An incident with Yukari leaves Nao hospitalized during the critical Burokukai ceremony. A good presentation at the event will help secure Kogetsuan's future, but without the wagashi shop's new master, things may not go well. Especially with Yukari there sowing dissent. While Tsubaki steps in to help, Takigawa visits Nao. He seems genuinely concerned for her, but can she trust what he says anymore? Takigawa's connection to Nao and her mother runs deeper than he initially claimed...