As the snow deepens across Yomase-machi, Yuuki reflects on his grandfather’s encouragement to seek love and begin a fresh chapter. He spends quiet afternoons near the shrine, helping the anxious maiden practice warm greetings, while sharing playful exchanges with his enigmatic senpai at the boarding house. These small connections ease his sense of displacement, and a lively encounter at the café hints that romance may soon take root amid the winter scenery.