King rebels against Haiji's escalating demands.
His job search continues to go poorly, causing him to close himself off to even Shindo, who is concerned for him.
Eventually King begins acting independently. The other residents are also unable to hide their befuddlement at being told they can't work.
Meanwhile, Kakeru goes to Nico-chan in order to dispel his doubts about Haiji, but he's unable to find a definitive answer.
While this is happening, Shindo has an idea and suggests it to the other residents, but...
His first year, when I told him
 I ran track in high school,
في عامه الأوّل، عندما أخبرتُه أنّي ركضتُ في المضمار
في المدرسة الثانوية
Als ich ihm als Ersti erzählte, dass ich
in der Oberschule im Leichtathletik-Klub war, …
En su primer año, cuando le dije
que corría en la preparatoria,
En su primer año, cuando le dije
que corría en el instituto,
En 1re année, quand il m’a dit
qu’il était du club d’athlé,
Quando era al primo anno
Quando ele entrou na universidade e eu disse que
estava no clube de atletismo no ensino médio,
Помню, как он на первом курсе
узнал, что я бегал в школе,