I would like to create a great number of new sweets shops here.
I want to create this Marie's Garden, centered around sweets shops!
Centered around sweets shops?
And I would like you four to be in charge of all the shops on the main street.
We're running sweets shops?
What is, what is? What is love?
Could it be starting? Sweet romance.
Popping into my head over and over again.
I keep thinking of you.
When I'm asleep and when I'm awake.
Why am I so obsessed? Endless play.
Because I can't tell anyone
my feelings are on silent mode.
So it's bitter & sweet!
Baby baby! Each time our eyes meet
this pain in my chest keeps getting worse...
I don't understand!
Tell me, tell me! Why do I feel
like the the distance between us is slowly changing?
Help me, help me! There's no turning back.
But where should I be heading to?
What is, what is? What is love?
Start the countdown. Three, two, one!
This is probably it!? Sweet romance!
Henri-sensei, look at me!
I'll be doing my best to create the best sweets shop in this town
and it'll attract a ton of customers!
But making a shop all of a sudden will be hard.
And Henri-sensei already left for Paris.
Are all of you really going to be okay?
We'll handle it, somehow.
That's why I've been thinking up ideas really hard!
Good morning!
I-chi-go!
Today seems like it's going to be a happy day!
J-Johnny...
Good morning...
What are you playing at so bright and early?
I told you. I'm saying "hi."
You want me to do it to you too, boy?
As if.
And stop calling me "boy." The name's Kashino.
Good morning, everyone.
Good morning, Lemon!
Round, round, spin you round!
This guy's whack.
Are all Americans actually like this?
Of course not...
Probably...
Creating a shop with that guy?
It pains me even to think about it.
Yeah...
Johnny and Maize.
And there you have it.
As we discussed, we'll present our ideas for new shops!
We'll present our thoughts about what types of sweets we should sell,
and the theme and decor of each shop.
Johnny, are you listening?
I ain't any good with this formal stuff.
I'm listening... Go on ahead.
Then sit up straight!
Huh?
Johnny!
Ouch!
Sit down!
It is important that you follow Japanese customs while living in Japan!
No, no! I told you not to come out!
No problem!
Johnny, you have a Sweets Spirit as a partner too!
Nice to meet you, I'm Vanilla.
I'm Chocolat.
I'm Mint!
You guys have them, too?
I am Johnny's partner, Maize!
I may yet be inexperienced, but I hope to work well with everyone!
Maize-chan's so cute!
I get a really high-class vibe from her.
Well, guess so.
But she can be a real stickler for etiquette and stuff.
I studied Japanese customs and etiquette in America!
There are many unique parts to the culture, like sitting correctly and bowing.
It is all very interesting!
Yeah, well... You're already way beyond bowing and more into dogeza...
Dogeza?
It's what you do when you sincerely apologize for something.
I see!
So, hey, what kind of sweets are your specialty?
Fried sweets in general!
Maize-shan, you're so cool!
Okay, okay...
I understand everyone wants to chat,
but now is the time for presenting our ideas for shops!
Since introductions are over, let's begin.
What a stiff.
So, can I start?
Sure, go ahead, Yamagishi.
I was thinking about doing an open café like the ones I saw around central Paris.
The open cafés in Paris have long been places to gather
for artists, craftsmen, and all kinds of talented people, or so the stories go.
These charming cafés draw in charming people,
much like a salon.
If we could create an open café like that in this town,
I think we could get more people to gather naturally.
That's why I was thinking about making a place like this.
Sounds nice. So you mean, make the shop the center of town.
Okay, then I'll go next.
Frankly speaking, I want to open up a chocolatier.
Quality ingredients, skilled workers to make use of them,
and customers who can tell the difference.
With those three elements lined up,
and if I can polish my skills to perfection,
I think a chocolatier would be the best choice.
And then, one day in the future
from all around Japan...
No...
Pâtissiers and pâtissières from all around the world
will come to this town to test their skills, learn, and study!
That's the kind of sweets town I want to create.
That's a real level-headed, Kashino-like idea.
Well then, for me...
From families bringing little children to the elderly,
I want to make a family shop like my grandma's that welcomes all kinds of people.
I think that to get a lot of people to come, you really need a shop that calls to families, you know?
I'd want the design to be really rustic,
and have it be a great shop for people to relax!
In that case it might be easier for a newcomer to feel at home there.
Man, you guys are so boring.
I suppose you have some really great idea, then?
Yes!
The idea I thought up is the best, obviously.
My plan is for a sweets theme park!
There's a whole bunch of big theme parks in America,
and a lot of tourists come to visit them.
We'll make various theme park rides here in Marie's Garden,
and if we all make the best sweets we can, we're sure to rake in the dough!
How'd you like it? No way you guys would ever come up with this grand an idea...
"Ha ha ha!" my butt!
What?
How are we supposed to get all that land?
Don't underestimate Japanese real estate prices!
Whoa there.
You have a minimum imagination to match your minimum body, I see.
Your body has nothing to do with your imagination!
We only have a limited amount of money to open the shops.
You're being completely unrealistic!
Oh, I can make it a reality.
All I have to do is ask my cousin for the land and money.
Cousin?
That's English for "itoko."
Hi, Makoto-kun!
Koshiro-senpai...
Not "senpai"! We're in the same class now.
Call me Koshiro-san!
Or just Miya!
Or take it all the way and call me My Honey, I don't mind!
Here! This is to congratulate you, from me!
If you were opening a shop, you should have told me earlier.
The shop's name should be...
Miya and Makoto's Love-Love Sweets Shop! Doesn't it sound nice?
And, look outside!
These are specially made out of chocolate and candy art!
My darling's sweet shop is opening, after all.
I mean, this is the least I could do, right?
Right? Right? Right?
No, no... We haven't even opened yet.
Koshiro-senpai is just as forceful as ever, I see.
But I didn't think she'd show up this soon.
And wait, how do you know about this shop?
Well, that's simple.
My cousin told me about it.
Cousin?
Yes. I told her.
My cousin, Miya.
Johnny and...
...Koshiro-san are...
...cousins?
Yes!
Johnny!
If you have any trouble, call me any time!
Okay!
You're a great help, Miya!
See you later, Makoto-kun!
For you, Makoto-kun, I'd come running from the opposite side of the world!
That's really not necessary...
I had no clue...
I can't believe you and Koshiro-san are cousins.
Yes!
I came to play in Japan all the time when I was little.
So I know Miya really well.
Miya's a lot more cheerful than she used to be.
Guess it's because she has a boyfriend.
That's not it!
It's not...
Anyway, why did you talk to Koshiro-senpai?
Why?
If I ask Miya, Château Seika can help with the money to open the shop.
Then what would be the point?!
Why?
We have to create our own shops ourselves, that's the point!
We can't rely on anyone else!
But to create a good shop, you need money, right?
It's more important to make do with the limited land and money we have!
That's just nonsense.
Kashino, calm down!
Stop, Johnny!
No fighting!
This is between us two!
Shut up, Maize!
Cut it out, now.
Both of you.
On your knees!
I've already contacted everyone in the media.
Yes, I'll inform him.
We are going to open up these shops together, so no fighting!
Apologize to each other!
I'm sorry... I was being rash...
Sorry, Maize.
Hey, why am I having to sit like this, too?
Maize is a very polite and good girl...
But if you make her mad, she gets like this.
You two are not taking this seriously enough!
If you really want to apologize, bow on your hands and knees!
R-Right!
It does look like she remembers the proper use of dogeza from before...
But it's not something you'd usually force others to do, is it?
Maize... You're pretty scary when you're angry.
But Kashino-shan and Johnny-shan are at fault.
True.
They deserve it for fighting before opening up shop.
So, we came up with ideas for a shop, but everyone's was completely different.
Yamagishi's Idea - An open café-like salon. Kashino's Idea - Chocolatier. Ingredients, workers, customers. Amano's Idea - Rustic Sweets Shop. Family Friendly. Johnny's Idea - Sweets Theme Park.
And we don't really have a clear picture of what's possible or not.
We've been studying how to make sweets for a while,
but we don't know anything about making a shop, do we?
Yeah...
Yes?
What in the world...
Thank you all for waiting.
Please watch the screen broadcasting live from Paris.
Welcome to Marie's Garden.
Henri-sensei?
Honored guests, I have an announcement to make.
The first salvo of the Marie's Garden Project,
Street #1, will be opened in a week's time.
Its name is the "World Sweets Avenue"!
World Sweets Avenue?
What's that supposed to mean?
I haven't heard anything about this.
While staying in Japan, you'll be able to taste sweets from around the globe.
That's the concept for this plan.
Andoh-kun?
He's going to set up a shop?
Exactly.
He was also chosen by Henri.
Henri said he wanted Andoh to use everything he learned in his two years of studying abroad.
I see!
I know Andoh-kun can handle it.
I'm sure he'll create a wonderful Japanese sweets shop!
Well, that's not going to be good enough.
The sweets shop open on this World Sweets Avenue
will be given points based on service and sales numbers,
and rankings will be announced.
Rankings?!
Then, once a month,
the shop with the lowest rank will close,
and a new shop will open to take its place.
It's like everyone is competing in a Sweets World Cup!
I pray for everyone's victory...
Until next time.
The lowest score closes down?
It's really that harsh?
Survival, huh?
Sounds pretty interesting to me.
With Street #1 open,
I bet a great number of people will come into this town.
I see!
Then that means people will come out by Main Street as well!
Don't let this chance slip by.
Please continue making preparations to open your shop.
I wanted to see you all!
If you were opening up a shop, tell us sooner!
Yeah.
Caramel-shan, you never said a thing!
I wanted to tell everyone...
But, but...
Sorry for keeping it from you.
I was told to keep it a secret until the day of the announcement by Henri-sensei.
So you'll have a store here as well.
I'm delighted to have you as a rival.
Let's all do our best!
Hey, Andoh-kun...
About those rankings they talked about... Are you okay with such harsh conditions?
It does give me some pause...
But I was chosen for such a wonderful stage.
I've really got to make it a success, if only just a little.
I'm the representative of Japan on this street, after all!
Andoh-kun...
Well said!
That is the true Yamato Nadeshiko!
The picture perfect woman!
I think you mean Yamato Damashii, and the picture perfect man...
Looks like the two of them are bit confused...
Indeed.
So you're the transfer student from America?
I'm Andoh Sennosuke.
A former member of Team Ichigo.
Name's Johnny McBeal.
I know you because I watched you at the World Cake Grand Prix.
I'm Maize.
Nice to meet you.
Well, it is a pleasure for me to make your acquaintance! I am Caramel!
Hey, would you take a look inside my shop?
I'd like to know what a person from overseas would think about it.
Okay!
Kana-chan!
Ichigo-chan, Kashino-kun!
Amazing!
You're girls in our class, right?
Japanese clothes, huh?
The shop and interior just yell out "Japanese"!
I like it a lot.
It's awesome!
Thank you.
They're all going to help serve people.
Andoh recruited for help with his shop as a way of getting hands-on training.
And Kana-chan applied immediately, you know?
I guess us two just tagged along...
You guys!
Righty...
Grandpa.
Kashino and Amano-san are here.
Always a pleasure.
Hello!
How're you two doin'?
Thanks for keeping an eye on Sennosuke in Paris for me.
What are you doing?
I'm hitting the water pipes with this to see if there are any water leaks.
Water leaks?
Yeah.
If there were a water leak,
the humidity in the kitchen would build up,
and it would make food preparation more difficult.
There are also health concerns.
For any shop that prepares food, one has to be very careful with the plumbing.
I guess it's really important to check all those sorts of details.
I had no idea.
Well...
This is about all I can do to help Sennosuke out.
You're not going to help with preparing the stock?
This is Sennosuke's shop.
He's not just in charge of the shop, he's starting off on his own.
As his own worker, he should just do as he sees fit.
That's the way it was for Sennosuke's father and myself, as well...
Thank you, Grandpa!
I'll make this a great shop, worthy of being a branch of Yumezuki!
If you've got time to boast,
you should hurry up and start boiling!
This is your shop!
No one's gonna help you!
Right!
Wow! So sweet!
These Japanese gift sweets are amazingly delicious!
How about you, Ichigo?
Ichigo? What's the matter?
Yeah... I was just thinking how amazing Andoh-kun is...
You're thinking the same way?
He let us see all the preparations for opening his shop...
Andoh-kun handling the preparations and testing for new Japanese sweets...
Teaching how to serve people properly...
And he did it all on his own.
So that's what it really means to have your own shop... to be responsible, you know?
Yeah.
We haven't decided what kind of shop to set up yet at all.
It's frustrating, but he's moved beyond us now.
I see. So that's what it is.
Our shop... Sennosuke's shop...
What makes us different?
We're not working as one at all. We're split up.
On the other hand, they have a strong leader.
Yeah, you have a point.
So then, we should decide on a leader!
We're going to get a lot of customers starting next week.
We're gonna have to worry about survival!
Survival?
Yes!
The four of us will make different sweets each day.
And the person who sells the most gets to be the leader!
So we'll have a sales battle for the position of leader.
And that means we'll use the leader's idea for the shop.
Sounds fun to me!
Wanna try?
Yeah, let's do it!
After all, the thing we're best at is making sweets!
That's right!
Let's do it!
Yeah!
Okay, it's decided.
Everyone, give it your all!
Yeah!
Henri-sensei...
You may have just given Marie's Garden to us recently,
but thanks to the new wind that's blowing,
I think we'll be able to take another step forward.
Like Andoh-kun!
I can't wait to create my ultimate shop!
Hurry hurry up! Come on, hurry!
Honey honey time! There's oodles of it!
Untie your heart's ribbon, and shooby dooby sweets!
The dream begins.
Sowa sowa sowa, so-waffle wonderful.
1, 2, 3 Ichigo, go, go! Let's go!
With you around my feelings caramelize.
I get up, get going, get psyched.
One step, two step, clear the area in a heartbeat.
Hallelujah, reach them, my love! Heart mark.
In the important times, especially, I give you my love.
The power to believe, my smile is my friend.
Today I recommend the "Home Made Happy"!
Hurry hurry up! Come on, hurry!
Honey honey time! There's oodles of it!
Untie your heart's ribbon, and shooby dooby sweets!
The dream begins.
Sowa sowa sowa, so-waffle wonderful.
1, 2, 3 Ichigo, go, go! Let's go!
Smile-link-smile, spinning miracle beautiful.
Our shops start today!
Things aren't selling like I thought they would.
I'm confident in the taste, though...
It sure is hard running a shop.
This is no time to be weak!
This is your first step in becoming a professional pâtissier!
Andoh-kun's shop is packed! Amazing!
What's the matter? I can't tell if you're just crying...
Next time: New Team Ichigo!
Won't you have some of my dream-colored sweets?