One day, with Christmas near, a message and a fir tree sent by Itsuka's mother arrive. Remembering back to the broken promises from when she was little, Itsuka is afraid to make another promise with her mother. But Nagomu's words give her a push, and she tells her mother that she'll be waiting.
Yuzu yokan causes Nagomu to remember a conversation he had with his grandfather.
I'm just realizing it now,
،أدركتُ ذلك الآن
Vielleicht wäre es zu viel,
nur zu zweit zu sein.
No vale la pena pensarlo,
No vale la pena pensarlo,
J’aurais dû y penser plus tôt,
mais seule avec lui, j’aurais eu du mal.
É tarde demais pensar nisso agora, mas
Скорее всего, наедине с ним
мне было бы неловко.