"The Path Leading to the Baker's Feet"

This rug looks like an old movie theater poster, so let's take a closer look at it this time.

He glares at me.

This composition.
Don't you think this is a common composition in flashback scenes you see in manga and other media?
So, I began to wonder if this old man was recalling the words of the young man in the upper right corner, or something.
That's when my bad habits kick in. Right. Paranoia.
Enter the world of stories imagined by Komatsu...

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A look back at the life of the greatest baker

At the age of 13, Mohammed became an apprentice to a famous master baker, and he simply continued to knead the flour, let it rest, and ferment the yeast.

They don't pay any attention to the shiny sweet breads that are all about appearance.
Mohammed turned down an offer to become the king's personal chef and continued to make simple bread for the common people.
He devoted his life to bread making, while also training the next generation of breadmakers, and produced many disciples.In the spring of his 80th year, he happened to look down at his feet while standing in front of the old oven that had been his partner.

There was a patchy, dry patch of soil mixed with decades of flour. "It was just like the path I walked..."
As I look back on my journey as a bread-maker, which was by no means easy, I recall the hardships and joys I have experienced so far.
"I have spent my whole life making bread, but what have I left behind for future generations? What will be left of me when I can no longer move? Was it the right decision to give up status and prestige and simply work wholeheartedly?"

At 80 years old, Mohammed looks back on his life.
Like him, the trigger for suddenly remembering something can be some event, big or small, or like him, the soil beneath his feet or a bird flying high in the sky.
Of course, you can look at this rug and think, "What was I doing?" and think back to what you were doing just now. (I tend to forget what I was doing after walking three steps.)

Then Mohammed, an 18-year-old newly independent man, appears.
Young people have many dreams and hopes for bread. It's so bright.
I believe that bread can save people.
Among his fellow trainees, some are tempted by money and lose their ambition, some give up and leave, and an increasing number of others have long since forgotten their passion for bread making and are only making bread as a means to make money.
Although Mohammed is saddened by his friend's change of heart, he makes up his mind with a straight face, knowing that he is in an understanding environment.

"No matter what happens in the future, I will not be swayed by money, fame, or status, but will make bread that will make the people around me smile when they take a bite! If I can make the people around me happy, I can make many people all over the world happy!"

Yes. Mohammed's Bread has always been a friend to the common people.
No matter how little he had in his appetite, one bite of Mohammed's bread would fill his mouth with the sweetness of the flour and the fragrant aroma, making him smile and feeling refreshed. Even if he didn't have any money, he would tell his children, "I'll pay for it when I get promoted," and feed them bread until they were full.
Thanks to Muhammad, young people achieved great success, some were cured of illness, and some elderly people requested their families to have a meal as their final meal before the curtain fell on their lives.

Yes, as Mohammed looks down at his feet, he realizes that he has lived a good life.
He said that he had lived a life as a craftsman that he was not ashamed of in the past.
Now she could confidently graduate from the path of bread, and looked up at the sky with a smile, holding freshly baked bread.

As usual, it was long. My tendency to fantasize. Please forgive me.

If you're thinking, "I want to eat Mohammed's bread on the way,"
This is a story about a fictional character.
Be careful. Be careful.

But perhaps, in a faraway corner of a foreign land, bakers like Mohammed still exist. (Looking into the distance)

I hope that this wonderful and honest Mohammed will spend the rest of his life in a wonderful family.
Many blessings to Mohammed (distant look)

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