Taichi Nanao/Scarlet Fantasy

Feels Like Small Camping in the Courtyard!

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Taichi	Hmmm...
	...! This is it~!
Tsuzuru	What's up, Taichi-kun? Your voice echoed all the way down the hallway.
Taichi	Ah, I got way too excited...!
Tsuzuru	What were you reading?
Taichi	This!
Tsuzuru	White Day special feature...?
Taichi	It's almost White Day, right? So I was wondering what I should give back to the director.
Tsuzuru	I see, so that's what it was.
Taichi	These days, there are as many kinds of gifts for White Day as there are for Valentine's Day!
	Not only do they have the standard cookies and marshmallows, they also have chocolates, macaroons, and many other things.
Tsuzuru	You're right. I'd have a hard time choosing if there're this many...
	So have you decided on something?
Taichi	Yep! I've decided to make baumkuchen!
Tsuzuru	Heh, that sounds good.
Taichi	I figured it'd be more meaningful if I made it myself...
	But I've never made baumkuchen before, and I'd rather just buy it than fail to make one...hmm...
Tsuzuru	I can show you how to make it, if you want?
Taichi	Eh?
Tsuzuru	I used to make baumkuchen as snacks for my brothers, so I know how to make one to some extent.
	Besides, buying baumkuchen is pretty expensive...
Taichi	Tsuzuru-kun...! I'll definitely take you up on that!
Tsuzuru	Well then, let's start by buying the ingredients.
Taichi	Sure thing!
Tsuzuru	The only things to buy are eggs, milk, and pancake mix.
Taichi	So baumkuchen can be made with simple ingredients, huh? I thought it would be more complicated.
Tsuzuru	It's going to be something like this if you're going to make it at home.
Taichi	Oh, I wanna spin it over the coals like people do when camping!
Tsuzuru	No, that's impossible without a charcoal grill.
	...Wait, speaking of camping, we've done it a few times so I think there might be one if we search the storage room.
Taichi	Let's make sure to search every nook and cranny for the baumkuchen!
Tsuzuru	Let's have a look inside the storage room when we get back, then.
Taichi	Heck yeahhh! It's gonna be like camping in the courtyard!

Taichi	Hmm...I wonder where it is...
Tsuzuru	I thought we'd find it soon, but it's nowhere to be found.
Taichi	Or maybe it's tucked away in the back?
Tsuzuru	There's still the possibility that we don't have one in the first place...
Taichi	No way~!
Tsuzuru	I think it'd be faster to ask the director or the manager rather than digging around here.
Taichi	But if Director-sensei asks what we're going to use it for, she'll know what we're planning~!
Tsuzuru	True that...
Taichi	I'll try looking in that corner one more time!
Tsuzuru	Then I'll try this corner...
Sakuya	...Huh? What are you guys looking for?
Tsuzuru	Ah, Sakuya. We're looking for a charcoal grill, do you know where it is?
Sakuya	In that case I think it was around here...
	Ah, there it is! It's a little dusty, but looks like it'll work fine once it's cleaned.
Taichi	Thanks a lot, Sakkun!
Sakuya	No problem. I was just cleaning the storage room the other day, so I'm glad I found it right away.
	By the way, what are you going to do with it?
Taichi	I'm glad you asked! I'm going to use this with Tsuzuru-kun to make baumkuchen!
	Would you like to join us?
Sakuya	Heh, I didn't know you could make baumkuchen with this! I think I'll make some too, then.
Taichi	That's decided then!
Tsuzuru	Let's take it out to the courtyard and get ready to make the baumkuchen.
Taichi	Finally...! I'm so excited to see if I can do it right!
Sakuya	But what made you decide to make baumkuchen?
Taichi	It's a White Day return gift for Director-sensei!
	A magazine had a White Day special feature on baumkuchen, and I knew I had to make it.
	But I don't know how to make one so I decided to ask Tsuzuru-kun to teach me!
Sakuya	I see. Well then, we better make it delicious!
Taichi	Yeah! Let's do our best~!
Tsuzuru	...Alright, the dough is ready. It's time to bake~!
Taichi	Okay!
Tsuzuru	You twirl the dough around this stick... And you just keep spinning it on the grill.
Taichi	Roger that!
	Kinda like this...
	Whoa...I'm so nervous the dough is going to drip!
Sakuya	I still can't imagine how it would turn into a baumkuchen from here...
Taichi	True! I'm getting excited!
Tsuzuru	By the way, we're gonna have to repeat this more than 10 times.
Sakuya	More than 10 times?!
Taichi	Ehh?! That much?
Tsuzuru	The dough won't have enough layers otherwise.
Sakuya	You're right... Making baumkuchen is a steady process, huh?
Taichi	I thought it'd be much easier, but this is surprisingly hard...
Tsuzuru	If you want to give the director a delicious baumkuchen, you better stay enthusiastic and keep spinning it.
	If you don't keep spinning it at the same speed, it'll be baked unevenly, so be careful.
Taichi	Uuu...I'll try my best!
Izumi	Hm? What are you guys up to?

Taichi	D-Director-sensei?!
Izumi	Ah, are you guys making baumkuchen?
Tsuzuru	Aah, we are. I wanted to eat it when I saw it in a magazine, so I thought I'd try making it.
Izumi	Making baumkuchen with a charcoal grill is quite interesting!
	Is it okay if I make it together with you guys?
Taichi	O-Of course!
Sakuya	...Are you sure, Taichi-kun? It'd be bad if Director found out...
Tsuzuru	Can we fake it well enough so she doesn't find out...?
Taichi	We'll just have to do our best not to get caught...!
	Besides, I can't possibly turn down something that Director-sensei wants to do!
Sakuya	We'll follow up as best as we can.
Tsuzuru	Yeah, that's right.
Taichi	Thanks, you guys...!
Izumi	Umm...is something wrong?
Taichi	N-Nothing!
	Director-sensei, there's an empty spot next to me, so you can sit here if you'd like!
Izumi	Thank you.
Taichi	After putting the dough on this stick, we just have to keep spinning it on the grill.
Izumi	Like this?
Taichi	Yeah! You're good at this!
Izumi	You're also burning it nicely.
Taichi	True. It smells really good!
Izumi	Making baumkuchen in the courtyard kind of feels like we're small camping.
Taichi	I was thinking the same thing! It's fun to make something like this outside, isn't it?
CHOICE 1: It's so much fun when we do it together. [+] Izumi Yeah, it's so much fun when we do it together. Taichi That's the good thing about outdoor cooking! Izumi That's true. We can't do something like this if it's in the kitchen. Oh, looks like it's done. Taichi Then put the dough back on and spin it around again. Repeat this at least 10 times, and your baumkuchen is ready! Izumi 10 times?! That's a lot. But I think I can do it while talking like this without getting bored. Taichi That's true.
CHOICE 2: We can't do this inside the dorm, huh. [+] Izumi We can't do this inside the dorm, huh. Taichi If we use the grill in the lounge, Sakyo-nii will definitely get angry. Izumi That, and there's also safety issue... Taichi Making it in the courtyard is definitely the best way to make baumkuchen! Izumi Ah, your dough looks like it's going to be burnt! Taichi Aaah, you're right! ...Whew, safe! Now I can't give this to Director-sensei-- Sakuya T-Taichi-kun! Umm, don't take your eyes off the dough...! Tsuzuru It's going to be burnt before you know it, so be careful. Taichi Y-You're right! Watch out, watch out... Izumi (I feel like Taichi-kun was about to say something...but I think I shouldn't ask now because I don't want him to burn it again.)
Taichi	Ah, that's right. Have you had any baumkuchen recently?
Izumi	Recently...I got one from Guy-san for Valentine's Day.
Taichi	F-From...Guy-san?!
Izumi	Y-Yeah.
Taichi	No, but my baumkuchen isn't gonna lose either...! I'll work harder on spinning it!
	By the way, what kind of baumkuchen was it?
Izumi	It was handmade by Guy-san, and it had a plain taste.
Taichi	Guy-san also made his own?!
Izumi	Also...?
Taichi	Ah! Well, uhh... We have no choice but to make it even more amazing, Tsuzuru-kun, Sakkun!
Sakuya	Y-Yeah! Of course!
Tsuzuru	So you slipped up and gave up trying to hide it, huh...

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