Aoi won't be back for five more days but she could really use her help. Meanwhile, Ichigo is saddened as she returns to her dorm room to find herself alone. Before she can finish her thoughts she soon falls asleep. She is very happy Ichigo worried about her, but now she's only encouraged to work harder. That evening Akari returns to her dorm exhausted. Ichigo expresses concern after noticing her bandaged arm, but she says nothing of it and takes off after promising to root for her. She has been working very hard and is sure she can do it though. Akari explains how she needs to improve her practical skills and joined the training camp. She sees her exiting the trampoline building and greets her, mentioning that she heard about the problem she's having. Later Ichigo walks through the Academy while trying to figure out what to do to help Akari when she gets the idea to speak to her. But it's different now that she needs to push herself to success. But math won't do anything to help her clear the hurdle anytime soon, and she recalls how she performed the appeal with Ichigo and was always able to keep going because she knew she wasn't alone.
She did so badly that she cried, but she never gave up and eventually got it. She wonders if such a thing ever happened in the past and she recalls when she struggled to learn her time tables. She grows anxious as she thinks about her past failures and the countless times she's tried. Meanwhile, Ichigo is shown observing her from a distance and wonders if she can do anything to help her.Įventually, Akari approaches a tall stone wall and quickly climbs to the top- only to fall before she heads back to the trampoline. She runs on the track and realizes that she has two more days until the camp's final test and begins to worry over being unable to perform a special appeal. SummaryĪs Akari slowly prepares for the day she feels hopeless as she gets breakfast. Unsure of what to say to her kouhai, Ichigo recalls the letter Aoi wrote to her and seeks out its advice. Akari stresses out as the final test approaches and she still can't perform a Special Appeal.