Out of ideas for his next novel, Subaru sees some flowers in his garden that he does not remember were there and waters them. He finds an empty flower bed that was intended to be for flowers from Tokushima, a place his parents were planning to visit before the tour bus accident claimed their lives. Subaru decides to make a trip to Tokushima for a night, and instead of sending Haru to a pet hotel, he leaves her at home and asks Hiroto to fill her food dish three times a day. Subaru stays at the inn his parents had reservations for three years ago and reflects positively on his experience...