Rentarou is shopping for a Statue of Liberty toy for Miss Naddy when he bumps into a young girl dressed as a gal, leading to a ZING!!
Girlfriend #18 asks if he's looking for something, and when Rentarou tells her what he's looking for, she tells him that she saw it in a different store and offers to show him the place. On the way, she reveals that they go to the same school, and she's in Class 1. Rentarou, meanwhile, is thinking that she's very easy to talk to. She introduces herself as Aashii Kedarui, but says that her friends call her Ahko.
Rentarou asks if she goes to stores like that often, and Ahko says she does because she loves cute things. She gazes at her decked out phone for a moment before saying that she got pumped up. Rentarou is confused by her reaction, but Ahko explains that despite people calling her a downer, she tries to get hyped up. It could be that her low blood pressure is the cause. After helping Rentarou find his gift, Ahko asks for his Line info.
The next day, Rentarou thinks that Ahko probably has a lot of friends and is spending lunch chatting with them. To his surprise, however, he finds her outside eating alone. She explains that her low-key reactions make it awkward to hang out with her friends. That evening, Rentarou messages her, asking her to accompany him to a flea market to set up a stall.
Despite being confused as to which came first (the flea market or the flea market app), Ahko takes like a duck to water, selling various cute items to people. In fact, she decides that this is what she wants to do with her life, running a fancy goods store filled with cute items. She admits that she'd like Rentarou to be there running the store with her and confesses her feelings, which Rentarou accepts. Ahko seals the deal with a kiss.
Tropes:
- Eating Lunch Alone: Rentarou catches Ahko doing this, which leads to him inviting her to the flea market.
- Running Gag: Ahko repeatedly uses the phrase "That sends me", with Rentarou responding "Where?" each time, and the narration asking the same at the end of the chapter.
- What Are Records?: When Rentarou takes Ahko to the flea market, she thinks that they're a real-life version of market apps, not realizing that the real-life version came first.
