Subaru is at home doing his favorite thing, reading... but then Hiroto and Kawase show up, robbing him of his time alone. Then Kawase suddenly orders Subaru to buy a collar for Haru immediately, saying it'll help identify her in the event that she gets lost. So Subaru heads for the pet shop, where Nana helps him find a suitable collar. But Nana also tells him that many cats dislike collars and only end up stressed out by them. Will Haru approve of her new collar?

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.