Event Year: 2019

Subaru's return from Tokushima is delayed by stormy weather, so he asks Hiroto to check in on Haru. Meanwhile, Haru is growing worried over Subaru's unusually long absence… so the moment Hiroto arrives, she bolts out the door to look for him! When Subaru hears this, even the driving rain can't stop him from rushing to search for her. Nana, Yugo, and Kawase also join in the hunt, but Haru is nowhere to be found… Will Subaru and Haru find each other again?

Kawase has suggested that Subaru start working on a new series, but Subaru can't come up with any good ideas. So, at Kawase's recommendation, he decides to try taking a trip somewhere for a change of pace. As he's thinking about where to go, he suddenly notices his mother's flower garden in the yard, which she had planted as a gift to him using seeds and seedlings from places she'd traveled to. Each plant is labeled with the location it was acquired from, but the space labeled "Tokushima" has nothing planted in it… so Subaru decides to visit Tokushima.

After meeting a deadline, Subaru sleeps well into the afternoon. When he finally wakes, he's greeted by an email from Hiroto announcing that his sister Narumi and her friend Haru-chan will be paying him a visit. He barely has time to feel surprised by the short notice before the girls arrive at his door. They bring food made by Haru-chan's mother as a gift, and Subaru can't suppress his stomach's hungry growls in response. He wants to share it with Haru, but Haru-chan says human food isn't healthy for cats and offers to make some cat-safe homemade food for her.

It's the day of Subaru's autograph event. Seeing him in a strange suit and acting different than usual makes Haru feel worried, but Subaru hastily leaves without even noticing. Left alone in the house, Haru is suddenly overcome with anger… Meanwhile, as Subaru sees all the people who've come for his autograph, he shakes uncontrollably and wishes he could run away. But just then, someone familiar arrives…