Janu and Nokana search the school storage shed for a replacement basketball backboard after Nokana accidentally broke one. While they search, the narrative shifts to a nearby conversation between Sora, Dayai, and Mori. Sora shares anecdotes about her recent trip to Europe, but the mood sours when she repeatedly brings up an embarrassing middle school play that Mori wants to forget.
Dayai eventually sides with Mori, prompting Sora to apologize and depart to find Eruka. Once alone, Dayai attempts to bond with Mori. Mori reveals that she and Nokana became friends in middle school after she stood up for Nokana against bullies by throwing soup at them. The conversation turns to Janu, with Mori expressing concern that he often seems "creepy" or mentally checked out. Dayai becomes defensive, firmly rejecting Mori's suggestion that Janu might be mentally unwell and accusing her of judging him unfairly without knowing him. The tense exchange ends abruptly as Janu and Nokana return with the spare backboard, unaware of the conflict that just occurred between the girls.