After two hours of being guests in Riku's house, they all finally went back home. Even though Riku's parents didn't mind they were there for a little longer, Aiko didn't want to take advantage of their hospitality. She, Kato, Yuki, and the children bid farewell, with Misaki insisting that took the same cars that picked them up before to go back to the orphanage.
They didn't go back empty-handed, though. From cute child clothes for summer, books, school bags for each child, toys, and even daily necessities like toiletries were given to them by the host family. At first, Aiko wanted to refuse, uncomfortable with Misaki's generosity. However, when the magic words 'for the orphanage' were spelled, she folded, accepting it with an embarrassed look.
