Ending the Year with a Big Clean-Up!?/Story

### Year's End in the Lakeside Country

It's the end of the year, and the Knight Commander has brought Great Burnet and Viola along to attend the New Year's ceremony at Lotus Lake. The party decide to take a walk around the city while they wait for New Year.

**Great Burnet:** Please take a look, Master? We're almost at our destination, I can see the city of Lotus Lake?
So the mission this time is to guard you, who has been invited to the New Year's ceremony, Master? So I should absolutely not leave Master's side?
But, is there going to be any problems in this event? In case of any unlikely event, I should confirm the topography of the city's suburbs for now?
Ooh... A beautiful view? The city is even busier because of the year's end celebrations?
It's been a long time since the country opened, and Lotus Lake has held many different festivals since?
I expect everyone wants to have a peaceful New Year and end their year safely?
Burnet would also like to celebrate New Year with Master once the ceremony is over? There is a mountain of things I want to do? Cards, Monopoly, this new strategy board game...
**Pest:** GishaaaaAAAAAAA!!!!
**Great Burnet:** Pest? Pests aren't part of the plan for New Year?
Ah, right before my eyes...!? I don't have any chance to choose my time and place?
But don't worry about it? I have already taken measures to prevent this from happening?
**Pest:** GishaA, GishaaaAAAAAAAAA!!!!
**Great Burnet:** As you're solely distracted by Burnet...
**Viola:** Teyaaaa!!
**Pest:** GyaAa!? Gi, Gigiiii......
**Great Burnet:** Then this happens?
**Viola:** Funi! I did it! You're not hurt, are you Danchou-san?
**Danchou:** I'm fine, thanks.
**Viola:** Ehehe, you're welcome! I'm glad it went well! Great Burnet-san's strategy was amazing!
**Great Burnet:** It wasn't complicated enough to call it a strategy? The credit definitely goes to Viola for killing the pest in a single blow? I can feel your daily improvement?
**Viola:** It's all thanks to the loads and loooads of work I do every day! It's the results of my training!
Don't you think so, Danchou-san? I've gotten better♪

*- If option 1 “You've improved wonderfully.” is chosen;*
***Viola:** Ehehehe♪ I was complimented by Danchou-san!*
***Great Burnet:** So Viola is the type to improve further by compliments? Amazing Master, you understand her well?*

*- If option 2 “You still have a long way to go.” is chosen;*
***Viola:** A long way...!? You mean I still can improve even more!?*
*Funi! I'm going to work even harder and harder to live up to Danchou-san's expectations!*
***Great Burnet:** The strength of her resolve... There's no doubt that Viola can become even stronger?*

**Great Burnet:** Now now, the obstacles have all been dealt with, so it's about time we went to the city? We have free time until New Year comes, so it's possible to enjoy the festival?
**Viola:** Let's do that! I heard that there are lots of different stalls, so I'm really excited♪
**Great Burnet:** The rumours say that there are many game stalls in Lotus Lake during the Year's End? Burnet can't help but also be interested?
**Viola:** Funi♪ Let's have tons of fun!
Ah, but but, we need to take care to not make our best clothes all dirty!
**Great Burnet:** Your best clothes really suit you, Viola?
**Viola:** Ehehe, thank you! Violet-oneechan helped me dress♪
When I told her I was going on a mission to Lotus Lake for New Year, she prepared them for me!
You also have a really wonderful kimono, Great Burnet-san! Ehehe, it makes me really happy to see you in a different outfit from what you always wear♪
**Great Burnet:** Well... When in Rome, do as the Romans do? It's fine to do that sometimes...?
**Viola:** It really is a festival. We have to enjoy ourselves to the fullest!
O-K, let's go to town! Let's go! Yay!

### A Slightly Strange Flower Knight

While the party are enjoying the festival, they meet Crinum, a Flower Knight on security detail who acts a little strange. They join with Peace Lily, who is also working on the same security team, and the two of them decide to show the party around the festival.

**Viola:** Waa♪ It's so lively with this many people and stalls♪
**Great Burnet:** The visitors look like they're having fun? The stall workers look very busy, but also look like they're having fun?
Muu... I've discovered a board game stall? If you can beat the boss, you can get a grand prize?
... Master, may I play one game?
**Danchou:** Of course.
**Great Burnet:** Burnet will definitely win? I'll win the grand prize and then I'll be able to repay Master for looking after me all this year?
**Game Stall Boss:** Welcome! Ara, will you take the challenge, little lady? This game's a little difficult so will you be alright? There are easier board game stalls over...
**Great Burnet:** Don't worry? I already have experience playing this game? I know all the rules, so let's start quickly?
**Game Stall Boss:** Good grief... I'm not good with amateurs...
**Great Burnet:** ... And this ends it? You have no choice but to forfeit?
**Game Stall Boss:** Ri... Ridiculous...! For me, the Board Queen of Hama to be...!?
**Great Burnet:** What a cold response...?
**Game Stall Boss:** Aahaahaa! No, I lost, what a perfect defeat. Please take anything you want as a prize.
**Great Burnet:** Anything? I'll take this stuffed toy with me?
Ah, I should tidy up the pieces from the game...
**????:** Shhh............!!
**Great Burnet:** ...?? The pieces have been tidied neatly? On top of that, they've been polished...
**Game Stall Boss:** Ara, you've even tidied up! Hey, as thanks, please take another prize!
**Great Burnet:** Ah, that wasn't Burnet...
.........?
**Viola:** Funi! What a cute stuffed toy! Are you sure I can have it?
**Great Burnet:** I ended up getting two, so there's no problem? I really want you to accept these, Master and Viola?
**Viola:** Thank you!
Great Burnet-san is so cool! You won that complicated looking game with ease and even gave me and Danchou-san presents!
I want to give you two presents too! Hmm... Is there a game that I can even play? It would be good if it wasn't too complicated a game...
**Shooting Range Boss:** Welcome, welcome! How about some target practice? If you hit, you'll win a prize!
**Viola:** Ah, that shooting range over there! Excuse me, one ticket please!
**Shooting Range Boss:** Welcome! Here, your gun and pellets, good luck!
**Viola:** Yes! Let's go...!
Funi! I got three bags of mixed candy♪ Here, a present for you, Danchou-san and Great Burnet-san!
**Great Burnet:** Thank you? Boiled sweets are essential for recovering your focus after using your brain? This is the best result possible?
**Viola:** Ehehe♪ Thank you too, Shooting Range-san! I'll give you back my gun...
**????:** Shhh............!!
**Viola:** Fuwaa!? J-just now...?
Huh, this gun was polished in a split second!
**Great Burnet:** The same kind of thing happened to Burnet before? I took my eyes of the game pieces for a moment and they were all shining...
While you were shooting, Viola, similar phenomena occurred at the surrounding stalls? Judging by the route, it's probably... That person's doing?
**????:** Shhh! Shhshh.........!
**Viola:** Fuwawa...! She's going all over and polishing all of the stall's equipment! Dice, ring toss rings, and even the cards are shining!
**Great Burnet:** She cleans faster than the eye can see... If it wasn't for Burnet, we'd have missed her?
**Peace Lily:** Aah, there she is! Coming out this far to clean ... You really saved me, Japanese Snowball Bush-san.
**Japanese Snowball Bush:** No, I only predicted her movement patterns.
**Viola:** Funi? Do you know that girl who's cleaning?
**Japanese Snowball Bush:** Yes, she's a Flower Knight of Lotus Lake...
... Ara, if it isn't Danchou-san? I heard that you were coming to join in with the New Year events, but you're already here. Thank you for coming.
**Peace Lily:** New Year's event... Then, you must be Blossom Hill's Danchou-san? I never thought I'd be able to meet you in a place like this.
I'm Lotus Lake's Peace Lily, it's a pleasure.
So are these beautiful kimono wearing cute young ladies the Flower Knights who are guarding you?
**Great Burnet:** Exactly as you say? More importantly... I'm interested in what you said before?
You managed to predict the movement pattern of that cleaning Flower Knight... Could it be that there's a big problem?
**Peace Lily:** Aah no, it's nothing as serious as that. It's just, she... Crinum-san is a kid with a slightly strange habit.
Heey, Crinum-san!
**Crinum:** ... Yes! Peace Lily-san, Japanese Snowball Bush-san! Excuse me, I was in the middle of my patrol, and then...
**Peace Lily:** No, it's fine. Bur I never thought you'd go so far as to go to the complete opposite side of where our patrol area is...
**Crinum:** Yes... As soon as I laid eyes on the stalls, I had to sanitise them, then before I knew it, I was here...
Ah... Th-this man here is...?
... Is this Blossom Hill's Danchou-san? My name is Crinum. I'm very pleased to meet you.
... Ah, no, it's nothing. Um... I'm just not used to being around men...
**Japanese Snowball Bush:** By the way, what are you doing after this, Danchou-san?
**Great Burnet:** We don't have anything in mind? The plan is to wander around the festival?
**Japanese Snowball Bush:** I see. It must have been fate that we were able to meet here so we can show you around the festival, but unfortunately my plans for the rest of today are full...
**Peace Lily:** Ah, then if you don't mind, I'll show you around? It's about time for shift change anyway.
How about you, Crinum-san?
**Crinum:** Y-yes. If you're fine with me, please allow me to show you around.
**Viola:** Funi, thank you♪
**Crinum:** There are various attractions at this festival, so please enjoy yourselves. Well, shall we go?

### Festival Sightseeing

The Knight Commander's party looks around the New Year's festival under the guidance of Crinum and Peace Lily. Great Burnet challenges a board game stall, but...

**Peace Lily:** We have arrived! This is our first stop.
**Soapwort:** Huh, Danchou-san! Everyone else is here too!
**Viola:** This stall... Has a really wonderful smell!
**Peace Lily:** Everyone, please take a goo-ood look around all the stalls on this street.
**Viola:** Goo-ood? \*Stare---......\*
... Funi? All of the stalls on the right hand side have “Tempura” written on them!
**Great Burnet:** The left is “cake”... It's certainly a strange combination?
**Soapwort:** Fufufu, this place is popularly called “The Two Majesties' Feast Street”!
**Crinum:** You do know of the two queens of Lotus Lake, Lotus-sama and Pygmy Water Lily-sama, right? Lotus-sama is famously a huge fan of tempura, and Pygmy Water Lily-sama is a famously a huge fan of cake.
There's a story that the two of them once had a heated debate at the palace over whether tempura or cake was more tasty.
**Peace Lily:** Because of the spread of this rumour, year by year, the number of stalls selling cakes or tempura have been increasing at the New Year's festivals enough to make an entire street of them.
**Soapwort:** Will you all try some? Every single stall is super tasty♪
**Viola:** Well, I'm going to start with cake! \*Gomph...!\*
... Mmm♪ It's so sweet and tasty♪
**Great Burnet:** \*Huff, huff...\* The tempura is tasty too... I should definitely put this on top of New Year's soba?
**Peace Lily:** Fufu, I'm happy you like it.
**Crinum:** Ara, Viola-san! There's cream around your mouth...!
**Viola:** Funi? Fumumu!
Ah, thank you. But I can wipe my own mouth by myself.
**Crinum:** Ah, e-excuse me...! As soon as I saw the mess, my hands just...
**Great Burnet:** You work really fast, Crinum-san? It's certainly a conditioned reflex?
**Soapwort:** Amazing, it's all sparkling in an instant!
**Viola:** Funini, I need to eat tidily too! I'll take care.
**Crinum:** No, it was me who suddenly acted rudely...
Well, let's get back on track and go to the next place.
**Soapwort:** Safe travels, have fun♪
**Great Burnet:** This is... The atmosphere is so tense, even though it's a festival? All the people who have gathered are concentrating very hard...?
**Hare's Ear:** Ara, if it isn't Danchou-san. Welcome to “Parfum Notte's Board Game Street”.
**Great Burnet:** Board Game Street? What a captivating name...!
**Peace Lily:** Haven't you heard that Lotus Lake's New Year's festivals always have a lot of board game stalls?
**Viola:** Ah, Great Burnet-san said that before! She said that there's a lot of game stalls!
**Peace Lily:** Actually, the mobile casino “Parfum Notte” sponsored the hosting of this festival. They lent out a lot of game tools.
**Great Burnet:** So then they were allowed to line a street with board game stalls? This is certainly an attractive street for Burnet?
What a great feeling... I want to try out the games here too?
**Hare's Ear:** Yes of course, I don't mind. But this is a street that has many games that are favoured by experts, so please don't take this challenge lightly.
**Peace Lily:** Is that so...? This street's games might be a little too difficult for you, Great Burnet-chan...
**Great Burnet:** You say that, but I still want to play? I'll go and take a look?
**Peace Lily:** Ah, Great Burnet-chan!
She's gone... Will she be alright?
A game is a game, but this will be a challenge. It'll be fine if she doesn't get in a bad mood when she loses, but...
**Danchou:** Great Burnet won't lose.
**Peace Lily:** Eh? She won't... Really?

### There's Something for Everyone

Crinum is a Flower Knight who is extremely fond of cleaning. Her desire to clean runs wild and she begins a massive clean up of the entire festival venue. Great Burnet comes up with a plan to deal with Crinum.

**Great Burnet:** ... And now it's over?
**Viola:** Funi, Great Burnet-san won!
**Great Burnet:** It was fun? Let's go to the next game?
**Crinum:** Shh...!
**Great Burnet:** Hmm, there's no escaping this?
**Peace Lily:** A-amazing... Great Burnet-chan won again.
**Great Burnet:** That's also a good response? I'm excited for the next game?
**Crinum:** Shh...!
**Hare's Ear:** She's superb. Not only is it a game she only heard about now, but to immediately understand the rules and win from the very first game...
**Viola:** Great Burnet-san is an amazing tactician! She's really smart and really good at board games!
**Peace Lily:** I see, I'm humbled by her hard work, fufu.
... But, to be a tactician.
**Danchou:** Did you think of something?
**Peace Lily:** Ah, no. Just... You know.
It's clear to see how amazing Great Burnet-chan's abilities are just by watching how she plays games.
It's clear to see, so... It would be nice if the world became peaceful that she could use her abilities to play games like these instead of fighting...
**Viola:** Yeah. It would be great if we had a world with no fighting or strife♪
Hey, Crinum-san too... Funi? Crinum-san? Huh, where did she go?
**Peace Lily:** Eh, huh? All of a sudden...
Hey, what? She's over there now. Hey, don't hang around behind Great Burnet-chan...
**Great Burnet:** Crinum... That piece has only been used once? You don't need to polish it so much?
**Crinum:** No, it's been used once, so it needs to be cleaned. I'll take charge of making sure everything's shiny, so please concentrate on your game Great Burnet-san.
There are so many people out at this festival, so everything must be completely cleaned!
Haa! The game in that stall over there seems to be over. I'll go and polish all the tiles!
**Great Burnet:** ... Fumu, I see?
**Peace Lily:** Aah... Her habit's loose again.
Calm down Crinum-san. I understand your interest, but there won't be any end to it at a festival like this
**Crinum:** B-but, I can't calm down if I leave it like this... I can't pretend that I didn't see something dirty...!
Aah, look! That trash can is overflowing! That stall has oil stains! That store tent is all stained!
If I don't polish everything up, I'll, I'll...! I won't be able to spend New Year peacefully at all...!
... Excuse me, Peace Lily-san. I'll be back...!
**Peace Lily:** Ah, Crinum-san...!
**Great Burnet:** I'm assuming that Crinum-san is quite a germaphobe?
**Peace Lily:** Yeah... But she doesn't realise it. All she's thinking about is purely making things clean.
Maybe she sees things differently, but she has absolutely no flexibility when it comes to cleaning... So there are times when she can't really interact well with people around her.
**Viola:** I see. But I think it's wonderful that Crinum-san goes all out!
**Peace Lily:** Yes, at the root of it, she's a good girl who works hard. She's just a little stubborn sometimes...
**Great Burnet:** So it can't be helped? Everyone has their own quirks?
**Peace Lily:** Yeah, I know that feeling of never giving up well. But I do feel a little sorry for her as she won't be able to enjoy a calm New Year like this...
**Great Burnet:** Fumufumu... Then, will you leave it to Burnet? I have a plan?

### Ending the Year with a Big Clean-Up!?

Great Burnet calls for all the Flower Knights who have come to the festival through the Knight Commander in order to save Crinum from continuing with her cleaning. With their combined strength, they all clean up the festival grounds.

**Crinum:** Uu... I polish and polish, but there's still dirty spots...!
My arms are even getting tired now... Before I can make everything clean, at this rate, I'll...
No, I can't lose...! I'll stand against every stubborn piece of dirt and stain! Will I collapse, or will the clean up be complete, let's fight!
**?????:** Please calm down, Crinum-san.
**Crinum:** Eh? Wh-who's that?
**Japanese Snowball Bush:** I heard what was happening from Great Burnet-san. It seems like the situation has developed as I expected.
**Crinum:** Japanese Snowball Bush-san! Also, the two from before...
**Soapwort:** We met earlier♪ I heard you were in some kind of trouble, so I've come to help!
**Hare's Ear:** So you're going around the entire festival grounds to clean everything up? That's certainly going to be a difficult game to beat alone.
**Soapwort:** But but if we help out, then we might be able to tidy a little bit.
I'm really good at cleaning! Let's work together to make everything spick and span!
**Japanese Snowball Bush:** It was worth preparing all the cleaning tools in advance in case something like this happened.
**Great Burnet:** ... And with that, reinforcements arrive?
No matter the issue, adequate force is required? If you're going to do a clean-up of this scale, you will need corresponding numbers?
I asked Master to gather all of the Flower Knights who came to this festival? Decidedly an elite cleaning team?
Also... Taadaa?
**Crinum:** That's...! Everyone's here to help me?
B-but I'm really very sorry. I started doing this by myself, and then...
**Great Burnet:** Don't worry? Everyone here likes to clean, so they agreed for the sake of the festival?
You're definitely not alone?
**Crinum:** ............!
**Soapwort:** Alright, let's get straight to cleaning!
**Great Burnet:** Has everyone finished preparations? We're awaiting your instructions, Crinum?
**Crinum:** ... Thank you everyone! Let's all start the big Lotus Lake clean-up!
**Everyone:** \\\Yeah!///

### Epilogue

The Flower Knights continue with the big clean-up. While thanking everyone for their cooperation, Crinum again throws herself into even more cleaning.

**Viola:** Funi♪ Everything's so shiny! All the cleaning in this area is finished!
**Peace Lily:** With so many people out, I thought that the cleaning would never end, but after seeing us cleaning, all the visitors started being more careful with keeping things clean for us.
How is it over there Crinum-san?
**Crinum:** Yes, it's all perfectly clean here. As long as they keep it clean, everything will be fine.
But there are many other places that need to be cleaned, so there's still a lot to do. Let's move out!
............ Fufu......♪
**Peace Lily:** ... You look happy.
**Crinum:** Excuse me, I didn't mean to. I was just thinking that this might be the first time in my life that I could clean so care freely.
My love of cleaning always just causes people to worry. I was often stopped because they thought I was a germaphobe.
I only ever wanted to make everything clean, but so many people wouldn't understand...
There were times when I desperately held back from cleaning just to fit in with people.
But... Today is different. I can't believe there are so many people here that are willing to join me in cleaning...!
There are others like me who like to clean. That makes me really happy. Fufu, the world really is a big place.
**Peace Lily:** You're right, just as you say.
Thank you for thinking up this plan, Great Burnet-chan. You really are an amazing tactician.
**Great Burnet:** Burnet only did what she always does? It's not worthy of respect? If someone is in trouble, or a friend is having problems, I'll help?
Burnet is rather poor at communication? But a dear friend was in trouble, so I had to do something... I just wanted to do something to help with that?
**Peace Lily:** ... Great Burnet-chan really is amazing.
Help out those that are in need... That really is the most difficult thing to do. I need to adopt that feeling too.
**Konagi:** Excuse me, could you help me with some cleaning over here?
**Crinum:** Yes, of course! I'll come over there right now!
I'll be back in a moment!
**Viola:** I'll help too!
**Peace Lily:** Yeah, let's all go everyone.
**Great Burnet:** Burnet will also go to support? You'll help too, won't you Master?
**Crinum:** Thank you everyone...! Well, let's do our best until the new year!

## Post New Year Story

### Starting the Year with a Big Clean-Up Too!?

Crinum's New Year Eve's clean up continues into the New Year. While doing so, she meets up with Silk Tree and the clean-up gets even bigger. Meanwhile, what are the Knight Commander and Peace Lily preparing...?

**Viola:** Happy New Year, Danchou-san! I look forward to working with you this year♪
**Great Burnet:** Happy New Year? This year will be much better than last?
**Peace Lily:** Happy New Year. Fufu, I never thought that this year would start out like this.
**Crinum:** Happy New Year. But there's still places that need to be cleaned!
Which means... That the year end clean up is going into overtime!
**Peace Lily:** Ahaha, but we've already rolled into the new year...
But, we're all on this boat now. I'll stick by Crinum-san's side.
**Viola:** Funi♪ I'll make everything sparkle too!
**Crinum:** Thank you very much everyone. I'm counting on you!
**Squirrel Tail Grass:** Wooow, amazing! No matter where you look, it's all so shiny, Silk-sama!
**Silk Tree:** Yes, it's wonderful. So all the rumours really were true.
Happy New Year, Danchou-dono. All the best for this year.
**Peace Lily:** It's Silk Tree-san and Squirrel Tail Grass-san! Happy New Year.
**Silk Tree:** Happy New Year, Peace Lily-dono.
I was actually planning to come here a lot earlier, but it took a lot of time to get dressed into this kimono... Cardamine Lyrata was extremely enthusiastic.
**Squirrel Tail Grass:** “It looks like a lot of things were prepared for today, so we won't forgive even the slightest disturbance!” she said as she dressed Silk-sama's kimono with passion.
“We need to start over, even for the tiniest mistake!” she said. We were all exhausted before the new year even came...
**Silk Tree:** But because of that, everything turned out amazingly. How does it look?
**Danchou:** It looks really good on you.
**Silk Tree:** Thank you, Danchou-dono.
By the way, I heard all about it. That you were doing a big clean-up of the whole festival grounds?
If you don't mind, would you let me join you with that?
**Squirrel Tail Grass:** Eeh!? S-Silk-sama! If we do that, the kimono that we dressed you perfectly in will...
**Silk Tree:** That may be so, but I can't just stand back and watch everyone working as hard as this.
I also want to join in with this activity as “one of the Flower Knights”.
**Squirrel Tail Grass:** Silk-sama...
......... Understood! If that's what Silk-sama says, then Squi-chan will use all her strength to help out!
That way, even if your kimono gets all messed up and Cardamine Lyrata gets mad, then Squi-chan will be on Silk-sama's side!
**Silk Tree:** thank you, Squirrel Tail Grass-dono. It's very encouraging.
**Crinum:** Ummm... Then does that mean that you two are going to help out with the big clean-up?
**Silk Tree:** Yes, I might not be used to it, so will probably cause a lot of trouble, but I look forward to working with you.
**Crinum:** That's not a problem! The more the merrier.
**Peace Lily:** Fufu, it seems like we have even more people now. Everyone's joining forces for the big clean-up... It's all thanks to your plans, Great Burnet-chan.
**Great Burnet:** That's... A happy mistake? I never thought that the chatter would spread this much?
**Silk Tree:** Then let us start. I'll give it my all in this year's first mission.
**Squirrel Tail Grass:** Ye-es! Squi-chan will do her best too!
**Crinum:** So, let's go and clean up that row of stalls over there this time!
**Peace Lily:** Then I'll also...
Hm? What's wrong Danchou-san?
............ You want my help?

### Redux! Great Cleaning War!

TIP: There's no point to cleaning when in a dream!

**Great Burnet:** Fuu, fuu... This is harder than I thought... It really is physical work...?
**Peace Lily:** You don't say... How about here?
**Crinum:** Anywhere's fine! There's no way we can leave this place looking so dirty...
Aah, so busy! I'd even accept help from a cat right now!
... No, cats make mess no matter where they go..
**Isogashi:** You called?
**Crinum:** A cat! ... No, a pest!?
I have no time for pests, go away! I've just cleaned there, so don't make a mess!
**Isogashi:** Pardon me... But prejudice is bad, you know? Have you learned about every single pest in this world?
**Crinum:** Eh? No it's not like that at... But!
**Isogashi:** So couldn't it be possible that there might be some pests who like to clean? Some kind of pest you haven't seen yet... Or something like that?
Don't hurt me, but... There might even be pests who like cleaning more than people...
**Crinum:** Ah, um... I-I'm sorry...?
**Isogashi:** Well, it's not like I particularly like cleaning or anything though.
**Great Burnet:** That's a sudden change of stance? Then why have you come here?
**Isogashi:** Isogashi has come to lend everyone a hand. New Year's business.
**Peace Lily:** Well, you do have a lot of... hands, or would it be feet...?
**Viola:** Funi... Is it alright to believe what a pest says...?
**Silk Tree:** It's fine. This is a dream. Something is bound to happen.
**Viola:** I see! As long as it's a dream, it'll be fine!
**Isogashi:** Everyone apparently seems to be cleaning even in their dreams. Also Lotus Lake again...
To be honest, when you think about it, it doesn't matter where or how we work.
**Crinum:** There are more!?
**Isogashi Jr:** Junior here. Pleased to meet you.
**Isogashi:** Now we have twice the number of hands to lend! We can be twice as busy! If insects with the same abilities as me increase, we could double the rate of our work!
**Isogashi Jr:** Father. Insects have both pros and cons. We in the Isogashi family are very good at “keeping busy”.
**Isogashi:** Junior... You have seen the truth... But don't go any further... In regards to our abilities and business...
**Isogashi Jr:** I shall keep it in mind.
Anyway, we should ask a purification specialist. Please help up, Sensei.
**Shiro:** ～♪
**Great Burnet:** Ah, Shiro.
**Isogashi Jr:** Shiro's speciality is in making dirty things clean. She has a reputation for being the insect who loves cleaning the most.
**Shiro:** ～～～～！！！！
**Isogashi:** Fuufuufu, right person right place. Efficiency! Thanks to Junior, we can do our job!
**Chloranthus:** Junior...? Do you have a wife, Isogashi?
**Isogashi:** It's not like that at all! It's not like I've ever had time to find anything like a wife or girlfriend...
**Chloranthus:** So, an adopted child?
**Isogashi:** Definitely not! It's really hard to raise a child, isn't it?
Especially in this day and age... Nevertheless, I bow my head to all of those who are raising children...
**Chloranthus:** Hm...? So, then, who's that? If they're not a child of yours at all, Isogashi?
**Isogashi:** ............... Huh?
**Isogashi Jr:** ... Tch.
**Isogashi:** Eh... Eeeh, scary... What's this... Could it be some kind of new money scam...?
**Chloranthus:** Is it new? It's too early to be fooled, Isogashi.
I mean, don't you hate cleaning?
**Isogashi:** I've had a change of heart. If cleaning reduces the amount of time I need to work...
It's fine if it's my job! It's a just cause!
**Chloranthus:** Eh, so it's fine if it's that?
Then help us out with our cleaning. There's so much and it looks like it's going to be tough.
**Isogashi:** Copy that.
**Peace Lily:** ... What just happened...?
**Silk Tree:** It's an established practice, or something like that? It's a strange dream we often have.
**Peace Lily:** A dream...? If it's a dream, then nothing can...
Uoo, so bright...!
**Shiro:** The cleaning's finished, so I'm going home. Happy New Year. Bye bye.
**Peace Lily:** ... That bug just spoke...
**Silk Tree:** Waa, it's so shiny! All the cleaning has been perfectly done, Crinum-san!
**Crinum:** It's all so dirty! It's even more messy than it started!
**Viola:** Fuu, funi? Where do you see it? I think it's very clean and tidy...
**Crinum:** Because that's... This story isn't over!!
**Great Burnet:** ... It looks like we're going to have more fun?

### Swee-eet Rewards

The New Year's ceremony ends without incident. Which means that Crinum and the others' big clean-up comes to a safe end. After receiving words of gratitude from the townspeople, Crinum speaks enthusiastically about the new year with a renewed sense of accomplishment.

**Silk Tree:** Thank you for all your work at the ceremony, Danchou-dono.
**Great Burnet:** We managed to complete it safely without any big trouble? To speak firmly... Master spoke a bit too much in his greeting?
**Silk Tree:** Fufu, well well... With that, it looks like everything has come to an end.
**Crinum:** No dirt...!
No dust...!
I've finished cleaning as much as I can for the time being...!
Haa... What a sense of accomplishment...! This might be the first time in my life that I've felt such a fresh beginning to a year...!
**Silk Tree:** Thank you truly for all your hard work. All of your effort has paid off, Crinum-dono.
**Crinum:** Yes! Thank you so much for helping me out too, Silk Tree-san.
**Silk Tree:** I'm more than happy to have been of use♪ I also had a lot of fun cleaning up.
**Peace Lily:** He-ey, good work everyone! Danchou-san has a reward for everyone who worked hard.
**Viola:** Funi! It has a really sweet and tasty smell♪
**Great Burnet:** \*Sniff sniff\*... The sweet smell of anko... This is... Definitely sweet bean soup?
**Peace Lily:** Exactly right♪ It's always best to eat something sweet when you're tired.
**Viola:** Yaay! Thank you Danchou-san!
**Peace Lily:** We prepared more over there, so everyone, please eat up.
**Hare's Ear:** Ara, us too? Excuse us.
**See-through Lily:** Yippee! I love sweet things♪
**Soapwort:** I can't believe I was able to clean to my heart's content and I even get sweet bean soup too! This is the best New Year♪
**Lotus Lake Resident:** Hey, you Flower Knights over there!
**Viola:** Funi? Are you talking to us?
**Lotus Lake Resident:** Thank you for your year end clean-up. We were so busy with everything else that we weren't able to clean up the town...
But you all cleaned up the town for us this year. Thanks to that, we can all feel good while moving into the new year. Thanks.
Especially this lady here, she cleaned with such passion. She worked so efficiently that it felt great to watch.
**Crinum:** M-me?
I, um... It's just a simple hobby, or maybe a habit... I just had companions this time due to various individual reasons...
I'm... I'm so thankful that everyone came along to help me.
**Lotus Lake Resident:** Whatever the reason, I would like to thank all of you Flower Knights. And it's not just me, but all of the people of the town too. So, thank you very much.
**Crinum:** ...! Thank you very much too...!
I... I'll work even harder from now! I'll make everything clean and work towards a sparkling world...!
**Peace Lily:** Ahaha... Well, little by little...
**Great Burnet:** With Crinum's motivation, it might not be a pipe dream?
**Viola:** Funi, a sparkling world... I'd love to see it!
**Silk Tree:** Fufu, what a wonderful dream.
... To have a dream like this, and not just fighting pests. I believe that this would definitely lead to peace across Spring Garden.
For me, for everyone... Each and everyone should have a wonderful dream that allows them to keep moving forward.
**Viola:** that's right! I can do my best because I dream of becoming an amazing Flower Knight just like Violet-oneechan!
**Great Burnet:** Burnet too... I can definitely polish my skills because of my dream?
**Peace Lily:** Fufu, everyone's really excited for the New Year. But... Aren't we forgetting something?
**Viola:** Funi?
Funini! M-my stomach just growled...
**Great Burnet:** Burnet forgot completely about the sweet bean soup...?
**Peace Lily:** Hey hey, if you don't eat quickly, it'll get cold.
**Silk Tree:** Oh no, we can't have that! Everyone, let's eat♪
**Crinum:** Yes! I'm looking forward to this sweet bean soup♪
-*This New Year has been greeted with an even more refreshing feeling than usual. We hope that you all too can pursue your dreams this year.*