In a dream, Banri remembers that after his love confession to Linda, she agreed to tell him her response the following night on the bridge where Banri would have his accident. Koko notices Banri's unusual behavior around Linda, but when she questions him, he denies that anything is wrong. Chinami finds the two and invites them to a party, but Koko declines out of dislike for Chinami, but this does not dissuade Chinami, who explains to Banri that she likes Koko. Banri convinces Koko to attend, along side Mitsuo and Nijigen, but Koko and Mitsuo end up arguing about Chinami, which ends with Mitsuo confessing to Chinami, and her turning him down. On their way home, Banri decides to end his friendship with Koko, due to her lasting infatuation for Mitsuo, and despite Koko's refusal to this, he leaves her. The next day, Linda notices the tense atmosphere between the two, but when she inquires about it, Banri confronts her on not telling him they previously knew each other. Linda explains that she said nothing out of fear of confusing him and driving him away, while also admitting her guilt in feeling she caused Banri's accident by not responding to his confession sooner. Afterwards, Koko meets up with Banri to know what happened, but he takes off running due the revelation that Linda might have reciprocated his feelings years ago, and how her answer would have affected his life. Koko manages to catch up to Banri and tells him not leave her, confessing that she loves him.