Rumors spread throughout the school about Minatsu being a robot. The Asakura sisters try to defend her. Otome collapses from the stress, and Yoshiyuki returns immediately to check on her, breaking his promise with Koko. Otome dreams about her past with Yoshiyuki. When Yoshiyuki's class returns from the trip he finds Koko disappointed in him. Maya confronts Yoshiyuki about the rumors of Minatsu; she then reports it to the student council. Maika reveals the reason for Maya's hate for robots.