Episode 8

* The Night of the Summer Festival
* The Distance Between Them

**The Night of the Summer Festival / The Distance Between Them** is the eighth episode of the anime series.

## Summary

### The Night of the Summer Festival

One night, at Tomo's home, Tomo, Misuzu, and Carol play King's game in Tomo's room. Carol is chosen as King and requests that Tomo do an impersonation of Misuzu. However, a flustered Tomo can't do it, so Carol does it making Tomo laugh and Misuzu cringe. In the next game round, it was Misuzu's turn, who requests that Tomo attend the fireworks show with Jun alone.

Later, Tomo visits Jun's house and asks if he'd like to attend the fireworks together, and Jun agrees to it. Tomo, though was perplexed by Jun's attitude as she anticipated him to be more excited about it. Walking home, Carol asks Misuzu if it's alright for Tomo and Jun to continue like that as they'd become a real couple. Irrated by Carol's question, Misuzu pulls on Carol's cheeks and demands she shut up.

Inside Jun's room, Jun lies on his bed and contemplates spending time with Tomo at the fireworks. Furthermore, he recalls Tomo confessing her feelings toward him, but rules it out as being sincere. In her room, Tomo lies on the floor with Carol next to her and reflects on Jun's interactions with him. Misuzu also has her reflections on Tomo asking for advice on being more feminine around Jun. It makes Misuzu feel self-conscious about what Carol said about Tomo's relationship with Jun.

The following day, Junichirou's mother wishes him luck as he leaves to meet with Tomo and meets with her that afternoon which was dressed in a kimono her mother dressed her in. Jun's impression of Tomo dressed in the kimono leaves him dazed and near speechless.

They later walk around the festival and first visit the goldfish-catching stall. Its vendor warns the other stall vendors that the Stall-destroying Demon Tomo has returned, but it makes no difference as she still lives up to her namesake.

Elsewhere, Misuzu, Carol, and Kousuke hang out together, and Carol points out some masks she compares to her friends. Returning to Tomo's side, she becomes fascinated by some handcrafted candies and mistakes a stranger for Jun. The stranger and his friend try to hit on Tomo, believing she is alone, but Jun intervenes by quietly escorting her out of there.

Out of sight of the two strangers, Tomo tries to thank Jun; however, he apologizes, claiming he butted into something that Tomo could have handled herself. In a fit of rage, Tomo socks Jun in the back of the head and exclaims that while she's good in a fight, there are some things she's incapable of doing. With that, she formally thanks Jun for his help, which makes Jun flustered, and he nearly embraces Tomo, but stops himself and suggests they prepare to watch the fireworks that'll be starting soon.

As they head to a spot to watch the fireworks, Tomo considers if it's the right time to convey her feelings toward Jun. However, she ultimately dissuades herself from doing it as the fireworks begin.

Walking home, Jun re-contemplates his relationship with Tomo and concludes that he'd never have a punching match with Tomo.

### The Distance Between Them

On the school rooftop, Tomo sits on the bench with Carol and Misuzu, who notices Tomo's gloomy mood. Misuzu deduces that it's because of Jun, and she confirms it, claiming he's been hesitant to be around her as of late.

During class, Misuzu contemplates about the abrupt changes in Tomo and Jun's relationship.

Afterward, the group of bullies that Tomo once dealt with craves revenge against Tomo, and the leader spots Misuzu in the distance. They later confront her, but were shocked by the weird intensity that she gave off. Carol then arrives, and right as the group tries and take Misuzu away, Carol, armed with a stun gun, uses it against the leader and escapes with Misuzu. They hide in an abandoned warehouse, but are later found by the bullies thanks to Carol falling face-first into a puddle, leaving a water trail to their location.

Before the bullies arrive, Misuzu contacts Jun for help and asks that he not involve Tomo. He agrees, and after Jun hangs up, Tomo approaches him and notices the bloodthirsty look on his face. Guilt-ridden, Jun discloses Misuzu's situation to Tomo, and unbeknownst to them, Kousuke overhears it.

On Misuzu's side, she has a heart-to-heart with Carol until the bullies arrive. Before the bullies can do a thing, Tomo deals with the leader while Jun tries to handle the goons, but Tomo insists on taking care of them too. As Tomo and Jun deal with the bullies, Kousuke arrives and checks on Carol and witnesses her being undressed out of her dirty clothes by Misuzu. Kousuke would interpret this as the bullies attempting to violate Carol and would later confront the bully leader in a fit of rage. Tomo and Jun stopped Kousuke before he could attack the bully leader, and soon Carol and Misuzu arrived to clear up the misunderstanding.

Later, an embarrassed Kousuke leaves with Carol, and Misuzu decides to stay behind to discipline the bullies as Tomo and Jun walk home together. However, Jun stayed behind and eavesdropped on Misuzu's disciplining of the bullies. They also walk home together and briefly talk.

The following day, Tomo leaves her home while lamenting over how she overreacted the other day and thought that Jun would think negatively about it. On the other hand, Jun approached Tomo and reassuringly touched her shoulder. This action caused Tomo to feel elated and rush off in an exuberant mood, perplexing Jun.

## Characters

* Tomo Aizawa
* Carol Olston
* Misuzu Gundou
* Junichirou Kubota
* Junichirou's mother
* Akemi Aizawa (Indirectly mentioned)
* Kousuke Misaki
* Gorou Aizawa (Image)