Misfortune befalls Hotaka when the coach commits a clumsy mistake by calling everyone at the time.

She also learns of Hotaka's past when he nonchalantly wrote about it in an article in the manga club magazine thinking that no one would read it anyway, titled "How I lost my father twice".

On their date in the summer festival, Niki asks about Hotaka's actual surname having changed it to his mother's after his father was gone.

Hotaka, in a state of confusion and sadness, goes to the house of his father in the hills, one of the keys to which was given by his paternal grandmother.

In the relief camp, Hotaka's mother comes to visit them and she finally accepts Niki.

Hotaka starts believing in his father, that he gave up his life so that his son could save Niki.

At least that's what they decided to leave as the public story to prevent everyone's questioning and therefore keeping their actual relationship a secret.

They end their short adventure with a heart-wrenching conclusion, uttering to each-other: "To you, I give eternity".

During the course of their story, On-chan and Soga also managed to confess to each-other after a lot of struggle, given the state of affairs between Hotaka and Niki.

On Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave volume 1 an overall grade of B+, calling it "a nice introduction to a story that has more going on beneath the surface than it at first would appear.