Naoki
comes in to tell Kotoko that his granny has woken up.
Kotoko slips in her haste and falls onto Naoki. Just
then, Naoki's father and Kotoko's dad comes home and
sees them sprawled on the floor. Naoki defends
himself and says that he will never go for a woman
like Kotoko.
Kin-chan
sees the poster on the notice boatd and tears it down.
The poster speaks of Kotoko spending a night with
Naoki. Kin-chan asks those around as to who put up
the poster. Just then, the discipline master comes
and drags Kin-chan away, thinking that he is the
culprit for putting up the poster. Reiko walks by
Kotoko and stares at hard with hatred and jealousy.
In the
staff office, the 'A' class form teacher screams at
the 'F' class form teacher for letting Kotoko get
Naoki into trouble. The 'F' class form teacher tells
her not to push the blame on him and insult his class.
Kotoko
apologises to Naoki for causing trouble. Just then,
Machiko and Yuki come home from the countryside.
Machiko misunderstands that dinner is prepared by
Kotoko and praises her. Kotoko tells her that Naoki
cooked the food but Machiko still praises Kotoko.
Yuki doesn't see why his mother should praise Kotoko
when it is Naoki who cooked the food. Machiko says
that Naoki will only cook for Kotoko and this makes
Kotoko extremely happy.
At school,
the 'F' class is only given employment information
instead of university enrolment info. Junko and
Satomi tell Kotoko that it is not possible for Kotoko
to go into the same university as Naoki since he is a
genius.
Watanabe
asks Naoki if he is going to study at University of
Tokyo (Todai)'s science faculty. He tells Naoki that
he will be studying medicine at Keio University with
Reiko. Reiko says that she is going to study at Todai
with Naoki even though her whole family graduated
from Keio. Watanabe also decides to follow Reiko and
go to Todai. Naoki doesn't seem to be enthusiastic
about this.
Kotoko is
shocked to know that Junko and Satomi have already
chosen where to go after high school graduation.
Kotoko doesn't have anything in mind and asks Kin-chan
about his plans. However, Kin-chan seems to be in a
rush and doesn't answer her questions. Seeing that
even Kin-chan has his plans, Kotoko is even more lost.
At dinner,
Kotoko asks Naoki if he is going to Todai but he
doesn't answer. Machiko disapproves of Naoki going to
Todai because Todai guys are boring. However, Naoki's
dad is also from Todai. Machiko says that it is
better to be skilled in something than to go to Todai.
She sings Kotoko's dad praises and even asks Naoki to
be Shige's (Kotoko's dad) disciple. Yuki thinks it is
a waste of talent for Naoki to be just a chef.
Machiko even tells Naoki to get married with Kotoko.
Kotoko starts dreaming about her marriage with Naoki.
Kin-chan
goes to Shige's restaurant and asks Shige to take him
as a disciple.
Naoki
overhears his dad talking on the phone and asks him
if there is anything wrong with the company. His dad
tells him not to worry and asks Naoki about his
future plans. Kotoko accidentally hears their
conversation. Naoki's dad tells him that if he goes
to Todai, he would of course be very happy. However,
the choice is Naoki's. He tells Naoki not to nother
about his company and that he will support Naoki no
matter what he chooses to be.
kotoko
and Naoki's family goes to Shige's shop to eat.
Kotoko is shocked to see Kin-chan working in her
father's shop. Actually, Shige has accepted Kin-chan
as his disciple because of his determination. Kin-chan
tells Kotoko that he is doing this for her sake. Yuki
scolds Kin-chan for being a fool to decide his future
for a woman. Kin-chan however thinks it is worth it
and Machiko praises Kin-chan for it.
Kotoko
asks Naoki if he has chosen what he wants to be in
future. She admits that she is lost. Naoki refuses to
answer her so Kotoko comes to the conclusion that
Naoki is as lost as her. Naoki tells Kotoko that his
future is of no concern to her but Kotoko tells Naoki
that he is the one she likes most in public. Naoki
thinks that she is silly for doing that.
The 'A'
class form teacher tells Naoki that the school is
willing to send him overseas as an exchange student
and asks him to consider this. Naoki seems to be at a
loss of what to do.
Kotoko
returns home to see Yuki with his friends. Yuki has
won the top prize in his school's composition contest.
Kotoko reads the composition and comes to the
conclusion that Naoki wants to be his father's
company's boss. Kotoko pretends that she is a
secretary and embarrasses herself in front of Yuki's
friends. Yuki gets angry at Kotoko.
At dinner,
Yuki refuses to come down and sulks in his room. At
the mention of Naoki becoming a boss, Naoki goes
upstairs without finishing his dinner.
Kotoko's
teacher tells her to hand up her option form as soon
as possible. Reiko tells Naoki to meet her tomorrow
at 1 pm at Akasaka saying that she has something to
discuss with him. This is overheard by Kotoko. Reiko
sees Kotoko and tells her not to interrupt her date
with Naoki.
The next
day, Kotoko trails Naoki and Reiko to a cafe and
meets Watanabe who has also come to see them. Reiko
tells Naoki to make up his mind soon so that she can
be with him in the same school. She then kisses Naoki.
Kotoko and Watanabe are shocked. Kotoko leaves the
cafe crying bitterly. Naoki is shocked to see Kotoko
around.
Kotoko
refuses to eat dinner and hides in her room. Machiko
asks Naoki if he has made Kotoko angry. Yuki is
unhappy that Machiko always sides with Kotoko.
The next
day at school, Kin-chan finds two posters on the
notice board. One is about Reiko and Naoki kissing
while the other is about Kotoko and Watanabe being an
item. Kin-chan tears down the poster about Kotoko and
is dragged away by the discipline master. Reiko comes
and insults Kotoko again. Junko and Satomi stand up
for Kotoko and reveals the fact that Kotoko has
kissed Naoki before. Naoki admits this but says that
he wasn't a willing party. On hearing this, Kin-chan
tries to thrash Naoki but in vain.
Naoki
knows that the posters were the works of Reiko and
tells her to stop her nonsense. Reiko tells him that
she will do all that she can in order to win Naoki's
affection.
At dinner,
Machiko tells the family that she intends to renovate
the house in order to let Kotoko and Shige stay with
the Irie family. Naoki flares up at Machiko and tells
her to spare a thought for his father. He then leaves
the dinner table. Kotoko and Shige feels bad about
this.
Kotoko
rushes upstairs to reprimand Naoki's rude behaviour
towards Machiko. Naoki tells her that since she doesn't
understand him. Kotoko is in no position to scold him.
Yuki is angry at Kotoko for causing Naoki's quarrel
with Machiko and disfigures Kotoko in his drawing. He
then throws the crumpled drawing at Kotoko. Naoki
seems to be very troubled.
Machiko
tells Shige that her husband is always busy with work.
Naoki and Yuki are always independent so Machiko
feels redundant to the family sometimes. Kotoko and
Shige's presence makes Machiko feel important so that
is why she insists on making them stay. Machiko
pleads with Shige to stay on with Kotoko.
Kotoko is
feeling sad about the incident at the dinner table.
Shige comes to Kotoko's room and tells her that they
should leave the Irie family soon. Kotoko agrees to
it and they play their favourite instrument. Yuki and
Naoki hears it from their room. Yuki remarks that the
music sounds like noise to him. Shige tells Kotoko
that loving Naoki whole-heartedly is good but she
should never be a burden to him. Kotoko tries to
console herself by saying that Naoki has Reiko who is
better than her in every aspect. Shige tells Kotoko
that one fine day, Naoki will come to realise her
good points. Kotoko is delighted at her father's
remark.
At the
fast-food joint, Kotoko tells Junko and Satomi that
she plans to go into their school's affiliated
university. However, they don't seem to be very
optimistic about Kotoko making it to that university.
Even if she makes it, the chance of Naoki choosing
the affiliated university is almost zilch. Kotoko is
slightly disheartened but they console her that if
she works hard enough, everything will be worth it.
Naoki
submits his option form choosing the faculty of
economics in Todai. His form teacher is shocked as to
why Naoki didn't choose the science faculty and asks
if his parents know about this. Naoki tells her that
they don't know and leaves the staff room.
Reiko
asks Naoki why he has chosen economics instead of
science. He expresses his wish to assist his father
in business so economics would be a better choice.
Reiko then rushes to the staff room to change her
option. Watanabe sees this and also decides to follow
suit. He bumps into Kotoko and tells her that Naoki
has changed his mind. Kotoko misunderstands that
Naoki has decided to go into the afiliated university
but Naoki changed the faculty only. Kotoko leaps into
joy and is excited at the thought of studying in the
same university as Naoki.
Shige
calls Naoki to his shop and apologises for the
trouble that he and Kotoko has caused. Shige tells
Naoki that he will moving out with Kotoko soon. He
wants Naoki to understand Machiko's predicament and
not blame her for anything. Shige sings Kin-chan's
praises and says that a man who has decided on his
future looks very attractive. Looking at Kin-chan
working hard to be a chef, Naoki seems to be in deep
thought.
Kotoko
misunderstands that Naoki is going to the same
university with her and studies hard. However, Naoki
dampens her spirits by saying that he is changing the
faculty only and he will be going to Todai as planned.
Just then, Naoki's dad asks him to apologise to
Machiko for what he did. Machiko tries to appease her
husband's anger but he is adamant. He even wants
Naoki to apologise to Kotoko and Shige. Kotoko
eavesdrops by the side. Naoki wants to leave the
living room upon hearing this but his father forces
him to sit down. He asks Naoki why he had to change
his option and tells him that he doesn't want Naoki
to work in his company. Naoki expresses his feeling
that the choice is his and nobody has affected his
decision. Yuki is angry at this and scolds his father
for being a fool. He thinks that Machiko and Kotoko
are at fault so Naoki shouldn't be made responsible
for what happened. Naoki leaves the house in
frustration.
Kotoko
follows Naoki and persuades him to go home. She
apologises for the trouble she caused but Naoki tells
her to leave him alone. He feels that his parents and
Shige have nothing better to do except to profess
their great friendship. Kotoko tells Naoki that she
does understand him. Naoki is just putting on a front
to conceal his kind nature. The kind nature is what
attracts Kotoko. However, she hates the Naoki today.
Naoki tells her to shut up. Even though Naoki may
dislike Kotoko, he should never put his parents down.
In that way, Kotoko will hate him to the core. Naoki
questions Kotoko's ability to hate him since she
likes him so much. Naoki kisses Kotoko and asks her
if she can still hate him. Kotoko is stumped.
In Yuki's
room, he is drawing a picture and relates how stress
can turn the hair of one person white overnight.
However, in Yuki's case, he is experiencing premature
baldness. He feels that this is Kotoko's fault.
The next
day, Naoki expresses his wish to move out of the
house. Everyone is shocked by this...
