Kokoro Connect Episode 7

is the seventh episode of the anime series.

Character Appearance

 * Yaegashi Taichi
 * Nagase Iori
 * Inaba Himeko
 * Aoki Yoshifumi
 * Kiriyama Yui
 * Yaegashi Rina (Taichi’s Younger Sister)
 * Heartseed [mentioned]
 * Taichi's mother [mentioned]
 * Yui's mother
 * Fujishima Maiko
 * Watase Shingo
 * Setouchi Kaoru

Synopsis
Taichi finally arrives at school after missing his morning lessons, he meet up with Himeko in the classroom and she makes him reveal the reason of his lateness; Taichi had one of his desires unleashed while he was asleep, and it forced him to continue sleeping. After some time, Taichi finally wakes up and heard about this from his mother who has to calm down his frightened sister.

Back in class, Taichi asks about what happened during his absences after seeing Iori covering her head on her table. It seems that Iori has a released desire to yell out in class to break the tension and right now she is regretting it. However the reason of her depression was the fact that everyone can naturally expect something like this from her.

After school, the four members of the StuCS gather at the clubroom to discuss the phenomenon. While talking about Yui’s absent from school, Yoshifumi almost lost to one his desire and only regain control after being asked to quickly state the good points of what he likes about Yui. However after solving that problem, another problem rises as Taichi’s desire to help was also release. As Iori and Yoshifumi holds onto Taichi as he approaches the door, Taichi snap out of his trance after hearing Himeko’s and Iori’s conversation to trigger his perverted nature to overcome his current desire. From this experience, it seems that there is a time limit for how long the unfulfilled desire remains active until it disappears.

Yui was still absent the next day, so they all decided to visits Yui at her home after school. After arriving, they meet with Yui’s mother and she let them in to talk to Yui. Yui reluctantly allow them into her room after Himeko threatens to announce Yui’s private information. On a side note; Yui had a released desire to indulge in sweets and was depressed after counting the total calories. Yui was trying to hide away in her room as she fears that she may once again hurt other people. After listening, Himeko’s desire to reprimand Yui is unleash and she makes some harsh comments about how Heartseed would still not relent on them even if she cowardly hides away, and how this is not only her problem but everyone else’s as well. When Himeko realize what she had said, she apologizes after seeing Yui crying and left the room to regret.

The next day at school, Taichi enters the room and finds Iori yelling at another female classmate. Many students were worried about Yui and frequently ask Iori about her, building up her anger as she constantly had to face the fact that she cannot help her. So when another student once again asks the similar question, Iori desire to shout out was unleashed. When her released desire was finished, Iori was left to bear the consequences of her previous action. As the classmate yell back at Iori, Taichi was considering if it safe for a StuCS member to join in as he may escalate the problem worse because of the effects of the current phenomenon. However, the argument was resolve by Fujishima; she helps Iori by explaining to the classmate about how Iori was also hurt for not being to help a friend in need. After having Iori sincerely apologizing, the classmate apologizes as well.

As school finishes, Taichi finds Himeko as she was planning to go straight home. Taichi tells her that he plans to have everyone go visit Yui, but Himeko replied that her presence may cause more harm than good. Just as Taichi state that Yui will need their support, he has his desire unleash. As Taichi was upset with Himeko for walking out on a friend who was in trouble, Taichi argues with Himeko and told her that he was disappointed in her, that he expected better from her, believing that Himeko would never leave a friend in need. When Taichi notices the tears accumulating on her face, Taichi regain control but he can only watches her walk away while recalling what he said to her.

Taichi, Iori and Yoshifumi gathers at the clubroom. To cheer up Taichi who was self-loathing, Iori tell everyone that they should go visit Yui, but they soon receive a call from her telling them not to come. Meanwhile, Himeko was at the train station and was deep in thought. She was standing at the platform and she didn't move even as the train rushed past her.