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Hey! What the heck is going on here?
Yamaji! I want an explanation!
Well... What do you mean?
Don't play dumb! Do you think I'm blind?
DROP OF 0,05%
I better not find out that one of you
is playing hooky on the job!
I'm absolutely 100% certain
that the author of the popular blog, Amablo, who reviews sweets
is Kantaro.
Don't you dare ever play hooky! That is all!
Dobashi, do you want something?
Kantaro, do you like pound cake?
I made it myself, but there was a lot of leftovers.
Would you like to have one?
You never learn, do you?
So thick, rich, and moist!
The texture includes all three of these!
You made it yourself?
That is certainly a lie!
This pound cake is from Patisserie Gondola in Kudanue!
You are right.
Naturally, the author of Amablo would know that.
Sweets knight, Kantaro Ametani!
Now, punish me.
Isn't that right? I lied to you, after all.
Do it now!
I'm sorry.
What?
I'm not hungry right now.
Thank you for your kind offer.
I will now go to do my sales visits.
-See you later. -See you.
Damn that woman!
Today, I was going to have Tsuruse's mame-daifuku!
Now I'm totally in the mood for having pound cake!
Should I have Tsuruse's mame-daifuku?
Or should I have Gondola's pound cake?
Only...
Sweet heaven knows!
I made the same mistake once again.
SAVARIN
Wait! No, it's not.
If the next post on the blog is about pound cake,
then there's absolutely no doubt that sweets knight is Kantaro.
Savarin? That brings back memories.
I used to eat them in Yokohama with Grandma.
But this is different from the savarin that I know.
I wonder what it tastes like.
Where is it?
It's in Yokohama too.
I want to go here!
But it's a little far.
Dobashi!
But...
it's so far!
Dobashi!
Hey, Dobashi!
What is it, sir?
I said, I'm going to visit some shops to find some new customers,
so I want you to come with me.
You want me to come too?
That's right.
Although you mainly do web sales, you're still in the sales department.
Let me see, today...
Where are we going?
Yokohama.
Yokohama?
Hey, Dobashi. Are you okay?
Yes, I'm fine. I'll go. Let's go.
I see. Good. Okay, let's go.
See you later.
-See you, sir! -See you, sir!
Yokohama.
A city with both metropolitan sophistication
and a rich historic and exotic atmosphere.
It brings back memories
of the first time I had savarin as a child.
The rum gave it a mature flavor.
Really,
-it's nostalgic. -It's nostalgic.
What?
In high school, I hit on a girl for the first time at an arcade near here.
But she was totally this hoodlum's woman.
Her boyfriend beat the crap out of me.
Not only did he take every penny I had, he left me with only my underwear on.
I cried as I...
Oh, hello.
Excuse me.
My name is Miyake. I'm from Kiccho Publishing.
Nice to meet you.
That's quite a wonderful apron you're wearing.
-It's only average. -What color is that?
It's green.
Can I talk to you for a minute?
-Dobashi. -If you keep it short.
Our company's strength is in products that have impact.
For example, these comics...
Excuse me!
Yes?
Hello, it's nice to meet you.
-Let me introduce myself. -Hello.
My name is Miyake. I'm from Kiccho Publishing.
A lot of your customers must be students, right?
That's right.
If you're passionate, you begin to wonder about many things.
Like, what kind of town or store our books will be successful in.
What does it take to get a customer to pick up our books?
Today's salesmen don't think about those kinds of things.
I have an image of the moment a book is sold.
You can succeed if you can imagine that kind of thing.
Whatever humans can imagine, they can turn into reality.
That's what I believe.
That's Jules Verne, isn't it?
Jules Verne also said that?
-Savarin. -What a coincidence.
So, he was thinking the same.
I want this right now!
Essentially, sales is very profound work.
Yes...
Savarin!
What? Savarin?
Oh, nothing. I'm sorry. Let's go.
By the way, Dobashi.
So, Dobashi, do you...
Are you...
I mean, do you...
You know, do you have a boyfriend?
What?
No, I don't.
Oh, I see. That's too bad.
What are you trying to say?
Well, I mean, I just want to say...
sales is...
What I mean to say is that sales is...
-It was nice meeting you. Thank you. -Thank you.
Goodbye.
Okay, that's the last one.
What? According to the plan, there is one more shop.
There is a nice cafe
near here that has a real Showa atmosphere.
The last shop is that cafe.
One of my old co-workers is meeting me there.
Isn't that playing hooky?
Sir, didn't you tell everyone not to play hooky?
Hooky? No! This isn't that.
This is, you know, part of the job.
In any case, just come with me.
I think you'll enjoy it, if you know what I mean.
Having tea with the boss is part of my job?
What's with that? He is suddenly talking with a Kansai accent.
I want to go to that other cafe now!
There's no other way. I wanted to go alone, but...
Sir, since we're going to play hooky,
there's a shop that I've been wanting to visit for a while.
Why don't we go there?
Oh, really? That sounds good!
Well, we can go to the cafe later.
Oh, wait, Dobashi! Is it that way?
Cafe Leche-leche?
Leche-che? Leche-che.
Cafe Recherche.
Welcome.
The cafe is run by the owner alone.
The interior is very relaxing. It is decorated in antique fashion.
That's...
the savarin!
They are baked sweets
named after the French epicure, Brillat-Savarin.
It is also called a rum baba.
In its country of origin, France,
it was eaten to enjoy alcohol.
Brioche dough is soaked in a mixture of syrup and strong rum.
They are sweets made for adults.
The shape varies depending on the shop.
This shop serves their savarin in a classic silver bowl,
giving it a refreshing look.
You can sense the owner is very keen on details.
But her meticulousness is not limited to appearances.
The syrup that bursts forth
contains a subtle taste of orange peel and spices,
giving it a rich aroma.
Then there's the dough.
This brioche dough is baked to be rather hard,
with all the moisture cooked out of it.
Although they're immersed in syrup for an entire night,
they aren't the least bit crumbly.
The dough maintains its firmness, and doesn't fall to pieces.
Then, as the perfect match for its bed of whipped cream
is silky smooth custard cream with rum raisins!
In addition, the lid is covered in refreshing apricot jam.
When they all mix into perfection within your mouth,
your face will surely turn toward heaven.
Quote taken from Amablo.
Excuse me. Savarin and iced coffee please.
Sir?
I'll have what you're having, Dobashi.
Okay, the same.
Certainly.
Leche-leche?
I wonder what Leche-leche means.
Recherche.
Leche-che.
You're embarrassing me right in front of the owner.
It's French, so don't try to read it just like it's spelled.
What's worse, he's speaking in a strange Kansai accent again.
I can't concentrate.
I knew I should have come here alone.
Has Amablo been updated?
No, not yet.
Maybe it isn't Kantaro.
Dobashi,
do you still want to transfer to the editorial department?
What?
You've been requesting a transfer for a long time.
Yes, that's right.
When I talked to my old coworker in the editorial department about you,
he suggested meeting with you over a bite to eat.
I invited him to that cafe I told you about earlier.
The human resource manager is also my old coworker.
If you're still serious about it, I might be able to convince him.
What? Well...
I may not look it, but my dream was to make classy magazines,
so I requested to work in the editorial department.
But when I was placed in sales, I realized this is where I belong.
However, I once wished to work in the editorial department.
I would be lying if I said I don't regret it.
I don't want you to have regrets.
Sir, is that why you brought me here?
Yes. There's part of me that wants you to stay in sales,
so I said some strange things to you.
You should go when you have the chance.
Oh, I'm sorry. It was rude of me to say that you were playing hooky.
So, what do you think?
I...
I won't go to the editorial department.
What?
At first, I thought that this isn't what I want,
but lately, I have come to enjoy my work.
How should I put it? When a book is successful,
it makes me happy that we have connected with our customers.
Since I'm in sales, I should be better at expressing myself. I'm sorry.
But... Therefore I'm fine.
Please allow me to work and learn under your guidance, sir.
All right.
I see.
I understand.
Here is your order.
The classic form of the brioche enshrined in a silver cup.
On closer look, the simplicity of its design makes it all the more refined.
Combined with the whipped cream that fills the sides,
it looks like a castle floating in the sky.
Hey, Dobashi?
Let us eat now, sir.
Yeah. Sure.
Women sure do switch gears fast.
I can hardly believe I'm enjoying sweets while I'm working!
I'm truly thankful that I was assigned to work in the sales department.
Yes, I'm glad to hear it.
Sir?
It must be incredibly delicious.
Thanks for the food.
Where am I?
What?
What is that?
What in the world is that?
Is that stone...
Who are you?
Me? I'm Bossu!
What about you?
I am...
the Princess of Savarin, Dobashita!
Princess!
What?
It's a different story.
You're right.
I wish you had told me sooner.
Forget about that. Let me introduce you to my friend.
This is Kanta. He's a robot.
You're Kanta? I'm Bossu!
Nice to meet you.
Wow! It's so sweet! This is syrup!
You're right!
What? Where is Kanta?
Where did he go?
Kanta!
He must have gone back to where he belongs.
I give its compatibility with coffee a score of 120.
You're amazing, Amablo. You were spot on.
Sir, take your time enjoying it.
I enjoyed your food.
Thank you.
Go
I want to write!
I want to write about Gondola's pound cake!
But I can't.
That woman set a trap for me! I'm certain of it!
And I fell right into it.
If I don't write it now, the article will lose freshness.
What is wrong? Why are you so surprised?
It's nothing.
Excuse me.
When I turned around, I found a beautiful woman there.
What?
I bought some souvenirs.
Would you like one?
These are...
Recherche's lemon financiers!
But...
Right now, I'm on a diet.
Oh, is that right?
I didn't know. How rude of me to push these on you.
It's all right.
I won't...
I won't fall so easily into your trap!
What's up? Is something wrong with him?
Let's just keep quiet and watch over him.
Elite salesmen must have elite troubles, you know.
What should I do? There is still some left.
Sano, where is the boss?
What? I don't think he's back yet.
I thought you two were together.
Is he playing hooky?
No way!
This is delicious!
What does it taste like?
It has a lemon flavor.
Hello?
Yes.
What? It's already that late?
No! I'll be there in a second!
How much was it?
It's already been paid.
You know that woman I told you about? Forget about it.
When I asked her if she wanted to transfer,
she said, "I want to work under your guidance."
She made me cry!
I can hardly believe it!
Okay, see you in a minute.
Sometimes it's nice to have sweets.
BASED ON THE COMIC BOOK KANTARO: THE SWEET TOOTH SALARYMAN
THIS STORY IS A WORK OF FICTION BASED ON ACTUAL PLACES AND SWEETS.
Subtitle translation by Brian Athey