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 was thinking that Tatsuo had 
found himself a young lover.
Ich dachte, Tatsuo hätte sich 
eine Jüngere angelacht.
Pensé que Tatsuo había 
encontrado una amante joven.
Pensaba que Tatsuo se había
echado una joven amante.
J’ai pensé que Tatsuo s’était trouvé 
une copine plus jeune.
Credevo che Tatsuo si fosse trovato
una fidanzata giovane.
Achei que o Tatsuo tinha encontrado
 uma namorada jovem.