: Kyoko Hori aggressively defends Miyamura when his former classmates speak down to him.

The episode primarily explores Izumi Miyamura's past, focusing on his experiences with middle school bullies and how those relationships shift in the present. Key plot points include:

: The episode also introduces comedic elements, such as Hori attempting to get Miyamura to act more "aggressive" to fulfill her specific preferences.

"" is the title of the 9th episode of the popular romance-comedy anime series Horimiya .

The English dub for this episode was produced by Funimation and is widely available on streaming platforms like Crunchyroll and Apple TV .