The new year begins, and as Ryokushou welcomes it they sell a sweet called hanabira mochi.
They only made enough to accommodate their advance orders, but a man without a reservation suddenly appears. After hearing the man`s feelings toward his late mother, Nagomu makes a decision to...
Later, everyone from Ryokushou goes to Yamakuni Jinja for hatsumode—the first sacred visit of the year.