Hey Ayumu, which way leads to the carpet of hydrangeas?

That way.

Wait a minute!

What's wrong?

An idea for a song just hit me while I was looking at the rain-soaked flowers.

I have to write it down before I forget. My planner should do…

She looks so intense.

So a song idea really can just strike you out of nowhere.

Perhaps we should invite Maki along next time.

I feel like even sounds have a special shade to them.

Obviously the concept of that shade differs from person to person…

But I think that it's a similar process, whether you're making a song by layering sounds together or painting a picture by layering many shades.

A song conceived right here in this garden… I can't wait to hear it.

We all may have borne witness to the birth of a musical masterpiece just now.

*Giggle* Maybe.

Phew. Sorry to hold everyone up.

I got some surprisingly good results from looking at all the pretty hydrangeas.

I bet you could get heaps of inspiration from scenery like this.

Yes. It's as though you're being healed just from looking at it, or maybe like your heart is growing calmer.

The hydrangeas…look kind of tasty.

D-Don't even joke, Ruby. Some kinds of hydrangeas are poisonous, so it'd be dangerous to eat them.

Ah, sorry, that's not what I meant. I was just thinking that they look a bit like Japanese sweets.

You're right. They'd complement a Japanese sweet design perfectly.

I'm stealing that idea! I'll see what my mom thinks about it when I get home.

We all may have borne witness to the birth of a new confectionery classic just now.

I feel like that's not quite it.

Honoka, let me know if you do make a Japanese sweet based on a hydrangea. I want to let Dia taste it.

Of course!

You really love Dia a lot, don't you, Ruby?

Eheheh, I do!