We're back!

Glad to have you back. How'd it go?

Swimmingly! Ayumu's carp streamer took to the sky like a fish to water!

Mari held it by the mouth and sprinted at full speed to get it going.

Yeah, so I'm super parched right now.

Here, have some tea.

Yay! Thanks!

Ahhh! That hit the spot!

Now that Ayumu and Mari are back, why don't we all take a little break?

Good idea. We did just hit a bit of a wall.

You did?

Yeah. We had no shortage of ideas, but…

It's kind of like nothing really leaped out at us.

Hmm. So we haven't found this live show's special something yet?

Mmm. I wonder what it should be.

How about we go get something sweet? Shaking things up might give us that flash of inspiration.

If that's what we need, I've brought something for us. Go ahead and have some.

Ooh, these are oak-leaf mochi!

That's right. I picked them up from Homura Bakery on my way here so I could share them with you all.

Ooh, Japanese sweets from Honoka's bakery. I'm gonna have one right now.

Please help yourself.

Thanks so much! *Homph* Ooh! This is tasty!

*Munch* It really is. It has such a smooth texture.

*Homph* Mm-hmm. And there's something different, I think. Is it maybe the red bean paste?

That's exactly right! The red bean paste at Homura Bakery is completely unique.

They go to countless lengths to ensure that they get the absolute best out of the red beans. Flavor like this can't be developed in just a day.

*Giggle* You get so passionate when it comes to the Japanese sweets from Homura Bakery.

What?! N-No I do n—

*Munch* But I can definitely see why, since this is so delicious.

*Homph* Mmm! The most amazing red bean paste with the best mochi ever. Put the two together and you've got the ultimate combination!

The most amazing red bean paste paired with the best mochi ever…

OH! Mari! That's it!

Gwah! Hey! What's the big idea, shouting at me out of nowhere?!

I've figured out what our upcoming live show's special something should be!