[manga]Cooking Master Boy Vol05 Ch34

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Cooking Master Boy Vol05 Ch34

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Pg01
<Cooking Master Boy!>
f01:[On our big voyage to discover the tastes of China— / Right now, we’re approximately in the area between Laos, Vietnam and the Yunnan province.]
	{map right-left} <CHINA / Guizhou Province / Yunnan Province / Quqing / Kunming / Myanmar / Vietnam / Laos>
	[After leaving Quqing, we should be heading towards Yunnan provincial capital, Kunming…]
	M…Mao-ge...
f02:This place is really kind of creepy…
f03:M…Mao-ge…!!
f04:Shirou…
f05:I think we’re… / already lost.
f06:Eeeeeeek~~~!!

pg02
f01:Uwaah~~
	[Chapter 34: A Scary Red Colour]

pg03
f01:What are we going to do, Mao-ge—!! / We’re lost in this super creepy place—!!
	The sun’s about to set too—!!
f02:There’s no way I want to sleep in the wilderness!!
	Who knows what things will come—!!
f03:Mao-ge—!!
	<Whenever there’s a problem, you just just eat and act dumb—!!>
f04:Shi…Shirou, look…!!
	Eh…!?
f05:Ah…there’s light…!!
	C-Could it be that there’s someone living here…!?
f06:L-Let’s go and check it out first!!
	Maybe we can stay for a night…!!

pg04-05 {double spread!}
f01:Mao-ge, what…a huge building…!!
	But why is in such a place…!?
f02:Sorry, anyone there!!
f03:It’s so dark…maybe…there’s no one inside.
f04:This place…is pretty old. / It’s not impossible that no one lives in it right, Mao-ge?
f05:Could…there be ghosts instead…

pg06-07 {ds again}
f01:T-That’s…!?
f02:L…Lamp…!!
	It…It’s coming closer, Mao-ge!!
f03:Excuse me…
	What do you people need…
f04:U…um…
	We’re l-lost…
	We were wondering if we could stay over for the n-night…
f05:I’m the master of this house, Kouchou.
	It must’ve been worrying to get lost in such a place, devoid of human life…
	Coincidentally, we’re eating dinner right now… / Feel free to join us.

pg08
f01:M...Mao-ge…these people are scary…
	B…But…since we’re already here, we might as well just stay for dinner…
f02:Th…This place is really big huh…
f03:Hel…Help me…
f04:Eh…!?

pg09
f01:I’m the family cook, Gun.
	I’ve put in top quality ingredients in my dishes for you to try today as well…
f02:But…Gun-shifu
	You have made “that” kind of congee too right…
f03:“That kind of congee”…?
f04:Rest assured,
	that’s the last dish for today…
f05:I…I see, I see. That’s good to know, fufufu…

pg10
f01:<…strange…>
f02:<It’s really too quiet right now…>
	<Does this family not talk during dinner…>
f03:…Please try this final dish, everyone—
	Congee to freshen up…
f04:R…Red…!!
	It’s red congee, Mao-ge…!!
	It’s…rather creepy looking…

pg11
f01:Wha…What’s going on…!?
	Everyone’s acting really strange…!!
f02:Eh…!?
	Th…This is…!?

pg12
f01:Your rooms are at the end of this corridor. Feel free to sleep early...
f02:Th…Thank you…

pg13
f01:What’s going on, Mao-ge!?
	You said that I “mustn’t eat” that!!
f02:So I pretended to eat the congee and filled this bag with it instead…
	but I really wanted to try it.
f03:There’s something wrong…with this congee, Shirou…
f04:What did Mao-ge’s tongue recognise…!?
f05:There’s something…not quite right.

pg14
f01:Th…give that…
	pant / pant
	More, give me that…!!
	pant / pant
f02:Fufu…then…
	Beg me to have her.
	<pant…. pant…>

pg15
f01:Yes…!! Yes…!!
	Drink up every drop obediently like a dog…!!
f02:Hehe…is this enough for today…?
f03:No…No…
	Need more…
f04:Fufu…
	Nice…good child…

pg16
f01:…M-Mao-ge, you…!? / Is it ok to visit the kitchen without permission…!?
f02:It’s too strange,
	there must be something here…
f03:Uwah
	What’s wrong, Shirou!!
f04:Snake…!!
	I see…that congee was made of snake blood…!!
f05:Nope…I don’t think this is it…
	There must be something else in that congee…!!
	Mao-ge…let’s go back…
f06:Ahh…!!

pg17
f01:Co…could it be…!!
	This type of mushroom…!!
f02:Even in Yunnan — where mushrooms are abundant, this type is still considered to be rare…
	M…Mao-ge…
f03:M…Mao-ge…!!
f04:Eh…?
	Be…Behind you…!!

pg18
f01:Eh!
f02:Uwah~~~~
f03:Ehh…!?
	That…That’s…!?
f04:the lady from before…!!

pg19
f01:You okay…?
f02:You…nearly scared me to death. / Please don’t come out of nowhere, dressing like a ghost again…!!
	<—This building is scary enough already!!>
f03:You were hoping to find…
	that congee right…?
f04:I…
	Don’t want to eat that!!
f05:But…
f06:But…!!
f07:Hey…!!
	Just who is that chef…!?

pg20
f01:That’s…that’s right…!!
	That person…ever since he came, nothing’s been going right anymore!!
f02:<Our family…>
	<with the help of the jade from around this area,>
	<became one of the richest families in Yunnan…>
f03:<…About half a year ago…>
	<Dad helped a lost chef…>
	<That person was gun…>
f04:<We heard that he had once been a cook for a rich family,>
	<and at first his food was indeed delicious. Mom and dad were delighted at his skills…>
f05:<But that guy—>
	<was actually a horrible person…!!>

pg21
f01:<From the first night he served up that bowl of bright red congee—>
	<was the day the Gun finally bared his true fangs…!!>
f02:<With every spoon of that food,>
	<you feel an amazing kind of happy, delightful feeling—>
f03:<After about a day, you start to feel sad. The waiting feeling becomes common—>
	<And over time, after eating it day after day, your body and mind began to weaken…!!
f04:<Dad and Mom wanted to eat a bowl of that red congee everyday and it wasn’t long until they began to follow his orders…>
f05:<All the female and male servants lost their energy—>
	<and the home pretty much became a ghost house…>
f06:<His goal must be my family’s wealth…!!>
	<And his plan has succeeded. That Gun is the real controller of this place…!!>

pg22
f01:Sis, you’ve eaten that congee too…
f02:Yeah…even I cn’t escape the strength of the “red congee”…
f03:<Even if my heart refuses it, my body refuses to listen and yearns for that congee…!!>
f04:<My conscience and body battles in pain—>
	<and I unconsciously pace listlessly in my room every night…>
f05:I always get to the kitchen in the end…
	That’s why I met you guys…
f06:Dad, Mom, our family…they’re all destroyed…!!
	I…What am I going to do…!!
f07:The “red congee” is a scary kind of cuisine…
	and Gun is a creepy man too!!
f08:Before becoming his servants,
	you guys should escape as soon as possible!!

pg23
f01:Mao-ge…!!
f02:Ahh…!!
f03:Damn cook…!!
	I’ll never forgive you…!!

pg24
f01:[The next day—]
	Hehe…what do you think, master…
f02:Have you decided when to sign the contract to let me have your wealth?
f03:I’ll tell you!! Tonight!!
	Sign it tonight!! You no longer have any choice in the matter!!
	Ahh…uhh...
f04:Hehe…you damn pig…!!
	Made me wait for half a year, / but your wealth is finally mine..!!
f05:Who’s there!!

pg25
f01:<That B…Brat!! Why’s he…!!>
f02:!? Could it be!!
	That’s the symbol of a “Super Chef”…from the hardest trials of Guangzhou!

pg26
f01:T-That’s…!! Amazing, to become a “Super Chef” at such a young age…!!
f02:To show our thanks for yesterday— / please let us make a few dishes for today’s lunch!!
f03:Haha…
f04:Fufu…just agree to them.
	Master.
f05:Excuse my impoliteness…
	but could it be that yesterday’s food displeased you?
f06:No way,
	That bowl of “red congee” was especially tasty, I can’t forget it even now!!
f07:Haha not at all, / that congee is what my masterpiece.

pg27
f01:You may use anything you like in this kitchen.
	I’m absolutely delighted to be able to personally see a Super Chef’s cooking, / I’m sure I can learn a lot.
f02:Then…I’ll get going—
f03:What…!?
f04:I remember there being a red mushroom here…
	Eh!?
f05:No…I didn’t buy anything like that…
	I see…then I must’ve remembered wrong…
	You forget things all the time huh, hahaha
f06:<This brat…!!>
	<Just what is he planning…!!>

pg28
f01:Mao-ge, this kind of "clay pot" is rather unusual…
f02:Congee is best made using clay pots, / as they spread the steam evenly to every corner.
	It’s easy to burn the congee using metal pots and it doesn’t taste as good either.
	Ok.
f03:It’s starting to boil, Mao-ge.
	Then, lower to a weak flame and lightly open the lid.
f04:Ah, Shirou, don’t stir it.
	Eh!?
f05:Why not?
	If you start stirring before it’s fully cooked, the grains are easily broken and the flavour becomes bland.
f06:Next up, Shirou, / let’s make the toppings that go into it!!
	Sure!!

pg29
f01:[Pumpkin]
	[Pine nuts / Edible seeds of the fruit from pine trees (endosperm tissue)]
	[Beetroot]
	[Longan / Radius approx 2.5 cm, brown, tastes a bit like lychee]
	[Mung beans / Originated from India, green species of adzuki beans, often used to make "cellophane noodles", often grows roots which becomes the well-known “bean sprouts”]
f02:First wash the mung beans and boil in high temperature,
f03:then cut the pumpkin into pieces.
f04:Also wash the longans and beetroot, then mince.
f05:As for the pine nuts—
	just keep the way they are will do.
{translation comment: wow, those longans are huge! The imported ones to NZ are considered big when they’re about 1.3-1.5 cm! Ok, keep on reading xD}

pg30
f01:Hehe…
f02:You guys look very happy. (giggle giggle)
	Of course!! Making food with Mao-ge is one of the most happiest things to do, / while those who eat Mao-ge’s cooking also feel very satisfied!!
f03:T-Then, can I help out?
	All right! Then you can break up the pine nuts.
	Don’t randomly order to break the pine nuts, Shirou!!
	Ouch
	Giggle♡
f04:The key to today’s dish, / is time management.
	How much water in each pot and when to put in the toppings— / we have to complete these tasks at the same time.
f05:All right, Shirou!!
	Put the mung beans in the pot on the right!!
	Got it!!
f06:Lady!! Put the pumpkin into the middle pot!!
	Yes!!

pg31
f01:Longans in the the 2nd to the left!!
f02:Furthest on the left, put in the pine nuts!!
f03:Next…
	Beetroot shouldn’t be cooked too much, so only add in when almost finished cooking.
	Got it.
f04:When all of the congee in the pots are cooked,
	put each into a fresh pot.
f05:I…I’m so excited…!! / What does it look like, this type of congee?
	Hehe…

pg32
f01:Sorry for the long wait.

pg33
f01:Well…let’s start eating then, Liu-shifu.
	Ok!

pg34-35 {ds}
f01:This….This is a…”rainbow”!!
	A rainbow has appeared on the dining table!!
f02:Liu Mao Hsing’s specialty,
	“Rainbow Congee”
f03:complete!!

pg34
f01:…A five coloured congee huh…
	But…congee…I only want to eat Gun-shifu’s “red congee”…
f02:Wait, don’t say that,
	try a mouthful first— / I’ve already separated them into bowls for you.

pg35
f01:Please open your eyes and wake up—!!!
	Can’t you see that there’s a bright, new kind of cuisine in front of you—!!!
f02:T-There’s four more colours!!
	You have to try all of them!!

pg36
{no text, but look at their happy faces!!}

pg37-38 {ds again}
f01:The p..poison is…
	The poison is gradually wearing off…!!
f02:“Sublimation complete”!!
f03:How…How did this happen…!?
	With each colour…!! / My body felt as if it had been cleaned by water…!!
{T/N: Not sure if I got it right, but sublimation is basically the transition of a substance (in this case, the poison) directly from solid to  o phase}

pg37
f01:Papa!! Mama!!
	You guys look much better!!
f02:It…It’s true…!! It’s been a long time since we felt so full of hope…!!
	D…Darling…!!
f03:Why were our bodies so heavy before…!?
f04:It’s…like being revived…!!
	D-Darling, it’s awesome being alive…!!
	I’m so happy I could dance, Papa!!
f05:Th…This congee is amazing…!!
f06:With every colour, it purifies the blood in my body!
f07:“Red” increases appetite with its strong scent.

pg38
f01:“Green” is full of the flavour of nature, / melting all worries instantly…!!
	Also, the sweet taste of “yellow” delicately plays at the tip of your tongue, then goes straight into your stomach…!!
	And the indescribably fresh “white” that cleans all your internal organs…!!
f02:Furthermore,
	the final one that tastes both sweet and sour, that forces the exhaustion away, replacing it with energy is “brown”…!!
f03:It’s like a rainbow has formed in our hearts.
	This congee is amazing…!!
f04:Why is this so, Mao-shifu!?
f05:Ever since historical times, “congee” has often been used as medicinal porridge,
	and the five ingredients I used today all have different health effects.

pg39
f01:Tch, that damn brat…!!
	<He ruined my plans!!>
f02:“Red” is beetroot. / Its scent not only increases appetite, but can also detoxicate.
	“Green” is mung beans. / This can be ground to a powder—It calms you down and can also neutralise some poisons.
	“Yellow” is pumpkin. / When people get sick, their organs usually weaken. Pumpkin is a very gentle source of great energy.
f03:“White” is pine nuts. / Pine nuts are traditionally thought to be what immortals eat. It has the nutrients to repair damaged organs.
	“Brown” is longans. / Common to Southern China, longans improve eyesight, but can also warm up your body.
	<There’s a black seed in the middle, which looks a bit like a dragon’s eye, hence called “longyan.”>
{T/N: Longyan = Chinese for Longan}

pg40
f01:We first used “red” and “green” to clean out the “poison,”
	<That’s right!!>
	Then used “yellow” to condition, while “white” and “brown” to strengthen.
f02:No…but,
	“poison”…!?
f03:Damn
f04:Don’t run, Gun!!

pg41
f01:<Mao…>
f02:He’s the guy— who put in the poison.
f03:Gun,
	this is the “poison” you put in—!!!
f04:Uwah…!!
f05:This type of scary red mushroom is known as “shizong.” It’s rare even in Yunnan, the “province of mushrooms.”
	Using it long-term ruins strength, and in the end, may entirely lose your willpower.
	It’s also highly addictive, making it no different to drugs.
f06:He continually used this to make “Shizong Congee” that would control your family—
	and gradually take away your wealth!!

pg42
f01:Wh…What…!!
	<So scary…!!>
f02:Cooks and chefs are people who bring happiness with their food…
f03:but you used food to force others into despair for your own greedy needs.
	People like you don’t have the right to cook!!
f04:Hehe…!! You damn brat.
	Only one more step… / and all of this family’s enormous wealth would’ve belonged to me~~~…!!
f05:Damn…!!
f06:Ah!!
	W…Wait!!
f07:No need to run, Mao-ge…
	Eh!?
f08:Uwah

pg43
f01:Hyaaaaaah!!
f02:Hehe, Idi—ot.
f03:…He’s knocked out…
	<Shame on him.>
f04:Haha…only cowardly people resort to such tactics… / go and report him…
	Yes…

pg44
f01:Well…that man was once a poison detector for a big family in Hunan…
f02:To be honest, he was a really good food taster,
	except that he loved money and fame too much—
f03:In the end, he took away that family’s money and escaped.
	We’ve been looking for him ever since then.
f04:He’s very familiar with poisons.
	Your residence probably suffered quite a lot too, / but really, it’s lucky the problem cleared up soon…!!
f05:But it’s…rather surprising that he hid in the Mr Kouchou’s “rich family of jade”… / It’s always “hard to see under your nose” after all.
	Then, we’ll get going…!!
f06:Shirou…
	The role of a chef is to bring happiness to others…
	Got it…

pg45
f01:…We have no idea how much to thank you two…
f02:We experienced the amazing skills of a super chef today.
	Not at all…
	Well, we all know what Mao-ge did.
f03:Hey papa, Mao taught me how to make food!! / Can I cook next time?
	Oh, I see, then you can be the next family cook…
	<hahahaha>
f04:Mao, Shirou, take care—!!
f05:<Come to see us again the next time you come to Yunnan—!!>
	<Of course!!>
f06:…Um Shirou…I think we’re going around in circles.
	Not again, Mao-ge—!!!
	<Damn it—>

{Translation Comments:  I changed the honorifics yet again. Mao-ge = Mao-bro(ther) = Mao-nii. If I ever retranslated this series, I think I won't put any in unless they're really important.}