Ise Nanao was not one for romantics, but - at least in her taichou's opinion - that was nothing a few dozen flowers couldn't change.

In the end, he was half right. The flowers themselves had no effect. Neither did the tag reading: "I'll love you until the last one dies."

However, he was quite pleased when the realization that the twelfth flower was sculpted from glass brought a fleeting, rosy blush to her cheeks.