Shizuka's final week staying with Ryo and Akane has passed uneventfully--nothing special was done, in order to keep her approaching departure a secret. She says goodbye to the unsuspecting Ojo, and walks back to the apartment feeling down. But finding herself alone with Ryo, and treated to her favorite dessert (thanks to Akane) cheers her up. She tells Ryo what at first sounds like a fable, but is in fact an explanation of the link between her Grandfather's first, tragic love and the two of them. At last, she has bared her soul and isn't hiding anything. But there is something she can't get Ryo to tell her... |