Rikuo catches a cold after standing in the rain with Haru. She invites him to the movies as a way of apologizing.

Minato Kouichi was a classmate of Morinome Haru, and a student of photography. They run into each other at Rikuo’s workplace.

Rikuo's old flame from school finds him and soon becomes his uninvited roommate. Later, Shinako and Haru meet her and misunderstand the situation.

Shinako calls off going back to Kanazawa for the new year. She and Rikuo make plans to spend it together.

Rikuo notices that something isn’t quite right between him and Shinako. Meanwhile, Haru suffers.