It's been two days since Hiiragi left, and she hasn't told him anything. He's irritated because he wants to be a manga artist, and he's worried that she won't tell him what happened, because she doesn't want him to worry about her. He wants to know why he didn't call her right away, either way. He thinks that he was looking down upon her as a woman, and that he should be the one to win her heart. He also thinks that people who pursue their dreams are like him, and so he started walking on this path. He feels like his parents are nagging him about it, but he can't make up his mind about it. He says that he is half proud of himself for his dream, but deep inside, he knows that he'll never be able to move forward or turn back. He admits that he wanted to tell her that he liked her, but that his true nature is the same. He was just trying to say that he loved her. When he thought twice about helping her, he says, he was jolted. He apologizes for being drunk, and says he already likes someone.