After their first kiss, nothing changes between Kotoko and Naoki. Kotoko is now a college student, and a powerful love-rival Matsumoto Yuko emerges at the university. Kotoko and Naoki are in different departments, but Kotoko pursues ways to get closer to Naoki. She joins the tennis club he's in, but she cannot keep up with the training. On one of those nights, Kotoko's father decides to leave the Irie home, because he wants Kotoko to give up on Naoki. This comes as a big shock to Kotoko.
When she was in high school, she was
in the top four in women's singles.
Cuando estaba en preparatoria, fue 
de las cuatro mejores en simples femeninos.
Cuando estaba en el instituto, fue de las 
cuatro mejores en los individuales femeninos.
Au lycée, elle était dans le top 4
du classement féminin.
Quando estava no colégio, ela ficou 
dentre as quatro melhores no torneio feminino.