Koucha Ouji belongs to Yamada Nanpei, and is (c) 1997-2004 Hana to Yume comics, Hakusensha, anybody else I'm missing. These translations are (c) 2004 Kitsuneonna/Talia. They may not be stored or reused anywhere without the permission of the translator, and may be removed at any time at the translator's discretion. If you do not already own Koucha Ouji, please support Yamada Nanpei and Hakusensha by purchasing the manga! =================== Koucha Ouji by Yamada Nanpei Volume 2, Tsp. 11: Koucha Ouji Number Three?! =================== =Page 170 Kikuka: "What is the state of progress of our assitance panel?" SC Member: "From noon, the executive committee has been going around for the surveys from each year" SC Member: "It seems they've finished the examination..." SC Member: "It's now what you'd call afternoon" *gara gara* "Yaah, hey there" Class Leader: "Ah, come on in" SC Member: I've come for the panel survey Earl Grey: "? Who is that person, Taiko-san?" Taiko: "nn" =Page 171= Taiko: "Aah, he's on the planning committee for the sports festival. I guess he came to check the advance conditions for the assistance panel" SC Member: Thanks, have you proceeded in progress? Class leader: Yes, this way Assam: "A student council executive?!" Taiko: The sports and cultural festival executive committee is a subcommittee. It's different from the student council Haruka: But the student council has them under their thumb SC Member: "It seems that you're making fair progress" Leader: "Doesn't it, though" Leader: "If you mean this, we'll have finished more than we need by tomorrow" =Page 172= SC Member: "Is that so. Then take a picture for the time being--" Member 2: "Okay" Leader: "Eh?!" Guy: "Wa...wait, what do you mean by picture?!" SC Member: "We're now supposed to present the executives with a protocal photo to show the state of progress" Leader: "Eh...?!" Leader: "I didn't hear anything like that! Until today the panel hadn't..." SC Member: "Ah, that's okay. We won't be showing the picture to any of the other classes" Member 2: I took the picture. It'll turn out... SC Member: "Right, okay" Students: ... ... Someko: "? It seems there's an argument going on" Taiko: "Huh?" =Page 173= SC Student: "Please excuse me" Leader: "Aah! What'll I do!" It's already finished! *hiso hiso* Haruka: "They seem kind of strained, those guys" Taiko: "Yeah" Member 2: But that current year might have permission denied by the executives for this design SC Member: Yeah "Here are the survey documents. And this is a scene photot" SC Member: "The efforts were appreciated. We'll check immediately" Kikuka: "...." Student: "This year production everywhere seems to be okay" Kikuka: "The condition of production may be okay but, the products with problems will be a trouble" =Page 174= Student: "Problems?" *bishi* Kikuka: "Please return to re-examine this year" SC Member: Wah Member 2: I guess so "Eeh?! We need to fix the drawing?!" Leader: "We got the okay during planning stages, so why do you have to redesign now?! Was your presentation proposal completely different from the sketch?!" Taiko: "What was the sketch...?" Haruka: Let's see, if I'm not mistaken... Haruka: "....." =Page 175= Leader: "It's not different, it's the same, isnt it?! It's a RABBIT! Ah, this is impossible after all We have to throw out our original of "field rabbit" <--revising planning Taiko: "At any rate, we have to go as far as constructing a re-draw! The reason is so that we won't go against public orders and morals!!" *gaan* *gara gara pishan* Leader: "Public orders and morals?! What are those?! Does the panel think we're being obscene?!" Student: This is real confusion Student 2: Yeah. What a bothersome guy Taiko: "What are we going to do about redesigning?! I have to do construction for track!" Student: "What are we going to do?!" Student 2: "We could go over the top with white paint, and then design a new one..." Student: "What about how long it'll take the paint to dry?" =Page 176= Haruka: "This can't be helped, since we don't have time. It's more important to redesign this" Student: Fu-n fu-n Haruka: "Like this over here" Leader: It's completely useless by now Leader: "Aaaaah! The sports festival is the day after tomorrow! Is the student council president a demon!?" Leader: "EEEI! so strict!!" Haruka: "Isn't the reason we're like this because you guys never consulted about the sketches?!" Haruka: "Stop panicking when we have time and start thinking!!!" Someko: "Mika-chan sure is sharp..." Taiko: Well yeah <--staying out of other people's affairs but still present Assam: ... =Page 177= Haruka: It's good if we don't conflict with public orders and morals Haruka: So for the time being, we'll have something like this, and draw something like that... Student: I see NOT LIKE THIS NOT THAT AND NOT LIKE THAT, NOT LIKE THIS Taiko: So more like this, then Haruka: Yeah, but maybe more like this Haruka: "Alright!" *snap* Haruka: "For the time being we can return this to them!" *suuu---* Taiko: "Haruka, I'm going, too" Haruka: "Alright. Everyone else can complete the paint-job" =Page 178= SC Member: "Kaichou,it seems that the panel sent a notification to the year with instructions to redesign" Kikuka: "Alright. Good work" SC Member: "There's still an event with unfinished athlete registrations--..." Kikuka: "Still? Which event?" SC Member: "The mens and womens mixed relay. The final runner among the first-year girls is still unregistered..." Kikuka: "I understand" Kikuka: "Please call the school-year with the responsible party" Hinoki: "Kaichou seems really tired..." Fukukaichou: "That's true" Fukukaichou: "Well then, will you make her some delicious tea?" Hinoki: "Ah! " Hinoki: "Yes!" =Page 179= Voice: "So-- we've decided on the athlete! We just haven't gotten the agreement of the person, themself..." Voice: "If that's so, then please hurry and get the greement of the person so they can register!" *giku* Taiko: That voice-- Haruka: "What? There's a visitor before us, I guess" Taiko: "Wa--Wait a second, Haruka!!" Haruka: "Chiwa--" (**note** I have no idea what Haruka just said. Sorry ^^;; It reads the way I inserted it, though. I'm guessing it's an informal greeting/abbreviation) *gara* Track leader: "Ah...AAAH! Yoshioka-san!!" =Page 180= Taiko: "Huh, you..." Taiko: "Wa..." Track leader: "Gichou, this person! It's this person!" Track leader: "This is the first-year girl's final runner in the mixed relaty!" Track leader: "The returning hope of the track-team!!" Taiko: "Ho..." Taiko: "She's wrong! The relay..." Track leader: "Why?! Yoshioka-san!! Your first and second years of middle school you served as the final runner, didn't you!" Taiko: "That's..." =Page 181= Track leader: "Last year Yoshioka-san didn't enter in as many competitions and our year did horribly!" Wah! Taiko: "A-At any rate!" Track leader: "Ah, Yoshioka!" Taiko: "I'm not doing the relay!" Track leader: "Yoshioka--wait!" Assam: "What's THAT?" Haruka: "The track-club vice-president" She's in charge of the mixed relay race Earl Grey: "Taiko-san was entered in the track club?" Haruka: "Yeah, but..." Haruka: "That stupid Taiko is still fussing over it" =Page 182= SC Member: <--can't see him Assam: *bi---* SC Member: By the way, what did you come for? HA HA HA Haruka: I came to bring you the design changes Track leader: "Taiko-san" *bata bata* Track leader: "I didn't say you'd be returning to the club! If you just ran the relay..." Taiko: "I'm sorry, I--" *pashi* Taiko: "I'm not running anymore!" *garagara* "I'm back!" =Page 183= Haruka: "They approved the design changes" *suu---* WAH Guy: "Is that enough paint?" "Not enough!" I'll go buy more Okay "Notify all the students that they'll stay and work overtime!" Someko: "Mika-chan, where's Taiko-chan?" Haruka: "What, she's not back yet" Don't call me Mika-chan Someko: "No" Haruka: "It's because she's meeting with the leaders of the mixed relay" Someko: "Eh...Taiko-chan's entering this year's relay?!" =Page 184= Haruka: "Eh...well" Someko: "Someko has always loved watching Taiko-chan run, from long ago!" *pata pata* "Taiko-san..." Taiko: "Earl Grey" Taiko: "Did you hear?" Earl Grey: "--- um..." =Page 185= Taiko: "I've somehow been tired. My will to run vanished right after Papa died" Taiko: "And that way, I felt gradually started running only to increase my record" [That middle-school first year Yoshioka-san's time is amazing!!] Girl: [If you practice you won't even need luck to improve!] Girl: [Yay! I really amazing new student has joined! Good luck, Yoshioka-san!] Taiko: [Okay...!] =Page 186= Taiko: Taiko: Taiko: "I really had to live up to that" I have no guts A HA HA Someko: "When we were first-years in middle school" Someko: "The track clubs of campus came to watch Taiko-chan run" Someko: "Someko was really charmed by her form with just one glance" =Page 187= Taiko: Taiko: This is inviting a misunderstanding <--isn't going in Someko: "I have clumsy legs, I can't swim, and I can't ride a bicycle. I really wanted to be somebody like Taiko" Haruka: Alright Someko: "When I watch TAiko-chan running" Someko: "It's like there's nothing she can't do, so I believe" =Page 188= Taiko: Taiko: Taiko: Taiko: Haruka: "Don't expect too much from Taiko" Someko: "Mika-chan?" Haruka: And don't call me Mika-chan Haruka: "There's a lot she can't do" =Page 189= Haruka: A-- my shoulders are stiff Haruka: "Your being under that impression put a burden on Taiko, won't it? Taiko: *buu---* Someko: .... Someko: What's with you Someko: "I get it" I'll just pretend to care more about myself Someko: "It's just that Taiko-chan's running figure gave me courage" Haruka: You really don't get it, do you Someko: Look who's talking, someone as cheeky as you doesn't understand a girl's heart, Mika-chan Taiko: =Page 190= *kachan* Hinoki: "Kaichou" Hinoki: "Um..." Hinoki: "Please don't do the impossible" Kikuka: "That's true" Kikuka: "It's already late, so please go hom, Mineyama-san" Hinoki: "Ah, well, you should too, Kaichou..." Kikuka: "I still have remaining work to do" Kikuka: "Shimoyamaguchi-kun" Shimoyamaguchi: "Yes?" Kikuka: "Take Mineyama-san home" =Page 191= Hinoki: Eh "But Kaichou..." Kikuka: "That and, Mineyama-san" Hinoki: "Y-yes?" Kikuka: "Thank you for always making such good tea" Hinoki: "N-not at all! Excuse me!" Shimoyamaguchi: *snicker* I'm glad Kikuka: You go home as well, gichou SC Member: Alright =Page 192= Someko: "Yaaan, heavy!" *zaaa--* Someko: Bwah, why are they making a girl do this kind of power-work <--completely weak Taiko: "... Someko" Someko: "Hmm?" Taiko: "I...think I'll enter the relay" Someko: "Eh...?!" Someko: "Why?!" =Page 193= Someko: "Well...for one reason or another" but... Someko: "I--I support I support!! But...is that okay?!" Taiko: "Yeah because" Taiko: "You love watching me run, Someko" U RYU... Someko: "...y..." Someko: "Yeah...I LOVE IT" Someko: "I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!!!" Taiko: "Ah" Taiko: "It's the full-moon" Isn't it, Someko =Page 194= Someko: "It really is" Taiko: "This kind of feeling is almost like when Earl Grey and came" The full moon at school Someko: "Ah! The student council room light is on" Taiko: "There's probably work to do" Tomorrow is the track construction Someko: "So the kaichou's there?!" Taiko: "Could be?" Someko: "MORON MORON!" Taiko: Someko! *pikku* Kikuka: Kikuka: =Page 195= Someko: It's fine Taiko: Let's go back to the room, Someko *kara kara* Kikuka: *yura...* *PIKUN!* =Page 196= Assam: ?! Haruka: "What is it, Assam?" Assam: "Earl" Earl Grey: "Yes...me too" Assam: "Who is it?" Earl Grey: "Well..." it's aways away Haruka: "Heey, what are you talking about?!" Haruka: If you're free, how about growing big and helping!! Assam: I'm not particularly free Earl Grey: Assam~~ [Reflected from a cup at the full moon] Kikuka: "What...?" *rattle rattle* [The moon's outline distorted with a silver spoon] =Page 197= [Then...] "Good evening" "I am the Tea Princess Orange Peko. Are you my master?" --Tsp. 11 Koucha Ouji Number Three?!: Owari--