おやきさんの事件簿『消えた箸置き』 ~ Where did the turtle go?

昨夜から行方不明の箸置きについて聞き込みする探偵おやきさん~The detective Oyakisan questions the “cute little bird chopstick rests” about their missing colleage.”

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最近おやきさんの街では「箸置きが行方不明になる事件」が相次いでいる。ひとびとが「かわいい箸置きを見るとつい買ってしまう」ことにより、各家庭でだぶついた箸置き達の中で「なぜ私は使ってもらえないのか」という不満がたまり、逃走や、家出につながっているようだ。

「使ってくれたのは最初だけ」「日の目を見るのは後から来たカワイイ箸置きばっかり！」・・・SNSはそんな箸置きたちの不満で溢れている。

今回、おやきさんに捜索を依頼してきたのは市内で「あずき食堂」を営む友達のあずきちゃん。その昔、浦島さんという名の常連客がくれた「亀の箸置き」が家出してしまったのだという。

食堂のお客さんの間でいつもひっぱりだこの「かわいい小鳥の箸置き」達によれば、昨夜仕事が終わった後、亀は「今日も出番がなかった」「最近の若い子たちは年取ったカメの話なんて興味ないみたい」竜宮城の話をすると『またその話？』と言われちゃうの」とぼやいていたそう。さあ、「はしおき亀さん」はいったいどこへ？

Recently, there have been a series of incidents of chopstick rests going missing in Oyaki-san’s town. Because people tend to buy cute chopstick rests when they see them, chopstick rests are becoming bulky in each household, and chopstick rests are becoming increasingly dissatisfied, wondering why they can’t get on stage, leading to them running away from home.

“They only used them the first time,” “The cute ones who came later always get to see the light of day!”… Social media is filled with complaints from chopstick rests like this.

This time, Azuki-chan, a friend of Oyaki’s who runs a restaurant “Azuki Shokudo” in the city, has asked Oyaki-san to search for her. A long time ago, a regular customer named Urashima-san gave her a “turtle chopstick rest,” which she says has run away from home.

According to the “cute little bird chopstick rests,” which are always popular among customers at the restaurant, after work last night the turtle was grumbling, “I had no turn today either,” “Young people these days aren’t interested in stories about old turtles,” and “Whenever I talk about Ryugu-jo(Dragon Palace under the sea), they say, ‘That story again?‘”

Now, where on earth has the chopstick rest turtle gone?