That night, Makoto couldn’t sleep. She kept on thinking of being kissed by Iriya. Tossing and turning on her bed, she thinks that she also had slept throughout the day. She calms down a bit and recalls how the kiss made her feel – very elated and fuzzy upon recalling it. With that, she hopes to go into a long sleep. Then, she hears some noise. She realizes that it is her sister. Makoto quickly sits up and thinks that she must thank her sister. Before Rika goes in her room, Makoto calls out to her. Rika asks why she hasn’t slept yet and doesn’t she still have school tomorrow. Makoto says that it is because she wants to thank her. Rika teases her that something really good must have happened that she deserved to be thanked. Rika smiles and says, that’s great. Makoto timidly says yes, so she is really thankful to her. “Also today, thanks to you, sis, that Iriya-kun stayed over and also.. for so many other things.. Thank you. And, and.. I’m sorry.. (Until now, there are so many times which I had one-sidedly became envious of you.)” After Rika flicks Makoto’s forehead, her cellphone rings. It is from Shouki who wrote that he is serious. Makoto thinks that it is already late. She asks if it is Rika’s boyfriend. Rika admits that it is. Makoto sheepishly says that her boyfriend ought to be lonely since she has to work on Christmas Eve. Rika recalls Shouki telling her to properly think about that thing. Makoto timidly asks if her boyfriend is an actor, hair stylist, or a model like before. Rika says that he is a photographer. She tells Makoto to quickly go to sleep or she might have a fever again. Makoto thinks that her sister is amazing for the guy is a person from the industry but unlike before, she won’t have that feeling of inferiority again. Snuggling her bunny in bed, Makoto thinks that everyone in the world is happy. “So-called love is really amazing. Iriya-kun is truly an awesome person...” In school, Uki pops a party popper to Makoto and greets her a Merry Christmas. She tells Makoto that she heard that Iriya went to see her yesterday. “You won’t say that nothing has happened, right?” Nanami asks if she doesn’t have a fever anymore and they are bit worried since she is late. Taking off her coat, Makoto says that she is already okay. She is a bit late because it will be dawn soon when she managed to sleep. Iriya comes in and calls her, ‘Makoto’. He asks her if she no longer has any fever. Makoto says yes.