Iriya calls her name. He is about to pat her head but he stops himself. He tells her, “..I like you, Kisaragi-chan. But.. no matter how.. *tears up* no matter how, it is still no good. Always when I break up with a girlfriend.. even if I always pretend that everything is fine but actually, every time it happens, I have this feeling of being abandoned. It isn’t at all because I don’t believe in you but after bearing one’s true heart and then the other party leaves me, until now, I still felt quite afraid..” Tears start to form on Makoto’s eyes again. She shakes her head and says that there’s no need. “..there’s no need to.. go steady something.. I don’t need that kind of commitment. I don’t need anything, so always until one day I’m hated by you, please let me continue on liking you..” Iriya smiles. He says, “I think that you already know.. I’m quite troublesome person, right? Is it okay?” Makoto exclaims, “How can that be!! If you’re talking about the degree of being troublesome, I also won’t lose to you!! You also clearly know that!! It’s the same right now. I’m obviously listening to you regarding such an important thing but in the corner of my mind, I had unexpectedly thought how come I’m wearing such a strange shirt *holding her snail design shirt* and ran off here..!! *teary-eyed* The recollection will become a snail..!” Iriya is speechless. Upon seeing his expression, Makoto starts to freak out that she shouldn’t have said that. Makoto tries to explain but she and Yusa are shock when Iriya burst into laughter. He pats Makoto’s head and says that no wonder it is her. Makoto gloomily wonders if Iriya laughing means it is alright. Then, Iriya’s phone is ringing. After reading the message, Iriya apologizes and says that today is his father’s birthday so he has come home early. Makoto and Yusa urge Iriya to quickly go home. Iriya apologizes for not being able to walk her home. Makoto tells him that it is alright. Iriya touches her face and says, “Today, I’m really thankful to you. I’m very happy. *smiles* See you in the next school term.” With that, Iriya left. After a pause, Makoto says, “..Yusa-kun.. I wish to become strong. Want to become strong..” To her surprise, Yusa holds her head and says, “It isn’t ‘want to’, it’s ‘will’, right? Using your own strength.” As Yusa starts to walk away, teary-eyed Makoto says, “Ya.” Narration: “I have never thought that I can become someone else’s strength. Finally, I won’t gradually look away from the thing in front of me. I won’t listen to the voice and let it just be stuck in my ear. I will become strong.”