Dagashi Kashi

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Thanks for the dump. I'm guessing that she mistook that chalk for dagashi?

l-lewd

Thanks.

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Hotaru is cool.

Now time for s07195's TL.

"Hotaru-san, look at this!"
"Isn't this really nostalgic?"

"I found this in the store's storage."

".........?..........?"
"Um?"
"H-Hotaru-san...?"
"......?!"

That white and prismic thing... what is it?!

"......Don't tell me, Hotaru-san..."

"You don't know what it is...? This thing?"

"Don't know this...? Me of all people...?"
"Ah, no... uh..."
"Hotaru-san?"
"This esteemed Shidare Hotaru... doesn't know about some sort of dagashi shop product..."
"Um, it's fine even if you don't know it..."

"Don't treat me like an idiot."
"There's no way I don't know this. Me!!"
"Anyways, it's been a while since I've seen one, so I'll take one of those!!"
"That'll be 10 yen..."
"HOW CHEAP!!"

"What could this be..."
"It's white, translucent and hard..."

"It looks like candy..."

*lick*

"!!"

(There's no taste... It's not candy!!)
(No, wait... It's not even food...?! Ahh, thank goodness, I wouldn't know what to think if it were dagashi...)
"Here, Hotaru-chan. It's your hot coffee."

"Ah, thank you, Saya-shi."
"What's up? You're alone today."
"Mmm... I have something on my mind..."
"Hm?"

"Oh, wow!"
"That's nostalgic! Did you buy that at Kokonotsu's place?"

"?!!"

"Y-Yes... How nostalgic, right... as you said."
"Right?"
"Bro! Doesn't this thing bring you back?"
"Hm?"

"Oh, that! We used it a lot back then."
(Used...?)
"Right? Kokonotsu brought a lot with him"
"He even brought those to school as well."
(School.......)

Bringing it to school means that...
It's used in classes...?
And this shape...
It's perfect for keeping something in place....
Something like paper.... Keeping it in place...
A PAPERWEIGHT...?

"Like during calligraphy classes..."
"Right?"

"Huh? Why?"
"You can use it like that too?"
"AH, NO!! NOTHING!! HERE'S THE BILL!! I'LL COME BACK NEXT TIME!!"

"When you think about it, a dagashi shop wouldn't sell paperweights..."
"In the end, what is this..."
"Perhaps I should have thrown away my pride and asked what it was..."

"Why does everyone know what it is?"
"Or really,"
"Why is it only me who doesn't know what it is..."

"This is quite frustrating... Hm?"

"Oh!"
"Why if it isn't Hotaru-san."

"What's up? Are you going to tell me a secret here?"
"Hajime-chan..."

"About this..."

"Ah, this!"

(Of course... As I suspected, even Hajime-chan knows what this is...! And here I am in the dark...!)

(I thought myself knowledgeable in the field of dagashi shops... but in the end, I am just somewhat knowledgeable in dagashi,)
(But I knew nothing about the dagashi store itself...!!)

"How surprising!"
"To think this would be at a dagashi store."

"....."
"Huh?"
"Nobody realy knows what this is usually,"
"So it really surprised me... Oh, may I use it?"
"P-please do."

"It's a crystallized rock made of various minerals,"
"And because it's so soft, it breaks down easily."

"That's why it's easy to use in sculptures..."
"These were used as writing utensils in schools before, apparently."
"However, it's probably used most in construction sites nowadays. You can write on metal boards with this too, you see..."

"It's pyrophyllite."
145th Sweet: Pyrophyllite

"It's also called pagodite, and apparently was commonly sold in dagashi shops way back when, but..."
"....."
"It's a 'writing utensil', so it's not a dagashi nor a toy, so not every shop had these."

"But, Manager once said that they treated it as a toy to play with."
"Did everyone draw on walls like you?"

"Fufun"
"If you can draw with this, then that means..."

"Kookonooootu-kuuuun!!"
"Leeeet's plaaaaaaaay!"

"What now...?"

"Yeaaah.... huh, Hajime-san, you're here too..."
"Manager, look down."

"Down...?"

".......!"

"Uwoh!! Brings me back... Hopscotch?!"
"Fufufu! We drew it with the pyrophyllite from earlier!"

Drawing on the asphalt with pyrophyllite. Perfect for playing after school!

Thanks for the translation.