The book Ren brought from Canada is one of Haru's old favorites and a story about a lone gray wolf who meets a human he comes to recognize as his master. Already hating himself for making Ren say he'll be "just a brother," Haru is dealt the final blow by Seika's words. Meanwhile, Ren manages his school life with the help of his classmate Juuzen and Kondo Kiri, another student returned from abroad, but he collapses during a PE class...
But somewhere inside me, I hope he won't.
Aber tief in mir drin hoffe ich,
dass er es nicht tut.
Pero en alguna parte dentro 
de mí, espero que no lo haga.
Pero en alguna parte dentro 
de mí, espero que no lo haga.
Mon cœur espère 
qu’il ne le dira pas.
Ma dentro di me, nel profondo,
spero che non lo faccia.
Mas em algum lugar do meu coração eu
 desejo que ele não me chame assim.