A depressed Haruto goes along with Kaito Taira's plan to start "peasant hunts" again. Oto wants to stop him, but Issa Narumiya and Sugimaru Eibi ask her to leave him alone. Haruto later feels that he has gained his father's approval, but it was only an act. His feelings come to a head, leading Haruto to make a speech that wins over some of his classmates.