Dagashi Kashi 49

087:

第
49th Sweet: Sakuma-shiki Drops
[TL note: "sakuma-shiki drops" means "sakuma-style drops"]

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088:

あ
That was close...

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ど
It's a real downpour...

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夏
Well, sudden showers are common in summer... I hope it subsides soon...

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... Hmm?

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089:

…
!!

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ほ
Hotaru-san?!

あ
Oh, Kokonotsu-kun!

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び
You're completely drenched!!

急
Well, it started raining quite abruptly.

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あ
I've been wandering in fruitless search of a shelter from the rain, and my feet have brought me here.

い
I'm at loss for words.

と
M-Maybe you could just sit down for now!

濡
Don't just stand in the rain!!

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090:

ふ
Phew...

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…
...

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な
It's... how to say... I don't really like rain... Or rather, I don't like it at all...

突
It sure happened suddenly.

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神
Thank you, God...

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091:

ジ
*clunk...*

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ふ
Hu hu...

こ
One dagashi is much better appreciated in such heavy rain...

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サ
Sakuma-shiki Drops...!

[on the sakuma-shiki drops]

サ
Sakuma-shiki

豊
Toyoroku Trademark

ド
Drops

[end of sakuma-shiki drops]

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普
Usually, you can't carry a dagashi with you once you've opened the bag...

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こ
But thanks to this strong lid, which keeps all intruders at bay...
Even in this rain...

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…
...

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コ
Kokonotsu-kun...
Can you please open it...?

ハ
Haaaah...

ハ
Haaaah...

拒
She's been kept at bay...!

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092:

カ
*pop*

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１
A 10-yen coin!

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誰
To think there was a way to open it using something everyone carries around with them...!!

さ
You're so inventive, Kokonotsu-kun!!

い
No... I'm pretty sure that's how everyone opens it...

そ
Really?!

む
Now I'm curious about how you opened them until now.

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気
With my spirit!

気
Your spirit?!

意
It actually works better than you'd expect.

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今
It didn't work today because the can is wet with rain...

気
Her spirit...?

は
Haah!!

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サ
Have you ever wondered why Sakuma-shiki Drops

っ
don't stick to one another inside the can?

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093:

あ
Ah... Now that you mention it...

ポ
It's always sad when a candy sticks to its bag inside your pocket...

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そ
The reason why they don't stick to one another is also

手
what gives them their unique, grainy texture!

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魔
It's a magical powder... Powdered sugar!

ま
You're using words that can easily be misunderstood again...

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変
They didn't put anything weird in it, and it tastes good, so it's fine!!

当
Of course they didn't!! It's candy, for God's sake!!

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と
Anyway, using this delicious powder to keep the drops from melting and sticking to one another is tasteful and /dashing/.

は
Here.

行
[can't read :(]

探
Detective Agency

ま
Well, I guess...

い
Dashing?

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…
Ghh...

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094:

…
...

ハ
mint

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...

フ
Haah!

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今
What were you trying to do just now, Kokonotsu-kun?!

え
Huh?!

中
Were you going to put it back in and take another one?!

う
Ugh...!!

や
Stop right now!!

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気
Putting a drop back in the can because you don't like the flavor is strictly taboo!

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い
Even if it's you, I can't forgive this, Kokonotsu-kun...

わ
I get it! I get it already!!

さ
Eat it!

ご
I'm sorry!! I can eat it myself!

さ
Eat it!!

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095:

そ
In the first place, why do some people think of mint flavor so badly when it's actually so good...?

ハ
It's so good there are whole cans of mint-flavored drops!

え
Huh?! Does that really exist?!

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…
!

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意
Mint is actually better than I thought...

[can't read again :(]

探
Detect[...]

そ
By the way...

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コ
what were you doing here, Kokonotsu-kun?

う
Hmm? Well, nothing much... I was taking a walk, then there was this evening shower...

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ほ
And you, what were you doing here, Hotaru-san? We're pretty far from the store.

私
I was taking a walk too.

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い
I have to enjoy this place while I'm still here.
I don't know how long it will last.

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あ
Ah... Real-

お
Oh,
/look!/

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096:

晴
It stopped raining!
Kokonotsu-kun!!

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…
...

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そ
By the way, are there many benches like this one in the countryside?

え
Huh?! Do bus stops not look like that in the city?!

バ
It's a bus stop?! But there was no bus!!

ま
The summer is still young.

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097:

だ
Dagashi Kashi