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Plot
An and Ryō talk in a park after the events at Arata's apartment. Wondering about An's testing of Arata's morals, Ryō attempts to correct her way of working. He tells her he thinks she should have investigated all the subject candidates more thoroughly before making her choice, and that her job is to observe the subject without getting directly involved. In response An asks if following rules to the letter isn't the reason Ryō's previous subject failed and if Ryō himself wouldn't have less reason to regret if he had gotten more involved, but Ryō gives no response.

An continues that she wants to get more involved with her subject than what is expected of them as supports and help them have the best experiment possible. After a brief silence Ryō responds that he has no regrets about his previous subject, as the failure was just the result of that particular sample and how they chose to spend their ReLIFE. However, noticing Ryō tapping his finger against his knee like he always does when bothered by something, An suspects that what Ryō just told her was a lie.

After the Golden Week is over Arata meets Chizuru on the way to school, though they do not have a chance to talk much before An catches up with them and grabs Arata by the arm. However, Ryō has also been following them, and after asking Chizuru if she does not mind it he leads An away, leaving Arata and Chizuru to continue their talk. When she learns that Arata and An met during the Golden Week Chizuru is visited by her strange gloomy feelings again. Arata asks if Chizuru is friends with Ryō, and hearing her use Ryō's given name when tells him they were on the same class last year gives Arata a gloomy feeling as well. Noting that Chizuru also uses Kazuomi's given name Arata is about to suggest she do the same with him, but then he realizes that he actually isn't sure how he would like to be called by her.