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Koucha Ouji by Yamada Nanpei
Volume 2, Tsp. 8: Papa's Tea
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=Page 65=

Someko: "Ta..."

Someko: "Taiko-chan!!"

Girl: Satsuki-chan, that's the senpai we were talking about!

Someko: "I've..."

Someko: "I've had enough! I'm really angry!"

Satsuki: "Kyaa?!"

Someko: "You shouldn't say such bad things about a person who's dead! Didn't your 
mother ever teach you that?!"

Girl: "Eh"

Girl 2: "Yoshioka-senpai's father is..."

Girl 2: "He..."


=Page 66=

Girl 2: "He passed away...?"

Taiko: "...it isn't good"

Earl Grey: "Eh?!"

Earl Grey: "Don't say that! It's very good...!!"

Taiko: "No, it has a strange taste!!"

Earl Grey: "Taiko-san?"


=Page 67=

Earl Grey: "Taiko-san!"

Earl Grey: "Don't be like that...it's delicious!!"

Earl Grey: So, please stop trying to throw it out!"

Phone: ...rr...trrrr...

Taiko: "But"

Phone: trrr...

Taiko: "I've forgotten about my own tea!"


=Page 68=

Taiko: "No matter how many times I make it, it doesn't taste like Papa's...!!"

Phone: trrr

Answering machine: "We're out right now"

Answering machine: "Please leave your name and message after the beep"

*beep*

Answering machine: "Hello"

Answering machine: "I'm calling for Taiko-chan. It's Reiichi"

Answering machine: "A load of my summer stock has come in. If you're near my home, 
drop in"

Answering: "From the owner"

*beep*


=Page 69=

Earl Grey: "Just now...was he the one from yesterday...?"

Earl Grey: "Ah?! Taiko-san?!"

Earl Grey: Taiko-saaan!

Assam: "..."

Assam: "hmph"

*poof*

*glance*


=Page 70=

Assam: "... geeze. What a brat to refuse help"

Rei: "Taiko-chan?!"

Taiko: "Rei-chan!"

Taiko: "Have you closed shop, Rei-chan?"

Rei: "Yes but...you're soaking, Taiko-chan!"


=Page 71=

Taiko: "I came to drink tea..."

Rei: "Here you are, ohime-sama" (**translator's note** there's no way I'm translating 
that as "princess")

Rei: My sister would get mad at me if I let you catch a cold

Taiko: "Thanks for letting me use even your shower. I've never really seen this second-
story room before, since I've always been in the shop..." 

Rei: "I guess you haven't"

Rei: "So?"

Rei: "What's been happening since yesterday?"


=Page 72=

Rei: "Please tell your uncle!"

Taiko: "Nothing really..."

Taiko: "I wanted to drink Papa's tea..."

Taiko: "Your tea is the closest to Papa's, Rei-chan"

Rei: "...Why is it you've suddenly wanted to drink my tea?"

Taiko: "I don't really understand the taste of my own tea"

Taiko: //The thing with papa was...//


=Page 73=

Taiko: "When he was here"

Taiko: "We talked about how suitable mine and Papa's tea were..."

Taiko: //He showed me how to find tea that was "good this way"//

Taiko: //And gave me a feel for tea that "wasn't good" a certain way"//

Taiko: "What is the policy? Isn't it bad to have things a certain way?"

Rei: "You mean the policy for people other than the ones who think that 'Earl Grey tastes 
bad if you drink it hot'?"


=Page 74=

Rei: "You know something, Taiko-chan, it's surprising how easily someone who is well-
knowledged can be prejudice"

Rei: "But your Papa wasn't like that"

Rei: "His feeling was 'No matter what kind of person they are, I'm going to give them 
delicious tea'"

Rei: "That was his sole policy"

Taiko: //I never knew the types of tea's...//

Guy: Eh, What kind of types are there?

Taiko's father: "It's alright, please tell me what you find to your liking"  If you like 
refreshment, or if you don't like bitter

Taiko://He would find the customer's tea by knowing what they liked//


=Page 75=

Taiko: //It particularly worked with blends//

Woman: "Wah! It's delicioius!!"

Taiko: //They always said it was delicious//

Taiko's father: I'm so glad

Taiko: //When I was looking at him//

Taiko: //It seemed like he was using magic//

Rei: "So, Taiko-chan"

Rei: "So the person who's taste is closest to my brother's is not mine, don't you know, 
Taiko?" Here, it's hot, so let it cool down. I'll drink.

<--cat's tongue

Taiko: "Eh...but, the tea from the shop...!" But the tea hasn't changed since Papa's time 
there, the guests even say so...!!

Rei: "That's because it's the business!" Good luck trying to make it the same


=Page 77=

Rei: "So when I've made tea in this room, then it's 'my taste'" It's better to put it out in 
the shop after all, isn't it?

Taiko: "Yeah. Thank you--..."

Taiko: //It's so good//

Rei: "If somehow the tea looks like it, don't drink tea just because it looks like my 
brother's"


=Page 78=

Rei: "If that's so, Taiko-chan"

Rei: "Then it's a good idea to make your own tea more important"

Rei: //That would//

Rei: //Definitely make my brother more happy//

Taiko: "Yeah..."

*diing diiing*

Rei: "What's this sound?"

Rei: "It's the bell. Wait just a moment"

Taiko: Once I'm done drinking this, we can go

Earl Grey: Okay

Alright alright

*ding ding*

*knock knock*


=Page 79=

Haruka: "Taiko!!"

Taiko: "Haruka! Someko!"

Haruka: ...geeze

Taiko: "What's wrong? Why are you here...?"

Haruka: "Don't ask why! We went to your house and Assam said you came here so we 
came to get you!"

Taiko: "Did Assam come?"

Haruka: "He's looking after  your house!"

Rei: Assam?

Haruka: "Let's go!"


=Page 80=

Taiko: Uuum, do you mind if I finish drinking this?

Haruka: Hurry it up

Someko: Ah, that's nice, is it Reiichi-san's tea...?

Taiko: "See you, Rei-chan!" Thanks for the tea

Rei: "Not at all. If something else happens, come  here again"

Rei: "Aah...but it'll be alright. It seems you have some good supporter's, Taiko-chan"

Taiko: "Ahaha, you think these people are supporters?" They're unreliable

Haruka: "HEY"

Rei: "Ah, if that's true, too"

Rei: "Then you can always bring them here"

Rei: "Just now...i heard a 'yeah'"


=Page 81=

Rei: "From around here...?"

RIGOR

Earl Grey: He...

Earl Grey: He touched me! He touched me!

Rei: "Aah, what, did I frighten you?"

RIGOR OVER HERE, TOO

Haruka: "You're sure you were invisible?!"

Earl Grey: "I was!" But sometimes there are people who can see me

Taiko: "So Rei-chan inspired me more..."


=Page 82=

Taiko: Well, if he could see him, he would have said something or indicated something...

Haruka: It's hard to tell any indications from that person's form

Assam: "Yo, welcome back"

Taiko: "Hey, why have you come in?"

Assam: "I had to come in to watch the house, didn't I?"

Assam: "Ah, I made that"

Taiko: "..."

Taiko: "What's that?"

Assam: "It's iced-tea! Can't you see it's barley tea?"

Taiko: "I KNOW that"

Assam and Taiko: //How uncute//

Assam: you're an idiot


=Page 81=

Assam: "Since you'd let go, I made tea"

Assam: "Don't do what's useless"

Taiko: //I see//

Taiko: "Sorry..."

Assam: "What are you drooping for?! It's fine, just drink the iced-tea I made!!"

Haruka: "After that"

Haruka: "Will you be happy" I'll do this next

Taiko: "------"

Taiko: //Rei-chan//

Taiko: "Yeah"


=Page 82=

Taiko: //Rei-chan...I really do...have a lot of supporters...//

Earl Grey: "Good morniiing!"

Earl Grey: "Excuse me"

Earl Grey: "May I call for Hazakura-san?"


=Page 83=

Satsuki: "Heeey, what do you want?!"

Earl Grey: "Ah"

Girls: "Kyaa kyaa"

Earl Grey: "Hazakura-saan! There will be a morning meeting in the hot water room on the 
second floor now!"

Earl Grey: "Please come!"

Earl Grey: Sorry if we've caused any trouble

Girl: "Satsuki-chan what are you going to do?! Are you going?!"

Satsuki: "'What am I going to do'...?"

Girl: "Go, Satsuki-chan!"

Girl: "But didn't you know that Satsuki said some bad things? She has to go immediately!"

Girl: "You have to go apologize!"


=Page 86=

Satsuki: "--.... yeah"

Taiko: "Ah"

Taiko: "Good morning!"

Satsuki: "Um, I..."

Earl Grey: "We can talk later! For now, have a seat"

Taiko: "We're preparing the tea right now, so have some snacks!"

Taiko: "About today's tea"


=Page 87=

Taiko: "It's a special one. Royal milk-tea!"

Girl: "Do you use a pan to make tea?" How interesting

TaikO: "Yes, this is for heating the milk"

Taiko: "And you can always use this pot to boil things with, too. Since we're using a lot of 
tea-leaves today, I'm using both a pot and a pan"

Girl: Which is the correct way to make it?

Taiko: Aah, well? I don't really know. When you blend spices with small leaves you heat 
them together. It's an Indian tradition

Girl: "Really?"

Satsuki: "..."


=Page 88=

Earl Grey: "You're awfully quiet today"

Earl Grey: "Do you have anything to add?"

Satsuki: "It's fine if I just watch"

Taiko: "There! Go ahead!"

Girl: "It looks so good!"

Girl 2: "The aroma is so nice!"


=Page 89=

Satsuki: //Huh...? This aroma...//

Taiko: "I'm sorry, but the truth is that I made Earl Grey"

Taiko: "Ah, but then try it and if it doesn't suit your taste after all, that's fine!"

*sip*

Taiko: "With Earl Grey, because the aroma is so strong, the milk makes it more suitible..."

*drip drip*

Satsuki: //Which way is the right one//

Taiko: EH


=Page 90=

Taiko: "So--sor...you hated it after all?!"

Satsuki: //If it's not this way, it's no good//

Satsuki: "No...it...it's good"

Satsuki: "It's just my older sister...!"

Taiko: "Eh?" Ha...?

Satsuki: "The first person to teach me to make tea was my sister. But when she started 
high school, she was so busy with school. We never talk anymore..."

Satsuki: //This kind of thing is a mistake//

Satsuki's sister: Sorry, Satsuki, you can make tea on your own. I'll lend you this book 
about tea

Satsuki: //When your drink tea alone, it has no taste...//


=Page 91=

Satsuki: "So when I heard Yoshioka-senpai talking so happily about her father"

Satsuki: "I became jealous----  but"

Satsuki: //Drinking it just because it's delicious//

Satsuki: //Is meaningless//

Satsuki: "I'm very sorry--!!"


=Page 92=

Taiko: "It's alright. Don'to worry about it anymore"

Taiko: "Hey, will you take some honey?"

[However...]

Taiko: "Eh?! The prospective members have cancelled?!"


=Page 93=

Taiko: "Eh, why?!"

Satsuki: "It's because my sister has opposed..."

Taiko: "Why your sister?!"

Satsuki: "Ah, well about that...my sister wnated to give you a greeting, Yoshioka-senpai"

Taiko: "Eh!"

Kikuka: "...."

THE STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT?!

Kikuka: "From here on out"

Kikuka: "Stay away from my sister"

Hadn't noticed the last name before


=Page 94=

Satsuki: "Wait, onee-chan! Why do you oppose like this?!"

Kikuka: "Because if you join a club you don't know the nature of"

Kikuka: "It will hinder my business"

[So it happened]

Girl: If Satsuki-chan isn't joining the club, then we're not going to, either

Girl 2: Ah, but we'll still come to play

[After all, the Tea Association had zero new club members]


--Tsp 8. Papa's Tea: Owari--