Chapter 42

The chapter opens on a sulking Kyouko Hori and a chill between her and Izumi Miyamura that the whole class picks up on. Certain the two have quarreled, Yuki Yoshikawa needles Hori to apologize while Tooru Ishikawa eggs her on, and Miyamura himself compares notes with Takeru Sengoku over a spat he can barely reconstruct. Ishikawa, for his part, coaches Miyamura to hold firm, ignore Hori, and act angry, advice that visibly pains him.

Following Ishikawa's script, Miyamura brushes off Hori's invitation to walk home and darts away, then keeps up the cold shoulder for the rest of the day. The two head home anyway, with Hori trailing behind, and she recalls how he once quietly shortened his stride so she could keep pace. Worn out, she stops to catch her breath and lets herself imagine a future where he never speaks to her again.

That fear breaks the instant a hand closes around hers. Miyamura has doubled back, and his only demand is to hear the apology he is owed. Hori quickly gives it, and the pair finish the walk together. The next day delivers the punchline, as Miyamura admits to a startled Ishikawa that he never actually said sorry himself.

Carrying the title Perfect Weather For A Storm, this forty-second chapter is the work of HERO and Daisuke Hagiwara. It was printed in Issue #10 (2014), collected in the sixth volume, and dated September 18, 2014. Its featured cast covers Kyouko Hori, Izumi Miyamura, Yuki Yoshikawa, Tooru Ishikawa, and Takeru Sengoku.