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!
Huh?
This is rare...
It's a letter from the Sweets Kingdom.
What is it?
I wonder...
What?
A message is being displayed!
What? What's written?
Um, let me see...
Actually, I can't read yet!
Gimme!
I'll read it!
Um... "This is to notify you that new magical items have been added."
We can use more kinds of Sweets Magic now?
Awesome!
Not that I really need this sort of thing...
But if they're giving it to me, I won't refuse.
So, what kind of magic is it?
The first one is the "Carry Card."
It's a card that'll let you keep ingredients or sweets perfectly fresh!
The second one is the "Choco-Come on In Card."
By using this, we can come and go to the Sweets Kingdom even in places without a gate!
Neato!
Oh, there's another one.
Maybe it's my imagination, but I am getting a really bad feeling about this one...
What?
It's from Andy.
I wonder what it is?
Hurry up and read it!
Please help.
It looks like we're going to fail the next advancement exam -- again.
...it says.
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!
Not good enough! Not even close!
These Choux à la Crème lack impact!
Andoh completed new, original sweets after his long struggle...
We can't lose to him!
Hey! Are you even listening?
After spending two days cooped up in the kitchen making Choux à la Crème, we're all out of ideas!
That's it!
Let's go check out the almond tofu shop that's opened on the second street!
Yeah, I'm totally there!
Hey, don't just...
When you're stuck in a rut, if you go outside for a bit, ideas will come to you.
Is this the time to be thinking so leisurely?
You're just angry because you're hungry.
I have no need for that.
"That," you say?
This is my special juicy sandwich!
How dare you!
Don't go making such a fatty, oily mess in here!
Kashino!
...whoa, looks like I stepped in at a bad time.
Uh, yeah, kinda...
Ichigo.
We were all thinking of heading to the Sweets Kingdom right now, actually.
To the Sweets Kingdom?
Kasshi and the gang have an advancement exam,
but they seem to be in trouble.
It's a real pain having such idiotic friends.
Sure. Go ahead.
You can't leave your buddies when they're in trouble.
Thanks! We'll be right back once it's over!
Well then, we'll be heading straight to the Sweets Kingdom!
It's time for the "Choco-Come on In Card"!
There!
Hey, Chocolat... Let me do it this time, would ya?
What are you talking about? I can't leave this to you, Miss Screw-up!
I guess it's only natural for the two of them to want to hurry and try out the new card...
In this case, the one who says the magic words first wins!
I wouldn't have it any other way!
No! You must say them carefully!
Bon-bon Chocolate Bon Voyage! Bon-bon Chocolate Bon Voyage!
Come on in! To the Sweets Kingdom!
See you later!
All right! We've arrived at the Sweets Kingdom!
It worked great!
Huh? Why are you guys here, Ichigo?
Oh my God!
Your magic combined and went out of control, bringing everyone with us!
The Spirits Expedition to the Unexplored!
It's great!
This is seriously just like the Sweets Amusement Park I dream of!
Ooh! Ichigo-senpai, you're all tiny and cute!
And you're super short too, Johnny!
My legs are still way longer than Makoto's!
Who's Makoto?
I'm over here.
They're identical!
Me?
Him?
We're nothing like each other!
They even talk at the same time!
They're like twins!
Oh, don't be silly.
Kashino is far more dashing a man than Kasshi will ever be!
Isn't that right, Kashino?
I'm over here.
Oh my, whoopsie!
Silly me!
You did that on purpose, damn you.
Anyway, why is everyone here today?
What do you mean, why?
It's because you said that you were gonna fail the advancement exam!
That's why we came here to help!
Andy wrote a letter asking us to come help.
Wait, you serious?
Kasshi, you've been thinking non-stop about the exam, and haven't slept well, right?
I was worried...
Fine then! That doesn't mean you have to call these guys here!
With all of us workin' together, the advancement exam ain't nothing!
Says you. How many times have you failed it now?
At this rate, you'll go from being the Jerks to the Loser Dogs.
I don't wanna be a loser dog!
I passed the advancement exam on my first try!
And you were told to go back home if you fail the exam this time, Kasshi!
Oh, right.
Okay, understood!
I guess we'll let you help, then.
That's not being very polite.
I sure hope she doesn't...
When you ask other people for favors...
You bow your head really low! Dogeza!
Thank you so much! We're in your debt!
So, what's the subject this time?
The theme is "Sweets Kingdom."
We need to express that with a plated dessert.
This kingdom?
It's wonderful!
It's not wonderful at all...
For the people who live in it every day like us, it's just normal.
There's nothing surprising or new here... We can't think of anything.
Really?
When I think of the Sweets Kingdom, I think of Mount Gelato.
What are you talking about?
It's the Ganache Falls!
No, no! You must mean the Baum Forrest
I like the Marshmallow Hills.
Sometimes when I'm in the human world,
I really get a hankering for the famous products of the Sweets Kingdom.
Totally!
Really?
I dunno...
There sure are a lot of yummy-sounding places in the Sweets Kingdom.
I wish I could travel to all of them and have a taste.
Don't lose your head.
We're leaving.
What? Already?
We came here by accident, anyway.
We have to hurry back and come up with some new...
I just thought up a really good idea!
What's with the sudden yelling?
It came to me, listening to your conversation.
I marked the most famous places in the Sweets Kingdom.
Let's tour around all of them!
There are two meanings behind this tour.
The first is learn everything we can about the theme, the Sweets Kingdom.
The second thing is to get the best possible ingredients from the places I marked!
What do you think? Not a bad idea, right?
Sure it is. But we only have three days until the exam.
Don't you think this tour is a bit much?
Plus, we have to practice.
We really don't have the time.
That's why we should go around right now, as fast as we can!
Better than sitting here with no ideas!
If we run around to various places, we'll definitely come up with good ideas!
When you're stuck in a rut, if you go outside for a bit, ideas will come to you.
So then, let's go!
On a tour of the Sweets Kingdom!
And, just like that, we all went off on a tour of the most famous spots in the Sweets Kingdom.
If we pass through this field, we'll reach Ganache Mountain!
I think we should go around, actually...
Huh? Why?
Cutting through the field would be a shortcut.
Anyway, we're going around!
She's already here!
Oh, looky here.
If it ain't Kasshi! And you came on a normal day too, by golly...
M-Ma?
Ma?!
The tea really calms you down...
Azuki tea's darn good.
I got plenty of snacks for you too, dearies.
Delicious!
It is definitely the best when it's picked fresh from your fields, Ma'am.
These sweet potatoes are so flavorful and delicious!
It's really hard to stop eating them.
No one can beat our vegetables!
This is the same flavor as the one I ate earlier...
I had no idea, though... Kasshi's family runs a farm?
Well, sorry I ain't one of those city folk!
This son o' mine might sound a bit twisted and mean,
but during the harvest season he'd bring along And' and Narc' with him...
He's always helping me out! What a kind young man he is...
What're you sayin', Ma?
I see!
So the reason why your attendance was so low wasn't because you skipped classes!
He talks all mean, but this here's still my little baby boy, he is!
Cut it out!
Okay, y'all, we're off!
Thank you for the food!
Kassh'!
Enough worryin' about being some pâtissier.
I'm always tellin' ya... Y'should come back to the farm, Kassh'!
And how many times 'ave I a'told ya back!
I'm a'gonna become a Court Pâtissier and live like a celebrity!
I ain't gonna take over the farm!
That child o' mine... Never been one to change his mind once he's set it...
Hold up a sec!
Thanks to my ma, we wasted a heck of a lot of time!
We made it!
Wow! So these are the Ganache Falls.
Great!
Amazing! This is incredibly smooth, high-quality chocolate.
The secret to its flavor is in the shape of the falls.
Falling down the small steps again and again acts like tempering.
Itamarine Kusaranko, Fresh de Mama Mia!
All right! I got the chocolate!
We've conquered the Ganache Falls!
Let's mark it off the map.
Next up is Mount Gelato!
Get a move on, everyone!
Yeah!
When you look at it from here, it's a really big mountain.
Yeah... You can't even see the top in the mist.
The best quality mint leaves grown on the summit.
Mint is absolutely crucial for decorating a plated dessert!
We're gonna get it, you betcha!
But we can't fly that high up.
In that case...
We'll use a fashion change card!
Let's go!
Prettyennu Change!
Hoihoi Adoba, Make Up!
Everyone, try jumping through this card!
Wow!
I'm gonna change too!
How cute!
Do you like it?
Fantastic!
Come on, you do it too, Kashino.
I'm fine, sheesh!
What the hell is this?!
Why am I the only one in a cuddly outfit?
I-I don't really know...
Maybe the card was being extra careful to make it easy to tell you apart from Kasshi?
This product is made of super water-repelling fabric.
Even on rainy days, you can...
Don't read it!
No!
Get changed like the rest of us!
Safe!
Looks like it ran out.
So then, we're off!
Come on, Mr. Cuddly Wuddly!
Don't make up nicknames for me!
Chocolat...
Are you okay?
I'm not okay at all...
We haven't decided on our main menu...
I want to get back soon...
Oh, no! It's raining!
Everyone! Be careful, the outcroppings are going to get slick on top!
Amano, let go! You're going to fall too!
No! I won't let you!
You idiot...
I think I just heard Ichigo scream...
And Kashino, too...
I'm going to take a look.
Don't! We shouldn't move until this rain lets up.
Ichigo...
Amano... Amano!
Amano!
Where am I?
Kashino?
You awake?
Why are you in your underwear?
Who would have thought the super water-repellent fabric would actually come in handy.
Kashino... You carried me in here, in the rain, and lent me your clothes?
Amano!
What?
Are you hurt at all?
No.
I'm fine.
Anyway, where are we? Where're Vanilla and the others?
I don't really know.
But we fell from the rocks.
We're definitely separated from them.
You were unconscious, and the rain was really coming down.
I decided to hide out in here for now.
The rain isn't stopping, is it?
No...
I'm sorry for getting you mixed up in this.
Don't worry about it. It was an accident.
I should have been more careful.
All I was doing was thinking about the menu for the shop.
Well, there's that, too.
Here... Miss Cuddly Wuddly's nice and warm.
I... Well... I feel like I'm the odd man out among our shop's members.
Yup.
Well, that's nice and blunt of you.
But being able to clash with each other... is being partners.
Just like saving each other when you're in trouble is being partners.
Johnny and Lemon-chan think of you as an important, irreplaceable member of the group, Kashino.
And so do I, of course.
That's what I think.
So, don't just brood by yourself, Kashino.
You'll be like Andoh-kun was before.
Oh, no! It's thunder!
Kashino!
That was actually...
...my stomach growling.
'Cause I'm, like, totally starving.
So am I...
I know!
Here.
That's from before...
The chocolate flowers blooming near the Ganache Falls.
They looked yummy, so I picked one!
Guess that habit of yours came in handy.
Suppose so.
Yum!
I've heard about taking chocolate for emergency rations when mountain climbing...
But I never thought I'd actually be eating it in this situation.
And, after about an hour, Vanilla and the rest came to rescue us.
The weather cleared up,
and we all headed up to the top of Mount Gelato in good spirits!
The entire Sweets Kingdom is in the clouds!
We got the mint leaves!
After all this trouble, you'd better pass the exam!
Leave it to me!
The clouds are lifting!
A rainbow! And it's perfectly round!
Beautiful...
What a truly incredible view!
It was worth it to climb all the way up here to see this view...
Indeed...
If I had just stayed in the kitchen...
I would have never seen this view, or tasted that amazing chocolate...
I'm moved.
See? You need to notice things faster, Makoto!
This tour is affecting not just Kasshi, Andy, and Narci...
It's having some really big effects on us, as well!
That's the kind of tour that we've begun!
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.
Hey, let us out!
We don't have any time before the exam starts!
We don't have time to be trapped in a place like this!
Master of the Forest, please calm your anger!
You can do whatever you want with this one instead! Boil him, fry him, whatever you want!
Hey, wait a sec!
Let it go... Kasshi is really special to Chocolat.
Like how you are for me, Kashino...
You know?
Next time: Lost in the Baum Forrest.
Won't you have some of my dream-colored sweets?