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First Candy Shop Visit |  |
Nanami
And then we turn right down this alley~... Tsu-chan, Toko-chan, we're almost there~.
Tsukushi
Hey, Nanami-chan. I know you wanted to show us something amazing, but are we even going the right way?
Nanami
Trust me~. It's going to blow you away. I hope you're ready~.
Touko
For real? When you put it that way, there's no way I wouldn't get excited! Right, Fusuke?!
Tsukushi
Yeah. Nanami-chan seems to think highly of this place, anyway.
Nanami
I wanted to bring Shiro-chan and Rui-rui along too, but they were both busy, so it didn't work out.
Touko
Well, I don't think Rui would come even if she was free.
Nanami
Hahaha... Oh well, we can invite them along again next time. And look, we're already here~.
The Other Two
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Tsukushi
Um... Nanami-chan? Was the amazing place you had in mind... this house? It doesn't seem special to me...
Touko
Isn't this place kinda run-down? Ah, is this a haunted house or something?
Tsukushi
Eep...
Nanami
No, no~. This is a candy store~. It's really cool.
Nanami
They sell inexpensive snacks here, a lot of which I had never seen before.
The Other Two
A... candy store?
Touko
Like the ones people talk about? For real? So this is what they look like!
Tsukushi
I've heard of these before, but it's my first time actually coming to one. Is it like a patisserie?
Touko
Patisserie sell western desserts, don't they? This place looks more like it sells Japanese sweets.
Touko
Ah, I know! They must have some super original specialty items or something!
Nanami
You won't know until you step inside~. Go and see for yourself!
Tsukushi
Well, it definitely doesn't look like a patisserie... That's for sure. I don't see any staff, and the goods aren't like anything I've seen before...
Touko
For sure. Where exactly are these never-before-seen snacks you told us about?
Nanami
Fufufu~. Believe it or not, every item here is a snack food~.
The Other Two
Really?! Huh?!
Touko
Come on, no way! You're telling me that big blue stick over there is some kind of candy?!
Nanami
Precisely!
Tsukushi
Wait, then that rainbow-colored one over there is also...?
Nanami
Candy!
Touko
Whoa, you're blowing my mind here~... Snacks are supposed to be like... cakes and pies and stuff!
Tsukushi
These look less like candy and more like toys, don't they?
Touko
They totally do! Get a load of these soda-looking things! Are they candy too?
Nanami
Uh-huh, they even have soda-flavored filling inside. Hagu-senpai let me try one, and it was tasty~.
Tsukushi
This one has juice written on it... There's no way anyone could fill up on this amount!
Nanami
For that one, you pour the packet into water and make your own juice. That's what Arisa-senpai said!
Touko
Hold up, you can make juice with this?! How? Is it magic?
Touko
Candy over here, candy over there! It's like a house made of candy!
Nanami
Isn't it amazing?! I've been wanting to show you guys since the moment I found this place~.
Touko
Man, this is wild. I'm telling you, candy stores like this are gonna be the next big thing.
Tsukushi
I'm having fun just looking at all the cute and unique types of packaging. I can't decide what to buy.
Nanami
I recommend that blue candy over there. It turns your tongue blue~.
Touko
Seriously?! Ah~, I like everything I see, so maybe I'll buy it all.
Tsukushi
Ah, I'll go ahead and buy something for Mashiro-chan and Rui-san, as well. They're going to be so surprised~.
Touko
Alright, I've got what I want, so I'm gonna go pay now. My sweet tooth is killing me, so let's find a place downtown and eat 'em together!
Nanami
Ah, Toko-chan. I think you'll have to wait a bit~.
Touko
Huh? Why?
Nanami
You see, it's not so easy to simply walk out of this store~.
Tsukushi
Wh-what do you mean...?
Nanami
The last time I came... Hmmm, it might be easier to see for yourself. You'll find out soon enough.
Touko
It's not like we're trapped here, right? We can pay and leave like any other store!
Touko
Anyway, I'm gonna do just that~.
Touko
Excuse me, miss, I'm ready to pay!
Candy Lady
Hello there. Oh my, you certainly have a lot.
Touko
You have a lot of cool stuff to choose from! Me and my friends are gonna eat them together later.
Candy Lady
Fufu, now that takes me back. When I was your age, my friends and I would often come to stores like this, fill our pockets, and then go to the park to enjoy them together. Back then...
Nanami
They call her the candy lady, and as you may have noticed, she likes to talk a lot~. She's a nice person, but...
Tsukushi
Now I understand...
Transcript
Nanami
This place is a little too flashy for me~... I need to find a part-time job that's more normal...
Marina
... Hm? Nanami-chan?
Nanami
Ah, Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san. Good afternoon~.
Marina
Hello. What are you up to?
Nanami
I'm checking out some of the nearby stores!
Marina
Checking them out? But haven't you already...?
Nanami
Well, I'm thinking of getting a part-time job~.
Marina
Oh, now I see. Why the sudden interest, though?
Nanami
I went out the other day with Hina-senpai and Arisa-senpai to hunt down some special prize goods~.
Marina
Right, you mentioned before that you like to collect those sorts of things. You were looking for some last time we met too.
Nanami
Yes, and while we were out, we stopped by the convenience store where Lisa-senpai and Moca-senpai work to see if they had any~.
Nanami
It was actually my first time seeing high school students on the job. When I brought that up, they said that a lot of other students have jobs of their own, so here I am.
Marina
I see. Wow, your own part-time job~. That sounds nice! Are you saving up money for something?
Nanami
Huh? Not really, no~. It's just my way of being a proper high school student.
Marina
A proper student...? W-well, I suppose it's good to experience new things!
Marina
So, did you find what you were looking for with Hina-chan and the others?
Nanami
I did! It all worked out thanks to their help!
Nanami
I was ready to give up after going through all the convenience stores and downtown shops, but that's when Lisa-senpai told us that her school was selling them.
Nanami
And they were half-price, so I bought the whole lot~.
Marina
Fufu, no kidding. I'm glad it all worked out for you.
Nanami
Me too! I feel that it also helped me grow closer to the members from the other bands.
Nanami
To think they would stick around and help me look for prizes... Fufu, I have many wonderful mentors watching over me~.
Nanami
I didn't participate in any clubs during junior high school, so I never had the opportunity to associate with older students before. It really is a lot of fun~!
Marina
A part-time job would be a good chance to meet even more mentors, so that must be exciting.
Nanami
Ah, you're right. I hadn't considered that part~.
Nanami
Now I'm even more pumped up~.
Marina
Nice, that's the spirit. Ah, right, let me know if you find a job. I'll stop by and visit!
Marina
I'm sure BanG Dreamer-san will come too, won't you?
Nanami
Hahaha, thank you both very much. I look forward to it!