The start of winter brings trying times for Hachiman. There s Iroha s selfish request for a date, his little sis Komachi s insistence on an overcrowded New Year s shrine visit, and Yukino s birthday on the horizon. Just as Hachiman and Yui are out shopping for the right gift, a chance meeting with Yukino s sister, Haruno, lands them in a social minefield one fraught with awkward family ties and a history everyone is reluctant to get in to.