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Plot
Kazuomi has been living with his father and brother since their mother left them. He has been working hard at school and his part-time job to participate in covering the living expenses of the family. Though he has never seen it as a problem, it has come at the expense of socializing and having fun with his classmates. Nonetheless, the talk about love he had with Arata stuck with him, and the things they talked about keep coming back to his mind even as he tries to focus on his supplementary classes.

As Kazuomi is working at his part-time job in the convenience store his co-worker Mari notices his absent-minded state. She takes a wild guess that it is due to Kazuomi having fallen in love, and while Kazuomi tries to deny it Mari understandingly simply advises him not to regret anything since it is his last summer in high school. Though he still thinks his choice to devote his time to studying and working hard was right, remembering Rena's reaction as she heard him talk about applying to an external university makes Kazuomi thoughtful about it being the last summer of high school.

Walking home after his shift in the convenience store Kazuomi's mind again drifts to Rena but he pushes the thoughts back, in his mind blaming Arata for giving him such ideas. However, as he is passing by a family restaurant he catches sight of Rena sitting at a table inside, and reflexively hides behind the window. Kazuomi peeks inside and sees Rena looking rather unwell, and to his distress, in the company of an unknown man wearing a suit.