Ep. 16: Misaki confronts Tatsuhiro's relapse as Mia invites a party for dragon slaying
Aired on October 23, 2006
Misaki enters a cluttered room to find Tatsuhiro in a disheveled state, having relapsed into his previous hikikomori lifestyle. While Tatsuhiro searches for an item to sell, his partner Mia invites a group to join her for dragon slaying. Misaki tries to help Tatsuhiro break free from his obsessive behavior. The situation reaches a conclusion when Tatsuhiro stops his resistance upon discovering that Mia, the catgirl partner, is actually Kaoru. This revelation serves as the turning point that ends his current struggle and obsession.
Episodes
- Ep. 12 · Tatsuhiro and Hitomi join the online group for a beach island gathering
- Ep. 13 · Tatsuhiro becomes trapped in a suicide pact during an offline meeting
- Ep. 14 · The group visits a hot springs resort after an offline meeting.
- Ep. 15 · Tatsuhiro joins Ultimate Fantasy to earn money after his allowance is halved.
- Ep. 16 · Misaki confronts Tatsuhiro's relapse as Mia invites a party for dragon slaying
- Ep. 17 · Tatsuhiro reconnects with Megumi Kobayashi and purchases detergent after her pitch
- Ep. 18 · Tatsuhiro and friends discover they were scammed by Megumi into buying fake supplements.
- Ep. 19 · Megumi returns to college after her arrest while Yuichi survives by working at a ramen shop.
- Ep. 20 · Kaoru returns home to his farm, rushing the Winter Comiket project while secretly recording his confession to Nanako.