Dagashi Kashi 29

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29th sweet:
Beware of sour grapes


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Whoops…! There!

Hey, look.
There’s a secret item.
Huh? Where? How do I get it?

Oh, it’s too late. You suck at this.
Wha-…!?
You’re almost out of life.
……
Hey, wait. Don’t rush me.

You died.
Nooo!!

package: 1 out of 3 is super sour
Grape flavor

You’ve got no talent for games.
Talent!?
………
He looks so similar……


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package: Beware of sour grapes!
1 out of 3 is super sour!

……Uh!!
It’s sour!!

Beware of sour grapes!
Contains three pieces of grape-flavored chewing gum.
However! One out of three is “extra sour”.
No doubt (seriously)…
It’s extremely sour,
so you’d better be ready for it…

Endou-kun looks so much like it…
Could he be…

cosplaying…!?

No way…!! But wait… It’s possible...
Especially remembering the thing with the bontan ame…

I do it too once in a while, but…
[Cosplaying as Pochi-kun]
Yay!
he does it every day…!?
Package: Potato fry
Fried chicken flavor
4 pcs

Hm?
What’s wrong, Hotaru-san?


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Those sunglasses…
look great on you…

She’s thinking about weird stuff again. It’s written on her face…!
?
Thanks.

Did you know that the “sour grapes”…

were originally created due to a mistake…
They accidentally mixed in too much citric acid, and the candy turned out way too sour.
Oops!
Huh…?
Too sour!
The flavor was created by coincidence.

They say that the boss fainted when they made him try one…
……!!
Boss!?
That’s an awful prank!


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That playful spirit… is what defines dagashi!

It’s important to rely on coincidences or randomness once in a while.
That’s why girls are into fortunetelling and stuff…

That’s why… Kokonotsu-kun!!
Let’s use the sour grapes to decide whether you’ll take over Shikata Dagashi or not!!
Dammit…!! I can’t just let a whimsical bet like this decide my life!!
Ack…!

The rules are simple.
The person who eats the sour grape loses.

Huh…? There’s no way to tell which is which.
It’s totally random.
……


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Actually…
There’s an easy way to tell the difference!!

There’s the mascot character with the sunglasses on the package.
Here
Here
Here
Its position gives it away!!

On this package, the left character has the glasses…
Which means…

I won’t loose if I pick the middle or the right one…!!
I’m having this one!!

What are you gonna do if you lose, Hotaru-san?
Heh heh… Then I’ll do anything you say.
That’s kinda sexy…
Anything…

Come on, Kokonotsu. Take your pick.


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Hmm… I remember now…
Those guys were talking about how you can tell the difference… Something about the position of the sunglasses…
Those guys.

!?
But there’s no proof that they’re right.

……
?
What’s wrong, Hotaru-san?

Nothing!! Just hurry up and choose!!
Yes!! I’m sorry!!

Now, let’s eat.
Okay.
Alright… He picked the left one…

Hm.
Phew.
It’s sweet… I didn’t get it…

Me neither.
Huh? So none of us picked the-…


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She’s got it!
Ahh, it’s sweet…
And she’s terrible at hiding it!!

sign: Shikata Dagashi

Guess there’s no easy way to win… Life isn’t that sweet…
Pun intended.
sfx: sigh…
Yum! (E)
Is it good!? (K)

I’ll be back.
O-okay…
Kokonose was thinking, “What about your promise to do anything I say…?” But he couldn’t say it out loud.
He must be thinking of something dirty…