The Melancholy of Koutaro.Kotaro is shocked that Jun'ichiro cares more about the quest than about his cross-dressing. Junichiro hurriedly searches for someone else to join the team. In the game Kotaro as Luce trains his classmates and becomes closer to them but is still unwilling to reveal he is Kotaro. Junichiro convinces Makina to be the extra team member. The quest is a battle with another extremely powerful team of players. Kotaro logs in to allow them to take part in the quest but is too ashamed to actually play with them. Junichiro tries to convince him to play, meaning the class must fight without their strongest players. Kotaro tells Junichiro he has always preferred girls clothes but in middle school he was seen by bullies from his class who teased him so he ended up accidentally pushing one of them down some stairs. Kotaro is afraid his new classmates will reject him like he was in middle school so Junichiro shows him his classmates in the game counting on him to help them. They both log back in and help the class win the battle. Kotaro agrees to play the game again with them but is still afraid of being rejected by his new friends.