Kaoru intervenes to stop Sentarō from leaving home. Tsutomu and Ritsuko join Kaoru and Sentarō as bassist and vocalist for the festival group, but the night before the festival, Sentarō is involved in a car accident while riding his scooter. Sentarō suffers minor injuries but his younger sister Sachiko, who was riding with him, is seriously injured. Kaoru comforts Sentarō on the roof of the hospital; Sachiko wakes up shortly thereafter, though Sentarō has vanished. Kaoru tries to comfort Ritsuko, but realizes that Sentarō will never return.