2. It's spring, and Tamako Kitashirakawa, who is already in her third year of high school, is still always thinking about rice cakes. On the way to school on a spring evening, a quartet of Tamako's friends talk about their future. Although they feel uneasy about it, they all seem to have thought about their future. Tamako also reveals that she wants to inherit the family business in the future.
3. Meanwhile, Bakizou, who lives across the street from Tamako's house and has been with her all along, has made up his mind. Everything around her is gradually changing, shaking Tamako's heart little by little.