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Plot
Rena apologizes to Arata, saying she did not mean to make him cry. Arata tells her he is not crying and thanks her, realizing that she is right and that he will regret it if he keeps distancing himself from the others. Rena asks Arata to talk with Chizuru as well, as the rift between them feels wrong to Rena too, and he promises to do so.

Meanwhile, during her advertising round Chizuru has been cornered by three university students. The boys are very insistently trying to make advances on her, wanting to know her name and contact information. However, even though Chizuru denies all their requests with her customary bluntness, they completely neglect her refusal. As she tries to leave, one of them stops her by grabbing her shoulders. Chizuru shakes herself free, upset and annoyed by the uninvited touch. Based on her own reaction, she makes the connection that it must have been similarly unpleasant for Arata earlier when she tried to touch him and asked him to touch her, blaming herself for failing to understand his feelings.

Trivia

 * The events of this chapter took place on.
 * At the end of the original webcomic there is a plug for the final episode of the TV anime with a present campaign.