Team Ichigo is told that the theme for the finals won't be revealed until the actual day, so they begin training using high school textbooks to combat Team Tennouji's high level cakes. After being told by Tennouji that she'll never catch up to her in the time she has before the finals, Ichigo tries to figure out what she means by that. After a conversation with Natsume, Ichigo decides to train herself in the basics as she lacks experience with them. Team Ichigo's sweets spirits decide to bake sweets to cheer up their partners.