After they kiss, blushing Sawako and Shouta look at each other. He hugs her again and says, ‘I like you’ repeatedly. Sawako hugs him back tightly. He wipes her tears. She says that finally he looked at her. He hugs her tight, pulls away and says that he likes her the most. Sawako says, yes. Shouta says that he really cherishes this. He bends down to pick up the bag she dropped. After standing up and giving the bag back, Shouta says that he wants to talk with her properly even if he is a bit late. She says, “Me, too”. Sawako calls her mother to tell her that she will be late, and yes, she is with Shouta. Then, her father doesn’t seem to agree to it that Sawako asks him to let her just this once. Sawako assures him that she will still do her best with her house chores and studies. Shouta asks to talk with her father. Shouta tells her father to just give him an hour and then, he’ll bring Sawako home. After hanging up, Shouta tells Sawako that they were given 45 minutes. He also says that her father said that Sawako will always sufficiently do her best. They hold hands and go to a café. Shouta tells her that last Christmas, she didn’t come so he promised himself that he won’t let Sawako feel lonely again but this year, he made her lonely. “I’m sorry.” Sawako shakes her head sideways. She says that she is just gloomily thinking things by herself and they aren’t worthy for him to be uneasy about. He tells her that he went to her house and met her parents. He wanted to sincerely go steady with her and treat her well. “I want to cherish you.” Sawako remembers he said those things before.
