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.
"When the wind blows from the east, let it
 carry your scent to me, plum blossoms.
عندما تهبّ الرّياح من الشّرق، دعيها"
"تحمل رائحتك إليّ يا أزهار البرقوق
Der Ostwind weht den Duft
der Pflaumenblüten auf.
Cuando el viento sople del este,
podré oler tu aroma, flor de ciruelo.
Cuando el viento sopla del este,
podré oler tu aroma, flor de ciruelo.
Quand souffle le vent de l’est,
laissez-le m’apporter vos senteurs.
Quando da oriente spira il vento, 
mi porta il tuo profumo, fior di pruno.
"Quando o vento leste soprar, deixe-o
exalar seu perfume: Oh, flores de ameixa!
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