Ep. 22: Mashiro departs Sakura home prompting frantic search by residents and emotional confessions

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Mashiro abandons the Sakura home, leaving her belongings behind. The residents quickly realize she is gone and launch a desperate search to find her. During this chaotic search, Nanami considers delivering a promised message to Sorata but chooses a different approach instead. Meanwhile, Sorata locates Mashiro at the station and earnestly expresses his feelings, explaining that her departure would make everything feel different and incomplete. The episode focuses on the group's reaction to her sudden absence and the emotional confrontations that arise as they attempt to understand her decision and prevent her from leaving.