Chapter 748 How shaless
28 January.
Fleurs De Lapin is a very popular cafe, no, bakery shop in the neighborhood.
gumi often helped the shop since she was quite free and she also got pocket money from this shop. Even though she could help Haru for free, he wouldn't let her work for free in his shop.
That was why if gumi decided to do a part-ti job on Fleurs De Lapin then she would be paid by the corresponding wage which was about 3000 yen per hour.
It is a very good salary for a part-ti job since so of the shops or businesses in Tokyo often abuse their employees with very little wages and long working hours.
This salary even exceeds so shops and it might even be a bit too much.
But Haru didn't care too much about that since for him this cafe only gave him pocket money.
gumi was working during her holiday while waiting for the announcent of her high school acceptance. She also thought to use that money to buy a lot of things later during her trip together with Haru, Sora, and Utaha to London and the US.
gumi didn't realize that the corner of her mouth raised anticipating their trip later.
"gumi, can you help restock the bread?" Yuri asked.
"Yes."
gumi was about to go to the kitchen, but suddenly she saw a black luxurious car stopped in front of the cafe. She looked at the car for a while before decided to continue to go to the kitchen since she often saw rich people who ca to this place to buy bread.
Erina was inside the car looking at the bakery shop in front of her.
"Fleur De Lapin…"
Erina frowned and folded her arms. "Why does my grandfather want to work here for a week?" Before coming here, she had done her research and knew that this shop only opened in the morning before it was sold out. She could see a lot of people walking inside and went out of the shop with a smile while bringing back their bread.
The bakery shop has always had a very delicious bread sll, the sa as a coffee shop that always has a coffee sll.
Opening the door, Erina was being greeted by that sll that increased her appetite so suddenly. She knew that this shop wasn't as simple as it seed from the outside. Entering the shop, she was confident that she would be able to succeed in her test and make this shop better.
"Welco!"
Yuri who was wearing a uniform of the shop greeted warmly, but she was surprised when she saw Erina since this girl was very beautiful. She suddenly sighed in relief when Haru wasn't here since she was afraid of him being tempted by this girl.
Erina nodded and said, "Excuse , can I et the owner of this bakery shop?" She had to admit the service of this shop was very good, especially when she saw the beautiful girl in front of her. It increased her image regarding this shop.
"Boss? Why?" Yuri was confused and asked, "And who are you?"
Erina's tone was calm since it wasn't surprising for so people to not know about her. She was famous in the culinary world, but it didn't an she was as famous as a popular actress, actor, or singer. "My na is Nakiri Erina and I've been tasked to work in this place for a week. Your boss should have been inford before by the staff of Tootsuki Academy."
But Erina was quite annoyed since the boss of this place was so irresponsible to not tell his or her staff about her. She didn't know whether the boss of this place was a male or female, but it didn't matter since she would make this shop better.
Yuri wasn't sure what to do since she had never heard Haru tell her that there would be soone from Tootsuki Academy who would work at this shop.
"Yuri, I'll handle this."
Suddenly gumi appeared startled by both Yuri and Erina.
"Has Haru told you sothing?" Yuri asked.
"Yes, I visited him yesterday and he has told that soone from Tootsuki is going to work here."
gumi knew about that matter, but she didn't expect for it to be Erina. When she rembered Haru's haggard appearance yesterday she didn't think he was lying. 'So that grandfather is really trying to match them up…'
Looking at Erina, gumi had to admit that this girl was beautiful, but of course, she wouldn't admit defeat that easily.
Erina caressed her chest since she was startled when gumi suddenly appeared. She looked at gumi then Yuri wondering why there were a lot of beautiful girls in this shop, but then she suddenly rembered the na which ca out from Yuri's mouth.
'Haru?'
Erina started to get annoyed by this na since this guy had never contacted her after that. She didn't want to contact him since she didn't want him to think that she liked him. 'Hmph! If you don't contact , then I won't contact you!' Her mood suddenly beca bad when she thought about him.
"Then, I'll let you handle the rest, gumi."
gumi nodded and looked at Erina. "Nakiri-san, right? Do you want to start working right away or familiarize yourself with the environnt first?"
"I'll observe the situation first, is it alright with you?" Erina asked.
"It's alright. You can follow to the kitchen."
gumi guided her to the kitchen while telling her about the shop.
Even though Erina's mood wasn't good, she was a professional. She couldn't mix her job with her feelings.
However, Erina was surprised when she found out that the bread of this shop was being made by a machine.
"Machine?"
gumi nodded and could see Erina's surprise expression. "Our boss is very lazy and the only one who can make the bread is him in this shop. That's why he has created those machines so he can be lazy." She didn't mind badmouthing Haru in this situation.
Erina frowned and asked, "Isn't the taste going to be bad?" She felt a bit disappointed since for her the taste of the food which was made by machine was tasteless.
"Do you want to test our product?" gumi asked.
Erina was hesitating for a while since her tongue was very sensitive, but in the end, she chose to try the bread of this shop. "Let try it."
"Then, you can try this Japan #55."
gumi took the fresh-baked bread from the oven and gave it to Erina.
"Japan #55?" Erina felt very strange about the product na. She looked at the bread curiously then frowned. "Isn't this normal "an-pan"?"
"An-pan" is a bread filled with 'anko', a sweet bean paste. Also known as 'Azuki'.
"Just try it." gumi smiled and wanted to see the reaction of Erina after ate Japan #55.
Erina tore the bread in half then ate the bread along with the 'anko' inside.
*BOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!*
Erina suddenly felt that she had beco a satellite and overlooked the entirety of Japan. Her tone seed quite surprised while looking at the bread. "S - So this is Japan…
The natural sweetness of the wheat and 'anko' blend gracefully. I even saw Japan in an instant."
Because of her "God of Tongue", she also could see the secret that could make this bread was different from normal "an-pan".
"The key to this deliciousness is in the bread! I can see that he's using special yeast and flour to create this bread.'
"That's right, what the owner of this shop wants to create is Japanese Bread, Japan."
gumi naturally joked in front of Erina.
Erina was dumbfounded then looked at the bread which she held in her hand.
"Is the owner of this shop a bit of an idiot?"
"Don't call him idiot…" gumi frowned and seed quite displeased when soone mocked Haru.
"…"
"I'm sorry, but Japanese Bread? Japan? Why did he want to do that?" Erina asked and felt a bit curious. She was also quite surprised by gumi's reaction after she said sothing bad to the owner of this bread shop making her quite curious. She was also curious about the shop owner because she could see that the owner was having fun creating this bread. She could see that soone who ate this bread could smile for an entire day.
For Erina, the cuisine is an art, and it is different from the bread which she has just eaten.
That is why Erina is a bit curious.
However, at the sa ti, she knew pretty well that the bread which she had just eaten wasn't sothing that usually could be produced by a machine. She felt that this machine was created by the owner to replicate the owner's bread. She sucked a deep breath and didn't expect to et a master of bakery during her test.
'If this the taste using the machine, then what is the taste of the bread which is being made by the owner him or herself?'
gumi nodded and thought that Erina was the sa as what Haru had explained to her before.
Erina is Tsundere, but she is also very honest.
gumi didn't know the details, but she knew that Erina's personality was quite troubleso.
'Well, there are a lot of troubleso people around too……'
But gumi didn't hate that and explained the reason why Haru created Japan.
"There's English bread, German bread, and French bread, but Japan's bread, Japan, does not exist. In that case, there's no other choice but to create it."
gumi smiled and looked at Erina's dumbfounded expression. "This is what the owner usually says to everyone."
"…"
"English bread, German bread, French bread, and Japan……"
Erina was speechless. "The owner of this place is very passionate about bread……" She thought for a while and asked, "Is he on his research on a new bread?"
gumi shook her head and answered with a smile, "I think he's just joking about the introduction earlier, and the actual reason for him to create this shop is that he's bored."
"B - Bored?!"
gumi nodded and said, "Let's not think too much and better to continue our observation first."
Erina had a displeased expression on her face. "I can't believe that this bread is being created because he's bored."
"You don't need to think too much, for him, the food is entertainnt, if the person who eats his food is happy, that's enough." gumi showed a rare smile toward Erina.
"…"
Erina was dumbstruck hearing that sentence. "I - Is that what the owner of this bakery said?" She was surprised since the food for the owner of this bakery was different from the food on her image.
If food is art for Erina, then for Haru it is entertainnt.
Both of them are the sa only Haru is focussed on the masses, and Erina only focuses on the elite.
"Yes."
Erina looked at gumi and couldn't help but ask, "Can I ask about your relationship with the owner of this bakery?"
gumi smiled sweetly and said, "I'm his girlfriend."
"…"
Erina was stunned, but she also understood why gumi was quite displeased when she mocked the owner before. She blushed when she thought about their relationship wondering whether their relationship was the sa as what she usually sees on shoujo manga.
'Boss and subordinate relationship? How shaless!'
But sohow Erina was curious about their story.
Without even realizing it, Erina didn't expect that gumi had declared war against her.
The war is known as the Love War.
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