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Plot
During lunch break Rena tells Chizuru and Honoka that she is wondering if Kazuomi dislikes her. Since they started dating their relationship has not gotten any closer at all, and Rena would like something more than sharing the trips home from school with him. As Chizuru gets intrigued and asks if Rena wants to kiss Kazuomi, Rena is embarrassed and tells her not to be so frank about it. However, Honoka defends Chizuru, saying it is normal to think about kissing someone you love. Chizuru notices that she said the same thing as An, and feels gloomy as she thinks about the disgraceful possibility of her having fallen in love with a high school student.

Rena further tells that Kazuomi keeps refusing her suggestions to spend time together because he has to go to his part-time job and never asks her out either. The absence of a sensible reason for working so much is making Rena think that Kazuomi may be avoiding her and feel like she is the only one in love, which also makes Chizuru feel a sting in her heart. Honoka suggests being clearer with Kazuomi, as both she and Chizuru agree that Rena may be expecting too much from his ability to understand Rena's feelings.

At another table, Kazuomi is likewise telling Arata and An that he thinks Rena may have started to hate her, as she keeps asking him to do things with her without apparent reason. True to form, Kazuomi is shocked when Arata and An explain to him that Rena is asking him out on a date. While this helps clear Rena's behavior up to Kazuomi, he says his circumstances really make him unable to go with her, and touching his earring, says he fears it will make Rena hate him.

Trivia

 * The events of this chapter took place on.
 * The title of this chapter is a contrast against the title of the previous chapter, both themed around "passing by (and missing) each other".