YuYuYui - Shizuku's hospitality

Shizuku's hospitality - 1

[Schoolyard]

Gin: Shizuku-san! Wanna play soccer together?

Shi: Sure... I'm coming.

Meb: Shizuku, we have received delicious snacks, you can come to the club room when you're done playing.

Shi: Thank you... I'll come by later.

Shi: (Minowa and Kusunoki always invite me to all sorts of stuff.)

Shi: (It makes me very happy of course but, I want to invite them sometimes...)

[The next day]

[Hero Club room]

Shi: Minowa, Kusunoki, um... Today after school...

Gin: Wanna play dodgeball today!?

Meb: What a coincidence. I was thinking about asking everyone to do some exercise after school.

Gin: Then we got a plan! You're coming with us too of course, right, Shizuku-san?

Shi: Ah, okay...

Shi: (They beat me to it. Even though I wanted to invite them to do something they like...)

[Hallway]

Shi: If only I was able to return them the favor for always inviting me...

Shi: What would make them happy?

Yum: Let us organize a tea party!

Shi: Tea party!?

Yum: I have eavesdropped fully on the situation you are in!

Shi: Eavesdrop... that's not something people say about themselves often...

Yum: T-This matter aside!

Yum: If we were to organize a tea party, bonds of a strength rivaling my lady sorority are sure to emerge.

Yum: Besides, assuming that you would invite them to what you have prepared in secret...!

Yum: Shock and admiration! The creation of a moving surprise, I would go as far as to say, there is no doubt they will be overjoyed!

Shi: I see... It was convincing for you.

Yum: It is indeed! For me!? ...Shizuku-san!?

Shi: Fufu, sorry. But the tea party could be good...

Yum: It is indeed!

Yum: Well then, let us prepare for the ultimate hospitable tea party for Mebuki-san and Minowa-san!(*1)

Shi: Yes... I'll try.

Note 1: Translated to hospitality in the scenario and title, "omotenashi" is a service that goes further beyond the word hospitality in terms of care and attention.


Shizuku's hospitality - 2

[Sanshuu middle school hallway]

Shi: First of all... What makes a tea party a tea party?

Shi: What's different from our birthday parties?

Yum: A challenging question to be sure. While there is no clear definition...

Yum: Delicious tea and pastries, as well as enjoyable, elegant topics of discussion! Such are the elements which constitute a tea party!

Shi: Is that all? Then we could just do it in the club room as always...

Yum: It would be no more than a chat. Tea parties must be held in special locations!

Yum: A wonderful location, with special tea and snacks to enjoy, an extraordinary moment!

Yum: Different from daily life, an elegant and gorgeous instant, such is a tea party!

Yum: Let us strike while the iron is hot as they say, we must look for a location!

Suz: Huh? What're you up to?

Yum: Suzume-san. What opportune time. In fact this has happened.

Yum: Would you be willing to assist us in organizing a tea party?

Suz: A tea party? Well, I owe a lot to Mebu and Gin-chan, I'll help.

Shi: Kagajou, thank you.

Yum: Firstly, we shall find an elegant and exceptional location, fit to host our tea party, do you happen to know of such a place?

Suz: Elegant and exceptional... Aah! I know just the place!

[Cafe]

Suz: The tea and cakes will come to you if you sit, isn't it exceptional and elegant?

Yum: Suzume-san! While the tea and cakes they serve are indeed exquisite!

Shi: I don't think this could be called an ultimate tea party...

Suz: Tch, I thought this was the best choice because it's simple and would make them happy.

Yum: Hospitality takes no shortcuts! Only through effort can you truly convey affection.

Yum: The best ingredients, prepared by our hands, cooked by us from start to finish...

Yum: Ha! I have found the perfect location for such specifications!

[River bed]

Yum: We are able to light up a fire as well as fish on the spot!

Yum: To cook fish freshly-caught before their very eyes, so as to offer them, what is it if not ultimate hospitality...!?

Shi: It would make them happy but...

Suz: That's not a tea party, it's a barbecue!

Yum: Ha!

[On the way]

Yum: It is unreasonable to take shortcuts. Although you cannot hold a tea party without tea...

Yum: After careful consideration, the true complexity of tea parties becomes apparent.

Suz: No, it's just you complicating it for no reason.

Shi: You played a role in this...

Shi: Can't we just do it on the seaside like Miroku usually does?

Suz/Yum: Ha!!

Suz: Setting a table and chairs on the beach feels special, it could work!

Yum: How could I have forgotten such a crucial part.

Yum: Um, a greatly windy beach is the best spot for a tea party!


Shizuku's hospitality - 3

[Hero Club room]

Suz: So now we have the location, next up is getting these snacks and drinks ready!

Yum: A tea party is nothing without its exquisite black tea!

Shi: I want to make the best black tea for the occasion...

Yum: Have faith in me. I will now prepare these tea leaves I purchased at the supermarket.

Suz: Wait! That's the quickest and easiest way!

Shi: I want to learn the proper method...

Yum: I understand your feelings, however, luxurious tea leaves are quite out of reach for our pocket money...

Son: Leave it to us~!

SON: With proper temperature and time management, you can make even regular tea leaves into a black tea several times more delicious~!

Suz: We've got overly reliable assistance here!!

[Home ec. room]

SON: Delicious tea brewing basics, n°1! Cup and pot heating is important.

Shi: You preheat it? Even though it'll be heated up by the tea?

Son: Black tea is a delicate drink, the slightest temperature difference can drastically alter the taste.

SON: If the cup or pot were cold, the perfect temperature we worked hard on for the tea would change, so we heat them up.

Shi: I see... it's intricate.

Yum: Indeed! The world of black tea is delicate, and of many intricacies.

Suz: Let's see you trying to steal the credit. Miroku-san, how do you heat up cups?

Yum: Well, it is our dear guest's cup after all, hospitality would want us to slowly heat it using our own body warmth...

Suz: I don't want to drink tea from a cup you heated up like it was zoris!

Shi: Yeah... I wouldn't like it... Sonoko, Nogi, what's the answer?

Son: Pour scalding water into the cup and pot, and when it warmed up, throw it away~.

SON: And while the cup and pot are heating up, we start making black tea~.

Shi: You boil it normally with a kettle?

Son: Yes. When the bubbles reach the size of a 5 yen coin, you know the temperature is right~.

Shi: Ah, it's making bubbles...! Do I put it in the pot?

SON: Yes! There's already the right quantity of tea leaves, so pour it all at once!

Shi: Okay... Like this?

Son: Perfect~!

Shi: The tea leaves started moving inside the pot.

SON: That's what we call jumping phenomenon~. When tea leaves start dancing, delicious tea is right around the corner~!

SON: It's time! Let's pour it into the warm cup.

Shi: Yes. Done...! It smells nice.

Suz: Thank you. Waah, what is that? It's so good!

Yum: Using only regular leaves, the tea is immensely fragrant, and such rich taste.

SON: Shizushizu's black tea is so good, you wouldn't believe she's a beginner~!

Shi: Really!?

Son: Mino-san and Mebuki-senpai will love it, I'm sure~!

Shi: Glad to hear.

Yum: Ultimate tea cakes baking still remains!


Shizuku's hospitality - 4

[Home ec. room]

Yum: Having mastered black tea-brewing, it is now time to prepare tea cakes.

Shi: Minowa and Kusunoki would like having a lot... I want to make many different ones.

Son: Should we make it afternoon tea-style then~?

Shi: Afternoon tea?

SON: It has a gorgeous assortment of cakes that go perfectly with tea on a 3-floor plate~.

Son: There's an article about it in this magazine that just came out~.

Suz: The top layer has a variety of cakes, middle has scones, and bottom sandwiches!

Shi: It's amazing... Every layer looks beautiful and delicious...!

SON: You start from the bottom layer and make your way to the top~.

Suz: So sandwiches first and end with cakes! It's exciting, like a real full-course meal!

Shi: Kusunoki and Minowa will enjoy it...

Yum: It has now been decided we will be creating the ultimate afternoon tea set!

Aya: Please let us help.

Ren: Miroku's inclusion is worth 567 thousand people!

Kir: Let's get this started! What're we makin' first?

Ren: A scone is served freshly-baked. Therefore, any other choice would be appropriate.

Yum/Shi/Suz: Okay!

Aya: I need wheat flour for the bread in sandwiches.

Suz: Flour is necessary for the cakes too.

Yum: Scones I believe use wheat flour as primary ingredient.

Kir: So we're dealin' with 3 wheat flour-based stuff!

Shi: You're right...! But they look and taste nothing alike...

SON: By the way, udon's main ingredient is wheat flour too~!

Kir: It doesn't stop there! Okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and yakisoba are wheat flour too!!

Aya: Wheat flour is an amazing ingredient for being able to change depending on what we're cooking!

Shi: Yes, I never paid attention but... I'm grateful to wheat flour...

Yum: Everyone! Let us join forces in order to propagate the grandeur of wheat flour by doing our best!

Ren/Aya/Kir: Ooh!!

Suz: What? Did our objective change!?


Shizuku's hospitality - 5

[Home ec. room]

Aya: I've completed the sandwiches!

Shi: Cakes too are all done... They look so delicious.

Suz: Let's put them both in the fridge, we only have scones left!

Kir: Yup, I'm gonna weigh the flour.

Son: By the way, have you called Mino-san and Mebuki-senpai~?

Shi: Yes... I send them an invitation earlier.

Yum: Our final task will be to wait for the scones to finish baking!

Suz: Jeez!! Why is it always at the worst time?

Shi: Complaining won't help... Let's beat them quickly.

[Jukai]

Yum: Vertexes, you will be faced with a more expeditious defeat than ever before! Eeei!

Shi: Let's finish this quickly... Yaaaaah!

Gin: Shizuku-san and Miroku-san are so cool! Could it be...!

Meb: It probably is related to the invitation we received earlier.

Gin: You only wrote to come to the usual beach in the evening. Shizuku-san, what's gonna happen there!?

Shi: You'll have to wait... Miroku, let's finish them off.

Yum: Leave it to me~!

Shi/Yum: Yaaaaaaaaaah!

[Seaside]

Shi: Huh? It's...

Yum: We have returned not to the home economics room, but the beach instead.

Suz: Jeez, I wanted to make these scones quickly!

Ren: It cannot be helped. Shall we set the table?

Shi: Okay... Let's do this and go back.

[Sanshuu middle school hallway]

Yum: A table and gorgeous decorations have been set, only the scones remain.

Shi: Yes, it's almost time... Let's do our best...

Shi: Huh? What are you... all doing?

Fuu: What? We're making udon.

Yuu: We thought about going to kameya, but there was such a line, so we said we would make udon instead.

Tou: We will have enough, would you like some as well?

Suz: I appreciate the intention but this empty flour bag, is it...

Kir: That our wheat bag for the scones?

Fuu: Oh, is it? Sorry, I'll buy you another one at the supermarket right now.

Kar: Every store is likely out of flour right now.

Suz: Eeh!? Wheat flour? Why so suddenly?

Fuu: There has been a program about udon diet on TV, so people starting buying up all the wheat...

Yuu: That's also the reason for the line in front of kameya.

Tou: Sorry, we may not have known, but the fact is that we did use valuable wheat flour.

Fuu: Ah, but there's a huge stock of it inside the school's storage room!

Kar: That's to use in case of emergency. But whether this counts as an emergency or not...

Ren: Long story short, the wheat flour you are using is the last...

Suz: So we can't make scones!?

Shi: Our ultimate afternoon tea...

Fuu: Sorry, we ended up doing something wrong.

Tou: Since we cannot turn the udon back into wheat flour, what could we do...?

Yuu/Fuu/Tou: Uum...

Yum: Aah! A most brilliant idea has struck me!


Shizuku's hospitality - 5

[Seaside]

Gin: Mebuki-san, this is where Shizuku-san's invitation told us to go, right?

Meb: I know she wrote to look forward to the details later, but what is going to happen?

Gin: If she called the both of us, maybe beach volley!?

Meb: It sounds interesting. I will need to do some warm-ups.

Shi: You won't need it... over here.

Gin: Shizuku-san! Over there...? Aah!!

Meb: A table decorated with beautiful flowers. What is this about?

Suz: Surprise successful! Come on, Mebu, Gin-chan, take a seat.

Yum: Shizuku-san. If you would do the honors.

Shi: Ahem, Minowa, Kusunoki... Thank you for always inviting me.

Shi: To thank you today... I wanted to show you the best hospitality possible.

Meb: It all makes sense now! Shizuku, thank you.

Gin: Sniff... This smells great!

Yum: Let us begin with the ultimate black tea! Brewed by Shizuku-san with utmost care.

Meb: The cup is warm... This is a genuine one.

Shi: It's the exact right time. The black tea is ready.

Gin: Waah, it smells so good!

Meb: Thank you. ...Gulp! Oh! So fragrant and delicious.

Gin: Yeah! Totally different from the ones I make myself!

Shi: I'm glad... Sonoko, are the cakes ready?

SON: Right he~re! Cakes that go perfectly well with tea are ready~.

Gin: Waah! So many yummy-looking cakes on a 3-layer plate!

Meb: The sandwiches on the bottom seem just as delicious.

Gin: Huh? There's nothing on the middle layer though.

Meb: Following the British tradition, scones are supposed to go there.

Shi: Ehehe, that's because it's Sanshuu tradition...

Yum: To replace scones, are instead freshly baked donuts.

Suz: With deep-fried udon, those are special udon donuts!

Meb: Udon donuts!?

Shi: Eat while it's hot.

Gin: Yes! Thank you! Nom. Wah!! What is that? It's so good!

Meb: Nom nom... It's delicious. I can't believe this is udon!

Shi: Phew. We have a lot more tea, so ask me if you need.

Gin: Thank you! I won't hesitate and take as much as I can!!

Meb: Shizuku, and everyone else, thank you for this wonderful display of hospitality.