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- Admired botamochi
- --(1)--
- [Hero Club room]
- Its: Thanks for your work. Huh? There isn't a lot people.
- Tou: It just so happens that a lot of clubs have requested our help, today.
- Kar: Come on, Yuuna, get ready faster! We have to go to the athletics ground.
- Yuu: Karin-chan, wait.
- Its: What club are you two helping?
- Yuu: The softball club.
- Kar: They want us to help during a special practice before their match.
- Tou: Should we help with something as well?
- Kar: It's fine. There's already enough people, and with perfection here, you don't need anyone else.
- Yuu: Alright, later!
- Its: It got really quiet suddenly.
- Tou: Aside from us two, everyone else has gone for a request.
- Its: Oh, right, Tougou-senpai. Can I ask you for something I couldn't any other time?
- Tou: Why so formal?
- Its: Umm, well... If you wouldn't mind...
- Its: Eh...! Itsuki-chan? What is it? Why are you looking at me with these flushed cheeks...
- Its: I've always admired you, Tougou-senpai.
- Its: But since we rarely have the chance to be alone together, I couldn't say it...
- Tou: I-Itsuki-chan. I appreciate your feelings, but uum... Yuuna-chan is this person for me!
- Its: Eh?
- Tou: Eh...?
- Its: Ha! Sorry! The way I said it was easy to misunderstand.
- Its: That's not it, um... Since it's just the two of us, I wanted you to maybe teach me how to make botamochi.
- Its: I've always admired you. And I want to be able to make delicious botamochi like you.
- Tou: Phew. I see, that's what you meant. Sorry, it seems I was reading too deep into it.
- Its: I should apologize for sounding so misleading, sorry.
- Its: Is making botamochi too hard for me after all?
- Tou: Not at all. I will thoroughly teach you from zero, don't worry.
- Its: Hooray! Thank you very much.
- Tou: Oh right, since we're at it, why not make a lot for all the others who left for requests?
- Its: Nice idea! Let's make a looot of delicious botamochi so everyone can work even harder!
- --(2)--
- [Home ec. room]
- Tou: All right, let's begin with making anko.
- Its: Yees!
- Tou: Step one, boil-discard clean azuki beans.
- Its: Boil... discard...? Is it really okay to throw away azuki beans!?
- Tou: Ha! I didn't explain enough, did I. The azuki beans are not what we will discard.
- Tou: It means to drain the water first used to boil and replace it with new water to boil again.
- Its: Eeh, I've never heard about it. But why are we doing this?
- Its: It would be quicker to do it all at once.
- Tou: It is to remove the sourness of azuki beans. Besides, taking your time allows you to make more delicious anko.
- Its: I don't know anything about what you're talking about, this is very instructive.
- Tou: We will have to wait for a while, so let's drink tea while we do.
- Its: Yees!
- Its: Ah, that reminds me, the younger group had a tea party trying to imitate Miroku-san.
- Its: Eating snacks and drinking tea on the beach, it was like a trip, and everyone was so excited.
- Its: But Sonoko-chan and Aya-chan fell asleep after being so exhausted, so Anzu-san and I had to carry them on our backs.
- Tou: Fufu, Itsuki-chan, you've completely become a big sister.
- Its: Ehehe. I don't know.
- Fuu: Yes! That's right~! Itsuki, you became a big sister before I even noticed.
- Tou: Fuu-senpai! What are you doing here all of a sudden?
- Fuu: Sorry, sorry. I interrupted without realizing. Don't mind me and keep talking.
- Its: You're only making me more curious. Why were you listening to us in secret?
- Fuu: I mean, it's not every day you two go cooking together. But I didn't want to bother.
- Its: So you chose eavesdropping.
- Tou: Now, now, Itsuki-chan. It's time to remove the azuki's aku(unneeded flavors). Would look like to try?
- Its: Yes! Uum, aku is this lumpy bit, right?
- Tou: Yes. But it's boiling, so be careful.
- Fuu: Wait, Itsuki~! Are you okay? You won't get burned, right?
- Its: Jeez, onee-chan, quiet!
- Fuu: Ha!! Itsuki's rebellious phase, again...!!
- Its: Jeez, it's not that.
- Its: Today, Tougou-senpai is teaching me. I only want you to look forward to it and wait.
- Its: And by the way, aren't you helping the basketball club? You're in the middle of a request, right?
- Fuu: Ha...! I totally forgot.
- Fuu: Okay, Itsuki, listen to what Tougou tells you! Be careful not to get hurt!
- Its: Sorry, my sister is still so overprotective.
- Tou: Fufu, I'm already fully used to it. Now, we're almost done with the anko.
- --(3)--
- [Home ec. room]
- Tou: Yes, it looks pretty good. Itsuki-chan, try tasting the anko.
- Its: Yees. Thanks for the food! Nom...
- Its: Waah! Delicious. This is the best anko I've ever had!
- Tou: This is all thanks to you contentiously removing the aku, and keeping a close eye on the fire.
- Its: Ehehe. Do you think so?
- Tou: Yes, the feeling of wanting to eat something good affects the taste.
- Its: Feelings affect the taste... I know!
- Its: Then to be even happier, I want to try making anko with many more flavors!
- Tou: This sounds interesting! Since we have a lot of time on our hands, let's try to make different varieties of botamochi!
- Tou: If we are using the ingredients in the fridge... We could make pumpkin and purple sweet potato anko.
- Its: I like this! Ah! There's cans of pineapple too!
- Its: There's also strawberry chocolate and blueberry and mint!
- Tou: None of these seem like they would go well with botamochi, though...
- Its: But they're all good so it's fine!
- Tou: The pretty 7 colors of anko are complete.
- Its: It has to be good too!
- Tou: Then, let's try making botamochi using these various ankos.
- Tou: Spread the anko in your hand, place it inside the round sticky rice and around... Wait, Itsuki-chan!?
- Tou: One anko per botamochi is fine. Why are you taking them all at once?
- Its: Because they're all delicious, so together, I think they should be even better!
- Tou: ...This never crossed my mind.
- Its: Done!
- Tou: This is...! Wonderful rainbow-colored botamochi. I've never seen this before.
- Its: Tougou-senpai, would you give it a try?
- Tou: Eh, me...!? B-But we went through this effort to give them to the others.
- Its: Don't be shy and please eat it. This is to thank you, okay?
- Tou: If you insist this much, I can't very well decline. T-Thank you... nom...
- Tou: T-This is...!!!!
- Tou: I can't honestly call this good, but it's surprisingly edi...ble...!?
- Tou: What is this? This exquisite aftertaste. I'll have to take another bite to be sure... I don't know... one more...
- Tou: Nom... nom... nom...!
- Its: Waah! You ate them so quickly.
- Tou: Ha! When did I!?
- Its: Are they this good?
- Tou: R-Right... How should I say, this botamochi has a strange charm to it...
- Tou: It's sweet, spicy, bitter, sour...!!
- Tou: But along with this aftertaste, it drills through you brain. This is a refreshing feeling like I've never had before...!!
- Its: Tougou-senpai? W-What happened to you!?
- --(4)--
- [Schoolyard]
- Tou: What is this feeling? It's like energy is surging from deep within me, and this sensation like all of my cells activated...!
- Tou: Itsuki-chan!! What have you put inside this botamochi!?
- Its: Uum, I tried adding a secret ingredient outside of the 7 different types of manko...
- Its: I added so many I can't remember... But they're all good so I thought it would be fine.
- Tou: Thanks to botamochi, my 5 senses are now sharper!
- Its: You're joking. Botamochi doesn't have that power.
- Its: Aren't you just in a better mood after eating a delicious snack?
- Tou: It's not delicious! How do I say it... Right! It's a strange flavor!
- Its: Shock...
- Tou: Sorry, I didn't mean to criticize you. These words are the best praise I could give.
- Tou: A lot of people can make delicious botamochi, but you're the only one who can make this botamochi.
- Its: Is it really that great?
- Tou: ...Ha! Yuuna-chan is outside! Yuuna-chaan!
- Its: Eh? Where?
- Tou: Look, over on the alley at the end of the schoolyard's back entrance. She's picking up a ball.
- Its: I don't think the naked eye can see that far though...
- Tou: Ha, what is Yuuna-chan saying...
- Tou: "I'm hungry, I wonder what we're having", she said!
- Its: Like you could tell from this distance!
- Tou: You're right, it would be impossible for me to hear or see under normal conditions, but as I am now...!
- Tou: This botamochi has the strange power to draw out humans' hidden potential.
- Its: But I'm telling you it's just botamochi
- Tou: You try a bite for yourself! Your powers should awaken!
- Its: Is that even possible? It maybe won't be the same secret flavor as before, but...
- Its: Done! Colorful delicious botamochi! Time to dig in! Nom!
- Tou: So? Do you feel like something is surging from the depths of your body?
- Its: No, not really............ Mmh? Huh...? What is this? What's happening...
- Its: Fufufu, for some reason I can feel a smile rising up from my stomach.
- Its: It's making me remember a lot of fun memories... Fufu, the world sure is peaceful today.
- Tou: It wasn't in the same way as me, but it is a certainty that something awoke inside you.
- Tou: You are an unrivaled botamochi cook!
- Its: Fufu, that's not true. I'm no match for you... Fufu.
- Tou: Haa... I want to put this energy surging within me to use!!
- Tou: Is there some important mission for me too?
- Its: Fufu. The vertexes were listening to your wish~.
- Tou: In my current state, I feel like I can defeat them in record time! Itsuki-chan, let's go!
- --(5)--
- [Jukai]
- Tou: It seems like we are the only ones here yet.
- Its: Fufu, what should we do~? I think we could make it just the two of us.
- Tou: Yes! I think we can do it on our own in our current condition.
- Its: Yes, let's do it~!
- Tou: Seyaaaaaaaaaah!!
- Its: Eeeei!!!
- Kar: Hey, hey! Itsuki and Tougou are fighting on their own!?
- Its: Take this! Shinigami wireeeeee!!
- Fuu: W-What happened to you, Itsukii! Calling it shinigami wire yourself!!
- Yuu: Tougou-san's eyes are different somehow...
- Tou: Yuuna-chan! I wanted to see you! Yuuna-chan! Huuuuuug!!
- SON: Ooh~, an intense hug in broad daylight!
- Son: How passionate~.
- Yuu: What happened to you? Tougou-san. Your hugs are stronger and more painful than usual...
- Tou: S-Sorry! So my muscle strength has increased as well.
- Yuu: Increased?
- Tou: I would like to continue this hug, but we need to defeat the enemies first.
- Yuu: Yeah! Itsuki-chan is working so hard after all!
- Fuu: Yes, let's go! Taaaah!!
- Its: Onee-chan! Leave these to me!
- Fuu: Eh? But there's more than what you alone can...
- Its: But I feel like I can do it today♪ Fufu.
- Tam: What's going on!? Aren't Itsuki and Tougou on another level today?
- Gin: It's like they suddenly acquired a new power.
- Suz: Wait... They weren't doping themselves in the home ec. room in secret, right?
- Yum: Unlike you, these two would never stoop to such underhanded ways.
- Meb: Well, yeah, but what happened to cause these nimble moves and these expressions?
- Its: Fufufu, Tougou-senpa~i. Only one more~!
- Tou: Let's finish the last one together! Let's goooo!
- Its/Tou: Seeeeeeei!!
- --(6)--
- [Home ec. room]
- Its: What was this weird feeling from earlier about?
- Tou: I believe it is an effect of your rainbow botamochi.
- Its: Is it really?
- Tou: The sudden surge of energy was surprising, but even after the battle, I am still not feeling exhausted at all.
- Its: Now that you mention it, I moved so much, but it actually feel lighter and relived.
- Tou: Oh, right! Why don't we try giving all these rainbow botamochis as snacks for everyone?
- Its: Eh!? Is that okay...
- Tou: Because they've all returned to their duties still exhausted from the fight.
- Tou: Now is the perfect time I think to restore their stamina with botamochi.
- Its: Phew, it's doooone!!
- Tou: It is rather impressive to line up all these layered boxes next to each other.
- Its: I hope they eat them without getting scared.
- Tou: Don't worry! While they may not taste good, it is a somehow very addictive flavor!
- Its: I know you mean it as a compliment but I'm getting kinda mixed feelings...
- Tou: No, like I said earlier, this is a special talent. Itsuki-chan, you are amazing!
- Its: Ehehe. Thank you very much.
- Its: By the way, I feel like it's been a while since we've chatted just the two of us.
- Tou: It is, we didn't have much opportunity after the group grew this large in numbers.
- Its: Could you teach me how to cook something else some time?
- Tou: Of course! Cooking with you has been fun and thrilling.
- [Schoolyard]
- Its: Ah, looks like the softball club is on break.
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- Tou: Yuuna-chan! We brought snacks, it's botamochi.
- Its: There's a lot, so if the softball club wants some too, please help yourselves.
- Yuu: Hooray! Tougou-san's botamochi! Huh...? I don't think I recognize this color.
- Kar: These are awfully clashing colors, this is really botamochi, right?
- Tou: Yes, these are rainbow botamochi by Itsuki-chan's design. They give you a lot~ of energy.
- Kar: They do look like they'd give you a lot of courage with one one bite, but...
- Yuu: I was starving. Thank you! Nom nom...
- Kar: Wait, you ate it without hesitating for a second!
- Its: Yuuna-san, how is it?
- Yuu: Mmmmmmmmh!! What is thiiiiiiis!!?
- Kar: Is it good?
- Yuu: I can't tell. But I feel much stronger and I don't know why!
- Kar: How's that possible!!?
- Tou: Karin-chan, give it a try. Because we put our hearts into cooking them.
- Kar: Right. Then, thank you. Nom...
- Kar: Mh!! W-What's that!? I'm feeling 50 times more powerful than when taking supplements for energy!
- Kar: Itsuki, you're amazing! What did you put in this botamochi!?
- Its: Well, it's... Fufu.
- Its/Tou: A secret.
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