During the ski trip, Ry?ji wonders why Taiga had not told him about meeting Y?saku on New Year's, and Hisamitsu gets into a fight with Maya concerning her attempts to be around Y?saku. Ry?ji has a brief talk with Minori about how to deal with it, and puts on the hairpin Ry?ji got for her, saying Taiga gave it to her. When confronted by Y?saku, Hisamitsu, and Haruta, Ry?ji reveals he has a crush on Minori. Later, they investigate the girl's room in order to find out the true reason behind Minori's rejection, only to end up hiding in a closet, along with Taiga, when Ami, Minori, Maya, and Nanako come in. Ami brings up the topic of Ry?ji's rejection by Minori, and the two get angry at each other. The next day, Taiga and Minori accidentally run into Ami on their sled, who decides it she did it on purpose due to the previous night and engages in a physical fight with Minori. Minori's drops her hairpin on a nearby slope and Taiga goes to search for it by herself, but ends up falling down without the others noticing. When Taiga does not return, Y?saku, Minori, and Ry?ji search for her. Ry?ji finds her at the bottom of a hill, bleeding and covered in snow. As Ry?ji carries her back, a barely conscious Taiga (thinking that he is Y?saku) apologizes and confesses that she cannot stop loving Ry?ji.
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