Umm, so we need to buy daikon radish, carrots, burdock, bamboo shoots, lotus root…

…fish cakes, sweet potatoes, and stewed chestnuts…

Phew, I guess I knew what I was getting myself into, but just buying the ingredients for the special New Year's dishes is exhausting in itself.

But don't you get excited when you realize that the New Year's holiday is right around the corner?

That's certainly true. Imagining everyone gathered together for New Year's dinner makes shopping for it fun!

All right, let's get the rest of the ingredients then, shall we?

Umm, next up we need shrimp. Where's the seafood section?

Wait a minute!

Huh? Are we forgetting something?

We forgot to get one of the most important items!

And what would that be?

This right here.

Huh? Those are bananas… They have nothing to do with traditional New Year's dishes!

That may be true, but for me, they are an extremely important ingredient.

Haruka loves chocolate and banana steamed cake. So I want to make it for her, even if it isn't a traditional New Year's dish.

Oh, I see. Now I get it.

In that case, maybe I should buy some special snacks for my sisters too.

Ooh, I bet they'd really love that.

*Giggle* Now I'm really looking forward to making the New Year's dishes after this!