Toy Tale: The Ice Manju War

— Marunaga and Ice Manju, Sentan and the struggle of taking and being taken | Screaming for Love —

…Hey.
Isn't 'Ice Manju' kind of crazy?

When I eat it in Kanto, I think it originated in Fukuoka. Kurume. Kurume.
It says 'Marunaga Confectionery' on it. Marunaga. Marume?

But when I go to my parents' house in Osaka and look at the individual packaging in the fridge, it says 'Sentan'.
Yeah, it's 'Sentan'. From my old memories. Sentan. Tip? The end?

And I thought, oh, they must be group companies. But no, they're not.
They're not. Seriously. If they're fighting... that's sad, isn't it?

If you look closely, the packaging is different too. The shape of the ice cream is the same, right?
But when you think about it carefully. When you remember.

Don't you feel like the Sentan Ice Manju has softer, sweeter milk?
Don't you think the Marunaga Ice Manju has lighter, crispier milk?

…This thing. You get it, right? That's right.

The world lines have been getting crossed lately.
Even now, you're looking it up online and feeling relieved, aren't you?

…The parallel worlds are shifting.

At the supermarket in your neighborhood.
At the convenience store.

In reality, there's only one or the other.

So.

The product at the store you always buy from.

If it's 'Sakippo' instead of 'Marume', that's bad.

Is that place, really.

The world you were in until yesterday?

…Did you get scared?

It's okay.

Whether it's 'Marume' or 'Sakippo'.

If you find it, just buy it and eat it, it's fine.

If it's the same as always, it's okay.

But, if you feel even the slightest bit of unease...
Is that really, truly
the |Ice Manju| that
you should know
i
s
?

― The tip of the ice manju, the round shape stolen away, crying out in |sorrow| ―

Toy Tale: The Ice Manju |War|

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