Me too
Well, we just had coffee milk earlier.
Nobody wants to drink coffee for now.
Speaking of which, how was your experience with coffee milk?
I asked.
If I recall, it’s her first time drinking, but.
That was too sweet. They could’ve lowered their sugar content
Mariko said.
That’s why I would like to drink black tea this time
It seems that the coffee milk didn’t suit her taste.
!
Mariko raised her hand and called the bellboy.
Six black tea. Also, bring in a pastry basket
Certainly
Mariko ordered the bellboy.
I see. So you receive the pastry in a basket.
Kou, see that there are no women in this tea lounge, right? They don’t use waitresses
Mariko said.
Now that you mentioned it. Everyone in the tea lounge is all men
It’s all waiters.
It’s the proof of being a first-class. In Europe, men work in the food and drinks service. If you’re in a good restaurant in Europe, all people serving are men
I see.
Hotels pretty much have the same system of servants as those working in a nobleman’s house. And in Europe’s nobility, all the servants they have are men. Then, past 19th century, when it became hard to hire men, that’s when they started using women as maids I don’t really care about the first-class or something but I prefer having waitresses
Kana-senpai interrupts.
Oh, right. Ai and I will be waitresses at our school festival soon. We’re going to serve Nobu’s pastries while wearing tennis clothing
Why tennis clothing?
Mariko asks.
Because I’m in the tennis club. The tennis club is opening a cafe. What’s your club?
I’m registered in Bible Reading Group, and Red Cross Service Organization, but I don’t participate in their activities. Most of the time, I do research in equity investment with Momoko-oneesama
Momoko-oneesama? Who?
Kana-senpai asks me.
Is she a new girl?
No, no, not that kind of relationship. We did meet recently but that’s not it
Momoko-neechan isn’t my woman.
Err, she’s at the same age as Misuzu.Mariko’s senior
That’s right. That’s why I call her Onee-sama
Mariko smiled.
I guarantee you. There’s nothing between her and Sensei
Yomi smiled.
Yes, that’s right. Isn’t it, Haiji?
Yes, that’s right
Mariko said. Haiji also gave her a guarantee.
If she’s not a weird person then don’t mind her. Right, Ai?
uu, yes
Kana-senpai and I replied.
If that’s the case then I’ll be sure to tell you. Isn’t that what I just did?
I said.
Yes.you’re right.I’m sorry.Yoshida-kun
Ai apologized with a small voice.
I’m sorry for doubting you too
Kana-senpai said.
While we’re having that conversation, the pastries and tea arrived.
It has a good color
And it smells good too
Ai and Kana-senpai speak their first impression of the pastry.
The basket has three varieties of round bread.
Well, try it out
Mariko said.
Should we be putting butter in this?
They brought butter and a knife together with the pastry basket.
Indeed, but try it out as it is first
Right, I did as Mariko said and take one bread.
Then, I take a single bite.
Yeah, this is definitely delicious.
As expected of a global scale high-class hotel group pastry.
The other girls also take a bite, following my lead.
This sure is delicious
Yes
Kana-senpai and Ai check the taste spreading in their mouth.
But.
Huh?
I get that this is delicious, I can tell that this is a first-class pastry.but somehow.I feel is that all?
Hmm
The two of them make a grim face.
Of course it is. This is what staple food bread means
Mariko smiled.
The truth is that its pastry you eat together with the main dish. That’s why it doesn’t assert itself. This bread isn’t the conclusion of your meal
Ah.
I see.
Just like white rice
You eat rice with other food.
If it’s just rice, it doesn’t have any taste, it’s incomplete.
If the rice asserts itself, then the taste of other food will be gone.
That’s right. Kou, but still, when eating rice with other food, it still needs to be delicious, right? Like, the quality of the rice itself, and how well it’s cooked
Right, you eat it together with other food, but.
It’s not tasteless.
Staple food should be as delicious as staple food.
First-class bread sure is delicious. However, it doesn’t compete with the flavor of other dishes. Instead, it has an effect of improving the taste of other food, right?
That’s true
I agreed.
In Middle Ages Europe, they put bread together with other food on the plate. You put a round flat piece of bread with a meat dish on top, then you soak the bread with the sauce of the meat in the end
Mariko said.
To me, I believe that it’s fun to think about what kind of food you want to eat together with bread. If it’s this one, it would suit roast beef, red wine, and cheese
I see. I shouldn’t seek purely the taste of the pastry.
I should also think of what kind of food goes well with the bread I create.
It’s normal to think that it’s the customer’s freedom on how they want to eat the bread they purchased, but.I believe that the bakery can make suggestions to their customers, saying, Please eat it like this.
I see.
That way of selling is also possible.
This bread is different. Anyway, this one improves the other food
Mariko said.
Now, try it with butter. Your impression will change
Mariko’s right.
Adding butter changes the weight and taste of the bread.
I see. At first, you think that it’s just delicious but boring, but this has some depth to it
Kana-senpai said.
Correct. The bakery we first went through is certainly a high-class bakery but they push the pastry too hard that I’ve become sick and tired of it
Mariko said.
As for the second one, I think that her life is bread. She completed just the bread that I feel like there’s something wrong
Bread is food that you eat together with other food.
As for the third one, it’s cute, but it lacks in development potential, right? If Kou’s going to develop a bakery business in the future, then I think that you need to look at the future, and propose a new form of bakery for the future Yeah.
So that’s the ambition Mariko’s talking about
Yeah.somehow.the thing that’s much like us.is lacking.we can’t do that
Ai said.
Then.
Oh dear, isn’t that the young lady of Torii electronics?
Turning around, there’s an old man in his 30’s wearing an expensive suit.
What a coincidence meeting you in this place
The old man shows a snake-like smile.
He’s hairstyle is dressed younger than his age, it’s quite disgusting.
Oh, Matsuzawa-san, good day
Mariko forces a smile and greets the old man.
Chapter 1061. Pastry Filled Adventure Five Precepts
Chapter 1061. Pastry Filled Adventure Five Precepts
Oh man, I never thought that I’d meet you here. Are you returning from a wedding ceremony or something today?
The old man named Matsuzawa talks to Mariko with an overly familiar tone.
He thinks that we’ve returned from a wedding ceremony because we’re wearing school uniforms.
Yomi and Haiji’s apron dress looks prim and proper too.
No, we’re not. I’m just with my close friends
Mariko forced a smile while speaking evasively
She’s cautious of Matsuzawa.
I see. So they’re Torii-san’s close friends
Matsuzawa stares at us as if he’s appraising us.
Then.
Matsuzawa-kun, what’s wrong?
More old men wearing an expensive suit from the table where Matsuzawa appeared.
Among them is an old man wearing a flamboyant blue tie calling him out.
Oh, Torii-san’s daughter is over here! Torii Electronics