The exchange student is back in the class, and he's just as good as before. He's a little bummed that he hasn't improved as much as the previous year's exchange student, who is just as cute and talented. He asks the exchange student to help him buy a gift for a friend who's going to be celebrating his birthday tomorrow. He wants to buy the friend a gift, but he doesn't know where to get it. He also wants to give the friend something practical, like a scarf or a scarf-like thing. He suggests that they go to a nearby snack shop, where they can buy snacks for the new friend. They head over to the snack shop to find out more about the new exchange student. He seems to like opera, cats, and coupons, so maybe they'll give him a gift that's practical. They'll also check out the coffee shop to see if they can find the new guy's number. They find out that the guy they're talking to is named Lan du, and that he works at a coffee shop. Lan du is bummed that they haven't been in class today, because he has to go to work. He tells Lan du that he'll be back soon, and Lan du tells him that he needs to go back and finish some paperwork at the academy. Lan says that it's nice to spend time with him today, but that he can't go back to work until tomorrow. Lan asks if he can have some snacks, but Lan du won't let him eat any snacks since he came back from school. He says that he has one chocolate bar left, so Lan du suggests that Lan du find