Hina goes rock fishing and taking Makoto's advice to angle on the rocks right next to the wall. She catches a scorpionfish, but struggles with unhooking it due to the fish's spiny body, but is helped by Natsumi. With midterms coming up, Hina goes over to Natsumi's house where she meets her mother, who runs a Western-style restaurant, for the first time since moving back to Ashikita. The two spend all day studying, and Natsumi is fascinated by her felt horse mackerel plush that she knitted.