Artist's commentary
"Maricha isn't a yukkuri that would end her life as a 'food-grade yukkuri' noje! One day she'll become a big pet yukkuri, just wait and see noje!"
I'm a craftsman specializing in confectionaries made of yukkuri.
Owning a modest store, I do my business here, in this town of Futaba. During this time of the year when New Year's Eve is around the corner, I'm usually very busy with food-grade Santa Maricha and yukkuri ohagi. The Santa Maricha of my shop is quite a popular item, usually selling out. But this year, one Maricha remained.
The reason why this guy wasn't bought was clear. This particular Maricha kept bugging the customers about buying it as a pet yukkuri, and making a fuss about it. Of course there's no way for a yukkuri, meant to be food, to become a pet, but if you think about it....
But then, even though this Maricha is going to get disposed of after New Year, it still thinks it can earn happiness and doesn't doubt it one bit
Are you stupid? Want to die?
Whew.... Maricha are shitheads filled with shit after all!