Indaba kaKanon, ephakathi nobusika, ikhuluma ngeqembu lamantombazane amahlanu axhumene nomfana ofanayo. U-Yuichi Aizawa, umlingiswa oyinhloko, wayevakashele idolobha lapho indaba yenzeka khona eminyakeni eyisikhombisa ngaphambi kokuqala kwendaba.
Ekuqaleni i-Yuichi isondelene kakhulu nedolobha kanye nezakhamizi zalo. Ngaphambi kokubuya kwakhe, kunqunywe ukuthi ahlale nomzala wakhe, uNayuki Minase, nonina, u-Akiko. Ngemva kwesikhathi eside engekho, u-Yuichi ukhohlwe cishe yonke into ngaphandle kwemininingwane emincane yalokho okwenzeka eminyakeni eyisikhombisa edlule futhi udinga ukukhunjuzwa ngalokho akushiya ngemuva.
Ngosuku olungemva kokubuya kuka-Yuichi, uphuma no-Nayuki omkhombisa idolobha. U-Nayuki ukhumbula ukuthi kufanele athenge izinto zesidlo sakusihlwa futhi u-Yuichi uyanqikaza ukuhamba naye, ephikisana ngokuthi angase alahleke. Ngemva kwesikhashana uNayuki emshiye elindile eceleni komgwaqo, intombazane engaziwa okuthiwa u-Ayu Tsukimiya ingena kuye ngesexwayiso esincane. Lapho eseluleme, umhudulela esitolo esiseduze futhi uyavuma ukuthi untshontshe isikhwama esigcwele i-taiyaki engazi ngemuva kokuthuswa umthengisi ngephutha ngaphambi kokuba athole ithuba lokukhokha. U-Yuichi ube esehudulela u-Ayu kumdayisi, bobabili baxolisa ngenkinga, futhi u-Ayu uxolelwe. Banquma ukuphinde bahlangane ngolunye usuku bese u-Ayu ebaleka.
U-Yuichi akazi ekuqaleni, kodwa amanye amantombazane amathathu ayewakhohliwe ajwayelene naye. Kuyo yonke indaba, njengoba efunda mayelana nokungaphansi kwamandla angaphezu kwemvelo kwedolobha, u-Yuichi ukhunjuzwa ngentombazane ngayinye kanye nezenzakalo zeminyaka eyisikhombisa edlule edolobheni elimbozwe yiqhwa.
