It is lunch time several days later. Desperate for the bathroom, Daigo tosses his lunch to Kazuma, who stumbles backwards into Hina Sakai, a third-year student, knocking both of them over. He apologizes for the mishap and as he returns her cellphone, compliments the cuteness of the ornament dangling from it. Hina mistakes this as ridicule, and snaps at him before storming away. Back in class, Kazuma, Ui, Ibuki and Daigo discuss the upcoming sports festival, specifically the Hikonan Race, a form of triathlon. Since participants in this event must represent a business, Kazuma is informed by Senka upon his return home that he will be entered on behalf of the inn. He heads out for a run to train for the race and finds Koyori up a tree in the park and breaks her fall when she slips off. He then accompanies her to Gengorou Yamakawa, an elderly friend and widower. The man talks of his hospitalized grandson, Keita, awaiting an undisclosed surgery, and asks Koyori to visit him. Back in her room, Hina makes the decision to apologize to Kazuma. Koyori and Gengorou surprise Keita the following day; in an effort to keep his spirits high, Koyori promises to win the Hikonan Race if he will remain optimistic about the surgery. After a brief encounter with Hina, who is unable to apologize, Kazuma finds Madoka at the shrine where she tells him more about the story of Futagoyama.