Recaps

Kazehara Tetsu accompanied Ichinose Honami to the gym, where she showed him the equipment and became surprised by how skillfully he used it. They worked out together, with Kazehara encouraging and correcting Honami as she pushed herself through extra sets.

• Ichinose Honami used her membership card to enter the gym with Kazehara Tetsu, who paid for a single visit.
• Ichinose changed into her sports uniform and offered to show Kazehara how to use the gym equipment.
• Ichinose demonstrated the elliptical, while Kazehara moved through strength exercises with practiced form.
• Ichinose asked whether Kazehara had trained before, and he claimed he had learned about the equipment from television.
• Kazehara challenged Ichinose to work toward her fitness goals, and she responded by doing extra sets while he counted and encouraged her.

After a two-hour workout with Kazehara Tetsu, Ichinose Honami planned to go shopping with him, but a class dispute called her away. She left to help resolve it and promised to make up their canceled plans later.

• Ichinose Honami finished her first two-hour workout with Kazehara Tetsu and rested before showering and changing.
• Ichinose Honami suggested that she and Kazehara Tetsu explore the Shopping Mall together, and he agreed.
• Ichinose Honami received messages about a tense disagreement among the girls in her class and said she needed to help sort it out.
• Kazehara Tetsu encouraged Ichinose Honami to go, and she promised to make it up to him later.
• Ichinose Honami hurried away, leaving Kazehara Tetsu alone outside the Shopping Mall.

Kazehara Tetsu wandered around the Shopping Mall after someone left, visiting the bookstore, clothing stores, and movie and music sections without finding anything he wanted. He left the music section still unsure what to do next.

• Kazehara Tetsu decided to explore the Shopping Mall rather than return to the Dormitory alone.
• He passed the bookstore and clothing stores, thinking that browsing books and shopping for clothes were more enjoyable with Shiina Hiyori or other company.
• Kazehara Tetsu browsed the movie and TV section but found no films that interested him and left disappointed.
• He listened to a song at a music station, forgot its name, and joked that he had no musical bone in his body.

Kazehara Tetsu unexpectedly ran into Shiranami Chihiro while browsing the music section and startled her by waiting quietly behind her. After they talked about music, she recommended an album, which he agreed to buy, leaving them with a plan to share more recommendations next time.

• Kazehara Tetsu spotted Shiranami Chihiro listening to music and waited behind her to say hello.
• Shiranami Chihiro noticed his shadow, turned around, and was startled to find Kazehara Tetsu there.
• Kazehara Tetsu apologized and explained that he had been browsing and had not meant to frighten her.
• Shiranami Chihiro told Kazehara Tetsu that listening to music calmed her and recommended a quiet album.
• Kazehara Tetsu accepted her recommendation and agreed to buy the album, and Shiranami Chihiro offered to recommend more music next time.

At the music store, Shiranami Chihiro urged Kazehara Tetsu to treat Honami well and not let his other close relationships hurt her. Kazehara Tetsu promised to take her concerns seriously, and Shiranami Chihiro left trusting him while warning that she would be watching.

• Shiranami Chihiro asked Kazehara Tetsu whether he and Honami had made their relationship official, and he said they had not taken that step yet.
• Shiranami Chihiro explained that Honami was exhausted from carrying responsibilities for their class and asked Kazehara Tetsu not to let her down.
• Shiranami Chihiro warned Kazehara Tetsu that his closeness with many women could trouble Honami, even if she did not say so.
• Kazehara Tetsu promised that he would not let Honami regret pursuing him and would handle his other relationships properly.
• Shiranami Chihiro accepted his promise, reminded him to listen to the album she recommended, and said she would be watching him.

Kazehara Tetsu ran into Kushida Kikyo on Christmas morning, and she invited him to the Shopping Mall’s Clearance Auction. After explaining how the auction worked, she got him to agree to go with her.

• Kazehara Tetsu woke early and met Kushida Kikyo in the elevator.
• Kushida Kikyo invited Kazehara Tetsu to visit the Shopping Mall’s Clearance Auction.
• Kushida Kikyo teased Kazehara Tetsu about having gone on a date the previous Christmas without inviting her.
• Kushida Kikyo explained that the mall auctioned discounted goods to bidders, often at prices below their usual cost.
• Kazehara Tetsu agreed to accompany Kushida Kikyo to the auction.

Kushida Kikyo brought Kazehara Tetsu to a fortune-telling stall before the auction so they could learn about their romantic bond. The fortune-teller described their connection as one that began bitterly but would turn sweet, then studied Kazehara Tetsu’s cards.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Kushida Kikyo arrived at Camphor Tree Shopping Mall before the clearance auction began.
• Kushida Kikyo led Kazehara Tetsu to a fortune-telling stall that only read the bond between a man and a woman together.
• Kushida Kikyo said she wanted to know whether she and Kazehara Tetsu had a romantic connection, and they sat for a reading.
• Kushida Kikyo and Kazehara Tetsu each drew three cards for the fortune-teller to interpret.
• The fortune-teller told Kushida Kikyo that their bond had endured hardships but was headed toward a good outcome, and Kushida Kikyo reflected on how their relationship had changed.
• The fortune-teller turned to Kazehara Tetsu’s cards and studied them longer.

Kazehara Tetsu and Kushida Kikyo received fortune readings about their complicated ties, then ate breakfast while waiting for the auction. When Kushida remembered entry required lining up in batches, they hurried to join the queue.

• The fortune-teller told Kazehara Tetsu that his many tangled ties could eventually be put in order, while Kushida Kikyo would find sweetness after hardship.
• Kushida asked Kazehara where she ranked among his ties, but he told her to wait and see.
• Kazehara and Kushida bought breakfast and waited in a shop while the crowd gathered for the auction.
• Kushida remembered that auction attendees had to line up to enter in batches and worried the best goods would be taken first.
• Kazehara agreed to go with Kushida to join the line.

Kazehara Tetsu and Kushida Kikyo joined Amasawa Ichika and Nanase Tsubasa in the auction line after Amasawa saved them a spot. As the line moved closer to the entrance, Amasawa asked Kazehara to bid on something for her.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Kushida Kikyo saw that dozens of people were waiting to enter the auction and joined the line at the back.
• Amasawa Ichika called out to Kazehara and Kushida, inviting them to take the places she had saved beside her and Nanase Tsubasa.
• Kushida decided they should accept Amasawa's invitation, and Kazehara joined them despite worrying about cutting in line.
• Amasawa told Kazehara she had come early hoping to meet him and asked him to bid on something for her because she had few points.
• Nanase revealed that Amasawa had talked about waiting for Kazehara since they joined the line, and the group continued chatting as their turn approached.

Kazehara Tetsu missed the first auction batch but entered the next one and bought ingredients to cook with. He ran into Kiryuin Fuka, who told him she had learned to cook for her grandfather.

• Kazehara Tetsu was left outside when the first auction batch filled, while Amasawa Ichika, Kushida Kikyo, and Nanase Tsubasa entered.
• Kushida Kikyo came out with a scarf, Nanase Tsubasa with a charm, and Amasawa Ichika said someone had outbid her for the charm she wanted.
• Kazehara Tetsu entered the auction and bought greens, meat, and eggs from the discounted ingredient section.
• Kiryuin Fuka noticed Kazehara Tetsu's basket and asked whether he could cook.
• Kiryuin Fuka explained that she had learned to cook so she could make meals her aging grandfather would enjoy.

Kazehara Tetsu talked with Kiryuin Fuka about why she had stopped cooking, and she challenged him to make something for her to taste. After finding nothing worthwhile at the auction, Kazehara rejoined Kushida Kikyo, Amasawa Ichika, and Nanase Tsubasa, who showed him the item she had won.

• Kiryuin Fuka explained that she had stopped cooking because she lacked time and did not want to pursue it unless she could become the best.
• Kazehara Tetsu complimented Kiryuin Fuka's devotion to her grandfather, and she challenged him to cook for her so she could judge his skill.
• Kazehara Tetsu left the auction with a basket of groceries after finding no worthwhile items to bid on.
• Kazehara Tetsu met Kushida Kikyo, Amasawa Ichika, and Nanase Tsubasa at a nearby shop, where Amasawa teased him for buying groceries at an auction.
• Kushida Kikyo showed Kazehara Tetsu a scarf she had won at the auction and said she had gotten it for less than its original price.

After leaving the Auction with Kushida Kikyo, Amasawa Ichika, and Nanase Tsubasa, Kazehara Tetsu returned to the Dormitory to store his ingredients. When he opened his door to go back out, he found Kiryuin Fuka waiting there, having apparently followed him from the Auction.

• Kazehara Tetsu told Kushida Kikyo and the others that he had spoken with Kiryuin-senpai at the Auction, and they were surprised to learn she could cook.
• Kazehara Tetsu left the girls at the Shopping Mall and returned to the Dormitory to put away his vegetables, meat, and eggs.
• After checking the time and deciding to go for another walk, Kazehara Tetsu opened his door and found Kiryuin Fuka outside.
• Kiryuin Fuka admitted nothing outright but acknowledged that Kazehara Tetsu had noticed her following him and looked past him into his room.

Kiryuin Fuka persuaded Kazehara Tetsu to cook lunch with the groceries he had bought at the Auction, hoping to rekindle her interest in cooking. After watching him prepare three dishes with practiced skill, she sat down to taste them.

• Kiryuin Fuka convinced Kazehara Tetsu to let her into his room and cook with the Auction groceries.
• Kazehara Tetsu prepared and marinated meat, washed greens, and readied eggs while Kiryuin Fuka watched.
• Kiryuin Fuka questioned Kazehara Tetsu's cooking skill after seeing his precise knife work and preparation.
• Kazehara Tetsu cooked scrambled eggs, stir-fried meat, and greens.
• Kiryuin Fuka sat down and invited Kazehara Tetsu to let her taste the food.