The Love Bus is riding around in the huge country that is Russia. The group, after they had left Samara, were heading towards the next city. In the bus, the shy Aya , 25, and the casual Arashi were sitting next to each other.

Arashi「Do you think there are aliens？」

He had suddenly asked an unbelievable question.

Aya「Yeah, I think there are.」
Arashi「I think so too. Have you ever seen one? Never, have you？」
Aya「Have you？」
Arashi「Yeah, I've seen a few」
Aya「What！？A female？A female？」
Arashi「A male！A male！A male！」
Aya「I wanna see it！」

Aya also really likes unbelievable things.

Arashi jumped on that opportunity.
Arashi「You think there are Kappas？」
Aya「Kappas？」
Arashi「Once the "Mise mono goya" circus came to Niigata, you know. At that time they had a Kappa, and I even took a picture」
Aya「What！?Is that right?」

Here is the picture Arashi took of a Kappa.
Arashi「Yeah. It seems they split from humans when we started moving to the ground from the water, according to the explanations. The creatures that stayed in the water apparently became Kappas」
Aya「Hooo, great, great」
Arashi「I've read that in a book. Have you heard about flying rods？」
Aya「I don't know」
Arashi「You don't？」
Aya「What? Flying fishes？」
Arashi「No. They fly around you but the human eye can't see them」
Aya「That's crazy」
　

Well, let's see. These are flying rods.

In 1994 these mysterious fish like "flying rods" were discovered in America. It is said that they live all around us, but that they are too quick to be seen with the naked eye. They have been identified with various names, such as "a new breed of insect, "extraterrestrial life forms", etc. Yep, there are flying rods around you!

Aya「They sound interesting, these flying rods」
Arashi「You'd like to know more about them, right？」
　

That day, in Arashi's diary:
“Aya was interested (in what I had to say) and was listening to me. Only the two of us knew what we were talking about. It was like our little secret. I'm happy”

The Love Bus had arrived in Volgograd.
　

The city was invaded by Nazi Germany during WWII, and after the citizens had fought real hard together, they say the population dropped from 1 500 000 to 30 000.

Around the city, ruins from that time were left as they were.

Volgograd is also Hiroshima's sister city. They keep sending messages of peace to the world.

The girls, who had arrived at the hotel, emptied their luggage.

Aya「This makes your hair lighter」
Mie「Wow, you like scissors」
Aya「Yeah, that's right. These, these scissors are for cutting at a regular length.」
Mie「Oh, wow」

Aya, the hairstylist, had brought her own scissor kit.

Then it was Umechan's turn, who never had a boyfriend in 21 years.

Mie「Oooh！」
Aya「Great！」

She had brought her own ping-pong racquets. As a matter of fact, Umechan、during her junior high school days、was good enough to be the captain of the ping-pong club.

Then, Mie , the Kansai girl's turn.

Mie「I got moisturizer, milky lotion, cleansing cream, this is to massage your feet and reduce the swelling...」

She had brought a huge quantity of cosmetics.

Mie「I use this Korean exfoliant, rub on moisturizer and milky lotion, then I use this roller. Wanna try it? Around here, for example」
Aya「Oooh, it's good」
Mie「Feels good, doesn't it？」
Aya「Can it reduce the swelling?」
Mie「Faster！Faster！」
Umechan「It's scary, scary」
Mie「Like, lately I've been worried about this part. I was told it looked bigger」

The next day, the girls were taken to a place by Sasha, the driver.

Sasha「This school is very popular with women」
「A school？」

Actually, the school was called "Geisha School". Here, Japanese Geishas' techniques have been analyzed and studied night and day in order to understand how to be popular with men.

The principal, Mr. Oriag「If you train here, you could be loved by all the men in the world.」
Mie「Ooh, really, wow」

Before you start training, you have to warm up.

Teacher「You have to rock your hips like a cradle」
Umechan「Is that important to become popular with men？」

Finally, they started to learn something more feminine. First『How to make a smile that will attract men』

Teacher「When you smile it's important to look a bit shy if you want to attract men」
First Aya, then Mie, and finally Umechan

Umechan「I don't get it」

Next『How to walk to nail men』

Mie「She's like a model」
Aya「A model！」
Mie「It's more like a fashion show・・・」

Umechan was trying, moving her feet and her hand simultaneously.
teacher「・・・・・・」

At last 『A dance to conquer men』

Mie「Great！Intense」
Umechan「What！？」

The three of them「・・・」

The next day, the 7 had decided to eat some hot-dogs at a nearby park.
ゆるカジArashi kept securing (the seat) next to the shy 25 year old Aya, and adamantly sat next to her.

Arashi「Do you like the rainy season？」
Aya「Well. not really」
Arashi「There's hardly anyone who likes it, right?」
Aya「The rainy season. It's melancholic, right？People with unruly hair. It's hot」
Arashi「That's true. It's hot. It gets so dark」
Aya「Yeah, seriously」
Arashi「At night it's like you can't see anyone」
Aya「Ha, ha, ha, ha, like people with a dark suntan」
Arashi「I guess they'd be hard to get noticed」

The next day too, Arashi was able to keep (the seat) next to Aya.
Then, Hide also sat beside her. Hide , who couldn't talk to Aya the day before, started talking to her.

Hide「When you started this trip you haven't taken anything with you?」
Aya「The Doraemon book only」
Hide「The Doraemon book is a comic book?」

He was lucky enough to get a chance to arouse Aya 's interest talking about Doraemon！However...

Aya「（Doraemon's） voice changed since you have been on Ainori」
Hide「It's not that fat old lady anymore?」
Aya「Now, it's Nobudai Ooyama」
Hide「No way！？」

While he kept on traveling, the actor who was doing Doraemon's voice had changed.

Arashi「Did you know there was a sumo training facility in Nakano？」
Aya「There is. right? That's eerr where Taka No Hana is, right?」
Arashi「That's close to Nakano Sakaue, right？」
Aya「They're often seen in front of the station, you know」
Arashi「What？Really？The sumo wrestlers?」

Hide was thinking:" I can't talk with Aya at all. Arashi is taking her away from me. She didn't look at me today and yesterday”

At that moment, Hide was convinced that Arashi had intentions for Aya.

30 minutes later, the Love Bus stopped for a toilet brake.
　
Arashi「（According to palm reading）, here is something called my life line, and it's crooked, you see?」

Next, the two of them were having fun talking about palm reading. Then,Hide took his distances from them.

Arashi「It looks like I'll die prematurely, seriously」
Aya「Ha, ha, ha, ha. you're too worried about that」

Hide got out of the Love Bus.

On that day, Hide (wanted to) run away from the Love Bus.

The next day, Sasha, the driver, took them to a house in the suburbs.

Aya「Great, great」
Hide「There's a strong tree smell」
Aya「Yeah, a tree smell」

It was a Russian style sauna, called 「banya」
The boys were waiting for the girls who had changed into swimsuits at once. When they came in:
「Ooooh！」
「Ooooo！」
The Yankee -flavored TK 's eyes were hooked on Mie , the Kansai girl's slender body.
The ones looking at the shy, 25 year old Aya wearing a swimsuit are Arashi and Hide.
Standing in the boys' hot line of vision is also Umechan , who never had a boyfriend in 21 years.

Umechan“That's Ainori's biggest obstacle. A swimsuit. I hate it. I can't”

Staff「Please put on these hats」

After putting a hat that will protect their heads from the heat, finally it's time to experience the banya for the first time. When the water that is soaking oak leaves evaporates, it leaves an enjoyable flagrance which is the main feature of the Russian style sauna 「banya」. Then, you apply honey on your body. They say that this tightens the skin and has a stimulating effect on perspiration.
　
Then, they massage you by gently hitting you with (bushels of) white oak leaves.This improves blood circulation, and helps the body and the mind relax.
　　
Mie fell in a deep sleep in spite of herself.

TK was starring at Mie

TK“My body got real hot. Then, that vision shook me, my heart started beating faster, and I really got a sense of the romance that was to come. I guess I'm unstoppable now. Whoever comes along”

The next day, the group had come to a nearby park.

TK「There's a bear ♪」
Umechan「There's a bear♪」
TK「What a thing to say♪」
Umechan「What a thing to say♪」

TK , who had gotten (a great vision) in the banya the day before, was in a very good mood！

TK「For now, I'll give you 500 for two people」
「Ok」

Using his treasurer status, TK had suggested that they spent some free time in pairs.
Mie「For about an hour」

Then...

TK「Ok！！」
Arashi「Aya, let's go 」
Hide「Umechan , let's go 」
Mie「Let's go」
TK「Oh, hey! 」

Three pairs were formed in a second.

TK“That felt lonely. Honestly. When I raised my hand, they all had their backs to me. That was quite bad, really”

Mie, whom TK couldn't invite, and Suuzan were together. Talking about these two:

(FLASHBACK)

Suuzan「How much a year do you spend on clothes？」
Mie「I usually spend as much as 30 000 yen a month」
Suuzan「I don't spend more than 7000 yen a year」
Mie「What！」

(END OF FLASHBACK)

The Kansai girl, who likes fashion and has a belly ring, and the non-materialistic would be painter are two perfect opposites.

Mie「What's the dirtiest place you've ever been to?」
Suuzan「The dirtiest place I've been to?」
Mie「Like, have you experienced harsh conditions?」
Suuzan「With Ainori？Compared with the places I've lived in in Japan, like I was there for 30 some years」
Mie「Yeah, yeah, yeah」
Suuzan「Like, places where there were cockroaches」
Mie「Yeah, yeah, yeah. You mean, the trip with Ainori is better than Japan？」
Suuzan「Better」
Mie「Ha, ha, ha, ha. Is that so?」

Then...

Suuzan「What kind of person would you like to find and go home with？」
Mie「I'm not sure, you know?」
Suuzan「Yeah」
Mie「Ha, ha! I can't imagine. Who knows what will happen in the Love Bus?」
Suuzan「Like, in your mind, there's a difference between your ideal and the people actually here」
Mie「Like, sometimes I even surprise myself」
Suuzan「I hear you」
Mie「Like, what the...」
Suuzan「Yeah」
Mie「I don't know」
Suuzan「Ha, ha, ha, ha」
Mie「I can't really explain」

Mie“When I listen to Suuzan 's personal experiences, it's like we're close to being complete opposites. There's no way I could fall in love with (a guy like that) if we were in Japan. There's absolutely no mistake, I wouldn't. I think we probably wouldn't even meet”

Then...

Mie「Like, what my eyes see look for the most is him, he's great」
Staff「That's weird, isn't it?」
Mie「It's really weird. That's why even when we eat I keep looking at him. Like, I don't know...」

In Mie 's mind, there were sure thoughts arising. She had a guy whose type she never liked on her mind...

The next day, the Love Bus had left the hotel. After riding for 30 minutes, it suddenly stopped.

Sasha「I'm leaving you guys here」
Mie「What！No way？Really？」

Actually, the border was very close. Yes, today was the last day of their trip in Russia.

After Sasha confessed to them they would split, the group was heading for another country.

Then, the country they had come to...
TK「Wow, this is getting exciting!Ok, ok, ok」
Group「One, two, three: Ukraine！」
Ainori's 62nd country was『Ukraine』
Once part of the Soviet Union, it became independent as early as 1991.
With European streets, a rich nature, and a superb view on the Black Sea extending to the South, people now live a free and open-hearted life.

Mie「Finally my second country. I gotta be feverish」

Then...

Arashi「There it is！There it is！I can see it! There it is！There it is」
TK「I can see the pink bus♪」

They had found the Love Bus ！！
The Ukrainian bus driver is Vitali.
He's a cheerful 29 year old working as a local sightseeing driver.
The itinerary goes through Ukraine from East to West.
The trip's budget is fixed at 2500 yen a day per member.
That amount is just enough to afford the bare necessities while on a trip.
This time, (the money) was given to TK, who as the treasurer felt like a leader.

TK「Yeah！」

However...

Hide「Ok, I'll be the treasurer」

Hide had proposed himself as the treasurer！The reaction of the group:

Group「Ok!」
TK「What！？Seriously！？」
Hide「Let's have a nice trip together」

TK had simply been fired.

From Hide's diary:"I won't run away anymore. I love Aya. It's important for me to show what I can do”

Hide had strong-mindedly made his decision、and so the trip in Ukraine had begun.

That afternoon, the group were having their first meal in Ukraine.

Hide had secured the seat next to Aya.

Mie「There it is！It smells really good」
Umechan「It smells really good, doesn't it？」
「Wow, it looks delicious」
Mie「（The inside）is red！」
TK「It's meat, right?」

However...

Mie「What？」
Hide「It's sweet」
Mie「It's like strawberries, right？」
Hide「It's really like strawberries」
Aya「It's completely the opposite of what I expected」

Those were traditional Ukrainian boiled dumplings called 「varenyky」.
Surprisingly, they were filled with cherries.
They are made by wrapping things in a thinly rolled piece of dough, boiling them and covering them with butter and sugar.In Ukraine they are an indispensable dish.

「That's is some food！」

Then TK started doing something...

Mie「I'll tell you there's no way that'll work！」

TK was adding salt to them.

TK「Hey, you never know」
Hide「Maybe it'll work」
TK「Yeah, maybe it'll be really good」
Mie「No way! That won't work」
TK「・・・・・」

After lunch, Aya sat next to Hide. That was his chance！
Hide suddenly started fidgeting.

Hide「Today you know, it's so hot you know. I couldn't decide on my hairstyle」
Aya「It's a bit weird in the back」
Hide「Don't look, don't look, don't look！Quit it. Really, quit it」

Hide was seemingly having fun by himself. Then, he took out a piece of paper, and started asking questions Aya, the hairstylist.

Hide「What should I be careful about when I shampoo？」
Aya「When you shampoo？First time you shampoo, you should wash your hair. The second time you should wash your scalp」
Hide「Second time wash the scalp」
Aya「Right」
Hide「The way to wash, like・・・」
Aya「Hide、(the kanji for) head, it's reversed. Head」
Hide「What！？Oh no, that's embarrassing・・・」

The next day, the group had come to a nearby park. There, a group of local junior high school students were having fun playing basketball.

Hide「Ok！Let's play with us !」
TK「Yeah, let's play basketball」

Right！For Hide, who used to be on his school basketball team, that was the perfect chance to show his capabilities to Aya！The game started at once.

Girls「Ainori！Ainori!」

But Hide couldn't shoot, he was really struggling.
On the other hand, Arashi too wasn't very good！

Aya「Hang in there！」

Then...
Girls「Go! Go!Hide！「Go! Go!Hide！」
Girls「Oooooh！！」

Finally, Hide had scored.
Aya「Good！Good！」
Mie「2 points！」
Aya「2 points！2 points！」

Through all this, Aya was thinking.

From Aya 's diary:"I thought I didn't like anyone, but now I realize, I got Arashi on my mind”