Tea Fight (闘茶)

Subs by Hanazawa Yuki & T. Layne

Tea as a beverage

was discovered by Shennong and tasted by Duke of Zhou

tea is a fine plantation of the southern country

lt tastes bitter

but can stimulate one's mind and body

to be in clear stage

l'm Lu Yu, known as the Father of tea

as l've written the Classic of tea

l navigated through the world of tea

to learn everything about it

Now, allow me to tell a story

A story that changed one destiny, caused by passion towards tea

there are wild tea trees growing

in the mountains of southwestern China

Each tribe has their own recipe in tea making

whereas Black tea owns the most well spoken recipe

among others

Black tea

is divided into fale and female

differed by its taste and function

One will be energetic and excited

after drinking the Male Black tea

Due to it, Male Black tea tribe

starts to bully the other tribes

in order to earn the honor of world's no.1 tea making

Female Black tea tastes sweet and elegant

purifying one's mind and soul, freed from anxiety

No one can stay out of drinking it

Female Black tea tribe never in the dispute of honor

Both tribes have never get into dispute for years

Until

an apprentice of the Japanese Yagi Clan

provoked both tribes in a tea fight

try out the world's no. 1 Female Black tea!

try it, sir

Forget about all your anxiety

the Female Black tea

will bring you to a happy wonderland

l'll like to drink as well

Me too

You're too young to drink it

Go away

come again when you grown up

Be gone! Hey!

What are you shouting there?

Aren't you selling the world's no. 1 tea?

Let me try it

Yucks! What's this?

You can't trick me with this

Let me tell you

my Male Black tea is instead the world's no.1!

l perhaps your tea can only do that

1 thousand years later!

too bad for a good tea

to be fooled by an ignorant person

Who do you refer to?

ln the world of tea makers, quality of tea is the decisive part

of which is the best

Hmph! Bring it on!

Quick, we have things to see

A tea fight! -Who are they?

Both Male Black tea tribe and Female Black tea tribe

will declare a tea fight

to find out who is the world's no. 1 tea

the fight begins!

there were 2 basis for judgment

first on who makes the most exquisite tea foam that can remain for long

Second on who owns the sweetest and elegant taste of tea

the tea foam looks good

l wonder how it taste

lt's a fight of skill and ginger

How is it, old folk!

lsn't my Male Black tea

win the honor of world's no. 1 tea?

Speak out!

Both cups of tea are lack of a taste

Nonsense!

You shouldn't be so aggressive, young man

Or else you can't learn the true meaning of tea

Nonsense!

l don't care what are you trying to bring out

l'm the judge here

My Male Black tea is the world's no. 1 tea

Kill!

Make sure you burn all the tea!

All of them!

Run, Mr. Yagi!

this is the enmity between our tribes

but not yours

Run! Quick!

Meanwhile, a miracle happened

After the kid drank the mixed tea from both Male and Female Black tea

he evolved to a dragon

Everything is too late now

Both Male and Female Black tea tribes dissappeared

while their descents

continue to search for one another

the story remains as a legend

in everyone's memory

lt is the legend about the one who drank the mixed tea

and evolved to an immortal

Why? How can it be?

lt's my fault

But

the story is just a beginning

Good morning, mother

Welcome back

Mikiko had turn beautiful in two days

there's a farewell party the other day

lt frightened me

as it's actually my farewell party

So you've been fired once again?

Of course not

l'm the one who quited the job

Pest controller is not a suitable job for me

l see, l'll eat now

Where is my meal?

You have nothing

Nothing?

Oh, l almost forgot

A friend in the farewell party recommended me with this job

Look. -What is it?

Middle-aged model, only for middle-aged candidates

lnvolves in promotion shooting... look

this is how it looks

lsn't this excellent?

l have to attend classes before working in modeling

l even need to buy some text books...

So l've spent all the money

and can't go home within these two days

What a headache

ls it a girl

who recommended you this job?

Huh? How do you know?.

Of course l know

You'll obey to every beautiful girls

How can you say that to your father?

My 43 years old father is unemployed!

Can you know what l feel?

How can l know?.

lt's not easy to get this job...

Uncle Murano is very worry about you

he wonders if you plan to re-open the shop

Why?

to attend the tea Gathering in Akira temple next month

Uncle Murano will recommend them to use our tea leaves

lf you agree with that

Don't mention about tea to me

l don't want to get myself involve in tea anymore

Never ever in my life, Mikiko

Mikiko, where are you going?

Mikiko!

to work

You can insist on closing the shop

but l'll work my body hard to earn money

Your body? Do you mean...

Yes, just like what you thought of

l'm leaving, bye

lmpossible...

Aickss, what am l thinking?

Please clean up the table

Alright

Morning

Morning

Eat more

Morning, aunty

Morning. See you later

Be careful

Morning!

Morning, you always come early in the morning

Let me do it

Oh, thanks. -You're welcome

Uncle, regarding the tea gathering in Akira temple...

How your father react?

He refused

Sorry to get you worry about him

Nevermind, l know him well

He was the youngest champion in tea Competition

and l'm proud to have him as my best friend

We promised to work hard together

Dessert of House together with Yahi's tea, right?

We used to talk of that last time

Mikiko, you're very hardworking

But your father...

Won't your father attend the tea gathering?

My father is very disappointing

How about you?

Of course l will attend

As l'm a fan of the young abbot

Fan?

the abbot is young and man enough

He is my type

But please don't tell my father

that l'm learning tea

l can't imagine what he'll do after that

You have no worry

l'll support you all the time

Murano, are you free tonight?

Yes. Anything?