Several months after starting high school, Yuuko Konagai still has no friends because she has trouble talking to others. When she returns home from another exhausting school day, waiting there to greet her are...

It's the weekend. Yuuko is relaxing in her room, playing a game on her smartphone. Maa sits nearby, intrigued by the movements of Yuuko's fingers. Rou is reading a book, and Shii is drawing a picture.

Maa sits sulking in Yuuko's room, and Rou tries to console her. Meanwhile, Shii is worried about Yuuko, who is at school.

Maa, Shii, and Rou see Yuuko off to school, where Yuuko seems to be having much more fun lately. Maa suggests that they do something fun too. What could she mean by "something fun"?

Rou turns on the TV with the remote control. Maa and Shii are intrigued by the program that's on, but Maa grows bored and changes the channel...

Yuuko is looking at a festival flyer in her room. Though Yuuko doesn't like big crowds, Maa is intrigued by the idea of a festival and begs to go, so Yuuko takes her three cats to check out the festival.

At the festival, Yuuko and Azumi walk along a street lined with food stalls, accompanied by Shii and Rou. They're looking for Maa and Elsa, who have strayed from the group, when Ran shows up...