The chapter opens with a welcome home from Natsuo, who has just returned from her university exams. She tells him that she has found a new job and that she will not expect him to pay for her living expenses. She says that she still hasn't decided what she wants to do with her life and that it will be hard for her to maintain a close relationship with him. She adds that she would rather move out of the house before anything tears them apart. She also tells him about the fact that she is taking a prep school in the middle of the school year. He tells her that he has one more exam to take before he can get into the university. He says that he still has a test to take, but that he is afraid to take too many because of the misadventures he has had in the past. He also tells her about how he and rui have been together for a long time and that they love each other very much. He adds that they have a lot in common and that he wants to make her happy. He asks her to tell him something about moving out.