The other students discover Hori and Miyamura are dating after Miyamura spends the night at her house. Concerned about how his reputation is affecting hers, he decides to cut his hair and stop wearing glasses. After school, while Shindo shares candy with Hori and Miyamura, Miyamura kisses Hori for the first time. Later, Miyamura's new look draws attention from the girls and Honoka Sawada, a first-year student who declares him her rival for Hori's affections. Miyamura learns that Sawada is his next-door neighbor whose brother died a year ago, and he becomes more sympathetic to her situation, developing his own relationship with her.