Kiyo works at the Maiko House as the live-in cook. She sees her childhood friend Sumire in town one day, accompanying older maiko. Back at the House kitchen, Sumire tells Kiyo how hard she is working towards her goal of becoming one, too. Sumire is overjoyed to learn that she will debut as a maiko later that evening. She runs straight to Kiyo to share her news, but what will she think?
Until I came to Kyoto, I thought
squid mince was eaten all over Japan.
قبل أن آتي إلى كيوتو، كنتُ أظنّ أنّ
مفروم الحبّار كان يؤكل في كلّ أرجاء اليابان
Bevor ich nach Kyoto kam, glaubte ich,
man würde in ganz Japan Tintenfischhack essen.
Avant de venir à Kyoto,
Prima di arrivare a Kyoto, pensavo che il battuto 
di calamaro si mangiasse in tutto il Giappone.
Até vir a Kyoto, eu achei que o
país inteiro comia bolinho de lula.