Episode 29 is a filler episode where Yukino pretended as if she has been victimised by Southern Pantasia's employees. By doing this, she earns the sympathy of three St.Pierre breadmakers who promised her that they will help her to create a bread as good as the Nanshoukasei bread that Azuma has created. Soon enough, the new St.Pierre bread begins to drive the customers away from Southern Pantasia's store. In order to attract the consumers that they've lost, Azuma decides to create JaPan 56, the same Japan he was about to make back in episode 2 but failed thanks to Kawachi's machination. The result is a bamboo-charcoal bread that is good enough to make people think that they are characters in Gundam-wannabe series. In the end, the three St.Pierre's breadmakers realises the error of their way and Black JaPan becomes another popular bread at Southern Pantasia store.

Episode 28 begins with Kanmuri informing Southern Pantasia store's employees that Yukino is conspiring with St.Pierre's owner to take over Pantasia. The only hope they have of fending them is actually Southern Pantasia store itself since it is owned independently by Tsukino and free from the influence of other Pantasia's shops. Meanwhile, Kawachi begins his new job at the main Pantasia shop but quickly realises that he misses all of his friends back at Southern Pantasia store. At the same time, Azuma finds a way to use Nanshoukasei wheat flour to create a low fat JaPan so the store can attract high school girls as potential buyers. Kanmuri, however, believes that this on its own won't be enough to save Pantasia. This is why he intends to bet on the upcoming Monaco Cup championship and win 10 billion Yen. However, in order to do this perfectly, he needs Kawachi to become the team's clown.

Episode 27 begins with the award ceremony for the winner of the tournament. Kawachi is also allowed by Kuroyan to finally transfer to the main Pantasia store. Much to everyone's surprise, however, Kanmuri wishes to transfer to the Southern Pantasia store. Nevertheless, both Kuroyan and Ken grant his wish. After the competition is over, Meister Kirisaki tries to prove to Tsukino's grandfather that Yukino was the one responsible for ruining Kawachi's dough. Unfortunately, Yukino manages to deflect the suspicion without too much trouble. Meanwhile, Ken informs his workers that Meister Kirisaki is actually the son of Kirisaki Ryuuichi, the owner of St.Pierre. Kirisaki Sr. was married to a French woman but then left his family to create original bread in Japan. This obviously reminds Azuma of the bakery owner that he met when he was a kid.

episode 26 starts off with Kawachi putting a bucket of water inside the stove in order to produce additional steam, which in turn causes his bread to produce sounds while being baked. Not wanting to be outdone, Suwabara produces a French bread that forms the shape of a snake. Meanwhile, Azuma has decided that he will not be working for the main Pantasia store. Having said that, he feels sad knowing that Kawachi will probably move there if he wins this round. Back to the competition, Kawachi's bread is finally completed and upon tasting it, Kuroyan begins having flashback of his best friend back in the US, Brad Kidd. For a reason that I will leave to your own imagination, Kawachi's double-crust bread reminds Kuroyan of Kidd. In the end, Kuroyan decides that Suwabara and Kawachi tie in this competition.

Episode 25 itself begins with Yukino destroying Kanmuri's laboratory as a revenge for losing against Azuma. Meanwhile, Kawachi retells the story on how he acquired his new Afro hairstyle. It seems that the St.Andrew's Sister challenged him into a baking competition to prove that Kawachi is an amateur. Well, not only Kawachi lost to the Sister in the French bread making competition, she also criticised him for being the kind of person who is easily surprised by another person. After a few convincing 'persuasions' and 'trainings' by the Sister, Kawachi finally agrees to get an Afro hairstyle to change his attitude. When the time comes for a battle with Suwabara, however, Kawachi is still as jittery as ever. Nevertheless, the stage is set for Suwabara's Dancing French Bread and Kawachi's Singing French Bread.

Episode 23 begins with Kawachi being forced by the Sister from St.Andrew's Church to confess his sins. In doing so, he tells her all of the tricky machination he's done to Azuma. Upon hearing this, the Sister is not happy about it and on top of it, she has bad news for him, the person Kawachi is looking for, Father Graham, has passed away. Meanwhile, Azuma manages to remain on the positive side despite losing his Petalite board. He feels that it's better this way because he remembers that sooner or later people will get bored if he keeps making the same bread over and over again. Because of this, he decides that instead of making Japan 44, he'll be making a new Japan, Japan 60! Meanwhile, Kanmuri is seen inside his laboratory researching a new yeast that he calls Kaiyoukoubo RAS.

Anyway, on the day of the competition, Kanmuri is surprised when hears that Azuma has lost his Petalite board and quickly realises that as usual this is the work of Yukino. Strangely Kanmuri doesn't have any fear in telling the Southern Pantasia employees that the one who stole it was probably Yukino. Much to Kanmuri's surprise, however, Yukino has a plan of her own to ensure that Kanmuri doesn't betray her. She has planted bomb inside his lab. If he loses, she'll make a phone call to the demolition team to set off the bomb. And with that warning in Kanmuri's mind, the competition begins. Kanmuri, however, is taken aback when he sees Azuma washing his dough in a water. The biggest surprise of them all, however, comes from Kawachi who has now arrived decked out in full afro glory just like Matsu Ken.

Continuing from the previous episode, episode 24 begins with the spectators feeling angry because they think Azuma is not taking the competition seriously. I have to say that these people annoy me a lot. I seriously wish I was there so I can punch the living daylights out of these people. I hate it when people who don't know what they're doing criticise a person who clearly knows better. Anyway, Kawachi then appears next to Tsukino trying to surprise her but she doesn't recognise him at first. And when she does, she thinks that's one hell of an ugly hairdo. Tenchou, however, begs to differ and there's one hilarious scene here where he looks as if he's proud of his student. Hee. Anyway, Kanmuri then quickly displays the power of his Kaiyoukoubo by showing the crowd how stretchy his dough can be.

Kanmuri's confidence, however, quickly disappears when he sees Azuma manages to create a stretchier dough somehow. Before Kanmuri can figure out the secret to Azuma's dough, however, the time has come to judge the bread. So GM Kirisaki begin to taste Kanmuri's rock look-alike bread, Pain Rustique, while Kuroyan drools and wishes that he'll become a GM one day. Upon tasting the bread, Kirisaki's head sprouts Peacock's feathers out of nowhere, indicating that he's very pleased with the bread. Tenchou then goes on to explain the various birds that GM Kirisaki will show depending on the taste of the bread. Meanwhile, Kanmuri explains that one of the secret ingredients of his bread is a special French flour called, Soisson. According to Kanmuri, the ground-mill flour not only gives crispy crust while allowing the inside to be chewy.

After seeing Kanmuri's success, Kawachi is afraid that Azuma will not have a chance. He, however, has nothing to worry about. Kirisaki is more impressed with the stretchy texture of Azuma's bread to the point that his face mask cracks and a Peacock comes out of it and begins to fly itself and Kirisaki around the room. Not long after this, Kirisaki announces the winner of the newcomer competition which turns out to be Azuma, much to Kanmuri and Yukino's shock. Kuroyan explains that the method that Azuma used is called Vital Gluten. A method that allows a bread to be very crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. It may not be considered the correct method to use by professional bakers but Kuroyan believes that those who dare to venture out of the usual method to get the best result are the best bakers of them all.