S1, E5: After Ashito returns to his hometown of Ehime to await his results, a notification arrives from the Esperion Youth. The protagonist and his friends are pretty excited, but his mother Noriko's expression is gloomy. Hana, who is explaining everything to him on the phone, suggests Ashito talk to Noriko before moving to Tokyo. He tries to face her, but they don't talk too much and end up avoiding each other.