Mozuku, Walking! 1

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Title: Chapter 1 [Name]

Sachi: Ahahaha! // Mozuku! // Mozuku!

Isao: Sis, // why did you name him "Mozuku"?
Sachi: Eh?

Sachi: Why? // Because his fur looks like seaweed.

TN: mozuku = seaweed of the family Spermatochnaceae

Isao: Hm. // Mozuku doesn't seem to like him name very much.
Sachi: Of course he likes it.

Mozuku: Humans like to name everything. // By giving something a name // they are able to understand and control it.

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Sachi: I'm going to the toilet.
Mozuku: Take this daifuku.

TN: daifuku = a soft round rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam; dai = big, good; fuku = fortune, luck

Mozuku: They probably named it that, because they regard it to be a sign of "good fortune", but // they completely omitted the essential part that says it's a "mochi". // It don't see how it would bring good fortune. // This food clearly lost its true name.

TN: mochi = a rice cake

Mozuku: I can't help but think it's funny that humans unquestioningly call it a daifuku.
Isao: What is it, Mozuku? // Do you want the daifuku?

Isao: Here.
Mozuku: !

Mozuku: gobble

SFX: chew chew chew

Mozuku: !? // Delicious!!!

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SFX: flush // trot trot
Sachi: Ah, that's better.
Mozuku: Maybe it holds more fortune than I thought...

Sachi: Ah! // Where is my daifuku!

SFX: chew chew

Sachi: One of you did this!!
Isao: Mozuku ate it.

Sachi: I know you ate it!
SFX: smack
Isao: Look, he's still chewing.

SFX: Stare~~ // chew chew chew chew

Sachi: I'm going to give you a punch perm!!
SFX: smack
Mozuku: I'll become a different dog breed!

TN: punch perm = hair permed in short, tight curls (usually associated with yakuza and delinquents)

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Mozuku: Ah, crap......
SFX: wilt
Isao: Don't worry about it, Mozuku. // My sis is just small-minded.

SFX: rattle
Sachi: ...Mozuku.

Sachi: I'm sorry I got angry with you... // I didn't think of your feelings...
Isao: ? // Mozuku's feelings?

Sachi: I get it. // It's because you don't like your name, right? // It's too plain...... // So you became jealous //of the "daifuku", which has a meaningful name......

Isao: You think so?

Mozuku: You're wrong, // but whatever.

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Sachi: So, that means // we have to think of a new name for Mozuku. // Any ideas?
Isao: You're enjoying this, aren't you?

Mozuku: Yes, humans really like to name everything.

Sachi: Since he didn't like "Mozuku", // what about "Mozukusake"?
Isao: How is that any different?

Sachi: Well.
Isao: If you want to name him after food, // why don't you give him a name that actually fills your stomach?

Sachi: "Mozuku-zukushi"!
Isao: How do you fill your stomach with seaweed!?

TN: mozuku-zukushi = full of seaweed

Sachi: "Chaahan&ricegomokugohantsuki"
Isao: That's all rice!
Sachi: "Gyoumuyou Pasta"
Isao: I don't really get it, but // sound like you would need a lot...!

TN: Chaahan&ricegomokugohantsuki = Chinese fried rice & rice steamed in stock with vegetables with rice; Gyoumuyou pasta = pasta for business use

Box: With this and that......
Sachi: So many ideas!
Isao: Why don't we let Mozuku choose?
Papers: Calpis // Mozuku-zukushi // Chaahan&rice (gomokugohantsuki) // Miso // Melon pan // Big Mac // Mozukusake // Gyoumuyou pasta // Koorimizu // Kona

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Sachi: Go, choose the name you like!
Isao: It's your choice!

SFX: trot trot

SFX: wriggle wriggle

SFX: excited // trot trot
Sachi: He's back!

Sachi: Ah!

Paper: sake // Mozuku // Mozuku

Sachi: He wants to be "Mozuku"!
Isao: Huh, I thought you didn't like it?

Mozuku: It's just // the other choices were worse.