It's almost time... Oh!

Sorry, Ichi!
Thanks for waiting!

No, that's okay. I just got here a second ago. Anyway, shall we?

Hehe. The New Year's party at Shiho's is gonna be so much fun♪ I'm so excited that I brought a ton of mochi!

Hm...?
What's this? Fancy seeing you two here.

Oh! Airi!
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!
Are you two about to go somewhere?

Yes!
We're going to Shiho's house.

Oh, nice!
Sounds like you're both really enjoying New Year's♪

We are. We just went to the beach yesterday to see the first sunrise, so we have been fairly busy...

And we got to be in Tsukasa and his troupe's show♪

Their show...?

Hang on. You're not talking about the one with the Lion Dance Deity, are you?

Huh? Yeah, it was that one!
How did you know...?

Hehehe. We also got to participate in that very same show!

What?!

What?
An, you saw that show too?

Yeah, they came to the ski resort we were at! And I didn't just watch... I sort of got to be in it.

Really? We got to be in it too, as dancers from the village they were visiting.

Cool! So that's how your version went!

Wasn't it so much fun?
I'd love to be in another show like that in the future.

You definitely should. I think it suits you really well since you've got a lot of charisma.

Hehe. I just might if you want me to so much, Haruka. I mean, I can always switch tracks and try to become an actress...

An actress...?
That sounds nice, but is that what you really want to do?

Hmm...
It seems like fun, but...

I'll pass! It's not what I want to do the most!

Yeah, I had a feeling you'd say that.

Oh, my dear childhood friend!
You know me too well♪

Thank you for your patience!
Here's your limited-edition New Year's penguin paradise parfait and rum raisin ice cream!

Oh, nice timing!

It's so cute...!
I have to take a picture...!

Wait, Hinomori...
You also got to see that show?

Yes, I did!
It's incredible that they also did a performance at the mall. I really had no idea...

I agree.
They must've been very active throughout New Year's Day...

At the same time, you just climbed a mountain yesterday, and you're about to go shopping with Momoi, no?

Hehe. There's a sweets shop that sells this red bean soup that I've been meaning to try. Would you like to join us, Asahina?

Maybe. I still have some time until I need to meet back up with my family...

Huh?
Mafuyu? And Shizuku?!

Huh? Mizuki...?

Hi, Mizuki!
Oh, you have company. What brings you all here today...?

Hello.
And Happy New Year.

Oh, right! Happy New Year, Shizuku! We actually just ran into each other a second ago!

Li'l Bro here said that he's gonna go try the red bean soup at that shop over there, so I decided to tag along♪

Oh, I see!
Airi and I are here to do the same thing. I'll be meeting her there.

Why don't we all go together?
You too, Asahina. How does that sound...?

Oh...

I suppose I can stay until I hear from my family...

Really? Thank you!

Oh, Mafuyu, you gotta hear this!
Li'l Bro said he and his team also saw Tsukasa's show!

What?

It was a wonderful, happy show to welcome in the new year.

To be fair, seeing that Lion Dance Robot wandering around startled a lot of us...

Lion Dance Robot...?
We saw that show too!

Wait, Shizuku, you did?
Talk about a big coincidence!

Then, let's talk more about it over at the cafe! C'mon, you guys!

Huff... Huff...

Are you okay, Ms. Yoisaki?
You're carrying quite a lot, so maybe we should stop and take a break.

I-I'm so sorry, Ms. Mochizuki...
I didn't mean for this to happen when I asked you to go shopping with me...

You're going over to your friend's house this afternoon for a party, yes? If you're pressed for time, please feel free to go...

Hehe. It's okay.
I still have plenty of time.

More importantly... I hope you find a nice place in your father's hospital room for that mini mochi set that you just bought.

Me too...
We always have it on display during New Year's, so I hope he likes it...

Huff... Huff...
Maybe I should stop here... Plus, it's freezing...

Huh...?
That looks like... Kanade?! Honami?!

Ena...?!

Wh-What are you two doing here?!

We were just out shopping...
What were you doing just now, Ena? Running?

Oh, so...

(Wait, I can't tell them that I'm running because I ate too much during the holidays and how Akito's poking fun at me for it...!)

R-Remember that show we saw yesterday by that troupe from PXL...?

Seeing that made me want to be more active... Haha...

PXL...?
Are you talking about the show that Emu's troupe did?

Huh?
Wait, Ms. Mochizuki, did you also see it?

Um... Yes, but not at the mall.
I saw it at the beach...

The beach?!

So, to summarize...

After doing a show at the beach, Tsukasa and his troupe did another one on top of a mountain and then at a ski resort...?

Th-That's amazing...!
It's like a surprise tour!

The show itself was really short, but it must've been really hard to pull off something like that...!

At the same time, it's must've been really fun! A concert tour's one thing... But a show tour!

It actually seems like something they'd do...

Yeah, I agree!
Oh, Shiho, sorry for keeping you! We know you have a New Year's party to get to...!

No, don't mind me.
I still have some time until we're supposed to meet up.

You two are meeting up with Kiritani and Shiraishi, right? Try not to be late, okay?

Oh, right!
They said that they're already there, so maybe we should get going.

Okay!
Oh, Shiho...!

Hm? Yeah?

I nearly forgot to say... Happy New Year!

Let's go to PXL together again sometime.

Hehe. Sure.
And Happy New Year to the both of you.