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We see another flashback of the cloaked man walking towards a cave. If turns out that it is Yorito. He is greeted by Aona in the cave, and Matsuri appears shortly after. Yorito exclaims that he may have found a way to show Matsuri the sky. Matsuri wakes up from this dream, to find herself in Yorito’s bed. She puts her hand on a sleeping Yorito’s head to find that it is warm.

While having breakfast together, Mana is worried about the possibility of Takeshi coming to attack again. Matsuri assures her it is ok, and is more concerned about Mana realizing that she is not human. Mana tells her that she has already heard about it, and suspected it because Yorito wouldn’t just bring some random girl into his house. Realizing that Yorito isn’t there, Matsuri hurries to wake him up, because he will be late for school.

Takeshi and Mayuko are at the hospital getting a check up on his damaged arm. Takeshi assures Mayuko that he is fine, but Mayuko wants to know what really happened. While chasing after him, she bumps into Koyori who is on the way to see Aona. When she reachers her room, Koyori informs Aona that Yorito will be bringing Matsuri the next day. Aona is concerned, because it will be on a rainy day.

At school, Mana is worried about Yorito taking pictures as usual. Yorito remembers the promise he had with Matsuri the night before, where she would not leave the house and he would bring her pictures of the sky. Concerning Aona’s visit, Mana makes a suggestion for presenting Matsuri to her.

While Yorito is setting up the pictures to show to Matsuri, he mentions that Mana had suggested that Matsuri pretend to be his girlfriend. He is surprised to hear Matsuri agree. After Yorito shows Matsuri that the picture shows that there will be rain, she suggests that she practices to be his girlfriend. Yorito is a bit taken back, but goes to grab a futon.

At the hospital, Aona bleeds from her finger, but when the blood hits a piece of origami below, it disappears. Back at Yorito’s house, he explains to Matsuri the satisfying feeling laying on the futon gives off. After seeing how it is done, Matsuri does the same and ends up falling fast asleep. Yorito puts his hand on Matsuri’s head, and thinks that it would be impossible for her to be his girlfriend. However, he finds that Matsuri is awake and tries to pull away, but Matsuri tells him not to. She finds that his hand is warm and feels good. She asks him if there is someone he likes, so he quickly declines with an expression that he does. Matsuri suggests that they kiss, but when he puts his hand on her shoulder she begins to laugh. She mentions that she is looking forward to meeting Yorito’s sister, but is shocked when she finds out that his sister’s name is Aona.

The next day it is rainy while they all visit Aona’s room. However, they find that Aona is asleep, so they decide to leave. Matsuri who is a bit shocked, hesitates a bit before leaving the room with the rest of them. After the door closes, we see that Aona was only pretending to be asleep. While waiting for a tram, Matsuri notices Aona under an umbrella across the street. When the tram arrives, everyone gets on, but Matsuri suggests that she will walk home. After the tram leaves, Matsuri crosses the street to find Aona’s origami frog hopping.

At the abandoned church, Takeshi and Mayuko are having trouble trying to stop the leaking from the rain. While Mayuko runs off to get more buckets, Takeshi finds that it is hard to move his injured arm. In an empty tram, Matsuri meets Aona. Matsuri finds that Aona had already known it was her, because she heard Matsuri’s name from Koyori. Aona tells Matsuri that her powers have started to return, and we see a flashback of Aona slitting her own throat while Matsuri watches. When Matsuri wonders about Yorito, Aona confirms that it is her younger brother, despite Matsuri’s disbelief.

At Yorito’s house, they are arguing about the food, when Matsuri arrives. However, everyone is surprised when Aona followers her in. Matsuri tells them that she met her on the way home, while they begin to eat. Yorito tells Aona not to push herself, and he finds that he will have to explain this to the doctor the next day. When Aona mentions that she wanted to see who was living with Yorito, Matsuri brings up what happened the previous day. Everyone is shocked and when they are done, Koyori and Mana leave thinking that Yorito is a pervert. While they wash the dishes, Matsuri tells Aona that she has one favor to ask.

Later that night, Yorito and Matsuri sneak into the school grounds. When they reach the classroom, Yorito explains how it is everyday, but doesn’t think that it is that interesting. Matsuri relates his description with what she has heard, but thinks that it is good enough that they are not alone while they are there. Yorito shows her the spot on the roof where he likes to take pictures, and brings up his promise to show her the sky. Tears start to come out of Matsuri’s eyes, but she mentions the quiet city to try to hide it. She tries to explain why she would not be able to stay with Yorito, while we see a flashback of Aona waking up in the cave and burning in the light. Matsuri gives Yorito a kiss, and then walks past him. When Yorito turns around, he finds that she has disappeared.

Impression:

I liked this episode a lot. We got to see a lot of the mysterious events related to Matsuri, and Aona finally revealed her major role. I’m sure their relationship will somehow lead to a way for Matsuri to live in the sunlight. Aona looked pretty cool in her regular clothes, instead of the hospital dress. Matsuri teasing Yorito was kind of cute too. It is kind of weird hearing Mamiko Noto play that type of role though, since she usually only does serious roles or ‘quiet girl’ type roles. I think she is pulling it off very well though. It looks like Sola will finally start to pick up now, so I am looking forward to future episodes.