Yanagi

Another day, Yanagi also became invited for dinner at Mikoto's house as thanks for helping her and because her mother wanted to see him. Before he went home, Yanagi admitted he had a great time and Mikoto was happy as well, since it was a long time since they had three people at the dinner table. At this moment, Yanagi reached out to her cheek, only to run away in embarrassment telling her that he would have the "last laugh". And it is not long after that he truly realized his feelings for her, though he would deny it up to their second year in university.

He tells her that he knew all along that he wasn't any good, but Mikoto says otherwise, he wasn't any good, it was just that she liked Yanagi. Souma states that because she was like that, was why he fell for her.