Even though they're doughnuts, they're chilled and gooey!
Definitely a new taste sensation.
They feel good on your tongue... Do you think they'll work?
I especially like the caramel-flavored ones!
The chocolate and cream cheese are also excellent!
Kashino's gâteau au chocolat is also a taste I've never had before.
Yes! After the gentle fluffy texture
it slowly dissipates in your mouth...
Most definitely a new flavor sensation!
I've never tasted anything like your haupia pie before either, Lemon-chan!
I made it based on the sweets I ate while my family went vacationing in Hawaii.
Coconut milk, and chocolate cream,
the balance with the crispy pie is exquisite!
It's lighter than it looks, and not overly sweet.
Then it's decided.
We'll use these sweets plus Andoh's "New Blue Moons" to appeal to a wide range of customers.
With these, there's no way we'll lose to Koshiro-san's shop!
Everyone, let's do our best for tomorrow's grand opening!
Yeah!
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!
Finally, our shop is opening!
I'm gonna work hard to sell our new sweet sensations!
But first, breakfast!
What should I have?
Awesome, it's like a castle!
This is the new sweets palace opening today at 11 AM,
the Beautiful Night Castle!
You really have completed a magnificent shop, haven't you?
At the Beautiful Night Castle,
there is the first floor with its conveyor-belt sweets shop that anyone can stop in and enjoy.
On the second floor, we have prepared high-class sweets that will satisfy even celebrities!
And what's more!
Welcome back, m'lady!
Please, this way.
We have a café that will let you experience what it's like to be part of the upper-crust!
S-She's on TV?
How much is the Heiress paying for advertisement, sheesh!
If she's advertising this crazily, I don't see how there's any way we can win...
Chilly Night.
The train will be arriving shortly.
Please wait behind the white line.
What the hell is this?
Châteaux Seika... Fearsome indeed.
She went this far?
It's totally obvious that she is dead serious this time.
Hey!
What's got you all depressed, huh?
But...
You fool! Have you forgotten everything we learned from studying at Tennouji's shop in New York?
When starting up a new shop, the most important source of information is word-of-mouth!
If we can give prompt, friendly service, and new sweets that people can't get anywhere else,
we'll gain customers naturally!
Kashino is right!
We might lose when it comes to advertising, but we can't quit before it's even begun!
You can't even compare how much the Japanese love sweets with customers in Paris and New York!
That's right Ichigo-senpai! Let's do our best!
You guys...
Yeah... Let's do it!
After advertising this much, everyone should come stampeding to my Beautiful Night Castle!
Nothing can top Châteaux Seika International!
You got that right!
Miya.
You can't rest easily with this if you want to win against Ichigo and Makoto...
Gathering customers, sales, and the taste of the sweets...
It's crucial that we crush them on every side.
I-I know that already!
Carelessness is your grated enemy!
You meant to say "greatest enemy," right?
Indeed, you are Spirit cousins. I'll take that advice to heart.
But... It won't be long till I'm married to Makoto-kun!
Okay, here we go!
Prettyennu Change! Fantastic Card!
Dress Up!
H-Hey...
We're supposed to make sweets in these? Isn't that going a bit too far?
No. It's best to make this level of impact.
Ichigo-chan, it looks great on you.
Yeah.
Just wonderful!
So do you, Lemon-chan!
Here. These are fliers that Cafe-kun and I came up with.
What do you think?
Ooh, how cute!
For real!
Ichigo-chan, Lemon-chan...
We'll handle things in the shop, so you two pass out the fliers, okay?
Go do a lot of advertising for Le Rêve Couleur.
Right!
Le Rêve Couleur! Please come!
Please come to Le Rêve Couleur!
Today, for anyone who purchases something at our shop, Pâtisserie Andorra,
We'll give you a 5% off couple for any item from the palace of sweets, the Beautiful Night Castle!
She's even making Jose's group do advertising for her.
How much advertising does she have to do before she's satisfied?
They'll do their thing, and we'll pass out our fliers, okay?
Okay!
Le Rêve Couleur! Please come!
We have new tastes of sweets you won't find anywhere else at Le Rêve Couleur!
Attention, everyone. I am so glad that you have come today.
We will now hold the tape-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of Marie's Garden!
Marie's Garden Grand Opening!
I'm so glad everyone came today!
At the Beautiful Night Castle,
we're giving out free chocolates from Châteaux Seika to the first 500 customers!
To repeat... It's the Grand Opening of Marie's Garden!
Pâtisserie Andorra is right here!
Welcome to Pâtisserie Andorra!
We're giving discount coupons for the Beautiful Night Castle to anyone who buys something!
Please have these chocolates! Thank you for coming today!
The first floor is a conveyor-belt sweets shop,
and at the second floor, you can get super-high-quality sweets.
The third floor is staffed by us, and is an "Ojou-sama Cafe"!
Satou, Shiotani...
Leave here to the employees, and start waiting on customers.
As you wish, m'lady!
Thank you very much!
We'll be waiting for your next visit.
How is it, Andoh?
We've only sold a few.
It's already been an hour after opening!
Most of the customers are flowing over there.
This "New Blue Moon" is light, and yet chewy... it tastes so unique!
Thank you very much!
These doughnuts also have a mysterious sensation...
This gâteau au chocolat is also light, and fluffy...
It just makes me feel so happy!
Even though your sweets are so delicious, it looks like you're having a really tough time.
Yeah...
There are so many customers on the right side of the road.
But the left side is completely empty!
We did predict it, but with that much advertising, what can you do?
At this rate we'll completely lose to the Heiress's shop!
We have to bring customers to our shop somehow...
Everyone is lined up so nicely...
I would get hungry myself waiting like that.
That's it!
Pass out samples to the people waiting in line for Koshiro-senpai's shop?
I see! So if we let them know the flavor of our new sweets,
they'll come over here, I bet!
Yes, that's a good idea!
So turn their chance loss into our chance.
Excuse me! Do you mind?
We work over there in Le Rêve Couleur.
If you like, please sample some of our shop's new sweets!
Ooh, they look delicious!
Let's see here.
What's this?
Hold it, Amano-san!
Don't be stealing my customers like some cat burglar.
Cat burglar?
That's not what we were trying...
The people lined up here are my shop's customers!
Attention, everyone lined up for the Beautiful Night Castle!
I apologize for the long wait.
If you'd like a tasting, please have some of our shop's sweets.
Now, hand them out to everyone.
Yes!
We'll hand out numbered tickets.
If you come back in an hour, you can enter when your number is called.
Until then, please enjoy some of the other shops.
Damn it! They beat us to the punch!
I think it was Johnny's idea.
But we can't just stand here twiddling our thumbs!
We're having a tasting for our new sweet sensations!
Please try some!
Please do!
Let's go check it out.
Please!
Excuse me, can we try these?
Thank you very much!
Us, too!
This is good!
Yeah! I've never tasted anything like it before!
These are delicious, too!
Yeah!
Thank you very much!
Welcome.
How were the sales?
Only 200,000 yen...
That's a lot less than we predicted.
Things picked up considerably in the afternoon after we started the tastings.
And it looks like we've got a lot of disposal loss...
If you'll pardon the intrusion!
Oh? What's with all the long faces, everyone?
Our shop sold out.
Johnny, announce today's sales, would you?
3,857,520 yen.
3,850,000 yen?
That's 20 times more than us!
This isn't even a contest, is it?
You should just give up and let me marry you, Makoto-kun.
As if!
Enough of this! Get out!
I love you when you're angry, Makoto-kun!
We said get out!
Fine, fine... Good night!
Damn it... Chocolat! Scatter the purifying salt!
Understood!
Heiress, you jerk!
I didn't expect the gap to be that large after just the first day.
Let's think up some way to increase sales.
Yeah.
First, we need to get people to know about the shop and its wares.
I was thinking of opening a home page on the web, but...
I think that would be perfect!
How about we do some market research?
Market research?
Like what types of sweets visitors to Marie's Garden tend to buy.
And what price sweets sell the most... Research into things like that.
Leave that to us!
Okay. You guys handle that.
Right!
Also, we have to think of some way to minimize the disposal loss...
Starting tomorrow, we'll cut out the haupia pies, the worst selling of the new sweets.
Aw...
Hold it. It's only been one day.
Cutting it is too cruel!
We're professionals! We have to minimize disposal loss!
Don't let your emotions get to you!
I'm not being emotional!
If we properly advertise Lemon-chan's haupia pie, I'm sure it will sell!
Look here, you...
I'm sure customers will come in if we do tastings like we did this afternoon.
So let's increase the number we do!
How about expanding beyond the front of the shop,
and having all the other shops on Main Street advertise.
That's a good idea!
For example...
Like: "If you buy more than 5000 yen, you get a package of this shop's sweets for free!"
All that will do is put us more in the red!
Exactly.
No. It might be a temporary loss,
but in business, there's a saying that "it takes money to make money."
It's definitely true that judging things off the sales of just one day is a bit hasty.
For now, how about we focus on getting our shop and its wares known.
Um...
I also have a proposal, actually...
What is it, Lemon-chan?
We have three hot guys here called the "Sweets Princes"!
I think we should put the Sweets Princes more out in front.
That sounds fun.
I wonder what we should do?
Let's use the open kitchen beside the entrance!
Open kitchen?
Yes!
I think that customers will gather if they can see the Sweets Princes making the sweets right there!
That's a great idea!
You'll do it, right?
I don't mind.
I'm all for it.
No way in hell!
*sneak sneak*
*mm mm*
*memo memo*
*check check*
Oh, that looks delicious.
Are you sure I can have these?
Yes! And... if you could...
I understand.
You want me to give these as a present for people who buy our shop's products, right?
Thank you so much!
That'll be 1,890 yen in total.
I'll make change from 2,000 yen.
Welcome. Please have a seat over there.
The New Blue Moon, yes? Coming right up.
I'm beat... Switch off with me, Andoh.
Sure, no problem.
Kana-chan, what's the matter?
Miki-chan's got a fever, and we don't have enough staff for Yumezuki!
What?
What? You want me to go do the open kitchen?
I told you no way, remember?
We don't have any choice! Andoh-kun went back to Yumezuki!
Thanks to Hanabusa-san's performance, he got a lot of customers to come into the shop.
If we continue, we'll get even more, I think!
Do you want to get married to the Heiress?
Fine, I get it! I just have to do it, right?
Damn it, why do I have to do this?
Hey, Kashino...
What are you glaring at? Smile, smile!
Shut it! I was born with this face!
Um...
I would like to ask you something...
Sure!
What is it?
Actually, today is her birthday.
And she said that she wanted to eat a cake like this...
Ooh, what a cute cake!
Can you make it for us?
Our shop doesn't...
Gladly!
Amano!
Thanks, miss!
My friend here is gonna make you a delicious cake!
Right?
It looks delicious!
Wow, amazing!
Thank you, a whole lot!
It was our pleasure. Please, come back sometime.
I'd forgotten...
It's nice when your customers smile, isn't it?
Isn't it?
Hanabusa, how were our sales?
242,550 yen.
A 20% increase from yesterday.
All right!
And we sold most of the haupia pies, too!
Are you sure you should be happy about a 20% increase in sales?
We increased by 5%, for 4,200,000!
Including yesterday's sales, that's 8,050,000.
20 times higher than your sales.
Keep on doing your best now...
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.
Victory is ours!
We'll make a comeback by Christmas Eve, for sure!
Amano... I will not let you have Ichigo!
Kashino!
It sure is hot in here...
Oh, yeah... Listen up!
Ichigo-senpai...
What is it?
Now I'm curious.
I'll tell you.
You see...
Next time: Holy Night.
Won't you have my final dream-colored sweet?