marriage. Morinaga convinces him to calm down and drink with him instead, so he goes to Morinaga's apartment to drown his sorrows. After Souichi drinks all the alcohol they have bought, he demands that Morinaga go out to buy more. While Morinaga is out, Souichi searches his apartment for any alcohol he may have, finds the hidden drug-filled wine bottle, and drinks it, not knowing it is drugged. At first, it appears that it has no effect, and Morinaga believes his friend tricked him. They go to sleep, but Souichi wakes up at night to find himself aroused and unable to move his body properly. He tries to sneak off to relieve himself, but due to the effects of the drug, his weakened body trips and wakes up Morinaga. Morinaga sees that Souichi is aroused and understands that the drug Souichi has taken works. Thinking that Souichi would never return his feelings, Morinaga takes advantage of the situation. Despite Souichi's weak refusals, telling Morinaga to stop, he goes on to rape him. The next morning, Morinaga is troubled by not being able to control himself and what he did to Souichi. Souichi is furious with Morinaga for betraying his trust and threatens to kill him, but Morinaga also tells him that he has been insensitive. He reminds Souichi that he was aware of his long termed feelings for him but became careless around him like he had last night and finally lost control. Souichi then throws Morinaga out of his own apartment, who then goes to the university in shame. When he returns home, Morinaga calls Souichi to apologize and swears to never appear before him again. At first, Souichi thinks nothing of it due to being furious with him. However, Morinaga soon completely vanishes, and his classmates and friends begin to ask Souichi if he knows where Morinaga has gone, who has not contacted anyone. Souichi is shocked, having thought that Morinaga had simply been avoiding him. After not being able to contact Morinaga himself, Souichi begins to grow extremely worried and anxious that Morinaga may have been hurt or tried to hurt himself, getting his family contact info and searching for him, and going to his apartment every day and night to see if he has come home. During this time, he realizes that despite everything that happened, he is willing to forgive and forget the entire event