Urushi is still busy studying for her upcoming exams, leaving Rin to pursue Ayumu in earnest. Her efforts appear to be working when Ayumu ends up carrying her to the podium at the end of their school's Sports Festival after Rin accidentally injures herself. Meanwhile, Sakurako and Takeru continue to grow as a couple.

Ayumu has made a solemn vow not to ask out his senpai in shogi club until he has beaten her fair and square in one match. However he is still no closer to his goal, and the school year continues to march on. Will he be able to uphold his promise to himself despite all the school activities, new club members, and conspiring friends, all while finding time to somehow get a leg up in shogi...?

With Urushi mostly out of the picture due to cram school, Rin ends up blurting out her feelings for Ayumu, though seems undeterred when he tells her he has feelings for someone else. Afterward, Urushi and Ayumu find themselves trapped in an elevator during a typhoon, giving them some much needed alone time!

The members of the shogi club head to the beach as they train for their upcoming competition, but with love in the air, shogi is the last thing on everyone's minds. On the heels of Sakurako and Takeshi's engagement (?!), will Urushi finally work up the nerve to tell Ayumu how she feels?

As if Urushi and Ayumu's shared club life wasn't complicated enough, now their families get involved. Ever the gentleman, Ayumu attempts to impress Urushi's father without betraying his intentions. But his strategic resolve will meet perhaps its greatest test yet...

Ayumu is confident in almost everything he does—except shogi. This wouldn’t be a problem if not for his solemn vow not to ask out his crush, the shogi club president, Urushi, until he beats her in a single game. A year has gone by and he’s still not even close. What will happen with their back and forth, on and off the board?

Feelings Growing Brazen Ayumu is steadfast in his promise to himself that he will not ask out his crush and shogi club president, Urushi, until he beats her in a single game of shogi. However, his resolve will be tested at every turn, as his club senpai grows more and more brazen with her own feelings for him and they traverse the minefields of White Day and several totally-not-romantic dates.