“Alright, the chocolates have finally cooled. Now for decorations!”

“Yeah!
How do you want to decorate them, Mr. Thief?”

“Hmm... These chocolates will need to look so gorgeous that our crybaby friend won't have any choice but to turn his frown upside down!”

“Yeah, that'd be awesome!
We can make them all shiny and sparkly♪”

(Looks like everyone's having fun!
But...)

(Our chocolates will be done soon...
Which also means...)

Hm? If Chocota's chocolates are done, doesn't that mean ours should be ready too?

These special refrigerators are supposed to help dry everything we made faster, right?

(This show was only meant to last as long as the chocolate-making demonstration. Some of them must already be sensing that something is up...)

(I'd say we have five minutes at most...)

(Maybe it's too late for Hamano to reappear...)

(I still don't know what happened, but I want to at least give Hamano a satisfactory ending...)

...
Hey!

Tsukasa!
I think Li'l Bro's giving us the signal!

What...?!
Does that mean Hamano's ready...?!

Alright, let's regroup and get ready for the finale!

“Just sprinkle on a few more of these sparkly bits... Slowly... Little by little and... Done!”

“Now to hand what we've made to Chocota...”

That's your signal. Ready?

Yes...!

“Hey!
Chocota says he's all better now!”

“I'm back, everyone!”

Huh?
Hey, it's him!

“Sorry for causing such a fuss earlier!
I really didn't mean to surprise you like that, Choco Maniac...”

“Yes, you really had me going there!”

“But you seem much better now!
I'd expect no less from my respected rival!”

“Hehe. Luckily, I had my friend over there to help cheer me up!”

“That's great to hear!
Thank you, we appreciate what you've done!”

“You're welcome...!
It didn't seem right to see Chocota crying like that!”

“Anyway, Mr. Thief...!
I believe it's time to present Chocota with his gift♪”

“What?”

“Yes, that's right!
Here... This is for you!!”

“For me?! But you're the Choco Maniac. I thought you only stole chocolate from people. You really made these for me...?!”

“Because you were crying!
Honestly, we were worried sick about you.”

“So, we all worked together to make these, including the little ones. They were just as concerned about you.”

“Choco Maniac... All of you...”

“The truth is, a close friend with whom I've been exchanging Valentine's Day gifts will be moving away soon...”

“I was reminded of that earlier and was overwhelmed with sadness. However...”

“The chocolates you all made with the Choco Maniac have helped put a smile back on my face! Thank you!”

“I don't like having to say goodbye to such a close friend, but it's great to know that I'll have plenty of opportunities in the future to meet new friends, like you!”

“Chocota...”

“But your friend won't be gone forever. You'll always have a connection to each other...”

“So you should keep exchanging gifts!”

“You're right...!
Thanks, Choco Maniac!”

That's great, Chocota!

Make sure to eat lots and lots of the chocolates we made for you, okay?!

“And there you have it..!
Because of all of you, I know how joyous it is to give someone else chocolates! Thank you!”

“I vow to no longer steal anyone's chocolates, and become Choco Maniac the great chocolatier!”

“What?!
Well, someone's in a good mood... Hehe.”

“Hah hah hah!!
We shall meet again when you come back to make chocolates! Until then, farewell!”

“Bye!”

“Bye bye!!”

(They're all smiles...!
Great job, Tsukasa!)

We did it...

*Sigh*
Ad-libbing for that long during the show is quite an accomplishment if I do say so myself...

No kidding...
I'd be tripping over what to say even for just one line.

Haha. Really?
Okay, to be fair, I wasn't sure what was gonna happen either. I have to tip my hat to all the improv actors out there...

You guys...

Hamano!

I'm so sorry about what happened today. This show would've gone so much smoother if it weren't for me...

But you were all willing to help.
You made this show a fun and happy occasion for all. How do I even begin to thank you?

There's no need for that!
After all, you gave us the smile we were hoping to see in the end! I couldn't be happier as a future star!

Future star?

Yes! My name is Tsukasa Tenma, the bright star of the future! Behold my acting prowess!

I won't forget your name!
I'm sure you'll achieve your dream!

As for you two... Thank you for jumping in to help us like that. We really appreciate what you did today!

There was no way we could've sent everyone home smiling without you both, so bravo!

Everyone!
The chocolates are all finished!

We'll be handing them out one at a time, so we ask you to please be patient while we do!

Hey, the chocolates are done!
We should make sure to go get some later.

Yeah. Let's give everyone else a chance to get theirs first before we go...

Hm? That must be the staff.
Come in...!

Excuse me...

Shiho?!

What are you doing here?

I came here with a friend today to make chocolates for White Day.

You're here with a friend?

Hey, Haruka!

Hello. Pardon the intrusion.

Oh, we met at the shrine...!
Hold on, does this mean you were both among the audience today?!

Thank you for seeing our show today!
Are you here to greet all the cast members?

We wanted to give you a little gift for all your hard work today... Okay, by “we”, I really mean Kiritani...

A gift?

Yes, Hinomori and I had made some extra chocolates... Here.

Whoa! These are so cute!
They made us a bunch of rabbits and penguins♪

Yeah, they look good...

Oh wow...!
These are magnificent...!

Oh, I know! Sit tight for just one sec!
Lemme get my chocolates so we can all trade!

Alright, I'll go get mine too...

What?!
W-Wait, I don't have anything to give...

I think you've given plenty already, Tsukasa.

She's right.
You gave us a wonderful show that put a smile on everybody's faces today.

Alright, here we are...
Nice work today, Tsukasa.

Yeah, you were awesome out there!
Here's a little something from me!

I... I don't know what to say...!
I feel so blessed to have such wonderful juniors...!
*Sob*

What?! Now you're gonna cry?!

Waahhh!
Why are homemade chocolates so heartwarming?!

(Hehe. There really is something special about homemade chocolates... Oh, wait!)