Ohana kann es kaum noch erwarten die Bewertung des Kissuisos im aktuellen Reiseführer nachzulesen, allerdings ist die Euphorie schnell wieder verflogen. Das Kissuiso wird im Reiseführer als altmodisches und drittklassiges Gasthaus betitelt. Ohana ist so wütend darüber und beschließt darum den Autor zur Rede zu stellen.
After the Kissuisō gets a scathing review in a magazine, it becomes apparents that all the hot spring inns in the area are receiving poor reviews whilst a newly constructed hotel is being praised. Wanting to get to the bottom of this, Ohana heads to Tokyo to find out who's responsible for the review, which turns out to be her mother, Satsuki. She reveals she wrote a poor review under orders from higher ups, which annoys Ohana, who had been bottling up her annoyances with her. When Satsuki refuses to go to Kissuisō to give her true opinion, Ohana decides to stage a protest. Whilst doing so, she decides to visit Kōichi, only to notice another girl seemingly attached to him. After hearing from Kōichi that the girl has an unrequited love for him, Ohana feels guilty and runs off into the rain in tears, but is found by Minko and Tōru.
湯乃鷺温泉街の特集が載った旅行雑誌の発売日。
緒花は旅館ランキングでの喜翆荘の高評価を期待していたが、現実は10点満点中の5点。
またランキングの結果を受けてか、予約キャンセルが相次いでいた。
ランキングの結果に納得のできない緒花は、
「喜翆荘にめちゃくちゃな評価をつけた犯人と戦ってきます」と書おきを残し、電車に飛び乗っていた。
交渉（？）のすえ、なんとか出版社で記事を担当したライターの名刺を見せてもらうのだが……。
