Three months have passed. Akiko has fallen in love with her employer, and she has decided to propose to him on his upcoming trip to Fukuoka. She tells him that she will tell her boss about the proposal when they go on the trip, but that they will not be able to go on a day trip as planned because of work. She thanks him for his kind words, and he tells her that the hotel where they are staying has been taken over by cheaper hotels nearby. He also thanks the owner of the hotel for sending him a photo of the place where they will be staying. He says that he wants to marry someone like his mother, and that he has failed because he has tried too hard to be his father's "well" . He hopes that one day he will get the chance to propose.