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This is my first time ordering.
"Order Form" "Monjiro Squid 100-pack" "2,500 yen" "Submit Order"
A dear friend of mine loves dagashi and wants to eat them every day.
However, my friend will be hospitalized for some time
and cannot go to the store to buy them.
Then I found out that Shikada Dagashi has started a delivery service.
That is why I've decided to contact you.
Thank you very much.
I can't wait to see the big smile on my friend's face!
We've received our first order.
At any rate, this person cares about her friend very--
Hm?
Manager...
What a nice person...
Y-You're crying!
My honey!
That sugar feeling, sugar feeling, when I take a bite
That sugar feeling, sugar feeling flows into me
The crackling sparkle is giving me a sugar rush
I'm stuffed... I can't... but I'm hungry for more!
A scent drifts into the air...
Could it be you?
With those footsteps that sound like a colorful and full candy box shaking
I feel like I can reach that cotton candy in the sky, but it's no good
Don't melt away! Don't disappear! I want to tell you my feelings!
You're hungry?
My honey!
That sugar feeling, sugar feeling
The first bite was full of mystery
That sugar feeling, sugar feeling
The second bite got me hopelessly addicted
That sugar feeling, sugar feeling
The more I chew, the deeper the flavor
That sugar feeling, sugar feeling
Before I knew it, I was completely crazy about you
I'm stuffed... I can't... but I'm hungry for more!
"Municipal General Hospital"
Let's see... Yes, this is the right hospital.
But are you really sure about this?
Sure about what?
That person who wrote that order email didn't even tell us their name, right?
It could be a prank.
I'm okay with that. If it was a prank, then that just means there isn't a patient
who can't go to a dagashi shop.
I guess you're right.
Well... it's this room.
Might as well go in and see.
We're coming in.
Hello! We're from Shikada Daga--
Oh, hey! Kokonotsu!
What took you so long?!
Dad?!
Wait! What's with that cast?!
You just broke your little toe, didn't you?!
Now, hand them over!
Where are the dagashi? Give them to me! Dagashi!
I just got here. You've got a lot of nerve.
Give them to me already. Hey.
What's with that annoying attitude?
Oh? Who's she?
Oh, yeah.
Remember? I mentioned the part-timer on the phone the other day. It's her.
I'm Hajime Owari. Thank you for hiring me!
Nice to meet you!
Kokonotsu...
Hm?
Here I thought you hiring a part-timer was you showing initiative,
but now, it's clear you were being naughty!
Huh?!
You like girls who leave their guard down, don't you...?
Stop it!
But I'm right, aren't I?! Kokonotsu, you naughty boy, you!
Argh! Fine, you'll be happy if I give this to you, right?!
Here!
"Monjiro Squid"
Whoa! A hundred pack of Monjiro Squid! You knew what I wanted, huh?!
What do you mean I knew?
I can enjoy them thoroughly one by one.
This is just perfect for a hospital stay.
You can keep chewing on it to enjoy its strong flavor as long as you want, too.
Yep! It goes well with beer, too.
Do you know why Monjiro Squid is sold skewered?
What? Isn't it because it's easy to eat that way?
Well, that too, but...
...in a samurai drama that aired a long time ago,
this guy had a long bamboo skewer in his mouth and it was so cool.
So it became a boom.
"That's got nothing to do with me"
They're using skewers because it's cool?
Yeah. Don't I look cool?
Coo--?
Excuse me.
Do they use real squid?
Yes. Using real flying squids is one of its selling points.
So it's more like a side dish that goes well with alcohol rather than dagashi.
"Monjiro Squid"
I see...
Well then, we're going home now, but next time just call in your order, okay?
"Just call in"?
"Order"?
You owe me 2,500 yen, which includes the delivery fee.
What?! I have to pay?!
Of course you do! This is a delivery service!
"Delivery service"?
This isn't a gift? Wait, we have a delivery service?
Oh come on! You found out about it and decided to send us that email, right?!
I feel stupid for getting kinda moved by it...
An email? What're you talking about?
Huh?! You wanted some Monjiro Squid and thought it would be fun
to play a prank too, didn't you?!
Hey, hey, calm down. I really don't know what you're talking about.
Then who sent...
...that email?
Well... it is a good idea, though...
What?
Delivery service.
Now Shikada Dagashi's future is secured.
What do you mean?
You renovated the shop. You hired Hajime and started a delivery service.
It means that you finally decided to take over the shop, right?
What?!
So you flat-out gave up on becoming a manga author, huh?
W-Wait!
No! It's not like that!
Then you're still drawing manga?
I am! I am drawing manga!
Of course I am!
Oh...
Manga...
Manager.
Ah, yes.
About what you guys were talking about...
What? Oh, that's... um...
I thought Monjiro Squid must be super good with beer.
Huh?
Is it okay to stop by the convenience store?
I haven't been drawing at all...
How long has it been since I started working on this?!
What have I been doing?!
I got caught up in all the stuff going on every day!
Didn't I want to become a manga author?!
How exactly... do you become a manga author?
What?! Hey! H-Hajime?!
Manager...
You reek of alcohol!
About what your dad said earlier...
Are you...
...looking at me like that?
N-No, I'm not!
As a matter of fact, I have Hotaru...!
Is it possible... that that order email was...
..from Hota--
What? What're you talking about?
Why are you drunk?
You're sneaky...
Thank you very much!
Hm? It's not safe to walk while reading, Kokonotsu.
Here it is!
"On-site Manga Review Event!"
They're holding an on-site manga review event in each region!
An editor is coming to a town that's not too far from here.
Let's see... It'll be on Sunday.
What day is it today, Yutaka?
It's Friday.
Can't you wait to read it until you get home?
The time limit is the day after tomorrow!
"The day after tomorrow" "Sunday" "Review event!!"
I'll use today and tomorrow to finish up the manuscript...
...and go to the manga review event on Sunday!
"Saturday, December 14"
This required number of pages... Two days...
"The day after tomorrow" "Sunday" "Review event!!"
...should be enough to finish it.
"Shikada Dagashi"
"Saturday, December 14"
This is really bad...
It's taking longer than I expected!
"Saturday, December 14"
I thought I could finish it quicker.
There's no way I'll finish on time.
Why didn't I work on it little-by-little every day?
This won't work... I'll give up this time and...
Manager?
Your friends are here.
Oh?
Manager... Is that... mang--
I-I-It's nothing!
This is like a pastime!
And you should've knocked!
I did.
Oh?
Hm?
"The day after tomorrow" "Sunday" "Review event!!"
Sunday... Review event...
Are you going to submit your manga?
Err... I was... going to, but...
Seriously?!
Manager! Are you really going to be a manga author?!
Wow! Why didn't you tell me?!
Good luck with the review event! I'm rooting for you!
Um, I appreciate it...
...but there's no way I can finish it.
So I thought I might just give up this time.
Don't worry!
Let's finish it by tomorrow morning!
B-But...
I'll help you! Let's ask your friends, too!
"Shikada Dagashi"
I heard what's going on.
Coconuts, I'd love to help out if you're okay with it!
That sounds fun! Count me in, too.
Saya... To...!
That being said, I can only make coffee for you, though.
Then... You can count on me to play video games next to you
and keep you posted on my progress!
Guys...
Then I'll work on the background and other stuff.
On that summer day, we ate popsicles under the sun
Um... Is it possible that you used to...
I still have the winning stick you gave me
I'm a part-timer at Shikada Dagashi.
'cause I'm worried that if I take it to the shop
even the memory will melt away like a popsicle
It's my job to help my boss out if he's in trouble.
I'm such a fool to think that way, aren't I?
As the seasons pass, you get even taller
Okay!
"Shikada Dagashi"
--All right! I'll go for it!
The dream that was vague has gotten a bit clearer
--Let's see, I need a desk. --All right! I'll go for it!
"Shikada Dagashi" "Monjiro Squid, Manga Manuscript, and..."
--Let's see, I need a desk. --I'll use your kitchen, okay?
--Hm? It doesn't turn on! --I'll use your kitchen, okay?
When I felt kind of worried and held you tight
you, with your eyes as sweet as honey, smiled at me
Festivals, fireworks, that hot summer
Christmas, Valentine's, the freezing winter
Let's spend the next season together, too
"It's a promise, okay?"
Adolescence? Who cares about it? I don't care about forever, either
Beyond the seasons gone by lies the future
I wonder if this pain will go away someday
That's what I was thinking as we ate the same candy under the same sky on our way home
I'm strange, aren't I? To feel like it's a little bittersweet
"Next time: 'Homerun Bar Winning Stick, Snow, and...'"
Next time. "Homerun Bar Winning Stick, Snow, and..."
Hm? What? It can't be...! Wh-What?!