After asking Noe out, Shin'ichirÅ tells her about his picture book that he is making about the rooster RaigÅmaru. Aiko cannot get over what happened with her and Shin'ichirÅ. Noe's brother goes out on a date with Hiromi, and she finds out the true reason why Shin'ichirÅ is going out with Noe and also why she is going out with Noe's brother. Hiromi cuts her date short after she speaks her mind to Noe, though she realizes that she acted liked Shin'ichirÅ's mother since she shows resentment towards Noe. She asks Noe's brother to give her a ride to a "town where it does not snow" in order to get away from things.