Kaoru Nishimi moves to his uncle's house in Kyushu and starts attending the local high school.

Kaoru finds that playing jazz is a lot harder than he expected.

Kaoru decides to help Sentaro get together with Yurika, and at the same time distance him from Ritsuko.

Kaoru and Ritsuko are unable to look each other in the eye ever since he kissed her on that snowy night.