Since their fight at the hotel, Akihito has been completely rejected by Sae. He tries to reconnect with her, even enlisting the help of a friend, but she runs away from him. "Akihito, you actually want to make up with other people?"—that one comment from his friend makes Akihito realize his own feelings for the first time.

Sae is excited about their first trip to Okinawa, now that their feelings for each other have finally been reciprocated. However, Akihito is extremely busy, and they are unable to meet often. The more she longs for them to meet, the more their schedules diverge, causing them to miss each other. The anxiety that Sae thought she had finally found common ground with begins to spread again...