We Have To Contact Each Other And Confirm Our Feelings. Because We're Friends!.While Katsuhira is still overwhelmed by his past before him, a bedridden Noriko confides in Yamada that she jumped off the roof because she was searching for something that she saw twelve years ago. After saying goodbye to Urushibara, Nico points out to Katsuhira and Yoshiharu that they will have to connect on their own, since they cannot rely on the Kizna System anymore. At the apartment, Katsuhira calls Chidori to tell her that he met the five released children described as dolls, apologize to her for never understanding and thank her for protecting him. The next day, as Katsuhira and Noriko interrupt class to talk in private, Katsuhira believes that he wanted to help Noriko in the Kizna System in order to regain his pain, but she says that he is wrong. After class, Katsuhira gathers the other Kiznaivers to assess the validity of their friendship since the very start. Later talking to Urushibara, the Kiznaivers discover that they are still bonded even though they are no longer connected through the Kizna System. Noriko suddenly appears in the middle of Sugomori City, offering to bond with everyone.