Original subtitles

I think we should come up with some new menu items!

Yeah, you say that every time the seasons change.

That was what came to your mind with fall coming up?

No!

We do need to come up with a fall menu, of course,

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

Episode 12: "Two Encounters"

but that's not my point!

We need something incredible that'll represent our café itself!

Something that'll be all over TV and social media!

I think that's the kind of thing a popular café needs!

And who's going to come up with it?

Huh?

You're just gonna dump it on Shiragiku-san again, aren't you?

If you had an idea like that, we'd have started using it ages ago, right?

Isn't he dumb? Doesn't he have a dumb face?

Shut up!

Um... I wasn't actually thinking all that...

I'll make something!

Please don't.

Aw!

Honestly...

Hayato.

I think coming up with new menu items is a good idea.

I kind of like...

how serious you are about stuff like that.

I-I like that, too.

It makes me think about how reliable you are.

This is just a dropping contest.

No matter who wins, it's just a game.

Oh, you guys are making fun of me, aren't you?

I'm not falling for that again!

We won't be able to do this for a while.

Yeah. He's all distrustful of us now.

What's going on, Akane-chan and Riho-san?

I told Hayato that I like him.

Anyway! We need new menu items!

Okay!

Cake Flour

Silkit Wet Tissues

You're really fired up for this, huh, Hayato-kun?

You really offered to help me think up new menu items!

Well, I don't want to have Ouka on my case all the time.

Besides, your college classes start soon.

I can't keep relying on you for everything.

No need to worry about that.

I'll make food to keep on hand.

That might work for now, but I can't make you do it forever.

You'll be moving out of here eventually, after all.

Wh-Wh-Wh-What?!

Why do you have to say sad things like that?!

We'll always be family, won't we?!

I mean, that's nice to say, but you can't work part-time forever...

But I can still stay here, can't I?!

I don't know if that'll work.

Your parents probably wouldn't be too happy with it.

Fine, then!

If you're going to be that mean, I won't teach you anything!

You can come up with the new menu items yourself!

S-Sorry! I shouldn't have said that!

You can stay here as long as you want.

Really?!

"The coffee you make really is good."

"I do hope I'll be able to take my time enjoying it while watching the stars someday."

Uh... What was that?

Lyrics for a new song?

I confessed my feelings to my crush, and that was his response.

What?!

I didn't even know you had a crush!

And what kind of response is that?!

I think he meant it's not out of the question, but it's on hold for now.

He's just toying with you!

What do you think? It's a sweet potato tart.

Well, it definitely feels like autumn,

and the ingredients probably wouldn't cost much.

Time really flies, doesn't it?

I can't believe September starts tomorrow.

What brought that on?

Nothing, really.

I just realized how quickly summer ended.

Yeah, I guess so.

That's just how busy it was.

Just busy?

Didn't something else happen, too?

Something romantic, maybe?

Wh-What about you?

If you're asking me that, something must have happened with you.

Grandma was right.

You really are a terrible liar.

Huh?

I know, y'know.

You know... what?

I have someone I like, too.

But even if it turns out the feeling's mutual,

I could never go out with him.

Because I know I'd only make him sad one day.

But...

I was the first one out of all of us to fall in love with you!

I just want you to know that.

Wh-Where did all that come from?

Are you drunk again?

I'm being serious!

Oh... Sorry.

But when you hit me with that so suddenly...

It's fine.

Shiragiku...

As long as I have this smell!

You are drunk! How, though?!

Alcohol Disinfecting Wipes

Those again?!

You're not allowed to clean up anymore!

Come on!

Let's do it before the others get back!

Do what?!

How goes the new menu—

I can't get enough!

Cut it out!

You know, if you get too carried away,

even I'm gonna get sick of you.

H-Hey!

Jerk.

Jeez...

She can get drunk that way, too?

Still...

How much of that did she say while actually sober?

Sorry to make you go shopping with me.

Nah, it's for our new menu stuff.

And Ouka and Akane are watching the café.

There was something I wanted to ask you, anyway.

You know, for the autumn sale...

Hey, Hayato-kun!

Hello.

What's this? On a date with Shiragiku-chan today?

W-W-We're just buying supplies!

Oh, right. We're thinking about new menu items.

Do you have any good ideas?

You two served some surprising dishes at the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Oh, that stuff?

Your grandma taught us how to make those.

She did?

Yeah.

She always said you don't need expensive ingredients.

It just takes a simple idea to make unique, delicious dishes.

Yeah, comments like that hit different from a three-star restaurant chef!

Hey!

Huh? What was that about a three-star restaurant?

U-Um...

Oh, nothing! I just meant she was at that level!

For crying out loud! Would you stop being stupid?!

Let's go, Hayato-kun!

H-Hey!

I-I think it'd be best to use locally produced ingredients for our new menu!

We're a seaside café, after all...

You know something about my grandma, don't you?

Huh? Where'd that come from all of a sudden?

Okay, let me rephrase that.

What is it you do in Grandma's room every night?

Hey, Dad, what does that say?

It says "Familia."

It's Spanish for "family."

My teacher, a goddess of cooking, is here.

Welcome.

I finally found you, Kasukabe-san.

Is that you, Ono-kun?

Yes. You taught me so much at the restaurant in Spain.

I'm actually starting up my own restaurant in Tokyo.

I wanted to let you know.

Oh, really?

Hey, Dad!

Something smells good!

Yeah, it sure does. It must be a cake.

Kasukabe-san, this is my daughter, Shiragiku.

Hi!

Ah, so you're...

I really wanted to introduce her to you.

So you're a father now, are you?

Oh... Well, yeah...

Hey, Grandma!

I want some cake!

C-Come now, Shiragiku!

But...

I'm sorry.

I'll give you some after it's cooled a bit.

It's a pumpkin cheesecake.

Wow! Pumpkin cheesecake?!

Sorry about this.

Oh, it's fine. It's a new menu item, so I'd like some opinions.

By the way, I looked at the menu you have posted outside.

It's all light meals, just like an ordinary café.

Couldn't a chef of your skill run a much more impressive restaurant?

Grandma!

I'm hungry! I'm hungry!

I'm hungry!

Now, stop that! Just be patient!

I'll make pilaf for you later.

Stupid old hag!

Hayato! Honestly, what an unlovable child you are!

Um...

Was that child, by any chance...

My grandson, Hayato.

Though I don't know who he got that sharp tongue of his from...

Oh, right. Shiragiku-chan...

Hayato-kun?

Your grandma gave us ice cream.

Want to eat it together?

Where did Hayato-kun go?

Is he outside?

You!

What have you done?!

I just bought these shoes!

I-I'm sorry!

You think apologizing will fix this?!

Being a child won't excuse you!

Do you know how much these cost?!

Um...

Say something! Aren't your parents around?!

What do I do? Someone, help me...

It's not safe to stand right there, y'know.

I'm cleaning up out here.

You little...

I told you it wasn't safe.

You're in my way! Get out of here!

Stop that!

You won't get away with this!

What happened?

I think the boy sprayed some water on him.

And he's that angry? Talk about childish.

Who is he, anyway?

That's Fuwa-san, the former ambassador.

Oh, him!

This isn't over!

Stupid.

U-Um...

Th-Thank you.

I hate that guy.

He's always being mean to Grandma.

Did that happen?

I don't remember it at all.

Well, you were really little.

Why didn't you bring it up before?

That was nothing you couldn't have told me.

Because if I did, you'd know Grandma was a chef.

And why shouldn't I know that?

It seems like everyone who knew her was keeping it from me.

I... can't tell you that.

Please let me work for you.

I got my dad's permission.

Shiragiku-chan...

I want to be a chef someday, so...

Since my dad respects you so much,

I want to learn everything I can from you.

I promised Grandma.

You did?

I see.

I could teach you how to cook when I'm not working at the café, if that's all right.

Really?!

But I need you to promise me one thing.

The reason I quit working as a chef...

If you do happen to see Hayato in the future,

can you keep it a secret from him?

But you can tell me anything she didn't swear you to silence on, right?

Have you been looking every night for photos of her cooking in Spain?

I hid them so Hayato won't find them,

but maybe I should just get rid of them.

Yeah.

I see.

I sort of understand now.

Huh?

I bet Grandma quit working as a chef...

because of me.

Hey, guys, look! I had this printed out!

That's so cool!

Yeah! It's a great photo!

Hey, let's put it up in the café!

Good idea!

Where should we put it?

Right here!

She went to Spain at age 43.

The restaurant in Spain where she worked as head chef for 15 years

became a three-star establishment.

She then planned to launch a restaurant called Anhelo as its owner and chef.

Right before its completion, she canceled the construction contract

and returned to Japan. And then...

She took me in—my parents had died in a traffic accident—

and she started this café.

If she'd wanted to, she could have opened a restaurant after coming back here.

But I got in her way.

That's not true!

You didn't get in Grandma's way at all!

Shiragiku?

You didn't know any—

But it's true, isn't it?

A three-star restaurant chef could've found investors.

But to make it a popular restaurant that would be profitable,

she would've been told to open it in a prime location in Tokyo.

If she'd done that, I would've been alone in this big house all the time.

So let's say she went into debt to open a restaurant here.

With her skills, it would've been a hit.

But then even I would have figured out

the reason why she came back to this town.

The restaurant she wanted to open in Spain, "Anhelo,"

was named with the Spanish word for "longing."

I know very well what kind of person Grandma was.

She wouldn't leave her grandchild alone,

and she wouldn't let him find out that she'd given up her dream for him.

Which means she chose to be an ordinary grandma,

even if it meant she'd always be struggling financially.

That's why she gave up on being a chef, right?

Well...

By the way, are you one of those types?

The kind who'll only date someone you want to marry some day?

Huh?! Where'd that come from?!

Well, you said you couldn't date the guy even if the feeling was mutual.

And that you'd make him sad one day.

The only way I'd ever figure out that your father was my Grandma's student

would be if we got married.

I took Grandma's dream away from her.

I did ask her once!

If she regretted quitting work as a chef.

What? No, not at all. Not for one moment.

But my dad said that cooking was your reason for living...

The ten years I spent here with Hayato made me so happy

that none of that even mattered to me anymore.

See that scribble over there?

Hayato drew that.

It's by the seat that's the most clearly visible to me.

That was his favorite seat.

I didn't need a lot of money.

Just watching Hayato grow day by day was my greatest happiness.

He's just so precious, I can't help it.

If I have a reason for living right now,

it's...

It's you! You were your grandma's reason for living!

Of course you weren't in her way!

She... never told me that.

You know very well what kind of person she was, don't you?

How many more times will I be able to see these cherry blossoms with you?

As many times as you want?

I'm pretty sure you're gonna live forever.

Well, yes.

I can't die until I've had a chance to torment the wife you eventually bring home.

Huh?!

Don't do that!

Yeah, you're right.

I got a lifetime's worth of Grandma's love right here, in this café.

That's why I can't let it go under.

You know, when Grandma died, I made a decision.

Oh?

If you ever came back here and said you would take over the café,

I would support you with all I had, no matter what.

To support you as your familia.

I see.

Well, then... I guess... I'll be counting on you.

Sure.

I'll work really hard, too!

Me, too!

Grandma!

Hey, guys...

You guys were eavesdropping again?

I bawled my eyes out!

That's the most beautiful story I've heard all year!

You guys...

I hate you, Hayato-kun!

But... Grandma!

I love her!

Oh, shut up, all of you!

Hi! I'm home!

What's this?

Sheesh.

It's too hot for all that yelling.

I'm home, Daddy!

Don't call me "Daddy."

Call me "Dad" or "Hayato-sensei."

Why do I have to call my own dad "Sensei"?

Who do you think got you through middle school without a failing grade?

Hey, anyway, this is Mom in this picture, right?

Yeah. I'm surprised you could tell.

Well, she hasn't changed that much!

Wow, she's so young here!

Wait, are these other four women...

I just came across it when I was cleaning the room.

I'm putting it away.

Hey!

It's such a nice picture! We should put it up!

Hey...

Mom was still just working here part-time when this was taken, right?

Yeah.

So when did you fall in love with her?

Who knows?

It was too long ago. I forgot.

Aw!

Wow!

You can see so far!

I know!

Indeed! But the waves are high!

Why do we have to have a picnic on our day off?

Hayacchi! I'm hungry!

Come on, Hayato-kun! Lay out the sheet!

Yeah, yeah.

It looks so good!

Let's eat!

Yum!

By the way, Shiragiku-san...

What?

What were you guys talking about?

I heard something about marrying whoever you date,

and not being able to date someone, even if the feeling's mutual.

Oh... That was my, uh...

Wh-What's going on, Kiku-chan?

Oh, that's right!

I don't have to keep Grandma's past secret anymore...

So I can be a candidate for Hayato-kun's girlfriend, too!

And if I end up marrying him someday...

A candidate for his girlfriend?

Wait, Shiragiku-san, are you saying you're in...

And you said "too"! Does that mean there are others

who like Hayato-kun?!

U-Uh, no, that's not what I meant!

I don't have any kind of...

Kiku-chan! That's my cup!

It's wine!

What?!

Meow!

Meow, meow, meow!

That's right! I love Hayato-kun!

Stop it!

Well, this isn't good.

How long has she been drunk, I wonder...

We're in public view here! We gotta stop her!

When we're done making food, why don't we make a baby?

Are you nuts?!

No way!

Stop it!

It's said that there are goddesses

living in an old coffee shop on a beach somewhere.

Will these five be the goddesses of good fortune who save this café,

or the devils of poverty that sink it?

Come on in!

Welcome to Café Terrace Familia!

Either way, I've gotten tangled up with some real pains in the rear.