It's fall, and the girls are back at school. They've been cooped up all summer, and now they're ready to go back to school. One of the girls, Haruka, is bummed that she hasn't been able to meet up with the others yet. She's also bummed that they haven't found out anything about her and her family. Haruka tells the girls that she's spent the last month and a half trying to figure out what happened to Aka, and that they've still got one more problem to worry about: Aka's health. The girls agree to meet at Haruka's house after school.