In this chapter, we learn that Akashima and Shintarou are planning to get married, but that they're not sure how to go about doing it. Akishima apologizes, saying that he and his partner didn't get permission from the bride-to-be to do so. He also apologizes for not telling her about the whole thing, which he thinks is a bad idea. He says that he has a lot to learn as a designer, and he's not satisfied with one thing. Still, he says, he admires both of them for never giving up and living up to their own values. He doesn't think that it's a good idea for him to make a decision without telling his partner. He's sorry, but he wants to thank his partner for his intervention in getting the client to trust shintarou, and for using the fact that the client likes him as a way to earn his trust. He wants to know if he'd like to return to his job at the head office. He won't, he tells us.