Nana clears the air and introduces his brother Yūgo, who happens to be a big fan of Subaru's novels. Shortly afterwards, Subaru heads back home with Haru. From Haru's perspective, she is happy to see Hachi again, but feels that her new purpose in life is to provide companionship to Subaru as he now considers him family in addition to Hachi. On the way home, she recalls her time as an abandoned kitten with four younger siblings(three younger brothers including Hachi and one younger sister)...