They called her a himono-an unmarriageable woman, freeze-dried and set aside. But some things just need time to age, like a fine wine...and five years after calling off her marriage to Takano-buchou, Hotaru's really come into her own. But what about Buchou?! And Makoto?! And His Higness?! And Yuuka?! And even Yamada-san?! This is the story of a himono adrift in the seas of love, and all the friends she made on her way back to shore...