As summer arrives, Sakura falls in love with Ishikawa when he helps her pick up papers she scattered. Hori gives Miyamura ice cream, which he shares with Ishikawa and Sengoku. Hori and Miyamura lose a game among their friends and they are punished to buying drinks for them, with Ishikawa misunderstanding what happened between them. After school, Hori learns that Miyamura only gets flustered and abrasive when talking to Shindo, his middle school classmate. While out in town, she and Ishikawa meet Shindo. Later, Hori falls ill, and Miyamura nurses her, learning more about the loneliness she experiences in the process. Believing Hori to be asleep, Miyamura confesses his feelings for her.