Dagashi Kashi 47

069:

第
47th Sweet: Anzu Bou
[TL note: "anzu bou" means "apricot stick"]

だ
Dagashi Kashi

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070:

あ
Don't you think that Anzu Bou are tricky to eat?

液
There's always the risk of the contents spilling out...

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そ
But...

ぽ
Hup!

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む
*nom* *nom*

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ピ
*fwiiip*

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口
If you throw the whole bag into your mouth and to its contents...

こ
You can eat it without spilling a drop!

め
It's spilled all over the place!!

[on the anzu bou]

ボ
Bou

常
Minatsune's Original

あ
Anzu Bou

ミ
Minatsune's

[end of anzu bou]

あ
Anzu Bou

杏
A dagashi made of apricot dipped in syrup. It comes in a long vinyl pouch, hence the name "stick". What makes it unique is its texture, which is not quite like jelly, and not quite like jam either!

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て
Anyway, if you want an easy way to eat it...

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071:

凍
Why don't you just freeze it?

そ
It even tastes better that way.

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[mostly unreadable line, so maybe it should be kept that way, the only readable character is the first one, which is "freeze", so she's probably saying basically the same thing as in her next line.]

？
?
What? What's wrong?

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な
I have never...

あ
I have never eaten a frozen Anzu Bou... Not even once!!

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...

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ウ
I've heard the rumors... That it tastes good when frozen...
But...

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...

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家
I cannot wait... until I reach the refrigerator at home!!

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072:

そ
To begin with, I can't even wait until I'm out of the store to eat the dagashi I've bought!

そ
I had forgotten about that...

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じ
Then why don't you just do it at our store?
Take an Anzu Bou and come with me.

え
Huh?

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ア
Ice Cream

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ア
The store's freezer...?

そ
Exactly! Now, we just have to write your name on this bag...

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ア
Ice Cream

ほ
Hotaru-sa

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あ
Put the Anzu Bou in the bag, and the bag in the freezer.

ホ
Hotaru-san

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こ
Now, in 2 to 3 hours...

冷
You can taste a frozen Anzu Bou!

ア
Ice Cream

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073:

２
2 to 3 hours...?

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待
I can't wait that long...

そ
I'm sure you can do it if you make an effort!!

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さ
Like you just said, dagashi are supposed to be eaten outdoors.

マ
Let's leave the problem of etiquette apart.
[TL note: in japan, it's usually considered bad manners to eat outside]

ア
Ice Cream

ア
Ice Cream

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家
You can go home and put it in your refrigerator,

駄
but it's more common to just freeze it at the store and eat it while playing.

だ
Most dagashi stores allow it because it's just how things naturally turn out.

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な
I see... It's the kind of freedom that's typical to dagashi stores!

そ
Exactly!

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で
But no matter how hard I try, I can't wait!! I want to eat it!!

え
Huuuh?! Calm down, Hotaru-san! Don't do anything rash!!

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最
Don't you...

一
want to try the best, the most delicious way to eat Anzu Bou?!!

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074:

な
Then endure it! You must stay strong, Hotaru-san!!

う
Ugh...!! Ueeeh...!!

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さ
I shouldn't have expected less from you...

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あ
To boost your sales by making me to buy more dagashi while the Anzu Bou is freezing...

い
I didn't do anything. You just started eating dagashi because you couldn't wait...

こ
You natural born businessman!

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と
And three hours have passed while we were chatting, Kokonotsu-kun!!

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...

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お
Oooh...

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075:

…
...

ど
Please go ahead.

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シ
It tastes a bit like sorbet, doesn't it?

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今
I learned a great deal today.

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時
Sometimes, it's just best to wait...

あ
Thank you, Kokonotsu-kun!

気
I'm happy that you liked it.
Oh, then...

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076:

も
Do you want to buy another one and leave it here?

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…
Why would I...?

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

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さ
For the same reason as before. If you buy it now,

名
put your name on it and leave it in the freezer...

明
Your Anzu Bou will freeze overnight,
and you can eat it as soon as you arrive tomorrow!

イ
[...]ce Cream

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...

取
It's really practical! It's just like you booked it.

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こ
Y-You... You natural born businessman!

え
H-Huh?!

１
I'll buy one... no, two of them!

シ
Shikada

駄
Dagashi

コ
Kokonotsu's talent for selling dagashi should not be taken lightly...