This episode was a solid step up that shifts focus back toward the main pair in a more engaging way. Wataru’s involvement in the school tour and reunion with Rin keep things active, while Aika’s reflective flashbacks add welcome emotional context and quiet longing. The pacing feels cleaner, the writing more purposeful, and the mild nostalgic tension gives it better weight than the side-character-heavy episodes around it, even if the visuals and soundtrack stay at the series’ usual competent but unremarkable level.