Two People and One Person

Two People and One Person (フタリとヒトリ, Futari to Hitori) is the tenth chapter of the School Days manga.

Summary
Kotonoha overhears a rumor from her classmates, saying that if a couple attends the school festival and walks around it together, they will be together forever. She composes a text to Makoto about how they haven't been together much lately and wonders if it may be due to the preparations for the festival.

She finds him in the hallway and sees him carrying a bunch of supplies. They are happy to have run into each other. This makes them both happy since they haven't been able to see each other as much as they normally do, but the time together is cut short when Sekai finds Makoto and tells him to bring the supplies, as they are on a schedule. Before he goes, Kotonoha asks Makoto if he wants to walk around the festival with her and he tells her that he will.

As Sekai and Makoto head back to their class, Kotonoha recalls Kokoro telling her about seeing Makoto and Sekai act like a couple. Kotonoha thanked Kokoro for telling her this, but she doesn't want to believe it, certain that Makoto will keep his promise to her.

The festival starts as Sekai and Setsuna work as waitresses for their class's café. Afterwards, Taisuke tells Hikari that it is time to switch places with Sekai and Hikari invites him to join her at the dance that evening and he agrees.

Meanwhile, Makoto waits for Kotonoha to visit her in class, but he is found by Sekai and Hikari, the latter of whom sets them up to go around the festival together.

Just as Kotonoha prepares to meet up with Makoto, Otome stops her and demands that she handle the reception desk for a while.

Makoto and Sekai head up to the roof top and watch the rest of the student couples dance at the bonfire later on. Sekai tells Makoto they should dance as well, while Kotonoha runs around the school trying to locate Makoto. She heads up to the rooftop and stops when she sees them making out, causing her to break down in tears.

Characters in order of appearance

 * Kotonoha Katsura
 * Makoto Itou
 * Sekai Saionji
 * Kokoro Katsura (flashback)
 * Setsuna Kiyoura
 * Taisuke Sawanaga
 * Nanami Kanroji
 * Hikari Kuroda
 * Otome Katou