Dagashi Kashi 23

035:

第
23rd Sweet: Yanyan Tsuke Bou
[translation note: "yanyan tsuke bou" means "yanyan dipping stick"]

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036:

今
If I asked you to come here today, it is for no other reason

「
than to hear your own opinion on the matter, as the heir of the "Shidare Company", Hotaru-chan.

コ
Cocoa Cigarettes

あ
I was wondering why the great You-san was formally asking for my assistance...

な
But now I see, it is indeed a very tricky question.

「
Is "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"

[on the yanyan tsuke bou]

ヤ
Yanyan Tsuke Bou

あ
open

つ
Delicious when dipped, fun to [...]

ヤ
Yanyan Tsuke Bou

チ
Dip it in the /chocolate cream/, it's delicious!

[end of yanyan tsuke bou]

駄
a dagashi or not?

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037:

…
...
Erm...

僕
Can I go back to my room...?

駄
Of course not!

そ
She's right, Kokonotsu. We're not playing, for God's sake.

そ
First of all, "Yanyan Tsuke Bou" is...

て
Why are we doing this at our home...?

ポ
*crunch* *crunch*

「
a popular snack whose concept is "delicious when dipped, fun to dip".

つ
Dip it, then eat it.

な
mysterious, yummy powder

チ
chocolate

つ
delicious, crispy dipping sticks

皆
Everyone must have tried it at least once in their lives.

モ
Most certainly.

率
Then please answer honestly:

初
What did you think the first time you ate some?

…
... It was fun,

お
and delicious.

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038:

だ
P-Phew! I see! That's a relief! It was the same for me!

あ
Isn't, like, super fun?! Like when you worry about how to distribute the remaining chocolate to the sticks!

粉
Or when how you can't easily grab the last bits of powder with the sticks and end up dumping it in your mouth!

ほ
Wow! You're so wild, Hotaru-chan!

…
?

あ
Huh? Weren't we supposed to discuss whether "Yanyan Tsuke Bou" is a dagashi or not?

そ
That's right.

ち
Did you not even listen to what we said, Kokonotsu?!

な
What's with that attitude?!

そ
So, what did you want to say?

あ
Ah, well...

駄
Isn't Yanyan Tsuke Bou a dagashi?

ヤ
I mean, why wouldn't it be?

え
/Huh?! What?!/ Am I mistaken?

う
Hmmmmm...

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039:

コ
Kokonotsu-kun...

「
You have to come back to the very definition of dagashi is to solve this question.

コ
Kokonotsu-kun, do you know what the "da" in dagashi means?

え
Erm... If I remember well, it's the "da" from "odachin".
[translation note: "odachin" is a small sum of money given to a child who has run an errand (it may also, more generally, mean "tip/reward")]

正
Indeed, that's the right answer. You're doing great for now.

そ
Now, what is the price of a "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"?

「
The price of a "Yanyan Tsuke Bou"...?

だ
It's usually from 100 to 120 yen...

は
Ah!!

そ
Exactly! MSRP: 122 yen (without tax).

「
If a "dagashi" is "a snack you can buy with odachin"...

１
120 yen is a bit too much to fit the definition!

は
You did well, take this.

父
father

わ
Yay! 50 yen!!

１
120 yen...?!

な
What sort of high-class snack is this?!

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040:

じ
Well, I guess it's not a dagashi, then.

迷
Not a hint of hesitation!!

も
Let's think about it a bit more!!

っ
But it looks straightforward to me...

し
I see... Then you leave me no other choice, I'll have to do /that/.

？
?

お
Oh, I see! /That/!

ぺ
*rip*

な
What are they doing...?

い
All right!

―
"What is special about June 4?"

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041:

な
W-What?! Is it a puzzle? Or maybe a quiz?

６
June 4? June 4... Hmm...

あ
Ah! It's "cavity prevention day"!

う
Hu hu hu!

正
Correct!

は
Ah!!

ま
No...
No way!

ふ
Hu hu...

そ
Yes way!!

こ
There's a little quiz written on every single one of these dipping sticks!!

[on the yanyan tsuke bou]

６
What is special about June 4?

[end of yanyan tsuke bou]

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042:

学
It's designed to play, but children learn at the same time!!

ど
*triumphant*

ど
So?! Kokonotsu-kun?!

だ
I-I-It feels so much like a dagashiiii!!

[on the yanyan tsuke bou]

６
What is special about June 4?

[end of yanyan tsuke bou]

シ
Shikad[...]

さ
So, Kokonotsu-kun, what is your conclusion?

は
Hurry!

…
...

う
Erm... I guess... it's a dagashi...

た
Maybe...

じ
Can we sell some at the shop, then?!

え
Huh? Well... Why not? It tastes good, after all.

や
Yaaaaaaaay!

パ
*crisp*

店
They only wanted to sell "Yanyan Tsuke Bou" at the shop.

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