The letter of acceptance arrives to Ashito in Ehime. Ashito and his friends are overjoyed at the news, but Noriko, Ashito’s mom, looks at the celebration with mixed feelings. Hana tells Ashito to have a heart-to-heart with Noriko, but he never gets the chance until the day of his departure.
If going to Tokyo's gonna be tough on Mom,
 I'll have to come up with some other—
إن كان ذهابي إلى طوكيو سيكون عسيرًا 
—على أمّي، فعليّ أن أتوصّل لطريقة أخرى
Wenn es meine Mutter belastet,
dass ich nach Tokyo gehe,
Si irme a Tokio le supondrá una carga,
tendré que pensar en otro…
Si irme a Tokio le supondrá una carga,
tendré que pensar en otro…
si mon départ à Tokyo
est trop dur pour elle,
se venire a Tokyo significa esserle di peso...
Se minha ida pra Tóquio for um peso pra 
ela, vou precisar pensar em outr—
если мой отъезд
плохо скажется на маме…