Eventually, the entire school becomes aware that Kotaro and Akane are dating, and they manage to spend more time together, including Akane visiting Kotaro while he does his festival practice. Afterwards, the temple heads give Kotaro some money for him to take Akane to a festival. Things go well until Akane learns that she missed Kotaro's birthday, prompting her to briefly go out to buy him an identical plushie as a gift...