A New Chapter Begins

Ten months have passed since the devastating blaze at Kogetsuan. Nao has seemingly vanished without a trace, and while Tsubaki still wonders what happened to her, he's begun putting the past behind him. And no one is more pleased about that than Shiori, who still has feelings for the handsome young master of Kogetsuan. However, a chance encounter during an important wagashi selection threatens to upset everything. Just what has Nao been up to all this time?