Hongyo and Kiritani are extremely upset to find out about the disbandment of the shared household. This causes Terada and Hongyo to fight about what was wrong with their relationship. Though she does try to move forward in her relationship with Hase she realizes that he is just an escape and she doesn't have feeling for him. So she starts to find a new place to live so the others may stay and breaks up with him. She learns that the reason why Hongyo was being distant was because of Hase's discussion getting him to stay away from her in order to finish his new book, and Hase took advantage of this chance to try and have Terada waver on her feelings. On her way out of leaving the house for good, Hongyo gives her a copy of his new book, their she learns to understand his feeling for her as the heroine of the story is loosely based on their time together. She ends up going back to the house and making up with Hongyo, and deciding to stay with them all at the house together