The candy ball of time.

Most of my friends have chocolate or gum in their pockets. But I'm a food person.

He likes to throw candy into the fluffy part at the back of his hoodie neck. When he is walking, he is swaying. When he gets a little hungry, he reaches behind his back and fumbles with the hood. That is my usual style.

That day, too, I rummaged through the hood on the way home. Did I eat it all already?

Oh, it was still there."

My fingertip touched the silver wrapper. A tiny candy ball. I don't remember, but sweets are basically a once-in-a-lifetime event. The moment I put it in my mouth without thinking too deeply--

Boo-hoo!

A hearty fart. And then, I pour it on! The view in front of me became distorted with a sound like

"......Eh, what's here?"

In front of me was the road I had just taken. Today, I turned off the main street and took a shortcut. What? Did time just rewind? Is this for real?

And at the end of the road--
"Is that a candy store? 　Did I see one like that earlier?"

The wooden signboard has letters that look as if they were written roughly with a brush.

Toki-ya.

It was the "Showa" one I saw on TV. An old man appeared smoothly from the store, which was filled with the aroma of the Showa era. He has a round face, a white beard, and a white kappogi (Japanese cooking stove). Is he the real Uncle Jam?

"Tastes good, doesn't it? That candy."
The uncle spoke to me.

Oh, how did you know?"

Because it's our candy. I'll give you all of it. There's a lot in the bag."

What, huh?"

It's okay, I'm closing up store. It's for you. Lick it as you like. But--"
The uncle's voice lowers for a moment.
Read the warning signs.

I completely missed the timing to say "I don't want it, but..." and received the candy, and then... again...

boohoo!

Before I could finish saying, "What the hell is that sound..." the scenery had changed again.

In. Here is the problem.

...... isn't this candy soooo good?"

The aroma is a mixture of grape, cola and soda. The taste is a little sweet with a hint of sourness. I can't stop myself from having another one.

I grabbed it out of the bag and popped it into my mouth.

――ぶぶぶぶぉおぉぉぉぉぉぉぉぉん！！！

The landscape has drastically changed to wilderness. Sand, wind, rugged rocks.

What about?"

Oh, come on. Isn't this bad? What's this all about?
Moreover...

Guooooooooooooooo!

Some dinosaur is making a bombastic noise. What is this? It's just so powerful. Is this, uh, is this, uh, is this a Tyrannosaurus...

That thing in Jurassic Park. I didn't know it was real. I'm not in time to be impressed!
It looks like it's only about 100 meters from here to that guy.
It's 100 percent scarier than the movie.

"...... is it bad?"

I finally realized. This is not normal. What in the world is this?
Ah!"
I didn't read the warning on the bag. In my haste to open the bag, I saw...

This is a candy of time. If you lick it, you can go back to the past." "Attention: If you lick it all at once, you will go back to the past! Seriously, be careful!

No, you're late! You're 3 minutes late! I'm the one who's late.
You're three minutes late reading. Hey, it's me! It's too late.
The note continues.

When all the candy melts, you can go back. But it will only melt in your mouth.

I see, I see. I can go back when I'm done licking all these. All right, all right.
I'm in the throes, but I'll lick it off as soon as I can. Just as I'm about to lick it...

Guooooooooooooooo!

"...... What, no way... Um, Tirao, it's coming this way!"

I run away in a panic. I was going as fast as I could here. One second later, I stumbled on a rock.
I tripped and the candy fell out of my mouth. The candies were rolling on the ground. Oh no, if I drop the candy now, I won't be able to get back...
I'll have to spread it out,

Guooooooooooooooo!

I can't. ......

Dinosaurs are moving like a dinosaur. I'm trembling. I'm in desperate straits.

But--

Tirao stopped, for some reason.

"......?"

He sniffed the ground with his big nose. Then he stuck out his tongue and licked the ground.

At that moment, the dinosaur, ...shhhh! ...and disappeared.

Stunned.

What the hell happened?
I have no idea...but it looks like it helped once.

I was at a loss...
Phew, what do we do now?
I wonder if there is still a way back...
The moment I was about to say.

Shhhh!

Again, Tilla Husband shows up.

Aaaaahhhhhh!"

The moment I shouted .......
The landscape was back to the city as it was before.
Hyundai!"

I could come back to the present day...!

Oh, okay. ...... That dinosaur licked the candy and flew through time and space. When all the candy was melted, it came back. And with it, ...... I was able to come back too!

--Thank God.

I never thought I would see the day when I would be indebted to Tyrano.

Since then, I always read the warning before putting something in my mouth. I still put candy in my food, but now I can be seen checking the back of the candy very carefully.