Azuma Yukishiro/The Charm and Temptation of Lanterns
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Drinking Date Companion
Backstage Stories| Azuma | Thank you for accompanying me today, Yuki. |
| Yuki | Don't mention it. I finally got the chance to do some shopping, too. |
| Azuma | I think I've bought all the things I want for now. We've walked quite a bit, so let's take a break and have some tea. |
| Yuki | ...Ah, then, I want to drink that. |
| Azuma | Bubble tea? That sounds nice, if Kazu were here, he would probably say this is very Inste-worthy. |
| Yeah, this is delicious. | |
| Yuki | Come to think of it, Azu-nee is going to participate in the upcoming Lantern Festival. |
| Azuma | Yeah, Guy has decided to open a food stall there for a business trip, and I'll be the waiter. |
| If you like, you can come and visit us on the day. | |
| Yuki | Muku and the others were really excited to hear about it, so we'll go if our schedule allows. |
| Azuma | Fufu, I'll be waiting. |
| Yuki | We're back. |
| Izumi | Welcome back, guys. |
| Taichi | Welcome back! Did you guys go out somewhere? |
| Azuma | Yeah, we went out shopping. |
| Yuki | What's this? Paper lanterns? |
| Taichi | Yeah! |
| Muku | I heard that Azu-nee-san and the others are going to participate at the Lantern Festival soon, so I did some research... |
| It seems that you can easily arrange it by hand, so I made it with Taichi and the others. | |
| Azuma | Heh, that looks like a lot of fun. |
| Izumi | We made the lanterns from paper and other materials that could be used in the storage room. |
| Taichi | See, it looks just like one of those displayed in-store! A lot of these are already on display, so I'm looking forward to the festival~! |
| Azuma | Director's lantern is very well-made. |
| Izumi | I got really into it the more I decorate it. |
| Yuki | Heh, Muku's lantern is also cute. |
| Muku | Ehehe, thank you. |
| Taichi | Yuki-chan, take a look at mine too! |
| Yuki | Yeah, yeah. |
| Muku | How about we decorate the dorm with these lanterns? |
| Taichi | Sounds good! Mankai Dorm Lantern Festival will be held ahead of time! |
| Yuki | Too enthusiastic. |
| Azuma | Looking at the lanterns like this reminds me of the local Lantern Festival. How nostalgic. |
| Muku | You've been there?! That's amazing. I wonder how the real thing is like... |
| Azuma | On the night of the festival, all the artificial lights are turned off, so the whole town is lit only by the lantern lights, it's very magical. |
| We can eat at restaurants and cafes along the river to watch the lanterns float down the river, too. | |
| Taichi | Uwaa, that feels like a grown up date! |
| Izumi | What's the local meal like? |
| Azuma | Of course pho[1] and gỏi cuốn[2] are popular. The Vietnamese style okonomiyaki[3] called bánh xèo[4] is also very popular. |
| Izumi | That sounds delicious, I'd love to try some. |
| Yuki | Speaking of food, what will Guy's food stall serve? |
| Azuma | Pho has been decided for now, but I thought we should serve other stuff too. I've been thinking about it for a while now. |
| Muku | Then how about that gỏi cuốn and bánh xèo you mentioned earlier? |
| Azuma | That's an option, too. I'm still trying to decide because all the Vietnamese food are delicious. |
| Izumi | You can always just go eat at a restaurant and decide. |
| Azuma | You have a point...that might be perfect. |
| Taichi | I'm looking forward to the Lantern Festival and Guy-san's dishes~! |
| Izumi | (Phew, I guess I can stop at this part for the time being.) |
| *knock knock* | |
| Come in. | |
| Azuma | Director, is it okay to bother you at this time? |
| Izumi | Ah, Azuma-san. It's fine. What's up? |
| Azuma | I'm planning to go to a Vietnamese restaurant as a reference for the upcoming festival menu. |
| If you like, why don't you join me? It seems like you were quite interested in Vietnamese food. | |
| Izumi | Is it okay? I'll go for sure! |
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| Wow, the interior has that Asian touch to it, it's very stylish! Ah, there are lanterns, too! | |
| Azuma | No wonder it's so popular among women. |
| Izumi | There's a lot more variety on the menu than I expected, so I'm at a loss. |
| Azuma | Fufu, everything looks delicious. |
| Izumi | Ah, I wonder what this one is. It's cute and colorful. Are those fruits in it? |
| Azuma | Oh, that's chè.[5] It's a traditional Vietnamese sweet. There are different varieties of chè, but they taste like Japanese zenzai.[6] |
| Izumi | They taste like zenzai, huh... I'm curious to know what it tastes like. |
| Azuma | It seems like they also offer take-outs here, so we should bring some home after our meal. |
| Izumi | Sure, I look forward to it! |
| Employee | 《Excuse me, are you ready to order?》 |
| Izumi | Huh?! |
| (They're not speaking Japanese...! Is this Vietnamese?) | |
| U-um... | |
| Azuma | 《Then we'll have this one and this one. Do you have any recommendations?》 |
| Employee | 《This one is really good at this time of year.》 |
| Azuma | 《Thanks. We'll have that one too, then.》 |
| Employee | 《Understood.》 |
| Izumi | Thank you very much...! Azuma-san, I didn't know you could speak Vietnamese. |
| Azuma | Fufu, it's just day to day conversation. Rather, I ended up ordering on my own, is that okay? |
| Izumi | No worries! If anything, you really saved me there. The waiter was speaking the local language and that made it feel very authentic, so you can expect the food to be just as authentic! |
| Azuma | Yeah, I look forward to it. |
| Izumi | I'm stuffed! That was so delicious! Thank you for inviting me out today. |
| This chè is really cute! It looks delicious too! | |
| Azuma | Thanks for hanging out with me, too. Can you still drink that chè even though you're so full? |
| Izumi | Desserts are a different story! Itadakimasu. |
| Azuma | Then, I'll have some as well. |
| Izumi | Yep, it's delicious! It's a mixture of tapioca and fruits and all sorts of other flavors, it's really like zenzai! |
| Azuma | I'm glad you liked it. |
| Izumi | Chè is similar to tapioca milk tea, plus it's cute and trendy, so it seems that it's popular among women. |
| Azuma | ...I see. |
| I think I'll suggest serving chè to Guy. | |
| Izumi | Chè, huh? I thought it would be one of the dishes we just ate... |
| Azuma | Everything was indeed delicious, but— |
| As you said, chè is cute to look at and it would be popular with the ladies. | |
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CHOICE 1: It will definitely be popular. [+]
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CHOICE 2: What kind of chè will you serve? [+]
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| Azuma | ...To be honest, there's another reason why I chose chè. |
| Izumi | Another reason? |
| Azuma | Yeah. It was fun to have a leisurely dinner with you, but— |
| If it's something you can enjoy while strolling, you can have a date while talking and walking like this. | |
| Don't you think so too, Director? | |
| Izumi | A date...I mean, it is fun to be able to talk while drinking like this... |
| (It's kind of embarrassing to be told that to my face...) | |
| Azuma | Hm, are you possibly embarrassed by that? How adorable. |
| Izumi | Geez! Please stop making fun of me. |
| Azuma | Fufu, sorry. |
| Oh, that's right. If you have time on the day of the festival, would you like to join me for a cup of chè and go around the Lantern Festival? | |
| Izumi | You'll be the waiter for Guy-san's food stall that day, so please do your job properly. |
| Azuma | Fufu, how cold. What a shame. |
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Notes
- ↑ Vietnamese noodle soup.
- ↑ Vietnamese salad roll or spring roll. Azuma actually said 生春巻き (namaharumaki) lit. means fresh spring roll, but I opted for the original dish name instead.
- ↑ Japanese savory pancake containing a variety of ingredients in a wheat-flour-based batter.
- ↑ Vietnamese savoury fried pancake.
- ↑ Traditional Vietnamese sweet beverage, dessert soup or pudding.
- ↑ Traditional Japanese dessert soup made with azuki beans.
