It has been a week since Hiromi moved out and in the meantime has settled into single living. Miyokichi gets a call from Aiko, and the two decide to start over from the beginning as friends. During a basketball match where Hiromi is getting purposely fouled by the other team, Jun comes into the match and asks the opposing team what was the meaning of their behavior, which sparks interest from spectators. Hiromi meets with Jun in the park where he apologizes for what happened during the game. Hiromi once again tries to break it off with him, but he still does not want to. Noe does not come back home at night, and Jun calls Hiromi to tell Shinichirō about it, and he leaves to look for her. Shinichirō finds her at the beach with the chicken Jibeta.
祭りの準備で賑わいを見せる町。眞一郎は絵本を書きあげたものの、乃絵に見せることをためらう。一方、乃絵と比呂美は、自分以外の存在が眞一郎の心の中で揺れ続けていることに、やり場のない焦燥感を募らせるばかり。そんなある日、真夜中に比呂美の携帯が鳴った。緊迫した純の声に、比呂美は複雑な戸惑いを覚える。
È trascorsa una settimana da quando Hiromi è andata a vivere da sola, si avvicina il giorno del festival invernale e Shin'ichirō non ha ancora rivisto Noe. Dopo la scuola il ragazzo visita l'appartamento di Hiromi; improvvisamente lei propone di fare una passeggiata sul mare.
Una ciudad llena de preparativos para la fiesta. Shinichiro escribió un libro de imágenes, pero dudó en mostrárselo a Noe. Por otro lado, Noe e Hiromi solo tienen una sensación de frustración desenfocada de que la existencia, además de ellos mismos, continúa temblando en el corazón de Shinichiro. Un día, el teléfono celular de Hiromi sonó a la medianoche. Hiromi está confundida por la voz tensa de Jun.
