Popular Hori and outcast Miyamura learn about each other's true personalities and become close friends.

Miyamura ends up staying the night and rumors spread like wildfire at school; Shindo calls the couple over to share a bag of candy; a second-year girl begins to stalk Miyamura.

Sakura finds the courage to get closer to Toru; Yoshikawa struggles to voice what she truly wants; Miyamura goes away for a week-long trip; Hori worries about her horror obsession.

Hori-san lives a double life and finds out she's not the only one hiding her true self.

When her mother asks about Miyamura, Hori comes to a frightening realization; later, the Student Council ropes Hori into extra work, but when conflict arises, it's up to Miyamura to smooth things over.