After witnessing the disaster with Tsukasa inviting Makino to lunch a few days ago, Sojori decided to take action for his friend. He couldn't stand watching him pining for her all day long, not caring about anything else. So, what was his plan? Go talk to her best friend : Yuki and telling her to talk to Makino about what they talked about, hoping it'd soften Makino's obtuse heart. Couldn't she see she was hurting him, going out with another guy like that? His heart was breaking for his friend. And that was why he went to Okami-san's dango shop this afternoon, to talk with Yuki, hoping her best childhood friend can convince her Tsukasa's a good guy too. He opened the door to the familiar dango shop, only seeing Okami-san greeting him. He attempted a greeting :

"Hello, Okami-san, may I see Yuki?"

"What's this about? She's working right now?"

"Couldn't you hire someone else, I'll be paying for her or him."

"All, right, all right! Yuki! Someone's here to see you!" to which Yuki got to the door, surprised at seeing Sojiro standing there. She stammered :

"What-are-you-doing-here?"

"I'm here to talk about to you about your best friend and my best friend. Let's go somewhere private." Without waiting for her response, he grabbed her wrist and opened the door and Okami-san told them :

"Have fun talking!"

Sojiro led Yuki to an expensive coffee shop. She was amazed, having never stepped foot where coffee was 100$ each. She "awed" at their interior decor, their cozy sofas and the waiters. She never got the opportunity to have coffee at such an expensive place. The sofas were leather, the lamps were crystals and the tables really fancy. She never in her life imagined herself in such a place. She began to Sojiro :

"Well, what did you want to talk about?"

"Shall we order our drinks first? A lattee for me please, you can order whatever you like." he suggested.

She took a glance at their menu : 200$ a regular coffee. She didn't know how much Sojiro's drink cost, but she thought since he was paying, she'd better grab this once in a lifetime opportunity and said to her waitress :

"A cappucino for me please. Shall we get started on our talk?" she then asked Sojiro.

"Yes of course. So, Tsukasa's feelings for your friend are real, you know." he answered.

"I know, but would you break-up a perfectly happy couple just because someone else is in love with one of the partners?"

"Are they perfectly happy?"

"Yes, there's no one else for Tsukushi than Kazuya, besides, he's always liked her, been good to her since kindergarten."

"There's really no hope for Tsukasa to get her heart, then?" said Sojiro, melancholy.

"None, whatsoever."

"But you know, he's only like that to everyone else because he's lonely and as your friend pointed out a few days ago, he isn't very happy in his life, he just wants to be loved, you know."

"I know, but that doesn't change that she's already in a relationship."

"I know, so you won't do anything to help him?"

"I get that you're well-intentioned for your friend, but I'm afraid I can't be of any help to you."

"Because she already got a boyfriend, right?"

"Yes, it wouldn't be right to break them up, you know." said Yuki persistently.

"I just hope you can still talk to your friend about it." said Sojiro as he walked out of the cafe, leaving his lattee unfinished. Yuki also left, feeling out of place in such an expensive coffee house.

On her way back to Okami-san's store, she debated on whether to talk to Tsukushi about what Sojiro said to her, she decided against it because she wasn't going to let anyone else break Kazuya and her bestie up. They were perfect for each other : He made her happy, made her smile as he kissed her, held her hands and etc. She wasn't going to ruin that for them. Out of nowhere, an elegant person appeared in the door. She welcomed her with an overly friendly tone:

"Welcome to Okami-san's dango shop, how can I help you?"

"Hello, I'm Domyouji Tsukasa's older sister, Tsubaki, are you Makino Tsukushi-san?"

"I'm sorry, you're mistaken, it's her afternoon off today."

"Could you tell me where she could be please?"

"What would you want with her?"

"Why so gruff? Just a talk."

"I see, you gotta be in league with Sojiro."

"No, dear, I'm not, I'm on my own, really, because I'm tired of seeing my little brother heart-broken."

"Oh I see, then, she went out with Kazuya-kun just walking around the park near Eitoku."

"Thank you dear, I'll be on my way then, and 2 dangos, please, they seem so delicious and fresh. Are they freshly made every day?"

"And handmade too." answered Yuki with pride.

"I'll take 2, please."

"Which flavours?"

"Whichever ones you think are the best." answered Tsubaki cryptically.

Yuki took 2 strawberry dangos and handed them over to Domyouji's older sister. After she left, Yuki thought she was really pretty, a real lady. The luck Tsukushi's got to be one of the richest's guy crush! She secretly hoped she'd eventually break up by herself with Kazuya and give him a chance, such was her opinion, although she didn't give any hope to Sojiro earlier.

Domyouji Tsubaki, Tsukasa's elder sister got to the park Yuki indicated, and indeed saw her little brother's crush with another guy. She assumed this other guy would be the Kazuya-kun Yuki talked to her about. While waiting on her bench for the two to part, she savored her freshly handmade strawberry dangos, that only cost her a few dollars. She thought Makino and her colleague were really lucky to be commoners, because they got the power to do, say, think and feel whatever they wanted to their heart's content, whereas her poor and dear little brother could just nod whenever their mother told him to say, think, feel however she wanted him to. After finishing her cakes, she noticed Makino saying goodbye to her boyfriend and him pecking her. She thought of her brother and her heart broke for him. She never met her before, but instantly knew the reason why her brother loved her so much and was going to tell her so. She got up to her and introduced herself :

"Hello, I'm Domyouji Tsubaki, Tsukasa's older sister, you must be Makino Tsukushi-san?"

"Yes am I and what could you possibly want with me?" She asked rudely.

"Just a talk about my little brother and you."

"Why should I agree?"

"I'll make it worth your while, there are some things I'd like you to know about him."

"There's nothing I should know about him, since he's ruining my relationship with my boyfriend. Now, I don't got all afternoon, so would you please get out of my way?" She asked with polite sarcasm.

"No, I'm afraid it wouldn't do, I was only being nice to you because I thought you a nice girl, but I will talk to you this afternoon no matter what." She said grabbing Tsukishi by her wrist.

"You will come with me to my home to talk." With that, she dragged her in her car, with a struggling Tsukushi, yelling that she'd call the police on her. To which she replied :

"They won't do anything to any of the Domyouji's, so you might as well stop your struggle and get in my car and get to my home to talk to me." She said forcing her in her fancy car. To this, Tsukishi didn't attempt to resist anymore, hence why she went with her to the Domyoujis home.

There, she awed at it's big rooms thinking that their living room was bigger than her entire house. Everything was furnished luxuriously and with taste and elegance. It obviously cost them a lot to furnish and decorate their place. Without any energy left, she slumped into one of their comfortable leather sofas in their living room, with Domyouji Tsubaki right across. She began with :

"I apologize for all this, but if you didn't struggle, I wouldn't have done this. So please feel at home."

"I will, thank you, Miss Domyouji."

"Please call me Tsubaki, and I'm married, so I'm not a Domyouji anymore technically speaking."

"My apologies, Tsubaki."

"So, let me begin by telling you that my little brother just wants to be loved and he was rambling the reasons why he chose you, you know."

"Yes, go on." Tsukushi wasn't sure what to say to her at this point, so she just let her continue her monologue.

"You see, our mother raised him harshly, never gave him an ounce of motherly love, affection. He wants to live these things, and was hoping he could be happy with you, Makino-san."

"Please call me Tsukushi too. I wish I could help him, but I'm already in a relationship with someone else I love. And I can't be with him because I don't love him."

"Why can't you try to understand and love him?"

"Because he's too rich."

"Why is that a problem?"

"We're from complete different worlds, we've got nothing in common, and he thinks he can buy my love with money."

"So these were merely excuses, the last bit you said to me is the real reason why. You see, Tsukasa doesn't know any other lifestyle, he's been born in a rich family. And that's exactly why he's in love with you, Tsukushi-chan, because you're not after his wealth."

"I understand that, but I can't do much for him because I'm already taken."

"So, if you didn't have a boyfriend already, would you give him a chance?"

"I didn't say that either."

"What would make you give him a chance?"

"Firstly, that he stops his violent ways, I don't like violent men. He hits whenever he feels like it, as a brute does."

"He's got a softer side too, I'll make sure to tell him that. If he changed, would you consider him as your potential partner?"

"As I said, we're complete opposites and would clash a lot, so even then, I wouldn't."

"So, there's really no chance for you to even think about my little brother?"

"No."

"You know. I don't wish him to suffer the same fate as I did, and I just want him to be happy with someone who he loves and loves him back."

"Why should I care about his happiness? Now, if you're done talking to me, I'll get leaving or I'd be late for dinner."

"Fine, take care, but would you please consider what I said to you." Tsubaki said to Tsukushi and bid her goodbye, telling her to call her if she changed her mind about Tsukasa. Tsukushi thought she'd never and went quietly home to have dinner with her family.