More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death.

Takako and Satoru fight when she suggests that he and Momoko take a trip. She offers to run the shop for a few days while they travel to some hot springs, but he refuses. Though Momoko loves the idea, Satoru does not want to leave the shop or stop working for even a few days. Takako is confused, having believed that he would appreciate her offer, and grows increasingly frustrated as they argue.

The next day, Takako meets Wada at the Saveur and panics when he asks if they can discuss something. She is convinced that it is something serious and oscillates between believing that he might break up with her and thinking that he might ask to marry her. She is relieved when he admits that he is trying to write a novel. He explains that he always wanted to write but never really tried. He is inspired by the Morisaki Bookshop and Takako’s family and wants to set the novel there. Takako feels that Wada opening up to her is a major step in their relationship, but she warns him that she is in a fight with her uncle when Wada asks to visit the bookshop for research.