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Letter / First Day of School / Seating Arrangement.Letter: The class has been secretly writing love letters to one another, which confuses Nishikata when he discovers one in his textbook. He assumes Takagi is responsible yet refuses to directly ask her, but after briefly ribbing him for his flustered attitude, Takagi affirms she had written it. With the ongoing trend, Nishikata believes it is a love letter until he reads it, revealing it is just an invitation to walk home with her.
First Day of School: In a flashback to their inaugural day of junior high, Takagi is worried after losing an unknown item, while Nishikata arrives to class late. After getting their seat assignments, Nishikata is placed near the window at the back of the room, a desk that he complains has isolated him, especially with a girl (Takagi) sitting beside him...
Seating Arrangement: After hurting his knee while working out, Nishikata remembers he still has Takagi's handkerchief from his earlier injury. The next day, the class changes seats, a situation that especially bothers Takagi as she wants to continue being next to him. The new arrangement places Nishikata on the other side of the room and Takagi in the center, while Mano and Nakai are separated, to their dismay...