Dagashi Kashi 32

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33rd Sweet: Melon Ball


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……
This is…

a box with stuff didn’t throw away because I thought I might be able to use it for something!!

What’s it from…?
I always find weird things whenever I clean out my closet…

Everybody has things they can’t throw away…
Ah! That voice…

Hotaru-sa-…
Wait!! What’re you doing down there!!?

I have some things like that too.


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What’re you doing in front of my room…?
What’s inside that box?
You’re staying like that while talking to me…?

Anyways, I don’t know… I’d have to open it.
Heh heh heh…

I don’t know either, but I can make one guess.
Huh…!?

Why-…? Ah!

A box that the sweets-loving Kokonotsu couldn’t throw away…

I bet it has things that “you might be able to use later, so can’t throw away.”
sfx: rustle
From that, I can speculate…

sfx: gasp
……No way…


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Melon ball!! containers.
Look!
package: Melon ball Sorbet

Melon Ball
Melon-flavored sorbet ice cream inside of a melon-shaped container!
The empty container has a strange charm, which makes people unable to throw them away after they finished eating the contents. …

See? I knew it! It’s just as I expected from you, Kokonotsu-kun!!
Wow…
This takes me back… I can’t believe your guess was right.

I just know you can’t throw those away.
Yeah, yeah.
It faintly smells like melon…

Seeing those made me want to eat some melon balls!! I’ll go buy some!!
……

There’s nothing else of interest in there.
Just some strangely shaped rocks I must’ve picked up…
A rubber figurine, some marbles, receipts…
Yum.


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I collected all sorts of things as a kid.
No, I didn’t really collect them. I just couldn’t throw them away…
What’s this?

I kept thinking I could use them again for something…
Something……

Ah! I don’t really think any of it is useful now. I’ll throw it away soon…
Something…
It’s fine! You don’t have to put any thought into it…
Something…
Hotaru-san!!

sfx: gasp

Purifying salt…

To ward off evil spirits!? Are there any in this room!?


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Let’s not get into any horror stories here!
I see…
anything scary is off-limits…

Then how about putting a candle in the containers…
You mean like, ambient lighting?

Then line them up alongside the road at night.
That’s still scary!!

Why is that all you can think of!!?
Huh…?
I wonder why…? Maybe because it’s summer…
Let’s come up with something more simple.


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There’re a lot of pens on your desk, Kokonotsu.
Huh…?
Yeah…

sfx: snap
How about you make them into pen holders!!
Huh…?

And let’s replace all your pen holders with melon balls!
Okay!?
All of them!!

I’m sure it’ll be awesome! You’ll be surrounded by dagashi every day!!
I already AM surrounded by them every day…

Yes… Pen holders…
I think I’ll do that too.
……

Ah!
Is there anything else!?

It’s almost time for my snack. I should go home!
Huh!? Already!? And you just ate a melon ball!


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Anyways, you can have that. Bye!
Have what!?
Oh, this! When’d she put it there!?

……

“Well, I guess it’s not bad”. Is that what you’re thinking?
Aaah! Don’t scare me like that!!
Kokonotsu’s room just became a little cozier!