Hiroshi and Miyuki meet again. Hiroshi asks Miyuki how she managed to get invited to dinner with everyone. Miyuki tells him that she was just inspired by the time they had spent together, and that she has decided that she wants to make art for herself. She says that she would like to stay in Togashi, but she has a pressing matter that needs to be attended to. She tells Miyuki that she knows where the place is, and asks him why he couldn't have loved her without him. He tells her that she is like a "pet cat" , and she says that it is only natural that they are like this. She asks him if he would feel the same way about Amemiya moving out, and he says that he would, but that it would be vain.