The theme for the next round of the Yakitate!! 9 is Gero and the task is to make steamed buns: the kurikinton chestnut filling has been made beforehand so that both teams can focus solely on their bread-making. The Pantasia team, already down by five points, gets a shock when their next opponent is revealed to be a man in a panda suit, who Azuma immediately unmasks as Mokoyama once Tsukino's little sister Mizuno appears beside him. Panda reveals his ultimate weapon...Super Baking Powder. The Pantasia team narrowly escapes a train accident when they are left behind at a station, later revealed to be a trap by Yuuichi Kirisaki...