Basil...
There.
I do thank you.
Mari...
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!
Today, we are most definitely helping Mari!
Delicious!
The sweets that Princess Mari makes really are upper-crust!
Are you saying that mine taste low class?
Of course not.
The ones you made were really delicious, Rick.
Yes, my Ichigo is so honest...
Shut it, playboy!
Makoto and Johnny...
First time they're on the same page.
Don't mind if I do!
Ichigo-senpai, nothing knocks you off-kilter...
Huh? This flavor...
Step Up!
I was thinking about how I headed around to various sweets shops with Amano yesterday.
Huh? About what?
The good sweets shops aren't in Midtown... They're above or below it.
Now that you mention it...
That's definitely true.
The things that those places have in common are colleges.
My friend I met yesterday also said that.
The places with the best sweets shops are also the places with the most college students.
Also, there are a lot of apartments around those areas.
Famous people live there too.
Compared to Midtown, with all the tourists,
those places have more regular customers, yes...
Yeah...
But we can't change where the shop is located.
So we need to find some way to get customers down here to Midtown.
As long as you continue to chase after me, you'll never move beyond where you are now.
It's not that I chase after you, Sensei...
It's that I want to walk alongside you...
There are plenty of people here.
And there are a lot of shops and theaters,
plus all the people that work in those places.
We just have to find a way to get those people to come.
Yeah.
But, how?
Are you saying that as I am now, you won't let me walk alongside you?
Hugh, my darling!
Yes...
It's only for a limited time,
but I'm opening a sweets shop here in Manhattan.
I'm inviting all the celebs, see...
You'll come, right?
Leo? Sounds great... See you there!
Hi, Paris!
Mr. Dlooney? How have you been?
You've made arrangements for the shop, right?
It's perfect!
M'lady!
Tennouji-san... I'll show you how they do things here in New York.
And then, I'll take your shop!
Anyway, we have to let people know this shop is here.
That's right!
And if we get people to realize how delicious Tennouji-san's sweets are,
a ton of people are sure to come!
Ichigo, what kind of shop would you like to come to every day?
As long as it has yummy sweets, I really don't care.
Although cheaper would be better, yeah...
My allowance isn't unlimited.
Definitely...
We could run a campaign where we lower prices for a short time.
But once it's over, that's the end.
I am not lowering prices if it forces me to use worse ingredients.
Henri-sensei would never condone such a thing.
Y-Yeah...
But at this rate, the shop will...
Something's really different about Tennouji-san.
We must have hurt her pride, now that she knows we were sent to help out.
And I also feel like her taste has changed a little...
I can't really pinpoint it exactly, though...
What?
Something's flying overhead!
What a racket!
It's started...
Amano-san...
Here you are, to stand in my way again...
You are always surrounded by friends...
And though I am surrounded by crowds of people,
not a one of them can I open my heart to...
Except for Henri-sensei...
If you can't increase your sales by the end of the month...
I'll have no other choice but to put someone else in charge of the New York shop.
I won't give up Henri-sensei to you!
Mari.
The turbulence in your heart is showing itself in your sweets' taste.
You must not put anger or unease into your sweets.
I can't be seen like this...
Um...
I found me the Queen!
We're closed today, so there aren't any sweets for sale...
No matter! As long as you let me in.
I've tried to get up the courage to come inside I don't know how many times,
but I always seemed kind of out-of-place here...
Is it really that hard to come inside?
Yeah, sorta.
An up-and-comer like me can only go in cheap places, see...
But the first time I found this shop, it made me really happy.
I'd failed an audition that day...
Oh, right... I'm a dancer!
It was a musical I just had to play in.
I was seriously in the pits.
But then...
There was my dream stage, right in front of me!
The cheerful musical starring the Queen of the Sweets Kingdom
and all her sweets had started!
Yes! This is my stage!
Mont Blanc, with her stylish blond hair...
Waltzing with the rugged, handsome Baron Opera...
Spin, and spin, and spin around!
The tipsy Count Savarin,
getting a chilly reception from Mousse au Cassis in her pure red dress...
And the macarons, making fun of them.
"Drunk Count Savarin, you're more suited to a silver spoon!"
And the Queen, looking on, can't help but start to dance!
You're quite the cheerful person.
Oh, I haven't asked you your name yet.
Linda!
I'm Mari.
You must be hungry.
I apologize for only being able to make something simple.
Oh, not at all! This is great!
Just looking at it makes me happy,
but being able to eat it makes me even happier!
Your sweets are the best, Mari!
Speaking honestly, I kind of thought you were sort of scary.
Resolute like a Queen, see...
"Everyone, bow down before me!"
Or something like that.
Do I really seem that way?
I'm glad I could see the real you, before my imagination went wild.
Thank you.
Thank you for the snack, really.
Come back anytime.
Sure!
This is my special stage, after all.
Later!
Yes, until next time.
That girl's imagination was inspired by your sweets, Mari.
Oh no... It's my imagination which has been inspired.
It's almost time we settled this, Tennouji-san!
M'lady, you're going to catch a cold like that.
Come now, get into the bath again.
Huh? Where's Amano?
Oversleeping again?
No, actually she woke up early today.
Smellin' good!
If I come bright and early, there's no way they'll sell out!
Hey, Ichigo, look there!
A coupon?
Um, where did you get that?
Oh, this coupon?
You can buy them online.
You can buy them online?
You get $2 off the combo!
Dang...
$2 cheaper...
I wonder how they can do that?
Let's investigate!
Yeah.
If you hand out coupons for free,
then it's hard to know how many customers will come.
But if you limit it to take-out only,
you can predict the numbers in advance.
By eliminating excess stock waste,
you can get away with a tighter budget.
Right?
And once they understand how delicious they are,
the number of customers that'll come without a coupon should go up!
But will Tennouji-san give it the OK?
Huh? The shop's open today?
Mari called me early this morning,
telling me to come because she's opening up the shop.
She was in quite a rush.
As long as I still have one customer, I have to keep the shop open.
Tennouji-san... You seem to be having a lot of fun today!
Tennouji-san, we've come up with a plan.
A plan?
Sell coupons online?
Right.
Since we're not giving them away,
we can predict the numbers, and that will lower wasted stock.
I'm glad I was able to see the real you, Mari.
Maybe I wasn't seeing Amano-san and the rest for who they really are...
Okay. Let's try it.
Really?
Yes.
With this method,
there's a chance I could get a greater number of people to eat our sweets,
without lowering the quality.
That's my Princess Mari!
You totally get it!
If we're doing this, I need to think of a menu
that will have a strong appeal to the customers.
If we all think together, I'm sure we'll come up with a good idea!
Yes. Let's all do our best!
Hey, don't forget about me!
When I think of you, Tennouji-san, I think of sweets with honey!
Yes. But it's not like every customer will like honey.
I think it's best to give them a selection.
In that case...
Now that's the Tennouji taste!
With the café style you have now, people have to pay tips.
Tips sure are a pain.
Uh... What's a tip?
It's money that you pay above and beyond the bill
to represent the gratitude you have for the service you've received.
T-Thank you...
Then how about we make it self-service?
Then they wouldn't have to pay tips!
Tomorrow only, sweets with a drink are $3!
That's damn cheap.
That'll sell, right?
Oh yeah, they'll sell.
What's this?
What a racket...
What's the trailer?
I can't believe it!
It's going down the street the wrong way!
Tomorrow, in Central Park,
the Pâtisserie Beautiful Night will be open for a limited time!
We'll have a lot of celebrity guests, so everyone make sure to be there!
I picked this up!
That's a discount coupon!
And they're handing them out for free!
That's a letter of summons!
I think you mean "letter of challenge."
Here. Pass this to Makoto, okay?
What?
I love Makoto-kun! Make sure to come!
No way he's going!
So they're giving things away free?
Johnny, you knew about this, right?
No!
I'd heard that she was opening a shop in Central Park,
but I didn't think she'd hand out free coupons!
That's just cruel, Koshiro-senpai.
Look, our coupons are selling!
Really?
I'm sure it'll be fine.
Yeah.
We all worked so hard, after all!
We're all working as one?
Maybe it's because Amano-san is here...
Or maybe...
No... It doesn't matter.
Being here with everyone, like this, warms my heart.
If you're opening a shop in New York, the fondue pot,
you have to sell sweets from around the world!
The fondue...?
Do you mean melting pot?
Oh, shut up.
Ah, Director Cockleberg!
Please add another honey savarin!
What do you think?
Pretty good.
I guess Koshiro-senpai's place must have taken a lot of the customers.
But we sold all the coupons.
Yeah, but if they aren't used, then they aren't billed for it.
Don't worry, this event is something that we all thought up, after all!
It's gonna be a success.
Thanks so much for coming, Paris!
I'm so glad you could all come, celebrities!
Thank you very much!
The A set, yes? Please wait a moment.
Thanks for waiting!
We're down to the last Gateau Chocolat and Montblanc!
Oui!
It seems like we're getting customers that are run-offs from Koshiro-senpai's event!
Really?
It's free over there, so people show up... and then they drop by here!
That's not all.
The shop in Central Park is really large,
but there's no place to sit down and just mingle, you know?
I'm glad we bought coupons for this place!
I'm glad that we have a lot of customers, but it's too busy!
If we had some spare chairs, we could seat more customers...
What should we do?
At this rate, the customers will overflow!
Welcome to La Liberté!
Wonderful sweets are always waiting here for you!
Linda...
All they did was grab the free sweets.
And once the celebs went home, everyone disappeared!
So, the event was a success?
Yes. I'll use the sales data from today to come up with a concrete plan,
and that should let me increase sales.
Naive.
You're being far too optimistic before showing any results.
Even with Amano-san's group with you, it's meaningless.
Therefore...
Perhaps my fundamental mistake was letting you run the New York shop itself, Mari.
But...
Even if I gave you more time, I doubt you'd produce any results.
S-Sensei, please wait a moment!
We'll work harder, we promise!
Please!
Fine. Show me concrete results during the next week.
If you do not, I will put someone else in charge of the New York shop.
Hey, how's it been?
Hi! Missed us?
Hanabusa-kun!
Cafe!
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.
I wonder how long it's been since I've been able to spend time so peacefully, so comfortably...
Perhaps spending time like this is necessary?
Yes... Although I lived in this city, I wasn't one of its people...
In that case, there is only one path for me...
Next time: My Sweet Home.
Won't you have some of my dream-colored sweets?