On the way to school, Asahina asks Yamato whether he will turn up for training and he replies in the affirmative. Although he wants to seize the chance to chat with her, Yamato senses that Asahina's attitude towards him is still icy-cold and feels discouraged before saying anything.Yamato wonders if Asahina is still mad at him for mentioning Kazuki that night and feels that there is not much hope between them to patch up. Honoka realises that Yamato is feeling down because of Asahina and feels uneasy about Asahina's outburst that day during the race. Honoka is not sure of how Asahina feels towards Yamato but she starts to worry about the possibility that Asahina may like Yamato.
That day, after practice, Honoka suggests going home with Yamato but he has to stay behind as punishment for skipping practice previously. As such, Yamato tells Honoka to go home first and proceeds with his self-training as it's getting late. Honoka has no choice but to leave reluctantly and gets worried about leaving Yamato and Asahina alone.
Yamato wants to talk to Asahina but he's afraid of being ignored or disliked by her. Meanwhile, Honoka decides to look for Yamato as she's concerned about him being together with Asahina. When Yamato finishes practice, he sees Asahina leaving without a word and grumbles about her being a heartless person. Unknown to him, Asahina has heard this when she returns to help him do cooling-down exercises after the training. Asahina reminds Yamato of his shortcomings during running and he gets happy knowing that she has been watching him train. Honoka happens to see them holding hands while cooling down and is very shocked. She tries to conceal her uneasiness and convince herself that Asahina feels for Yamato in a different way from her.
Yamato receives 2 free tickets to the swimming pool from the cable TV salesgirl and wonders if he should ask Asahina out for a date on Sunday. When he raises this suggestion to Hattori, the latter mentions that unless Asahina likes him or is his girlfriend, girls would normally not go to the pool with a guy easily. In addition, he reminds Yamato that he was rejected by Asahina when they went to the amusement park previously and asks him whether he wants history to repeat itself. Although Yamato tries to convince himself that he does not have any ulterior motives for asking Suzuka out, he is reminded by Hattori that Asahina may have her plans for Sunday and Yamato remembers that she usually spends her Sundays visiting Kazuki's grave. Thus, Yamato drops the idea of asking Asahina out.
Honoka asks Yamato to go to the swimming pool with her on Sunday and this is overheard by Miki and Kobayakawa who want to tag along with them. Miki also asks Asahina to come along and the latter agrees after looking at Yamato for a brief moment. Yamato and Honoka are surprised at Asahina's decision since he is under the impression Asahina will go to visit Kazuki while Honoka is not happy about Asahina obstructing her attempt to spend time with Yamato.
At the swimming pool, Yamato is still wondering what made Asahina decide to go swimming with them and shrugs off the idea that she came because of him. Yamato wants to talk to Asahina but Miki drags her off to the pool. As for Honoka, she also intends to spend time with Yamato but Kobayakawa is eager to impress her and stops her from being with Yamato. However, Yamato makes up his mind to improve his relationship with Asahina today.
Yamato laments that he has no chance of getting close to Asahina and rejects Honoka's suggestion of playing on one of the attractions. Honoka realises that Yamato's attention is totally focused on Asahina and feels upset. Yamato starts to wonder if this is all his imagination about Asahina coming for his sake when she seems more interested in swimming.
On the way home, Yamato is tying his shoelaces and his friends walk ahead of him. To his surprise, he sees Asahina returning to look for him and they walk together. When the fireworks display is on, Yamato and Asahina are reminded of their time together at the amusement park where Yamato suddenly grabs her arm and is prepared to confess his feelings for her again despite the possibility of failure. Before he can say anything, Honoka, Miki and Kobayakawa return for them and Honoka sees that Yamato was grabbing Asahina's arm.
The next day, Honoka asks Asahina to walk home with her and she remarks that Asahina is on good terms with Yamato. Honoka reveals that she's in love with Yamato and asks Asahina if it's fine that she tells Yamato about it. When Honoka remarks that Asahina likes Yamato, the latter gets defensive and says that it's impossible for her to like him. Yamato happens to hear this and Honoka runs away as she's embarrassed by what she said. Asahina tries to explain herself but Yamato walks away, saying that he knows all along that Asahina does not like him. Even though he tries to pretend that it's OK, Asahina feels worried that she has hurt Yamato with her words...
Finally, Honoka has made her move by confronting Asahina about her feelings for Yamato and it is perfect timing for him to hear Asahina denying Honoka's view. I guess this will make Yamato realise the hopelessness of his situation with Asahina and by the next episode, it seems to be the turning point for his relationship with Honoka and look at her in a different light. Asahina does not seem as cold as before and she starts to see how her lies have hurt Yamato. By the time she realises her feelings for him, it may be difficult to rectify the situation now that Honoka is also involved.
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