Episode Title:
Light of Life.
Episode Description:
After the performance, Kōsei runs into Hiroko Seto, a world-renowned pianist and Saki's close friend, along with her cheerful daughter Koharu Seto. Hiroko is aware that Kōsei was emitting love during his performance, but Kōsei really was showing gratitude instead. As the results of the piano competition are posted, it is no surprise that Kōsei did not make the cut. Both Takeshi and Emi are struck by how he has changed and matured, but they do not understand how he has felt for so long. The next day, Hiroko visits Kōsei, who fell asleep from playing the piano all night long. It is shown that Kaori was selected to participate in a gala concert at the concert hall, and she invited Kōsei to accompany her again. Hiroko offers to be Kōsei's piano teacher, to which he accepts. At night, Kōsei and Kaori enter into a field of fireflies, and Kaori comments that the light of a firefly is also its own life. Kōsei admits that Kaori was his inspiration during his performance in the piano competition.
