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It’s all sold out!

Edie comes in from the counter area in the cafeteria.

Following her is Megu and Kana-senpai, entering the bakery with empty pads.

Good job. We’re sold out

I look at the clock. It’s 12:43 P.M.

I’m sorry, we’re closed! We’ll be back by Monday

Katsuko-nee’s voice comes from the counter area.

I’m back!

Katsuko-nee and Ai come back together.

Nei isn’t here today so Ai is also in the counter.

Meaning, after putting the baked goods to the counter, I was talking to Yukino in the bakery.

Recently, I don’t even show up on the counter anymore.

There are more sales when it’s just girls, with Katsuko-nee in the center.

Rather, I don’t make any sales at all.

In this Baking Skill Course and Actual Manufacturing Bakery.

At first, they call it The bakery of that weird first-year boy who’s already engaged.

It changed to; Katsuko-san’s bakery

Then, now it’s called Katsuko-san and Ai-chan’s bakery

It’s better if I just enclose myself in this bakery.

At times, Ai goes to the counter to promote herself by saying I made this bread

It’s great on fixing Ai’s shyness.

What’s wrong? It’s Saturday and yet we’re already sold out?

Yukino said.

During Saturdays, most students return home and buy lunch outside the school.

They have fewer sales compared to weekdays.

Back then, we’re sold out by 1:30 PM or 2 PM.

Recently, even Saturdays don’t matter to them

Edie smiled.

Our pastries got a whole lot better so most students are buying it back for their people at home

Kana-senpai said.

Then, those family members who took a bite would tell them to buy again. Once that happens, it’s easier to buy it on Saturdays, right?

If they buy souvenir bread during weekdays on their lunch break, they’ll have less lunch. It’s not like they can keep freshly baked bread in their desk in the classroom, or their lockers until after school.

On Saturdays, they go home right away.

Yoshi-kun, if that’s the trend, then I think that we can sell more

Megu said, but;

No, keep the production output the same. It’s better to think of keeping the numbers but increasing the quality

Katsuko-nee said.

There’s still a lot of variation on the quality of the types of bread. We need to give them all the same level of flavor

Right. We should increase our skills, not our profits

We’re still learning.

We make the same quantity every day and stabilize the taste and improve it. Let’s think about increasing the amount after that. Once you start increasing, you can’t reduce that amount anymore

Katsuko-san is right. Only Nobu and Ai do the work, one of them will likely get sick and have to take a rest

Kana-senpai said.

I was too tired from the stuff on the Kouzuki house last Saturday that Monday bread.

Katsuko-nee and Ai, and everyone in the family helped out, and so we were able to produce the same amount as we usually sell, but.

If we increase our production output now, we won’t be able to deal with it.

If you poorly increase your products and buyers think I can buy it anytime, no problem, then you’re in a bad spot. They should think I need to hurry or it’ll get sold-out Making it sound like it’s limited

Kana-senpai said with a smile.

I’m not sure that’s the kind of stunt you want to use but given the current state of affairs, it’s impossible to go further. We need to increase people and ovens

Katsuko-nee said.

After all, it’s thanks to Ai that the products we have are better than before

I said.

In the end, Ai has better sense than me. She’s getting better too

Uhm, Yoshida-kuun!

Ai talks to me with such a cute puppy-like smile.

That expression.

What’s wrong, Ai? Did you come up with something?

Yes, that’s right.you see.Ai.had an idea

Recently, Ai’s getting a lot of ideas when it comes to baking.

It could be a new pastry, innovations in the manufacturing process, minor changes to the flavor, and such.

Most of them are a success.

If we follow Ai, the taste of the pastry becomes better for sure.

Ai’s a slow but deliberate thinker, and so she gets the idea from the knowledge and experience she’s accumulated from making and selling pastries every day.

Although.

Err.you see.

She’s also slow when it comes to explaining her idea.

Listen to her. I’ll be recording the sales for today

Katsuko-nee opens her portable safe and begins her tally.

By the way, the coins are thrown into a machine automatically counting the number of coins and separating them by type.

As for the bills, it’s spread out the old fashioned fan shape and counted using the bank system.

The camera mounted above the counter floor can see which pastry was sold at what stage, how much was sold, so we can check the details later.

I have prepared coffee

Megu prepares coffee for everyone using the coffee server.

Here.

Edie distributes the cups with coffee one by one

As usual, Yukino’s not doing anything at times like this.

Kana, don’t you have club activities this afternoon?

Edie asks.

It’s not 1PM yet so she can take her time lazing around but.

Well yeah. I want to skip the Saturday practice but we’re gonna discuss the school festival today

Kana-senpai said.

Nobu, I just have to talk to the girls in my club, right?

Oh, sure. Kana-senpai

I reply to Kana-senpai while listening to Ai talk.

Oh, you’ve decided already?

Katsuko-nee asks while noting the money.

Yes. I already talked to the clubhead, the women’s tennis club will collaborate with the bakery in the school festival and we’re going to do a tennis girl cafe!

Meaning, we’re going to make the pastry and cakes.

Then, the girls at the tennis club will be the waitress wearing tennis clothing.

Ai will put on tennis clothing too! You’re still a member of the tennis club, okay?

Kana-senpai said, but, Ai’s doing her best to talk to me about the idea on her mind.

Megumi, what will you do?

Edie asks Megu.

Our club goes for eight-hour day endurance

Huh?

While everyone else is doing the school festival, the women’s track and field team will split into three teams, red, black, and white, and someone will be running around in circles all the time

What’s with that?

Kana-senpai asks as if she spat out some of her coffee.

Uhm, our clubhead said that Our club is hardcore, so while everyone is flirting, we’re going to be working out

Err.

I see. That’s very much like Takeshiba-senpai

Kana-senpai’s amazed.

But, the school festival conducts on Saturday and Sunday, that’s two days, you have to be free at some time, right?

No, Captain Takeshiba said that we’ll do it on both days. By the way, if it’s raining, then we’re going to run wearing a raincoat

I see.

If Takeshiba-senpai says that, I guess nobody can stop her

Well, it seems that the student council is having a dispute with it

Megu said.

If it happens, the sports oval would be occupied by the women’s track and field club for two days

Oh, I see.

So it’s Takeshiba-senpai of the women’s track and field club vs the student council president, Iwakura-kaichou. That’s some hard fight

Kana-senpai said.

But, Yoshida-kuun.I think that if we do it like this.it might be good.I just thought

Oh, I see. I think that’s a good idea

I asked Katsuko-nee about Ai’s idea.

Katsuko-nee, do you have time?

Yes, I just finished counting. So, what did Ai-chan say?

I explain Ai’s 10-minute talk to a 30-minute chat.

The idea she got today is split into three major content.

Okay. I think the first idea is a good one so let’s do that next week. As for the second one, we’ll do a one-time trial. I think that it’ll come out as Ai-chan thinks, but still, let’s try it in practice first. As for the third idea, you found a good point to eye on but it’s already done by someone else. Besides, there’s also another technique I haven’t taught you guys yet. Err, once we have time, I’ll teach you about it. But today, tomorrow, I don’t think it’ll fit. That method applies to other pastries too. You can learn that Ai, do you get that?