Compared to last week's rather lack-luster episode - not including the information we were able to gather about Shu's father - this week was a significant improvement. Not only was there the action we've been missing the last couple of weeks, but we find out some plot-altering information. The episode starts off with Yahiro's little brother Jun being supported by Yahiro (he fell out of the bed and is unable to move on his own) when Jun becomes scared of something. That something turns out to be Makoto and his group infiltrating the nunnery they boys were staying at. However, when Makoto enters the room the two of them were hiding in, he's surprised to see that they've disappeared. We then see Shu and Inori working on club activities, though Shu is taking a break to take a phone call from Gai. As it turns out, Gai is going to be heading somewhere for work and won't be back for about 5 weeks or so. He instructs Shu to stay in school and keep an eye on Inori. Shu laughs, saying he'll be a good boy, which isn't lost on Hare, who is watching him from afar. Later, she's talking with Kanon and asks her friend if she noticed anything different about Shu. Kanon teases Hare, saying that he must have crossed the threshold to manhood while they were on vacation the week before. This startles Hare and she becomes quite upset so Kanon tries to calm her down by saying that she was just joking. The two then become quiet for a moment before Kanon suggests they pull up their fortune for the day. They do so and Kanon wonders what's waiting for her at the aquarium while Hare is baffled by her fortune. She wonders where she'll find a tiger-striped tea kettle when, as luck would have it, the exact thing she was wondering about bounces into the room.
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