Satisfied that she has restored social awkwardness by wielding Yuusuke in the same capacity that Mariko is wielding Tsutomu, Mikako decides to bleach her hair one morning and playfully tease Noriji before racing off to school where she inspires a lot of chit-chat. Yuusuke is shocked to find that casually courting Mikako is easier said than done, especially when she is focused on her vendetta with the newly arrived Mariko whose volition for Tsutomu is his company during a shopping trip...