... Kokonotsu-kuuun, more snacks and a refill of beer, pleeease!!

何
How come...

キ
Cabbage Tarou... Umai Bou... C'mon, hurry up...

ひ
Hips!

何
How come she can get plastered on an alcohol-free drink...?!

そ
Afterwards, Kokonotsu had to spend his whole day looking after Hotaru, who was drunk, and thus learned of the hardships adults have to face.