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Plot
On the way to school Arata sees Chizuru and walks up to her. However, as he greets her she just gives a startled look and slips away leaving Arata bewildered. Her strange behavior continues at school as she avoids meeting Arata's eyes in the classroom and even turns back when she sees him in the staircase, making it quite plain that she is avoiding him.

In the locker room before gym class Rena and Honoka ask Chizuru about her behavior. She tells them of the measures she has taken to find out if she is in love with Arata and that while she is now certain that is the case, she also does not want to bother him with her feelings anymore. Privately she also wants to avoid the pain of their inevitable separation at the end of the experiment, and her plan to distance herself from Arata is based on her internet research on how to stop being in love.

As Chizuru adds that she is satisfied just with knowing what her feelings were, taking Chizuru's head between her hands Rena forces her to meet her eyes and asks her what she really wants, as she certainly does not look like she is happy with the way things stand. As Chizuru gives no answer Rena wonders why Chizuru and Arata are so conflicted despite their obvious mutual feelings, but remembering that everyone else wants to help them too, she gives up on her interrogation and just tells Chizuru to do her best.

Trivia

 * The events of this chapter took place on a day between and.