Episode Title:
I Need You
Episode Description:
On December 9, Sakuta encounters Touko Kirishima on campus filming a music video for her song to be released on Christmas Eve; she thanks him for his help and instructs him to return for her live stream on that date. The next day at the cram school, Sakuta learns from student Toranosuke Kasai that he is Sara's neighbor and though he grew up with her and everyone treated them as a couple, he eventually realized around Golden Week that he did not actually love her after falling in love with Rio; he asks Sakuta to look after Sara. Later, at a café, Sakuta relays this to Sara, who questions how one can love someone the way he does. On December 12, Miori suggests to Sakuta that Sara enjoys being the center of male attention and envied by other girls. Two days later, during a separate tutoring session with advanced material, Sakuta fails to explain a complex math problem and calls Rio Futaba for help; after Rio succeeds, Sakuta recommends she tutor Sara instead, prompting Sara to exclaim she "wants" Sakuta before leaving abruptly. The following day, Sakuta discovers the identity of "Touko Kirishima" on his university's beauty pageant website: she is actually a third-year student named Nene Iwamizawa.
