YuYuYui - Washio Sumi no shou - 3B

Now and forever - 1

[Shoko Shoreikan]

Gin: Ununu...

Son: Hum~Huhum~♪.

Gin: Unununu...!

Son: Haha~n, hanha~n♪.

Gin: Daah~! I can't! It's too hard!

Sum: Gin, this is an ancient traditional Sanuki knife carving. You have the chance to experience it, so please stay quiet.

Gin: Uuh~, how I despise my clumsy hands...

Son: That's not true, yours is great too~.

Sum: Sonocchi's work is... how should I put it, so incredible I can't help but sigh.

Son: Eh~, I'm only representing it as I imagine it~.

Gin: But the staff is in shock and focused on your hands.

Sum: If only you could share your creative ideas.

Gin: Yours looks exactly the same as the sample.

Sum: Yes. This is the former Japanese combined fleet's flagship, battleship Mikasa... Being able to carve it is an honor.

Gin: But you carve it identically. While me, see, I'm making adjustments.

Sum: You only added changes to make up for the fact that you're unable to replicate the sample.

Gin: ...So you could tell, ahaha!

Sum: ...But as Sonocchi said, it is wonderful. We can feel your unrestrained nature through it, which I think is a good thing.

Gin: Eh, did you just praise me? Oh, cut it out, I won't treat you udon with this!

Son: Ehehe, ufufufu~♪.

Gin: ...I don't know much about arts, but Sonoko looks like a "carpenter".

Sum: Yes... She has mastered the technique...

Son: Eh~, but I don't know any kind of secret~.

Sum: Fufu, Sonocchi, you're so cheerful now, a complete U-turn from the athletic course.

Gin: Um... People have their own field of stuff they're good or not...

Sum: (In the end, Sonocchi's completed work was of such quality that they wanted to buy it to put on display.)


Now and forever - 2

[Japanese garden]

Gin: To wrap this trip off, we're at the Japanese garden Sumi recommended~.

Sum: What a beautiful view... It heals me of today's fatigue.

Son: It does~, it would feel so good to take a nap here~.

Gin: I can't deny that the view is nice, but the one who's gonna have the most fun here is Sumi.

Son: I feel like Wasshi mellowed a little, but this she won't give up on~.

Sum: Let me tell you two what makes this such a wonderful place.

Gin: Geh...

Son: Ah~...

Sum: Well you see, this is a Daimyou garden with Mt. Shiun as its background comprised of 6 lakes and 13 artificial hills.

Sum: It is said to date back from the Genki-Tenshou era. Its construction was started by a certain noble family as an imperial villa...

Gin: There's no stopping her now.

Son: Her switch has been turned on~.

Sum: ...Thus with its construction spanning over 100 years by the Takamatsu family, it was finally completed during the 5th generation of lords.

Sum: As a result of the Meji era han system abolition, under management of the Meiji government, it became prefecture park and was opened to the public.

Gin: E-Eeh~! That's awesome!

Son: T-This sure happened so long ago~!

Gin: I get why it's great now, so-

Sum: Yes... There was also the matter of the country's Three Great Gardens of Japana, Kairaku-en, Kenroku-en, and Koraku-en, but...

Gin: Ah, it wasn't over.

Sum: Published in the higher elementary school book volume 1 in year 43 of the Meiji era, it was said that this garden surpassed the three great gardens.

Sum: It was written as such "Nevertheless, Takamatsu's-"

Gin: Gotcha! Sumi-sensei, I'm good now!

Son: Thanks to you, I know everything about how incredible this park is~.

Sum: ...Really? But I was getting to the good part.

Gin: You were gonna keep going!?

Son: Hey, I'm getting a little hungry~.

Gin: Oh! That's a coincidence, Sonoko! I'm hungry too!

Sum: ...Jeez, I can't be helped. There was a cafe near Shoreikan if I remember correctly.

Gin/Son: Yaay! Let's go!

Sum: Fufu, sure, sure.


Now and forever - 3

[Shinju-kan Elementary School]

Son: Ah~, the trip was so much fun~!

Gin: Since I slept in the bus, I'm full of energy.

Sum: Now that it's over, it really went by quick.

Gin: Why does time have to seem shorter when we're having fun?

Sum: Fufu, right.

Son: Let's go again together~!

Gin: Yeah, we haven't eaten at every udon place there was.

Sum: That's right, we couldn't conquer each one as per my perfect trip's guidebook...

Son: We'd have stomach aches if we followed your plan.

Gin: Ahaha! Not even ache, it'd have exploded by now.

Sum: Mh... I thought it would have been fine with udon.

Son: It's a day off tomorrow~. We'll train for half a day, but what about the other half?

Sum: Good question... Let's conquer every udon restaurant at our trip location.

Gin: How bad did you wanna eat!? Not that I didn't!

Son: It won't be easy going tomorrow~.

Gin: Let's do that when we have time. And we have other trips next year and the year after.

Son: Ah! Next year, we will start middle school! Wah~, where will we go for our middle school trip~?

Gin: We'll be middle schoolers! It'll be totally different.

Son: Wah, wah, so a grade up!?

Sum: I don't think it will change that much... but we'll have school trips, that's for sure.

Gin: You mean staying there for 3 or 4 nights...

Son: Eeh~!? I'd love that! Sounds fun~!

Sum: Calm down, Sonocchi. It's still a long way off.

Son: Aah~, I can't wait~, I want the 3 of us to make up a group again~.

Gin: Let's decide on where we'll go tomorrow for now.

Son: Ah! Right~, we have tomorrow too~.

Gin: Alright, I invite you to my special Ines full-course!

Son: Ahaha~, you really love Ines, Mino-san~. I'm for it~!

Sum: It's way closer to our previous idea, but I agree.

Sum: (Yes, as long as I am with them, wherever we are and whatever we are doing, it will be a fun time for sure...)