Nozomi returns home for the summer festival and announces her engagement, but her childhood friend can tell she is hiding doubts. Over drinks, she finally admits she is unsure about marrying the man. Furious at the thought of losing the woman he has always loved, he grabs her arm and takes her to a love hotel. When she asks whether he is truly ready to love her, he says yes and pours years of suppressed emotion into raw, passionate sex. By the end, he has stolen her away and claimed her as his woman.