Kawase asks Subaru to hold a book signing event, but he refuses. Later that day, Subaru's childhood friend Hiroto Yasaka comes over with his siblings Nagisa, Hayato, Narumi, and Misora with his parents out of town on a business trip. The kids play with Haru while Subaru is overwhelmed by their presence. They order takeout from a local chūka restaurant and then the children play hide and seek. After the kids return home that night, Subaru changes his mind about the book signing event as he falls asleep...