Ishitsumugi no Shou 10-3N

Tea party - 3

[Sanshuu Middle - rooftop]

Wak: ...Yeah. The Sonokos are right, this is indeed delicious. Good tea.

Yum: I am most honoured to hear your kind words.

Son: Miroku-senpai, what kind of tea is this?

Yum: Eh... You mean, the variety? That is, uh...

Suz: Hee hee hee. The teabag variety, isn't it?

Yum: N-Not at all! Variety, variety... Ah... I happened to forget!

SON: Isn't this lapsang souchong? [1]

Yum: Ah! Sou-chan, Sou-chan! This is, without a doubt, that exact Sou-chan!

Suz: Really?

Yum: Incidentally... There is one more reason I gathered you here for, aside from the one I already mentioned...

Yum: And that is to become closer with all of you.

Sum: But why?

Yum: With my stature, it can be hard to communicate with the common folk...

Wak: So she means it's hard for her to open up to friends?

Tou: In that case, I'll gladly help. Miroku-san, let's become friends first then.

Yum: Ah! Tougou-san! I am so glad! I am very much in your care, everyone!

Hin: Then let's have a friendly chat. Let's see... Miroku-san, what are your hobbies?

Yum: Hobbies, you say? Allow me to think... I am a lady, so I dabble in horse riding.

Suz: Now that's a lie!

Yum: No it is not! I have...

Son: I love horses too! How many do you have?

Suz/Yum: Eh.

Son: I have Aris, Teles, Socra, Tes, Pythago and Ras, six in total!

Suz/Yum: Eeeh!?

Sum: Sonocchi is incredible, isn't she? I've never had a horse.

Wak: Me neither. Though I do horse archery once in a while.

Hin: Wakaba-chan's horse archery is extremely cool!

Yum/Suz: H-Horse... archery?

SON: Yumikichi, what's your style? English? Or Western? [2]

Yum/Suz: ...Huh?

SON: I learned british dressage a while ago, you know? [3]

Tou: Miroku-san, so you're into equestrian sports as well? Would you mind telling us about it?

Suz: Y-You can't do this anymore, Miroku-san... You can't beat actual rich girls!

Yum: I-I... Uh... Equestrian... Well... Argh! Rodeo!

SON/Wak/Hin: Rodeo!?

Son: That's so cool! Miroku-senpai, you have my respect!

Yum: Oho! Ohohoho! H-H-H-Hardly worth mentioning!

Suz: What part of rodeo is supposed to be elegant or graceful...

Yum: Silence! Silence, silence, would you be silent!? Haaah...

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Notes:
1 - Lapsang souchong is a Chinese variety of black tea, characterised by being smoked rather than roasted.
2 - Two styles of horse riding, differentiated by their saddles, amongst other things.
3 - Dressage is an equestrian sport, a form of competition riding.