Say, Coconuts...
You may not have noticed since you're so dense,
so I'm just gonna be bold and spit it out.
Why...
"Ice"
...is your shop...
...so...
"Shikada Dagashi"
...run down like this?
It's been...
...three months since then.
You think so?
Yeah! It's totally run down!
B-But we're somehow doing okay, so don't worry! See ya!
Ah, hey! Somehow? Seriously?
Are they really doing okay?
I'm home!
This shop is done for.
Oh, welcome back.
"Done for"...?
What?
Ah, well...
It's just like I said.
Are you okay?
Your eyes are even more dead than usual...
To put it bluntly, it's like our shop is in financial trouble.
Since we don't have any customers, our sales keep falling.
That makes it hard to keep up with repairs around the shop.
And Kokonotsu isn't listening...
Yeah... The truth is, I already knew...
"Shikada Dagashi"
...what Dad was telling me.
But for some reason,
I thought that things would eventually work out if I stayed here.
Kokonotsu?
Hello?
I was waiting for it...
I was just... waiting...
You hold onto this...
Y-You can't!
You can't go out of business, Dad!
I-It's not like I want to.
I have a winning bar!
A winner can only be exchanged at the dagashi shop you bought it!
Kokonotsu... I like that look of determination on your face.
Oh, I see! This is about Hotaru, huh?
You sometimes take the winning Homerun Bar stick out of the drawer and stare at it.
"Meito Homerun! (Won 1 free bar)"
So it's Hotaru's, huh?
Wha...?!
You're lucky it's just me who saw that.
If someone else sees that, they'd likely get pretty creeped out, so be careful.
I told you not to peek in my room, didn't I?!
Shall we do it, Kokonotsu?
Huh?
We'll revive... our dagashi shop!
Dad...! Yeah!
Well then, first... we'll clean the shop!
Yeah!
Then let's see who gets outside first!
--Come on, Dad!
--Hey! --Come on, Dad!
Don't run inside the shop!
Whaaaat?!
And thus, Dad ended up in the hospital.
Estimated recovery time... one month.
"Shikada Dagashi"
You can handle this!
In any case, hang in there while I'm gone.
Yeah...
Manager Kokonotsu... for now.
"Shikada Dagashi"
How shabby...
Right, it's not that I wasn't aware of it.
That's how much I was weighed down... by Hotaru's disappearance.
Why...?
I'm definitely worried about Coconuts.
He's always had those scary dead eyes,
but they're even more like a deep-sea fish's lately.
What a terrible thing to say...
But well, you may be right.
Right? We should do something to cheer him up.
Ah, but don't talk about Hotaru, okay?
As soon as he hears her name, he may roll his eyes back.
What? That sounds funn-- Hm?
Oh?
I'm cleaning right now, so it's messy inside, but you're welcome to come in.
Hey, he seems fine.
I'm sorry. Sounds like I worried you, huh?
You did, seriously...
On top of that, I'm having you help me clean...
Don't worry about it. Ever since Hotaru disappeared, you were like a dea--
Hey, brother!
Ah, well...
But I'm okay now.
I'm sure Hotaru will come again.
So I'm gonna turn this shop back into a place where people would gather.
Coconuts...
Also, if we don't get customers soon,
the only food I'll have to eat is the dagashi in the shop.
Why did you wait until it got to that point?
Well then, I'll go ditch the trash.
Thanks!
Let's see... After Umai-bou is...
Coconuts, what was it?
Get a Move On, You Cod!
Where the heck did that come from?
Was I being slow?
No, I wasn't... right...?
And so what if I was slow? He does realize I'm helping him out, right?
And he even called me a cod...? What's his damage?!
So... did you get it, Sa--
Yikes! What? What is it?!
"Get a Move On, You Cod!" "Exotic Flavor" "Super Hot"
"Get a Move On, You Cod!"...
Its name includes a pun on the word "cod." It can be served as a side dish as well.
Sorry.
Do you wanna try it?
Adults like to snack on it while drinking.
I also heard that it's good to put it in soup and stuff.
"Get a Move On, You Cod!" "Exotic Flavor" "Super Hot"
You're right! It tastes good!
But...
"Get a Move On, You Cod!" "Exotic Flavor" "Super Hot"
...its name and illustration, too...
And this thing written on the back.
"We made it hot with exotic flavor! Let's have a bite and shout 'Get a move on, you cod!'"
"Let's have a bite and shout, 'Get a move on, you cod!'"
Is this... something we should do?
What?! Are we doing it?
No way! Who'd do that, right?! It's embarrassing!
At a time like this, if it were Hotaru...
I wonder why Hotaru suddenly disappeared.
I wonder if Coconuts knows something about it.
It's been a while since we spent time like this.
What?
Talking about dagashi, I mean.
I've been acting down for a long time.
You've been trying to cheer me up, and yet...
Thank you.
I didn't do anything.
But you helped me quite a bit. Now, too.
It's kind of embarrassing, isn't it?
I'm so happy! I feel really embarrassed!
Hey, guys! I saw a cat earlier on the street and it was--
B-Brother!
O-Oh, hey...
What's up with that reaction and this situation?
What? What're you talking about?
Well... Um... You know...
"Get a Move On, You Cod!" "Exotic Flavor" "Super Hot"
Y-You wanna "get your groove on, you cod!"
How about you "get a clue, you moron?!"
It's gotten a lot better.
Yeah, this is pretty good!
Yeah!
No... I can't just keep everything the same.
I have to start something new.
What customers want... What they'd like to have...
What's convenient...
I have to take a fresh look at those things.
Whoa...
You sound kinda cool.
What?
Well, people at dagashi shops do think about many things other than dagashi.
"Shikada Dagashi"
From plastic models and toys to stationery...
...dagashi shops may be like the forerunner of convenience stores, so to speak.
Oh, I see! A convenience store!
Fortunately, there's no convenience store around here!
In other words, if I take advantage of that...!
C-Coconuts...
Hm?
Um... Look over there.
Hm?
What?
"Opening Sale"
What...? What?!
W-We have a convenience store now!
"Ambulance, Get a Move On, You Cod!, and..."
"Next time: Convenience Store, Job Magazine, and...'"
Next time: "Convenience Store, Job Magazine, and..."
Coconuts, this is bad! Your dagashi shop is in trouble!