It’s a gorgeous cloudless, sunny day in early April. If you are going to have a welcome party for new students or a celebration of a new manager on such a nice day, the first thought for this time of year is usually cherry blossom viewing. The cherry blossoms will be in full bloom in another week. So, if you want to do it, you should do it now. However,

“Tsukasa!”

Akane shouts while waving at me with her arm raised with an envelope of tea held in her hand.

I’m at a shopping center located north of school, not Jocho Park, which is mentioned on the local news for its cherry blossoms this time of year. We happen to be in the food court of the mall, in front of a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Of course, the mall is completely unrelated to cherry blossoms.