Dagashi Kashi 43

035:

第
43rd Sweet: Maken Gummy

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036:

ま
I give up.

ま
I have no idea what the true way of playing with Maken Gummies is...

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な
Where did that even come from...?

だ
Oh, please, Kokonotsu-kun!

ひ
You do remember Himo Q, right?

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あ
That gummy exists solely for the sake of being played with...

そ
I-I thought the conclusion we reached was the exact opposite!!

ほ
Hwataaah!

ひ
Hotaru playing with a Himo Q.

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だ
But now look at this...

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037:

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[on the maken gummy]

ま
Mak[...] Gummy

ぐ
A coiled-up rock-paper-scissors gummy!

ま
Maken Goods Present

コ
Cola flavor

[end of maken gummy]

[on the maken gummy]

ま
Maken Gummy

け
[...]ken [...]s [...]nt

グ
Grap[...]

[end of maken gummy]

[on the maken gummy]

ま
Maken Gummy

ぐ
A coiled-up rock-paper-scissors gummy!

サ
Lemon-lime flavor

[end of maken gummy]

う
Right.
They're /Maken Gummies/.

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こ
Their distinctive characteristic is that they are shaped like rock, paper, or scissors...
So I think they're meant to be used to play rock-paper-scissors...

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...

ど
But...

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ど
But how...?!

え
Huuuh?! Why are you crying?!

ル
Because I can't tell how to use them!!

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シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

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え
Erm...

第
I hereby declare the first...

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038:

「
"Is there a right way to play with Maken Gummies?...

ア
D'you know why they called us here?

さ
No idea...

て
... or rather, can these really be used to play rock-paper-scissors" conference open.

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本
I am well-aware that this space is usually reserved to eat the dagashi bought here,

緊
but, since this meeting is of utmost urgency, I decided to requisition it...
And it's not getting used a lot anyway...

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２
I have asked the two of you to come here...

多
because I wanted to gather as many suggestions as possible.

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は
Let us get to the facts. In spite of being a major product in the world of dagashi,

謎
"Maken Gummy" is still shrouded in mystery...

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正
Let's face it! Using Maken Gummies for the sole purpose of playing rock-paper-scissors is way too impractical!

と
And that's what brought me to thinking that playing rock-paper-scissors with them might be an incorrect use...

普
It's faster to play it directly.

そ
Well, yeah.

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039:

で
But, you know, Hotaru-san...

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パ
The mascot characters drawn on the bags have names.

グ
The rock is "Guupoo", the scissors "Chokirin", and the paper "Paatan"...
[TL note: "rock" is "guu", scissors "choki", and paper "paa" in japanese]

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グ
Since the characters are named after rock-paper-scissors...

や
it's certain that it has some kind of link to the game.

…
...

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そ
True... I used to think the same...

で
But I don't think that was the intent, but only that the outcome looks like it to us...

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彼
I think they're actually new humans... /The next step in evolution!!/

よ
'sup!

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違
Yeah, right! Fat chance!

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...

人
They're the future of man! It's a new theory of evolution!!

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あ
Erm...

サ
Saya-shi!

じ
We just need to find a way to play rock-paper-scissors with these, right?

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040:

例
For example... Two persons could prepare a big pile of these,
and then, to play, each of them picks one bag at random

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そ
and shows it

提
right away!

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こ
Wouldn't that work to play a game of rock-paper-scissors special to this dagashi?

お
Oh!

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お
Wow! You're amazing, Saya-chan! It must be the answer!

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え
H-He he...

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す
It's a good answer... A very good one...

ピ
*rip*

ち
But look, let me open one of them...

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今
The one I just opened was a "scissors", right?

で
But...

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中
It was a "paper" inside.

え
H-Huuuuuh?!!

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041:

ど
It looks like the contents are put in the bags at random...

わ
What the hell...?!

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確
Well, if that's the case... Then yeah, I guess the loser wouldn't be satisfied with the result...

そ
Exactly. And that's why I don't think that's the answer.

俺
I still don't think that I've lost!

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ク
Khu khu... I guess I'll enlighten you, then.

な
What? D'you have an idea?

答
Could it be that you've found the answer, Endou-kun?!
H

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俺
The gummy that looks like a star has sparked my interest more than the hand-shaped one.

全
There's one inside each bag.

実
It's actually really supposed to be a star.

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こ
Now, I think you all remember that sticky, hand-shaped toy that looked like it was made from gum...

の
streeetch

あ
Ah... I think I remember it...

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よ
Alright... Can you stand up, Saya?

そ
And switch places with me.

ア
Me?

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そ
Now, I just have to adjust my aim, and do...

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042:

こ
this!!

ブ
Bffh!!

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コ
Did you burn this in your memory, Coconuts?!

み
N-No... I haven't seen anything!!
K

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と
After what I've done, I'm probably gonna get pun-

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殴
The star-shaped gummy symbolizes... the stars you see after getting punched...

な
What do you think?

地
I'mma send you flying to the stars!!!

う
Hmm... I don't think that's the answer...

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