Kyoya, who is notoriously bad tempered in the morning, is dragged half asleep into a department store and accidentally abandoned by the Host Club, who aim to study the life of commoners, and therefore understand more about Haruhi. When he wakes up, Kyoya notices that he is without a wallet or a cell phone, and that he's quite hungry. Luckily, he ends up meeting Haruhi there, alone, and they spend the day learning about one another. Kyoya reveals that he is the youngest of three sons of the Otori family and, as such, finds it a challenge to surpass his exemplary brothers in order to meet his father's high expectations. While wandering around, they encounter a vendor who is advertising fake pottery as genuine artwork. A woman is about to purchase something from him when Kyoya steps in and reveals both his knowledge of art and the vendor's trickery. Haruhi is impressed by his altruism in helping the woman but Kyoya claims he had an ulterior motive as the woman he helped is the wife of a very influential man, and her gratitude may be a benefit to the Otori family in the future. They reunite with the other hosts and find Tamaki has purchased a dog which he names Antoinette. As Haruhi leaves to go home, she comments to Kyoya that he really is a lot like Tamaki in his dedication to helping people even though he (Kyoya) pretends to not care. Kyoya is impressed, yet again, by her insight.
This episode provides examples of:
- Big Ball of Violence: The rest of the Host Club getting Kyoya dressed and ready to go with them is depicted as such, lasting for several seconds.
- A Day in the Limelight: The episode primarily focuses on Kyoya and explores his backstory, including glimpses of his friendship with Tamaki.
- The Drag-Along: Kyoya is forced out of bed and dressed by his friends to the mall despite him being tired and having no desire to go anywhere. He’s naturally unhappy with them, namely Tamaki, for leaving him behind without his wallet and phone.
- Hidden Heart of Gold: Kyoya stated early on that he only does things that benefit him financially. However, he helps a woman from being scammed by a shady dealer and he tries to hide behind the claim he saw the ring on her finger, which identified her as the wife of a wealthy businessman. Haruhi points out that a flag was covering her hand, which obstructed his field of vision.
- Jerkass: Due to the combo of being forced out of bed, having no ID or money, and being hungry, Kyoya is a lot more callous and spiteful than he's ever been in any of the previous episodes, which both annoys and disturbs Haruhi. However, once he has some food in him and keeps the woman from being scammed, he's largely back to his normal aloof self.
- Oh, Crap!: Once it finally dawns on Tamaki that he lost Kyoya a while ago, he’s left speechless.
