She's not coming, huh?

Well, it's not like we'd made an appointment or anything...

...so there's no helping it.

She must have been busy with reporting.

Sanae...

Sanae...

Anyway, Lady Suwako!

I managed to reconfirm everyone's faith today, so...

...let's have a sweets party tonight!

...let's have a sweets party tonight!

...Okay.

Now...

...let's go inside.

Okay.

Well, I did come, but...

...Ugh.

...Ugh.

Sure enough, I don't know if it's okay to give her something like this...

...Was she just making fun of me?

There's nobody who would be happy to get something like this.

There's nobody who would be happy to get something like this.

That's not true.

Wha--

Crow secured.

Crow secured.

Aya?

Ayaaa?

L-

Lady Yasaka, you...

Good evening!

Good evening.

You...

You...

...made these yourself?

I'm afraid they're quite poorly-made...

Yeah,

they look awful!

Urk.

That's... true, isn't it...?

You don't have to be ashamed.

Sanae's were like that too, when she first started.

Huh?

You were thinking of Sanae when you made these, right?

Good, good.

Good, good.

Your faith is the important thing, after all.

Wait!

Wait!

Wait,

Sanae!

Sanae!

Are those that reporter's...

Huh?

Huh?

Huh?

What are you talking about? Didn't I tell you I wasn't going to give her any?

What are you talking about? Didn't I tell you I wasn't going to give her any?

I'm...

...gonna go make some tea.

...gonna go make some tea.

Aya-san...

...really loves reporting, doesn't she?

I guess she couldn't forget about her newspaper for today...

I guess she couldn't forget about her newspaper for today...

...for my sake, huh...

Even though I gave her this opportunity...

Didn't she notice at all? ...Or maybe...

Didn't she notice at all? ...Or maybe...

...she just doesn't...

...love me...

...that...

...much--

Ayayayaya.

G--

Guess who?

You've already answered that one yourself, haven't you?

Aya?

...Sanae...

...are you crying?

I'm not crying!

Okay, okay! I understand!

...You're late.

S...

Sorry...

Uhmmm...

H...

Here!

...Charcoal cookies?

Ahaha, I really overcooked them, ahaha...

W-well...

This was the first time I'd made them, so I wasn't sure how long to let them go...

It's pretty tough, isn't it? But now I can say that I can cook, right? Although I didn't really know what I was doing this ti--

That's right! All that maid did was give me directions and watch! She could have told me if they were going to burn, but she just--

--her fault they ended up this way! Ahaha, making sweets is pretty tough, huh? I'm thinking about writing an article based on thi--

Next time I get a chance, I won't make any mistakes!

This time was pretty bad.

So you don't really have to eat--

Hehe.

...They're...

...bad, aren't they?

They're very tough and bitter!

I'm sure they're really bad for me!

Huh?

...I don't get it...

Being happy about getting some bad-tasting sweets... humans are really--

I'm a god.

On the contrary...

...I wouldn't be happy at all about perfect-looking ones without any faith behind them.

But you wouldn't be able to tell if I just pretended to have faith, would you?

...Thinking things like that is why you're so troublesome...

...Thinking things like that is why you're so troublesome...

...Aya-san.

I am?

Mmgph.

Mmgph.

Happy Valentine's.

Happy Valentine's.

...Huh?

This is all?!

This is all?!

Hmph!

Since you were late!

Since you were late!

Since you were late!

It's your fault for letting your reporting come first!

It's your fault for letting your reporting come first!

Ayayayaya...

But the scoops were calling me!

But the scoops were calling me!

So scoops are more important than me, is that it?

It depends on the situation--

It depends on the situation--

Aya-san, I hate you!

Sanae, I love you!

Sanae, I love you!

You're saying that now?! You damn tengu!

Happy Valentine's.

Happy Valentine's.

Um, Sanae, why don't you stop eating those now...?

No.

No.

You're not getting mad? That's rare.

Huh?

Huh?

I'll let them go another 3 minutes before I go in and break them up.

...Aah.

...Aah.

Even Sanae gets worried every once in a while.

"Aya-san's love is confirmed!"

Kanako, you idiot, read the mood! Actually "bakanako", a portmanteau of "baka" and "Kanako".

Kanako, you idiot, read the mood! Actually "bakanako", a portmanteau of "baka" and "Kanako".

You're making fun of me, aren't you...?

Ah, so cute, so cute. It's okay, you couldn't make them properly because it was your first time, right? Next time, I'll teach you!