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Koucha Ouji by Yamada Nanpei
Volume 1, Tsp. 3: Teaching the Making of Tea
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=Page 101=

Girl: <Huh?>
Girl: <What a delicious aroma>
<--not one to hesitate


=Page 102=

Girl: "SOOO SWEEEET!!"
Boy: "Mineyama-kun, are you're still eating things you picked up"
Mineyama: "B-but somehow this flower just now was so sweet!!"
Boy: "It's fine, so come!  The assembly has begun!!"
Mineyama: "Aaah!"
Someko: "Waah?! How cute!"


=Page 103=

[Everyone, it's been a while]
Taiko: "Hehe--!" I've made yours perfectly, too, Someko
[It's been half a year since that autumn night. We've been promoted to high school first-     years]
Someko: Wooow! "When did you make it?!"
Someko: Is this all cream?
Taiko: It's butter cream"
Taiko: Hohoho "I made it just a little while ago, after sneaking into the cooking-room. Don't
   eat it just yet. I made some for Haruka and Oosawa-sempai so we can eat with them"


=Page 104=

Assam: "And what about ours?"
[And the guys of the matter]
Earl Grey: You're still doing that, making demands
[Are still with us, in the end]
Taiko: They're there, they're there
Assam: We get exactly one a piece
Taiko: One a piece
Assam: If it's sweet, then I'll eat it
Someko: "Huh. Taiko-chan"
[Together we still have five wishes left together] But I'm not thinking about it
Someko: "One of them doesn't have a flower"


=Page 105=

Taiko: "Ah, really?" I guess it must have fallen "It's alright. I'll eat that one"
Haruka: "Uuuu-su!"
Taiko: "Ah, Haruka!"
Haruka: "Don't ring the bell for a person right in the middle of practice"
Taiko: But I wouldn't have caught you
Taiko: "But since you've come out, why not have some tea?" Right, take it, take it
Haruka: "What, are we eating outside?"
Taiko: "Yeah. The weather is good, so we'll eat on Oosawa-sempai's roof"
Taiko: "Oh, and you two"
Taiko: "If we're having cake together with Oosawa-sempai, you'll have to be big"


=Page 106=

Assam: "Yes yes"
[The only people who know the true Tea Prince nature of these two]
[Are the three of us]
Someko: Mika-chan, today is a day for volleyball club, right?
Haruka: Don't call me Mika-chan
Fukukaichou: "And with that, I would like to begin the assembly"
Fukukaichou: "And starting new this year are many new student council executives, so
   let's introduce ourselves"


=Page 107=

Fukukaichou: "I am vice president Shimoyamada. I was also vice president last year"
Kikuka: "I am student council president Hazakura Kikuka. I have also been reappointed. I
   believe that there are still a great many imperfections, and as your leader..."
Mineyama: "I'M LATE"
Mineyama: "The assembly has already begun then?!"
Mineyama: "Eh, introductions?!"


=Page 108=

Mineyama: "U-um, I'm Mineyama Hinoki from the middle-school second year!" I'm the 
   secretary
Mineyama: "The reason I ran for candidacy is...."
Guy: *pant pant* Mi...Mineyama-kun...
Mineyama: "Is that I am in love with the [student body] president"
Mineyama: KYAAA I SAID IT
Kikuka: Please begin the meeting
Taiko: "Oosawa-sempai!"


=Page 109=

Oosawa: "Ooh, Taiko-kun"
Taiko: "Sempai, let's have tea!"
Earl Grey: "It's been a while, sempai!"
Oosawa: "WAH!!"
Earl Grey: "Sempai, are you alright?!" I brought a handkerchief
Oosawa: "I-I'll dry out soon enough, I'm f-f-fiiine-n-n"
Taiko: That's no good, you'll get sick


=Page 110=

Oosawa: So..so, what've you come up here for...
Earl Grey: We came to have tea...
Assam: Hey, try listening
Taiko: "The flowers in the greenhouse are also in full bloom, aren't they"
Oosawa: "That's right, because it's Spring. It's a relief that those people who were going
   to tear this place down were too late"
Taiko: "Ah, really?!"
Oosawa: "Yes, my thanks go to you"
Oosawa: "It's all because the cafe at the cultural festival was such a success."
Oosawa: "Some members who hadn't come for some time returned. This April, there were
   even a number of new students who came out of interest"
Someko: This cake is delicious
Haruka: That's your second piece. What are  you, a pig?
Taiko; "Eh, already?! It's not even the club recruiting season, yet!" <--which is May


=Page 111=

Oosawa: Eh, Taiko-kun, what about yours
*ga--n*
Someko: Ours hasn't increased since last fall
That concludes today's meeting. Good work
Hinoki: <Haaaah>
Hinoki: <To be able to worship the student council president from this near...it's really a
   great thing to have joined the student council!!>
Boy: "Mineyama-kun"
Hinoki: Y-"YES"


=Page 112=

Boy: "Come, so I can explain your work as a secretary"
Hinoki: "YES"

Boy: "This preparation room is used as an office. Over here is the document shelf" The    
   files inside are almost all classified "Do you know how to use a word processor"
Hinoki: "Uuh, a little"
Boy: "If that's so, then please use the computer"
Hinoki: <Hah--Kaichou is working here!>
Boy: "And after that..."
Hinoki: "...eh?"
Hinoki: "Tea?"
Boy: "That is the secretary's most important job. Here are the means for making it"
Hinoki: "Y-yes!"
Hinoki: <Hiiiiih! I have to make tea for kaichou?!>
Boy: Here is a small cooking room
Hinoki: <hm?>


=Page 113=

Hinoki: <They're not tea-bags?!>
<--has only ever use tea-bags and instant coffee
Hinoki: <That's right, it will tell me how on the can>
<--all in English
Hinoki: <Eeeeh!> Uum, uum fuo minittsu (**translator's note** attempting to read
   "four minutes")
Hinoki: What's a "minetsu"...seconds?!
Hinoki: <It'll have to do>


=Page 114=

*ba-bump ba-bump ba-bump*
Kikuka: "...."
Kikuka: "Take it away"
Someko: "It's a good thing it seems that new students are entering the garden club, isn't
   it"
Haruka: "It sure is" Oosawa-sempai's already a 3rd year after all
Taiko: "It's good to have new students interested before recruiting season"


=Page 115=

Haruka: "Yeeah"
Haruka: "Well, we maybe the small group, and we may not be a club, but we're still and
   association, aren't we. We're different from just being popular"
Taiko: Ehehe, then we're just a week and small association
Haruka: First off, who ever heard of a tea association
Taiko: EH
Taiko: If just one person had taken an application from the festival, it would be different"
   I had ten that nobody took
Earl Grey: Don't worry
Someko: "The number of guests were quite large, weren't they"
Haruka: "Ah, I guess that when they were adding things up, we were first"
Taiko: "EH?!"


=Page 116=

Haruka: "But the student council president had a hand. 'Votes for stands that went
   without student council permission were invalid', is what she said"
Haruka:  "Then bam"
Taiko: "What?! REALLY?!"
Haruka: "Really, it's true. My network of intelligence is accurate"
Taiko: "That vixen!!"
Haruka: "Wouldn't it be better not to say that?"
Assam: Hey...


=Page 117=

Earl Grey: "Taiko-san Taiko-san"
Taiko: "Eh?"
Earl Grey: "Over there..."
Hinoki: <After all, she didn't say it tasted good...>
Hinoki: <And I thought I'd be able to work near my long-awaited kaichou--!!!> I'm an idiot
   idiot idiot!
Taiko: "You"


=Page 118=

Taiko: "What are you doing in a place like this?"
Taiko: "Are you crying?"
Taiko: Are you okay?
Hinoki: <Huh?>
Hinoki: "Eh, no"
Hinoki: <This person's smell...>
Hinoki: "Uum"
Hinoki: "AAH!"
Hinoki: "You're the person with the sweet flowers?!
Taiko: <Geeze..a completely changed person>
Taiko: "Somehow you've mistake me..."
Hiroki: "I have confidence in my nose"


=Page 119=

Someko: 'Sweet flower' "Taiko-chan, didn't you put them on the cakes you made?" The
   candied pansies...
Taiko: "Yeah"
Taiko: "Well I guess it could have been that...but...what about it?"
Hinoki: "One fell in front of the Home-ec room!!"
Taiko: "Ah..wha..."
Hinoki: "It was delicious!!"
Taiko: "Hey, hey, you ATE it?!"
Taiko: All right but "If you feel that way about it, then you can have one"
Taiko: "Alright. Don't cry anymore"


=Page 120=

Taiko: "It's delicious if you eat it with tea"
Hinoki: "Tea..."
Hinoki: "I can't make tea!!!"
Taiko: "?!"
Taiko: "First you put hot water in the pot it will warm up. Then you pour the water out and
   put the tea leaves in"
Hinoki: "How much tea should I put in?!"


=Page 121=

Taiko: Hmm...it depends on what you like "If you have one person, then two spoonfulls. If
   you have two people, then maybe three spoonfulls" Your spoonfulls will increase if you
   have more people.
Taiko: "Just remember the number of people plus one spoonful"
Assam: "Isn't she being awfully nice to this person?!"
Assam: "Just giving food to a person she doesn't know"
Haruka: You just stay hidden
Someko: "That's how Taiko-chan always is. She's weak against people who say the food
   she made is delicious"
Assam: "But Earl and I were going to have that" She promised we'd have the sweet stuff
Earl Grey: "It's rude that you just eat, Assam"


=Page 122=

Assam: "What's that supposed to mean?!"
Someko: Quit fighting
Earl Grey: I don't just eat, I say it's delicious
Someko: "If it weren't really delicious, people wouldn't say it was delicious"
Haruka: "Ah"
Assam: "And you don't just eat it?!"
Taiko: "Yaah, sorry sorry"
Someko: "Is everything alright now?"
Taiko: "Yeah. If there's anything she doesn't know, she can come to the club room"
Someko: "Aah, is it an opportunity to recruit for the club?" She seemed nice
Taiko: I didn't think about that
Haruka: Hmm, I thought so
Haruka: "You just told her where our room was, didn't you"


=Page 123=

Hinoki: <She was such a kind person>
Hinoki: <That high school senpai>
Hinoki: Ah <I should have asked her name>
Hinoki: <It's okay. If kaichou praises me tomorrow, I'll tell her how grateful I am>
Hinoki: "Good morning!! I'll make this morning's tea!!"
Kikuka: "Please do"
Hinoki: "Okay"
Boy: "Ah, that sounds good, will you bring some for me too?"
Hinoki: "Yes"


=Page 124=

Hinoki: <Kaichou, Fukukaichou, and myself, so three people>
Hinoki: <Ah, this tea-pot makes exactly three cups>
Hinoki: <Okay, then, fill the water to the top of the put, and then put four spoonfulls of
   leaves in>
Hinoki: Hehe <What an easy win>
Hinoki: <Huh?>
Hinoki: "Um..."
Hinoki: "Is it bad?"


=Page 125=

Fukukaichou: "Well, it's a little bitter?"
Hinoki: "I'll make it better"
Hinoki: <Why?!>
Hinoki: <Did I put too much tea in?"
Hinoki: <But I only used four spoonfulls...>
Hinoki: <Did I let it brew too long?>
Hinoki: <What did the sempai from yesterday say?>


=Page 126=

Hinoki: <I think the leaves in this can look big>
Hinoki: <But I don't know if I've seen small leaves>
Hinoki: <I'll use the same amount of leaves but I'll have them brew for less time>
Hinoki: <Ah...the color is changed...?>
Hinoki: <I'll stir it>
Hinoki: <The color is becoming better>
Hinoki: I'll just drink it for a test
Hinoki: <It really is bitter after all>
Hinoki: <And it somehow seems rough>


=Page 127=

Hinoki: <No>
Hinoki: <No>
Hinoki: <No more!!>
Someko: "Are you going to drop into the club room this morning?"
Taiko: "I'm going to, yeah" Yesterday, Rei-chan gave me some Darjeeling I want to try
Someko: "Really?! WOW!"
Taiko: "And after school Haruka will..."


=Page 128=

Taiko: "Ah"
Taiko: "From yesterday..." <I didn't ask her name>
Hinoki: "!!"
Hinoki: "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Taiko: "Wah?! Wh-what?!"
Haruka: "What, it's only you, Someya?"
Someko: "Nn, Taiko-chan went to the water heating room to make tea"
Haruka: What? "Couldn't she do it here?" All you need is hot water


==Page 129=

Someko: "Mm, she wanted to show her how to do it with hot water in the kettle, maybe?"
   Boiled water tastes better. I'm taking care of the room
Haruka: "Show her how to make it?" Who?
Assam: "That brocolli-head from yesterday?!"
Someko: "Assam-chan, if it bothers you, I'm sure it's fine if you want to go watch"
   They're in the kitchenette
Assam: "Of course it doesn't bother me!"
Taiko: "I think your problem really was that you put in too much tea" But if that happens
   it's okay to dilute it "Hinoki-chan, you used this size pot, didn't you?"
Hinoki: Uum "Yes" 
Taiko: "You can put close to three cups in this pot but..."


=Page 130=

Taiko: "This pot is for just one person"
Taiko: "So one person can have two and a half cups of tea" Sorry, I should have explained
   more carefully
Taiko: "In otherwords, to explain for yesterday, you should only put two spoons of leaves
   in this pot"
Taiko: "But really, since you don't need to be particularly careful about the amount of
   tea-leaves, it's okay to increase or decreased the amount depending on your
   preference" Ah, but in Japan there are a lot of people who aren't good with it being  
   bitter
Taiko: "Alright, we let this sit for four minutes"
Hinoki "...It's really okay to let it stand for four minutes?"
Taiko: "Hm?"
Hinoki: "I made it two times, and let it sit for only two minutes both times, but mine still
   turned out bitter..."


=Page 131=

Taiko: Yeah "That's because the bitterness was the only thing that came out of the
   leaves. If all of the components of the tea don't come out, it will just be bitter and have     a dissatisfying taste"
Taiko: "The color definitely won't come out, either"
Hinoki: "But if I stir it the color will come out"
Taiko: "Eh? You stirred it? How much?"
Hinoki: Um "Maybe 6 or 7 times"
Taiko: "So it was gritty when you drank it, wasn't it"
Hinoki: "!  Yes"
Taiko: "Stirring the tea will break the leaves, and even using a strainer won't help."
Taiko: Maybe it's ready
Taiko: "And if you remove the cover before serving it, the aroma will escape"


=Page 132=

Taiko: "You probably haven't seen this done to the cup before serving, before"
Taiko: "But because the water will make a ring in the pot, you can clear it off and keep
   the tea fresh"
<Goood, Taako>
<Swirl the tea leaves inside the pot so they're dancing>
<And then it resumes as it was before>


=Page 133=

<But try not to surprise the leaves>
<Swirl it in a way like that>
Hinoki: I--"It's DELICOUS!"
Taiko: "Really?" I'm so glad "Well next is your turn to make it, Hinoki-chan"
Hinoki: EH


=Page 134=

Hinoki: "I--I'm really no good!"
Taiko: Eh "Why not?" Do you need me to explain again?
Hinoki: "I'm stupid...I don't think I can be like you,"
Hinoki: "I don't have talent"
Taiko: "Making tea has nothing to do with talent"
Taiko: "If you're just careful, then the tea will taste good"
<Slowly heat the pot>
<Boil it slowly>
<When you're pouring as well, be quiet and slow>


=Page 135=

Taiko: "When you have to make tea for an important person don't let yourself rush. Be
   slow and careful"
Hinoki: <Taiko-sempai...>
Hinoki: <Is really such a wonderful person>
Taiko: So boil the water one more time
Assam: "What's with you?"
Hinoki: Um um so first you take the pot
Assam: "Her hands are shaking like crazy"
Hinoki: Then you take the water out and put the tea leaves in


=Page 136=

Taiko: "ASSAM?!!"
Assam: "Hey"
Hinoki: "U..um...?"
Hinoki: "Do you not like Assam-tea...?"
Taiko: "Eh...no, that's not it"
Taiko: "I'm really happy it's Assam-tea!"
Hinoki: "I'm really glad!"
Taiko: <He's not being seen by Hinoki-chan?>
Assam: "Heey, she's so nervous she's locked up"
Taiko: Maybe she can't see him, but I'm still stressed!!
Hinoki: Two spoonfuls


=Page 137=

Assam: "How about relaxing"
Assam: "Or your tea might taste awkward"
Hinoki: "Huh?"
Assam: Wah! Don't lean over so fast!
Hinoki: <Somehow the atmosphere became calm>


=Page 138=

Taiko: It's extremely good! You'll be left tips!!
Hinoki: WAAH!
Assam: Hmph, you're exaggerating
Taiko: ".... Hey, before..."
Taiko: "You came here for something, didn't you"
Assam: "Haaah?"
<--Mr. helping-out
Taiko: "What's this, isn't Earl Grey always telling you not to use your magic so cheaply"
Taiko: "And here you are using it, aren't you"


=Page 139=

Assam: *changing the subject suddenly* "What about you, I was wondering why you
   suddenly wanted to show that brat how to make tea"
Taiko: "It seems she wanted to make tea for the person she loves"
Taiko: "But when you make it for someone you love, you can rush a lot. It's rewarding to
   make it well"
Taiko: "I understand, too"
Taiko: "My hands always shook when I made tea for Papa"
Assam: ...
Taiko: Before I was a pro
Taiko: Ah?
Assam: "Well..."


=Page 140=

Assam: "I thought that about you, to some degree"
Assam: "Hand that over here, too" I'll take it back to the room
Taiko: It's hard not to stand out, walking with you...
Guy: A foreigner?
Girl: Waah, he's so tall and cool!
Assam: I can't carry it when I'm small
Kikuka: It's delicious, isn't it
Hinoki's success


--Tsp. 3 Teaching The Making Of The Tea: Owari--