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Plot
Kazuomi invites Rena to his home to have a talk and see what he wants to talk about for herself. Arata finds this an unexpectedly fast progression, but even though Rena seems to be nervous too, she accepts the invitation.

Arata and Chizuru follow them to Kazuomi's home, and agree that while they cannot spy on their talk, they will probably hear what happened afterwards. They call the tailing operation to a close, and Arata returns An's glasses to Chizuru. Similarly to Chizuru lending the glasses to Arata at the shopping mall, Arata gently placing the glasses on her face sends Chizuru's heart racing, and Arata likewise has to push his feelings back.

Arata turns around to start walking, but Chizuru stops him and tells him she was happy he invited her, as she had gotten the impression that he may have been trying to avoid her. Arata is surprised that Chizuru realized it, as it is indeed what he decided to do after the fireworks festival when he realized he is in love with her. She further says that tailing Kazuomi and Rena made her want to know how it feels to be on a date and asks if he would hold hands with her.

Taking Chizuru's request as another of her experiments, Arata tries to explain that holding hands is something a couple in love would do. However, seeing that he cannot refuse without hurting Chizuru's feelings, decides it is not worth it and lets her take his hand. Nevertheless he wonders to himself if he really should be holding hands with Chizuru, and thinks that if he was a high school student he would have taken it as a love confession.