Sorry about the wait.

And thank you very much for coming...

It's okay since I'd already made plans to go out for an errand.

Also, I figured that this was something we should discuss in person as opposed to over the phone.

Again, I really appreciate it.

So, let's jump right in by discussing what we'll be doing during our White Day tea party.

Okay. Today we're talking about what we'll be getting Hanasato and Momoi, right?

Yes, that's right.

Because they went out of their way to give us all the help we needed for White Day.

And I was hoping that we could do something extra for them besides pouring them a nice cup of tea.

I was hoping to do the same.

I started by asking Ena since she knows Momoi fairly well. As it turns out, she's a big fan of Japanese sweets.

So, I was thinking that our gift to her could include some of those...

Don't they tend to not have a long shelf life...?

That's the thing...

Some do last for a while, but I'm not sure if we'll have the time to get them between everything we have to do the day before and the day of the party.

Hmm...

But it would be nice to have some sweets for our tea party...

Oh, speaking of which, Minori really likes salmon. As sushi, grilled, you name it.

Salmon...?

Hehe. I can sort of see that for her.

Me too.

(Learn more about the recipient of your gift to make sure it's something that's actually going to help them...)

(It's a simple piece of knowledge, but it ended up being the clue we needed. Which is why we should thank Minori and the others with a nice gift.)

(But what do we get them...?)

We got different types of tea to meet everyone's needs...

For those two, we picked out a kind that's supposed to help you relax and relieve fatigue.

Right. We already got them something practical, so what if we took a different approach with their other gift?

A different approach?

So, for example, we could come up with an original song. That'd be something only we could give them...

Oh, I see.

But I'm not sure we'd have enough time to make that happen...

I know...

It just seemed like the best representation of us is all...

Well, if your aim is to make use of our talents...

Then I think there's a good alternative.

Huh?

Our tea party went off without a hitch.

Thank goodness it did...

Everyone seemed to really enjoy their tea.

All that's left is to give those two their gift.

Right. Let's do that before they finish drinking their tea.

Minori, Momoi, can we borrow you two for a moment?

Sure! What's up?

We actually prepared another gift for you two.

Here it is.

Wow...! Are these chocolates?

They're shaped like flower petals! That's so cute!

They're from flowers that each symbolize different things.

Specifically, “hope”, “promise” and “love”.

Wait, the same as a clover...?!

Flowers came to mind when we were thinking of what to get the both of you.

After that, Kanade found a chocolatier that could make these for us, and I chose the flowers.

I see! But why?

All this trouble just for us?

Because we wouldn't have been able to decide to hold a tea party and actually make it happen without either of you.

And this is a small token of our appreciation.

I had no idea you two had such a nice surprise in store for us!

Me neither!

Thank you so much, Ichika, Kanade!

No, we should be the ones thanking you...

Thank you both so much for all your help.