Miyako Kombu, Ramune and...After questioning Hotaru about why she thinks Yō is qualified to work for her father's company, Kokonotsu, Hotaru, and Saya spy on Yō from inside of a box while he works the shop. Although the endeavor initially seems useless, Yō ends up displaying his people skills when he covers for a boy buying Cola Gum for a girl he's trying to impress. This ends up giving Kokonotsu a slightly better impression of his father, until he almost starts to read through Kokonotsu's unfinished manga. Sometime later, Kokonotsu and Hotaru sit and wait for the next available train at a train station. To kill time, the two enjoy some Miyako Kombu and Ramune (the latter of which Kokonotsu inadvertently doesn't get to drink) that Hotaru brought while she tells the stories of both of their origins. The discussion then shifts towards the hopes and future plans for both of the characters; Hotaru then reveals, as she steps onto a train that just arrived, that she won't force him to succeed the shop, but she'll be available should he change his mind. The revelation causes Kokonotsu to miss the train.