E9 - Sweet or Bitter? The Tea Tasting Ceremony

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[00:06] Kid A
    Look how far it skipped!
[00:07] Lumi
    Big news!
[00:10] Lumi
    Big news! Really big news!
[00:13] Marc
    What's got you all worked up, Lumi?
[00:18] Lumi
    P-Pas's fiancée is here!
[00:20] Kid A/B
    Pas's fiancée?!
[00:22] Marc
    Oh, Dad told me about that!
[00:25] Marc
    He said she'll be staying here a while!
[00:27] Lumi
    A-And this fiancée...
[00:29] Lumi
    They say she's a sexy older
    woman with curves for days,
[00:33] Lumi
    and she's got Pas wrapped
    around her little finger!
[00:37] Licorice
    May I ask where we're going, Pastry?
[00:40] Pas
    A special place.
[00:42] Licorice
    Special?
[00:46] Pas
    Welcome to my workshop of dreams!
[00:50] Licorice
    My goodness!
[01:01] Narrator
    This is the tale of a genius patissier
    who died before his time,
[01:06] Narrator
    and was reincarnated as the son
    of a poor noble in another world
[01:10] Narrator
    to pursue a world full
    of desserts and smiles.
[01:14] Narrator
    It's a tale that is at once cold
    and unsparing, and syrupy sweet.
[01:20] Narrator
    His dream is to create this
    world's very own land of sweets!
SIGN    Sweet Reincarnation
SIGN    Margravate of Hubarek Hubarek Castle
[03:00] Attendant
    My lord, are you certain of this?
[03:03] Attendant
    I understand sending Lady Petra
    to study in the royal capital
SIGN    Sweet or Bitter? The Tea Tasting Ceremony
[03:06] Attendant
    was to strengthen the trust
    of the Duke's family, but...
[03:11] Attendant
    Why send Lady Licorice
    to the Fief of Morteln?
[03:14] Hubarek
    It annoys me to have that vixen
    scheming behind my back.
[03:20] Attendant
    You refer to Count Retes?
[03:23] Hubarek
    Yes.
[03:25] Hubarek
    It's clear that woman has designs
    on my future son-in-law.
[03:30] Attendant
    Agreed.
[03:31] Attendant
    A woman of her intelligence has surely
    grasped the Fief of Morteln's potential.
[03:37] Hubarek
    And all of a sudden, she invites
    him to a tea tasting ceremony.
[03:42] Hubarek
    It's all too transparent.
[03:44] Attendant
    I see.
[03:45] Attendant
    So you sent Lady Licorice to Morteln so that
    she would accompany him to the ceremony?
[03:52] Hubarek
    Even for that vixen,
[03:54] Hubarek
    it would prove difficult to dote on Lord
    Pastry too much with his fiancée along.
[03:59] Hubarek
    And of course,
[04:01] Hubarek
    there's the fatherly desire to move
    my daughter somewhere less dangerous.
[04:07] Attendant
    You think our neighbor, Lutoroute, might...
[04:10] Hubarek
    I doubt they'll take news of the
    engagement between the ducal house
[04:13] Hubarek
    and ours lying down.
[04:17] Licorice
    Incredible! I've never
    seen such a large kitchen!
[04:21] Licorice
    Um... may I ask what you're doing?
[04:25] Pas
    I'm making samples for a gift I'd like
    to bring to the tea tasting party.
[04:29] Licorice
    A gift? Cookies?
[04:32] Pas
    No, something new!
[04:36] Licorice
    Is that sugar?
[04:42] Licorice
    Those are bonkas, aren't they?
[04:44] Licorice
    And honey?
[04:46] Pas
    They're all absolutely
    precious here in Morteln.
[04:52] Pas
    You can only get bonkas in the royal capital.
[04:55] Pas
    I had to give up my spending money
[04:56] Pas
    for months in advance so
    Dad would let me have them.
[05:01] Licorice
    And what's this?
[05:02] Pas
    You'll find out when it's done!
[05:10] Licorice
    What a sweet aroma!
[05:17] Licorice
    Incredible! The aroma just fills the room!
[05:22] Licorice
    How mysterious!
[05:24] Licorice
    This is...
[05:25] Licorice
    It's definitely a dessert
    of some kind, isn't it?
[05:29] Pas
    Yes! Just wait and see!
[05:34] Pas
    Yes, good.
[05:36] Licorice
    Is it finished?
[05:38] Pas
    Oh, no.
[05:39] Pas
    This is the hardest part.
[05:47] Licorice
    Gracious!
[05:52] Pas
    There, there!
[05:54] Licorice
    Pastry looks so excited!
[05:58] Licorice
    They're so pretty and clear!
[06:01] Pas
    They're called hard candies.
[06:03] Licorice
    Hard candies?
[06:05] Licorice
    They look like glass!
[06:07] Pas
    And now, the finishing touches...
[06:14] Licorice
    A kitty!
[06:16] Pas
    That's right.
[06:17] Licorice
    Lovely!
[06:18] Pas
    And now...
[06:21] Licorice
    A doggy?
[06:22] Pas
    Right!
[06:24] Licorice
    A bunny?
[06:25] Pas
    Correct!
[06:26] Pas
    And now...
[06:29] Licorice
    Um...
[06:31] Licorice
    Some sort of bird?
[06:33] Pas
    More or less right.
[06:36] Pas
    Yeah, guess she wouldn't recognize a plane.
[06:41] Pas
    Now, how about this?
[06:46] Licorice
    Is that a flower?
[06:47] Pas
    Yes! A peony, actually.
[06:50] Pas
    The trick is to shape them after
    they've hardened just a bit.
[06:54] Pas
    If they're too soft, the design
    will collapse on itself.
[06:58] Pas
    It's crucial to get the timing just right.
[07:03] Licorice
    How mysterious!
[07:04] Licorice
    I've seen Pastry's face wear so
    many expressions so far...
[07:08] Licorice
    But this one's completely new!
[07:11] Licorice
    So gentle and innocent...
[07:13] Licorice
    Yet also so confident...
[07:16] Licorice
    He's giving his all to his sweets!
[07:25] Pas
    Licorice?
[07:28] Pas
    Is something the matter?
[07:29] Licorice
    Oh, no!
[07:32] Licorice
    I almost don't want to eat them...
[07:35] Pas
    But that would be a waste!
[07:39] Pas
    You have to eat them.
    That's what candy's for.
[07:42] Licorice
    That's true, but...
[07:45] Licorice
    They're so pretty, I just want to keep them!
[07:49] Pas
    You silly!
[07:54] Agnes
    It's infuriating!
[07:55] Agnes
    Why won't Pas be more aggressive with her?
[07:59] Josephine
    Look at the distance he's keeping!
[08:01] Josephine
    At least put an arm around her!
[08:04] Lumi
    Hush!
[08:05] Lumi
    My lady, Lady Josephine!
[08:07] Lumi
    Pas is going to hear you!
[08:09] Marc
    C'mon, let's knock it off.
[08:11] Agnes/Josephine
    There! That's what I mean!
[08:14] Agnes
    At least hold her hand!
[08:16] Josephine
    It's getting on my nerves!
[08:18] Lumi
    Damn. Bet he's making something tasty, too!
[08:23] Marc
    Good grief.
[08:25] Licorice
    What will you do with the bonkas?
[08:27] Pas
    I'll do this...
[08:30] Pas
    And coat it with the candy!
[08:35] Licorice
    They're beautiful, too!
[08:37] Josephine
    At least say, "Not one-tenth
    as beautiful as you!"
[08:42] Pas
    Would you like to try one?
[08:43] Licorice
    May I?
[08:45] Pas
    Of course!
[08:47] Pas
    They say it was started as a
    method of preserving fruit.
[08:53] Licorice
    I'll try it now.
[09:00] Licorice
    It's delicious!
[09:01] Pas
    Now get a bite of the bonka.
[09:06] Licorice
    Amazing!
[09:08] Pas
    Isn't the tart bonka flavor so refreshing
    after your tongue adjusts to the sweetness?
[09:14] Licorice
    Yes!
[09:16] Pas
    That delicate balance is this
    dessert's greatest appeal!
[09:20] Licorice
    It's delicious in a different way
    than just eating the bonka, too.
[09:25] Licorice
    How mysterious!
[09:27] Pas
    Now, then...
[09:34] Josephine
    That hurt!
[09:35] Josephine
    What are you doing, Pas?!
[09:37] Pas
    I should be asking why
    you all are here, Sister.
[09:40] Josephine
    What? Oh... I...
[09:42] Pas
    Not to mention you, Mother!
[09:45] Agnes
    I have business to attend to!
[09:47] Josephine
    Let's hurry, Mother!
[09:48] Agnes/Josephine
    Take care, Licorice!
[09:52] Lumi
    My lady!
[09:53] Marc
    Lady Josephine, wait!
[09:55] Pas
    Eavesdropping is not a nice habit.
[09:57] Marc
    They hung us out to dry!
[09:58] Lumi
    Damn it! You can't trust grown-ups!
[10:02] Pas
    I was going to let you two
    sample them too, but...
[10:06] Lumi
    Can we eat them?!
[10:07] Marc
    Heck yeah!
[10:10] Pas
    In light of your eavesdropping,
    I'm calling that off.
[10:17] Pas
    I'll give them to Father and Feuille instead.
[10:20] Marc/Lumi
    Aw, no!
[10:26] Feuille
    I hope it'll be all right...
[10:30] Casserole
    What will?
[10:31] Feuille
    The kid's bodyguard.
[10:33] Feuille
    You think a newbie like
    Nicolo can really handle it?
[10:37] Casserole
    The count's tea tastings draw young,
    marriageable nobles from all over the south.
[10:42] Casserole
    It's a social gathering for matchmaking.
[10:45] Casserole
    It's not a place for you or I.
[10:48] Feuille
    Still, this is Count
    Retes we're dealing with!
[10:52] Casserole
    Yeah, and Pas can handle himself.
[10:56] Casserole
    It's Licorice I'm more worried about.
[10:59] Feuille
    Caera will be with her,
[11:01] Feuille
    but she doesn't seem very comfortable
    with social situations.
[11:05] Feuille
    I hope that vixen won't try to humiliate her.
[11:10] Casserole
    I'm counting on you, Pas.
[11:23] Nicolo
    Look at all those people!
[11:25] Nicolo
    And the decorations in the great hall...
[11:29] Nicolo
    This is even more impressive
    than the royal capital!
[11:31] Licorice
    Yes... it truly is an impressive room.
[11:34] Caera
    Retesvale Castle is known as one of
    the greatest castles in the south.
[11:39] Caera
    It's also called "Pirate Castle"
    for its proximity to the ocean.
[11:44] Licorice
    Pirate Castle...
[11:47] Licorice
    Pastry?
[11:49] Pas
    Look at all those chandeliers...
[11:52] Pas
    How many casks of sugar could I buy
    with the money spent to buy them?
[11:58] Pas
    O-Oh, nothing!
[12:00] Caera
    Lord Pastry.
[12:01] Caera
    You are the lady's escort, remember.
[12:04] Caera
    Please maintain your attention.
[12:07] Pas
    D-Do forgive me.
[12:09] Pas
    I'm sorry, Licorice.
[12:11] Nicolo
    Scary!
[12:14] Pas
    Is that...
[12:15] Pas
    the picture I made?
[12:19] Pas
    I didn't expect her to set it out here.
[12:23] Pas
    It almost feels intentional...
[12:25] Coaton
    Well, well!
[12:26] Coaton
    If it isn't Lord Pastry Morteln.
[12:29] Coaton
    You are most welcome here.
[12:33] Pas
    I was most honored by the invitation.
[12:37] Coaton
    Not at all.
[12:38] Coaton
    Her Ladyship told me to show
    you only the greatest respect.
[12:43] Coaton
    And...
[12:44] Coaton
    to keep a close eye on you as well.
[12:48] Pas
    I guess they're afraid
    of me causing trouble.
[12:51] Pas
    Well, let's maintain a spirit of cordiality!
[12:54] Coaton
    Most agreed.
[12:56] Pas
    This is my big chance to promote the
    Fief of Morteln's specialties, anyway.
[13:01] Pas
    This is my fiancée, Licorice Mille Hubarek.
[13:07] Pas
    She's never been to a gathering of
    southern nobles, so she accompanied me.
[13:14] Licorice
    It is my pleasure to make your acquaintance.
[13:17] Coaton
    My name is Coaton Engels.
[13:20] Coaton
    Attention, all! I wish
    to make an introduction.
[13:23] Coaton
    Invited here by our house,
[13:25] Coaton
    Lord Pastry Mille Morteln
[13:27] Coaton
    and his fiancée, Lady Licorice!
[13:31] Pas
    Now's my chance!
[13:33] Pas
    My name is Pastry.
[13:35] Pas
    Young though I may be,
[13:37] Pas
    I hope you will greet me with open arms.
[13:42] Pas
    As a token of our acquaintance,
[13:44] Pas
    I've brought a gift.
[13:47] Pas
    I believe it will go well with the tea.
[13:49] Noble 1
    How beautiful!
[13:50] Noble 1
    Are they artisanal goods?
[13:52] Pas
    It's called "hard candy."
[13:53] Lady 1
    Candy? It's edible, then?
[13:56] Pas
    By all means, help yourselves!
[14:05] Noble 2
    Th-This is...
[14:07] Lady 1
    It melts in my mouth!
[14:08] Lady 2
    It's like happiness itself
    soaking into my tongue!
[14:14] Pas
    Have one for yourself, Sir Coaton.
[14:16] Coaton
    As you wish.
[14:21] Coaton
    I-Incredible!
[14:24] Coaton
    It's like a torrent of sweetness!
[14:26] Coaton
    Yet it's so rich and full!
[14:30] Coaton
    Such a sweet, gentle aroma
    filling my nostrils...
[14:35] Coaton
    It goes well with the tea.
[14:37] Coaton
    Truly, the sweets and the tea
    leaves play a perfect harmony.
[14:42] Pas
    I-I didn't expect you to
    be a poet, Sir Coaton.
[14:46] Noble 1
    It brings out the flavor
    of the tea even more!
[14:49] Pas
    We made a number of samples.
[14:52] Pas
    And now that we're all friends,
[14:54] Pas
    I'd love to send you more by
    way of traveling merchants!
[14:59] Noble 2
    You would do that?
[15:00] Pas
    Of course.
[15:01] Pas
    And as they're gifts, you don't have to pay.
[15:03] Lady 1
    You're certain?
[15:05] Pas
    Yes, although...
[15:08] Pas
    In that case, might I ask that
[15:10] Pas
    the merchants in question not
    be subject to sugar taxes?
[15:15] Coaton
    Not subject to taxes?
[15:17] Pas
    Sugary goods are taxed very highly.
[15:19] Pas
    Since the amount is so small,
[15:21] Pas
    having them taxed every time I send
    them wouldn't be fair to the merchants.
[15:27] Noble 1
    Well... it would seem a bit odd
    to apply taxes to a gift.
[15:31] Noble 2
    I see...
[15:34] Retes
    What an interesting proposal.
[15:40] Retes
    I'd love to hear more about it.
[15:43] Retes
    Thank you for coming today, everyone.
[15:46] Pas
    Count Retes.
[15:47] Pas
    I was honored to receive your invitation.
[15:50] Retes
    And would this be your lovely fiancée?
[15:54] Licorice
    It is a pleasure to meet you!
[15:58] Retes
    I'd love to hear more of what
    you were proposing just now.
[16:02] Retes
    I really do prefer all business
    matters to go through me first.
[16:06] Pas
    Oh, not at all. We're merely
    talking about personal gifts.
[16:10] Retes
    Shall we speak in private?
[16:12] Pas
    Gladly.
[16:14] Retes
    Would the lady care to wait here, then?
[16:20] Retes
    It concerns negotiations between my
    household and House Morteln, after all.
[16:27] Retes
    Coaton, show our guests
    only the greatest respect.
[16:30] Coaton
    Milady.
[16:32] Pas
    I'll return soon.
[16:34] Licorice
    All right...
[16:39] Pas
    It'll be fine.
[16:41] Pas
    Look after Licorice, would you?
[16:43] Nicolo
    We will.
[16:45] Caera
    We shall.
[16:54] Pas
    This is all very intimidating!
[16:56] Retes
    I am the leader of the
    County of Retes, after all.
[16:59] Pas
    Do you feel I'm going to
    hurt you, Your Ladyship?
[17:03] Retes
    If I did, I would have prepared
    ten times the number of guards.
[17:07] Retes
    A handful of guards would be
    nothing before a magic-user.
[17:12] Retes
    And I'm merely a frail woman, after all.
[17:14] Retes
    Surely it's important that
    I be as cautious as I can?
[17:18] Pas
    You don't look especially frail to me.
[17:21] Retes
    Now, regarding our discussion from before.
[17:23] Retes
    Let's get right to business. No more games.
[17:27] Retes
    What do you want?
[17:29] Pas
    I can't talk my way around her.
[17:40] Pas
    First, try one of these.
[17:43] Retes
    Is this a cow, perhaps?
[17:45] Pas
    Try it.
[17:49] Pas
    How is it?
[17:51] Retes
    A sophisticated flavor.
[17:53] Retes
    Sweet, but not cloying.
[17:55] Retes
    I've eaten many tea sweets in my time,
[17:57] Retes
    but this transparent sweet
    is truly worthy of praise!
[18:01] Retes
    It's quite delicious.
[18:03] Pas
    Thank you for saying that.
[18:05] Pas
    I made it myself.
[18:07] Retes
    And this flavoring... honey?
[18:10] Pas
    Very impressive! You could tell?
[18:14] Pas
    It's made from water, sugar, and honey.
[18:18] Retes
    Surprisingly simple, then.
[18:20] Pas
    I hope to some day produce all
    the ingredients in our fief.
[18:24] Retes
    All the ingredients?
[18:26] Retes
    You mean to produce honey and
    sugar in the Fief of Morteln?
[18:30] Pas
    Yes, I expect to be able to mass
    produce these candies within three years.
[18:36] Retes
    On that barren plot of land?
[18:41] Retes
    No... knowing him, he might just do it.
[18:46] Pas
    And as Your Ladyship has access to a harbor,
[18:49] Pas
    I was hoping I might have your
    support in this endeavor.
[18:51] Pas
    I just used a roundabout
    approach to get there.
[18:54] Retes
    Hence all your talk of taxes?
[18:58] Pas
    Yes, well observed.
[18:59] Retes
    Heavens. It doesn't seem possible,
    but could his end goal be...
[19:06] Retes
    Something greater... much further ahead?
[19:09] Retes
    Just what kind of future is he seeking?
[19:12] Retes
    Very well.
[19:13] Retes
    I'll give you what aid I can,
    but only as regards these candies.
[19:19] Pas
    Thank you so much!
[19:21] Retes
    That future of yours...
    I'll put it in my own pocket.
[19:26] Retes
    By the way... what is this?
[19:31] Coaton
    Lord Pastry is seems to
    be the talk of the party!
[19:34] Licorice
    What?
[19:35] Coaton
    He'll certainly come away
    with many new admirers.
[19:42] Coaton
    I'm sure he'll foster quite a few new
    relationships from this occasion.
[19:48] Coaton
    It's quite enviable.
[19:50] Licorice
    Pastry... with other women?
[19:55] Coaton
    If you'll excuse me.
[19:58] Lady 1
    Lord Pastry is so young,
    but he's very refined, isn't he?
[20:03] Caera
    Milady. Ignore them.
[20:05] Lady 2
    And that wonderful smile!
[20:07] Nicolo
    She's right. Don't listen.
[20:10] Lady 3
    Did you hear? Lord Pastry's fiancée...
[20:13] Lady 3
    She's the daughter of Margrave Hubarek!
[20:17] Lady 4
    My! That prestigious family in the east?
[20:21] Caera
    Milady!
[20:23] Licorice
    I'm really not... comfortable
    in situations like this.
[20:27] Licorice
    I came because I thought Pastry
    would be with me, but...
[20:31] Nicolo
    Can I get you something to drink?
[20:34] Licorice
    I want to go home!
[20:38] Pas
    It's quite a pleasure
    doing business with you.
[20:40] Retes
    The pleasure is all mine.
[20:42] Pas
    Count Retes's mercantile connections
    are the greatest in the south.
[20:46] Pas
    Having her backing is more
    than I could hope for!
[20:49] Pas
    I'm one step closer to
    mass-producing hard candy!
[20:53] Retes
    And that charming fiancée of yours...
[20:57] Retes
    I hear you protected her
    during the kidnapping.
[21:01] Pas
    Y-Yes...
[21:03] Pas
    Licorice... I hope she's all right.
[21:05] Retes
    I'm sure she fell for you
    after how you impressed her.
[21:10] Pas
    I'm not certain it was quite—
[21:11] Retes
    And she's a fine match for
    the next Lord of Morteln.
[21:16] Pas
    No man could complain at having
    Licorice for a partner.
[21:20] Pas
    She's very charming.
[21:23] Retes
    Gracious!
[21:25] Retes
    So precocious! You're as
    flustered as a grown man.
[21:27] Pas
    I-I'm not flustered...
[21:29] Retes
    You love her, don't you?
[21:30] Pas
    Th-This is hardly the time or place to—
[21:33] Retes
    Just admit you love her!
[21:35] Pas
    Y-Your Ladyship?!
[21:38] Retes
    I won't release you until you
    admit your true feelings!
[21:42] Pas
    Th-This is highly inappropriate!
[21:52] Pas
    Lico—
[23:37] Pas
    Next time on Sweet Reincarnation...
SIGN    Apples of Love and Sad Threats of War
[23:39] Pas
    "Apples of Love and Sad Threats of War."
[23:41] Pas
    Bon appétit!
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SIGN    Kabocha