Silver Spoon (銀の匙)

2 Weeks until the Ezonoo Festival

All right.

Pork Soup Café

Get cracking with the Ezonoo Festival preparations!

'Kay!

I'm game with the whole pork soup café thing,

but it's kinda sad to only have that on the menu.

Let's add fried chicken as a snack item!

There are many kinds of pork soup.

My family uses barley miso.

Barley miso goes well with pork.

Mine uses blended miso with ginger and butter.

How about letting people compare different pork soup variations across Japan?

Like golden pork soup using high-quality tenderloin!

W-W-Wait!

You guys need to think about the budget!

Okay. Hachiken, you manage the budget.

Why me?

You're the only one who can do that sort of thing!

Fine.

Hachiken Akeno Hachiken Hachiken Hachiken Inada Hachiken Hachiken Hachiken

Ezonoo Festival Small Event Planning

You're better at it! Yoda-senpai, I'm counting on you. Mikage

Check out Maro's jumps I agree. I wanna try Ban'ei racing, too. (Kino) If I do it, I'd fall off and die, so ask Mikage... (Hachiken)

Show off how super cool horses are!! Agreed! (^.^) (Mikage)

At the Ezonoo Festival,

I'd like us to show our horsemanship off to our visitors in competition format!

Fall Chapter Episode 5 Hachiken Has His Hands Full

I'm sure you're all busy with entrance exams and job hunting,

but we're just not good enough to show off how awesome horses are...

So please help us!

If you all insist.

I guess I'll pitch in for my dear underclassmen!

It'll be a nice break from job hunting!

Yeah, right! You said that job hunting wouldd be a nice break from horses!

What about you?

My final competition was a rout!

It's time for a revenge match!

Yay!

Thank you!

What's left?

Banba?

You're trying to do a Ban'ei horse race at the Ezonoo Festival?

There won't be any gambling!

But a sight-seeing carriage ride or something would be more popular with visitors.

We'd like to make a 200-meter long course with two hills,

but that might be too—

Why not?

The fodder corn fields aren't being used, right?

Yeah.

Go ahead. Just even out the field after the event.

So, how many hectares do you need?

Oh, that wasn't even in our sights...

Two, no, three hectares, please!

We want enough space for practice!

Field 3 should fit the bill.

It's close to the main school building,

so it'll be easy to attract spectators.

Thank you!

Livestock Management Building

Land secured!

Next...

Hey, Uncle?

It's me, Aki. Are you busy right now?

I have a favor to ask...

Yeah, I talked to the teachers already.

Yeah.

Yeah...

Thanks, Uncle!

Sure thing.

I haven't used this in a long while,

so it looks kind of shabby.

This takes me back!

Back when we were kids,

we used to do these at festivals and local races.

I got a ride once from my grandfather on his lumber sled.

Who'll be the rider?

Me!

Grandpa taught me a little bit.

It's not something you can do by the seat of your pants!

You're not ready yet!

Aw...

"Yet" means it depends on practice, right?

What?

Safety comes first,

so if you decide that it wouldn't be safe for Mikage-san,

I'll arrange for another rider.

Do you want to try?

Yes!

Thank you.

You really light up whenever horses are involved.

Oh, really?

You really should work with horses as a career.

Sure, that'd make me happy,

but I have to carry on the family business.

We have our own horses, so I can still have fun!

I don't want to fight with my folks about my career, either.

I'll be fine!

Ooezo Agricultural High School Dormitory for Future Agriculture Managers

"Don't want to fight," huh?

I wonder if she's been holding her feelings back

because of her family's business.

I'll be fine!

Nishikawa, you're good with farm equipment, right?

Sure.

People are going to take rides on them?

Yeah, so I want them to get a proper inspection

and repaint them so they look better.

What color?

Let me think...

Something that people will enjoy...

Okay, I'll think of something.

Thanks!

I'm sorry to ask you this when you're busy...

but I just really want to make it work!

Don't worry. I'll give it my best shot!

But in exchange, help me out with my event, too.

Sure, I'd be happy to!

Okay, okay.

I'll take you on a walk right away.

Hachiken!

Sakuragi-sensei was asking for you.

You're in charge of the budget and the schedule, right?

Oh, crap!

He told me to come by before coming here.

Oops, I gotta walk Vice Prez, too.

Walk?

I'll do it.

Really?

Thanks a million!

Hachiken's also in charge of our class's small event?

He's a workaholic.

I hope he's okay...

Good job!

What's going on?

Are they doing something out on the farms?

It's the equestrian club.

And here I thought we were the last ones to wrap up today.

What's this?

A motocross course?

We're making a Banba race course.

Banba, as in Ban'ei race course?

Looks hardcore.

The teachers got all nostalgic about the local races that used to happen

and went all in.

Even Ookawa-san?

He's in Forestry Science, so he got volunteered into helping with measurements.

You're really asking a lot!

I have to find a job!

You look like you're having a great time.

I can't just stand back when my underclassmen are pitching in!

Maybe I'll help, too.

Let's go, Matsuyama!

Seriously?!

Don't worry about it!

You guys have the Hokkaido championships coming up, right?!

You guys already spend enough time training as it is...

You don't get it, do you, Hachiken?

Baseball muscles and farm muscles are different beasts!

You're an idiot.

What's he thinking?

Is he gonna be okay?

Icchan's a muscle cyborg.

That's easy for him.

But considering what happened to his dad...

I can see why you'd be worried.

But let him have his moment.

Icchan's got a lot of things going on.

Whoa, whoa.

Hachi,

I finished fixing up one of the sleds.

Really?!

You're a huge help.

Eh, when a buddy comes to you for help with something big...

you can only give it all you've got.

Th-This is...

An otaku sled!

What's this "NPK48" about?!

N Nitrogen P Phosphorous K Potassium

Nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium are the three major elements in fertilizer.

Didn't you learn that in class?

Wait, you're not a bad hand at drawing.

I wanted a paint job that would get people's attention.

Oh, wait!

It's not about how it's drawn, but what!

We can't go with this, right, Mikage?!

It looks okay to me...

Don't hold your emotions back, Mikage!

Get mad!

The sunrise's getting later every day.

Winter's coming.

Maybe we're halfway there...

Master of the apocalypse...

Oh, Hachiken-kun. You're up early.

Morning, Hachiken-kun!

Good morning.

You're pretty cheerful for being up so early.

Aren't you tired?

Well, sure I'm tired.

But compared to helping out on the family farm during peak season, this is easy!