Shuichi and Yoshino are impressed with Chizuru's lively attitude, while Saori almost gets in a fight with Chizuru's friend, Momoko Shirai. Meanwhile, some second-year girls become agitated with Saori for not saying hello to them. Yoshino and Saori, who do not see eye to eye, join separate sports clubs, both of which are on the same court, which makes the situation awkward for their mutual friend, Kanako Sasa, who yells at both of them. Yoshino tries to patch things up for Sasa's sake, but Saori refuses to make up with her. Nine months previous, Saori, who liked Shuichi, got angry at Yoshino because he liked Yoshino, and Yoshino got angry at her for always making her out to be the bad guy. Shuichi and his friend Makoto Ariga convince Yoshino to make up with Saori and Sasa and they, along with Chizuru and Momoko, go together to get ice cream. Saori admits she was wrong for not greeting the second-year girls, which evokes laughter from Chizuru.
中学校での新しい生活が始まったものの、よしのとさおりは、修一のことが原因で小学校の頃に仲違いをして以来、ずっと気まずい関係が続いていた。同じ頃、部活動への仮入部期間がスタートし、よしのと千鶴はバスケ部、さおりと佐々はバレー部に入部することに。二人の間に入り、板ばさみになることの多い佐々も、悩みが尽きない。そんな中さおりは、挨拶を無視したという理由で上級生に目をつけられてしまう
