Takako’s aunt, Momoko, greats her when she enters the Morisaki Bookshop. Takako was surprised when Satoru called to tell her that Momoko had returned after five years away. Momoko teases Takako that she looks like she sees a ghost, though Takako is truly shaken, unsure of why Momoko is back or why she is so happy. 

Takako notices that her uncle, standing behind Momoko, does not seem excited. She finds that Momoko is as beautiful as she remembers, but Takako cannot reconcile how normally Momoko acts after so suddenly reappearing.

After Takako left the Morisaki Bookshop, she found a job at a small design firm. For a year and a half, her new job kept her away from Satoru, though Takako visited as much as she could. 

When Satoru calls her and announces that Momoko is back, Takako cannot believe it. Satoru tells Takako that he was closing up the shop when Momoko walked in and announced her return. Satoru welcomed her back, and she simply walked upstairs to stay in Takako’s old room.

Takako asks Satoru why Momoko will not stay with him at his house, and why Momoko is back.