Tsukasa and Akiko rush to the hilltop and finds Yuuichi unconscious as Rika asks them for help. As a result of the trip to the hilltop, Yuuichi's condition worsens and has to extend his stay in the hospital. Akiko threatens Yuuichi not to sneak out again or she will "kill" him. As Yuuichi slowly fall asleep, he remembers Tada telling him to pursue the girl he likes instead of regretting like what he did after dragging the matter for too long. Tada felt that someone who gives up without trying would be the biggest fool and reminded Yuuichi not to follow in his footsteps.
It is nearing Christmas but Yuuichi still has to stay in the hospital. As he is feeling better, he sneaks out to visit Rika who scolds him for being an idiot at the first sight of him. Rika then makes him lie on her bed since Yuuichi has yet to recover fully. Yuuichi tries to explain that he's recovering but Rika refuses to let him get up and sits by the bed to read a book.Yuuichi tells Rika that he did not bring her to the hill because of his father as he did that for her sake. When Rika asks Yuuichi if he remembered what he had told her on the hilltop, he doesn't understand what she is saying. Upon recollecting what he said, Rika starts to blush but Yuuichi still hasn't got a clue to what he had said. Before he can find out further from Rika, Akiko comes to look for Yuuichi and brings him back to his ward. Akiko even puts a long bench before Yuuichi's door so as to prevent him from sneaking out.
New Year arrives and Yuuichi is still in the hospital. He sneaks out to look for Rika again and is surprised to hear that he shouldn't associate with her. Rika has no idea how long she would live thus it would do Yuuichi no good to be in her company. However, Yuuichi says that he doesn't mind. Rika informs Yuuichi that she is planning to undergo the operation soon which makes him worried since it is said to have a low success rate. Although there is the risk of failure, Rika is prepared for the consequences since the operation has a chance of helping her to get better instead of letting the condition worsen over time.
Yamanishi comes to visit Yuuichi who points out that he's just here for the pornographic magazines from Tada's collection. As the boys pore over the pictures, Rika happens to catch them in the act and finds out about the huge number of pornographic magazines under Yuuichi's bed. Although Rika walks away with a smile, Yuuichi knows that this is all an act and gets angry at Yamanishi for causing the misunderstanding.Yuuichi goes to Rika's ward to explain the issue but she throws him out angrily. When he tries to wait for Rika on the rooftop despite the freezing cold, she walks away and even locks the exit thus letting Yuuichi be exposed to the snowy weather. He is only spared from the torture when the security guard goes on his patrol at night.
Yuuichi reveals to Akiko what happened and the latter laughs heartily instead of being sympathetic. Just when Akiko is telling Yuuichi that he's better off dead after antagonizing Rika, Natsume, a doctor who had just returned from leave enters Yuuichi's ward to check on him. The next day, Yuuichi is standing on the rooftop when he meets Natsume again. However, Yuuichi fails to recognise him at first since Natsume has shaven off his beard. Natsume reveals that he was in the mountain region for the past 2 months so he just got his haircut and a shave today. When Natsume talks about Yuuichi getting into the bad books of Rika, Yuuichi is surprised as to why Natsume knows about this. Yuuichi comes to find out that Natsume is Rika's doctor while Natsume is surprised that she told Yuuichi about her conditon voluntarily. Natsume has been treating Rika for 6 years but she has never told anyone about her illness so he feels that Yuuichi can be a good friend to Rika. Upon hearing this, Yuuichi feels very uncomfortable because it appears as if Natsume doesn't want anything besides friendship to develop between them.
Yuuichi is studying on the rooftop when Akiko comes to take a puff. She teases him for being studious while he reminds her not to smoke too much and earns a "kick" on his back. Akiko asks Yuuichi if he hasn't reconciled with Rika and remarks that she might be feeling down of late. Even though Akiko mentions that Rika is the type who doesn't show her emotions, Yuuichi thinks otherwise since she smiles and throws a tantrum easily before him. Akiko then drops a bombshell that she has asked Rika to come to the rooftop and tells Yuuichi to patch up with her quickly. When Yuuichi goes down on his knees to apologise, he is surprised to see Natsume instead of Rika. Natsume then gives a foreign pornographic magazine to Yuuichi as a gift before leaving the rooftop. Just when Yuuichi is flipping through it, Rika happens to catch him and locks Yuuichi in the rooftop again. Unknown to them, Natsume is laughing at what has happened. Rika goes back to her ward and throws a tantrum again while Natsume stays at the staircase landing, leaving Yuuichi to bear the blistering cold.
Natsume is mumbling to himself that he's still carrying a lighter even though he said he would quit smoking when Akiko comes to the rooftop to smoke. Natsume asks if Akiko dislikes him and she replies in the affirmative. This is because she detests the way that Natsume asks such questions directly in her face and smiling when they talk about serious issues. Akiko tells Natsume to stop driving a wedge between Rika and Yuuichi since they don't have much time left together. However, Natsume is unrepentant and says that he enjoys doing this. When Akiko kicks him for the sarcasm, Natsume then tells Akiko to help them patch up.
Yuuichi is alone on the rooftop and Rika suddenly appears from behind. He cannot say anything as Rika blames him for what has happened but he still apologises in the end. When they see a plane, Yuuichi remarks that it would be good if the plane is heading overseas. Rika doesn't understand the logic of this since Yuuichi is not on that plane anyway. Yuuichi decides to ask Rika why she forgave him all of a sudden and feels unhappy when he knows that Natsume was the one who persuaded Rika to do so. As Rika goes on singing Natsume's praises, Yuuichi flares up and gets into an argument with her. In a fit of anger, Rika throws her book at Yuuichi and it falls onto the ledge of the building. Rika is upset over this because the book was given by her late father...The appearance of Natsume is a bad sign for Yuuichi since he's obviously up to some mischief to stop Yuuichi and Rika from getting together. At this stage, it's hard to tell why he would do such a thing but he's definitely a troublemaker. Too bad for Yuuichi that Rika places a lot of trust on Natsume and it would take a lot for her to view Yuuichi favourably now that she lost her favourite book as a result of their argument. Akiko has obviously seen through Natsume's antics but it remains to be seen if she will step in to help Yuuichi.
And Akiko's statement about Yuuichi and Rika having little time left, I assume she's referring to Rika's condition being life-threatening. Does it suggest that the ending of this anime will head towards tragedy?
From the next episode's trailer, it appears that Yuuichi and Rika will patch up so I guess the scriptwriter can't afford to let the argument drag on since there are only 6 episodes in this series.
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