Natsuo and Hina are mistaken for a couple at a restaurant. They talk at a beach, Natsuo being curious about why she had the affair with Shuu; a flashback shows Hina's high school days with him. Natsuo tells Hina that he has finished his novel, and confesses his love for her. He is surprised when she asks if they can go out; she wades into the water with him, explaining that it would be like committing double suicide because they would lose everything. They return home and Hina reads Natsuo's novel...