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AROUND THE SAME TIME ROHAN AND TONIO

MAKE THEIR WAY TO HYOGARA ROCKS

I feel terrible

that I get you entangled in my mess.

Don't you worry.

I should be the one apologizing that the most I can do

is sip tea with you.

I appreciate your company.

What a sweet aroma.

It's tasty.

Speaking of scent,

Tonio's cooking

is not only very delicious,

but it also smells wonderful.

It's not that it smells special or anything,

but more that it makes me feel calm

and a little nostalgic.

Just one whiff

and I can't help but reach for my fork.

Izumi.

Can you recall the moment you were born?

What?

You mean, when I was a baby?

Sorry, that's a little too far back for me.

I remember

the day I was born.

Wow.

To be specific,

I remember the scent of it.

The scent of your birth?

I was born in an old hospital over a century old

tucked in the mountains of the Shikoku region.

It was a November morning

when the doctor scooped me up and I felt the fresh breeze.

I remember being surrounded by the sweet scent of raspberries.

It's a sweet, tart,

and a little nostalgic scent.

Isn't it silly,

a newborn thinking a scent is nostalgic?

That scent stimulated my appetite,

and I clutched on to my mother's breast.

My grandmother saw this and laughed and said…

"Oh dear. This one is fond of eating.

She might grow up to love cooking."

Wow.

You remember it that clearly?

You must think I'm spouting nonsense.

No, I believe you.

I've had nothing but strange encounters

since I became Mr. Rohan's editor.

Just as my grandma thought, I grew up to love cooking food.

That's why I became a patisserie.

Then, two years ago, I met Tonio.

Back then,

I was suffering from hay fever and had a terribly stuffy nose.

It's a serious problem for any chef.

That's when Tonio

made a lasagna to console me.

I still remember the jolt that ran through me

when I first saw his cooking.

Though I couldn't smell,

I definitely smelled that scent from his lasagna.

That scent?

Right.

That irresistible scent that stirs hunger

but also calms you down at the same time.

The same scent as the day I was born.

That warm and gentle smell.

Like that feeling

of sipping your mother's homemade miso soup at home?

He said, in Italy, lasagna is the taste of the mother's cooking.

Wow, is it really?

Tonio's lasagna healed my allergies.

There's something really magical about Tonio's cooking.

But to me,

it's the smell from his cooking

that's truly precious and endearing.

You know,

I bet he pours his kind personality

and all the affection he feels

for his family and loved ones

into his dishes.

When I stand next to him in the kitchen,

I forget the flow of time.

My dream is to bake treats

that smell just as sweet and tart as Tonio's cooking.

I love that.

All this talk worked up my appetite.

My appetite really is twice the size of anyone else's.

I can cook something easy

if you'd like.

Oh, but--

Right.

Snacking at night is bad for beauty.

Let's not.

When Tonio and Mr. Rohan get back,

it might be time for breakfast.

I just want them to come back unharmed.

They don't even need to bring back any abalone.

Before my grandmother passed away,

I was overcome with sadness and anxiously asked her this:

"Grandma, will you become a star after you die?"

My grandmother smiled and replied…

"Some become stars,

some become butterflies.

And others even become raspberries.

No matter what they become, they stay close to their loved ones

and watch over them.

Even after I die, you won't be alone.

I'll always be by your side, Hatsune."

Even now.

They say there's one fate that's inevitable as much as inescapable.

One day, we will die.

But if it's as my grandma says,

then I don't fear death.

Every day, I try to live my life to the fullest

so that when my time comes…

I won't have any regrets.

I met Tonio.

I tasted his dishes.

I even cooked alongside him.

Just with these moments of joy, I've lived the happiest life.

Even after I pass on,

as long as Tonio is alive and well…

I can stay by his side and watch over him.

I prattled on.

I'm sorry.

Ms. Hatsune.

Recently, my schedule has been so hectic

that I haven't had time for proper meals.

That's when I had Tonio's cooking, and it deeply touched me.

Then this thought came to me.

Earlier, you said that death is inevitable.

One thing that's for certain is that we'll all die one day.

Yes.

But I believe something else is equally important in life.

Something else?

Enjoying food.

I think that living a life you don't regret

has to mean that you thoroughly enjoy delicious food.

I think that's really important.

The dish doesn't have to be elaborate.

It's important to enjoy food made with love every day,

whether it's for yourself or someone else.

Izumi.

Sorry to sound like a know-it-all.

I haven't touched a pan in a while,

and I don't have a wide repertoire of recipes.

Who cares, as long as you pour your heart into it?

Exactly.

Now I'm really hungry.

They'll be back soon.

Mr. Rohan might come off as lofty and full of confidence,

but for some reason, he's very reliable.

And he never fails to deliver.

So we can entrust it to him.

Wow, now…

I'm starting to smell breakfast.

Café au lait and sugary biscuits.

Tonio's brioche is exceptional too.

I can't wait to try! Brioche is one of my favorites.

I just got a whiff of wild strawberries.

Me too.