The next day, the two men go to the train station to see the lights put up for the new year. When they arrive, they find that the lights have been put up again, and that toujirou and iroha are going to see them. Worried about his feelings for her, Tachibana confesses that she is causing trouble for him. He tells her that she should not shy away from him, even if she thinks it is weird, because she has never seen him as a man before. She tells him that she has walked a long way and that they haven't yet found out what is wrong. She asks him to go home, but he refuses, saying that he is not going home because he is afraid of what will happen to him if he does not go home. Ignoring her, he asks her to follow him, but she refuses to do so. He asks her why she is doing this, and she says that it is because she is a stranger and that having to play the part of a happy family is painful for her. He then asks her what she thinks of the face of Toujirou, who cares so much about her. She says that he looks like he cares about her, and asks him if she can see that on his face. He replies that she can, and they go back to the station.