Ryo gets home and he finds Ichika there wearing an apron. Ryo thinks he's daydreaming for a moment, but then he finds out Rio invited her as well as their other classmates, Satsuki and Ruri over. Satsuki and Ruri fall head over heels for Ryo. Meanwhile, Ryo's old friend, the photographer Masuda, hears rumors that Ryo had laid his hands on a high school girl and he tries to get to the bottom of this.

Kai goes to the bookstore to buy the new volume of "Forward World." When he gets there, he sees Ryo and immediately tries to avoid him. He remembers what Rio said about her brother to him and feels a little down, but when he goes in to grab one of the copies of the new volume, his hand touches Ryo's hand. Meanwhile, Arie manages to secure the new volume at another store and she runs into Ichika. They realize they have the same favorite character and end up bonding. On her way home, Arie is thinking of Ryo and she realizes something.

Kai and Ichika meet at the station on Saturday so that she can tell him her reply after he asked her out. Ryo coincidentally passes by and finds out the reason that Ichika seemed troubled lately is because Kai had asked her out. Meanwhile, Arie invites Ryo to dinner so that she can tell him how she feels. She brings up the fact that even if Ryo and Ichika did go out, their age gap might just make them both suffer, and then gently places her hand on his...