[TS] Koyoi mo Saruute Ch 4

Tonight, Another Salute!
Author: Morinaga Miki (https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=9167518)

Raw: https://www.mediafire.com/?xd0l6t3my6cb492
Typeset: https://mangadex.org/chapter/701306/1
Previous: https://pastebin.com/WX4LvRZL

Page 143
Suddenly, a crisis!?
Commandant Teste: Tashkent-san?
Tashkent: Commandant Teste-san?
I don't

Coma: know her anymore!
Tash: even know her!
Gambier Bay: W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-What do I do!?

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Akitsushima: It's the ups and downs that make things interesting, kamo♪


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The Story So Far: Gambier Bay, Commandant Teste, and Tashkent stumbled upon a "legendary bar" that once operated on base. While spreading word around the base that they have started their own bar, the three of them began to deepen their knowledge of alcohol. Inspired by Ark Royal's proposal, they tried various kinds from their home countries and made a small step in their journey to understanding... This is the story of their struggle to revive with their own hands this place where people once mingled and made memories.

Cafeteria

Libeccio / Maestrale: THanks for the meal!
Littorio: Make sure to eat up.
You two are sortieing today!
DDs: Kaaay.

Gamby: [Clatter]
Littorio: My, good morn...

Gamby: Good morning.
Littorio: Dark!!

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Littorio: Gambier-chan, are you alright? Did something happen?
Gamby: I'm fine! No problem here!

Gamby: [Place]

Gamby: [Nom]...
LittoriO: She just put rice as a topping on her rice...

Ooyodo: Alright everyone,
make sure each of you reads through the requirements for this operation.
Kinugasa / Natori: Rogeeeer.

Operation Requirements
(Gambier Bay)

Gamby: I seeee!
Ooyodo: She's holding it upside-down!

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Richelieu: Oh? That girl, I think she's...

Richelieu: The one on friendly terms with Commandant Teste lately...
Staggering around like that
seems pretty unsafe...
Gamby: [Stagger]

Gamby: [Slam]
Richelieu: See, I thought so.

Gamby: I'm sorry for hitting you!!
Richelieu: She's apologizing to the wall!!

Gamby: Ooh...
What am I going to do...

Coma: So what should we do from here?

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Tash: We can't just drink our own alcohol forever, after all.
Coma: Maybe it's about time to actually open up the bar?

Coma: We've all gotten pretty good at making gin and tonics, after all!
(Hmph!)
Tash: How'll things go if we only have one item on the menu?

Tash: And you, Gambier Bay?
What else do you think we need to open the bar?

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Gamby: I think
we should do
what you two said...

Tash: That's no good, Gambier Bay.
We want to hear your own opinion.

Coma: That's right.
This bar belongs to the three of us.

Coma: I think it'd be good if we could find the people who originally ran the legendary bar and have them teach us the ropes.
There's a limit to what the three of us alone can do...
Tash: But that'll just be a repeat of that time with Ark Royal, won't it?

Tash: Ark Royal was shocked by how little we knew, right?
The way we are now, even if we did find someone, they wouldn't teach us anything.
Coma: Do you think so? I think right now it'd be better than just studying.
Even if wouldn't work out I don't see why we can't try and ask...

Coma: And if it doesn't, then c'est la vie!

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Gamby: I get what they're both saying...
Should we study a bit longer before looking,
or go look for the people from that legendary bar now?

Tash: (Mm.)
I'm not saying we shouldn't study at all.

Tash: All I'm saying is it's no use finding anyone right now.
We should learn a little more about alcohol before looking.
Coma: C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron! (It's by forging that one becomes a blacksmith!) Practice makes perfect!

Tash: (Mmmmrgh.)

Gamby: ...huh?
(This conversation's gotten...)
Gamby: H-Hey you two!
Let's go and have fun! Enjoy!
Coma: (?)

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Tash: So Commandant Teste, are you saying we should all go and shock some other shipgirls again?
Coma: Huh!? I didn't say anything like that!
I just feel our chances are higher if we have someone teach us!
Tash: Yeah, so we should study more beforehand!
Coma: There's always more to study!
Tash: We just need to set some goals!
Gamby: Ah!
Uhm!
Uh!

Tash: You're such a blockhead, Commandant Teste!
Coma: You're the blockhead, Tashkent-san!
Gamby: W-What should I do!?

Akitsushima
Commandant Teste

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Akitsushima: Oyo?
Coma: (Oh!)
Welcome back, Akitsushima-san.
Akitsu: You're not normally back before I am, Commandant Teste.

Coma: [Giggle]
That's true. Lately I've been
joining some late night study sessions on alcohol...

Coma: [Freeze]
Akitsu: Huh?

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Coma: I just wanted to
keep on trying with the three of us...
Akitsu: ...?

Gamby: [Depressed]
Samuel B. Roberts: Time to cheer up, Gamby.
The Mamiya Parfait is here.

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Akitsu: Why's Gambier Bay so down, kamo?
Sam: No idea, but she's been like this for a while now.
She doesn't go to that bar she was putting so much effort into either.

Akitsu: Aha!

Akitsu: You had a fight, kamo!!
[Swoop]
Sam: Gamby had a fight!?

Sam: Did you run into someone again!? Let's go apologize, I'll be there with you!
(We'll do the "dogeza" thing! "Dogeza"!!) * A very formal form of apology involving kneeling on the floor, like a kowtow
Akitsu: That's not it, kamo!
I share a room with Commandant Teste, kamo.

Akitsu: And recently her mood's been foul, which is pretty unusual, kamo!
If my analysis is correct, what happened, essentially, was...

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Akitsu: The three bartenders got in a huge melee after a vulgar fight!!
Gamby: There wasn't a melee!

Gamby: A fight... we really did get into one.
B-But it's my fault.

Gamby: I couldn't say a word about how we should move forward with the bar.
Unlike the two of them,
I couldn't think of a single concrete thing.

Gamby: I was happy when the three of us aimed for something.
It was fun, that's all.
I haven't actually put much thought into the bar itself...

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Akitsu: Then let's do something big!
What do you think of taking Taitei-chan to the bar, kamo?
(Zuiun seems to be a big thing now.)
Gamby: That sounds wonderful~!!
Sam: Get a hold of yourself, Gamby!

Sam: Even if you don't have any concrete ideas,
you have to communicate that you want the three of you to do something together.

Sam: How about you calm down a bit, then try and talk things out with them again?
And don't only do the first part, mind you.

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Gamby: I-
I will.

Gamby: How should I reach out to Tashkent-san and Commandant Test-san?
Should we talk again at the bar, or...?
Maybe the atmosphere would be too serious there...

Gamby: I guess I'm nervous about talking with them again.
We haven't spoken directly since that day.
[Trotting]

[Stop]

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Tash: Y-Yo.
Gamby: Tashkent-san.
Commandant Teste-san...

Gamby: Do your best, me!!
Uhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Can the three of us get together tonight!?
[Roar]

Tash: Sorry, I happened to get assigned to Exercises today.
Coma: I have some equipment maintenance to do...

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Gamby: N-Nothing we can do then...

Gamby: Silence...!
[Scream]

Tash: Well, I'm running late, so...
Coma: Me too...
Gamby: Ah, s-sure!

Gamby: H-Huh?
It got really
awkward there, somehow...

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Page 160
Gamby: I can't sleep after all
[Rustle]

Gamby: I'll get some hot milk...
[Rustle]

[Tip tap]

Saratoga

Gamby: ...

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Gamby: Saratoga-san,
are you still awake?

Saratoga: Oh my God...
A clash of opinions?

Gamby: Yes...
Over what direction to take the bar in.
Sara: I don't think that's unusual
when people get together to start something new.

Gamby: But I want things to go back to how they were already.
Getting together at night, and...

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Sara: Gambier Bay,
you sure love Tashkent and Commandant Teste, huh.

Gamby: Commandant Teste is nice,
and Tashkent-san is reliable. With the two of them,
I thought even someone like me could get things done.
[Wipe]

Gamby: But this time,
I couldn't do anything...

Sara: Hey, Gambier Bay.
Keep this a secret.
Let's have a nice, warm, sweet cocktail together, shall we?
[Ta-dah]

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Gamby: Jack Daniel's
Tennessee Whiskey...
Sara: Yup, it's a whiskey from Tennessee with a nice and bittersweet taste.

Gamby: We just had bourbon a while back!
Sara: Well, legally, a Tennessee whiskey is also a bourbon,
but it's got a lot of distinct traits, besides being made in Tennessee...

Sara: I suppose the most important is the distinct process of charcoal mellowing.
Gamby: "Charcoal Mellowing"?

[Charcoal Mellowing Process]
Sara: They burn sugar maple timbers into charcoal,
which they use to fill giant vats, where the whiskey is filtered through.
Gamby: Carefully filtered drop-by-drop, huh.
* See https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/vault/charcoal-mellowing
* Reference Provided by Asahi Breweries, Ltd

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Sara: The process hasn't changed since Jack Daniel's time.
From distillation to bottling.
They even stick to using sugar maple trees from Tennessee.

Gamby: Saratoga-san,
you sure know a lot about alcohol.

Sara: I guess so.

Gamby: But drinking a cocktail this late at night... are you sure?
Sara: Oh don't fret.
I'm just mixing the whiskey into some hot milk.
[Puff]

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[Pour]

Sara: When you can't get something off your mind,
a sweet, hot cocktail helps you sleep at night.

Sara: Even if you can't do anything today,
you can just try again tomorrow.

Sara: And for a finishing touch, some powdered sugar.

Sara: There, it's done.

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Sara: Your Cowboy.
Enjoy.

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Gamby: [Gasp]

Sara: The aroma really spreads since it's warm. Drink up before it gets cold!

Gamby: [Sip]

Gamby: Wow...
It's sweet.

Gamby: I do feel more relaxed now.
Thanks, Saratoga-san.

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Sara: No worries.
A fight? Everyone's gone through those.

Sara: It's not about avoiding fights.
It's about how to deal with them when they happen.
I think that's most important of all.

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Gamby: I
don't want things
to stay like this...

Narration: Each of them spends her night with her own mixed-up feelings...
TO BE CONTINUED