＜手料理＞ Home Cooking

僧: More proofreading. Not a whole lot I had to fix.
 * 僧: Went over once again, being generally nitpicky. I think this one is ready, but any other input is welcome.

月: Mark.=3

天: Ok, it's done then. :P

Komi: Translation please: 【リック】「ホントのことだもの. うわぁ、スープもうまそう！」 目の前に置かれたスープは、食べるまでもなく絶品だ.

天: Rick: "But it's true! Uwaah, that soup smells wonderful too." I can tell without even tasting it, that this soup is a masterpiece.

味: Threw my 2 cents in. Yet again, looks good other than that.

Translation
&lt;手料理&gt; Home Cooking

初めて会った時は、名前すら聞けなかった女の子が、今ではうちに住んでいる. まったく、世の中何が起きるかわからない.

The girl, who would tell me nothing but her name when I met her for the first time, is now living with us in our house. Seriously, the world is a strange place.

ランには、父さんと母さんが使っていた部屋を綺麗に掃除して使ってもらうことにした. 俺とナップだけの時は、ほとんど物置になっていたのだから、有効活用って感じだ.

We decided to let Ran use our parents' room, after cleaning it up that is. While only Napp and I were living here, it had turned more and more into a storage room since it seemed like the best way to use the extra space.

うちに住むと決まったランは何を思ったのか台所へ入り、エプロンを腰に回した. 【ラン】「お世話になるんだもの. このくらいはさせて欲しいの」 ランはそう言うと、てきぱきと焜炉に火を入れ、貯蔵庫から色々と材料を出してきて、夕飯の準備を始めた.

Without thinking twice Ran, who we'd share this house with from now on, enters the kitchen and ties the apron around her waist.

Ran: "I'm deeply grateful for what you're doing for me, so please, at least let me do this for you."

As she says that, she swiftly lights the gas cooker, takes a couple of things out of the storage room, and starts preparing dinner.

俺は台所から追い出され、リビングで待たされることになった. しばらくすると、なんとも言えないいい香りが辺りに立ちこめ、思わず、鼻先をひくひくとさせてしまった.

I get shooed away from the kitchen and am left to wait in the living room. Shortly after a pleasant smell starts to come out of the kitchen and before I know it it's making my nose twitch.

俺は、テーブルに並べられている料理を見て驚いた. 【リック】「す、すげぇ！　これ、全部ランが　作ったの？」 そこには、大皿に盛られた焼き魚やサラダなどが並べられていた.

I'm flabbergasted as I look at the dish that's now standing on the table.

Rick: "W-, Wow! You made all this Ran?"

There is a big plate with steaming hot fried fish on fresh salad.

【ラン】「あり合わせで作ってみたんだけど・・・. ちょっとこれが精一杯」 【リック】「そんなことないよ. あれだけの材料でこんなにおいしそうな　料理が作れるなんて. な、ナップ. お前もそう思うよな？」 【ナップ】「え？　あ、うん・・・」 ナップはなぜか、少し顔を赤らめながら生返事をした.

Ran: "It may not look like much... But I really gave it my all!"

Rick: "That's not what I mean. You really turned the little we had left in our storage into such a tasty meal, that's incredible. Right Napp? You're thinking the same aren't you?"

Napp: "Eh? Ah, yeah..."

He mumbles that and his face turns a little red for some reason.

[天:Edited the text a little to go better with the picture.]

【ラン】「後は、このキノコのスープで全部」 鼻先をほわぁっとしたいい匂いが通り過ぎていく. たぶんミデルの街の中でもこんな匂いの料理は食べられないぞ. ナップはおいしい料理が食べられるからかそれともランの手料理が食べられるからかやたらと嬉しそうな顔で席に着いた.

Ran: "Aside from that I have only this mushroom soup."

That nice smell that made my nose twitch a while ago is now passing into the living room. Man, I've never smelled something that tasty in all of Midel. Whether because of how tasty the meal smells or because it was home cooked by Ran, Napp looks really happy as he sits down at the table.

【リック】「・・・俺は幸せだよ. こんなうまそうな料理、しかも　ランの手料理が食べられるなんて」 俺は、目の前の料理にワクワクしながらテーブルについた.

【ラン】「そんなに褒めてもらえるなんて　思っても見なかったわ」 ランがモジモジしながら、器にスープをよそっていく. 【リック】「ホントのことだもの. うわぁ、スープもうまそう！」 目の前に置かれたスープは、食べるまでもなく絶品だ.

Rick: "...I'm in heaven. Such a delicious meal and on top of that it's home cooked by you, Ran."

Trembling with excitement for the tasty dishes in front of me, I too take a seat.

Ran: "I didn't think you would praise me like that."

Blushing from embarrassment she placed the soup tureen on the table.

Rick: "But it's true! Uwaah, that soup smells wonderful too." I can tell without even tasting it, that this soup is a masterpiece.

【ナップ】「ホント、すごくおいしそうだよ. ランさん」 【ラン】「えへへ. ありがとう、二人とも. さ、お待たせ、食べましょう」 ランは、嬉しそうに尻尾を振りながら、席に着いた.

【リック】「いただきまーす」 やっぱり、まずはスープから. キノコと、ウサギの干し肉で作ったスープだ. 匂いと共に口に入れたその次には、いてもたってもいられずに行儀が悪いと思いながらもがつがつ、と口を動かしていた.

Napp: "Woah that looks really delicious, Ran."

Ran: "Ehehe. Thank you, you two. Well then, let us eat."

Ran's tail is twitching happily, as she takes a seat. ''[僧: Changed "wagging" to "twitching." When a cat "wags" its tail, it's pissed.]'' [天: Makes sense. ok.] Rick: "Let's eat!"

First, the soup as an appetizer. There are mushrooms and some rabbit jerky inside. The smell and the taste as I put the first spoonful of it into my mouth, I can't hold myself back. While thinking that I really got the worst of manners, I shovel it all into my mouth and gulp it down.

【リック】「おかわり！」 そういうのが当たり前かと思うほど、その言葉が自然に口から出た. 【ナップ】「ボクも！」 二人が同時に、まったく空になった器をランに向けて差し出す.

Rick: "Seconds!"

Without giving it a second thought, that word comes over my lips.

Napp: "Me too!"

Simultaneously we both hold out our bowls over to Ran, not a drop left inside them.

【ラン】「ふ、二人とも、もうちょっと　落ち着いて食べて. まだたくさんあるんだから」 ランは、耳の先までピンと立つくらいきょとんとした顔でそう言った. 【ラン】「じゃ、まずはリックからね」

そう言って、俺の器を受け取り鍋の中のスープをさっきより大目によそった. お玉で混ぜる度に、湯気と共に匂いが部屋に広がった. 【リック】「まさか、ランがこんなに料理が　うまいなんて思わなかったよ」 俺は、受け取ったスープを食べながらそう言った. 魚やサラダもちょうどいい味付けで食欲をかき立てていた.

Ran: "H-, hey don't eat so fast you two. Take your time, we still got plenty of soup left."

Says Ran, with her ears pointing in the air and her face all bewildered.

Ran: "Alright then, Rick, you were first."

She takes my bowl and fills it to the brim with hot soup again. As she stirs the soup with the ladle, steam and that delicious smell spreads through the room.

Rick: "Seriously, I never would have thought that you'd be such an awesome cook, Ran."

I say, while taking the bowl and once again spooning the soup into my mouth. Knowing that both the salad and the fish would taste equally great raises my appetite even further.

【ラン】「ありがとう. リックにそう言って　もらえて、私嬉しいわ」 【リック】「もう、いくらでも褒めちゃうって. こんなにうまい料理は初めてだよ」 【ナップ】「ホント. いつもはほら、主に兄さんが　作るから、雑な料理ができるんだ」

【リック】「雑って言うなよぉ. 一生懸命作ってるんだぜ？」 【ナップ】「あはは、冗談だよ」 ナップは嬉しそうに笑いながら、焼き魚を摘んでいた.

Ran: "Thank you. I'm happy that you like it, Rick."

Rick: "Really, I can't praise you enough. I've never eaten something this good in my whole life."

Napp: "It's true. Most of the time big brother would cook for us, and he's a pretty sloppy cook."

Rick: "Hey, I'm not sloppy! I always gave it my best shot!"

Napp: "Ahaha, I'm just joking brother."

He laughs and with a smile on his face takes some of the fried fish from the plate.

【ラン】「これからは、私がお料理を作るね. この家に置いてもらってるんだもの. 当然だわ」 【ナップ】「そうしてもらえるとありがたいなぁ. 兄さんの焦げたチキンは　もうコリゴリだもの」 ったく、ナップの奴ときたら. 言いたい放題言ってくれるじゃないか.

Ran: "From now on, I'd like to take care of the meals. Since you're letting me stay in your house, it's the least I can do!"

Napp: "Oh, you're very welcome. I can't tell you how sick I am of big bro's burned chicken."

Jeez, there he goes again. Talking about me like I'm not even there.

【ラン】「だから、ね、リック. 後で、あなたの好きな料理を教えて. あなたの好きなものを作りたいの」 【リック】「ホント！？　嬉しいなぁ. だったら、俺さ、マスのパイ包みが　食べたいよ！」 昔、母さんが生きてた頃、食べた料理. あの味だけは今でも忘れずに覚えている.

Ran: "So, Rick. If you could tell me your favorite meal, I'd be happy to make it for you." [月: Favorite lost an e. heh]

Rick: "Really!? Yahoo! In that case, I'd like a meat pie for starters!" ''[天: Ok, seems like パイ包み really means a certain type of pie (a meat pie, upon checking google). Thus I'll go back and fix it in the STFT chapter] [味: So it's NOT pot pie, which usually has a type of meat associated with it?][天: Well that's what I figured out. Anyways, you never ever see it, so it's up to the readers imagination anyways.][[味: Meat pie sounds odd to me, but you know how it translates, so I leave it to you.]''

Back when Mom was still alive, she used to make those for use. I still remember the taste, even after all those years.

【ラン】「わかったわ. 楽しみにしてて. あ、もちろん、ナップの好きな食べ物も　教えてね」 【ナップ】「あ・・・、うん！」 その日の食事はとてもおいしくて、たくさんあった料理は綺麗になくなってしまった.

Ran: "Alright. I look forward to making it. Ah, of course you have to tell me your favorite meal too, Napp." [月: These favorites don't like their e's. heh] [天: :P]

Napp: "Ah... uh-huh!"

Today's dinner is so great, all the ones we had before seem so dull compared to this. [月: spelling.]

それにしても、ランはホントに料理がうまい. それにかわいいし. きっといいお嫁さんになるな. 【ラン】「？　リック、顔が赤いけど？」 【リック】「え？　ああ、そ、そう？」 俺は、ごまかすように笑って見せた.

And on top of that, Ran is really a great cook. And so cute. She sure would make for a great bride.

Ran: " ? Rick, your face is all red."

Rick: "Eh? Aah, i- it is?"

To hide my thoughts I just burst out laughing.

Finished version
&lt;手料理&gt; Home Cooking

初めて会った時は、名前すら聞けなかった女の子が、今ではうちに住んでいる. まったく、世の中何が起きるかわからない.

The girl, who would tell me nothing but her name when I met her for the first time, is now living with us in our house. Seriously, the world is a strange place.

ランには、父さんと母さんが使っていた部屋を綺麗に掃除して使ってもらうことにした. 俺とナップだけの時は、ほとんど物置になっていたのだから、有効活用って感じだ.

We decided to let Ran use our parents' room, after cleaning it up that is. While only Napp and I were living here, it had turned more and more into a storage room since it seemed like the best way to use that extra space.

うちに住むと決まったランは何を思ったのか台所へ入り、エプロンを腰に回した. 【ラン】「お世話になるんだもの. このくらいはさせて欲しいの」 ランはそう言うと、てきぱきと焜炉に火を入れ、貯蔵庫から色々と材料を出してきて、夕飯の準備を始めた.

Without thinking twice Ran, who we'd share this house with from now on, enters the kitchen and ties the apron around her waist.

Ran: "I'm deeply grateful for what you're doing for me, so please, at least let me help you this way."

As she says that, she swiftly lights the gas cooker, takes a couple of things out of the store room, and starts preparing dinner.

俺は台所から追い出され、リビングで待たされることになった. しばらくすると、なんとも言えないいい香りが辺りに立ちこめ、思わず、鼻先をひくひくとさせてしまった.

I get shooed away from the kitchen and am left to wait in the living room. Shortly after a pleasant smell starts to come out of the kitchen and before I know it it's making my nose twitch.

俺は、テーブルに並べられている料理を見て驚いた. 【リック】「す、すげぇ！　これ、全部ランが　作ったの？」 そこには、大皿に盛られた焼き魚やサラダなどが並べられていた.

I'm flabbergasted as I look at the dish that's now standing on the table.

Rick: "W-, Wow! You made all this Ran?"

There is a big plate with steaming hot fried fish on fresh salad.

【ラン】「あり合わせで作ってみたんだけど・・・. ちょっとこれが精一杯」 【リック】「そんなことないよ. あれだけの材料でこんなにおいしそうな　料理が作れるなんて. な、ナップ. お前もそう思うよな？」 【ナップ】「え？　あ、うん・・・」 ナップはなぜか、少し顔を赤らめながら生返事をした.

Ran: "It may not look like much... But I really gave it my all!"

Rick: "That's not what I mean. You really turned the little we had left in our storage into such a tasty meal, that's incredible. Right Napp? You're thinking the same aren't you?"

Napp: "Eh? Ah, yeah..."

He mumbles that and his face turns a little red for some reason.

【ラン】「後は、このキノコのスープで全部」 鼻先をほわぁっとしたいい匂いが通り過ぎていく. たぶんミデルの街の中でもこんな匂いの料理は食べられないぞ. ナップはおいしい料理が食べられるからかそれともランの手料理が食べられるからかやたらと嬉しそうな顔で席に着いた.

Ran: "Aside from that I have only this mushroom soup."

That nice smell that made my nose twitch a while ago is now passing into the living room. Man, I've never smelled something that tasty in all of Midel. Whether because of how tasty the meal smells or because it was home cooked by Ran, Napp looks really happy as he sits down at the table.

【リック】「・・・俺は幸せだよ. こんなうまそうな料理、しかも　ランの手料理が食べられるなんて」 俺は、目の前の料理にワクワクしながらテーブルについた.

【ラン】「そんなに褒めてもらえるなんて　思っても見なかったわ」 ランがモジモジしながら、器にスープをよそっていく. 【リック】「ホントのことだもの. うわぁ、スープもうまそう！」 目の前に置かれたスープは、食べるまでもなく絶品だ.

Rick: "...I'm in heaven. Such a delicious meal and on top of that it's home cooked by you, Ran."

Trembling with excitement for the tasty dishes in front of me, I too take a seat.

Ran: "I didn't think you would praise me like that."

Blushing from embarrassment she placed the soup tureen on the table.

Rick: "But it's true! Uwaah, that soup smells wonderful too." I can tell without even tasting it, that this soup is a masterpiece.

【ナップ】「ホント、すごくおいしそうだよ. ランさん」 【ラン】「えへへ. ありがとう、二人とも. さ、お待たせ、食べましょう」 ランは、嬉しそうに尻尾を振りながら、席に着いた.

【リック】「いただきまーす」 やっぱり、まずはスープから. キノコと、ウサギの干し肉で作ったスープだ. 匂いと共に口に入れたその次には、いてもたってもいられずに行儀が悪いと思いながらもがつがつ、と口を動かしていた.

Napp: "Woah that looks really delicious, Ran."

Ran: "Ehehe. Thank you, you two. Well then, let us eat."

Ran's tail is twitching happily, as she takes a seat. Rick: "Let's eat!"

First the soup as an appetizer. There are mushrooms and some rabbit meat jerky inside. The smell and the taste as I put the first spoonful of it into my mouth, I can't hold myself back. While thinking that I really got the worst of manners, I shovel it all into my mouth and gulp it down.

【リック】「おかわり！」 そういうのが当たり前かと思うほど、その言葉が自然に口から出た. 【ナップ】「ボクも！」 二人が同時に、まったく空になった器をランに向けて差し出す.

Rick: "Seconds!"

Without giving it a second thought, that word comes over my lips.

Napp: "Me too!"

Simultaneously we both hold out our bowls over to Ran, not a drop left inside them.

【ラン】「ふ、二人とも、もうちょっと　落ち着いて食べて. まだたくさんあるんだから」 ランは、耳の先までピンと立つくらいきょとんとした顔でそう言った. 【ラン】「じゃ、まずはリックからね」

そう言って、俺の器を受け取り鍋の中のスープをさっきより大目によそった. お玉で混ぜる度に、湯気と共に匂いが部屋に広がった. 【リック】「まさか、ランがこんなに料理が　うまいなんて思わなかったよ」 俺は、受け取ったスープを食べながらそう言った. 魚やサラダもちょうどいい味付けで食欲をかき立てていた.

Ran: "H-, hey don't eat so fast you two. Take your time, we still got plenty of soup left."

Says Ran, with her ears pointing in the air and her face all bewildered.

Ran: "Alright then, Rick, you were first."

She takes my bowl and fills it to the brim with hot soup again. As she stirs the soup with the ladle, steam and that delicious smell spreads through the room.

Rick: "Seriously, I never would have thought that you'd be such an awesome cook, Ran."

I say, while taking the bowl and once again spooning the soup into my mouth. Knowing that both the salad and the fish would taste equally great raises my appetite even further.

【ラン】「ありがとう. リックにそう言って　もらえて、私嬉しいわ」 【リック】「もう、いくらでも褒めちゃうって. こんなにうまい料理は初めてだよ」 【ナップ】「ホント. いつもはほら、主に兄さんが　作るから、雑な料理ができるんだ」

【リック】「雑って言うなよぉ. 一生懸命作ってるんだぜ？」 【ナップ】「あはは、冗談だよ」 ナップは嬉しそうに笑いながら、焼き魚を摘んでいた.

Ran: "Thank you. I'm happy that you like it, Rick."

Rick: "Really, I can't praise you enough. I've never eaten something this good in my whole life."

Napp: "It's true. Most of the time big brother would cook for us, and he's a pretty sloppy cook."

Rick: "Hey, I'm not sloppy! I always gave it my best shot!"

Napp: "Ahaha, I'm just joking brother."

He laughs and with a smile on his face takes some of the fried fish from the plate.

【ラン】「これからは、私がお料理を作るね. この家に置いてもらってるんだもの. 当然だわ」 【ナップ】「そうしてもらえるとありがたいなぁ. 兄さんの焦げたチキンは　もうコリゴリだもの」 ったく、ナップの奴ときたら. 言いたい放題言ってくれるじゃないか.

Ran: "From now on, I'd like to take care of the meals. Since you're letting me stay in your house, it's the least I can do!"

Napp: "Oh, you're very welcome. I can't tell you how sick I am of big bro's burned chicken."

Jeez, there he goes again. Talking about me like I'm not even there.

【ラン】「だから、ね、リック. 後で、あなたの好きな料理を教えて. あなたの好きなものを作りたいの」 【リック】「ホント！？　嬉しいなぁ. だったら、俺さ、マスのパイ包みが　食べたいよ！」 昔、母さんが生きてた頃、食べた料理. あの味だけは今でも忘れずに覚えている.

Ran: "So, Rick. If you could tell me your favorite meal, I'd be happy to make it for you."

Rick: "Really!? Yahoo! In that case, I'd like a meat pie for starters!"

Back when Mom was still alive, she used to make those for use. I still remember the taste, even after all those years.

【ラン】「わかったわ. 楽しみにしてて. あ、もちろん、ナップの好きな食べ物も　教えてね」 【ナップ】「あ・・・、うん！」 その日の食事はとてもおいしくて、たくさんあった料理は綺麗になくなってしまった.

Ran: "Alright. I look forward to making it. Ah, of course you have to tell me your favorite meal too, Napp."

Napp: "Ah... uh-huh!"

Today's dinner is so great, all the ones we had before seem so dull compared to this.

それにしても、ランはホントに料理がうまい. それにかわいいし. きっといいお嫁さんになるな. 【ラン】「？　リック、顔が赤いけど？」 【リック】「え？　ああ、そ、そう？」 俺は、ごまかすように笑って見せた.

And on top of that, Ran is really a great cook. And so cute. She sure would make for a great bride.

Ran: " ? Rick, your face is all red."

Rick: "Eh? Aah, i- it is?"

To hide my thoughts I just burst out laughing.