Dagashi Kashi 12

101:

第
12th Sweet: Menko

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102:

駄
There is something other than dagashi that is sold at dagashi shops and that is very popular: toys and games.

お
Obake Kemuri

む
For some people, these even left a stronger impression than the dagashi themselves.

そ
And one of the games that has been very popular since long ago

ほ
Hah!

ベ
*clap*

ま
You still have a long way to go.

い
Well, it's much more difficult than it looks.

「
is "Menko".

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103:

店
Since the A/C broke down, there was a risk that the dagashi would go bad, so they were stored away.

あ
It's hot.

店
Once that was done, I noticed that there are many things to play with I hadn't noticed yet.

ほ
Hotaru-san said

は
Ah!

お
If they have no dagashi, let them play games!!

と
or something along those lines, so we decided to play Menko.

と
By the way...

め
Does Menko have rules or something?

め
Do kids of your generation not know Menko?!

い
Erm, you're from the same generation, Hotaru-san...

要
Simply put, it's a game to win the other's Menko cards.

取
Win?

地
You have to strike the cards scattered on the ground with your own. If you manage to flip one, it becomes yours.

お
Hah!

え
He he heee!

だ
Therefore, if you're good enough, you can get a nice collection starting from just one card.

弱
The rules are pretty harsh for the weaker players...

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104:

ま
Well, there were also some kids who collected them because they liked the illustrations.

カ
[...]oom [not sure at all]

グ
glove

め
Menko

パ
paper

シ
There are simple drawings, anime characters, and so on.

は
Oh, I see.

く
You know a lot about it.

ほ
I've nearly never played, though.

た
There were times when I collected them.

じ
Let's show each other our collection next time, then!

お
Sure! Sounds cool!

…
...

よ
Alright!!

そ
Well,
let's win some, then!!

？
?

…
...

め
Menko

ほ
Oh, the "edge grip"...

な
It's plain, but elegant.

は
Edge Grip

名
As the name indicates, it consists in gripping the card next to the edge. A grip that makes use of the centrifugal force.

普
But usually, you'd use the "pinch"...

果
I wonder if she'll be able to use this technique well.

ツ
Pinch

物
It consists in holding the card as if you're pinching it. The most widespread grip.

何
I don't understand what they're saying at all...

は
Hah!!

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105:

め
Menko

⁉
?!

で
I-I did it!!

裏
I managed to flip it!!

え
Huh?! What?! What's with that reaction?!

マ
No way...

す
Well, damn!

次
It's my turn now!

ビ
boom [still not sure]

お
Oh! That's the "scissors grip"!

か
People tend to use it because it's cool, but it's said to be extremely hard to use...

か
Is it really cool?

ま
Well, there's next to no chance for it to actually work.

そ
Well, I wonder about that...

⁉
?!

特
I'll make an exception and show it to you...

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106:

斜
Long-Range Diagonal Cut School...

二
Second Dance!!

な
D-Diagonal Cut?! The technique was named so because, instead of throwing your card directly against the other, you throw it in a cutting motion...!

し
Moreover, she used the Second Dance, which means...

に
She...

ビ
boom [still not sure]

２
She flipped two cards...!!
[Translation note: there's a pun here: second dance is "ni no mai", while two cards is "ni mai".]

す
I-It's amazing!!

ど
Where did you learn to do that?!

は
Heeeh...

ふ
Hu hu... I have trained for two years in order to be able to use this technique...

２
She did it for two years...?

で
But I can teach you the basics, if you want!

や
Thank you!!

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107:

だ
It's useless!! I can't do it!!

あ
Don't give up, Kokonotsu-kun!

ス
You have a natural talent for it!

か
It's been about 3 hours...

よ
How come they don't get tired of it...?

！
!

こ
There are even some here...

な
How was it again...?

こ
Hold it between your fingers, like that...

斜
And... cut diagonally!

斜
And say "Diagonal Cut"...

…
Hmm...?

あ
Huh...?

ス
space

３
Three cards...?

ね
Hey...!

ね
Hey, look! I just flipped three cards! I'm pretty good, right?!

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108:

サ
Saya-san...

何
What?
Ain't I amazing?

い
No...

サ
Saya-shi!!

師
"shi"?!
[Translation note: the shi honorific means master, teacher, mentor, etc.]

斜
Saya-chan, who has mastered the Third Dance of the Long-Range Diagonal Cut School, has fully mastered the art of Menko.