Sumire Fudounomiya, the new president of the Theater Club, wants Kusuda in her proposed production to play the role of a kappa. Kei, despite bickering with Kusuda, seems to be annoyed, and is objecting to the idea, especially when Sumire is employing "dirty" tactics to bring Kusuda over. Until Kusuda got angry when an annoyed Kei interrupted a friendly chat between him and Sumire, bringing Kei to the verge of tears. Meanwhile, Nanoka Kyuuma enters high school, and challenged Meguru to a backstroke duel for starters. Q-chan (as Meguru would call, her much to Kyuuma's dislike) defeated Meguru, leaving her uncertain. But Takei managed to bring her back into contention, making that defeat a point for improvement. Back at the junior high, Mamoru, Sogabe, and Kusuda plan to run away from home.