Episode 9: Square One

Following the confession, the distance between Kanda and Takase has only grown wider. While Kanda agonizes over wanting to at least return to the easy, friendly relationship they once had, Takase keeps trying to give a reply to her confession - only for the timing to never quite work out and leaving their frustration mounting. Though the two of them are supposed to share mutual feelings, somehow their words and actions keep turning into the exact opposite of what they truly mean…