The Native Land of Akazukin Cha ChaAkazukin Cha Cha Volume 8 Story 48 -- Nami's Love Love Attack! Page 142 [At Marin and Nami's place.] //juu// [The sound of batter sizzling over a hot plate.] [The sounds and smell of the kitchen attracted Marin to the place.] Marin: "That smell's so strong. Nami, what are you doing?" [Nami turns around with tears in her eyes. She shows Marin her attempted cooking, charred and sticky looking.] Nami: "SISTER... Please teach me how to make egg rolls." Page 143 Marin: "Egg Rolls? Why the sudden interest?" Nami: "Because Senior Popy likes to eat them. I want to make a lot, a lot of egg rolls for him to eat." Marin: "Ah! Nami has already grown up and fallen in love for the first time! Of course, Sister will definately help you! Egg rolls are so easy to make. All you have to do is follow my instructions" Nami: "Yes!" [Later... Marin's egg roll turned out no better than Nami's... it looked black and sticky too! Marin is angry...] Marin: "Why must it be egg rolls? What do you mean that bad-looking egg rolls are unacceptable? If it was my Riya, he's eat it up in less than two words! Some more, what's so good about that fella who never seems to be happy. I've never even seen him smile before!" Nami: "Don't talk bad about Senior Popy!" Page 144 Marin: "I'm not going to care anymore!" [Nami cries.] Nami: "WAAH!! I HATE YOU SIS!" [Nami leaves home.] Nami: "Sister could never do it. I need to seek a great cook who can teach me how to make an egg-roll." [Along the way, she meets Yanta, he's clinging to a pole like a koala...] Nami: "Yanta, what are you doing?" Yanta: "Practicing my stick-to-people skills." Nami: "Oh." [Nami sweatdrops and changes the subject.] Nami: "I'm hoping to learn how to make egg rolls. Do you know anyone who makes great egg rolls?" Yanta: "My sister." Nami: "Really? This is great, Senior Yakko is good at making potions, I'm sure her cookery skills are just as great! Can you please ask her to teach me?" Page 145 [At Yakko's house.] Yakko: "Egg rolls? What would a mermaid need that for? Alright, I'll teach you." Nami: "Thank you! I want to make eggrolls that let Senior Popy laugh and say "these are delicious"." Yakko: "Popy? You want to make that block-head laugh? You got make something better than that!" [They start work.] Yakko: "First, you've got add a Yakko-made "Eggs with feelings" potion." Nami: "Why don't we use ordinary eggs?" Nami: I even brought them. Yakko: "We then add 3 drops of "Smiling Water". Then we add a large spoonful of "Definately Good" flavouring. Page 146 Yakko: "Next is we fry and roll, fry and roll." Nami: "Senior Yakko is the greatest!" [The egg rolls are done.] Yakko: "We'll wait till cools before cutting." Nami: "Right!" [Later.] Yakko: "Yakko's special "Laughter Egg Rolls" are done!" Nami: "This is great, you're good!" Yakko: "You haven't seen nothing yet. First let's get Grandfather to try these." Yarojibe: "Yakko made these? They look good." [He eat the egg-rolls and goes into a laughing fit!] Yakko: "He laughs." [Nami collaspes onto the floor...] Page 147 //HA HA HA HA HA// [Yarojibe still hasn't stopped laughing.] [Yakko's holding the ingredients in the various bottles.] Yakko: "You really don't want these? The amounts here can make up to 7 batches." Nami: "I'd rather make egg-rolls with ordinary eggs." [Nami leaves and goes in serach of her next teacher.] Nami: "I don't think I'll ever want to see Senior Popy laughing like that!" //jumping sound// [Rinnosuke comes hopping over the rooftops of houses.] Rinnosuke: "Nami?" Nami: "Ah, Rinnosuke. You're on an errand?" Page 148 Rinnosuke: "Yes, I went to buy soybean noodles! Sister wants to make soybean cupcakes for me. You want any?" [He starts talking about soybean cupcakes...] Rinnosuke: "My sister makes the best soybean cupcakes ever! You can eat it till your mouth hurts!" Nami: "If Senior Orin can make such great snacks can she make egg-rolls as well?" Rinnosuke: "That's only a small case for my sister." Nami: "Can you please ask her to teach me?" [At Orin's house.] Orin: "Teach you how to make egg-rolls?! No problem, I'll give you a demonstration right away!" Page 149 Orin: "The ninja way of making egg-rolls is to first crack the eggs like..." Nami: "Like what..." //kan kan kan// [Orin breaks the eggs at a speed too quick to see.] Orin: "You crack them like this." Nami: "Huh?" [Nami couldn't catch it.] //juta juta juta// [Orin proceeds to make the egg-rolls, but her movements were only blurs to Nami.] Orin: "After beating the eggs you add the flavouring. Once it's done, add oil to the centre of the hotplate. [Finally, Orin stopped.] //shi pa pa pa// Orin: "I cut and cut and cut!" [The egg-rolls skillfully land on a plate on the table!] Orin: "That's it!" [Nami is just too shocked for words...] Page 150 Orin: "All you have to do is follow my instructions." Nami: "It was all so fast I couldn't catch anything." [Nami leaves to look for clearer instructions.] Nami: She only knows how to make them the ninja way, can't we use oridinary methods? Senior Orin is really weird." [Nami goes to see Chu Chu.] Chu Chu: "Egg-rolls? I've made them before." Nami: "Really?! Were they good?" Chu Chu: "They were interesting." [An odd silence...] Nami: ... [She sweatdrops.] Chu Chu: ... Nami: "Can you teach me?" Chu Chu: "Sure!" Page 151 //paka// [Chu Chu cracks an egg and STARES AT IT!] Nami: "How is it?" Chu Chu: "This egg is very fresh." [She cracks another egg, and stares at it too.] Chu Chu: "This one is not so fresh. The egg white has spreaded out." Nami: She doesn't need to waste time. Chu Chu: "This is too old. I add the flavouring, I'm about to cook it." Page 152 //GO// [Chu Chu cooks the egg-roll on a hotplate with A FLAME THROWER!"] [Nami leaps... Bessy(Chu Chu's mother) comes to find out what the commotion was all about.] Bessy: "Chu Chu! You want to burn down the house again? Stop this now!" Chu Chu: "Ah! Mother!" [She apologises to Nami.] Chu Chu: "I'm sorry, but I've forgotten how to cook the ordinary way!" [She salutes.] Chu Chu: Chu Chu has failed! Nami: "I also feel that it would be better if you did nothing." Chu Chu: "My sister's teacher, Seravi, is a master chef. Why don't you go and find him?" [So Nami goes on her way.] Nami: "Nami is a good person." //DING DONG// [Nami reaches Seravi's cottage.] Page 153 Cha Cha: "Ah Nami, Teacher Seravi has just gone out!" Riya: "Come in and wait." Shiine: "He'll be home in no time!" Nami: "Does Senior Popy also live here?" Cha Cha: "He has gone to the bookstore." [Cha Cha learns of Nami's reason for visiting.] Cha Cha: "You want to learn make egg rolls? I can teach you! I've seen Teacher Seravi doing it before." Shiine [looking very doubtful] : "Cha Cha, Seravi's kitchen is full of potions, I feel that it would be better if you didn't..." [But Cha Cha was already inside the kitchen.] Cha Cha: "Relax! All I have to do is crack the eggs and add the flavouring." [Cha Cha pours flavouring into bowl of the beaten egg.] //de ro// [Her mixture doesn't look too good...] Cha Cha: "Now all you have to do is pour it on the hot plate." [A sizzling sound is heard as Cha Cha pours the mixture. Nami stands close by to get a better look.] Page 154 //DOKAN// [There was an incredible explosion the very next second and Nami was blasted right through the roof! Riya and Shiine were staring at the gaping hole, Cha Cha didn't look too good. She was charred and unconcious on the floor!] Riya: "WOW! Cha Cha made the egg-rolls look like fireworks!" Shiine: "Nami's been shot away!" [Meanwhile, a fizzled up Nami lands in a tree nearby, she begins to cry...] Nami: "HOW COULD THE EGG-ROLLS EXPLODE?! I DON'T WANT TO LEARN ANYMORE!" //wah wah// [Her sobbing caught Popy's attention, when he walks past the tree, on his way home.] [He stops at the foot of the tree and flies up.] Popy: "Who's that crying in the tree?" Page 155 [He surprises Nami.] Popy: "Why is it you again? What are you doing here?" [He helps Nami down the tree. Cha Cha (she has awaken), Riya and Shiine were at the foot.] Popy: "What did you guys do this time?" Cha Cha: "Nami, are you alright?" [Nami could help but cry once she landed. She speaks as she cries.] Nami: "Se... Senior Popy... what must I do to make great tasting egg rolls?" Popy: "Huh? Egg-rolls? You want to eat egg-rolls?" Nami: "No, I..." [She realises what she just said...] [The smell of cooking drifts out of the cathouse.] Page 156 Popy: "The egg-rolls are done." [Nami could only stare at them twinkle-eye.] Nami: These are egg-rolls made by Senior Popy... [She begins to eat them, she is so touched! Riya's drooling over the egg-rolls himself.] Nami: "These are gr..great!" Popy: "They taste good right?" Cha Cha: "Huh, didn't Nami come here to learn how to make egg-rolls?" Shiine: "She looks very happy." Narrator: "Well it looks like Nami got her reward for trying so hard," [Popy gives Nami(who has fallen asleep) piggy-back ride home. They meet Dorothy on the way out.] Dorothy: "How cute, looks just like Popy's little sister." Popy: "Really... I'm just going to bring her home." Narrator: "But Popy likes older girls, try harder Nami!" ~End of Story 48~ Translated by and copyrighted to Michelle. = Previous Story = = Volume 8 = = Next Story = ŠTnlacc (The Native Land of Akazukin Cha Cha) Akazukin Cha Cha ŠAyahana Min.Shueisha/TV Tokyo/NAS This is only a site made by a fan.