Recaps

Kazehara Tetsu and the First Small Group traveled from their hotel to the ski resort for a second day on the slopes. After arriving early and collecting their equipment, they found the runs empty and began planning to build a snowman.

• Kazehara Tetsu explained to Kanzaki Ryuji that he had exchanged extra Personal Points for cash so he could spend freely during the trip.
• Ichinose Honami led the First Small Group onto a shuttle bus, where Kanzaki Ryuji and Kaneda Satoru discussed returning to the advanced courses.
• The other Small Groups got off at a city transfer station, and the bus continued with the First Small Group to the ski resort.
• Kazehara Tetsu helped Sakayanagi Arisu fasten her ski boot before the group headed to the empty slopes.
• Kushida Kikyo suggested building a snowman, and Ichinose Honami eagerly agreed.

Kazehara Tetsu spent two hours teaching Sakayanagi Arisu to ski, and she progressed from practicing basic movements to making a smooth first run down a beginner slope. After a few more runs, Sakayanagi Arisu grew tired, and they sat together to rest.

• Horikita Suzune, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Kaneda Satoru left to ski, while Kushida Kikyo took Ichinose Honami and Yamashita Saki to build a snowman.
• Kazehara Tetsu continued teaching Sakayanagi Arisu basic skiing movements, correcting her technique when she lost her balance during a turn.
• After practicing until she could perform the basics reliably, Sakayanagi Arisu skied smoothly down a gentle beginner slope for the first time.
• Sakayanagi Arisu made two more runs, then told Kazehara Tetsu she wanted to rest.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu went to the benches below the slope and sat down together.

Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu took a break from skiing, then walked to the resort’s shopping street after telling Ichinose Honami and the others. In a shop selling winter accessories, Tetsu noticed Arisu’s cold fingers and picked out a pair of white plush gloves.

• Kazehara Tetsu asked Sakayanagi Arisu how she liked skiing, and they agreed to browse the shops during their break.
• Tetsu and Arisu found Kushida Kikyo, Ichinose Honami, and Yamashita Saki having a snowball fight and told them they were heading to the shopping street.
• Tetsu and Arisu browsed a ski equipment store and a souvenir shop, but neither found anything appealing.
• Tetsu noticed Arisu rubbing her cold fingertips in a warm accessories shop and selected a pair of fluffy white gloves.

Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu shopped and ate on the ski resort’s shopping street before returning to meet the others. They reunited with Kanzaki Ryuji and Kaneda Satoru at the entrance as Ichinose Honami and three other girls finished returning their ski equipment.

• Kazehara Tetsu offered Sakayanagi Arisu white fluffy gloves, and she tried them on before agreeing to buy them.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu bought the gloves and walked along the shopping street, where they shared roasted scallops and hot mashed potatoes.
• Ichinose Honami messaged Kazehara Tetsu that the group was finishing up and arranged to meet at the entrance.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu returned to the ski resort entrance and found Kanzaki Ryuji and Kaneda Satoru waiting.
• Ichinose Honami and three other girls emerged after returning their equipment, and Ichinose Honami apologized for keeping everyone waiting.

Ichinose Honami led the group to Shiroi Koibito Park, where they explored the snowy Rose Garden and took photos. As the group admired the winter scenery, Kazehara Tetsu quietly watched Sakayanagi Arisu.

• Ichinose Honami suggested visiting Shiroi Koibito Park, and the eight students ate lunch before taking two taxis there.
• Ichinose Honami handed out admission tickets she had bought in advance, and the group entered the park.
• Kushida Kikyo and Yamashita Saki posed for photos in the snow-covered Rose Garden while Ichinose Honami took pictures.
• Kanzaki Ryuji took a photo of Kaneda Satoru, while Kazehara Tetsu watched Sakayanagi Arisu admire the snowy rose branches.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked Kazehara Tetsu whether he thought the snow-covered branches were pretty, and he agreed.

Ichinose Honami led the group through the Rose Garden and Clock Tower before they entered the Shiroi Koibito factory tour area. The group watched the automated cookie production line, with Kanzaki Ryuji and Kazehara Tetsu discussing its automation and quality control.

• Kushida Kikyo invited Horikita Suzune to join the group photo, and all eight took a picture in the snowy Rose Garden.
• Ichinose Honami led everyone toward the Clock Tower, where they learned the puppet show had been canceled because of an equipment malfunction.
• The group took photos around the Clock Tower before Ichinose guided them through the ticket gate into the factory tour area.
• Kushida Kikyo and Yamashita Saki watched the cookie production line while Ichinose explained its output and automation.
• Kanzaki Ryuji and Kazehara Tetsu discussed the line's automation and the workers who inspected the cookies.

The group toured Shiroi Koibito’s product displays and sampled complimentary cookies before reaching the Dessert Workshop. Ichinose Honami revealed she had reserved spots for everyone and proposed a cookie-making contest, with herself as the instructor and judge.

• Kushida Kikyo and Yamashita Saki admired the Shiroi Koibito products while Ichinose Honami explained the exhibits.
• Ichinose Honami showed the group the ticket-scanning machine, and the students claimed complimentary chocolate cookies.
• The group continued to the Dessert Workshop, where Ichinose Honami said she had booked spots for all eight of them.
• Ichinose Honami proposed a cookie-making contest and offered to teach and judge, drawing agreement from Yamashita Saki.

The group began making cookies at two workshop stations, with Ichinose Honami helping Horikita Suzune and Sakayanagi Arisu while Kaneda Satoru worked quietly and efficiently. Ichinose finished piping a tray and took it to bake, after Kazehara Tetsu learned she had paid extra for the group’s experience.

• The eight guests split between two Control Consoles and began following the cookie-making instructions.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked Kazehara Tetsu how long to whip butter, and he explained what its texture should look like.
• Ichinose Honami helped Horikita Suzune measure flour accurately, while Kushida Kikyo got flour on her face and laughed about it with Yamashita Saki.
• Kaneda Satoru quietly prepared and molded his cookie batter with precise movements.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked Ichinose Honami about the cost of the reservation, and she asked him to keep her extra spending private.
• Ichinose Honami finished piping a tray of cookies and took it to bake.

Ichinose Honami supervised the students as they prepared cookies, noticing that Kazehara Tetsu deliberately worked slowly so Sakayanagi Arisu could follow along. The group finished shaping their dough and prepared to bake it, with Ichinose reminding them to watch the ovens.

• Ichinose Honami noticed Kazehara Tetsu slowing his work so Sakayanagi Arisu could use his movements as a reference, and Sakayanagi quietly overheard their conversation.
• Ichinose Honami reassured Horikita Suzune that her cookie batter had the right consistency.
• Kushida Kikyo encouraged Yamashita Saki as she piped increasingly neat cookie shapes, while Kanzaki Ryuji reported that the others had finished without major problems.
• Sakayanagi Arisu finished whipping and mixing her batter, then improved as she piped her first cookies.
• Ichinose Honami told everyone they would soon put their cookies in the ovens and warned them to watch the color so they would not burn.

The group baked cookies in the workshop, and Kazehara Tetsu teased Kushida Kikyo about their private arrangements and her invitation to his Dormitory. After everyone’s cookies cooled, Ichinose Honami began the tasting by sharing her white chocolate sandwich cookies.

• Ichinose Honami and Kushida Kikyo took the first golden trays from the ovens and set their cookies on the cooling racks.
• Kushida Kikyo teased Kazehara Tetsu about his plain square cookies, and he reminded her that she owed him an invitation to her Dormitory.
• Kushida Kikyo agreed to settle the invitation after they returned to school, then hurried back to the cooling rack.
• Sakayanagi Arisu noticed Kazehara Tetsu teasing Kushida Kikyo, while the group’s remaining trays finished baking.
• Ichinose Honami volunteered to judge everyone’s cookies and shared her white chocolate sandwich cookies, which Kushida Kikyo, Yamashita Saki, Kazehara Tetsu, and Sakayanagi Arisu praised.

Ichinose Honami and the others tasted and rated the cookies made by their classmates. After praising several trays, they reached Sakayanagi Arisu’s uneven but well-baked cookies, and Ichinose encouraged her to keep practicing.

• Kushida Kikyo offered her colorful, assorted cookies, and Ichinose Honami and Yamashita Saki praised their taste and cute shapes.
• Ichinose tasted Kazehara Tetsu’s precise square cookies and complimented their crisp texture and balanced filling, while Sakayanagi Arisu quietly admired his skill.
• Ichinose praised Horikita Suzune’s sugar-coated cookies and Kanzaki Ryuji’s evenly baked rounds.
• Kaneda Satoru showed off cookies decorated with miniature Shiroi Koibito logos, and Ichinose praised their appearance while noting they were slightly mild.
• Ichinose tasted Sakayanagi Arisu’s uneven cookies, praised their flavor and careful baking, and encouraged her to practice piping.

Ichinose Honami announced the cookie-making rankings at Shiroi Koibito Park, then led the group toward the exit after they finished exploring and shopping. Since it was too late and everyone was tired, they postponed their visit to Sapporo TV Tower and headed back to the hotel by taxi.

• Ichinose Honami ranked the cookies, placing Kushida Kikyo first, Kazehara Tetsu second, Horikita third, Kanzaki fourth, Kaneda fifth, Sakayanagi sixth, and Yamashita Saki seventh.
• Kanzaki Ryuji and Kushida Kikyo reassured the lower-ranked participants, and everyone packed the leftover cookies before leaving the workshop.
• Kushida Kikyo and Yamashita Saki bought limited-edition Shiroi Koibito gift boxes while the others waited outside the souvenir shop.
• Ichinose Honami calculated that a visit to Sapporo TV Tower would make them miss the hotel dinner, so she suggested returning to the hotel instead.
• The group agreed to postpone the TV tower visit, split into two taxis, and leave Shiroi Koibito Park.

The First Small Group received rules for a Sapporo sightseeing test requiring them to visit six attractions before five in the afternoon. Ichinose Honami and the others began planning a route that could earn them at least twenty points, and Kushida Kikyo favored visiting new places.

• The First Small Group arrived at Sapporo Station and received sightseeing booklets from a supervising teacher.
• The group learned that failing to visit six attractions by five would cost them their fourth-day Free Activity privileges, while reaching twenty points would earn each member 30,000 Personal Points.
• Ichinose Honami summarized the rules as Kushida Kikyo and the others discussed the time limit and route planning.
• The group considered revisiting Shiroi Koibito Park for its four points, but Kushida Kikyo preferred visiting Moerenuma Park instead.

The group planned a six-attraction Sapporo itinerary worth twenty-one points, using public transportation and a smooth route from Sapporo Station. After agreeing to Kazehara Tetsu’s plan, they set off for the Clock Tower.

• Horikita Suzune suggested using the Namboku Subway Line to connect several attractions efficiently.
• The group calculated attraction point values and selected six destinations totaling twenty-one points.
• Kazehara Tetsu proposed a route through the Clock Tower, Jingu, Zoo, Moerenuma Park, Sun Plaza Aquarium, and Mount Moiwa.
• Ichinose Honami confirmed the group’s agreement, reminded them to use public transportation, and estimated they would finish before four.
• Kazehara Tetsu quietly asked Sakayanagi Arisu whether the route was alright, and she agreed to follow his decision.
• Kushida Kikyo led the group toward the Clock Tower, and the others followed.

The group visited the Sapporo Clock Tower and Hokkaido Shrine, taking the required group photos to earn two points. After entering the shrine, some members paid their respects while Kazehara Tetsu, Sakayanagi Arisu, and Horikita Suzune stayed away from the shrine hall, and Kaneda Satoru wandered off.

• Kushida Kikyo, Ichinose Honami, and the others took a group photo at the Sapporo Clock Tower and secured one point.
• Ichinose Honami led the group by subway to Hokkaido Shrine, where they photographed themselves in front of the main torii gate and earned a second point.
• Kushida Kikyo suggested paying their respects, and Ichinose Honami, Yamashita Saki, and Kanzaki Ryuji prayed at the shrine hall.
• Kazehara Tetsu leaned against a pine tree instead of paying his respects, while Sakayanagi Arisu and Horikita Suzune also stayed away.
• Kaneda Satoru wandered off from the group, apparently to look at the architecture.

The group visited a shrine, then walked to the Zoo, where they leisurely viewed the animals. By late morning, Ichinose Honami suggested they head to the Polar Bear Pavilion to complete the next attraction before lunch.

• Kushida Kikyo, Ichinose Honami, Yamashita Saki, and Kanzaki Ryuji visited an amulet shop while Kazehara Tetsu waited with Sakayanagi Arisu and Horikita Suzune.
• Kaneda Satoru returned from wandering alone, and Ichinose Honami led the group from Jingu toward the Zoo.
• Ichinose Honami bought eight tickets and explained that the group needed a photo with the Polar Bear Pavilion for the three-point attraction.
• The group visited the brown bear and arctic fox exhibits, and Kazehara Tetsu told Sakayanagi Arisu that the fox reminded him of her.
• After viewing the Zoo's other animals, Ichinose Honami suggested they go to the Polar Bear Pavilion and find lunch afterward.

The group visited the Polar Bear Pavilion at Maruyama Zoo, then ate lunch and traveled to Moerenuma Park. They checked in at Central Fountain, bringing their total to ten points and leaving them halfway to their goal.

• The group watched a polar bear at the Polar Bear Pavilion, took a photo, and secured their third attraction worth three points.
• Ichinose Honami found a nearby restaurant, and the group ate lunch before heading to Moerenuma Park.
• The group took a tram to Moerenuma Park and followed Ichinose Honami to Central Fountain.
• The group took a photo at the snow-covered fountain and secured their fourth attraction worth four points, reaching ten points total.

At Sun Plaza Aquarium, Ichinose Honami arranged for the group to explore separately and seized the chance to spend time alone with Kazehara Tetsu. As they walked through the aquarium, she nervously considered how to get closer to him.

• The group admired Mount Moere, but Ichinose Honami said they did not have time to sled or visit the scenic restaurant before continuing their park tour.
• The group reached Sun Plaza Aquarium, took their sixth attraction check-in photo, and Ichinose Honami suggested splitting up until three thirty.
• Kushida Kikyo went to see the penguins with Yamashita Saki, while Kanzaki Ryuji and Kaneda Satoru headed off separately.
• Ichinose Honami asked Kazehara Tetsu to explore with her, and Sakayanagi Arisu said she would go with Horikita Suzune instead.
• Ichinose Honami and Kazehara Tetsu walked together through the aquarium as Ichinose Honami nervously thought about how to spend time alone with him.

Ichinose Honami guided Kazehara Tetsu through the aquarium while looking for a quiet chance to kiss him. In Jellyfish Hall, she leaned in toward his cheek, but he noticed and turned to face her, leaving her frozen and speechless.

• Ichinose Honami and Kazehara Tetsu explored the aquarium's saltwater section and admired the fish in the Underwater Tunnel.
• Ichinose Honami considered kissing Kazehara Tetsu in the tunnel, but approaching visitors made her abandon the idea.
• Ichinose Honami suggested they visit Jellyfish Hall, and Kazehara Tetsu agreed to follow her down the quiet branch path.
• Ichinose Honami watched the jellyfish beside Kazehara Tetsu, then leaned toward him to kiss his cheek.
• Kazehara Tetsu turned toward Ichinose Honami just before their lips met, and she froze, unable to speak.

Kazehara Tetsu returned Ichinose Honami’s affection with a brief kiss in the Jellyfish Hall before the group continued their Hokkaido sightseeing challenge. After gathering at the aquarium, they traveled to Mount Moiwa and began riding the ropeway toward the summit observation deck.

• Kazehara Tetsu kissed Ichinose Honami at the corner of her lips, then kissed her forehead when she tried to ask about it.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Ichinose Honami left the Jellyfish Hall and reunited with the others outside the aquarium.
• The group agreed to visit Mount Moiwa to complete their final task and earn five points and thirty thousand Points.
• The group took the tram to Mount Moiwa and queued for the ropeway to reach the summit observation deck.
• Kazehara Tetsu, Sakayanagi Arisu, Ichinose Honami, and Horikita Suzune boarded the first cable car and began ascending.

The group reached the summit of Sapporo and earned enough points to complete their sightseeing task without attending the Study Group. After returning to the inn, Kazehara Tetsu went to the dining hall ahead of the others, where students were waiting for dinner.

• The group took a photo at the summit, securing their sixth attraction and a total of twenty-one points.
• Ichinose Honami watched Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu standing together, then joined the group as they headed back down the mountain.
• On the train, Ichinose Honami suggested the group decide together how to spend their free day.
• The exhausted students returned to the inn, and Kanzaki Ryuji and Kaneda Satoru stayed in their room to rest.
• Kazehara Tetsu left early for dinner and arrived at the dining hall before the buffet opened.

Kazehara Tetsu joined Morishita Ai and Yamamura Miki for the inn’s first buffet dinner after the two girls loaded their trays with food. The three sat down together, with Kazehara having taken only a bowl of miso soup so far.

• The students entered the buffet restaurant and found counters filled with seafood, hot dishes, and desserts.
• Morishita Ai piled her tray high with food and told Kazehara Tetsu he would have to help her finish it.
• Yamamura Miki invited Kazehara to sit with her and Morishita, and he agreed despite intending to eat alone.
• Morishita and Yamamura brought their overloaded trays to a corner table while Kazehara took miso soup; their food filled half the table.

Kazehara Tetsu ate dinner with Morishita Ai and Yamamura Miki, then shared a drink with Yamamura and recalled how they first connected by a vending machine on a cruise ship. Yamamura said Kagihara had given her direction, leaving Kazehara to consider how much she had changed.

• Morishita Ai piled food onto Kazehara Tetsu's plate, and he ate most of her and Yamamura Miki's oversized meal.
• Morishita Ai rushed off to visit the inn's outdoor bath, leaving Yamamura Miki behind and giving Kazehara a fruit candy.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Yamamura Miki bought drinks from vending machines in the Lobby.
• Kazehara Tetsu recalled that he and Yamamura first connected beside a vending machine on a cruise ship.
• Kazehara Tetsu noted that Yamamura had become more comfortable speaking with others, and Yamamura credited Kagihara with giving her direction.

Yamamura Miki thanked Kazehara Tetsu for helping her change, and he told her he had spoken to her simply because she looked lonely. The next morning, Kazehara found students organizing a snowball fight for Personal Points, and Ichinose Honami invited him to join.

• Yamamura Miki told Kazehara Tetsu that his willingness to speak to her had been important to her.
• Yamamura asked Kazehara why he had spoken to her back then, and he said she had looked lonely.
• Kazehara woke late on the inn’s Free Activity day, ate breakfast, and went outside.
• Kazehara saw a large group of students gathering for a snowball fight organized by second-years, with one thousand Personal Points at stake per player.
• Ichinose told Kazehara that forty students had signed up and registration would close in five minutes.

Kazehara Tetsu joined a school snowball fight and watched the first two matches while studying the field and other teams. Ichinose Honami led her team into the second match with a coordinated strategy, while Kazehara prepared for his upcoming third match.

• Kazehara Tetsu agreed to join the snowball fight, registered as the forty-first participant, and was assigned to Team Three for the third match.
• The organizer announced the rules, including teams of seven or eight, three matches, and a thousand-point stake for each player.
• Kazehara watched the chaotic first match end with the left-side team winning through an aggressive charge.
• Ichinose Honami joined the second match and organized her team into groups that attacked from the sides while others made snowballs.
• Ichinose led two teammates along the right-side snowdrifts, landing several accurate throws as Kazehara observed the battle and prepared for his own match.