Ep. 4: Hikage Returns Home After Summer Break Begins and Renge Meets Honoka
Aired on October 29, 2013

Following the distribution of report cards, the Miyauchi family’s middle daughter Hikage arrives home to share stories from her time in the city. Her boasting is interrupted when Hotaru visits. Meanwhile, Renge encounters a girl her age named Ishikawa Honoka, who is carrying a camera, while walking near a stream.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Ichijou Hotaru transfers to a small rural school with only four other students.
- Ep. 2 · Hotaru enjoys school life and adores short classmate Komari who invites her out
- Ep. 3 · Hotaru and classmates discover an unexpected field trip destination with teachers in work gear
- Ep. 4 · Hikage Returns Home After Summer Break Begins and Renge Meets Honoka
- Ep. 5 · Renge and Natsumi Swim While Komari Watches the Ocean and Hotaru Arrives in a Bold Bikini
- Ep. 6 · Natsumi and Hotaru spend time alone in the school garden during end-of-term cleanup
- Ep. 7 · Hotaru feels nostalgia from Tokyo while Hikage shows Renge photos of Tokyo Tower
- Ep. 8 · Asahigaoka students create wood crafts while Koshigaya sisters recall a past tragedy