Fourteen-year-old Machi Amayadori, sick and tired of life in her boring mountain village, wants to move to the big city, but she must prove herself ready after having been raised by a talking bear.

While those responsible for her decide that Machi should go to a local high school, she refuses to give up on going to school in the city; she manages to persuade Natsu, who gives her homework to prepare her.

Machi starts losing her enthusiasm to work on her assignments to prepare herself to go to school in the city, so she suggests that they perform the kagura ritual for a change of pace.

Yoshio asks Machi if she can survive without Natsu; offended by Yoshio's question, she starts listing the things she can do by herself; a punk harasses Machi, who cries to Natsu for help.

One of the kids in the village gets put in a cell with Natsu as punishment for being naughty; Natsu tells Machi the importance of sensing the mood in order to maintain a good relationship with others.