After a dress rehearsal for the play, Taiga starts to reconnect with Rikuro. Taiga later tries to bribe Ami with a box of sweets in exchange for the lead role. Minori argues with Ryūji, saying that Taiga should not have anything to do with Rikuro. As Taiga tries to calm things down, an angry Ryūji walks away until Ami talks him into attending the next dress rehearsal. At night, Taiga suggests that Ryūji should apologize to Minori. The next day, the high school starts the cultural festival. After the professional wrestling show is performed by the class, Ryūji hesitates to apologize to Minori, while Taiga constantly waits for Rikuro to contact her. The professional wrestling show turns out to be a success, even though Taiga did not get a chance to play the lead role.