This chapter focuses on the lingering feelings and the visible distance between the couples after their lives took different paths. Sayaka and Hikaru:
There are no grand speeches here. Ikeyamada Go subverts the typical shoujo confession. Hikaru doesn't say "I love you." Instead, he walks towards her, picks up a stray pencil from the ground (a meaningful object, as he always draws with specific pencils), and holds it out to her. His line is simple, but devastatingly effective: Suki Desu Suzuki-kun Manga Chapter 72