the autumn school cultural festival arrives and rikako, who has been avoiding yosakoi dance rehearsals, becomes more distant from the other girls, many of whom openly dislike her. confronting her behind the school, rikako stands firm as one girl, believing that rikako was flirting with her boyfriend, attempts to strike her but is held back. taku, who has seen all, approaches rikako and comments that he is impressed with the way she handled herself. she slaps him but runs away with regret. yutaka confronts a somewhat stunned taku, who tries to explain. yutaka punches him to the ground calling him an idiot before walking away. none of the three talk to each other for the rest of the year.