A Letter with the Princess Ichiro submits his new chapters and Masahiro is thrilled by the romantic scenes. Ichiro hopes to spend time with Shiori but she is distracted by a job rejection from the artist Sano due to making a bad impression. To cheer her up he takes her, Machi and Fumio to a barbecue restaurant. Shiori reveals she is still learning to do as she pleases away from the restricted lifestyle she had growing up. Ichiro tries to be supportive but nervously muddles his words, leaving his meaning unclear. He returns to working straight away, worrying Shiori she upset him, though Ichiro is actually upset at himself for not being able to talk normally. He decides to write a letter but begins adding pictures, eventually turning his feelings into an explanatory manga. Ichiro worries about her reaction but Shiori is moved to tears by the feelings expressed in the manga and they become even closer. Sano later calls Ichiro to tell him that he was troubled on how to tell Ichiro that Shiori might be interested in him. Ichiro explains that Shiori is his girlfriend. Happy for his friend, Sano offers her a part time job as her work was excellent.