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Plot
Arata and Chizuru follow Kazuomi and Rena from a distance, in turn followed by Ryō and An. As the couple wanders around the stores, Arata comments that Kazuomi could at least hold Rena's hand. His comment draws Chizuru's attention, and she asks if you always do that on a date. Under Chizuru's intense stare Arata tells her it is only normal to want to touch the person you love, and she finds Arata saying this to be very noteworthy. Flustered by Chizuru's intense attention, Arata thinks to himself that the atmosphere between them is strange even though they are not on a date.

Rena asks Kazuomi to help her choose between two pairs of earrings, and while he reminds her that she does not want to remove his old one, he says he will take another piercing so he can match with hers. Rena says she will do the same, and as Kazuomi resists, feeling guilty about her getting a piercing for his sake, she confesses that she already took the one she has now because of him. Kazuomi is extremely flustered by her confession and as they go and buy a piercing device, they agree to go on another date to choose the earrings.

Arata has been watching the sweet scene with his customary grin and although she was initially creeped out by it, Chizuru admits that what they saw was quite grinworthy. After Kazuomi and Rena are done shopping it is time for their talk, and instead going to a café in the mall, in a bold move Kazuomi invites Rena to his home.