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.
Itsuka's mother...
...أمّ إتسكا
Itsukas Mutter hat in den fünf Jahren,
seit sie die Familie verlassen hat,
La mamá de Itsuka…
La madre de Itsuka…
La mère d’Itsuka vit séparée de son père
depuis cinq ans.
La madre di Itsuka
se n'è andata di casa da cinque anni.
A mãe da Itsuka...
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