Seit ein paar Tagen arbeitet Ohana nun im Gasthaus ihrer Großmutter, doch all ihre Anstrengungen sind offensichtlich vergebens. Sie wird immer noch von ihrer eigenen Großmutter zurechtgewiesen und Minko wünscht ihr weiterhin den Tod. Das alles arbeitet natürlich in Ohana und erweckt in ihr nur noch umso mehr den Drang es allen zu beweisen.
Sui instructs Nako to train Ohana to become a housekeeper, though she is quite shy about it. When Nako has to attend to another duty, Ohana, having been taught to only rely on herself, she cleans another room where the author Tarō Jirōmaru is staying by herself. When the staff's breakfast is cancelled due to an error by Minko in the kitchen, Ohana makes breakfast for everyone, though this only serves to irritate Minko further. Afterwards, Tarō complains that some drafts for his story have gone missing from his room which Ohana had cleaned earlier, having not been informed by Nako beforehand. After Sui instructs the others to go to resume their duties rather than search for the draft, junior chef Tōru Miyagishi takes Ohana to pick up some luggage. As Tōru mocks Ohana's ability to take care of herself, Ohana inadvertedly tells him to 'die' which nearly causes him to crash. Feeling guilty about it and taking a walk to reflect upon herself, Ohana decides to speak her mind against Minko and Nako, wanting to cook them their least favourite foods tomorrow as payback. The next day, Ohana finds some of Tarō's discarded works, which turn out to be erotic stories using her as a character.
「従業員として働きながら高校に通うこと」と、祖母である四十万スイ（しじま・すい）から厳しく言われ、
スイが経営する温泉旅館“喜翆荘”で、新たな生活を歩み始めた緒花。
それは思い描いていた生活とはほど遠い世界だった。
だが彼女は、板前見習いとして住み込みで働く鶴来民子（つるぎ・みんこ）や
同じ仲居の押水菜子（おしみず・なこ）をはじめ、喜翆荘で働く従業員たちと打ち解けようと孤軍奮闘。
しかしその頑張りが裏目に出てしまう。
