In a flashback, at school, Ao Horie introduces herself in class about the origin of her name and why Ao's father named her, which she regrets sharing in class. Now in high school, Takumi Kijima was commenting about Ao's good grades. She thinks both of them live in different worlds and quickly leaves the classroom to go home. The next day at school, the teacher asks Ao to see about Takumi's sprained ankle and gives her a new set of uniform for him to use. Ao went to see him but overheard a conversion with Masaki Uehara and he left the room...