Kotoko confesses to Jinko and Satomi about Kin-chan’s marriage proposal to her, and they tell her to give it serious thought.  Naoki finishes the betrothal ceremony with Sahoko, and gradually gets ready for their wedding. He returns to college after a long leave of absence, and finds out Kinnosuke proposed to Kotoko. About the same time, Kinnosuke asks for Kotoko to give him an answer ...
But we've been just friends all this time, so...
Pero solamente hemos sido amigos
 todo este tiempo, así que...
Pero todo este tiempo solo 
hemos sido amigos, así que...
mais jusque-là,
on n’a jamais été plus que des amis.
Mas nós fomos amigos por tanto tempo...