After the Rain

When student waitress Akira gazes at her manager Kondo sharply since he cannot do anything right, he gets depressed by Akira's expression of despise. Their lives start to change vividly when their gaze meet.

More than about her injury, Akira is thinking about what she felt when Kondo touched her. On the other hand, during her absence at the Garden restaurant, Kondo finds out about her past.

Akira tells Kondo her feelings towards him but Kondo does not take it as a declaration of love. Akira feels depressed about not being able to get along with her juniors in the track team, nor with Haruka, but she lets Kondo know how she feels again.

Akira gets excited about her date with Kondo. However, Kase finds out about her feelings towards Kondo by accident and makes her go on a date with him in return for keeping her secret. Meanwhile, the day of Akira's date with Kondo finally arrives.

Akira takes Yuto back to Kondo's house, but she ends up having to wait there with Yuto because Kondo is not home. There are a lot of books and half-written novels in his room, and seeing this new side of Kondo makes Akira's heart flutter.

Akira bumps into Haruka and they go to school together for the first time in ages. Haruka wanted to find out the future of their friendship, but the bus arrives before she could bring it up. Akira went to a library and meets Kondo by accident.