This episode marks the end of Volume 9 and beginning Volume 10 in Light Novel. The opening scene before the opening song is the adaptation of part of Chapter 8. While the rest is of Chapter 9 and 10 of Volume 9 and Chapter 1 and 2 of Volume 10.
Synopsis[]
Isshiki is escorted home by Hachiman after her rejection by Hayato and reveals that his recent outburst in the Service Club had prompted her to act prematurely. Hachiman has the Student Council meet with the Service Club some time later and proposes that they adamantly push for a drastic change in the Kaihin-Soubu meeting to prevent a disaster in the Christmas event. The Soubu students then try this tactic at the next meeting and when Tamanawa shoots them down, Hachiman calls them out on their fear of responsibility coupled with their inability to perform under said responsibility as further proposed by Yukino. This has the desired effect and they soon settle on a musical rendition and stage play. Finally on the day of the Christmas event, Isshiki takes charge and the event turns out a huge success. The Service Club go out to celebrate the New Year a week later and Hachiman gives Yukino some advice to spend the season with her family. Hachiman and Yui go shopping for Yukino's birthday the next day and run into Haruno and Hayato while waiting on their parents. Haruno then calls Yukino over from home, much to her annoyance and her strained familial ties are expressed when her mother arrives and offers her to stay, but Haruno tells her not to.
Plot[]
Hayama and Hachiman encounter each other after Hayato's rejection of Iroha, where Hayama express his feelings of being flattered by Iroha's confession but feels it was meant for someone else. Hayama then praises Hachiman for having the ability to change people and again expresses that he is not the nice guy every one makes him out to be.
The scene shifts to the train, in which Iroha and the service club members go to their respective houses. When the service club reaches their destination, Hachiman questions Iroha and then she forces him to stay by claiming that her bags are heavy. On the way, Iroha surprises Hachiman that her actions are because of the influence of the recent dispute in the service club and Hachiman's desire for genuineness. When Hachiman asked her to forget it due to his embarrassment. Iroha explains that she cannot and adds on that Hachiman should take responsibility for her actions.
The next day the student council meets at the service club where Hachiman proposes an idea to oppose Kaihin sogou as the ideas were sure to fail and possibly become a joke. The vice president is not ready to go with Hachiman's idea this late in the game. But Iroha surprises everyone by agreeing to go along with it. The next planing committee Sobu High proposes that they should split their load and they will focus on a Christmas play but Tamanawa is against it by claiming that it will affect the synergy and double risk and members of Kaihin sogou also agreed with Tamanawa. Hachiman again brought up the topic of lackness in budget and men but Tamanawa already had the answer that they should deal with it in this planing committee.
Seeing no other alternative Hachiman calls them on their fear of responsibility. But the committee suggested a cool down since they feel they've hit communication snag. But Yukino further intensified Hachiman's poiunt with a very blunt assessment of the situation which is later followed up by Yui who calmed the situation by saying that splitting the load will make both the schools leave personal marks on their joint event and then asked the opinion of Iroha while facing Kaori for her answer, to which replies positively and asks for the agreement of her peers. Iroha later scolds Hachiman and Yukino for their stunt but they just tried to put the negative aspects on the other.
Hachiman later encounters Kaori who offers him a tinned tea drink, which he accepts. She talks to him and explains that she sees him in a new light, though she adds on that they couldn't engage in a romantic relationship since she thinks Hachiman to not be boyfriend material, to which he responds that he isn't interested in that role.any longer. However, Kaori states they can be friends before she atempts to invite Hachiman to their junior high reunion which Hachiman bluntly turns down and she laughs, thinking its a joke.
Hachiman later helps Rumi with the decorations, where Rumi first states that she can do it alone when Hachiman was about to leave, she watches him in upturned eyes. Hachiman without hurting her pride offered to help her by saying that he didn't need anyone's help. Later Rumi asked him to address her by her first name. Hachiman asked Rumi if she can star in the Christmas play Sobhu high is putting on.
The next scene shows the day of the event, where Yukino is making cakes and Yui is packing cookies. Iroha express her nervousness to Hachiman and later asks him to keep up their schedule to which Hachiman with due proper respect agrees as he addresses her as madame president. The Kaihin Sogou first perform their concert while Sobu high is dressing the elementary students as angels for the play, while we see Saki dressing up her sister as well. Rumi takes the spotlight during her performance while the rest of the angels of the elementary school carry out the cakes made by Yukino to the audience.
Hayama's clique is also among the audience. Both the president give instructions to their subordinates leading to a great success of the event.Then the service club members have tea in their room with a new mug for Hachiman which Yui claims as a Christmas present while Yukino brushes it off as a upgrade/replacement of the paper cups. Hachiman thanked his clubmates for fulfilling his request, only to be hinted that the request is not fulfilled as of yet by Yukino and that she will be fulfilling that soon confusing Hachiman and shocking Yui.
The next scene shows the service club members along with Komachi making a shrine visit at Inage Sengen. Yui asks Hachiman to accompany her in purchasing Yukino's birthday present to which Hachiman agrees for them to go shopping the next day. Yui receives a call from Yumiko during their stroll in the place while Yukino waves good bye to Yui as she was ready to leave to her home. Komachi slyly slides away claiming to purchase a good luck charm. Hachiman (aware of her motives) tries to leave as well but Komachi admonishes him and forces him to go with Yukino, providing alone travel time between Yukino and Hachiman.
In the train due to inertia, Yukino holds onto Hachiman's sweater. Hachiman questions about Yukino's visit to her family for the new year but Yukino feels that won't make any difference. Hachiman drops off at his stop but before leaving Yukino says that she wishes him a pleasant upcoming year smiling as the train door slides shut.
The next day, both Yui and Hachiman are shown to purchase things in a mall where they run into Haruno and Hayato who were waiting for the new year traditional family lunch. Hayato and Haruno explains their situation and Haruno slyly contacts Yukino to come join them, but after a denial by Yukino, Haruno persuades her to come by intimating to Yukino that the presence of Hachiman is with them. Yukino arrives and surprises to see Yui with them as well as she was not informed of Yui being present too. Yui explains about her shopping with Hachiman which earns a visible reaction by Yukino.
Haruno criticizes Yukino for being late but Hayato defends Yukino and addresses her by her first name accidentally but later brushes it off. Later Yukino's mother arrives to the restaurant and was introduced. Mrs Yukinoshita was surprised to learn that they were Yukino's friends. When the Yukinoshita family along with Hayato was about to leave for their feast, Yukino was reluctant to go and looks at Hachiman but Haruno understood the meaning and asked Yukino not to, and an awkward situation unfolds in the restaurant briefly.
Major Events[]
- Iroha Isshiki declares to Hachiman to take responsibility for her actions after her rejection by Hayama.
- Hachiman makes a plan to persuade or oppose the decision of Kaihin Sougou High School.
- Kaihin Sougou High and Sōbu High School work individually and divided their responsibilities for the Christmas collaboration after they were convinced by Sōbu High School that they must work separately to save more time and have enough budget and the event became success.
- Kaori explains her new found respect for Hachiman and apologizes for her old treatment of him and offered to restart their friendship.
- Rumi Tsurumi became the star of the Christmas play for Sōbu High School.
- Hachiman's request has been fulfilled and the relationship between the club members are restored.
- Hachiman, Komachi, Yukino and Yui went to the Inage Sengen shrine to pray during New Year's Day.
- Hachiman and Yui went shopping to find a present for Yukino's birthday.
- Hachiman and Yui runs into Hayato and Haruno who were waiting to attend their annual new years day feast by their families.
- Hachiman and Yui meet Yukino's mother for the first time.
- It's shown that Yukino is wary and possibly resentful of her mother.
Character Appearances[]
- Hachiman Hikigaya
- Hayato Hayama
- Iroha Isshiki
- Yukino Yukinoshita
- Yui Yuigahama
- Saki Kawasaki
- Yoshiteru Zaimokuza
- Kakeru Tobe
- Ooka
- Yumiko Miura
- Hina Ebina
- Yamato
- Komachi Hikigaya
- Haruno Yukinoshita
- Elementary school students
- Student representatives
- Rumi Tsurumi
- Kaihin Sougou High school students
- Kaori Orimoto
- student council members
- Sobu High School Student
- Student council members
Debut Character[]
- Keika Kawasaki
- Yukino's Mother
Location[]
- Chiba
- Fantasy Destiny land dreams
- White castle
- Takasu community center
- Seminar Hall 1
- Sobu High School
- Inage Sengen Shrine
- Keisei-Inage station
- Solo shopping mall
- Chiba cafe latte club
- Fantasy Destiny land dreams
Trivia[]
- This is the first time Yukino shown to mention Hachiman's first name
- Yukitoki, which was the Opening theme in My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU's first season, was used as an insert song in this episode.
- The eye catcher at the end shows Haruno holding a popsicle while Komachi is holding a canned drink and thinking about Hachiman.
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