Episode Title:
Cloudy Skies.
Episode Description:
Kōsei, Tsubaki and Ryōta visit Kaori in her hospital room. Kōsei feels responsible for disqualifying Kaori from advancing to the final round of the preliminaries due to stopping in the middle of their performance, yet she has not said a word of reproach to him. He feels out of place since this is not something he can easily forget. Tsubaki has not been herself either, shown when she is not focused during softball practice, as if her eyes are cloudy. She seeks advice from her good friend Nao Kashiwagi. Tsubaki later encounters Saitō, the former captain of the softball team of whom she used to admire. When Kaori is discharged from the hospital and comes back to school, Kōsei hesitates to speak to her until Ryōta approaches by her side. After school, Kōsei finds Kaori playing hopscotch at a bridge, where she implores him to enter a piano competition. Kaori dives into the river below, which motivates Kōsei to do the same.
