Chinatsu is scared by the appearance of a strange tall man at their house, but Makoto recognizes him as the Harbinger of Spring, and offers him a piece of the mandrake root she collected from before. The Harbinger gives her a bouquet of wildflowers as a peace offering for scaring Chinatsu. Later, on the way home from school, Makoto tells Nao that she had a dream that indicated good luck in her future. Makoto and Kei pick some wild fuki shoots off the side of the road and later fry them in tempura batter for a snack, while Nao sits elsewhere and wonders what form her supposed good luck might take.