True Feelings

True Feelings is one of two possible second episodes in the visual novel, the other being The Distance Between Us, and happens directly after Confession. This episode is achieved when Makoto acts more positively towards Sekai than Kotonoha that eventually leads to him embracing Sekai outside the school.

Plot
The episode starts with Sekai depressed in her room, presumably during the evening of that day. She receives an email from Kotonoha outlining their date. Makoto can either ask why Sekai kissed him to which she will say she just felt like teasing him a little or decide to ignore it. After class, Sekai tells Makoto that he has to start eating lunch alone with Kotonoha. Makoto can either make Sekai come or not.

Sekai comes
If Sekai comes Makoto will ignore Kotonoha and talk to Sekai mostly, unaware of it himself. He can either agree that they're getting along or not. After lunch during class Sekai tells Makoto of this and also tells him to apologize. Makoto then goes and can ask if lunch was boring for her and explain what happened. Kotonoha will then say it's something else but will be pulled away to her student rep meeting. If he simply says that he's sorry there'll be a misunderstanding with Kotonoha thinking Makoto broke up with her.

The next day if Makoto asked if lunch was boring he'd run into Kotonoha after the train ride and make up with her and get on first name terms. He's then given discount coupons to the movies by Sekai and then invites Kotonoha to the movies during lunch.

If, however, Makoto apologizes without any context, Kotonoha will think that he broke up with her and avoid him on the train ride. At school, Sekai says she stayed up all listening to the radio. At the same time, Makoto foolishly thinks everything is okay with Kotonoha. During lunch, Sekai asks if it's okay for her to sleep on his shoulder. If Makoto says yes, Kotonoha comes sees it and then leaves, thinking she'd be intruding. During P.E., Sekai clears up everything with her. Later, Sekai and everyone else is at pure burger when she sees Makoto and Kotonoha waiting for the trains together. She's then shown home depressed and receives a thank you email from Makoto. The next day Makoto runs into Kotonoha before school and gets on first name terms with her. He's then given discount coupons to the movies by Sekai and then invites Kotonoha to the movies during lunch.

Sekai Doesn't come
If Sekai doesn't come to Makoto and Kotonoha will talk a little, and she will try to ask Makoto to call her by her first name but fails. Makoto thinks about it, and "Ko-" is the only thing he says. He goes to her before the student rep meeting but doesn't get an answer before she's pulled into her student rep meeting. The next day he runs into her after the train ride before school and makeup with her and is on first-name terms. He's then given discount coupons to the movies and then invites Kotonoha to the movies during lunch.

The coupons only work for a movie called Silmaril-something, and they watch it. Kotonoha's read the book the film was based. Makoto tries to hold her hand during the movie and is received negatively. Still, during the train ride, she allows him to keep it, but Makoto stops when he realizes she's forcing herself instead of wanting to.

Both small routes converge here.

The next day, Makoto and Sekai talk about his date, and he says he held Kotonoha's hand. Sekai asks if he kissed her, but Makoto says no. Kotonoha has told Sekai she's confused because Makoto's so aggressive, and he wonders if it's okay for them to keep going out like this. Makoto and Kotonoha have lunch again, and Makoto tries to hold her hand still, but she makes an excuse to go early. Makoto also goes back early and doesn't find Sekai anywhere. Setsuna and the others say she's supposed to be having lunch with him. During class, Makoto asks where she was, and she lies. He and Sekai argue, and Sekai says she has to work and leaves. Makoto calls her during the evening, but she doesn't answer.

The next day, he finds out from Hikari and Nanami that they think she's been having lunch with him that entire week too when he was only having lunch with Kotonoha. He meets Kotonoha, but declines lunch to look for Sekai. He runs into Taisuke, and he tells Makoto where he is. Sekai was doing the cell phone charm outside in the courtyard. Makoto comes, angry with her for lying to her friend and him about where she's been having lunch. Sekai says it's been complicated because her friends are thinking she's going out with him. Makoto then embraces Sekai and says that he realizes he loves her. Sekai says he can't do this, as he and Kotonoha are dating. But in the end, she says she loves him too.