Haru gets upset when he discovers Yamaguchi with Shizuku. He goes to punch Yamaguchi but misses and hits Shizuku instead. Afterwards Shizuku opens up to Asako about her difficulty with Haru but when she offers advice, Shizuku coldly turns her down. Yamaguchi sheds some light on the subject, partly blaming Shizuku for not being honest with herself by not returning Haru's feelings, hurting him in the process. Shizuku doesn't understand this because she had always chosen to be a loner. While walking through the school's corridor Yamaguchi grabs Shizuku and hides in an empty room to avoid Yuzan. A minute later Haru enters the room with Oshima, also avoiding Yuzan. Here, the truth behind Yamaguchi's words are revealed when they eavesdrop on Haru and Oshima discussing his pain with Shizuku. Things take a turn when Oshima confesses to Haru. Just then Yamaguchi reveals himself with Shizuku as Yuzan walks in. Haru grabs Oshima and holds her threateningly in front of Yuzan, but stops himself when he realizes that people are looking at the commotion. Haru lets Oshima go and runs away. Shizuku goes to look for Haru where they both admit their mistakes but can correct and learn from them, causing her to also apologize to Asako. In the end, Shizuku and Haru have a heart to heart where she admits that she was afraid that if she let herself love Haru, her grades would suffer again. Haru hugs her and she asks him for time to think about their relationship to which he sincerely smiles.