Episode Title:
Determination and Resolution.
Episode Description:
As the gang continues on their presentation without Iori, Taichi makes a bold statement in class in order to quell the rumors surrounding Iori. However, Kaoru Setouchi, a girl who Iori infuriated the other day, is not fooled by this and plots to scheme something as payback. Later, the gang returns to the clubroom to find their presentation has been torn to shreds. Despite the others putting it aside and deciding to remake the project from scratch, Iori becomes infuriated at Kaoru for supposedly getting others involved, forcing Taichi and Himeko to stop Iori in her tracks. After calming her down, Himeko tries to talk to Iori again by sharing an embarrassing dream about Taichi. Iori eventually breaks down, and due to all the stress and suffering the Heartseed incidents have caused her, she reveals how she cannot stand to keep up her fake, cheerful personality anymore. Himeko responds that she should just live the way she wants to, whilst Taichi mentions that he still loves her even if it was not her true personality. As Iori asks to think about it, Himeko encounters the group of boys who were responsible for messing up the clubroom, and when she tries to confront them, she ends up being kidnapped.
