[manga]Cooking Master Boy Vol05 Ch32

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Cooking Master Boy Vol05 Ch32

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{Don’t type up any translation comments, just the ones with “T/N"}

Pg01
f01:	[I’m Mao-- / 13 years old this year and is currently travelling around to learn about cuisine.]
		[My shifu back in Guangzhou told me to expand my horizons, so I began to travel to all sorts of places in China!!]
		{map, opposite direction of arrow} <Guiyang / Guilin / Guangzhou>
f02:	[A few days ago, somewhere near Guangxi’s Guilin, I made “pickled plum fried rice” in a small village,]
		[and saved them from destruction!!]
f03:	[…Of course I was happy to save them, but…]
		Shifu!!
		Eh!?
f04:	Please!! Use this towel!!
f05:	Go ahead and ask for anything you need, Shifu!!
		Shifu Mao!!
f06:	Though…it’s not that bad like this.
<Cooking Master Boy!>  {below panels}

pg02
f01:	U~~wah!! I’m so hungry—!!!
		[But he was extra trouble after all!!]
		Hurry up and take me to eat!! Mao-Bro——!!! <Do you want to starve me to death!?>
		Eh~~~!?
		[Chapter 32: The Spirit of Professionals]
f02:	[This kid’s name is Shirou,]
		[and he’s mixed child, born from a Chinese and a Japanese…]
f03:	[I guess he’s one of those annoying kids…]
		Mao-Bro, why are you so lethargic? / You need to eat more.
f04:	[But…]
		I-I want to relearn how to make food with Bro!!
		<And when I do, I’ll come back to help mum!!>
f05:	Mao…I know this kid will mean trouble, but…
		Please try to put up with it for a little while…!!
		<No one can convince this kid otherwise, when he decides something.>
f06:	[Since the lady said so…]

pg03
f01:	…Shirou, you sure know how to eat!!
		<Even more than me!!>
		We’re going to climb a mountain next, so I boost all my energy first…!!
f02:	Uwah…Mao-Bro!! I’ve never eaten such tasty chicken before!!
		Eh!?
f03:	Yeah…!!
		This doesn’t have the stringy taste of chicken. It’s soft and refined…!!
f04:	—Idiot!! / This is top-quality “duck", Shirou!!
		When the hell did you order this!?
		<I don’t have much money on me—!!>
		Hehe—!!
f05:	But, the taste of duck is really nice indeed…
		Let’s go see the kitchens later…!!
		Okay!!
f06:	Hey—!! That pretty sis over there! / Bring a few more nice dishes to this table!
f07:	Geez, don’t randomly order things!
f08:	This is Guizhou’s delicacy, bamboo fungus meat spring rolls*.
		Another expensive dish!!
		Wow—!!

{*T/N: Absolutely no idea what this is…キヌガサタケ入り肉ハルマキ? Google Translate gives something weird and although China does cultivate bamboo fungus, it doesn’t seem to be a specialty of Guizhou? FYI, the Chinese version also gives 桂竹肉春卷, which is probably “wallflower spring rolls” but that’s definitely not a specialty of Guizhou either? Oh well, it’s not the main feature of this chapter, so please ignore my terrible translating…}

pg04
f01:	Madame!! / Is my order ready yet!!
f02:	A while ago,
		Sir Gen!!
f03:	Please find a seat and sit down first,
		Ah, this is the map of shortcuts you wanted, / but please be careful since these mountainous routes are very dangerous…
		Cool!! Thanks!!
f04:	Wow…!!

pg05
f01: 	Delicious!!
f02:	That’s…a lot of raw beef…!!
		A-A-Amazing…!!
f03:	Sis, who is he…?
f04:	He’s part of the “Black Tiger Express.”
		“Black Tiger Express”…!? What’s that?
f05: 	You idiot—!!
f06:	Shi—Shirou!!
		What…did you mean by that!!
f07:	You don’t even know the fastest messengers of the Emperor, the “Black Tiger Express”—!!!
		How am I supposed to know something like that—!!

pg06
f01:	"Black Tiger Express" is the organisation that delivers the country’s letters and parcels
		from Guilin to Guiyang, which is about six hundred miles, in five days, no matter what condition, to its recipient. / In other words, we are the country’s top, most prestigious messengers!!
		{map - left > right, up > down} <Guizhou Province / Guiyang / Guangxi region>
f02:	And the fastest of Black Tiger Express,
		is me!!
f03:	He…he’s crying…
		What a weirdo…
f04:	Shut…shut up—!! / Don ’t you dare insult the people of Black Tiger Express—!!
		K-kidding! I’m just kidding—!!
f05:	Hmmm, not enough!!
		This isn’t enough for me to climb the hardest obstacle on earth, Mount Leiguang!!

pg07
f01:	Wait, I’ll make some more immediately!!
		Never mind!! I don’t have much time!!
f02:	Oh!! This will do.
f03:	Ah—
		My spring rolls—!!

pg08
f01:	<Map…>
f02:	Alright!! Fully recharged!!
		Time to go!!
f03:	Going already?
		This task is a bit special… / Usually I have a 5-day time frame, but this time, I only get three days!!
f04: 	Only I, Gen, the speediest of Black Tiger Express can take up this job.
		<No time to rest!!>
f05:	Mount Leiguang is the hardest obstacle on earth…
		Don’t push yourself, just because you’re still young.
f06:	Ah…

pg09
f01:	Even if my heart’s tired enough to pop up,
		I don’t mind since delivering things with the set time frame, / as Black Tiger Express’ fastest deliver, is the biggest source of my pride…!!
f02:	Time to go!!
		Ok…!! Take care!!
f03:	Is Mount….Mount Leiguang that dangerous?
f04:	Is this…
		your first time in Guizhou…?
f05:	Guizhou is basically a place where the “land is not continuously flat at a time”…Apart from a few areas, the rest is made up of high mountains and deep valleys.
		Mount Leiguang is a pretty famous obstacle, / even locals have to spend a day crossing it.
		{map} <Guizhou Province / Sinan / Mount Fanjing / Mount Leiguang / Guiyang / Anshun>

pg10
f01:	I…I see…
f02:	Shirou, seems like it’ll be a difficult climb. / Can you do it…!?
f03:	No worries, Mao-Bro!!
		I’m more worried that Mao won’t be able to keep up with me!!

pg11-12 {double spread}
f01:	...Wait for me, Mao-Bro…!!
		{small bubbles} huff / puff
		<huff / puff / pant> {around Shirou}
		Shirou— (Can’t help you there—!!)
f02:	I…I give up…
f03:	Mao-Bro…go ahead by yourself…
		Alright, I’ll go ahead.
		Ehhh——!!?
f04:	This mountain is indeed hard to climb.
f05:	No wonder such an important messenger is employed...
		and why he had to have such a massive energy boost...
f06:	I bet that guy’s already going downhill now…
		Yeah right...
f07:	Ah, it’s a stream!! / Let’s rest for now!!
		Eh?
f08:	sfx: swish, swish…

pg13
f01:	Ahh—!!!
		Someone collapsed in the stream!!
f02:	Eh!?
f03:	It’s that…
		messenger from before…!!
f04:	So…
		cold…

pg14
f01:	No…
		No way…
f02:	He…
		He died...
f03:	Uwah—he died—!!!
f04:	I’m not dead yet!—!!!
		Uwah—!!!
f05:	I’m so ashamed…
f06:	I, Gen, of the Emperor’s Black Tiger Express…
		ended up being lost in the mountains…

pg15
f01:	My stamina drained very quickly while I was lost…
		and then I suddenly lost consciousness as I bent down to drink some water…
f02:	Why…why did this happen to me…
		when I already ate so much…
f03:	and I followed this map…?
f04:	It’ll be catastrophic,
		if I can’t make it to Guiyang by tomorrow.
f05:	Ahh…Mao-Bro.

pg16
f01:	I…I changed it…
		Eh?
f02:	That…map…
		was a one I randomly doodled up back in the restaurant!!
f03:	Ehhh!?
f04:	How…how could you do something like that!!
		It was his fault for hitting me and eating my spring rolls… / I just wanted to punish him a little…
		Shi…Shirou—!!
f05:	I…I have to make it there…
		As a member of the Black Tiger Express…
		huff / puff
f06:	No…way!!
		Not like this…!!
f07:	Damn…!!
f08:	His…body’s gotten even colder…!!

pg17
f01:	I’ll be a good kid from now on!!
		So Mao-Bro, please save him!!
f02:	How…am I supposed to save him…
		I’m not a doctor…
		<What can we do…>
f03:	Please…save him Mao-Bro~~!!!
f04:	There…there’s nothing in the mountains… / I really have no idea how to help him…
f05:	<It’s impossible to get a doctor here…>
		<or ask help from another person…>
f06:	<There’s…>
		<Nothing here…!!>
f07:	Gui…
		Get to Guiyang…

pg18
f01:	<Such amazing dedication…>
		<as a member of the Black Tiger Express…>
		<The pride of professionals…!!>
f02:	<That’s right…!!>
		<I’m a professional too— a super chef…>
		<The only thing I can do is>
f03:	Cook…!!
		No matter where, I must always strive to fulfil the roles of a “Super Chef”…!!
f04:	<First of all…>
		<let’s see what I’ve got…!!>
f05:	<A wok…>
		<some basic spices…>
f06:	<and—>
		Keep these
		And a few pieces of duck from the madam of the “House of Guizhou”…

pg19
f01:	<Duck…>
		<Hm…!? Duck!?>
		Wait, I remember that duck…
f02:	Sob...
		Mao-Bro—!!! (Thought of something yet!?)
f03:	Shi…Shirou…
f04:	That h-hurts, Shirou!!
		What’s on your hand!!
f05:	Walnuts…!!
f06:	Shirou, where’d you get these!?
		There’s a bunch of this stuff over there.

pg20
f01:	Shirou,
f02:	hurry up and pick a few more of these!!

pg21
f01:	Alright!! First loosen these walnuts!!
		Ok!!
f03:	Then go and find some bamboo leaves and a piece of wood that can produce a good chopping surface!!
		<Got it!!>
		Wash the wood with water from the stream, then get your knife out!!
f04:	There’s not much time,
		Shirou!!
f05:	You can count on me,
		Mao-Bro!!
f06:	Ah—!! Mao-Bro!! I left my knife back at home—!!
		Shi…Shirou..!! (Are you really travelling with me to learn more about cuisine…!?)
f07:	Use mine then.
		But what about you, Mao-Bro…!?
f08:	You’ll see…!!

pg22
f01:	Alright!! I can cut meat like this!!
		A stone knife…!!
f02:	Firstly, cut the duck meat,
		into thin, easy to eat, pieces…
f03:	Shirou, cut the walnuts and the garlic I picked up finely!!
		…Mao-Bro…what do you mean by “cut finely”…?
		(It’s like…) …cutting as thinly as possible!!
f04:	<So like…>
f05:	<Puff…have to get to Guiyang soon…>
f06:	Shirou, leave the rest to me. / Get a few things for me and place them into a bamboo segment: Salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, soybean oil, Shaoxing wine and pepper!!
		Got it!!

pg23
f01:	Preparations complete!!
		When making Chinese cuisine, preparing all ingredients beforehand takes up most of the time. (It’s a very important step!!
 		Understood, Mao-shifu.
f02:	Next, go find some easily flammable branches!
		No problem!!
		<Good>
f03:	Nice.
		It’s hot enough!!
f04:	First, we have to make the “source” of the soup.
		Lightly boil a small amount of oil—

pg24
f01:	Then, fry the wild spices together.
f02:	When the spices’ scents
		are fully released into the oil,
f03:	pour the oil over the walnut.
f04:	Uwah…!! It smells really nice…!!
		The oil highlights the scent of walnut too.
f05: 	Next, add sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and pepper.
f06:	With that, the “soup source” is complete!! / Don’t mess it up, Shirou!!

pg25
f01:	huff—
f02:	Time to make the fried duck!!
f03:	Use a strong fire to quickly fry,
		but don’t burn it—

pg26
f01:	Shirou, wine!!
		Got it!!
f02:	Bamboo bowl!!
		Got it!!
f03:	Then, the “soup source”!!

pg27
f01:	“Fried duck in walnut,”
		complete!!
f02:	Hooray!!
f03:	It’s all done Uncle, from the so-called “Black Cat.”
		I…I’m…Black Tiger’s…
f04:	Help yourself!!
f05:	Ne…never mind…I’ve utterly put the Black Tiger Limited to shame as a representative. Just let me die…
		You must never give up hope!!

pg28
f01:	No good… he’s not even willing to open his mouth…!!
f02:	Hey!!
f03:	Huff
f04:	Now!!
f05:	Hurry up and chew!!

pg29
f01:	This…this is…!!
f02:	Awesome!! Have a bit more, Uncle!!
		I…I want to eat more!!
f03:	U….Uwaaaaaah….
f04:	This…why is this happening…!!

pg30
f01:	Here…have a bit more!!
f02:	Uwaaaaah
f03:	Awesome!! Awesome!!
		This is crazy effective, Mao-Bro—!!
f04:	Uwah
		It feels like energy just flowed into me…!!
		Yes…!!

pg31-32 {double spread}
f01:	Even my insides are brimming with energy.
		It’s like my fatigue evaporated in one moment…
f02:	That dish’s meat wasn’t just rich, it was delicious too…!!
		The taste seemed to dance in my mouth every time I swallowed.

pg33
f01:	Nay, that was definitely one of the most delicious dishes of humankind.
		It was totally like someone had put a bunch of strength fruits into my stomach!!
f02:	I know that the meat used was duck,
		and I believe that the secret to its taste was in the soup source!!
f03:	Um, what was that source…!?
f04:	Shirou!!
		<Got it, it’s my turn!!>
f05:	It’s this!!
f06:	Eh…!?
f07:	This is…
		a walnut…

pg34
f01:	Why was this thing so effective though…!?
f02:	Back there, to boost your stamina,
		you ate a lot of raw beef.
		You even ate my spring rolls.
f03:	But there’s a high percentage of fat and therefore you exhaust quickly,
		making it unsuitable for exhausting manual-workers like you.
f04:	Beef also lowers your body temperature,
		and since you got lost, you suffered my heat than necessary. It’s no surprise you ended up fainting.
f05:	Haha…so that’s why you decided to use walnuts.
		Yep.
f06:	Even so…are walnuts really that effective…
f07:	Don’t underestimate the nutrition value of walnuts.
		Don’t.
{T/N: I’m guessing… beef = lots of iron = lowers blood pressure = lowers body temperature?}

pg35
f01:	In ancient recipes, walnuts are considered to be one of the “fruits of the Tree of Knowledge.”
		With it, women’s skin can become much smoother, while men feel full of energy.
f02:	It not only gets rid of fatigue, but it can also be used to help heal mutism and blindness.
		You could say they’re a special kind of medicine that both strengthens and boosts energy!!
f03:	The duck we got from the shop owner also has the effect of raising body temperature.
		That’s why we used it to warm you up.
f04:	The flavour wasn’t too bad right?
		The flavour was amazing…!!
f05:	Uwah!!
f06:	I, Gen of Black Tiger Express, has learned a lesson today!!
		That is, when doing national requests, I must always eat a proper meal…!!

pg36
f01:	—If it hadn’t been for your tasty, strength boosting dish today, then…I…
f02:	Thank…you so much for everything.
		Thank you!! Really, thank you!!
f03:	Not at all...
		<And it was partially our fault to begin with…>
f04:	Nope…my task is super important this time.
		Truthfully, this task—
f05:	Guizhou and Szechuan of our country are about to declare war to the French army,
		and I’m delivering the order to retreat!!
		If this document is delivered before the declaration, then a whole war can be prevented!!
		{map} Szechuan / Guizhou / Guiyang / Guangxi / [French Army] / Nanning
f06:	What!?
{T/N: Probably something to do with the Sino-French War? Guangdong joined in the war and Szechuan/Guizhou were probably considering to join, but in the end decided not to…}

pg37
f01:	Then why are you still here talking to us!?
		Yeah, you have to hurry—
		<You’ll be too late—>
f02:	No worries…
f03:	I’m even faster than a horse right now,
		it won’t be long before I get to Guizhou…!!
f04:	Ehh…!?
		Then…in other words...
f05:	Yup!! …I’m Gen, the speediest messenger of the emperor’s Black Tiger Express—
		I’ll get anything delivered on time, no matter what…!!

pg38
f01:	Awesome!!
		<So cool>
		<On time—!!!>
f02:	Genius cooking boy, I won’t ever forget your kindness!!
		Goodbye!
		<Let me keep this walnut as a souvenir!!>
f03:	Take care—!!!
f04:	Mao-Bro is totally worthy as a Super Chef!! / Even I, your first pupil, gets some credit too!!
		Ow
		Whatever you say, this still happened be your fault, Shirou!!
f05:	[There were no rumours whatsoever]
		[Szechuan and Guizhou going to war after that…]
f06:	Mao-Bro’s cuisine is amazing. / It can even nurse sick people back to health.

pg39
f01:	That’s the concept of “food and medicine homology.”
		Food is like medicine, / it also has a major effect on recovering health, Shirou.
		<Hehe…that’s what mom told me…>
f02:	Understood, Mao-shifu.
f03:	Hehe…
f04:	M-Mao-Bro, I…I’m hungry…can’t move on—!!
		Ehhh~~~~ (Didn’t you just eat a bunch of walnuts~~~~~!?)


{Don't type up this stuff: Seems like most/all dishes in this chapter were fictional or too general to be considered a top dish overseas? I feel as if my grammar worsened (D:) Next chapter to be out tomorrow. This chapter wasn't in the anime come to think of it, so I couldn't consult that either. Hahaha.}