Reiko and Shintaro press on with their festival oversight duties until a classmate offers them a taste of his special preparation. The drink soon stirs unexpected feelings in Reiko, prompting her to lead Shintaro into a classroom arranged as a shadowed maze for privacy. Inside the winding space the two lose track of each other, and when they meet again Reiko yields to her rising impulses, turning to her companion for relief. The moment shifts when she realizes the person beside her is not Shintaro, who has already exited the room.