*Pant* *Gasp* There's no sign of Nozomi anywhere.

She can't possibly have gone all that far yet.

Wait, over there!

Nozomi spotted! …Mmph!

Hm? I could have sworn I heard a voice just now…

I must have imagined it.

Phew, that was close!

Ai's joyful yelling almost got us caught.

Hey now! We don't really need to hide from her, do we?!

Oops, I wasn't thinking…

Anyway, where's Nozomi headed?

Goodness. I hadn't noticed that she was carrying a paper bag.

Did she have that when she left the clubroom?

I'm not sure if she did or not.

Could it be a present?

If it is, then maybe she's on her way to give it to someone?

Could it be…a date?

Whaaat?!

N-Nozomi has a DATE?!

Hey now, I think it's entirely possible that she might! That kind of thing would be a good explanation for why she's going home so early nowadays, right?

When Karin talks about this stuff she has a way of making it seem plausible.

E-Even if you are just joking, now it's even more imperative that we clarify things with Nozomi directly!

D-Dia! Shhh! Nozomi'll notice we're here!

M-My apologies! I wasn't thinking…

Anyway, let's track Nozomi and figure out where she's going.

Yes, let's. We can think about how to progress after that.

Oh! Nozomi's going inside somewhere!

That's…