ashi ' s ▁house ▁to ▁treat ▁the ▁w ound . ▁To yo ▁tells ▁him ▁about ▁a ▁man ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁love ▁with , ▁but ▁rejected ▁public ly ▁out ▁of ▁fear ▁of ▁his ▁friend ' s ▁re actions ▁and ▁because ▁the ▁man ▁was ▁moving ▁away . ▁To yo ▁finally ▁accepts ▁Kob ay ashi ' s ▁feelings . ▁They ▁initially ▁keep ▁their ▁relationship ▁secret ▁from ▁Nar u , ▁afraid ▁of ▁hur ting ▁her , ▁but ▁she ▁quickly ▁real izes ▁what ▁is ▁going ▁on . ▁She ▁y ells ▁at ▁Kob ay ashi ▁for ▁lying ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁friends , ▁then ▁tells ▁him ▁she ▁is ▁okay ▁with ▁their ▁relationship . ▁After ▁they ▁part ▁ways , ▁she ▁wal ks ▁along ▁cry ing ▁and ▁runs ▁into ▁I da , ▁who ▁comfort s ▁her . ▁ ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁Hash iz ume ' s ▁b oss ▁a ids ▁him ▁in ▁opening ▁his ▁own ▁restaurant , ▁which ▁he ▁names ▁" Id a ." ▁Kob ay ashi ▁is ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁same ▁college ▁that ▁To yo ▁is ▁att ending , ▁and ▁To yo ▁has ▁passed ▁the ▁government ▁test ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance . ▁Nar u ▁is ▁continu ing ▁to ▁get ▁past ▁her ▁re jection . ▁As ▁more ▁time ▁passes , ▁Hash iz ume ' s ▁restaurant ▁grows ▁popular ▁and ▁he ▁h ires ▁a ▁single ▁female ▁assistant , ▁Ka ori . ▁I da ▁grows ▁une asy ▁about ▁his ▁being ▁close ▁to ▁a ▁beautiful ▁woman ▁until ▁Hash iz ume ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁both ▁gay