Months had passed after Ichigo's competition against Koshiro san. She opened a new shop in the London Marie's Garden with Kashino. They took this opportunity to spend more time with each other and know each other more. Ichigo has started to like Kashino more than anyone else, but she was too shy to show her feelings to Kashino. Even her partner Vanilla was worried about her lately.
One day, Ichigo decided to pick up her courage and say everything that was in her mind to Kashino. Believe it or not, Kashino felt the same way. He said he really enjoyed making sweets with Ichigo and wished to stay with her forever. A few days later, Kashino asked Ichigo to go out for dinner with him. They had a wonderful time at dinner and when they were going back home, they held hands and walked along the path. They were so into each other that they didn't notice someone looking at them. It was Koshiro. She envied the way Kashino treated Ichigo and decided to ruin their relationship.
She told everyone at the campus that Ichigo is dating Kashino. Very soon, the story spread like a wildfire around the school. Even Ichigo's friends, Hanabasa ,Andou, Rumi and Kana were shocked to hear that. But Ichigo didn't care. She only cared about Kashino. Everyday, they would walk to their classrooms and eat lunch together. "As long as Kashino is by my side, I don't care what others do to me." That was what she had in mind everyday.
Seeing Ichigo and Kashino's relationship blooming so nicely, which made Koshiro even more jealous. She started spreading rumors around the girls dorm that Kashino didn't like her at all. The only reason he agreed to be Ichigo's girlfriend is because he wanted to use her to win the next Cake Grand Prix competition and go to Paris. Ichigo overheard a few girls talking about that in the hallways, and immediately her heart froze and cracked into pieces. She couldn't believe what she just heard, but everything just seems so real. Later on that day, when Kashino tried to talk to her, she just walks away and ignore him.