A young office worker comes to the teahouse with his heart set on a tempura rice bowl, but is crestfallen when he learns that it's not on the menu.

A man invites Tsubaki to appear on a competitive dessert-making TV show. On the day of the shoot, Tsubaki is surprised to see who his opponent is.

A self-conscious magazine journalist doing research for a piece on cafés visits the teahouse. Gure notices a particular girls' manga in the man's bag.

Sui has a short-lived reunion with his brother. He and the others learn that a new nearby Italian restaurant is cutting into their lunchtime sales.

Gure invites a shy high schooler to join him and his boating club for a day on the pond. Tsunozaki visits the teahouse and tries Tsubaki's Mont Blanc.

After a photo of Tokitaka goes viral on social media, the estranged uncle who raised him visits the teahouse, hoping to reconnect with him.

Senri ends up working at the teahouse for the day. When Tokitaka asks him why he wants to be a chef, he explains how he came to meet Koichiro.

Tsubaki and the others arrive at Yakyo's hotel to partake in its dessert buffet. Later, Sui and Yakyo argue over their responsibilities.

While Sui takes care of the temporarily closed teahouse, Gure, Tokitaka and Tsubaki find other ways to make money before its scheduled reopening.