In this first part of the Christmas story, hotaru asks the himono to go out with him. He tells the old man that since he was born, he feels sorry for the way he treated Yuka. He says that since they were children, he has always acted so feminine around her. But now, he says, he realizes that he is at the bottom of the food chain, and that he has no choice but to go along with the plan of topknot. He promises to take her back to his castle this time, and tells her that he will be in Japan for the Christmas holidays. He also says that they will be spending the whole night together, and he asks her what she is doing. She tells him that she has received a bouquet from Giuliano, and she says that she will take him back to her castle. He asks her if she has any plans of his own. She says that he had planned to bring a little cake to a certain couple who were visiting the christmas eve cafe, but that they had snuck into the cafe after hours and looked pretty steamy. She asks him who the new man is, but he says that it is not him, but a "certain vip couple" who will be visiting the cafe. He wants to bring them some cake, but says that some things take a lot of effort, and so he is going to make it himself.