Yumeiro Patissiere Professional

Yup! The sweetness and tartness are tasting good!

I wonder what I should make?

A strawberry tart? Or maybe a shortcake?

I can't decide!

Mama!

Mama!

Vanilla? Why're you so big all of a sudden?

And wait... Mama?

Mama!

Me?

Is that me?

Mama, you'd better hurry and get the shop ready or customers will start showing up!

The shop?

Pâtisserie Ichigo?

My sweets shop?

I became a pâtissière! My dream came true!

Papa said you needed to hurry and help him.

Papa?

Hurry up, hurry up!

Sure...

Oh... I got married, and together we opened a shop...

Who did I marry?

Papa!

Ichigo!

Vanilla, you shrunk again...

Huh?

My husband...

Husband?

I've got to hurry and make sweets with my husband.

We're not gonna make it before the shop opens.

You awake now?

We're inside the plane.

We left Paris, and are on our way back to Japan.

Oh yeah...

Our two years studying abroad in Paris are over...

Yup! You were smiling in your sleep. What kind of dream were you having?

It was a great dream.

I became a pâtissière and had a shop.

I really hope I can have a future like that.

Let's work hard to make it that way!

Yeah!

I'm in high school starting today.

I'd better keep working hard with Kashino, Hanabusa-kun, and Andoh-kun!

Yup!

Look! We can see Japan!

I'm home, Japan!

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!

So heavy...

You've got too much luggage!

And it's all food!

But I wanted to give everyone presents from Paris...

Ichigo-chan!

Rumi-san! Kana-chan! Sayuri-chan! Miki-chan!

Welcome back, Ichigo-chan!

It's really been two years.

I'm back!

Well, look at you! You're all fashionable!

A complete Paris Mademoiselle, you've become.

You think?

Hey, I got everyone presents!

These are the butter cookies everyone raves about.

And this is a pound cake I found in the back streets of Paris!

Some cute macarons, and pretty candy art!

Crème brûlée, glaçage...

And pain d'épices from that famous pâtisserie!

Sorry!

That klutziness...

Ichigo-chan never changes, does she?

Yeah...

Anyway... Kashino and the others flew back first, so the least they could have done was call.

Ichigo-chan...

You don't know yet?

Team Ichigo Breaks Up.

Queen, we have returned.

Ichigo! Aren't you going to pay respects to the Queen?

I'll do it later!

Ow, ow...

Ichigo-chan, are you okay?

What's with leaving all your luggage there?

Sorry.

I just wanted to talk to Kashino and the others right away.

I want to ask them what's going on.

Ichigo-senpai!

Lemon-chan!

Amano Ichigo, who has returned from Paris,

and Yamagishi Lemon, who has transferred from the main campus in Paris.

Now, Yamagishi should be one year below us,

but due to her superior grades at the campus in Paris,

she has gotten permission to skip a grade, and will be joining our class.

I am Yamagishi Lemon. I hope to work well together with everyone!

No one is here... Where did Kashino, Hanabusa-kun, and Andoh-kun go?

Amano.

Amano!

Yes?

Introduce yourself. It's traditional.

Um... I'm Amano Ichigo!

We know!

With these two included, we'll rearrange the groups based on your grades.

A Group: Amano Ichigo.

Right!

Yamagishi Lemon.

Right!

Katou Rumi.

Right!

All righty!

Johnny McBeal.

Johnny?

Sensei. Johnny-kun isn't here.

Again?

Honestly, what's with him?

Continuing, B Group is...

Where did everyone go?

Ichigo-chan.

Andoh-kun, Hanabusa-kun!

Where did you two go?

I've been looking for you.

Caramel? Why are you crying?

Because... Because...

Caramel, this doesn't mean we'll never see each other.

Everyone will just be a bit farther apart.

Apart?

What do you mean?

Today I turned in a notice of leave of absence to St. Marie Academy.

I don't think I'll be coming back here for a little while.

A leave of absence?

But why? You didn't mention anything about that in Paris!

You know my dream, right, Ichigo-chan?

Your dream?

I want to become a coordinator of clothes, food, and interior with my mother's house of flower arrangement.

My dream is to create sweets that fuse western and Japanese tastes,

and start a branch of my family's Yumezuki shop.

So I don't think I'll be coming to school much.

Andoh and I have started to take steps toward fulfilling our dreams.

But...

This is too sudden! Couldn't you wait until after you graduate?

That's the bell. Class is starting, Ichigo-chan.

We'll tell you all the details some other time.

Amano-san, thanks so much for everything.

Goodbye.

Be well...

Why?

Kashino?!

Yo!

What do you mean, "yo"?

What were you doing over there?

And if you were here, why weren't you in class?

That's because I'm a second year now.

Kashino had the best grades during his entire stay at the Paris main campus.

He demonstrated excellence even in areas other than chocolate,

so he was bumped up special to being a second year!

You skipped a year?

Yeah.

Kashino can handle it, unlike a certain someone.

Ichigo worked hard, too!

She studied abroad in Paris for two years!

And did great in the Grand Prix, if you recall!

She was in Paris for two years,

and yet she's still terrible at speaking French! Unbelievable!

Even if she can't speak it, only Ichigo could survive for two years on just hand gestures!

V-Vanilla, let's drop it, okay?

Look. Who. I. Found!

Makoto-kun!

You worked so hard so we could be in the same class, didn't you?

As if!

Amano-san! Makoto-kun and I are now in the same class.

Now there will nothing to get in the way of our love! Hehehe...

What might you be talking about?

It's not like I was ever in l-love with Kashino or anything...

Oh? Looks like you've finally gotten the picture, Amano Ichigo.

Well then, Makoto-kun! Let's go to our classroom of love!

Kashino!

Everyone's split up...

Team Ichigo is no more...

I really put my nose to the grindstone while you were in Paris, Ichigo-chan!

I'm so psyched I get to be in A Group with you!

Yeah.

Rumi-san, who is this other member named Johnny?

Johnny, well...

He's kind of got some problems...

Skipping class? What nerve!

Does he really want to become a pâtissier, I wonder?

Be that as it may, Johnny's got the best grades in our class.