Nishikata is in class when he realizes that he does not have his English textbook. After a while, he reluctantly moves his desk next to Takagi's. Later, they exchange letters that contain hidden messages to each other. When Takagi walks in the classroom and sees Nishikata with a hypno coin, she asks him to try it on her. After being surprised that it seemingly worked, he eventually tells her to pick her nose. Just as she is about to do it, Nishikata has second thoughts and tries to stop her. Onc
Walking to school together, Takagi proposes a contest to Nishikata where the one who carries the biggest piece of ice to school wins. When Nishikata drops his, he offers his hand to warm hers up. However, she asks for his hand warmer instead. When Takagi meets Nishikata on the way to school, the latter tells the former that there is something different about his appearance from the day before and challenges her to figure it out. After a while, Takagi correctly guesses that it is his hair. She te
On April Fools' Day, Nishikata and Takagi head to the candy store. Inside, Takagi urges Nishikata to try a grass-based candy, which he actually enjoys. Later, she tells him the upcoming school year may result in seats being shuffled. This shocks him until she reveals it only applies to the third-year students. With the new school year arriving, Mina tries to diet in order to emulate the slim bodies of models and television stars. However, when Takagi and Nishikata arrive with candy, she quickly
As a result of his push-up routine, Nishikata easily defeats his friends in arm wrestling. Takagi challenges him to a match, during which she lowers his guard by feigning weakness and joking about them holding hands. Staring out her classroom window, Mina philosophizes about how short youth can be. When she starts comparing it to expiration dates on food, Yukari and Sanae point out her thinking does not make her as grown up as she believes, but retract their statements when she starts to cry. Du
After watching Dandy of the Old West, Nishikata tries to copy the titular character's mannerisms while he and Takagi engage in asking a series of questions. However, Takagi's prompts cause him to panic, which enables her to tickle him. When Mina misinterprets Yukari and Sanae's conversation about eyebrows, she insults Yukari's bangs. Although Sanae clarifies what they were talking about, Yukari is too hurt by Mina's remark. Nishikata and Yukari are members of the field trip planning committee, w
As they are getting ready to take the sports test, Nishikata proposes a contest to Takagi where the winner is the one who receives the higher score. After a few tests are completed, the final one is the grip strength. During his second attempt, Nishikata becomes distracted when he thinks about holding Takagi's hand. When he concedes defeat, Takagi reveals that her score was lower than his. After school, Nishikata challenges Takagi to a game of dodgeball, which the latter easily wins. During the
On the class camping trip, Nishikata, Takagi, Mano, and Nakai split up as Mano wants to be alone with Nakai. While Nishikata and Takagi are in a cabin, Nishikata challenges Takagi to guess a candy he feeds her. At dinnertime, the class is making curry when Yukari cuts her hand. As such, Sanae and Mina offer to help her. A folk dance is held later that night, during which the students discuss a rumor that two people with romantic feelings for each other will fall in love if they were to hold hand
Nishikata is on cleaning duty for the day following PE class. Takagi joins him and they head to the storage closet. Inside, Takagi teases a flustered Nishikata about the situation. Meanwhile, Mina, Yukari, and Sanae are in the hallway talking about the supernatural. Leaving the storage closet, Takagi notices that Nishikata has blood on his pants. When they head to the nurse's office, Takagi grabs the antiseptic and proposes a bet where Nishikata will lose if he says "ouch". Letting his guard dow
In the classroom, Nishikata challenges Takagi to a game of acchi muite hoi. During one of the rounds, Takagi asks Nishikata if he has a crush on her. A flustered Nishikata realizes he lost when he sees Takagi pointing up. As the class is enjoying their time in the pool, a despondent Yukari does not join them as she cannot swim. After Mina and Sanae asks a bunch of questions, Mina tells Yukari that her talent is that she does not have one. In the classroom, Nishikata notices something is off with
After Takagi successfully applies Nishikata some eye drops, the two swap turns. In a panic, Nishikata attempts to force her eyes open with his hands as Yukari enters the classroom. Having misconstrued Takagi and Nishikata's eye drop challenge as kissing, Yukari asks Hojo to peek through the classroom door to investigate. Yukari later tells Mina and Sanae what she believes is a scoop, only to be frustrated when they provide childish examples. Nishikata challenges Takagi to a game of hide-and-seek
Running into each other outside, Nishikata challenges Takagi to a guessing game in which they have to guess the number of steps they have to take. After she teases him about the situation, they agree to give up. Yukari sees that Mina and Sanae are sending text messages to each other. When she sees a message about the summer festival, Yukari remembers when she went with her sister a year prior and she obliges her sister's wish to shoot fireworks. At the library, Nishikata and Takagi exchange souv
Nishikata and Takagi meet up to go to the summer festival where Takagi mentions she is looking forward to seeing the fireworks with him. Meanwhile, Yukari, Sanae, and Mina prepare to go to the festival dressed in traditional yukatas. When they arrive, Yukari describes it as a perfect location for a couple to confess their love. Elsewhere, Nishikata sees various couples at the festival and feels uneasy about behaving the same way with Takagi. As the festival starts getting more crowded, Nishikata