As the town prepares for the bamboo festival, Fū meets Nozomu Natsume, who was one of her father's classmates. Upon hearing Nozomu's harsh criticism of Fū's photos, Kanae can't help but express her love for Fū's photos. Later that day, Fū and Kanae run into Riho, who advises them on how the technical skills of photography shouldn't affect what's most important to the photographer. Meeting Nozomu again at the okonomiyaki shop, the girls take him to see the bamboo lanterns, where he talks about how Fū's father always put showing love in photographs over any technical prowess. Before he leaves, Nozomu asks Fū to take a picture of him.
竹灯りを町中に灯すお祭り、憧憬の路。楓が竹原に来てから今回で２回目です。 今年は見る側から見られる側になり、わくわくしながらみんなと一緒に準備を進めています。 お祭りの準備が進む中、いつものように日の丸写真館に写真の現像にやって来た楓。 そこでマエストロから、今日は楓の家にお客さんが来ることを伝えられます。 ドキドキしながらカフェたまゆらに行くと、そこに座っていたのは亡くなったお父さんの友人の夏目望さんでした…。
