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- Hotaru has a text conversation with Yuki on Jun's phone, which Yuki playfully goes along with. Ayaka asks Takeru to tell her that he genuinely loves her, which he finds difficult. Haruhiko wonders what to do about his recent blunder with Saki and receives some helpful advice from Shin'ichi. Chizuru struggles to understand her growing attraction to Takurō. (en)
- Ayaka tries to become more intimate with Takeru and ends up sharing her first kiss with him. When news of this reaches Chiaki and Kana, Kana asks why their relationship has not progressed the same way; and Chiaki ends up clumsily attempting to kiss her. Ryōko becomes incensed when Masafumi asks to fondle her in the library. Kazuko finds Shin'ichi badly bruised under a tree and seizes the chance to make a move on him. (en)
- As they study together, Ryōko asks Masafumi why he is attracted to her. Chiaki and Kana become awkward with each other while doing a comedy bit together. Chiyo makes a movie date with Takao, but Takao tries to hide this from his friend Tomomichi Motoyama. Kazuko Hosokawa is visited by Shin'ichi and ends up falling for him. (en)
- Takurō and Chizuru repeatedly glance at each other during swim class. Haruhiko and Saki address their recent miscommunication and decide to become friends again, though each still harbors feelings for the other. Ayaka hopes Takeru will kiss her again due to her coughing during their first kiss; but Takeru is hesitant, thinking the first kiss was too forward. Jun has decided about going out with Yuki, but he becomes frustrated when she has trouble being serious with him. (en)
- Chiaki and Kana run into complications while trying to have sex for the first time. Ryōko confronts Masafumi about him forcing her to be his girlfriend, and Masafumi admits he has feelings for her. After dodging the issue for months, Jun becomes concerned when Yuki seems eager for an answer to her confession. Chizuru's friend Noriko Yoshinaga asks Chizuru to deliver a love letter from her to Takurō, but Takurō rejects her, saying he already has a crush on someone else. (en)
- The second-year boys take part in a soccer match, while their female classmates watch and cheer on their respective crushes. When the soccer ball goes flying toward Kana's head, Chiaki blocks it with his face, at which point Kana starts cheering for him as well. Several students plan a summer trip to the beach, and Takurō and Chizuru are each told that the other will be going. However, Takurō thinks going to the beach with Chizuru will make him uncomfortable, as he has given up trying to confess to her; and Chizuru is unhappy with the news that he may not be going after all. Kana sends Chiaki a text message asking to meet him after class, but Chiaki's phone battery has died and he is unable to see it. As Kana waits after school for his response, Chizuru and Noriko enter the classroom for music practice. Kana soon leaves the classroom, dismayed that Chiaki has apparently brushed her off; but she finds that Chiaki has stayed at school on his own to talk with her. He admits he had thought she would never break up with him and suggests they start their relationship fresh. He tells Kana that he seriously loves her and asks her to go out with him, and she tearfully accepts, thus mending their relationship and getting back together. Meanwhile, Takurō returns to the classroom to get his wallet; while Noriko leaves to use the bathroom, leaving Chizuru alone with Takurō. As Takurō starts to leave, Chizuru asks him if he is going to the beach. He answers that he is not, but that he hopes Chizuru has a lot of fun. However, Chizuru says she does not think she will have any fun without Takurō; and the two decide to go to the beach together as Noriko listens contentedly from the hallway. (en)
- Kana Ījima thinks she and her goofy friend Chiaki Uchimura have been dating for a year, but is shocked to learn that he thought her earlier confession to him was a joke. After being rejected by her crush, Ayane Matsuura receives unwanted help from self-proclaimed "dating master" Shin'ichi Katori. Takao Yamane is nervous about going out to lunch with his crush Chiyo Kurihara as thanks for saving her from a molester. Takurō helps Chizuru clean up after school, but has a misunderstanding with her while trying to talk about his feelings. (en)
- Chiyo meets Takao behind the school to give him homemade pudding, and he brings Tomomichi along for support. Ayaka gets jealous when she sees Takeru with other girls; and Chiaki and Kana later see the two being openly romantic in the park, noting how much they have both changed. Chiaki invites Kana to his house in an attempt to finally kiss her, but she gets mad and breaks off their relationship when he kisses her after pretending to be drunk. (en)
- During music practice, Chizuru finds herself getting distracted and watching Takurō out the window while he plays soccer. Noriko suggests Chizuru may have a crush; and while Chizuru denies this at first, she starts to wonder when Ayaka describes her initial crush on Takeru as being similar to Chizuru's experiences. Ayaka also mentions a rumor that Takurō has a crush on Chizuru, flustering her even more. Kana has been avoiding Chiaki since breaking up with him, though he continually texts apologies to her. When he sends one last text asking if he can call Kana, her excitement causes her to drop her phone in the bathtub and short it out before she can read the text. Chiaki calls Kana anyway; and although Kana's mother briefly gets her phone working again, it dies during the call, leading Chiaki to think Kana has rejected him. Haruhiko and Saki remain nervous around each other as exams begin, but Haruhiko eases the situation when he gives Saki extra pencil lead. Ryōko struggles as she starts her college entrance exams; and Masafumi resists the urge to go help her, while her classmate Erika Shibasaki offers her reassurance. (en)
- Haruhiko and Saki attempt to confess their feelings to each other via text message, with disastrous results. Yūki invites his old friend and neighbor Kaoru Nanase to the astronomy club, but Kaoru becomes agitated with him after noticing his crush on Satsuki. She reveals she has long had a crush on Yūki herself and ends up kissing him in front of Satsuki, much to everyone's embarrassment. Ayaka wonders if Takeru really cares for her, as he seems to have grown distant since her confession. (en)
- Jun's younger sister Hotaru, who is possessive toward her brother, gets between him and Yuki. Yūki Kaga tries to find a club to join and is persuaded to join the astronomy club by Satsuki, on whom he develops a crush. Ayaka Kamine attempts to confess to Takeru Gōda, but has trouble due to Takeru's stoic and dense personality. Takurō Sugawara walks home with Chizuru Takano, but she fails to see his hints that he is interested in her. (en)
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