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?
Sumire has been too busy to eat these days.
كانت سوميري مشغولة جدّاً 
عن الأكل في هذه الأيّام
Sumire hat in letzter Zeit so viel um die Ohren,
dass sie kaum zum Essen kommt.
In questi giorni, Sumire è stata 
troppo impegnata per mangiare.
A Su-chan não tem tido
muito tempo pra comer.
Сумирэ последнее время
совсем некогда есть.