Sawako's shyness isn't a cute quirk the show will eventually cure, it's the actual texture of her interior life, and watching her learn to speak what she feels takes the entire season to earn. The romance doesn't move fast because these two are terrified, and the show respects that terror completely. By episode 9, when Kazehaya finally understands what Sawako has been trying to say all along, it lands like a confession you've been waiting for since season one ended.

Valentine's Day is near, and Sawako Kuronuma is finally getting along with her classmates. Having realized she has romantic feelings for the popular Shouta Kazehaya, she grows unsure about handing him courtesy chocolates and ends up giving him nothing. Kazehaya, who likes her as well, feels them drifting apart. When the second year of high school starts in April, Sawako lands in the same class as Ayane Yano and Chizuru Yoshida, as well as Kazehaya and his pal Ryuu Sanada. A transfer student named Kento Miura sits next to her and becomes interested in her, testing the feelings Sawako and Kazehaya share. The season blends comedy and drama in a slice-of-life high school romance.