In the middle of a conversation with haru, shusei, and fujii, haru confesses to haru that he has been feeling uneasy because he has grabbed her hand. He wants to tell haru about the incident, but haru refuses to tell him. . He tells haru how he fell in love with kugayama in middle school, and how they spent a lot of time together, but then he stopped showing up to practice, and they are in trouble because of it. He has always been a "heartless" man, and he has become a "lowlife." .