Report 198

Plot
Chizuru listens to Arata telling her he is in love with her with a puzzled look. Seeing her reaction Arata apologizes for adding to her confusion, however Chizuru asks if he means it in a romantic sense. As Arata confirms, Chizuru says she thought he hated her because he always looked bothered when she approached him to learn more about romantic feelings. Arata explains that while he is in love with her he did not want to take advantage of what he thought was only her desire to learn, and adds that he was actually happy every time she approached him.

Having learned that she was not the only one who was happy about it after all, Chizuru also wants to properly confess her feelings to Arata even if he will eventually forget her. She tells him that while she did want to learn about romantic feelings, the reason she became interested in love in the first place was because she loved him, and that was also why she wanted him to touch her.

Chizuru tells Arata she too is completely in love with him, and as Arata is flustered by her confession she asks him not to make fun of her. She continues that she would never have asked anyone else about romantic feelings because her feelings were for him and it would have been meaningless otherwise. Arata responds by embracing her, and they apologize to each other for waiting for the other to take the initiative. With a brief pause for thought mid-sentence, Arata asks Chizuru to hold hands with him as they are now two lovers on a date. Remembering Arata saying the same thing about holding hands when they were spying on Kazuomi and Rena's date, with a happy smile Chizuru takes his hand and they continue walking.

Ryō reports in his files that both Arata and Chizuru are now facing forward in their lives, having chosen to lay aside their problems and enjoy the present moment. He notes that being able to reflect on what is important right now, they are no longer the same people who earlier gave up on their jobs and themselves.