no memory of the incident beyond his kidnapper feeding him cake every day; consequently, he dislikes sweet foods. Portrayed by: Naohito Fujiki (Japanese television drama), Hozumi Gōda (audio drama), Shin-ichiro Miki (anime) The pastry chef at Antique. Despite his skills as a baker, he has been fired from multiple bakeries due to his "demonic charm": any man he is attracted to will reciprocate his affections, regardless of their sexuality. The sole exception is Tachibana, who rejected Ono when they were high school classmates. Portrayed by: Hideaki Takizawa (Japanese television drama), Tomokazu Seki (audio drama), Mamoru Miyano (anime) Ono's apprentice. A former delinquent, he reformed after a boxing coach trained him to be a top fighter, but was forced into early retirement as a result of his detached retinas. He has a strong sweet tooth, and joined Antique after seeing a "help wanted" sign in the bakery's window. Portrayed by: Hiroshi Abe (Japanese television drama), Kazuhiko Inoue (audio drama), (anime) The stoic son of the Tachibana family's housekeeper, Chikage has known Tachibana since childhood and has become both a friend and caretaker to him. Though he appears intimidating due to his height and his ubiquitous black sunglasses (which he wears due to his weak eyes), in reality he is clumsy. He joins Antique as a waiter to watch over Tachibana. He falls in love with Ono. Secondary characters Portrayed by: (Japanese television drama), Norio Wakamoto (audio drama and anime) A career bureaucrat at the National Police Agency who was in charge of Tachibana's kidnapping case. Now on a sinecure, he spends his ample free time visiting cake shops across Tokyo. Portrayed by: Mia Murano (Japanese television drama), Fumiko Orikasa (audio drama), Tomomi Kasai (anime) Chikage's daughter, affectionately referred to as "Deko" or "Dei-Dei". She is in the fourth grade, but is frequently taken to be older due to her mature appearance. & Ito portrayed by: Manami Konishi (Japanese television drama), Fumiko Orikasa (audio drama), Umeka Shoji (anime) Urushihara portrayed by: (audio drama), Misa Watanabe (anime) Former middle school classmates who are regulars at Antique. Jean-Baptiste Portrayed by: Jūrōta Kosugi (audio drama), Kazuhiko Inoue (anime) A famous pâtissier, and Ono's former mentor and ex-lover. He unsuccessfully attempts to persuade Ono to move to France to work in his new restaurant. & Haruka portrayed by: Shizuka Ishikawa (audio drama), Yukiko Takaguchi (anime) Tamiko portrayed by: Hiroko Taguchi (audio drama) Two news presenters who