There has always been this knot in Makoto’s heart since she didn’t faced Watase and just ran away. Watase and Makoto look surprised at each other. Watase says that it is surprising that she is in this school. Wondering what is the best thing to say, Makoto says ya, and calls his name. Watase explains that when he reached high school, he came back to this place and today, there is a club [interschool] practice match. He comments that she has changed a bit. They were interrupted by Iriya who calls out to Makoto. Makoto tells Iriya that he is her junior high classmate.. Then, his teammates calls out to Watase, what he is doing there.. Iriya immediately remembers that this is the Watase guy whom Makoto told him about before. Iriya just says, ya. Watase says that he’s going and by the way, Koudzu [guesswork from 高津] is also in their high school. They plan on having a reunion so Watase asks for Makoto’s email address to inform her of the details later on. He also tells Makoto if she is still in touch with their other former classmates, then just inform them. Makoto tells him that Uki is also in her school. Iriya looks left out. After Watase saves the address in his cellphone, a girl arrives and calls for Watase to quickly hurry for the senpai-s had already left. Watase bids Makoto goodbye and he’ll contact her through email. The girl pushes Watase away and scolds him. Holding her cellphone, Makoto wonders why at this time.. While walking together, Iriya glances at flustered and quiet Makoto. Iriya suggests that she go straight home first because her face alternates from the color red to purple. Surprised Makoto apologizes. Iriya lightly knocks her head and tells her that it is alright, see you tomorrow. Arriving home, Makoto lamely announces that she is home. Rika happily greets her a happy birthday and gives her a caonima stuffed toy. [caonima/草泥馬 is literally grass mud horse though sounds like a cuss word. It is widely used as a form of symbolic defiance of the widespread Internet censorship in China. It resembles the Alpaca.