The next morning, Kokichi brought breakfast up to Himiko, who was still locked up in her and Tenko's room. Because she had locked the door, Tenko couldn't enter, so she had to spend the night in Angie and Tsumugi's room. Kokichi set the breakfast tray down, and pulled his lockpicking tools out from his pocket. He picked the lock to Himiko and Tenko's door, and opened it.
"Hey, Himiko!" he announced. Himiko shot up and frowned at him.
"Close the door!" she hissed. Kokichi closed the door and sat on her bed, holding the breakfast tray out to her.
"Kirumi made some good ol' syrupy French toast!" Kokichi said. Himiko took the tray and began gobbling up her breakfast. "Nee-heehee...so, you getting ready to go bash Miu's head in, now?"
"Nyeh...I don't wanna talk about it," Himiko grumbled through a mouthful of food. Kokichi was about to say something else when he heard voices outside. He stood up to look outside Himiko's window, and saw Miu talking to Kazuichi outside of 7th Island House next door.
"Himiko! Himiko! Look!" he exclaimed, waving Himiko over. Himiko jumped out of bed, and looked out the window. "Do the magic spell thingy where we can hear what they're saying!" Himiko uttered the spell and were soon able to hear Miu and Kazuichi's conversation.
"I-I'm sorry for...being so annoying last night..." Miu said, folding her hands politely in front of her. Kazuichi shifted his weight and sighed.
"Why are you that way, Miu?" Kazuichi asked. "And I don't mean that in a rude way. I just... wanna know what's up with you."
"I don't know..." Miu groaned, running her fingers through her hair. "I just...well...no, never mind." Kazuichi gently gave Miu an encouraging tap on her shoulder with the back of his hand.
"C'mon, tell me," he said softly. Miu blushed slightly at his touch, and smiled a bit.
"Um...well, it's just that...I've never had a boyfriend before," she finally admitted.
"R-Really?" Kazuichi asked quietly. "That's news to me!"
"Really?" Miu asked.
"Yeah! I mean, I thought all the guys would wanna go out with you," Kazuichi said.
"But you told me yesterday that my attitude would make other people not want to be around me," Miu mumbled.
"Oh, well, I thought that maybe you had boyfriends, but they didn't stick around long enough because of your attitude," Kazuichi admitted.
"Oh..." Miu replied softly.
"But...it's okay that you've never had a boyfriend," Kazuichi said. "I've never had a girlfriend."
"Well, that's not surprising," Miu said with a shrug. Kazuichi frowned at her. "Oh! No...I didn't mean it like that! I guess, I just meant that...well, I don't know what I meant." Miu put her hands up to her cheeks in embarrassment.
"Huh...you're not very good at talkin' to other people either, are ya?" Kazuichi asked.
"Ei-Either? What do you mean by that?" Miu asked. Kazuichi smiled at her.
"Haha, I didn't have too many friends growin' up," he admitted. "I had one friend, but he let me down one time, so I found it hard to believe in others. To top it all off, I was already a wimpy kid to begin with, but I was sick of being treated as such. So, I changed my image. I didn't exactly get the results I expected, but, hey, at least I wasn't bein' picked on, anymore."
"Oh...I see," Miu mumbled. "But...you always seem so confident in your work, despite being wimpy and easily irritated. Um...no offense!"
"None taken," Kazuichi assured. "And, yeah, cuz I've been around machines my whole life, basically! I know how to work my way around them! But people...not so much."
"I...I guess I'm the same, too," Miu replied softly.
"Yeah! Y'know, you're pretty good with machines, too, Miu," Kazuichi said. "There's no reason why we shouldn't team up to build the coolest stuff ever!"
"I guess that's true," Miu replied with a small, uncertain shrug.
"Hey, c'mon, now! You can't invent or fix machines if you don't have the passion for it!" Kazuichi said, giving Miu a thumbs-up. "Cheer up, okay? The world's not gonna get any better without our help!" Miu nodded timidly at him. "Hey, Miu? If you want, we can redo our date tonight. Only if it's okay with you, though." Miu thought about it for a while.
"Okay..." she finally replied.
"Cool! Wanna eat at the same place, again?" Kazuichi asked.
"No...not really," Miu replied, finding her voice. "I think I want some McNuggets."
"Say it like you mean it!" Kazuichi said.
"I SAID I WANT SOME DAMN CHICKEN MCNUGGETS!!" Miu shouted.
"Whoa!! Now that's what I'm talkin' about!" Kazuichi said. "I'm all fired up and ready to go like a hot rod!" Miu blushed, and smiled bashfully.
"Um...thanks, I guess," she said.
"For what?" Kazuichi asked.
"For givin' me another chance," Miu replied. Kazuichi shrugged modestly.
"You gave me another chance by apologizing and opening up," he said. "It's only fair I return the favor." Miu smiled and nodded. Kazuichi gave her a friendly wave goodbye before heading back into 7th Island House. Himiko smiled excitedly at Kokichi.
"Nyeh...it worked!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, but only because you yelled at her last night," Kokichi replied with a cheeky grin. Himiko abashedly hung her head.
"Why did you have to bring that up?" she asked.
"Eh, don't worry about it, Monkey Buns," Kokichi replied. "It's something that Miu needed to hear. It's better that you screamed at her. What you did was nothing compared to what could have happened to her. Some people learn their lesson too late, and some people don't get a chance to learn their lesson at all. But it seems like Miu is trying to get her act together because of you."
"I hope so," Himiko said. Kokichi gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Sooo...wanna go to McDonald's to spy on them?" he asked. Himiko nodded.
"Nyeh...let's do it," she answered.