It's summer, and they're both in Soukai City. Kiana's taking a break from making terrible dishes, and Kanata, who was just trying to help.

Kiana and Kanata are awkwardly sitting next to each other on a bench. They really don't have a single idea on what to talk about, so they're just observing their surroundings. A quiet, isolated place located in the city with a view that would make anyone's eyes sparkle. At the same time, they're also observing each other, and if their eyes meet contact, they just instantly blush and look away. Wanting to break the awkwardness, Kanata thinks of something good to start with. He comes up with an idea to go on a proper, planned date, as if they're not on one already. "Hey, Kiana..?" Kiana looks at Kanata and just stares. Meanwhile, Kanata's eyes are twitching from the awkward situation between the two. Kanata tries to break the ice, "So... since we're on a date right no-" Cut off by Kiana's words "O-oh, yeah, we're on a date.." Kanata just goes speechless for a while, just to think of where to go. "Kiana, why don't we go to the HOMU Arcade Centre? It seems like a good place to go."

Kiana didn't really mind where they would go, but all she cared about was being close to Kanata. Though, they weren't really doing anything, and.. they just wanted to do something to pass the time with each other. Kiana agrees and the two proceed to walk towards there, all the while Kiana locks her arm onto Kanata's. During this, an uneasy feeling went through Kanata as he felt like he was being followed, while Kiana seemed to be normally walking. But little did he know, Kiana was feeling the same. 'There's someone following us, I can feel it.' and the two of them thought the same thing.

"I didn't know that Kiana and Captain were already going out..." was what was partially heard, or at least what Kiana heard. Deciding to shrug it off, she just clinged on tight to Kanata's arm, giving him a sharp shock. Kiana starts to hum happily while she's very close to Kanata, people around them giving subtle yet hard stares, which did terrify Kanata a bit. "I'm definitely going to get a beating..."

After some time, Kanata started to get really, really nervous, thanks to his self-consciousness of being stared at. Kiana notices the sudden quirk by him. "Ehh, Kanata, what's wrong?" the sudden question took him by surprise for a bit, but he manages to respond "Ahahaha... it's nothing, really." Kiana could easily notice that Kanata is just trying to hide that he's being nervous, and.. "Kanata, you know I can sense when you're lying.." Kiana faces his cheek, a bit of embarrassment from her thoughts. She hesitantly licks his cheek from the bottom to the top, shocking him purely from the sensation it gave from the tongue. Kiana stops, closing her mouth while covering it, and saying "Because that's the taste of a liar~" in a smug tone with a wink. "K-Kiana.." As soon as she heard her name, she realised that what she just did was pretty embarassing, widening her eyes then covering her face while her whole face turns red. Kanata, being a 'smooth' person, says "You know.. I wouldn't mind you doing that again." Kiana instantly gets a lot more embarrassed, so she lightly pinched Kanata on his shoulder to get back at him. Kanata laughs it off, and continues walking together with a blushing Kiana.

Chapter 9.5 (Mini chapter) - Kiana Has.. a Big Appetite..

Kiana tugs on Kanata's shirt, while repeatedly saying"Kanata.. I'm hungryyyy!" Kanata feels the very, very strong pull by Kiana, and says in response, "Good timing, Kiana, I just got peckish for some food, too." Kiana got excited by his response, asking "So where are we heading to?" Kanata just smiles at her question, saying "Just follow me, you'll see." Kiana didn't really mind where they'd go, so she just heeds his request. As they arrived, Kiana is massively surprised at his choice. "H-HOMU Family Restaurant..? Why this?" As it turns out, Kanata knew about Kiana's intentions. "I know that you plan to become the head chef of this place, so it's probably a good idea.. I think." Kiana just gets a little bit too excited, knowing that Kanata knows her well despite it being nearly one year since they met, and the fact that he's been paying attention to Kiana, and jumps onto Kanata to hug him, and he nearly falls down, but saves himself from falling, thanks to his reflexes putting his right leg back. They both happily enter the restaurant and take a seat.

"At this rate, I'll run out of money.." Kanata was saying that to himself as he was facing Kiana, who was ordering a bunch of items on the menu. '"I'll have this, and this, and this.. Oh, and this too!" Kanata just smiled at the sight of Kiana somehow enjoying ordering random items from the menu. 'Bet she won't even finish it, it's too much!' was in Kanata's thoughts. Kiana noticed that he was smiling and occasionally talking to himself, but she looked away with a blush knowing he smiled at her. "You're cute, Kiana." She hears those words, and her face turns red with both happiness and embarassment. Just after 4 minutes of chatting later, and their meal arrives. They both say "Thanks for the meal!" silently, and start digging in. Kanata is eating slowly while appreciating his meal, while Kiana.. is vigorously chomping down her meal, one by one. Kanata observes Kiana, and his mind says 'That... is one LARGE appetite.' Kanata pays it no mind, until Kiana finished several minutes faster than him, which takes him for a surprise, considering how Kanata only ordered 1 meal for himself, and Kiana ordering more than 5. And so, the day ends with them heading home. Both laughing on the inside out of pure joy and happiness. Though, the feeling of being followed only appeared shortly after, but went after some time. Kiana stares at Kanata, telling him, "Hey, Kanata.. Let's do this more often, okay?" Kanata is able to understand her, and just nods while closing his eyes for a short moment.