"Isn't it kind of weird?" "Fixing up my friend with my ex-boyfriend..." "Ex-boyfriend?" "Is that me?" "I'm going to meet Kurashina-san tonight." "I decided to confess my feelings to Matsuri-chan." "Wait, Matsuri-chan." "I want Souta-kun." "I want to go with Souta-kun." "Souta-kun?" " For the shopping, shall we go out?" "It's a date with Saeko-san." "Even though I know that" "Saeko-san doesn't have that intention." "I'm really so stupid." "Welcome." "Hello." "Are you looking for Koyurugi?" "I'll call him." "Inoue-san." " Yes." "Would you have dinner with me today?" "Eh?" "Sekiya-san, hello." "Hi." " Is Rikudou-san doing well?" "Tomorrow is the opening of the limited collaboration shop, so we're trying to complete preparations for that." "Wow." "If you would like, please come to see." "Teikoku department store?" " Wow, amazing." "What did you come for today?" "I was thinking of going out for dinner with Inoue-san." "Eh?" "!" " Is that okay?" "No, well, if you ask me so suddenly..." "I have, you know, many things to do..." "You should go." " Huh?" "Please, you should take her out." "This person hasn't had a boyfriend for ages, always thinking about nothing but chocolate " "Hey, Souta-kun, don't interfere." "Why?" " I have a lot of things to do." "Things?" "What things?" "There's nothing important you have to do, is there?" "I understand." "I'm sorry for abruptly asking such a thing and bothering you." "Ah." " Then, I'll take my leave." "Eh?" "Ah, wait." "You should have gone." " No, I don't even know him well." "Because you don't know him well, you go have dinner and learn about each other." "It probably took a lot of courage for him to come here and invite you." "Well, I don't know if you're not interested in relationships." "But when you fall in love, you get renewed energy and become glowing." "I want Kaoruko-san to glow more." "Sorry I'm not glowing." "That's not what I meant." "Anyway, you don't even know why he was inviting me out." "By the way, this Sekiya-san from Rikudou-san's place, what kind of person is he?" "The way he works, or his personality, or hobbies.." "Ah, I'm not looking to snatch him away from you or anything, so don't worry!" "I was just personally interested in him." "Personally interested." "Personally interested." "AAAAH!" "Souta-kun was like that too?" "!" "?" "!" "?" "!" "Eh?" "Wait, wait, wait, wait." "This situa" "He's not responding." " Let it go already." "Just because you're in high spirits because you got invited on a date, don't get me involved too." " I keep telling you it's not a date." "I'm just tagging along with Saeko-san's shopping." "But..." "I'm completely immune to that fairy's suggestive mannerisms." "The current me is no longer pure enough to easily fall for such tricks." "Ahh, what should I wear?" "Anything is fine, as long as you wear something." "We'll probably go to have tea or a meal." "I have to find some good stores." "What kind of place should I take her?" "What kind." "What kind." "What kind." "What kind." "What kind." "No good." "I get tired overthinking it." "Let's get back to work." "It's been a long road to here." "Meeting Saeko-san in the first year of high school and falling in love at first sight." "Finally dating at 19 years old and getting a kiss." "And two months after that, getting dumped, and heading to Paris with a broken heart." "Training to become a chocolatier." "Making a grand return back home." "Saeko-san becoming someone else's wife." "And opening choco la vie, still with a broken heart." "Successfully got Saeko-san to be a regular customer, and things have been on a stalemate since then, but, finally, finally..." "Souta-kun." "Go out with me." "Finally it's a date with Saeko-san." "I'm sorry for what I did." "I'll apologize for kissing you without permission." "But I won't apologize for falling in love with you." "Eh?" "I love you, Matsuri-chan." "Hang on." "I know you like someone else." "Whether that person is your friend's boyfriend, or whomever, you can't help who you fall in love with, so I won't pester you." "But Matsuri-chan doesn't seem at all happy." "You never smile, and you never seem to be enjoying yourself." "That's why." "It really is like that." "It's just like you say." "Then " " But," "I can't leave him and go out with Olivier." "I'm sorry." "I was rejected." " That idiot." "How can someone in Matsuri's social standing reject Olivier?" "But I'm fine." "It's not like this is the end of it." "Eh?" "You still want to go for it?" "With that type of girl?" "Is Souta in a place to say that to me?" " Ah, you're right." "So don't worry about it." "Yeah." " What's this?" "Ricdor?" "Ah, Sekiya-san came to the shop today." "Just to give this?" "No, actually, he came to ask Kaoruko-san out for dinner." "Eh?" " But Kaoruko-san turned him down." "I see." " What a waste." "It would be good if Sekiya-san gives it another go." "Collaboration with Teikoku Department Store, huh?" "With this the power of the Ricdor brand is sealed, huh?" "I guess so." "Kaoruko-san." " What?" "You're wearing normal clothes." "Why do I have to dress fancy for just a stakeout?" "Okay, okay." "Today is just a stakeout, I get it." "Wow, they said a two hour wait." "Koyurugi-san, right?" "Please proceed inside." "Eh?" "Thank you for waiting." "Please take your time." "Over here." "Figs are blended in well, it's very satisfying." "The red wine is very effective." "Honey, too." "Yeah." "The balance of sourness and sweetness is amazing." "But..." " It's a taste intended for adults." "Yeah." " You can feel the value, as usual it's challenging to a match." "It's so good." " What flavor was that?" "Framboise?" " How elegant!" "Try this too." "Welcome." " Ah, thanks." "Thank you for visiting our store on our first day." "Um, is Sekiya-san around today?" "Sekiya is, he's in the main shop." "Eh?" "Really?" "Oh, man." "Souta-kun." "Can I see you for a minute?" "Eh?" "What is it?" "Hey, Souta-kun." " Yes." "What do you think about me?" "I respect you." "As a chocolatier." "Ah, no, that's not what I meant." "Eh?" "Ah, it's nothing." "Frankly, when people want to eat chocolate," "I don't know if this is what everyone thinks of eating." "But I've understood that there is no blur to the world that Rikudou-san has painted." "Everyone has their own likes and dislikes, but" "I think that Ricdor is a shop that everyone would think of as special." "Thank you." "I sell chocolates, but what I want to sell the most are dreams." "If all you want is to eat chocolate, you can just get it at the supermarket, right?" "They have tons of chocolate that will suit everyone's tastes." "I suppose." "If there's someone that doesn't want these things, or hate them, that's fine." "It just means that we weren't compatible with each other." "There are 7 billion people on this earth." "Even if I was hated by 6.990 billion people, if I was loved by 10 million people, don't you think that's plenty dream like?" "So I'm just going to love the people that are compatible with me." "Aren't you afraid of being hated by 6.990 billion people?" "I'm not afraid." "Rather than that, I'm afraid of losing my vision." "Forgetting what I wanted to create, becoming unable to do anything, is what I'm afraid of." "Rikudou-san, may I ask your age?" "Eh?" "Well, I'm 37." "What?" "Nothing." "I just thought, as expected." "Ah, I can't hear this!" "I don't want to listen after all!" "What?" "You see, I'm kind of busy." "Umm, see you." "Take your time." "What's going on?" "I don't get it." "I'm afraid of losing my vision." "My vision." "Of course, that is making chocolates that would make Saeko-san happy." "I really love pain au chocolat." "If Souta-kun made pain au chocolat, I think it would be super delicious for sure." "☼ akamiso presents without being sick for once ☼ Shitsuren Chocolatier 4" "Pain au chocolat?" "Didn't you give up on that?" "I was wondering if I couldn't fulfill the request somehow." "Someone from a first rate boulangerie in Paris is in a Japanese hotel right now." "So when I contacted that person, he said he would make an exception and give me a recipe." "I'm going to decide on one day of the week and make pain au chocolate a limited item." "People are weak against limited items." "And since it doesn't have to be made every day, the workload is light." "I don't think it will go as smoothly as you think." "Don't you already have enough to do?" "I don't." "What I have to do right now is, make the ultimate pain au chocolat for Saeko-san." "That's all." "Saeko-san coming every week to buy pain au chocolat." "Pain au chocolat, please!" "Thank you for waiting." " Thanks." "Thank you." "Sorry." "Kaoruko-san." "Wasn't that just now Fujimoto Ryoko?" "I guess it was." " Wow, amazing." "Actresses really do have small faces." "So beautiful." " What, Fujimoto Ryoko?" "I wish I got to see her too." "I wonder if she lives nearby." "I wonder if she'll come again?" "Welcome back, Matsuri-chan." "Thanks." "Then, I'll go get changed." "I got to meet Kurashina-san." "Really?" "That's great." "Did he remember you?" "Yeah." "Probably." "When he was greeting me, it was like he recognized me." " And then?" "Kurashina-san's hair had gotten shorter, so" "I was like "This hairstyle suits you too"." "And then?" " Ummmm...." "That's all." " Eh?" "Eh?" "Did you exchange contact information?" " No." "Why?" "I got nervous, not knowing what to say," "I completely blanked out." " I see." "But seeing him and talking to him directly," "I thought I really do love this person." "I'm happy enough with that much." "Well, I'm trying to persuade myself like that, but" "I do feel a bit down about it." "I'm hopeless." "Well, I do understand how you feel." "I also get nervous in front of Saeko-san, and don't know what to do with myself." "Ah, tomorrow's the date at last, right?" "Yeah." "Oh no, I'm getting nervous again." "That's right!" "I still couldn't decide what to wear." "It's fine with your usual nice casual clothes." "But the top should be black!" "Black?" "Why black?" "Saeko-san always sees you with the white patissier outfit, right?" "The exact opposite color will be refreshing." "You'll look cool." "Whoa, as expected of a model!" "Thank you, Erena." "I'll be home late today." " Is that so?" "Good luck with your work." " Thanks." "I'm off." "Take care." "Alright." "Souta-kun!" "Sorry to keep you waiting!" "Cute." "I can do whatever I want with this fairy today for a whole day." "No, that's not right." "I'm just hanging out with her to shop." "I know that." "Souta-kun is always cool, but today you look even cooler!" "It's here!" "The fairy's cute spell." "Don't get pulled in, now." "Thanks." "Let's go." "Do you have an idea of what you're looking for?" "It's a wedding present, right?" " Yeah." "Like couple plates, or mugs, brightly colored, with a floral pattern..." "This kind of thing is okay too." " It does give a celebratory feeling." "Yeah, but just feeling like it's there to congratulate, that's kind of boring." " Yeah." "It should be a color pattern with impact." "Yeah." " Should be fairly casual." "And durable too." " That's right." "Ooh." "What's this?" "Her face feels kind of close." "Ah, but since it's a present, it can't be too cheap either." "That's right." " This is strange." "Was it always this close?" "Ah, she's wearing high heels." "So that's why she feels closer." "Putting on a sweet little girl act by wearing low heeled shoes." "It should be cute but not look too cheap." "Don't they have anything like that?" "Ah, close to my ear." "Her voice is so close." "Kaoruko-san." "She uses both high heels and low heels." "Kaoruko-saaan." "Oh, hey." " Hm?" "How about Arabia?" "I quite like their tableware." "Ah, I like them too." "Scandinavian tableware and general stuff are really cute." "How about this?" " Ah, it's cute." "Eh?" "This is good." "Ah, chest." "Your chest is against me, madam." "This is not good." "I'm losing my senses." "Hm, what should I do?" "We'll be seen by the people in the shop." " Sorry, I couldn't hold back anymore." "But Saeko-san is the one who seduced me." "Seduced?" "When, who, how?" "Eh?" "Well, you know." "Your face is this close." "You were also hanging on to my arm." "Tightly, see, tightly." "Huh?" "That's something you do with anyone." "Eh?" "Is that so?" " Rather, since I don't see you as a man, I can do it comfortably." "What are you doing, misunderstanding that as seduction?" "Souta-kun, you haven't changed at all." "As usual, hopeless." "Eh?" "Eh?" "That's right." "Think about it, Koyurugi Souta." "You know this kind of thing means nothing special to Saeko-san." "Getting optimistically happy like an idiot." "In the end, no matter how much time goes by, it's the same." "It's detestable." "Seriously." "Souta-kun." " Eh?" "Do you want to come to my place to have tea?" "Eh?" " Ah, we have alcohol too." "We received some red wine the other day." "Ah, I want to greet Yoshioka-san too, but it's almost 10pm." "He's not home." "He won't be back yet." "Oh, you know what I mean." "My husband's probably not back yet, but I think he'll be home soon." "I see." "I think he'll be very happy if Souta-kun comes for a visit." "Sorry." "I want to go, but I need to do tomorrow's preparations." "Right now?" " Yeah." "I see." "I'm sorry." "No, no, I can't get in the way of your work." "After all, I'm also one of the customers that enjoy Souta-kun's chocolates." "I had fun today." "Thank you." "Will you go on a date with me again?" "It's not like this was a date or anything." "I know." "I was just kidding." "Good luck with your work." "Take care." "See you." "Souta-kun, what's wrong?" "Weren't you on your date " "Hey, Souta-kun?" " Sorry." "Let me do it, Erena." "Welcome back." " You were home." "Who were you out with?" " Miku-chan." "Where did you go?" "Went looking around for tableware to give as a present to a friend." "After that?" " Had dinner and came back." "Where?" " That's enough, isn't it?" "Hey, hey, look at this!" "Wow, our mousse is ranked second." "Apparently the actress Fujimoto Ryoko praised our mousse!" "She came recently, right?" "Yeah, it seems that her blog has a high impact factor." " Isn't this a good time to hold a sampling for the new chocolates?" " Approved!" "Wow, Fujimoto Ryoko the great." "I'm becoming a fan from now on." "Me too." "I will never say anything bad about her again." "So you used to." " Ah, no." "Not speaking ill of her, it's just." "I was just expressing my opinion." "Really?" "What were you saying?" "Two mousse au chocolat please." "Yes." "Mousse au chocolat, right?" "Thank you." " Thanks." "Welcome." "Kaoruko-san." " Yes." "Is there anyone you like?" " Eh?" "Someone you like." " Ah, no, there isn't." "I wish there was." "It seems like the older I get, the less encounters I have with people." "Hmm." "Encounter, huh." "If you want to have chance encounters, go around and get lost." "Is what my mother used to say." "Rather than women who go straight ahead on their way without getting lost, women who go wander around helplessly, will be more likely to be approached by men." " Ah..." "Well, Kaoruko-san is a very level-headed person, you probably wouldn't get lost anywhere." "I want to follow you too." "Is that really so?" "I seem to be feeling pretty lost lately." "Ah." "Our new bonbon chocolates." "Please try a sample." "Thank you." "It's delicious." "I love this!" "I thought you would." "You seem to be preferring milk chocolates lately." "You used to like dark chocolate more." "Wow." "You know it so well." "Well, I do keep track of the preferences of our regular customers." "We're a pro shop after all." "I see." "You're right." "Then, I need to get going." "I'd like the bill, please." "Thank you." "You're dressed very maturely today." " I have a date." "Ah, what a loving husband and wife." "It's not with my husband." "That woman really is the same as she used to be." "She has tons of people to go on dates with." "I'm glad I didn't get too excited over that shopping date." "Girls call it a date when they go out with other girls too, you know." "It's okay, Olivier." "I'm fine with just making Saeko-san happy with my chocolates." "That's right." "It doesn't matter who Saeko-san goes on dates with." "I just have to make the ultimate pain au chocolat that can't be found anywhere except choco la vie and wait for her in this store." "Right?" "Yeah." "Can I leave a bit early today?" "It's fine." "Do you have something to do?" "A date." " Date?" "Kidding." " Kidding." "Oh, I was surprised." "Is that so?" "About the other day," "I thought what I meant wasn't clear, so I came to explain." "Yes." "Actually, I was told by our Rikudou." "Eh?" "Told what?" "Don't live in your small world, you have to take charge and meet new people now and then." "So he gave me homework to invite someone for dinner on my next day off." "Homework?" "When I was thinking about who I can invite," "I thought of Inoue-san." "Oh, I see." "If that's how it is, I'd definitely like to go." "I was just having a similar talk too." "About encounters." "That they were becoming less and less in my life." "Please let me participate in Rikudou-san's homework." "Your hair." "It's rather nice." "Cheers." "Thank you for making the time even though you're busy." "It's no problem." "Rather than our shop, Rikudou-san's shop is much busier, right?" "Isn't it super popular?" "Ah, speaking of, we went to the limited collaboration shop the other day." "There was already a wait of two hours, I was shocked." "That seems to be the case." "The shop is very beautiful and extravagant, makes you feel like a celebrity." "The party from the other day was incredible too." "I felt completely out of place and was separated from everyone." "Since Souta-kun isn't the type to be shy, no matter where he goes, he can act charming." "But as for me..." "Hey, hey." " Hm?" "That bag is a new model that just came out, right?" "Yeah." " How nice for you." "Saeko got a good husband." "He makes a lot of money, and he's really kind." "Is he?" "His outer apperance is good, but at home it's not the same." "He always makes some excuse about some event coverage or reception, and just drinks until morning." "Since he makes a lot of money, just allow him that much." "And he doesn't allow me to work or have a part-time job." "When I'm home all by myself," "I wonder, what's the point of my existence?" "Well, there are guys like that." "Listen." "Right now, you're worrying about these things because you have a lot of free time." "You won't be able to say these after you have children." "These are your happiest times." "That Saeko is a really dirty woman, you know?" "Even though she's married, asking other people out on dates." "It's like "What?"" "And the guys who go along with that all happily, don't you think it's like "What's wrong with you?"" "I guess so." "And then while having pure love for Saeko-san, already doing it with other women." "Koyurugi-san seems to be popular." "And then Olivier is like, Souta should like Saeko even more." "Choco la vie was born because Souta loved Saeko." "So there's some value to his love." "Is that so?" " Not at all." "It was just that he had that much talent to start with." "I absolutely will not acknowledge that there is any value to loving that woman." "Besides, making the ultimate pain au chocolat, it's not like it can be done in just a day or two, not even realising that, what on earth is he trying to do?" "Why don't you confess to Koyurugi-san?" "You're in love with him, right?" "You should just tell him." "No, not really." "I don't like him or anything." "I thought this ever since the party." "Am I wrong?" "Then, if it was Sekiya-kun, would you say it?" "Let's say you were in love with Rikudou-san, and you knew 100% that you would be rejected?" "I think I would say it." "I hate dragging out bothersome things." "I see." "I'm a despicable woman that does nothing but complain about dragged out bothersome things." "Even if I'm with this person, talking on and on about stupid stuff." "Like an idiot." "It's not like I want to talk that much either." "It's best when the other person talks, and I just smile and listen by their side." "That's right." "All I want is to smile and watch Souta-kun ramble about stupid things." "It doesn't matter what it's about." "Even if it's about a model, or relaxed housewife." "It's fine like this." "It's not like I want to be Souta-kun's girlfriend." "I don't have any stupid dreams like that." "I'm already an adult." "Hey." "You're eager to study until late night, huh?" "I want to complete it quickly." " Hey." "What happened with Olivier and Matsuri?" "Oh." "What's up with that stupid daughter?" " The heir to Treluyer, even I want to go out with him." " That's right." "You were born in a good generation." " Eh?" "During my time, it took years to build a reputation by word of mouth." "While I kept going around thinking it's enough if the people who understand it do so, in the blink of an eye, the shop was falling apart." "But it's not like that anymore." "Even if you don't flatter tons of people, if even just one person loves your work to death, the effect of that will definitely bear fruit." "What I'm saying is, that's the blessed environment that you're in." "Yeah, I guess so." "Ah, that's right." "Rikudou-san was saying something like that too." "Even if he was hated by 6.990 billion people, it's enough to be loved by 10 million people." "Billions and millions, that was a very large scale chat you had." "I guess." " But he says some good things." "Right?" "I thought, as expected, when you're ten years older, the things you think are different." "What?" "You're wrong." " Eh?" "Age has nothing to do with it." "Well, I'm going home." "Work hard." "Rikudou-san, may I ask your age?" "I wonder why I asked his age at that time." "Nothing." "I just thought, as expected." "Because I wanted peace of mind?" "That's right." "If he's 10 years older, it's no wonder I would lose to him." "At that time, I consoled myself thinking that." "But doesn't that mean that at that instant, I was losing the match?" "Rather than that, I'm afraid of losing my vision." "Forgetting what I wanted to create, becoming unable to do anything, is what I'm afraid of." "That person is amazing." "He has completely created his own world." "He's in control." "But he's not in solitude." "He's not doing flattery." "But..." "He's selling love." "Can I be like that in 10 years?" "Good morning." " Souta-kun, you haven't left?" "I was experimenting with new products." "Here." "Pain d'épices?" "Delicious!" "The spices are used really well." "The products that are popular in our shop are all things that are common things sold everywhere in France, right?" "So thinking along those lines, I thought of pain d'épices." "What happened to the ultimate pain au chocolat?" "Oh, that." "I decided not to make that." "Morning." " Morning." "Olivier." "Sit here for a minute." "Okay." "Ah, pain d'épices?" "I'll go bring some coffee." "So I was thinking it over." "Whether it's really okay like this." "If I do things Saeko-san asks for just as Saeko-san wants them, there will never be any progress." "It's no good if all I do is follow her." "Even if it's taking a risk," "I thought I had to make something that is inconceivable to Saeko-san." " So that's how it went from pain au chocolate to pain d'épices." " Exactly." "Before getting a request, taking the initiative?" "Sounds exciting, Souta." "Watching Souta and Saeko is like watching a chess competition." "It's fun." "When you find the correct hand to play, it's thrilling." "I feel like if that person is here," "I can do anything, no matter how many times it takes." "Souta, you have a good expression." "That's why I'm not going to oppose this." "Yeah, it's really good." "This flavor is so nostalgic." "Yeah." "The emotions that Saeko-san invokes in me, all become the source of my inspiration." "It's strange." "So it's fine if you hurt me even more." "It's fine if you depress me more and more." "That pain and suffering will cause me to grow." "You made me into a chocolatier." "And even now, you make me continue as a chocolatier." "I love you, Saeko-san." "akamiso's comments on the next episode..." "After failing to make Souta do what she wants, Saeko goes back to making him make cake." "Souta keeps on wondering why Saeko is not doing what he wants even after he began acting distant." "Erena decides to show off her prettiness because no one cared about her in this past episode." "Kaoruko realizes that complaining internally (or to Sekiya) is useless and does it directly to Souta." "Souta agrees with me that she's very annoying." "Yay!" "Brought to you by akamiso." "Check the site for weekly subbing updates and extra comments on the episodes." "Not sure if she was pushed or just fell but poor Saeko!" "No one deserves that!" "Time for the Shitsuren janken." "~~ play ~~" "Did you win this week?" "I zoned out and forgot to play!" "Erena wants to see you next week."