Dagashi Kashi 14

117:

第
14th Sweet: Cocoa Cigarettes

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118:

見
Look, Kokonotsu.

浜
The shore is so far... The wrath of Mother Nature sure is frightening.

う
Yeah... So, how are we going back?

…
How presumptuous. Do you really think humans can defy Mother Nature?

え
Huuuh?! You mean we can't go back?!

ま
Now, now. Calm down, Kokonotsu-kun.

ト
*plof*

深
The sea may look pretty deep here, but it's actually not that...

あ
Ah?!

父
Poooops!!

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119:

ぶ
Phah!!

あ
My...

足
My leg!!

は
Haah...
Haah...

…
...

…
... See?

び
He's dripping wet!!

し
Still... We have to get back to the shore somehow...

良
Thank God, you still have the determination to go back.

も
Of course I do. Nature stands no change against civilization.

ま
Alright. First of all, let's sort things out by remembering what led to the current mess.

１
About an hour earlier.

す
love

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120:

…
...

…
Love...? Love what?

へ
He he... I still haven't forgotten... I feel so stupid...

だ
And I'm asking you what you're talking about!!

何
Well, I'm talking about your mother, who went back to live in her parents' house, of course.

え
H-Huuuuuh?! Why is he talking about something so awkward?!

あ
E-Erm... Okay...

ま
Well, I was just setting the mood.

？
?
What for?

あ
So, how is it? Have you gotten closer to Hotaru-chan since last time?

‼
!!

べ
C-

別
Closer?! What do you mean?! There's nothing between us!!

や
Come on, I told you to stop with that joke!

我
I can read my son like an open book...

ふ
Hu!

あ
Ah!

こ
This stone has just the right shape! Let's skip stones!

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121:

と
Haah!

ト
*ploc*

ぶ
Pffft!! It didn't even bounce a single time!!

プ
Pfff!

ぐ
Ghh...!

見
Look, to skip stones well, you have to

横
throw it sideways!!

チ
*plof*

全
You're not doing any better than me!!

…
...

…
What's wrong...?

間
I've just thrown the house keys by mistake...

え
Huuuuuh?! What kind of mistake is that?!

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122:

ポ
There was something in my pocket that had just the right weight to throw, so I didn't think and just...

つ
What do you mean, you "didn't think"?! To begin with, the very idea of throwing something that's in your pocket is strange!!

え
Aaah! Anyway, talking about it isn't going to help, I better do something about it!

え
Huh?! You're gonna go pick it up?!

あ
Of course I am!!

お
Obfh!!

…
!!

な
T-The waves!! The waves are too strong, Kokonotsu!! H-Help me... /He'p meee!!/

と
P-Poooooops!!

コ
Kokonotsuuu!!

ぎ
Argh!! Don't hold on to me!! I said stop!!

ゴ
Gogonobuuu...

う
Shut up!!

…
...
And that's how we arrived on this rock...

…
I see now...

結
So there was no progress whatsoever between you and Hotaru-chan...

ち
Tsk!

い
No, not really no progress at all, but...
Hey, we have more important things to deal with right now!!

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123:

ま
Now, now.
We probably won't get any good idea of how to get back to the shore right now.

ほ
Here.

お
Want a smoke?

何
Huh? A smoke? I'm still in high school, I can't...

っ
Wait, those are... A dagashi by ORION (Co., Ltd.) that has been loved by everyone for many years...

「
The "Cocoa Cigarettes"!!

[on the cocoa cigarettes]

コ
Cocoa Cigarettes

[end of cocoa cigarettes]

説
Thanks for the explanation.

さ
You're so very knowledgeable about dagashi, Kokonotsu...

な
S-So what?! I'm not taking over the store!

へ
Huh...? I know you don't want to.

…
!

え
Huh?!

じ
You mean it's okay if I become a mangaka?!

い
Well, no, that's not exactly what I meant either.

ど
But well, you still have time before you decide...
We'll stick together until you're sure of what's best for you.

父
Pops...

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124:

俺
That's how we've always rolled, isn't it?

へ
He he... Yeah... (Well, we're father and son, after all...)

さ
Well,
then...

う
Yup.

諦
Let's give up... And swim back home!!

家
They had to break the door lock.