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Episode Title:
Love, Is Just Like The Sea.Episode Description:
On the eve of the festival, Akira steals the pendant with Manaka's stone and accidentally drops it into the sea. Miuna dives in to catch the sinking pendant and is able to hear Manaka's confession captured in the stone from five years ago that she loves Hikari. Tsumugu who dived in after Miuna also hears the confession and admits that he knew of Manaka's love for Hikari when she told him on his boat five years previously. Miuna asks why he never told anyone to which he responds that Manaka made him promise to tell no one because she knew that Chisaki was in love with Hikari. Later that night, Miuna follows Hikari along the beach and asks him if he loves Manaka. He admits that he has always loved her, and Miuna asks him to repeat that he loves her several times. Miuna runs away hoping that the pain of hearing Hikari's love for Manaka will allow her to put away the love that she has for Hikari. Also that night, Tsumugu tells Chisaki that Manaka was in love with Hikari and not him in hopes that Chisaki would accept Tsumugu's love for her. This time she does not resist while Tsumugu embraces her. As the festival begins the following day, Uroko-sama entrusts the festival maidens with the holy flame and they board the boats with Hikari and his friends for the harbor. As five years before, a storm and whirlpools form around the boats. Manaka falls into the sea but is unable to breathe underwater without her ena. Miuna dives after her and upon touching Manaka, is able to transfer her own ena to Manaka. Now close by, Tsumugu tells Hikari that Miuna and Manaka's ena are connected because of their shared love for Hikari. Miuna shoves Manaka away, but is then swept away in the whirlpool down to the Ojoshi graveyard where she now takes the place of the sacrifice. Hikari chases after her, but cannot reach her because of a barrier which forms around her as she lies in the grave of the Ojoshi. As the wooden Ojoshi with Manaka's pendant descends into the graveyard, Manaka's confession "I love Hikari" can be heard. Miuna smiles and repeats the words, "Hikari, I love you" and Hikari screams her name.
