"Fever, come to me!" Bocchi shouts, desperately wanting to skip school. She tries clenching her fist, taking a cold shower, and so on - but it all just makes her feel even better?

"The world is cruel." It's July 19th, and summer break starts tomorrow. Bocchi has - not become friends with her entire class. So she needs to make one more friend today, even if it's only one.

The new semester begins and the dazzling foreigner Sotoka is still shining bright this second semester, gaining incredible popularity with her handmade shuriken. In contrast, Bocchi really wants to talk to Kako, but it's not going very well for her.