Dairy Science
I'll now return your midterms.
In my self-assessments,
I only missed one or two in each subject.
I'll be the top student overall among this lot for sure.
Next, Hachiken!
Yes!
Name:
Hachiken Yuugo
Dammit, I made a mistake...
Wow, Hachiken!
That's an impressive livestock score, considering you're not from a farm.
Nah, it's nothing—
Livestock Science
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Hachiken Yuugo
Oh, wow.
Hachiken, you're on top! You totally crushed everyone.
Midterm Results
I'm not satisfied!
Episode 4 Hachiken Bakes Pizza
Good job!
Good work, everyone.
Good job!
Oh, here they come.
Seeing them makes me feel that spring's coming to an end.
Lower body muscle pain.
Everyone gets that when they start horseback riding.
It's like a rite of passage.
What should I... do...
Endure.
Outta the way!
Coming through.
Nishikawa!
What's this? The tractor club?
No such thing.
I just came to return what we used in practicum.
Wait, do you have a license?
Don't need one to drive on private property.
Besides, I was drove them all the time at home.
Good timing.
Can you bring some bedding straw to the equestrian club?
Sure thing.
Wanna ride?
Wow, this is so high!
It's like a robot!
It's got a four-cylinder diesel engine with a turbo intercooler!
The all-wheel drive T-8000!
It's got the standard package: Supercreep speeds, Speedmatching, and AutoDrive!
Are you speaking in code?
A T-series front loader with a bale grab!
Its maximum lift load is 1900 kilos!
Observe its power!
Its maximum speed is 33 kph!
That's slow!
What're they doing?
I see.
So we use straw from here for the bedding.
Of course.
The same goes for the fodder and oats.
They're all grown here at Ezonoo.
This school encompasses crops, livestock, food processing, forestry, and civil engineering.
It can be entirely self-sufficient.
If you guys have something you want to make or try,
feel free to consult one of the teachers.
They'll let you try most things.
Really?!
I want to dismantle farm equipment and make a robot!
I'm sure that'll get you scolded.
Tractor manufacturers used to make tanks.
A robot or two shouldn't be a problem!
It's got nothing to do with agriculture!
Then a power suit for farm work!
You're full of ideas for what you want to do.
I'm jealous.
Really?
I'm more jealous of someone who can be the top student.
Come to think of it, why aren't I that happy about it?
All right, everyone!
Now that the midterms are over and we've got good weather...
We'll be doing campus cleanup today!
'Kay!
Um, and when you say, "campus"...
I mean the campus!
Don't worry, it'll be fine!
Only about one hectare per person, give or take!
Once you're done, we'll have a mutton barbecue party!
Yeah!
Mutton barbecue!
Man, it's endless.
No respect for high school property...
Whoa!
A-Are you all right?!
O-Oww...
Colonel?!
What's this?
Ooezo Agricultural High School Dormitory for Future Agriculture Managers
Here! This is it!
Make a Brick Oven
I guess it's an oven?
What?
A brick oven?
Yeah, it was buried in trash.
Let's Enjoy Brick Oven Cooking!!
I guess you can bake a lot of things.
Bread, meat...
Pizza.
What?
P-Pizza?!
We can't pass up that opportunity!
Can we make one?
I want to eat pizza!
You can get it delivered anytime, right?
We live outside of the delivery area!
Me, too!
We don't even get cell signals.
We get the evening newspaper the following afternoon!
Seriously, delivery inequality?!
I heard that in cities, you can phone in an order
and get a pizza delivered within 30 minutes.
Seriously, Beppu?!
I've eaten frozen pizza on Christmas day.
Man, I'd love to eat an actual pizza.
Maybe we can make one since there's an oven?
Well, I mean...
You only need dough, cheese,
vegetables, and meat for ingredients, right?
Isn't it easy?
Okay, we're counting on you, Hachiken!
Please make pizza!
Huh?!
It's easy, right?
We'll help you!
It's decided, then!
Yay!
W-Wait a minute!
The school'd never let us do this in the first place,
just because we want to eat pizza!
It'll be fine.
Even if they find out, a star pupil like you
would only get a minor scolding.
It's just going to be me?
But you're the only one who knows what pizza's supposed to taste like...
Maybe, but...
Pizza sounds really good.
Yeah, it does.
I will do it.
This Saturday, then.
What?!
It'll be fine!
It's only Monday.
I said I'd do it, but...
Specialized tools?
Oven maintenance?
Two types of flour? Dough fermentation?
Mozzarella?
How much is all this gonna cost?
Pig Pen
Hachiken-kun's going to make pizza?
Really?
He's apparently doing a bunch of research on the whole thing.
It'll happen this Saturday.
Hachiken, I'm looking forward to it!
Damn... What should I do?
If I can't make it happen, I should speak up.
Come to think of it, I need bacon, too...
Sorry!
Do you think Hachiken's starting to crack?
Yeah...
Hachiken, you think there should be one pizza per person?
Pizza Travelogue
Actually, I don't think it's possible.
What?!
Sorry.
I know I said it's easy and stuff.
But why?!
Labor aside,
I don't have the money to get the ingredients.
Our farm lets us do whatever we want with produce
that isn't part of an ongoing project.
Really?!
We grow greenhouse tomatoes, so we can make tomato sauce.
I want to do that!
Right, you're in Food Processing!
No, wait a minute.
Without flour, we have nothing—
The same goes for the fodder and oats.
They're all grown here at Ezonoo.
Storage
Flour? Yeah, we've got our own.
How many tons do you need?
Kilos, not tons!
Dairy Science
Cheese for pizza?
You said your dream's to open a cheese shop, right?
I want a decent amount.
Do you think there's anything at school that can give me that?
We don't really see cheese among the school's products.
It's hard to age it.
So I guess you need proper facilities to make it.
No, I have a hunch...
Here, see?
It's tiny, but it's a cheese-making room!
Oh, we came in here to make cottage cheese for a practicum.
It's got way too many tools.
That means this place can make proper cheese.
Campus Building Floor Plans
Cheese Making Room
If there's a cheese making room...
the curing room must be nearby.
But, based on the floor plan, there's not enough room for one.
Livestock Management Building Manager: Nakajima Miyuki
I see! It was in the floorspace!
Wh-Wh-What are you all doing here?!
Sorry, Nakajima-sensei.
We just really need cheese to make pizza.
No!
This is my secret... Don't go in without permission!
Please, Sensei!
You said the school would
help out if we had something we wanted to try!
I believe I also said you should consult a teacher first.
Wow!
Yay! Gouda!
Can you use that for pizza?
I read mozzarella's good for pizza...
Japanese people prefer Gouda, so it's fine!
Did you make all of these, Sensei?
Only a select few know of this, okay?
Please be discreet!
You're appropriating school property for personal use.
Human beings are full of greed.
We'll keep this place a secret,
so give us your best cheese.
Okay, next...
Hachiken is really serious about this.
I think he's studying up a storm.
At first, he was reluctant, wasn't he?
He has pizza to deal with, on top of his club and practicums.
He even named a piglet.
He's a nice guy.
You know, Hachiken's the type to miss out because he's too nice.
Maybe.
But missing out or not,
good people attract good people.
Pizza Ovens
Crap!
I have to check whether the oven even works in the first place!
Okay, arrive in front of Ezonoo at 11:30.
Hokkaido Ooezo Agricultural High School
Ooezo Agricultural High School Motto Defy Logic Cooperation Diligence
Dairy Science
Okay, good work.
See you guys tomorrow.
What's he up to lately?
You cleaned the place up for me?
Yeah, I have some time before club starts.
I want to eat pizza, too, so I thought I'd help out.
We'd want to bake them in a clean oven, right?
I'll let you eat the best pizza ever, as many as you want!
Man, it's broken like I'd suspected.
I wonder if we can fix it ourselves.
In times like these...
I'll fix it for you.
Third-Year, Agricultural Engineering Department
You swapped in for me
to take care of the horses over Golden Week, after all!
Thank you!
I'll bake you a pizza, too!
Oh, you'll need wood if you're baking in an oven.
Do you want me to gather up some scrap wood?
First-Year, Forestry Science Department
Really?! That'd be really helpful!
In return, can I have a pizza—
Sure! I'll let you have one!
List of Pizza Eaters Beppu, Nishikawa, Futamata, Kawai, Aikawa Tamako, Nishikura, Mikage, Yoshino, Ookawa Tamako's brother, Kino, Nakajima-Sensei
Man... I thought I could get away with just making two or three,
but now I've got to make a ton.
That makes it worth making.
Hachiken, teach me math!
Hey, if they find you visiting other students' rooms during study time,
you'll get detention chores.
He's been working non-stop all week.
Right, the pizza party's tomorrow!
It'll be awesome.
Sorry to bother.
Oh, what about math?
I can try on my own once in a while.
See ya!
It's been a rough road, but he got this far.
I heard bacon's all that's left.
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Ooezo Bus
Phew, what a hot day.
Bacon?
Sure.
It's for the pizza, right?
We didn't sell everything, so you can have the leftovers.
Thank you.
Is this one doing okay?
Might be on the slow side.
I heard you gave it a name?
Pork Bowl.
I guess that's bad, right?
Nah, piglets are cute.
I can understand why you'd want to name one.
Food Science Department Meat Processing Room
Meat Processing Practicum Room
Can you eat him?
When Pork Bowl becomes pork, could you eat it?
Inada, Yr. 3
Three months ago, this one was a piglet, just like him.
He will eventually become ham and bacon, too.
When the time comes, could you eat it?
To be honest...
To be honest, I won't know until the time comes.
I'm so conflicted and don't have an answer.
I feel I'm lost deep inside, just wandering around...
If you're feeling conflicted,
it means you're still looking for an answer.
If you don't experience that search for the answer yourself,
it won't become a part of who you are.
Here, have a taste.
Oh, thanks.
Aw, man...
What'll I do?
Why does it have to taste so good?!
Right? Want seconds?
Why are all the teachers here, too?
Oh, it seemed like something fun was going on.
Not to mention, all these extra people showed up, too!
Other club members found out.
Hey.
S-Shiroishi-sensei, why are you here?
I was just wondering how you've been doing.
Hey, Hachiken, let's start!
Oh...
Okay, later, then.
O-Okay.
How is Hachiken-kun?
I'm anxious.
Ow!
Be careful, Hachi!
Hey, Hachiken's gonna speak! Attention!
Uh, today is excellent weather for baking pizza—
Forget the speech! Just bake pizzas already!
Yeah!
Fine!
The oven has been going for two hours and has reached high temperatures.
The agricultural engineering department helped fix the oven,
and the forestry department helped acquire firewood.
The flour for the dough was grown by the agricultural sciences department,
and milled by the food processing department.
The dough's spread with tomato paste.
The bacon was made by the food processing department,
using pigs raised by the dairy science department.
The vegetables used for toppings
were grown by the agricultural sciences department...
Wait, the vegetables aren't here.
They're not?
Wasn't Nishikawa responsible for them?
Yo.
You're late, Nishikawa!
Complain after the meal's over!
Behold the tastiness of freshly picked produce!
Lastly, we add a layer of cheese.
Uh, the cheese was obtained
with help from Yoshino-san in dairy science.
We put them in the oven and bake for approximately five minutes.
It's about done, right?
Is this cooked properly?
Okay, you do the taste test.
Thanks for the food.
Wh-What's wrong?
Did Hachiken lose it?
Wow, what is this?
It's so tasty, it makes you laugh!
Bake on!
Bake non-stop!
Dual-wielding pizza!
The veggies are delicious!
Asparagus go downhill really fast the moment you pick them,
so speed is important.
Where's this cheese from? It's super tasty.
That's a secret.
Yum...
Did Hachiken organize all this?
Who knew that something so useful would be buried in trash?
This oven was totally for someone's hobby, wasn't it?
I wonder who made it.
Oops.
Ah, this makes you want a beer.
Shall we make Ezonoo beer?!
But, making beer at a high school?
Oh, but there are even high schools that make sake.
We can set up a fermentation and brewing science course...
Ooezo Agricultural High School Pizza Festival Plan
Why not make this an event open to the public?
We can charge entrance fees!
Yum!
Man, I'm exhausted.
I used up the entire week...
Good job!
We can finally take a breather.
Here's some tea.
It was super yummy and fun!
Thanks!
Oh. Um, thanks for helping.
Good job!
What're you doing?!
It was yummy!
It was fun!
W-Wait... Stop! Stop!
St...
Who added milk?!
Call it the Ezonoo blend.
Who'd drink this?!
In junior high, Hachiken seemed to be
held hostage by the thought that he had to make something of himself,
so much so, that he had no idea
what kind of person he wanted to be.
I sent him your way, thinking he might gain some insight.
Was my hunch correct?
We still have to wait and see.
But, it seems that he has gained some insight today, at least.
Now...
All right, everyone!
Now that you've had fun, it's cleanup time!
I expect a report on food self-sufficiency from each of you!
Good experiences should lead to good learning!
This story is a work of fiction. The people and groups are fictitious, but the themes relating to food and life are firmly based in reality. Visiting the places and facilities used as models can be dangerous and may result it contracting diseases from the animals. Please enjoy this story as a work of fiction.