The first preliminaries of the Monaco Cup have started.
In this preliminary round,
bread could only be made using the ingredients acquired via the roulette.
It’s eggs!
We got eggs!
I’m good with aiming lightly for either salt or sugar, which have the greatest odds.
Now, just watch!
Suwabara style’s ultimate technique:
Dragon at the Summit!
So close...
You’re a moron!
The Japanese representatives ended up acquiring only eggs,
and were in a desperate situation.
However, from Kazuma’s suggestion,
they made a bread without using salt or sugar.
With Japan #21, they faced the challenge.
All right then, judging begins!
Moving quickly, moving quickly!
No! No! No!
Chile, Mongolia, and Russia’s breads get 0 points.
How can you say that?
How can you give 0 points without tasting it?!
Because I am a clown!
Azuma-kun, are we really all right?!
It’s finally going to start.
There’s English bread, German bread, and French bread,
but Japan’s bread, Japan, does not exist.
In that case, there’s no choice but to create it.
This story is a serious, biographical ballad of a boy who possesses Solar Hands,
Azuma Kazuma, who will create a Japanese bread made by and for the Japanese people,
which can be presented to the world proudly.
I swore to your shining eyes
kagayaku kimi no hitomi ni chikatta
Yakitate!! Japan
Translated by: Anime-Empire
on an afternoon when the blue sky
chiisana mado kara aozora ga mieta gogo
was visible through a small window
that I no longer wanted to run away.
nigeru koto nante mou shitaku wa nai yo
senaka ni atatakai te no hira o kanjiteiru
I feel a warm hand upon my back.
kizutsuku yori mo tsurai no wa
The only thing more painful than getting hurt is...
ashita wo akiramete jibun ni uso tsukitsuzukeru koto
giving up on tomorrow and continuing to lie to yourself.
daiji na yume wo hitotsu kokoro ni itsudemo
The one precious dream always held in your heart
shinjite mamotte norikoete ikou
Let’s believe it, protect it, and overcome everything.
daiji na yume ga aru kara motto tsuyoku nareru
Because we have a precious dream, we can become stronger
omoiegaita mirai wo dakishimete
holding on to the dream that we imagined and painted
kore kara mo
forevermore.
Snacks at 3 p.m.!!
It’s Japan #21!
Snacks at 3 p.m.!!
It’s Japan #21!
I will begin the scoring...
of this bread, which has neither salt nor sugar in it.
There’s no need to get all that nervous.
I know that you’ve applied a trick to the bread, since it has neither sugar nor salt in it.
I will not give you 0 points without even trying it, like I did with the Russian representatives.
But...
It’s a bread with an unusual shape.
What’s it called?
That’s Japan #21...
The Castella Japan!
Castella
Japan (#21)
You mean that this bread is like a castella, right?
Well, it’s like a castella in terms of having eggs and flour as ingredients.
But, to think it’s a castella...
Hey, old... I mean handsome-and-cool Mister Pierrot...
Eat it quickly, or it’ll get cold.
Hmm, yes...
Well then...
Chomp.
He ate it!
This man can create up to 135 copies of himself
using a cloning technique that’s at the world level...
So, what kind of reaction will he show?!
Wait!
There, there.
My name is Pierrot Bolneze.
I was born as a “lost item” in the Quedam Circus, which traveled the world.
Another day, another performance ended safely.
Don Jancour
Boss!
We have a problem!
What’s wrong?
T-There’s a lost item in one of the audience seats.
Lost item?
That was... me.
Oh... a baby?
To forget their child...
My parents must have been really forgetful.
What should we do with this child?
Hmm...
I’m sure that the boss was unsure himself, in the beginning...
However...
All right, let’s keep this child.
His name will be...
Let’s see...
Pierrot...
Bolneze.
It will be Pierrot Bolneze.
Bolneze was the name of a designer of clown’s clothing.
In this manner, I came to carry a new fate as Pierrot Bolneze.
Don’t be afraid, Bolneze.
That’s right.
Let go of his hands over there.
That’s good.
That’s good, Bolneze!
Listen up, Bolneze.
The truth is that the most amazing performer in a circus is the clown.
In any circus, in order to become the clown,
you must be a first class performer with mastery over all aspects of the circus,
including the trapeze, ball balancing, acrobatics and animal training.
If you become that great of a performer, I’m sure that your parents will come to get you.
Really?
Of course.
The legendary clown of France, Arezzo,
worked out unparalleled performances on the trapeze,
with ball balancing and various other acts.
They say that he could attract thousands of people to come, all by himself.
If you become a clown who can attract that large an audience,
someday, your papa and mama are sure to...
That’s right!
I’ll do it...
I’ll become a legendary clown!
In this manner,
in order to become a legendary clown...
day after day, I continued to practice.
Before I realized it, I had become a fully qualified clown.
That’s amazing, Bolneze!
At that time, Quedam was still largely unknown.
However, my performances had begun to have a small, but steady, group of fans.
How much longer will this story go on?
I really didn’t think he’d start from when he was a baby!
All the other representatives have received their scores from his clones and gone home.
After him having talked for all this time, I’ve yet to hear the “c” of castella.
And more than anything else, I can’t bear the fact that all of the 135 clones,
who’ve finished their scoring, are all talking at once.
Be quiet and listen.
We can’t afford to lose any more points.
We’re going to Japan?!
Is that for real, Boss?
Yeah.
The Saltimpanco Circus, which went to Japan last year, was really popular.
It seems that their ticket sales were in the hundreds of millions.
H-Hundreds of millions?!
That’s amazing...
But, Boss...
While Japan may be profitable,
the overhead there will be very high.
The cost of the site for the tent and everything else will be ridiculously high.
The Saltimpanco Circus did well because they had Japanese television backing them.
But, we won’t have that...
Should the show fail...
Quedam would definitely be crushed.
If there exists a possibility for profit, we’ll go to any country for it.
That’s what Quedam is, right?
But...!
And...
Before I leave, the last thing that I want to do is to make Quedam bigger.
L-Last thing?
I’ll retire after the show in Japan.
Quedam will then be yours.
Boss...
I’ll leave it to you.
You’re a clown.
Be sure to study Japanese properly, too.
Very well.
In this manner, we came to Japan, but...
Things turned out as we had expected.
We had no announcements on television.
A foreign circus coming in suddenly to perform couldn’t possibly have done well.
The bills for the tent site...
and food bills for the circus performers and animals...
We were really suffering because of the high cost of living in Japan.
It’s no good.
Quedam can’t...
If only we had a legendary clown...
A legendary clown...
At that time,
the legendary clown had come up with tricks that nobody had seen before,
thus gaining great popularity.
That’s right!
I should become the legendary clown.
A new trick...
But...
What kind of trick would be welcomed by the Japanese...?
It’s already three in the afternoon.
It was time for three o’clock snacks!
The moment I glanced at and saw that ad...
I felt an impact, like electricity running down my back.
T-This is it!
Thanks to that “castella something, telephone something” ad,
I came up with my cloning trick,
and both Quedam and I became world famous!
Although there remains one thing that has not changed...
That is...
Even now, I am a “lost item.”
But, I will not give up! I can’t give up!
This Castella Japan has given me that kind of confidence once again.
Thank you, Japan!
5 points!
You have full marks!
Oh...?
I guess that was to be expected.
It’s three o’clock in the morning.
Look, Edward.
The Japanese representatives got full points, after all.
We were right in staying behind.
Yeah, but I don’t understand it.
In addition to eggs and flour,
a castella must have plenty of sugar in it.
How could the Japanese representatives have made it if they hadn’t acquired any sugar?
They had plenty of sugar.
What?
Do you know what flour they chose?
N-No.
Note: Hatsuka genbaku (発芽玄麦): germinated unpolished wheat or barley.
It was hatsuga genbaku flour.
Hatsuga genbaku flour?
When wheat begins to germinate,
it secretes high levels of sugar.
When you grind it into flour just like that,
you get hatsuga genbaku flour.
As expected, you can make something sweet with it, without using any sugar.
S-Such a flour is...
With this, we know for sure that this year, Japan is a serious enemy.
I guess crushing them quickly would be for the best...
Don’t you think so, Brother?
Brother?
Brother...
you were sleeping, weren’t you?
No, I was kidding!
Brother, you weren’t sleeping!
You weren’t sleeping...
Ah, please stop!
Exactly what kind of attack is happening inside...?
By the way, the castella didn’t originate in Japan, Azuma...
You’re kidding again...
Wow, that’s amazing!
Azuma and the others seem to have passed the first preliminaries with the full 5 points.
Their points have gone up from -2 to +3.
They did it!
However, the preliminaries are not over yet.
The hard part will probably begin now.
I... guess.
The hard part?
Like you have the right to say that.
Do you know what you’d truly call hard...?
Thank you very much.
There.
This is what you call hard!
You all did really well.
Yeah, but we can’t relax yet.
Last year, among the 16 countries that passed the preliminaries,
the lowest score was a 7.
This year, we can also expect it to be at that level.
In the second preliminary, Japan has to get at least 4 points.
With our losing 2 points, it was just right.
With the extra 2 points there, it would’ve been so easy, we would’ve lost our will to try.
Don’t justify your mistake, Baldy.
What was that?!
Either way, Azuma, you did really well.
Although, I’m really impressed that you knew about hatsuga genbaku flour.
Oh, regarding that...
In the finals of the newcomers’ battle, Kanmuri had used a special flour, right?
At that time...
I realized there are various kinds of flour, and I should know about them.
So, I had a wheat-farmer friend in the neighborhood teach me various things...
That’s why I knew about it.
Wow, you’re really knowledgeable, Sayo-chan.
So, since Japan #21 was originally made with sugar and eggs...
I thought we could use that instead of sugar to make it.
I see.
Even after winning against Kanmuri, instead of being self-satisfied,
you take an attitude of trying to master the way of the bread even further...
That’s impressive, Azuma.
Really, completely different from Baldy.
I’m not bald!
However, I’ve also grown after being beaten by you.
I’m no longer the person I was before.
Next time, it’s my turn.
Remember that.
Suwabara...?
He sure is a guy with a lot of pride.
In the first preliminary, he just depended on you and merely helped you out.
I’m sure he’s unsatisfied with just that.
Oh well, don’t worry about it.
I aim for the highest peak that a baker can reach.
Therefore, at this competition,
I must defeat as many veterans of the world as possible myself.
However, as long as it’s a team match,
I can’t fight with the veterans without surpassing you.
If things stay like this, then next time will also...
It’s Japan number “that one”!
That’s what you’ll tell us, and I’ll just become a helper to you.
Just watch, Azuma.
The next preliminary is where I’ll show you my true power!
The next day
Well then,
let’s give it all we have today, too!
Yeah!
Good morning, Japanese representatives.
The first preliminary was spectacular.
Kayser...
Ah, it’s the one-tiered guy!
What do you want?
No, you see...
Since you were truly spectacular,
a fire was lit within our artisan souls.
A bet, you say?!
Yes.
In the next preliminary, between Japan and France.
A bet where the side with fewer points will leave.
Don’t talk nonsense.
There’s nothing for us to gain from doing something like that.
Of course there is.
That is, if you truly intend to win.
We are the top seed for the championship, and thus are in your way.
By defeating us quickly, wouldn’t you be able to relax?
Also, as a handicap, only I, the third brother, will be the French representative.
Only I, Edward, will take you on.
We promise that the older brothers will not help at all.
Oh...?
Hey, what was that?!
Taking us on by yourself...
You’re underestimating us quite a lot!
...is what I’m saying, but it might be a pretty good deal.
But Suwabara’s personality won’t let him accept it...
and I have my pride, too...
So, I should get mad over here.
So, you tell them off too, Suwabara.
I accept that bet.
Uh...
However...
It shall be without the handicap.
If there’s only one of you, then there shall only be one of us.
I’ll take you on by myself.
Wait!
Without a handicap?!
Are you sure?
If you’re not careful about how you use your pride, you’ll burn yourself.
Better than letting it rust.
Don’t regret it.
That goes for you, too.
Moron!
What are you going to do, now that you’ve made that promise?!
We don’t really know their true strength yet!
You even wasted the handicap they gave us!
“Better than letting it rust,” you say?!
Feed your pride to the damn dog or something!
Shut it.
Should you wail any more than that, I’ll make you the rust on my sword.
You say something, too, Azuma.
Weren’t you also mad about the handicap France gave us earlier?
You know, adults often say one thing when they’re thinking something entirely different...
I...
really won’t do anything.
I’m grateful.
A-Azuma-kun...
All right, from here,
we will now begin the ingredient slot machines for the second preliminary round.
Just one representative from each country sit at the slot machine, please.
I don’t know what karma we have for things to have turned out like this...
Is it really all right to leave things to just Suwabara?
He’s scary if he’s an enemy, but...
He’s really dependable if he’s on your side...
Suwabara, that is.
Well, that might be true, but...
The first preliminary was roulette, and the second is slot machines, eh?
How inelegant.
Over there!
A mere slot machine is no opponent for me, a person who has mastered the sword.
I can see the pictures on the drums as if they weren’t moving at all.
I see it, I can see it!
I can see the timing!
One. Two. Three.
The coins are gushing forth with terrific intensity.
Amazing!
Oh, you’ve gotten quite a lot, haven’t you?
You seem to be good at the slot machines.
You seem to be terribly terrible at the slot machine.
Well, hang in there.
Being too greedy does not lead to anything good.
Well then,
since all of you have gotten your coins...
I will explain the rules for the second preliminary.
There seem to have been people who got tons and tons of coins, and some who didn’t get many.
The coins you hold have various ingredients written on them, right?
This time, all of the ingredients that are on the coins which you have acquired...
must be used to make a single bread.
If there is even a single unused ingredient...
You will be immediately disqualified.
All of the ingredients?!
Farewell, Japanese representative.
itsuka wakaru sa kizutsuitari nayanda hibi
Someday you’ll understand.
The days when you were hurt and confused
kagayaki ni kawaru. Dakara tsukamaetete
will turn into something radiant. So, hold on to...
ima wa kurushii kimi wo. Nigenaide kanau made
your present suffering. Don’t run away till your wish comes true.
kodoku wo kakaekomu toki mo
Even at times you embrace loneliness...
kimi wa mada hitori ja nainda
you are not yet alone.
jibun sae shinjirarenai bukiyou na kimi demo
Even if you don’t quite believe it, even the clumsy little you
nandomo kara wo tatakinagara
can knock yourself against your shell many times over,
tobidasu hi wa jibun dake no chikara sa
so that the day you fly out, it will be with your own strength.
tatoe kimi dake ni tsubasa ga nakutemo kitto
Even if it is only you who doesn’t have wings,
utau tori ni natte
become a song bird.
Next Episode
What was that?!
Making a single bread using all of these ingredients is absolutely impossible!
Impossible times two!
Oh, shut up.
Shut up and watch.
Next time, on Yakitate!! Japan,
Lupan #3!!
Note: The first “Kai” (戒) refers to Suwabara’s name. The second “kai” (改) means “reborn.”
Pan d’épice, Kai-style(Kai)!
Lupan #3!
Pain d’épice, Kai-style(Kai)!
Be sure to watch!
Yakitate!! Seed of knowledge.
The sweet and delicious castella.
Castella
Originally, it had been called biscotto,
Biscotto
Spain’s Castile region
but since it originated from the Castile region of Spain,
the Japanese began to call it “castella.”
Really?!