who is unable to look others in the eyes and envisions an "X" mark on people's faces. To wrap up his loose ends, Shōya goes to return Shōko's notebook at the sign language center and apologize, but panics and asks to be friends instead. Shōko accepts his offer, leading Shōya to endeavor to make up for his bullying of Shōko. Tomohiro Nagatsuka, another loner, also befriends Shōya after he protects him from a bully. One day, Shōya accidentally drops the notebook into a river, and he jumps in to retrieve it, which is prohibited. Yuzuru, Shōko's younger sister, takes a photo of Shōya jumping in and posts it online to get revenge on him, eventually leading to Shōya getting suspended. Shōya finds Yuzuru, who ran away from home, and brings her to stay at his house. When she leaves in the middle of the night, Shōya follows, and the two make up and become friends. Shōya and Shōko reunite with Miyoko Sahara, a classmate from elementary school who was friendly to Shōko. Shōko later gives Shōya a gift and confesses her feelings for him, but because she tries to speak her affections rather than signing them out, Shōya mishears her. Shōya invites Shōko to an amusement park with Tomohiro, Miyoko, Miki Kawai (another classmate from elementary school), and Satoshi Mashiba (Miki's friend). There, they are joined by another classmate from elementary school, Naoka Ueno (who had also bullied Shōko alongside Shōya), who drags Shōko into a Ferris wheel. Naoka voices her hatred for Shōko, blaming her for creating a rift between her and Shōya, with whom she is infatuated. Yuzuru, who had been secretly recording the encounter, shows this video to Shōya. Desperate to remain blameless for her part in bullying Shōko following the leak, Miki exposes Shōya's past to the students, who are oblivious to it. Later, she attempts to apologize to the group, but Shōya blows everyone off after Naoka remains dismissive. Meanwhile, Shōko and Yuzuru's grandmother has died peacefully. To cheer them up, Shōya takes them to the countryside and sees that Shōko blames herself for everything that has happened to him. Shōya decides to devote his entire social life to the sisters. During a fireworks festival, Shōko goes home under the guise of finishing homework. Shōya follows when Yuzuru asks him to get her camera. As he arrives, he finds Shōko standing and preparing to jump