I Might as Well Die, Then...

Tohru is thrown by an emergency involving her grandfather just as Yuki begins to read the meaning behind Rin's harsh, distant behavior. Piecing together his years of isolation, Yuki recognizes that the girl who once seemed indifferent was quietly shielding both him and Haru all along.

Yuki thinks back on the time he spent shut away, when Rin only appeared at the New Year's banquet or alongside Haru, lingering at the door before claiming boredom and pulling Haru off with her. Tohru learns from her aunt that her grandfather has hurt his back and cannot attend her parent-teacher meeting, so Shigure volunteers to go in his place. After school Yuki, Haru, Tohru, and Momiji spend time together, and Haru praises Momiji's sunny presence.

Stopping by his parents' home to drop off the conference notice, Yuki runs into Kagura, who confirms Rin is still staying with her. Yuki catches up with Rin herself and asks whether she truly meant to leave Haru. Recalling how she waited at his door, he understands she was watching for Akito to keep them both safe. She reveals that Haru was the one who pleaded with Shigure to take Yuki out of his locked room, agreeing to call Shigure his teacher in exchange. When Haru arrives with Yuki's dropped bag, Rin tells him to keep away; he answers with the line that gives the episode its name, kisses her, and she slaps him and flees.

Tohru visits her grandfather, who describes a dream of her parents and how Kyoko once mended his strained bond with Katsuya. Walking home overwhelmed by childhood memories, Tohru sinks to her knees, and Kyo reassures her that worrying over an ill loved one is only natural. Later Haru presses Shigure about Rin, who deflects with the idea that the young are meant to struggle in order to grow.

The title is drawn from a line of Haru's. The adaptation covers two chapters and trims or reshapes several small beats: Tohru no longer wears the cheek bandage from Akito's earlier scratch, and a manga moment of Yuki noticing his old confinement room as he leaves the estate is cut. Yuki recalling Kyo skipping dinner was newly written for the anime, while the manga staged Haru and Rin's kiss without Yuki dropping his school bag in shock.