Ai confronts an overly pushy Sarasa. A traumatic experience in Ai's past leads to her cold disposition, her decision to join JPX, and her fall from grace.

When Ai runs off, leaving Sarasa with the stalker, Sarasa decides to hear out his side of the story. An explosive argument threatens to end any hope of friendship between Ai and Sarasa.

Kaoru looks back on her last summer before attending Kouka, where she struggled with misplaced assumptions about her on her fourth and final try at auditioning for the illustrious school.