EVENT STORY TRANSLATION: Special Edition: Concept Cafe Le Ciel - CHAPTER 5

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"Special Edition: Concept Cafe Le Ciel" - CHAPTER 5

▋Juza: …This pasta has a bit of spiciness to it, right?
▋If the customer's bad with spicy stuff, maybe it'd be good to recommend 'em this soy-sauce based pasta instead.
▋Next… This sandwich goes well with darjeeling tea, so…
▋(It's a good thing I asked Omi-san 'bout the characteristics and ingredients of the menu items. S'lot easier to take in now.)
▋(I also asked Homare-san for advice 'bout what kind of cooking fits which tea. Even if I can't cover every single combination, I've at least got a pretty good hang of what I could suggest to the customers.)
▋(Should rehearse them out while I'm at it too. Then I'll note down anythin' else I need to be more careful of…)
[DOOR SHUTS]
▋Juza: ——...
▋(That was the door leading to the lounge, wasn't it?)
▋… Must've imagined it.

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▋Muku: Hmm… If these "Three Bear Brothers" mini-cakes were made out of just chocolate, people might get tired of the chocolate taste. I really like them, though…
▋Juza: If that bothers ya, then how 'bout puttin' in some small fruit slices with them? Or addin' another layer of sweetness with some cream?
▋Kumon: So like, one cake's suuuuper sweet, one's a normal-level of sweet, and the third one not-so-sweet at all?
▋Juza: Somethin' like that.
▋Muku: —Then they wouldn't get tired of the chocolate as much, you're right! Maybe adding one piece of fruit would work well, too!
▋Thank you, Ju-chan! Let me rework my draft.
▋Kumon: Is that a mini-parfait with a monkey-shaped cookie for yours, Nii-chan?
▋Juza: Yeah. Since there's plenty of delicious stuff in the cafe's menu already, getting a parfait would let ya taste a lil' bit of everything.
▋Muku: That's true; there's so many tasty-looking dishes on here. But having something small like a parfait would be nice to have.
▋And Kyu-chan's is… Oh, is that a sandwich that's cut in the shape of a koala? With braised meat as filling?
▋Kumon: Yep yep! They haven't put in anything with braised meat in their menu yet, so I thought I'd give this one a try! Plus I loooove braised meat!!
▋Juza: It does look pretty yummy.
▋Kumon: I know right~!
▋Buuuut, the color combo of the whole thing is a lil' dull, I think…
▋Muku: Maybe try adding some tomatoes as garnish?
▋Kumon: Tomato, huh. That sounds good! Then I'll draw some tomatoes here, and…
[SKETCHING SOUNDS]
▋Kumon: Hey, didn't the three of us draw together 'round the table just like this when we were little, too?
▋Muku: …Now that you mention it. I vaguely remember when I used to be really awful at drawing when I was little, and that was when Ju-chan had helped me out.
▋Kumon: Ahhh—!! I sorta recall that too, yeah!
▋Juza: You remembered that…?
▋Muku: Uh-huh. But it's still only a faint memory; I can't exactly remember the details of it.
▋Kumon: I'm pretty sure we were drawing food back then— like, food that we really wanted to eat that day!
▋Muku: Eh, really?
▋Juza: You've got some good memory.
▋Kumon: Ehehe, it just happened to come to mind!
▋Muku was still really young back then, so when he couldn't get his drawing right, he started crying.
▋And when Nii-chan realized what was wrong, he asked Muku what he wanted to draw so that he could try drawing it together with Muku!
▋Juza: That's how it went.
▋Muku: I see. Then that meant that Ju-chan really helped me out with a lot of things back in those days, didn’t he?
▋Juza: (My memory from that age was also pretty vague, but I knew back then that Muku used to be afraid of me…)
▋(I think he still felt intimidated at that moment too, but when I started helpin' him out with his drawing, he was smilin'.)
▋Though, since I was still pretty young back then too, even my drawings weren't any good either. Mom never understood what were askin' her to cook in the end.
▋Kumon: Huh, really!?
▋Juza: Pretty sure.
▋Muku: Fufu. I guess that's to be expected, since we were still little kids.
▋Kumon: But look at you now, Muku! You're amazing at drawing~!
▋Muku: You think so? Ehehe…
▋Juza: And this time, it's us who're asking for your help.
▋Kumon: He's right!
▋Muku: Huh!? B-But you two are already doing so great, you don't even need help from me…!
▋Juza: Not that great, really…
▋Muku: But it's true! I love how you two draw.
▋Kumon: Hehe, I also love your drawings, Muku! You think so too, right, Nii-chan?
▋Juza: 'Course. I feel the same way.
▋(I've thought it to myself countless times already, but I'm really glad that getting into this troupe allowed me to spend my time with Muku like this now.)


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