Makoto continues to worry about what she should do in the future. Tatsuo tells her to do what she wants, but Makoto doesn't know what she wants to do and turns to Gintaro. And on the day before the summer cleansing, Tatsuo's friend Takami Yoshitomo and many other people gather inside Saeki Shrine to prepare.
I still think shrine maidens are
Ich glaube immer noch,
dass Schreinmädchen
Aún pienso que las sacerdotisas son 
sirvientes especiales e importantes de los dioses.
Todavía pienso que las sacerdotisas son 
sirvientes especiales e importantes de los dioses.
J’admire toujours 
les prêtresses.
Credo ancora che le sacerdotesse
Ainda acho que sacerdotisas são