Ryō Machiko is a girl who has been struggling to make her cooking taste good ever since her grandmother passed away a year ago. Her second cousin, Kirin Morino, comes to stay with her in Tokyo to study at a cram school following an argument with her moth. To Ryō's surprise, Kirin enjoys her nabe, with Ryō discovering it tastes good herself. The next day, after Kirin comes down with a fever following her first class, Ryō makes her some kitsune udon and inarizushi, reminding her of when her grandmother looked after her. That night, Kirin theorises that the reason Ryō hasn't been enjoying her cooking is because she's been eating alone, deciding to become more like a family member to her. The next day, Kirin returns home to make up with her mother, with Ryō looking forward to next week when they can eat together again.
リョウです。天国のおばあちゃん、お元気ですか？私は一人でもなんとか暮らしています。おばあちゃんが教えてくれた生活の知恵のおかげです。
……でも最近大変なんです！料理が下手になってしまったんです！どうしてなんでしょう？しかも毎週の土曜日に、はとこのきりんが泊まりにくることになってしまいました。受験勉強しなくちゃですし料理のおもてなしも自信が無いのに、断れなくて……。どうすればいいのかとても不安です！
