[#Shirokuma Literature Club] Honekawa Sujiemon and the Shining Galaxy Seller

Illegal activities are occurring among galaxy sellers, you say?

So frowned our very own Honekawa Sujiemon.

Low-quality galaxies are circulating, and the reputation of galaxies is plummeting, he was told.

“Galaxies were sold at the 100-yen shop, weren't they?”
“Yes. But only a small amount of substandard ones.”

Unlike the 100-yen shop items, the dirt-cheap galaxies circulating look beautiful but break easily. Because of this, complaints have been flooding into the Galaxy Sellers Association.

Galaxies collected in difficult environments are extremely expensive, and their management is handled by the Galaxy Sellers Association.

Galaxies sold at specialty stores are expensive, but they last a lifetime and do not break. The association came crying to the police, saying that if things continue like this, the reputation of galaxy sellers will plummet.

And so, the lot fell to Honekawa Sujiemon, who has solved many difficult cases, to step in.

“Counterfeit galaxies, huh.”

Honekawa Sujiemon jiggled his large belly and began his specialty: undercover investigation.

“Do you think we'll get caught?”
“Don't be a coward, just polish them.”

This is the hideout of the fake galaxy sellers.

Young people who have lost their ability to think are busily making fake galaxies.

One day, the leader of the group discovered a pebble shaped like a star by the riverbank. When polished lightly, it shines just like a real galaxy.

He tried giving it to his girlfriend, and she was overjoyed.

However, this fake galaxy is more fragile than the real thing, and if used as an accessory, it breaks after two or three uses.

At first, he was satisfied with seeing her happy, but as he looked at the beauty of the fake galaxy, he realized he could make money from it.

And currently, he had turned his local juniors into pebble-polishing staff and was circulating the fake galaxies.

“We'll sell them off in bulk before we get caught, and then we'll skip town.”

Just as the leader laughed loudly,

“I won't let you! Skip town, that is!”

A voice said.

"W-who's there!"

"It's Honekawa Sujiemon!"

No sooner had he shouted that than Sujiemon leaped in front of the leader with a speed unimaginable from his appearance.

As soon as he leaped out, Sujiemon spun gracefully.

Plump. Gaining momentum from the centrifugal force, Sujiemon's belly struck the leader directly. The leader fell down with a thud.

The underlings trying to escape were also,

Whoosh, spin, plump, thud.

They were knocked down one after another by Sujiemon's terrifying belly attack.

The fake galaxy sellers were wiped out, and the Galaxy Seller Association presented him with a special galaxy.

Today, the pride of a galaxy seller shines on the collar of Honekawa Sujiemon once again.

When the theme was announced as "Galaxy Seller," I did a little dance thinking I could write something with a sci-fi, dreamy, adult atmosphere like "Frozen Star"!

However, the idea that came down to me was

Honekawa Sujiemon...

My brain lately

seems to be composed of

Tetsushi Tanaka and Honekawa Sujiemon.

Kosuke Komaki, thank you for the fun short-short creative time. I'm looking forward to next week's theme announcement too!